Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-08
As TO STREET FUNDS.
Ihe Common Council Refuses 10 Change
The Committees Plans.
no MONEY FOR THE UNIFORMS
rslk About Printing the Ordinances
Burial Permit Before Death--Sewer
and Other Matters.


Another drawn-out session OF the Com
ua Councn was held last night IL was
.lrr mi1uight when motion to adjourn
v heard. Those present were President
G's,lr. and Mcssrs. Brauer Boykin, Car
t.- Davis. Epps. Fcrriter. Griffin. Grimes
a., ms. iandcrkin. jackson, Mann. Nc
powell. Murphy. Noble Page. seay,
Smith. Stratton, Thomas Trower
= l.han. and W L. and Royal White.
lonr siriug Of appropriations came
.. rom thc Committee on Streets. 1t
,ancI the following items from the
l...r fnl:
r construct sewers In Peasants from
r..,t ,p Twonty-third. $3.50: N Byrd
.... fom First so Second. $3.50, In First
.., from Green TO Rowe. $3.50; In
. and SECOND streets. $2.eo0; in state
.. lr pa Williamsburg avenue TO the
,..l.te line. $,0i5; in Twenty eighth
....t .r.m Marshall 20 Clay. $i5o These
arans were adopted.
.. C.mrl,tcc on Streets recommended
t grading anl paving with granite spaIls
t. alley between Main street and
I... avenue and Linden and Beech
.t aa expense Of SS25. Mir. Seay
.s au amendment the alley be
GILL, graded. The amendment was lost
tn.lOn tn lay the matter on the
made by Mr Scay. was also lost
..I.nI fhc resolution WAS then taken,
.. measure was lost by a vote of
ia Ina b..
EHf Ihc vote was then recon-
...l ana ihc matter referred back
... Commute. on Streets.
I...iutipn WIS adopted granting the
,..tI.e ou Streets further time Tor
.... ...- tol.ti3n 81 the petition involving
. franchise for the construction of a
...t an c.st Broad street
Attorney Meredith was heard in
...n.. t1 tnc srdutiug OF room II
.t. HaN % The Richmond Bar Asso-
Ho said that. as president OF
. I.r Association. ne had some time ago !
.-.ti.I Cd request from mat oreaniza- |
,.. f0 hr allowed the use OF an unoccu- |
..I r.un in the Ciiy Hall for the law |
t..... The Committee on Grounds and |
.cs at the time recommended the |
...fu. Of the request. but the Council |
.u.utiy liii the matter on the |
,..t. ,.tn IL similar request was made |
.OtHer organization lie submitted |
...s tI.m the four judges iu the Chy |
I who stated that the business oi
.- courts would be greatly facilitated |
... law Library could be established |
. -., same building.
... l-ft. ,.i,'ained tina. he had moved |
... Lad. me resolution on the tame because
t. r....ht hc could not consistently Erant |
t... lawyers what he had 10 refuse 0ther
citations. No acton WAS taken.
Will NOT REIMBURSE.
rl. Finance Committee recommended |
.. rejection OF The petition OF the flIat |
B.. lUu,ut of Virginia Volunteers l" nc
.. ..nur.ed for money expended on the |
...I,r.ntal Armory. amounting TO $780, |
n~ the purpose OF supplying that organi-
r.ttlu with new uniforms. By vote oL |
. ayes 10 noes the recommendation oil |
. committee was sustained. Ihose |
voting I'm the negative were Messrs. Davis,
iln. White. and Glover.
from the same committee came the suS-
ton that the Council vote doWh ue
-.lution appropriating H,NH for incieas>
.. tr,. capacity Of the crematory. rms
...,t. WIS also rejected - sir. triIn"s. |
f,.. committee on Health. stated that
. Do body would later on bring IN resp-
...u asking for 500 fOr Improvements
I. fl. ,rcmatOiy.
I.. ,roposition To expend Sc 4S0 in grad
..- ,Irhing, and paving the west siHe
Randolph street from River view
cemetery provoked great dcal oi us
-.r The Finance Committee did not
..r... thr appropriation. but MesslS.
.... Grimes. Seay. and Trower Thought
r.. H,.re up of the street was OF vital |
.rorf.uco - the city. and not alone TO
.. vrrI They argued that the cemetery
r.. owned by the city, and that Ran
. street. was the main avenue 20 that
.,ya.-grmnl, and should be put III
..f condition. The resolution was loSl
Vote ~ lG to s. two thlrdS Note
.... necessary. ON Mr.. B3ykiu's motion
OIL. Nl- "a reconsideration ana the feso-
'.n lIi on the table.
lit, number Of frame-build'ng per-
.... t.-. granted and the usual number
.ltu. leairst The city approved.
PUBLISHING THE ORDINANCES.
v.. r.n agreed upon by the Commit
T.. ln Accounts ami Printing for the
lIH..uou oi thu newly-codiiied ordi-
o. ..... H1l the resolution proNidlhg lor |
o.. advertisement for the printing OF the
V,r. read. There was also pre-
s..-.! . .mmunication from Mr.. Goode,
.r fh. recent bidders, claiming that
f. u.. tile lowest bidder in that contest
....II h4yc the contract. Chairman
,t....l ,arlaincd the situation with
....... 90 those submitting proposals
t . .mmittec. Mr.. Grooms said that
Ur GopIc had sent up his circular
= .t IT,, should make a statement. lie
-..t there was a question before me .
..... as 90 whether the bids OF Mr..
AMI Mr. Williams had compiled
.. .. advertisement for BIDS. Mr.
.- f,rf.sentative fought maniully 10
Ola. ...furgfff.e that his bii Was |
.arce with the "ad.," but after
... private conference with Mr..
.f ine f. Waddy Company. an
tI.8rr. the representative or Mr.
turned t. the comnittee-room
lat he did not thinh his b!d
rI to the advertisement. The
.... decided by a vote Of q ayes to l
Ufw Bills should he had.
n VISITING PRESIDENT.
.a, Glover announced that there
D mt distinguished visitor. Mr..
.. president Of the city Council or
a.i. ~ ~ This gentleman was IN
u 10 scat boy the presiding oihceF.
Bod tho Council in graceful terms
.. courtesy shown HIN
Grimes moved suspension OF the
..f tae adoption OF a resolution
.atu- 500 for improving and rails
..roke-etac< OF the cithld'"iS'
'uu prevailed.
t.a.s. reported the ordinance re-
.IanA Wp 90 protect youns iaui's
,. tbe female seminary from the
.. attentions OF young men ana
o asr-. Epps and Stratton mace
attempts to strike out certain
ard Mr Davis spoke for the inea-
i original form. The ordinance
gt.d as drawn. II imposes D. me
Jess than 81 nor more than $o
...a offence.
$50 lTiNERANT ACcTIoNEERS.
Iuu,raut auctioneer ordinance was
also. without debate. rms m'a'
provides a special tax OF s9vo "A day
. .,aIgrs OF goods brought here Tor
a. auction otherwise than through
i.pHsrly-llcensed auctionsers.
... Committee on Ja;nes-luVer I'M
ir...m.nt accommodated that Il be au-
-.l 70 sell all tbe proprty Oh the
. Iamcs-river plant, except one tug
'.. lieIce. and four scows. the proceeds
' le applied TO the reftting anu repair
~ Said tug. oredge, and scows. oh
ir STATIONS motion the resolution was
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