The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-02-12
RICE ONE CENT
LOCAL MArfHne

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oeIas1 E, Reses,ys'n Friday night la%s. about Il
aaK.y an city was robbed OF between fifty and s;v,,
/ whc and quantity Of cIothins, BY some g e,e
Eha riss Isse nsse entered his room cat the A.
locked the A.. Dy means Of nippers. as be had
~ - ened a by the creakinr of ~, 49, 80 ~ 80
drss ~; - .ne landing, saw man belos Mn - I ~ -
wards trrnsp over his face, which CAP II after.
| mar I. .aIsed out, was the Doeso,s - = ns
1 M man looked composedly atthe n own. The
~ las 20 cool looking gentlemen ss suppos-
house and Seonsinded i must be oaser os ss
nra a therefore did not take - tne
eres ior MS arrest. On retirinr =, suiaIe hs meas
h;s . is trunk open and riiied Of ts ne
a,s poeSe. nook Between tftv sna and
answering the description OF the ma n ~ r. nan
seen al the landing, had lust passed s = = asa s
hoase Dr Mex afterwards went to the NIL. !, sle
once. and observed gentleman tI,era - 8 e s u1
triking resemblance to his unknosrn sra., yofe
| VINO appeared uneasy he looked At him ~. rra
not being altogether certain of his identity sd ~.
hnlng .o wake up the wrong passenger, he aid not
e,. sssg conssiI-A regular monthly meeting Of the
/ City Council was held in the Council Charnber.
1 yesterday afternoon at o'clock Messrs M.ils
MMeCanee. " Smith, Scott Snead CrutchfieH Oua rlas
snton, Talbot, Richards, Butler and Stearna IRE
sen, sen.' Messrs. Ayres DibrelI and Fry being Sb
Minntss-The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and approved - e e - -
Gas Hasks-A petition from Messrs., Jones &
20. Of Philadelphia, asking settlement of their
SOL Il charged them by the city for pnf.inr mn
washers and condensers at the gas works !. nf
$3.50 So charged against them for retort lids which
were too heavy, weighing "a pounds each !; and the
payment of interest certain portions Of their ac.
count, which the Committee on Light refused 10
pay. Accompanying the petition was q 'letter
FROM Mr. Charles Campbell. late superintendent of
the gas works, stating that he intended using gun
| boating concrete cement in putting up the washA
ers and condensers and that he ordered the retort
lids to be made heavier than those in use At the
old works, which weighed about Al pounds each.
MI. sHowison, the counsel for Messrs Jones 4
Co., was allowed to address the council He re-
4 viewed the petition, and argued from Mr.. Camn
bells letter to prove that the city was bound to re-
lease his clients from the payment for the lead as
he had determined to use cement at the City's
cost-that the city was bound to repay them lar
the retort lids, Mr.. Campbell had ordered them
to be made heavier-and that the city ought to nav
the interest on such dues had not been met ae
eording to the contract He then read the follow.
ing extract from the contract: "The said Jones
Smith d Co. have further agreed and t,y their nre
sents do agree to put up the said washers and con-
densers and independent connections readv for
operations by the lst Of September 1854, for the
sum of $3.50, the said City of Richmond TO have
all foundations ready to receive said washers ana
condensersn $50 gassf ss { Fszes. lsaE9l = ~;
On motion of Mr.. .McCance, Mr. Thos H. Wynne.
Superintendent of the Gas Works, stated that
on Mr. Jones' arrival he stated TO him or, LEAVING
Philadelphia he not certain whether his Arm
had to furnish the lead not and that he supposed
that the lead could be purchased here as .hean s
| iteould be bought in Philadelphia The lead was
| all new. He inclined to the opinion that Messrs
| Jones & Co. had made miscalcuIation as to the
cost Of putting up the washers and condensers mas
much as the labor cost them about 5000 When
Mr.. Jones asked me if he was to furnish the lead
| told him that my reading of the contract -
| He remarked that he did not know, but had de.
termined to purchase 1t here supposing it could be
bought as cheap in Philadelphia the freight con.
sidered MIR. Jones brought the wrapping yarn
with him. which was essential in putting nm the
| work-that he used lead of his own aecori-aud
would have used cement if he had choosed to do 40
| The rejected retort lids arriyedin May 1856 Some
| time after wrote them that the lids were uncom-
! monty heavy, and requested drawings to be sent
Messrs j. &Co. wrote that they had no drawings.
