The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-02
THE OLD COUNCIL, GOOD BYE.
Large Volume Of Business Transacted at
The Last Session.
QUESTION OF 4 DAIRY INSPECTOR
Considered and Tabicd-The Appropria-
tlons for street mprovements-ssiary
for Assistant State Librarian Not
ContInued-Other Matters.

Oi the present meinDciS, an" S'S @~
lne councilmen answered to the roll
cal: Messrs. Bloombers, Briggs. Brock
Ccttrcn. Davis. Don Leavy, Ebel, Epps'
Gunst, Hawkins. Hobson, Lswder' Nc
Ioven. Page. Williams. Woody and
president Glover. Messrs. Caske and
Nalersteln were reported to be out o.
the city.
The following members entered the
council chamber during the ptoceedlhgs'
Messrs. Ferriter, Blanks, grimm
Upon the recommendation Of the Com
mltice on Fire Department, the Council
agreed to grant a number Of permits for
tAc erection OF frame buildings, with fire.
pt1of roofs, within the city limits.
Upon the recommendation of the Com
muteo on Streets the Council directed
thl. the hands and carts Of the depart
memt be used to grade Plum street from
Grove avenue TO Park avenue.
Ipon the recommendation of the same
con llttce the profiles OF the following
streets and alleys were adopted, estab-
fishing the true grades of the same:
Alley between Clay and Leigh streets,
extending westwardly from Ninth street
about L.. feet toward Eighth street. a-.d
alley extending from above alley south
wardly 80 feet toward Clay street; alley
between Grove avenue and Park avenue.
extending casrwardly about $50 feet from
the east side Of Plum street: Louisiana
street from Fulton street TO corporation
line. Nicholson street from Hopkins
street. 4i3 feet southwardly: Main street
from Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth street:
Lawrence sreet from First to Second;
Second street. from Louisiana street. 2SO
cas-. side Of Fifth street from Main TO
Franklin street.
MEETS OPPOSITION.
When the Committee on Streets pre-
sentsd its report in regard TO street i'm
provements TO be made In various sec
iions Of the city from the general fund
appropriated for such work for the pres
ent year. a rather lively debate ensued
MIR. Gunst thought Monroe and Madison
wards which had been given $500 each.
should receive larger slices, and for that
reason he moved that the report should
he sent back 10 the Committee on Streets
Mr.. Briggs. OF Madison; Mr. Lawder. Of
Marshall. and Mr. Page. of Jackson. took
similar Views. Mr.. Ferriter of Madison
pointed out that when the matter was
considered IN the Committee on Streets
not a sinele objection had been raised.
uCn of the reuCTt. The Council finally de-
clined to recommit. When the first reso-
luton of the report came up. which ap-
propriates 50 266 for the grading. resetting
of curbing. and paving with granite spalls
Of the rcad-bed of Nineteenth street be-
tween Main and Cary street, came up.
IL was lost by vote OF 9 10 II.
Tho next resolution appropriated I.eS5
Tor similar work on Broad street from
Twenty to Twenty-fourth street.
II created the same lire of argument:
Mr.. Gunst moved to r,commit the reso-
luton. and Mr. Lawdcr offered as a sub
siitut. that the entire report be recon-
mittod. Mr.. Davis objected to such ac-
tion. IT appeared during the further dis
Clssion. that the report OF the committee
did not intend 10 exhaust the spproprie
tons made. ,nd Messrs Gunst and Law
der then withdrew their objections. Wien
the vote was taken on the resolution. II
failed To receiv. the necessary two third
vote only eighteen members voting for
it and Mossrs. Page and Griffin, Of jack
son ward. voting in the negative. MT.
Tlcomherg then moved that the Sergeant
ut-Arms be- sent after the absent mem
hors This brought tho two members OF
jackson ward % terms. and they changed
their votes. 20 that the resolution could
lo adopted When the next resolution
was read the opposition reappeared again.
und The Sergcant-at-AIms and the jani-
tor were directed 20 procure carriages
arl hunt up the absent members. In the
meantime the remainder Of the report OF
tfe Committee on Streets was laid on
tho table
The Committee on Streets submitted
without any recommendation applications
from the Richmond Telephone Exchange.
to string additional telephone wires I'm the
streets The applications were laid on
the table
THE STATE LIBRARY.
Air Davis here moved suspension OF the
rules in order 10 extend the privileges
OF the floor 10 a committee from the
state Library for fifteen minutes. This
was agreed 90. and Professor Pollard. OF
Richmond. was first heard. He presented
a petition signed by 29 citizens asking
That tho Council reconsider the action by
which The salary Of the Assistant state
Librarian. amounting TO $1,000 annually
had been cut off after July lst next. lie
added that 1t was the intention 10 Keep
the library hereafter open from L. VI.
To t0 l.. NJ. if the appropriation was con-
tluued and in the past the average at
tendance per night had been seventeen
and i.ot five as had been stated IA the
Council on a previous occasion.
Or. Parker was next heard. lie thought
q arc. mistake would be- made if the
value of knowledge was estimated by
money. He spoke of fhe great heneht
which be had received from the use OF
the State Library The only time for the
WORKING people 70 visit the library was
az night.
lieutenant Barrett. Of The Richmond
lIoeitzors. also pleaded In keeping the
library open az night in tnc interest ot
ihc working people. lie asked That the
library Doe kept open a little longer al
MIGHT 20 that the working people could
ind Il out.
Air Ferriter next moved that the rules
be suspended sO that a resolution couiH
boz offered Tho motion was lost by
vote Of II 10 TO- ils adoption requiring
tUo-thlIds vote. The vote was as ioi-
oWH:
Ayes -Messrs. Blanks. Bloombers
Rnxes. Brock. Carter. CottreH. Davis
Fcrriier. Griffin. Hawkins. and Hob
sOn--ll
Noos -Mcssrs.. Don Lcavy. Ebel. Epps
9uns', Lawder Mcdowell. Page. VII
hams, Woody. and Glover-i0.
Upon the rccommc ndatlon Of the Com
nlttee on Streets the Council adopted !
IN ordinance extending the time for com |
pietion Of an the tracks OF the Richmond
Fraction Company until October 10 1896
Similar action was taken IN regard
10 the ordinance allowing the Richmond !
Railway and Electric Company the use
Of the tracks of the Richmond Traction
Company under certain conditions during
the coming Confederate reunion. all
sfoss-oyefs ETC. 20 be removed on or
before July 10Th.
The game action was taken In regard