Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-02
WORK OF Committees
SEVERAL OF THEM HOLD MEET
INGs AT THE CITY HALL.
ACCOUNTS OF The CEMETERIES.
''"'e"ent Showing How the FL
""nces OF These Institutions Stand.
CORONER Cutshaw Asked for n Re-
port-First Market.

." enc CITY Hall last night. with Messrs
Noo'e' Turner O. A. Hawkins. Hard
"'cke' and CARRIER present. The pay
'oh' amounting to $l,779.5O and bills az
sregating 2.75S6O were approved an,
ordered to be paid.
On motion OF MIR. Hawkins, the Super
mtondent was authorized to advertis,
! Tor bids for coal and oil, TO be submitted
| to the new committee, which will be an
pointed by the incoming Council.
resolution, passed by the Council
nut referred TO the committee by IN,
Board Of Aldermen, that the delinaient
bills for gas Of Trexler & Elmore should
be RENTED against the property now
owned by Hooker & Phillips. was Sent
back, with the recommendation that #
should not pass
LIGHTING BLUES ARMORY.
The vexed question of lighting the
Blues Armory was again brought M
Some months ago the committee adopted
a resolution that 100000 feet Of gas
should be granted to this organization
Tree OF charge. The resolution was
adopted by the Council, but laid on the
table by the Board Of Aldermen. Since
that time l46O00 feet Of gas has been
consumed. After some discussion, il was
determined that the chairman of the
committee should bring the matter I'm ar
The next meeting Of the Council.
On motion Of Mr.. Hardwicke sevnp
eiectrc-lights were ordered to be placed
IN the New Reservoir Park and lighted
each night until October LIST.
Inc last meeting of this committee will
be held June Goth.
CEMETERY STATEMENTS FOR MAY.
The Committee Oh Cemeteries met at
o'clock. with Messrs. Vaughan. BLANKS
Mosby, Noble, and Carter present. Clerk
Mcdowell submitted the following nnan-
clal statement:
lakewood Cemetery-Pay-rolI aDpropri-
alton $3.50; expended, $S7I37; unexpend-
co. $-,O5o63. Expense appropriation. 81 800:
expended, N0O&; uneXpended $l.2S375.
RlVer-Fiew Cemetery-Pay-roll appro-
priatlon, I.7OO; expended. $j6O.5O: unex-
pended $l,l59.5O. Improvement appropri-
alton. 1900; expended, $35O3S; unexpend-
ed $Gi9.62.
Shockoe Hill Cemetery Payroll appro-
priauon, T,0s0; expended, $500: unex-
pended, $40. Expenses appropriation.
500; expended, SlOG9; unexpended, 1891.
The report of lakewood Cemetery for
the month of May. submitted by the su-
perintendent, showed receipts amounting
TO $2A.iO The receipts at River-View
Cemetery amounted to S2j3.O7.
The pay-rolls and bills of the three
cemeteries named above were approved
and ordered TO be paid
a
purchased for River-View Cemetery. 1t
was decided TO hold the last meeting of
the committee on Thursday, June Goth.
On motion Of Mr. Carter. the CITY En-
gineer was requested to report to this
committee the reason why the terms of
the resolution directing him to lay off
plot b in River-Niew Cemetery had not
been complied with, and the clerk was
instructed 10 transmit TO the Common
Council at its next meeting the report
Of the City Engineer in event he fails to
do this work.
FIRST MARKET COMMITTEE.
The Council Committee on First Mar
ket met at 1913 east Main street at 10
o'clock yesterday morning. with the fol-
lowing members present: J. NJ King /
chairman, HARRISON, Tanner and |
smith.
The clerk Of the market reported san |
tary con,ouons for April, $l3J, and for /
May. $1S020.
The payroll and bills for the month. !
amounting to $226.74, were approved and |
ordered to be paid.
The clerk reported the following fnan-
ial condition Of the department to June
ST: Appropriation, 5000: expended.
G)670; UneXpended, $2,3933O.
The Committee on Grounds and Build
ngs will meet in room 3 at Z. NJ. to-
lay. and the Committee on Streets In
Dom at . =. NJ.