Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-02
THE NEW SCHEDULES
cou,cm PASSES ORDINANCES GOV
rRxING STREET RAILWAYS.
THE CONDITION OF The GAS-WORK
EcsoIution Appropriations $4,000
Held tip for n Report as Co Amount
needed 10 Moderpiyc the Pinnt-N
Long and Busy Session.


Long aud Busy session.
Tho common Council met last night and
t..poscd OF n great volume Of business.
There was a lengthy and interesting dis
.,ssi1a over resolution which came be-
tore The body with the enforcement of
.,, Finance Committee, recommending
obi. arrroprlation Of $4,000 for repairs TO
,s. eas.works, which resulted in the re-
..-,,es ~ the resolution TO the Light
committee. with Instructions TO report as
=, on. amount Of money needed 10
,n.-osgay modernize the plant.
I'm. ordinances prescribing schedules 10
s.. maintained by the street railways. and
having down rules for the maintenance Of
fbe tracks aad equipment, were adopted
unanimously and without debate.
The following members were present
when the roll was called; Messrs. Blanks
Tioom..rc, Camp. Cottrell, Curtis Ebel
Terga.son CARRIER Gibson. Grimes
Gunst iarrelson. Heeke. Hobson. Nc
tfiAl Miis, Peters Pollock Shea Zee
-. NaNersiein, West. Whalen VII
"eR~ " ins1Qh' Woody, and Caslie.
sympathy with City-Clerk Ben +. Aupust
s.s recent bereavement, offered bv MIR
$50 lcrstcin. 80
STREET CAR Schedules Avn
EQUIPMENT.
Ihe first business of the session was
re conSioeIation Of the report from Inc
committee on Streets on the scbndnins
IHinialned by the electric railway com
meut. ''O' 'quiP-
DEE ordinance requiring regular sche-
cues and providing for penalties for an
OIL debate.
The ordinance requiring the street rail-
wy companies 10 keep their tracks re-
Jared, and the cars I'm a neat condition,
Wts also adopted.
lhese two ordinances become operative
'mrty days after the date Of their APP
lroval ~ the Mayor.
The petition OF The Richmond Transfer
Protection Association for certain i'm
lr0Vements iu certain streets was refer
red 10 the Finance Committee
The Council adopted resolution of the
street Committee approprlating 1856 for
paving with brick the north side OF Cary
street. from Linden 10 Beach.
Mr. Wvndham II. Meredith, represent
ing the Richmond Railway and Electric
company. appeared at this juncture and
presented a letter, asking 10 be heard on
behalf of the schedules and track OF the
Old company Mr.. Ebcl said that matter
had been given every attention by the
Ccrsid red. and duly passed. He moved
that the letter of Mr. Meredith be re-
Caivcd and filed. and his motion was
adopted.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR STREET IN |
PHOVEMENTS.
The following appropriations for street !
improvements were adopted: $1539l for |
paving with grau0lithiC the south side of !
Slain street between Ninth and Tenth: |
So ~ for paving the sidewalk with gran /
C'ithic ou the north side of Main street |
from ninth tu Tenth. $S29i for paving |
with grau0lIhic the north side Of Broad /
street from First 10 Second $l370G TO |
pave south side Of West avenue. $50 feet |
west Of Boyd street. $1,000 to pave with /
bricks south side of Main street. Morris |
To LombarGy. $50 o. pave east side OF /
Cherry street. Beverly 10 Albemarle; |
Sl6l 9o 10 pav, west sidc Morris street. !
Flovd av.lu. f0 Grove avenue. SS6l.9O to |
pave cast side ~ Morris street from |
FLOYD attulr to Grove avenue; S2l4.50 /
10 pave south side Broad street between |
Third and Fourth: $21496 to pave north |
side NJ M.Iu street.. corner Of Eighth 10 |
$50 cast Main street; $40 TO pave the |
north side ~ Preston street, Third TO |
Fourth. $40 to pave south side OF Pres /
ron street. Third 10 Fourth; $500 to pave |
alley north of Leigh street between |
'e1th and Eighth. parallel TO Eighth |
f.'f'L Nh'N 10 pave tllfN lONlh OF i1el2n /
street. between Seventh and Eighth, paral- |
d. 10 Seventh street: 1894 10 lay granite |
curb and gutter on the south side Of /
T1ker street between First and Second: /
$3.50 10 lay granite curb and gutter on |
fhe north side Of Cedar street from !
venteenth to Buchanan 1850 to lay !
granite curb ana gutter on the north side |
of Washington street seventeenth to /
buchanan; s2,475 TO pave with granite |
Fralls the road-bed on First street from !
Jackson to Baker.
is CHURCH PROPERTY TAXABLE? |
4 resolution calling upon the city At !
f.ruey for a rcpOrt-hrst, whether pro-
Jerty belonging 10 the street railway com !
Ianies but not used for street railway |
] purposes. is taxable; second. whether !
property owned by churches, which is |
rented out. is liable to tax; and, third, |
whether churches ana educational insti- |
buttons are liable TO cuvert taX-was /
IKE sum Of 5000 was appropriated TO
the construction account or the city |
Almshouse.
4 resolution was adopted accepting the
sum Of g. 03S 90 I'm settlement Of the claim
of the city against the estate of the late
Fred V Scott. who was one of the sure
ties Of r. y. Grymes. the defaulung at
tache Of the Treasury DEPARTMENT
IMPROVE THE GAS-WORKs.
The Finance Committee recommended
the appropriation of $1,000 FOR repairs 70
Y
man Of the Light Committee, made
lengthy statement. in the course Of which
he outlined the work II was proposed TO
do end the improvements IL was designed
ID hiring about The bad gas. with its
maladorous and smoky attributes would
De done away with by the double super
heater system II was proposed 90 intTO-
duce. The appropriation. he said. would
not cover the cost Of holder in the West
End. but the Light Committee hoped TO
make that Improvement later ON.
Air. Pollack said DE should vote against |
the resolution because he thought the !
appropriation of $1,000 was only tempo
rizing with the matter
Mr. WallcTstcln said the measure was
IOt temporary one. II the work were |
done az once 81 would save the city con-
siderable amount Of money. The gas
works. dee added. was "a manufacturing | |
plant. and if remained with the Council ! ,
10 say whether or not il should go TO |
Tack and ruin.
After some further discussion Mr. Ebel
moved that the resolution be referred to
ihe Light Committee. with instructions
90 report as 10 the cost Of modcrnizng
The 81 s-Works plant
Nr Wallerstcin said he did not wish 20 |
f0fca the matter through the Council, but |
p did wish % fix the responsibility upon |
Tho Council II any delay were caused. II | 81
y 0uld cost $4,000 to mOdcrniZe the plant |