The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-22

MEETING OF THE CITY G0GSCIL.-An ad
journed meeting Of the City Council wa.
held yesterday afternoon at q the City Hall
Present : Messrs. Mcfarland fpresident}
Saunders Crutchfeld, Clopton, Taylor, Mil
Ter. Yale, Van Lew, Kent, Washbnrne
Wigand, Humphreys, Smith, Mulford, Gin.
ton. s.ss5 s e ss g 's,ss' isfsafzss,s ~
| Il Physicians, Idres.
b. Mr.. ale arose to- call attention ttoa cer-
tain class of taxpayers included in the
eleventh section a the tax ordinance. He
alluded to physicians and in view of their
gratnitous services'to 60 many Of the poor
and 'destitutetuf the city ,fhea anoTed to take
up that; portion of the ordinance in orderto
relieve them. ~, s,.4ss.sa 49, ..., i ~ Z
"A resolution to relieve physicians from o
class tax of above So was offered. "A mo-
ton to lay the matter upon the table for
the present was adopted. 81 -
Mr: Smith offered. q resolution anthoriz-
ing the Committee on Finance to place
|, physicians, lawyers, and surgeon dentists
IN one class. This was withdrawn.
The City jail.
|. Mr.. Smith arose to call the attention Of
the Council to the condition Of the city jail
He alluded to the late disturbance, spoke
Iof the insecure condition of the gail, and
offered o resolution providing for o special
committee to make the necessary inquiries
in the premises, and that it be authorized
to appropriate On amount not exceeding
80 ,00U for repairs. Se i g2.-ss5
Asubstitute referring the'subject tothe
Committee on Public Buildings, with in-
strnctions to inspect the premises and cause
the necessary repairs to be made at o cost
Of not over 50 900, was offered by Mr.. Mac
farland and adopted sa'tsss' ser .s1szass
The City Sergeant appeared. before the
Council, by request, and reported upon the
insecure condition of the Jail, and repre-
sented that immediate steps were, necessary
to secure it.. ~ ..'s.s...s.,,
az Public Pumps g s. aas..a
iAaresolution appropriating $3.50 for re-
pairing the city pumps about the city was
adopted. .sstte-Sasa sEtssigsa@ sstT <
aIsm =! The .Neu Reservoir. .ss saa.szs
A communication from Mr.John D. Har-
yeys offering to receive one-half the amount
necessary in the contract for building the
new reservoir in cash, in monthly install
ments the rest to be paid in Eve years.
The communication was received. rEasNss
i .s5F 20 Official Bonds %ssstaas6 2
The official bond of Phineas a. Davis,
newly appointed City Auditor, was submit-
ted, with Leander, Woods, B.;W. Joyner, II.
P. Clinton, James Millward, Jr., and Abra-
ham Smith, as his sureties in the sum Of
$4,000. sd ~ azys aesae7ffsass 54ta gSslsS
5The:bond of HIS. Merrill, speciafdetee-
tive, with II. p. Clinton and Solomon IA.
Myers as sureties in the sum of $1,000 was
presented.
The bonds were referred to the Special
Committee ON Bonda. - ,.95,g ~ 49,. -,
1 80 q Pay;T CITY Officers. ass.s.,g ~
General Milford, from the Committee on
Claims and Salaries, submitted an ordi-
nance amending, the ordinance relating5to
the, salaries, Of the officers Of the city. The
only change in the old ordinance is regard
ing the pay of the Council Messenger, which
has been heretofore mentioned. The ordi-
nance was adopted, pa s.is! ~ gea 81
After the transaction of other. .unimpor-
tant business, the Council adjourned: :.