The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-03
PREFER ! TO SELL
T0.M || S ! A 4. | |: \,
Council Passes Ordinance to Al
low Hcr to Purchase Clark
Spring Property.
GAS REPORT NEXT J. WEEK ZEE. (
MIL Be Taken Upsat Special SEES
sion Monday nigl1t-Carllcgic
Offer as to Library Referred.

! Offer as TO Library Referred.
The Common Council, at a protracted
4 session last night, by a vote OF twenty
4 five TO three, adopted tho ordinance to
sell the Clark Spring property TO Miss
i Grace Il. Arcnts for $4,000 for play
ground for children. It goes now to the
Board fora concurrence.
4 The report OF tile gas investigating COM
.|linittec was fixed for a special session next
Monday night at s o'clock
Mayor Mccarthy submitted the corrc-
spondencc between himself and aIr. An-
drew Carnegie as to the nttcrs offer Of.
$4,000 for q public library building, pros
iiyldcd the city should contribute 9annunlly
for It's maintenance $4,000, and the
ltwhoc matter went to the Finaltce Com
imttee.
Mr.. Pollock presented a resolution,
| which WAS adopted, directing the Cons
5mittces on James River Improvement and
Finance to look Into tho ndvisnblity Of
purchasing property along the river front
| for dock purposes.
Mr.. Mills got through his ordinance
|
| boxes for the protection Of trees along tho
streets. and no believes It is the BEGIN
| ming OF system which will add greatly
10 the beauty Of the city and the comfort
Of the people.
a resolution was adopted for the Issue
Of }50S.0oO OF bonds for va rious public
improvements, including the High School
| building and the finishing OF the gas
holder.
, IAN ordinance amending the Jaw In rela-
| ton to the speed Of automobiles was de-
| fcated, leaving the limit at eight miles,
asfundcr tho present ordinance. 4.
,,rhe Council referred the ordinance to
discontinue the 1hird Market and convert
| The building into an armory for the Rich
| tmond Light Infantry Blues. e.
"a great deal of routine business WAS
disposed Of. st
Session in Detail.
President Peters called the body to
order al $50 O'clock, and after roll call
\ the minutes OF the preceding meeting
/ we're read and approved.
4 communication from the Mayor
transmitted the annual reports of the
1 various departments for tho year 1905.
/ ana they were ordered printed. The
Mayor called attention to the fact that
i the reports for the year 904 are stu In
\ the hands of the printer. dis Homer
| also sent the correspondence between
! himself and Mr. Andrew Carnegie on tho
subjects OF the Iatters offer to give tho
city 5000, 900 for a public library building,
provided the city shall contribute annil-i
| ally $50, 900 for books and maintoHI1:c,
and the papers wore referred to the Com
mittec on 4 Finance. The Mayor called
1 attention TO the fact that Mr. Carnet,ie's.
original offer, made In tho Mayors Office,
| and confirmed by a subsequent n letter.
.hntl@caied for only $1,000 annually from
tho city, but that now he was requiring
$40, 900. or ten per cent OF the ene:rc
amount annually.
The city executive informed the Coun-
eli that vast amount ofsroutlnei work IN
| his office had delayed the preparation OF
his annual message, but that 1t would be
Forthcoming later. LIZA
1 The report pf tho Committee on Streets
| came up next, ana resolutions directing
I much routine work 70 DC cone we're.
| adopted
Tho resolution setting abide $500 for
tree boxes. to be made by the hands and
carts force. caused discussion It was
offered By Mr.. Mills. and reported from
the Street Committee.
h Mcssrs. Mills Grimes and Pollock spoke
for the Resolutions and It was adopted,
though Mr.. Pollard wished to send i TO
1 the Committee on Finance 1t Is cstl-
mated that the boxes TO be thus furnished
4, by the city for tho protection OF trees
can be made at a cost Of 81 each 5
Cars Must Wait for Passengers,
Permission was granted by tho Council
to various business houses to construct
conduts and show windows. and tho
ordinance authorizing tho construction
| by the Richmond Fredericksburg and
| Potomac RAILROAD OF n spur track was
| adopted. @ NJ. Z.
| An ordinance requiring street railway
companies to hold their cars for transfer
1Fpasscngels at junction points, when such
lgpassenger have arrived AT SUCH Junction
on other cars, was adopted without OBJ
! lection, 80
when tho report OF the Finance Gin
| nittee was reached, the first itenl was
| that increasing the salary of tho first
clerk TO the treasurer rom 81 $40 to-
per annulil, fand IT. was adopted,
The Finance Committee recommended
that a number of minor propositions 20
i rejected, aud they all took this course.
! one was a petition from the school poara
for the purchase Of street car tlckets' lof
| these officials.
The ordinance providing for the Issue
Of $5os,O0O of&4 per cent, 81 year honas
on July /, was adopted, These Dolds WI
IL sold and tho proceeds used as follows:
s1s, COO to complete gas holders; $50, GOO, for
High school site; 100000, for High School q.
building; $4,000. foriiuine at settlingbasin
and s17, 600 for rip-rapping the rlyer ny
the Water Department.
This resolution, however, was not
adopted until there had been 9 good 4 eaA
Of discussion. Mr.. Pollard advocated II,
and it was opposed by Mr.. Mner,Gwyho
\ objected to the item in relation to the
gas holder, which he said should be pald
out of tho current revenues, The vote
| was. Ayes. 81; noes,s !,
Under suspension Of tle rElles, nv
Mills yot through q RESOLUTION apps9T