Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-14
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
A LENGTHY AND BUSY MEETING OF
THE BODY LAST NIGHT.
stopping strcet-Cars on Corncrs-The Nc
chanics' Institute Appropriation
The Crematory-GeneraI Business.

The first meeting of the second year of |
the existence Of the present Board OF Alder |
men was held last night.
Seven o'clock is the hour for the OPEN
ing Of business, but it was nearly 8 when |
Clerk August concluded the reading Of the |
minutes and called the roll. Thirteen of |
the eighteen aldermen responded to their |
names.
The chair stated Mr.. Belvin had been ex-
cused on account of pressing business. |
Mr.. Cary was reported az being out of the |
city, and Mr.. Taylor said Mr.. Bowden was at
funeral and would appear later which he did.
no COMMITTEE BUSINESS. |
The first committee called upon for n report |
was that on streets. Chairman Capers banded |
II In IL was the shortest on record and recon- |
menied that n property-Owner be allowed 10 |
swing an iron awning-frame, which was at once |
agreed 20.
Clerk August then ran tho gauntlet Of the |
other twenty-three committees, and not one or |
them bad n recommendation to make. This Is |
the only known instance where such thing oc-
CURED.
PROM TuE CoMNoSERs.
In loss than five minutes from the time the |
proceedings actually began the Board. was en- |
gagged In considering the business transacted by |
the common Council al its last meeting ana for-
wa-ded for concurrence. Most OF these consisted
alleys. or allowing awnings or signs 10 be pat up
The FIRST matter OF importance was the rosolu- |
tlon rassef by tho Common Council at its last |
meeting requiring the street-cars to stop |
wherever hailed.
Mr.. Turp!n said no thought the resolution Of
the Street Committee requiring the cars 10 stop
at corners and then only when hailed should be |
passed. his stopping everywhere retarded the
speed OF the cars greatly and subjected the pas
svnger5 TO the discomfort OF being shaken up |
He understood that many ladies In the city
would not ride on this account. 1t was not the
habit TO do this in other places friend OF his
ana Ms vile were In Chicago short time SINCE
They stood In the street In the middle Of block
and hailed a car a. IL passed them. It did not
stop. and all on board laughed at them as u 10
say " Where did those hay-seed come fromf"
Mr. Brander agreed with Mr. Turpin but
thought something ought 10 be done about having
the cars 20 stop on Main street between Eighth |
and Fifth when going up grade
MT. Capers thought the cars should stop NJ
corners whenever hailed. There We're many
complaints from those attending tho Young
Mons Christian Association lIan and tho Second
Baptist church, that they had TO walk oithor to
Fish or Eighth streets In order 70 take a car.
Tho resolution as received was defeated by
AYEs.-Messrs. Capers, Hughes, Mitchell, and
Tayior-4.
NoEs-Messrs. Bahen, Bowden, Brander, Car
ter, Cronshaw, Davis, Gray, Hargroye, Turpin,
and DlckersOn-1O.
The Board concurrcd in the appropriation
agreed 10 by the Common Council paying s223
bury ng-ground at the corner OF Twenty-thir1
and Marshall streets. This work was ordered by
the chancery Court of Rchmond Tho ord-
nance regarding tho Joint use OF telegraph telc
phone, and other poles WAS also agreed to.
FOR THE MECHANICS INSTITUTE.
The resolution appropriatng 100000 10 tho
Virginia Mechanics Institute when the sum OF
ESQ, 900 IN cash shall have been raised and do
positnd in bank was next considered IL was
unanimously adopted andno goes to Tho Mayor
for mis- approval.
Tho Board also concurred In the resolution re-
| funding tho tax Of 500 erroncously asaessed
| against tho Progressive Endowment Guild OF
America.
Al this point Mr. ". c. Arumons for tho Board
OF Directors returned thanks to the Boari for its
| vote on the Mechanics Institute appropriation.
| lie assured them that the 100000 would soon be
| raisel.
| When the resolution appropriating 81 800 for
building house for tho keeper of Rver-NleW
| cemetery came up Mr.. Hhrgroye wanted 1t re-
| ierreI % the Finance Committee.
Mr.. Davis explained that two carpenters had
| examined an oil house on the place, and said IL
, v0uil cost 5000 or 800 70 put IL In repair and
| n si IL would not be Of any account.
| Mr. HafgTovc said he did not believe that the
cemetery would take in enough money In year
| 20 pay for the house. The place did not seem 20
be doing any business.
| MIR. Carter replied that people did not care 70
| buy there while the keeper lived "A quarter OF a
| mile away.
