The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-01
PROM THE CITY HALL.
,o.Rp AGREES TO THE RHDEMP-
TON or THE BABY BONDS.
,no committees on Police and Third Mar
Lct met--other Committees TO Meet To-
Day--Msi. Woinbie's Successor.

called meeting Of the Board Of Al
t.rnon was held in the Cornell Chamber
LIST evening. At S o'clock. the hour
a,el for the meeting. q sufficient number
a members was not present. and
ros, was taken for half an hour. At
that time the following members answer
.. io their names: Mcssrs. Allen. bahen'
pakc. Hardwickc. King. Moore. Mount
,.suc. Noble. Snead. Boykin. White ana
President Turpin. Mcssrs. Mitch'"
Reeve. Starke. and Vaughan were Ie-
ported to be out Of town.
city Clerk August read The ca" aoI
DE meeting. WHICH was I.I 'tS,o,,''.,
sheraton OF the rcport OF t"V 49,, III
} Committee. when las alt i"3 w a.. - ~
Itsr.I I'm the columns ~ The Times.
The report was then taken "P, ""S'A t'c
board at once agrctd 10 t.'..,.
authorizing the Finance No''Hi''sNV -
.sSae 5000 worth per cent 4eslstSrSu
. ~. ,,,,,,',sc If rcdceming The $40,
.' issnc5 I'm q ptr cent. baby bonds. last
t4r and which will Doe due Oh september
A., The rcouest Of Mir. Noble. MIR. Hard
,.k,. the chairman of the Finance Com
,..ft.r explained that year ago the
...fuiftee was authorized by the Council
o., issue $4,000 IN baby bonds, II they
.,s,qei 10 advisable. but that only $1,000
Lac been issued.
In, board also agreed 70 the resolution
mitch authorizes the Finance Commit
te. % issue notes on behalf the city
u the purpose Of borrowing money
y..l Nhicn 10 redeem the baby bonds, II
tfe new series OF per cent bonds cannot
b. sold In time.
Under Suspension OF the rules a resolu-
H.. was adopted. which had been offered
IS Mr. Hardwicke. 1t directs the Clty
al iitOr TO place 10 the credit OF the
ne
needed to pay a judgment Obtained
Matilda ROsenfeld against the city.
ST. Hardwicke brie1y thanked The
l.ri for the prompt manner ia which
tIt r-pOrt Of the Finance Committee had
fasl -dopted. thereby relieving the com
MITE. OF a great burden.
ID. board then adjourned.
COMMITTEE IN eEssIoN.
Tic Committee on Police met last even
i-- % o'clock and transacted It's usual
r..Ge business. consisting Of the ap-
.-...ry OF the paV-rOu of the police de-
s.-,rent for the month, etc. Major Poe.
,t chief OF Police, who had been on a
s.-. visit TO Baltimore. attended the
meeting is usual.
AT hour later the Committee on Third
LM.ra-t met and approved current bills
tte month of July and the payroll.
Io MEtT TODAY or TOD MORROW.
T.e Committee on Cemeteries will hold
~ monthly meeting this afternoon at $50
.c... Is IN room No. II OF the city Han.
I,e Committee on James River I'M
Yr.yement Will meet at o'clock In room
S. @ and dispose of whatever business
uay come before IL.
Az o'clock this evening JOINT session
4 tie Committees on Second Market ana
Health will be held in room No. II Tor
o., purpose Of consideriug the sanitary
condition OF the market building.
The Committee on Light VIII hold ITS
monthly meeting tomorrow, evening az An %
O'Clock in room No. > of the city nan.
Dn mat occasion very likely me resoiu-
ton will be taken from the table which
vas offered by Mr. Davis at the last meet
.rc providing that the appointments OF
employees ia the city gas works shah be
rsde by the committee instead as here
f.f1re, by the superintendent
AFTER MAJOR woMBLt's PLACE
Among the candidates who have made
application for the place OF hrst asSls-
house. made vacant by the death OF Major
John +. WOmble. is Captain j. Taylor
StrattOn. a former Teur-s entauVe OF Mad
on ward in the CWlmon Council