Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-01
ENTER THE COUNCIL.
NEW CRY PARLIAMENT WILL BE
DULY ORGANIZED TONIGHT.
JOINT SESSION NEXT THURSDAY.
The Various Committees Will Then
he Announced-The Last Of the Ola
Committees Wind Up Their At
fair.-CompIiments on Every side.


The newly-elected City Council VIII
meet this evening for organization.
The lower branch has been called tor
o'clock, and the Board Of Aldermen VIII
convene two hours later. soe.
There will be little enough to DO De-
yond the election OF presiding ofncers
and clerks, and neither session Will last
over few minutes, unless the uhe~-
pected happens. which - rareiy the
case upon such occasions.
The presidents OF the respective bodies
have decided to issue call Tor joint
meeting Of the Council, to be held on the
night OF the 9TH instant. for the eiection
OF those officers nominated by the Demo-
. cratic caucus. Both Mr.. Turpin ana MI
Caskie have prepared their committee
lists. and the appointments will be an
nounced at the close OF the meeli"e
aforementioned. There is good deai Oh
speculation as 10 how the committees
will be composed, but nothing definite VIII
be given out until the announcement
is made at the Joint session.
Old Committees Hold Final Meetings
Six of the committees of the old Coun-
ell held their Anal meetings last night
and dissolved with mutual good wishes.
No business of any moment was trans
acted as the City Attorney has ruled
that the old committees must leave clean
sheets for the new, and any contracts
given out for work which comprehend
the expenditure of the new committees
share of the gross appropriation would
not be legal or desirable.
The last meeting of the Committee on
Water was held in the City Hall last
night. with Messrs. Briggs presldlhg)'
Carter, Tanner, zimmerman, Cutchins,
Ferguson, Noble, and 0. a. Hawkins
present.
The annual printed reports of the de-
partment were rejected, numerous typo
graphical errors being found materially
affecting their validity. The bill for the
work was approved, but ordered not to
be paid until $50 copies of the report
satisfactory to the Superintendent had
been furnished.
The regular monthly payroll and pllis
Of the department were submitted and
approved, and Superintendent Boiling
read a report showing that during the
past six months $4,000 OF the appropria-
ton had been expended and $500 now
stands TO the credit Of the department 10
carry IL through the next six months
The contract TO paint the stacks OF the
pump-house chimney was awarded 10
Arthur Leslie at SIG. Orders were given
for the extension of mains and for the
application of water meters.
Superintendent Boiling recommended to
the committee that a plumbing license
should be granted to Mr.. Charles COSBY,
whose ability TO do such work was mace
the subject OF an investigation by THIS
committee some months ago.
Resolutions of courtesy and compliment
were adopted to the chairman. clerk, and
to the superintendent and the committee
then passed out of existence.
COMMITTEE ON LIGHT.
The Committee on Light Of the old
Council assembled In the City Hall Tor
the last time at p. Nj. yesterday. THOSE
present were Messrs. Wallerstein CHAIR
mani. o. A. Hawkins, Vaughan, Noble,
Tanner Hardwicke, and Seay.
Two proposals for supplying the city
with naphtha and another for furnishing
the department with coal were laid upon
the table for the incoming committee.
The payroll, amounting TO s,6l7.3S. was
approved and ordered TO be paid, as also
were the bill of the Richmond Railway
and Electric Company for lighting,
amounting to 81, 56O.55. and various small
bills aggregating $2096I.
The resolution of the Council in regard
to the encouragement Of property-owners
TO lay granolithic paving by the fres
grant of labor TO encase gas and water
mains was read and laid upon the table
Messrs. Noble, Hawkins, and Vaughan
| the retiring members of the committee
made brief but happy speeches. and
vote Of thanks to the chairman and clerl
was unanimously adopted. The record o.
| the meeting was submitted by the clerl
and approved and the committee adj
| journed sine die
COMMITTEE ON CEMETERIES.
The Committee on Cemeteries met a
| No. l10l west Clay street, the store o
Mr.. j. NJ. Blanks, at 7:45 o'clock las
| night. There were present Messrs
| Vaughan chairman. Blanks. Carter, an'
| Noble.
The receipts for the month OF June, al
| reported were as follows: lakewood Gem
| etery. s2sS 50; Rivcrview Cemetery. 1921. 81
| The clerk reported the financial condl
| ton of the several cemeteries TO be al
| follows: OakwOod Cemetery payroll un
| expended balance, S1,4Ol3; expenses, 81,
2A9g7. Riverview Cemetery payroll un
evnended balance. s9se.5O; improvement
| s57O.g7; Shockoe-Hill payroll unexpende'
! balance, $40; expenses, Ss2l9.
| Keeper French of Riverview Gene
terry reported that the City Engineer hat
| It'd off the ground contained in Plat
| into sections.
| Or motion of Mr.. Carter, vote
| ~; s was rendered the retiring CHAIR
| man. Mr.. James r. Vaughan. for the abl
| manner in which he has administered tn
| AFFAIRS of the committee during his ser
| ,ice as presiding officer thereof, and 10
| the kindness and courtesy shown IN
members of the committee.
| Mr. vaughan thanked the committee
| for the compliment bestowed, and assure'
them that he would cherish pleasant re
| collections of his association with IN
The committee then adjourned sine die
| SCHOOLS COMMITTEE.
| rhe Committee on Schools met in tn
| CIV Hall last night. The following mem
| hers were present: Messrs. Hopsoi
| (chairman), Briggs, o. A. HaWkihs' am
| Neal. The financial condition OF the com
nIttee was shown by the report or IN
| clerk as follows:
Appropriation for Mechanics insu-
aoa ...,.... % 0
| Unexpended........ .i.'.'....;. 80
| There was no further business petor
the body, and " adjourned sine die.
FIRST MARKET.
| r,s Committee on. First Market met a
N o'clock yesterday morning at No. lol
aas, Main street Messrs. King (chair