Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-02
GAS WORKS REPAIRS.
COUNCIL, FAILS TO GET REQUIhEp
TWO-THIRDs VOTE.
POSTPONED TILL NEXT MONDAY.
IL Now seems Assured That Com
mittcc's Report VIII Meet Win
opnosition-Mope Money Needed to
Put Plant i'm Proper Repair.

There we're only eighteen members
! present at the special meeting OF the
| Common Council last night when that
body was called 10 order at $40 o'clock
IL was the second effort TO secure two
thirds representation 20 pass upon the
proposed appropriation for the improve
| ment Of the gas-works.
Mr.. Wallerstein. who presided, stated
that every weeks delay in carrying out
the improvements meant a loss to the
city of $500 a week.
Mr.. Pollock moved that the Sergeant
alarms should be dispatched to arrest
sufficient members to secure the required
two thirds.
Mr.. Gunst moved as an amendment that
the body should adjourn until the next
regular meeting OF the Council.
The amendment was lost, and Mr.. Pol
locks motion was carried.
Mr.. Gunst was excused from further at
tendance on account of the Illness Of his
wife.
The Sergeant-at-Arms was dispatched
to arrest delinquent members, and the
chairman announced that no members
who had answered the roll-call would be
excused
Mr.. Bloomberg said there was a reason
able doubt whether all the members pres
ent were of one mind regarding the APP
Precipitation, and he moved that the body
should be adjourned in order that the ap-
propriation might not be defeated.
The motion was ruled out Of order, for
the reason that the meeting had been
called 70 take action on the report OF
the Joint Committees on Light and FL
nance, and not Of necessity TO pass an
appropriation.
At this point the Council took recess
of u minutes. Messrs. Peters and Fer
gusson took advantage of the recess TO
leave the City Han. and IN the Hobbies
the question of imposing the penalty for
contempt-a $40 fne-was discussed.
The members present ut the meeting
were: Messrs Blanks, Bloomberg, Camp,
Curtis, FERGUSON, CARRIER, Gunst, Heeke
Hobson. Mills, Peters. Pollock. Shea Tan
ner Whalen Williams, Woody, and Wal
lerstein. The absentees were: Messrs.
Cottrell, Ebel, Gibson, Grimes, Harrclson.
Mccarthy, Miner, Neale, Teefey, West,
Winston, and Caskie.
NOT THE NECESSARY REPRESENTA-
TION.
When the body recOnvened Messrs. Pc
teys and Ferguson returned to the cham
ber Messrs. Cottrell and Neal were also
present The sergeant-at-arms returned,
being unable 10 find any Of the absaniees,
and as those present did not constitute
two-thirds the body adjourned.
The matter thus went over until the
next regular meeting of the Council, which
Will be held next Monday night
Even had the attendance Of another
member been secured last night, there Is
grave doubt whether the appropriation
would have passed as several members
are said TO be opposed 10 the report or
the committees on the ground that the
proposed appropriation is insufficient TO
put the works in a reasonable state OF
repair.
The Committee on Police.
The Committee on Police met in the
City Hall yesterday morning at 10 o'clock,
with the following members present:
Messrs. Seay chairman, Montgomery
and Peters. Squire Jones. guard of the
"vagrant gang" submitted his report for
the month OF July setting forth that
the prisoners in his charge were en-
ployed during the month dredging in
ShOckoe creek and repairing its banks.
The average number of prisoners work
Ing each day was nine
The Clerk reported the following bal
ances on account Of appropriations for
1899: Payroll $iS,2953O; contingent fund,
81 250O2: p3trol-wagon fund, $l,zeS.5l; spe-
cial contingent fund, N,JS7
The payroll of the department for July,
amounting to ss.o37.45, and sundry bills,
amounting TO $633IS, were audited and
ordered to be paid.
The Clerk was instructed 10 commune
cate with the Police Board and request
that they obtain estimates for supplies
before making purchases. as Is done in
all other city departments
The committee decided 10 meet AT the
First Police Station-House on its next
regular meeting-day. in order TO make an
inspection.
The Codified Ordinances.
The Committee on Ordinances met at
1880 o'clock. with Messrs. Bloomoerg, Pol
lock, and Drewry present.
The only subject considered was the
printing and binding Of the city ordl-
nances recently codihed by the city Ac-
countant. TWO hundred and fifty copies
are to be printed. and 100 will be bound
in calf for the city officials and heinperS
Of the Council The remainder VIII DE
hound in half calf and paper for distrl-
hutton and sale The committee adopted
q resolution CdluNS upon lho ~'i"iiNt'NN
on Accounts and Printing TO pay the
bills. and promised their support in an
application for an additional appropria-
ton of $3.50 TO carry out this work. The
revised ordinances will be- ready in about
two weeks. and Captain Mccarthy prides
himself on the fact that he has accom-
plished the work in as many months as
the former codifer took years 10 do 1t.
Other Committees.
The Committees on Cemeteries and
First Market met and transacted routine
business. The regular monthly bills ana
pav-rolls were presented and approved
and the clerk submitted TO each body
statement Of its financial condition.
The Committee on Light met last night
with Messrs. Wallerstein, Mosby, Shea,
Hardwicke and CARRIER present.
II was the regular payroll meeting, and
no other business was transacted beyond
the approval of the roll and certain bills.
THE HEAD OF TIE FAMILY.
A wife Cannot Claim Hnusehatu En-