The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-28
LEGALITY OF GiF
10 AID GAL WESTON
Aldermen Refer Resolution 10 Com.
rlittee on Finance.
CLEANER STREETS RollIsED
Tho Trasa, Box Ordinance Is Dis.
cnssed School improvements
o,iscr Work Donu by the
City Fathers
CLEANER STREETS aREPRo MIsED
Tho Trash Box Ordinance Is Dis
cnssed - School improvements.

The legality or giving the money to the
destitute people IN Texas VIII be fully
discussed.
Soon after the terrible storm
a meeting OF the Common
Council WIS held and the resolution
approp-iating s2e90 for the victims of the
storm was adopted without dissenting
voice n short while after there was q
meeting OF the Board OF Aldermen: the
Cesolutton was laid on the table, owing
TO the absence of a.two-t1irGs vote, nee
cesSaTy to pass upon such a measure
Z Another meeting OF the Board OF Alder
men was held last night, President VIII
aiam al. TurnIn presiding.
Mr.. John ii. King moved to suspend the
rules in order TO take from The table and
put upon its passage the resolution APP
E,ropriating $3.50 for the Galveston suf-
1erers. His motion was rejected by vote
OF eight 10 four. as follows:
Ayes-Becf, Burton, Donailoe. Ferriter.
king. Thomasin, Whittet. Wood ard
Turptn.
Noes-Allen. Gordon, Mann and Mosby.
Under the rules the resolution was then
referred TO the Committee on Finance.
ME-. Z. "A. CALLAHAN ELECTED.
Council Committee on Second Market
met last night at O'Clock, with the fol-
lowing members present:
Beck, Gordon and Clerk 4. L. Mcdowell.
q The clerk OF the market reported that
after the adoption of resolutions and re-
quirements at the last meeting concern
ing the sweeper of the market. Mr.. Otto
Miller had resigned. On motion of Mr..
West, the body then voted for a sweeper
for the second market, which resulted IN
the election of Mr.. Z. A. Callahan, by the
following vote: For z. q. CalIahan-Gor-
sioy 7 Jga9,- n,,f,
and Stein; for Geo. Strauss-No vote; for
Oliver Jones-Gordon.
Mr. West moved to recommend to the
Council ~ ordinance la amend section 49,
chapter 2s. of the City Code. relative To
the working hours of city egnploy1s His
motion was adopted. Mr.. West also asked
to have the leaks in the roofs OF the mar
ket repaired at a cost not to exceed SO.
BIS request was granted
The receipts from the Auditor for the
month OF August amounted to $780,
The following payroll bills were ordered
30 be paid: John Finnerty. $50. Dan But.
Ter. SIS: Oliver Jones. SIS: e. a. Callahan.
fss; Fred Laitterbach- s85: Harwood Jones,
50; Sam l.. U1lnlan, $3.50: John l. Martin,
81: City Gas-We-ks, size Total, s25s.sa.
After lengthy discussion on the best
methods Of keeping the lnarkets OF the
city IN a clean condition. the body, on
motion of Mr.. West. adjourned.
CLEANER STREETS PROMISED.
Lively interest was manifested in the
iSSouncl Committee on Health, which met
4l<at the City Hall last night. in regular ses-
sston- The members present We're Messrs.
t7Icbson, chairman: Burton. CARRIER, Stein.
MCCARTHY, Thomason and Miner.
I The following payroll bills were approved
rand ordered to be paid: Payroll, 81, CSC. so;
s1haIds. ST: John A Haley. clerk of the
Board of Health So. %, P. r. Kern. s25,,
Ia D. Ratf1ns. s25; r. e St-atton, SIS:
S. r. Crane, SIS.
The committee decided 10 recommend the
adoption of a certain amendment TO an or
dirance concerning plumbers which amend
ment prescribes that any person desiring
to secure a license as a master plumber
shall give a bond approved by The City
Attorney. and the bond shall not exceed
sl,fDa 20 Indemnify the city from I7arrn or
sninry a plumber may DO. The ordinance.
as amended. is 20 go into effect January
i. aaea. Every person desiring to do plumb
ing in this city should notify the lnspec-
Tor of Plumbing. MFR. Thomas NJ Laniers
who will investigate the merits of his
case.
The principal feature Of the meeting was
the discussion over cleaner STREETS for the
city MI Phil Shea submitted an esti-
mated statement, as prepared by MIR
Reuben Burton relative to a better syst III
OF STRENGTHENING, which would require
the city hands to sweep the streets every
night in the week, instead OF during the
day. The committee decided 10 recon-
mend TO the Council the proposed changes
in the system Of street-cleanin;r in order
that the City Council may provide for such
in the budget of 1901.
Some OF the principal streets which are
to be cleaned, according to the proposed
system viii be Broad from Adams TO
Twelfth Street: Cary from Ninth TO
Fourteenth Street and Main Street.
The following is the estimated force and
cost or carrying out the proposed system
of cleaning The streets: Twenty men at
Sl5o per day, SO days each. IS. 292 80: six
mules. saaa. six carts. $3.50; feed
scoo: harness 500: shoeins. so: repa re-, $40:
hand-brooms SO; scrapers. So; horses,
$500; sweepers. S3eS; creTnatory, East-End.
5000. Total, 81 So 80
i9r. w. T. Oppenhimer, president of the
Board Of Heafnh, made al interesting
ssatenen. regarding tho accounts of the
SANITARY and STRENGTHENING Departments
OF the city. and asked that In the future
it be ordered that the accounts OF the
two departments be kept separate. IN order
TO ascertain the exact cost of maintaining
the STRENGTHENING force. This matter
was referred 10 a subcommittee consist
ing OF Messrs- Thomson, Stein and Gar
Der. The same committee was instructed
20 Investigate the discharge of Mr.. Z. A
Kurnhien, a street hand. who was put on
the force as an extra man. This commit
lee was further requested 10 consider the
amount appropriated 10 the credit of the
department, and advise a reduction of the
number OF days of work. in order that the
department may live within the appropria-
ton.
TO EXTEND THE MAINS.
Extensions Of water mains on various
streets of the city Were discussed by the
Council Committee Water last night.
Those present were Messrs. C. w. Tanner
fchairmane, Gordon (sub-chairman), West.
Beck. Mann, FERGUSON. Mccarthy. Super
sntendeat Charles e. Boiling and Clerk |
EuGene Z. Davis.
The body received a. communication from
1ar. z. b. TAYLOR, asiszng for the extern !
sion of another water main 10 the Virginia |
Hospital. The request was considered ana |
granted.
Ar Nestaii. 81 Me--hs,l Street made
. complaint 10 the cotnn.ttte ca@esr2,t,,.
xhe delay In extending water mains s his +
Buildings. 1t IS probable that the mains |
may De extended.
AFTER transacting a 10, ofyroutine bus. /
pnss. passing on lot Of free water /