The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-03-29
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
ClTY CouScrL. An adjourned meetin

| CiIf COUNCILMAN ADJOURNED meeting
Of the City Council was held yesterday afternoon
hinson, Roddey, Whitfield, Richardson, Greauor,
| Epps, Dehoon, Randolph, Glazebrook and Grattan
Mnatss.-The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
Gas Horks.-Mr. IIlll, from the Committee on
Llgnt, presented report concerning ths Gas
WORKS, as also the annual report OF
Wynne, from which We make the flowing sy.
noogsis:
lowing items Of materials used l936 $50 bushels Of
COAL "a 900 bushels Of lime I76 500 bushels of coke
and AZ S2 500 feet Of gas were made or thi, large
amount, the Superintendent allows 10 per cent for
losses by Leakage AMI condensation. Of the balance
tne paying cootumeIs used l2l and the public
onisings and street lamps consumed 10 sss 400 FEET
whole cost OF conducting the operation during the
whole year, including all the purchases, and also
lamps. $7l oo0 and the cash receipts for eae of
gas; coke, &c. amounted to $4,000.
-. The additions to the permanent improvements Of
the works. By extending street map erec ting street
lamps and welting meters, cost SIS COO, leaving.
alter paying sll the outlays an excess Of receipts
amounting to $1,000, besides lighting the city with
gas to the amount OF nearly 1000, for which not
cont Is received. According to the amount of gas
made and the cost Of the same 1t appears that each
$l.66n Considering the present cost to consumers
too high, the superintendent recommend, that it
be reduced to ~ 81 per thousand.
Eesdes furnishing the city with about $40 coo
worth Of gas free OF COST the Works have also sup
Pile. the Poor House Hospital and other public
The Union Benevolent society .......,...,..... $50
And the members of the City Council have
given individual orders tor the benefit of
poor SG6
s2,ns
The Conamlttee have reported resolution recon.
mehding the reduction OF the price of gas, during
the year, without naming the time.
On motion, the report was laid on the table and
ordered to be pr inted for the use of members
&reets.-A report from the Commissioners of
Streets was presented and adopted 1t recon-
mends that the Superintendent of Streets be au-
thorised to negotiate with the owner of the Wharf
on each side of Ash street for the use of the
city wharf at said street. In favor Of permitting
L. ID. Crenshaw to occupy the foundation wall of
the house at the southeast corner of Main nd Sth
streets. In favor of purchasing of L. W. Glaze
brook, portion Of his land lying across the pro.
jected lines of 10Th street, to the canal at cost
of $3.50. In favor of allowing the Superintendent
OF Streets to employ five additional ;carts and
hands, for period of twenty days, at a cost of
$240, to enable him to put the streets in order.
Board Of Healh-The following physicians were
elected Board of Health, for the ensuing year -
Dr. John Dove of Jefferson Ward, DIR. +. W. Rod-
Monroe Ward.
Uater HorkS.-Mr. Randolph from the Commit
tee on Water, offered the following resolutions,
which, together with the report of the Engineers
and superintendent of Water, were laid on the
table:
Resolved, That the plan for increasing the supply
of water, and for purifying the same by the CON
structon of a eseryoir on oregon Hll and by rails
ing the present reservoir ten feet, reported by
hessrs Chss Elicit, W Gill and James LAWS is
hereby adopted, and they requested to PIE are
the necessary plans and Specifications for the execu
ton of the work.
Resolved, That the Watering Committee are here
by Instructed to purchase a condemnatio of the
ground for the proposed reservoir on Oregon Hill
TO advertise for proposals for the construction of
the work and to enter into contract ith respt ns
ble parties for its speedy completion. But no con-
tract Tor the purchase OF RrOQDd 4 for the
structo1 of the work shall be binding on the city
until approved by the Council.
On motion of Mr. HILL the Council then adjourn
ed sine die.