The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-03
CITY FORMALLY
INVITES HIM
Council Would Have President and
Cabinet Attend Launching.
MONEY TO BRING CANNON HERE
Captured Pieces offered by the Gov
- Anti = olcOmar2arinc
Ordinance - Eighty Cent Gas
Proposcd-Othcr Matters.

session last night. Tho body met az 3
o'clock and adjournment vas not taken
until after 1880. None Of the business
was Of extreme Importance, but several
interesting matters engaged attention ana
were the subject of the body's action.
A resolution was adopted inviting Presi-
dent Mckinley and his Cabinet to visit
the city on the occasion Of the Shubrlck
launching; a proposition was referred
having in view reducing the cost Of gas
to 10 cents per 1000 after January list; a
recommendation was adopted which re-
Quircs the city physicians to wear a dis
tinctive uniform: 500. or so much thereof
as may be necessary, was appropriated
90 convey and mount two captured span
ish cannons offered to- the city by the
Federal Government: the appointment OF
assistants at the water works was taken
from the hands of the superintendent and
vested i'm the Committee on Water and
a resolution was proposed restricting the
importation and sale OF Oleomargarine.
Present az the meeting were Messrs.
Caskie, Camp, Gunst, Peters, Wallersteln'
Hobson, Ebel. West. Grimes, NILS.
Woody. FERGUSON. C0ttrell. winston,
Gibson. Pollock, Miner, Shea, Cottrell'
CARRIER, Teefey. HARRISON and Williams.
THE SESSION IN DETAIL.
Permission was granted the American
Tobacco Company TO construct a CONDUIT
on Cary street. between sixth and
Seventh streets. for telegraph, signal and
other wires.
An ordinance was adopted authorizing
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
pany 10 extend rs track, now terminating
on can street. between Tenth and
Eleventh. down Canal. across Eleventh,
under certain restrictions.
A resolution was adopted %refHnding
tw0-thirds of the tax paid on slot ma
chimes before they were declared Illegal.
Mr.. Wallersto.n made a strong plea for
an appropriation of $500 10 be expended
in bringing 90 the city and mounting the
two captured Spanish cannons offered the
city by the Federal Government. Mr..
Gunst. however, opposed the approprfa-
ton Of that specific sum. on the ground
that the City Engineer estimates the
guns cannot be transported and mounted
for less than 500 or $700.
Mr.. Waiierstein, in reply. said that I'm
case the Council failed to appropriate
the sum asked for. he. together with
other private citizens. proposed TO 20 on
the streets and solicit the amount by
private subscription.
Mr.. Curtis moved that tho sum Of 500.
or so much thereof as may be necessary.
be appropriated for the cannon fund.
This, I'm the form Of an amendment 10
the original resolution, was adopted.
Tn City Attorney was empowered 90
employ q sten0grapher to take the evil
dence I'm the suit of the Gallego Mills
against the city, on account Of damage
from sewer breakage.
UNIFORM FOR DOCTORS.
The recommendation of the Committee
ON Relief of the Poor, that the Aims
house physicians bc required 10 wear a
distinctive uniform. was adorte ed.
A communication was read from Super
intendcnt Knowles. of the Light Depart
ment, urging upon the Council the inn
portance of converting the gas plant into
a double experimenting system. which. be
declared. would result i'm "a saving fot
naphtha alone OF $500 per week. The i'm
pr0vements contemplated are those re-
commended in the old resolution 10 APP
propriate S1,5oO for gas works improve
ments.
A resolution was adopted authorizing
the city Accountant 20 codify the railway
ordinances granted by the city. two hun
dred and dfty copies Of which are 10 be
printed.
An ordinance was adopted establishing
the southern line of the Pace Block alley.
The northern line was fixed some time
ago. This disposes OF the matter finally.
The clerk read an Invitation extended
by the Civic Carnival Committee 90 have
members OF the Council present on the
occasion of the launching of the Shubrick.
Mr.. Pollock moved thar a committee OF
three be appointed 10 cooperate i'm car
riages or on horseback with the Carnival
Committee.
TO REDUCE PRICE OF GAS.
a resolution was offered reducing the
price Of gas after January I. 1890. TO so
cents per thousand. The resolution Was
10 the Committee on Light.
The resolution. offered some time ago. |
that certain funds be transferred so that
work on the Fulton roadway may be con-
tinued and certain improvements maze
at the New Reservoir, was adopted.
The resolution to place $1,000 to the
credit of a fund. To- be known as James
River Special" was taken from the table.
The amendment OF the Finance Commit
tee. substituting the sum of 1880 I'm the
place OF $1,000. was adopted, together with
the resolution. The sum named is 20 be
expended i'm AN effort 10 bee made Jointly |
by the city and the Chamber of Com
MERGE TO hav Congress appropriate 4
sum sufficient 10 properly improve the
harbor and river. The Chamber of COM
r. was announced. has raised lis
81. 800. The whole amount IS now avail
able.
There was q lively and protracted dis
cussiOn over a resolution offered by -Alr.
Mills. providing for the election o. as
s~istants az the Water Works by the Com
mitteo on Water instead OF their appoint
ment ass az present by the Superinten-
dent of the department.
The resolution WAS opposed on the
ground that il opens the introduction OF
into the department IN a way
that would seriously affect It's best inter
ests.
The resolution was adopted by a vote Of
f. TO 10.
4 resolution was adopted providing for
h. distribution Of 1000 loads N gas house
.oke among the deserving white poor and
go loads among the colored poor.
FREE CERTIFICATES.
Mr. Ebei offered a resolution requiring
he city physicians to issue certificates OF
vaccination to ~inoculated persons free OF
.harge. lie stated that II had come 10
ears that the physicians IN some IN
stances are exacting a fee Of 81 for certs-
,ates showing that children are vacci-
lated and admissible 20 the city schools.
The following resolution was adopted:
BE IL resolved by the Council OF the city
II Richmond, the Board Of Aldermen con-
That His Excellency. the Presi-
Of the United States and the MEM
,ers Of his Cabinet. be. and they are here
~. respectfully n cordially invited 10
rislt the city OF Richmond on the occa-
ion OF the civic Carnival Celebration. AT
which time the United States Torpedo
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