The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-15
MR.. T. NJ. LANDERS
NOTION 70 IyyESTrGATE
CHARGES AGAINST MN
Voted Down by the Board of Aldermen.
The Special Accountant Other
Matters Passed Upon.

The Board OF Aldermen held their regu-
lar monthly meeting at the Council cham
Der last night at IA o'clock. Wh"" the
roll was called the following members
answered 10 their names:
Messrs. BaEen. Blake, Burton, King.
Mitchell. Moore, Mountcastle. Noble.
snead. Tanner. Vaughan, Turpin.
The Board adopted the recommends
ton OF the Committee on Water 10 FUR
nish to the rounding Hospital city va
ter free OF charge.
Through MIR. Allen, chairman OF the
special Joint committee for the erection
Of q new jail. the committee recommended
that the Grounds and Building COMMITTEE
bee authorized 10 sell at puolic auction
the Clarke Spring property and the sea-
brock warehouse property 10 turIAsn
funds FOR a new JAN and the purchase OF
q site Tor the same, the sum Tor tls
new iaii not 10 exceed <30,Op. in addition
TO the amount necessary for the purchase
OF "A Site
Mr.. Sncad offered as an amendment
that the Clarke Spring property be not
sold for less than S25ooO. and that the
SeaDrook warehouse be not sold Accord
ing to the recommendation OF the Joint
committee. and that the matter with the
amendment be recommitied. This was
agreed TO.
The Board concurred in the action Of
the Common Council to open and grade
the alley between Twenty-second ana
Twenty-third streets and Marshall and
Clay streets.
The action OF the Common Council IN
granting the Richmond Union Passenger
Railway Company the right 10 extend
thcir First street line To Broad street
from First and clay streets brought
out some discussion Mr.. King
offered ~ an amendment that tho COM
pany In question be required 10 give
transfers over the line OF the Traction
Company. Mcssrs. Allen ana Starke eA-
pidined that the extension or the line IN
question would be a great convenience 10
shoppers from Barton Heights and peO-
pie along the route OF the line. Mr.
Kings amendment was lost, and the ac-
ton ~ the Common Council was con-
Cured in.
.lhe sum Of 500 was appropriated from
the sewer funo. when that Is available. to
extend the sewer on Main street from
lowe 70 LomDardy. and the Board con-
Cured IN the action OF the Common
Council 10 appropriate SlD5 TO put up
~ the armory Of the Stuart Horse Guard
sixty lockers.
The Board concurred in the action OF
the Common Council instructing the
Auditor 10 issue his warrant in the sum
or 81 5DD In favor OF the Virginia Agrcul-
turai and Mechanical Society TO pay the
seui-annuai interest due. The tax
y
Methodist church property was cancelled.
ELECTROLISIs or GAS-MAINS
The Board adopted an ordinance to pre-
vent elecirOllsis Of water and gas-malns
ile ordinance requires street railways IN
tne CITY using electric power to observe
certain provisions against electric cur
rents reaching gas and Water-mains and
making bonds IN their tracks after pre-
scilptd rules 10 be approved by the super
..lsiiuenls respectively Of the Gas and
Water Departments
Inc sum OF 5000 was appropriated for
purchasing pipe tor water mains and 81,
vas appropriated for the expenses OF the
sfeciai Joint committee on the gas investi
cation.
n was decided that the Committee on
Grounds and Buildings be authorized 10
employ a Janitor, at a salary OF $50 per
month, Tor the HOwltzer and stewart
Horse Guard armories
he Board cCncurred in the resolution
request ting the city Attorney to prepare
am ordnance granting the Mayor au-
tloflty TO confer the powers OF police
ohicers on such officers OF the city as ne
may see ~.
The sum OF $1,000 was Ammonia ,aa
FOR coal Tor the poor OF the CITY 10 he
distributed through the City Mission.
rom The Ancient and Honorable Ar
iiery Of Massachusetts came a greet
ing 10 the Governor. Mayor, the Rich
mond military companies and Others
VINO assisted I'm entertaining the Ancient
and HonCrahles during thelr stay in this
cii[ several months ago. This was read.
and filed.
On the final roll-call. Mr. Snead moved
10 reconsider the ordinance I'm regard 10
the special accountant, so far as the
amendmenrs which mad been adopted
by the Common Council were concerned.
fnls was agreed 10. and the Board then
couclrred In the ordinance
Str Snead submitted an ordinance con-
corning the standing committees Of the
Common Council and the Board OF Al
dermen.
The ordinance names the various COM
miftees. and makes provision for the
times OF regular meeting. and for the
number OF members from each branch
Of the Council constituting the standing
committees. Upon motion Of Mr. Allen.
tlo paper was referred 10 the Committee
on Ordinances.
AFTER MR.. LANDERS.
John Mitchell offered resolution to
call "A joint meeting Of the two branches |
Of the Council for February 18th. 10 de-
clare the Office OF Inspector Of Plumbing |
vacant Mitchell said Ee offered |
the resolution for the reason that Mr.. I. !
81 Landcrs had used iron pipe for a |
plumbing job at No 1904 Floyd avenue, |
in violation OF the ordinance and had the |
pipe put underneath the building where IL
would not be discovered unless by an in
yestigation. Mr.. Landers had In add