Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-16

| gins on his motion, hhes"es L.ourfl,
also ordered TO pave oo,n slr1' ~
| street from jackson to DuVai. ,,s,r
MAIN STREET ROUGHLY fAVr,D
AR Rnrton called the attention Oh IN an
CIV Engineer to the rough mai'n,e' Ma
| which thc roadbed OF Main tuec. n sa.
| been relaid from BelNideiS - ond F,loc-
east as the Richmond Railway ~" Colo.
/ tric Comnany had laid new trecN;; ..yn,,
rei I Cvtshaw replied that he haa taken Ken
| noanlzence Of the matter, ana int Wy
S,'r,, sof nropcrly done would nave 10 pe
relaid. ~ rocuest ~ Mr..
70 D Sb"iid counsel for the TRACTION
| comnany reconsdered its action instr I.i..'
| INC tho CITY Engineer TO report M. ."'', =
many 10 the Police Justice, but aaop,eu "
! resolution on motion OF M. s,,,,re
str,rtine the City Engineer IN future
/ Whenever the orders OF the committee are
NOS obeyed to report the matter az one
40 ,he Police Justice as ordinance VIOLA
ton. wa,t.r..
The Committee on Light met In the CITY
Hall at 8 o'clock; with Messrs. W.T. -
stein (chairman), Tanner, Vaughan w. -
Hawkins. and Noble present. ,,.xs..
Anniicatfons for several street-hgnts
were received and acted upon.
The chairman reported that inasHuch
as complaints had been received resa,g ia,ss
the irregularity Of the lighting in certain
parts Of the city. arrangements had peer
made for daily report, which VIII show
hereafter what lights, II any, fan, ana ior
what length OF time the section remains
In darkness He ventured to express the
opiuion that hereafter the results woulu
be found far more satisfactory.
PROPOSITION FOR SrREET-LiGHIS.
A communication from the WelsDacn
Company was read containing bid lor
lighting the streets Of the city, ana oner-
ing to give bond for the faithful perform
Nrld
ance Of contract, II one Wer" ila'oe' A'0
proposition Is as follows: -
ave will furnish and erect on your
posts lamps such are now on eXnlpilloii
in your city. furnish gas Tor same. anu
labor for lighting. cleaning, ana eXlin-
gushing; light lamps every night IN lne
year from dusk until dawn; keep burn
ers and lamps In repair, and furnish sum
Gent nantes 10 at all times furnish 90
candle-power light. for the sum OF sV
each per year-we TO purchase the gas
from your city at Sl2 per year dellVereu
at the burner for each lamp, and 10 make
allowance 10 you for same. making the
net cost to you for each lamp Sls per
year"
There was n long discussion Of the SUBJ
ject and interesting statements were
made by the chairman and by the super
intendent. showing the efficacy and econo-
my of the system. Chairman Nallersteul,
Superintendent Knowles, and Mr. Noble
were on motion, constituted Il committee
10 investigate the Indllti anu 'NHcit 80
the next meeting.
Attention was called to the fact that
the Richmond Light Infantry Blues had
exceeded the gas allowance MADE by the
Council for the Ninth-Street Armory, ana
the matter will be brought 10 the atten-
tion Of the Council
THEY WANT THE REPORTS.
The following letter. dated February 7th,
from the Richmond Railway and Electric
Company, addressed 10 superintendent
Knowles. was read:
1--WE telephoned this morning to the
Office Of the Chief of Police, asking for
information as to any lights reported out
for Saturday and Sunday nights, and
were informed that these reports would
in future only be furnished to the Light
Committee. We think ii is to the city's
interest no less than ours that we should
be furnished This information promptly,
i'm order that we may be in a position TO
ascertain the cause of the failure OF any
lamp 10 burn and to apply the proper
remedy VIII you please make arrange
ments to let us have this information
daiy?'
The matter was discussed and a resolu
tion asking the Police Commissioners TO
supply this information 10 the city regu-
larry was adopted.
Action was taken in regard TO several
rebates asked for. and a test was ordered
in the case Of Mrs. Il. c. Cheeseman's
store.
The monthly bills and payroll were ap-
proved and ordered to be paid.
Several Ordinances Are Considered.
The Committee on Ordinances met in
Room No. ~ in the City Hall at 4:3O p. M.
The members present were Messrs.
chairman, Carter, and Pol
lock.
An ordinance TO amend section 2 OF
chapter So of the City Ordinances, TO pro-
hibit persons from soliciting custom or
employment except selling daily papers,
from any one in a hotel omnibus or other
TO be or being conveyed TO or
from hotel or depot. or from any per-
son WHOM within twenty yards from the
outer door of hotel, was considered and
ordered To be reported TO the Common
Council for adoption.
The ordinance to impose n license tax
of $50 per day on vendors of bankrupt, as
signee fire-stock, and goods Of like ma
ture, referred by the Board Of Aldermen
at its last meeting, was then taken up
and a substitute ordinance, prepared by
the City Attorney. was read. The ordi-
nance submitted by the City Attorney inn
poses a license tax of 500 per day, and
provides for a fine OF not less than 81
nor more than $50 for each days default.
Tho committee decided to report the ordi-
nance prepared by the City Attorney ia
vorablv
An ordinance referred by the Board Of |
Aldermen. to prevent overdrafts by Coun- |
ell committees, was recommended lOi COl- |
currence the measure having already been |
adopted by the Common Council.
An ordinance as to cleaning chimneys, |
which provides that all owners of houses, |
the roofs of which are not covered with |
tin. slate or some material of metal to !
have the chimneys Of same cleaned once |
in every two years, was submitted and |
referred TO Mr.. Carter as a subcommittee |
to look into and report at the next meet |
ing.
The Committee on First Market met at |
No. 1913 east Main street at noon yester- |
day. The payroll Of the department |
was approved and ordered to be paid and |
other matters Of a routine nature dis |
posed of.
The Committee on Cemeteries met last |
night and passed the payroll and monthly |
bills for payment.
WASHINGTON MEMOL COMMITTEE. |
Richmond Ladies' Greatly Interested |