The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-12
LOCAL MATTERS.

Messrs. Mcfarland, president; Mason,
Taylor, Clopton, Epps, Scott, Lee, Maury,
Saunders, Crutchfeld, Tinsley, Harvey,
Smith, and Styll.
- The minutes of the previous meeting
were read, approved, and signed by the
president.
Revision Of the Ordinances.
Peachy r. Grattan, Esq, to whom the
ordinances of the Council had been re-
ferred for revision, was present, and pre-
pared to go on with the reading Of the
ordinances as revised. He read a COM
munication mentioning the changes re-
commended in the ordinances which had
otpreviously been read to the Council.
The further consideration of the ordi-
nances as revised was postponed until
this afternoon at o'clock, at which time
called meeting Of the Council will be
held for the purpose.
Report of the Finance Committee.
Mr.. Saunders, chairman of the Finance
Committee, reported adversely to the Pc
titions of X. +. Williams, H. 7. Anderson,
Cosby g. Pugh, Mrs. Fanny Angle, Mrs.
Margaret Miller, l.. II. Anderson, and w.
NJ. Morris. The petition of F. W. Z. Lob
man, asking to be relieved of tax of fifty
dollars, was granted. The committee re-
commended that the bond due Alfred Moses,
for S1l 800 in Confederate money, be paid
at the rate of one dollar for every forty
dollars.
The report was adopted.
| Committee on Public Grounds and Build
ings.
NJ Soo+t ob,;ru,on of fhis comm;ttea
offered report recommending that the
City Engineer be instructed to examine
the condition of the First Market Hall,
and report to the committee the cost of re-
pairing and fitting it up to be used as a
room for holding the Mayors court.
A report from the City Engineer was
presented, in which he estimated the cost
of fitting up the hall at 81, 900.
The report of the committee was recon-
mitted to the committee, to be again
brought up this afternoon.
The Tar Bill
for the ensuing year was presented by the
chairman of the Finance Committee, laid
on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Commissioners of Streets.
Mr.. Crutchfeld, chairman Of the COM
missioners, offered report recommending
that the petition of p. A. Wexford to be
allowed to construct a railroad switch at
the corner of Fifth and Byrd streets be
granted.
Also, that - Strider be allowed to
construct a show window to his store.
The report was adopted.
Clerk of the Hastings Court.
The sum of $500 was ordered to be paid
to the clerk Of the Hastings Court for SER
vices for which no compensation had been
provided by law.
Dutch Gap Canal.
Mr.. Smith, chairman of the committee
to whom was referred the subject of deep
ening Buffers canal across Dutch Gap, so
as to make it useful to the commerce Of
the city, reported that the committee had
performed the duty assigned to them, and
thought the plan feasible, and recommended
that the City Engineer be instructed, if the
Council think favorably of the project, to
make further examination Of the canal, and
report to the Council.
Unfinished Business.
The recommendation of the Board of
Health that dispensary for the relief Of
the poor be established in the city, and
that two physicians be appointed in each
Ward to attend to the destitute, has been
considered by the Committee on Health,
who reported an ordinance in compliance
with the recommendation Of the Board.
The sum asked for to establish the dispen-
sary and pay the physicians was 5000 per
annum: 5000 for the dispensary and $3.50
each to the physicians. 1t was adopted by
the Council.
Mr.. Scott, chairman Of the Committee
on the Water Works, offered the follow
ing resolution; which was adopted:
ReSolued, That the Committee on the
Water Works be instructed to contract
forthwith for the necessary machinery for
the pumps to work in any stage of water,
subject to the approval of the Council.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Scott
authorizing the Committee on Public
Grounds and Buildings to rent out certain
city property. Adopted.
Election of Captain Of Police.
Captain Russell S. Belts having resigned
his position as captain Of police, his Honor
the Mayor nominated to fill the vacancy
Sergeant Dennis Callahan, Captain James
Peasants, and Sergeant Robert J. Bull
| lington.
The roll was called, and Callahan, on
the first ballot, received votes, Pleasants
votes, and Burlington vote.
Callahan was declared elected.
Mr.. Saunders offered resolution that
the late order of the Chief of Police requi-
ring every policeman to wear his uniform
at all times be referred to the Committee
on Police.
Mr.. Saunders said his reason for offering
the resolution was that many of the police
men were young men, and wanted to go to
church with young ladies, and the ladies
didn't like to 60 to church with policemen
when in uniform. The resolution was re-
ferred.
After the transaction of other unimpor-
tant business the Council adjourned till 4
| O'clock u NJ fo-day