The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-04-25

THE CRY CouSCIL.-A called meeting
of the Council was held yesterday after
noon at 3 o'clock. Present: Messrs. Mac
farland (president), Crutchfield, Mason
Epps, August, Harvey, Clopton, Taylor,
Tinsley, Saunders, Maury, Scott, Lee, and
Smith.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read, approved, and signed by the presi-
dent.
The Retrenciment Scheme.
The committee to whom was referred
the subject of retrenchment in the ex-
penses of the city government, and to
whom the first report made was recon-
mitted, submitted an additional report,
recommending that the salaries Of the en-
ginccrs of the steam fire engines and
&C" be increased to 5000 per annum
! that the salaries of the hostlers be $500
each; that the Superintendent of the
| Almshouse be made superintendent OF
the hospital and of Shockoe Hill cemetery,
and that his salary be s ,000 that he have
the use of the house occupied by the SUI
perintendent of the cemetery; that he
have fuel, gas, and water gratutously, and
that he take supplies for his family out oi
supplies purchased for the use OF the
aims house at cost prices; that one physl-
clan be employed for the almS-house and
/ hospital at a salary Of 800 per annum
that the per centage of the City Collector
be reduced from one and half to one per
cent. on his collections.
The original report of the committee was
/ then read.
Mr.. August moved that so much Of the
report of the committee as recommended
the reduction of the salary Of the Mayor
! from So 900 to 50 500 be stricken out.
| Mr.. Smith called for the ayes and noes
on this motion.
1t was lost-ayes, 6 noes, s.
Mr.. August then moved to postpone ac-
tion on the report Of the committee indie
| fnitely. Lost.
The reports of the committee were then
adoptcd-ayes, Q; noes, 5.
BY the adoption of this report the sala-
ries Of the officers have been reduced to
the following sums Mayor of the city,
s2,5O0 Recorder and Aldermen, $500 ito
be divided among them in proportion to
the number of days that the clerk of the
court shall certify that they have attended
on said cour) Chamberlain, 81 200; Clerk
in Chamberlain's office, $3.50; Auditor,
3l,S00; Auditors clerk, Sl,250; Me>Sen-
ger of Council, 5000 !; servant to keep City
Hall in order, and to make and keep up
fires, $500; Chief Of Police, $4,000; First
Officer Of Police, 81 900; other Police Of
ticers, $1,000; Physician to AlmS-house,
500; City Engineer, $1,000; Superintend-
ent of Streets, 5000; Assessor of City
Taxes, $4,000; Superintendent OF Gas
Works, 1900; Inspector Of Gas Works,
81 800; Superintendent Of Water Works,
81 500 Assistant Superintendent of Water
Works, 81, ,250; Superintendent!o Pump
house, $1,000; Assistant Superintendent
of Pump house, $500 Clerk OF First Mar
let, $1,000; sweeping and whitewashing
First Market, $50; Clerk of Second Mar
ket, $1,000; sweeping and whitewashing
Second Market, SG25; Chief Engineer OF
Fire Brigade, ) 600; Commanders of Fire
Companies, 5000.
Mr., Saunders then offered a resolution
fixing the salary of the Chief of Police at
81 900 per annum; of each Of the officers
at 81 900 per annum: Of the scrgeants at
$3.50 per day, and of the privatcS at =
per day.
Mr.. Crutchfeld moved to amend by
fixing the pay Of privates at S2.25 per
day. Lost.
The resolution was then adopted.