Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-05-23

CRY COUNCIL. An adjourned meeting of the Coun-
Gil was held Tuesday morning. at o'clock, for the pur-
pose among other things Of awarding contracts incl
dental to the erection of the Gas Works.
The Committee on Light recommended that the con-
tract for brick work, exclusive Of the gasholder tank
and stack, should be awarded to Mr.. F. L. Walthall
and the Council approved the contract.
The following resolutions of the Committee on Light
were also submitted:
RESOLVED, That the propositions of Messrs Cotton &
Code and Messrs. Lane d. Co., tor supplying $50 me-
may suggest be accepted and recommended to the City
Resolped, That the proposition of Mr.. w. P Cres-
for furnishing 800 lanterns be accented and recon-
mended to the City Council for approval
Resolved, That the proposition OF Messrs. Morris
Tasker & Morris, for furnishing service pipe and fit
tngs be accepted and recommended TO the City Council
for approval.
Resoloed,. That the proposition of Messrs J. w &
j. F. Starr, for furnishing gashoders, be accepted and
| recommended to the City Council tor approval
Resolued, That the proposition of Messrs. Daven-
port, Allen & Co. for furnishing the cement, (aer the
approval OF the Engineer be accepted and recommend
ed to the City Council for approval.
Res0Lued, That the proposition of Messrs Vancleve
Mexican, forfurnshng set OF condenser apparatus,
(per drawng9 be accepted and recommended to the
City Council for approval.
RESOLVED, That the proposition of Messrs VancIeve
Mexican, Tor furnishing the iron for the roof OF the
Retor House. be accepted and recommended to the City
Council for approval
The resolutions having been read, the several con-
tracts recommended by the Committee were approved
by the Council.
| On motion of Mr.. TAFT the following resolution was
| adopted
ReSoloed, That the Chairman of the Committee on
Light place In the hands OF the Attorney for this City
the necessary information to enable him. without DELAY
TO prepare such contracts for the construction of the diff
eren portions the Gas Works as have BEEN or here
after may be- approved by the Council or entered into
by the Committee on Light
1t will be perceived by the following resolution adopt
ed by the Council at the instance of Mr. TAFT that ano.
Their office, under the corporation has been temporarily
created:
Resolued, That the City Surveyor be authorized to
employ, temporarily competent assistant at a salary
not exceeding the rate of $65 per month"; to aid him in
making out the ordered estimate of work done in the
several Wards of the city during the last ten years and
also In laying out grades OF streets and experimenting
the execution of work ordered by the Council The
services and pay of such assistant be continued moi
longer than the LIST Of November next.
1t is to be hoped that competent assistant may be
procured at the price named though we should ina
CINE it to be extremely problematical The Council
would doubt, consult the true interest of the city
by paying good salary it would by this means be
enabled to command the services of a gentleman oil
fine atainmenls.
DR.. CnAMBERLAYNE, from selec, committee to whom
the subject referred reported an ordinance ncreas-
ing the annual appropriation to the Richmond Fire As
ISOLATION, to $2500, tom and after the LIST of March
ast-which was read the usual number of times an
passed.
Several other matters of interest to the city re AIDE
under consideration all of which will be duly no.
ted in the official report of the proceedings which we
shall publish Tomorrow