The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-29
A SITE FOR The CREMAYORY.
The Common Council viii Appoint the
Conference Committee.
ACTION OF THE STREET COMMITTEE
A Petition Asking That tho Electric Car
Companies be Required TO Ciusc Their
CIrs to Make Less Noise.

Shortly after 7 o'clock last evening Presi-
dent Campbell called to order the Common
Council for a special meeting which had been
convened TO consider the resolution adopted
by the Board Of Aldermen last Wednesday.
which provides for a conference committee
TO consist of three members Of the Board OF
Aldermen and five members of the Common
Council. This joint committee is to confer
with tho Committee on Health and the Board
Of Health in regard to the election Of q site
for the crematory.
The following members answered TO the
roll call: Messrs. Carter. Carpeal. Christian,
Ferguson. Ferriter, Gaines, Glover, Grimes.
Houston, Jackson. Mann, Page. S~trattOn,
Thomas. j. w. White. W.. l.. White and
Campbell. Several other members made an
appearance later in the evening.
After the readingioftthe call for the meeting,
tho report Of the action taken by the Board OF
Aldermen and the resolution adopted by
them. Mr.. II. l.. White moved that the reso-
luton be concurred in and expressed the hope
that this would be done without any further
debate. He added hat he thought the mat
ter hadlbeen 30 thoroughly discussed ss TO be
fully understood by all members.
SITE.
Mr.. Carter jumped at once to his feet and
| stated that he would like to know the ne
cessity Of having this committee appointed to
select o site. The opponents of the two sites
on Buchanan street and north Second street,
respectively. had declared that the site on st:
Paul street would be agreeable to them, and
| thereupOn the Common Council had selected
this site. The Board of Aldermen had de-
| clined TO agree on that site. for reasons not yet
stated, and now asked for "A conference CON-
mittee for the purpose Of selecting a site. IL
would be very doubtful If this conference
committee would DO able to select a site that
would give better satisfaction.
Mr.. Christian thought il would be discour-
teous to the Board of Aldermen not 10 con-
cur in the resolution.
Mr.. Carter was of the opinion that the
Common Council had the right 10 demand
that IT'S action be respected by the Board OF
Aldermen.
Mr.. Christian replied that the Board of
Aldermen had taken the first action in the
matter, and that the Common Council. there
fore. should agree TO the appointment OF a
conference committee.
Mr.. Carter insisted that il any courtesy was
10 be shown in the matter II should be done
10 the Common Council.
The resolution was then adopted without
a dissenting vote and the meeting adjourned.
The resolution will now 90 20 the Mayor. and
il approved by that official President Dicker-
son, of the Board Of Aldermen. and President
Campbell. Of the Common Council. will APP
| point the members of this conference COM
mittee.
The Joint committee will then IN due time
| confer with the Committee on Health and the
Board of Health TO endcavor TO find a site
for the cromatory on which both branches OF
the City Council and the Mayor can agree.
Street Committee.
The City Council Committee on Streets
met at 7 o'clock last evening at the Office of
the City Engineer. Major j. H.. Capers,
| chairman of the committee. presided, and
the following members answered 10 the roll:
II. l.. Carter, j. w. Thomas, j. Taylor STRAIT
ton, w. NJ. Turpin. j. w. Carter. w. II. Cur
| lis and james Bahen. The meeting was an
important one, aud adjourned shortly after 9
| o'clock.
The regular order Of business was deferred
in the beginning to take up various recon-
mendations for alley Improvements.
IL WAS recommended to the Council that
the alley running north from Canal street.
between Fifth and Sixth streets, be graded
and a sewer laid one-half Of its length. A pc
tition for paving the alley between Shafer.
Harrison, Franklin and Grace streets was
favorably acted On and the work ordered.
A petition was presented, which was numer-
ously signed by citizens OF west Main street,
asking relief from the noise of the electric
cars on that line. The petition sets
forth that the noise made by the
| electric cars is unnecessary, and that 1t
is impossible TO get TO sleep until they stop
running at night, and that by keeping the
| equipment in a proper condition the nuisance
could be abated 20 a large degree. A tele-
gram was read from Mr.. Wyndham Meredith.
attorney for the railway. stating that owing
TO the drowning of several nieces OF his wife
he could not be present. and requested a
postponement Of the matter TO another date.
The petition was laid over until next Tuesday
morning.
TIL BROOK RAILwAY
A resolution granting permission to the
| Brook Turnpike Company 10 construct and
operate a street railway upon the Mechanics
vile turnpike in the county OF Henrico, out
| side of the corporate limits, was recommended
| to. the City Council.
An: ordinance granting the Bell Telephone
Company the privilege Of laying condults IN
the streets for carrying their wires was read
| and referred To a special committee OF three
| composed of Messrs. Curtis. Turpin and STRAIT
ton.
An ordinance providing that moneys here
| after paid 10 the city for paving streets and
alleys be carried 20 a separate fund and used
again for similar purposes by the Street Com
mittee under proper restrictions was recon-
| mended TO the Council for adoption.
Communications were read from the presi-
dent OF the Board OF Health. recominending
the paving of an alley between Broad and
Marshall, Graham and Hancock. and another
between Graham and Gilmer. Marshall and
Clay, and were fayoIably acted on.
favorable action was also taken on q recon-
mendation from the same source for a sewer
TO drain an unhealthy hollow bounded by
| Chanin. Linden and Reservoir streets.
Recommendation for the grading Of the
alley between Broad and Marshall, Bowe and
| Lombardy, was decided upon.
A petition was read from IA number Of bust
ness men in the vicinity Of Cary street, be-
| tween Twenty-fourth and Iwenty-sixth
| streets. stating that the portion of Cary
street mentioned was full of holes. and re-
q~uesting that it be repaired. On motion Of
| Mr.. j. W. Carter the work was ordered TO be
| done at once by the street force.
The auditing committee for the ensuing
| three months was appointed for each month
| respectively in the order named: Messrs Balm.
| Belvin and Gray.
The committee voted TO raise the salary of
Mr.. l.. A. Jacob, a foreman on the sewer
force, from two to two and q half dollars per
day.
On motion of Mr.. Stratton a resolution
was passed requesting the Council 10 place
the following amounts 10 the credit of the
Street Committee: $4,000 for paving alleys
| $40, 900 for sidewalks and e., 1000 for expense
account.
The High School Pence.
The old wooden fence In front OF the Pub