The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-09
CONTRACT OR DAY LABOR
THAT QUESTION AGAIN VENT.
LATED IN THE COUNCIL.
The Appropriation for the Cs'orsd Ar
mory-The Law Library Disposed o.
The Digging OF Trenches.


upon the recommendation OF the Com
nalttee on Fire Department.
Upon the recommendation or the Com
nittee on Police, a resolution was re-
ferred to the Finance Committee appro-
priating the sum OF $50 for the police
contingency fund.
Ubon the recommendation Of the Com;
mittee on Claims. the Councii rejected
the petition OF Mr.. II. l.. felouze, VINO
asked for the refundipg OF $40 paid Ior
water rent on his residence when ne uia
not receive a sufficient water supply.
The committee on displaying the names
and numbers of the streets OF tnls cry
in a suitable manner presented q reso-
luton appropriating the sum OF S7p lor
that purposes and authorizing the com
mittee to award the CONTRACT 70 the i9"
est responsible and acceptable blduer;
The report and resolution were reieffed
to the Finance Committee
When the report from the BOARD OF
Aldermen was taken up. setting 1orth
the action taken 10y that po1y at W. US, w az
tobcr meeting. the resolution making an
Additional appropriation OF $3.50 Tor the
construction of coiored armofy was
first considered. The resolution had Deen
vetoed by the Mayor but II was passed
over Mayor Taylor's veto by the Boafd
MIR Epps stated that h. would support
Mayor Taylor in his view, because ne
thought that the city Engineers depsIl
ment should have drawn It's plans anu
specifications within the limits OF lhe
original appropriation Of $500. Messrs:
Davis. Wallerstein and Gunst explained
v.hv they would vote TO pass the feso-
w., MnjS ~, Der the veto. while MIR. Lawder
set forth why he should sus'a" WV
Mayor. a,,i,,, CONQUERED I'm
over the veto Of the Mayor G 10Y q WI Fpps.
q w. w. Mummy and Seay voting in Inc
sEbe CouncH concurred in the resolution
appropriating 5000 for tht EXIT ,Iit,e SV On
An the department OF the 'oH'iii
LANES River Improvement
THE LAW LIBRARY.
,.o,nor discussion arose when the res
oIrtion came up for concurrence tE I'rtS
oiu, tba nee of room No. 10 on the loutith
! Goor Of the City Hall 10 the use VI p ~
ioor Associa ton for a law hprdty tt',id
ident Glover thought the Couht ~ huiId-
| NOT grant the use OF room ~ l,t t,1snts
Hot 70 ntbers than the city depai tili
! rs bGs renuest was granted the Cou l,,,s
III, la also be compelled TO give IV ,hnt
n the preachers or DOCTORS sHo"
ASK r io Csse said the first steps had 40, n Sy
! -, tolTen hy the Bar AssocldIiott, tbat
- oficials, who had askeu, ~, on
! privilege. and the request ~, n" i've courts
| RRarsed nv the judges OF the nv re0usst
IoIseua in in The city Hail If the ree'ladite
i Ioca' eranted. it would certainly eAp''''0
| public business. i,,s+ the granting
Mi Mr., Epps spoke against n Ine would
| = ~" ,ba nriyilege. which, II aiIoWeVt a. make
| Vi VI" 4, 5rce other ORGANIZATIONS ~ die-
oiiiI3 ,i ~ renuests. After some fdf tIeTriter
e,,.i.io in which Messrs;; ,,i,ated. in
| Rioomberg, and Gunst P@ n,biIe Messrs.
favor Oh trS oi,er opposed 1t. the resolu ~
SeaS ,,ias finally concurred III ~
eiUi W. Il The vote was as LOIS BROCK,
81 AvesDMessrs. Bloomberg, ~ tyt's9 Ferriter,
Catela ns e Riasf"Hf obson jackson. Lander
! ~ ~ i"'pI9 poo and Woody-l4 ..,, Davis,
XII, odisoH9SIessrs Blanks, Coltie' NI,Irphy,
| Dcane, Eppe, Grimm Grimm; 'Waiierster and
| SpaV. Smith. lro"o''
Gio9yerrdlSS,o ,ution was also coneIt,r,eIn Of
annropiiating 5000 for inc tiorse Guard !,
the armory iloiution providing that en-
also, "n of The city department " not he
pciSce a month and that lhey sn salaries.
