The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-31
LIBRARY SCHEME
TO BE CALLED UP
NAV be Considered by Council Mon
day Night.
PEOPLE PAYING THEIR TAXES
Ii. City Collector Has Already Received
Over Half Million Dollars for the
Current Fiscal Year-City
Hall Notes.
PEOPLE PAYING THEIR TAXES

The Carnegie Library scheme will, in
all probability, be brought VI, at the next
meeting of the Common Council, which
will be held on Monday night
The city has accepted Mr.. Carnesles
offer to give 100000 TO establish the IL
brary upon condition that the city appro-
pirate $4,000 annually for its support.
Mr.. Carnegie has formally notified the
city that the form of acceptance is sat
isfactory to him. There has been an or
dinance prepared providing for the es-
Establishment of the library and for its
government. This lies upon the table of
the Common Council and may be called
up at any meeting. There is little doubt
that tho Common Council will act upon it
Monday night The ordinance places the
control of the library in the hands OF a
board of trustees.
The people are paying their city taxes
more promptly than usual. Up to last
night Collector Cunningham had received
for the present fiscal year the sum of
S567, 1891 This is more than half that is
due. A penalty is added IL at least one
half the taxes are not paid during June.
At the end OF January all unpaid bills
are turned over to the collector Of delin-
quent taxes. Last January the bills of
the delinquents sgGre gated about $4,000.
Tho manner in which the people arc Day
ing up this year would seem to indicate
that they are in rather more OF a pros
porous condition than heretofore
There will not be very many matters of
great public interest for the Common
Council to consider at its meeting Mon
day night One subject that Will come
up viii be the appropriation o. $780, or so
much thereof as may be necessary, to
employ a clerk, or clerks, to assist tie
subcommittee on expansion in gathering
the data that is required in order to make
an intelligent report in reference to ex-
tending the corporate limits. This com
mittce will be unable to do very much
until it learns whether or not this money
will be appropriated. Mr.. WalIcrstein
however, is losing no time, hut has a.
ready gone TO work. and is terrifying him
sell with facts aud figures 10 support him
in his efforts to have the citys limits
extended.
There are fully 800 acres of land in what
Is known as the Shockoe Creek valley,
which certain capitalists arc trying to ac-
quiro for sale for manufacturing sites.
it is probable the proposition to be ma.e
in reference to the Strengthening of the
creek will ~ submitted Monday night to
The Common Council.
Inc IrounuS ana BullGlnC committee
has been called to meet tomorrow night
TO hear The contractors for the new city
Jail in reference to the selay in their
work. There is complaint that the plans
OF the City Engineer are not being adj
hered to.
The Southern Bell Telephone Company
yesterday fled with the city clerk, Zen
L. August, a formal acceptance of ordi-
nance granting it the right TO do busi-
ness here.
It also deposited with City Treasurer
Charles n. Phillips $4,000 in city bonds,
as required by the ordinance to guaran-
tee the faithful carrying out of its pro-
visions.
Mr.. Sol Harrison. the newly elected
gas inspector. yesterday made arrange
ments TO execute the bond required of nm
He will enter upon the discharge of his
duties on the 1st of November
Alderman A. c. Harman will continue