Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-03

OPEN SOUTH 5ElGHlH d nGC t
The ordinance which was adopted at
the recent meeting of the street eoliiI,,i.-
tee. compelling the Chesapeake ana ONO
railway to remove the distractions on
south Eighth street and to open 1t Tor
the traffic between Cary and Canal
streets. came up in regular ORDER. ana al
ter several amendments, which were OIL
fered by Mr. John T. West, was adapteo.
The amendments proposed by Mr.. west
provided for a penalty In case OF 1aliure
to comply with the ordinance and placing
tho maintenance construction. and repairs
to the crossing under the control OF the
City Engineer. :,
MAYOR TAYLOR presented to the Councll
a communication from the jamestown
Exposition Company urging that tfle oits
Council pass a resolutiin inpressing upon
the General Assembly the necessity OF an
appropriation by the State tor the ekpo-
sition for its assistance. me com11luillca-
lion was referred to the Committee on
Finance.
A BACKWARD STEP.
The resolution from the Light Commit
fee directing the committee to dlscon-
tinue the use of incandescent gas lamps
for street lighting purposes, and autnor-
izine the superintendent of the Gas
Works to rehabilitate all street gas lamps
now in use with proper fixtures for using
fiat fame burners, was read ana adopted
The resolution from the Street COM
mittee instructing the City Attorney TO
take legal steps to compel j. S. Moore to
relinouish possession Of small piece
of property belonging to the city on
Shockoe creek was read and referred
back to the committee on motion OF t.
L. Peters.
The resolution from the Committee on
Accounts and Printing, Increasing the
salary Of the clerk of that committee
from $50 per month to $50. was referred
to the Committee on Ordinances, Charter
and Reform.
The ordinance from the Committee on
Health providing for the formation OF
board for the examination of plumbers,
was read and referred to the Committee
on Ordinances. Charter and Reform
PETITION FROM CHURCH.
A petition from the Pine-Street Baptist
church. asking that something. be done
to relieve the inadequate water supply
there, and the consequent deplorable san
itary condition in the church, was refer
red to the Water Committee.
The ordinance that was referred by the
last meeting of the body to the Committee
on Finance requiring attorneys at law
to pay license Of 500 per annum in or
der to appear before either branch of the
| City Council was. at the suggestion OF
| the Finance Committee. referred to the
| Committee on Ordinances Charter and
Reform. 80 sssaSa z s8assa
The ordinance fixing the salary of the
| inspector of plumbing at $500. and the
| bill clerk in tbs gas office at $1,000, and
| the request of City Hall jantors for more
| pay. took the same course.
STRAIGHTEN SHOCkOE CREEK.
resolution was adopted directing the
| City Attorney to acquire by condemna-
| ton sufficient land to straiShten Shockoe
! Creek along the Seaboard Airline in the
Valley" in accord with the plans on file
| in the office of the City Engineer. Be
| for taking any concluding action, how
| ever, the City Attorney is to report to
| the City Council the price Of the proper
! ty to be acquired before he can proceed.
| At the suggestion of the City Attor
| ney. the Finance Committee was directed
| to arrange for a court stenographer to
be used by the attorney in damage suits
! against the city in the courts. The COM
| munication from Mr.. Pollard showed that
| in the past the city has always provided
| a stenosrapher by special arrangement,
! but he believes, in view Of the fact that
| there are now ten damage suits against
| the city, that considerable money could
| be saved by permanent arrangement
NEW DREDGE OUTFIT.
| The resolution of the Committee on the
| the right to contract for a new dredge.
| and complete outfit for delivery within
| six months, was referred to the Finance
| Committee
| Owing to the pressing demands of the
| harbor, the committee desires to contract
| for new dredge to be paid for out of the
| appropriations to be made by the City
| Council in its budget for the fiscal year.
| 19o3-1904. The amount asked for is $780,
900.
| The committee was given the right to
| dispose of the old dredge to the best adj
vantage, the proceeds to be turned into
| the treasury of the city.
| The report of the Committee on Police.
! Elections and Schools making several
changes in the voting places for elections,
was adopted without opposition. The
voting places were published some days
| since in the Dispatch.
The request OF the same committee for
| an appropriation of S7O0 to enable it to
! operate the dog and goat pound for the
| remainder of the year, was referred to
| the Finance Committee
CHECK TELEPHONE COMPANY.
Mr.. Crenshaw. on rcll-call, presented
number OF measures. The first one was
to authorize the City Engineer and City
Attorney to ascertain from the Southern
Bell Telephone Company what it pro
that they are announcing that will be re-
CURED on October 1st: to ascertain
whether or not the terms of the franchise
under which the company is operating
is being complied with or not and to de-
termine whether or not the charge is in
excess of that made in cities of the same
size as Richmond for same service. and
to ascertain whether or not the patrons
are getting all that the franchise requires
the company to give.
He presented a resolution authorizing
the City Attorney TO acquire by condemn
alton the triangular lots at the intersec-
ton OF Park avenue and Hanover and
Lombardy streets, to be laid off in a grass
plot.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
Also to have the Street Committee as
certain and report the cost of having all
the streets Of the city, other than those
on which street-car lines are operated
sprinkled daily. This, however. is limited
to squares where five or more houses
front on the street
Mr.. Curtis presented and had referred
to the Finance Committee resolution
which is designed to transfer $1,000 from
the fund to the credit of Shockoe creek
improvement and place it to the credit
of the Committee on the Improvement
of James River
BY AIR. Heslip: To direct the Street
Committee to ascertain and report the
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