Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-01
CITY HALL MATTERS.
THE NORFOLK AND WESTERN tx
TENSION AGAIN DISCUSSED.
ssverai Committee Meetings Yesterday
News Of tho Courts Labor-Day
Proclamation, Notes, Etc.

The joint meeting OF the Council COM
mittees on Streets lAght and water
90 have been held in Committee Room NO
of the new City Hall at $50 O'CLOCK
last evening did not materialize. Quo
runs OF the three bodies were not piNs-
ent and, Mr.. Grimes in the chair. 'he
committees adjourned subject 10 the call
of the chairman. upon motion OF Mr..
Briggs. This meeting was arranged to
consider the resolution OF Mr.. Epps. pro-
viding that the water. gas. and sewer
trenches OF the city should be dug by
the city hands OF their respective de-
partinents-in other words by the day
labor plan. Those who responded to the
call last evening were the following;
Me~srs. Bloomberg. Boykin. Diacont.
King. and Mcdowell. of the Committee
on Streets; McSsrs. White. Mountcaste.
Briggs, Brock. and Boykin, OF the Conn
mittee on Water: Mcssrs Davis. Grimes,
Hardwickc Noble. and Vaughan, OF the
Committee on Light.
The Committee on Third Market also
failed 10 get a quorum yesterday evening.
Only Messrs. Snead and Dcanc were In
attendance. and no business could be
transacted.
THE n. AND W. EXTENSION
The special committee OF the Counch
appointed 10 take steps toward inducing
the Norfolk and Western Railroad Com
uaav "a extend its line 10 Richmond.
convened N the new CITY Han al
O'Clock last night and further discussed
sts plans Chairman NallerStcin ana
Messsrs Vaughan and Landerkin were
u acA "A letter
bearing upon the subject from MT
Yox. auditor OF the Norfolk and
Western. After some discussion, Mr.
Vaughan moved that the presidents or tne
Chamber OF Commerce. Tobacco TX
change. Grain and Cotton Exchaigc'
Richmond Produce Exchange. Real rs
tate Exchange. and Coal Exchange De
requested TO call a meeting OF their re-
spcciive bodies at rs early date as pos
sible for the purpose of expressing the'r
approval in the matter Of getting the
company To extend its line TO Richmond
and further urging the cooperation OF
,bese Exchanges IN this undertaking.
The committee adopted the above and
adjourned.
POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
a regular meeting Of the Police COM
mittee was held last evening, Chairman
ana Dcane being present Only rouuhe
business came NJ for consideration.
The Committee on Fire Department met
IN Room No IL of the City Han at b'3p
=. NJ and granted n large NUMBER OF
frame buildng permits. Those IN attend
ance were Chairman Gunst and MessrS
Donleavy and Mitchell.
MINOR CITY HALL NOTES.
The City Auditor ami his corps OF as
sistants are kept quite busy now redeehh-
ing the baby bonds" issued just one year
ngo by the city on account OF the imam
cial stringency and IN ORDER 10 Coiiipio'c
the new city Hall.
The Board of Fire Commissioners held
q srecial session at Engine-House No. T.
cary Ntreet between Ninth ana Iehth
THURSDAY night The object OF the meet
,nr was 10 hear the evidence in the case
olL. L. Council. a member OF the ue,
,yrtment II appears that Mt CohneH
Wa elected a substitute in the Fire De
partmeut some time since and assigned
20 CoDuauy No. Z. and at a recent meet
ia, Of the Board of Commissioners ne
WAS dropped for non-attcndance upon
drills Considerable evidence was heard
nro ana con. and the board reserved It's
decision until their next meeting
During last month 2% deeds were au-
,,l,,eJ 10 record in the office of the CLERK
a. Cbancerv Court. and the Clerk OF
H.. Hastings Court issued marriage
licenses to 81 couples-l6 white anu ~
c0.ored> ,..,o,
Mavor Taylor has issued proclamation
direcfina that all municipal Offices as Tar
as rractIcal be closed on Monday, LABOR
nav which ne recognizes as legal hon-
dav AS a result, there will be very NIUE
of interest about the city Han on 'he
81 instant.
LAW AND EQUITY COURT.
In the Clerks Office Of the Law and
Fnulty Court yesterday three motions
were filed t. be docketcd. They We're 10
recover money during the next term OF
This tribunal. which commences Mohday
week r, ..,,u,
Judge +. G. Minor has returned from
Nimrod Hall. where nc spent Fis Naca-
lion re saws that during his stay AT
-, mace il was visited by thousands
NJ hats. one afternoon party went ouS
10 shoe; the pcstiforous creatures anu
or,orr the marksmen were Judge samuel
T. witt and himself. The former killei
. l.ats and Judge Minor brought down
80. cro,,. ~
The converse Furniture Company OF
Michigan. brought suit in the Law anu
Family Court yesterday against 'he iieN
ton Bflvin Furniture Company OF 'hiA