The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-07-10

MEETING OF THE CITY CouNCIL.--Thc
regular monthly meeting of the City Coun-
Gil was held in the City Hall yesterday
afternoon. Present, Mcssrs. Macfariaud, +,
President; Crump, Griffin, llarvic, Zee,
Saunders, Epps, Clopton, Crutchficld,
Taylor, Mason, and Styll. The minutes
Of the last meeting were read and adopted.
OLD FAIR GROUNDS.
Mr.. Lee, from the Committee on Public
Grounds and Buildings, reported that he
had had an interview with General Turner
concerning the buildings in the Old Fair
Grounds. The General informed him that
he had received instructions from the War
Department to turn the buildings on the
lot over to the Sisters Of Charity in charge
OF ST. Francis De Sales Hospital.
STREETS.
Mr.. Crutchticld from the Commissioners
of Streets, offered report from which
several private petitions were granted, and
others rejected.
OAKwooD CEMETERY.
Mr.. Lee, from the Committee on Oak
wook Cemetery, offered report; which
was read.
nc committee Hdl HlSlttu iHc ttIIC-
terry and found that negroes had been in
TERED on the high grounds in the eastern
portion Of the cemetery, the ground that
had been set apart for family burial places.
They gave instructions 10 the supcrintcnd-
cnt not to allow any more to be buried
there, but 10 set apart portion OF the
grounds III the extreme eastern portion OF
the cemetery. The committee then en-
tered into the details OF the arbitrary pro
cccdings Of the military authorities III the
burial Of the Federal dead from the hoSpi-
tails without observing the ordinance rcgu-
lations governing buralS in the cemetery.
The report OF the committee was adopted.
PAY OF POLICE.
Mr.. Griffin offered petition, numcr-
ouSlv signed, asking, in consideration ot
the high rates of rent and high prices oi
living, al increase Of pay Of the city police.
The petition was referred I" the Commit
tee Oh Police.
FINANCE.
Mr.. Saunders, from the Committee on
Finance, reported that the committee had
considered the petition of the Virginia
Fire and Marine Insurance Company ask
Ing a reduction Of the tax upon their capl-
tai. The committee could not recon-
mend the reduction, as the ordinance on
the subject required the payment Of
eighty cents on hundred dollars. Should
the Council. however, see ii TO make an
exception in this case, the committee had
no objection to the reduction, as the tax
was really very high. The report was
adopted.
CITY SCAvENGERs.
4 petition from +. d. Eacho, agent for
y. II. Montague, was offered. The petit
TONER represented that he had been
charged hy the City Scavcngcr for cleans
ing his sink an amount al least double that
for which he could have had it done by
private individuals. He complained OF the
! monopoly exercised by the scavcngcrs ap-
pointed by the Council, and asked, in com
mon with many of the citizens Of Rich
moud, that some measures be taken by the
/ Council to relieve them from the monopoly
exercised by city scaycngcrS. The petl-
ton was referred to the Committee on
! Health.
GARKkTS.
Mr.. Crump offered a resolution instruct
ing the Committee on Markets 10 inquire
into the cxpcdicncy of purchasing scales
for the weighing Of grain, and to consider
and report to the Council any measures III
reference 10 the measurement OF grain
which may be deemed advisable. The
resolution was adopted.
CITY PUMPS.
On motion of Mr.. Epps, special COM
mittcc, consisting of Mcssrs. EppS, Clop-
ton, and Crutchtield, was appointed to
consider the cxpedicncy of placing the city
pumps in repair and of erecting new ones.
GOATS.
Mr.. Crump presented private petition
from citizen representing that the keep
ing of two goats was essential to the health
of his child. This was accompanied with an
ordinance allowing citizens who show a
physicians certificate to the effect that the
kccping of goat is necessary for the
health of any one member Of their families,
To get out license to keep goat, upon
the payment OF one dollar. The ordinance
was passed.
: After the consideration of several private
petitions the Council adjourned.
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