The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-05

The Council concurred I'm the resolution
| appropriating $3 f10.30 for the paving OF
| the roadbed OF Twenty-fifth from Frank
lin "a. .7road street with granite spalls'
and for the paving OF the sidewalks.
Similar action was taken in regard 20
| the ordinance refUnding the money where
gas or water bills have been twice paid.
CITY ATTORNEYS OPINION.
President Glover presented the follow
| ing opinion, submitted by the request OF
the Common Council by City Attorney
| Charles Y. Meredith:
| To the Common Council;
Gentiemen,-i herewith return tue re-
| port OF the Special Accountant as TO the
| Fire Department. / understand that you
| desire to know your power 10 prevent any
violation Of law by the members OF the
Board Of Fire Commissioners.
The second section of the act creating
said board provides: They may be re-
moved from office by a vote Of two-thirds
| OF all the members elected 10 the Council
for good cause shown" This is the only
! method of control given the City Council
| that | can find in said act.
/ am of opinion that a deliberate and
/ persistent violation OF the law would be
held good cause" While the board
| has the power 10 ignore the opinion OF
! the attorney for the board, yet II its
| course in acting I'm opposition to said
| opinion is violation of the law, il be-
] comes a deliberate violation. OF course
the censurabe conduct OF the commits
sioner becomes a still more aggravated
offence If member proposes to continue
| in such violation.
The law expects that the Council Will
I by creating in the board a proper and
wholesome fear OF removal. cause any
| member thereof, who may tend towards
disregard and disobedience Of the law
to hold and obey it.
c. V. MEREDITH.
City Attorney.
| The opinion was received and filed on
! Mr.. Caskes motion.
Upon motion of Mr.. Bloomberg. the
ordinance was taken from the table
! which provides for the licensing of dogs.
goats, the establishing Of dog pounds.
etc. The ordinance, the principal fea-
lures of which have already been pub
| lAned In The Times, was prepared by the
| Board Of Police Commissioners 1t does
not change the amount of the present
tax. but makes the taking out of a H.
cense compulsory. and dogs found on
| the streets without license tax. shall be
| taken TO the pound. where it may be held
for retention for forty-eight hours.
| Mr.. Caskie moved. inasmuch as the
| ordinance provided for and increase Of the
citys expenses by the appontment oil
| salaricd pOundmasters by the Board OF
| Police Commissioners. that the measure
be referred to the Board Of Police COM
| mlssi0ners. This was agreed to.
! Mr.. Epps presented a resolution allow
/ ing the sum of so 10 ). B. HerndOn, a
! former registrar OF the fifth precinct on
| Clay ward. for the copying Of pOl-books
| in 1894. The payment Of the aElount was
recommended By tne Electoral Board.
The matter was referred 10 the Committe
| on Claims and Salaries.
Mr.. Gunst moved TO reconsider the vote
| by which the ordinance had been adopted
| providing fOr the sale at public auction
| Of the PROPERTY on Hospital street. After
a good deal of discussion. the motion
was lost.
Mr.. HObson presented an ordinance es-
tabllshing the voting places in the sew
| eral election precincts or this city for
/ the coming municipal election AZ was
! adopted.
! ANOTHER STREET co.
Mr.. Mcdowell offered the following petit
! ton, which was referred to the Com
| mittCe on Streets:
| To the Honorable Common Council OF
the city Of Richmond:
Gentlemen,-YOu petitioners, Lee Lor-
raiue and Nixon Bah, OF this city: Henry
| y. Torder, OF New York: and William G.
I
sets, would respectfully show 10 your
| honorable body that they or some 81
them have recently leased for a term
| Of years from the Virginia Agricultural
and Mechanical Society, that certain piece
| OF property owned by the said society
ana known as the EXposition-Grounds.
and that il is their purpose to eXpend
large sums in improving and Deautify-
ing the said property, and in making il
! a pleasant and attractive pleasure-resor
| for the people Of Richmond and vicinity.
| that it is of the utmost Importance 10
| the success OF their enterprise, and TO
| the comfort and convenience OF the pub
| lie, that the best street-car facilities Tor
| reaching the proposed pleasure park shall
! be given To this end, therefore. ana
! in order TO make the said park accessible
J TO the people In all parts or the city, your
letitioners respectfully ask that they be-
Incorporated into a body polite, under the
name of the Lee District Railway Com
| pany. and that they be authorized ana
| empowered TO construct and operate II
| street railway, coming out of the said
! property, at a point on the north side
| of west Broad street, where IL Is inter-
sected by Addison street, % -
| street. Here the two tracks are 10 sepa-
| rate-the western tracks thence turning
/ 10 the west along - street, 10
| Strawberry street; thence along straw
! berry street, across Grove avenue, 10 the
| boundary line Of the city. The other,
| or eastern track, after reaching ---
| street. shall turn east along -
/ street, 10 Sycamore street, thence south
| along Sycamore, across Grove avenue To
the boundary line OF the city. Ana
/ should this privilege be granted your
| petitioners, they VIII endeayOr 10 get
| permission from the County Court oil
| Henrico 10 connect the aforementioned
| tracks at Main street, thus completing
| the loop, and connection with the Main
| street line OF the Richmond city Railwas
| Company.
Your petitioners further ask that they
| De permitted TO connect their line with the
tracks OF the Richmond Traction com
pany where they cross the said tracks at
! Broad street, and that they be granted
| the privilege, subject 10 all the proper
| conditions and restrictions Of running their
| cars over the tracks of the Richmond
| Traction Company along Broad street, TO
and from Harrison street, where they viii
| connect with the line of the Richmond
| Union Passenger Railway Company, with
which company as well as with the Rich
| mond City Railway Company, your petit
toners will endeayor 10 enter into trans
| fer arrangements whereby people from
any part OF Richmond. Fulton, or Man
chester may reach the said park on the
payment OF one fare.
| We therefore petition that your hon
| orable body will consider an ordinance
| granting 10 us the franchise and privi-
| leges herein asked for.
FIRE COMMISSIONERS