Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-11
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

hxKrixo or rnx Cirr Corscil.-Ths regular monthly
meeting OF this body held Monday evening. There
vas full attendance. ~,
The bonds Of serles ofcy officers to wit, Chamber
laln Collector Superintendent OF Water WORKS Register
| OF Water Works and Arsessor, we're approved.
Mr. Scott rom the Police COMMITTEES, submitted quar-.
'ey report Of the Police officers emeodypg the number
Of cases reported BY each. Laid on tho table, -
communication irop,the Mayor recommending an In.
crease Of ten additional ns.t Watehmen, referred
the Committee on Police
Reference made In the communication to tho fire.
attempts Of slaves TO escape to show the necessity
| OF such increase.
ground reported st Of interents Tor tho quarter end
Ing Soth April last folows white males 81, females
81 still born g. total ID. Buried outside o. Colored-
maes ~, females 40 shll born 8, total SO.
communication received from the principal en-
gneer Of the Fire Department. showing l+7 qualified fire.
men be connected with the association, the sppa
raus, engine houses &c., to DO In good order except tho
houses OF No. and l. Tho defect 10 tho engine house Of
tho former shown TO DO Its ncApacty TO aecommo-
datc the engine in the latter It's general dapdated
condition. and particularly the Insecure state Of the bell
tower. Attention also called to the frequent false
alarms recently and the necessity OF adopting some means
the same. The was referred
to appropriate committee.
resolution offered by Mr.. Scott that tho police COM
mee have leave to bring in ordnance, empowering
the Police all boys other than members of the Are
department. aud such rs have the written authority Of the
foreman was adopted. At prcssnta summons must be
issued, as necessary preliminary the imposition Of
tine.
long report was submitted BY Mr.. McCance from the
finance committee, which, In addition series OF other
statements regarding the city fnances embodied an in
structon to the Chamberlain place the LET OF
tax payers In the hands Of collector who NAV be au
thorized 10 collect the samo at OF discount mi
exceeding ss l-3 per cent-monthly payments to be
made.
The report recommended tho payment of ss 10 10 tho
City Attorney Tor services rendered-aud rcmssion of
81 90 license to Wagon owners, consideration of Tho
bad state Of the wharres at Rockets which was repre-
sented as serious draw back upon their earnings
Mn. ,,ttfo ,A h.I. L.. r.
consideration Of the petition Of Daniel Deuoon for an in
crease of salary as clerk of the Gas Works.
The following exhibit was made In report of the
financial condition Of the city up esth February last
with the amount Of city debt duo up to LIST of March
last:
City debt up to LIST March last, o., e7sss2 81. E,i
mated deficiency at the close Of the current fiscal
9sth Feb. next-s2l0,44T 02.
The inst branches Of the report approved That
relating to the condition Of the city finances was laid ON
the table and ordered to be printed.
In view Of the above estimated deficiency tho follow
ing resolutions offered by committee were adopt
Resolved, That the President Of the Council and the
OF tho city, DO authorized issue the bonds
Of the city bearing six per interest," and PAYABLE "a
years after the first Of july 1884, to an amount NOT ar,
ceedng two hundred thousand dollars and that the pr
ceeds OF the Same be applied from time to time under
the direction of the Committee Of Finance to the nav
ment OF the floating debt OF the cty-the Of
gas aud water works. and such other purposes Us the
council may hereafter direct
Resolved, That the Committee on Finance no .p,bo,;
sed to determine in what said city bonds may be
disposed Of and whether the bonds may DO issued with or
without coupons attached.
The rules being suspended, an ordinance empowering
Committee to dispose Of the bonds was reported
and passed.
Mr.. Saunders, from the Committee presented n report
on the necessity OF such Improvement in the Water
works rs would secure adequate supply of water TO
the city, accompanied with the following resolutions
which were adopted:
Resolved, That the Watering Committee be authorized
70 have two additional pumps the
OF twelve inch capacity the approved plan and
also such additional buildings may be necessary
Resolved, That the Of $40 900 be appropriated to
carry out the above resolution.
petition from merchants aud Others asking a sub
scrpon on the part of the city, the endowment of the
State Agricultural Society," referred to the Finance
Committee.
An ordinance reported by Mr.. Anderson reducing the
tax on sales by auctioneers from to half per cent
was laid on the table.
An appropriation of SIS $780, to rebuild the portion of
the first market from the arch Main street, was made
with the following vote:
AYEs-hessrs Butler Talbot, Haskins Hill, Richards
Paine, Snead Scott, Sheppard and Saunders-iO
NoEs-Messrs. Anderson Mills, Myers, McCaneo and
Fry-5.
After other important business WAS transacted tho
Council adjourned.