The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-14
CRY PROPERTY ORDERED TO
BIZ SOLD.
RESOLUTIONS FROM 1HE OlHtt
BRANCH.
The CIark's-spring Property 10 be IN
changcd-A Resolution Looking 10 the
Exclusion ofyehicles Prom Lakewood
Cemetery on sundays

Mr.. TAYLOR stated that MIR. Bass bad
requested him 10 state 10 the body That
he could not be present, and moved That
Nh DickersOn Doe called 10 the chair
which was agreed 10.
The following were present Messf-
Bahen. Belvin. Brown. Capers- Carter
Crenshaw. Crump. Harrrovc, llil,
Murphy. Sncad. Taylor, wilkinson, Ail-
liams. Davis. Dicker,on and Chappcil
Mr. TAYLOR, from the Committee on
Light. presented a resolution recon-
mending that the resolution from Mcssis.
Z. A. Saunders. W L. STOKES and Others,
asking that a gas lamp Dee placed ON
Franklin street between Laurel and
Schafer be rejected Adopted
Upon the recommendation of the Fire
DEPARTMENT number of buildings ln
various parts of the city were permitted
f0 Dee built. upon the condition that tAc
same shall be covered with tin OF other
irc-proof materials.
FROM THE COMMON COUNCIL
Upon the recommendation of the Come
miitec ON Streets, the permission ioefr.i
number of awning frames in various
parts of the city was concuuci in
Leigh-street Baptist Church was re-
leased from paying "A paving bill
The resolution from This body author
ling the City Attorney to purchase
sufficient amount of land on the west
/ side of First street. bciwccI Dufal and
/ Baker. for the purpose of widening lli.l
street. was adopted ayes. 10. noes J.
The resolution insiruciing The City
Attorney TO purchase sufficient mud io
open Catherine street between Giimcr
and Hancock was adopted ayes, i''
noes, /.
Resolution instrucline the City Attor-
ney to procure, by purchase, giit con-
demnati0n, or otherwise. sufficient land
TO widen Park avenue, West avenue.
and other streets, was cOncuued in
An ordinance allowing the Richmond.
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
| Company to erect q branch track, begin
ming from "a point ON their property
running across Kinney street, between
Marshall and Clay, to the property of
/ Charles H. Page under certain condl-
/ lions. was cOncurred in.
The report of the Street Committee.
adopted bv the Common Council. dis.
uibuting the money appropriated ioi
street improvements. was cOncurlcd in
The Common Council resolution an.
thorizing the Auditor TO issue bis war
rants upon the City Treasurer for $4,000,
being money refunded for erroneous ass
sessment of taxes, was cOncurrcd DID.
The resolution allowing disc0un. of
40 per cent. 10 all persons having deIln-
Quont gas bills who will pay them ODD
sixty days after the passage 0f thc reso-
/ luton. was read
Mr.. Capers asked why the committee
/ had adopted such a resolution.
Mr.. Taylor said there are a number of
people who could not rent their houses
ON account of parties moving in them
who had not paid their gas bills.
Mr Capers moved that the resolution
be adopted LOst-aycs. 3 noes. l0.
THE NEW rARK
The resolution asking that the iand on
the corner of Ashland and Reservoir
streets De sold was read DE- Hunter
/ Mcclure and others propose l0 donate
TO the city this land IF the city will
allow them 10 use certain land aiiOIn
ing and make certain Improvements on
the land donated
The Committee ON Grounds and Build
ings decided that lhe land should Doe
sold al auction. and thus give these
gentlemen q chance 20 purchase 30. DR.
/ Capcrs said he did not see what thc Ciil
could gain by selling the property, and
be was opposed To- selling 10 at ihc pres.
emit time
A. Ir.,..r0.,.,. ,,,,.,..l fI.t +.a r..ff.f
De recOmmitted 10 the Joint Committee
ON Streets and Grounds and Building
Lost.
The resolution selling the property
was finally adopted by recorded vote
of n too
The resolution i'm regard Go improving
the James River harbor was referred i0
the Committee ON James River Improve
mcnts.
Mr. Snead presented % resolution from
the Committee ON Grounds and Build
mes. exchanging the Clark spring prop
criv for the Dooley property.
Major DOOlcy proposes io make an
even exchange of forty-seycn acres of
his land. consisting of narrow strip OF
land, cutting i'm two the city property
for thirty-iiye acres of land hcionen. i'
the city thus making the land OBJ ih'
city united.
Colonel Cutshaw, the City Engineer
was present. and upon motion 0i Nr
~ncad was called upon Tie advocated
the exchange of the property -od made
statement showing the advantage ihl
the city would gain by So doing
Mi LEROY Brown, of the hrm of D.
Thompson Brown 81 Co.. was present
and explained the location of the prop
eriy.
After considerable discussion pro and
c0u the resolution was adopted.
From the Committee on Cemeteries. q
resolution was receive insiruciine the
committee to close lakewood cemetery
on Sundays TO all vehicles except funeral
professions Referred 90 Committee on
Cemeteries.
MI Davis moved that the motion re
forring the matter of attending To- the
James River llarbor IN the corporation
limits. to the Committee ON James River
Improvement, be reconsdered.
Adopted
He then moved that the resolution
improving the harbor be adopted
Agreed 90.
Mr. Capers presented articles from
the DAILY TIMES and Richmond Nilt
showing the bad condition of the Gifts
Railway tracks and system, and In con-
ncction with it presented the following
BE- d Res0lred BIZ Me Board ~ 1Mtyma
uhe Common Council concuuingl That
the Committee on Streets De instructed
TO take proper and legitimate steps neces-
sary TO enforce existing ordinances i'm
reference to the condition of The tracks
and suitable car services by the various
street railways in this city
Referred 10 the Committee on Streets.
Mr. Crenshaw moved that the Board
of Aldermen invite the City C0uu-
ell TO sit with them I'm Joint session ON
Monday evening. June 10Th. for The pur-
pose of eleciing Police Commissioners.
/ Adopted.
Adjourned at 10 O'Clock
The Amount Realized by the rfuhiing.
fest.
The lady managers of The Fmhlines-
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