The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-15
PAYING ROAp-BED.

PAWN kORD-bLD.
Appropriating $3.50 10 pave the road
bed of Main street from Beach TO Short
Appropriating $500 TO pave the road
bed Of Cary street from Belvdere 70
Laurel.
Appropriating $40 TO pave the road
bed Of Cherry street from Albemarle &C.
Beverly.
Appropriating sl.575 10 pave the road
bed OF Clay street from Madison TO
Henry.
Appropriating $500 10 curb and granite
gutter the north side OF Franklin from
Harrison 20 Ryland.
Appropriating sos 10 curb and granite
gutter the nOrth side of China street
from Cherry to Laurel.
Appropriating $500 TO curb and granite
gutter the south side Of Beverly street
from Beividere 10 Pine.
Appropriatlng $40 TO curb and granite
gutter the east side OF Reservoir street
from Main 90 Cary.
Appropriating $40 to curb and granite
gutter the west side Of Beach street from
Main 10 Cary.
Appropriating SIS to lay granite flag
ging on the north side OF Floyd crossing
Morris street; 500 Go lay granite flag
ging on the west side Of Morris street,
crossing Grove avenue: SIS 10 lay granite
tagging on the south side Of Cumberland
street, crossing Cherry: 500 10 lay granite
Tagging on the west side Of Beach street,
crossing Cary.
a NEW OFFICE.
When the ordinance regarding the
Health Department came up, with an
amendment designating the man who has
been performing the duties OF secretary al
81. 50 per day, as clerk ana making his
salary 500 per annum, Mr.. Turpln TOOK
occasion TO make a vigorous speech
against creating offices or raising sala-
ne
There IS a movement" he said ito
make a descent upon the city treasury
| feel IL in the air. Talk about creating
another clerkship. The hall is stuffed
full Of clerks now, and each one gets
every cent he is worth. l shall vote
against this amendment, IL I'm the only
one who does So"
Mr.. Turpin made a considerable at
tack upon the ofiice-holding class say
ing that IL was considered heresy TO
talk about giving one less than $1,000
year. city job was pie and paradise.
he said. He asserted that there was a
movement for increase an along the line,
and in this connection called attention TO
how he. a "demagogue' had always
voted against raising salaries or creating
offices. while the so-called conservative
men who voted for them
Major Allen. who spoke next. called
attention 70 how Mr.. Turpin had been
always voting 10 do city work by day
labor instead OF contract. entailing much
greater cost upon the city. Mr. Turpin
did not deny the charge. Mr.. Allen en-
dorsed the proposed amendment 10 the
ordinance.
A vote was then taken and the amend
ment was lost The vote was reconsider
ed. on motion OF Mr.. King and the mat
ter was laid on the table.
The Board concurred in, the recommen-
dalton OF the Grounds and Buildings Com
mittee. that the School Board be allowed
10 utilize the clored armory.
The Board cOncurred in the resolution
introduced in the Common Council by
Mr. Pollock. instructing the Auditor 10
give full and explicit reports OF the finan-
cial workings from month TO month.
Mr. Lawder offered a resolution in
structing the City Engineer 10 report the
cost OF an addition 20 Nicholson school.
The paper was referred TO the School
Board. Mr. Lawder stated that the at
tendance ut this school had grown so as
10 make an enlargement necessary: In
deed. imperative.
There having been some mlsunderstand-
inc regarding street Improvement in the
second precinct OF Marshall Ward, the
nortion OF the resolutions relating TO that
nrecinct was rcconsidered and sent hack
~ The street Committee in order that the
Ward Committees might reach an asrss-
msns 81.