The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-06-06
! TAE C1TY COUNCsr-

4 aa,'s osoe. lnonas III. Wynne S,s 81 ternodn
RrannP pTnr P,o ..em;J Messfs! JsnEinus,' presi'
Il a,an, sm;th r,. Lauoe, Sloan, Hiyrins' scott,
anu Prince. eufnoy' allen, Kerse, LilpsncosmHlSs nsHls
I Acommunicati on from tbe nros,ao., :. -,
Ehglish) was read explaininp bis ss,aent a6e MIR
IT VACANCY I1tsll c IN JEFFERSON WARD r11Irn
| On motlon OF .Mr. Higgins, the calling :
coLuLli'1Sgss ul, NJ was suspended. He then nom y
.lagea Mr. Wrl.t " IL. Scott to fill the yacanc,
III seneIsom w ara occasioned by the resic
received all the votes cast. was So aanisra,, nJvra,
elected. ,sisaf'.'' o. '''' eoo'ie y
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE NEW aAs.HoLpE,
.-r-.s s,. AND TANK. .- .-. -
On motion of Mr.. Brannnn. the sim n
S60, 600 was appropriated to paw for tn,
erection OF. the new sas-holder and tank,
,Mr. Bramlan, from the ,o=.} ,a>s ~.
- @fr'" CoMMITTEE ON LIGHT, q.
submitted his report, recommending thai
the above amount be paid to Messrs. VIM
E. Tanner 81 Co. for work upon the gas
holder aud tank ). which was agreed to. -.
Mr.. Scott, having taken the necessary
oaths, came forward, and was seated.
s.. .. THE WATER COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Scott, from the Watering Committee
submitted his report, recommending that
the Council agree to the contract proposed
by Mr.. Charles A. Rose, executor of the
estate of Mr.. Rutherford, deceased, which
proposes to sell to the city of Richmond
certain lots of land through which water
pipes of the city pass, for the sum of 81, 800,
and that the City Attorney be requested to
make the proper deeds. so .f
Mr.. Laube moved to lay the matter on
the table until the next meeting. Lost.
The report Of the committee was then
agreed to-Ayes, 10; noes, 5.
The, committee also reported that the
inch pipe to be laid had been awarded to
Messrs. Joseph Hall 81 Co. at 2S,6S5.19. n
CLAIMS AND SALARIES. -
Mr.. Sloan, from the Committee on Claims
and Salaries. presented bilts amounting to
5000; which were ordered to bc paid. -
.- $ ACCOUNTS AND PRINTING.
Mr.. Sloan, from the Committee on Ac-
counts and Printing, presented the bills Of
The Virginia State Gazette, $113; w. II.
Wade & Co., S297 60; Evening Journal,
$9.3S; German Advertiser, sS0.25: En-
quirer, SS1.50-all of which were approved
and ordered to be paid. ..
i+" STREET IMPROVEMENTS. #s
Mr.. Prince presented 4 resolution appro-
priating the. sum OF 5000 to be expended
for the purpose of laying Il granite gutter
on the west side of 26th street, between
Broad and Marshall streets also, Il petit
ton from II number OF citizens asking that
IL gutter be laid on Main street, between
10Th and 3Oth streets ; both of which were
referred to the Committee on Streets Gen
orally. -. .. Esa1
Z. ,-v GRADING LAUREL STREET.
Mr.. Scott presented Il petition from cit
izens asking the grading of Laurel street
from Canal to Holly.
80" ELECTION BILLS.
Mr.. Higgins presented the bills of the
Judges, registrars. and clerks of election,
amounting to $1,000. The bill called for
thirteen days. The Committee OH Elcc-
tions, however, recommended that they be
allowed pay for eleven days.
On motion of Mr.. Higgins, an additional
sum of $4,000 was appropriated to make up
the necessary amount, $500 having been
heretofore appropriated. Agreed to.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr.. Higgins rose to personal eXplana-
tion, and stated that Mr.. John Il. Sedg-
wick had handed him petition to present
to the Council in August last, which he
did. Mr.. Sedgwick had accused him of ne
glecting the petition, or, rs he termed il,
" pigeon-holed it." He therefore desired
the clerk to refer to the minutes of the
meeting and read the action in reference to
the aforesaid petition, signed by A. Y.
Stokes, j. r. Scdgwick, and others. The
minutes being read, the petition was found
to be duly recorded as presented at the
time stated by Mr.. Higgins.
The President announced that MIR. Hig-
f,ir bnI fillu yip6ir,tp6 bimcaJf from, tho
charge.
FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD.
The acting President laid before the
Council communication from the city
school board in reference to the meagre
supply OF water to certain school-houSes.
Referred.
TREASUBER's REPORT.
The Trcasurcr's report for the month of
May, showing the receipts to have been
SOD, ,515, G0and the disbursements G2, ,7T6.40,
was also presented.
TIE EXPENSES OF THE ENGINEERS OFFICE.
The President laid before the Council a
communication from the City Engineer in
response to q resolution adopted by the
Council at a previous meeting, asking for
the expenses of his office for one year. The
report was referred back for more explicit
information.
FROM THE TREASURER.
A communication was also presented
from the Treasurer in relation to the sum
of S29.25 Counterfeit money, which he had
received in payment OF gas and water bills.
The communication also referred to due
bill of Mr.. E. w. Tompkins, amounting to
Sl7G.44, which remained unpaid. The
whole subject was referred to the Finance
Committee.
OTHER BUSINESS.
Petitions were presented and referred
from DR.. Farrar for the rcfunding of certain
tax; from p. A. Wexford and from l..
Washer for relief from tax for selling liquor.
PAY OF WARD MANAGERS.
The subject OF the pay of the ward man
ayers recently reinstated was brought up
by petition from them, which stated that
they had been kept out of their pay by
their inability to get the proper certih-
Gates.
After a lengthy discussion on the subject,
and on motion of Mr.. Prince, the Trea-
sllrer was instructed to pay them for half
a month services each (S30), $50 being the
amount paid to ward managers per month
previous to the 1st Of June.
Sundry small bills and petitions were
presented, the former ordered to be paid
and the latter appropriately referred.
On motion, the Council adjourned at s
O'Clock.
LACE. OF ACcOMMoDATIoNs FOR THE IN
sANE.SThcrc are now two white insane
persons (both .fcmales) and five cOlored
insane in the common Jail OF this city,
where they are confined because there is no
room for them in either Of the three state