The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-22
COMMON COUNCIL
THANKS.NR CASKIE
President Of. the Body Replies With a
Few Appropriate Remarks.
EXCEED COAL AND OIL ACCOUNT
The Committee on Light is Allowed to
Do so-Adoption Of Ordinance Re-
lative to James River Improve
mcnt Committee.
COAL AND OIL ACCOUNT
The Committee on light is Allowed to
Do So-Adoption Of Ordinance Re
mcnt Committee.

mon Council lasted only about forty min
utes last night, the main matter to be dis
posed OF being the resolution offered by
Mr. Mosby. in the Board of Aldermen, 20
appropriate S1s, 900. which the Committee
on Light is to be allowed to use in excess
Of its appropriation for coal and ell. Those
OF the members present We're: Alessrs.
Bloombers. Caskie. Curtis, Garoe-, Glib
son. Gunst. Hobson, Mccarthy. Miner.
Peters, Neaie, Pollock, Shea SEN, Teetey,
Walerstein, West. WiIlams. ana Moody.
The resolution adopted by the Board OF
Aldermen, to allow the COMMITTEES o..
Light to exceed its appropriation OF the
coal and OIL account, and that the amount
be S1-,y0o, was adopted.
THANK MIR. CASKIB.
Mr.. Waierstein offered resolution,
which was adopted. expressing the thanks
of the body for the fairness and impair
TALLY with which Mr.. James Caskle has
presided over the body.
Mr.. Caske made a few remarks. thank
ing his colleagues for their expression OF
thanks.
Messrs. Peters and Pollock were ao-
pointed TO draft the resolution and present
il TO Mr.. Caskie.
A resolution requiring the establishment
of a true grade of Tenth Street south ef
Byrd was adopted.
An ordinance naming the number Of
members Of the various bodies which shall
constitute the Committee on Improvement
Of James River was lost. The ordinance
allows the Common Council to have one
more member on the committee than it
has had heretofore.
resolution authorizing the City Treas
urer to. employ city clerk for the first
fifteen days during the month of July was
adopted.
a resolution authorizing the City Auditor
to pay the City Sergeant the sum of $50
for Jail records was ADOPTED
Mr.. Wallerstedn moved to reconsider the
vote by which the body refused to adont
the ordinance regarding the organization
OF the Committee on Improvement of
James River. The measure was then
adopted.
No other matters of INN .rtanc came 10
before the body. Mr. Harry C. Glenn and
Mr.. E. B. Thomason, new members Of
the City Council, witnessed the proceed
ings of the body.
CAPT. MILLER TAKES CHARGE.
The Council Comsnittee on Grounds and
Buildings met last night. Those present
We're: Messrs. Gunst chairman, Ferriter
King, Lawder, snead, Stein. West Clert
Bates and City Engineer w. E. Cutshaw.
communication was received from
Adjutant-General Male. stating that
Capt. a. w. Miller has been. by special
order, directed to assume charge of the
companies at present occupying or using
the First Virginia Regiment Armory IN
all matters pertaining to the use or oCcu-
pancy of that armory by these conlpa-
MES: and company commanders have been
ordered to report, until further orders on
the subject, to or through Capt Miller.
in AL such matters
The following schedule for music in
parks was approved. subject to change
by committee if deemed necessary:
Observation-Disclosures Park, $50 to 1880
z. NJ.
Observation-Disclosures Park, $50 TO 1880
p NJ.
Observation-Disclosures Square, 4:So to $50
=. NJ.
Thursdays-Gamble's Hill Park, $50 to
1890 T. NJ
Fridays-Marshau Square, $50 to 1880
+. NJ
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Park, $50 to $50
T. NJ
Bids for supplying the city departments
with certain goods were received from the
following firms: S. Il. Halves & Co., Har-
wood Bros, James t. Vaughan Co.,
g. Cottrell & Son. Baughman Stationery
Co., Block and Gum, Everett Waddey
Co., Warner Moore, Wake e Ballauf, j.
g. Lacy Richmond Ice Company, the
Worthington Co., and Hunter B. Frisch-
korn.
There was some discussion over the
awarding of the contracts for the goods,
after the matter was referred to Messrs.5
King, West and Stein to get bids from
the lowest bidders for the best material.
Mr. King offered a resolution rendering
the thanks of the committee to Mr. Marx
Gunst. chairman of the body, City Engl-
neer w. E. Cutshaw, and Clerk Frank I.
Bates, for their faithful and efficient ser
vice. and wishing them future prosperity
and happiness. Mr.. Ferriter moved that
the resolution be adopted, which was done
by a unanimous rising vote.
Mr. Gunst, Col Cutshaw and MI Bates
replied to the action Of the committee IN
few appropriate remarks, after which
the body adjourned to meet again next
,rN,esdaY night at q O'clock