Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-07
FOR AN ELECTRICIAN.
opn,,.NCE PROVIDING THEhhr0''
PASSES THE COUNCIL.
CITY FATHERS TO KEEP COOL
Money Voted TO Equip the Councii
Chamber with Electric
uovement 20 Get Rid of Worthless
Dogs-Other Matters.

The Common Council held a protracted
business session last night, during when
they passed an ordinance creating COLI
mittee on electricity and a city electric
ian. and others appropriating $50 for
capturing and disposing of The worthless
ours of the city, and appropriating wv
for equipping the Council chamber with
electric fans.
A hard fight was made against the cleo
trical ordnance and IT was passed only
by a majority of l. The Chair then
ruled that two-thirds vote was required
| and this being appealed from, was not
sustained.
The Council was called to order at S:l'
o'clock by Mr.. Wallerstein, and those
answering to their names were Messrs
Blanks. Bloomberg, Camp, Cottrell, Cur
It's. Ebel, Ferguson. Gibson. Gunst, Har-
relson. Heeke, Hobson, Mccarthy. Mills
Miner. Peters, Pollock, Shea, Teetey, wal
| lerstein, and Woody.
Inc question of referring the report of
| the Committee on Light TO the joint Com
| mittees on Finance and Retrenchment anC
Reform was the first matter taken up.
inns motion was made by Mr.. HarrelsOi
az a previous meeting, but II was lost,
and on motion of Mr.. Ebel the report was
referred TO the Joint Committees on FL
nance and Light The resolution appro-
priating $4,000 for improvements at the
gas-works was referred 10 this joint COM
mittee also.
Upon the recommendation of the Com
mittee on Water, the free use or water
Was granted for the Baptist Young Peo-
pies Union Association Convention, 10
be held In the Auditorium in July.
sUB-TREASuRY STATIONS.
The Committee on Health endorsed the
recommendation OF the Board OF Health
that a sewer be run on Twenty-elgnth
between o and p streets A resolution Euo
TO that effect was referred TO the Com-
mittee on Streets for action.
The Committee on Ordinances recon-
mended the establishment of sub-treasury
| stations, for the payment OF gas ana
water bills. The ordnance recommends 1'al
the following location of these stations
Near corner OF Broad and Twenty-nItn
streets. -
streets. $500, - ,.o
Near corner of Williamsburg avenue
| and Louisiana street.
Near corner Main and Ninth streets.
Near corner of Brook avenue and Baker
Near Near corner Of Broad ard Foushee
Near Near corner of Harrison street and
Near corner Of Pine and Albemarle
| streets. , -, cha
| ioint Committees on Light and ater,
and the collectors SO dppoihteo sh"i'
! give a bond of $500 ,,.,oo
ON motion of Mr.. Cottrel the orulldI ~
was referred to the Committee on 81
nance. .,..,.. .otanhora com
| NAMES 10 put spark arresters at an
nn,acos entered by them, was referred 10
the Committee on Strects. r,
THE ELECTRICIAN ORDINANCE
'rhe ordinance creating a committee on
electricity and contemplating tne ap
pointment of a city electrician MdS ~, ~
taken up. AS reported by the committee,
the ordinance gave the Soutnedstetii
Tariff Association the government Oh tne
electrician. Mr.. Gunst objected 10 TINS
statement, and said 1t was mercy an
effort 10 place the ordinance IN Dad FAVOR.
NJ Hobson moved to recommit the or
dinance to the Committee on Oruin SsiroS,
= his was defeated and Mr.. Gunst olleleu
an amendment, striking out all relershce
10 the Southeastern Tarln ASs9Cid AZ, On
Mr. Mills moved to refer the WhCle cues
ton TO the Board of Public Interest. Inns
was voted down, as was also hotlUh
made by Mr.. Ebel 10 refer 10 the SomiIile-
fee on Streets. \ vote on the oIuindlce'
as amended by Mr.. Gunst, was theh 'aAS''
and resulted as follows'
son. Gunst, Heeke, Mccarthy, Miils'
Miner. Peters, West. and Caskle-n.
Noes-Alessrs. Blanks, Camp, Ebel, CID
son. HARRISON, Hobson, Pollock, TeeLey'
Wallerstein, and Woody-lO.
The Chair decided that q two-thirds
vote was necessary for the passage OF
the ordinance, and from this ruling Mr..
Gunst appealed. The decision OF the Chalr
was oyerruled by vote OF IL TO D. MT.
Wallerstein not voting, and the ordinance
was declared adopted. Mr.. Ebel wanted
the matter OF the vote referred TO the
CITY Attorney, but was ruled out OF order.
A resolution from the Finance Commit
tee appropriating $1,000 for the payment
OF fiduciary fees to Mr.. w. II. Sands, was
not concurred in, but was recommittet
10 the Committee on Finance.
DOGS AND CATS.
Mr.. WaIlerstein offered resolution ap
propriating $3.50 for the purpose of carry
Ing out the dog ordinance and CARRYING
the worthless ours TO the pound. He ask
ed that the rules be suspended. and tn
ordnance placed on its passage, wnicf
was agreed TO. Mr., Ebe! wanted to In
chide the cats In the appropriation, pu
This was not taken seriously, and tn
money was appropriated. IL was explain
ed that the Mayor would at once start