The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-16
THE ALDERMEN
HARD AT WORK.
Much Business Was Transacted Last
Night.
MONEY VOTED FOR THE STREE
A Number of Resolutions Making FRO
vision for Paving, Guttering anu
CURLING Were Concurrcd In.
Propositions for New Jail.
MONEY VOTED FOR THE STREETS

| No new business OF very much pubic IN
| terest was introduced.
| President Turpin called the Board 70
| order at $50 O'Clock and the following
members responded to the roll-caii;
Messrs Allen, Bahen. Burton, Drewry'
| Ferriter, Hardwicke. King, Lawder, Meat
| gomery. Seay Snead, Smith, Whittet ana
| President Turpin.
| The Committee on Finance, to whom
was referred a resolution increasing lhe
| pay OF certain hosemen and iaddefmeh
| OF the Fire Department, recommenoet
| that the petition be rejected.
| II was explained by Messrs. Allen ana
| Hardwicke that the adoption OF the rsso-
hutton making he inscrease simply meant
| an additional appropriation 10 the ;5oa'd
! Of Fire Commissioners and not directly
| TO the increase of the salaries OF the YER
| sons who made the petition.
! Mr.. Allen praised the work OF the Fire
| Board and said the city would be beter
| off If il had commissioners like those "h0
! direct the Fire Department controlling
| every department of the city govern
| ment.
The resolution recommending the re-
| lection of the petition for increase WIS
adopted by an almost un trfihous Vo-@'
FREE USE OF GAS.
The ordinance granting the Young Mems
Christian Association the free use OF gas
for it's educational departments came up
| for concurrence.
| Mr.. Ferriter advocated the passage OF
] the ordinance and so did Mr.. Hardwicke.
| The ordinance was unanimously con-
Cured in
The Committee on Ordinance recon-
mended that the resolution providing for
an annual inspection Of carts and wagons
| selling cord or kindling wood ior con-
sumption In Richmond be reisctcd.
Mr.. King thought the Committee had
misunderstood the object Of the resolu-
| ton. He had It recommended In order
that the subject might De further cons'd-
| cred.
Many resolutions were reported from
| the Common Council and came UP for
concurrence. Among them were reso-
lutons refrnding certain taxes 10 Frank
Miller and Others and providing Tor an
additional driver of the City Ambulance
at s45 per month. They were concurred
in.
THE TAX BILLS.
The Board concurred in the ordinance
prepared by Special Accountant Carlton
Mccarthy. making new provisions for
the printing and handling of the city tax
tickets.
Concurrent action was taken on the
resolution providing for extending the
water main TO the property OF the Rich
mond Stock Yards Company.
When the resolution authorizing the
sale by the Grounds and Buildings COM
mittee OF certain land adjoining Chin
horace Park came up Mr.. King said he
hf 81 M
bers who felt an interest in the matter
were unavoldably absent.
Mr. Montgomery hoped the motion
would not prevail but that the resolution
would be rejected. He kne" the Oiiy
Engineer was bitterly opposed TO the sale
of the property and certainly. the resi-
dents Of the particular section ala not
favor the sale.
Mr. Kings motion TO lay the resolution
upon the table until the next meeting WAS
adopted.
The ordinance allowing the Chesapeake
and Ohio Company to construct spur
track on Sixth and Byrd streets was
agreed to .
When the resolution appropriating 81
IN 10 grade and pave the alley between
First. Adams, Marshall and cay streets
came UP Mr.. Burton moved to lay IL on
the table TO give persons Interested an
opportunity to be heard. ms WAS
adopted. ,.,->,,,>-r
The following resolutions passed by
tho Common Council were concurred in;
To grade. with city's hands and carts,
the alley between Byrd, Arch, Third ana
Fourth streets. -,
Appropriating s1G72O to grade the alley
between Vine, Walnut and Hanover
streets. and Park avenue.
Appropriatlng 1922 TO constructed sewer
In Eleventh street.
Appropriating s6s2 to grade and pave
the alley between Foushee, Adams
Broad and Grace streets.
Appropriating s2ll2o TO pave the side
walk on the west side of Reservoir street
between Cary and Taylor.
Appropriatng 1922 to pave the sidewalk
on the east side OF Twenty-sixth street
between Broad and Marshall.
Appropriating s2S7.6O to pave the side
walk on the north side Of Clay street
between Twenty-fourth and Twenty
fifth.
Appropriating $3.50 to pave In front
of 316. S1S and 31S l-2 north Twenty
seventh street.
Appropriating 1912 to pave with grano-
lithic the east side Of Ninth streeN be-
tween Main and Bank. and the north
side of Main street between Ninth and
Tenth.
Appropriating s2l2sO to lay curb and
granite gutter on the south side OF
Duval street. between Second and Third.
Approprating $40 TO repair the bridges
over Bacon Quarter branch and on
Leigh street between Thirteenth and
Fifteenth.
Appropriating $3.50 TO construct
sewer basin at Main and Lombardy
streets.
STREETS IN FULTON.
Appropriating s2s76O 10 curb and
granite gutter the north side of Nichoi-
son street between Third and FOURTH
Approprating $il5 10 construct street
basin on Fifth and Louisiana streets.
Appropriating $40 to lay granite flag
cling on Orleans street, crossing Fourth,
Fifth. Sixth and Seventh.
Appropriating N076.79 TO pave with
granite spalls the roadbed of Lester street
between Louisiana and Denny.
Appropriating s250.S0 TO lay curb and
granite gutter on the west side OF Will
liamsburg avenue, between Nicholson and
Denny streets.
Appropriating sfls5 to build sewer in
Graham street. from Williamsburg ave-
nue. to the corporate limits
Appropriating scs2 TO grade and pave
the alley between Plum. I>ombardy.
Grove avenue and Hanover street.
AprroprlatIng $500 TO pave the west
side OF Plum street between Main and
Cary.
Appropriating so 10 reset the curbing on
the south side of Clay street, between
Smith and Munford-
Approprlating $ll5 TO place street
basin on the south side OF Denny street.
near the eastern end.