The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-05-02

mending an appropriation of 81 800 for the
repair OF the same.
MIR. Sloan moved to amend the report by
inserting $500 in lieu of the 81 800; which
was agreed to. 5 @io"
The report was subsequently, recommit-
ted to the committee, in order TO allow the
chairman to get an accurate estimate Of che
cost of the repairs.
CLAIMS.
Sundry bills for stationery, advertising,
&C., &C., were ordered to be paid.
THE FISH QUESTION. ....
Mr.. Wagner, from the Committee on the
Second Market, presented O report restrict
ing the sale OF fish ut any place outside the
market.
At the request of several members, the
report was subsequently withdrawn. 81
+ THE FREDERICKSBURG RAILROAD MATTER.
MIR. Wynne, from the special committee
appointed to examine into the matter con-
nected with the running Of the engines of
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac Railroad Company, submitted Il
lengthy report in connection Herewith, to
the effect that when the charter was grant
ed the road in 1884 the company was
allowed to run their cars and other vehicles
over Broad street. The matter slumbered
for SIX years, when the question was again
agitated by succeeding Council, and
again it was passed by, In consld-
Grafton of the fact that the city
had granted the company the right
of way. Nine years later the attempt
was again made to GUST the company from
their present location, but this, too, failed.
Sixteen years after, this subject was again
opened by another Council, but failed to
be carried out for the same reasons which
caused the matter to be laid over in the
first instance. Last summer the whole
matter was again opened, and has been
agitated ever since. The committee, In
view of the chartered rights of the COM
panv, deemed it expedient to state that this
Council had no right to force the company
away from their present location, but that
arran gements might be made with the COM
pany to change their depots and shops to a
more advantageous location. In connec.
ton with the report, MIR. Wynne submit.
ted communication from Mr.. Daniel which
stated that arrangements might be made
for change in the company's road and
their buildings.
Mr.. Laube, from the same committee.
submitted q minority report, and in con
nection Herewith resolution to the effect
that on and after the list of January, 1872,
no locomotive engines should be run by the
Fredericksburg Company east OF the re-
tersburg connection on Broad street.
Mr.. Euker. also presented a resolution
similar to the one introduced by him at the
last meeting of the Council, as substitute
for Mr.. Laube'S, o. .aH
The question being put, the resolution
connected with the minority report was
adopted-yeas, L; nays, Il
NEW BUSINESS,
Sundry petitions relative to the reduction
Of class tax, culVert tax, &C., &C., were
received and appropriately referred.
TO SHOW WHERE THE MONEY GOES,
Mr.. Todd presented the following resolu
ton, which was adopted: -" t,-.
RESOLVED, That the City Clerk is hereby
directed to prepare from the records OF the
Council statement, in tabular form, show
ing the amounts of money appropriated by
the present Council from the date of 1t!
organization to May 1st, 1871, the purposes
for which said appropriations were made
and publish the same in the daily papers o
this city for the information Of the public
HOW DID LUcIEN BAIRD GET AWAY?
MIR. Moses presented the following reso
| luton, which was adopted:
Resoloed, That a committee of investiga
| ton be appointed TO ascertain what, II any
defects may exist in the city jail and thos'
who profess to have charge Of the criminal
| therein, rendering it insecure for the con
tnement of prisoners; and the means uset
| by Baird and his associates in their late es
cape from the Jail building.
THE FREE BRIDGE AND THE BONDS.
A communication from Isaacs s. Co., il
relation to bonds of the city of Mancheste
for negotiation, for the erection OF tn
bridge Jointly by the cities of Richmon'
and Manchester, was received.
| LAYING THE CORNER STONE OF THE FREE
| BRIDGE. t,,
| An invitation from the James Rive
Rridpe Commissioners was received, asklD
the presence of the Council IN a body q
the layinp of the cornerstone OF the neS
bridge on the 4th instant.
On motion of Mr.. Wynne, the inVitatlo
was accepted, and the citizens requested
SUSPEND business after 2 O'Clock on Una
day, in order TO attend.
At 900, MIR. Euker moved 10 ao)oaii
Withdrawn.
STREET REPAIRS.
On motion of Mr. Smith, $500 was al
propriated to pave Gary street, betWee
l7th and Shockoe creek.
MIR. Wynne then moved that the repo,
be adopted which states that the legal rig'
lis the chartered right. /,
The vote being taken by yeas and nay
resulted in its defeat-geas, g.; nays, ~:
i Mir. Enker moved to adjourn $3.50 o'cl' L
1.-The motion was withdrawn however, !
/ the instance of several members.
FREE SCHOOLS.
MIR. Moses called up the ordinance