The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-22

CITY GO1INCHL,.

ell was held at the City Hall yesterday af
tcrnoon. Present: Messrs. Scott (presi
ding), Ordway, Higgins, William English
Joseph j. English, Strauss, BossieuX, Faher.
ty, Brannan, Jenkins, simons, Greaner
Bodeker, Glasgow, Montague, Chesterman
PAYMENT OF TAXES.
Mr.. Montague offered resolution pro-
viding that the Council will not hereafter
extend the time for the payment of city
taxes, and authorizing the City Collector tc
make publication to this effect. Adopted
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Reports were submitted by the Commit.
tees on Finance and Light. based upon
private petitions, which were adopted.
OFFICIAL BONDS.
The Committee on Accounts submitted
blank forms for official bonds and oaths
They were approved.
UNION BANK.
A petition was read from Isaac Daven.
port, DR., in behalf of the Union Bank,
protesting against an unjust assessment,
asking that the City Collector be authorized
TO receive such amount assessed against the
bank as was not disputed, and be restrained
from collecting the amount in excess ol
this until the matter should be settled.
Mr.. Charles y. Williams was heard by the
Council as counsel for the petitioners.
The petition was referred to the Com
mittce on Finance, with authority to EN-
ploy counsel with q view to definite set.
tlement Of the matter in controversy and
the collection of the tax complained of sus-
pended.
WHIsKEY CLAIMS.
The Committee on Claims, ordered to in
vestigate the whiskey claims, submitted n
proposition made by Mr.. Steger with the
statement that there were some twenty
other claims in the hands of Mr.. Steger
which he was willing to settle on the same
terms. The committee recommended in
the case OF MeSsrs. Jones & Radcliffe that
as the forthcoming bond was now due
bonds be. issued for their payment. The
committee was satisfied that the bonds could
be disposed of at a higher rate than stated in
the proposition if longer time could he
granted.
Mr.. Steger's proposition was to accept in
payment of the whiskey claims represented
Dy him and his colleagues bonds Of the city
at $50 per 500, ii bearing interest from Jan.
uary 1870, and at SCI 80 if dated July 1st,
1870, if bearing interest from that date
If the city should conclude to give its bonds
it was important that it should do so at
once, us this proposition was based upon
the present state of the market. Of course
they should expect that the full amount OF
the claims, principal, interest, and costs,
would be paid in the mode proposed.
MIR. Montague offered resolution autho.
rlZlng the issue of the bonds of the city to
an amount not exceeding $4,000 ior the
payment of the whiskey claims, and au.
thorizing the Auditor to issue the bonds a.
above on the order Of the Finance Commit.
tee, the said committee being authorized to
settle such claims rs may be transferred to
them from the Committee on Claims, au.
dited for payment, either by applying said
bonds to their liquidation or by selling
them and SO applying the proceeds,
Adopted. ..,..
CITY sCAvENGER.
The Committee on Ordinances, in re-
sponse to resolution authorizing any citi.
zen giving proper bond to act as City Sea,
venger, reported that such action had been
so strenuously opposed by the Board OF
Health that they would recommend that
the Council do not act upon the resolution.
The report was agreed to.
CITY CEMETERIES.
The Committee on Ordinances reported
an ordinance amending the ordinances in
relation to city cemeteries, giving the keep
ers fixed salary instead of granting fees.
The ordinance was passed.
HuBARD's STATUE.
A communication from Mrs. Maria M.
Hubbard, widow of the late William J. HUI
bard, offering the bronze copy Of Houdon's
statue of Washington to the city tor pre-
servation and care, was read.
Mr.. Ordway offered a resolution accept.
ing the offer, and ordering that the statue
be placed in Monroe Square, Clay Ward,
Grounds, &C., to make necessary eXpendi-
lures for prov ding pedestal, &c.
Adopted.
LANES RIVER IMPROVEMENT.