Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-17
FROM THE CITY HALL
A LIQUOR MERCHANT ASSIGNS WITH
LIABILITIES OF $1,000.
The Eiectric-Lieht Plant Problem Again
Discussed-Other Committee and
Court News.

A deed OF assignment was flied in the
Office OF the Clerk Of the Chancery Court
yesterday from George A. Parsley ana
Lula b. Parsley (his wife). and Joseph
l.. Parsley, and william II. Blunt, trustee.
transferring the assets Of the parties
named to Hill Montague and Beverly
b. Munford, trustees. The liabilities are
about 5000. The failure OF the Parsleys'
VINO conduct a liduor-store at No. 4Ol
north Twenty-seventh street. IL the out
come Of The suit OF u. A. Saunders &
Son for the payment of several negotiable
notes aggregating $500 and Interest.
which Is now pending in the Chancery
Court. The property transferred con-
sis,s Of houses and lots No. II north
Seventeenth street. No. 4l4 north Twen-
ty-six.h street. No. h2 north twenty
sixth street. No. 912 north Twenty
seventh street, the stock and fixtures
at No. 4Ol north T'wenty-seventh street,
etc. The trustees are to take Immediate
possession and the proceeds are 10 be APP
propriated as follows. after clerks hire'
legal expenses, etc. have been met:
First--E. A. Saunders & Son. 81 50:
]. s. Moore & Sons, $lSh.
Second-Joseph L. Parsley, s2.7I5.
Third-Davenport & Morris. $500; w. T.
woodey, 1895: William B. West Company.
$40.
The fourth class embraces all other
creditors who are to share ratably.
THE COUNCIL COMMITTEES.
There was a meeting last night Of the
Council Committee on Light. Present
were Chairman Grimes. and Messrs. cas-
kie. Hardwicke. Davis. Vaughan. Noble.
and Mann. Superintendent Adams submit
ted his monthly report, showing That du-
ring the month Of December Is. s25, 500 cubic
feet of gas were made. as compared 10
22.s74,OOO cubic feet year ago. THIS
gas was made at a cost of 40 cents per
1000 feet in the holder.
There was great deal OF discussion
with reference to faulty pipes IL was
finally agreed that when pipes were found
TO be stopped up the Superintendent
shall have them properly blown out.
Mr.. Davis here moved that the body
take from the table the resolution con-
corning a city eleciric-lght plant. Mr..
Hardwicke thought that as Mr.. Waller
stein, who was chairman OF the plant sub
committee, was absent. the committee
should not go into the question. The
motion OF Mr. Davis was finally lost.
But the discussion did not close for some
time. Messrs. Davis and Noble spoke IN
favor Of the resolution, which approprl-
ates $4,000 in 4-per-cent. bonds for the
purpose of erecting an electric-light plant.
Mr. Traylor, of the old Traylor Elec-
tric-Light Company. was asked Tor MS
views upon this plant matter, and ne
said that a plant Of GOO incandescent
lights and 900 arc-lights could be erected
lnn nd fhat
could be operated so as TO save $H,oOo
year to the city.
MIGHT PAY BY DEGREES.
The matter having been taken into an
informal discussion, Mr.. Caskie said That
he had heard an intimation that some
Arrangement could be made by which the
city could be supplied with plant and
pay for II at the rate of the cost OF the
city's arc-lights at present. He said II
such an agreement could be reached he
thought he would look upon 1t favorably.
Mr.. Davis offered a resolution providing
that hereafter the Committee on Light be
instructed by the Council to discontinue
the lighting of the city by electricity.
Mr.. Caskie offered as a substitute that
the whole matter. be postponed until the
next meeting. The resolution OF Mr.. Da-
Wis was withdrawn and the question Will
be considered next lHuTSuay di'eIhooh
at $50.
The usual routine business was disposed
of, and the body adjourned
The Committee on Relief or the POOR
assembled at o'clock yesterday after
noon. Bills and pay-rolls were approved.
and some other routine business was dis
posed of. The body decided to purchase
uniforms for the almshouse physicians.
There was to have been meeting or
the Committee on Streets last evening.
but no quorum could be gotten.
City Hall Court News.
In the Law and Equity Court yester-
day evidence was begun in the suit OF
A. B. Crawford's administrator against
the Richmond and Manchester Railway
Company. and the case was adjourned
over until 10 o'clock this morning. This
action Is for $4,000 damages Crawford
was a conductor in the employ OF the
defendant company. and on the 18th OF
last July the car on which he was work.
ing became unmanageable and ran down
Ninth street towards Cary Crawford
was thrown from the car and had his foot
crushed and otherwise badly bruised. 1t
is thought that the trial will consume
several days. Messrs. Meade Haskins
and Cogbili & Wells are counsel for the
plaintiff, and the defendant is represented
by Messrs. Cabell & Cabell
A. i. Lipscomb instituted suit against
c. n. Goodwin for 800 damages.
In the Hastings Court Paul Williams
was convicted of an unlawful assault and
given fifteen days in jail and fined one
cent.
Councilman Adam Diacont. of Marshall
Ward. who has been quite III for about
two weeks from an attack Of grip. has