Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-06
BUDGET LAID OVER.
COUNCIL WILL ACT ON IT IN sPE-
CIAL SESSION TOMORROW.
PLAN TO BUY THE AUDITORIUM.
No storagc-Tank for the Standard
oil Compnny-Rcport of Committee
on Rctrcnchmcnt and Reform
About Condition OF Broad street.

not considered. President Caske stated
that under his ruling three days had
not intervened. as required by law. since
the ordinance was adopted by the
Board OF Aldermen. A great deal Of
regular business was transacted. and to-
morrow evening at O'Clock the Council
Will meet again 10 take up the budget
President Caskie called the body TO
order last night at 7:30 o'clock. and there
were present besides himself Messrs.
Blanks. Briggs. Bloomberg. Cottreu.
Ebel. Foster. Gunst, Hairelson Hawkins.
HobSon. Jones. CARRIER. Miller. Mosby.
Neale. Pollock, Rountreo, Stokes, Tan
ner. Wake, Wallerstein. Whalen. VIII
liams. Witte, and Woody.
The report from the Street Committee
was read. but I'm accordance with a reso-
luton recently passed. must be printed
for the information Of members before
being acted upon.
Mr. Bloomberg offered an amendment
TO this rule so as 10 exempt recommenda-
tions from the committee in which ex-
pendituros Of funds are not involved.
This was adopted.
The committee also urged that the ap-
plcation Of the Southern Railway Com
pany 10 extend its tracks across Cary
street up and along Lombard alley be
granted. and this was agreed to.
The Council agreed TO have Seventh
street paved between Clay and Leigh
streets. this work having been in abey-
snce for some time. but the body. re-
fused 10 alter the grade.
TO PAY THE SUFFERERS
Report No 2 from the Committee on
Streets recommended the payment i'm
mediately OF damages awarded by that
body TO certain persons whose property
on Fourth street was injured by the
bursting Of the large sewer at the inter-
section Of Fourth and Duval streets. The
paper was sent 10 the Committee on
Finance.
The Finance Committee presented a
lengthy report II recommended the pay
ment OF several claims for damages done
by the bursting OF the aforementioned
sewer, amounting to $i5S. This was
agreed 10.
An ordinance was presented relative
TO the manner of receiving funds for
the city. Under this money can only be
received through the regular channel,
from the Auditors Office TO the Trea-
surer and by the City Tax-ColectOr and
Delinquent Tax Collector and under GER
tain conditions. by the keepers Of the
cemeteries and clerks of the markets
The measure was adopted.
resolution appropriating 1859 in set
tlement in full with Captain Alexander
Coke. all papers, ordinances. &c. in his
hands as reviser and cOdifier Of the city
ordinances 20 be turned over TO the city.
was agreed upon. al the suggestion Of
the Committee on Finance.
There was some debate upon the re- !
cOmmendation of the Finance Commit
tee regarding the payment by the city |
departments for the . consumed by |
them. This body urged an amendment |
20 the ordinance recently passed abolish |
ing the penalty upon gas bills contracted |
by the city departments, and the amend |
ment was adopted.
THE NAPHTHA CONTRACT.
The Committee on Light presented |
with its recommendation an agreement
between the Standard OH Company and |
the city. whereby the committee was 70 |
contract with the trust for naphtha oil |
for the next three years at specific |
prices, ana the company was to be allowed |
to erect a storage tank near the |
Lowe gas-works and extend pipe from |
the dock with a view OF pumping oil from |
harges into the tank. This proposition |
provoked a great deal Of discussion. Mr. |
Wallerstein handed in a minority report |
signed by himself and Messrs. Noble am. |
Witte. in which these gentlemen argued |
against the granting OF the use OF the |
city's property TO private corporations |
and against the Oil-tank scheme in par
ticular.
Mr Walerstein stated that an expert |
ment had been recently made at the gas
works which showed that 10y the use O. |
double the quantity Of coal now used, /
the city coud make its gas about cents |
per 1000 cubic feet cheaper than IL couio |
continue it's manufacture with the pre- /
sent proportion OF water gas being made. |
Mr. Tanner stated that he had made |
an Investigation of this matter and had |
found out that the city would save a |
least 81 200 a year under the proposed |
agreement with the Standard OH Com |
uany, Others spoke for and against the |
contract scheme. which was finally re-
jected by the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Gunst. Stokes, Tanner. |
and Caskie-i
Noes-Messrs. Blanks Briggs, Bloom
berg Cottrell. Ebei. Foster. Ha:relson
Hawkins Hobson. Jones. CARRIER, Miller,
Mosby, Neale. Pollock, Rountree, Wake
Wallerstein. Whalen, Williams, Wiue
and Woody
4 batch of frame building permits came
from the committee Oh ilt Dt-
partment. and was favorably acted upon
REPORT OK BROAD STREET.
The next committee reached on the list
was that on Retrenchment and Reform
and Sub Chairman Rcuntree handed in
that body's report on the condition OF
Broad street which was read as follows
Richmond. Va. March &C. 1881
To the Council Of the city of Richmond.
Gentlemen The Committee on Re
trcnchmcnt and Reform, acting under
Joint resolution approved November -
1896 instructing them to examine into the
cause or causes which have produced the
present condition OF Broad street 10
ascertain II the methods Of administra-
ton are such as 20 produce IKE con-
ditiOns IN the future. 10 suggest Such |
changes IN administration and methods
Of business as shall prevent Ike oc-
curronces n rle future. and 10 report
what expense the partial change OF grade
will entail qnd has cntaiicd upOn the
city. respectfully submit the following
report:
1--WE are Of the opinion that the present
condition OF Broad street resulted pri- |
rnarLy from the laying OF four tracks |
on said street, and the immediate cause
which We arrive az from statements made
hv the city Engineer. resulted from the |
action Of the Council in adopting an ofdl-
nance providing for four tracks, contrary |
10 the Engineers recommendation that |
there should be only Two tracks, ana |
thereafter. when. subsequent TO his plans I,
for TWO tracks dn the cen.ie of the stteeD
an ordinance was passed Tor two addl-
tiOnal tracks for the city Railway Com
many the conditions as now existing, |
were produced and could not have been