The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-07-12

! Gin CouaeH "A regular meeting of the
Council was held yesterday afternoon at 4
o'clock.
The minutes of the preceding meetings
| for the month of July were read aud ap-
proved,
Mr.. Hiil submitted report from the Com
| mittee ON the. Gas Works, setting forth AN
| exhibit Of the receipts and expenditures, In
which IL was shown that the works failed to
! the extent OF over one hundred thousand
| dollars towards paying its expenses.
Mr. D-noon, from the Committee on the
| Water Woiks prcsenle ed q report aud reso-
| luton asking an increase of fifty per cent
| on the present water rates, which were
| adopted.
petition presented by Mr.. Crutchfield
from certain officers Of the city government,
asking permission to purchase supplies from
the city supply store, was referred to the
Committee on Supplies.
Mr.. Crutchtield also presented petition
signed by large number Of citizens, asking
thst me plan be adopted to regulate the
weight OF bread sold by the bakers. Ac-
cording TO an actual calculation made, each
barrel OF Hour made up by the bakers yielded
a profit of from three to four hundred dol
lars. 1t was well ascertained that they oh
tanned their flour at from $3.50 to 1925 per
barrel, whereas psaa hundred Ioaves OF bread
WAS the average yield per barrel Mr.. G..
said these facts were established beyond q
doubt, and he detied contradiction from
those Interested. The petition was referred
to special committee, consisting of Messrs
Cfutchfield, Griffin, and Stokes.
A petition YVES presented by Mr. Glaze.
brook from Colin Bass, Superintendent of
the Virginia Penitentiary, asking that the
city furnish TO that institution any surplus
amount OF salt they may have on hand. at
the price formerly asked of the citiz ems
Referred 10 the Committee on Salt.
resolution was offered by Dir. Hill, and
referred to the Committee on Supplies.
asking that said committee be authorized 10
make such provisions as will secure supplies
for the citizens of Richmond at reduced
prices. The mover of the resolution pre-
sented strong argument in favor of his res
oiution, and asserted that several RESPONSE
BILE parties were disposed to undertake the
Job OF furnishing beef aud other fresh meats
to the citiz Ems at SO 80 to SO per pound,
whilst we were now compelled to pay six
dollars for vastly Inferior article. In his
opinion, if something was not done, beet
would soon be tea instead Of six dollare per
pound.
A petition offered by Mr.. Griffin from
Joseph Hall, deputy jiilor, asking that he
be allowed ,200 additional for exactipg
from the prisoners before they are confined
in Jai! every article OF value, save clothing,
in their possession, vas laid on the table
Mr. Walker presented o petition, signed
by over seven hundred citizens of Rich
mond, asking that Capt James Peasants,
recently removed ny the Council from the
head of the City Watch, be renstated. At
the reading of this dc comment, Mr. w made
an elaborate argument in It's favor. He
pronounced the offence Of Capt X, If it
could be considered all offence at all, O trivial
one, and demanded to know who was the
informant against him. 1t was done, he
said, by one John J Green, OF New Kent,
whom the Council had unanimously re-
jected for position in the police, after he
had been recommended by the Mayor
Subsequs nifty, however, the Mayor had al
rogated to himsel. the right to appoint said
Green lis his private secretary, a position
which had heretofore been performed by
some member of tho day police. Justice To
Capt 2, and a proper regard for the wishes
Of the people, demanded that speedy action
should be had in the matter, aud he hoped
that whatever the Council proposed doing
would be promptly done.
Alter some little debate tae subject was
'eferred to the Committee Oh the Police.
Some other unimportant business was
after which the Council ad-
burned.