The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-13
same party for sewers in Cary Street.

SthlIlt PAL ~ LUZ sew ti y III SuIS
Shepherd street. and in West Street,
from Grove to Cary; approving con-
tract to L. j. Smith and Company Tor
n sewer in West cary street. con-
tract to j. c. Cheatwod for Il sewer
in seventeenth street; permitting the
Richmond Building Corporation to
contract at its own expense sewer
in East Main Street: allowing the Viz
ginia Railway and Power Company TO
close certain streets and opn others
IN the West End, included in the
scheme for erecting new street car
harms, after amending 50 az to pro-
vide that the right TO close Taylor
street may be revocable by action OF
two successive Councils; providing for
the appointment OF special john
committee of five to revise the rules
OF thee Council; increasing the pay OF
laEorers in cemeteries to 81 day,
each; appropriating s4,-26 to pay for
damages caused by street grading on
thorizing the City Attorney to acquire
land to open West street; appropriate
ing $1,000 to entertain the convention
OF the National Piano manufacturers
ana Dealers: authorizing the Commit.
tee on Grounds and Buildings to elect
a custodian for the Blues Armory at
$50 per annum; refunding to r. l..
lie eCamp s44S.52 in taxes; transfer
ring $4,000 from bond issue to &C
count OF Hanover street Public School
Building: naming United states Mort
gage and Trust Company rs fiscal
agent of the city in New York city;
approving award of contract to the
Chesapeake and Ohio Coal Agency
Company for coal for the gas work;
approving contract with Harrison and
Company for sulphate of alum for set
Ting basins at $1,000: extending right
to use city water 10 town of Barton
Heights; directing all standing COM
nittees which control departments EN-
playing men to name members of .
Joint subcommittee 10 equa)ize wages
of city employees; approving contract
with j. l.. Lindsay for water metres,
and with II. y. frischkorn for pipe
ageatenS?prmingsch
and brass fittings: authorizing the Su-
perintendent of Waterworks to attend
convention in New Orleans; approv-
ing an agreement with the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway as to the location Of
tracks an the canal at five-mle lock-.
near the settling basin: directing the
n
each standing committee a copy of the
annexation ordinance with instruc-
tons TO report by ordinance or reso :
luton on such matters growing out
Of the union of Richmond and Man
chester as may be deemed advisable
IN each department of the city govern
ment.
Chemist Ordinance Wins.
one of the stitfeSt fights of the night
was precipitated by Alderman Mitch
ell who called from the table the ordi-
nance creating the office of City Chem
list. AS recommended, 1t provided for
chemist at s2,oOo.-a janitor at 5000,
and laboratory expenses of s1,50C The
ordinance was reported last Decem-
her. rejected reconsidered and tabled.
MY. Moncure wanted to get expert ad-
vice as to whether the city needed tho
office, and suggested the employment of
some unbiased chemist, not candi-
date for the position, who could re-
port to the city what could be accom-
| .plished by such an officer. Els motion
was rejected After long debate the
! provision for a janitor was cut out
! and after still further discussion the
ordinance was adopted, II to 8, the
noes being Messrs. Bennett, Hobson
1 Moncure, Rennolds, Spence and Zim
lrerman, several of whom explained
J that they were willing to vote for the
/ office II it could be shown that tho
| city needed the services OF another
chemist in addition to the two already
| employed.