Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-12
THEY DID NOT TALK.
uvsy nut uNEvENTrUL SESSION of
THE HOARD OF ALDERMEN.
THE ELECTRICAL ORDINANCES
specIai Tax 20 He Impose" u"
Vendors of Fire and bnnhr"p'
s,ock-Mr. T.. c. FoIises's Measure
Endorsed.
Endorsed

The monthly meeting OF the Board OF
Aldermen. which took place last nigh''
was truly remarkable, for no subject tha'
,,.as hroneht 10 the attention Of the body
wos discussed There were two or three
hrief explanations OF measures miro
auced hut that was all. and so II was
tho, though the session was exceedingly
sbor, very large amount OF business
was transacted
Tho three most interesting features
nerhaps. were the endorsement or the
bin introduced into the Legislature by
Mr.. T.. c. Folkes, providing for the use
| OF vestibuled cars by the street railways
/ IN winter: an ordinance introduced by
Alderman Burton, creating special tax
% he paid by all persons who come 10
Richmond TO conduct sales Of bankrupt,
fire or other stock, and the concurrence
in the electrical ordinances as passed by
tho Council.
PRESIDENT TURPlN SICK.
Mr.. Zen IT. August, clerk Of the Board,
Liza ne body TO order, and stated that
/ Mr. William NJ. Turpin, president OF the
Board. was ill at home, and daily altenu-
ca by his family physician MAJOR sol
Cutchins was unanimously elected 10 pre-
side.
hers present: Messrs. Allen. Bahen, Brock
Rurton Garter. Cutchins, Hardwicke'
King Montgomery. Moore, Noble, Law
der. Noble, Snead, Vaughan, and thinner
mann.
The report Of the Committee Of Con-
ference appointed by both branches OF
the City Council to consider me dis
agreement as to the electric ordinances,
granting franchises to the Home ana
Southern Electric companies, was pre-
scented. This report recommends. as was
stated IN the Dispatch yesterday morn
ing that the Board recede from its posi-
ton curtailing the lives Of the tw" ordl-
nances from thirty TO fifteen years. MT
Zimmerman explained that the report
would. I'm the ordinary course, be sub
rnitted first to the body which had caileu
for committee of conference but the
committee had thought it desirable that
the report should go to the Board IN
order that the progress of the franchises
might be facilitated. He moved that
the Board should suspend the rule which
prescribed the longer course, and should
receive the report. His motion was
adopted. and the two ordinances were
taken up i'm turn. and after voting down
the amendments the action of the Council
was concurred in by the Board.
WANT THE VESTIBULE CARS.
On motion of Mr.. Noble, the resolution
introduced by him at the last meeting
of the Board endorsing Mr.. E. c. Folkes
i'm his efforts to secure the passage or a
bill by the State Legislature providing
for vestibule cars on the street railways,
was taken up Mr.. Vaughan moved that
the matter should be referred TO the
Street Committee.
Mr. Snead was opposed to this. lie
had opposed the resolution when it was
first introduced, because he did not think
he had sufficient light on the sub
iect. He had had reason, however,
to know that the carmen were practically
unanimous in favor OF the bill, and he
expressed the hope that it might pass.
Mr.. Vaughans amendment was lost,
and Mr.. Mobiles resolution was adopted
by a large majority.
The ordinance, coming from the Com
mittee on Relief Of the Poor, recommend
ing that the salary of the driver Of the
ambulance be increased from S45 month
TO $50 with board, was voted down by
10 to 4.
FROM THE LOWER BRANCH.
The Board concurred in a resolution thas
the sum of $40 should be refunded to Mr..
Goddin for overcharge, through an error
of the Bill Clerk.
A resolution from the Water Commit
tee to allow Hartshorn College to Use the
city water. connecting with the Leigh
street mains at the expense of the direc-
tors Of the college, was unanimously
adopted.
A resolution from the lower body. grant
ing permission 10 the ladies Of thu Home
T. 20, oil alley from
Mulberry TO Robinson, between Grace
and Broad streets. was lost, and, on
motion recommitted TO the Committee on
Streets.
The Board concurred in resoluth1s
granting permission for the construction
Of a cellar opening near the corner OF
Main and Twentieth streets; in the pay
ment Of the claim of William Gibson,
amounting 10 $50, for damages caused by
the bursting Of a sewer on Fourth street;
in provisions for grading and paving; in
the approval of the bonds of Treasurer
Charles Phillips; c. l. Philips clerk
to the Treasurer; w. G.. Stokes, clerk TO
the Auditor, and William a. Williams,
Clerk of Special Assessments; in the re-
duction of the private bankers tax in
the case of r. b. Lee from so 10 $50
and of the appropriation of Si5 to the
credit Of the Hastings Court to prose-
cute its case against c. w. Mol.
The amended ordinance governing the
water-wOIks, striking out the section
which fixes the rent of meters at g., was