The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-17
FOR An APPROPRIATION.
SPETDY REIFTF FOE IHh W
DOOR POOR ENPECfED.
Important Meeting of the Committee on
Relief of the Poor-Ihe Ntieei' ''n""'o
aud Light Committees Meet Too

There were present at the regular met'-
i,o, of tho Committee On Streets az the
CIV Han Yesterday afternoon az o'clock
Chairr an Allen and Messrs. bullo"
Bahen. Catter. Etcl, Foster }. NJ hlnR'
J. J. Kng. Pollock. Woody, ana S"o-
Chairman Bioomiers.
Alterations were heard regarding the
construction of sex eral cul.erls.
In reference to the running ct extra
cars an the Noithside line, Mr.. fiz1ih
asked the committee 20 postpone c'hal"-
GRAFTON of the matter until the zeth III
slant. lie Sole he would put ON extra
cars to-day. and run a ten-minu,e
.,--.5,rfe TOR n week In order TO snow
vvhether or ret IL would be- necessary ioI
nfihlic accommodated TO run q i'sDl''
len-minute sChcoule. +-l..o .,u
.ertain houses and open tltth street J. .l-
t,n .s soon las bee is informed by thr 'i's
Attorney that the city mas dspult n" "''
I'll. nroUerfv rights involved lutl Gnu
- y norr,s christian appeared before
the' committee u reference to lhe pldNitio
of a ticycle track between the ,..l ~ ,' -.
0n Broad street for the actoiiii $500
az biclcle riders The matter was i'lN''
a. fhe civ Encineer for "a report 49,
TWENTY tlhoI STREET NH.Ni-,f i.
The resolution that was sen. ~ -,
committee frcm the Boara OF N'o ~ ise
.t ifs last meeting. ina reference 10 90,
Tveutv-nrst-street grade, came UP "ll'
I ctused lots or discussion. ihe Whol, qua,
terwas laid over until the next nlee''"7 VA
/ DTbe second presbyterian church sent pa
a petition regarding the condllioh GA t.1
sidewalks in front OF lhdt 'u"i go 49,
} asked the committee 20 see lia1 ~. ~" criileraa
melt was properly paved. III Wa Vi", ,..,'
/ done. TO be paid Tor out OF '"'
''''D' RELIEF or THE POOR.
/ The regular meeting Of the comm .,,
Of ID
+ 9irnenotise at $3.50 81. clock yesterday all'
noon. The award OF contract loi 9.lr,i
for the next three months was No."
? 'rhe session was lengthy. lho-c ii
. we're Chairman Blake and Messie, buii.',
Snead. Wake. Nopie, Hobson' Mi''i' anu
es,,,,nreir'intendent Davis submitted bis
. monthly report ending C,uN'' ''
/ which I'm substance. b. as follows.
1 ON September Mtn there were CIV
t mates. during October thtie "'l' +.
q ceivea So OF whom u were WIZ H. -'io,,a
= white women. D white chldith' D. 'nf
mon ID cOlored women. D coloied cAllhi'
There were DISCHARGED during ln1 iioi''
OF October 81. in az whom were VIM
~ c,lored. The number of deaths dui"-
fb. month were 3 white men, / coloi t'
mon. and . cOlorcd women i.a NE ., 80
persons in the almshouse on oclonet ss r
a- compared With go 3D. year dHv- D."
r.r,.t iufthar saws that the urcNpfnued
lance 10 tno credit of thc dlin7nourc
amounted To S26ll3,. while the amount ~
the credit Of the c.iiy poo @sInSrb '
CONTRACTS AN AtDEb- tl
Many s.nlplps and bids We're 'ccalfeu
tortne various supplies for the next .ht'e
months. and the ioluwus hrm7 "e,9
',varf.d roufr.cfe. For behring's, SOAP
molasses. and sugar. G.. W. Antrim ~
II Sons luttcr W. a. Smoot ~ - So.
/. Levy * Sons. beef and lamn. Me$ ti
| I<frsh. bacon and lard, Y. u.cui'i' Ji %
four. rice and salt. r. +. Nlllldmn 81
20. irish potatoes. W. T. seymour nay
and oats. J. J.. sullivan; corn. nioN .7l .'l
shfD-tun and straw. NJ. I. Taylor g. Coz
medicine. POwcrs-IaylOr DruI company
SHOES. W. r. Phillips X &C., coats. ,iro'
dOre Wilson; pants, JQhh SielhD"'l.i
plalds. brown cotton. jeans, nose .lnu
blanket. Julius Meyer * Sons, shirtins'
half-hose and suspcndcrs. Bernard Lewis.
All articles 20 Doe furnished 10 me poor on
the city 10 be purchased when Iund5 ai'
SHOES for tho city's poor viii be sued
lust as soon as funds are dFaliaulc 4'i
s mecting of the committee will DE held
at noon next Friday 90 confer Win tn'
7 civ Engineer regarding plans TOT ii,
b srf.ax. and 10 is thought that the ste ol
the OLD COlored almshouse VIII Dee ontieu
WILL. APPROPRIATE FUNDS.
II ie understood that "a special Mcrll W.
Of the Board e. Aldermen VIII ht ciueo
+ for some time this month 10 consumer ~,
/ Recommendations of the Commute on iNr
| trruchmcnt and Reform. ..t... 49,,
ID d. believed that rDcon'n' hDtl .o!i %.
+ the Finance committee lo ".E ', ,i
+ 81 200 be appropriated Tor th' i,h'l
f inc poor of the city VIII Doe li--'l "1 .il'
eNfra session of the Council tonight. tN"
/ understanding is that such n itroi-ii 'i
was passed at the meeting OF me nance
[ Committee last night.