THO resolution was referred to the Finance
. CO. 1ittea
| Mr. Enrgro.o at mia point asked o bc OK
| cused from further attendance on tho 80 sion,
| and his request was granted as was similar
| one made by MIR. Gray
THE THIRD MARKET.
| A ordinance creating n committee OF three
| from the Common Council and two from the
| aldermen who shall have control Of the Third
market, and providing for the election Of clerk
ShO shall hold office until July /, lS92, was next
| taken up
amount was fixed for the clerks salary. The
| Chair Jokingly replied there was none.
| Mr.. Davis said II this was the case there would
| not DO many applicants for the Office.
| President DickorSOn stated that the salary
| was fixed by the general ordinances regulating
The ordinance was adopted. and the neccs-
| sary amendment was mado TO the rules.
| CoScURRED IN.
| Tho Board also agreed TO the following from
| tho Common Council
| Appropriating $500 for painting the Second
mcat-markct.
| pirecting the auditor to cancel the bill for
| Gas used by the Blues at their recent fair.
| Ordering the payment OF 800 writ tax on 'wo
suits Instituted on June 3Oth against the snr =
ties Of the late 4. X. Nocdson
| Granting he City Clerk lrayo OF abse acH 4
fifteen days at Such time as US Dis!hcss Oi inc
| city may permit
| The following was presented by Mr.. Capers
| and referred to Il g Committee n streets:
| 10 ths Hon. L H. Caper. Chairman street COM
| Dtfse:
Dear Strive. the Undersigned, prcp'rty
owners respectfully ietitiOp tho Council through
your honorable Committee asking the privilege
10 erect a fountain at the Intersection OF Main,
| Reservoir and Beach streets at our own cost
said fountain TO b. erected under ana ny the su-
pcryislOn OF the City Engineer
| In granting the above request we believe that
Il Will not only enhance tho value Of property In
that vicinity but will be Il sour;e OF great plea
| sure TO many. , ,,,,..
| Samuel H. Co.treIl, Thomas French, and others.
| Mr. Davis wished to otfer an amendment 10
| chapter VI OF the City Ordinances 30 as to nave
| the Finance Committee determine the amount
| OF the salary Of the clerk Of the Third market.
| The Chair stated that the request was IN
/ formal but az there was no objection he would
| admit IL. The resolution vas subsequently Wrlt-
| ten out and adopted.
| Mr.. Taylor said IL was true that the market
house had bcen turned 20 tho city, but II was
| not yet paid for. There had been several meet
| ings and there was TO be another tonight. no
| was afraid there was going TO bc some KIND Oh
| AGAINST THE CRENAToRY.
| Mr.. Hughes presented a petition from the
Baptist and Methodist pastors OF Howard Grove
| Hin protesting against the estaDlishmeht OF the
| city crematofy at the point selected.
| similar paper from proporty-holders ana
| residents Of the neighborhood, signed In all by
| l44 people, was aiso read.
y
| Health 10 consider the petition, ana report TO
| the branch first meeting thereafter. This was
adopted. .
| Mr.. Turpln introduced resolution requesting
| tho Health Committee 70 suspend work ON tho
crematory until the petition was considered.
| On motion Of Mr.. Davis, Chairman Christian, OF
| the Health Committee. was requested 10 express
| his views on the subject. He stated that ia
| every city where crematory had been estaD-
| lished they had worked satisfactory and new
| ones were being erected continually. In New
| York there was ono In thicdy-populated part
| of the city. There Was no smell whatever. III
was this that enabled the inventors TO get
ROYALTY Any ono WIS capable OF building a fur-
| nace bat To erect one that emitted no odor was
another thing. There was not even any Diack
| smoke from the stack, as all the carbon Is con-
sumed. furnace had been bnilt IN Whseins
on the hillside IL worked 80 nicely that the
people OF Wheeling donated lot for the pur-
| pose near the City Hsli In acting as he did hr.
Christian concluded he acted simply az SER
want Of the people and Whatever the Council
thought proper he would acquiesce In cheerfuiiy.
DIRECT cRoss-QUEsTIoSfNG.
Mr.. Taylor inquired Of Mr.. Christian how the
property was purch ased.