The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-09
PROTECT THE FIREMEN.
anDERmEN yorE rnEuoyERCoATs.
Meeting OF the Upper Branch OF t"o ~"'
CouDcil-The City Hail Work-'oNc'''
tho Poor-Other Business

regular meeting of the Board Of Aldermen
was held last evening President DicKer'on III
the chair.
The Committee on Streets made arepoi'ou
routine matter. The report was reoe''''
and fled. -,
The Committee on Finance recolnllien'''
that s3G be refunded TO Mr.. John H. D'cA.'-
sou for culyert refund tax. and that s25.Z' Dc
refunded TO Mr. b. f. Johnson on same H0-
count. The report was adopted.
When the Committee on Light made theH
report the rules were suspended and tho reso-
luton apprOpuating 9317 10 pay ior gts-nouso
COKE. donated 10 the Woman C4ty MissloI'
was put upon It's passage Inc leSO'u''o"
was adopted. ..o4 ,ba
The committee also recommended tnaI tuo
SALARY of n r Norman. foreman II the tap
ping force of the gas works, DO increase" Inn
- to $3.50 day. Adopted. .-... s,,oo;ol
Under the head of reports from speciAl
committees the Board concuffed III Inc
action OF the Council granting certain persons
the right 10 erect awnings and balconies over
the sidewalk. H..
When the ordnance which requires that
the Richmond aud Allegheny railroad pa9seu-
ger bridge which now spans Eignth stree, 10
taken down came up Tor concurrence MI
Turpin explained that the Council mas leaIheu
by experience that 1t was sound pOucy u
have franchises in the hands OK the Counch
that as tho matter now stands II takes TWO
successive councils before the franchise can
be taken away from the company aud thaJ
the ordinance. If passed, would nave -
wait four years before 10 can De again acteu
upon.
Alter some little discussion the ordinance
was laid on the table.
An ordinance was adopted allowing Gar
neal a. Davis 20 erect a bridge over bocA
street between Eighteenth and Nineteenth
streets.
oyERCOATs FOR FIREMES.
The resolution approprating e2,o0y 70 pur-
chase oyercOats tor the officers and men OF
the Richmond Fire Department was explained
by Mr.. DAVIS. giving iacts that nave already
been published IN TIE lines put Ar mar
grove was OF the opinion that the resolution
did not state definitely enough what Wolld
be the cost OF tine OyercOals ana lel0 con
strained for that reason alone 70 oppose mo
resolution. After further explanation, the
resolution was put upon Its passage ana uh-
auimOu.y concurred IN.
A resolution was concurred in appropriating
u $50 to pay for ZOO loads Of gas-hOuse coke
donated TO the Ladies' City Mission to be
distributed 10 the poor OF the city
The ordinance providing for ire walls De
tween tenement buildings, adopted by the
concurred 10.
Tie resolution providing that electric lights
be placed on the Free bridge came UP "a Is
passage and WAS advocated by Mr. Thomas.
lie stated that the city OF Richmond nad
years ago contracted with Manchester 10 llsnI
the brdge forever. and that the present s.
TEN OF nghtlng by gas was both dangerous
and expensive.
Mr.. Bowden moved that the resolution be
referred 10 the Electric Light Committee.
Adopted.
THE CITY HALL.
The Board concurred IN the resolution re-
oucsting the City Engineer o. furnish al APP
proximate estimate oi the cost necessary Tor
tie completion o. the new CITY Hall.
Tie resolution calling the Grounds and
Building Commuters attention 10 the reso-
luton providing that the City Hall be COM
pleted as Tar as possible by contract labor
was cOncuWed IN.
A petition was presented from the Protest
ant Epscopa. Church Home. asking for an
annual appropriation. was referred 20 tle
Committee on Finance.
The resolution widening the alley between
Oak and Harrison and Lei and Moore
streets 10 an average width Oi twenty ieet
was called up IRON the table by Alr. Caper5
and ADOPTED.
Mr. Bowlen offered the following
Whereas various annual reports ot the
Mayor, Board of Health and city Engineer
from time TO time have called attention co the
necessity oil walling in aud otherwise .m
proving the channel " ShockOs creek. and
whereas the continued extension of the sewer
system of the city demands the speedy ina
proyement OF this channel which is pract-
cally the main sewer OF the city. therefore
be 10
Besovedbg the Board OF Aldermen of the city
of Richmond tile Common Council c0ucurrine.
I hat tho sum of ..00.0tO or -o much thereon
rs may pc necessary. DO appropriated lu per
cent. bonds. and the face value OIL the bonds
to beexpendeU in the improvement. OF Sh0cAoe
creek the same 10 be expended under the Gl-
recti0n Of the City Engineer with the ape
pr0yal of the Committee on Nhock.o Creek.
MI DickersOn presented q request. which
was referred O. the Board OF Fire Commits
sloners. that private tire alarm b9 placed
az the Retreat for the Sick.
Mr. BOwden preseuteda preamble and reso-
luton from the iOurneymen Plumbers. Oa5
and Steam Filters Local mon. relative 10
the law as il now exists regarding plumbing
IN private houses Referred TO the Committee
on Health.
At9Oclock the Board adjourned.
Major James ID. Patton is Ia Washington.