Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-01-18
REV. L q. JORDAN,
Pastor Union Baptist Church,
Philadelphia, Pa.

Noble, Snead. Tanner and Vaughan
The action OF the Common Council
in granting the Richmond Union Pas
senRer Railway Co the right to ex-
tend their First ST.. line to Broad st
, was concurred in &676 were appro-
priated from the sewer fund to extend
sewer on Main St from Bowe to Iom-
hard and TO appropriate $1e5 to put
=. up the Stewart Horse Guard Armory
snfzty lockers.
The senai-annual interest due on the
debt Of the Virginia Agricultural and
Mechanical Society was concurred in
and the taxes OF the Asbury Metho-
dist Church amounting to $57 were
cancelled also the ordinance TO pre-
n vent electrolysis of water and gas
mains
4 for the purchase OF pipe for water
mains and $99.
AIASIroR FOR WHITE ARMoRIEs.
xtwas decided that the Committee
on Grounds and buildings be author
ized TO employ janitor at a salary of
950 per month for the Howitzer and
Stuart Horse Guard Armeries.
There was quite sensation when
Alderman John Mitchell. Jf.. offered
aresolution calling joint meeting of
che Roard OF Aldermen and the Com
mon Council February 1a for the pur-
nose of declaring vacant the position
of Inspector of Plnmbing
Mr Landers was elected at a joint
meeting of the two branches held il
December 1t was called at Z 80
NJ. but a Democratic caucus was hel'
and the members from Jackson Ware
thereby shut cut.
qnx JAoKsos WARD cosTIEeENT.
THEW waited untiTnearly o'cIocl
and then Aldermen James Baht 1
John Mi cheli, Jr H. J. Moore an
Councilmen Benjamin Jackson, v n
p smith. ]. r. Griffin, W. t Page an
Merton Deane retired in body an
accordingly were not present wht
the caucus nominee Was elected in Il
Joint session.
s. In order to bring the matter .
A arnin- and allow a discussion. Il
member of Jackson Ward tptrodue
the aforesaid resolution
Alderman Mitchell requested I
clerk to read Chapter xvii Secti
1O This contained the provision re
tive to the work of licensed plumbe
rRE ALBERMAS's PLEA.
The Alderman then stated q
jackson Ward representatives /
been debarred from participating
the election of an Inspector OF PUN
ing and it was presumed that the
son for this was that their pareicl
ton in such would result In the sci
tion Of an improper person. Mr..
M Landers had been reported
having put in iron pipe at l304-6 FL
Ave-, in violation OF the ordinance
THE matter had been taken to
Police Court and dismissed on tee
eal grounds.
Superintendent Boiling had revC
the license or rather refused q
new it and an appeal was had te
To,nmittee on Water and the Com
Tee had sustained the superintend
the understanding being that II
TOOK ont the iron pipe, the lie
vould be granted.
Hldarman Mitchell dwelt on the
that he had signed for lead pip'
rhtin iron pipe and made no den
tNe fact.
And Rad elected to a positI
man 10 enforce an ordinance viii
40 taken pride in violating hims
THAT SUIT AGAINST THE CITY
he had entered suit against Il
r;ntendent of Water works. o
a judgement of $500, and tn
paid the same.
ow the Council had elected Il
n man who had not only !
khe very ordinances viii
d be required to enforce. b
: sued the city and gotten
against his present emf
wenty minutes, the color
hn held the attention
ers. and when he sat dS
Epigned supreme.
rman Burton moved tl
matter be tabled. AID