The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-16

A.. THURSDAY NORM
Of Richmond, That chapter ffty-four of the
Ordinances be, and the same hereby is,
amended so as to read as follows:
l. At the first meeting of the Council In
the month Of July, or as soon thereafter as
practicable, and whenever q vacancy shall
occur In the office, there shall be elected by
the Council an attorney for the city, who
Shall be resident citizen thereof and who
shall have been admitted to practice in the
courts of the Commonwealth. He shall hold
his office for the term of two years, unless
sooner removed, and until his successor
shall be appointed and qualify.
"2. The City Attorney shall have the
management, charge, and control, Of all the
law business Of the city, and be the legal
adviser of the Mayor, City Council, or any
committee thereof, and of the several de-
partments of the city government, and
when required, shall furnish written or ver-
bal opinions upon any subjects involving
questions of law submitted to him byy
them.
"3. 1t shall be the duty of said City At
torney to draft all bonds, deeds, obligations,
contracts, Leases, .conveyances, agreements,
nature, which may be required of him by
any ordinance or order Of the City Council,
or which by any ordinance or order hereto
fore passed may be requisite to be done and
made by the city, or which may be required
by any person or persons contracting with
the city in its corporate capacity, and which,
by law, usage, and agreement, the city is to
be at the expense Of drawing. 1t shall also
be his duty to commence and prosecute all
actions and suits to be commenced by the
city before any tribunal in this Common
| wealth, whether in law or equity and also,
| to appear in, defend, and advocate the
rights and interests of the city, or any of the
officers of the city, In any suit or prosecu-
tion for any act, in the discharge of their Of
! fetal duties, wherein any estate, right, prl-
! vilege, ordinances or acts of the city govern
mcnt may be brought in question. When
| the Mayor shall direct Il prosecution for a
nuisance, he shall appear for the prosccu-
| tion when the case shall come into court !;
and if the Police Justice shall require it, he
shall appear in such cases before him for
the prosecution; and he shall perform such
other duties as are or may be required OF
him for the city by any ordinance or rcsoiil-
tion of the City Council.
"4. In full compensation for his services,
the City Attorney shall receive fixed sa-
larry of two thousand dollars per annum,
payable monthly. In all cases, however,
when his attendance may G required out OF
the city, his reasonable travelling expenses
shall be allowed him."
STREETS.
The Commissioners of Streets generally,
through Mr.. Ordway, chairman, submitted
d report concerning repairing the streets.
The following resolutions were recon-
mended:
" ResoEvcd, That the sum of S400 be, and
the same is hereby appropriated to con-
) struct cesspool at the corner of Eighth
and Main streets, and make such other lm-
provements rs may be necessary for proper
drainage at that point.
the same is hereby, appropriated Tor I'M
provement of Third and Byrd streets, under
the direction Of the Committee on Streets
generally.
" Resolred, That the sum of 81 400 be,
and the same is hereby, appropriated Tor
the purpose of repairing Seventh street be-
tween Byrd and Tredcgar streets.
RcsoLced, That $4,000 be, and the same
is hereby, appropriated for the following
named improvements in Marshall Ward
viz, To construct gutter on east side OF
Twenty-1ifth street between Marshall and
Nenable streets; to construct cutters on
NJ streets between Twenty-fifth and Twen-
ty-siXth streets; to construct gutter on
south side Of Franklin from Twenty-se-
venth to Twenty ninth streets, and OH
Twcnty-ninth street from Frankln to Main
street and the further sum Of 81 900 to
grade and construct cutters and lay four
feet sidewalk Oh Marshall street between
Twenty-third and Twenty-ffth streets"
The report was adopted.
TOBACCO INSPECTOR.
The Council unanimously recommended
Captain William Jeter as al inspector at
Seabrook's warehouse.
wHIsKEY CLAIMS.
The special committee on the whskey
claims, in response to the inquiries OF the
counsel for the city in the whiskcy claim
cases as TO what further action the city
wished to be taken, reported as the best
mode of settlement the selection OF some
proper attorney who should determine the
merits of each case presented, and arrange
for settlement on the best possible terms,
subject to approval of the Council. The
committee therefore recommend that the
matter he referred to the Committee OH
Claims with such Instructions.
The report was adotped.
HACKS, DRAYS, ETC. Z"
The Committee OH Ordinances submitted
an ordinance amending the ordinance con-
ccrning wagons, drays, carts, and hacks.
JAMES RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
Mr.. Ordway from the subcommittee on
the James River Improvement, submitted
!; report of the operations Of that commit
tee The report showed that Il sub-com-
mittce, consisting of Colonel II. {. Cabcll,
the late w. c. Dunham, and Colonel Ord
way, proceeded to Washington to learn the
temper OF Congress in the matter, and the
best method Of bringing the matter, before
Congress. They revisited the city of Wash
ington several times, and presented the
subject to the House Committee on
Commerce. They found on all sides
ance of improving and making avail
able the great link in the line of com
mercc between the West and the Atlantic
ocean, and warm sympathy with their
effort to do so. Though fully approaching
their object, the Committee on Commerce
could not, under the rules, include an ap-
preparation for the improvement OF James
river in the harbor and river bill without
first having Il survey OF the improvements
desired, together with an estimate of their
cost by the Bureau of Typographical Ensi-
ncers submitted officially to the Secretary OF
War. Some of the members of the commit
tee went so far rs to say that they would
recommend anapproprlation ut this session
if such report had been made, and fur
thermore assured the committee that IL pro-
per application had been made at any time
within the past four years, such survey
could have been procured. The RESULT OF
the committees efforts was that on the od
utimo Mr.. Ordway received Information
from the Hon. Philetus Sawyer informing
him that James river was in the harbor