Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-16
ELECT THEM AGAIN.
Messas. SHINE, LoveNsTEIN, AND
sTARKE REMAIN ON THE BOARD.
Magistrate Graves Promoted - Street.
Committee Major otnter's Rail-
rosd-Centrsi-schooi building.

There was a Joint session OF tne clty
Council list night for the purpose OF elect
ing members Of the Board OF School Trus-
tees from the First. Second. and Third
districts of the city, in the places OF
Messrs. r. Edgar Shine. William Loven.
stein, and f. ID. Starke. whose terms OF
Office expire April Sd.
Upon the r~oll-calI it was ascertained
that more than o quorum OF the W
branches we're present. and nominations
were announced to DO in order.
Messrs. Shine. Iovenstein, and Starke
were reelected TO their respective places
by unanimous votes, no others being
placed in nomination
MAGISTRATES FIGHT.
President Dickerson handed down the
resignation Of A. p. Montgomery. the JUS
tice of the Peace designated TO hold the
Police Court IN the absence OF the Ponce
Justice. and the names of Magistrates
stephen l.. Wood. William b. Jones, and
w. A, Graves were placed in nomination
for this position. On the first ballot Dir.
Wood received IA votes. Mr.. Jones none,
and Mr.. Graves 20. Mr.. Graves was there
fore declared elected and the Council adj
journed.
The Street Committee.
At the meeting Of the Council Commit
tee on Streets held in the Chancery-Court
room yesterday evening. there were pres
ent Chairman Curtis and Messrs. Alien.
Bahen, Brauer, Davis, StrattOn, Thomas.
Turpin. and White. and the City Engineer.
The ordinance prepared by the City At
torney and Engineer and the ward CON-
mittees, granting PERMISSION TO MAJOR
Lewis Ginter and his association TO con-
struct a railway on Jefferson street from
Broad TO Main was reported and recon-
mended to the Council. Ii tract 10 TO
be put down for the purpose OF conveying
the building material for the new Jefferson
Hotel to the site. The line is 10 remain
eighteen montb---d animal motiye-power
is to be used. The hotel people are to Keep
the street repaired, as far as the damage
lone By the road is concerned. The loca-
ton and grade of the tracks are subject to
the approval of the City Engineer.
ELEcTRIc-RAILwAy ORDINANCES.
The committee continued until the 2sth
instant the question of granting the Rich
mond Railway and Electric Company per-
mission to construct a branch line on FIRST
street from Clay TO the Barton Heights
viaduct.
The petition of BIr. Hugh Blair for a
culyert Improvement at the corner OF
Seventh and Hospital streets was referred
10 the Jackson-Ward committee tor a re-
port on the 18th.
Colonel Cutshaw stated to the commit
tee that he had observed that the Rich
mond Railway and Electric Company had
put down for o short distance beyond
rwenty-eighth street on the Maln-Street
line q glrder-rail without the authority or
the Committee on Streets or from the
Street Department. and that lie had sum
moned an officer of the company to be
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not be fined for violation OF their ordl-
nance.
BEIsG GIVEN A TEST.
Captain Pizzini explained how the track
had been Land before the permission was
obtained, and asked that 1t be allowed to
remain down one month in order that II
might be fully tested. The Engineer
thought that the committee should re-
auire the company to take the rail up at
nee.
ON motion of Mr.. Bshen the company
was given sixty days in which to Keep the
piece of track down and the company IN
formed that hereafter any work done oty,
il in violation of the city ordinance Will
be required to be taken up and the com
PAM fined.
The resolution %instructing the City En-
gineer TO have the connection track on
Broad street from Ninth street to the new
CITY Hall taken up was returned, no action
being necessary. Colonel Cutshaw stated
that he had already ordered the derrlcks
taken down and the rails taken up and the
street fixed.
PAVING AND CULvERT MATTERS.
A petition asking for the paving of Ham,
cock street between Broad and Clay was
referred 10 the annual tour of the commit
tee.
An application for a culyert on Twenty
second street was forwarded to the Coun-
chi with the recommendation OF the com
mittee.
on motion Of Mr.. Stratton the con.
sideration of the resolution In regard 10
the stationing of a Waterman by the
Chesapeake and Ohio railway on its trestle
across Williamsburg avenue was postponed
until the 2sth. ,
A great deal Of discussion was INDUCED
in upon proposed sewer work. but all &C
ton was deferred until the next meeting
of the committee,
The CoatraI-School Building.
Colonel Cary, chairman OF the Council
Committee on Schools. called a meeting OF
! that body in the Council chamber last
night aud stated to the members that he
would be absent from the city next Tues
| day evening, when the matter of awarding
| the contract for the new Central-Schoo
building will come up. He advised the
| committee to proceed with the opening OF
| the proposals and the letting Of the con-
tract, if the figures came within the
amount Of the appropriation -S2s, 200.
The Committee on Light held q special
meeting last night and awarded contracts
for mains Of the water-gas plant 10 Wood
q Sons, of Philadelphia. and Gaines q
Glover. of this city. The work upon tins
new adjunct to the city gas department /:
progressing as rapidly as possible.