The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-02
MONEY SPENT FREELY.
THE COMMON COUNCIL M KES NJ
MEROUS APPROPRIATIONS
The Opening OF tousr@e Street Agreed to-
Change of Ito M"rs' s. Koui"-io
Exempt J, fsr.,n Hotel From Taxes.

The minutes Of the last three meetings
took UP an hour and a quarter, and. when
the Council was finally prepared for bush
ness only the following seventeen mem
hers answered 50 The roll call. Messts.
Bloomhcrg. Briggs. Brock. Branch Davis.
Don Lcavy. Epps. Fcrritcr Gunst. Hob
son. Landorkin. Lawder. Mcdowell.
Trouer. Walierstein. Woody. and Presi-
dent Glover
l-pon the r., Ommcndaiion Of the Com
mittcc on Fire Department the usual
number OF permits for The erection OF
frame buildings. with nre-prooi buildings
were granted.
IL then becoming apparent that the
presence OF two-thiids OF the member
of the body would be necessary for the
transaction of most Of the business. ihe
sergeaut-af-arms was instructed TO hunt
ND some Of the absent members. in the
meantime Mcssrs. Blake and Grimes az
rived. followed soon after by AIR. cot
troll
Tpon the recommendation OF the Com
mltiee on Streets. ia was decided that al
legations DC heard in regard TO the lay
INK Of gran0hthic pavcm, nis on me a.le-
walks and rOad-bcds around the Jeiier-
son Hotel
Ipon the recommendation OF the same
committee the ordinance WAS adopted
requesting the strcet-car company % sell
fares AT half price Ia school children from
SA VI. to- J.. NJ, from Monday TO Fri
day. inclusive.
I-pon air. Gunst's motion the report OF
The Committee ON Streets was filed, winch
states that the laying of sranolithic
sidewalks on both sides of Broad su''l
from Tenth 10 Adams street. Wtuid cost
sIG,j7S. and that the Improvement was
desirable IL the property owners "'ie
willing TO pay ioi IT,
AL But rlolI-Y Wufs To 60.
The ordinance was then taken Up pro-
yiding for the removal OF AN overhead
telegraph. telephone. and electric WiItS'
exc,p; trolley wires. Oh The following
streets. ON Broad from Adams 10 EieN-
euth streets. on Bank from Ninth 10
Twelfth streets. Oh Main and cary from
Seventh 20 Fourteenth streets, on Sew
enth. Eighth Ninth. Tenth. Eleventh,
Twelfth. Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets.
While the ordinance was being reac 10y
CITY CLERK b. T. August Mr.. LandcrkiA
moved that the further reading of the
ordinance be- dispensed with. in order
that the measure be adopted. Mr.. Iro"-
or objected. and the chair decided that
the reading would have to Ice continued.
a rather lengthy discussion cnsued, dur
ing which Mr.. Grimes moved TO lay the
ordnance on the table bat the motion was
lost. and Clerk Augsut continued to read.
The ordinance Was finally adopted 10y a
vote Of - To ]. Air. LandcrNin alone
voting in the negative.
The next measure taken rp was the
ordinance giving the Richmond and Man
chester street Railway Company the
privilege of running It's cars by electricity
from the corner Of Fourteenth and Main
streets. up Main TO seventh. up Seventh
TO Clay, down Clay 10 Twelfth. down
Twelfth TO Marshall. down Marshall 10
College. and through college or Four
teenth street to the point of beginning.
Cars are to be run on a nVe-m minute schcd-
ule
While this measure was being read,
Messrs Mayer. Seay. and jackson APP
! peared.
on motion Of Mr.. Nallorstc'n, the or
dinancc was so amended that cars be
run on Marshall instead of Clay street
between Seventh and college streets. and
the measure was then adopted.
Another lengthy measure was the ordi-
nance which provides for the joint use
Of ielegraph-p)les lay different companies
The ordinance had been thoroughly con-
sidered by the Committee on Streets, ana
fits adoption was recommended by That
body. The ordinance was adC.ted with
out any discussion.
IMPROVING yHE STREETS.
resolution was next taken up. pro-
viding for the opening of Grace street
from Lombardy street to the Boulevard.
II was agreed 10. Similar action was
taken i'm regard TO the opening Of PARK
avenue from Lombardy street TO the Bou-
loVard
II was decided that the brick sidewalk
on Laurel street I'm front Of Holy Trinity
church lac paved AT the expense of the
city. at a cost uot 10 exceed 500.
resolution was adopted, appropriatins
$500 when funds are available. for the
construction of a sewer on Cherry street
from Albcmarlc street, to the alley south
OF Cary street.
resolution was also adopted appro-
priating s. an. when funds are available
for the rcscitsng of gutterine, paving the
roadbed with granite spaus and repay
ing the sidewalks on cary street ne
tween Adams and jefferson streets.
The Council took similar action in re-
gard TO the resolution appropriaiins 81
O0 for the procuring and maintaining
OF an additional patrol wagon. the FL
nance Committe" recommending the re-
lection of the measure
An ordinance vas reported fav0rabiy
from the Finance Committee providing
for the appointment of an additional
ianitor for the city Han. at salary OF
SO per EloAtH. 4Ht bt'ltttett q NNto et+'i''
ed
The same committee recommended the
issuing Of 10000 worth OF per cent
registered bonds. ;hc proceeds of which
are to Doe used 10 acquire the property
necessary for the opening of Foushee
street from Broad 10 Marshall streets.
The resolution caused another lengthy
discussion and was finally lost 10y a vote
OF ~ 10 g. Messrs. Bloomherg. poane.
Grimes. Lawder and " cody voting in
the negative The vote was then re-
considered and the resolution laid on the
table.
A resolution was submitted S'y the
Committee on Water. recommending the
laying Of four-inch water pipe from
the city border TO the abattOir Of the
Valentine Meat Juice Works The rcsolu-
tion was adopted
The Common Council concurred In the
following measures adopted by The Board
OF Aldermen.
A resolution authorizing the issuing of
$4,000 worth of per cent. registered
bonds for the erection Of school build
ing corner Randolph and Chaiin streets
MIR Blanks called up from the table
the resolution making a general appro
priation OF 10000 for street improve
ments.
After some little discussion, Mr.. Blanks
motion was adopted. The motion 20 con-
cur I'm the resolution adopted by the
Board OF Aldermen was lost by a vote OF
IS TO c.
THE SALARY FIxFD.