The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-11
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LOCAL MATTERS.
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Ciiy Counca-A regular monthly meeting Of the
Council was held In the Council Chamber yester.
ny ny afternoon st O'Clock, Messrs. McCancs Scott,
ards, Fry and Butler.
Inc President, Mr. G. g. Mills being absent from
1pnru,spsoa!aon. Mr.. James A. Scott was elected
FIesioent pro- tem..
The minutes of the la. ,,....-
| approved Aaoesms we're reao ana
vara ual monthly reports Of the police officers
were presented and appropriately referred
Mr. McCsnc. maae ssn oy Dr Snead and seconded by
| M. NC lance, the sum Of el50 was annronrists,
.oPay andrew Kosher for q mule owaed f., ~.
whicn was accidentally driven into . NJ. ~ nih
| by the city and killed " oi'en maae
.,e,x rsfsr Ped'ons were presented and appropr
| The bond of John w. Smith, keeper of ,,.ro
der magazine, was presented and sccan,ad sae pow
Cny Gds.-Mr McCance from the Commute. -,
Light, presented a report, with accomnanv;ro On
ports from the Superintendent and Cfarty ins Is
will be printed The number of private .ons,
mers is $50, being increase of l7s durine shs
year The whole quantity of gas made is 81. 7.6l6'.
| 423 cubic feet of which private consumes. h.U,s
used 19, ,975 600 cubic feet, and public Iamns .,s
buildings 17,64 423 cubic feet less loss by leakare
and condemnation. The receipts for gas cole
tar. service pipe and sundries to private consu.
,o mers ior sne year ending the 10Th of February,
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year ending the 26th of February 1855 Of
SoU90 81 for like articles sold to private consu.
iners. 1t to the aggregate receipts from private
consumers there be added S2s, 500, the assumed
| vaiue OF the gas used in public lamps and build.
ings, and $4,000 for street mains and metres paid
Tor out OF current expenses the gross value of the
products OF the gas works is Sl04, ,SO4 81, from
which deduct expenses, and there remains bal
ance OF S49453 O4 to the credit of the gas work s.
without charging interest ON expenditures or cred
| lting interest on receipts
We present below q brief synopsis of the Super.
intendents report which is very interesting doc.
ument:
The Superintendent of the Gas Works presented a
lengthy report including besides an account of the
operations of the old works in connection with their
supplying the city with gas during the past year. de-
tailed narrative of the obstacles thrown In his wav
upon taking charge of the works and his succe
in removing them and forwarding the same to their
present state of advancement.
From the first part we learn that there has been
used in making 1874 s52 bushels of COAL which has
yielded S. feet Of gas, besides which, 6Os
feet have been received from the new works making
total. less the amount hand of 576l6, ,422 feet
consumed during the past yssr being an increase
| amount made in any day and night was l64, l4O
feet, and the greatest consumption in ight was
| lsS,4 1852 feet, and the least IS, 1857 feet
During the past year there has been laid street
mains to the extent of two miles, two furongs and
ortysix ards, making total now laid of tDenty-sir
| miles, two furlonss and ninety lone yards
There has been an increase of 123 consumers ma
king the total at present of ,565 The increase of
private consumption over the previous year amounts
to ,8Z,5 $50.
The cold weather in January and February gave
great deal of trouble to gas works everywhere and
those in this city were by means free. The freez-
ing up of the condenses and purifiers and the water
in the tanks around the gas holders required a great
deal of labor and patient endurance of toll to
como, but they were mastered and the city did not
lack for ght single hour Besides these the freez-
ing up of the consumers metres also gave a great
deal of trouble, not less than thousand having re-
quired to be thawed and reftted during this period
tHa tkA nal frrk
hausted, and it being impossible to obtain any sup
plies by the railroad, the works would have been
compelled to stop but for the supply laid In at Rock
ets in anticipation of scarcity during the Christ
mas holidays. BY drawing on this for three four
days the works were kept in operation. This portion
report concludes with the assertion based upon
the operations of the past year and supposng the
crease to continue at the same rates. that the Super
utendent has every reason 10 believe If these works
Others with the addition of another holder (which
is absolutely indispensable now) there would be
| use for any addition for several years to come.
(This 10 rather bold assertion to make in the face
of the Committee Light, who have put the city tt
so much expense in erecting the works at Rockets
and if it can be su ubstantated it il to be regretted
that they allowed themselves TO be mised by reyins
solely upon the advice and opinions of one engineer
In the account of the operation at the new works
we were surprised to hear confirmed that which had
been reported last spring. that in the fact that the
former engineer withheld all the drawings by which
the works to be erected until they were de
manded by the Committee on Light and then, in
stead of giving them up, he furnished the present
gneer with parcel of old drawings which had been
discarded by him, with apparent determination te
msisaa possible or9ns.e tn MY, %a, ,ha GscovfI cover
were to be built were obtained from the contractor:
for the iron work, and after unavalling overture to
the former engineer for assistance, application wal
| assistance of Mr. Vanceeve and others, the works
repanned in several parts. and erected in sat
| isfactory manner. delay of some months was OK
perienced by the absence of the drawings and the
castings which should have been here year before
| they were received, but the works were completed
| so far as they done, in the month of December
and after testing the tghtness of the whole machine
| ry, the city lighted up with gas from the new
works for the first time, on the night OF the lst
The report of Mr. Harrison, the Clerk of the works
shows profit of 34 453 from the operations of the
past year, and increase Of over the PREV
Gus year which is result highly creditable to the
present management.
| He also reports the expenditure on the new work.
amounting to 1894 600 up to this date. The Super
ntendent asks for further appropriation of $4,000
| to erect new holder 80 feet in diameter by IS feet
hish this being absolutely necessary to operate with
economy and safety, and which, with the work now
progressing at Rockets will cost altogether &46 0O6
and then the city will have enough worke to serve
all for at least ten Tne ~ Whole % OF nat
of Jnly next and after that time the property on Cary
street will be available to meet the demands for the
here are several portions of the report relating to
matters of deep to the citizens OF Richmond
and we bespeak attentive Perusal after It IL pub
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interesting document which has been laid before the
community since our recollection.
| Fire Wdrdens-An ordinance was reported and
| adopted reducing the number of City Fire War
| dens, from siZ to four.
| Charter Etections-The following Commissioners
| and Conductors of Elections were appointed by
the Council for the Charter Elections to take place
| In this city in April next:
| Jefferson Ward.-George A. Pearce, Conductor
Joseph Brummell, L. Libby, James Winston, q
B. Hill and George NJ. Darlington, Commissioners
The place of holding the election to be the nrs'
| markethouse on 18th street
Madison Ward-Elisha Shepperson, Conductor
| Robert A. Williams, c. B. Luck, George w. Ran
| doiph, James r. Fisher and George w Gretter
Commissioners.-The place of holding the election
| to be in the City Hall
Monroe Ward--wilIiam L. Maule, Conductor
| L, l.. Barnes, L. w. Glazebrook, John ID. Quaries
| Thomas Barham and Fleming Griffin, Commits
sioners.LThe place Of holding the election to b
/ the 4th Engine Hsuse
| Dors in TyoubL-Mr. Scott reported an ordi
nance concerning dogs, which, II strictly enforced
will soon put an end to the canine race. Th'
owner of every dog is required to apply to th'
Chamberlain for license, for which he Is to pa,
81. The Chamberlain Is required to keep lis
of licenses and report the same TO the Mayo
every six months. The owner of every dog Is re
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