Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-06

GAS FOR THE Y. NJ. c. A.
The Committee on Light returned the
ordinance referred TO II granting 10 tne
Young Mems Christian Association the
free use of gas in the educational ana
secular departments Of the Young Mems
Christian Association. and recommended
the adoption OF the measure. MI C~sKle
moved 10 amend so as 10 name the
amount Of gas TO be given as N9voJ CUBIC
feet per annum The President spoke
of the recent calamity which befeh the
institution. ana OF the splendid work II
has been doing In the community, ana
said that ne thought the city should give
Il this little add After great oeal OF
discussion and the defeat of number
Of amendments the Council agreed 10
the ordinance. so amended as 70 bNe
the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation $1,000 feet Of gas annually re-
serving the right to stop this donation
at It's pleasure.
A number Of frame-building permits
recommended by the Committee on Fro
Department. were granted.
An ola bill for stationery furnished 10
the .Chancery Court. amounting TO SS5e-e''
came from the Committee on Accounts
and Printing, with the recommendation
that Il be sent to the Committee on cams
and SALARIES. on motion Of Mr.. Waller
stein. the Council adopted resolution
paying the claim from the contingent
fund.
the Committee on First Market asked
for an extra appropriation Of $50 10 re-
pair the market-house and TO run the
institution the remaider Of this fiscal
year. The resolution went 20 the Finance
Committee
Quite a lengthy report was handed In
bv Mr. Woody. from the special commit
tee from the Committees on Streets
Water. and Light. This body recommend
ed the adoption OF an ordinance pro-
viding for reports from each OF these
departments to the others when any I'M
provement upon the streets is 10 be made,
so as TO save the tearing up Of streets
unnecessarily in order to lay gas OF water
pipes. The measure was unanimously
passed, and a resolution was adopted
directing the police 10 report as to open
boxes. etc, upon the streets.
Several unimportant ordinances and re-
solutions were forwarded from the Board
Of Aldermen and were promptly concuued
IN.
On the final roll-call. President Caskie
presented a resolution STIMULATING that in
the event the Auditorium at the EXPOSE
tion-Grounds should be burned down, the
5000 for which 1t had been insured
should be used In rebuilding the Audito-
rum, instead Of being turned over TO the
city Treasurer. The object of this meas
ure. Mr.. Caskie said, was to enable the
Virginia State Agricultural and Mechanl-
cal Society to borrow money upon the
I Expos ton-Grounds. The resolution was
adopted by vote of % ayes TO noes.
REFORM REPORT ADOPTED.
It was 1880 o'clock when the report of
the Committee on Retrenchment and Re
/ form was taken up, on motion Of Mr..
Allen. and the Council went directly into
a consideration OF the paper with but
! little discussion. The body took the re-
! port up seriatim and made such amend
/ ments as 10 make II only necessary to
/ have a majority vote instead of a two
/ thirds vote 20 adopt The ordinance re-
| ducing for instance, the salary OF the
| City Engineer to 5000, was so changed
as TO make IL read reduced by $1,000
/ II was contended by some members Of
the Council that these changes would
present the ordinances IN such shape as
not TO bind the members Of the Board
/ Of Aldermen who attended the caucus.
| as in some cases the ordinances as pre-
/ scented were entirely substituted by new
ones. offered by Mr.. Rountree but hav-
| ing the same effect The report was then
adopted as a whole.
/ A resolution offered 10y Mr. Walersten
and adopted, instructed the City Attor-
ney to report the steps necessary TO limit
and control the purchase of stationery
by the courts Of the city.
Mr.. Wallerstein also offered a resolu-
ton. which passed the Council, and which
transfers from the extension account OF
! he ri 20, 20 oil
| Of $500, and from the expense account
Of the same works the sum Of $500
A resolution asking the Richmond Rail-
way and Electric Company to place on
sale workingmen's tickets al half price
to be used between the hours Of 6 and Z
A. NJ. and and r. NJ was referred
10 the Committee on Ordinances. and the
Council adjourned just before / A. NJ.
TOUR OF GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS.
The annual tour Of inspection Of the
Committee on Grounds and Buildings was
I made by that body yesterday afternoon.
II was after o'clock when the committee
started from the City Hall, and owing 10
the latenesS Of the hour and the vast
| amount Of territory 10 b covered the
| task was not completed. Those who went
upon the tour were Messrs Gunst CHAIR
mani Rountree, King, Neale Briggs. and
! Mountcastle. and the City Engineer. The
| tour revealed the fact that a considerable
amount Of damage vas done to the shrub
| berry and trees Of the several parks by the
| great storm OF last Tuesday night
IL was thought that the body would
make a careful examination into the con-
/ dition Of the City Hall, but this was not
| done, owing TO lack Of time. After assem-
! bling at the hall the committee entered a
| large conveyance. Jefferson and Chin
borazo parks were first visited. They were
found TO be in pretty good order, save
| the evidences left by the storm. The com.
/ mittee drove around the lower part OF
! Marshall Park. Slight repairs were or
! dered made at each of these resorts. Al
| Monroe Park IN which the tempest OF
last Tuesday night did its worst work
! II was found that trees had been uprooted
and much injury had been done to the
| shnbbery. Necessary work OF improve
/ ment was ordered. CANDLES Hin Park
in pretty good shape.
The body failed TO inspect New-Reser-
! voir Park. the arnores. and the City
I Hall darkness having arrived Returning
TO the hall the committee transacted q
quantity of routine business. A number
! Of recommendations were made I'm regard
4 10 repairing the damage done by the hur
ricane. among them being one providing
for the laying OF pipe for the purpose
I of carrying off the water which stands
upon a low place by Chimborazo spring
and which threatens to cause the banl
70 cave ~
The Engineer was directed to have The