The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-05-14

iheS ask the immediate action of the Conn
... sM on That portion of the report. The COM
mlttee recommend the refunding of mn
rent. A""Ni'i' 'oi WAFER
On the resolution of Mr.. w. q. Ereoroon
afforded. ''''' ''0 ieiie' cih pe
| Adopted.
ron M nhen submitted the report of the
committee on the Fire Department II rn
commences that new bell be purchased and
a!so small bell for engine-house on Chnrch
ai'i. Inc cost OF the same will be about 5000
ne eommlttee also recommend that nm
audltlon oil two stories be built in the re.r of
| washington Hall, the second floor TO be ,,sed
as sleeping apartments for the stat;onmo,,
and the ground floor for wood. coal s,c
The cost of proposed improvements not to
exceed 81 900. The following resolution ac-
companies the report
Resotocd, That the sum of one thousand
dollars be, and is hereby, appropriated for
building sleeping apartments for stationmen
at Washington Hall, and six hundred dollars
! for the two bells, one to be placed on Wash
| ington Hall, the other for engine-house on
| Church HILL" ..iE. @fa.
The names of IL number Of citizens who
iaNt bttll dlfONSu w GiCCU "OouCil
were reported. The report was adopted and
appropriations ordcred-ayes. q noes, l.
CLAIMS AND SALARIES.
| This committee submitted report tire
commends the rejection of the bill of j. w.
Randolph & English for 50 for notary bonds /:
that the application of James Lipscomb, ex-
ecutor of Thornton G.. Lipscomb, deceased,
for payment of two bonds given by the city
for negro hire--one for $50, dated january l.,
| 1862, and the other for $225, dated 1st of
January, 1858; and the claim Of Kent, Paine
4 Co., amounting to 1901, for bill Of blankets
said to have been furnished April 20, 1861.
bc referred to the City Attorney fora recon-
mendation in each case. with the abstracts Of
testimony which las been taken. Adopted.
! SALARIES OF CITY OFFICERS.
Mr. Chesterlnan, fro!R t,fS Committee on
Ordinances, reported an ordinance to AMEND
and re0rdain chapter G, section l, of city or
dimnces so as to read as follows
| |. The several officers Of the city herein
utter mentioned shull receive annually the
following sums: Mayor, $500; Treasurer,
- 900; Clerk In the TrGasllrer's office,
1880; Auditor, $500; Clerk to Auditor,
81 500; City Engineer, 1000; Superlntend-
| cliG vi bGS w tIfs lyOUU
Works; s1;50Oi superintendent Of Water
Works; Sl;sOo; Assistant Superintendent of
Water STotks, si::35O; Superintendent of
tcndent Pump-Housc, $1,000: Clerk First
Market, 81 900. and for sweeping, white
washing, &C., $50; Clerk Second Market,
81 900. and for sweeping, whitewashing,
&C., $3.50; WeighnlaSter for the First Mar
| Enf rDI OIL fn nip! ,n1it
tee; Weighlnister Second, Market. recon-
United to special committee Chief En-
gineer Fire Brigade, 81 200; Commanders
of Fire Companies, each $3.50; Engineers
Steam Fire-Engines, each 81 ,0sO; Foremen
Fire Companies, each $1S7.50; Firemen
Steam Fire-Engines, each $3.50; Hostlers of
the Steam Fire.EngineS, each $3.50; other
Firemen, each 1925; the Superintendent of
the Almshouse, Hospital, and Shockoe Hill
Burying-Gro 81 ono, and he shall have
in addition thereto the use of the house
provided for the Superintendent, and his
| fuel, gas and water, free of cost, and he shall
have the privilege Of taking supplies for his
E,!nily from the provisions purchased for the
talns!iouse MT the prices given fol them.
The ordinance g0es into effect On the 1st
July. The ordinance was adopted.
,caDrsaScrs. .-.....
The C0;iii:.11'fstftH on T'rdinlnccs asked to be
released from the further voiS;a.lntlon OF
the ordinance concerning shade trees, rs
nothing can be done to encourage the plant
ing of trees until tile street lines and grades
of streets are permanently established.
They recommend that the petition of j. Il.
Mollntclstle for permission 10 sell llartha be
rejected. .,... :. =.
and reOrdlain chaijtcr 40, crt,rArning the
weighing of long forage and other articles.
Adopted.
FIRE-ALARM.
At this point [G:==j o'clock> the gong in the
engine-housc under the Council chamber
gives an alarm from box ., at the First
police station. Great excitement prevails ID
the chamber. Business is suspended, and
the members of the Council are not long in
getting to the Windows to watch the opera
! tions of the iiremct. who hitcl, up and leave
the house in two minutes and twenty-eiglh
seconds.
fEALTH.
Mr.. Wagner; tIair,Hau of the Committee
on Health, submitted a report. the report
states that tile committee have decided OH
| the petition for additional compensation Of
| four of the physicians t,igaged IN public vac
cination by allowing eaCh $50 additional.
Another petition from DR.. Simon>, also enl-
poyed in the same capacity, having subsc-
uuently been referred to the committee with
| instructions from the Council TO grant addi-
tioual pro rata compensation, the committee
decided to allow him So additional.
! Adopted. s....
| CITY CLERK.
Air ;,I,ts.pslusn Dlesented all ordinance
6xine the ply of the City Clerkat $4,000 per
! ,nn,1n. which was adopted-ayeS, 28;
noes, none. .......
hEFRESeAaESf ANn EErvs~,
Nlr; WSne treii the tYmlnittttc on Re.
| trenchment and Reform, submitted report
referring to $50 much of the annual report
| of the City Engineer rs relates to the item OF
hands dhd tttiis;" sitSibg tIat "as the report
does not give the particulars and details of
this part of, the service, they asccrtained 10y
inuuits Of the City Engineer that the city,
owns forty-three horses aEa tnliles and
twenty carts; and that there were enl-
ployed to work with and attend to the
same twenty drivers; besides which there
were twenty-eight other laborinS hands
and the ward managers. ,1hHutrjes among
,,,, ,.s.,s ,,,Ss in this city who, are largely
engaged in. the use Of teams and fehi-
cles for hauling heavy articles, and Inc prices
of maintaining the same, exhibited some III
tle discrepancies as the result of their eXpe-
rience in the two items of feeding ana snoe,
;nG the former of which could be rcconcllea
If we s,,ppose that the higher price was
based upon the cost of provcnder III thls
time. and the lowera at what Il has leen during
the nast wear. We therefore propose to SUD-
nit two estimates, one based upon the hlsh'
ext and the other upon the lowest amounts
given. that the Council may decide according