The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-09-10

MEETING OF THE CITY CouNCIL.-The
regular monthly meeting of the City Coun-
Gil was held yesterday evening, at which
were present Messrs. Saunders, Mason,
Taylor, Crutchfeld, Tinsley, Styll, Epps,
Scctt, Smith, Harvey, and Clopton.
Mr.. Saunders TOOK the chair, and called
the meeting to order.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read, approved, and signed.
reports of the Committees.
Mr.. Saunders, chairman Of the Commit
tee on Finance, submitted q report which
recommended the rejection Of the follow
ing petitions:
II. G. Scott and others, asking an assess
mcnt of their property; John Holbe,
Charles II. Page, A. G. Babcock, P. T.
Moore, r. P. Emmerson, and A. F.
Jahnke, asking reduction Of their class
tax, and recommended that the class tax
assessed against J. II. Coppes and Bosher
& Woody be remtted; that against j. Ii.
Word be reduced from seventy-fve dol
lars to fifty dollars, and that of 500 against
Harveys s. Williams be remitted. The
committee recommended that the petition
of Charles IL. Page, asking the privilege of
weighing coal on the city scales at charge
Of not over ten cents per ton, be rejected,
as it would be violation of the city ordi-
nance on that subject. They further re-
commended that the auction tax of T. ".
Omohundro be reduced from SlOO to $50,
and that the petition of the Female Hu-
name Association asking for al appropri-
ton of 1000 be granted.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Scott, chairman of the Committee
on the Fire Department, read the report,
which recommended the Council to re-
.jcct the petition OF Captain Charters ask
ing for an appropriation Of 81 900 to equip
the Hook and Ladder Company.
Mr.. Scott spoke in favor of the appro-
priation, and introduced Captain Charters,
Chief Of the Fire Department, who men-
toned the reasons for asking for the appro-
priation.
Mr.. Saunders offered resolution pro-
vding fer the appropriation above men
toned which was adopted.
Mr.. Scott, chairman Of the Committee
on Public Grounds and Buildings, read q
report which recommended the appropria-
tion of 81 900 to paint the tin roofs OF the
market-houses also recommended that
the old Fair Grounds be rented to Mr.. g..
E. Snodgrass for three years at $3.50 per
annum, payable quarterly. Adopted.
Mr.. Scott read communication from
the officers of the Mechanicsville Turn
pike Company stating that q portion of
their turnpike had been included by the
recent extension Of the city limits, and
requested the purchase of that portion by
the city.
On motion of Mr.. Smith, a committee,
consisting of Mcssrs. Epps and Taylor,
was appointed to confer with the officers
on the subject.
Mr.. Scott offered resolution providing
that the Committee on Police be instructed
to report to the Council the amount of
fees and compensation the officers of the
police force of the city were entitled to
receive, the amount received up to the lst
Of July last, and how much was received
contrary to law.
Messrs. Smith and Scott stated that the
charges presented by some of the officers
to the Hastings Court for payment were
enormous.
The resolution was adopted, as was the
resolution of Mr.. Crutchtield providing
that the time for entering the city culverts
be extended six months from the 18th OF
this month.
The Wreck of the West Point.
Mr.. Smith stated that the estimated cost
of removing the wreck OF the steamer
West Point, sunk off Rockets, was 1000
A resolution was then adopted provi-
ding that if the officers Of the York River
Railroad Company did not remove the
wreck in four months from date the city
would do it at the expense of said COM
pany.
The following resolution was adopted
Res0lved. That the authority and right
conferred upon the Richmond, Frederlcks-
burg and Potomac and Richmond and Pc
tersburg Railroad Connection Company by
a resolution adopted by the Council on the
3O,h of April, 1866, with provisions con-
tanned in said resolution, be construed to
extend in all respects over the. present
and future limits of the corporation OF
Richmond.
A number of petitions were presented,
and appropriately referred; after Whlcn
the Council adjourned.
SALES OF REAL EsTATE.-Messrs.
Grubbs & Williams sold atauction on yes
terday eight building lots in Sidney, on the
Scutiletown road, in rear of the residence
of Charles Y. Morriss, Esq, fronting toge-
ther 25O feet, and running back at IRE
pular depths from lO2 to las feet, at s4.5o
per front foot. Aggregate, Sl,O15.
Messrs. James NJ. Taylor & Son sold the
lot on Franklin near Henry street, 'front.'
ing sixty feet, for $40 per front foot; and
another lot on Main street, fronting ~
of G0n