The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-07-12

CITY COUNCIL.

CITY COUNCIL.
MoSDAY. July 1lth, 1S7O.-Prcscnt J.
J. English, President; Higgins, Kent,
Prince. Ei;ilick. Fahcrty, .Jnkins, Loll-
man. l.aUhc, Harvey. Wagner, Todd, Etl-
kcr. Grcancr. Braunan. Sloan, Fog,rty,
Montague, Smith, Flournoy.
POLICE oRDINANcE.
The ordinance concerning the police was
so amended rs TO remove restrictions rs
TO the age OF policemen.
COMMUNICATIONS.
The President laid before the Council n
communication from the Superintendent OF
Schools.
A communication was also read from the
stockholders of the Mcchanicsvillc Turn
pike Company claiminga part of Ncnablc
street. which was referred to the Committee
on Streets.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Chairman ann ellnced the following
standing committees
On James Rirer Impr0r en- cnt.-Thom mas
II. Wynnc (chairman). William ,inkins,
Albert Ordway, Ii. l.. Kent, and Thomas
Fahcrty.
I'm Streets cncrdlly.-C2ay Ward: e. J.
Eukcr (clairman), T.. 2. Brsnnan, w. IL
scott. Monroe Word: II. l.. Kent, NJ. H.
Mcrriman. Madison Word: l.. Wa gcr.
john A. sloan. Jefferson Ward: j. III
Grcancr, sc Flournoy. Marshall Ward
G.. s. Prince. Thomas Faherty.
On Rehcf Of .l'oor.-William Jinkns
(rhairman). William II. Scott, l.. Wagner,
}. ii. Greaner, Thomas Faherty, &. S
Prince. L. Fog:irty.
On. Hccti0ns.-AlhcrtO Ordway (chairman),
J. NJ. Higgins. G. l.. Todd, Z. Fog;,rty.
Pol'cc.-L. Harvey, p. Fogarty.
CLAIMS and E0idr1cS.-J. A. Sloan, Al
bert Ordway, G. Lohman.
| Yujic Grounds and Builtlin1S.-J. E.
| Riddick. :. q. Flournoy.
| ACcoWntS and i'17ntin1.-John A. Sloan,
l.. Harvey. and J. +. Riddick.
| On Ndlh.-l.. Wagner, Il. Laube.
On hdtn0nccS.-Albcrt OrdWay, NJ. II.
Mcrriman.
Om First -Narkct.-.John ii. Grcancr, G. S.
| Prince. and j. \. Sloan.
| Hn S"co,m Mdrkcf.-L. Wagner, G. l..
! Todd, and +. Laubc.
| SpccI0i Tonlm'ttee Fire Alarm and Tclc.
| Wdph.-J. &. Smith and Il. Laube.
! TN Findncc.-.]ohn Ii. Montague, Fl. H.
Kent. John Ii. Greancr, l.. Harvey, and NJ
| III. Mcrrman.
On Light.-F. L. Brannan. Thomas III
| Wynne, L. j. Eulier, Thomas Fahcrty, ant
IN. Higgins.
IN HGttr.-W. II. Scott. William jim
| kinS. j. {. Smith. l.. Wagner, and j. f
| lti!tlick.
| fIrc Dcpurtm Nj. Higgins. J. II
| Montague, :. &. Flolrnoy. and Il. Lohman
OFFICIAL BOND.
The official bond of John O. TAYLOR, *
| whom has been awarded the contract fol
| doS-catrhlng, etc, ut forty-nine cents PEI
head, was submitted and accepted.
| TREAsURER'S CLERK.
| treasurer NIunroru sent In tho conovvin.
nominations for his clerk: MesSrs. Edwart
Gray, Il. 81. BinfOrd, and j. II. Chamber
llyne.
| The vote resulted Gray. Il; Dinford, .
| Mr. Gray was declared elected.
| SUPERINTENDENT GAS WORKS.
The Council went into an election for cit,
| officers.
Mr.. Higgins nominated Mr., John II
Knowles as Superintendent Gas Works.
He received II votes, and was unani
mously elected
SUPERINTENDENT WATER WORKS.
| Mr.. Montague nominated Mr.. j. l.. Davi
| for Superintendent of the Water Works
| lie was unanimously elected, having re
ceiyed 81 votes.
| SUPERINTENDENT ALMsHOUsE.
Mr.. Sloan nominated Captain Charles p
Bigger for Superintendent of the Aims
house.
Mr.. Kent nominated Mr.. John Pearce.
The vote resulted: Bigger, Ii ; Pearce
| 4. Captain Bigger was declared elected.
wEIGHMAsTER FIRST MARKET.
Mr.. Higgins nominated Mr.. John Fin
ncrty for Wcighmastcr First Market. Mr.
Fmncrty received II votes, and was dc
clarcd elected.
CLERK OF FIRST MARKET.
Mr.. Greaner nominated Mr.. Samuel Ellis
the present incumbent of the position, fol
Clerk of First Market. MIR. Kent seconded
the nomination. He was unanimously
elected. ..... ,... .... 90.
wEIGnMAsTER SECOND MARKET.
Mr.. Euker nominated MIR. w. G. ProsScr
the present incumbent, as WeighmaSter Sc
| cond Market. He was elected, receiving Il
votes. -
CLERK SECOND MARKET. IL
Mr.. Wagner nominated Mr.. George Tim
the Second Market. He was unanimously
elected, having received % votes.
CHEF OF FlRE DEPARTMENT AND COMMANDERS
Mr.. Smith nominated Mr.. George A. Aims
lie as Chief of the Fire Department.
He was unanimously elected, receiving
% votes.
The present Commanders were reelected
as follows :: -. .,s ....,...e e .,.. IT,.
1st. Samuel IL. Herndon. Cd. Miles IT.
Phillips. Sd. Is. A. Purks. 4th. John j.
King, s..... ... -..,s<..
~ 'ir' BOARD OF HEALTH.
The present lncumbents, Drs. II. G. ca
bell, w. III. Taylor, and X. s. PEBBLES, were
chosen rs the Board of Health.
a',.r CITY GAUGER.
Mr.. Higgins nominated Mr.. Robert ii.
Davis as City Gauger.
Mr.. Todd moved a pOstDoncmcnt of this
election until the ordinances in regard tC
gauging now pending should be disposed Of
Carried.
GRAIN MEASURER.
Mr.. Jinkins nominated Mr.. Henry D avis
rs Grain MeaS,lrer, lie was unanimously
elected, receiving 70 votes.
MESSENGER OF COUNCIL.
Mr.. Sloan nominated MIR. Isaac II, Urmtel
rs Messenger Of the Council. The vote re-
sulted-fIunter, 10; Oliver, 3; and the
former was declared elected. -
..... IL: Is PORT wARDENs.
The following Port Wurdens were re.
elected: James A. Curtis, George Currie, j.
T.. Riddick, G.. w. Allen.
,-2rsl HARBoR MASTER.
The election of Harbor Master, on motion
Of Mr. Sloan, was postponed.
ORDINANCES.
Mr.. Ordway offered an amendment to the
ordinance concerning the Police Justice,
allowing him to pay certain expenses out Of
hf N,,,o lIvf hat <fIs