Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-02-14
10y ITEMS

,---.-I,r meeting Of The City Council
err 90, ,fs-roon--tco members present
80 ssd 'e''' ,l,..rs Richardson, Roddey, Cream
,rl Withheld .,,..sl from the Cou'rs. Of Streets,
-,,o.il'' If be Civ Engiucfr to S-,V'' Was
easing ,l' '.'..-frcnt proposed by Mr.. Burr, ma
.3,p.'i, d''. commence Jan. ls', t'
tss DE in-'e .,r,ed the annual report o' tue RI
M. 6ra'''I .b1a.uc that the receipts oil lue past
1late o,ad8g amount Oh manu- ~ 80. 80 b., -,
ssal year l.l--emeuts 500 -9b. leaving Distance
,sijit anu ,.,ort recommends an increase OF the
I .4-ii. al zeal estate O. 81 on every 500 value
rae Of 49,. u, monies and credits % cents
.,f7s0t, ana ~ n HiI the report vas laid upon the
l1 notion - IN be- printed in che daily papers On
sbe, aad o. it vas resolved that the Council meet
b. ilr' s-tb inst 70 consider the IaN OIL
r N'll-'' S,-, the Committee OF Lgnt, presented a
80 ,pp-op-aiing Ssh TO indemnify Hu'.o''
lsnars, sustained iroi" ''9 $3.50
Cav 10y ~ .,-rresyasss OF city ouitll ana ano'L-
,,.oaei ,;,, Il on for the purpose Of completing
e. hp7ro .ra,rstus 10 the gas WORKS Both resoiu-
p1 a,.r-ed aa ordinance 90 Increase the salary
Re ito l,.. Gss Inspector from SSo- TO sl,o." lie
o. i.' 80. ,fb,r reasons for the increase, tnat tue
,ae-. ,,T,--se had reee1;i1 increased the salary
Rt" S-,'r OF t5e Water Works, in the saine maui
..be As sup
OR -.,s from the ordinance concerning the
No.. 20 ,h0s that such increase vas haue VIII
o., ll .- chairman oftbe Watering Committee said
y. ~. ,v.- Cd, OF the fact that such action had
tA. ID, by the Committee, nor did De Know uulH
per- , sfa- that che Committee had appointed "a
sf .f,,-. ar salary OF 5000 10 inspect ny aranl'-
,,,.u .s.tsdbr Nr A. ". Lambert, and the duties
80, pertain 20 tas police ana Ass sup % '''' WI
FN.' Dr. sroa.l be- abolished al, oncrd
w go ,l.-s n. isrrel 90 a report iu circulation that
f Che of.a t0 ae created. lie pronounced
BE- . n, be- bs-ely false aud stated that pr. Mills
SIC. IA ,b -.,'Iet.1a 40 the request Of thr Supt OF
,r5 .4e- i,s adoption, be Mr.. $ nominated Nj.
A..' .,,,-,, offered b, Dr. Mills, was then referred
Committee of Finance. with Instructions To rtpor.
% ,r,r-r,tiou of tIe salaries OF city officers.
-i,. frl presented pe,iuou from Jos BrummeL Ds
i'-,s ami others asking the privilege OF construct
'- ,.s..r,.- raI-1lIs io this ct,, on Main, Frank
sri -o.her streets They propose TO fix the
trg-l.r,rce al SIX cents 90 give oue-,eutb OF the
rsrua 90 tae t.t,, il Hsu of any charges ioriaNeS
+fs Council che privilege every uiiceu YEAR
$500, -., the s.Css aud interest OF the Association
80 rtfua..o1 90 Boz a~cer,ained by reletees, etc.
notion OF Mr. H.., ,Le petition was referred 10 the
-,.-r-,,.1rsr- ut >fetl'.
-...- from 90. T. II. Els Pre- dent of the j. R. 81
%. .,r.--a attention o. tde schemes rgspectug Jbg
,... I'D. D.ai.rs .u tle General Assembly etc. vac
tented and read
II. notion Of N- Burr, committee of i've was ap.
.f Old r51utr..e with che city delegates. 10 urging
-,-...-.. ~ rte . Conversion BILL Committee
~. G-lran Dyaooa Whitfield Burr and HILL
r-s -4ror. of the Committee on the Poor House To-
,--sring .le erection OF ucN Aims House ata cost
y. $4,000 was taken up, and % resolution, offered by
NJ 0-,.,.a gi~ adopted iH,,r-c ug the sut committee
b. --.,aai OBJ have .ar bu ldirg erected.
...r... obi am .#.nIr. "a