Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-07
All, NIGHT SESSION.
,r,r DEAL OF BUSINESS TRANS
acted by COMMON COUNCIL.
uvCH STREET WORK WAS ORDERED.
-. Rctrcnchment Ordinances
rsbIcd for Lack of Two-Thirds
.,.--Iong-Distance Ordinance 10
nc considered July 2sth.
bment Ordinances

o,,. common Council held a regular scs-
last nj nj. Many important matters
-, 5isnosod Of. and number of reso-
notions providing for street improvements
... rass,d upon. Those in attendance
49,. v,ssrs. Bioomberg. Blanks. Briggs.
c,tr.u Ebel. Foster. Gunst HARRISON,
49, King CARRIER. Miller. Pollock.
po,1,rce. Ryan, Stokes. Tanner, Waller
s,,., whaicn, Williams, Woody, and
wake
AIR Joseph Wsllerstcin was called TO
49,. chair sor he evening, President
c.skie being bsent from the city.
A. soon AS the body had been brought
90 order the Sergeant-at-Arms announced
accumulation from the Mayor. This
communication embraced the Mayors
ye.oes OF Che ordinances placing the duties
~ Engineer and Machinist Of the City
Hail anon the Sergeant-at-Arms of the
council. without extra compensation. and
crting down the salaries OF the park
tssrers. Mayor Taylor gave as his
reason for disappearing the Sergeant-at
Arms ordinance that he could not, after
due consideration. bring his mind TO see
ftlt the proposed change was in the in
teros. OF the city. In the other measures
fbe Mayor pointed out the inconsistency
Of H. in that Il reduced the pay of all
,he park-keepers and the City Nursery
man. the Keeper OF New Reservoir Park
excepted. Both ordinances were adopted
s'mos, unanimously. Notwithstanding the
objections Of the Mayor.
FOR STREET WORK.
FROM the Committee on Streets came a
number Of matters. which, under the
rules. would have TO lie over until the
rcxt meeting. TO be printed. but. under
suspension were considered at this
session.
resolutions from this source, making
appropriations for street improvements,
were adopted follows:
Appropriating $165 from the street fund
20 but down granite tagging at Thirty
first and Thirty-second streets, crossing
Broad and crossing Twenty eighth street
az = street
Appropriating 1886 10 grade and pave the
east side Of Twenty-eighth street from
Clay 10 Leigh street.
Appropriating N.18 TO grade and pave
the road-bed Of Nineteenth street from
Main 10 Cary. and repave the sidewalks.
Lost
Appropriating $3.50 to pave with asphalt
blocks the southern half of Broad street
from Tenth to Eleventh street. Recon-
mitted 10 the Committee on Streets.
Appropriating $9S to grade and pave
Grace street from Fourth to Fifth street.
Appropriating SAB for similar work on
Fifth street from Main street 10 an alley
between Main and Franklin streets.
App opriating $2O76S for similar improve
ment on Firth street from Franklin TO
alley between Franklin and Grace streets,
Appropriating $3.50 for similar improve
ment on the south side OF Leigh street
between Third and Fourth streets.
Appropriating $50 for similar work on
the north side OF Leigh street between
Third and Fourth streets
Appropriating 81 100 for similar improve
ments on Cary street from Madison to
Belvidere street. and repave the side
walks. i'm accordance with the grade TO
be established by the City Council
Approprlatng 1888 for similar work on
tine southern part OF Broad street from
Monroe TO Belyidere and to repave the
sidewalks.
Appropriating 1896 for like improvements
on Marshall street between Monroe ana
Hancock.
' Appropriating $3.50 to construct street
basins at the corner Of China and Cherry
streets.
Appropriating 81 275 to grade, pave, re-
set curb, etc. on both sides or Fourth
street between Jackson and Duval.
Approrriating 1915 for similar work on
the east side of ST. James street.
Approprlating N.62O for like improve
ment on Venable street from Mosby
street toward Pickett street
Approprlatlng $1,000 TO pave with granite
spalle Broad street from Twenty-fourth
10 Twenty-hfth, and TO grade and relay
tIe sidewalks
Appropriating $50 for like work upon
Twenty eighth street between Grace and
Franklin.
Approprlating S75 for similar work on
the north side OF Clay street between
Twenty-fourth and Twenty-ffth
Appropriat.ng $50 for such work on
Nicholson street from Fulton street 10
the corporate limits.
Appropriating $3.50 for similar i'm
proyemcnt on the - side of Graham
street from Fulton street TO the corporate
limits
Appropriatlng $500 for similar improve
mert on the south side Of L street from
TwenV-ninth to Thirtieuh street.
AplUpuating SJ62.5O for similar work on
taa north side Of Nicholson street from
W
PUTTING WIRES UNDERGROUND.
The committee sent to the Council,
without recommendation the opinion Of
liiy-Ait0ney Meredith with reference
70 the authority of the city TO require
an telephone and telegraph wires to be
placed underground in certain parts of
ht city. under an ordinance known as
ihe general conduit ordinance. Mr..
Meredith held that all these wires and
poles could be forced underground, ex-
erpi those Of the Southern Bell Company.
pending The litigation now going on be-
tween This company and the city in the
United states Circuit Court. The opinion
was received ana flied. and ordered 10 be
printed for distribution among the mem
e,is OF The Council.
zoe application Of the Southern Bell
Iotihone Company 10 replace a number
VI poles was laid upon the table, as GUS
tmaB
me Council adopted the ordinance pro-
slhs Tor the stopping Of street-cars,
'"'" ABOUT 20 pass other cars in the
..' e" taking on or putting of passengers.
ae measure being one drawn purely in
VIC interest Of human safety.
REFUSED TO RECONSIDER.
AZ mis- juncture Mr. Bloomberg. under
spension Of the rules OF the body. en-
'oIe1 10 have reconsidered the reso-
pioNling for a special session of
C9mmon Council tomorrow evening,
,h Instant for the purpose OF con
..Ns ihe ordinance recommended by
Committee on Streets. granting local
a. "As-distonce telephone privileges 10
~ AAericaD Telephone and Telegraph
tl'Dy OF Virginia, 4 letter
l,stn,. senator Daniel. stating his
my 10 be here Tomorrow