The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-10
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
LAST REGULAR MEETING OF The
PRESENT BRANCH.

A
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Much Discussion of the Ordinance ABOUT
Railway rranchises-The Use of water
,,.,rcs-New voting Precinct In Clay
Ward Projected.
The last regular monthly meeting of the
nresent Board Of Aldermen was held yes
terday afternoon at : o'clock. The reports
of the various committees having been dis
posed Of, the Board passed quickly to The
consideration of "busness from the other
branch"
The report Of the Street Committee adopt
ed bv the Common Council, which report
disposed of the amount eet apart for the
imnroyement Of streets generally, and the
renort was concurred in without amend
ment.
The ordinance concerning the South side
Land and Improvement Company, ana al
lowing il to use the track of the city ran
way from seventh TO Franklin, and to build
a track out Seventh 10 the Richmond Loco
motive and Machine Works, was concurred
in.
RAILROAD POWER.
| When the ordinance allowing the lHch-
mond and Allegheny Railroad company 10
make certain connections with the lorh
River and the Chesapeake and ONO hall-
roads. came MP. on motion of Mr.. CrenshaW'
the CITY Attorney, who had prepared an OF
dinauce to revoke the existing ordnance
was invited to speak. ,.-,
MIR. Meredith said, in regard 10 TINS ana
all other ordinances cOnierring raiiroau
franchises, that there was an ord'-
nance which made it impossible iof
the city TO control these ny Oinu-
ing her hands, in requiring llc
vote of two consecutive Councils TO re-
woke the ordinances comforting the
franchises. This ordinance did not an
solntelv revoke the privileges, but IN put ID
train the act which would. and the action
of a future Council would then give the cl'l
if il was deemed best. the power 10 cohuoi
the roads lie did not know OF any lhlihe-
date necessity now 10 make the chanEc
but he wanted it understood that the oDleC,
was to give the city power, when II couiu
if it chose. ,...-,. aid
that there had been hasty and imperfect
legislation in nearly all OF the railway
franchises. The city had suffered from IL.
The city i'm the East-End had suffered from
the switches on the Chesapeake and ono
Railroad Compromise could OnlV rclcn
the road. owing 70 the hasty legislation.
: No railroad ought ever to have asked lha'
they should be tied. No man WIN MS WIZ
about him would vote against unueins. II
the incoming Council would concur Inv
I CITY would have power 10 exercise cOntio
over the road.
MIR. Williams said that he was the coun,
sci Of no railroad ON earth. lie considered
! the matter dispassionately, ana lac
THOUGHT nothing ought TO he don1
hastily or i'll adyiscdly. Railroads were
kept up by foreign capital. which is away,
sensitive. The two consecutive touhci
clause was not put in hastily. II was put III u
protect capital, by bringing questions W.
fore the people. Ii was WrOng 10 take ac
ton now in matter oi Huch I'LL POI 'dicc y,
the last hours Of its official life OF the Board
The news might 20 out, while the corpora
tions were in ticklish condition, besides
the objections were purely speculative.
MIR. pickersOn said that to revoke the TWO
Council clause concerning railroads ihednl
THAT if an OUTGOING Council passed reyok
- ling act and the incoming one concurIed III
it. this would be in fact defeat oil the ID
tention which caused the insertion III ln'
ordinance of the clause which required ina
il should take two consecutive Councils u
L ]
20 repeal would not touch the Richmond Ias
! senger Railway street car line.
Colonel Cutshaw said he. perhaps. was
, more responsible than any other man lvl
! the coming up now of this question. li'
had ALWAYS opposed the two Council clause
, whenever any railroad matter was hruush'
before the Committee on streets ana Inc
! mandates OF the Council were ieit 10 nm u
81 execute. he never gave these matter
- thought until the time for an ola councli %
e. 20 out and n new one TO come I'D. lie hat
+ called the attention Of the City Attorney L
b. the fact. and this made him Colonel Cut
= shaw more responsible than any one else
The vote was then taken on the ordinance
10 and the proposed amended ordinance wac
rejected by a vote of-ayes, T; noes, 10
Ail ordinances OF similar ilk met the same
fate.
NusCELLANEOl :.
t The Board concuued in the resolution
apprOpriatine 5000 10 the James Rive
Improvement Company; also 10 allow IN
! Cbesapeake and OHIO Railroad 10 cOnsiruc
i a tresile across the canal. cast OF the I'VE
~ Mile locks subject TO restrictions; als
elving the south side Land and Improve
= ment Company until the 18th Of October Z
complete lis work Of connecting It's stree
. railways in the city.
ON motion Of Mr.. CapeTs, the ordinance
u establishing new voting precinct IN Ga.
II Ward. was laid on the table.
ON motion Of Mr.. CrcnShaw, the ordlnanc
o in REGARD 10 fire-escapes was laid on In
table.
= The amendment TO the ordinance re
u garding water, and providing for the use q
"a metres where more than one family occu
u pies "a residence, was c0ncurred in.
The ordinance ordering the taking mp O
Z the tramway on Eighth street was concur
r red in.
The ordinance ordering joint session Oh
the lst Of July TO elect fire COMMISSIONS
from Jefferson ward and a police comm
siOner from jackson ward was cOncurred M
. On motion Of Mr. Capcrs. the ordlnanc
creating an additional voting precinct wa