The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-09-14
FINANCE.

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| From the Committee on Finance reso-
luton authorizing E. NJ. Garnett to act as
agent for the city in the collection of rent
from the Government for the Davis mansion
was submitted. The resolution allows Mr..
Garnctt 20 per cent. commission, and re-
quires him to pay all expenses incurred in
the collection. This was adopted.
STREETS.
From the Commissioners of Streets Gene
rally report adverse to several petitions
in regard to the erection Of culverts in GER
tain portions Of the city were rejected on
the ground of the excessive expenditures
that would be required.
The repairs on Cary street between Tenth
and Virginia being found to have exceeded
the estimated cost, an additional appropria-
tion Of $i9l .25 was recommended. Also, the
following appropriations for the respective
wards in the new district: Clay Ward,
$4,000; Jefferson Ward, 81 900; Marshall
Ward, $4,000.
The Commissioners reported that they
had made several revisions of the city ordi-
nances which they desired to be embodied
in the reprint of the ordinances.
They asked more time for the consi1era-
ton Of the petition for the connection of the
Fredericksburg and Danville railroads.
The report was adopted.
FERE-ALARM TELEGRAPH.
Mr.. Durham, from the special committee
on the petition of Colonel Egbert for the
establishment Of frc-alarm telegraph,
submitted report setting forth its supe-
rior advantages, and quoting from those
4lo.,, rs
value. From this evidence the committee
was constrained to the expression that the
establishment Of irc-alarm telegraph
would prove an economical expenditure.
IN conclusion the committee recommended
as follows:
- For the present your committee arc Of
opinion that twelve alarm boxes, together
with boxes at the three station-houscs and
four cngine-houSes, making nineteen in all,
distributed through the city, would demon
stratc such advantages that private parties,
among themselves, would contribute to add
20 the number Of boxes adjacent to their
property on the line Of the wire. 1t is rca-
SOnable to suppose that the underwriters
may be induced to contribute literally TO
extend the system when once inaugurated.
thai an appropriation of $1,000 will accom-
plish the desired end, and do therefore re-
commend said appropriation to be made,
and a special committee appointed to con-
tract for and supervise the construction Of
The police and iirc-alarm telegraph on the
best and most approved plan to the extent
that this amount will create the same.
Your committee do also recommend that
when constructed it shall be under the di-
rccti0n and supervision Of the Chief Of Po-
lice.
1.-The attention of the Council is called
20 the fact that after the construction of
this telegraph the city can dispense with
the men now employed to ring the bell On
the Capitol Square-a saving of over 81 900
per year. This of itself would doubly pay
the interest upon the amount of appropria-
ton necessary"
Colonel Ordway offered the following
which were adopted:
ReSOIued, That the report Of the COM
mi!tee on g system of fre-alarm and police
telegraph be, and the same is hereby, ap.
proved.
- Resolced, That the said committee is
hereby constituted special committee to
contract for and supcrintcnd the erection
of said telegraph, as recommended in their
report; provided, that they can arrange to
pay for the same by the notes Of the city
and payable during the next fiscal year.
MEDICINE FOR THE POOR.
General Milford, from the Committee fol-
the Poor, submitted resolution recon.
mcnding an appropriation Of one hundred
and fifty dollars for the purchase of medi,
cines for the poor for the quarter ending
December 3lst, 1860, the same to be dis.
tributed under direction Of Drs. E. II
Smith and ". W. Parker. Adopted.
The Committee for the Poor also recon.
mended the adoption of plan submitted
by the city engineer for an extension of the
colored alms-house, and an appropriation Of
S475 therefor. Adopted.
sHOCKoE HILL LITERARY SOCIETY.
A petition from the Shockoe Hill Literary
Society, asking for the use of the Council
chamber at stated periods, was submitted
and rejected.
PAY OF POLICE.
Hr. Hudson submitted petition from
the city police force asking for an increase
of pay from 81 to 50 so per day which wa!
referred appropriately.
SINKING FUND.
The following ordinance on the subject o.
the sinking fund, offered by Mr.. Ordway
and printed, was called up, and, under
suspension OF the rules, was passed:
"TO AMEND AND RE6RDAIS CHAPTER XIX OF
THE ORDINANCES CONCERNING 4 SINKING
FUND.
"Be it ordained by the Council of tn
city Of Richmond, That chapter xix o
the ordinances concerning sinking funt
be, and the same is hereby, amended anc
re0rdained SO as to read as follows:
"CHAPTER XIX.
Concerning the Reduction Of the city Debt
; -. The president OF the Council, tn
chairman of the Committee on Finance, an,
the chairman of the Committee on Accounts
shall be a committee, to be called the Com
mittee on the Reduction of the City Debt
whose duty it shall be to cause ell money
passed to their credit in the books of tn
} Auditor to be applied to the purchase o
payment OF the principal of the debt of tn
: city, in the manner they may from time t.
time deem expedient and it shall be TIL
duty of the Auditor and Chamberlain t
conform TO all orders in writing in this re
spect which shall be made and signed b,
oil the members Of said committee.
"H. All balances of money remainin,
, in the treasury at the end Of any f.nancia
year all receipts in money on account o
the snle of real estate OF any description
| now belonging, or which may hereafter be
long, to the city; all receipts on account o
the principal sum of any bond or note no,
!, owned, or which may hereafter be owned