Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-06

very dangerous one and he again asked
| the Council to take decisive action In the
matter The amendment was put, and
the Chair. being unable to decide. re-
corded vote was taken. with the following
result:
Ayes-Messrs. Curtis. Ebel. FERGUSON,
CARRIER. Gibson. Hobson, West, Whalen,
! Winston and WoOdy-l0.
| Noes-Messrs Blanks. Bloomberg,
/ Camp, Cottrell. Gunst. HARRISON. Heeke,
Mccarthy. Miner. Peters. Pollock, Shea.
| Tanner, Teefey, Wallerstein. and Caskie-
| l6.
THE ORDINANCE REJECTED.
This was a parliamentary move on the
part Of Mr.. Ebel to ascertain the drift
of opinion. AS soon as the result was
announced he moved that the entire ordi-
nance he rejected.
The motion was put without debate and
carried without a dissenting vote.
The following improvements, recon-
mended By the Streets Committee, were
approved: Grading alley on the south side
| of Marshall street between Twentieth and
| Twenty-first, at cost OF $40; sewer con-
structed on Marshall and Bowe streets,
at a cost of s19l75. paid for by the john
son Pickle Company: establishing grades
| OF an alley on the south side Of Marshall
street between Twentieth and Twenty
first streets; paving the sidewalk
on the north side of jack
son street between Third and Fifth
streets, at cost Of 1851; paving sidewalk
on the north side Of Jackson street be-
tween First and Second. at cost OF Sl4i;
paving sidewalk on the west side
| Of Randolph street between Cary and
| Beverly streets. at a cost Of $500; paving
| sidewalk on the north side Of Grace street
between First and Foushee. and the east
| side Of Foushee street between Broad ana
Grace at O cost OF $3.50; constructing sewer
| on Mosby street from Venable 10 the cor
| poratIon line. at a cost Of $3.50; con-
! structing sewer on LOwndes street from
Seventh street to the corporation line, at
| a cost of 81 200
OLEOMARGARINE TAX.
The recommendation of the Finance
! Committee that the ordinance imposing
a special tax on vendors of oieomargarlne
or butterine should be rejected met with
strong opposition from Mr.. CARRIER the
father Of the ordinance. He might meet
with defeat. ne said. but he would not
yield without a struggle. lie spoke at
length from a manuscript. The Finance
Committee was not infallible. he SAID,
and he then proceeded to attack the "land-
grabbers" bill and said every one VINO
voted for that measure was most culpa-
BILE The South. he said, was becoming
dumping-ground for the impurities OF the
|
was going TO ruin. and some measures
! ought to be taken to protect 1t. That
Industry should be kept here, and not
sent to the fattened pork barons OF the
West. He was pleading in behalf OF
some COO or 700 merchants in this city, VINO
regard the law that allows oleomargarlhe
free ingress as an imposition
| Mr.. Wallerstein. replying, sald the
Finance Com nittee had given the matter
due consideration and had Arrived at the
conclusion that the real object TO be At
tanned would not be attained by impos-
ing q prohibitive tax. 1--WE are not here,
he said. Ito legislate for the farmers Oh
Virginia" When the question was put
Messrs CARRIER and West alone voted In
favor of the ordinance.
JAMES RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
The, Council adopted resolution en-
dorsed by the Finance Committee, ap-
nronriating $3.50 from the contingent fund
TO the credit Of the James river improve
ment department, to carry that depart
ment to the end of the year. and repair
breakages of machinery
The Council unanimously adopted the
resolution appropriating 800 for the draw
ing of plans for city JAN.
The ordinance instructing the COMMIT
tee on Grounds and Buildings TO dispose
of the Clark Spring property for sum
|
Annlovment of the fund 80 derived In
the erection of a new city Jail. came from
the Finance Committee so amended that
no reference was made to the city JAN,
but with a provision that the proceeds OF
the sale should go to the Sinking FUND
Mr.. Cottrer thought $500 was a very
low figure for the property, ana olIereu
: as an amendment that the lowest nSuie
at which the property should be sold
should be $1,000.
Mr. Gunst asked that this amendment
should be withdrawn. and pledged the
best efforts of the Grounds and BUILDINGS
Committee towards realizing the highest
price possible.
Mr.. Miner offered as an amendment
that the Grounds and Buildings COMM L
tee should be authorized 10 ADVERTISE loi
: bids for the Clark-Spring property, ana
: submit them to the Common Council TOT
{ acceptance or rejection. This amendment
[ was lost by q vote OF il TO H.
Mr.. CottrelPs motion was then put ana
= lost by vote Of l6 TO 10.
The report of the Finance Committee
was then adopted, Messrs. Cottrell' Miner
and Winston alone voting IN the negative
e CODIFY CITY ORDINANCES.
= The yexed question of codiiying the
? CITY ordinances was settled by the unani
nous adoption Of plan suggested by th'
. Finance Committee IN lieu VI an oiu
= nance recently referred TO that body
Tbis plan names Mr.. Carlton MCCARTHY
&C the codiffer, and gives him ten months
In which TO complete the work. The orti
nonce also carries with it the appropril
ton of $1,000 payable 500 month on'
ont of this fund Mr.. Mccarthy Is TO EN-
niov one assistant and all necessary
clerical aid.
ordinances framed by the Special &C
co,ntant and recommended by the II
nonce Committee were adopted as toi
lows. Prescribing and regulating monthly
settlements between the clerks OF mar
kete and the Auditor; regulating license
accounts between the Auditor ana urea
eurer. recurring a quarterly balance shee
10 the general ledger in the Audltor
otfice. prescribing the ruling of cash DOCK
tn the city Collectors office; securing m
,ndexing of taxes for redemption; allow
ipe, the Collector of Delinquent IaXes u
use deputies. ,,o, -, ,or,,
An ordinance fixing the salaries OF park
keepers at $50 per day was referred u
: the Committee on Finance
J ,The sum of $500 was appropriated TO IN
J credit of the Committee on Accounts ant
/ printing TO carry the department through
the year. INV, ,,,ec,o>
Tho Council concurred in the resolution
=, The Board OF Aldermen appropriatin
oeo loads Of gas-house coke for the CIR
!. The resolution providing for the refund
,,o ~ taxes paid by pedlers was rejected
;, ,,non the opinion expressed by the Clt
Attornev that the ordinance imposih