The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-07-19

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The City t"ln'Ii hrf" N'"'',n'"h'','.
meeting on Yesterday AFTERNOON: t''S'i'
Hr>,yN. English ti'rcHlurnl), EuA'I, JIM
htn>. Brannar, SF"'t, l"uu, i%''oc' h""''-
nc, >l"au, NHnnr, higgins, ''t'aief,
Harvey, Fahcriy. Riddlck, ana lTihcc'
wAsulSGToS HALL.
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u,';iI;r,,. ",,,,n,it,rI = rcnort with a com-
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,;,n ,','',r ,, .;t, rn,,,,rcr in relation to the
;Ii; ,.,,;I,I;n,. IN Ern.,I street known AS Wash
in.fnn liai, recommending certain repairs
t. insure It's safety. &r.
ir'"rr"d 10 'nc '"il''lnt,ce on uni'c
Grounds ana bhli(ehS7, VIII "u'ilol"s ~
act.
STREETS
The Committee on Streets submitted re-
port recommending the condemnation OF
sufficient "f the property on Brlvdcrc
street between Broad and Franklin I" give
That street The usual width. Adopted.
CITY CONTRACTS.
NJ Stan, oocrod ,bc croI,o,v;ny ordinance.
:. Ec - or6n;,,cJ ,fr I, Thnt il Shall nu,
D.. ,,,f,,l fnr member of the Council or
,L.' ..;,v nr Richmond. or I'M officer of thc
,.ny ,.nyrrpmrn,. to contract for furnishing
,,,,,rl,c. of food, machinery, or any other
,,ti.l,s for tIr uS., NJ said city. or to be in
i',,,,.,., IN ,,,,. sn,h routrut
..o Th,i any n,r.nn who shall yiol,tr
tl,. ,,,liuanrr Shall he fined moi les ,b,i
-Iw NOR more than = 900 and if 4 member
80 ,h,. Connect. slI,ll bc deemed "uiIiy of
n,if,,s.,ucc in Office and cynrIIed IVA vote
,T;wn-,hirdS of1hc Council and iran officer
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Ar'"'H'AhHl VIZ COMMITTEES.
Nr. WNnnr offered The following:
"H'>"tr'd, That the appointment Of the
committees a> reported at the last meeting
I" th" Council ur referred back TO the
President Witn Instructions 10 rc&rrangc
thr sam" With some consideration for the
Uut'ltI'aLlnn> of thc members placed upon
HaId Committees, ana with Il proper regard
!" the promotion OF the best interests Of
tGC city.
Nr. Wynne moved TO adopt The resolution.
marked that in the history of the Council
ul the city Of Richmond he did not know
Of any action that had excited so much
comment aS the appointment of the stand
ing committees as announced on the Iith
instant. Questions were constantly asked:
who were these men who had been placed
in such prominent positions? How WAS it
that such Il man was placed upon such Il
committees? low was it that another WAS
removed; And aS to the Chairman, the
question was asked. "Upon what meat has
1hi- our Caesar fed" etc: lie regretted
that the diSa"rcCahlc task of explaining
these things had devolycd upon him. He
was willing that this cup should have
passed from him. But he could get
u" one else to perform the task.
The only explanation that could he
gwen 10 The Queries OF the people would
carry conviction 10 The conscience of the
nr">"nt presiding officer Of the Council
shat this state Of affairs WAS brought about
IN the desire to ililili the aspirations of his
petty ambition. Hitherto the man who was
mad" III" President of the Council WAS >oii-
'trd To acccpt1h hc position. lie was picked
"ui ON account of his are or experience :;
hut mere we had seen a most uriert bar
"an and sale for the position. He would
say without fear that the gentleman who
occupied the chair had literally baruainrd
for and bought the s,lpport of those who
piarrd him there, II NOT. he yvo,lld ask
why WAS this new state of lilajrsl WHY was
1hc gentleman, for instance, who was at the
head oi the Commissioners of Streets no
7uncrr there? WHY was it that Ortlway
WAS put down? He had been compellcd to
resign because he did not belong to the
petty cliquc that had sought TO elevate
ihc Chairman 10 his present position.
T..
"t III" Improvement of James river: {:
THIS Was but part and parcel of the
p't'A campaign. They had put it out that
nc Cy"lcrrcd to have that to the position of
,nairlan OF the Council, and thus sought
I" "drstroy what little opposition he might
'"Nc proved To the present Chairman. Ills
mead iurlcman OF Clay Ward had advanced
'hI> ~ argument why his friends should
Vote for the present Chairman. AS to Colo
net rrdway. be knew but little of him.
We had not spoken to him more than
" hai'-i"%en tunes in his life. lie had
>y'n enough OF him in this Council to
tiu,' nm TO place great confidence III
.,"1 nc certainty deserved sufficient
,,',,,;, ~ navy peeH pEtced upon me
.ro s.,nIn hnro ,,, ~ iie nisa nci1re neen. ne
came mnIer tita.t t ,o"1 s,as''tt' ai'aie>. ne
il mich, .,l,rn.t ,e VA 's na ,,J .ino'
and vet hn bad don" ",uI. th oilIon, % !,1 ,ti
army nf ~ tba T n;taI ,iI Sitn, .nto 'a h 1ne "h25e
had wan tho c,nt;t,cnrc "f ,,'. n,.'u io t"i,o ne
had hcrnmr y ,ari nf orr nrn,,r @ ,r.'i,ne' ih nno M
Of our hnmr thr ,lrsh of oi,r haS, VIZ 'U'J ,G
bent his whol" heart and Mind un"n dn,. ina
lanes river imnrnyrn,cnt and ho h,d wn,, rnv
the arurobatinn Of tbr nro,Ir Whw thnn %o'
had we been Stricken dnwn2 Eer,i,Sn s.'h, h,.
would mot bend ihr knee r. K,,i ''''' '-e
MIR. Wynnc tbnn l,n,,,n tn innI oror tbc