The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-02

EFiIIiIII1S, ~ E.ItttHt dll1 sS4Opy.
A communication from Mayor Taylo:.
wa, read. It was a veto Of the ordinance
concerning the moneys received from
cemeteries. AS the Mayor construed III
ordinance it would oDefate to the dis
advantage, of people who desired to put
chase on Sundays or hoEdays,l0ts IN which
to make burIaIs. inzother words, the pro-
posed change in the ol,fLsslllGe l l, Was thal
the money should b paid to the treasurer
or park-keepecs As hefors stated, the
iatayor called attention TO the fact that
nc provision was made for emergency
cases, such as may occur on Sundays and
holidays.
The Council by an unanimous vote
sustained the Mayors veto and the
ordinance Will be renrod1lced and re-
f rred 10 the Committee on Cemeteries
TO mako the necessary corrections.
The Street ComInittee made a report,
recommending, certain street lmprover-
ments. which were aaopted-
When the resolution from the COMMIT
on streets in regard to the rehabilitation
Of the lines of the Passenger ana Fo"eE
COMPANY. was read, Mr.. Bloomberg said
he thought the paper very lmperfectly
drawn -nd that the interests of the city
were not properly guarded. Mr. Pollock
said it was the idea Of the Committee on
Streets that the paper be referred 70 the
CITY Attorney. and this, on mis- motion, was
done.
The lrenort of the Finance COMMITTEES,
recommending the appropriation of $1,000
to the Committee on James River I'M
movement for the purpose of interesting
Congressrnen in the work that Is neces-
sarv to be done here, was faYoFaoiy re-
ce;ved and a resolution making the ap-
preparation was adopted
MONEY. TO REPAIR WALL.
There was some discussion over tiie r.
port of the Finance COMMITTEE IN releF-
ence 10 the appropriation of 1868 TO re-
mir val on Nineteenth Street. The Fl
nance committee recommended that the
augmentation be made. but that il come
fra~n The fund appropriated to streets
generally
Mr.. Pollock moved to so amend as to
have the money come from the contingent
fund He said the Street Committee mad
no money available for this work whlch
would have to be done sery soon 10 save
the city from damages resulting IRON
sni+s Messrs. WaIerstein and Caskte
contpnded that the street Committee could
have had the work done heretofore out OF
its funds. Mr.. Pollock argued the other
wav. His amendment received 10 TO
votes and it was lost for the lack Oh
two-thirds vote.
The Finance Committee reconlmetiotu
the appropriation Of Sl-08o for the l'aEilei1
of the cost OF LIlE 'rsFSFsSE7'S-4iSAAs "
tate IN Richmond. = be appordoned IS fol-
lows: One THOUSAND dollars to each of the
three assessors, and $6G6.G6 to each of the
three assistant assessors. The assessors
are. A. Y. Stokes and George D. Pearman,
q,71 +7,e assistants. IL &. Miller G. ". Cat
lett and John y. Meanley
The body adopted the ordinance making
changes in the law III r. 2tton 10 the sewer
tax and also the resoils ion approprlatinS
IL ,c+ 70
census in Richmond. The Finance Com
,nittee,s ordinance concerning delinquent
+axes was adopted, -shile the resolution IN
relation 10 taking tt 8 census Of Richmond
by the poEce was II tornmltted, on motIoh
Of chairman CasEie. Of the Finance Com
nittee, IN order th.st representatives OF
the ChaTnber. OF ComIaerce might be heard
The Committee or Light recomInett!ea
that the city enter into a contract Wltn
the Arin5tage Company to purchase the
a111r,lolscal liquor from the Gas Works at
40 cents per 100 pounds for all sulphate OF
AMMONIA for the period OF ten years.
Clf,ttrnrr,n Grimes said the committee
r,7t7 tried to set better offers, but had
failed to do so, and the Al-n.tage Com
Iyany WAS the only bidder. The liquor mas
been running into the river for q year.
With d ten years contract the Afm5taSe
Company is willing to build new plant
Mr. BIoombers thought to pass this reso-
luton would be giving, the AIGGtage Com
pany a perpetual contract Tor the reason
that ii the company were TO build upon
the cttv's property It would have no ore
to bid against it at the expiration OF ten
wears. The resolution was adopted by q
uoae of II to S.
POLICE DETECTIVES.
The Committee on Police submitted an
ordinance authorizing the Chief Of Police
to designate policemen for special duty.
The chief of detectives shall receive the
pay Of captain; sarsent detectives the pay
of police serseants, and other Spec!a! Off
GERS the pay of privates on the police
force This ordinance was referred to the
Committee on Retrentssnent and Reform.
The ordinance from the Health Com
,nfttee requiring plumbers TO be bonded,
with a view to protecting the people
against irresponsible and incompetent
ur5rknen. occasione5l some discussion Mr..
BIoomberg and Mr.. Blanks thought
bond should not be required Mr.. Mills
ana Chairman Hobson, OF the committee,
explained that out Of about forty plumbers
all except, probably two, wanted this ordi-
nance. passed for the protection of the
psope and the protection OF the plumbers.
The ordinance was adopted.
The amended resolution in relation TO the
new ia:l was reported from the Board of
Aldermen. The Common Councils resoll,-
ton provided that q special committee
should investigate and report as to this
matter: the Board amended. 1t so that
the Grounds ard Buildings Committee
should make recommendation.
Mr. Gunst thought that .. special COM
1nittee should be named for this purpose.
He made an earnest talk in advocating
that the Common Council fail to concur
in the amendment This was not politi-
cal question, he said 1t was simply q bus
mess one, and he hoped the Council would
failed TO concur in the amendment.
Mr Gibson chairman of the Grounds
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