The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-13
VOL. XLIIl.
TIE CkTY a,OUNCII..


stokes StrnIs. Thornton, and Wexford.
CORRECTING TIE PROCEEDINGS.
When the Clerk bad finished reading the
record of the proceedings of the lasl meet
inm Of the Council. Air. Wexford moved that
the name OF Mr. English aS chairman Of the
special committee TO whoa was referred the
subject of the removal of Mr. Broply as
commander Of one Of the steam fire CON-
lranicS. &C., bc erased, and that the name OF
Mr. Hall hc substituted. for the reason that
lIr. Hall WAS the original chairman ol the
committee. his name having hccn announced
during the proceedings of the last meeting,
and that Mr.. English had been substituted
afterwards. The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. Hail asked TO hc excused; and the
question being put, the Council declined to
excuse him. SO the committee stands As
originally appointed.
STREETS GENERALLY.
NJ. Ncwhcrry. from the Committee on
streets Generally. submitted report from
that committee. II recommends that the
order for PAWN: the cutters on the east and
west side, uf Ninrtcruth street from Broad
to Marshall street hc suspended, so far rs the
east side of said street is concerned; that II
would bc advisable 10 widen TWcnty-Scc"nd
street north of Broad street al some future
d1y-to allow the cmrr"aclimrntS TO remain
Tor The nrrScni, 10 he removed whenever the
Council shall 50 direct; that the sum OF 800
hr aprrorriatCu for the construction OF Il
sewer across Broad street III bloody Run
"uIly. and the necessary filling over the same
rs a prutc,iinu: that the bridge to to put
across HayaliS mill-rarr at the loot of Ninth
street bc placed on The east side Of Ninth
street. instead cf the west side - ordered ::
that tue petitions of Ecy>. George (. VAN
,lrrslirc, &. &. Biting, and others for In"
grading. curbing. "tttcrin%, Tagging. aud
,ayiny ui the sidewalks on north side OF
Main between Laurel and Linden streets be
rrautc,l-r>tinmtcd cost %l.fl0: that the
Sidewalk on south side Of Main between
Fine and Laurel streets be properly graded
and the brick walkway rclaid thcrcon--
c.timatcd cost about Sll0: that the
curling and brick sidewalk on the west side
uf Laurel street between Franklin street ana
Park avenue hc extended to Park avenue, Il
distance of about l:O feet, and that the said
walkwav be widcncd IL inchcs-cSllmaicd
cost about S221.J1: that thu granite cutters
and brick sidewalks hr paved on The north
side of Marshall street from Gllmcr >tfc't 10
tlha park-uSlinu,rd cost about SE1S; lhat
4 granite gutter hc paved on the west SIDE ol
N,nlord street from Marshall to Clay
street limatcd cost about Sl99.10: that the
rrtitiun Of Il. \. Lacy and others for a paved
cutter on the wc,t side Of Henry between
Broad aud Marshall streets, and between
Catherine and Leigh streets. on same side;
and 4 pavement extending from Broad to
Leigh. ON west side ot Henry. with tla~ginS
across Marshall, Clay. Catlmrinc, and Leigh
streets. Zee r,i~tcd; that the cutters OH the
wcs; side Of Monroe near Clay street, and
south side of Clay near Monroe, hc Tlaid
with Granite hurk>-,'Stim1tcd cost about
Sr5: tEar the petition ui John Disney, &c.
for tagging arr,'.- Seventeenth street 1t lis
| intersection with Darlington, Jay, and WASH
iu-lun streets. he wI;mtrGi-c.tinatrd cost
ahou, 80.
The committee also recommend the !Cicc-
| ton Of the petition TT Mrs. Oscar Null. a~k-
| in% indui-rnrc for il short time IL 10 the re-
| moyal of fence. Nr. Oh Reservoir near Main
street: that Tie c'iiN"r! !!uM" Grace SIR
from is present terminus to the strrct Tc~t
uf Pine street be- built. and also That rald
s,!rr,- rl,ayrd II accordance with rctiti"n--
r~iilard cost y ,n,t -: that IN" petition q
L. VI. Manly .Nr, fer j inn >idci.a!it Ia ~ laid
on p,lyHI street south -i;lr hrWcru Ilil; and
sixth streets. t. cons! cr the line oi said walk
htWc,ll Fiji. sire, and the EIl!iic school
hH,l>G~, be "Iaat.d-">tilultrd cost ah"til
so: that il,2@iu~ he ail OIL Sixth street E"-
tween Marshall and Clay. about ih" lUd,tit
ul the Second Vegetable Mdrkct u cStnat' d
rn~ about $40 that petition Of Il. VI. Baker
tor rcIicl from culycrt tax, premises Fourth
street between Main and Cary streets. hr
granted: that connection hr made by the
city from premises of Mrs. Mary Il. Griffin
that the following resolution lc ad"ptrd
"Kc< 0lrcd. That the sum OF S;3jIG hcappro-
priatcd TO .radc TWcnty->iXth street from
Marshall TO Clay, and gravel Twenty >iNth
street from Marshall to y or Nelson: that
the property Oh Main street between Nadi-
SON and Brll,tcrc hc condemned, subject To
the action nf the Council under section -
Of the ch'rirr; that the petition OF Bradley
I. Johnson. &c, IL 10 Widrnln% ol north
side 0t Franklin StCcCt. &c, bc y 'c,'tcu; that
petition oi Corn and Flcur Exchange and Of
Iiiyhmund Tobacco Association, ">kin% thai
Cary street rctwccn Virginia &ul Twelfth
streets, and I'hir1Ccuth lctwccn Cary and
Canal streets. be relieved of cohhle-
stones. and that they lie paved with
some one OF the several varieties o. smooth
pavement ROW in use in many of the
nOI thrrn cities. iC rejected; that the
resolution referred TO the committee for
an appropriation Of $500 for repairs to streets
and sidewalks in Jefferson Ward be rejected;
that the portion of the report OF the COM
mittce on the memorial in relation TO
CANDLES Hill which refers tn The in-
proycmcnt of Third. Fourth, and Arch
streets. Il portion of said work having
been done, be rejected; also that resolution
a> 10 condemnation of so much land Oh HE
south side OF the Dock rs may he necessary
10 make Il street OF suitable width aud length
Tor the accommodation Of the trade in that
locality be re- icctrd: that Mrs. Morgan be
compensated for cncroachmcnt upon her
premises on Franklin street that petition Of
j. II. Gardner, DC, asking permission to oc-
c,ipy six inches of front pavement for their
door-poStS on Maiu near Fourteenth street.
be rejected: that Leigh street from Twenty
sixth to Twcnty-ninth be graded; that Ncni-
Bile street from Twcnty-trst to Twcnty-iilth
street be graded estimated cost S2.14l.0 .02 D.;
that the petition Of ". \. Kelly, &C., for
relief of unc-lnlf of culvcrt tax, &C., be
Granted; that the petition OF James III. Card
.lcr, &c. asking for certain street Improve
meats and grading, be gran'ed~~csllnaIed
rust S2Si.2J: that tie following resolution.
hc adopted:
"RcSoired, That the Council he informed
that it is the desire OF this committee TO llli'
ish all matters of street improvements &c.
curing the disturbance of road.beds, so That
they may be only intertered with during tue
summer months; that the petition OF the
City Railway Company asking iol the Gr'-
ding of Main street, &c., be rejected Oh ac-
count of costs dc.
The report WAS laid on the table after some
discussion.