The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-15
9ARD OF ALDERMEN.
1orN MANN ELECTED TO sUC-
c,sp MIR. JOSEPH W. CARTIER.
Moro Judgments Against tho City
-, Ballots Necessary to Elect Sue
cossor 20 MIR. Carter.


Monthly meeting IN the Council
'....ler last evening, and transacted
r,al Of business. There were pres
vessrs. Allen, Bahen, Boykin. Gray.
,,.r5aicke King, Mitchell Moore
,...t,astie, Noble. Reeve. Snead'
,...han. White. and President Turpin.
-p. committee on Grounds and Build
commended the adoption OF q re,
,.a appropriating the sum OF 500 500
ucr cent city bonds in addltloh
- o.. so set aside some time ago Tor
.r~truction OF colored armofH. a.
D. n.ard concurrcd ia the resolution
..l hv the Common ConncN pt"-
Tor The appointment of two proxies
f'. go. common Council and one from
l..rl ~ Aldermen on inc irva.u -,
- ~ the Virginia Ns''N"''"'"'
ant N, lion was taken In roCard 10
-....u providing for select COM
. I'D fnrcc members OF me tV.hn'O"
.I ana tWo ~ me hoAla .. -. ~
rtN t' .-l Western Railroad Com
o., making this city one OF their
.. m regard 10 resolution
. CITY Engineer 10 confer
r.rors ~ the Chesapeake
or., .lway company IN regard
I. .I..ac II guard around the
r-.-l also concurrci 90 the meas
.,..,-.atine 81 80 for repairs 10 inc
r...~ Ffee bridge. provided that
...a.. necessary Is furnished py ~. he
Manchester. also. in resdIu 10 ~
.rt ~ two judgments aealhst me
fr DAMAGES caused e. proper ~ vl'
..... street near sixth street by i'"Ni
.... Grade of that thorouEhfafc Srt ti'u
,r- ago. The lliemeAts "ttc ,,,.er.
n CHARLES l.. Williams. for tilIa l't -
,.. Tor sfs2 33. aud Iu favor of NlI-ih'"S
.,ton. for Alice Williams, lot >l'i,
rge Board also concurred In the ,7o,u-
t.u authorizing tne com liily wee o'' .i,,',,,.,
aver Improvement % sell IT'S sule'A"0"'
'vr Noble presented an ordinance in
-.-i 90 bicyclc-riiing. The oTdlhanSe
SIS referred "a. the Commute on ' ,.cIo
.-..s with the request that plcyCie
t be- given q hearing when The oril-
49, is being considered The provisions
Pm. ordinance have already been pub
..-.s In The Times.
Noble also submitted a resolution
s..ng the Committee on Finance TO
....ll whether that part OF the city
Enhances is enforced which provides that
taxes shall DE 1istramed or levied
The committee is 70 report at the
rex, meeting
tNrw school BUILDING ASKED FOR.
4 'r Hoykin offered a resolution, with
= r..t. from the school Board. asking
,r tae appropriation of $1,000 IN per
rt city bonds. the proceeds Of which
orr O. te used for the construction of
r nl building al the southwest cor
It. Randolph and Chafiin streets. in
0 Hail The matter was referred TO
f.. fl.lur. Committee.
N- Vaughan presented an ordinance
-fI to the payment oi gas and
aat.r bills. which provides as follows:
That hereafter 40 water snail be
turned of from any family residence
special not CO in writing forty
e. hours i'm advance exclusive Cf the
ir.t.l notice OF five days" on the bills
cents shall Doe charged for this
.Ilal notice 10 the consumer.
That IN making out water bills pay
a.r in advance. as at present, a dis
t ~ Q per cent per annum shall
le deducted from the BILL
That the same notice shall he
served on delinqunt gas consumers. and
case OF the failure TO pay the bill
a, The expiration of the notice. the gas
shall be turned Off bat I'm no case shall
i.t-re~t be charged, except the delin-
q.eucy continue for thirty days, and in
tIt case the interest shall re at the
r..e Of per cent. per annum.'
