Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-08
TO RENEW CONTRACT
ELECTRIC COMPANY TO LIGHT CRY
ONE MORE YEAR.
FIRE ALARM WIRES UNDER GROUND,
board of Fire Commissioners Urge
the Importance of Pntting Them
I'm Conduits-Question of New sta
tiOn-HOuse Referred.


The Common Council met 'last night
and transacted good deal of routine
business. The only matter OF inportanc
before the body was in regard to lettln
the contract for lighting the city. A reso
luton was finally adopted requesting tn
Committee on Light to let the cohtrac
FOR one year at a price not exceeding /
cents per light per night. The idea o
this Is to let the contract to the Rich
mond Railway and Electric Company
which now furnishes the lights. anC
which has agreed to accept the contrac
again at the same price. A report from
the Board OF Fire Commissioners urginl
that the fre-alarm wires be put under
! ground was referred, as was the propo
sition to appropriate 5000 for new
station-house for the Third District police
THE SESSION IN DETAIL.
In the absence of Mr.. Caskie, Mr.. Mar,
Gunst presided The following member.
were present: Messrs. Beck, Bloomberg
| Cottrel, Ebel, Foster. CARRIER, Gunst
Harrelson, Hobson. King, Miller Noble
Rountree, Ryan, Wallerstein, Tanner
White, Pollock, II. A. Hawkins, VIII
liams, and Woody. Mr.. Caskie came
in shortly after the session commenced
but did not take the chair
In the absence of a twO-thirds vote
several resolutions went over An appli-
cation for the erection Of an awning fol
}. Il. Davis was rejected, in accordance
tsrtfl l,. .I...g
mittee on Streets. Permission was grant
ed the Virginia Leather Company to Use
a culvert on Dock street. An application
from the Southern Bell Telephone Com
pany, asking permission to run wires,
etc, was tabled. upon motion OF Mr.
Woody.
The Committee on Relief of the Poor
submitted their monthly report. The
Finance Committees resolution, author
iZing the Auditor to refund 1850 to Park
Place Methodist church, the same being
an amount enormously assessed, was
adopted.
FRAME BUILDING PERMITS
A report was read from the Committee
ON Fire Department, recommending the
granting of several petitions TO erect
frame buildings. Mr.. HARRISON moved
that the application OF Mr. l. N. Jones
asking permission to erect two frame
houses on Clay street between Sixth and
Seventh, be rejected. There were al pres
ent a number Of frame houses on that
block, and he didn't think there should
be any more.
Mr.. Ebel explained that the lot on
which It was proposed TO erect the build
ing was OF made EARTH" and a brick
81 pt1 could ha On II Wit hNIf
considerable expense The application
was granted by vote OF IA 10 8.
An ordinance was submitted by the
Committee on Fire Department In regard
to the granting Of frame building per-
mits. The ordinance was drawn up by
the City-Attomey 20 conform 10 the city
charter as amended by the Legislature.
The ordinance was referred to the Conn
mittee on Ordinances.
A resolution was read from the Com
mittee on Finance. authorizing an appro-
priation Of s229 to be used In making GER
tain repairs at the city jail.
Mr.. Gunst moved that the rules be sus-
pended and the resolution be acted upon
Immediately, but not a sufficient number
voting. IL was referred
An ordinance was submitted to amend
section 2 OF chapter SO OF an ordinance
concerning distractions at railroad sta
tons and steamboat wharves. This Is
the ordinance asked for by the proprie-
tors Of hotels for the protection Of their
guests. The ordinance was adopted.
A NEW STATION HOUSE.
a report was read from the Police end
Fire Commissioners. recommending an
expenditure Of $3.50 for the erection Of
suitable building to be used az the Third
Police Station. Ii is stated I'm the report
that it Is very inconvenlent TO use the
present building for both the Third Dis
trict police and the Fire Department The
report was referred to the Committee on
Finance
An ordinance from the Board OF Alder
men i'm regard TO the license-tax OF $50
per day for the sale OF goods by any per-
son who is not licensed to transact bust
ness in the city was concurTed in.
The Council refused 10 concur I'm an
placed upon "A permit allow
ing Mr.. c. 4. Davis 10 construct cellar
caps in front of Nos. S07 $40. and S11 east
Franklin street. and a conference COM
mittee was ordered to be appointed. con-
ssting Of two from each branch.
ALARM WIRES UNDER GROUND.
From the Board Of Fire Commissioners
came the following letter
ONCE Board Of Fire Commissioners,
Richmond, Va, March l. 1898
To the Honorable City Council, Rich
mond. Va:
Gentlemen.-We herewith forward the
report OF the Superintendent of Fire
Alarms and Police Telegraph. and desire
10 add that II should require the gravest
at your hands.
Ii is the most troublesome problem that
,onfronts the Board OF Fire Commission
srs and Is course OF amending annoy
snce and danger, and must result in
,alamitOus end.
All of our reasonable demands have !
net with favor at your hands, yet We
eel that this great responsibility must be |
AIKEN from ms.
We. therefore. ask your honorable body |
o make such an appropriation as will at !
east protect the city's property, and pos |
tbIy the lives OF It's citizens. by placing :
he wires of the Fire-Alarm and Police |
under ground, and in its own !
conduits.
Very respectfully.
(Slgned) JOHN II. FRISCHKORN.
President Board Of Fire Commissioner.
WORK ON THE STREETS.
The several resolutions contained in the |