The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-05

gas tar which Is accumulated at the gas
plant An effort to give this gentleman
the contract for a longer time was de-
feated.
PETERS RESOLUTION
Contrary to expectations. the resolution
OF Councilman Peters. endorsing the work
OF the grand jury in probing into the al
legged corruption in the municipal govern
ment and offering to assist them In every
way possible in their efforts to arrive at
the truth, was unanimously passed.
There was no debate on the paper at all,
a motion being made Immediately a1ter
its reading that it be passed. This resol'l-
ton will now go to the Aldermanlo boaro
and the suppostion is that this body Will
fellow the course Of the Council and pass
it.
At the heel Of the session Councilman
Elicit introduced a resolution concerning
transportation Of Council members on the
street railroads Of the city. which, he
said, every member present would heart
lily favor. The resolution after stating
that the new State Constitution prohib-
tied the acceptance of street railroad
masses by Council members. asked that
the city auditor be instructed to purchase
each month from the compa MES doing
business in Richmond books OF one hun
dred tickets each, to be distributed among
the members OF the Common Council and
~
ives referred to the Finance Committee
without debate.
Should this resolution receive a favora-
bic report from the Committee on FL
nance and then be passed by the Council
and signed by the Mayor. 1t would mean
| the expenditure on the part of the city
each month for street railroad tickets for
| the Council members of about $500.
A resolution to levy special tax for a
clear water basin was offered by Mr..
Hix and referred to the Finance Commit
| tee.
STREET MATTERS.
| Resolutions from the Street Committee,
providing for allegations for sidewalk
and alley paving, were adopted.
An ordinance granting the Elks per-
| mission to construct areas at their new
building at Eleventh and Marhsau was
| adopted.
The ordinance granting the Seaboard
| Air Line permission to enter the city was
amended so as to impose a penalty fine
| in case of failure to provide access to
| property owners in cases OF property
| pbstructed by the viaduct running
| through the city.
| A number of resolutions, providing for
| expenditures, were referred to the FL
| nance Committee.
| On recommendation of the Finance
| Committee the Broad Str,st Bank was
named as one of the city repositories
The ordinance providing for the open
| ing of new free dispensary IN Fulton,
| probab bly, at Harrison's drug store. was
! adopted.
The ordinance from the Finance Conn
mittee increasing the salary of the City
Attorney from $3.50 to $500, went to
| the Committee on Ordinances, Charter
| and Reform under the joint resolution
1 in relation to increases in salaries.
| The City Attorney was instructed. to
| prosecute writ Of error and superse-
/ IDEAS In the Gallego Mills and James p.
Anderson cases in the Law and Equity
| Court, to cost not more than $50.
| A resolution providing for the pay
ment of sons three hundred dollars to
stenographers who have taken down
| testimony in recent cases against the
/ city, was adopted
! Special Accountant Carlton Mccarthy
| reported that he had examined the books
of the following city departments:
Fire, Water, Police. Schools, Light,
Almshouse, Stationery and Printing, De-
!! linouent Taxes. Cemeteries. Weighmas-
tiers and -Aarket Clerks, and had found
them correct and in good shape.
From the Light Committee there came
| resolution providing for an approprta-
! ton ct $500 for deficit in electric light
| account. and for twenty more lights,
| which went to the Finance Committee.
A communication was received from
the Light Committee stating that the
l contract for tar had been given to c. A.
Bradley fer two years at s1.37. and re-
commencing that it be given to c. a.
i Bradley for five years at $50 per barrel.
J ANOTHER PROPOSITION.
The following proposition was read
/ from the Armitage Manufacturing Cons
pany:
1--WE offer s1.65 per barrel for a period
ct five years, beginning July I. 1902, or
a period of three years. beginning July
/ i, 1901,
Mr.. CARRIER argued in favor of giving
the contract to the Armitage Company
Mr.. Heslep asked the president if it
was a. rule of the Council to give rel
4 dent OF the city q ten per cent. advar.
1 taxe over nonresident.
..Nct II we knew it." replied Mr..
q Bloornberg.
Mr.. Winston read figures showing that
the Armitage Company has paid the fol-
! lowing prices to the city for gas tar:
q From 1886 to 1856. IS cents: from Novem-
{ Der, 1896, T.. November. 1891. stLaa; from
a SNovembsR. 1881. to July, 1898, ~; 1Sou
49,