Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-13
wATeR-eAs AND THE PRICE.
The Board Refused 60 sell for rs Cents
The City-HalI Thing. Sc.

Tho Board Of Aldermen held very animated
session last night There WAS wraDgle over
tho manner Of amending the resolution appro-
priating tho s2j. goo for r water-gas plant, in
which Ar. Taylor, n member from Clsy Ward,
and Mr.. Tufpn, OF Jefferson ward, ngured Ia
warm attitudes toward one another.
Tho first matter taken up by the Board was
the resolution from the Committee on Claims
and Salaries recommending the rejection OF the
petitions of the Cooperative Investment Com
pany and others for alleged damages % proper
~ at the corner Of Main and Madison streets by
the overflow at that point last spring. The
claims were rejected
Buildings Committee, presented the resolution
granting that body permission 20 renew the
lease OF Mr.. Edgar Allan OF the building now
used for the City Hall Offices. The paper was
agreed 20. and the committee can either con-
tinue IT, lease by the month OF year.
Among the matters which came up for concur
romeo from the Common Council wero these reso-
lutons:
Appropriating $500 In city bonds to lay a
sewer in First street Agreed tO.
Providing for $500 for tho continuance Of the
imp ovement at ShOckoo cemetery. Concurred
Appropriating So 900 for the establishment Of
steam-neating apparatus In the new NRvy-lili
and Ntcholson-Street schOol-houses. Concurred
In.
ALDERMAN TAYLOR on wATER-GAs.
Considerable debate WAS indulged in when
the resolution providing for the erection Of n
water-gas plant and the appropriation Of
s25, 1000 IN 4 per cent city bonos TO pay for such
eDterurise came up for consideration. This
measure was amended by the Common Council
al It's last meeting so that, with the Introduction
OF this class OF gas, the price shall be reduced TO
Z per l 900 feet.
by when the price Of gas should be reduced TO
71 cents as soon Gs the new plant should DO
established. Mr.. Taylor stated that ne proposed
this change because Of the statement OF the Su-
perIntendrnt OF the City Department on LlRht,
that with the water-gas plant tho people could
bs supplied NJ - conts per thousand rect ana
the city thereby make more money thau IL now
does by charging el.ZJ,
said that the Alderman from Clay Ward wanted
to XIII the resolution. While ne believed NAV
gas could be sold at % cents per l,OOO feet very
soOn, il WAS inexpedent 20 knock down the price
40 snmmqtily lie urged Mr. Taylor 10 20
slowly.
Water-gas plant scheme. de ala vote against IL
when IL first passed the Board, and that be
wanted his ballot TO stand on record in that
way. Tho people, he argued, we're entitled 10
the reduction 10 - cents.
The question was called upon Mr.. Iaylors
Amendment. and 1t was lost. only Mossrs. Carter
and TAYLOR voting Tor 10. Tho resolution, aA
amended by the Common Council was then Vo'i'
CURED IN.
THE INVITATIONS ACCEPTED.
Tho invitation from the Board OF Fire Com
missiOuer5 20 the BODY 10 Wlthess tne ahhuai III
spection of the Fire Department az 4 o'clock
Thursday afternoon was accepted. The same
action was taken upon the invitation 10 attend
the Hcwitzer Monument unYelling ceremonies
tins afternoon.
MIR. Turpin offered a resolution nrovidlng io[
the appointment Of a committee to consist OF
the presidents OF both branches OF the Council,
the chnirmsn OF the Finance ana GROUNDS anu
buildings Committees, 10 have painted me-
size portrait OF William Byrd, the founder OF the
CITY OF Richmond. 10 be placed IN me Couhcll
Chamber. and to have the frames OF the other
pictures in the chamber repaired ana rogilded'
Inc cost Of this work is not to exceed Sl,OOO'
The resolution was referred TO the Finance COM
mittee. A..
A resolution, offered by Mr. Turpin, requesting
the Committee on Ordinances 10 report tue cause
of the delay in the codihcation Of the city ordi-
ngnces, was adopted. , -
adopted, asking the Committee on GROUNDS ana
Buildings to explain tho reason Tor It's action N
awarding the contract for the filing IN the new
civ Hail al price S4i3 in cxcess Of the amount
bid by q nonresident Of the city