Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-14
NO MONEY FOR MAINS
RESOLUTION AppRoPRIATlNc si75..
600 DEFEATED BY THE ALDERMEN.
Matters OF Street Improvement aud Other
Routine business Engage tho
Boards Attention.

body to ascertain the nunDcr VI "e'''-
takers who are not receiving sufficient
supply OF water. The committee ex-
planned that 1t was impossible to give
the desired information.
The repor, Of the Committee on Health.
recommending an appropriation OF &c.,
600 for the payroll OF the Health De-
par,ment was referred to tho Committee
on Finance.
when the resolution providing for the
closing OF the alley between Harvie and
Plum streets running from Floyd to
Grove avenue. and tn opening OF a
court 90 by 60 feet came up. some DIS
cusson arose upon the request Of MI.
starke to have the matter laid on the
table. The motion was lost. and the roso-
luton finally concurred IN.
when the resolution granting permission
10 the Board Of Hire Commissioners to re-
construct Washington Hal came up the
privilege OF the floor was granted MT. Jonh
H. FTlshkorn. president OF that board VINO
explained the various advantages which
the reconstruction and rcmolcliing or the
building would offer 10 the service OF
the department After some little dls-
cns<,on the resolution prevailed by vote
OF 10 to !, Mr. Mann voting IN the neSa-
tive
The Board also concurred in the resolu-
ton providing for ty redemption OF
certain amounts OF per cent. city bonds
On January ?. 1895. ana thereafter. The
resolution also authorizes the Auditor
20 issue the sum Of s225o0 In per cent.
bonds for this purpose upon the instruc-
tinn of the Finance Committee. the pro-
to lao
credit Of the sinking fund. The amount
OF per cent bonds TO be redeemed Is
S3iaO0O the balance necessary 70 be taken
from the sinking fund.
MANY STREET RESOLUTIONS.
The Board also concurrel In the follow
ing batch Of resolutions providing for
street work:
Appropriating 500 for the laying of
granite tagging on the north siNe OF
q street. crossing Twenty-seVentn slreei;
ApprOpriatng $50 10 grade, curb, ana
pave with granite sp2ls the south slde
OF China street from Cherry to Laurel,
and 10 grace and pave sidewalks.
hpprOpnating $3.50 for similar improve
rnents on Norton street between Clay and
Ieigh.
Appropriatng 500 to lay granite flag
ping on the east side OF Lindcn street.
crossing Floyd avenue: $40 for similar
Improvement on the west side OF f!ne
street. crossing Byrd: SIS for granite
Tagging on Clay street. crossing Ham
cock and Graham streets.
Providing for grading, paving, ana
curbing the west side Of Buchanan sire
from Williams TO Christian street. ana
the paving of the Sidewalks, at cost
Of ys5O.
Appropriating $50 for similar work on
the north side Of Duyal street between
Third and Fourth.
Appropriating $50 to grade and pave the
rcadbe1 Of Charity street from -
James to First, and 20 grade and pave
Sidewalks.
Appropratlng $500 for grading. paving.
ana resettng curbing. etc. on FIRST
street between Broad and Marshall. and
10 grade and pave sidewalks.
Approprating 1919 for similar work on
The west side Of First street between
Arpropriating S352 for similar work on
Grace street from Seventeenth 10 Eigh-
teenth streets.
Ilroad street from the Chesapeake and
Ohio railway depot ard Seventeenth.
Approaching Sl.4lo.Ii 70 grade and pave
(granolithc) a twelye-foot space around
tn Second Market
Directing that the hands and carts
irade Pine street from High street 10
EiV crs!dc Park.
Isstai fishing the GRADES OF parts Of
Nicholson. Highland. Pine. Morris, and
Fourteenth streets.
NO MORE WATER-MAINS.
Tho surprlee Of the evening was the
ready manner IN which the Board re-
1ected the resolution appropriatinC Sl15,C00
in 4 per cent. city bonds for the purpose
Of increa sing the citys water mains IN
order to secure q supply for citizens
living in the more elevated sections of the
city.
Mir. Hardwicke sad he could not tel
what eject the proposed expenditure
ON financial
dItion. The Finance Committee vas deal
ing with parties for the sale Of bonds
who would not make the purchase If
these new bonds were issued lie said that
there were now $4,000 of city bonds.
approprlatel and unsold. He thought the
Council should now I've retrenching, in
stead Of increasing expenses.
Mr. White. chairman Of the Committee
on Water also spoke against concurrence
IN the resolution. taking the ground that
the city was not now in any condition 10
issue these bonds.
The vote resulted in the defeat of
the measure. only Mr.. Mountcastle voting
for II.
FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
The resolution appropriating $1,000 for
vaving Virginia etreet from Cary 70 the
1anvi,le depot evoked some discussion,
being opposed ny Messrs. White and
Blake Mr. King. of JEFFERSON Ward, was
IN favor Of Concurrence. On Mr.. Blake's
motion. the matter was laid upon the
table.
The Board concurred in the resolution
apprOpriating S15 for a sewer in Broad
street between Thirty-second and Thirty
third.
one thousand dollars was appropriated
T. the Woman's City Mission for the
purchase of coal for the white poor of the
city.
Permission was given for the consol-
dalton Of the several accounts of the
Water Department.
An unusually large number Of frame
building permits were granted.
The Board concurred in the resolution
appropriating SG.iS5 for the grading and
paving OF Randolph street from Cary
street TO the gate OF Mt. Calvary Gene
terry.
The several accounts Of the Light De-
pnrtment were permitted TO DO consoli-
dated.
TALK ABOUT ORDINANCES.
The resolution providing for a Joint
session for the consideration OF the new
ly-codred ordinances, was discussed n
considerable length. Captain AleXandcI
Coke the reviscr. was heard from lie
said the work OF the several committees
was about four-Nfths done ana that /;
would only take a week or ten days %
complete the revision If tho Council!
would spur them up a little After halt
an hours talk the body laid the paper
on the table until the next meeting.
Concurrent action was taken upon the
resolution directing the City Attorney 10
ascertain the cost OF cOndemning suhlcl-
ent land TO open Fifth street (Fulton)
from Denny 10 Nicholson
The resolution concerning the service
or The Manchester Railway and Improve
ment Company on its Marshall street line
was referred 10 the Committee on Streets
On the nnal r0ll-can Mr.. Starke called
from The liable the resolution appropriate
ing %sSj from the fund fer the purpose
OF paving alleys for pyOperty-owners: foi
the grazing ana paving OF the alley be
tween Graham and Hancock and Broad
ana Marshall streets. a three ourths
vote could not be had, as required. and
the matter was replaced upon the table.
TO NACCINATE THE CHILDREN.
Mr.. Starke also offered a resolution d.
roofing the Physicians TO the poor oil
the city 10 Naccinate the children OF tn,
several public schools Of the city who
lave not been Vaccinated. and have moi
'ac means To pay for the same, and re
guessing the Board OF Health 10 furnish
the vaccine points. This was adopted.
On MI starke's motion the Committed
on iohce Was authorized TO report OF
,he oHlinancc prescribing some punish
'neh' other IMAM Imprisonment for tramps
MIR WHITES SOLUTION.
MT white presented resolution. whicl