The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-09-19
CITY COUNCIL.

| the City Hall. Present: I. ID. Starke, Esq,
President, Messrs. Hooper, Chesterman,
Straus, Wynne, Bargalnin, English, Stokes,
Sloan, Isaacs, Davis, Higgins, Scott OF
Jefferson Ward, Whitlock, Levy, Bos-
sieux, Allen, Roper. and Forester.
Mr.. Chesterman from the committee
ON STREETS GENERALLY
submitted his report recommending that
the petition of David Baker, Jr., ana
others for the extension of a culyert which
will cost about 81 200, be granted. Ihey
recommend that the petition of Jas. E. Rid
| dick and Sam'l Ellis be referred. Ihe re-
port was laid on the table.
FIRE.
| Mr.. Allen, from the Committee on the
Fire Department, submitted bis report,
which states that the committee has had
under consideration the petition OF DANIEL
| Driscoll and others. engineers OF The city,
requesting the establishment of q board OF
engineers to examine the qualifications OF
every person now running, or VINO snail
hereafter run, any stationary eRglnedn the
city, and to issue certificates thereto,
| licensing them to perform SUCH dutles upon
| the payment of $40, and to impose hne
upon any manufacturer who shall employ
any person to run an engine who has not
obtained the certificate of the said exam
on this SUBJECT ineXpcdicnt.
The same committee recommended Gne
erection of Il brick stable for Go. b, oil the
Fire Department., 20X26 feet, the cost not
| to exceed 5000. They also recommend the
enlargement of the frame stable OF 20. a,
the cost not to exceed 5000.
They also recommend the purchase OF
l 800 feet of best rubber hose us being aD-
solutely necessary TO the proper efficiency
Of the department.. riley have examined
the accounts of the Auditor in relation to
| the expenditures Of this department. anu
| the number of employees, and find The same
correct. The report was accepted. o."
CLAIMS AND SALARIES.
Mr.. Whitlock, from the Committee on
| Claims and Salaries, submitted his report,
which states that they have had under con-
sideration the petition of j. b. Roysterr,
asking an annual allowance of $500 for otl-
| cial duties for which they receive no other
pay. The committee recommended that lt
| be allowed to date from 1st July, ISL.
Agreed to.
( THE POLICE COURT-CHANGE OF QUARTERS
FOR THE JUSTICE.
Mr.. Davis, from the Committee on Pub
| lie Grounds and Buildings, submitted his
report recommending the Council to grant
the petition Of Police Justice White, who
asked that his court be removed from its
present location.to the Odd-FclloWs' Hall,
| for the following reasons:
! 1st. The owners offer to fit it up ready
| for occupancy without any charge to the
| CITY, and lease it from one to tiTe years, at
an annual rent of $500.
I'd. The necessary work that will be re-
quired to fit up the present Old Market
Hall and make it comfortable the coming
winter will cost, according to the estimate
| of the City Engineer, nearly 500; be-
sides, as the Police Justice says. it is very
| unsuitable for holding his court, on ac-
| count of the noise. The Old Market Hall
! can be rented for rs much or more titan
$500.
The proposition Of the owpcrs Of the
Odd-Fellows' Hall was submitted Us Il part
| Of the report.
ST. JOHNS BURYING- GROUND.
The same committee submitted a report
| in relation to the account of the st. Johns
Burying- ground referred to them. The
whole amount paid from the city treasury
| for the two years endin. July 5, 1871, was
| $3.50, and during that time there was . Spe-
cial appropriation Of $50 made for repair
ing the tombs, and the annual appropria-
| ton Of 500 makes the account correct.
CoURT-RooMs.
The same committee reported adversely
on the proposition Of james Lyons, Esq,
to sell the property at the corner of 9th
and Grace streets, known as the MOnu-
mental Hotel, to the city and State for
court rooms, for the reason that the place
is not suitable, and besides, would cost too
much.
| On motion of Mr.. Stokes, the whole re-
port was adopted, and the city attorney re-
qucsted to prepare the necessary papers in
relation to the removal of the Police Court
to the Odd Fellows Hall.
| FIRE-ALARM AND POLICE TELEGRAPH.
| The Fire-Alarm and Police Committee,
| through their chairman, Mr.. j. C.. Smith,
| submitted their report. 1t recommends the
erection of firc-boXcS ut the following
points Main and 22d streets; Cary and
18th streets, and Main and 14th streets; the
cost of all of which will not exceed 81 900.
Agreed to.
RETRENCuMENT AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
CITY OFFICERS.
Mr.. Wynne, from the Committee on Re-
| trenchment and Reform, submitted his re-
mort. This committee has had the letter of
| the Mayor of the city in reference to the
city officers who hold other positions and
receive other pay under their consideration.
The report states: owe have to say that
while the latter part of the Mayors state
ment is literally true, yet as section 6,
chapter XII, page 81, edition of go, pre-
scribes the hours for transacting business
in the Auditors Office from 8 A. NJ. to s p.
NJ, for one-half of the year, and trom9 n.
M. until 3 Z. NJ. for the rest Of the year,
we are convinced that it was intended that
the Auditor should be in his office to attend
to the business during the hours named,
aud the committee are of opinion. unless
the Office is to he made Il sinecurc, that this
Interpretation should he put upon it. 1t
being evident, also, to the committee that,
from the nature Of the business OF an as
signee in bankruptcy, the time that he
1.-THE Auditory is absent from, and neglect
\ ing the business Of, his office during the
equally, if not more, profitable and he Is
consequently receiving pay for services
supposed to be performed in two different
places at the same time. We recommend
that the Council, in the adoption Of this
lreport, shall hereby express its censure
against such conduct on the part of one OF
its officers.
| In the cases Of Messrs. August and Peas
lley, who likewise hold important offices
under the city government, and VINO also
have other employment, the Mayor stated
in his communication that their Official du-
/ ties were not interfcred with. The COM
mittee had nothing to say in their case.
Rnt to express the sense of the Council in
this matter, and, as they believed, the trua,
meaning of the ordinances, they proposed.
to amend chapter 10 OF the ordinances OF
the city. as amended on the 9th December,
| 1870. by adding another section, which
fiyes the hours Of the Auditor rs
follows: S A. NJ. to 8 P. nj. from 1st April
to ist of October, and A. NJ. until 2. NJ.
during the rest of the year; and the Irea-
surer and Auditor shall be required to be