The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-11
F COMPANY MONUMENT.
THE FIGURE UJLL BE THAT or An
INFANTRYMAN,
Except That 1t VIII be similar to the How
itIer Monument-Procced or
the Board Of Aldermen.


iast night. with the following members
| present: Messrs. Bahen. Burton. Blake.
King. Mann. Mitchell, Moore. Noble.
Reeve. Snead. Starke. Vaughan, ana
| President Turpin The first business to
! be disposed OF were measures sent up
from the Common Council for concur
renee they included forty resolutions
for street Improvements, which were pun
lished in the columns of The Times The
morning alter their adoption by the
lower branch. Iney were concurred IN
without discussion.
The Board also concurred I'm the foi-
lowing resolutions: ApproprlatlnB - a
month for the pay OF the night watch
man at the city Aimshouse; approprlat-
ing 500 for the purchase or pair OF
First Market, apprOpriatinG 500 Tor me
purchase Of coal for the colored poor oil
Ihe city. appToprlatinS SJ,3O3.if 10 tho
payroll account OF the city School Board
appropriating 500 TO grade and pave
with granite spalls the alley between
clay and Leigh streets ana running
parallel with Eighth and Ninth streets.
The Board next took up the plumbing
ordinance. the provisions of which nave
been stated repeatedly IN the Columns
of The Times. II provides for the ap-
and lays down the rules which are 10
govern the laying OF piping in houses
throughout the city
BAD PLUMBING.
At the suggestion Of Mr. Noble. the
privilege Of the floor was granted 10 Dr
" Z. Oppcnhimer. president OF the
Board of Health, who explained the bad
plumbing which at present prevails IN
the old buildings IN this city. lie stated
that the measure had been so drawn
that the department hereafter could IN
spect houses already erected at VIII. IEe
Board concurred in the ordinance Dy a
vote OF l. To J. Mr.. Noble alone Young
The Board also concurred in a resolu-
ton instructing the COMMITTEE" on ilsn.
to have either electric or gas lights plac'~
az the corner Of Calhoun and 81. Peter
streets ana on Twenty sixth, between
Broad and Marshall streets, ~ front oI
the Broaddus Memorial chuich. ...
An ordinance WAS concurred m CHANGING
slightly the present boundaries ol thc
three gas districts Of the city. Inc
first district IS TO go as FAR west as
Fourteenth street and the secOnu as
trict a. far west as First street, Nhlie
the third district is to comprise the re-
mainOer OF the city.
A large number Of permits for the
erection of frame buildings was con-
CURED IN. but the petition OF MI. VII
liam Rankin tor the erection OF a frame
shed at NO. SO west cary street was
referred back TO the Committee on flfe
Among the claims presented for pay
ment BY the Committee on Claims ana
Salaries was one from MI. William Aiien'
a member OF the street-cleanlnB ntpdi /
ment OF the Board Of Health LOT elli-
The committee had recommended the re-
lection OF the petition OF MI. Aheil' WIZ
asked the amount for tlme LOST Dy petn nis,
attacked and seriously injured by vicious
dog while in the discharge OF ms uulS.
After an earnest appeal by MI. IGiplH
i'm behalf of MI. Aliens claim, the lSodrn
concurred in the action of the lower
branch anG granted the same.
FOR A NEW JAIL.
The question OF selling the Clark Spring
property ana the SeaDrOok warehouse,
and the expenditure OF &o.OOO Of the
proceeds Tor the erection OF new CITY
Jail was discussed al some length
MI Gunst, a member OF the CITY COun-
ell. and chairman OF the special jail COM
mittee, VINO was present was invited 10
ADDRESS the Board. lie explained l hs
great needs for new structure, ana
said that the special committee hau han
a bona hde offer Of S2j,Wr for the Clark
Spring property, the Would-be puIcnaati
obrgating himself to az once bulld up
the land so that the city could secure
the taxes thereon. Mr. GunSt also sdiu
that the SeabrOOk warehouse Would DilhS
about S2oVD 49,. ,.i,f,,, ~,
had tinauciering, and he said the city was
receiving 81 500 per annum as rent lot
the SeaDrOok warehouse, ana that me
uroposition was To cut OF TINS revenue
and dispose OF valuable property, Muen
the money could be borrowed with when
TO build a jail for Sl,2tD year. Ire
resolution was finally referred back 10
the Spttldl commute ~ 1893
motion. -, H.,
me ordinance providing for the cleo
ton of a special accountant. AT Il saIaIy
of LOO year, was on moliVh vl III,
King 30 amended as TO supuldte ihat
that official should be elected by the lNO
branches of the city Council, instead %
The Committee on Finance, ana that the
measure should 40 into effect February !,
1896 instead OF January i, 1870 Inc
ordinance as amended was then feJecteu
by vote of 10 ayes and noes, a TWO
thirds vote i'm the affirmative being neces-
sary 10 carry II. The matter was recon-
sidered ana, on motion OF Mr.. Snead,
laid on the table until the next regular
meeting of the board
An ordnance requiring that the Rich
mond city Railway Company commence
the work of shifting the tracks on Broad
street within fifteen days from the date
of approval OF the ordinance by the
Mayor and TO have said work COM
pl, hi within sixty days, was concurTcd
4 resolution providing for the appoint
ment Of special committee TO report an
ordinance with provisions Tor diNidlns
Clay ward into two wards was agreed
TO. as was a resolution asking the Board
OF Police Commissioners 10 inquire INTO
the eXpediency of building a new station
house in the Third police district. and
report the estimated cost of the same
and a date Tor it.
T. COMPANY MONUMENT.
Much was said about the transfer OF
the lot at the corner OF Broad and Adams
streets and Brook avenue TO the + Com
pany Association as "A site for the mOnu-
mcnt that organization contemglatcs
erecting Mr. James y. Boyd was called
upon To explain what sort sof monument
that body contemplated erecting. That
gentleman stated that the monument, a.
far as its details had been decided on,
would be something like the Howitzer
monument, except that the figure would
be that o. ain inlantryman. The resolu-
ton transferring the lot was then con-
CURED IN.
The city Attorney reported the ordl-
nance requiring that the bonded city
officials should give as sureties security
companies instead OF individuals. The
Attorney, however, argued against the
adoption of such measure, on the
ground that IT would be a hardship upon
certain of the omcials The ordinance
ana the city Attorneys letter were re-
ferrcd 10 the Committee on Finance.
The Richmond Traction Company pre-
scented. through Mr.. King. a petition for
permission &c construct and operate an
electric trolley railway. double track. on
Eighteenth street, from Broad TO Nenable
street. and out Nenablc street 10 the
city limits The applicable was referred
10 the Committee on Streets. and the
Roard ad1OHTQgt.