Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-06
THE COUNCIL ADOPTS
prrnrNcuMENT AND REFORM RE
PORT APPROVED.
TIE TELEPHONE QUESTION UP AGAIN.
lively Discussion, Hut the Body
urfuscd 90 Act al Oncc-hnny
o,her Matters up 40 busy ses-
ston-CommIstcc's Annual Tour.

tendance was auite large. considering
she other attractions in the clty-the
Harrison speaking at the Auditorium, and
Dcra Fox az 'he Academy OF Music.
Those In attendance were: President
Caskie. and Messrs. Allen. Blanks
Bloombore. Briggs. Cottrall' Ebei' Foster
gnst. HARRISON. Hawkins, Hobson.
Jones. King. Iawder. Miller, Mosby.
Ncaie. Noble, Pollock. Rountree' Stokes
Tanner. Wake. wa,ersteln. Williams
WHITE. and Woody.
FROM the Committee ON streets fame
the recommendation that ahessuo"s DC
issued for the opening and improving Oh
certain alleys The authority for hearing
the allegations was given.
A resolution approprlatlng Sia5 FOR I'M
provements 70 Twcnty-second street De-
tween Peasants and Venable streets
which came from the street Committee
was adopted
Similar action was taken on rcsolu-
zion apDroprating NE from the sewer
funl 90 construct "a street BASIN az the
northeast corner Of Main and Lombardy
streets. one appropriating the same sum
for basin al the corner Of Main ana
Morris streets. and one appropriating the
same amount for basin az me noith-
osef corner Of Fulton and Louisiana
streets. a resolution was adopted 70
place a strect-hasin TO cost $50 az the
northwest corner OF Clay and Pickett
streets. another plans one at the corner
Of Tweniy-drst and Marshall streets. ana
another puts basia on Pickett street
rear CLAY 10 cost N25 each. These
basins arc 20 Dee constructed TO carry Off
the surface water.
~ was ordered that the hands and
carts force grade the alley between
qyventy-second and Twenty-third and
Marshall and Clay streets tor the use OF
the gravel to be obtained there.
The street Committee was directed 10
hear allegations Tor paving at the eX-
ucnse Of the abutting prOperty-owners
The sidewalks on the east side Of Twenty
second street between Peasants and
Burton streets, and on the west side of
Twenty econd street between Burton
and Venable.
on motion Of Mr. Williams the applica-
lion Of the Southern Bell Telephone ana
TELEGRAPH Company for the privilege of
replacing certain poles throughout the
city was filed.
REMOVAL OF FIRE-ALARM WIRES.
The Committee on Streets returned
with the statement that IL had no juris-
diction in the premises. the ordnance re-
curing tho Fire-Alarm Department to
remove It's wires from the poles Of the
southern Bell Company TO those OF the
Richmond Telephone Company. The read
ing Of the ordinance brought Mr.. Gunst
10 his feet with coupe Of amendments.
which put the matter in very much bet
ter shape MIR Gunsts first insertion
gave the Superintendent Of the Fire
Alarm the authority to remove the wires
and boxes Of that department and the
power 10 put into proper position such
poles as are out Of place. The othe.
amendment appropriated 5000 to carry
out this work. Both amendments We're
promptly agreed 10, and Mr.. Gunst
moved q suspension Of the rules that the
ordinance as changed might be adopted.
Mr.. Wnllerstein thought the time had
not come when the new telephone COM
pauy could supply the service the citys
business demanded. he said that tho
Richmond Telephone Company had not a
single telephone in Manchester
Mr.. Bloomberg argued in favor Of sus-
pending the rules and passing the ordi-
nance at once. The situation, Mr.. Bloom
berg claimed. was one which demanded
that this work should be done. in order
10 protect the city and its citizens.
Mr.. Gunst called the attention Of the
body 10 the fight in the Council nearly
two years ago when the franchise of tho
Southern Bell Company was revoked, and
the new company given the right to place
is poles and wires upon the streets. He
said tho gentleman from Madison Ward
sid not appear TO be as well Informed
about this MATTER as he (GunsO was
Mr.. Gunst declared that the city was in
danger because 10 did not have proper
pole facilities for the fire alarm. lie
referred 10 the bad condition of the
poles. and 10 the dependent circumstances
which surrounded the fire-alarm system
az present, and said that by the tearing
down Of one broken pole at the corner
OF Jail alley and Broad street the East
End would be entirely cut off from fire
alarm facilities Mr.. Gunst went on TO
say that the statement that the time
had not come when the city could rid it.
self OF the Bell Company was hardly
correct He averred that the new COM
pany now had 500 phones in operation
in this city, had 900 ready TO be con-
nected, and had pole facilities for 1000
instruments. Mr.. Gunst said the new
eighty poles OF as many as the Bell has
up. and these extra ones only reached a
couple Of small routes. which would be
poled by the time the work on the other
lines was completed
Messrs. Ebel and Wallerstein spoke in
opposition to the suspension of the rules.
Mr.. Walerstein saying that he had been
informed by the head of the Fire-Alarm
Department that this work could not be-
comenced under six months. The Madi-
son-Ward member took the ground that
inasmuch as this Council was trying 10
live within IT'S income. and the fiscal
year would end in about four months.
there was no need TO rush the appro-
priation through
The Council refused TO suspend the
rules. and the ordinance went 10 the Com
mittoe on Finance
FOR THE OUTDOOR POOR.
\ resolution appropriating $3.50 TO the
expense account of the outdoor poor
came lp from The Committee on Relief
OF the Poor aud was referred to the
Committee ON Finance
a large bundle OF resolutions came up
from the Finance Committee among them
being the following:
Transferring 5000 from the expense
account Of the Fire Department TO the
construction account OF the Fire-Alarm
Department Adopted
Appropriating $500 to the account OF
stationery and printing. Adopted.
Appropriatlng S9.2N 70 begin the pro-
posed Improvement Of Shockoe creek.
Adopted.
Appropriation the sum OF 5000. interest
and costs. 10 pay a judgment obtained
against the city in the Law and Equity
Court by the Richmond Leather Manu-
featuring Company ana apprOpriating