Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-02
MEETINGS OF COUNCIL COMMIT
TEES HELD LAST EVENING.
OIL NEEDED FOR The GAS WORKS.
VIII TnLc $4,000 Gallons for Dccem-
hcr-As to Deciding Away Cemeter?
rofs - proposcd nrook Avenue
strcct-Car Linc--Court News.

tendent. and a communication from that
official stating that there was dehcl'
I'm the oil account of the gas-works'
amounting to So2sJO, was read. MI
Knowles suggested that 5000 should De
transferred from the electrc-light ac-
count to the oil account. AIDING 'ha'
there would then be sufficient sum 10
the credit Of the former account TO hSat
the city 20 the end OF the fiscal year. Tie
said that he would have TO furnish the
CITY with about 100000 feet of gas du-
ring the month of December, and would
have 10 have 5000 gallons more OF oil
with which to do II.
II was explained by Clerk Woodsoh
that n resolution. transferring 5000 from
This account and $50 from another ac-
count was already on its way to the
Council. and Mr. Wallersten moved 10
amend this resolution so as TO increase
the transfer from the electric-hsht Iui'u
to the oil account TO $500. lhis was
adopted.
The hill Of the Richmond Railway ana
Electric Company for electric hsh's'
amounting to S250Ol. was approved as
was the payroll. amounting 10 $''0'-''
The committee then adjourned
COMMITTEE on CEMETERIES.
M. Committee on Cemeteries met in
poon No II Of the City Han at o.ov
a,c,ock last evening There were prSsen'
s,essrs Vaughan chairman, HAWKINS
carter and Noble. conmuillO"'Io''
VS. received from the ladies' Oh ths
Home for Incurables. asking Tor oeeu
10 the lot recently given that lns,lNu. , a.
in River View Cemetery. Inc COMM,
tee thought the ordinance deuloa'lns 49,,
section 10 the home was suihcleH' "u'
the matter was. on motion Of MT. ha"-
liz referred 10 the subcommittee on
River View Cemetery.
The usual bills and pay-rolis were OF
dered paid. ,,.-,.,.
regular meeting Of the First Market
Committee was held nj the Ola Market
nj 10 o'clock Yesterday morning Oi'''
routine business was transacte'.
THE BROOK-AvENUE LINE.
r,,o s,b-c.rmittee consisting OF Messrs.
pollard. Carter. ]. NJ KING. ana bur'oh.
.~.,f,d f.- the Committee on streets
consider ard report upon the peuuon
a. ptcNrooni Traction Company a-t
Co. nermis-ion 20 build an electric-stiee
ao- line ont Brook avenue from hroll
street 10 the corroratin line. VIZ h''u
Meeting I'm "a few days. and go over
The Ground. To this same sup- 'nii'''.
too wos referred the Traction COMP
recuesf that It's Q-street line eN'ei"'
from Thrty-hrst street. o. -
e,et,-a-div 10 the city limits. inslren o.
e.tc,ai,e. from . street down lhfN
9. -.-eo+ 20 y street and thence east
,.,r7r,- ont y street 20 the city hn'.S
c,-4sir Andrew P'7zni. renre'en' ns
,ho piobrond Railway and Electric Con.
ranv ar,Dcared before the street 'ui".II.
tee on Monday evening ana aSh,n -
tho corpany be allowed 10 make en- ~.
...,,.,.-,,inute schedule or the t+lth-
strcet line permanent He shoWeu a.,
e,,rcs that The travel on that line o'u
-, i~stiev a ten-minUte schedule Wnlch
- recs-tl,. beon given in accordance
,,..,b a reouost of the street Committee,
made on account of a petition presenter
hv Nr = rock.
Mr.. pollock stated that he had had
talk with Captain Pizzini and had De
come convinced that the COMPANY couiu
not afford to give a schedule shorter than
twenty minutes He therefore. ASKED
leave 20 withdraw his petition. which was
et once granted by the committee.
ORDINANCE As TO RECEIVING
MONEY.
One Of the most important ordinances
recently adooted by the City Council Is
one providing that oil moneys paid 10
the CITY excett taX's shah be para
throuch the Treasurer office. Here are
the main provisions Of the measure:
That il shall not be lawful for any
oNicer or employee of any department or
the city government TO receive money
due the city for rent or Tor material.
property. OF products sold. or on any
other account, except as hereinafter pro-
vided.
. Whenever a sale is to be made or
rent or other money is due the city, the
nroper officer OF the department Where
The money is due shall certify the amount
10 the Auditor. and he shall direct the
Treasurer 10 receive the same from the
debtor. specifying by whom and on what
account the sum Is payable
2 Nothing I'm this ordinance snail De
deemed TO apply to the payments due the
cIty for gas. water market rents, taxes
or assessments which are now payable
directly 10 the Treasurer City Collector
or the Collector OF Delinquent Taxes.
FUTURE COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
The Committee on Retrenchment and
Reform will hold meeting in Room NO.
OF the City Hall tomorrow night. wheh
n will probably resume its Work 10 ecoiO-
mize the expenses of the city.
A regular meeting of the Committee on
James-R River Improvement will be held IN
Room No. Of the City Hall at O'Clock
this afternoon.
The Committee on Schools will convene
In regular session IN Room No. II of the
City Hall at $50 o'clock this afternoon
Contracts for city printing and adver-
Using and for supplying the departments
with stationery for the year 1897 are 10 pe
let by the Committee on Accounts ana
Printing about the middle OF this month";
An ordinance recently nassed by the
Council directs that heads OF all depart
ments shall send I'm 10 the committee not
later than the 10th instant list of such
articles and supplies In the stationery
line giving the kind and the probable
quantity. 1t is important TO the commit
tee that these lists be forwarded to IL.
CITY-HALL COURT NEWS.
The Hastings Court has adjourned for
the November term. Deputy-Clerk wal
Ter Christian was kept quite busy yester-
day paying off the witnesses and jurors
In the case Of the Commonwealth against
J. e WINNER. The total cost of MS
case 10 the State was about 500 but
about $3.50 Of this was caused by the
necessity TO send away for a special
venire in order 10 complete the jury.
In the case Of A. l.. Valentine against
the Virginia State Insurance Company
Agricultural Insurance Company, PEA
SAINTS * Crenshaw. and X. Woodall. IN
the Law and Equity Court. the jury yes
terday returned verdict Tor the de-
PENDANTS. The case was argued by
Messrs Waddin and Allen for the plain
tin and by y. Il. Munford. T.. y. Thoma-
son. and H. r.. Pollard for he defendants.
Judgment was entered in this court yes
terday In the case OF Albert Eisenhardt
W. u. -. Chestman In the sum Of SloOl9
Suit was entered b. FLETCHER Powell