Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-06
THE SUM INCREASED.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN AGREES To
GIVE $4,000 FOR SEWERS.
SCHOOL NATTER BROUGHT UP AGAIN
Would Not suspend the Rules, Beins
Assured That the Council Would
Reconsider-A New Health and
street-Clenning Ordinance.

sewers and a proposition to suspend the
rules I'm order that an appropriation OF
5000 to carry the public schools TO the
end of the fiscal year might be consi-
dered was defeated. for the lack OF one
more affirmative vote. The point was
raised. however, by Mr.. Allen that this
was not the proper time to consider this
matter. as the Common Council had
practically not disposed OF It yet. In the
course of the debate upon the motion to
suspend. which was made by Mr.. Noble,
there was quite warm tilt between that
gentleman and the MadIson-ward MEM
Der. The language used, however, did
not go beyond parliamentary lines, and
no trouble ensued.
The Board, in substance simply con-
CURED in the resolution appropriating
1890 for Immediate sewer-work, and
then adopted another resolution appro-
priating the proceeds Of $4,000 Of 4 per
cent. bonds to sewer improvements,
needed at once.
The Board was rather late getting
what is known as a working quorum,
but when II began its labors there were
present President w. NJ. Turpin and
Messrs. Allen, Bahen, Burton, Carter,
Cutchlns, Brock, Hardwicke, King,
Montgomery, Noble, Smith. Snead.
Vaughan.
The resolution from the Council ap-
| propriating $500 for immediate sewer
| purposes, In accordance with the recon-
! mendation of the City Engineer, came up.
| rAA uynQ
was called upon to make an explanation
OF the city's condition as to sewers, and
| he went carefully into the situation,
| which, he said, was very hazardous
| one. He said there was not one dollar
| of the $32, 900 asked by the Committee on
| Streets that was not absolutely and I'M
mediately needed for sewer construction.
He told the Council that the city was
in a very serious dilemma, and pointed
out the condition of the Fourth-street
sewer. the necessity for the immediate
construction of the Flfth-street sewer,
at a cost of 81. .000. the imperatiyeness oil
building the long-talked-of sewer undei
the Gallego Mills. &c.
WAS NEEDED AT ONCE.
Mr. Cutchins raised the point that the
street Department could not get through
with ali the work and spend this sum OF
money by the end of the fiscal year, bu
Colonel Cutshaw stated. in reply to this
that the budget would not be made w
until April. and that these sewers were
needed to protect the city and Its cit
zens by this time.
C,itv-Attorney Meredith was next heard
and he took the ground that the CITY
would be saving money to spend none!
TO nut something permanent In ines.
DANGEROUS places. He urged the Board
- IA off "
citv bv making expenditures for tn
so,yare IN question. In answer to al
interroga tory BY President Turpin.' IN
| Citv Attorney stated that even thougl
the city built this Twelfth-street or Gal
| Iego-Mills culyert. the city would thel
nave to make safe the old sewer now uhoe
the Gallego Mills. The Attorney mad
about the same argument presented D.
him TO the Common Council, ana IN
Roard unanimously concurred In the reso
lution appropriating $500 for sewer worR
MUCH MORE IS WANTED.
AT this point Mr.. Allen, chairman O
the Committee on streets, offered reso
ution appropriating $4,000 in per cen'
bonds for sewers. This required q sus
. nension of the rules, and the matter wa
opposed by Mr.. Carter, VINO tooh Va
position that the city could run 10 IN
end of the year, wien, ne hopeu, VI ~
nynance Committee would do somethin
80 ralieve the citys needs in this respec
THE only one. however. who voted agains
, ,ha susnension was Mr.. Hardwicke. MI
carter then moved to amend Mr.. Alien
resolution by making the amount sS''v
,nstead of s25 900, saying that sewer Wor
ms absolutely needed in Monroe an
5 Ciav wards. and that all OF the sewe
4 money should not go to jackson Ward.
Mr. carter's amendment was LOST, am
s ,ha question was called upon the origi
n ,,al resolution. the result being the sam
|, az IL was upon the suspension Oh III
q rules. o,ior
y which was adopted requesuns ~, ~
nresident of the Common Council 10 ca.
I ,,,astino Of that body as soon as posi-
d NJ tor concurrence in this resolution.
WANT SCHOOLS KEPT OPEN.
a Mr. Noble then moved to suspend tn
rules TO offer resolution approprla'in
sS 600 TO carry the public schools 10 IN
:; end of the fiscal year, and TINS prouEu
v ohout one OF the most heated debate
& the Board of Aldermen mas h"u ~
v MANY months. Mr.. Allen said ne nope
II the bodv would not go into the considei
J. ation of this school question at IN
meeting This matter was 3till pendin
~ before the Common Council, and II wa
J. manifestly improper for the Board
take IL up last night, as the meethl
y had been called, anyhow, for specii
\ purpose. A.. ,,,,,
"a | non from Madison Ward was not e.
n actlv consistent He (Allen) could r.
ard II as proper to offer the resolutio
onnronriating s25,000 for sewers, art
T. the specifc business for which u
r,eetine had been called had been al
v nosed Of but could not think 1t right
m take nm another matter, which meai
Il, giving the public schools of the city u
e, onav necessary to run them to Il
- and ~ the fiscal year. Mr.. Noble al'
=. aI,aa "a a remark made by Mr.. ALE
ofl that he (Allen) was very anxious
A. ,,at awav "It seems to me strange
n oon,,nued MT. Noble, that the gentl
,,'an from Madison Ward should allo
time 10 hang so heavily upon him no
a. u,hen he had time to stay while the "
Of olo measure was under consideration
ed Mr. Snead. obtaining the floor. said
Oh d,d not propose to go into the merits
~ ~ the case but II the Board was not Wi
70 inc IN suspend the rules to consider u
or schools resolution. he would ask a reco
sideration of the vote by which the -
000 sewer appropriation was passed.
MR. ALLEN REPLIES SHARPLY.
ne rh,s brought Mr.. Allen to his fe'
.nd h;s face cleaned with anger.
g sa,d he did not care rap whether Z
poard reconsidered the $1,000 matter
. not mr. whether II appropriated l ce
et snr sewers. The Madison-Ward memb
ng sac,ared that he was not there for a.