Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-14
BEFORE THE BOARD.
SEVERAL IMPORTANT MATTERS CON-
SlDEREO BY THE ALDERMEN.
Budget Concurred In-Increass Of Pay
No Committee on Annexation-Taik
About Hogs-Other Business.


commencing the same. The report was
adopted.
The Committee on Finance recommended
the rejection of tho petition Of Collector
Frank W, Cunningham asking for an in
crease of salary and this was agreed to.
The recommendation that the salary Of
the Superintendent of the Gas-Works be
not increased was on motion Of Mr. TAYLOR.
recommitted TO the Finance Committee.
sKNr BACK TO THE BOARD.
The question Of increasing the salary of
the Superintendent Of Fire Alarm and
Police-Telegraph came up with a recon-
mendation Of the Finance Committee that
il be made 81 500.
Alr. Turpin said he would not vote for
the increase because he was under the I'M
preston that under the acts of the General
Assembly the Board of Fire Commissioners
had the right 70 increase the pay of this
| officer.
Mr.. Hargrove said the Board of Fire
Commissioners recommended the increase
and they would hardly have done so could
they have acted themselves. IL was also
stated that the increase had already been
provided for in the budget. The matter
was passed by for the present, but taken
up shortly after by Mr.. Turpin, who read
the State law 10 the effect that the Board
of Fire Commissioners must fix the salary.
and on motion of Mr.. Brander the matter
was referred to the board.
The resolution asking what would be the
effect of reduction of the price Of gas on
the city gas-works was returned by the
Finance Committee. and on motion OF MIR.
| Hargrove, referred to the Committee on
Light.
TALK ABOUT KEEPING HOGS.
Two applications 10 keep hogs were re-
| turned by the Committee on Health with
the reccommendation that they be re-
| jected.
Mr.. Dickerson (Mr. Crenshaw in the
| chair stated that the ordinance allowed
people TO keep hogs in four wards and that
| certain parties had been allowed 10 keep
them. He thought that TO shut down
now would be hardship TO those who
now own them. He would offer an amend
ment to the ordinance making il a VIOLA
| ton Of the ordinance TO keep hogs In the
city after December 81, 1891. Those own
| ing hogs now could not dispose Of them TO
advantage. He would vote TO grant these
| permits
Mr.. Davis disagreed with Mr.. Dickerson,
and cited a casa that came under his per-
sonal observation. in which a man dis
posed of his hogs TO advantage. The
! board gave them until the 18th of May 10
I get rid of them.
Bejoining. Mr.. Dickerson said this was
WlNI ut HNnItu 10 near he uttlhItu
| Richmond was cursed with committee
ism-too much committeeism for n repre-
| sentative from Marshall Ward. Who was
the Board of Health that II dare TO run
counter TO the plain law as laid down in
the ordinance which allowed these men 10
keep hogs?
Mr.. Crenshaw. from the Chair. called at
| tention TO tho fact that no resolution ac-
cOmpanied the petition, and on motion Of
Mr. Dickerson the matter was rocommitted
| to the Committee on Health.
THE INCREASE VOTED.
Mr.. Turpin arose 10 make personal OK
planation in regard to the increase Of the
pay of the SuDerintendent of Fire Alarm
ard Police Telegraph. He had read further
in the State law and found ont that only
the Council on accommodation OF the
Board of Fire Commissioners could make
the eincrease. The matter was reconsidered
and the increase voted
The Board concurred in the resolution
Of the Council allowing the American To-
bacco Company to construct bridge be-
tween two of its houses on Cary street
over the street, subject to certain restric-
tions.
SENT TO THE MAYOR.
When the Board reached the question Of
concurring in the granting of certain fran
chises to the Traylor Electric Company
Mr.. Belvin offered an amendment to sec
tion 4. but after discussion and the dis
tinct declaration from MIR. Belvin that he
did not intend in the least to Obstruct the
permission asked for by the Traylor Com
pany and the withdrawal of the amend
ment, the Board concurred in the ordl-
nance. and IL now awaits the action Of the
Mayor TO become law.
MONEY FOR ARMoRY AND DRIIL-RooM.
The resolution appropriating $4,000 to
build an armory for the Stuart Horse
Guard and drill-room for the HowitZers
on the City-Spring lot, passed by the Coun-
Gil was reached. Mr.. Belvin presented a
petition from number of citizens living IN
the immediate vicinity stating that the
erection Of the stable and armory would
deteriorate the value of property, and ask
ing that the Board of Aldermen do not
concur in the action of the Council was
read.
On motion of Mr.. Belvin, Mr.. j. Lind
say. who was present, addressed the
Board Mr.. Lindsay said that the petit
tioners have no objection to any addition
to the armory, but they did object to the |
stables.
MIR. Hargrove stated that Captain Euker,
OF the Horse Guard stated that there |
would be no stables there, only stalls for |
horses when the Horse Guard assembled |
for drilling purposes.
On motion of Mr.. Capers, Mr. Guigon, |
of the Stuart Horse Guard, was heard. lie |
declared that the resolution of the FL |
nance Committee only asked for an |
armory, and in no case a stable--only- a |
stall-room where cavalry horses could be |
caparisoned.
The Horse Guard were in this respect on |
the same footing as the Howitzers. The |
roll was called and the resolution con- |
Cured in.
The resolution approprating $4,000 in |
per cent. bonds for the purpose OF estab- |
fishing a crematory for destroying garbage
was adopted.
THE BUDGET CONQUERED N.
The ordinance cancelling appropriations
for 1890 and making appropriations for
1891 was taken up for concurrence, read in
detail by the clerk, and on motion OF Mr..
Crenshaw adopted without amendment, |
lust as It was published in the DIsPAToH |
last Tuesday.
LEE DISTRICT ANNEXATION.
The resolution to have conference with |
the citizens who want the Council to meet |
them and talk about the scheme to annex |
Lee district was taken up
Mr.. Capers moved to lay on the table.
MIR. Turpin wanted to know his reasons. |
Mr. Capers said that IL was because the |
CITY was in no condition to consider any 1
such scheme as annexation.
Mr.. Dickerson (Mr. Hargroye IN the !
chair said that he had known of no move
ment that had given him more concern |
than this. He could not get it out of his /
head that he was not sent to this Council /
10 extend the corporate limits by taking /
in district laid off by certain citizens.
II any movement was made 1t was his inn
preston that il should be Of general
sort. To take in Lee district would in
yolve cost greater than any profit that
aecrue from the district He was opposed
10 the conference because it would, in his
opinion, compromise the future action OF
t6e Council He had thought il might be
hest TO submit the question to the people,
but he concluded afterwards it would not
do. r,-
tion was "iust 10 talk with the citizens
who had asked for a conference" He
Thought il perfectly within the scope of
the Council TO appoint the committee.
THE SUBJECT LAID on THE TABLE.
Mr.. Capers said the present law govern
inc street improvements would work
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