Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-21
DIVIDE THE MONEY.
Marshall and New Reservoir Parks
Get Biz Slices Of the $4,000.
ESTIMATES FOR The YEAR.
The Grounds and Buildings and Streets
Committees Ask for Large sums-Day-
Labor Resolution Rescinded.

A lengthy session OF the Committee on
Grounds and Buildings was he'd In Com
mittee-room No. s. of the new City Hall.
last evening. Those In attendance were
Chairman Taylor. and Messrs. Carter
Curtis. Epps. Mountcastle, Noble, and
Turpin. and City Engineer Cutshaw.
Messrs. Bowden, Reeve. and Mcdowell
Of the Committee on Relief Of the Poor.
and Superintendent Carter. OF the Public
Charities OF the city, appeared In REFER
ence TO quarters for the issuance or meal
to the poor OF the city.
After some talk over the question, Mr..
Turpin moved that Superintendent Carter
be requested to see If he could secure
suitable room for this purpose near the
new City Hall, and make a report 10
the Committee on Grounds and Buildings
as to the cost. This was agreed to, ana
Mr.. Turpin was appointed committee
OF one to act with Mr.. Carter.
ADDITIONAL ARTICLES.
The report of the subcommittee on
changes and additional articles of furni-
ture about the hall was read and elab-
orately discussed.
The alterations and additions involved
an outlay Of $2,S5i.9i. Among the items
are 30 water-coolers. $50; $50 spittoon-
mats, lnoleum, sS1; 800 rubbers for chair
legs, $50: 81 door-checks for the interior
glass doors, $751; 70; door-springs and
checks for outside doors. s2o2.76; 10 waste
baskets, $780, 63 Smyrna mats, SS.S6;
additional pieces for the machinists,
si6995; wire screen for Police Court
$40. 20; case and desk combined outside
counter in City Tax Collectors Office, So;
revolving chairs, $40; 3 fiat-top desks,
500; other chairs, $40; 20 lineal feet of hat
rack for Council chamber and offices.
$3.50; shifting the offices Of the High Con-
stable and the City Coroner A5i.Z' Inc
report was adopted with the instruction
that such Of the work be done by the
carpenters in the building as they can
satisfactorily perform, and that bids be
gotten from citizens for the articles that
have 10 be purchased outright.
RULES FOR THE HALL.
There was a squabble over the report
Of the subcommittee on rules, the sub
stance of which has already been pub
lished in this paper and which was
adopted. The janitors are required by
the rules as amended and adopted. to
go on duty at A. NJ, and remain three
hours, and again at p. NJ. and remain
until 10 o'clock. The regulations provide
for the uniforming Of the elevator men
and the watchmen after the fashion
of the Richmond firemen and police re-
spectively.
DIVISION OF PARK FUNDS.
A great deal Of talk was INDUCED In
over the resolution from the Council
appropriating $4,000 for the city parks.
Colonel Cutshaw submitted what he
considered an equitable and a practical
division of the funds. which was as fol-
lows: New Reservoir, $4,000; jefferson
Park, 5000, 5000 of which is to he turned
over to Marshall Park, which sum was
borrowed from 1t by jefferson Park
Marshall Park, $1,000 (additionaD; River
side Park, 5000.
On motion of Mr.. Epps this division was
agreed upon the work to be done in ac-
cordance with the day labor plan.
The committee decided 10 meet at 8
O'Clock Thursday afternoon at the corner
OF Louisiana street and Williamsburg ave
nue.. to look into the exI.ediency OF making
park there for the residents Of Fulton.
communication was read complaining
that Candles Hi Park was not being
properly superintended. Mr.. Noble ex-
planned that the keeper Of this resort was
and had been, quite Ill. The City En-
gineer was instructed to look into the
matter of the park being neglected, and
TO make such recommendations to the
committee as he might deem proper.
ESTIMATE FOR THE YEAR.
Clerk Bates read the estimate of the
needs of the Grounds and Buildings De-
partment. 1t footed up 373O25, of which
SlSls5 is wanted for salaries; 5000 for
Chimborazo Park. 5000 for Marshall
Square. 5000 for jefferson Park. Sl.0)O for
CANDLES Hill Park, 81 20 for Monroe
Square. $4,000 for New Reservoir Park.
5000 for Riverside Park, $3.50 for ter
raced roadway, &c. This was recon-
mended TO the Committee on Finance.
The usual routine business was disposed
Of, and the body. at $50 o'clock, ad-
journed.
The street Committees Meeting.
After the adjournment of the Grounds
and Buildings Committee, the Committee
on Streets convened and consumed nearly
all the remainder of the night. The mem
bers present were Messrs. Curtis Chair
NAM, Allen, Bahen. Brauer, Carter. Boy
kin, Gray. Davis, StrattOn. Thomas, Tur-
pin. and White.
The first matter to arise was a motion
of MIR. Allen to so amend the record a.
10 declare void "A resolution passed by the
committee at its last meeting providing
thai the sewer trenches be dug by the
forces Of the City Engineering Depart
fhent.
Mr.. Allen took the ground that the
resolution had been adopted contrary 10
the rules governing the City Council,
which were also the rules Of the commit
tee.
Mr.. Turpin offered as a substitute that
the record be approved. and this motion
prevailed by vote Of Z 10 8. Messrs.
Allen. Bahen, Gray, Thomas, and White
voting in the negative
. PETITIONS REJECTED.
Allegations were heard in reference to
a petition for the grading of the alley
between Broad and Grace. and Twenty
fifth and Twenty-sixth streets. Nearly
all abutting property-owners being OPP
posed TO the improvement. the petition
was rejected. Similar action was taken
in regard to a petition for the grading
and paving of the alley between Jefferson
and Madison and Broad and Marshall
streets; also In regard to the petition for
the grading and paving of the alley be-
tween Sixth and Seventh and Baker and
Preston streets.
A resolution calling for allegations In
reference to the grading and paving of
New street between Tenth and Eleventh
was laid on the table on Mr.. Stratton' S
motion.
MIR. r. w. Powers was present, and
asked the committee TO have the side
walk OF Franklin street from Lombardy
TO Harrison paved. On motion OF Mr..
Boykin the work was ordered to be done
at once.
Councilman Page urged the committee
TO pass the resolution requiring the Ches-
apeake and Ohio Railway COMPANY 10
piace watchmen at the crossings of Mar
shall and Bowe streets. The matter was
referred TO a subcommittee. consisting
of Messrs. Allen, Bahen. Boykin. and
Turpin.
Mr.. ]. Thompson Brown was on hand
70 oppose the opening OF an alley rue'
ming from Grove avenue between Harvit
and Plum streets.
ON motion of Mr.. Allen the alley was
ordered TO be graded as far as recon.
mended by the subcommittee, and tht
question OF extending 1t was referred back
10 the subcommittee.
Mr.. Allen, at the suggestion OF Mr.
Carlton Mccarthy. offered a resolution
providing that the Richmond Railway and