The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-09-13
COUNCIL MEETING.

l Os
AN adjourned meeting of the City Coun
Gil was heId yesterday afternoon. Present
ID. English (presidenD, Messrs., Laube
ppogarty, Lohman. Riddick, Wynne, Sloan
Erlhce, Iodd, Brannan, Greaner, Flour
noy' Harvey, Montague, Higgins, Davis,
Minutes of last meeting read and an.
proved. ~
| Mayor EHyson made report in regard ia
the school bonds.
Mr. James +. Riddtck, from the Commit
Tee On Public Grounds and Buildings, sub
mitted report in regard to the unsafe con.
dition Of the City Hall. They saw that it is
not worth repairing, and ask for instruc.
| tlons as to what further to do In the pre-
mises. The report was Laid on the table.
mayor Ellyson presented report stating
| That the Davis mansion had been turned
over TO him and by him to the Committee
on Public Grounds and Buildings. There
niture contained in the house. The report
was read, and it was ordered that some
family be allowed to occupy the building
untll the city determine what disposition
shall be made of it. 800
The Committee on Public Grounds, etc.,
submitted reports recommending improve
ments to Monroe Park which were laid on
the table.
Also, a report recommending an appro-
prlat1on of $3.50 for repairs to the city Jail
Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Sloan, the Committee
on Public Grounds, &C., were instructed to
present report setting forth the amount
OF expenditures for improvements to Mon
roe Park.
CITY COLLECTOR.
a communication from Mr.. Charles NJ.
Pleasants, asking to be installed as City
Collector, was read.
Mr.. Prince quoted from the charter as to
the authority of the Council in the pre-
misses, and moved that the Council remove
Mr.. Davidson and appoint Mr.. Peasants to
the position.
Mr.. Sloan seconded the motion, and
thought that the Council had the right to
remove Mr.. Davidson, and ought to give
the position to the party rightfulIy elected.
Mr.. Wynne thought the matter was a
complicated one, and admitted of doubt.
He had no objection to the motion, but
thought that it would be better to adopt
Crockett j motto: g BE sure you are right,
and then go ahead"
Mr.. Princes motion on the removal of
DIR. Davidson was carrled-Ayes, II ; noes,
0. Excused,
POLICE JUSTICE.
Mr.. Harvey's resolution Increasing the
pay of Police Justice to $1,000 was taken
from the table, and, after some discussion,
carried-Ayes, 8; noes, 7.
MIR. Wynne raised a point of order that
an ordinance could not be amended by re-
solution. .-
The Chair decided it well taken, and the
resolution was laid on the table until the
next meeting.
RELIEF OF THE POOR,
The report Of the Committee on the Re-
lief OF the Poor was taken up, and Mr..
Wynne offered q resolution referring the
report back to the Committee, with in
structlons to report such anne ndmenrs as
should meet their views. Adopted.
COMMERCIAL CONVENTION.
The Chair laid before the Council a COM
from Hon. Millard Fillmore,
President Southern Commercial Conven-
tlon, inviting delegates from the CITY to the
ftrpXentlon to be held in Cincinnati on the
delegates. Hn motion of MIR.
EXTENSION OF MARSHALL STREET.
The communication of Mr.. D. S. Har-
per, Offering the right of way through tlba
Park for the extension Of Marshall street
for s. 800, was read and considered by the
Council. a reSOluti on appropriating that
amount was adopted. -
POLICE SURGEON.
v,Mr. Harvey submitted n resolution pro-
commissioners ersaRpoointment by the Ponce
ferred to Committee on Ordinaaffl J3S2llce. fe-
A number of private accounts were dis
posed of, and the Council adjourned.
RAILROAD DIRECTORS AND PROXIES AP-
PoINrED.-The Board of Public Works held
,,,o,t;,r prpsaOt Governor
Walker, State Treasurer Rye, and Auditor
w. +. Taylor, when the following railroad
proxies and directors were appointed:
Ordnqe, Alexandria and MGnas sds RAT
rond-ProXies K. II. Miller, james w.
Walker, ID. l.. Smoot, Jesse G. Adams, and
General Gilbert S. Meem. Directors:
George c. Wedderburn, Robert Beverly,
DR.. r. 0. Taliaferro, General NJ. ID. Corse.
Richmond and Petersburg Railroad.
Proxies Reuben Ragland, b. II. Nash. w.
B. Myers, c. G. Nc aae, and Isaac DaVen,,
port, Jr. Directors John l.. Bacon anu
Frederick A. Scott.
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.-Prox.
les Henry j. Smith, Henrico Judge Will
liam J. Robertson, Albemarle; Henderson
NJ, Bell, Augusta; William Skeen, ALE
chanv Charles Z. Workman, Richmond.
No directors yet appointed.
The following were appointed at pre-
viouS meeting:
Richmond and DanuiHe Railroad Com
pany.-Proxies William L. Clark, II. ID
Marshall, w. b. Isaacs, NJ. ii. Clarke
John G.. jefferson. Directors W. 1. Suth
erlin, James Alfred Jones, William l.
| Owen.
| Richmond and York Riuer Railroad Com
| pany.-Proxies William w. Crump, 3. b
Douglass, William B. Taliaferro, Alber
Ordway, Henry Bell. Directors: William
G. Paine, John l.. Williams, James A
Scott, Samuel +. Harwood.
| Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad Company.-Proxies John Il
Kelly, D. C. Dejarnette, r. F. Walker, II
A. Claiborne, Jonn B. Davis. Director
Andrew Johnston.
APPOINTMENT OF TEACHERS IN PUBLIC
ScHooLs.-At meeting of the Board
Education, held in the City Hall on'yester
day, the following persons were appointed
teachers in the public schools to I'LL Vacan
cies and to take charge of new schools