The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-08
THE COMMON COUNCIL,
4 VERY IMPORTANT MEETING HELD.
The Cost OF Completing the CITY Hall To
Compromise Several Suits Brought by
the City-A Special Tax.


the City-A Special Tax.
The Common Council held their regular
monthly meeting in the Council chamber last
evening. President Campbell was in the
chair and the following members answered TO
tho roll-call Messrs. Archer. Brauer. II. l..
Carter. Carneal. Christian. Courtney. Curtis,
Diacont. Ferguson. Gaines. CARRIER Glib
son. Glover. Grimes. Houston. Jackson.
Mann. O'Neal, Page. Thomas Thon. Trower,
j. w. White. Royal White. w. L. White.
Campbell.
The Finance Committee. through Mr..
Christian. recommended the adoption of g
resolution authorizing the City Attorney 10
compromise two suits of Chalkley against the
city and Chalkiey a Jacobs against the city
for the sum of ~ 400 and costs IN the first
and OF 800 and costs IN the second SUI
The Committee on Streets are directed 10 take
immediate steps to remove the cause OF com
plant at Thirteenth street and Lombardy
alley. and the sum Of S3,l47 was appropriated
10 make the necessary repairs 10 the sewer IN
that locality. The resolution was adopted.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS SALARY.
nance fixing the salary Of the Superintendent
Of Public Schools at : 800 with the recon-
mendatlon that It be made : $50.
Mr.. Christian moved that the salary be
fixed at 1850. and in explanation he stated
that the present salary from the city was
$500. while the superintendent also drew a
salary from the State, which varied IN the
different years. If the salary was fixed Ut
Z $50 the total amount drawn by the super
intendent would be about = 100 The
amendment IF Mr.. Christian was lost The
ordinance was also lost, not one member yot-
ing IN favor of the same.
The committee recommended the passage
of an ordinance fixing the salary Of the
keeper OF Oakwood cemetery at sb5 per
month Mr. Grimes stated that the official
In question was the worst payed city Official
receiving at present only go per month.
The ordinance WAS adopted.
The resolution 20 appropriate $500 Tor the
widening of the bridge over Gllie's creek was
referred 10 the Committee on Streets at the
suggestion of the Finance Committee:
The resolution was adopted rounding
$3.50 Is for Overpaid taxes TO the Southern
Loan and Improvement Company as recon-
mended by the Finance Committee
The same committee re ommended the
adoption Of resolution allowing the exten-
sion OF Concurrent street 10 Leigh street
between Twenty-secOnd and Iwenty-thlrd
streets AT the eXpen-e of the abutung
property owners. The resolution was agreed
t.
THE HowITzERs' MONUMENT.
The committee also recommended the adop-
ton of the resolution donating the triangle
bounded by Harrison street, Park and Grove
avenues. to the Howitzers' Ass citation. 10 be
known hereafter as the Howitzers Square. and
appropriatng the sum of $1,000 towards the
erection Of monument, provided that this
amount shall only be paid when the City In
gineer certifies that work 10 that amount has
been actually done. The resolution was
adopted.
The Finance Committee recommended the
adoption of resolution providing Tor the
issuing Of 500. 900 worth 4 per cent. sewer
bonds the proceeds OF the sale OF which are
to 90 to the sewer fund OF the street depart
ment The resolution was adopted.
The same action was taken IN regard g. the
resolution authorizing the Finance Commit
tee to employ o clerk at salary OF 20 per
month.
The Committee on Light returned the reso-
luton donating 200 loads OF gas-nouse coke u
the Womans City Mission Tor distribution
among the cOlored poor With the recommend
dation that II lie re. ected. This was done.
The Committee on Water recommended
through Mr.. j. W. White. its chairman. the
adoption Of an amendment TO the existing
ordinance providing that the lessees OF CON
Wet labor in the peniteutgry. the DAVIS Shoe
COMPANY and Messrs Larus Company pay b
tax Tor the water used hy them IN running
their establishment. The present ordinance
only taxes the penitentiary 500 annually foi
the water used within It's boundaries. lhs
amendment was adopted.
By DAY LABOR.
The Committee on Grounds anl Building:
returned the resolution passed by the City
Council directing the committee 70 complete
/ the City Hall by ntract as far as practicable
/ The committee IN their report refer 20 tho
I original resolution. which directed the com
/ mittee 10 erect the City Hall by day labor as
/ far as possible. The resolution was voted
/ down at the recommendation Of the com
mittee.
/ On motion Of Mr.. Christian the rules were
suspended and an additional report from th'
/ Finance Committee was presented recon
/ mendino that compromise be accepted "
/ the suits brought by the city against a. X
t Woods0n. deceased ana sureties, William ii
! Palmer James /. Gray and others 10 recoye
/ certain defalcations committed by the lat
/ CITY Collector WOOison. The cOmpromls'
suprested the acceptance of $4,000 by III,
! CITY in full satisfaction # her claims on the
! W0odson estate and the sureties. the anOuu
10 be paid within sixty days dated iron
/ March 18th.
ON motion of Mr.. Christian. the privilege o
the floor was granted 70 Mr.. j. Aston Caoell
cases. and that gentleman explained the cas-
and heartily recommended the settlement
nroposed He intimated that Il the settle
/ ment was not agreed upon 1t might take iron
/ ten TO twenty years before the severa! case
/ could be finally decided IN the courts.
The resolution recommending the adoption
| Of the COMPROMISE was adopted on motor
| of Mr. Gibson.
ON the recommendation Of the COMMITTEE
on Streets the resolution was adopted provId
/ I'M, fDr the grading Of the alley between Ola.
/ ana Leigh and Twenty eighth and twenty
ninth streets Al the expense Of the AUDITING
nronerty owners. The resolution appropI!At
/ no II 100 from the .und for grading alleys
! when available. for the grading and paving o
/ tba alley between Laurel and Shaier an
| Road and Grace streets was adopted after
/ good deal of discussion.
TO Complete the Building.
In compliance with aresolution adopted b.
the civ Council, requesting the City Eng
neer 10 report the estimated cost OF the CON
/ rletion of the new City Hall, that official sub
,nitted the following report:
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