The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-03
THE COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
CAPTAIN @. WATT TAYLOR ELECT
Ep FIRE COMMISSIONER.

~.. ~ IN. Lower Brnnch--Rcdem..-
,,.. of uonds Talk About FRANCHISES
..a How 20 Regulate Them-Hcaith Or
a,n..ces-Rcsoiutions and rctiuons'
Their. was joint meeting Of the two
branches Of the City Council in the Cham
hcr last night, 10 elect fire commissioner
from Marshall ward, in place OF W. A.
Boswell, deceased. Captain q. W. Taylor
ex.chief OF the Fire Department, was
elected on the first ballot.
NJ. Stratton moved that the vote bc made
unanimous. MIR. Crcnshaw objected.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The last regular meeting OF the prcsen.
Common Council tvok place aiter tne Join'
session. Mr.. Burke. who was absent a' ,nc
;oint meeting. stated that he mistook ue
hour 10 elect a fire commissioner anu that
n no had been present he would have voted
for q. W. Taylor.
The report OF the Committee on streets
WAS lengthy and important. az " alluded 10
the distribution Of the nind for street mn
movements. set apart by the Gouncils Inc
forty-two resolutions embraced in the re-
port were adopted without dissent
RAILWAY PRIVILEGES.
In theport there was resolution LOOKING
IN tho amendment Of the city ordinances, re-
pariing the franchises granted railroads.
finder the old ordinance, II was provided
that IL should take two consecutive coun-
ellis to deprive the railroads oil irahchises'
AS IL now stands. the corporations can en-,
10Y the privileges (cven II The Council soouIu
think IL right 10 desire 10 take them away
for N period of six years. That - TO say
that il would be necessary for this Council
to mass an ordinance OF revocation, ana the
two succeeding ones would have 10 do the
same. 49,, ,,,.o,.
addressed the council advocating the ad0p-
tion of the resolution which would restore
the power % the city. and this Is 'he nfst
step. lie said the object OF the resoiutloh
was not 10 deprive the roads oil any o' Tue
privileges now enjoyed, Dut 70 corIec, au!
privileges. or TO reserve tor the city rights
that have never been reserved by
the city, and by so doing protect
her interests. This was The last
meeting OF this council, and IL was neces-
sarv Tor the council % put in train legisla-
ton that would lead TO restoration OF pow
or. 20 control these corporations. III IL was
not done now. the power of The city 10 ue-
mand her rights would he postponed Tor SIN
more years. To place the city m position
90 take this stand, was all that the commit
tee on streets asked.
Before Colonel Cutshaw, who mad been
invited to speak, could gel the floor, Mr.
Burke opposed the suggestion OF the Street
Committee, on the ground tnatan ordinance
he had offered to prevent the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad from
loading and unloading freight on Broad
street had been defeated.
Dir. Grimes opposed, on account OF the
iact that the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
had been allowed to put In Rockets. on
Williamsburg avenue, stone aDuttmehts
and dangerous si1e-tracks.
Col, Cutshaw said the "two successive
Council, requirement had caused this very
condition of things that Messrs. Grimes and
Burke complained of. IL this was removed,
the hardships complained Of would be re-
moved.
Mir. Grimes wanted everybody treated
lust, seast-end and west-cnd, and north-end
and soutb-end, and ALL"
Colonel Cutshaw again repeated that
hasty legislation had caused the 1.-TWO sue
cessivc Council ordinances to pass. The
case was too palpable TO be discussed, and
the necessity was too plain, that the only
way to reach the end was 10 revoke previous
legislation that put the control OF the mat
ter out of the reach of the city,
Mr.. Burke said if all street railways be
included he would vote for the ordinance.
Mr.. Curtis moved that the ordinance DE so
amended. Mr.. Christian moved to lay on
the table.
Mr.. Anderson favored the ordinance. He
was not opposed TO railways. He was not
attacking roads, but he was in favor of
Richmond retaining all the power it could
over all railroads. The ordinance did not
Lot. flae de q rix
leges, but only of giving the city right to
do il.
Mr.. Ferriter said he would vote for the
ordinance. The Eighth-street bridge was a
benefit TO him, personally; but he thought
all those who loved the city should do the
best they could for it. He thought the
bridge ought Ito come down, and that the
city tie placed in position 10 defend her
interests everywhere.
Mr.. Peasants declared he would vote
against the ordinance.
MIR. Christians motion to table was lost
by the following vote;
Ayes-Messrs Garter, Christian, Grimes,
Hayes, Mitchell, Peasants, Royal White-7.
Noes-MessrS. Anderson, Brauer, Burke,
O'Neil, Courtney, Curtis, Ferrlter, Glover,
Moore, Mussen, Philips. steel. Stratton,
j. w. White, W. l.. White, Wingfeld, Win
ston, Campbell-1S.
The ordinance was then adopted, and
special ordinances, applying to the various
roads, were also passed.
FINANCES.
This committee recomr ended the appro-
priation of $1,000 fOr the improvement OF
james River, and this was voted 1t re-
commended the redeeming of $3.50, 900, five
per cent bonds, $4,000 and $4,000 same
per cent borids, on the lst day of July next,
and this a.. In
HEALTH ORDINANCE.
The ordinance introduced by Mr.. Chris.
tian in regard to the reorganization Of the
Health Department and referred TO the
Committee on Ordinances was reported
from that committee with the recommends.
ton that IL do not pass.
Mr.. Christian asked for and obtained
leave for Mr.. Joseph Laube to address the
council, and he did so, abiding in his re-
marks to the demand for better facilities in
the management of the health department
Mr.. Christian moved to amend the report
so as TO strike out all relating TO the SAM
tary inspectors. This was done.
The report then left the health depart
ment, as IT now exists, with the exception
that il provides for keeper of vital sta
tistics at a salary Of $T20. "A vote resulte,
in the defeat OF this clause of the report. an(
the health department remains as 1t ha
been.
NEW ELECTION PRECINCT.
Mr.. Burke offered an ordinance amendin!
the ordinance dividing the city into differ
ent election precincts. IL provides for tax
ing part OF the First and Fourth precinct
In Clay ward and making Fifth precinct
The ordinance was adopted.
Mr.. Christian opposed concurrence in tn
resolution passed by the Board of Alder
men, giving the Coroner telephone, and
failed by vote Of ) ayes TO noes.
The ordinance appropriating S25,OV TO
culverts was laid on the table, not a sufli
cient number Of members being present.
MEMORIAL LITERARY SOCIETY.
Mr.. W. l.. White offered resolution
which, in accordance with the charte
granted by the Circuit Court of Richmond
CONVEYS 10 the Confederate Memorial Liter
AIRY Society, for the uses named in its char
ter, the Jefferson Davis mansion, nov
known as the Central School building, tn
same building and grounds to be retained
by the society, for the purposes named, am
whenever not 80 used, the said property 4
revert 10 the city. Mr.. Christian moved 4
amend by striking out the grounds. Ill
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