The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-04

I
az" al MS suggestion the privilege OF the
noor was extended 10 Captain John A.
COKE who explained why the property
owners of Lee District have petitioned for
! me appropriation. He used in substance
tne same line OF argument which he has
pursued on previous occasions.
Mr Curtis spoke in favor OF his motion.
Whlch was opposed by Mr.. w. L. White
Mr. Stratton offered as a substitute
,hat this money he collected from the
property owners. unless such action
should be declared Unconstitutional by
the Supreme Court OF this state.
Mr Carter called attention 10 the fact
that MIR STATIONS amendment was al
| ready embodied In the act by which that
section became part OF the city.
MI STATIONS substitute was then lost
and the motion offered by Mr. Curtis met
with the same fate. The vote stood as
| follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Brauer. Curtis, CARRIER.
| Grimes. Mann Noble. Seay-7
Noes-Messrs. Carneal. Carter, Davis.
Epps Ferriter, Griffin. Grooms, Jackson,
| King, Mcdowell. Murphy. Page. Smith,
Stratton. Thomas. Trower. Vaughan,
Royal White. w L. White. Glover-2O
The budget was then adopted whole
/ by a vote OF p 10 2. Messrs. Noble and
Seay voting in the negative.
Upon motion OF Mr.. Curtis the rules
were suspended. and upon accommodation
/ OF the Committee on Streets the City
Attorney was instructed 10 begin con-
/ demnauon proceedings to secure the ne
/ cessary land for the continuation OF
| Nicholson street from Rocket street to
/ the James river at a width OF fifty feet
/ In order 10 construct the sewer on Nichol-
son street
Upon the recommendation Of the same
! cor,rpftfoo no Of
| ted from the sewer fund for the con-
struction Of sewer on Twenty-second
| street from Church Hill avenue in
sodtherly direction for about 90 feet.
The grade Of Leigh and Bowe streets
/ TO the corporation limits was adopted
as recommended by the City Engineer.
An ordinance was adopted upon the re-
| commentator of the Committee on
| Streets. granting permission to Major
Ginter TO have a connection track con-
/ structed on Jefferson street from Broad
TO Main streets for the transportation of
the building material for the new Hotel
! JEFFERSON This permission is 10 be
granted for eighteen months. and it is also
| provided that animal motive power is to
! be used
Considerable discussion arose over an
| ordnance the passage Of which grants
permission to the Union Passenger Rail
| way Company TO lay a single track on
! First street from the viaduct 10 Clay
street. The ordinance provides that the
| turnouts are TO be constructed between
/ the Viaduct and Hill street. and between
/ Leigh and DuVal streets. II required by
| the city authorities after the road has
| been ia operation for tweuty-four months
these turnouts are to be replaced 10y
| second track. The whole route H. 10 be
| in operation within six months after the
| passage Of the ordinance. and the care are
TO be run down First street into Clay
street. and down the latter 10 the switch
| between Fifth and Sixth streets. from
! where the cars are TO -eturn to Barton
Heights. At that point no car is TO re-
main standing more than one minute and
no cars are to be run on First street
south Of Leigh street on Sundays from
| II o'clock A. NJ 10 1890 ?. NJ.
Mr.. Carter offered as a substitute that
| the Union Passenger Railway Company
| be allowed 70 run its tars on First street
/ from the vladuct 70 Baker street. where
the track is 10 b. constructed with that
of the Brookand Improvement Company
or. IN other words tie cars from Barton
| Heights are 10 reach Clay street over the
track now in existence on Baker and
| Fifth streets.
Mr.. Carter spoke at some length IN
favor Of his substitute. and was followed
by Mr. Curtis. who spoke in favor of
the ordinance as reported by the commit
tee.
The amendment OF Mr.. Carter was then
lost by the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs Carter. CARRIER. Griffin,
Jackson. King. Mcdowell. Seay, Smith,
Trower and Naughan-1o.
NOes-Messrs Brauer Carneal, Curtis,
Davis, Epps. Ferrlter, Grimes, Grooms.
Mann. Murphy, Noble. Page. Stratton,
Thomas Royal White. w L. White and
Glover-17
Mr.. Seay offered the following amend
ment;
THAT the Richmond Union Passenger
Railway Company be allowed TO extend
its track from Second and Clay streets
along Second street north 10 Baker. along
Baker street west to First along First
north TO connect with the Brookland I'm
provement Company, and 10 construct
such turnouts ana switches as may be
necessary for the CONVENIENT working OF
said connections"
On motion permission was granted 10
both sides TO present their views in a
short address. not to exceed ten minutes.
Rev. Mr.. Abbitt. Of 81. Marks spoke in
opposition To the laying of the track on
First street. lie thought the running OF
cars on First street would prove a great
nuisance and would disturb divine ser
vices al his church, and read in support
OF his argument a letter TO the same
eject from Rev Or. Clopton the former
pastor Of CIay-street Baptist church.
Rev Mr.. Pitt represented the interests
Of the Barton heights people. He ad-
mitted that the passing Of cars In front
Of a church was an evil. but not suffi-
GENTLY large 10 warrant change OF the
route.
Deacon Williams, OF the Sharon Baptist
church. was also given a hearing, who,
on behalf of his congregation. protested
against the route as proposed by the
ordinance.
The amendment offered by Mr. Seay
was then lost by the same vote as that
OF Mr.. Carter, and the ordinance was
adopted as reported.
Upon the recommendation of the Com
mittee on Fire Department the usual
number OF permits were granted for the
erection of frame buildings with fire
proof roofs
Mr. Stratton presented the following
preamble and resolution, signed by
Messrs. j. w. Parker. George Hilgarder
and James J. Dreamer. as committee
OF Richmond Lodge, No. 10, T. A. Of NJ:
Whereas the headquarters of the In
ternatiOnal Association Of Machinists
having been located in this city for the
past three years. and whereas this clty
has been benefited thereby from a finan-
cial standpoint. as all supplies used by
the 1856 subordinate branches are pur-
chased from our Richmond merchants
and said headquarters, being located here
being the means Of bringing many Nlsi-
tors 10 the city; ana
Whereas the NTH annual convention
OF the Association viii assemble in May in
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