The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-10
THE MAYORS FIRST VETO
az OPPOSES THE MAINTENANCE or
cozoRED SOLDIERS HERE.


Sfsrke. Vaughan. White, and King.
Mayor Richard NJ. Taylor sent IN ms
first veto message, relating 10 the ap
Precipitation OF $3.50 In addition 10 tins
amount already appropriated for the
construction OF an armory Tor the flrs
battalion. Virginia Voiuhteers, ihIahu!
(the coIored Dattalion). Inc document
set forth the folIo wing:
return the resolution adopted b,
the Board OF Aldermen September "a
1894. and concurred IN by tne Soninoi
1850 for arrnory for Firss battalion
Virginia volunteers. infantry, without
my approval. as ] deem IL unnecessary
unwise, ana against pubic poicy t(
maintain colored soldiers in. this city
and this battalion is composed Oh coiore9
soldiers.
unanimously passed the resolution over
the veto OF the Mayor.
Upon the recommendation OF the Com
nnittee on Streets, petition offered by
Mr.. Warner Moore was reJccteu, wnic.
asked permission for the constructor
Of side track from the southern rail-
road on Dock street. IN front Of the
petitioners mills. for distance Of about
40 feet.
Upon the recommendation OF the FL
nance Committee. the sum OF 5000 was
appropriated for the account OF the COM
mittee on James River Improvement.
The original resolution, calling for an
appropriation OF $1,000. was amended
in the above manner by the committee.
ROOM FOR The LAW Library.
Upon the recommendation OF the Com
mittee on Grounds ana buildings. a
resolution was unanimously adopted
granting permission TO the Bar AssOcia-
lion TO use as law library Room No
1G. on the fourth floor OF the city Hall
under certain restrictions and with the
pr0viso that the room may also be used
by the city for the storage OF documents.
Captain Reeve, on behalf of the Com
milf nj
recently published in The Times In re
gard 10 the death rate of the city and
resolution was adopted providing that
there be added 10 the census for each
year the percentage equal to the increase
since the previous census.
The Board concCrred in the following
appropriations agreed upon by the Com
Four hundred and eiehty-nine dollars
for the grading paving, curbing, ana
guttering, of the south side of FLOYD
Eight hundred dollars for the grading
OF the alley between Reservoir and Ran
dolph streets and Taylor and Cary
Six hundred dollars for the grading,
bed Of Beech street from Park avenue
10 Main street with granite spaix.
Six hundred and thirty-seven dollars
and eiGhty-hve cents for the grading.
resetting of curbing and paving road
bed of Fourteenth street with granite
Seven hundred dollars for the grading,
curbing. and paving with granite of
gutter and sidewalk on south side of
Srsre street from Twenty-third street
10 Terrace roadway.
Providing for the issuing Of y2O,UO
worth OF per cent. sewer bonds. to run
used for the construction Of sewers on
Ryland street and other points.
THosK STREET NAMES.
The Board also concUrred In the reso.
luton providing for the appointment OF
a special committee Of three members
from the Council and two from the Board,
TO consider the question of displaying the
names OF the streets on street corners:
also for the use of electricity on the Mar,
shall-street car line during the Exposition.
from October 9th to 18th.
When the question came up as TO con-
CURING In the resolution appropriatinG
$500 for the completion OF the Stuart
horse Guard armory, and the erection of
dfl11 sned between the armory and the
one OF the Richmond Howitzers. now in
course OF construction, good deal of
discussion ensued, and MIR. Starke moved
TO strike out such parts of the resolution
as referred TO the drill shed. This mo-
ton prevailed, and the resolution was
agreed upon as amended
BTATE LIBRARY.
a resolution was concurred in appro-
priating 1851 for certain improvements on
Lark avenue between Boyd and Byrd
the ordinance providing that the Board
OF Health should meet at least once a
month, also In a resolution donating sec
ZION ~ eastwood cemetery 10 the Found
InB hospital; appropriating $50 for the
FURNISHING OF room in Washington Hall
Board
The resolution appropriatlng Ss3. az IA
per month, as salary for the assistant IL
brarian. was also concurred In Mr. Starke
alone voting against it.
The Committee on Finance was instruct
ed to borrow 100000 from time to time. as
the needs OF the city may require.
NOT TO SELL IHIIR SALARIES.
The ordinance concerning the pavment
OF ,he salaries and wages Of city oiticials
ana employees, and preventing them from
seihng their salaries. or giving orders
ior the same. provoked lively discus
sion. president Turpin spoke against the
measure. saying that he did not think the
city officials were babies, needing go
carts TO Keep them from falling down.
He thought these people should have the
privilege OF selling their wages, which
were their only assets, when they were in
tight place.
MIR. Blake, in favoring the ordinance
said that the president did not seem TO
understand the situation. lie said that
some of the city officials did sell their
wages. and that they sold them three and
four times. He cited an instance. in
which an order for a mans pay was pre-
scented Mt the office of the CITY Auditor
three times. only TO be turned down, as
the wages OF the said official had been
drawn upon another order.
Mr. Turpin thought person who did
that was nothing more than a thief He
knew there were some dishonest people
In the city government II the refusal to
pay debt was 10 be called dishonesty
Mr.. Starke stated that he would have
TO vote for the measure In order to make
impossible such report as he heard a
day or two ago, to the effect that a menu
Der of one of the committees was shay
Ing the bonds OF man employed in his
own department.
A motion made by Mr. Allen, to refer
the matter to the Committee on Claims
apd Saiaries. was voted down. The orlgi-
nal ordinance was then concurred IN by
vote OF 10 TO 4. with an amendment, re-
pealing any ordinance or part OF ordi-
nance conflicting Herewith.
NOT TO oI,soE WATER RENT.
Alderman Mitchell presented a resolu-
ton. requesting the Committee on Water
TO ascertain the number of water takers
alleging that they do not receive the guam
THY of water for which they pay, and to
inform the board as TO the loss which the
city would sustain II no charge was made
for such faucets and closets. The measure
was referred to the Water Committee.
Mr.. Starke presented resolution pro-
vidipg for the issuing OF $4,000 worth of
per cent. city bonds. the proceeds of
which are to be expended In the construc-
ton OF the proposed new school building
The matter was referred TO the Commit
tee on Finance.
ON motion OF Captain Reeve. the board
decided that chairmen of the various
committees should report the codifed
city ordinances as soon as revised TO
Captain Alexander Coke. the reviser, SO
that they might be presented 10 the
Council In one volume as proof.
After the transaction OF some routine
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