The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-07-12

LOCAL MATTERS.
City Coxneil-A regular monthly meeting OF
the Council was held yesterday afternoon al
kIns, Greaner, Epps, Roddey, Mills, Denoon,
Whitfield and Gfaxebrook. Abeent-Messrs
Grattan, Burr, Hill, Richardson, Allen and
Talbot
Minutes.--The minutes Of the last meeting
were read and approved.
On motion of Dir. Mills, the Mayor of the
city was permitted to address the Council on
matter OF some importance to the city gov
The Mayor then called the attention Of the
council to the omission Of IN ordinance con :
eerning fines and punishment, which had been
leit out In the revised volume, by inadyertance,
ana Wnlch was essential to the enforcement OF
the ordinances
Dr. Mills suggested to take mp the ordinance
referred to, after disposing of the business be-
fore the board-and this suggestion was con-
CURED in.
Strsefs.-Col. Haskins, from the Commission
ers OF Streets, made the following recommen-
dations:-Culvert on Marshall street, between
YIN ana l2th-ordered to be made. Adverse to
the petition Tor improving Franklin street
west of the corporation line Appropriating
S2SO Tor dish gutter on 9th street from Byrd
street to HaxSli's canal. Appropriating $3.50
for dish gutter on the east side of Baker,
from ST James to 2d streets. Ali of which
were adopted.
A resolution was referred to the Commits
sloners of Streets relative to obstructions in
the streets, and that body was authorized to
moynls..
The report Of the Commissioners Of Streets
relative to the adopted grade Of 10th street,
was taken up on the application of Mr.. VIM.
IT, Haxall, and the Commissioners Of Streets
agreed to meet on the grounds, to see what
changes were necessary.
SaTt Gas " Ho5Xs--The bond of John J. Fry
Superintendent of the Gas Works, was pre-
sented and adopted. So Mr.. Fry is now regu-
larly installed in office.
The Gauger reports that, from the 1st of
January to the 1st of July, he gauged 9,i0O
bbls whiskey, 3i6 do. apple and peach brandy,
255 casks wine, $50 casks oil, 1870 bbls turpen-
tine, 2s2 do. vinegar, 1882 do. molasses, IS half
pipes brandy, % hhds rum and gin, 173 hhds.
molasses, 81 do. oil, 272 bbls. alcohol for which
ne received In fees 81 ,4S3.7s.
The Grain Measurer reports having measur
ed, from the 9TH of April to the 1st Of uly :
i,942 bushels corn, 9,737 do oats, 144 do. peas
Tor which he received in fees Sii205&.
The usual monthly reports Of the police
officers were presented, and referred to the ap-
propriate committees.
A report was presented from the Coroner of
the city, giving list of the subjects which he
had attended as Coroner, which was referred
to the Committee on Claims.
The Board of Health, through their chair
man, DIR. John Dove, presented report to the
Council, the substance of which is here ap-
pended:
at is with pleasure we announce to you
the entire exemption of our city from epidem-
lc fever in any ft rm, and a more than usual
absence of diseases of a local or epidemic ori-
gin. We have held regular monthly meetings,
at which each physician has reported the con-
dltion of his Ward as to cleanliness, etc. and to
the credit of our City Police be it spoken, they
have no local nuisances to report except such
as are now in due course of abatement"
Port Wardens.-Ths following gentlemen
were reelected Port Wardens: Messrs. Luth-
er Libby, VIM. Burk, D. b. Bridgford, and Jas.
E. Riddick.
of Oregon Hill, asking the Council to recon-
slider their determination to locate q reservoir
on Oregon Hill, was taken up, and Messrs.
Young, Dimmock and Hutchinson granted
permission to address the Council.
Mr.. Young argued against the elocation-frst, t,
because 1t would prevent an extension OF the
city in that direction-second, because the
property Of the residents would be injured and
the general health endangered-and, third,
because the ravine recommended by Messrs.
Gill and Davis in their first report is more
suitable, will furnish twenty millions of gal
Ions of water, while the Oregon Hill will hold
thlrty-five millions OF gallons, Is six feet
higher than the Oregon Hill site, and can be
built for about S55, Goo while the Oregon Hill
reservoir will cost about 100000. The ira
vine lake" however, by the expenditure of
$4,000, can be made one hundred million
gallons-three times as much as the Oregon
Hill reservoir and at about the same cost.
Capt Dimmock followed Mr.. Young in ad-
vocacy of Messrs. Gill and Davis first report,
and showed that by it's adoption, which will
call for expenditure of $50, 5000, the city will
have reservoirs holding thirty million gallons
of water, which will furnish to one hundred
thousand inhabitants fifty gallons per day for
six days, even though the pumps should not
strike lick for that time.
Mr.. GlaZebrook moved that the report be re-
considered, and that it be re-committed to the
Watering Committee; which was adopted
So that the report was re-committed.
The ordinance concerning fines and punish
ments was taken mp, read and adopted.
The Council then adjourned