Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-12
TALK ABOUT METERS.
40 o,cxeRsoN SUGGESTS A PLAN
w." son THEIR INTRODUCTION.
s,,,eo, Disonssed nj some Length and
g,iorrsd-So conv'ots ON Civ WORK
Nuoh Routine Work.


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vs,n President Dickerson brought
lis cavol calling the Board OF Al
g. order last night only eleven
c. .-s u that body wero in their seats.
,-.re Messrs Bowden. Hardwicke.
b"g Moore. Mountcastle, Reeve,
80, TAYLOR. 1urpin. White, and the
1As.ot 4 few moments later MIR.
80 ". Carter sailed quietly into the
-, and he was closely followed by
81, @r,. fy.t business taken MP was the con-
'-s.,on a the ordinance referred baok
,bc Committee on Streets providing
~, contractor upon city work shall
~ convict labor upon suoh work.
~',.sasure received the unanimous vote
,L. Board.
,5rSnIISGs TO BE ADMITTED.
,o, ,onmitteo on Relief of the Poor
- -,t, AZ amended ordinance IN order TO
4 20 ga. authority for the admission into
t ~ almshouses of foundlings. Pre-
.I, thcro had been nothing in the
''.,..p which had reference 10 castaway
~, Reeve SAID his reason for offering
u. ouendmont in the committee was
-,,Iy 10 establish q legal status Tor the
tl.rH.tElrS IN ofQef lEAL Nuty "
-,a.criy cared for IN future.
ans point Mr.. Carter, from Marshall
Usrl announced that the members OF his
i. ~ the house could hear nothing owing
=, q Great noise being msdo by lot OF
= 34rcn who wero playing on Broad
street ,..,.
hone the Second POlice-Station and have
en- oflcer sent TO stop that fuss" said the
lr.-tIFEf
A policeman happened to be IN tho
,h,n.ter and he went down and soon had
the httle ones quiet.
The ordinance as amended was agreed
70
UsT THE MOSBY FOR METERS.
when the report Of the Committee on
Cbockoe Crock was called for Mr.. Bowden
landed IN their resolution recommending
tLc transfer Of $500 from the account OF
storkoe Creek Committee to that Of the
Committee on Grounds and Buildings.
President Dickersop lett the chair, 1t
hclug filed by Mr.. J. w. White, and
offered 0 substitute directing the City Au-
ditor to transfer 70 the construction ac-
count of the Water Department the sum
of = .24Oll, now standing on the books
II tie Auditor 20 the credit OF improve
meut of Shockoo Creek, the sum thus
transferred TO be expended by the Com
m.ttee on Water for purchasing and put
flrT IL MaNtF-Ulftt HI bht wy
Mr.. Dlckerson called the attention OF
tlp body to the great necessity for more
water IA the higher sections OF the city.
Ilr 1id not SEQ bow the Council could con-
elatentlV vote money 10 beautlfy the parks
when people In other localities were SUI
ts1uC for ons of the greatest and most
necessary things 10 human subsistence
,9sfcr. lie neither saw why the sum of
money should be spent IN opening great
-Shockoe Creek-when tho NTH OF
tL, city could not be started IRON the
f.sieeueos. He earnestly asked the adop-
ton OF bus substitute.
THASEED TREIR PRESIDENT.
The President was thanked 10y Messrs.
Reeve. Cary, and White. for presenting so
happy o solution Of the great problem
that had troubled them for some time.
Tho SUN involved would enable the de-
partmeut 10 begin the Introduction OF
meters, and soon the CRY Of moro water
would no longer be heard.
Mr.. B0wdcn was IN favor OF the resolu-
tion presented by the Committee on
Shockoe Creek. If the Council was not
going 10 properly keep up the parks II had
lust as we'll stop making annual appro-
pTiations for them.
Nr Tnylor: d" would like 20 ask Mr..
