Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-07
C0MM0 COUNCIL.
tbs ciTY-sNGlNsER'S SALARY IN
CREASED FROM s., 900 TO $1,000.
Extension Of Time Asked for Taking Steam
Cars on tho Connection Track-New
Member Elected, sc.


The Common Council met last night and
was in session until midnight.
Mr.. Hunt, Who has moved from Monroe
10 Clay Ward. offered his resignation.
Mr.. j. w. White nominated for the va
cancy Mr.. Robert l.. Winston and ho was
unanimously elected.
Mr.. Winston was appointed TO the COM
nittccs on which Mr. Hunt served.
THE EXPOSITION loan.
Tho Finance Committee returned the
following resolution resolution referred 20
IL. with the recommendation that II be re-
joctcd -,
Rssoico3. That tho city Of Richmond will.
and does hereby. guarantee ioT the tsfih OF
ten years TO the holder or holders tnereoi
the scmi-annual payment OF the interest AZ
"a ratio not 90 exceed 6 per cent. on certain
bonds to bc issued by the Virginia Agrcui-
,nral and Mechanical Society, the same
rot fo exceed $4,000 in the aggregate and
10 be secured. both principal and inte-
rcs3 lv "A deed II trust OF mortgage
On fbe real estate Of The said society, to-
cothcr with the improvements thereon,
situated in the county OF HenrlcO and
containing -.-- acres. more or less, ana
Known as the Eyposltion-tiTOunds and
buildings. such bends TO be issued within
dinauco. and the principal OF the same 70
become due and payable not exceeding
ten wears from date.
Tho report of the committee was adopt
ed AID the resolution rejected.
OTHER rISANcIAL MATTERS.
Tho Finance Committee recommended
the appropriation Of $1,000 TO the expense
account of the almshouse.
Adopted.
The samc committee recommended the
adoption Of the following:
Rfsoircd. That the Auditor be, and he IL
hereby. instructed % place TO the credit Of
discount Gud interest the sum Of $1,000.
Adopted.
The same committee recommended the
following:
ElsoIrsi. That the Committee on Finance
b.. and are hereby. authorized to negotiate
and receive temporary loans IRON time to
time ~ the demands of the city may
REQUIRE for q sum not 20 exceed 5000, $50
~ any one time. such loans TO bc Ilqui-
dated out of the taxes for 1890.
Agreed to.
The Finance Committee also recon.
monded the adoption of resolution IN
struciiug the Auditor 10 pay the salaries
az the city cmployt- and officers aud the
vay-rols of the several departments unit
The annual appropriation ordinance IS
passed
Adopted.
wASrTD-A CIErK.
The same committee recommended the
adoption of this resolution:
H,soirei. That the Committee on Finance
he. and are hereby, authorized 20 employ a
cloTk at q SALARY not exceeding $500.
Mr. Burke objected 10 this. He was IN
favor Of Mr. Burton. the general committee
clerk, doing the work At $50 per year, II the
Finance Committee have no clei X.
Mr. Plcasauts said the clerk Of the IL
nance Committee should be connected
with the Auditors Office, as no one else can
do tho work.
Mr.. Anderson explained that Mr.. Warren
had been cleTilng for the committee al : 80
per year. but has resigned.
The resolution was TecOmmltted.
MECHANICS INSTITUTE.
The Committee on Schools recommended
that the Finance Committee include IN
their annual budget 5000 for the Ne
chauics lnst'tute.
Referred % tho Finance Committee.
THE GTRsiAN PAPERs.
Mr.. Bowden, chairman Of the Commit
Zee on Accounts and Printing, submitted
the bids of the two German papers to DO
city advertising.
Tho hid Of the UliV German AdrGtiscr
ANa
in.h) the contract was awarded that paper.
TIE CREMAToRY.
The Committee on Health recommended
thai a subcommittee from the Committee
on Health, together with the President Of
the Board of Health, be instructed 10 visit
some OF the cities Of the country and Wit
ness the process of destroying garbage by
cremation.
Mr.. Christian explained that the idea in
sending the committee TO look into this
matter was with view Of adopting the plan
Of destroying the garbage III Richmond by
cremation.
The resolution was amended TO make the
subcommittee consist Of two. and TO ap-
propriate q sum not TO exceed $500 TO de
frav the expenses of the committee, and
adopted.
TAX OK DAEHBUrT GOODS.
The Committee on Ordinances presented
al ordinance imposing u tax of not less
than S25 q dav on vendors of all goods
brought TO the city for sale "a bankrupt
assignee, trustee, fire stock, or all goods of
such nature.
The ordinance was adopted.
THE FREIGHT WAX.
The following was presented from the
Board OF Public Interests:
10 tie Ciiy Council:
Gentlemen.-Th Board Of Public In
teTeSts hayo considered the question Of
freight charges on lumber between Man
chester and Richmond on the Richmond
and Petersburg railroad. The company
has agreed that they viii hereafter charge
one cent less on the hundred pounds than
they are now charging and they also agree
80 refund the excess hereafter charged over
one cent per hundrcdponnds. This arrange
meut is satisfactory tOall parties concerned
H.. L.. .IftsH. -.
unnecessary. The board recommend the
adoption of the accompanying resolution
relating 20 taxing the strect-cars that run
Vpon the James-Riyor bridge
Very respectfully,
4. y. CAMPBELL, Chairman.
THE RESOLUTION.
PcH resoiroi 1y Mc Council of he Cty Of
Jflm9sd the Board of Aldermen concur
ring. That the City Attorney be, and he ls
hereby. instructed TO ascertain and report
So the C.tv Council If the law Will permit
tAc cars that run across the James River
bridge O. br taxed. Adopted.
cry ENGNEER's SALARY.
When the ordinance from the Board of
Aldermen making the salary OF the CITY
Engineer 5000 came up MIR. Bowden op-
posed the increase of $4,000.
BIZ. Higgins spoke IN favor of the ofGl-
nance.
Mr.. ". J. White made an able speech in
suppolt of the ordinance. He claimed
that Colonel Cutsh4w Is the peer of any
man occupying the same position IN any
city iu the South.
Nr. j. ". White could not soc why this
matter had been sprung so suddenly. lie
did not see why, # Colonel Cutshaw was
so valuable. it was not found out sooner.
lie had great respect and love for the
Colonel. whom ne thought very valuable
s1al 10 the city. but did no lelleye in in
creating the salary of one man and not
That 0t another.
IAc ordinance was adopted by the fol
loving vote:
tYEs-Mlssr - .ereon. Bodeker, Brauer,
Iuske. Isaac " arleI, Christian, Curtis. Fer
iiicr. clover DInu, Hayes, Higgins, Mitchell,
Moore. Mussen. rhilips, Peasants, steel, stra.-
i9n. Royal White, ". l.. " mite. Wingneld, aud
Nsm9bell-2&
Aoss aessrs. Bosdon, Courtney, Grimes, and
Nt'te-t
OpRNING CATHERINE sIElEr.
TIE City Attorney N response Go reso-
luton introduced by Mr.. Burke as 70
opening Catherine street reported that he
expects 10 institute condemnation pro-
{, dings for tins purpose at an early day.
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