The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-14
CITY CoUaCIL.


The regular monthly meeting of the City
Council was held yesterday afternoon at the
City Ball. Present: Messrs. j. A. Scott
presidingl, Whitlock, Higgins, treanor,
Jinkins, W. II. Scott, Chesterman, Bran
nan, Faherty, Enker, j. j. English, Bos-
sieuX, William English, Strauss, Bodeker,
Simons, thinner, and Tanner.
oHAHooE's POLICE.
The Committee on Police, through Mr.
Higgins, chairman, in response to the peti-
ton OF T. H: Woods and others, captains Of
police under eX-Mayor Chahoon, for pay
from the LIST of March to the 28th Of April,
submitted report. The report sets forth
all the facts in connection with the passage
of the enabling act, the appointment of new
officers under it, the unlawful resistance to
the newly appointed, and concludes:
4" 1t is manifest that the said petitioners
were not in the service OF the city during
the time for which they ask for Iay, and
equally manifest that they were during all
that time in open, violent, and criminal hos
tilty to the lawfully constituted authorities
Of the city. Their claim, therefore, is not
extraordinary. We advise that said claim
disal.oTed and rejected" -
The report was adopted.
The reports of the Committees on Shockoe
and Cakwood Cemeteries were presented.
The reports set forth that the condition OF
both of these cemeteries is very bad as to
walks, gates, locks, and records.
The reports were referred to the City En-
gineer with instructions to report to the
Council what repairs are necessary. @r'
CITY AUDITORS BOOKS.
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that they had, according to order, made 4
partial examination of the Auditors books
and accounts, and found them neatly kept
and generally to balance. They found an
error of 500 in one of the stock ledgers.
The committee recommend that inasmuch
as the books had not been examined for two
years, two clerks be appointed to revise
them under the supervision of the Auditor.
Adopted. .~.
ELECTION CLERKs. ss ... g..
The subject of the payment of registrars,
Judges, and clerks of election, was brought
up through petition asking for S per day.
Referred to the Committee ON Elections.
SOUTHERN AND ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH COM
PANY. 'as .t.hf.".-
The Chair laid before the Council petit
tion from Mr.. Thomas +. Carter asking
permission to set up poles in the city for
the use of the Southern and Atlantic Tele-
graph Company's wires. Referred to the
Committee on Fire Alarm Telegraph, with
authority to grant.
DEPUTY COLLECTORS. -..---'-.~'
The Chair laid before the Council the
nomination of the city collector for his de-
puties. They are as follows: Jesse F. kee-
see, Morris B. Guerrant, and John T.. Word.
Confirmed by the Council.
DEPUTY GRAIN MEAsURERs.
Dir. Greanor presented petition from
Henry Davis, grain measurer, for two pairs
of scales.
Accompanying the petition were the fol-
lowing nominations for deputy grain mea-
slrerS William B. Riddick and William
Shields. Confirmed by the Council. Pcti-
ton referred.
SPECIAL MEETING. r<
The Chair read to the Council cOmmu-
nication from Colonel Ordway asking that
there be Il special meeting Of the Council on
Wednesday evening, by which time the re-
port of the Committee on Ordinances on the
duties OF the mayor, police justice, city
clerk, etc., wonld be ready. The Chair an
nounccd that there would be q meeting Oh
Wednesday evcningat o'clock.
CITY scAvENGERs.
Mr.. jenkins offered resolution giving
authority to any citizen who gives the re-
quisite bond for the performance of the dl-
ties to act rs 4 city scavcnger. Referred,
with instructions to committee to report by
ordinance OF otherwise.
Adjourned until Wednesday Mt O'Clock.