The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-03-10

Cify Coxaca -Tais body laid its rssu.sr month.
~ meeting AT the City Hall. st oclcck yesterday
evening. Present.: Msasrs. sAnrdavs Wsnns,
scots, EeDcoO, Or asshael, Hlit Bar, q sx b ooA,
0r.fhn. Grattan. HssAi"s and rpSs
4 Resolution, .Ryssd by Mr.. d n ooo FIR the ap-
pointmens Of OomEs i,ns's 10 super iatsrd The
next charter election. was adopted.
Mr.. scott offered . restitution iEsf aetigs tbs
Ohambsriatu to p:c2ars . correct copy of the eitv
tax BILL and havs tae same bill he'd Ia fuch csiy
Mr. Wynns uovd to amend, 80 q to Instruct
the Caanserisn to pasllsh only an abstract. TIA
motion pre- yn3ed.
On melton CT Hr. Scott,
Resolved, That this Council as k aowieisa ths
liber Aity and p4biis Split evlneed by tie Aer.
chants, yhe Old noIn:ni0a. the Vrsiuia Fi.e ard
Marine. and The Stats If V,ssinia Insurance Com.
paniss. In tho pressntstIaa to tia city Of . new
s.esm Ere engine; aud the eoar n,ttse the Firs
Department be instr acted 10 receive tn said en-.
gns Make ali slracgemsuts 70 pu. 1t In conp!ets
werkias order, and report shs action Of tho Oouu.
Gil to said companies.
On N ,.ion Of Mr. 5rsttap,
Resolved, That tbs Commi tee Of Finance inquire
of the asea year on the arst day Of February Of
each year.
On motion Of H.. Eeott
Resolved Thet tbs Commissioners tf Streets Of
Madison Warl be instrne ed to confer with the
P. exdensef ths James River and Kanawha Com.
In f0s0t0uC0 20 tue oT0oft0p OF oY10ID
the canal At the foot cf Ssa ssrsss.
On motion Of Mr. Hill, tie Chamberlain was d..
rested to pay the widow Of police eff ,er Blankin-
ship tbs amount due hirl II he had lived from Oct!
Ist to Dec 3lss. 1919
On motion of Mr, Burr.
Resolved That q special committee OF Hvs ba
appointed by the President, who shall consider what
action should be taken by the Council III Il " the
feaeat act tf Assembly incre asirg It's o ,yvers In
certain cases, and report by ordinance, or other
wise.
Mr. Wyupe, from the Committee on the Uitv Hos.
pitzis, reported that since the opening of the Oty
9osrisal in August last there have been received
365 pat eats; AID at Il Q AowArd's Grove Bsspissl,
s.nes iss opening on on tie ix.h Of Jaausry. 49,
tho City Hospita! 81 patents. and At Howard's
Grove 4l-:oIal 70 The 500 are c.assiHed ~ fol.
lows: lis U. .. solcisry Virginia State Guard;
froul tie city jai!; female paupers; 80 free NO
geOes and 300 slaves. The report says thas 80
Mr henry Myers also, who, though nominslly only
attached to the City Hospital, has attended to
much shat belonged to bo'h, tho thanks Of the
community are due for the untuing and highly
satisfactory manner In which hs has pc, ormsd
the unpleasant duties assigned him; and we think
1t no Ii tie evidence Of the Justice Of our commen.
dation when we say, that during the whoIs time
which he has been connected with the h3spi.as
no fauii has been found with big conduct by ethsr
the patients or their friends or the physicians"
On motion Of Ar Scott. the Con nittee on tha
4
cost rot eeding $3.50. the necessary fixtures to
complete the Ste sm ire engine presented to the
city by the insurance compan.sa
On motion Of Mr.. 0ratssn,
Resolved, That the rent OF the peor.h h2uss and
lot now ocpupisd by tbs city as q po,r house be
advanced to IL, SEQ from The lst Of ,tsi ,aaary,
payable qusr.eriy, the city to pny ,hs ,axsa ana
Insurance on the property.
A petition WAS presented iron, members of tie
Fire Brigade, asains TO increase tie lay OF he
prigstes In the same. E.:crrsa.
At tie request OF !ho CoalHit.ea On EE e.ts
generally, ths Uoancii discharge. .hsla {, OH he
consideration Of number CT petitioas feoa citi.
Hens asking street improvement nsar shsir p.o-
perty.
Mr.. Il. L. Etrattcr, tie Auditor Of tho e,i; In
Obedience to tn. ordinance, submitted tbs usual
yearly report relative to city finances. 9kersport
exa-btS ihe receipts ana dist SenenS OF tbs city
for the f.asl year commanding Oh .he Ist day II
March, 1861. and ending februxry 25.h. 1868 by
which lie shown balance in tha ba-ds OF ths UheUl.
bsrlain at the last data OF 635 g. n. ID irn1 ths
hscal ear the receipts Of sha city fem ,rxea and
other sources were 81 3G7 90 and tie disburxe.
nents Hers tie game less the balancs reported
above.
Dy ordinances the yearly ssitry of certain city
officials were increased TO the folowirg amounts
Mayor, O. 5O0 Auditor, g. 50. lat cerE do 81 $50;
I'd do $1,000 Chanibeyisio. $2,75l; clerk I, do,
800; city attorney. 81! 75,; MESSENGER Of C. un-
oil, 81 200; City Assessor, 81 eco gnd fess CITY
zng..ea - Il 0; sversssr CT city Eands s. eco
and o1se Clerk LIST sarks., 81 200; Cd do 8 /! oo9
Day Police ,e 500 each; Capt Eight vystch 81 SEQ:
40 w.tchmen. "a PSF night sup's Water uorss.
S.:5o assistant 81 $50; Gupt .. Pump nouse
81 80 Assistant 81 200; Sup G. ,s Works. g.. 50
PrinepL Engineer Fire Rfiasde 81 900; Engineer
OF co Si209 Fireman. 3 900 cstler $500 ~hs
salarjeB ere more sed IS shove TO take fact
from the lbt Of March.