The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-14
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CITY BENEFITS
FOR OUTSIDERS
Mrs. Terry Can Connect
Her House With Sewer.
ALDERMEN so DECIDE.
Bitter Fight in the Board as to Legal.
Phase and Consequences.
COL. MURPHY GETS HIS BRIDGE.
Nr Iawder Introduces an Ord dinauce
Prohibiting Children jumping
On or or Moyin. Car,-Cty
Attorney VIII AnssScr
EuicafJ Jud &c ofthc
Hastings Court.
ALDERMEN so DECIDE.
Bitter Fight in the Board as to Legal
Phase and Consequences.
COL. MURPHY GETS HIS BRIDGE,

Tils Bo I'd Of Aldermen held its regular
Novenbet session last night and trans
acted ltrge amount of business, only a
little OF which, however, was OF public in
terest. Tie body spent half All hour hag-
Cling ove, a resolution allowing Mrs. N.
\. Terry widow Of General Terry, twho
~as for uilny years superintendent Of Lee
Camp Sol1iers' Honie), 10 connect her
house, So. 1915 Grovs Avenue. which is
just eatside tha corporate limits, with
The city sewer in that 1horoushfaTe.
Messs. Alien. Iawder and Gordon OPP
posed the granting of this priyiege, but
The IsoIution was finally adopted.
Tllferiinanca allowing Col. John Murphy
10 bid a steal bridge over Eighth er<e1.
10 cfinect his present with his proposed
new ketel and the resolution directing the
cii%sAttcrney TO prepare answer 10 the
Hushlss Courts rule sunmonins the
members of the City Council to show cause
whyEhey should not be compelled TO build
jat was passed without a dissenting
vote sMr Lawder offered an ordinance,
tho oIect of which is TO prohibit children
rom humping on and off street cars and
I,ailwk trains.
D0NN TO WORK.
Members of the Board were rather slow
asSenIine. but when the roll WAS call il
MAS liund that all the members We're
presella save President Turpin and Messrs.
seay aid Snead. Vice-President Allen pre-
sided. ind The body first took up report
from q = Committee on Streets, recon-
rncndirs the rejection of an ordinance al
lowing the Crescent Advertising and Pub
fishing company TO maintain trash boxes
on the streets of the city. The measure
was rejected.
From The Committee on Finance came q,
report alnoracing the ordinance fixing the
compensation TO be paid by the city to the
asseSsaF and assistant assessors of pro
per-ty i The figures paid by the State, 81
each fay. the ordinance to BE- effective
JanearEs1, 1sr1 It was recommended that
this or4blance be adopted and it was.
The rsports Of the auditor and treasurer,
for the month of October, were submitted
and fieI
SEND IN THEIR REPORTS.
Mr.. Thomason handed in he report of
the Conmittee on Ordinances. The first
ordinane was one amending the ordi-
nance islaure TO annual reports of the
city deqisrtnelts, requiring the chiefs Of
DEPARTMENTS TO send their annual reports
10 the Mayor by FEBRUARY 18th of each
year. THIS was adopted.
An ordnance regarding the inspection Of
wagons and carts was rejected.
The Bbard adopted the amendment to
an ordnan increasing the salary Of the
cserk ofsthe Comm ttee on Accounts and
Printing from SO TO SO
a great deal Of business came from the
Common Council for the concurrence Of
the Boap1. Many resolutions providing
for streek improvements We're concurred
PRlvI ILl9GEs TO AN OUTSIDER.
The resolution allowing Mrs. NJ A.
Terry toI connect her premises. No. 16io
Grove Assenue, with the city sewer on that
thorougl94re, evoked a great deal OF DIS
,,tlssion II was explained that this house
is Just ayc.ltl the city limits. and Mr..
I4awder .iloved TO recommit the paper TO
the Committee On Streets. The Natsnai y
aSard nlgnber said the matter had resn
i7,resuiarij recommended. and thar ils ID
not think that the Council mad the figh'
10 grant sucrl q concession
Mr.. Doaalue took the ground that aS
other ;,,oierty-owners outside the city i;i,.-
its hnd baen allowed city sas and water.
Mrs. Terri should not be denied this risnt:
He said he understood that city gas ana
water was in that very house and ne
ca,,,d pott $50 why the sewerage. which
vas necessary there as a sanitary n1ens-
ure. sllcutd not be granted
This s.ule view was taken by Nj
White; who explained that Mrs. Terry
WIS q widow and that her property wou d
have TO rarnain idle unless the Counc.i
would g:re her the right 20 connect her
house with that sewer.
Mr.. Gordon said he I'D not believe the
city had tie right to adopt this resolution
ut would lhe Illegal IN my opinion. SAID
tc "Is sa have done these things II The
past, t!;a. IS no reason why ne saouIc oo
;sls.s nov sor in the future,
SHOULD NOT DISCRIMINATE.
Mr.. Mann declared the Council should
not rsaas,eI flesh OF one and fowl OF an
other. and tt,at he was in fayoF OF pass.ns
TIE messure.
Nr, GORDON reta.iated by saying that
Y the Council or its committees had ea-
tended pas and water mains and sewers
oeronc ,ta city limits, these privileges
should b. Iesc.nded and Should cease
" am ID favor of that, asserted MI
Mann .INhat insist on IS that We shai
treat all flsrly and alike.
Mr. Pressoent,' interpolated Mr.. Ferr..
Ter IT 1hEk this Board should pass 1na'
resolutioaE Mrs. Terry is a widow OF Gen
eral Te-ry, ana that house is cSersrftl- n
In the wurld She i,as. II s=on don't aiio"
her 10 eotsncct the dwelling with the
sewer Won cut OFF her only means OF sup,
port. htaepc We have legal rght te
grant the pfsN.egc asked,
Mr.. Allen left the chair and made a fins
argument aga nst the adoption OF the teso
luton. which he declared would set PIE
cedea: whfh would mean thpt property
ewners aizaronnd the city would cia'no'
Tor strnfsr. privileges, and some of then
would .,e. ths.n to the detr,ment Of ths
people who l.yc In and pay taxes to tht
city OF Rpsmond.
Alter some further discussion OF the sub
ject. the Boara eoncurssa In the resola
Ayns-sfsSsrs. Ballen. Beck. Burton
noaaisne. irerr.ter. King. Mann am
Nllit.et-s
Sf..s-i,Isssrs. Allen. prewery. Gordon
.f,shv 40 der. .rhnr,ns1n and Wand-..
5 rasS BRIDGE ORDINANCE
The ordnance allowing Col. John Muir
49, lsichraons s genial hotcliss. u con
.,,,,... AaniSoIne steel bridge scrGs
..sst.,,. ss;tseet iis fstt saptt, 81 Bros.
street. 10 donnect his present hotel viii