The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-03-15

| CHy Cossnel.-A regular monthly meeting
OF the Council was held last evening.
i Nj. scott offered the following, which wse
argeed to: That the Assessor Of the city bs
Instructed, In the valuation Of personal prop
sfty, 10 be governed by its yslue in 1S60.
DIR. Hill, from the COMMITTEES on Police.
reported resolutions that the Committee on
me Aims house demand that building from
the Confederate authorities. aud that said
COMMITTEES instruct tue engineer to 1t up
Part OF said bnildi9g for the use Of the poor
and the rest Of 1t as house OF correction;
and that said committee report by ordiusuce
or otherwise rules and regulations for the
management Of said institution. The rsso-
lutions were agreed to.
read report, from which it appeared that
the Gas Works, duripg the past eleven
months. failed to pay expenses by 1187, ,S25.
Mr. Demon, from the Committee on
schools, reported resolutions appropriating
g WO Ter the support Of the Lancasterian
Scnool, and Increasing the salaries Of the
teachers Of the primary schools to 81, 900
each curing the war. The resolutions were
agreed to.
Resolutions were adopted appointing the
Commissioners and Conductors OF the elec.
tton 10 be- held On the 9th Of April Bezt. and
eipersssing the pay Of the Clerks of elections
petition from the 18th Louisiana reei-
ment for the use Of Market Hall to give .
bali for the benefit of disab,ed soldiers was.
on motion Of Mr.. Hill, laid on the table.
Mr. Walker, from the Committee on Sala-
ries, submitted report decreasing the sala,-
ries of city officers.
Nf Epps, moved to increase the falaries
OF all city officers and employees IS Der
cent. upon the salaries now received by
them, aud resolution to that effect was
adopted. The increase of salaries Is to
take effect from the 1st Of April.
The folio wing letter from Gen. Robert E.
Lee, was read ~ Mr.. Scott:
HEADoRs % ARMY NORTHERN Va,
November l2tn, 1853
To th: President q ne tity Co,.'scA,
Richmond, Va:
resolution report in the newspapers as
having been introt uced into the body over
which you preside, having for its object the
purchase by the city Of Richmond OF house
for the use Of my family.
assure you, sir, that no want Of appre.
citation of the honor conferred me by this
resolution, or insensibility to the kind feel
ing which prompted 1t, Induces nae TO ask,
as most respectfully do, that no further
proceedings be taken with reference to the
subject. The house is not necessary for the
uss of my family, and my own duties will
prevent my residence In Richmond
should, therefore, be Compelled to decline
the generous offer, and trust that whatever
means the City Council may have to spare
tor this purpose may be devoted to the re
lief Ut the families Of our soldiers In the
feid, who are more in want of assistance aud
more deserving OF II than myself.
have the honor to be,
Most respectfully,
Your ob't serv't,
r. T. Leg, Goal
I'VE are requested to state that this letter
has been In the hands of the committee to
whom 1t was referred by the Council, with
the hope that Gen. Lee might eventually be
persuaded to yield his OBJ. ection to the offer
made him.
After some other unimportant business,
the Council adjourned.
RooLssy.-The tobacco and cigar store of
John Boucher, on the eorne of 14th and
Franklin streets, was broken into and rob.
bed of about 800 worth Of tobacco, pipes,