The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-04-22
CITY COunCIL

called meeting Of the City Council wa
held Yesterday afternoon. Present Il 7
English. Esq, president; Messrs. Euker
Scott, Todd, Strauss, Laube, Lohman
Davis, Sloan, Wynne, Moses, MAYO. Smith
Flournoys Allen, Lipscomb, and Prince
The President stated the object of The
meeting to be the. reception of the report
OF Inc Committee on Elections in relation
! 10 Tue reaDportionment and division of the
| Waras INTO registration and voting pre-
: In the absence of the chairman rMr. H;p-
g1ns), MIR. Todd. from the same committee
presented the report, which was read.
MIR. Wynne then moved that the renort
OF the committee be adopted Gas an ortIi-
| nance OF the city to divide the wards of the
city into convenient precincts.n 20 -
! Ine l5th rule was, on motion, suspend-
cd, and the ordinance passcd-yeas, Is !:
nays, 2-Messrs. Laube and Lohman voting
In the negative.
| Mr. Moses presented the following reso-
lution IN connection with the ordinance ::
| which was adopted: ..
ResolCed, That the registrars, subject 70
| tne approval Of the Committee on Elections,
snail have control Of the elections In Nav.
| THE oAKwooD MEMORIAL INVITATION.
The following resolutions were presented
by Mr. English and adopted:
Resolued, That the City Council accent
Win much pleA@re the polite invitation of
the ladies of the lakewood Memorial Asso.
cation to be present at, and take part in.
the ceremonies attendant upon LAYING the
cornerstone OF monument to be erected
| TO the memory of the Confederate dead. to
take place on the 10th day of NAV next.
and That the Council will do themselves the
honor to attend in a body at that time.
! hcsoiged, That the Clerk of the City
C0uncil be, and hereby is, directed to
a., furnish the president of the lakewood Me-
morial Association with 4 CODY of these
resolutions. 80 ONO
| On motion of MIR. Euker, the sum of 1912
was appropriated for four-feet brick walk
way along the north side of Marshall street.
between Henry and Gilmer.
| DANGEROUS LIQUIDS.
On motion Of Mr.. Sloan, under a suspen-
sion OF the rules, the I'd section of the ordi-
nance IN relation to petroleum and other
dangerous liquids was amended SO as to
nave the examination and test obligatory.
| HOLLYWOOD MEMORIAL APPROPRIATION.
On motion Of MIR. Sloan, the sum of $3.50
was appropriated to the Hollywood Memo
nal Association, to be paid to the treasurer.
for the purpose of putting in order the
fences, graves, &C., in that portion of the
cemetery in which the Confederate dead
are inferred.
FREDERICKSBURG ROADWAY ALONG BROAD
STREET.
Mr.. Euker presented the following reso-
luton, which was discussed and finally
withdrawn
50 Understanding that the Richmond.
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
Company are willing to accommodate the
grade of their track along Broad street
| from Adams to the western terminus of
said street to the necessities and conye-
nience of the passage of the cross streets
across the same at proper grades: There.
fore be it
Rcsolucd, That the City Engineer he di.
rectcd to confer with the engineer and SUI.
perintcndent Of the Richmond, Frcde
rcksburg and Potomac railroad in further
ance of this purpose, and that he will re-
port the result of his conference and ex
animation to the Council at its next meet
! ing" ...-..
On motion of Mr.. Laube, the Ceunci
adjourned.