The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-02
GAS FOR ORPHAN ASYLUM.
The Light Committee Orders Mains 10
Be Run 10 That Place.
COST TO THE CITY WILL Be SMALL.
The Armitsge Manufacturing Company
Instructed to Move It, Plant from Near
The Gas works--The Police Get
Their Salaries.

The Light Committee. ar its session
yesterday evening. decided 10 LAP gas
mains out 10 the Male Orphan Asylum.
| that institution TO pay So OF the cost OF
the work.
The proprietor Of the Armitase Am
u,onla Works which were partially de-
stroyed by Ere on the night Of Novem-
hsr gist. was directed not 70 erect MS
new building nearer 10 the purifying
house Of the Lower Gas Works than ntty
feet. Superintendent Knowles was au-
thorized 20 render Ar Armiiage an the
assistance possible in the removal
The action Of the committee was taken
I rv the advice of Chief Pullor. who stated
- The committee that the proximity Of
/ the ammonia works 10 the purifying house
~ ths gas works was extremely oah-
Eerous. -.
Tho committee met promptly 2.
| o'clock. there being present Messfs. ~
Ierstein chairman. Vaughan l"hie'' -
| 4. Hawkins and Witte.
THE ORPHAN ASYLUM.
The committee first took up the sppuea-
ton of the Male orphan Asylum nssii-
that gas mains be laid out 70 'ne 'i'''''1
t.on. t...r
report. estimating the expense o.
construction 10 be Sl.oso-i Cd.
-rbc crafrman said that he had mt
mated 10 The Board OF Managers or the
asvlum that IL tho asylum Nouln pay
Sso the committee would pay the ohiah-e
ont OF the construction fund.
Mr. Tanner moved that the committee
o,,.bcriza The Superintendent o. the Gas
WORKS 10 have 8 3oo feet Of two-inch gas
mains lad from the corner or Reservoir
ana Ashland streets. 20 the asylum '..h-
institution 20 pay @n ~ the COST anu S .''SS
city the remaining 80 p. me m@i"9 i''"
10 he the property ~ the city.
1fr r T. Alfriend and Dr. ". W. farh-
or of the Ornhan Asylum BoaTu. VINO
,-ars preseut. pledged the orphan Asylum
10 nav The sum mentioned on the woIH'
AR Tanners motion was then auopoAe",
A letter was read from Chief Fuller on
the Fire Department. asking th". e.'
committee should rot allow the reDuliu-
ing of the house ~ tho Lower @-a
works. which was burned in NoNeiNntI
elst The building in question Wa %" .li.
citv's property belonging 10 me cry, pu.
belonged % the Armitage Manufaciurins
Company. and was within eisH'e'" '''l'
o., the purifying house. .,,.,
chi,f puIIer VINO was present -ai''
fhat iu his opinion DO was extremely naN-
ra-ous 10 have a building 30 near t"e
uurlfyinc house. Two. or prouapis lhi
free have occurred there. and he inol eht
there should not be any building Nhete
fire was used or chemicals mluulaclu -
The chief further said that the polns
had been raised as 90 the lesaAly "l
making Mr.. Armitage move MS pulll'i5
before his contract with inc Guy "es O1,
IL he was allowed 20 rebuild utaN "'"
should De constructed between MI A.
rnitage's plant and the purifying mouse.
z a..
THE proprietor of the Armitage Works
vas then called on for "a statement lie
said fh. nroCe-s OF manufacturing ammo
mia was very simple no chemicals were
ueed and there was no danger OF IRE
from any Of the workings ~ hts plant.
His contract with theaflty be SAID sun
had two years 90 run.
Chief Pulier was OF the opinion tnat
The building should Doe removed ~ least
nfty feet from ifs present location 4A
order 90 do away with an danger.
well" said AIr. Armitage, TT INC CITY
will Dut ne up new building / shdl
NOT object 10 its location being changed.
The committee. however, did not take
tho same view OF the case. and the mat
Ter was discussed at length. By an eN-
animation of the contract N ihe cil5
with Dr. l.. : Fales made IN lsit the
building now occupied by Mr Armitaee
which was purchased by him from Mt
Creushaw, is now the property OF me
city.
The matter was ended by motion NJ
air Tanner. which was carried. instruct
ine Mr.. Armitage 20 move his machinery
etr 10 sp0t 10 be- designated by the
CITY. not less than fifty feet from The
purifying house. The Superintendent of
tbe Gas Works was instructed 10 af-
ford Afr .Armitage an the aid possible
without letriment 90 the interests OF the
city.
Bms and payroll were approved, and
the committee adjourned.
MONEY FOR POLICE
The Committee on Police met az 1880
O'Clock yesterday afternoon 90 lAe niu5
store OF air. J. 81 Blanks. lie0 west clay
sfrelt there being present sub-chairman
Blanks Montgomery Williams ara
The police payroll amounting 20 S,s'e5
and bills % the amount OF H-'e' were
The committee ordered the payment ~
So % Messrs. Geo + ana = -. St"..i ...
f0r the construction ~ priv Nate Once LOT
Captain Thomas 90 the First lohce si4-
Proposals Tor furnishing Tho city with
license Tins and medals. were opened.
'rhe contract for license tins was award
e. 20 r G. Francis. and the succeSstul
bidder IN medals was B. =. Epps.
The Committee on First Market met az
lH u r.ank yesterday morning at lll5 east
Main street. those present being Messrs.
John II. King chairman HARRISON and
Ts1ner.
The report of the clerk for the mo nth
o. November showed the collections from
the sanitary AK TO have been Slll-Q.
Bills and pay roll f0r the two weeks.
ending December ist, were approved, the
amount being 81.
The clerk was instructed 10 have the
vltcr - outs md cutters in the yegetaDle
VAS 30 QUORUM
The Committee on james River I'M
provement which was called 70 meet az
o'clock. failed 70 get quorum. on,y
Messrs. Vaughan. Montgomery. Cap-rs.
Picot. Ferguson and Christian being
present The committee VIII meet al II
O'Clock to-day AZ the Office Of NJ. James
T. Vaughan. the chairman. l7l2 east
Main street
The Committee on Grounds and Build
ings VIII meet tonight az o'clock.
WTDDTNG At HEs POfNr