Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-08
DID MUCH TABLlNG.
The Common Council Wrestles Unsuc-
oe,slally with the Street Matter.
,,..,o> OVER A NEW JAIL.
MI question Finally Sent To the
.ctnI Committee - Temporary
,can, ,uth"rin"d-o'her Important
,.fnr.~ Transacted.


.r last night and transacted a
atty ~ routine business. The
t.o Committee on Streets wac
... ...er Of business. but before it
.... I'D many other matters were
. 10
..- - .ec H. Davis offered resolu-
loading the hospitality OF the city
.rH,nt ana Honorable Artillery.
....r was unanimously adopted. 1t
... f".wS:
solved by the Common Council
... 1853 q Richmond. That we hail
.. ....re pleasure the presence OF the
and Honorable Artillery Com
.. Massachusetts, in our midst, and
... .. thom a most cordial greeting.
.... .~eurance Of our hope that their
e city may DE 80 enjoyable that
.. ever cherish IL with the fondest
.r and that IL may serve as
Huk iu the chain Of fraternal
feeling which binds the people
....r alI Richmond 50 closely to-
.e,I That the city Clerk be. and
.. instructed 10 transmit copy Of
.. . ltuou 10 that company"
-..EET RESOLUTION LOST.
.,. elaborate discussion over the
...r Of the Street Committee 10
....5f. 5000 I'm bonds. the pro-
t,,reuf To be applied TO streets
....r Mr. Bloomberg argued the
...., ..essIty OF improvements upon the
.t ~ the city. He said that the
-. .- actually suffering Tor need Of
.,n her sidewalks and streets.
-.. natter was opposed by several
...- ON the ground that the resOlu-
.....t.o an apportionment TO the seve-
..~l- az the city. The paper was
..st upon recorded vote.
U- Wallersten. on behalf OF the COM
. or Finance handed in a resolu-
.-..tiug that body to negotiate tenn
.... .ans u the extent of 10000 70
- .r the affairs Of the city. After
.. .Ariauati1u OF what the funds were
waited for the resolution was adopted.
SIP Hl1omhorg later in the session
,- -.I Il most important measure IN
.. shane Of an ordinance appr1priatlng
.... for improvements TO streets gen
...t. and providing that all ordinances
parts 81 ordinances IN CONNECT WIN
... Dr which required the uneXpended
..r..s # AN street funds 10 revert 10
.. General fund on February ISL be
....I.1 In support Of his measure MI.
,1befg smoke Of the dreadful condi-
sim ~ the streets of Richmond. ne
,t..ght the members Of the Counch
....r1 law aside all feeling in this nat
.~ and vote upon the question IN
, CAV that would benefit not any part "i
fr.. city. but the whole city. MT. lIo"ci
declared that he would not vote lof any
.,aposition TO appropriate money ior
..r..ts until he was assured That Gay
~ il Nfessrs Wan'rstein. Davis. SeaN'
and Ferriter also spoke upon the mea-
,'.r. ana II Vac finally lost by failing 10
so,,,r- tho necessary three fourths Nole'
as follows. -,
N.ssrs. Blanks, Hloomberg pa
..- DiacDut. ponleayy. Ferlter' '"I.tl'
..,,rn.s. Jackson. Lawdcr Mayer, M
..yrU page Smith. Woody anu
.. clover I'd. c..-.u
..r-' "A BISON. Scdy. Tr0"ef an" wa"
..--',iu-S ,..-.. .,.;r,
-,. Davis presentcd a resolution paNlhs
....,n, alexander coke 500 on account
,.,i.,r of the city ordinances Inc
Gill;. ,..~. suspended and the paper was
....rai o. the Finance COMMITTEE
rr,aD-sTREET PAYMENTS.
-. council AT last took up its regular
resolution from the Street
...... providod for laying graho,
,... .t.vaiks on both sides OF bIodu
., between Tenth and Adams me
.. Z. he borne 10y the abutt'hS H.
...,..uun-r4 Mr.. Caskie eXplall'eu nc
. ,t,,t SonOO 10 the credit OF the
..-.Hau fund, and that ne "ou.' a. enc
OBJ. ,.s.Iution taking the money 10 '"S
....-- az $500 from the City-Hd1 luiI1
,tf- puruose. lie said the commit
., r'oance would later on ask tha'
.. money be expended in lWptoNIn7
o.. ..~..ts around the city nan M
... .Ie, informed the Council OF tne
.... n the supreme Court OF Appears
.. l.,.fria I'm this matter OF charging /
..... movements 10 abutting property
.. i-.ornborc was opposed TO the Clty /
... ,.r any of this work, SAYING tud'
only be a question or time wien +
.,. ~ the Broad-street stores /
..+lire their landlords TO put down /
.-.,.IIthic pavemonts. > Inc "Ioie
L.r.-1. finally tabled.
MAJOR STREET MATTERS.
~t. .nc. Of allegations for the I
.,r ..fn granite spalls the alley De
n.., -.~t.enth and Fourteenth anu
... ALL. cary streets were oroered
90. ution appropriatins 80 Tor the
tt. .f "A stone. wall on Ninth street
. .. I-..a bridge was considered. and
r rr r.ruter's motion was put upon
r- t..-t-e and lost. .
r. tuition apprOpriatlng the sum y.
81 ta pav fOr necessary Woih d" 60
.,.r fte streets up 10 the end OF
... present uscal year came mp from ''e
COMMITTEE, ou Streets and was agreed 10.
... ... rrouositiOn of Mr., Branch 10
...-..-..te 5000 TO streets generallE
..... t.- entertainment was tabled.
action wcS taken upon the mat
OIL. aa,r9priating $4,000 TO pave AROUND
,. ..-. main The Council adopted reso~
.. -r,.f iiu,, for the compensate OF
'- T. o. U Myers. Jr.. and his asso-
,r The Water Commission, the !
..- of Firth street Fulton) from
..... f, Nicholson, and the widening anu
r. -.niug Of Randolph street.
Committee on Light presented the
ar n & Boudar az expert book
-.- Who made the examination of the
t. az the passwords in tho recent
.-t.stiuu amounting 10 $50. which
promptly approved.
r. t.ly referred 10 the Finance Com
r..... fh, resolution from the Committee
.eltr which paid 70 Mr.. w. +. Allen
t ~ the health force. VINO was
hv "a DOG. for the time he lost By
thereof
THE JAIL IKObLhM'
ST. Marx Gunsts special committee on
g t.H city jail reported an ordnance
distance Of which instructs the COM
-''.. 0u Grounds and Buildings 10 dis
.. a, -o much Of the unproductive pro-
.. belonging 10 the city of Richmond
" I.'.lc auction or otherwis as would
RI. n.r.-sary to furnish funds for the
'-..'.9r OF d new city jail. the proceeds
- t' placed 10 the credit Of the special
.mI''Dr referred TO.
Nr Glnst made a detailed statement
- IL. .fl.rts made hero 10 get q now |