The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-12
LOCAL MATTERS.

city Councii.-The regular mon thIy meet
| ing of this body was held At O'Clock yester-
| day evening. Present, Messrs. Saunders,
| Grattan, GlaZebrook, Hill, Burr, Crutc h deld,
| Scott, richardson, Talbot, Haskins Denoon,
| Greanor, Griffin
| The usual reports from police officers we-e
| returned. The Committee on Police say they
| find nothing in them recurring a special re-
| port. lhey say they also have had under
consideration the petition of Charles Y. Nor
riss and others, asking that they would desig
nate some other place than their wharves for
| landing powder. and recommend the Council
| to reject the prayer of the petition.
The Committee of Finance reported that
! they had had under consideration the petition
OF Wm. Z: Allen, executor of o. Slaughter,
10 nave refunded TO him the sum of 1892 55
| paid as tax on money, and report that they
diloW Ti+O o2 on account of taxes on property
| err0heousiy given in to the Assessor by him.
| Inc following resolution was adopted
| Resolved, That the superintendent of Streets
be instructed to notify the Superintendent pf
Gas whenevera IA culvert is ordered or allow ed to
De ouIit on any street in which there are gas
| pipes.
| The Committee on Streets reported an Of
| dlhance, which was adopted, to authorize the
| erection OF posts to which to tie horses. It
| PROVIDES that there may be erected IN front of
| each tenement one frame with two posts not
| more than SIX feet apart, with a cross bar to
"hch hor%es may be tied: to be made either
OF wood or iron, not less than four nor more
tiith IFe feet high and if of wood at least
| lour inches in diameter at the level of the
| iootwav; TO be so arranged to prevent
| horses from getting on the sidewalk. For u
| violation, Il fine of s. is imposed To fasten II
| morse TO an ornamental or shade tree, also
| subjects the offender to s. fine.
"A petition was presen ted from Denis O. Neal.
Jordan Miller and others, omnibus owners,
| lshlnS, III consequence of the prospective
| pulidlnS OF the street railway, that they be
| diloWed 10 procure licenses for their vehicles
| for six months
The following gentlemen were appointed
rIut HI1nr -nla
| ton to be held on Wednesday, the Sd day of
| April
d, MGnros Thos Wsrd S3 -Thos n Jones, Chas. H Pow
Cemissiooers VIM u @0fe Kely, SG' topducorG sotn
Election s., lon? TO be be held at Lacy,ss shop.
Graaa MatSin G. James H.
NJ Elliott, and E. II. Chalkley, Conductor Flee
| uon to be held At City Hall.
Libby, 81 Wilson, + E Word and A. F Pieot.
EEGimHiss,"per9 i, H and T. r seal, Conductor
petition was presented from the Fayette
| Artillery, asking to be allowed to participate
| IN the benefits OF the bequest made by the city
to the Isl Regiment of Virginia Volunteers. II
sbdteS that there are now 20 men on tn q roll of
| the company, and that ii is in efficient con-
dtion.
/ A petition was also presented from company
q, asking the Council to aid them in cree ting
| 4 suitable drill room.
| A petition was presented from the Junior
| Volunteers, asking the privilege of drilling in
Old Marker Hall every other evening, from 3!
| to o'clock.
| The Committee on Claims reported in favor
! OF paying the Virginia Towing Company
| sll0.93 for removing the ship Wellington from
| the channel of the river at Warw!cis Bar
and against paying Webb S Wade 1904 the
| amount Of damage done l47 barrels of herrings
| stored by them in the lumber house of A. 5.
Lee, on the Dock, caused by overflow.
| The annual report of the Superi ntendent of
| Streets, OF amount of drafts drawn on certi-
| flcate from his office since the lSt of March