The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-12
MAY SESSION OF The BOARD.
Much Business Transacted by the Alder
men.
THE HOG ORDINANCE CONQUERED In.
Frnds for School NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
of Interest-Incresse OF oaiary
ference with Lee District"

A regular meeting OF INC Doaiu Va hi"0l
men was held last evening, President Joseph
G.. Dickerson in the chair.
Hon. ]. Taylor Ellyson returned without
his approval a resolution refunding $50 70
Messrs. Charles A. and Rutherford Rose. Tho
reason for vetoing the resolution is stated as
follows. III do this because the resolution
&. 10 mention why the money is refunded,
or the account 10 wnlcn tne appropriation 80
10 be charged"
On a vote on the resolution it was lost
From the Committee on Streets resolution
was presented. the purport OF wnlch IS that
the accommodation train from Ashland can
not longer 90 from Elba 10 the Union depot,
using the connection track. Inc resolutloh
was adopted. and in other wards the train, so
far az the Board is concerned. will be stopped.
The Finance Committee recommended that
thew be authorized TO issue per cent. bonds
at such times as they may think necessary IN
the sum Of $50, 900 for the constructor OF
Central school for $4,000; the Navy Hi tor
s2O. 900; and the Nicholson-street school Tor
$4,000. -, o..
shaw and Gray voting no.
The Finance Committee also reported a
resolution increasing the salary of the assist
ant in the Auditors Office from $1,000 TO
Al 200 year The resolution was lost.
~
on James River improvement, returned 70
the Board certain resolutions IN reference 10
the management Of the work in the harbor
The committee recommended that 1t would
be inerpedient to make any changes in the
work at present. The report was received
and filed.
FROM THE OTHER BRANCH.
The eighty-nine resolutions from the Street
Committee which were adopted by the Com
Of r,1aafipo pODp1Irred
in.
Another ordinance from the Common Coun-
Gil was the hog ordinance, which provides
that no hogs shall be kept in Richmond after
June /, 1891. The ordinance was concurred
in
An ordinance allowing the Northside Rail
wav Company to run down Baker street from
Fifth 10 Seventh, there TO connect with the
Southside railway. The Northslde COM
pany's track run from its viaduct southwark
on Fifth street, there to connect with the
Fifth-street branch of the Union Passenger
line BY the adoption of the above ordinance
the Nortbside Company can now go eastward
along Baker street and connect with the
Southside line The ordinance was adopted.
A resolution appropriating y, 100 for add
tiOnal electric light. the same TO cost l919
cents per light Concurred in.
An ordinance allowing the SouthSde Kah-
wav COMPANY TO Law a single track instead or
The street at that point is not wide enough at
present to receive a double track. Concurred
in.
An ordinance that a special committee or
five be appointed. three from the Common
Council and three from the Board OF Alder
man. TO consider the advlsablllty OF dividing
Clay ward into two wards. COncurred IN.
GUARANTEE OF INTEREST.
A resolution guaranteeing the payment OF
the interest on $4,000 to be borrowed by the
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical Society,
the guarantee 60 be secured by lien on the
property of the society, came up.
Colonel A. l.. Buford, president Of the
society, made an explanation OF the matter, he
stating that the money could be easily gotten
if the interest is guaranteed.
Mr.. Gray said ho thought the guarantee
business bad precedent; that matters were
certainly dead if the Society had TO come 20
the city TO guarantee the interest. and he was
in favor OF letting the scheme die that the
stock he owned init he didt believe was even
marketable.
The resolution was adopted by the following
report
Aves-Messrs Bshen, BelYin Bowden. Capers,
Cary, Crenshaw. Davis. Gum Hargrove'
Hughes, Mitchell, Turpin, Dlckerson--lS.
Neys-Mossrs. Brander, Carter. Gray Jeter'
Taylor.
On motion of Mr.. Bowden vote was recon
sidered and Mr.. Il. A. Williams salary was
increased from 81 900 tosl, 200. Nr. Williams
is an efficient and popular clerk in the Audi
tors Office
Mr. Davis moved that the resolution APP
pointing Joint committee from the Council
10 confer with Lee district residents as 10 the
adyisability of that district being incorpo-
rated in the city.
The resolution was taken from the table and
adopted.
Mr. Taylor presented n resolution that $40
be refunded to Messrs. Charles A. and Ruther-
ford Rose which amount was fined against
them in the Hastings Court for building
houses without permits. This carried out the
ideas of Mayor EllysOn expressed IN his veto
above.
Mr. Turpin offered an ordinance that gas be
reduced Sl.25 per thousand feet. the ordinance
to take effect February l. 1892, the beginning
Of the city's fiscal year.
The vote was taken and the ordinance was
adopted by vote OF Is 10 2, Messrs. Gum
and Hughes voting no.
A communication was presented by Mr.
Dickerson from Mr. Edgar b. White clerk of
the Board of Police Commissioners stating
that the term of Mr. Charles q. Bosher
would expire June 10th, 1891.
Mr.. Crenshaw offered a resolution, which
was adopted that a joint meeting Of the
Council be held Monday. July 9Th, at $50
o'clock. TO elect a successor to DIR. BOsher.
Adjourned at l0:40 o'clock.