The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-06


Appropriatlng $500 TO pave the sidewalk
on the west side of Randolph street from
Cary TO Beverly.
Appropriating $50 to pave the north
side OF Grace between First and Foushee
and the east side OF Foushee from broao
10 Grace.
Approrriating $500 40 TO construct
sewer I'm Mosby street from NenaDle 10
the corporation line.
Aporopriating s.. 90 TO construct sewer
I'm I.owndes street from Seventeenth 10
the corporation lines.
From the Finance Committee was re-
ceived a report recommending inc 49,,
ton OF the ordinance imposing a speclai
license tax Of s25 a month on merchants
retailing butterlne or oleOmar9arine.
Pending a vote on the Finance Com
nittee's report, Mr.. CARRIER. the patron
OF the ordinance made q strong speech
In support Of II. The Finance Commit
tee he said. might have been legally
right. but they we're morally wrong
the committee was not irfalliDie. lie toid
OF how the butter trade had gone down
by the use Of cheap and impure imita-
lions. The 500 merchants deserved some
relief
The last legislature he said had pass
ed "A law intended TO drive Il out OF the
State but the law was daily being evad-
ed.
Mr.. Wallerstein said that the committee
had carefully considered the matter, and
had come to the conclusion that the end
desired would not be accomplished by
the adoption Of the ordinance: that. on
the other hand. the price OF butter might
bo put up and more harm done than good.
The recommendation Of the Finance
Committee was adopted. only Messrs.
CARRIER and West voting against 1t.
The resolution. endorsed by the Finance
Committee transferring $50 from the
contingent fund 10 the credit OF the Com
mittec on James River Improvement, was
adopted.
The resolution appropriating 500 10 en-
able the Committee on Grounds ana
Buildings to present plans for a new Jail
was returned by the Finance Committee
with the recommendation that it be
adopted after amendment so as To change
the sum 10 the contingent fund. The res
olution was adopted.
The resolution instructing the Commit
tee on Grounds and Buildings to dispose
Of the Clark Spring property. the pro-
ceeds TO he applied to the erection OF a
new jail. which was referred to the FL
nance Committee. was returned by that
committee with the recommendation thai
IL be adopted after striking out all refer
rived therefrom, the same TO be not less
than $4,000. v aH
Mr. Cottrell moved that 5000 be IN
serted in LEU Of the above sum. He
thought II was worth that much. and
said the city could afford to hold it as
well as any one else.
Mr. Gunst opposed this amendment He
said the Grounds and Buildings Commit
tee would get as much for the property as
possible without any further instructions.
SELL THE PROPERTY.
Mr. Miner offered a amendment in lieu
of Mr. Cottrelrs. instructing the Commit
tee on Grounds and Buildings to secure
bids for the property and submit the
same TO the Council
The substitute was lost. as was Mr..
Cottrells. and the original proposition to
dispose Of the land for not less than
$4,000, was adopted. Messrs. Cottrell,
Miner and Winston voting in the mega
tive.
From the Finance Committee came a
resolution appropriating $1,000 for the re-
codiiication of the ordinances Of the city.
the same 10 be done by City Accountant
Carlton Mccarthy and an assistant his
remuneration to he paid al the rate of
500 per month, and go copies of the
same 10 be printed by the city printer and
to he ready in twelve months
The resolution was adopted without dis
sent
From the Special Accountant. Captain
Carlton Mccarthy. through the Finance
Committee. was received a report on the
Auditors Office accompanied by a num-
bor of ordinances providing for method
of settlement between the Auditor and
market clerks. regulating the license ac-
counts between the Auditor and Treasu-
urer; requiring a quarterly balance sheet
from the general ledger in the Auditor 5
office, prescribing the form Of desk CASH
books 10 be used i'm the City Collector s
office; TO secure the re-indexng of the
delinquent taxes known as Tots for re-
damption." ami allowing the Collector Of
Delinquent Taxes to employ and use one
or more deputies, to be paid by the said
collector
All OF the above ordinances were adopt
ed without dissent
The ordinance increasing the pay of
the park keepers TO $3.50 per day was re-
ferred to the Finance Committee. as was
that increasing the compensation Of the
foreman Of the crematory.
The Council concurred in the resolution
donating 900 loads of coke TO the Ladies
City Mission.
The Council adopted a resolution in
structing the Auditor to refund to the
peddlers the license tax paid into the
treasury by them. This action was
taken i'm accordance with an opinion from
the City Attorney.
CONDITION OF THE STREETS.
A letter was read. signed by President
John S. Elicit and other prominent busi
ness men, calling attention TO the "de-
plorablo" condition Of the streets and
asking that some better method for
cleaning them be adopted. The letter
went TO the Committee on Health
A resolution providing for the estab
lishmcnt Of sub-stations. at which pay
ment Of gas and WATERFALL may be made
was introduced by Mr.. Cottrell. 1t pro
yides that there shall not be less than
six nor more than eighteen. 1t directs the
Special Accountant to draw up scheme
to that end and present 1t at the next
meeting.
on motion OF Mr.. Wallersten the ques-
ton was referred 10 the Committee on
Ordinances
A petition was received from the Nir-
ginia Electrical Railway and Development
Company, stating that with the purpose
of developing the water power Of James
river. and establishing an electric power
and light plant here. they have acquired
the privileges Of two ordinances, namely
an ordinance granting certain privileges
to the Virginia Electric Company, Of Bal
timorc city. and one also granting privi-
leges 10 the Southern Electric Company
They therefore ask that these two
ordinances be amended so as to grant the
Virginia Electrical Railway and Develop
mcnt the rights allowed to the former
companies. The petition went to the