The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-01-11
CIrY CoUNCIL.-The Council held its

C1rr CoUNCIL.-The Council held its
regular monthly meeting on yesterday.
Present: Messrs. Kent, (Presidcnt) Ord
way, Dunham, Friedly, Gregory, Parker,
Boswell, Atkins, Livingstone, Gillis, Van
Lew, Smith, Crowell, Laube, Miller, Pc
louze, Eiles, and Manly.
F;nance.-Mr. Durham, from the Com
mittcc on Finance, submitted q report in
relation to the tax upon city bonds, and a
resolution authorizing and instructing the
Committee On Finance in the preparation of
the tax ordinances for 1870 to omit the as
sessment CT tax upon bonds issued by the
city.
The committee also reported upon'a num-
Der OF private petitions. Among others
the recommendation that the assessment on
q lot on Nicholson street, owned by John
Lester, be changed from 81, 800 to 500, that
sum being considered by the assessor its full
yalze.
Extension Of Gas Pipes.-The Committee
on Gas reported, in response to citizens Pc
titions, recommending the extension of the
city gas pipes out West Grace street as for
as the west side of Belvidere.
Streets.-Mr. Ordway, from the Commits
sioners of Streets, submitted an ordinance
concerning certain encroachments on GER
tain streets. The ordinance is in regard to
the new district, and provides that all
houses and porches which encroach upon
the streets Of that district be allowed to re-
main until the lst of January, 1873, when
they arc to be removed. Fences, however,
to be removed OF once.
The Case of Mr. Files.-The committee
appointed to visit General Candy and ask
what vacancy the appointment of Mr..
Viles fas made to fill reported that the
places of Messrs. Yale, Hudson, and Cook,
were vacant, they having removed from the
city.
Citv Dejt.-The special committee on the
reduction Of the city debt reported that, Of
ter consideration, they would recommend
the adoption of the following resolutions :
ReSolved, by the Council Of the City OF
Richmond, That the Auditor Of the city be
authorized to issue in lieu of any and all
bonds now due other bonds bearing six per
cent. interest, irredeemable for thirty years
from lst of January, 1870, and thereafter
at the pleasure of the Council, in amounts
equal to the principal sums respectively of
the bonds 30 due and on addition of twenty
per cent. thereon Qess any fraction of slW.
Such authority to continue until the 3Oth of
June, 1870, or until the futher order OF the
Council.
Resolved, That in the issue of the sub
stituted bonds, Us above provided for, the
amounts thereof shall be in rnultiples OF
$l0-in no case less than S50-and every
fractional portion of 80 remaining due
after such substitution shall be paid by
warrant on the Chamberlain. In all other
respects the Auditor shall conform his &C
ton herein to the provisions of chapter
xviii. of the City Ordinance.
Resolued, That the Auditor is hereby
instructed to have prepared plate suita-
BILE for the purposes of the foregoing reso-
lutions, and so engraved that o reference
shall be distinctly made in the bonds to the
authority Of Council under which they
shall have been issued, leaving blank
spaces for the dates of such authority, SO
that the same plate shall subserve the pur-
poses Of future similar occasions.
HORACE L. KENT,
"WILLIAA c. DUNHAM,
"DAyIp B. Parker"
The report Of the committee was adopted
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