The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-29

Cir Counrif-A eslled meeting Of the Cit
Council was held yestefdsy afternoon af o'ciocl
In the Council Chamber D. John Deve. Dr. r
Roddy, and Messrs. D. J. Saunders. II. w QuarIel
g w Gretter, Geo. Whitfield, JAS A. Scott WE
II. Richardson. Geo. K Crutehfeld. Edwin Robin
son, A. Y. STOKES and Tho~ G. Epps being Pres
ent-- Messrs James NJ Talbot A. Richards aut
r. q Morris being absena
MiHmss.--The minutes Of the lsst meeting wer,
read and approved.
Prories.-The President receives : ssssstc,, from
Mr. J. r. Mcdaniel President Of the Virginia ssd
Tennessee Railroad, and read It to the Council re
questing the appointment of Proxies to attend the
annual meeting of the stockholders Of that com
lpany,to be held ON the 30th inst.
On motion, the following appointments were
mader ..s' - ~
prginia and Tennessee Railrosd d--Messrs. Ed
win Robinson James NJ. Talbot, Geo. X. Crutch
james Rirer and Kanaanka Co--Messrs Johu
Dove Geo. Whitfield, James A. Scott
=. AtcAmond and Daariue Raiiroad.-Messrs &. q
Morris, VIM. Holt Richardson, F. w Roddy
N. trgtRta Central Raitroad-Messrs. Saunders
Richards, Qusries 80 .Il|.r
Bank Of Piygiaia -Nessrs John Dove David
>. saunders, Geo. w. Gretser
50, Arious ponds were received and approved and
o1as presented and referred to the Committee on
On motion of Col ouarles, thu sum of sia -.
appropriated to box some nevIv nfsn,sa .,aas
near the Capitol Square '.se''
Athenaeam Col Quarles offered TIE following
resolution which was laid on the table
Resolved; Tnat the City Engineer b, instructed
to lay on the vacant part of the land owned by the
city and known as the Athen@um lot in lots AZ IA
feet each, and report 10 this Council -,
Sockoe Crcek.--Mr George w. Grester offered
a resolution, which was adopted, instructipg the
Mayor to have all obstructons moved from ti,s
bed of Shockoe Greek from West Union street h
the river IfT
Finance Rsport--Mr. d j. Saunders, from the
Finance Committee, presented the annual tax bill
which was read and adopted Wesubjoin
n" ordinance friag the Per Ceufzm on Sums 10 b.
| Collected for assessed Tares
be IL ordained by the Council of the City of Rich
m9nd That the taxes of the city on the persons and
subjects ascertained and entered on the Assessor,
book, under the ordinance passed the 8th dav lar
9ary 1906, defining The powers and prescribing IN,
oate. and Compensation of the City Assessor Of th
tity Isxes, and providing for Assistant Assesso
shat tor the year commencing the lst day &c Jaa
Iowa -'--''s YEA Se : -
On real estate, including tn, buildings and improve
| : 100 value thereof. b.
on eysry free male inhsbitant above the age of p
% every slave over the age Of Y years to be taken
es OF the value of $500, per cent on that value
on eli other personal estate, one per cent. for ev
cry 800 value thereof except that stock of the cty
| OF Richmond Is herebv exempted from taxation. =,
And the following subjects shall be such per centum
| as is hereafter fixed a11 ,afs9l : = :
L
OF osher animals belonging thereto used Herewith
live per cent. ON the value thereof
on every dray or cart, kept for hire, harness and
norses, or other animals belonging thereto or USED
herewith. hive per cent on the value thereof
| on every hack omnibus spring wagon, kept fo
nire harness and horses. or other animals beongn,
thereof
On every person who keeps an ordinary or house
OF public entertainment, and on every person who
keeps public eating honse or coffee house $50 fol
so much OF its yearly value as does not exceed $500
snd hive per cent on 30 much of its yearly value
| does exceed 5000 ss5.t.f,aff :,
On each negro jail where negroes are tax rem in apf
boarded not belonging to the owner of said jail 100
On every person who is agent to sell (by private
sale) or to hire slaves for profit whether he be ths
Keeper OF negro jail or not one halt of one per cent
on the sales or hire thereof sfs
4 On every seller of sprituous liquors $40
On every express agent $3.50 s5. 49,
On every person who Is agent to sell fby private
sale) mules, horses cattle, one half of one PEI
cent on the amount of sales. si ~
On every keeper of livery stable, ST. for esc
The ordinance passed the 1lth of January, 1856
liking the sums to be collected for assessed takes
| hereby repealed" ,.Fs.f4ssje
The Council then adjourned.
The Richmond Fire Association had a regula
washing on Saturday last in conformity with thei
| bylaws. ~ 20 tah
F1emcn's Parade-The various fire companie
1 OF the city composing the Fire Department, wer
out on parade yesterday, that being the time SC
| apart for the semiannual washing. Some of th
/ engines and hose reels were handsomely decors
| ted with arches and hoquets Of flowers, and, q
| they passed through the streets, preceded by th
Amory and Cornet Bands, presented very q
| tractive appearance. The companies assemble
at the corner of 10th and Broad streets, where tb
various engines were tested, and after each havin
fair trial, Phoenix engine, No. g. was declared I
| be the victor, she having thrown stream of watt
| farther than any of her competitors The comp
nies then marched through the streets to their v,
rious engine houses, and were then dismissed, th
best feeling having prevailed during the ''wasl
| ing
| Ladies Fair.-The Ladies' of the Cathol
| Church are holding a fair at Corinthian Hall
raise money to assist IN paying for the enlarg
ment of ST. Peters Church They have coIlecte
together geeat variety of fancy and useful article
much of it the work nj their own hands, and hay
arranged and decorated the Hall in most tastef,
| and elegant manner. Their CONGREGATION IL poo
and they appeal to their townsfnen to vfsif the
salesro0m and buy some Of their handiwork an
thus assist them in their pjous undertakire.1 I.
II Il n HING,S PATENT CHAMP.Ol
Ii SAFES.-NUTfCE.--The public are inforrne
| that 8. c. HERRING L. co. do, not any longer max
Wilder's Patent Safe, having voluntarily abandoue
it land compelled Mr.. Wilder to accept a rs assa,
agreeable to fright into the orjrfp
asGgnment of Wilder TO Herring ia CONSCIOUSNESS .
having obtained superior compositions discovered
Mr. Spear, chemist OF Philadelphia-to resist hea
perfectly free from dampness "a complaf1f ofte
| made against WiIder,s PATENT Safes) and Known
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