Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-11
BOARD ENDORSES IT.
oruwrv CONCUR IN REsoLU-
.,oxs INVITING G. A. II. HERE.
mIy TWO VOTES IN THE KEGATIYE.
"A Debate over Granting OF
rrs~e n"iidi"T Permits Not APP
"A nv the Commirtcc-Discus
about Concrctine Main street.

"a was transacted Out 'het" was Soiho
b, the proceedings. as IS usually the
Those IN attendance were Prcsi-
TYrpin and Mc.srs. Allen. Bahen.
go, Brock. Hardwicke, King, Noble,
starke. Moore. and Vaughan.
v.-, few OF tho committees had any
,s % make number OF frame
.--- rcrmlts were granted. An ordi-
.. r'.c.nc the Boulevard under the
col Of the Council Committee on
.-.-,fs and Buildings was adopted.
r.-f.r the head OF business from the
.,,,,- branch" came several resolutions.
,.. Instructed the Committee on Streets
,.,~ allegations for the construction
.t..,..rs on sixth street from Denny 10
,..,.,,ra street. and on Denny street
- sixth 10 Lester street This was
adopted.
THE G.. 4. r. INVITED HERE.
r,.-o was much discussion over the
...,,,,ion inviting the Grand Army OF
g.. psu,bl.c 90 hold It's annual meeting
h, dis civ I'm 1893. on motion OF Mr..
,rcn Weesrs. Joseph Wallerstein. tho
,,ovor OF the resolution in the Common
l,,.,,ou and samuel REGISTER. represent
,r, ,to Young Mems Business Associa-
,,o, wore heard in advocacy Of extend
,,, tbe invitation. Mr.. REGISTER called
,be attention OF the Board 10 the good
r..rItq 20 come TO Richmond by having
s,cs n body Of men as the G. a. r. here,
aU. he assured the Board that the City
l.. .-.arrf -. afrff.a IA.
.ryth.ng 10 the care or entertainment OF
,ho d a. r.. II IT should come here
Mr. Eegester, in answer to questions pro-
u.praed by Messrs. Starke and Allen,
sod that Richmond would be able to
accommodate the G. A. r. people, giving
chem abundant sleeping facilities and a
plenty 10 eat The resolutions were then
ADOPTED 10y a recorded vote Of 10 TO ?, as
follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Bahen, Brock. Burton.
E.rr Moore, Noble, Snead, Starke,
VAUGHAN. ana President Turpin-l0
N0e,-Mcssrs. Allen and Hardwicke
Nr B9hen presented resolutions, which
were referred 20 the Committee on Light
rroriug for the placing Of electric
rrhts at the corner Of Webster and
H.a1e streets, corner Of Fourth and
ulyal streets, and on First street near
t'e yladuct
resolution. offered by Mr.. Hard
wrke. appropriating SIS from the expense
account OF the Fire Department 10 de-
Fray the expenses of Superintendent
Thompson. Of the Fire-Alarm Depart
msnt. TO and from tho Convention Of
Tlre-Alarm Superintendents. to be held
90 Nashville, Tenn, was adopted
ABOUT FRAAlE-BUILDING PERMITS.
There was a fight made upon the method
o. granting permits for the erection of
frame buildings in the city. Mr.. Allen
sad that IL was not q proper thing 10 DO
10 pass these permits until after they
lad come with the recommendation Of the
Committee on Fire Department, and he
declared that he would never vote Tor
another one OF them until It came before
the Board Of Aldermen, as the law re-
luired II should.
II was argued by Mr.. Hardwicke that
tho members of tho committee had signed
The permits before the body, and that the
people who wanted 20 so shead with their
work should not DO detained from so do
Ing any longer.
Mr. Turpin said II was only a question
OF time when the Council would have TO
do something 90 accommodate the ciu-
zens Of Richmond in this matter Of grant
ing irame-building permits.
After some further discussion the Board
refused a motion. presented by Mr. Allen,
10 send a batch of frame-Duilding permits
TO ne Committee on Fire Department
and adopted them.
FIGHT THE MAIN-STREET IMPROVE
NiENT.
Tho ordinance allowing the Richmond
Railway and Electric Company 10 put
down its new girder rails on the Main
street line without concrete, which is re-
oulred 10y a new ordinance, was read, ana
provoked O great deal Of discussion. MT.
INpin made a vigorous fight against con-
curre1ce in the measure. He said ne mad
seen the City Engineer about this mat
Ger. and that that official had said 10
him that 70 was unquesuonably best LOT
surface roads on paved streets TO be lald
upon concrete beds. MI Turpin declared
that it was q piece Of unjust discrimina-
ton TO make one company spend thou
sands of dollars in concreting its tracks
and 20 relieve another from this expense.
The ordinance stated that this work was
On The nature OF temporary repairs,
THAT'S all bosh; il sounds Ike a joke, v
declared President TuTpin. "Thcse tenn
Ioury repairs. 1 understand, would cost
5000 Would that company put do"h
$500 in temporary repairs? ThaJ Ieso-
luton was very adroitly drawn which
t..NMt4 INC company 10 ltlieAAi 10 Ni'--'A~
where necessary with the girder rail-
Mr King explained briefly how the
uluer had arisen. He said that Nam
street was paved with large Belgian
blocks. strongly ccmented together, ana
Nore was not so much need for cement
90 that street as on Broad.
Captain Andrew PiZZini, representing
lie road was heard regarding the sub
.l and he said that the company had
l..n given permission 10 do the work
i,or o. the adoption Of the general ordl-
Rance regarding concretng. The tracks
needed relaying. and his company was
Wiling TO- put down the girder rails, when
we've ,w upon the ground although us
l-.,a.se. expired I'm three years.
4alie Was some heated debate touching
u natter in which Mir. Allen said when
Ae resolution referred TO had been passed
'} ne Street Committee he certainly dld
40. cream that it contemplated rebuild
Ns tAe entire Main-street line.
I"e ordnance granting the company
,Ye.st was finally granted by the fol-
io""s recorded vote:
,"5ea-Mess.s. Bahen. Brock, King,
1,''oie' La"ler Snead, Starke, ana
No,y-A,ssrs. Allen, Hardwicke, Noble,
'iI iies.4eat Turpn-4.
AS 10 SECRET MEETINGS.
mere ives some discussion, incidentally
'"a'' o" relative to the holding
Ie. meetings. or the suppression
~ '--.','s which tho public is in
J'. Nom tle press. Mr.. Hard
''..N.+-a'I tut there were fire.
qienuy financial matters before the
Committee oa Finance and I'm the two
branches Of the Council which should
io. be made public. Their publication
would DO injurious 10 The best interests
o. the city