Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-08

touching the affairs OF the Street. Light.
Water. Fire, and Cemetery departments
or tho city was read. 1t dealt briefly
with the conditions in which the books
OF these departments were found, which
were entirely satisfactory. The report
was received and filed.
From the Committee on Fire Depart
mcnt came large bundle OF petitions
for frame building permits. which were
| agreed to. one OF these permits allows
| 81. Andrews church and Sunday school
rooms 10 be removed across an alley,
! so that the church will front on Bever-
| ~ and the Sunday school on Cherry
street. and allow a small extension on
Beverly street. The church stands now
at the corner OF Beverly and Laurel
/ streets.
RETRENCHMENT IN HALL EN-
PLOYEES.
The next committee to report was the
| Committee on Grounds and Buildings.
1t asked for authority TO report upon
the expedent to sell the Clark Springs
| property. and upon the price which can
be obtained therefor. Adopted.
This committees retrenchment report
was as follows:
Making the sergeant-at-arms OF the
Council Superintendent Of the City Hall
building. &c. Adopted.
Reordaining the ordinance relative to
City Hall employees, so as to provide
for the following employees: Engineer,
S75 "A month: Assistant Engineer, 80
month: two firemen. $50 each per month;
three elevator-men, SIS a month, not
more than seven janitors, si5 month
each; two watchmen, $50 a month each.
On motion Of Mr.. Ebel. the salary OF
the Assistant Engineer was fixed at $50
per month. and the ordinance as amend
ed was adopted by vote OF - ayes TO
noes.
The ordinance fixing the salaries or
park-keepers and nurserymen was next
read. IT fixed the compensation OF all
the park keepers, save the Keeper or New
Reservoir Park. at $65 per month each'
while the latter's pay was hXed at S'5
the amount all receive at present. The
salary Of the nurseryman was hXed at
$50 per month. After much DEBATE many
amendments being offered ana deteated'
the ordinance was so changed as to fix
the compensation Of the park-keepers at
$65 per month.
The ordinance above referred to also
contained Il provision stating that all
as soon as possible. by the Committee
on Grounds and Buildings.
Another ordinance, which was passed,
was one prescribing the hours and duties
of the park-keepers and the nurserymen.
The Committee on Health asked for
permission TO advertise for bids for clean
ing the streets of the city, in order that
it might inteligently report upon this
question. i'm accordance with a resolution
from the Council This proposition pro-
duced discussion in several quarters, and
was finally rejected.
a lengthy ordinance regarding the con-
duct of the city cemeteries and prescrib-
ing rules for them. was adopted.
The ordinance relative to the market
houses. fixing the limit within which
fresh fish and meat could be sold, &c,
was killed. because of the hardships 1t
would work upon small merchants in
close proximity to the markets.
FROM THE BOARD.
The Counch concurred in the ordinance
as to street-car crossings. right Of way
to the respective companies, &c.
"A resolution appropriating N1A.3 to
pave Seventh street from Clay TO Leigh
street was concurred in
The Board OF Police Commissioners sub
mitted report TO the effect that il deem
ed it inexpedient to reduce the force or
otherwise curtai the costs of conducting
the Police Department of the city. The
same body also reported that the term |
of office of M. c. G.. Bosher member of |
the board from Madison Ward. would ex-
pire June Goth. and the president of the |
Board of Fire Commissioners made |
similar report with reference TO Mr.. l.. G. |
jenkins, of that body.
Mr.. CARRIER offered a resolution calling |
a ioint session OF the City Council for |
the purpose of filling these approaching |
vacancies, at u. NJ. Monday, June 2Sth |
and the same was adopted.
The cheaper fuel-gas petition, about |
which so much has been printed re-
Gently. was referred to the Committee |
on Light. without being read.
A communication. asking the city's CO.
operation in the Paris Exposition. 10 be
held in 1900 was received and filed.
The resignation of Mr.. w. G. Stokes,
a member of the Common Council from
Clay Ward. was read, and on Mr..
5unsts's motion. laid on the table.
The resolution from the Street Com
mittee relative to the sale of seventeen
mules was taken from the table on
motion of Mr. Bloomberg, and adopted.
Mr.. Rountree offered resolution pro-
committee of nine-fve from the Com
mon Council and four from the Board
of Aldermen-to consider and report if
any changes in the charter of the city
are necessary TO be made. This was
adopted.
The same gentleman presented reso-
ution calling a special session of the
Common Council TO consider the ordi-
nance of. the American Telegraph and
Telephone Company Of Virginia on the
,vening of Thursday. July Sth. This
vas also agreed to by an almost unani-
nous vote.
Mr.. Pollock moved to go into the cleo
ion of successor to w. II. Scott, de-
,eased and this was agreed to- Mr. +.
+. Ryan was elected by acclamation to
III the vacancy caused by the death OF
,lr Scott of Jackson Ward.
The Council adjourned at l;2o a. Nj.
Cheap Gas for Fuel Purposes.
rrbo movement looking TO securing a re- |