Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-30
PASS THE ORDINANCE
COMMITTEES FAVOR COMPREssED-
AIR FRANCHIsE.
ADOPTED WITH CERTAIN LIMITATIONS
Five Years Immunity from Disturb
ancc-A Maximum Rate Named
wbrt the City VIII Receivc-Se-
cond station to lie Renovated.

VI ulildAAit HAhAAAAA1
and others the right to use the water
from the fore-bay Of the New pump-house
for purposes OF ~air-power, refrigeratlng
ventilating, and cooling. The members
of the committee present were Messrs'
Briggs presiding). Pollock, zimmerman
Noble. j. j. King. Woody.
Foster. Tanner, Burton, Allen. o. y.
Hawkins. and Carter.
The ordinance, drawn under instructions
of the committees by the City Attorney,
City Engineer, and Superintendent of the
Water-Works, and amended in several
particulars at the last meeting, was taken
up section by section and discussed.
THE CTS COMPENSATION.
The principal debate was precipitated
by section S, which provides for the COM
pensation that the city shall receive for
the privilege granted. The ordinance
drawn by the City Attorney provided for
the payment of 5000 for the use OF the
water, ant a , per cent. tax on the gross
receipts of the company for the use OF
the streets.
Mr.. Guigon. counsel for the company,
protested against this provision, which he
deemed excessive. He came with a bona
ide offer of 5000 for the use of the water
and 3 per cent for the use of the streets.
The company had the money 10 meet
these conditions. he said. and he spoke OF
the danger of forcing them TO be thrown
upon the market 70 raise funds 10 meet
more exacting conditions.
Mr.. Guigon said. further, in reply to a
question, that his company would be Will
ing to insert in the ordinance a provision
-. II aLaI1a for hnVGn-
power per annum should be So. They eX-
pccted to supply power at a much less
cost.
CHARGE BY HORSE POWER.
Mr.. Allen offered the suggestion that
instead Of the sums named a charge Of
s. per horsepower per annum should be
charged for every horsepower supplied
by the company. This proposition was
voted down after some debate, and on
motion of Mr.. Pollock. the charge for use
of the water was fixed at 5000.
Mr.. zimmerman moved hat the tax
for use of the streets should be 3 per
cent. on the gross receipts per annum.
for the first ten years from the com
pletion Of the plant. and thereafter the
tax shall be prescribed by the City Coun-
Gil. Mr.. Foster moved as an amendment,
that the tax should be made 3 per cent.
for the first ten years and . per cent.
after that time. and this amendment
was adopted. Touching the taxation OF
real estate, il was agreed after some ar
gument that the pipes and mains of the
company should be exempt. but all real
estate outside the plant should be sub
ject 10 the usual tax.
THE POWER TO REVOKE.
Mr.. TraverS appeared before the com
mittee, and made an earnest plea that
the condition contained i'm section / re-
serving the right 10 revoke the ordinance
at any time within the twenty years
for which the privilege is granted be
stricken out. 1t would initiate against
all prospect Of inducing northern capt.
talists to take hold of the matter.
Colonel Cutshaw said he HOPED the
committee would not strike out this pro-
vision. lie felt sure that with the in
crease of population which implied an
increase of water consumption. the city
would nave to extend its pumping plant.
and would require to use some of this
surplus water.
In answer 10 a question put by Mr..
Travers. he said he thought the city
would certainly need some Of this water
within the next five years.
Mr.. Zimmerman thought the increase
In the population during the past twenty
years did not warrant the belief that the
company would be called upon To relin-
quish any of their privileges. lie asked
the Superintendent 10 express his views.
Mr.. Boiling said IN reply that he thought
the city would be undertaking a great
risk to tie her hands as to a part or
the whole Of his power. He could not
say how soon il would become necessary
10 make demands on this power. He
quoted facts to show hat during the
summer the whole available power was
often required. He was i'm favor of
granting the franchise, he said. for he
believed it would rebound to the city's
interests, but he was unalterably OPP
posed to the granting of all available
surplus for a term Of years without any
limitations whatsoever.
Mr.. Allen ,ested as q way out of
the difficulty mat the ordinance pass
with a provision that if the city needed
the power for extra pumping at any
time within five years, il should be sup
piled 10y the company free of charge.
Mr.. Guigon. on behalf of the company.
submitted an amendment 10 the section.
extending the application of Mr.. Aliens
suggestion to the whole term OF years
c-omprehended I'm the ordinance.
Mr.. Aliens motion was adopted, ami
the ordinance was then adopted as "a
MHDltf anu lnt NOiiihiitA'f "NJFNA"N1 -
1910 o'clock.
Contracts for S~econd-StntiOD Repairs
The Committee on Police met at 1870
o'clock. wirh Messrs. Blanks, Sedy, and
williams present. City-Clerk August
announced that Nj. NJ. Fill Seay had been
appointed 10 succeed Mr.. f.. ID. Starke.
resigned. Mr.. Blanks was elected chair
man in place Of Mr.. Starke and Mr.. Seay
sub-chairman.
nf .Y-r,---ff .,,Ir.gttaI "a utafapn.rt
of the committees appropriation, as fol-
lows:
Police payroll, $99777.50; expended,
S23.6i9S5; uneXpended, $T2. l27.6j.
Contingent fund. 81, 100; expended, $i5LO5.
unexpended. $l,G65.94
Patrol-wagon fund. $500; expended,
1892. 60: u~neXpended, N.S1.3l.
The April payroll. amounting 20 S7.S53A5.
and bills tothe amount of S270.34 were APP
proved and ordered to be paid.
Bids for the furnishing and repairing
Of the Second Police Station were opened.
and contracts were awarded to James T..
Phillips for plumbing ana 10 Hugh Neal
for carpentering. other bidders Were
Morgan r. Mills. G. Manning, j. A. Rose
& Co, G. II. Cosby. John Powers, y. =.
Cofer. w. W. Haley, and G.. & w. Bar
gamin.
The Captain of the Second Police Sta
ton was authorized to have his private
office papered.
To TaIL About Fire Permits.
There was no meeting OF the Council
Committee on Fire Department AT 6
O'Clock as called. Messrs. Hardwicke
and Ebel were the only members who put
in an appearance. and in the absence OF
n quorum another call was issued for
Monday evening next at ! o'clock. Some
important matters relative 10 the grant
ing OF ~frame-building permits are TO be
considered.
Mr.. Evan Snead was the only member OF