Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-05-17
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Reservoirs to the waier.~ otks 1000
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i. 32t.5O0
After providing for which, and tho Ordinary expenses Ut
the year, the Chsmbernin's estimate shews balance OF
SiS33i % in favor Of the This amount OF the
city debt due and payable, Sl260O-ihe balance
Of debt 100, which tell due let Ian
usry 1874 Of which, o. above mentioned %, 100 paid
during the year. Daring the present and next years
other part the city debt fss due. and in iSt', only
% 367 SO Of principal whereas in ls4o. S6oooU OF i've
per falls due, aud will probably require provision To
be made for it, II desirable that the condition OF our
and credit should then DO such Ne to enable US 10
and the demand IN satisfactory MANNER aud
we recommend decidedly. that all the debt due p'or TO
that shoaj be discharged before this large hive per cent
debt falls due. We propose that the debt -. -
now due. SisooO w
Aud that which falls due LIST JAM, ls41, 23s. IS
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shall be divided pesry equally between the present and
ensuing years, and that tbs OF S5OOo shall be paid
daring the This deducted from the esuma,ea
balance Of the revenue 3Sl 3Jlwill leave SSSS SV'
applicable during the current year TO iurher improve
ments.
And the foregoing report having been app'oseo' was
ordered be printed IN pamphet form io5 te use u e
Council.
Mr.. Wckham preseated the following report from the
came Committee
The Committee OF Finance, TO which was referred the
communication OF the Chairman OF the watering Commit
tee, offered the following report:
The work proposed by the ".ering committee Is ndis,
pensible The estimates, hope, connot be much out
Of the way. II will be by the general report OF this
Committee that we have included in the estimates OF
penditue for the year the asked for viz
$4,000 We offer the following resolution:
Resolved That the sum Of $1,000 be appropriated,
be expended by the Watering Committee for the compile
ZION Of the reservoirs proposed by that Committee
And the report having received. the resolution of
the Committee was adopted.
Mr. wckham presented the following report from said
COMMITTEE which was adopted, viz:
The COMMITTEES Of Finance, to which was referred the
resolution respecting the employment of assistant
seer the city hands having considered the subject
commend the adoption OF that resolution.
The following report also presented by him, from
the same Committee:
The Committee OF Finance, which referred the
petition Of Richard Edwards, offer the following report
I'd November, 1885, that when he left the powder maya
zine Of which he had been the keeper there three
kegs OF gunpowder standing to the credit OF Mr.
Edwards. Ii does appear that Mr.. Edwards de-
inanded this powder, refused it, 1t appears from
the statement OF Mr. Dickinson, who came into Oliice
short time after Mr.. Crump left that there in the
magazine number Of kegs Of orange powder uncrcdiied
any individuals, and that OF IL delivered by
order Of the Common Hail. different persons who pre-
scented satisfactory claims TO it, 1t appears from the state
OF Mr. Saith that tere about sixty kegs Of
thus powder remaining in the magazine unclaimed, which
part OF that which Mr. Dickinson received ~ long since
1885, when he appointed. We objection to
Mr.. Edwards receiving three kegs OF this old unclaimed
powder but see reason in his claim to receive
so much new powder or its value Upon receiving ih'
powder he would by the ordnance on hat SUBJECT ne cal
leo o" 90 Psy '"nynVe cents io eseh keg anu ono cen
per month Tor every monh That the kegs have remained
the magazine after ihe hrs Twelve "on'hs whieh WOMB
not DO less man % per keg ot as hefe was some "
regusnv n he DOCKS OF 'he then Keeper "i e ag1Hue
and an application to the City Council might have beer
necessary We would recommend thai the ia"ef eharg'
sh1ao pc a'spensSo WIN
we onef tne ioio~ing fesoiu"on'
Resolved, NAT he Keeper OF the powder magazine o.
dieeiea 70 denver 70 hieharu on me respohsio
yof the N"uheh, n'ee Kegs OF 'e unclaimed orange gun
powder I'D store wheh ne came INTO ONCE upon he pay
inent OF twenty-five cents per keg Tor storage
AND the sad report was approved ana the resolution
me commune soop.n'
On MOTION OF Mr.. Wie&hafn,
Resolved, That the sum oil S1oO be appropriated 10 b
expended BY the committee OF the Public square 10 pay
ment OF the Supenniendans salary, ana Improvement
The Square.
Resolved, That The committee OF the Shockoe Hill b.
Iyng Groand be authorised 70 e1Pend sum not exceed
Ing S9Vo 40 improving ne ~Aks o. tne krOoho' ana 'na
sun 10 hereby appropriated Tor me purpose.
The following further report was presented from the
committee OF Finance;
The eonmifiee OF Finance TO winch wasreferred the re-
solutions respecting the improvement o. Lester street. the
Brook Avenre, and Bank, Capitol, Marshall and College
streets, offer the following report;
appears from The report Of this committee IN the gensr
oil condition Of the hnancss. that We recommend u The
Council 10 regard the sum Of 1881 50 a. applicable
sddibnsi improvement 10 oe orcered dulng the euHen
year Any Other consdeaoe improvement ond ihoe<
sresdy ordered must bO~eVer, be executed BY eontTset
nee the ry force will be iny occupied by the orders a.
ready made To the early improvement OF Lester street the
oocnen y pledged Sy r'sos''on .oine ie snee ADOPTED
on mn eno appears 10 u1 " De As H-ch heeoec
a.
therefore reeomWehd the adopu0h o. te tesognon 90 us
so9ee,' WIN lDs ''"'es"oh '"1' us ~o'A 'aH DC exc
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NE cay, requires inmeosie stienhoh' Inc suset - u
hoeo vote eono ,, man ue iIihP'Ae to'g' "niei
terminates 10 H. "heh nnoertsken however u Should b
completed 80 ss not again to call shortly Tor attention.
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