Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-02
THE CnlLD'S GRAVE.
ruE SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION Re
FORE CEMETERY COMMITTEE.
DROPPED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION
Natter VIII Have to lie settled In
eourt-GnS TO he Furnished
r.rcc 10 the Hives Armory-Othcr
n,sincss Transacted.
uusincss Transacted.

,rhere WAS a short but very spicy
.e.s,cn last evening Of the Council Com
,,,,,o, on Cemeteries. The body dis
...s.ci The matter OF having removed. or
~ allowing 20 be removed. the body OF
,bo child which was in 1859 buried IN the
.,,,o OF a. Mrs. Wootcn. IN Shockoe
cemetery. At previous meeting OF the
.,,,,,rittec Mir. James f. Wooten.
.,,,s,,b his counsel. Colonel VI. l..
snottswood. complained that an infant
t.a been inferred In the grave OF his
mother and grandmother. who sleep IN
.to same grave Boa that burying-ground.
NE contcnacd that the child had been
h,,r,cl there without authority, and asked
that the committee have 1t removed.
II developed al that time that the BABY
MAS. IN infant az LADY, named Gcorgiana
s5,l and that another chili had been
b,r,.i Am the grave next TO this one. i'm
which grave two other grown people.
autecedonts Of the compiainants' were
inferred. Mr. George Jarvis was also
involved fin the matter and defended the
interests Of the mother Of the child.
ALL. PERSONS Ikt-SE.N j.
Yesterday afternoon an persons con-
uected with the mysterious little grave,
which had been changed back from
chud's grave TO one Of an adult. were
before the committee. The members OF
The commitce present were Chairman
Vaughan and Messrs. Blanks. Carter
Moshy and Whalen. The City-Attorney
Uas also or hand. and he acted as the
fn. fr
above referred TO.
,lr Tatum appeared before the body.
md explained that his fathers family
had been in possession Of let In
.f0.koe Cemetery for over siXty-One
y,,rs The lot stood in the name of
Jo..rh Fulcher upon the record-books Of
-he cemetery All the evidence showed
r.t Titum's heirs owned the property.
and 10 the suggestion Of the City-Attor-
r.r tho committee directed that all the
c.r.s ollie and interest IN the lot be
assigned to Tatum's heirs.
THE CHILD GRAVE MATTER.
Colonel Spottswood was then heard re-
lativc Go the infant grave matter. and
BE- went over again the details OF Mr..
Woottu's contention all OF which was
some time ago published in the Dispatch.
lie said that no one had been given au-
thor.ty 20 bury the child there, and that
what his client wanted was the removal
NJ The remains. Mir. Meredith asked Colo
mel Srottswo0d what his client would do
with the remains If he was allowed 10
dis.rter them. Colonel Spottswood re-
piled br saying that ne supposed he would
bury thcm elsewhere. but he thought the
committee should direct the other people
O. remove the child.
AIR. Meredith finally stated that the
committee had no authority whatever in
the matter. as there seemed TO be a
conflict as to interest I'm the grave. which
ONLY The courts could settle. 1t was
Then that Mr. Mosby moved that in view
Of The conflict. the committee being
poverless. the investigation should be
dropped.
THE committee disposed of some rOu-
tine business and adjourned.
Light Committee I'm Session.
The committee on Light met in Room
at O'Clock. Present were Messrs.
S'arke chairman. Vaughan Stokes,
Tanner and Witte.
Major Sol Cutchins appeared before
the committee and advocated an ordi-
nance allowing the Richmond Light In
frtrv Blues free use of the cty's gas
40 their Armory. He contended that his
battalion should be placed on the same
footing with the other military orsaniZa-
t.0ls i'm the city in this respect.
Th, committee recommended that the
ordnance. after limiting the amount OF
gas 10 be used 10 100000 cubic feet per
aunum. be adopted.
The semi-monthly payroll of the de-
partment and the bill for lighting the
greet with electricity were adopted.
sAME NUMBER or INSPECTORS.
TIE committee recommended many
amendments TO the gas ordinances as
substitute for those referred 20 them
hv the Committee on Retrenchment and
Reform making several changes. Tho
body cOncurred i'm the recommendation
reducing the salaries Of the deputy in
eu,ctors. but rejected the provision re-
duclnc their number TO five.
Tie Committee on First Market met
90 DO o'clock yesterday morning. The
rsy-ron for the department was ordered
20 De paid. The opinion Of the city At
tlrney relative 10 repairs of the roof
over the First Police Station was read.
1ir Meredith gave it as his opinion that
tte Committee on Police should make
The repairs and chat the Market Com
uittce had no authority to order the
work done. The matter of cleaning gar
bage from around the market on sun
day came back from the Health Com
mittce with the notice that nothing
could De done The Clerk Of the Market
was instructed TO have the work at