Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-28
GILL ON THE BOARDS
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aimed as C1uEIsdtiaa
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t.t FIRE Commissioners IN the place
a., John II. FrischKorn. ana a Police
'...,tss,oner 20 succeed MIR, d. 4. Ven
chose terms 81 office had ex-
..-.t The members N their seats when
PRESIDENT Turpin called che bodies 70
o-ser verci
r.,,, the Board OF Aidermen-Messrs
r.t., Ellke. Burton. carter Hardwicke.
,..rt,setie. Moore. Noble, snead'
..,.b.os. King. zimmerman.
,--,r, the Common Council-Messrs. Al
.., panks. Brlres. Cottrell. Ebel. Foster
..,.t HARRISON. Hawkins. Hooson'
,.r.s King. Lawder. Miller. Mosoy'
>t. Noble. Pollock. Rountree. Scott
....,. Tanner. Wake. Wailerstein'
.....,.o Williams. witte. and Woody.
,r..n clerk August read che call for
,,..tlpe he called for che report OF
~. fosr3 of Public Interests and IL was
t II recommended for the position OF
-.,.- NJ the Board OF Fire Commits
..,.rs Mcssrs John IL frisehKorh'
,,..-..s p. Brauer. and Joseph Lltchen-
, and for the position of member
~, che Board OF Police Commissioners
,r..srs ID. a. weinbrunn, Charles KEEP
,.er. and A. +. Hulcher.
THRUST AT THE BOARD.
Tho reading Of the report brought MT
ID l.. Carter. Of Clay Naru, 70 ms - -,
and he called the attention Oh 'nc -
.t. manner Ga which the names OF 'H9sS
-sfTetca were presented 70 the Council
. c,-ter docried this plan for the nonl-
.t., ~ men for places on the boarus
-.,,r,tseioners OF the city. He salo
.+ t.. y.orId like 20 know If any mehueI
20 enc BOARD Of Public Interests 0ouiu
Cato roeltively that all three Oh tnv 81
r,r,en named by the Board OF IuDn1 a..
.,s y,ere bona-dde candidates lot thS
t,I's'a MI, commissioner. He declared
n,st he had not been approaCueu - -
Need candidates. save Mr.. rlscn-
nfr Carter was opposed 10 INC
uniting up of dummies ...,,o 80
re,lv 10 Mr.. Carriers sarcasuc re-
- a. T4ordwicke said he had always
i..u.ved I'm the principle OF letuhB w
-e,.. eoet the man. and not the man tne
,.geo He assured the Counch lhat ~
r,,r1 of public Interests had "o i.,',.. -
rocd fnlh. and had not meriteu o,--
pistre was the next member 70 eN-
PIT non This broad, Jeffersonian
'rircipIe. lie said II was very So
.ti.,. .o have the Office TO seek the man
t.t tbis sort Of thing had not existed III
t-.,t o hundred years. lie had seen men
-,,7 bv the Board OF Public inter-
vbo failed TO receive single vote.
mia system If nominating members OF
.,s commissions Of the city, lie thought
ras an unwise one to pursue
THE BODY DEPENDED.
vr Allen. OF Madison Ward. made
sr..ch defending the action Of the Board
of public Interests. and the question was
called. Mr.. Hardwicke stated NV ue
had ln his pocket letters from MessIs,
r-.,er and Litchenstein stating that IL
....,.J tbey would serve as Fire Commits
s..rars. Mr. Miller averred that ne hdI
voted for these gentlemen In the Board
~ rublic Interests. under the BELIEF that
h.v we're bona-fde candidates.
Tre vote was finally taken resulting IN
,fr r-riechkorn's reelection. only three
members voting for one Of the other can
dilafes.
For the office Of Police Commissioner
from Jackson Ward those placed in noml-
nation wore. as before stated. Messrs. d.
Wcnbrunn. Charles Kepper, and A.
IT, HYlcher. Mr.. Weinhrunn was re-
elected on the first ballot. receiving "a
votes. while Mr.. Keppier received ., and
ST. H1lcher 9.
The Board then adjourned.
THE NEW SCHOOL~HOUSE.
A recular session OF the Committee on
Schools was held IN Commlttee-Room No.
j. ~ the City Hall at O'Clock yesterday
afternoon Those present were Chairman
Burton and Messrs Briggs and King.
The bills OF the Mechanics Institute
were approved. and Mrs. Fritz Sitterding
was allowed SLIP on account OF con-
stucti0u of the new Randolph-Street
School building 10 was stated ny As
sl-tant Engineer Bates that this house
was nearly completed and would be
ready for occupancy by the beginning OF
tho IAN session in the public schools.
Some minor changes I'm the building were
ordered by the committee. The Council
appropriated $1,000 for the erection Of
thls school house
CONVENTIONS About the First-Street
Line.
There was an important and somewhat
breezy meeting yesterday afternoon at
o'clock OF the subcommittee from the
Committee on Streets appointed TO con-
slider the petition Of the Richmond Trac-
ton Company for permission to build and
operate an electric line from Broad street
out First TO Hollywood Cemetery. After
O. great deal Of discussion and delibera-
zion the body decided TO make no recon-
menlauol whatever TO the general COM
Uitee so inharmOnious were the con-
tending elements. The subcommittee
convened az the corner OF First and Broad
streets az o'clock last evening. and
went over the route with Messrs. John
shelton Williams, president. and Philip
SHIELD. general counsel OF the Richmond
Traction Company. All the members OF
tit subcommittee were overwhelmingly,
Messrs. Burton chairman, J. J. King J.
ut King. Woody Ebel. and Bahen-one
repre- sentative from each Of the six wards.
Ihc party entered "a bus furnished by the
traction Company and drove down tlrst
90 Cary street. gp Cary TO Beech, down
Beech 10 Beverly down Beverly 10 Cherry
street 20 Hollywood and from there back
20 Cary through Cary 70 Madison, ana
up Madison 20 Broad street
subsequently the subcommittee return
al io the City Han. where meeting was
Ae.d .n Room No. 5. a large number OF
Woperiy-owners who are opposed 10 the
proposed route were present. The petit
Ton of The company asking for the grant
ine of The franchise was FIRST read
On motion OF Mr.. j. NJ. King. II was
decided that the gentlemen interested IN
the matter be heard.
DIR. ROsSs PETITION.
Dr. George Ross presented a petition
htned by about thirty property owners,
Who protest against the use Of First street
Toy that purpose. They claim that their
property would be seriously damaged by
the granting o. The franchise. They called
attention 10 the fact that the Richmond
Railway and Electric Company had Of
Tered the use OF IT'S Hollywood route UNI
cono.uonaily TO the Traction Company.
The petition was signed by the follow
Ing rroperty-owners: Dr. George Ross. 81.
koselhcm. Thomas Potts. O.. Harvey
Clarke W. $. Donnan. the estate OF
Charles Whitlook. Colonel A. W. Archer,
representing the Talbot estate; A. y.
stokes Professor Iacob Relnhardt sam.