Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-06
PAY OBSERVER HANDS
AFTER LONG DISCUSSION THE cOuN-
Gil VOTES THEM AN INCREASE.
Tho Police to Isc Given Ovcrco,t.-Cuu
suits for Firemen-Moncy for
Sfreets--Other business

ichthv ana interesting session Of the
Common Council. was held last night. Mr..
D. L. Campbell. preside Of BODY. occu-
pied the chair, and the following members
were present; Messrs. Brauer, Carter. Car
| neal, Courtney. Curtis, Ferguson. Eerri-
ter. Oorber. Grimes. Houston. Jack
son, Layne. Page, Seay, Steele. Stratton.
Thomas. Thorn, TIower, j. W. White,
Royal White. W. L. White.
The clerk read the message Of the Mayor
vetoinr certain resolutions for con-
stIuctine sewers and paving alleys.
leo President explained that the money
fcE hls work he'd already been appropri-
| atod. sud stated that it did not require q
Iecorded vote, Us asserted by the Mayor in
| his message
Zach resolution was adopted over the
| veto of his Honor
MONEY FoB STREET rxPRovxxxxTs
lie Committee on Streets offered the
following resolutions for adoption:
Approp-iating $tl5 tt grade and pnve
the alley between Thirteenth and Thirty
FIRST and o and streets. The cost TO be
borne by the property owners; adopted.
ApprOpriatiDg $3.50 TO construct q sewer
| on China street between Cherry and Laurel.
| Adopted.
| Appropristinc g. O03 from the street fund
to reset the curblng. grade and pave. and
| gutter with granite spall the road-bc of
| SIXTH street between Main and Cary.
| Adopted.
Appropriating 1896 from the street fund
| TO reset the curbing. grade, and pave the
east side Of Fifth street between Broad
and Grace streets. Adopted.
Appropriating S1,590.6O from the street
| fund TO reset the curbing. grade. and pave
| the road-hed OF Franklin street between
| Seventeenth and Eighteenth. Adopted.
| Appropriating S522.9O from the street
fund to reset curbIdg, grade and pave the
east side # Pine street between Broad and
Grove. Adopted.
| Appropriatlng S555.5O from the street
| fund 10 Law grunite curbing, grade and
| pave with granite spalls the south side of
| Cumberland street between Cherry and
| Laurel streets. Adopted.
| Appropriating Sl.402.0G TO lav granite
| curbing. grade and gutter the east side of
| Short street between Cary and Floyd
| avenue. Adopted.
| Appropriating S292G0 from the fund Of
| paving alleys al the expense of property
| owners for grading and paving tho alley
| east Of First street, between M0in and
! Franklin streets. to be done at the expense
of tho property-owners. Adopted.
| THEY WANT BITTER PAY.
| The resolution increasing the pay of the
| street force engaged in the excavation Of
| sewers from $l.5G to 81 per day was taken
up and dismissed at some length.
| Mr.. Gardner moved to amend the paper
| by including the labOrers on the entire
| street force and in the street department.
MIR. Curtis said he hoped Mr.. CARRIER
would withdraw his amendment in order
that the original resolution could be put
| through at once: that the other could be
| obtained later on.
| Mr.. Grimes thought if the sewer hands
| were entitled to - day the men who
| drove the city teams were ahO entitled TO
| il, and o. the latter get up u their work
| ut ( and o'clock IN the morning. whereas
| the sewer employees donot begin operations
| until 7 o'clock their pay should not be in
| creased unless those drivers We're given
| more remunerative wages.
Mr.. II. /. Carter and Mr.. Thomas spoke
| briefly in favor of the original resolution,
| and said they would have to vote against
| the amendment for they thought 1T would
| jeopardizc the plans Of the Street Com
| mitiee III advocating this advance for the
| sewer hands.
| Mr.. Thon said he was not in favor OF in
! creasing the pay in either of those depart
| ments that there were men who worked
! all dav long in the foundries for Sl.75 a
day and that in tie present state of affairs
| the Council should not increase the cost
of running things.
DISCUSSED AND LOST.
| Mr.. Seay spoke upon the dangers attend
! ing sewer work and narrated several in
! stances in which the Street Committee had
pe,d persons who had tern crushed up by
| caviy,c earth and their limbs broken. He
| thought these men should be paid the 80
| Mr.. StrattOn did not think 1t correct
nrlnciple for this Council to establish to
take the advantage If the necessity Of
people by forcing them 70 work for Just
what labor could be obtained for. He
thought these laborers were entitled 10
more than 2l.50 per day and would vote III
accordance with his id q.
Mr. ". l.. White moved to refer the
| nunstion 10 the Committee on Finance,
| which was lost aft'r which the amend
| mcnt 70 the resolution was adopted by a
| vote If ii TO 9.
Mr.. Thon then moved to lay the resolu-
ton a. amended on the table. THIS evoked
| considerable discussion and was subse-
quently lost.
tion was lost bv the following vote:
AYEs.-Mcssrs. Carter, Curtis. Dacont,
| Garner Houston, Jackson, Layne, Page,
seay, steele. stratton, Trower, Royal White.
and Campbell
! Ferguson. tcrriter, Grimes, Thomas Thorn,
J. ". Wht,. and ". l.. White.
Mr.. Grimes then moved 10 reconsider,
| winch wa done. and the paper tabled to
be taken mp at the next meeting.
Anumher If reports from yariou COM
1nittces were received and Med.
MATHIS OF FINANCE.
The Committee on Finance reported the
following with it's recommendation that
they be- adopted: !,
Resolution apprOprlailng Sl.blO 10 the
ftA y IA 4 =
H. amendment provided that the sum
~ - 500 or 50 much thereof a. may be
| necessary for the purpose OF supplying
the frerncn with rubber Oyercoats and
boots. The question wa, called upon the
amendment, but before the vote was
taken Mr.. Christian, who came IN late,
stated that Richmond had one OF the best
and most faithful police forces IN the
cnnntrv and that they should be properly
| equipped; that their clothing was eApeh-
| - enonph as il Was without making
them procure overcoats.
! Tbe amendment WAS then lost. and the
| orirlnal resolution prevailed. MesSfs'
Braner and Mann were the only members
voting against tho measure. l..
4 resoIution authorizing the Mayor to
inqtruct the city attorney To carry to tho
Court Of Appeals the case Of the city
ocoinst the sureties Of A. K. Woodson,
was passed. -ooo .Lo
Resolution appropriating $1,000 TO the
cnn.truction account and 5000 TO the
pump-house fund of the water depart
lnent. Adopted.
Resolution approving of the bond OF j..
x Ch,ldrey as City Treasurer. Adopted;
Resolution referred from the Board OF
Aldermen appropriating $50 for the re-
Iiaf of the poor. Adopted.
Resolution refunding S2iO.8O OF tax
funds received from tho Woman's Chris
,ian Association. Adopted.
COATS FOR ToLICE AND FIRZMEN.
Resolution appropriating S2,5OO for the
nnrnose of purchasing overcoats Tor the
r~iice OF tho city. the same TO be phid Jan
nav lst and the overcoats to be the pro-
perty If the city. =, o.
'In this connection Mr.. Grimes moved
that this resolution be amended so ina,
,he fremen Of tho city will be furnished
With rubber oyercoats and gum boots. nc
thouebt if there was department III INN
civ that needed any protection 1t was tIe
Tire Department. as Its employees ohy
draw Sl5 per month for getting up at al
honrs of tho night and protecting the city
property. ..,,..
,TurR COMMITTEE REroRTs.