The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-04-04

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FINANCE COMMITTEES,
reported back sundry tax bills, recon
mending the following attachments: job,
r. Sedgwick, S112.M class tax: A. W
CARRIER & Co., 300 class tax John Marsh
800 class. tax ; b. g.. Woodbridge, Sl2.5l
personal property D. W. Bohanon, $40
They also recommended the followin!
attachments: Emanuel Raymond, S14.1O'
Mrs. Mary Anthony, $14 James l.. Caps
ton, for F. T. Boyle, trustee, $3.50; Jos
Fl. Colquit, $3.50; William Mcfarland
s10.40; Benz. Clarke, S14.39 j. K. Roane
SS5; Louisa, Browning, $3.50.
They recommend the following rejec
tons: P. Fl. Mayo & Bro, for Robert A
Mayo; Mrs. A. Mott, and Jno. W. Davis
The same committee stated that Mr.
Davis makes a claim of $50 shown to have
been paid to Mr.. Julius Hobson in 1869
Mr.. Hobson having not been Deputy Col
lector Of Taxes for 1859, the committee
therefore thought there must be an error
The committee also recommend tina,
$4,000 he borrowed from the First Ma
tional Bank to aid in d%efraying the ex
penses Of the city for the past month. The
report was taken up and agreed to.
THE REPoR OF THE coM8rTTEE ON LIGHT
OPERATIONS OF THE JAS WORKS FOR TIL
YEAR-No MORE ADDITIONS NEEDED FOR TIE,
YEARS.
The Committee on Light, through Chair.
man F. P. Brannon, made its report for the
year ending January 81, 1871, OF which the
following is q synopsis:
The amount Of gas made in the year was
60,6S7, 1850 feet, being. 5,0S1, 400 feet more
than in any previous year. The committee
from tho fnfn1 oronJnf 1nJ,,o& q nnO ~Ol
feet for leakage and condensation, which
makes the net amount distributed 81, 619,.
OLA feet. OF this amount private consu.
mers used Al, 100, 800 feet, and street lamps
and public buildings used II, 1853, 774-just
1884 per cent. OF all the gas consumed.
The committee think the United States
Government did not intend to tax the gas
used by a city for its public buildings, MOI
That lost by leakage and condensation, and
recommend that that matter be investiga.
ted.
There are 1851 consumers, including las
added during the year. There are 1904
street lamps, including 121 erected last year.
The current expenses of the Gas Works
for the year were $155, Cos. 62 and its re-
ceiptS SI33, 0SS.46, leaving q deficit of S22,.
521 16. Against this deficit should be placed
the gas to street lamps and public build
ings, S3S,5lG.32; stock in excess of pre-
vious year. Sl2, 20T 81 ; coal distributed tt
the poor (G2H tons, $500 per ton, S3ES.75-
total, Sol, 1878; and also the follow
ing: Revenue tax paid On gas made
prior to 1870, $1l,SS6.s+; revenue tan
condensation, sl,2ls.75; revenue tas
paid on amount used by city, 8,
5I1.75-total, S15, 622. "a, which, with S5l,
127.SS, makes $GS, 750.22, from which the
deficit of So, 521.16 being subs'racted
shows a total OF IA, 229.W IN favor Of thu
Gas Work.. The city, for the deficit it ha
had to meet Of S25, 52l. 16, received directl!
in the gas used by itself and the tax on i
Sal, 14s,07.
The whole expense to the city OF the Ga
Works, including their building, has beer
S40S, 02G. 51-a sum far in excess Of the valu,
of the works, and which has been reached
by unWise expenditures from time to time
including the heavy one of having to re
move the works from the centre of tn,
city (where they never ought to have beer
placed, and erect new ones elsewhere.
An additional purifier will be erected thi
year, and after the new holder now con
tracted for Is put up, no more addition t.
the works will be necessary for ten years I,
come.
The report. together with the resolution
accompany ing ie, were taken up and agreel
to.
Mr.. Todd, from the
COMMITTEE ON FIRE,
reported. back Il petition of citizens OF
Church Hill asking for the establishment o
a fire company, with the recommendation
that the Council make an appropriation 0
s. 600 for the erection of an engine-house
dc.
On motion OF Mr.. Prince, the report wa
laid on the table.
CLAIMS M SALARIES.
Mr.. Sloan, from the Committee on Claim
and Salaries, reported back, recommendin!
-the payment Of sundry bills, &C.; Whicl
were Srdered to be paid.
Mr.. Sloan, from the Committee on
ACCOUNTS AND FR1ETiSS1-
reported back, recommending the paymen
of the bills of the Dispatch, Virginia Stat
Gazette, and the city printer. The repor
was agreed to.
The Committee on
ORDINANCES
reported back an ordinance recommendin,
AN amendment to the city ordinance in re
lation 30 the weight of loads carried by We
hicles and the width Of the tires of such We
hiclcs.
The same committee also reported unfa
vorably on the petition OF hackmen in rela
ton to hack-stands. and soliciting patron
AGE. Also, unflyorably in relation to tn
appointment Of hydrant inspectors.
The first clause was referred to the Com
mittee on Streets Generally. The remainde
Of the report was agreed to.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Kent, from the special committee t
| examine into charges against Captain Dim
mock, made a report fully exoneratin
Captain D. from the charges. The repor
was unanimously adopted, mention o
which has already been made in the Dis
patch.
Mr.. Higgins, from the
COMMITTEE ON THE POOR,
! reported that during the quarter 1,070 pre-
scriptions had been given to the poor. an,
| asked for the usual appropriation of S12
for the purchase Of medicines for the pres
ent year.
Mr.. Sloan, from a special Committee OF
Streets, reported that the cost of payingth
street
ALONG THE BASIN BANK
would be IS, 600-Captain Darlington, pres
ident OF the Canal company, being wlllin
to pay one-half the cost. The committe
recommended that it be not done {; whic
| was agreed to by the Council.
Mr. Wynne, from the
COMMITTEE ON THE RAILROAD
on Broad street, made a voluminous report
which was not read, but ordered to b
| printed. The report concludes with tn
| decision that the Council can take no steI
in the matter.
The same committee reported, recon
mending that the Auditor be authorized t
settle the bills due from the Spotswoo
| Hotel, the bills to be settled at seventy-Hv
cents in the dollar.
He also offered a series Of resolutions |
regard to the message of the Mayor, n
terring the various subjects therein col
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