The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-26
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
.uOEE WORk ON THE RETRINCH-
AENIAND RffORM RLFOhT.
Tr.eI.s Of Water sprinkle the streets
Refused the Traction '""pany-i"o
Gas Works Resolution.

Tho Board Of Aldermen last night
reached the end OF the Rcirenchment an"
Reform Committees report. most OF when
WAS Concurrcd tn.
MONT OF order was made IN regard TO
taIing up business over sixty days "i'c'
being once disposed Of and the Board re-
vcrscd its own decision. but Simply do ."
meals of carrying another POM"
me Traction Company request ior
wafer 10 sprinkle the street was relusou'
WoKk OF THE NIGHT
.,,c E.treuchment and Reform Commit
,,r. REPORT Was taken up ana Oroin""e's
were disposed OF as follows
fiNiuc the ofnCc hours OF CITY oHlci"S
and f0Ibiaaiug their engaging III o'h'i
employment with certain EXCEPTIONS
ConCurred in. .,
Regulating the street department hr.
I.awacr moved 10 make the salaries Oh
fhc managers OF HANDS and carts per
diem instead OF monthly salary ms
Nas lost. aud the original resolution CON
CURED ln.
Insrucung the Committee on the I'm
trovemcut Of James River. the Ponce
hoard. the Board OF Fire commissioners
and Tho School Board TO report what
stems may be taken toward rctrcnchment
ia their departments COncurred IN
Fixing the salary OF the physician 10
HE Almshouse at 5000. Concurred In
Fixing the salary Of the clerk Of the
Electoral Board 20 800
Fixing the salary Of the foreman Of tie
Lower Gas Werks az $500 COncured IN.
Tho question WAS raised az this june
ture-and the ruling Of the Chair calico
sor-on Rule a.. which declares that
question once decided cannot be reoponed
unless 10 is done within sixty days. The
chair was sustained.
The question of the salary OF the fore
man of the Lower GAS Works was voted
ON and rejected with the former report oil
The Rctrenchmcnt and Reform Committee.
and this ordinance WAS rejected at that
time.
The next ordinance was that fixing 'hc
salary 81 tho Inspector Of Gas a $1,000.
Mr. Iardwicke made the same point OF
order.
CHARGES MADE.
Mr. Allen charged that some Of the
membors wcr. protecting the depart
mcnts under their committees after cuts
had been made I'm others.
Mr. Hlrdwicke. with some heat OBJ
jectcd. hc said. 20 having tho report Of a
minority forced upon the BOARD.
a vote was again taken ON am appeal
from tho Chair and the vote stood.
Noes Mcssrs. Allen Bahcn. Brock Bur
jou. King Moore. Smith. and Vaughan-N
Ayes Mossrs. Garter. Cutchius. Hard
wicke Montgomery, Lawder. sncad. and
Turpin-7
BEFORE the vote was taken Mr. King
asked IL the Chair WAS sustained II Ger
cain departments would not be- cut and
others 20 untouched. Mr. Allen replied
in the affirmative.
The question Of the salary Of the In
spccior Of Gas was laid on the table. on
motion OF Mr.. Carter. and by a vote Of
. to q.
Mr. King moved 20 reconsider the vote
or The decision OF order Ina the first case.
Tho chairman declared the motion ont of
order.
The ordinance regarding the physicians
TO the poor. changing them from the
control OF the Committee ON Health 10
the Committee on Relief Of the Poor.
was rejected.
An ordinance concerning the apprOpria-
ton 10 the credit OF the Department of
the Poor, removing from 81 the restriction
requiring all departments to hold the ex-
pcnses for the first six months OF the
year 10 oue-half of The annual appropria-
-.
80. 9','- '". '''S A.
.It'' ~ '''' susan '"' 81"
ine him 90 prepare "a new ordinance CON
corning the sinking fund. Concurred I'm.
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s,,n. ,iroo ,,,, ,rn,il,,', eor 49,, s,,,,
mission ~ ,l,,, ,,.,sti,r ~ t,, s,i,. of a..
Ga. Works IN tho raof,f. ~ a.. M
election WIS called mn Nrotfons IN lat,
ON the table and ia amend so as ia
make the question come mn ~ f3e election
in Nav. 1Sq> were Killed
II anpeared to he tho sentiment of tho
Board that the time allowed for the
consideration Of the question bv the peo-
plc and the fact that th. lower branch
could not be called together in time 10
act on 10. made "a vote ON 70 useless and
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