The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-05-01

Mcssrs. Lee, Styll, Mason, Epps, Crutch-
field, Saunders, Scott, Harvey, Glaze
brook, August, Crump, Griffin, and Gentry.
CITY SURVEYOR.
The Council proceeded to elect City
Surveyor. Mr.. C. III. Dimmock was the
hrst applicant for the office, and testmo-
mails in his favor from Generals r. E. Lee,
Malone, and others, were read. Applica-
tions from Captain d. T. Subett and
Messrs. j. J. Peasants and w. II. Clarke
were also read.
| Colonel August spoke in favor of Captain
Dimmock, and Mr.. Scott in favor of MI. !
J. Peasants. The roll was then called
and Captain Dimmock was declared elected
! City Surveyor. Upon motion, the election
was made unanimous.
| COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The Committee on Finance recon-
mended the payment in city bonds of the
claim of Cooley l. Osgood for work done
on James river before the war, amounting
to five thousand seven hundred and ten
dollars. Also, in favor of remission of
taxes of Mr.. J. b. Watkins whenever the
United States Government may remove
thc building so taxed; also, i'm favor of
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pcrty of the St. Francis de Sales Infirmary,
on Brook avenue; also, in favor of claim Of
G. Hawkins and others, by their counsel,
Walter Harrison, for interest on city bonds
sequcstrated by Confederate Government :;
all of which was adopted.
| That portion of the Committees report
| which referred to the remission of class
| tax upon Mr.. Charles Palmer was recon-
mitted.
| AMENDMENT OF THE TAX ORDINANCE.
The Committee of Finance reported the
following ordinance, which was read Sc
cond time and adopted:
/ BE it ordained by the Council Of The city
! of Richmond, That the tenth section of an
ordinance passed the 10Th of March, 1866,
| imposing taxes for the support of the city
/ government, be amended so as to read rs
| follows:
Agents and sub-agents of any insurance
company or Office whose principal Office
! is located out of the city shall be divided
into seven classes, and shall pay a license
tax, if in the first class, of 81 900 ifin the
second class, of $3.50; if in the third class,
of $500 if in the fourth class, of 800; If in
the fifth class, Of 5000; if in the sixth
/ class, of 5000 and if in the seventh class,
of 900.
! Agents to sell real estate at private sale,
or to rent out houses, or to procure en-
ployment or labor, shall be divided into
six classes, and shall pay Il lisccnsc tax, if
in the first class, of 800: if in the second
class, of $500 if in the third class, of 5000
if i'm the fourth class, of 300: if in the
| fifth class, of $50 and if in the sixth class,
OF $25.
REVISION OF THE ORDINANCES.
Mr.. Lee, from the Committee on Ordi-
nanccs, reported the following, which was
adopted:
Resolred, That p. r. Grattan he en-
plovcd to revise the ordinances of the city
/ of Richmond, under the supervision of the
committee and that for such service the
said Mr.. Grattan be allowed reasonable
sum.
THE MARKET HALL.
Applications from several persons for the
use OF the Lower Market Hall were read
and agreed 10.
PETITIONS.
The petition of Mr.. Morton for the eX-
tension of The city water to his premises,
beyond the corporation limits, was re-
jcctcd.
The petition of Messrs. Palmer, Bald.
win, and others, asking for the rebuilding
of the bridge across the Shockoe creek,
carried away in the frcshct of 1865, was
read and referred.
APPROPRIATION FOR REPAIRS.
Mr.. Scott, from the Committee on Pub
lie Grounds and Buildings, reported the
following:
Resolred That an appropriation of one
thousand dollars be, and is hereby, made
for the purpose of cleaning and repairing
the City Hall building; and that the City
Engineer be directed to proceed, without
delay, to have the courtroom of the lIust-
ing Court rcarrangcd and put in good
order, according to the plan proposed by
him and approved by the Hastings Court.
Adopted.
After transacting some other business O
no public interest, the Council adjourned
SUPREME CoURT.-The Supreme Court
| of Appeals was i'll session yesterday, Judges
Joyncs and Moncurc being present. The
case of Thomas Norris Us. Catherine John
son, for a writ of supersedeas to Il judg
mcnt of the Circuit Court of Fauquiel
county, was taken up. Mr.. Griswold, fol
the plaintiff, and Messrs. Green and Spill
man, for the defendant, argued the cause
t and the Court postponed u judgment unit
, time should be taken for its consideration
The Court then adjourned until to-day a
, II O'Clock.
THE CIRCUIT Court OF RICHMOND, judge
Meredith, meets next Monday, the 7th o
!. May, and an opportunity will be presented
! of disposing OF Il large number OF cases ol
the docket if counsel and witnesses vii
attend. The next term of the Court there
after will commence on the first Monda,
in July.
CIRCUIT Court OF .--Judg
Christian held his court yesterday at tn
usual hour.
l The case of John Ticrnay, indicted fo
! stealing a mule from Jacob s. Atlce, upo
which the jury could not agree, was post
poned until the next term, Tiernay bein
: admitted to bail in the sum of one thou
sand dollars.
W. +. &. Garnett, Jr., Isaac n. Hoge
and Isaac ii. Darlington, were qualified I
) practice law in this court.
Chastain Hampton, indicted for horse
stealing, was arraigned; and after tn
hearing of the evidence and arguments il
! the case, the jury returned verdict
| not guilty. The prisoner was therefore