Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-15
THAT SEWER MONEY.
uoaRp REFERS THE MATTER TO
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
70 SETTLE The STOKES JUDGMENT.
y...,,,,om Providing for consider"-
Zion of Matter of Appointing an
r,.c,ricnf Committee Adopted
Committee Bnslness Transacted

,.r session last night and disposed OF a
,,c., deal OF routine business 1t was
a hurndrum sort Of meeting, IN %hicn
u,tle or no interest developed. Those In
attendance were President Turpin ana
uessrs. Bahen. Brock. Burton, Garter
Hardwickc, Cutchins, Moore MONT
gomery. Noble, King. snead. smith,
starke. Zimmerman. and Vaughan.
The Committee on Health submitted
its report as TO the investigation II heiu'
In accordance with a resolution offered
by Mr.. Bahen. inquiring into whethsr
sewer connections had been made win
certain premises Of Jackson WARD, Inc
committee reported that the connections
had been ordered fully two weeks be-
fore the committees inquiry into 'he
matter. The paper was received ana
fled
The resolution approprlating $1,000 for
improvements, putting in water supply
etc. at Oakwood Cemetery, was sent
70 the Committee on Finance.
On motion Of Mr.. Cutchins. the report
of the Committee on Ordinances relative
IN the revision and codification OF the
city ordinances, which was printed in
the Dispatch several days ago, was
adopted.
A resolution was concurred in pro-
viding for the payment OF Judgment
gotten against the city by f. L. Twining,
amounting to $500 and interest and costs.
TO SETTLE THE STOKES MATTER.
The Board also adopted resolution
authorizing "a compromise Of the judg-
ment awarded in favor Of the city
against the estate Of c. r. Stokes, as
bondsman for the late William C.
Adams. Superintendent OF the City
Gas-Works.
A number of frame building permits
were granted.
The Board concurred In the appropria-
tion of S1.JS24G from the street fund to
grade and pave with granite spails the
road-bed OF Main street from Cherry to
Beech street; also, in the appropriation
of Sl,595 from the street fund TO do SINH
lar work on Main street between Ninth
and Tenth.
A large number Of old advertising and
stationery bills were ordered to be paid.
Concurrent action was taken upon Mr..
Gunsts resolution asking for the APP
pointment OF a special committee OF three
members Of the Common Council and two
from the Board of Aldermen, TO consider
the ACCESSIBILITY of the passage of an
ordinance providing for an electrical com
nittee. Mr.. Gunst was on hand 10 eX-
plain the object Of his resolution. but the
Board was SO well satisfied with the
merits Of the proposition to pass 1t with
out any speeches. The purpose of the
measure Is to have considered the ques-
ton Of having an electrical committee OF
the City Council. 10 which shall be re-
ferred all electrical matters, electrical
laws. &c.. and to which Superintendent
W. H. Thompson Of the Fire-Alarm De-
partment, shall have the same relations
that Colonel Cutshaw. the City Engineer,
does TO the Committee on Streets.
The Board discussed at some length,
and finally adopted, the ordinance re-
curing the Richmond and Manchester
Railway Company TO pull up its tracks
on Marshall street from Hancock 10
Adams, and restore the street to It's
proper condition within ninety days.
MONEY FOR SEWER WORK.
Mr.. Rountrees resolution. offered I'm
the Common Council at its last session.
appropriating slO,5C0 from the current
revenues Of this year. to be applied 10
sewer work. came up on its passage.
President Turpin argued against the pas
sage OF this measure. which, 1t was ex-
planned had not been referred to the
Committee on Finance. He eontended
that the resolution did not state TO what
account the money was to be charged,
and that no man on earth could tel
whether II would be possible for the city
10 pay this sum out Of the current
revenues Of the year, since at the outset
every dollar of the estimated receipts of
the city for the year had been appro-
priated. Mr. Turpin said he was under
the impression that all sewer work was
done by bonded appropriations. though
ne did not know what was the best policy
in this respect.
Mr.. Carter advocated the adoption OF
the resolution, saying that the city had
gotten I'm some moneys this year which
had not been anticipated when the bud
get was made up. and the speaker
thought, inasmuch as the Council had APP
proprated bonds for this work. which
had reverted to the treasury, the appro-
priation should now be made. After
some further discussion the president
called the attention of the body to the
fact that the rules required that such a
resolution should go 10 the Finance Com
mittee. and the matter took this course.
APPEAL in THE BELL CASE.
The Board adopted a resolution in
structing the City Attorney to carry TO
the Supreme Court OF the United States
the case of the Southern Bell Telephone
Company against the city. and providing
the necessary funds TO cover the expenses
attached thereto.
on the final roll-call Mr.. Bahen asked
for the report of the Committee on
Health relative TO the conduct of the
Health Department in not notifying GER
tain residents OF Jackson Ward TO con-
meet their premises with the city
sewers, as required by law. The Chair
stated that the committee had reported
and said that the connections had been
ordered some weeks ago. Mr.. Bahen
then charged derelction of duty in re-
gard 10 this work. saying that these
houses had remained disconnected with
the sewers for seven years.
Messrs Cutchins and Burton asked
Mr. Bahen to put any charges he might
like 10 make in proper form. The Jack
son Ward member said he did not wish
10 prefer any charges.
MUST REPAvE MAIN STREET.
On motion of MIR. Turpn. the Board
decided 10 require the Richmond Rail
way and Electric Company to repave SO
much OF Main street as II tears up In the
relaying Of It's tracks after the same
manner, as the street is paved as TO
blocks. tar. cement. etc.
On motion OF MIR. Vaughan, the City
Engineer was requested 80 report by
whom work Is now being done i'm the
Lee District and by whose authority.
The Board then adjourned.