admitted to give orders OH N'0''
rup uEJIsiD ORDINANCES.
| ...nor Lengthy debate was cansed ~ ~
| U,'oonoiution adopted by me bo"' Nh ~
Aldermen. providing as 81 The several
When t ~ In which have been Iel't' al
~ r,.,iscd and recodlned OIuiiIiia,, ma,
| 49, completed their WoIk Giov Coke
shall hand the same 10 S,ho shall trans
the reVlser a az ~ such committee To one
ror, of the revised ordinance, 80, he shall
SoPsgb9l have finished WIN thentt ~ IN va
return them TO me Sn', .,bnn, he received
| ,{cns committees from Wiioi" nc
This resolution was finally is clover
! .aiin and on motion OF Nv. 'h.. com
tbe resolution recommends .oIen M. 1t
| provided the folloWlnb. of the members
| Pi..rSi,at a Joint meeting OF W nSorI ~ Al
ill an
| of the toHiii+,,ened AT an early DATE 20
9erIilem ,d mon by the presidents oi ne
| - branches and thdt "a" t..oif into a
! ,'ben convened. shall resTISGI Of the two
| JOINT tbe nurpose OF consldeIihs an, III
| Doules 10, tO arnendments TO the reEhvu
| btops7 THAT said meeting St"i iah -
ulhdllOtTa -, time TO time untll theIl 49, W
! loulh IT'LL im ed. after which they shalI - =
! port their aclloh "
| approval ordnnenfs and such new
| intl ~ as may be agreed upon III r.
| ordlhaho,s ~ the whole shall be by tne
coiliinr and recodiher. Mr.. Alex. 80 ~,
! ,far.d i'm a copy OF the reNi'eN 80, as
| rndided ordinances, anu s"Ntbo reviser
C0ouUnmIeted and perfected py w In.
COMFY Vftormance 10 the action OF the cpi, ~,
| III ColiO ~ the whole, shall be reporter W
! III TWO branches for maj acllon Ill
| me tH,,dred copies of the same Sndli
one Zen printed under the SUPERVISION
hStth committee on ordinances ana the
ceviser and distributed 10 me
| of both branches OF the Couhcllii or,.d
| rms resolution was nhaIly auoP''N'
AGAINST CONTRACT LABOR.
Mr. Epps offered an ordinance PIoyldi,hs
| ut All trenches for the laying oi "dt ~
.me, gas mains and sewers DE aug ny
| me- s,p1ioyes Of the respective city DC
| nartments at compensation OF ~
Lev day. During the discussion "iliCn ioi,
! iDXei Messrs. Epps ana DAVIS autoSd an
NV NV Measure. while Mr.. Wallersteln call
the az very dangerous precedent, which
| [Souid SAVIOR OF paternahsm, Tor II "ouiu
| 1--WE advantage 10 one Grass Vi PeVPio
% the detriment of another. a motion
! offered by Mr.. Gunst TO lay lhe mat, ,ss',
| On inc table until the next regular meet
| ~, vrss lost bv a vote OF 10 ~, Messrs
| RTock Deane Ferriter. Gunst Page ana
! smith voting in the affirmative.
| Nir Bloomperg then advocated the auop-
| i'm of the resolution, which, he thought,
| would be TO the benefit OF the city. II
| the work was done by white labor every
| dollar Of the money so earned Woulu ne
spent In this city. The resolution requlr-
| ing a two-third vote, was lost by vote
The vote was as follows:
Ayes-Alessrs. Blanks, Bloomberg, Cot
| treli, Davis. Diacont, Don Lsayy' EPps'
INV Sea Seay, Trower and Woody-l5.
Noes-Messrs. Briggs. Brock, Caskie
! Deane, Griftin, Hobson, Landerkin Page
| Smith, Wallerstein and Giover-n.
When questioned by Mr.: Bloomherg. Nj,
resolution involved the expenditure OF
m IRE than $40. and that he, therefore,
ruled a twO-third vote. Mr.: Biqomo ,'srs
| involved and that no two-third vote was
necessary. He, therefore. appeaiel from
! the decision Of the Chair. The appeal was
finally withdrawn upon the susseS'ioi' Vi
] MIR. Epps.