The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-05
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
SEVERAL IMPoRThNr STEPS TAKEN.
Salaries OF City Employees TO be p,id-Tho
Water and Gas superintendent IN Drnw
Larger salarics-Routine Business.

WAS CARED 10 OTder ny tity Clerk IS. j. Au-
gust He announced that the president Of that
body, AIr. T. p. Campbell. was prevented by
sickness from being present, and that there
fore nominations for president pro TEN. were
IN order. Mr.. Charles T.. Brauer dominated
Mr.. ii. L.. Carter for that position. The latter
was unanimously elected. notwithstanding
his rejection. After thereading Of the minutes
the following members answered TO roll -call:
Messrs. Archer, Brauer, Carter. Carneal.
Courtney. Curtis, Diacont FERGUSON. terri-
ter, Gaines. CARRIER Gibson, Glover. Grimes,
Gulgon, Houston. Jackson. Layne. Mann,
O'Neal, Page. Segv, Thomas. Irower, j. W.
White. Royal White and W. T.. White.
report was presented by the Committee
on Streets, accom- panied by number az res
buttons. Ia accordance with the recOm-
mendaliOn resolution, appropratng $500
from the sewer fund. when available. for tho
construction of % sewer on lwenty-thrd
street. from Churchill avenue ont wards.
% an alley between Marshall aud Clay
streets. The Chair decided that the resoiu-
ton dad not involve an appropriation at tins
time, ns bad been decided 0u many similar
previous occasions and that IT, therefore. could
ne passed by q majority vote Mr.. 6ulgOn
took different ground. claiming that an al-
preparation was involved. He was supported
Chair not insisting upon his decision. Alr
Mann moved suspension " the rules 80
that the resolution might bs passed. Tho
motion was carried ly vote of 81 90 e. but
the resolution WAS lost ny "a vote OF H. tOs.
A report was submitted hy the Committee
on finance with several recommendations
The application Ol the Virginia Mechanics
Institute sOr 81 900 wa recommended 90 Dere-
Jectcd. but the Counci. voted the recon-
MendauOn down by vote 3D.. ten % sixteen.
and on motion of Mr.. Glover resolution
WIS lost by a vote Of nineteen TO
seven, 30 requiring tWO-tLlris vote. those
who voted Do the negative were Messrs. Ar
cher J rauer. Carter. Carnoal. Gmgon, D.
W. White and ~. l.. White. The Finance
Committee recommended the rejection OF
the resolution providing for the acquiring
OF the property necessary O. open Duvai from
Sixth 20 Eighth streets. The recommends
tion OH the committee was sustained by o
vote OF lt o. %. An appropriation of ~ 20
for the payment of the electric light ln this
city up TO the end of the fiscal year teoru-
ary th. was granted according % the recon-
mendatIOn Of the Finance Committee On
tie recommendation OF tie Committee on
Lights. the bills Tor gas consumed az lair
OF tao Sewing Circle OF the Pne-sfreet Lap-
inst church held 40 the Third market build
iug were cancelled. The bills amounted TO
-3l and 10 per cent. penalty.
The Committee on Accounts and Printing
in their report submitted inc bids of the Ger
man Advertiser for o- cents per inch and
that OF the German Staats Gazette for ID
cents per inch TO DO the city advertising for
The present year. Mr. Diac nt lered % .eso-
luton awarding the contract % the German
Advertiser. The resolution was adopted.
The Council coucured in the action ol tie
Board of Aldermen amending the citE orl
nauces so a. 10 increase tie salary O- Superin-
tendcnt Adams 81 tle gas-worSe 10 -. 500 per
wear only Nessrs. Carter and Durneal voting
in the NEGATIVE The Council also coNcurfed
IN granting 300 ioad5 Of gas-house coke C. tie
Indies OF the City Mission for distribution
among the city poor.
ON motion Of M j. ". white the rules
We're susI en- Jed and the ordinance was taken
from the table amending the existing or u
nances increasing the salary OF Superlntend-
emf Boiling of the CITY water works. Messrs.
Ferrlter. Mann and !. W. White heartily IN
dOrsed the ordinance and It was adopted; only
Nh Carter voting against IT,
OFFICERS SALARIES.
Mr.. Gu'gon offered q resolution instructing
the auditor o. pay the salaries and wages oi
the city officers and employees Oh the several
Departments until the Appropriation Tor the
year l~YZ is made.
Mr. GugOn also presented another paper
instructng the fiuaLce Committee % Ne
gOtiate loans from time 10 time. as the de-
mand, of the city shall require fora sum not
/ o. exceed 5000 o. such loans 90 be lluldaiei
ont of the resources of the city for me year .
Both resolutions were adopted without
reference u the Finance Committee after TIE
/ rules had been suspended IN each instance.
/ blr. Guigon offered the following.
Be il resolved. That the Common Council
/ hereby express its appreciation of the acton
/ of Tr. Tal.- and Dispatch newspapers 10 fe-
! caraing the expressed wish oil tie Council n
/ not reporting the action OF the body IN refer
] ence 40 the proposed gift o.. house 20 Mrs.
/ NarIna Davis. the widow %. the late President
/ Of tie Confederate States
The resolution was adopted.
Mr Gui-on presented report from
] the School Board asking for an appro-
pr.ati0n If $4,000 TO cover the expenses of
/ the department for the present wear. 10 was
referred 20 the Finance Committee.
Rir. Guigan also offered an ordinance re-
/ curing tine Richmond and Allegheny Rail
/ road Company % remove the foot bridge
erected on Eighth street some Yeas ago and
% reopen that portion Of tie street which had
/ been closed at tie same time as granted by
an ordinance Tho matter was referred 70
tie Committee on Streets.
H0WIIzER PLACE.
Mr.. Guieon. then offered o resolution which
WAS referred % the Committee on Grounds
and Buildings. VheresOlulon provides that
the square or triangle bounded on tho west
IF HARRISON nLtttts ffA ttii it'ft ga - am
nue. and on the south by Grove avenue be
dedicated for monumental purposes and he
/ known and designated ON the maps Of the
CITY as "Howitler Place. The resolution
provi3es that permission be granted 20 the
! Richmond HOwitIer battalion Association Ia
erect up0n that square monument or memo
rial t0 The Richmond HOWltzers of the period
1871 'f5. The sum O.. S o o ls also % be ape
pr0prated out of any money in the general
fund 10 De- ray I'm part the expense OF tic
construction of the foundation and the Ease
of the memorial
tsAlr. Grimes moved % take from the table
the resolution placed there at the last meet
inc increasing the pay OF the department
from H.. % t. - per day. Consloeraole Oh.
lection was raised AS 10 the adv Stability 90
RAISING tho salary of all hands without dis
examination. and for that reason Mr.. ferritei
moved TO re. or the matter back % tie Com
mittee on Health Cor Classification. Messrs
Guigon and 'LLon spoke an favor OF The
measure. while Messrs. Crimes and Curtis
The motion TO refer was lost by a vote OF
u 10 rs and by q spond.ng vote the
resolution was lost. the following member.
VOTING in the negative Messrs. Archer.
Prnuer. Carneal Ferguson, erriter Gibson
/ CuIoon. Mann. Thomas, Ihon. White >. W..
White ". J.. ON Motion OF Mr. shaw the
vote was reconsijered and the matter referred
10 the Committee on Health for classinca
Mr.. Carneal presented q petition from the
members of the Fire Department accom-