The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-07
EIGHTH STREET TUNNEL.
.ur cuanrrR AGAIN ExTENDhD'
.tarre md busy Meeting OF the 'o"'"''"
Commissioned Permits "f'"'''
Number Of Resolutions Adopted

. c..o-o,, Council hold IT'S monthly
.,oo,.nc 81 tho Council chamber last eNen'"A'
r,.vs.. tho last meeting OF the present OoO"'
~ aud a large amount Of business was ""H''
acted ..a 60 tina
r.ou ,Iessrs. Braucr. Carter, Vagne@''
christian. Curis eFeu.son' tef'i''''
Gaines Glover. Grimes. OuieDn' houston
Jackson Mann. ONeai. Page ino'""s'
Tr.oor J. w. White. Royal White and FIeS'-
dent Campbell.
resolution wa. adopted on the recon-
.,i.ton q the Committee Oh streets
...,,.,, calone. John Murphy permission 20
f.-..fr.rt tyg. areas in the front on hi' Ho'e'
Nh. r-.,l and Nchth streets. NimlHI per
......, .,,a. rronfeA to Messrs. G.. a A. i"l-
,r..,. ~, construct tNo areas on Nin'A' oc-
+u..n Main aul Cary streets.
resolution was adopted at inc rec -
9afon of the same committee es''. 80
tIo Grade of Seventh stree. between 'l"."
,7 .s~, streets aal also the grade oi sew
4e.c.r.ion was referred to The J nance t,..
Committee which appI. PIRATES -
the account Of paving alleys "- ''0
.t.,oce was adopted granting ,. IL
go. ,..-,..s.for fo coustfu "u over
4s. on book street between L'N--
feeuth aul Nineteenth sIc..''
,..r,.>a t>p cHf-ArrAkI-
-,....... rterllne the charter ~ tho
p-......4. and Che.aqcake railroad as to tuo
.-..t..r AZ the taunel under il-H'h
.f-..t Mas also reported iaFoi@D4l "f 'No
,f- l,.,.l moved 90 lay the ordinance on
.faI. all leate t1o disposal ol lAe Same
f.t.a incoming louucu.
...t..r Curtis expressed tho hope that the
,r...at Council would tnhe action.
.r Christian Thought that the present
.r..I was better ao4o % leRlslato for the
,.-..t Of the people than the new body.
10 .n.utel olt what the company I'D cues
fr.t promised during the past year and that
f.0I fulfilled OIL promises WITH the exception
..ttng up 100000 bond which they
wore unable 90 raise owing 90 Il nnanclal
,,-
Tho motion o. lay the matter on the table
was then lost by tho following vote.
Messrs Courtney ierrter, Guigon
t. Nessrs. Brauer. Carter. Carneal.
Christian. Curtis. Ferguson Games. Oh YER
Grimes. Houston. Jackson. O.Neal. Page.
ua-. 1roNer. +. ~. White, Royal White
sll Camp0el-ls.
IHE ORDINANCE.
Tie ordinance was then read. and during
t.- ur. cclule M Mann moved that the
frt.er consideration OF the measure be post
...el unit. it Lal been printed. The motion
When the reading Of the ordinance had
te.1 completed Captain Curts moved It's
f.utoL Dut Mr 0uig0n asked for time 90
o..- tsg. amendments. After some further
s-..u tie Council agreed. on motion Oh
'l- Tristan. g. take q recess Tor ten minutes
t .se Mr. Gugon sine % draw up lis
rrlucuts
s,tor the recess Mr. Guigon offered his
amendments. The first one was Of q techni-
oI .ar4cter. providing that the charter shall
..e .ta natural death II the conditions CON
t..l therein are not compiled with. An
OTHER amendmeut provides that work shall
OIL. |e commenced after the 800. 900 lndem-
1t. bond has been fled. the third amend
mems provides that the work be completed ia
Twelve months instead Of eighteen months
a,lt.Vas suggested 10 the ordinance as drawn
it.s City Attorney. a fourth amendment
rerr-s section o. Of the old ordinance pro-
fos the depositiug Of q forfeiture bond
ST. Guigon made an elaborate argument in
t.- u the adoption OF his amendments
l.a. Fare lost by vote of o. H.
M- Trower then offered an amendment
r biting the employment Of conVcts on
rnusl within the city limits. The amend
ns-, was adopted Mr. Thomas alone voting
ut'a negative.
OS lTs PASSAGE.
Tie ordinance came then up on It's passage,
ven Mr. Guigon made a lengthy speech IN
..uositiOu 10 the measure. MI Mann finally
moved that Mr. ~ T. Reid president OF the
ctm0nd and Chesapeake railroad belnyited
address tho Council on the subject. The
PERMISSION was granted but Nh. Reid on ac-
count II the lateness Of the hour and the