The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-12
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
4 Dull SESSION AND VERY LITTLE
BUSINESS OF IMPORTANCE.
A New Member Welcomed-The CoIorsd
Arnory-New School Building-Tsxing
Building and Loan Assoclst ons.


monthly meeting in the Council Chamber
last evening. when the following members
answered to the roll-call. Messrs. Allen.
Bahen, Blake, Hardwicke, King. Mann.
Moore. noble. Reeve Snead, Starke. Tur-
pin. Vaughan. and White.
CITY Clerk -. T. August announced tfat
the certificate Of Mr. Mann as member
OF the Board had been duly fled and Mr..
mann was welcomed by President Turpin.
Inc Finance Committee recommended
that the Board adopt resolution provid-
ing for the issuing Of $500 worth Of I
Der cent city bonds, the proceeds OF
which are 90 Doc turned over 10 the Iuhd
for me construction Of an armOry TOT the
colorad battalion. Mr.. HardWicke offered
as a substitute "a resolution approprlatinS
the amount of $500 direct, without the
assume OF bonds. The substitute was
a resolution looking for an appropr'a-
tion Of 81 u1 for the construction OF an
additional school building was on mollon
Of Mr.. Hardwickc. referred TO the SchOol
quest OF MIR Starke the matter was SUD
ee0ucufIv referred back TO the FINANCE
Committee. where the desired hgures VIII
be submitted at the next meeting.
Mr.. Noble submitted a resolution on De
half of the Committee ON James flFeE
Improvcmeut asking for an appropriation
of $1,000 for extraordinary repairs 10 llr
plant OF the department and TO continue
the improving OF the harbor durlHs tne
remainder OF the year. The resolution
was referred 10 the Finance Committee,
II was stated that Mes5rs. James -
Gray and X. IT, Boykin were OUT oil ule
city. and they were excused Tot ueinb @"-
sent.
STREET IMPKovRNFNTs.
The Board concurred In he action 60 OF 4
the Common council appropIlaIiHs ~ ~
for the construction OF sewer III inc
alley between Fifth and Sixth and Grace
and Franklin streets. and approrrlatlhN
800 for the construction OF sewer on
Duval street, between Third and Fourth
4 resolution appropriatlng the sum OF
S1.3l3.32 for the grading and paving Ci thS
alley between Graham and hancock anu
Broad and Marshall streets was aINer
some discussion. laid on the table for tnc
lack of the presence Of a three-iourthS
vote The majority Of the adlohlhs
property owners were Olposei 10 'llc IN
provemcnt. but II had been recommended
ON several occasions as health measure
by the Board of Health. -o - .,..
a resolution appropriating Si'a.iO Tor the
grading and paving Of the aItH pet "'l..',
Twentv-fourth and TWenty-iifth streets
and Leigh street and Church-iilll avenue
vas referred back 10 the Committee Oh
Streets. ,...,o.
.nstructing the finance Committee 10 pro
vide the sum OF $500 for NE malnte-
nance of the public parks until the cl9Se
Of the fiscal year; also in the resolu'loii
apprOprilting 81 900 for the purchase OF
seven mules for the hands and carts ac-
count OF the street department. also lh
the resolution appropriatng %O 10 tHe
expense account Of River Vie" Genet
also i'm a resolution appropriating $50
to he expended FOR the support OF TIE
outdoor Door.
p. AND T.. TAXEs.
The board next concurrcd in the ordi-
nance which fixes tie city taxes 10 ID.
paid bv building ana ioah Sslcla5 PTS
at the same rate as the state law adopt
cd during the last session OF the Legs
laturc
The free Use Of water during the com
ing Exposition was granted 90 the VIZ
GINA Agricultural ana Mechanical So
cicty.
A request Of Captain Reeve was grant
ID. releasing him from further service
on the Committee ON schools.
Upon motion Of Mr. HariWcke the
board concurred i'm the action taken hy
the Common Council some time ago. ahol-
ishins the rule which requires the filing
OF an affidavit with any request for u re-
mission or refunding Of q fine or tax.
Mr.. Starlte submitted petition. re
questine the Electric car, COMPANY -
transfer passengers at the corner Of
seventh and CLAY streets IN a wcstwarlly
direction without extra charge. Another
petition requests the same company o.
stop It's cars on sundays I'm front ~
churches on its route. 10 allow passen-
gers TO get on and off the cars. Both
measures were referred 10 the Committee
on Streets.
Mr. Starke also offered a resolution
appropriating the sum Of $1,000 for the
extension of the Water-gas plant. $50
that hereafter all the cas needed hy the
city might be- furnished from this plant
President Turpin announced that hc
had nlacel Mir Reeve on tho Committee
on Fire Department, and Mr.. Mann on
Cemeteries and ST Johns Burying
Ground. 10 succeed Mr.. Joseph ". car
ter. whose seat he IS occupying i'm the
board
After the transaction Of some routine
business Of minor Importance. the board
adjourned.