The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-07

~ si,owed 10 draw such amounts for
legitimate expenses OF the Depai
| NJ Fire Alarm and Telegraph. Inc res
| olution was referred to the finance Soi-
mite. ,,.r
taken up and Mr.. Mcdowell presented
n report from the Committee on Streets
| recommending tine estaDhsnlhS III
grade of Cary stect from Jefferson 10
| Madison strets and on Twelfth street III
| front of the Davis Mansion. rms "as
| agreed TO. a resolution was Also auop.s"
appropriatng $50 for the laying OF nag
| ging curbing. and sidewalks on l"e'l'h
street opposite the Davis Mansion anu ar
! range n grass plot in FROM OF the puliuins
| I'm tho street A resolut ION was auoptcu
| appropriating sl65 for tho gradlhA' Vu'p
| ing and gutterng Of the south sue VI
| Park avenue. west of HARRISON Ic,'
| similar action was taken in reg IRA u
a resolution appropriating $lsS for the
/ grading laying Of curbing and " ltlei-
ing on the castside OF Ryland street from
! Grace street to the alley between race
and Franklin streets: aslo in regan 10
the resolution appropriating $5cV lot lno
| grading curbing ana guttcrinS hhu az
! ing sidewalk on the west side OF Sis VI
/ son from Franklin to Main strets, 50
| i'm regard TO the resolution appropriate IL
! 81 400 for the grading. curbing pawn -
! the roadbcd with granite spalis ana pay
! ing sidewalks on Broad from kieNsht 7"
! to Twelfth streets also In regard 10 I'm
resolution appropriating 500 Tor me 20
setting Of curbing. guttering and pavlh@
| sidewalks on the east side Of Fifth frOfh
| Franklin to Main streets.
| The application of the Southern Ben
| Telephone Company TO erect number
OF additional polls was on motion OF MT
! Caskie. laid on the table.
The Committee on Streets recommend
4. g
| the Manchester Railway and Improve
! ment Company is allowed to abandon It's
| route on Marshall between Seventh ana
| Adams streets and IT is given permission
| TO electrify the loop starting Al the
| corner OF Fourteenth and Main streets
| up Main to Seventh. up Seventh 10 Mar
shall. down Marshall TO College street
and down College street to the starting
point. The Improvement isNo be made
| within thirty days after the ordinance
has been approved and cars are to run
| every ten minutes
Mr. Seay moved that he ordinance be
laid on the table In order to be printed
but. after some discussion he withdrew
the motion, and the ordinance was adopteu
without a dissenting voice.
TIRE STANDARDS TINE.
The Committee on Streets also recon-
mendou the adoption of an ordinance eX-
tending Inc TIME tl bllfAN hdNH Ats N'N
completion Of the establishing of the
lines of the Standard Telephone Company
by nm addition of sixty days. The ordi-
nance was adopted without any further
discussion.
Mr.. Mcdowell. on behalf of the Com
| mittee on Relief OF the Poor, presented an
ordinance authorizing the committee 10
sell at public auction parcel OF Iand OF
a hundred feet front between the Hebrew
IL, al I'm
proceeds of which sale are 10 be useu
! toward the erection of a new colored aims
house in the rear Of the white institu-
| tiCn. s.
Mr.. Nallorstein suggested a prlVate
sale. inasmuch as the managers OF 'he
Hebrew Cemetery had offered the sum
of $3.50 for the property After Sone
little discussion Mr.. BloomberS olIeTeu "9
a substitute a concurring resolution ~
vidlng that the offer made pf 'nv Oo
uittce Of the Hebrew Cemetery DC dC
cen,ed by which they are 10 purchase the
land in question for the sum OF Sl,-'V'
Mr. Wallerstein finally moved tha' lhe
ontiro question lie referred to the Finance
Committee. ..o ri
r,non the recommendation OF the ~
rorco Committed presented by MT Ian
derllin. the petition of the 1anltors ol sne
! CITY Han for an increase OF pay va"
rejected.
THE BOARD REBuhbD. O.,
Mr. Ianderkin. on behaH oil ~
nance Committee, also presei.su ,,oo,oi
MORT made to that body 10y 'he ~
PVl -, in regard to the accounts Vi
accouii'" ,ar.,,ent The report went H.
.'O ,,ood many details as 10 loiiiiV'
. ~ of the Board. when az
',,'a~,d ~ Inc in conflict with the vIoNi9
ions of the law While II acNho"i1ut,S
- o,tension of the department III 'no
vario,C directions. and the III &C. -
telegraph department also was 80
y. a. very detail The Board Is IT,
rroacbed for exceeding It's appiopi'
ions and mourning increased expenses,
Vrhen clerk August had completed the
reoding Of the report, Mr.. Davis moNeu
,bot tho fire commissioners, VINO were
nrcs,nt be heard. This was argued TO-
ana President Frlshkorn ana MT. CnaIics
+ Tavlor were heard. Mr.. fHshhoIh
pointed out the numerous Improvements
made I'm the department during the Pas'
Cow, vears This city was better proVld-
ed with fre-alarm boxes than any other
CITY in this country, and the rate oil poN-
es 10 private parties only resulted In the
benefit of the city for the profits were
used 10 put additional boxes In the
streets
Mr. TAYLOR thought the report had no
business before the Council; everything
that had been done by the Board. be-
cause il believed il mad "A perfect right 10
do so under it's charter He did rot say
that the Beard had not made any mis-
take. but every thing that had been done
by the Board had meen done with an
honest purpose to do its full dt ~. lie
thought the Council had not the right
To look into this matter.
Mr.. Wallcrsten moved that the re-
port be referred TO the city attorney II
advise the Council what its duty was In
the promises The question was TO as
certain whether commission stood
above the Council or the latter body was
the superior one. The Council was APP
propriating annually nearly a hundred
thousand dollars for the fire department,
and IL had just been stated that Council
had nothing TO say I'm the manner of eX-
pending that money, Mr.. Wa'leistein
added 10 his motion that the city attor-
ncy be requested TO submit his report al
the next meeting. The resolution was
adopted.
There was also a report OF the special
accountant in ~egard TO the condition OF
the accou1ts Of the markets. II was on
motion Of Mr.. Davis laid on the table
Mr.. Walerstoin on behalf of the Com
mittee on Lights. presented a resolution
by which the Council extends the con-
tract for the lighting OF the streets OF
this city for two more years. beginning
on AprA -. 1896.