Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-10
ELECT MR.. WHITTET.
HE Is CHOSEN TO SUCCEED MR..
CARTER IN THE BOARD.
NEW DEpOYS WANTED IN RICHMOND.
Mr.. Allen Offers n Joint Resolution
Asking the Chesapeake and Ohio
and the Southern Railroads 10
Erect New stations Here.

and the Southern Railroads
Erect New stations Here.
The Board Of Aldermen met last nigh!
! and, accepting the resignation of Alder
man II. l. Carter. Of Clay Ward, electe'
Mr.. Robert Whittet, Jr.. to succeed him
The Board also adopted a concurren
resolution. introduced by Mr.. Allen, urg
ing the Chesapeake and Ohio and South
ern Railroad companies to construct suit
able and creditable passenger depots IL
this city, and also requesting the Rich
mond. Fredericksburg and Potomac anC
Petersburg Railroad Connection Company
to remove the shed now at Elba Station
and erect a more slightly waiting-room
there.
The Board did not meet promptly at the
hour appointed, some little delay being
occasioned by. the failure to get quorum.
At $40 o'clock the body was called to or
der by President Turpin. and there were
present Messrs. Allen, Bahen. Burton,
Cutchins, Donahoe, Drewry, Ferriter,
Hardwicke. Mosby, Snead. Smith, and
King.
| The first business transacted was the
| adoption Of resolution from the Com
mittee on Streets, authorizing that body
to hear allegations for certain street i'm
| provements. Similar resolutions from the
committees ON Streets and Grounds and
| Buildings were also adopted.
MEASURES CONQUERED IN.
The following measures, adopted by the
Council, were concurred in:
Appropriating $3.50 for paving the north
side of Jackson street between First and
Second
Appropriating 1851 to pave Louisiana
street between Fifth and Sixth.
Granting permission to /. n. Jones to
construct an area.
Allowing the Founding Hospital, upon
the annual payment of 10 cents per front
foot, to connect with the city sewers.
Allowing j. w. Enroughty $50 and
George CARRIER S7.75 for the time lost on
account Of inquiries received in the city's
employ.
Approving the action of the Street Com
mittee in authorizing the construction of
a temporary sewer on Cary street, and
appropriating 81. 500 for the work done and
to be done in constructing a new sewer.
The Board concurred in the ordinance
providing for a. book-keeper and account
ant for the Engineers Department at a
salary of 81 900 per annum.
The report Of the Special Accountant.
showing the several city departments to
be in good condition, was received and
filed.
The Board concurred in the confirma-
ton of the appointment Of Mr., 7. O'Neill
as Deputy Inspector and Gauger, the APP
pointment having been made by Mr.. Epps.
The ordinance liking the salary of the
Coroner at $3.50 per annum was referred
to the Committee on Finance.
ENGINEERS BOOK-KEEPER.
The resolution authorizing the City En-
gineer and the Superintendent of Water
Works to take action looking to clarity
ing the city water was concurred in, as
was also resolution appropriating money
sufficient TO defray the expenses Of the |
Superintendent Of Fire Alarm and Police |
Telegraph 10 visit Elmira, n. Y, there TO |
attend a convention of such officials
A petition from the laddermen and hose |
men of the Fire Department, asking for |
an increase of their salaries from 500 to |
$500 per annum, was referred to the Com |
mlttee on Finance.
MR.. WHITTET ELECTED.
At this juncture tho resignation of AL
derman II. L. Carter of Clay Ward, was
received, and on motion of Mr.. Snead.
Mr. Snead then moved to go
into the election of Mr.. Carter's success
sor, and this motion being adopted, Mr..
Snead, after paying a high tribute to the
worth and efficiency OF the retiring men,
Der, said that the unanimous decision of
the Clay-Ward delegation was that Mr..
Robert Whittet, Jr., should be chosen as
Mr. Carriers successor. Mr.. Snead there
upon nominated Mr.. Whittet, and he was
elected.
Mr.. Mosby offered a resolution for the
appointment of four port wardens. who
MAJ serve without bond He explained
nat the emolumeDts were insufficient. to
Justify man in giving a bond, and hence
his resolution. Mr.. Hardwicxe thought
he resolution should be referred TO a
committee, and on his motion il was re-
erred to the Committee on James-River
Improvement
Mr.. King offered a resolution, having
or its object the erection of a stone wall
m Twenty-first street between Broad and
franklin streets. The resolution was re-
erred.
OUR UNSIGHTLY DEPOTS.
Mr. Allen called attention to the nm
ightly appearance of the depots of the
'hesapeake and Ohio, Southern. and
richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
nd Petersburg railroad connection com
anies, and offered joint resolution re-
Nesting them to provide suitable and
reditable passenger stations. Mr.. Allen
aid that the depots now used by these
Dads in this city were disgraceful. His .
was adopted, after which the ,,
GARD adjourned. .,
To Repair the City Dredge. a
The subcommittee on improvement of
ames river, which was appointed TO in T
estigate the working of the dredge tug O
&C., or the department, met on board tho !
lty tug yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clocx b
nose present were Messrs Fergusson | /
Curtis Crenshaw and Ebel 7
assistant City Engineer S. Z. Bates was '
iso in attendance .
Inc committee went aboard the CITY O
redge and Investigated the repairs re- q
orted by the Engineer at the last meet
lg as being necessary to have done En-
lneer Farrell, of the dredge, reported
nat ne mad made an inspection of the
ondition OF the dredge, and found mar "
ne boiler was in need of repairs and the L
oiler tubes leaking. He called attention II
the need Of new dipper-nola ard o