Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-12
TIE CITY ASSEMBLY.

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morning over the Chesapeake and Ohio
railway for burial.
| THE CITY ASSEMBLY.
! The City Assembly met last night and
| adopted the ordinance providing for tne
| licensing Of dogs. and transacted lot OF
other routine matters of Importance. The
most salient feature of the meeting was
the discussion of the resolution to ap-
| rropriate s214 for the Improvement of
Eighteenth street which was finally
| adopted.
! Those present were Messrs. ". Nun
nally. J. D. Reams. c. L. Petit A L..
| Sampson. c. C Cox, G. S. Griz1 I'd, K
Y. owen. w B Bradley. ". D. Fer
euson. w E. Gill, .Tr.. and President ).
! s. Wakefield.
Tho ordinance offered by Mr.. J. W.
| Barrett requiring the Passenger ana
| Power Company to maintain 5-mlnute
schedule on its Hull and Perry-street
| lines was adopted.
The resolution providing for the re-
duction of the bond of Charles Wake,
special city collector was considered.
The resolution provides that the bond
shall be s.. 600. instead of $4,000. as mere
tofore. The resolution was adopted as
recommended by the Finance Committee
It was decided that Samuel R Owen
and w. H. Owen should have their bonds
accented The matter was referred to
the Finance Committee.
REPORTS SUBMITTED.
CAPTAIN J. A. Lipscomb submitted his
report as City Engineer. which showed
that the total expenditure for the month
of September was 1892.
Captain Lipscomb also submitted the
report for the department for October,
which showed a total expenditure LOT
the month of sl.oe7.s1.
skiing that the Street
Committee be reimbursed for eXpendinG
$50444 In improving the streets of the city,
and taking precaution against the preva-
lence Of pestilential and contagious dis
eases. was read and approved.
The communication asking that STA
be expended in improving Eighteenth
street between Stockton and Decatur
caused Mr.. Bradley to expostulate as to
the real status Of the funds of the de-
nartment at will be setting a very bad
precedent" said Mr.. Bradley. There are
other streets of the city in q worse condi-
ton The police department is bound to
have more money. There seems to be
universal opinion that there should be.
more policemen"
STREET TO BE IMPROVED.
Mr. Owens thought that wooden side
walk should be put down until the street
department can put down curblns and
sidewalks.
Mr.. Patram. chairman of the Street
Committee. was called on to explain the
condition of Eighteenth street, and live
lv collouuy followed between the presiding
officer and Mr. Bradley. LAS Mr.. Reams
has we'll said. Third Ward has received
little money for improvements" began
Mr. Patram. "The people have been after
ne ever since have been in the Council
10 have that street fixed. I am told that
the finances Of this town will stand that
appropriation to have that street i'm
proved! ask you to grant us this appro-
priation.''
What are YOU doing with these cars?'
interrupted Mr.. Bradley. Cant you use
them in hauling gravel and improving
the StreetS?
Captain Lipscomb explained that part
of the appropriation was for placing gray
el along the sidewalk
Mr. Gill said that Mr.. Cook would sell
the curling. to the city at a cheap price.
The resolution providing for the i'm
proyement of Eighteenth street was
adopted by q unanimous vote.
The resolution offered by Mr.. c. l.. Pet
tit, providing that twenty-five of the sec
tons of the five hundred feet or more in
the Maury Cemetery shall De divided.
was read, and on motion of Mr.. Owens,
will be recorded in the ordinance book.
The report of the city almshouse showed
that eleven inmates were kept there dur
ing October and that the expenses of
keeping the same was $145..
The report of DR.. e. T. Rucker. city
physician showed that the visits made
by him to the poor of the city during the
month were So while the visits to the
almshouse were 81
An ordinance offered by Mr.. Petit pro-
viding that carts hauling bricks shall
use portions of the paved roadways until
the loads are delivered. It shall be I'M
lawful for owners of carts to use unpaved
roadways unless it be absolutely neces-
sary for them to do So
Mr.. Reams moved that the ordinance be
rejected, and his motion was adopted.
CROWD AT BAZAAR.
A large crowd ATTENDED the Presbyteri-
an Church Bazaar last night, and wit
messed the presentation of the Lilliputan
wedding. which created much laughter
and amusement. Those who took part
in the affair were the following:
Eride, Ruby Paul; groom, Littlepage
Ingram: flower girls, May Bradley and
Grace Paul: best man. Wade Owens;
maid OF honor, Carlis Ingram: ring
pearer. katherine Simpson; pages, Oscar
Overton ard Charles Maurice; brides
maids. Hazel Beattic. Gertrude Hughes,
Octavia Arlington. Annie b. Ingram,
Flora Stroter, Ellen Phillips; grooms-
men. George Paul, Tom Nichols. Paul
Beattie. Ben. Weisiger, Sherwood Sim
mons, Bernard Moss. preacher, Lyon
Bradley; mother, Reba Bradley; father
Kenneth Utz.
The Garden of Singing Flowers will be
presented this evening. the programme
being as follows:
Sopranos:
d. lei al