Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-14
II CANE TOO LATE.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE on Me-
poTIC ORDINANCES DEAD.
THE RULES lMPEDED CONSIDERATION.
ordinance Relative 10 street uepar,-
mcnt Adoptcd-Bosrd OF Aldermen
CONQUERED in Several Matters From
the Common Council.

The April session OF the Board OF AL
dermcn was held last night, and much
business was transacted. Those present
were President Turpin and Messrs. Allen.
Bahcn. Brock Carter. Cutchins. Hard
wicke Noble. Snead. Statkc. Moore,
smith. Vaughan. and Zimmerman.
The report OF the City Treasurer was
received and referred to the Committee
on Finance, and the Committee on Re
trenchment and Reform submitted its re-
port as TO the regulation OF the Engineer
ing Department Of the city. This con-
taincd the ordinance empowering the city
Engineer TO appoint three assistant en-
r.ncors and one clerk, the latter to per-
form the duties Of clerk 20 the Committee
ON Streets without compensation. The
ordinance was adopted.
The report Of the conference committee
on matters Of disagreement as TO recon-
ncraations Of the Committee on Re-
tr,ochmcnt and Reform submitted its
rrnort upon these questions. President
rr.rpin called the attention Of the body
90 the fact that these questions had been
referred 20 the committee OF conference
more than two months ago. and that
Rule & impcded the consideration OF
chose matters and that they could not
81. taken up until this rule should have
hecn suspended. The report embraced
ordinances dispensing with the services
Of the harncss-repairer OF the city stables
rrluong Of the salaries u the Gas IN
sr.ctor and Foreman OF goe Upper gas
works. and the ordinance prohibiting
nd Council
r1ittces from voting for any one connect
I'D with them by blood or marriage
Air. Cutchins said that he saw no rea-
..r for bringing up these matters, as
.te harness-repairer had already been
fi.rensc5 with. the subject OF the salaries
involved was 10 be dealt with in gene
M ordinance regarding salaries, and the
resolution relative TO the members voting
for relatives was thoroughly absurd.
Nr. Allen wanted TO know If this rule
would not serve 10 kill any matter re-
f,rred 10 q committee of conference and
kept out two months.
Chair
MIR. Allen thought this not a proper
rule and he moved to suspend il, which
the Board refused TO do. After some
further discussion this subject was drop
rei and the Board proceeded to the next
business
sIDINSs ON VIRGINIA STREET.
The body granted the Southern railway
the rirht TO put down certain sidings on
VIRGINIA ana Mil streets. and Lombard
allow but this was not done until
great deal of argument had been IN
dulged IN and considerable opposition was
developed. Mr.. Noble thought the eX-
tension would be 10 favor few at the
expense Of the many merchants ana
transfers on Cary street, which would be
crossed by the tracks
The ordinance regulating the collection
OF money due the city, &c, was con-
Cured in.
Concurrent action was taken upon the
rssolution paying Alexander Coke S2659}
I'm fun settlement of his claim against
the city for services rendered in re-
codifying and revising the ordinances Of
the city.
The Board passed the resolution ap-
rropriatlng $40 TO pay for damages done
t0 personal property by the bursting or
the sewer at Fourth and Duval streets
last summer,
There was a great deal of discussion
over the amended ordinance relieving the
city departments from the penalty PLACED
upon delinquent gas bills when they have
not the funds with which to pay. Mr.
Starke said this measure seemed 10 go
a little too far. and would mean that the
departments would not pay for their gas
al al. as they could let their bllls pass
along delinquent and the gas would not
be turned of The Board finally reject
cd the amended ordinance.
The next matter of consequence TO en-
gage the attention Of the Board was the
petition OF Messrs. Cannon & Cannon TO
erect a one-story brick structure. to be
divided by five stud-partitons. at the
corner Of Belvidere and Broad streets
the building 10 be used as stores. Mr.
starke and others opposed the granting
OF the privilege to put this character
Of house. which was designed as
flre-trap. at that point The petition was
finally granted.
After passing upon a few matters OF
minor Importance. the Board adjourned.
work on shockOe Creek.
The Council Committee on Shockoe
Creek met at the corner Of Seventeenth
and Dock streets OF o'clock Yesterday
afternoon. for the purpose of inspecting
the work done on the proposed improve
ment Of the creek. There were in at
tendance Chairman Woody and Messrs
Neale. Miller. and Vaughan. the city
Engineer. and Peter Donnely & Son. the
contractors for the Improvement. The
ENGINEER went carefully over the work
which has been done. explaining IL to
the members Of the committee, and giving
figures as to the dimensions Of the COT
fer-dam 10 be put in where the creek
comes into contact with the property OF
Warner Moore.
The committee. after inspecting the
work decided 70 grant the contractors
an allowance on account of $3.50
There was a session OF the Board Of
Public Interests last evening. but there
was no business to be considered.
The City Council viii meet at the City
Hall at 430 o'clock this afternoon. 10
70 upon a tour Of inspection Of the newly
built First-street line Of the Richmond
Traction Company.
There Is also 10 be n meeting al 6 o'clock
this afternoon OF the Council Committee
on Ordinances.
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