The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-04
FROM THE CITY HALL.
,oxrurr BUSINESS MEETING OF
COMMITTEE ON Lf0HT.
..o,,s,in the Cost Of an Electric Plant
rn,.r..ted in the Welfare OF
Company Is. First Regiment

committee on Light held It's month
Icing in room No. 5 Of the city
,,.v las, evening. There were present
80 Gum chairman, George b.
90, Gibson. Crimes, Harewicke, Mann
and TAYLOR =,
-eport Of Superintendent ADAMS in
I'd 10 the gas made during the past
-,b Was received and fled. 1t showed
.. during the month OF April 100000
Zoe, Of gas were made. against
.... s.o cubic feet during the correspond
.,,rth last year During the same
HA fs0N5S9 cubic feet OF gas were
l'...,,,o3 AGAINST iS2G.4f9 cubic feet In
'n 1875 Tho receipts for coke during
~ c.st month were NlS.b against
w.. & In April. 1885. From the water-sas
e.. 81 1880 cubic feet OF gas were
l--el during the month OF April the
--5yrflou Of which required eo'Io gar
~ ou 4s7 30 pounds OF coke, $4,000
l''F 10 lo.o The cost Of the manufac-
i- ~ vatcr-EaS was y cents per
t-...' -,ini. feet in the holder.
w. tno disposal Of good deal OF
t..e,rees. the resolution was taken
t.., ~.1gcsts the committee 10 sub
hr estimate OF the cost Of a com
i'. '-....-i- rcnt plant Mr. Davis moved
i 49,. matter be referred to a subcOm-
t""' tUo I'm conjunction with Su
h',.l...ao-- Adams. This was agreed 10.
o.. chair appointed Messrs. Davis
a.t ,,-t,.,.go as members Of the sub
o'..'- decided 20 run gas mains on
4tn avenue between twenty
Toe~ty-sccond and Twenty
AIF' '.-.,.s between Broad and Mar
i.', .-..-s and on Dance street, be-
t.-... I'm Reservoir street and running
-, about -n feet
e,,,r,I read0ns for the erection Of ad-
s.t,-.I electric lights were received, but
t.f,o be- laIi on the table on account Of
the a., o. funds- -
,--iH'n was received from Mrs
,...--a s. Lyons on behalf OF the Wo-
-.-., christian Association. asking that
.t. tIl be RENTED for the gas used by
,ta Indies ia the TWO stores on Main
..rsc. orrosite the tabernacle during the
,r,rtr meetings ON motion OF Mr.. Davis,
rs committee decided 10 recommend to
r4 Council that The request be granted.
TRANSACTED ROUTINE BUSINESS.
Tho Committee on Claims met yester-
dav evening at o'clock IN room No. II
~ the city Had and transacted the
usual amount Of monthly routine bust
ness.
CoMPANY ms TABLE.
Tho ladies who will be in charge Of
the table Of company b Of the First
regiment. durins the coming Bazaar. met
yesterday afternoon IN the Office Of Cap
tain Frank Cunningham in the City
Hall. and discussed the details OF the
Plan as how the table might be managed
% the greatest advantage. The discus
sion was entirely informal. and several
suggestions as to the arrangements were
aereed upon.
SHOULD HURRY Up TIE WORK.
When the new Law and Equity Court
Was organized in March last it was
stated that the new courtroom would
D. ready for occupancy within about
three weeks. Since then more than twice
that time has elapsed. and yet there is
10 telling when Judge Minor will be
able 20 use his new courtroom. The
bench from which the judge will preside
and the different ratings have been put
up some time ago, and over a week
ago the linoleum. with which the floor
IS 20 be covered. was brought into the
room. but since then nothing more has
been done until yesterday when just one
strip Of the covering was laid
On Monday after next the new term
Of the court will begin. and 1t is very
desirable that by that time the new court
room be at the disposal Of the court. A;
present the clerk does the best he can
but he is often compelled to vacate his
temporary quarters TO give way for com
mittee meetings.
COMMITTEE on STREETS,
The Committee on Streets will hold a
called meeting this evening at 3 o'clock
in room No. Of the city Hail. when
the question as TO granting a franch Sc
for the erection OF viaduct on Broad
street win again be considered.
CIRCUIT COURT.
in the Circuit Court. before judge Well
ford. Yesterday, Elizabeth b. Plass and
Herman Piass instituted suit against
the Virginia Fire and Marine Insurance
Company for $500. with interest from,
November 8. 1895
HUsTINGs COURT.
Tho cases against s. s. Cadot were set
for trial in the Hastings Court before
Joise $. 3D. Wit. yesterday. Mr.. CABOT
IS charged with embezzlement Of money
belonging 10 the Oak Dlstlling Company
40 Cincinnati. but owing to the illness
o. Commonwealth -Attorney Spottswood
ire trial was postponed until to-day.
Colonel Spottswood had an attack Of
cholera morDus on Wednesday evening
and his physician advised him not to
exert himself and he therefore asked
that the case go over
The first cese TO be tried will be the
one charging Mr.. CABOT with embezzling
about $500 belonging to the Live Oak