The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-10
THE STUART MONUMENT.
MEASURE TO APPROXIMATE &c.
GOES THROUGH THE COUNCIL.
d uch Discussion as 10 the Selection of .
sIte-A Large Amount of Routine -
Business Before the Board.

| Moore. Noble, Reeve, Sbedo' SldikS'
| Vaughan, Burton. Turpin.
A resolution from the Committee on
| Light recommending that contract for
500 arc lights of LOO candie~power each
for one year with the privilege OF making
the contract for three years at the same
| rafeS--l6 cents per night for each light
| was adopted by a vote of u to 3. 1t was
| explained by Mr.. Starke that the full
| amount involved was $4,000
II was decided that there be printed
and distributed among the members of
| the Council one hundred copies OF the
report Of the committee appointed TO con-
| slider the rate OF the gas bills, together
| with the documents accompanying the re-
| port of the committee The report and
| documents were laid upon the table I'M
I'll the printed copies could be dis
| tributed.
| The ordinance regulating certain con-
| nections In water p.pes was submitted
with an amendment by the Committee
on Water and passed.
The Board concurred In the resolution
| of the Common Council appropriating $40
| for the CO rstru ctton OF a sewer on Tenth
street, north side. to alley between Mar
shall and Clay streets.
| 1t was decided TO grant the Jefferson
| Hotel Company the right TO construct
| and maintain vault In front Of the
hotel ION Main street from Jefferson
street 10 the east side of the building.
The Board concurred in the action of
| the Common Council in establishing the
| grade OF Hancock street from Clay TO
| Leigh.
The ordinance canceliing the appropri-
atoms of 1894. and making appropriations
| for 1886 which was published in The
| Times, was unanimously agreed to. after
striking out the item appropriating 49,
900 TO electric lights, and also the appro-
priations for streets generally.
The Board then concurred in the ac-
ton of the Common Council in recon-
rending the appropriation Of $1,000 for
electric lights.
STREET APPROPRIATIONS.
The question OF appropriations for
streets generally was then taken up, and
the distribution as recommended by the
Finance Committee, discussed by Mr..
| Turpin, who claimed that the distribution
was wrong. There were scarcely 200 peo-
pie living on the Lee Circle and yet
that district would get one-ffth as large
an appropriation according TO the COM
mttee's recommendation as the whole of
| Jackson Ward with its 1900 inhabitants.
He anticipated the resolution TO be read
recommending the appropriation of $500
to the Lee District. The committee, said
he. had taken a step which would change
the whole phase Of the city government.
If he thought the distribution was a
proper one, he would not vote for it for
the reason that he did not believe the
Finance Committee had a right TO en-
croach upon the grounds of the Street
Committee. Why had the nine men OF the
Finance Committee usurped the rights OF
the twelve men on the Street Committee,
he asked. The latter men were thorough
ly conversant with the needs Of the
streets.
Mr. Turpin offered as an amendment
that the words following streets general
ly' be struck out Of the budget, and that
the $4,000 be appropriated to streets gen.
orally, TO go into the hands of the Street
Committee.
Mr.. Boykin said II was ridiculous for
Mr.. TurpiH 10 talh about the Finance
Committee running the government OF
the city of Richmond. Such was not
the case. Mr.. Boykin read the figures
representing the taxable property in the
several wards of the city. The build
ings were going up with remarkable ra-
pidity in the western portion of the city.
and the property-owners were clamoring
for the privileges of street improvements.
Clay Ward had a taxable property OF
about 100000. and yet that ward was
given only $4,000 for street improvements.
whereas Marshall Ward and jefferson
Ward, with nothing like half the taxable
property, were allowed over half as much
in the budget.
Messrs. Mann and Blake also spoke
briefly on the subject, the latter an
nouncing that he had about decided 20
let the matter rest with the Street Com
mittee. He was followed by Messrs.
Snead, Bahen. and others.
TO DIVIDE CLAY WARD.
% Ho
ties lay in the fact that Clay Ward was
too large. He had thought several
times of Offering a resolution providing
for the division of that ward.
II was explained by Mr.. Tanner that
five out OF the nine members of the
Finance Committee resided in the wards
that had been cut down to the minimum
in the matter of appropriations. lie
thought this was sufficient evidence that
the Finance Committee had done what
they thought best in the matter, and
had recommended the division Of the
general appropriation in accordance with
its views of the needs OF the several
wards
After some further discussion. the ques-
ton OF MIR. Turpin's amendment TO give
the 5000 appropriation 20 streets gen
orally was voted upon, and resulted as
follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Bahen, Blake. King,
Mann, Mitchell, Moore. Mountcastle, No
bic, Reeve Starke. and Turpln.
Noes-Nlessrs. Allen. Boykin, Tanner,
Hardwicke, Snead, Vaughan, Burton.
The question OF appropriating the $4,000
to streets generally was then taken
up. and Messrs. Allen md Hardwicke
changed their votes from no to aye. The
motion was accordingly adopted by
vote of u TO 5.
THE STUART MONUMENT.
The resolution to transfer the NOID
from the unexpended balance now stand
ing. to the account OF the new City Hall
fund. to an account known as the Stuart
Monument fund. and that the triangular
lot between Broad and Adams streets
and Brook avenue. be purchased for
site for the erection OF the monument
brought out much discussion. Mr.. Starke
spoke in favor OF the resolution. he
was followed by Mr.. Turpin, who OPP
nosed the measure, upon the ground
that the people of the SouthSA .ould have
as much as they could do ~ erect
proper monument to the memory OF mat
great man, Jefferson Davis. III "ouio
be fifteen years, at least, before suita-
BILE monument could be erected to Cen
eral Stuart. The lot named was not a
proper place for the monument. The
site could not give the proper prominence
10 the monument. which would be prac-
tically hidden from view. much bet
ter lace could be found in Marshall Park,
or Jefferson Park, or Monroe Park, or
ON CANDLES Hill. He was willing 10
vote the amount to- the monument 10 be
put in the proper place-not in an old
rookery. surrounded by business hoeses,
but in residential part OF the city. If