The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-11
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
,or,Gs or VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS
IN THE NEW CITr HALL.
-be Court of Law and Equity Opens 10
Morrow-still Arranging the Rooms
contributions from Firemen.

The new Court OF Law aN' '+i"'''f
rt..h Judge r. &. Minor IS 20 pr
,m oncn tomorrow az lV Ni'N" - -
...,rdaucc with the provisions OF inc
..bfsbiro the same. Four rooms
-. heen SET aside for the use or the
.t ,n tho fourth foor OF the new cry
n and the big room. No. 3. Wmch
on. orieinanv assigned for a library u
f..re fitted up FOR the sessions OF 'ne
f In view Of the fact that the room
,.n not be ready Tor occupancy Tot lWo
~ frcc weeks. the organization OF the
,,.r viii take place in the room OF 'ne
Street committee. and the court WIZ i'li-
rrar.ly occupy one Of the other court
l...rs in the building until It's own quar-
f.rs are IN readiness
r,8re Minor qualified Yesterday before
7.1.e Wexford. In the Circuit Court as
..8.e of the new court. The clerk ana
g.. depufv will qualify tomorrow morn
i.e. probably before the new judge.
SIN Arranging for New Quarters.
The subcommittee Of the Committee ON
Grounds and Buildings, 10 whom was
referred the question as to the selection
~ a permanent room whore Superinten-
dent Carter. Of the city Almshouse, may
issue meal TO the outdoor poor. me'
Yesterday afternoon at 2.n O'CLOCK I'D 'he
Office OF the city Engineer Atter soinv
vfflo discussion Of the matter 10 Wo'
decided 20 recommend 20 the general CON-
r.iftee that the Committee on i''l''' ~.
.Ne Poor De- requested 20 continue the
t-s.,irr 81 meal from the room az Inc
~,-ner Of Franklin and Mayo streets
,hsro n IS now being done. should the
cor-,iftoo on Relief Of the Poor &c
l.~e 10 comply with the request. ar
ss~re-,crfs will probably be made look
a. towards the establishment OF a room
a. fhe rear end Of the building known as
Washington Hail. where until recently
she Watcr-works Department was located.
Another subcommittee OF the Committee
q, Grounds and Buildings, which is IN
,ta-re ~ arranging he rooms In the
rar city Hall. VIII meet tomorrow
morning 40 10 o'clock I'm the City En-
cireer.s office. That committee viii most
likely agree upon a recon mendation 10
,rs general committee I'm reference TO
fha setting aside Of a room for the use
~ tie representatives. ~ the press.
Elected by the Committee.
40 The meeting Of the Committee on
-.rcs River Improvement. leld on Fri
d.r evening. Capt Curtis chairman Of
fte committee. offered a resolution pro-
Nln. for the abolition Of the position
O. superintendent. Not knowing. however,
vtetrer the position was under the
CIV Council. Mr.. Curtis subsequently
withdrew his motion for the time being.
CITY Clerk b. r.. August. who Is one
O. the best posted men on municipal af-
fairs stated yesterday that the appoint
melt Of the superintendent. and there
fore the abolishing Of that Office, is
in the province Of the committee. with
che approval Of the Council. The section
ot the ordinance applying 20 his matter
can be found in chapter 81. section a..
~ he ,fy ordinances, which reads as
follows
"Tha committee shall have charge Of
au tte property belonging or appertain-
ire 90 tte improvement " the river.
they shall elect a superintendent and
employ ti persons who may be neces-
e4rv On fre prosecution Of The work. but
Ho such alpointments shall be valid UNI
Jess approved by the city Council
Setting a Good Example.
SO me time Of the organization Of the
Citizens Relief Committee the members
OF the Richmond fire department officers.
station men. and runners. were among
tte first ones TO come forward to the
support of the committee by pledging
themselves to contribute 81 per month as
long as il was deemed necessary. They
have since then turned over 20 the treas
lowing amounts January. 800; February,
$1,000. March. @fio. making a total Of
$3.50 for the three months.
Fixed License faxes.
The Finance Committee has assessed
The license taxes 20 be paid for the
year 1894 and the list can be inspected
hy the public In the Auditors office The
committee Will met on March 18th and
18th 10 hear the complaints of any one
who believes 10 be assessed too high The
following are some Of the highest assess
ments in their respective classes.
Hotels. Exchange and Ballard S3l5
Murphy's Including bar-rOom billiard
tables and restaurant. $535; ST. Clair
Nm. Davis House Including bar-room
billiard tables and restaurant. 1925
Hotel Dodson 500; Hotel Lexington, 500
fords Hotel 500
Insurance agents. Howard Swineford
500. Peasants d Crenshaw 500. Pleas
ants q HAM, 500. J. b. Moore 500. Gray
son Eurruss 500. ~. l. Afriend $500
.. b. Cary a. Son, $50; Williamson Talley
e-pi Montague a. CO.. $i00 s. II. Pulliam
500. Ieyton 81 SintOn. 500: Julius Straus
q son. $500. Security Bank. $500. B. c.
MterrE 500. John H. West. $500. George
a Gibson. 800. Nash g. Co.. 500; w b
Freeman. 500. John H. Claiborne & Son
f.H barney a. Boiling. 500.
Hsl. estate agents. y. W. BOwe. 500
d. Thompson Brown q CO.. 500. Jack
son Brandt q Co.. 500. r. r. Chamn &
Co.. $50, Chewing * Rose. So; Demon
Tulper & Co.. So; j. b. Elan & co.
800. T. ID. Hn & Co. So H. Seldor
Taylor q Son. 500. r.. III. Pluemacher
$50. Sutton q CO.. 500. NJ. C.. Staples &
Co.. SO. Carneal * Gayle. $50. George r.
Crawford & Co, So Harrison q Co.
SO.
Lawyers: w. W. Crump. SO; A. l.
Boulware. SO; c. l.. Williams So: b
D. Munford $50: G. $. Stringfellow. $50
D. q. Pegram. $50: George l.. Christian
so. Frank w Christian. $50; Waller II
staples so, II. q. Cannon. $50 II. NJ
smith. Jr, $50.
Physicians. Hunter Mcclure. $3.50
Joseph a. White So; Isaiah H. White
50. George Ross so, j. @. Trevilian
500 O.. ". p. Brock. so: Charles III
shields. SO.
Wholesale liquor dealers: oscar Gran
a. Co.. 500. Davenport & Morris. $3.50
Augustine & Glover. 800; Brown, Davi
o. Atkins. $50. =. A. Saunders Sons
$50. Slater Myers & CO.. 500.
har-rooms. restaurants. and pool Ia
nes. William Reuger. $50. w II. Tim
hermann. Nl0 G.. Evensen. $l35. Charlie.
Llker. 800, Louis Euker $3.50. Thomas
a Hulcher $50. James c. Smith. Com
Mercial HoteD Sll0. A. l.. Rose. $50
Brokers' John l.. Williams & Son. 800
o. w. Branch & Co. 500. Thomas
Branch & Co.. 500: Scott & Stringfellow
&p r. W. Maury, so.
Miscellaneous. Bell Telephone Com
pary $500. Western Union Telegraph
Company 500: Postal Telegraph Gable
company, 500; Southern Express Com.
pany 800. r. T.. Patrick & Co, $50
Richmond Turf Commission Company
$3.50