White how much money has been sunk IN
tlut reservoir Z" Mr. White could not an
aver the Clay Ward Alderman, but Presl-
don't Dlchprsun replied that th3 cost oi the
present wat-r-Works had been something
lac a 900. 900. and Reservoir Park alone
was valued AZ 5000 900.
The CITY. Sir. White continued, appro-
rr.4tcd $4,000 last year TO the Water De-
trtmcnt. and the revenue to the city IRON
water during the year was Sl4OOOO.
Nr. ravl0r deCrlcd IT as a shame and an
outrage o. have spent such al amount IN
t...o water-works. He asserted that the
w.rks lad cost S2.5OOO00. These meters
ulli bee a fraud upon the people, rs they
N.l.i not work. Mr.. Taylor argued that
t..r, should be larger mans and that the
..t.r should flow freely through the CITY:
ILe meter system meant hlthness and
Aupss.
UEFUsRD TO SUSPEND TIE RULE.
Nuch more discussion followed, and Mr..
D-.sar-on fually moved suspension OF
t.r rala ID regard 20 q reference TO the
fua.c, Committee and two-thirds vote,
vi..u was lost 10y the following vote.
t.4 Messrs. Carter, Mitchell, White,
lr| o.. Pres. lent.
>o Ncssrs Allen. Bowden. Cary.
H.r.v..ke. Moore, Mountcastle, Reeve,
I....r Taylor. aud Turpln- 10.
...o'Iou 10th the resolution from the
Committee On Shockoe Creek and the sub
......of Mr. Dickerson were referred to
o.. Committee on Finance.
FROM TIE COMMON COUNCIL.
Tt. following resolutions came up from
O., Common Council:
..sinr John Mahoney and j. @. Ryan TO
faat0 .-f'llu improvements on floyd avenue
Ord runb rtreet az their own expense
krr-oyriattnr s5G6.50 from tho street fund
f- ea,us. paving, and improving the side
y..I. ,4 twenty. seventh sucet from L 10 Y.
A.ir priatug al, 1855 from the street fund for
f.uIsr Work on rwcuty-nith street from 10
A9lr.lriqfuR 500 from the street fund for
t.aHlr WORK ou the south side Oi Nicholson
rr... ifau frice street TO Williamsburg avenue
lr.r.pr.a;ins s352 for tho same work on
I-.uy -.fert from Fifth 10 sixth Adopted.
tlaroPuauuE s4S4 from the street fund 10
aHItr improvements ON the south side oi Lou
i.tn4 street. from Williamsburg avenue TO ni-
tlr -rect. Adopted.
4rpr5priaung s2IO % grade and 70 pave cob
u.o--;puo gutter on the north side and 60 repayo
ulr gutter ou the south sito II Broad street from
th' Chesapeake aud ONO railway 70 fhtoenh
..reet ard 10 make Sidewalk Improvements.
Uu motion u Hr. Turpin rooommittod TO the
Committee on Streets.
Appropua,.ng 81 500 from the street fund to
grade, cub, anu pave with granite spaus the
ruai-Ucf oi Reservoir street between cary ana
A9propriatns $500 to pay Dr. John y. Up
q ID b claim Tor injury u his horse and buggy.
Eaiuc,ne tho lsense-tax Of John P. Branch Il
90 itom 5000 g. 500 for the year 1898.
Adopted
large number Of permits for the cree
ton OF frame buildings were granted.
Ecsoutlons providing for the claims
ar4iust the city OF the estate of Leigh X.
rasc aud Robert +. Morris, Jr., were con-
CURED III.
TIE BICYCLE ORDINANCE.
The ordinance imposing fine Of not
Tess than - nor more than $40 upon per
saus riding BICYCLES upon the sidewalks
Was acted upon similarly.
lir. Iurpin offered a resolution asking
thc Committee on Ordinances TO make
report which was agreed to, aud Mr.
Leyye asked o. 20 tho safety Of the build
nag, part of which IS now being used by