Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-05-24
CITY COUNCIL.
A TRUE WING.

Al an adjourned Meeting, Monday, Nay 22d, 1919:
Present Messrs. 6. 4. Myers, President; James
Griffin, J. 4. Lancaster, j. VI. IViekham r. w.
HaEGH, Richard o. Haskins, Joseph Mayo HENRY
Ludlam, II. w. Fry, IYm f. Butler, and Nicholas
Mills.
The ordinance concerning the collection of the Civ
Taxes and the duties and compensation of the Collector
having been taken up read the third time the blanks
filled, and passed.
Mr.. Wickham presented the following report:
The Committee, TO which referred the Chamber.
ains report Of the number Of persons holding office un.
der the City Of Richmond and receiving regular salaries
with the names OF the officers aud the amount of their Sc
yeal allowances with instructions report what changes
It any, should be made ia the Of their said allow
ances, having mad the same under considerations have
agreed 10 recommend the following reductions:
The Surveyors salary be reduced from $1,000 10
Sl2OO the OVcrscer OF the City hands, from S75Oto $780,
let Officer OF the Night Watch, from $500 to $500; I'd
Officer, from S67j 5000. The day officers or Depu
ties Of Police, three in number allowed the sum Of
$3.50, which Is equally divided between hem-The
COMMITTEE propose that the allowed shall be reduced
TO SlsOO giving, when equally divided, 5000 TO each
The Night Watch twenty in number are now allowed one
dollar and fifty per night-They propose that this nj
owance shall be reduced dollar and twenty FIVE cents
per night, which will be n saving Of five dollars per night
on the general charge Of the Night Watch equal TO 81 sos
per The Keeper Of the Poor House il allowed bv
The Overseers Of the Poor $780, and his wife as Matron
SOU per annuu. As they have very good nccommoda
tons furnished them IN the Poor House and the services
90 some extent Of the paupes they be considered
having house rent and these services in addition
lanes Very considerable emOument Is also received by
the Keeper Of the Poor House Keeper Of the Burynp
Ground on Shockoc Hill; much indeed that the Com
mittec are induced to call the attention OF the Council TO
the suoct-They recommend that the allowance of the
Keeper Of the Poor House shall be reduced from $3.50 10
$3.50, and that Of the MatrOn from $3.50 to $3.50 These
reductions amount IN the whole, to the 5000. IL
- proper to remark, that nearly oil Of these salaries have
recently been increased 10 Accommodate them 10 the gene.
raj advaHce OF the expenses Of living Of late existed
Circumstance have changed ns 10 Justify reduction 10
their former amount but your Committee have not carried
their reductions ~ for.
Their attention having been called to that subject they
beg leave 10 recommend that the Mayor whose salary they
do not propose Ia reduce, shall be required 10 keep Re
cord oi the proceedings Of his Court be annually At the
expiration OF hs term, returned 10 the Chamberlain be-
10y him. kept ns part Of the records of the City.
The Committee, before closing their report would call
the attention Of tho Counc o. the fact that very consider
abe pohs ~ the shape Of perquisi, regular and irregular
follow the possession Of most II III tho Offices which
they propose to reduce. Thoy offer the following Resolu
tons 20 the consideration Of the Council.
lst. RcsOired, That tho allowance each Of the Ngh
Watch shall be reduced from and after the first Of June
next, from ~ 50 81 IS for each night
2nd Reso'red That ordinance he reported TO tho
next regular Meeting Of the Council carry into effect
the several reductions recommended In the report
3d. Reeolred That On ordnance be repo,tod rcouro
that the Mayor Of the city Of Richmond shall every day
that he holdshs Court make minute of I'll his proceed
ngs in Court 70 be signed by himself and entered In
well bound book properly ndexcd, be- returned ~ the
Chamberlain the last day Of his annual term Of Office
20 be kept Of the records Of the city of Richmond
the cost Of such book books be paid BY the Chan
borlain receiving 10.
The foregoing report having been read tho resolution,
OF tho COMMITTEE were sovoraly agreed to by the Council
On motion, Of Mr. Wickham, leave was.eiven 70 bring
n ordnance fixing tie Compensation the Night watch
And Mossr Wiekham, Mayo, aud Haxall appointed
Mr. Wckham accordingly presented an ordnance which
read the usual number Of times, and the 18th rule be
ing suspended, was passed.