The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-04-09
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Councfl.-The asst meeting Of the newly
elected Council was held at o'clock, yester.
lay evening, at the City Haif. Present:
Glazebrook, Hill, Burr. Griffin, Talbot, De-
noon, Scott, Greanor, Wynns, Epps, Stokes,
and Haskins.
the Professor of the Medical College Of yir.
zinia calling the atten tion Of the Council TO
the propriety Of grading and otherwise i'm
proving Marshall street, from 18th to College
street. Referred to the Commissioners OF
Streets generally, without being read.
The reports OF sundry police officers, Of op-
erations within the month, were presented
and referred.
City Auditor were presented and approved
Peter w Ralston was elected Chamberiain's
Clerk and T. B. Harrison and ID. j Saunders
Auditors Clerks by the Council.
Sundry accounts against the city were pre-
sented; some ordered to be certified and paid,
others referred to the Committee on Claims.
BY Mr.. Grattan
Resolved. That the Clerk Of the Council be di.
rected to obtain from the keeper OF the roils OF
the State a copy Of the act for the amendment OF
he charter q he city and that he have 10" copies s
the Council. tAdopted.l
Also, by Mr.. Grattan:
Resolved. That the ordinances concerning the
Board Of Health, the Hospital, and the p poor Of
who are hereby directed to examine the same and
ascertain what amendments or changes therein
y sna hs sy 'fs b saa or
lAdoptedl
Committee-Messrs. Grattan, Burr, Hill,
CilaZebrOOk and Denoon.
BY MIR. Scott:
I Resolved, That special committee be appointed
to report an dinance regulating the amount for
which any committee OF the Council may contract
without special permission OF the Council
tAdopted.J
Committee-Messrs Yas. A. Scott, Samuel
ID. Denoon and John II. Greanor.
BY Mr.. Grattan
| Resolved, That the Chamberlain of the city be
authorized to sell three hundred copies OF the
| Revised Ordinances of the City, at fifty cents a
| volume and that he be authorized to deliver to
| any munlcipai corporation copy OF said he'iseo
| ordinances.
| The President announced the following
| STANDING COMMITTEES FOR THE YEAR 1851:
| Finance-Messrs. Grattan, Burr, Hill,
| Glazebrook and Haskins.
| Commissioners of fStreets-Jeferson Ward
| -Messrs Haskins, Stokes and Greanor. Mad
| ison Ward-Messrs. Wynne, Crutchfield and
Scott. Monroe Ward-Messrs. Denopn, Grif-
fin and Epps.
| Wynne.
Second Market-Messrs. Giazebrook, De-
noon and Crutchfield.
Hospital-Messrs. Crutchfield, Griffin and
Stokes.
Buryng Grounds-Shockoe Hill-Messrs.
| Epps, Griffin, Grattan, Stokes and Wynne
| Oakwood Cemetery-Messrs. Crutchfield
| DenOOn, Hill and Greanor.
Accounts-Messrs. Crutchfield, Haskins
and Glazebrook.
Seabrook's Warehouse-Messrs. Greanor
| Burr and Scott
Claims-Messrs. Burr Hill and Epps.
Polce-Messrs. Hill, Grattan and Denoon
| Jail-Messrs. Griffin, Talbot and Wynne
Fire Department-Messrs. Scott, Denoon
Ha skins, Greanor and Burr.
Disputed Elections-Messrs. Burr, Glaze
| brook, Epps and Talbot.
| Gas Works Committee--Jefferson Ward
Messrs. N. B. Hill and James M Talbot
Madison Ward-Messrs. Thomas H. Wynnt
and George K. Crutchfield. Monroe Ward
Messrs. Larkin w. Glazebrook and Thos. @
Epps.
I-Messrs. John H: Greanor and Allen Y
| Stokes. Madison Ward-James Scott anC
| George K. Crutchfield. Monroe Ward-Sam
| uel d. .Denoon and Fleming Griffin
| The President read communication from
the Inspectors of Seabrook's Warehouse
| with a copy of notice from the Audito
| of Public Accounts, ordering them to retair
part of the rent due to the city. for the use o
the State, until the city makes the roofs o
| Seabrook's ffre-proof. The President said h
had ordered the work to be done, SO as to re
tain the amount ordered to be withheld.
| certificate was read from the clerk of tn
Hus tings Court certifying that Jno. NJ. Fran
cisco had returned a list of 957 voters in JET
ferson Ward to his office. Francisco's bill
therefor, s2s II, was ordered to be paid.
| Henry Davis, Grain Measurer, nominate
| as MS deputies r hopkins ana IL. IL ID
English, which nominations were confirmed
He submitted a statement of grain and oS u
articles measured by him. and OF all fees re
: ceiyed and charges, from the lst January I
1st April, 1861, inclusive, as follows:
Wheat..-....' .-...-..............4,1 IA, 1ea bushels
| Odts $40
Corn. ..............-..........' Isis
| Total ............ ...................0o,I3 I3
!: Fees, A2S6.69.
Mr.. Denoon presented report from the vs.
| tering Committee, which was read, laid o
r the table, and ordered to be printed
1t states that the receipts from water rents for th
. year ending March LIST, 1884, ,1s5
Disbursements. .................... so, $50
r | Extension OF mains. $9,237 80
, Cost of making 1874 supplies for
q | private and other buildings. 2, ,726 IS
: Cost of altering Ss supplies by
new attachments. 522 30
Amount paid on A-inch main. 5l.437 Is
e | Land for new reservoir. 3.l5s %
81 l39
8 The committee recommend the building of
new reser voir on "A scale commensurate Wi
4 the present as well as the prospective d
d mands OF the city, and for the purpose of ca