The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-11

priation of Sl25 with which to purchase
medicine. The report was adopted.
FINANCE.
Mr.. ISlacs submitted brief report from
The Finance Committee making sundry re-
Communications in relation to the refund Of
crroneOnsly taxes and the rejection
of certain petitions of the same character.
They also returned the communication of n.
VI. Lee, City Sergeant, and asked to be dis
charged from its consideration. The report
was adopted. ..-..
FlRE DEPARTMENT. ..
Mr.. Allen, from the Committee on the
Fire Department, submitted 4 report from
that committee giving the names Of certain
parties to whom permission has been given
by the committee 10 ercc; framed buildings
within the city limits. The report also states
that the payroll of the Fire Department for
the quarter ending March 81, 1872, amount
il- to $2,9GG.1a, has been certified to the
Auditor for payment.
Accompanying the report of the commit
tee was communication from the Chief
Engineer of the Fire Department calling
the attention OF the Council to the necessity
for the repair OF the hell on Washington
Hall. or Il new one put in. This being Il
central point. 4 good bell is regarded as es-
Scntial in order TO sound a general alarm Of
lire. The communication also urges the i'm
rortance Of Il hell being put mp on the new
enginc-liouse on Church Hill and the neces-
S;ty Of having better accommodations for the
Station-mcn who have to sleep in the Wash
inyton Hall cngnc-housc.
On motion nf Mr.. Wynne, the communicl-
ton of the Chief Engineer was referred TO
the Fire Committee with instructions to re-
port appropriately thereon. The report of
the committee was approved.
CLAIMS AND SALARIES.
Mr.. Whitock presented the report Of the
Committee on Claims and Salaries, recon-
mcnding the payment of the claim Of DR..
Trent. a> coroner, for viewing dead bodies,
DC. Adopted.
GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS.
The Committee on Grounds and Buildings
submitted Il report declaring that the papers.
&C.. referred to that committee in relation 10
the security of the records, &C., of the Chan
Gerry Court have been carefully considered, and
that The Office is regarded tirc-proof. The
report recommends that The city lot OH the
southwest corner OF Cary and Madison streets
be put in possession of the School Board for
the purpose of having a School-housc erected
thereon, inaSmuch as they ask 10 appropria-
ton Of money. Adopted.
CEMETERIES.
The Coirm ttcc on Cemeteries submitted q
report asking for an appropriation of $50
for Oakwood Cemetery, and declaring that
cemetery to be in good condition.
ACCOMPANYING the report was an ordi-
from pI.f,r
| the grounds and using firearms, and confer
| ring police powers on the keepers OF the city
cemeteries, giving them authority to arrest
persons violating said ordinance, who shall be
punished as il provides. The report was
| adoptcd. and the ordinance passed under q
suspension of the rulcS-avc>, 26; noes, none
ORDINANCES.
| Mr.. CbnstcrInan. chairman Of the Com
m;ttcc Oh Ordinances, submitted report
| from that committee. 1t recommends the
| InS~gc o. an ordinance amending aud IT,
ortlinin~ section 3 Of chapter %, passed
June Is. 1870 (An ordinance concerning the
numbering Of houses, so as to provide 10,
the collection Of the fee tor numbering either
from the owner or agent.
The committee also reported that the exist.
ing ordinances concerning goats SolpS nj
large serlilS to have been intended - lie. and
is in fact. almost proh!'itorr, and il ri@idly
enforced will ahstc the nuisance complained
| Of
The committee recommend that the Audi
tor be required to enforce the provisions ol
the ordinances.
The committee deem it incXpedient to
lcgislat. upon the subject Of green grocerS.
The license tax recommended by the com
mitlee 10 whom was referred the petition o
| w. Il. Slrdd and others Is prohibited by sec
tiunS 50 and 20 Of The city charter.
The committee also deemed The change
proposed III The ordinance concerning th(
price of gau"ing Kerosene oil unnecessary
and inpypcQicnt. Also, that the ordinance
referred in reference to the claim of tht
.Iames river improvement is unnecessary, IL
the existing ordinance requires the cngnee
to furnish the information desired monthly
The report wasadol ted with the exception
of that portion relative TO goats. which wa
rccommittcd to the committee ; and Il resolu
ton presented By Mr.. Wynnc, requiring th
Auditor to furnish the names of the parties Il
whom licenses have been issued for goats
and of physicians certifying to the neccSSit.
of goats milk. at each regular meeting Of th
Council, was adopted.
\ number of ordinances presented by tn
| committee were passed..
MARKETS.
The quarterly reports Of the clerks OF TIN
First and Second Markets were presented b.
the cllairmcn Of the respective committee
and filed.
REpEMrTION OF CITY DEBT.
Mr.. Isaacs. from the Committee en- the re
demption of the City Debt, presented Il re
port which shows that they now hold ol
account of the sinking fund 81 900 six pc
cent. coupon bonds, S3,T12.3S of registered
bonds. $4,000 of eight per cent. registere
bonds, and S3.l73.44 cash, to be invested
The sum of So, l52.GS has been redeemed NJ
TO February 1st. Adopted.
KEYsylLLE EXTENSION.
Mr.. Anderson, from the special committc
on the "keysyiilc extension reported tha
they had had under consideration the ms
mortal of the Chamber of Commerce asking
for contribution of 10000 of the six pc
cent. bonds of the city towards the con
construction of railroad from keysvllle +
CE,rksyille on certain prescribed conditions
and recommend 10 the Council the adoption
Of the following reSolutions-viz.,
IL. Resolced, That the Council have no
the power under the charter of the city +
make such an appropriation.
~. Res0tred. That the finances of tn
city do not Justify the appropriation aske
for"
Laid on the table.
THE AUDITORS AND TEEAsuRER's BOOKS.
Mr.. Isaars requested that the annual II
ports of the Auditor and Treasurer be rt
committed to those officers, and i'll that cor
nection presented resolution requiring
them TO present new reports for the flSca