Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-11
ALDERMEN DECLINE TO Receps.
The Matter of Explicit Questions stiii un-
settled-Much other Business.


men was held in the Council chamber lastnight.
II was the regular October ssion OF that body
and there we're in attendance; President Dick
ersOr and Mcsfrs Rahen, $50 Sden, Carter, cary
Davis, Gum, Gray. Harkwicke, Mitchell, Moore
Nounwastle, Reeve, Tanner, Taylor lufp'h'
and White.
Upon the call for tho report from the Commit
toe on Streets a yoluminous document was manu-
ed in, recommending that tho ordinance uHing
tho grades az certain streets be amehued no
that tho sections referring 20 tho intersection
o. Main au1 Madison strcofs and OF Caamn ana
Beech streets be stricken out and laid upon tne
table tor fUtlro consideration. Tho ordinance
was then amended IN accordance with the view
Of tho committee and unanimously adopted.
Tho aame committee reported that u ha1 con-
sidorad carefully tho claim Of the Co-0Derotlve
Investment Association for $1,000 damages %
properly ncar the intersection o. Main ana
Madisou ly The recent overflow AZ that pOlnf
ana recommended that it De rejected Mr. Iur-
pin made n motion, however, 10 refer the matter
70 the Committees on streets ana Ciaims anu
Salaries .oinily, which wa@ agreed 70.
number OF Official bonds u city o1cers were
presented by tho Finance Committee and ap-
proved By the Board.
trOm The Committee On Light came resoln-
ti0n asking for the appropriation OF el23,ouO
for The purpose of constructing an eiectric-iight
plant NJ. Gum. chairman ~ tho above COM
mittec moved that the measure be reierred %
the Committee on Finance. which action Was
taken.
The Committee on Claims and Salaries re-
turned for rejection by lno Board the resolution
recently referred 20 II. providing FOR tho az
pointnent OF threo appraisers 10 ascertain the
amount OF the depreciation IN the property IN
the vicinity ~ the ,rematOry by reason Ot i7
having been erected there, IN )rler that CONF
m"usurate reduction in taxes could DO made.
] he resolution was voted down.
Ar. Taylor, on behalf of the Grounds sand Bald
ing5 Committee, presented resolution appro-
priatiug the sum OF $4,000 tor th' completion
II Jefferson Park which was, on his motion, re-
TERED 20 tue Finance Committee.
Tho report Of the Committee on Health, in re-
ference to the removal Of garbage INTO the
county and the work dpLe by tlc crnm9tory,
Whi has already been published IN the Dl'-
PATCH. WAS submitted, and after much ii5cus-
SION was received and flod.
Tho Committee on Uelltn alaO presented an
opinion from tho city Attorney stating that Mr..
G. f. Richards, she garbage CONTRACTOR h1d no
legal claim against the city Tor cNtlA fcmuhcfh-
ton Tor the work done by him siuce mo Construc-
tl0n II the cromat0ry. After con-id0ra.l" lis
c1sson this paper was returned % Tue Commit
toe on Health FOR some recommendation.
Tux REFORM QUESTION.
Tho report Of the committee ou conference
appointed to consider ito questions which n4No
arisen m rrfcronce 20 tho inyNs'igatt rs ni no
Committee on Rctrcnchment and Reform WAS
submitted and considered briefly. The r"puft Z
took the ground that heads II all city depart
ments should furnish every possible facility to
thc 'oihlhlttt e." '4 N'tl 'i''''i''' ~ '''' ~ -
the lroe'gution oi their examinations
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| f ti' ,ro,t.,, r"r,,n, AMI r.rtng of Morn
| siIes of Irrjon street between cary anl Belviu.
Among the other matters concurrni IN by nc
Board were thf following resolutions and oral