The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-12

Cur Coasoz,~-Tho nonkxlY n6sting 6
shis body wns hsld sssssl4 afsnce1
Preeent--M eseYs. 0onISrA, 0111fan, DenOong
IYsskine. Cruhhneld, 6ookoss 0fi11n, Geoses
Eppee, burr. GlAxsbrook, and Hill.
Mr.. Stokes presented = report from the
Commiasionere III Schools h Jsnefs0n Ward.
respecting The nnaushorized sss Of . room in
{ the STATE Literary Fund The following
:esolution was adopted.
Rssolved. That the COmminionsfs 81
Schools tor Jefferson Ward be authorised TO
,emand, OF The Preeideut OF tho Seansn's
Be,hei Socicts, posi- saion Of the achoci.room
iu the Seanen's Church.
Mr.. Barr offered resolution authorizing
the payment Of 600 TO Mr.. Robert Howard,
Tor > nav. Index of Deeda, prepared under his
supervision. Adopted
Mr.. Grxtsan read y memorial, prepared By
,lmseH under The direction Of the Councit
addressed to the State Convection. asking ths
'ody to legaiize the previous issue Of stnal
.otSs by tho Corporation of Richmond. Ap
roved, aud ordered to be printed
Mr. HILL FROM the Committee Of Finance,
unlimited the following:
1.-THE Uomwittse Of FINANCE, 70 whom W .
deferred the resolution 10 fix the amou nts =.
~ paid 70 each person employed In signing
me small notes is>ued by In. city. respectful.
recommen the pay mont OF the foliowine
surna 10 p~rsons employed In the said ~. vice,
IL: To David j. Saunders u ,ooo; Thoma.
iers. Jr t2ov; John Saunders $50; Moeeb,
Z. StrAtton tico; Davfd J. Burr ssoe p. X
4rAtians $500; r. W. Ralston $50. Total,
" 7ao. The mmittes that ACTED ON this re.
OFT, hav. doubts Of the propriety Of paying
oiic+rs Of the city any additional amounts toI
xtrn duty that they may be called on 70 per.
.ora, Ia such timee ~ these, or ut any Other
,me. ard while they ars willing 70 make the
above allowances 70 ths m, they By NO meane
utenu To inunAto that tney are entitled 70 u
.,ow, or for this act TO b. O nstrued as precs.
!ent In the future for any extra labor they
.nsy be called on 80 peg form"
The report led 10 considerable discussion,
Jfr Scott opposing aud Mr. Hill and othert
iAvorin9 it's adoption. though averse TO the
principle of the thing. Messrs. Stratton ano
saunders, though peculiarly situated in regaro
. the matter themselves, Thought it no more
han just that others who had been subjected
10 additional labor should be Compensated
5nerefor Mr.. Glazebrook considered the
compensation an act Of Justice, and woula
prefer higher rate In some individual in
stances. Mr.. Crutchteld thought tho report
Which had been prepared with great care anu
tdopted without change. Mr.. Scott wished II
understood that, in opposing the report, he
,niy Included that portion which proposed 70
.urther compensate officers already in The pay
# the city. MessIs. Griffin and Demon
opposed any alteration In the report II was
hen adort.d-Mr. Scott voting no.
Mr. Giazebrook presented the following
petition,
10 the Council of the City OF Richmond
ientl. MEN: respectfully pc iuon your
loAorabie body 10 remit a nue imposed on me
~ the Mayor for rel .ling MI assault made
N me By u HAN Of The nance Of kersey, near
he i ew MarAer. The latter made his escap-,
n he Would be the party VINO should ha..
oeen tincd, " III bs tesIih Il by the parties
.Joor man, and IA alta To- pay TIE fine, and
pray } our honor BILE body 10 remit 1t, and as
IN duty una VIII ever pray.
Respectfully, JoHs W. WOODY.
Re e, red to the Committee Of Finance.
A petition from Richard Fox, Gauger, pray
ny for an increase Of fees, WAS debated, and
teferred TO rp-cial Committee, consisting VI
Messrs. Burr, Stokes, and II. skins Tue fol
owing ordinance Ou the subject was subse-
4uentiy reported by Mr.. Burr:
An Ordinances 10 anen an Oruinance emit
tied An Ordinance cohcerniug the 6Aa-
ger,
BE it ordained by the Council OF the city
4 o. icA mOnd, that the seventh section of III,
Ordinance concerning tho Gauger be repealed
.nd re- enact T. q SO as to read rs toiiows
.'Ssc :. The person submitting any cask o
spirituous liquors, wine, oil, moIasses, viue
gar, spii its ~ turprntiue, or burning fluid 40
Cue 4uager, shall pay him, for ascertaihink
the proof T gaugIng aha marking the c-sx,
afteen cents for every cask over slAty gallons,
md ten cents for every cask under SIXTY gal
ions. =
.Tbis ordinance shall be- In effect from ana,
after It's passage"
The rules having been suspended, the Or
1inauce was read three times and passed
Adjourned.