There are no retort lids in use as heavy as those
rejected. The heaviest in the United States weigh
but 60 pounds. Mr.. Wynne continued his state
ments relative to the works, and gave great many
important facts which should be brought to light
by the committee on gas la.l. ass. 81 SIS sa.
On motion, tho petition was committed to the
| Committee on Light. .sl Z. -
Police Reports.-The usual monthly police re.
| ports were presented and referred sfF1s
/ School Fnad.-A communication from Mr. Con-
way Robinson, relative to money to be paid In be
half of the Lancasterian School, was read and laid
| on the table. The communication relates to a suit
ecutors for interest 81 150 which has been gain
cd and Mr.. Robinson ordered to be paid his fee for
| prosecuting the same. 5 - ss.s I
BIZ, not Settled.-A bill of Robert Rankin for $40
! was presented and ordered to be paid
Pondcr Magaziac-Mr. John w. Smith was re.
/ elected keeper of the Powder Magazine 4ss5.r
Grain Measurv.-Additiona petitions relative
to measuring wheat and other grain, were pre-
sented and referred to the Revising Committee
| Agyicglural Societg.-A communication from the
Secretary of the State Agricultural Society rela.
tive to holding the next Fair was referred to the
/ committee public grounds. s5 81 z -
| Asking Aid-A petition from Isaac Wasserman,
| a watchman, asking relief, was referred to the
police committee. e "a *z&5-
More CASA letter from the. Clerk of the Ga,
Works, asking the refunding of $40 handed him by
| one of the workmen, which he said he had receiS
ed from him (sfr. Harrison) but which he (H had
no recollection of ever having seen. He asked the
Council to refund it.
The rule was then suspended, and the $50 or
LigAt-Mr. McCance, from the Committee ON
Light, presented report, which was read and
| adopted. The committee recommend the dona-
ton of the amount charged the Virginia Mechanics
Institute for gas used at the fairs OF 1854 and 1885,
The committee recommend that such benevo-
| lent and useful societies the Council may deem
useful to the city, be charged 81 per thousand teet
that being about the amount the gas cost to make
| it. t's = 941 .sf tFe .is
Neac Markes-Col Quaries offered the following
| resolution, which was read and discussed: - s.
Resolved, That the Attorney for the city be in
strueted to apply to the Hastings Court for writ
| of ad quad damanns for the purpose OF condemning
| 50 much of the ground between the second market
house aud Broad street will be necessary for the
extension of the said market house from its prt.
| sent terminus to Broad street. 5gg -g s...
DR. Snead opposed the resolution, because be did
not think the financial condition Of the city such
az to Justify it. He believed IL would cost the city
/ 10000 to procure the land, alone.
/ Col Quarles favored the purchase, believing
that the land could be had for less than 81 900.
/ On motion of Mr. Butler. the resolution was re-
| ferred to the Committee on the Second Market.
| Eg,talfsrs.-Mr. Sinton, from the committee OF
4 eouaIisers presented report, which was adopted
They recommend the remission of $30to Benjamin
Davis and report adversely to the petitions Of Jo
/ seph Goldsmith, VIM. 4. Caryedo and John Geno-
en-. for the reduction of their class taxes. e
1 petice--Mr. Scott, from the Police Committee,
reported that one of the officers had failed to make
a monthly report to the Council tor seven months,
/ as the ordinance required. s&sKt~ fesst I
i Primary Schools Scott reported that the
i Committee on Primary Schools had held meeting,
| and recommended the adoption OF an ordinance,
doing away with the High School feature Of the
Lsncasterian School The committee also recon-
mend the payment Of SI00 10 Mrs. Elizabeth Bef'
fer teaching ;ndjeQut children The report