The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-10

ezCsfy Ccwneil.-A regular monthly meeIlne oI
this body was held in the Council Cnamoer
yesterday afternoon At O'CLOCK. Fresent-
Meeers. Saunders, Allen, Denoon, 0lazeeroos,
Epps, Mills Rodiey, q rattan. whitfield. bnrr,
Haskins Hin and Greanor. Absent-Messrs.
Talbot and Richardson. Mr.. Ktchardsoh Is
lying very i'll at his residence on i9tn street
The minutes Of the last meeting were reao
and approved.
Mr.. Grattan. from the Finance COMMITTEE,
reported an ordinance amending an ordinance
concerning the duties OF the City Asse>so''
which was read the third time and adopted
The amendment requires the Assessor TO EN-
brace in the ca pital Ofmerchants. traders, snop.
keepers and man ficturers, both the original
amount and all sums subsequently put lutO
the bn siness, or much thereof as remains III
the business, and all the interest and pronts
on said business which are permitted 10 re.
main therein, and is used in carrying it on, and
charging the same without regard to the SUD-
iect or country in which it may be invested at
the time the Assessor enters the same on MS
book. And if any of the said persons, nrme,
companies or corporations snail De doihR pus!-
ness else where, they shall be charged here with
a fair proportion IF the capital employed by
them in carrying on their business at both or sii
the places at which they may be doing business
or il that cannot be ascertained, tney snaii oe
charged with a capital reasonably adequate TO
the amount of the business done In the CITY OF
Richmond.
Mr.. Grattan. from the special committee ap-
pointed to examine the present poor. mouse,
and report what was necessary to add to the
comfort of the paupers, reported that tney
| had examined the building again, and being
satisfied that it would cost nearly as much "
| improve the old one as to erect new one, nao
nrrpared a statement which he submitted -
THE site proposed is nearly the same as tnat
| of the present house. with the exception tnat
| the new house will be located parallel with the
| street running in fl ont of it. The buliding 10
| he of brick, to front 2i3 by depth OF 81 iee',
| with a hos ptal wing 60 by 90 feet, extending
back on each side. Thee will be basemen
extending entirely under The mouse. me ne
| height of the main and end building to be
| three stories and that of the front and rear
wings two stories above basement. A porcm
| twelve feet wide and two stories hIgn. VIII
| extend entirely along the rear Of the building
| and wings There will also be three porches
in front The house will be arranged with
view to classifying the paupers and separating
| the seXes-the women occupying tue easter
half and the men the Yves tern hail OF the bullu-
| ing A large ward for the accommodation o1
the men, and another for the women, will oe
enclosed in the rear of the house, with brick
wall eighteen feet in height. A large room fol
religious worship, schools, ETC., VIII De pTV'
vided.'
On motion, the report was laid on the table
| to be acted upon at a future meeting.
| The new building for the poor house is estl
| mated TO cost 800, ,O0C, and from present indi
cations the Council will adopt the report o
| the committee.
Mr. Grattan offered a resolution appropriat
| ing $500 to the Union Benevolent Society, 10
| the relief OF the poor which, on motion
Mr. Hill, was amended by making the sun
$1,000 and then passed. -.
A petition from b. w Haxall and other citi
| zens. asking the privilege OF building rail
road from Rockets to Brooke Avenue, tn
| cars to be drawn by horses, was read and, o
motion Of Mr.. Hill, referred to the Commis
| sioners of Streets generally.
f The monthly reports of the police officer
. were present ted and referred.
, A petition from Capt. II. q. Cabell, com
r mander of the Richmond Fayette Artiller
Company, asking to have suitable room pre-
pared for that and other companies to drill IL
was read and referred to the Committee o
, Public Buildings.
! TMilitary Hail is now occupied every nigh
! | by a volunteer corps drill room. The Al
a tiIlery Home Guard and HOwt2ers have n
, drill room, and the object of the above pet
= ton is to get the city to rent suitable ROOF
r for their uses
: On motion, the Council adjourned.