The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-21
APPROPRIATION MADE.
CRY COUNCIL ALLOWS THE Sfe,000
ron the ammonium.
The Proposed Charter Changes Discussed
aud several Piquant Filings at the
Chamber of Commerce Hade.

At a meeting Of the Common Council
last night mat body, by vote OF
ayes to noes. adopted the resolution
apD4opTiating $500 20 buiid an aadl'ioh
10 the music hall at the Exposition
Grounds, and thereby provide an ade-
+ quate auditorium in which the Ohi'eu
f Confederate Veterans can hold their ses-
sions when tAey convene here In annual
reunion next june. The measure met
with less opposition than was feared
would. as there had been sIcns se.i''-
rem Tor either larger expenditure III
q permanent structure in the city or
81 aller appropriation for temporary
han lOT the reunion Ohy.
me session OI the Council was
lei gtly and Interesting one.
Il,. IneuDers III tneiT seats we're lltai-
dent Glover ana Messrs. Banks, Bloom
berg. Briggs, Brock, Can ter Cd7h4e'
II4.Acs. LAWS. Doane, Don Leavy, Ups,
rtIIlter, Grimm, HOUsOn JACKSON, Ian
dcIhIn, LAWYER, McDONen, W iilaihs'
Seay, 1rOwcr, Waneisteln, ana WOODY
- number of other prominent 5thut~
men Interested Ia the construction OF an
auditorium, were in attendance. Amos
these were General Peyton wise, Cen
eIal Thomas A. Drander' Sap.dIn Heo'
-. Wise, MAJOR Norman Y. handoipn'
,Oi0nll JOnn murphy, Colonel Il. y
NOrthcn, Colonel Aiczanuer W. AfcncI,
Colonel john $. harmcod, PRESIDENT
Nhha.a NJ. Iurpin. OF the Board OF
Aldermen, ana Captain Carton NC
Carthy, the city Accountant.
Clcr4. august reau tnv eau ios ire
meeting, and the report OF the special
cOi.inItee. Here is the report in Iuh.
THE REPORT.
10 the Common Council:
Commemorative SPECIAL committee APP
pOlutcl un4er a resolution ADOPTED 10y
your Douy, rcbruafy 90 1876, 10 confer
with the committee ia cnarge on the
reception OF tine United Confederate Vet
texans. TeiatiRe 10 tne Dui4e.As 81 an
auditorium. nave performed the duty
assigned them, and. alter caIetlly con-
sIaerlaS the question, nave reached me
conclusion that the OnIy practical thing
"a De done AT tls tlme is 10 make
Tie Appropriation or $l2.pJ Tor the puT-
pose OF Duldlng an Huuluon 10 the
mann building at the Exposition GROUNDS,
whereby The Guy VIII be AFFORDED build
Ing iOr large asscmblaees, which VIII
last hfteen or twenty years.
We Therefore recommend that you adopt
resolution marked a, iorted Dy
the Committee on Finance 10 your hOuy
February q. ls,5 tapprOpfiating $1,000 -
the purpose above mentiOnedJ.
MIR. Manerstein, chairman or the spe-
ciai committee, was the first speaker
upon the auditorium question. lie ex-
pIalned that his committee had carefully /
considered the cXpeuicncy OF building a
hail on more convenient site wltnn |
the city limits, but had found that this /
was impracticabic at this time. -he I
Guy had invited the United Confederate /
Veterans here. had appropriated $4,000 /
10 entertain them ana now should pro- /
vide them with a building i'm which 10 /
meet. Mr.. Waierstein said the commit /
tee had recommended the best thing TO /
be done under the circumstances.
In Il briei but strong speech Mr.. Lam /
deridn moved the adoption Of the reso- /
luton and said he hoped there would be I
no discussion upon the subject.
lie was followed by Mr. Davis, VINO /
the great benefit the aBlTOHFI-
ing reunion would be TO Richmond. and {
said that Ii was question Of honb I
and selt-respect with the Council whether
the auditorium should be provided.
Mr.. LaWder. a member OF the special |
committee. who disagreed with the report,
offered as a substitute RESOLUTION ap-
prOprating 5000 for the erection Of a
temporary structure on the Allan lot at
the southeast corner of Fifth and Main
streets. for the use Of the United Con-
Tolerate Veterans, the same TO stand Tor
There was some further discussion OF
the matter, and Mr.. Lawder's substitute
was voted down. only McsSrs. Garter,
LaWder and Seay voting Tor IT,
The original resolution was then so
amended as 10 require the Agricultural !
and Mechanical Society 10 Keep the build
ing insured for term of seven years for
$1,000. Alls Seay also offered an amend |
ment providing that the work upon this [
addition should be done entirely 10y Rich
mond mechanics and employees. The reso-
Messrs Lawder and Seay were the only
members TO vote in the negative.
Under suspension of the rules. Mr..
Davis offered the following.
BE il resolved boy the Council Of the
city Of Richmond Ohe Board of Aldermen
concurrine) That a committee he APP
pointed. consisting Of two members of
the Board of Aldermen and three men,
beers of the Common Council. whose duty
10 shall bee ia recapitulate the work Of
the city Council since july, 1884,, TO tho
present date
Mr. Davis explained that the object Of
the paper was 20 bring about careful
INVESTIGATION and refutatiOn of the
charges against the Council that it had
was confident that the Council could /
make a showing which would prove these
aiieeations ana imputations 10 be utterly
false. Ills resolution was adopted.
MIR. EPPS AND COMMISSIONS
Considerable argument followed the in
PRODUCTION by Mr.. Epps OF the following I
resolutions
BE 1t resolved by the Common Council
OF the city of Richmond. That the pro-
posed changes ia The charter 0f The city I
~ Richmond now lending before the Leg
stature OF Virginia, are uuWisc. and If
adopted al any time would prove deiri-
mental 60 the best interests OF the city /
Resolved. further, That 30 is the sense /
Of this body that the establishment OF /
HE proposed commissions would virtually
put the control OF the city ion the hands /
zeus OF % voice In it's management 10
which they are Justly entitled.
Resolved. further That copy OF these
resolutions be forwarded 10 each of the
repre- sentatiVes OF the city OF Richmond
d. the Legislature of Virginia.
The resolution provoked spirited dis
'ussion. I'm which il was stated that the
'hamber of Commerce was cndeavoffng
% DO the leeislating for the city. and had
sent out circular grossly misreprcsent-
ng the Council LudicriOus reference
vas made 10 the banquet given at the
jefferson 10 the members of the General q
Assembly by citizens Of Richmond under
he auspices of the Chamber Of Com I
ncrce.
The Council adopted the resolutions by
vote of p ayes TO noes. Messrs Cas-
se and Landerkin constituting the mi
lOrity ]
The ncwly-prepared rules governing the
ltN almshouses were. at the instance Of
Nr. Mcdowell. chairman Of the Commit {
ee on Relief Of the Poor. taken un. )
lightly amended. but lost and laid on 8
he table }