Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-30
WILL ASK FOR BONDS
Mr.. BROCK WILL URGE THE WATER
QUESTION TOMORROW NIGHT.
News OF the City Hall Courts-suits on
Account Of the Tunnei-A Tobacco
Concern Chartered

Councilman Brock, Of Monroe Ward.
proposes to offer at tomorrow nights
session OF the Common Council an ordi-
narce appropriatlng the sum OF NI''oo
in 6 per cent. city bonds, which are to
run for five years. to be known as water
lords, the net proceeds OF the sale OF
which are to be placed to the credit Oh
the construction account OF the Water
Department for the purpose OF pur-
chasing and laying q S6-inch water main
from the New reservoir to Twelfth street.
II Is Mr.. Brooks idea to have the city
divided into two districts. one OF which
f. to be furnished with water from the
new main, while the other main, now In
existence, is only to be tapped east OF
Twelfth street
AS TO PAY OF LABORERS.
Mr.. Brock also expects at that meet
Ing to call up from the table two ordi-
nances which he introduced at the Sep
TENDER meeting OF the Common Council.
The first of these ordinances Is en-
titled AN ordinance concerning the pay
ment of salaries and wages OF the off,
GERS and employees Of the city govern
ment." It provides that all persons en-
ployed by the city as laborers be paid
their wages semi-monthy--on the LIST and
18th day OF each monitor as near that
time as possible. The Auditor and head
OF each department are Instructed not
to accept an order for the pay OF any
officer or employee OF the city govern
ment for theis salaries. Any officer or
employee who shall sell his salary or
wages, or give an order for the same.
shall, for the first offence. be suspended
from duty for fifteen days; while for the
second offence be shall be dismissed from
the service OF the city. according to this
measure.
CONTRACT MATTER AGAIN.
The second ordinance is TO prohibit
members OF the Board OF Aldermen and
Common Council and city officers and
employees from being interested In the
sale or hire OF any horses, mules, carts,
or wagons to the city, and to prohibit
their selling supplies to the city. This
ordinance provides that no member OF
the Board OF Aldermen. Common Coun-
Gil. city official, or employee OF the city
shall be directly or Indirectly interested
I'm the sale or hire of any horses. mules,
carts, or wagons tC the city, nor shall
he sell any supplies TO the city. No
member OF the Board OF Aldermen or
Common Council shall engage in doing
any work or repairs for the city. Nio-
lators of the ordinance shall, for the
first offence, be fined not less than 80
nor more than SIS: for the second offence
II the person violating the ordinance be
a member OF either branch OF the Coun-
ell. he shall be deprived OF his seat in
the branch OF which he Is member;
IL he be an officer or employee OF the
CITY he shall be dismissed from the SER
vice of the city.
LAW AND EQUITY COURT.
A charter was granted in the Law and
EQUITY Court by Judge Minor yesterday
10 the Cooper Crews-B Berger Company.
which is formed to buy 'and sell tobacco
on it's own account and for others. and
TO conduct a tobacco warehouse for the
sale of leaf tobacco by auction and pri-
vate sale. The capital stock OF the COM
many shall not be less than 5000 nor
more than $4,000, divided into shares or
800 each.
The following are the officers for the
first year: S. s. Berger president; II.
II. Crews, vice-president: J. Colin Neal,
of Manchester. secretary, and J.. h.
Cooper, treasurer. The Board OF Dlrec-
tors are the above and F. w. Mahood.
Suits we're instituted in this court yes
terday as follows: c. i. Petticolas VS..
city OF Richmond: damages, 5000. Il. +.
Boisseau VS.. same; damages, 5000. These
suits are the outcome Of the caving in
OF the old tunnel on north Eighth street.
George II. Phillips against the Virginia
Dredging. Company: $1,000 damages.
Thomas ]. McCaulley against John @.
Proctor; $4,000 damages.
CIRCUIT AND HUSTINGS COURTS.
The following suits were instituted In
the Circuit Court:
w. \. White & Co. VS.. +. Sitterdlng;
damages, 500.
Rothert &c Co. VS.. w. II. Poats;
damages, 500.
Frank Rhone & Co. vs.. Preston Bel
win; damages. $500.
The National Bank of Virginia against
Joseph Rindsberg and Emanuel Ullman:
damages, 5000.
The October term Of the Hastings Court
convenes tomorrow.
In the Chancery Court yesterday jack
son Guy qualified as the administrator
OF the state OF NJ. A. G. Cusen.
William Lovensten qualified as the adj
ministrato OF the estate of Lewis
Stewart
The Clerk Of the Hastings Court issued
marriage licenses during the month Of
September TO 4S couples-29 white and
70 colorei. During the same month 23s
deeds were admitted to probate in the
Office of the Clerk OF the Chancery Court.