The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-14
BOARD GRANTS
THEIR PETITION.
The Water Power Electric Company
May Go to Work.
THES5,00 BOND NOT FORFEITED
The CITY Ordinances To be Rccodiiied
by The Special ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Spring Property TO be Sold-fine
for selling Buttcrinc.
THE $4,000 BOND NOT FORFEITED

Tte Board of Aldermen last night ac-
compliahcd some very important Work,
Oil. feature of which was the approval
or the petition presented by the Virginia
Electric Company OF Baltimore the
lrdutin, of which will allow its success
sor. tlc Virginia Electrical Railway and
Electrical company 10 begin work on its
great enterprise.
The Bound also concurred in the ordi-
nance providing for Che codihcadon OF
the oiy ordinances. thus disposns of p
matter which bias huns fire for many
years.
Th. Board met at SEQ O'Clock, President
W. 81 Iurpin presiding and present
Alasr. Allen. Bahcu CutChins Dou1hoe.
DrcuIy. Fcrriter Hardwicke, Lawocr,
Mosby. Sncad. Smith and Whittet
Mc-srs. William d. zimmerman. John
a. King and Reuben Burton Were report
"a absent ON account of sickness
ELECTRIC COMPANY $ PETITION.
The first business that was taken up
was Tie report of tine Street Commit
tee. whose proceedings arc printed in
another column. allowing the Virginia
Electric Company 20 CHANGE its name
and transfer its privileges To the Rich
lnond Electrical Railway and Develop
lneut Company and allowing the latter
company to put up as a portion of the
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deposited hy the Southern Electric Com
lanv.
The report was submitted I'm the shape
of TWO ordinances one dealing with the
change OF name and transfer of privi-
icles. and the other with the bond of
t1e Southern Electric Company.
Che nrst was adopted ON a Viva-voce
vote with0u dissent The latter excited
some little discussion IL was fully OK
planned and warmly advocated by Major
Allen. This. too. was adopted. only Major
cutchns voting foo the negative
The report 0f the Committee on Grounds
and Buildings which was laid on the
table at Che last meeting recommending
tl. sale of 90 triangular lot next 10 Chin
Do 20 Park for 81 900 60 Mr. Allen g. Col
U.. was taken up. but was again laid ON
o. table at the request OF Mr. John NJ
is TO who WAS too uuwel 90 be pres
number OF concurrent resolutions ape
Tiating money FOR street improve
rts. 20 which "a majority OF abutting
1perty-owners were opposed We're laid
.. tho table Ou account Of the absence
tho necessary threo-fourths vote.
Tho ordinance providing for the ape
n..ntment of an additional driver Tor the
.Itr ambulance 90 % salary OF So a month
Fas unanimously adopted.
Tho H09rd ccncurroI in the resolution
.llo,,i,. the C,rornde and FINDINGS
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o.,,,. rl.,s for "a new citv iau
Cr ,pr,r,- spprNC PROPERTY
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go. ,-..,,,,,7e ,,'4 1stHdinrs fo 5isnoeo
~ ,-,9r,.. enr,rr rr,rertv I'M n price not
less th4n $4,000 was concurrad in after
'r ,ne0cctual attDmDt to lav it ON the
tai1o
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