The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-25

City CouncH.-An adjourned meeting of the
CITY Council was held last evening. for the
purpose of taking into consideration the report
Of the Committee on the City Jail. Present
Messrs. Saunders, Grattan, Burr, Glazebrook
Haskins, Epps, Hill, Mills, Denoon Greanor
The ordinance relating to the square occu-
pied by st. Johns Church and to the Shockoe
Hin Burying Ground, having been accident
ally omitted from the Revised Ordinances
was re-enacted. striking out the ID section.
The ordinance altering and defining the
wards, recently reported, was read third
time and passed.
The proposed ordinance for increasing the
number OF the day police, was taken up and
discussed.
Mr.. Denoon moved to amend by striking out
the word ten - and inserting " "seven.''
Mr.. Saunders said he had conyersed with the
Mayor upon the subject, and that officer stated
that he had not applied for an increase of the
police, ,;nor did he desire it, but that if the
Council thought proper to increase it, he
would not recommend more than two.
Mr.. Hill said that if there was a desire to
amend the report the committee would ac-
Cept the number eight; whereupon Mr.. De-
noon withdrew his amendment.
The question was then put on the passage
of the ordinance, increasing the number of
police to eight. and res lted as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Burr, Denoon, Epps, Cream
or, Grattan, Hill, Mills.
Noes-AIessrs. Glazebruok, Haskins, Saun-
ders-3.
On motion of Mr.. Haskins, it was
to repair the floor Of the overseers house and the
windows OF the negro houses on The city lot near
the jail.
An ordinance concerning the secret service
fund was taken up and passed.
Mr.. Burr, from the Committee on Public
Buildings, made report relative to repairs 10
the City Hall, and recommending the passage
of the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Committee on Public Grounds
and Buildings. he and hereby authorized to
contract for repairs OF the root and interior OF the
Clty Hall IN accordance with the report OF the
City Engineer, dated Oct. Il, 1889.
Adopted
DR.. Mills proposed an ordinance providing
for the payment Of salaries of officers, in cases
of cOnteS ted election.
The necessity for such an ordinance, the
mover said. arose from cases like that of the
recent contested election in this city. While a
resolution might provide for the payment of
MIR. Fry'e salary from the time Of his election,
an ordinance was requisite TO prevent ccnfu-
sion hereafter.
1t was stated that salary had been paid
Mr.. Wvnne, up to the time OF his refinquish-
meut OF the duties, and some debate ensued as
TO the propriety OF paying two officers.
The ordinance was then altered by DR.. NJ lis,
so as TO provide that payment should COM
mence from the day of election, TO any city
officer who has been or may be elected, and is
prevented from qualifying by reason of q con-
test.
The ordinance was then read second and
third time, and passed.
Mr. Burr proposed an ordinance concerning
ted elections and illegal voting, which,
it was stated was similar TO the State law on
the subject Laid on the table.
Mr. Hill offered the following resolution,
which was adopted
Resolved, That the Committee of Finance be
instructed to sell the real estate belonging to the
city of RICHMOND, near the terminus OF the YORK
River Railroad and the quay IN the Dock.
The Council then adjourned, without touch
ing the special business for which 1t assent
bled.