Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-08
NIGHT OF HARD WORK
MANY MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE
CONSIDERED BY THE COUNCIL.
The Chr Ordinances Go Through-Report
on Our Death -Rate-Firo Commits
sioners' Paper Returned.

stoneFs' Iaper ettutheu'
The members of the Common Council
we're slow in assembling last evening. 1t
was fully 8 o'clock when the regular Au-
gust session of that body began.
A number Of important matters came up
for consideration and the meeting was one
OF interest throughout. Those present
were President Glover and Messrs. Boy
kin. Brauer, Carneal. Carter. Davis, Epps.
I Ferriter, GuIgon, Gibson, CARRIER. Grooms,
Mann. Murphy. Mcdowell. Noble, Smith.
Stratton. Thomas Trower. Vaughan. and
| Royal White. Mr. Curtis was reported
absent on account of sickness. Mr.. Gibson
I put In his appearance after naving spent
| two weeks on O business trip through the
mountains. He had grown ruddy and fat.
| but he was recognized when he took OF
his broad. .brimmed hat and exposed his
semi bald Uranium.
RATE OF CAR-sPEED.
The ordinance from the Committee on
| Streets rs to the rate of speed tor the
street-cars was the first matter OF impor-
! tance to arise. lt provided that no car
| should 90 at faster rate Of speed than
| four miles an hour when turning corners.
| nor faster than eight miles an hour at any
point in the city. II further prescribed
| that if any driver or motorman should vio-
late this ordinance the company should be
| fined not less than s. nor more than Sl0O.
Mr.. Thomas offered 10 amend the ordi-
| nance so as to make six miles the maximum
rate. He said he was not willing to give a
lcorporation any more liberty than citi.
| zen had, and that every one In the Council
Chamber knew that if q citizen were 20
gallop his horse through tho streets at
faster rate than six miles an hour be would
be taken TO tine Police Court and fined.
Messrs. Stratton. Boykln. and George
| Il. Davis spoke in favor OF the ordinance
| "a presented Mr.. Boykin assured the
Council that the cars were not now run
ming fast enough.
| Mr.. Thomas insisted upon his amend
ment. but it was lost by vote of ayes
and IA noes. The original ordinance was
then adopted.
OBSTRUCTION OF TRACKS.
The ordinance in regard 10 the removal
of vehicles from the tracks when the
gongs ore struck was taken up and ITS
merits discussed az some length III
stipulated that drivers and motormen
should keep sharp lookout for teams,
carriages. and persons, aud whenever
upon the tracks the bell or gong should
be struck, whereupon such persons or We
hlcles should move of as qulcSiy rs poSsl-
bic. It further provided that persons
loading or unloading vehicle SO placed as
10 impede the progress of the cars should
use all reasonable haste in finishing this
work and clearing the tracks. Another
clause III the ordinance prescribed thst an
| vehicles going in the same direction OF the
| cars should. upon the repeated ringing ol
the bell or gong. turn out 70 the rlght.
| Mr. TrOwer was not in favor OF the mea
| ka fbpnubf ~ yUnffl1 work 4
| hardship upon the wholesale and comnls
sion people and those engaged IN haulini
TO have TO move of the tracks unless IL
the very act of loading or unloading.
The ordinance was passed, however, a,
was one granting permission To hlngah q
Co. TO construct an overhead bridge
across Fifteenth street near Cary.
SCRAP STREET WORK.
A resolution, recommended by th'
Street Committee. providing for SOM
paving around the Third Presbyterian
church was agreed TO. ,
A resolution appropriating $3.50 from The
street fund to grade and reset the curOlnA
on the west side of Third street from Mail
to Cary was adopted.
Similar action was taken upon resolu
ton expending $3.50 in improving the ives
side of Linden street between Nam AM
Cary and the north side of the latte
| street short distance we5twardly.
The resolution relative to the grades o
; Eleventh street between Canal and Byr'
, and of Seventeenth street between Mai
and Cary was adopted. The materla
changes on these streets were published Il
tue DIsPAroa several days ago.
LEE DISTRICT RESOLUTIONS.
Tho Clerk began to read the resolution
from tho Street Committee making Ger
, tain changes IN the grades of the streets Il
the annexed portion OF Lee District whel
, Mr. StrattOn stated that the City EngI
| neer was present and moved that he b.
I asked TO make an explanation OF the 81;
nation IN regard to the district. This wa
agreed 20 and Colonel Cutshaw reylewe'
the many complications that had arlsel
: in getting proper width 70 the streets
proper grades. &c.. and said that happI
solution had finally been reached. In
Engineer said the changes suggesred wer
TO make Meadow and not Allison ID
drainage street. aud 10 give 10 tne iorle
thoroughfare proper width. lhere Wer
no material changes in tho grades and tn
Council voted for the resolution.
, Another resolution agreed upon autho
rized the issuance of allegations for tn
, opeuing and grading OF all the streets II
the district. except Park avenue, which
bv still another resolution, was ordere'
nor TO be opened bv the COMMITTEES OF
,, Streets until the further order OF tn
Council.
The resolution from the Committee Of
Finance appropriatlng $1,000 To the pump
honse account of the water department
was adopted.
The Council granted great many frame
, building permits.
CITY-HALL MONEYS.
| A. D,un,nfttoa on Grounds opI
Findings come resolution requestin
the issuance of 100000 n per cent. cit
, bonds on account of the construction O
the new City Hall. IL was referred TO tn
Finance Committee. as was resolution
setting apart r6, 900 tor the improvement
OF the parks of the city. The Ground
and Buildings Committee submitted de
tailed statement of the expenditures o.
account OF the new City Hall. Ii showe
, n balance TO the credit of the building O
S17. .4G5. "a. The report was filed wlthou
having been read.
CHAIRMAN REEVES PAPER.
The Committee on Health presented th
, paper as TO the death-rate OF tho city
, , which had been prepared by Chairman
Reeve by request. IL embraced the mat
, ter submitted oy him 1t the recent meet
ing OF the committee, full report .
winch was given III the DISPATCH the tol
; lowing morning. The purport Of Nh
! Reeves paper was to show that Rich
mond's high death-rate is largely due 4
her being put upon a different basis tron
tnat upon which other cities are. Con
, Guiding his remarks upon tals importan
question, the chairman OF the Commltte
on Health says:
"Should We admit into our health report
deaths by accident aad by violence? unquel
ttonably they have place in our deatirrate, bu
1 think they have not tho Same bearing on ID
healthtulness of u community which death
fIom disease ana Old age have.
"ShOud we admit deaths Of transents VIII
are visiting our city either on business or plea
sure VINO are nos reckOned in our census? Pei
sons who die in osptais, mont esidents, who ar
attracted here when In extreme danger nopin
fOr rehei from tue superior skill oi our pnys
cans and surgeons? 10 soems 10 me that thes
90 nos come properly In the death reports OF ou
city, for not only have they net been counted !
I our census, but eacn individual dyiag thu
D represents one IN our ayerage-tnat 10, II gu
death-rate Is twenty IN a thousand, each tEent
so dying should add at least tbousped TO 0u
estimated population. Eyen this would not