The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-01-12
LOCAL MATTERS.
CITY COUNCIL.

SER
The regular monthly meeting of the City
Council was held in the City Hall yester-
day afternoon. Present, Messrs. Macfar-
land (President) Crutchfeld, August, Clop-
ton, Saunders, Smith, Mulford, Clinton,
Sharp, Van Lew, Kent, Washburne, Grego-
ry, Miller, and Yale.
SPECIAL POLICE.
A communication from Mayor Chahoon
stating that he had appointed Messrs. Luke
Connolly and William Ketchum special po-
licemen, by request Of Governor Wells, for
the purpose of doing guard duty around the
capitol building, was read; as also the cor
respondence between the Mayor and the
Governor.
The action of the Mayor was approved.
FINANCE.
Mr.. Saunders, from the Committee on
Finance, submitted d report which CON
cluded as follows:
"In relation to the claims against the city
for liquor destroyed by order of the Council
on the 2d day Of April, 1863 the committee re-
spends to the Council resolution of the llth
ultimo rs follows:
"These claims, as evidenced before the
$32 J62 principal and 81, ,326 40 interest (calcu-
lated to the Cd instant, making the principal
and interest $39. SIS. As Counsel for the claim
ants Powhatan Roberts, Esq, submitted in
behalf of his clients proposition TO divide so
much OF this general aggregate rs he repre-
sented (S3S, ,523.79) into three equal parts, for
which the city should execute its negotiable
notes ut four, eight, and twelve months, add-
ing interest, the notes to be made payable 10
Powhatan Roberts, attorney for claimants,
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diyidual claimants, and make return of pro-
per vouchers 10 the auditor. In relation TO
the balance, 81 ,36+.66 Of claims represented oy
g. G. Griswold, Esq the committee have IN
formation that lie is willing 10 accept lor ms
clients the basis of settlement that may be de-
termined on for others. The committee deem
ing their duty, however, fully performed,
again lay before the Council the whole sub
iect of these claims for their further conslde-
ration and action
A portion of the report recommending
tie pay of an additional months salary to
Mr.. Ralston, the late Auditor, and to his
clerk, Colonel Bigger, was stricken out BY
vote of ayes, 9; noes, 5. The remainder
of the report, with the exception of the
portion relating to the liquor claims, was
adopted. The liquor claims were laid upon
the table for the present.
The committee reported, further, reso-
luton sppropriating $500 to the Male Or
phan Asylum.
The ordinance in regard to the Lancas-
terian school was repealed, and an appro-
priation Of 81 600 for the current year was
made for that institution.
CLASS TAX.
The Committee on Finance, in response
to q previous resolution in regard to the
class tax, reported the following
"Resolued, That in the opinion of the Coun-
Gil the tax known as the class tax should be
abolished, and that the principal part OF the
amount necessary for the support of the city
Government for the ensuing year should be
assessed and collected on real and personol
property, and the balance from license tax
on such other subjects or occupations as The
Council may determine.
This was laid on the table for the pre-
sent.
THE POOR.
Colonel August, from the Committee on
the Relief of the Poor, reported that in ac-
cordance with instructions arrangement
had been made with DR.. l. H. White, of the
Medical College Infrmary, for the recep-
ton of such INDECENT patients, as were re-
commended by the committee, at the rate ot
seventy-fve cents per day, which would in:
clude medical attendance and surgical ope-
rations.
The city authorities had continued the
house, from which fourteen hundred
ratiIons of one pound of bread and quart
of soup had been issued daily. The in
crease of paupers in the alms-house for
whites had been about fifty per cent. during
the winter, making the number at present
one hundred and sixty. The number in
the colored alms-house was one hundred
and six. -a.
Pending the consideration of this report
q motion to the effect that when the Coun'
Gil adjourn it adjourn until Wednesday next
was made and carried. The report, together
with an additional one from Mr.. eaunders
in regard to medical attendance upon sick
paupcrs, was laid over until the next meet
ing,
STREETS.
Mr.. Crutchfield, from the Commissioner!
Of Streets Generally, reported the following
resolution in regard to the charges pre-
ferred against r. B. Sale, Superintendent
of City Hands:
..Resolued, That in the opinion OF the Com
mittee Of Streets Generally the charges mad
by William Kelley against the Overseer of th
City Hands, Mr.. R. B. Sale, are fully and en-
tirely substaptiated, and the evidence befor'
the committee fully proves that the hands o
the city were employed by MIR. Sale in culti
waiting the land where he resides owned b,
the city),s partly for his own benefit, whereb,
the city was deprived of the use Of the cart
and hands when they were greatly needed TO
its own use But 1t appears from the evidenc
that no direct instructions have been givel
Mr. Sale as to the extent of his rights ant
privileges"
The subject WAS recommitted.
FIRE ALARMS.
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