The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-03-22
LOCAL MATTERS.

MEETING OF THE tITY IOFNCII.-A called
meeting of the City Council was held 1T the
City Hall yesterday afternoon. Present:
Messrs. Glazebrook, Griffin, Stokes, Clopton,
Lee, Scott. Epps, Lancaster, Richardson,
Tardy. Smith.
On motion of Mr.. Stokes, Mr.. GlaZebrook
was called TO the chair.
Mr.. Scott offered n petition from Messrs.
Cole Turner, asking permission 10 purchase
certain portions of 4 city lot which was
referred 10 the Committee on Streets.
BILL POSTERS.
Mr. Scott offered resolution inquiring into
the eXpediency of adopting IN ordinance TO
prevent bill posting TO the disfgurment of the
houses and stores of the citizens which rcso-
luton was adopted and referred 10 the Com
mlttee on Ponce.
Mr.. Clopton stated that the meeting had
been called by the Gas Committee, and offered
the annual report from the Superintendent of
the Gas Works, which was read, and two hun
dred copies ordered 10 he printed.
The annual report of the committee was also
read which was ordered TO be appended 10
the report of the Superintendent and printed
with it, and 10 be published once in each of the
daily papers OF the city.
The committee offered report based upon
that made by Ambrose j. White at the last
meeting which report was adopted and or
dered TO be published once i'll each Of the daily
papers of the city.
oAKwooD CEMETERY.
An ordinance was reported amending the
ordinance in regard to Oaiwood Cemetery 50
as to regulate the prices OF burial rs follows
For grave for any person over fourteen years
of age, if the coffin be in box, three dollars !:
if the coffin be not in box, two dollars and
for all other persons, two dollars, whether the
coffin be in Il box or not.
Mr.. Scott offered the following resolution:
ReSoircd, That the Committee on Oakwood
Cemetery inquire into the expediency of regu-
lating the price for disinterring bodies.
The resolution was adopted.
sHoCKoE CEMETERY.
Mr. Lee offered a resolution inquiring into
the eXpediency of reducing the rates of burial
at the Shockoe Cemetery so as 10 make them
conform 10 those Of the OakWood Cemetery.
The resolution was adopted.
FENIASs.
A communication was received from Mr..
Toohy, of the Feuiam brotherhood, asking the
use OF the hall over the First Market for pub
lie meeting, next Friday night, was read, and
permission TO use the hall granted.
MECHANICS INSTITUTE.
The following preamble and resolution was
adopted
Whereas, in pursuance OF an agreement
dated the l7th July, 1877, the city OF Richmond
conveyed TO the Virginia Mechanics Institute
the lot on Ninth street, between Main and
Franklin, now in the possession Of the said
Institute, and the Virginia Mechanics lnstl-
tutc conveyed TO the city OF Richmond the lot
on NlNtn street, between AIllD ana tdlS, no"
In the possession Of said city, ana II was pro-
vided in said cOnNpyanccs that the lot on Ninth
street between Main and Franklin, should
revert to the city III case of the dIsmembcr-
ment of said Institute. and that IN the event
OF such revcrtcT, the lot on Ninth street, be-
tween Main and Cary, should be rcconyryed
TO said Institute; ana whereas the said lot on
Ninth, between Main and Franklin, was after
wards, with consent of the city, mortgaged by
said Institute 10 secure the payment OF Il loan
OF twenty-five thousand dollars; and whereas
il i desirable that the said lots should be i'm
proved ana all doubts removed as 10 any claim
hereafter 10 such reyertcr or rcconyeyance;
BE- il reSo2red jy the tD"ucd Ct the tHY 4J Hirb-
uoad, That all claim 10 said lot on Ninth
street between Main and Franklin, In case of
dismem hermpnt Of said Virginia Mechanics
Institute, i hereby surrendered and released,
and that Il deed shall be prepared and recorded
10 that effect, is now desired by the President
of said Institute: and the said lot on Ninth
street, between Main and Cary, be- sold, under
the direction of the Committee on Public
Grounds aud Buildings, when good offer can
be had for it.