The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-10-11

CITY COUNCIL.

~ CITY COUNCIL.
The regular meeting of the City Council
was held yesterday afternoon. Present
Messrs. Wynne (presiding), Smith, Higgins,
Greaner, Flournoy, Montague, Davis,
Scott, Brannan, Todd, Wagner, Strauss,
sloan, Rlddick, Kent. Fogarty, Lohman,
and Laube. MIR. English was in the Coun-
ell during portion of its session. ..sr.
The Committee on Claims and Salaries
submitted report recommending the pay
ment Of sundry bills.
The report of the Committee on the Fire
larm Telegraph, submitted and passed by
at u previous meeting, recommending that
the bell-striking apparatus on 9th street be
dispensed with and returned to Messrs.
Gamewell Il Co., was adopted.
DANvILLE AND YORK RIVER CONNECTION.
y communication from the City Attorney
in relation to the connection between the
Danville and York River railroads, express
lug the opinion that the arrangements could
not be effected by ordinance, but should be
done byan agreement embodying the views
expressed by the Commissioners of Streets
in their report on the subject. Accompany
ing this the Attorney submitted sketch of
an agreement for the consideration Of the
Council. Referred to the Committee on
Streets. ---. l
CITY PRINTING.
The Committee on Accounts and Print
ing submitted report recommending that
the city job printing be given to Mr.. W. II.
Wade, OF the Euentng Nears. Also, that the
advertising be given to the Dispatch aud
State Journal, with equal division among
the German papers. Adopted.
d.. SAMPLE LICENSES. .--.
Mr.. Wynne submitted petition from the
hotel proprietors and many prominent mer-
chants asking that the sample license ordi-
nance be so amended as to allow travelling
statesmen TO transact their business through
any merchant or merchants of our city who
may have taken out the proper license to
carry on general sample business.
MIR. Wynne offered m ordinance amend
ing the present ordinance so as to reduce
the license tax on the dealer to five dollars,
and allowing it to be renewed at pleasure,
but not to be transferred. The whole sub
ject was referred to special committee,
consisting Of Messrs. Todd, Strauss, Wag-
ner, Sloan, and Brannan.
THE MANCHESTER BRIDGE.
Mr.. Wynne, from the special committee
to confer with the committee from Man.
chester, presented report embodying facts
(already published in the Dispatch) a. 10 the
result of their conference. The report con-
cludes as follows: "Your committee being
fully satisfied that it is almost impossible for
any arrangement to be made while the
people of Manchester insist upon the terms
named in the proposition, submit that
nothing more can be done at present, and
request to be discharged from the further
consideration of the subject" ss
Col. Ruftin, from the Manchester COM
hnittr cnrf Ir,S rot aI-
dressed the Council briefly, setting forth the
proposition of the town, and advocating its
adoption. aP
Mr.. Kent trusted that the committee
would not be discharged, and moved that
it be continued. Carried.
CITY HORSES.
Mr.. Laube offered resolution prohibit
ing any salaricd official from using horse or
vehicle at the city expense, and ordering
the sale Of all animals now used by them.
Mr.. Strauss moved, as an amendment, TO
order the sale Of all city ANIMALS not now in
use. lie learned that there were twenty
mules In the city stables eating their heads
of.
MIR. Laute accepted the amendment.
After some further discussion, the reso-
tuition was referred to the Committee on
ketrenchment and Reform. a
REGISTRARS.
A communication from Judge Guigon
was read setting forth the difficulty in get
ting proper persons to act rs registrars, in
consequence Of smallness of compensation.
On motion Of Mr.. English, it was referred to
the Committee on Elections, with power to
carry out the election laws. ~
CLOTHING FOR THE CHA1N-GANG.
MIR. English offered a resolution giving
clothing to the members Of the chain-gang
who had their clothes destroyed during
their work in the late flood, at the rate OF
$6 per man. adopted.
PAY OF POLICE.
Mr.. English submitted a resolution giving
the police their winter pay of $3.50 per day
from the 1st of October. Referred to Com
mittee on Police.
SUIT AGAINST GRAND JUROR.
Mr.. Wynne offered resolution asking
whether grand juror of the city was re-
preventative of the city or of the State, and
whether in case of Il suit against him as
such the State or the city ought to defend.
Adopted.
ELECTION OF couNc1LAEN.
The Council proceeded to the election OF
councilmen to I'LL the vacancies occasloned
respectively by the death Of Mr.. Faherty
and the resignation of Mr.. Bodeker.
Mr.. English nominated Messrs. Henry
Metzger and Robert kearse to ill the posi-.
Mr.. Flournoy nominated Capt. Geo. W.
Allen as opposed to Mr.. Metzger.
The vote was taken, and resulted Metz.
ger. g; Allen, 8. Mr.. Allen was declared
elected.
Mr.. Laube nominated Mr.. Metzger as
opposed to Mr.. Kearse.
1he vote resulted : Kearse, 10: MetZger,
/. Mr.. Kearse was declared elected.
RESIGNATION.
The resignation Of Mr. Montague, from
Madison Ward, was submitted and laid on
the table.
Adjourned. zi
T.rsr or UNAVAILABLE LErTEBs REMAINING
yr. p,ou,foNn PnsT. OFFICE OCT. 10, 1870