The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-15
LOCAL MATTERS.

son, Taylor, Clopton, Griffin, Styll, Eppes,
Scott, Lee, and Harvey.
Mr.. Macfarland, chairman, being absent,
Mr.. Saunders was called to the chair.
Finance.
Mr.. Saunders, from the Committee on
Finance, reported adversely to the petit
tons Of James Golden, 7. H. Moran, Will
liam H. Anderson, and Brown s Page for
a reduction of class tax. The committee
recommended that the class tax of j. NJ.
Nowlan be RENTED. The committee also
recommended that the class tax of the
Virginia State Insurance Company be re-
duced. The report was adopted, except
in so much as related to the petition of L.
II. Moran; which was referred back to the
committee.
Police.
Mr.. Clopton, from the Committee on Po-
lice, presented resolution refunding six
ty-seven dollars to Michael Dolan, which
amount had been paid into the city trea-
sury for eighteen hogs taken by the po-
lice and sold at auction.
Streets.
Mr.. Crutchfield presented report from
the Commissioners Of Streets, (which was
adopted.
The York River Railroad Company was
instructed to build bridge over Ash street
at once.
A number of private petitions from the
different wards were reported upon.
Petitions, Resolutions, etc.
A petition from the citizens of Rockets
asking the extension Of the city water
pipes to them, that they "might get the
pure water of the noble Jeems" to drink,
was referred to the Committee on the
Water Works.
A petition from the ladies of the Holly
wood Memorial Bazaar asking that they be
allowed gas free during the bazaar in Fee
bruary next, was received and referred to
the Committee on Gas, with instructions to
grant the same should they see fit.
A petition from the Virginia Fire and
Marine Insurance Company, asking the re-
duction of their class tax, was made sub
iect to the action of the Finance Commit
tee.
Mr.. Scott offered resolution appro-
priating 500 to dcfray the expenses Pc
quired in the efforts to get back the city
property formerly occupied by President
Davis. Adopted.
Mr.. Scott offered a resolution appointing
select committee of three to consider
some means of reporting and publishing
the proceedings of the Council. Adopted.
Messrs. Scott, Lee, and Eppes were ap-
pointed.
The quarterly report Of the City Wood
Measurer, showing that 4, lis cords Of wood
had been measured in the last quarter, and
that the quarterly fees amounted to S64l.74,
was received.
The report of the City Gauger of the
casks gagged from July l, 1866, to January
l, 1867, was presented to the Council. 1t
showed that 3,7l2 barrels of whisky, l64
barrels rum, 45 barrels brandy and gin, 81
barrels apple and peach brandy, half
pipes brandy, hogsheads rum, l1O barrels
vinegar, 90 barrels wine, lis barrels oil and
tnrpentine, Al hogsheads molasses, 73l bar
rels molasses, had been gagged, making a
total of 5,O4S casks, with fees amounting to
Sl,262.
| A petition from certain merchants, ask
ing the reduction of fees of the gauger,
was received and laid upon the table.
A report from the Board of Health was
| received and referred to the Committee
on Health.
The quarterly report of interments,
/ showing that sc males, sc females, and
ll-born-total, 99-had been buried in
Shockoe Hill Cemetery for the past quar-
ter, was received.
Resignation and Election.
A communication was received from
Judge w. w. Crump, rendering his resig-
nation as a member of the Council in
consequence of pressing business engage
ments. His resignation was received.
Mr.. Harvey stated that the members OF
the Council from Madison Ward had, after
consideration, agreed upon the name OF
Mr.. Robert II. Maury as fit one to be put
forth to fill the place of that Of Judge
Crump. He would therefore nominate
him. Mr.. Maury was unanimously elected.
MARINE Loss.-The following is an ex-
tract from the Singapore Free Press OF
November Is, 1866:
"There is rumor that another fine ship
has been lost on the Pratas shoals. She is
supposed to be the "Queen of the Sea-
from Fouchow for New York, with o cargo
of upwards of one million pounds tea"
We learn that the house of Davenport 4
Co., of this city, had on this ship large
invoice of very fine tea, which they con-
templated bringing to this market. They
have received invoices of another ship
ment of superior tea by another vessel,
which we trust may be more fortunate IN
reaching her port Of destination. Sd
THE FIRE on SUNDAY MoRNING.-The
house owned by Mr.. John Andrews, near
Hollywood, which was burned down on
Sunday morning, was unoccupied, and the
fire was undoubtedly the work of an incen-
diary. 1t is supposed that a party Of
drunken soldiers did the work, as one of
their frying pans was found sticking out
from crate in the chimney. The property
was insured for $1,000 in the Virginia
Fire and Marine Insurance Company.
The LAST OF THE NATIONAL EXPRESS
CoMPANY's effects were sold on yesterday
by Messrs. Regnault s. Co., auctioneers,,
under executions in the hands of Sergeant
Dudley, and brought first-rate prices.
Horses sold at an average of 5000 each ;
wagons from s245 to s6O5 each; harness