Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-10-25

SPECIAL MEETIsG OF TRE Cry CGuSCiL.--
a special meeting af tho City C6un:l &C.
convened at the City Hall, Yesterday afternoon
! Tor tho purpose of taRog sona STEPS towaris
securing tho more cr:np'e!o efficiency of the
Fire Department Of thn city.
NJ S11.t, from the rommit.H" ~ -la Fira d :,
partment, laid before tho Cnnn;ii rca0ramnn :
dation from the Fire D,nG->pan:, p.onwin Z
the purchase Of horses and cpaionaoil foc :bc
steam fi,s engine presented Ia the city h7 the
Insurance Companies, and ,ssbmitte,l rcso.
luton in accordance thereTlrh.
Soms debate ensning, it vac consented Wy
the Council that ths p-"sens ilnSrcrs Of tho
city were OF present inro cordisinn 70 90 ~
any expenses whi0l might be avoided witn"ut
serious dssriment 70 the public. and Tho. the
ohjec. might DO attained by tho smnl,Ymort
OF tho city steam fire. engin"'A :,am. The
two engines could thua 10 br0ugi,i OF. = sd'-
ocsai1n, aud bs on tLa scrnc Of my serinus
o0nlsgration-src'l IA would to likely - rrs
quire the presence of hO.h--wi,hin . short
TINA Of each other Tho coat OF ;';i';,ral
horses 60, would rcc"h :l2 $50, wbi, :5o'r
kecning would be 9 hcasy a!iit;o7a' expense.
Mr.. Scott withdrcw hil Cca9;n;i3r Gai
offared another 10 authorize tho Fra D,nGr'-
ment to employ on engineer all fi:a,osn co.
the engine alluded to, which WA alpnsei
A pr1ambla ard rna0uti,n Was aiferei hr
Mr.. Scott. setting forth. upon tao authority Of
the Var Department, thai too nigh: pniia,
were negligent in crying fro. ur1n &c 'i-H"s
of alarm, and that the off ,ars ut the str.tt3n
houses were irregular in snunlirg TIM alarm
bells, and requesting the Mayor to ur,H to
police to perform their resr'c.i"1 dries i:
these particulars more !r1":":;y IN ia'n:a.--
The resolution waa PISSED
Mr. Burr offered Il resolution which wgs aloEt'
ed, appointing select committee IT thras 10
conf,r with the Musings Clur. an raprr: 10
the Council what acton is slv:slhl ia rc'.'i N To
the incresss OF sal lrias of All rnsy for III. Com
monwealth. SareesiIs ard Clerk NJ To Has.
tings Cncrss. This proposition gr1"s on n tho
lie a;'iou Of the C"nnc;: in ne: a'iui. he sna
Iiaa Of tho city officers. IN which tho sri": q:
III, Sers esnt and Clark If tia Goa: .:=.."mi,-
ted; whoreupon, the cou.t. ;inlsr spaciH ,,u-l-i
~ nj law, increased tho s'I,ry Of ~ -arI '.ft
70 81 900 and THAI Of the Clark 10 Sid,u p.r an
NAM
hr Burr re,cr Cd back fr,m The Comm'l'r Oh
Finance petition from White. Mnn:rgo y Co.
asking portion OF tho tax upon them ~ he re-
mittsd with the recommendation that it BE- reI'., u!
FIR the reas III that tina pae-t;onar, wy;A under
mistake, the smount Of ilIs tax bang due for the
specific tux on i:Inore mi not GA their ss'ea -
th.y hid imagin.l Tae recommendations wal
aI1optEA
Nr. Hill reported back ;r,m the Committee nn
Clsins with tho recommend !ti0a lant II re- arnGt
ed the petition Of MsTiin Pn;l;ip' " COUNT. man,
who asked thu city u compensate him ipr Il l0t
OF potatoes lie hal sod nm! ':sliva:'i -
Broad stree. merchant. nsm"d Powers, bit w;io
rsf,l Led pay him on j 'mani bocau15 tre MAJOR
had sez d and conicstel Tho potat >cs, "rd lined
him for buying them ia the market t, :! again,
contory Ia the urliuanrr. Tie rCtt ,,'s wtro
valued ut SlG0, and tine coun'rym.a, ii.s'"nl OF
sueing Power Who OVID h:n The ii ,.cy fr
them, cams 10 The Council. Ar! Ina Caunci
g!ant'd the petition.
Mr Hill presented from The same C".uu.t'as 81
peti'ion from David King, asking c"mrsrs ,liOn
fer wagon Que of tn. steam fi's engines hal Re =
Gently run over. The COMMITTEES recommended
it3 rejection. The recommendation rss a,loi led
Several minor matters concluded tie IasIltlry
bnJ1at and III. (nunciI u,li6nrn,.i