The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-04-24
CITY COUNCIL.

A called meeting Of the City Council was
held in the City Hall yesterday afternoon
at 5 o'clock. Present: Messrs. Kent (pre'
sident). Pelouze, Miller, Yale, King, Dun
ham, Friedly. Ordway, Clinton, Van Lew
Merriman, and GrowelI.
sz@-z MEMPHIS CONVENTION.
f. The President presented to the Council
an invitation from the city Of Memphis te
attend the Commercial Convention to be
held in that city on the 18th Of May next
Referred to a committee. s24 fa2
LETTER FROM GENERAL CANDY.
A letter from General Candy was pre-.
sented, in which he stated that he would
receive the Council on Saturday the 24th
instant at II o'clock. This was in response
to letter from the President asking the
commanding General what hour would be
most convenient to him for an official re-
ception.
ovERsEER OF CITY HANDS.
William Fl. Stevenson having been re-
commended to the commanding General as
Oyerseer of the City Hands, and the recon-
mendation having been returned to the
Council with the suggestion that the Coun-
Gil make the, appointment, was duly chosen
to that position. m....
.'-.. .+ FINANCE.
The Committee on Finance submitted o
report recommending that the City Collec-
tor be instructed to collect delinquent tax
bill against the Union Bank for 1868.
Adopted.
Also, recommending that the Collector
be allowed FIVE per cent. on delinquent tax
bills for: 1868, excepting that of the Union
Bank. Adopted. r
Also, recommending that the tax on every
hundred dollars worth of real and personal
property be increased from one dollar to
one dollar and twenty cents. ....t t.g
Mr.. Yale moved to strike out that portion
Of the report relative to personal property.
MIR. Pelouze moved, as an amendment, to
raise the tax on real estate to Sl.25 for
each one hundred dollars Of value.
After good deal of discussion for end
against the proposition, Mr.. Miller moved,
as substitute for the motion and amend
ment, that the tax on real and personal pro-
perty be assessed at Sl.lO on each hundred
dollars Of value. Lost.
The question then came up on the amend
ment of Mr.. Pelouze. Mr., Yale called for
the ayes and noes. Carried-Messrs. King,
Crowell, Van Lew, Yale, and Kent, voting
against it.
The question then recurring on the mo-
ton of Mr.. Yale as amended, it was adopted.
60 the tax he's been fixed at $l.25 on all
real estate, and that on personal property
at 81. II ssH
Upon the last reading of the ordinance as
amended, Mr.. Yale called for the ayes and
noes. The following members voted against
it: Messrs. Van Lew and Yale.
A communication from the Auditor to the
Committee on Finance, recommending q
plan for the more efficient collection Of the
licenses on wagons and drsys, which had
been adopted by them, was read.
The committee also recommended the is-
suing, by the city, of negotiable notes, pay
able at sixty days, interest added, for the
payment of certain claims due by the city.
These recommendations we're adopted.
On motion of Colonel Ordway, Mr.. Kent
was added to the Committee on Finance.
..- .a SINKING FUND.
Colonel Ordway offered O preamble and
resolution stating that it being provided
by the charter and ordinances Of the city
that there should be set apart from the &C
cruing revenues of the city "a sinking
fund.-" to be applied to the payment of the
interest on the city debt and the principal
of such part as may be redeemable; be it
"Resolved, That the Auditor and Cham
berlain of the city arc hereby directed to
carry out the provisions of chapter 10 of
the City Ordinances for the current year
under the direction of the Committee on
Finance, who will invest the sum thereby
obtained as directed by the ordinance"
SMALL NOTES.
On motion of Mr.. Yale, committee Of
three WAS appointed to attend to the suit
against the city in regard to the payment
of the small notes issued in 1861. The
President appointed Messr5. Yale, Merri-
man, and Clinton.
By leave Of the Council, Mr.. z. 7. Dan
lei made on explanation of his report to
the Council in September, 1867, in regard
to the payment of the email notes, stating
that his opinion was based upon report
made to the Council by the Chamberlain.
Leave was given Mr.. Enders to erect a
shed over portion Of TWenty-second street
on the dock.
Several petitions were offered, and refer
red to appropriate committees.
The Council then adjourned.