Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-03
m HAVE AN EXPERT
rss Council Adopts the Ordinances Pro-
yitinS for an Accountant.
AN MEASURE PASSES.
49,, questions Eiabor"tcis Dis
,n.,cd last Nish'-"""' "eS"'"
,onccrntnc street oris-As-
,,,, Gas Inspector Chosen.

common council convened I'D ftHu-
lam al O'Clock last evening. and
.,, volume Of regular business was
,f President Glover was IN
and there were present Messrs
,.... sloombos. Briggs Brock Car
..,,r.u. Davis. Donleavy. Epps. Fer
c-fn. Gunst Grimes, Hobson'
...n. Lsnder. Mcdowell Page
r,over. Woody and Wallerstom.
street Committee scnt IN a batch
.... solutions providing for street
.-...m,nts as follows
raung $3.50 60 grade repave the
.I of Broad street from Twelfth
Fourteenth and grade and repaNe
.s..s.. Adopted.
,..arrarng S2,92S2i TO grade repave
.....hei OF sixth street nom Main to
,,... streets. and TO repave the side
walks Adopted.
,,-.rratine No56 for grading. re-
.r rre road-bed of seventh street
'... ..y 20 canal streets, and repave
Ain. SIDEWALKS. Adopted.
,,r-onratng SlE2io for grading and
...-. road-bed OF Main street from
.... fo cherry. and TO repave side
,.t. Adopted
+..,..ratng @ioO to Grade repave
.I.. of clay from Adams to Brook
...r.. and repave and widen sidewalks
Alor
v..rr appropriations for similar i'm
,,.t.rlrf-. as follows: $50 west side
.....r street from Broad to Marshall
or
rsy fo Leigh. $3.50 south side Leigh
e,...t Graham TO Gilmer street. $40
.-b side Leigh street. Harrison to
,.,-,ar street. S625 south side Main street,
HARVEY fo Short street. S52 east side
r.err, street. Beverly TO Albemarle; SiS5
,,.t side Morris street. Floyd TO Grove
.rsr.l. 1913 north side Of Grove avenue
pirrb 20 f.ombardy street; S1S6 west side
linden street. Grove 10 Floyd avenue;
--s, .orff side Broad street, Shafcr 10
u.-.o.t. Sfss east side Harvey street.
Main fa Floyd avenue; $3.50 west side
sar-. Franklin 10 Grace; $50 west sid-
,f.rrne. catherine 10 Brook avenue, So-'
.fn side Hanover Plum TO Lombardy;
u.D j street. between seventeenth ana
..-.raf.on line. 500 Charity. First 10
Second. $500 north side Preston from
rhra to Fourth, 500 north side Federal
e+ John 90 81. Paul. 500 north side
u,te~ ST. John 10 ST. Paul. 500 north
sid. Eakor. St. James 90 St. john $40
f.,r Granite tagging. north side Jackson
gh.re Do intersects with Third; $40,
.-.rre napcinc for some Improvement
.,rh side Third street. where it inter
SCOTS with Jackson. N.6O Cary street
jefferson 20 Madison street; 500 west SIDE
ruenty-sixth. ~ 20 y street; $50 east
.al Twenty-sixth. y TO street; 800
fe.. side Twenty-oighth. Clay TO Leigh;
ru south side q. between Twenty-siNth
and Tventy-sevcnth street, S5oS north
.3a Main. Tweuty-n.nth TO Thirtieth
..,ect s,a, east side Twenty-seventh,
Rroad 10 Marshall street; $50 east side
Second street Guton. from Louisiana
street toward DENY street; Sf,UJ Lester
street, Poplar 90 Denny
ALLEYS IN LEE DISTRICT.
These resolutions were adopted by re-
corded votes, and report No. from the
committee was taken up and disposed
Of Do contained a. resolution, which was
uassef directing the Committee on
Streets t0 hear allegations as 10 the
orenirg Of a couple of alleys in the an
reKei mart Of the Lee District. Another
resolution which was adopted appro-
rra,ed $3.50 from the fund for paving
alleys for owners 10 grade and pave win
erarlto spals the alley between Gay
and legh streets, and running 10 Eighth
and smith streets. and for the construc-
ton OF AN inlet at the end OF the alley
t0 carry off the water.
Tho Council referred TO the Committee
m Finance the resolution providing Tor
The expenditure Of S1.O50 for sidewalks
and ether improvements on Randolph
street from Cary TO Ashland.
reoommendation from the Committee
oh Relief Of the Poor, making a standing
appropriation Of s. per month FOR the
doorkeeper at the city almshouse, was
adopted
From the Committee on Finance came
'fveral important matters A resolution
tppr0pratng $500 TO the city Woman
Mission )colored) for the purchase ~
.oal i0r the colored poor Of the city passed
without objection.
The Finance Committee approved
esouu0n devoting $3.363H TO the pay
ol account Of the School Department,
Rtch was adopted by the Council.
THE PLUMBING ORDINANCE.
T.s l0ng-delayed plumbing ordnance
Aas banded in from the Committee On
Finance. with the recommendation that
he rejected. The measure contained
provisions under which all the plumbing
l the 0ty should be done and provided
or obi. election by the Committee On
Health of AN inspector Of plumbing at
salary of $1,000 per annum. Mr.. DAVIS
member of the Health Committee VINO
las been studying this question Tor ths"e
Gears. made d strong speech. advocating
Doe pas a.e OF the ordinance. and eN-
planning is necessity and importance Tie
said t.at The measure before the Coun-
I'D Was one which had been recommended
fae Board Of Health the Advisory
ioail 'o iho Board of Health, the Com
A.itte on Health. and all the plumbers
q, ue cIty. as we'll as the faculties OF the
medical colleges ana others having more
.r Joss io do with the health of the people
.i he ..ty OF Richmond. Mr.. Davis said
ia, ae Council had only short time
$50 ha1 "a great deal OF discussion upon
He aea'h-late OF the city. and urged that
o stop "a high degree OF mortality the
N't would have TO secure better plumD-
lc avcrred that the entire system
o plumbing here was defective, ana ''ted
.as where this very fact had producet
cases oi diphthcria and fever
Nr S. T Oppenhimer. President Of the
Beard of Health. was called upon 10
explain the objects and benefits OF the
inaucc, and he did SO, briefly covering
gore fully the advantages TO be derived
1000 plumbing laws which had already
.a referred to by Mr.. Davis. Mr.. James
Nel' spoke briefly upon the subject. Dr.
invitation. lie said that he thought
mne'cnt plumbing inspector could bt
>''ifn ior S.oO0 year, certainly one
'.ii Boz secured Tor Sl.o0 per annum
ODD motion OF Mr. Briggs, who also
H.'Iu.y endorsed the ordinance. the mea-
'.o Was so amended as 20 have The
INnDng Inspector elected by the CITY
council boz Joint session. instead OF APP
pointed by the Committee on Health. The
ordinance was then adopted over the
thancc Committees recommendation.
U'ie being only three negative votes.