The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-10-14
CITY COUNCIL.
Ten Thousand Dollars Appropriated
for the Relief of the Chicago
Snffe erers.

,
on Brood street. Present: Messrs. Starke
; (president), Anderson, Hooper, Straus,
; Stokes, Sloan, WAGNER, Isaacs, Davis, Hig-
gins, Scott of Jefferson Ward, Whitlock,
Levy, Bossleux, Forester, Braselman,
Freeman, and Manly.
! On motion of Mr.. Anderson, the reading
of the minutes Of the last meeting was dis
pensed with.
| Mir. Anderson stated that he understood
! the object OF this meeting to be the con-
! sideration of special subject. He saw
| present 4 number Of gentlemen who repre-
+: sented a committee appointed ut meeting
. OF citizens on Thursday night, and he
moved that member Of that committee be
heard.
Judge W. W. Crump, chairman Of that
committee, stated that in tebalf Of that
committee and the meeting he appeared to
present the resolutions. 1t were needless
, to detail again the reasons which induced
! that meeting, and be was sure there wasn't
| heart which did not respond to those suf
Gerings Of the people bowed down as they
were, and he hoped it would he the plea.
sure of the Council to make the appiopria.
; ton.
| Rev. DR.. ReaGe, from the committee, fol-
lowed Judge Crump, and said he was re-
Gently from Chicago. He had been q quest
in house which had been SWEPT away in
! the flames. He had never before met his
+; fellow.cit!ZeDs In a public matter Of this
k nd, though he had lived here twenty
! years. but this was matter i'll which he
was deeply interested. lie urged the ap-
preparation warmly.
! Mr.. Anderson, Oh the part Of the Coun-
Gil. presented the following, Which were
| adorted:
"Resolued l. 7 hat the message from the
;rn,, DFx x,is 1nff n
! body by the committee of which Judge
Crump is chairman, be referred to com.
| mittce of three, to be appointed by the
Chair, with in>tructions to report thereon
| without delay.
'.2. That the proceeding: Of this body be
: suspended until said committee shall re-
port"
The President OF the Council appointed
| Messrs. j. r. Anderson, r. NJ. Manly, and
v illiam B. Tsaacs as the committee. These
gentlemen were absent about fifteen miu-
/ utes, and upon their return presented the
| following report:
"Whereas the citizens of Richmond at
meeting held in the City Hall ON the 18th
| instant adopted the following pI Gamble ond
resolutions, which were presented to the
Council by the committee appointed for
| that purpose-to wit:
! An appalling and uneXampled disaster
| has befallen the prosperous city of Chicago.
| That great commercial mart, the pride and
ornament of the Northwest. lies in ruins.
| More than half her citizens, lett houseIesa
! and helpless by Il terrible and resistless con-
, flagration. wander in want, In sorrow. and
| in despair around the smouldering embers
Of their former comfortable and happy
| homes.
Men, women, and children-th the aged, the
I . I'll. efn .6lf 70 no ri
| Of an approaching winter. This spectacle,
while it awakens our liveliest sensibilitics.
calls for substantial aid. We who know
| from sad experience how to feel for such
distress, will freely contribute, according to
or1r means, to alleviate The privat!ons OF
that stricken and dcsolated city; There
| fore =
.Rcsolped, That the Council Of the city
of Richmond be requested to appropriate
! the sum Of $4,000 to the relief the people
of Chicago, and that the chairman appoint
committee of five to present this resolu-
| ton to the Council.
"ResoIred, That the chairman appoint a
committee Of tyo from each ward to cO6p-
crate with the committee appointed by the
| chamber of Commerce In soliciting private
subscriptions > s....
"Be it therefore
" Resoloed. That IN conformity to the
request contained in the first resolution o,
said meeting this Council hereby appro'
pirate the sum of $40, 900 to the RELIEF OIL the
Chicago sufferers.
"ResoIped, That the president of this
Council forward to the proper authorizes
! OF Chicago the SUBJ montlonet. atufe, VIII
a copy Of this report, and rel: rate on The
part of this Council the sentiments OF SYM
pathy so fully expressed in the said pream-
Bile and resolutions" a
After remarks by Messrs. Anderson,
Bossieux, and Sloan, the report was
adopted: Ayea, Il noes, 9-Alessrs. Bos-
sioux, straus, and Scott.