The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-02
The ORDINANCE POSTPONED.
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Mr. WallcrStein sara thtt t"c VIZ va. "a"
exact duplicate Of one for supplies fur
nIsred the city jail and rejected by the
Council by the advice OF the City Attor-
ney.
on motion OF Colonel Jones the bill was
recommittcd TO the Committee on Claims
ana Salaries with restrictions 70 inves-
tlgate the matter fully and report
The Auditor was instructed TO issue
his warrant for $50 In favor OF the Rich
mond Telephone Company for rental OF
telephones.
CITY HALL FORCE.
a report was received from the Com
mittee on Grounds and Buildings ac-
companled by the ordinance reducing
the City Hall force, as several times
printed In The Times.
Mr. Gunst explained that the ordinance
was identical with the one vetoed by the
Mayor except that the date upon which
Il was TO become effective was fixed as
January I. 1895.
The ordinance was unanimously adopt
cd
report was then presented from the
Health Committee recommending that }.
r. Johnson. c. Kennedy John y. Branch,
r. ". Ford and w. II. Cole who were
discharged from the street cleaning force
by Sanitary officer Johnson ]. Walton, be
reinsaated and THAI Mcssrs. Johnson
and Kennedy be paid in fun for the time
lost by reason of their discharge. while
the other three receive full pay less five
days.
The committee recommended that the
men receive tbe following amounts: }. y:
johnson. SOW c. Kennedy So5' ana
Mcssrs. Branch. Ford. and Cole 81 each.
Mr.. King moved that the five men each
receive full pav. His motion was adopted,
only Messrs. Hobson and Blanks voting
in the negative.
further report was received nom
the Health Committee recommending that
officer ]. ]. Walton be turned over to
the Board Of Health for investigation OF
the charges against him.
Mr.. Rountree said that there were
charges also against the president OF the
| Board Of Health. which the committee
| had ignored in its report. He was OPP
posed 10 the officers being made a scape-
goat I'm the matter. and nothing being
| said about the president He thought the
matter should 20 back to the Board of
| Health. He did not think the Commit
! tee on Health should be allowed TO evade
any part of the matter.
Colonel Jones said that IL was not a
| question Of evasion but of law. II Mr..
| Rountree could show him where the
| Health Committee had authority over the
| president OF INC ppdiN VI Ai'ei'N o''N Nt'N
sanitary officers he would cheerfully vote
| for IL To 20 back 10 that committee.
A long discussion ensued as TO the func-
| tions and authority OF the Committee on
Health and the Board of Health, which
finally resulted in the adoption OF the
committees recommendation referring the
| question to the Board Of Health.
The report Of the conference commit
| tee recommending the appropriation OF
| 81 500 for sewer repair. was then taken
up. and after some little discussion was
| adopted.
THE CITY GAS WORKS.
The Joint Committee on Light and FL
nance TO whom was referred the ques-
ton of selling or leasiSC the Gas WORKS
renorted that there were no propositions
| before il for the sale or lease of said
works. The report was received and MED.
A communication was received from
tho Chief Of Police I'm regard TO the IN
| ouirv of the Council why the ordinance
regarding animals running at large was
| not strictly enforced. In proof OF the lact
| that the ordinances have been enforced
Major Howard gives list OF animals re-
ported as running at large by the ponce
| force The paper was receiver anu me-
A communication signed by Judge Geo
7. Christian and Mr.. Henry Lee Nalen-
In the effort TO erect monument 10
! Nfotor Lewis Ginter and requesting that
| n committee of five be appointed 10 con-
fe, with committees from other orsani-
| cations.
ON motion Of Mr. Gunst the request was
granted the president announcing tha'
he would appoint the committee later.
ON roll-call Mr.. Blanks asked TO be re-
| Iieved from duty on the Health and Third
granted. .
| Mr. Bloomberg introduced n resolution
providing for the appropriation of 2Osi-
| 50 for the grading and paving OF Marshali
/ street between Twenty-first and twenty
thrd. The resolution was adopted.
Mr. Briggs moved that the vote where
nv the appropriation of 5000 for schools
was refused be reconsdered in order that
the same might be laid on the table unul
the next meeting. The motion was lost
| The ordinance introduced by Mr. Gunst
some time ago providing for the creation
| of a Committee on Electricity, was taken
| from the table and adopted.
On motion of Mr. Pollock the report
OF the Street Committee recommending
an appropriation for sewers was taken
! from the table and referred TO the FL
nance Committee.
| on motion of Mr.. Pollock the Street
| Committee was instructed to eXpend N.JvV
| OF the s. 500 appropriated for sewers in re-
pairing the Fourth-street sewer.
In regard to the refusal of Chief Fuller
| OF the Fire Department, TO lend an en-
zine TO pump the water out of the cellars
on Fourth street. Mr. Pollock said that
as soon as President John Frischkorn. OF
the Board Of Fire Commissioners had
heard of the matter he had called meet
ing OF the board. and the use of an engine
had been granted. The trouble had origi-
mated from the city Engineer having
made application in the wrong quarter.
Mr.. Wallerstein moved that 5000 be
transferred from the account Of streets
generally 10 the sidewalk paving account.
The resolution was adopted after a long
discussion.
A resolution offered by Mr. Wallerstein
was adopted instructing the city Engineer
to examine the ventilation Of the Council
chamber, and make necessary improve
ments.
Mr. Rountree at his own request was re-
ieved from duty on the Grounds and
Buildings Committee. and appointed on
the Health ond First Market Committees.
while MT Blanks was appointed 10 bis
place on the Grounds and Buildings Com
mitee.