The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-18
THE CITY FATHERS MEET.
CALLED SESSION OF THE COM
MON COUNCIL OF RICHMOND.

Resolutions Passed over the Mayor Veto
Telephone for Coroner-Appropria-
tons for sewers-Street Cars-City Road
Run on Private Property.
There was called meeting of the Com
mon Council held yesterday evening at .
O'Clock. The object WAS general business
The sergeant-at-Arms presented message
from the Mayor yetoing the resolution as
to the disposition Of moneys already appfo-
prated for streets.
ON motion Of Mr. Glover, the resolution
was passed over the Mayors veto unani-
moiisly. ut is only 4 matter Of FORM any
way,r said Mr.. Glover, at whose sugges-
ton the ayes and noes were called on his
motion.
REPORT on STREETS.
The report Of the Committee on streets
came M, and the ordinance grlntlng the
Southside Land and Improvement Com
pany the right 10 use electricity as a
motor power on the SOuthside Railroad
Company's line in the city Of Richm0nd'
and providing the restrictions under which
il should be used and the penalties Tor Nlo-
lation OF such restrictions, was read. III
did not provide for any schedule, nor any
particular service.
This caused slr. Burke 10 say that the
railroad companies have fed the pubic on
nothing but Lying promises" ana he
would vote against the ordinance.
Mr.. Glover did not want 10 throw cold wa
Ter on the project, and, with Mr. stratton,
wanted the ordinance amended and passed.
4 motion 10 recOmmit was temporary!
passed. by to allow Mir. >tratton TO prepare
nm amendment.
When taken up again Mr.. stratton's
amendments were read. Ihey PROVIDED
that the Committee on Streets should
decide what was "iair service ana what
was "a neat condition Of the cars
Mr.. Burke again fought the ordinance,
and so doing attacked the Committee on
streets. lie moved to recommit to
the Committee on Streets, the whole
matter. SIR. StrattOn defended the
Street Committee, declaring that MT
Burke's fling was unkind." Ii would
require twelve men, more than mortal. TO
do more than the twelve men now ON the
Committee on Streets had done.
Nr. Burke disclaimed any personality in
reference % the Committee on Streets. Mr..
B,lrke's motion to recOmmit was lost. The
amendment was adopted, and the vote on
the ordinance as amended was taken by call
Of the roll and adOpted-ayes, IL; noes, o.
COncurred in.
Granting sundry building, or fire permits,
including DIR. j. A. White and others; al
lowing j. X. Hudson to encase a tree IN 'front.'
of his place with tree box.
ON motion Of Mr.. stratton, the resolution
allowing the Coroner telephone, aud
which was defeated at the last meeting OF
the Council, was reconsidcred, and then
cOncurred in.
The ordinance concerning the granting OF
extension OF time to the Richmond City
Railway was. on motion OF Mr.. Curtis, re-
committed To the Committee on Streets,
with the power TO report to the other branch.
GRADING SEVENTH STREET.
The ordinance appropriatinS $1,000 to-
grade Seventh street, from point between
Preston and Bates streets TO the corporate
limits. was reported. Ii seemed that the
Committee on Finance understood that the
Richmond Locomotive and Machine Works
agreed 10 give $1,000 to the grading
of the street. The Committee on
Streets did not so understand IL,
and this misunderstanding caused
considerable debate between Messrs.
Glover. OF the street Committee. and Ander-
son, from Finance. The ordinance was
adopted.
ELECTRIC LIGHT AND STREETS.
The JOINT Committee on Electric Lights
and streets reported an ordinance granting
Il. w. Traylor the right to erect poles and
run wires for the purpose OF furnishing
electric motor power. The usual restric-
tions and penalties set forth in such ordi-
nanccs were repeated In this one. The OBJ
iect was 20 furnish those who wanted cleo
tric motor power. On motion OF Mr.. Wing
field, the ordinance was adopted.
SEWER APPROPRIATION.
On motion.of Mr. siratton, the ordinane Q
approprlatlng $s5,OOO for sewers, laid upon