Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-10
WOULD NOT SUSPEND
4 RULE PREVENTED BOARD FROM
Acr,xa ON SCHOOL MATTER.
LIVELY FIGHT OYER APPROPRIATION.
The matter 20 De Again Considered
xess monday Sisht-ordinanes a.
:. c,.,-Hari Employees Adopted
ot.cr Business Transacted.


10 the payroll account OF the Scboo
board to carry the schools OF the city e
the end Of the fiscal year. IL was vair
effort A rule. No. 30. requiring state
monts and reasons where extra appropria'
tons are asked for. doomed up like a
mountain on a plain. and the friends Of
the measure could not get beyond II. The
body refused TO suspend the rules, anc
the matter went over TO special meeting
20 be held next Monday night
The Board convened at O'Clock ano
was In session until after midnight.
Those in attendance upon last nights
meeting were President Turpin, and
Messrs. Allen. Bahen. Burton, Brock,
Carter. CutchIns, Hardwicke King, Law
der. Noble, Snead and Vaughan.
A resolution from the Committee on
Streets, appropriating $500 to pave Mar
shall street from Seventh to Eighth,
failed OF passage.
From the Finance Committee came a
couple of measures, one resolution APP
propriating s10.5O0 for sewers. which was
tabled. and the other, an ordinance
authorizing the Board of Fire Commits
sIoners to purchase a lot for Engine
Company no. OF the Fire Department,
which took the same course, because the
board did not have the money for this
purpose in this years allowance.
The next matter Of importance con-
sdered was the ordinance recommended
by the Committee on Health, providing
for the creation OF a STRENGTHENING de-
partment. Mr.. Carter moved to refer
this matter to the Committee on Ordi-
nances to be put into proper shape.
do you want TO consign the ordinance
TO oblivion?'' asked Mr.. Hardwicke,
who suggested that the paper should be
laid upon the table and printed. He
said the Council had not been able TO
get anything out Of It's Ordinance Com
mittee for the past two or three years.
Mr.. Carter claimed that this very fact
was due TO the Councils action IN ignor-
ing this committee, and referring
measures elsewhere, and his motion was
finally adopted.
THE REVISED ORDINANCES.
The long-looked for report of the Com
mittee on Ordinances was finally reached,
and the papers touched a settlement be-
tween the city of Richmond and Captain
Alexander Coke, reviser and 'coditer OF
the City Ordinances. were read. These
documents were lengthy and dealt with
the status OF the work, the amount
necessary 20 complete the codification OF
the ordinances, etc, and agreeing to sub
init the question of the reviser's claim to
arbitration. In this connection, the
Committee on Ordinances submitted
resolution directing the City Attorney to
proceed against Captain Coke to recover
the papers and ordinances of the city in
his possession. This was adopted.
Under the head of business Of the
other branch. the Board concurred in a
number of resolutions authorizing the
issuance Of allegations for street and
alley improvements.
HEALTH REPORT REFERRED
AGAIN.
The report of the Committee on
Health as to the reinstatement or the
five men recently discharged from the
health force of the city. the text OF which
has already been printed, was taken up
and agreed TO. The resolution accom-
panying this report appropriates money
TO pay these men for lost time, as fol-
lows j. r. Johnson, 81 days, $3.50; c.
Kennedy, AZ days, S6S; r. III. Ford, AZ
days, $40; John b. Branch. AZ days,
fNos; W. II. Cole, As days, S64.5O. Tota''
1893.
There was a great deal of discussion
over the resolution, which failed for the
want of the required two-thirds vote.
The note was-Ayes, 10; noes, 6.
On motion Of Mr.. Cutchins, the mat
ter was referred 10 the Committee on
Health for a report as to what time
,,oiC haU their
discharge, and whether any of them
were engaged in other work while OF
the force.
CITY HALL EMPLOYEES.
The Board next considered the ordi-
nance recommended by the Committee
on Grounds and Buildings. regulating
the number and designating the en-
ployees of the City Hall building, which
had been temporarily laid upon the ta-
BILE earlier In the evening. Mr.. Garter
opposed taking up the matter, saying
that the body had some months ago
rejected an ordinance which was prac-
ticaiiy Identical with the one in ques-
tIon. He said he was not willing, FOR
the sake of saving $40 or $50 a month, 70
put In jeopardy the City Hall building,
which cost the city N,250,O00.
Mr.. LAwder said he agreed with Mr..
Carter.
The Board then decided to hear from
MIR. Marx Gunst chairman OF the
Grounds and Buildings Committee, who
made a strong argument on behalf OF the
ordinance saying that II would not re-
suit in putting the City Hall building
IN jeopardy.
The ordinance was adopted by the
vote OF 10 ayes to noes. those voting In
tho negative being Messrs. Carter, King,
rot,1
The resolution as to an investigation
by the Board OF Health of Sanitary-offi-
Ger johnson Walton was briefly consid'
cred aud referred 10 the Board of Health
with all the accompanying papers.
MATTERS CONQUERED IN.
The ordinance creating standing com
mittee on electricity was laid on tht
table. and the Board concurred In tnt
resolution appropriating 2,097.50 from ths
street funa TO grade and pave the road
bed OF Marshall street between Twenty
first and Twenty-third streets.
The Committee on Streets was directed
10 expend $500 In repairing the Fourth
street culvert, the amount 10 be taken
from the sum appropriated to sewers UNI
deri the resolution recommended by the
committee OF conference.
The Board refused TO concur in the
resolution transferring $500 from the
street fund to sidewalk improvements II
Madison Ward.
Concurrent action was taken upon th'
resolution providing for the appolntmen
OF conference committee 10 consider
the ordinance as to the collection OF TIT
penalty upon delinquent taxes.
THE SCHOOL QUESTION UP.
Mr.. Noble here, on the final roil~caii