The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-14
Mr. MOBILES SERIOUS CHARGE
That City OlfcialS Had Brought Pres
sure 10 Bear on the Aldermen
TO BAR REFRESHMENTS PROGRESS.
The Report OF the Committee on Retrench-
inent and Reform Laid on Table by
Vote OF Ten TO SKA
Stormy Meeting,


ter stormy session, refused to receive
the report Of the Committee on Re
trenchment and Reform, whereby several
thousand dollars would be saved TO the
city yearly. and by a vote TO ten 90 six.
laid the document on the table until
q fun report from every department OF
the city shall have been prepared.
In view OF this action, Mcssra. Allen,
Noble, and zimmerman, three members
OF the committee from the Board, prompt
~ requested to be relieved from duty,
and when the Board refused their re-
quest, declared that they would do 10
work. Mir. Starke, the fourth member.
who was not able to engage with the
rest in prcpdrins the report, voted against
the adoption OF The report, but made 10
speech on the question. The Board,
although il firmly refused 10 receive the
designations of Mr. Allen and nis con-
frcrcs. finally passed a resolution 10
the effect that the president of the
Board might exercise his own Judgment
in receiving the said designations. lu
the course of the argument Mr.. Noble
charged that pressure had been brought
TO bear on the Aldermen ly city Of
hcials.
The vote by which tho report was laid
on the table was as follows.
Ayos-Mossrs. Blake. Burton, Carter,
H1rdwickc. King, Montgomery, Mount
castle, Sncad, Naughan-l0.
Noes-Messrs. Allen. Bahon. Moore No
bic zimmerman. and TurDin-6.
The Board met shortly after o'clock,
with the following members present:
Mcssrs. Turpin prcsidenD, Allen. Ba-
hen, Blake. Burton, Cutchins, HardwicI.e.
King. Montgomery. Moore. MouAtcasfle.
smith, Sncad, Starkc, Vaughan. thinner
mann. and Turpin.
ALMSHOCSE ADDITION.
report was received from the Com
mittee on Relief of the Poor recommend
ing that bids be advertised for 10 make
am aidltiOn TO the AlmshOuse for the
accommodation Of colorcd paupors. The
report was adopted. after being amend
ca hy Mr. Allen so as 10 provide that
'"o S"ld plans shall not cost more than
one hundred dollars.
IAe report Of the Finance Committee
recommending that the following sums
be appropriated was adopted.
To construction account of tho Third
Market. Ss5; to payroll Of the Iraai,t'
Department, $1,000. 10 expense acco,,,,, 80
tne Health Department, $3.50; for the
outdoor poor, $50.
me report OF the Committee on Tigb,
recommending that light be plared
ih the yard Of the Howitzcr Arno,.,.
was adopted. 81 '''''Oi -
4 report OF the Water Committee al
io"l"s the Richmond Male Orpban A.
I'ih 10 use 200 gallons of water n d.,.
tice OF chargc ana 10 fav for an o,.c,
''"' fudhuty at meter rates. was adof,t-
ed. only Mr. Allen voting against a.
inc Board concurrod i'm the rocon,-
mendaton of the Council that Fourtb
stIect between Duval and jackson sfra.t-
DE graded by the city's hands and carts
and that $50 be appropriated TO osfab-
hsh street basins at the corner Of Fourth
and Jackson
The Board also concurrcd I'm the rogo-
luton appropriating s22f.50 TO improve
ihe cast eide OF Fourth street from
Louisiana 10 orleans.
Also $i9j 10 improve the east side Of
Twcnty-second or Scott street from
Pleasant to Burton and the west side Of
the same street from Burton 10 Ncnablc
and 10 construct granite tagging across
Scott street at Burton.
Also $l2j respectively TO establish street
basins at the following points. North
west corner OF Twenty-frst and Mar
shall northeast corner OF Main and LOm-
hardy. Southcst corner OF Marshall and
Twentieth. northeast corner OF Fulton
and Louisiana. west side Of Pickett near
Clay and corner Of Clay and Pickett
streets.
The Board also concurrod in the roso-
luton appropriating 500 to improve
Franklin street, between First and Sec
ond.
Also in the resolution transferring $1,000
from the expense account OF the Fire
Department 10 the construction account
Of the Fire Alarm Department. also APP
propriating 500 to the use Of the COM
mittec on Accounts and Printing for sta-
fi0nery; also $50 10 pay G. Ruchrmund
for damages sustained by lack of sewc-
facilities: also instructing the Auditor TO
draw his warrants for 5000 and $55S35 In
favor Of the Richmond Leather Manu-
featuring Company and Mary 9. Loving
respectively. i'm payment of judgments
obtained; also instructing tho Commiti'.
ON Cemeteries TO purchase land near
lakewood Cemetery costing 800 for
burial place for cOlored paupcrs' also AZ
lov,inf, the Y. VI. G. a. 10 use 10000
cubic feet Of gas free for twelve months.
The original resolution allowed this
institution free gas during the viii and
Measure of the city Council. but II was
amended and made 20 read twelve
months.
THE Board concurred IN the action OF
the Council granting n NUMBER OIL
frame-buildlnC permits.
The Auditor was instructed 10 ISSUE
his warrants in favor OF the following
nortjos. John y. Rowe. SO; Richmond
Telcphone Exchange. Sl5.@; Charles a.
poeo fo~ efotfonerv Sqi25; the j. W.
Randolph Company, for stationery
s33S.Si.
GIVE NOTIFICATION.
The Board concurred in the ordinances
instructing the heads Of departments
giving each other fifteen days notice
of the paving OF streets or laying or
gas and water pipes. and also In the
gas and water pipes; and also instruct
ing the police force TO report all obstruc-
tions on the streets likely 10 cause ac-
cidents 10 the Chief Of Police, and he
TO the Mayor.
The Board referred 10 the Finance
Committee the ordinance providing that
I'm case the auditorium on the EXposi-
tion-Grounds should he destroyed 10y
fire the 5000 for which II IS insured
shall be expended in the erection Of
similar building.
The business next taken up was the
report OF the Committee on Retrench-
ment and Reform, which was approved
by the caucus of the two branches OF
the municipal government. and later by
tho Council.
When the first resolution was taken
up, providing for dispensing with the
services OF the harness-maker at the