The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-09-23

City C6uaca.-The Council nat In called
session Yesterday afternoon at o'clock al
tle City Hall. Present: Messss Saunders
tPrcsident,) Stokes, Scott, Burr, Denoon
Walker, Eppes, and Cloptou.
The proceedings of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The President announced that the Council
aad been called together III the request ol
the chairman Of the Committee on Finance
wbo had report 10 submit
Mr. Burr, chairman IT said committee
then arose and stated that he h:a4l prelsa, I'd /.
report which he desired tO submit, hat as
fhere was lio other member Ct the commit
lee present he did not feel justified in pre-
senfing the report on this occasion, and
would therefore postpone 1t.
Mr.. Saunders statelthAi his attention had
been called 10 a subject pendii 4 before the
Committee on Arfns, Of which he Was chair
ulan, and he WAS greatly tiesirOns that il
should be disposed of. A complaint had
i,een rec eiyel from fifteen ultlnbers Of Capt.
Miles t. Maeon's company that the clothing
ordered 10 be purchased for them by the
Council (ind for which IN appropriation had
been lnadeJ had not bccn received. Some
time had elapsed and no account whatever
had been given Of the money or clothing
Mr. Saunders Also stated that Captain ".
had made 4 statement with regard TO the
matter, and had said that the company was
under the command Of Lieut.. Cloptan when
the appropriation was made. lie {S. had
besn unable to call the Cammitte6 m Arms
together. and ~ il wac la cfta&A TIE matter
should be disposed OF he hoped that com
mittee would be discharged, aud the subject
be referred 10 special committee.
On MIR. Scott's motion, the Committee OH
Arms was therefore discharged, and \ new
one, consisting OF Messrs. Scott, Denoon, and
Stokes, was appointed.
A report. was read from Wm F. Taylor,
chairman Cf the Committee on the Overseers
of the Poor, giving an estimate OF the
amount required TO purchase wood and coal
for the poor, and asking an appropriation
for said object.
MIR. Scott moved that the report be refer
red to the Committee on the Aims House.
Passed
Mr.. Saunders stated that the condition oi
the poor demanded some relief nj this time,
and he hoped the rules would be suspended
in order that he might offer resolution ap-
propria!ing certain sum Of money for that
purpose. The rules being suspended, he of.
iered the following, which was passed:
Resolved, That the sum Of $4,000 be. and
that sum is hereby appropriated, to be ex-
pended, under the direction of the Oyerseers
OF the Poor, in the purchase of wood, coal,
and other necessary articles for the comfort
and support Of said poor
Mr.. Burr offered the following resolution,
which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Auditor of the city be
Instructed 10 pay Ia the Assessor 5000, vol ed
him by resolution OF the 9th of February,
1853, in lieu of The increase of his salary re-
ported by the Committee On Salaries, as OF
the date OF March lst, 1868.
Mr.. Burr also offered the following reso.
luton, which was passed:
Resolved, That the Auditor of the city be
Instructed to pay to the widow of N. L.
Stratton, decd, whatever may have been due
him as Auditor Of the city.
Mr.. Scott offered the following:
Resolved, That the sum of $500 be and
the same is hereby appropriated to have
sunk additional wells in the city.
This resolution was referred 10 special
committee, consisting of Messrs. Scott,
Griffin, and Clopton.
Mr.. Epps moved that the ordinance offered
10y MIR. Scott some time since, relative to the
increase OF the salary OF the keeper of the
poor house be taken up.
This subject elected much debate, during
which it was strongly objected that the au-
fhority to raise salaries should rest with any
other than the Council.
Mr.. Scott, the author of the ordinance in
question, then moved that the subject be
laid upon the table till the next meeting Of
the Council, ms he wished TO make some in
quifies about the salary OF tke keeper OF the
pOOrhouse, his duties, t2c. 1t was his-in-
tentioa then to ask the Council for an i'll
crease.
The ordinance was thcrenpOn laid upon
the table.
Several bills were then presented and or
dered TO be paid, after which the Council all
journed.