The ordinance was referred.
SIR. Vaughan also presented q petition
Or the erection Of an electric licht near
f.- It. q. Williams tobacco factory. 1t
aas referred 20 the Committee on Light
President Iuipm submitted the bonds
OF the various city officers who have
recently been reelected. They were re-
fcrred 10 the Finance Committee. He
also submitted letter from Mr.. Stephen
y. fuiney on behalf Il the ladies Of the
Confederate Memorial Literary Society
thanking the city authorities for the turn
fg over ~ The Davis mansion. The
letter was fled
NE. CARTER RESIGNS.
Mr. Turpin next presented the rosis1a-
ZION NJ Mr. Joseph W. Carter as MEM
ter ~ the board firm Marshall ward
lf was accepted on motion of Mr. White
ON motion Of Mr.. Noble the board de-
ci.i 10 proceed 10 the election Of a
sl. .essor. and he nominated Mr.. John
Mann. Jr.. present member Of the Com
mon Council, for the position. Tho nomi-
nation was seconded by his colleague, Mr..
Nr William II. Curtis. a former member
NJ the Common Council, was nominated
- Mr. King, and seconded by Mr.
Vaughan.
DENT Of the Board Mr. Joseph G. DECKER
500. and his nomination was seconded by
After some little discussion. the first
ballot was taken. which had the follow
For Mir. Mann: Messrs. Bahen, Moore.
castle Noble. Snead and BCykin-5.
For Mr. Curtis: Messrs. Bdhen, Gray.
king. Turpin and Naughan-5
Tor Mr.. DickeTsOn. Messrs Allen. Hard
Woke Mitchell Reeve and White,
There being no election. second bal
llt was ordered. which resulted as fol-
lows. after Mr.. Noble had changed from
Mann 10 Dlckerson, and Mr.. Bahen from
Curtis 10 Mann:
For MT. Mann MeSSTS. tpaicu, moore,
MOuntcastle Snead and BOykin-5.
For Mr. Curtis: Messrs. Gray, King,
Mitchell. Turpin and Vaughan.
For Mr.. Dlckersou: Messrs. Allen. Hard
vlcke. Noble. Reeve and White
So election.
The third ballot mad the following re-
su't.
For Mr.. Mann: Messrs Bahen, Moore.
Nauntcastle. Noble. Snead and BOykin--G.
For Mr. Curtis: Messrs. Gray. King
81 he'll. TurpIn and Vaughan.
FI Mr.. Dicker5on: Mcssrs Allen, Hard
Woke Reeve and white
The fourth ballot was as follows:
I.r Mr. Mann Messrs. Bahen, Moore.
N.lntcastlc Noble. Snead and Boykin-6.
For Mr. Curtis-Messrs. King, Mitchell,
rrin and Vaughan
F1r Mr.. Dickerson: Messrs. Allen, Gray
f.rdwicke. Reeve and White.
nn motion OF Mr.. Snead II was decided
that at the end OF the next ballot the
candidate receiving the lowest number
NJ votes should be dropped with the pro-
Vision that ne could only be nominated
after an intervening ballot.
For Nj Mann Messrs Bahen. Gray
Moore Mountcastle. Noble. Snead and
BOykin-I
For Mr. Curtis: Messrs. King Turpin
and Vaughan %
For Mr. Dlckerson: Messrs. Allen Hard
virke. Mitchell. Reeve and White.
The name Of Mr. Curtis Was then
dropped and the sixth and last ballot was
proceeded with. which elected Mi Mann.
r"~ MIR Mann: Meesrs Bahen, King
Nr hell Moore Mountcaste. Noble,
S..I Bovkn and Turpin-3
Tor Mr. D'ckersOn. Messrs. Allen, Gray
H.rdwicke. Reeve. Vaughan and White