The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-09


GERS and other persons authorized 10 adver-
tise OIL the account of tho city to the rule of
the Council on the subject adopted the - day
Of -, 1871" Adopted.
GREEN GROCERIES.
Nj. Bosaieux, from the Committee OH the
First Market, submitted report in refer
encc . Tho petition OF w. 4. Sledd and
others OIL the subject Of green groceries, re-
commanding that all persons selling merits,
vegetables, fowls, and ether things which are
generally termed green groceries, Ec reg,l-
larly asses; ed to pay at least the same license
tax which is now paid by tine butchers and
vegetable stands in the markets, the said tax
to be IN addition to any regular grocery tax
which may now be paid by the same parties;
that the ordinance applying to markets shall
also apply to them in all particulars rs to
soundness Of the articles offered for sale by
them, rs well as all penalties which the said
ordinance may now impose; provided that
the said green groceries may be permitted to
sell all hours Of the day.
The report was referred to the Committee
on Ordinances.
FIRE-ALARM TELEGRAPH.
Mr.. Smith submitted the report of the
Committee on the Fire-Alarm and Police
Telegraph, and with it the hiily Of J. r.
Dowell, superintendent, lor the erection Of
iire-boXcs, &c, amounting TO s3i:Eb; Which
We're ordered to be paid.
IMPROVEMENT or JA,Es EIrEa.
Mr.. IsaacS. from the COm.uihac Gu James
River Improvement, Presented TIC reports OF
that committee for iIcntls oi 2.o"GnIber and
December as tc the lrc.,rusj q I1e Eulk ull-
der their cMr9a.
Thereport OF lE;;or VI. G. Turpin, United
States assistant cngiiic3-, accompanied the
reports. This report ann3unc>5 t..io compile
ton Of the Dutch Gap canal by Tie american
Dredging Company. Ii.c cana! t.:s Is feet
depth at low tide, is $50 feet wide %t tic same
stage Of the tide. BY this ciIt-oII' Gyc ulilcs
and five hundred yards Of circuitous naviga-
ton is avoided. From tEcH!y-5tIcc to Sc
vcnty-tyc minutes of time viii Dc saved by
the various steam crGf: navigating; the river.
From this date (J&uualy 3t.j the canal is open
to all who see proper 10 use ii. Ii!G commit
tee at al early d"!' PROPOSE - 1--we public
opening.
Tie report was received.
EIr. Wynue said That 10 presumed the
structures alluded 10 i'll the report were those
INDUCED in by the gent!cnt!l from Marshall
Ward at the last meeting Of the Council.
Hir. Bossieux: Mr. President. / charged
monev Of the city, and | renew tie charges
nov. / desire 20 submit sClnc papers Which
have III my possession.
Mr.. Davis move that the papers be re-
fcrred to the committee.
Mr.. Wynnc: think this resolution will
answer every purpose, and hope it may be
adopted.
..ReSolrcd, That in the opinion Of this
Council it bchcoycS the member ir0il Nal
shall Ward 10 submit the charges &c ialI.tS
against the James River Improvement Con-
lnittee in formal manEci, t!at the same
may be investigated by special committee
appointed for the l:urro.c.'
| MIR. Anderson opposed t,:c Ee;rid,irn. Tie
! thought i would nc Il nice $;It" ii affairs
! indeed il the James River Committee should
90 on tri,l before another committee Of the
Council. lie though; tie uiat'rr s.:ould tc
| investigated ly tie jane; EiTrr Committee,
and lie hoped t!tc papers would - TO them.
| VIII til" gentleman rom MarS:I;:h Ward run
the risk OF charging upon bis c"i2aStes that
which he felt sure the oel!:H;::;s:! could not
prove.
Mr.. Wynnc tla,lgIlt it strange state Of
affair, indeed. This committee, sid lie, Is
on trial; end, .':r. President, 10 yon sup
| rose that tic committee would lat make =
| favorable report: Why, 81, Vi cotirae the:
! arc going t. maze Il favorable report they
are fools ii they don't. No, >it; want the
whole affair TO L.: made ptin :,nd brought
ont. 1t Should 20 u special committee.
| lie wanted The ctptAin o.! the tug-5oat
| BROUGHT no: w@n:ci - see |rHat lis tcsti-
mony was worth. lie wanted the Commit
tee OF tie ,i;nncS ltivei t. 60 81 rial wanted
the catnintire t. be Eatiics: oi tic meeting
oi this other committee, - tE!..t ILoY light
he ss-queStioIrd; a..d, IL. President, II
we don't put 'cYI through All mighty mis-
taken.
Mr. Anderson thought il "o"24 !}a r2t:ie:'
| . disgrace than otherwise l3r tic !iai.5 ci
| this committee 10 lie investigated - lis eel
| low-lncmDcrS; that it Was u"i:5Iiahe"tary
and unlcard OF; thai it VAS never heard Of
before, and lis for li.nsell hc de&iItd % wash
| his hands Of il.
Mr.. Wynne replied, and slated .iat ii was
still his desire tic subject Sho;ii 80 20 Spc-
cial committee.
Mr.. BossieIx said that as 10 tie Soec!iie2-
tions the first was that The money had been
squnnGercd.
MIR. Wynnc called the 9cn!ir:H.;a 10 order,
and said that the Ge''atc ncHCG "ouid eld Ii
| it was allowed 70 70 OH in that Stv!'.
Mr. Palmer desired NJ. N!E4c 10 with
| draw Ills resolution.
Mr. Smith hoped flat if The money had
been Sq;andcrcd and no member Of the c2in-
mittee knew how it WAS done, tE@t the sc.i-
tlencn WHO did know how it WAS done would
tell all about the cat in the l1Gai-iu3.
| Mr.. Straus desired to ask the ilcnher from
Marshall Ward il he wanted a special COM
mittec.
Mr. BosSieux: We'll, slr, yes want tho
matter investigated.
Mr. lsaacs proceeded to read report pub
lished on the 18th Of December Of the pro-
ccedings Of the Council Of tie previous day,
and asked ii he meant to Charge the COM
mittce or the Engineer.
| Mr.. BossieuX: Neither, sir.
Mr. lsaacs proceeded with lis remarks
until called to order by Dir. Wy.lie. when he
| took his seat and said he would SpcIk to The
resolution.
The resolution, however, was then adopted.
Mr. Is:iacs then presented Sui!try petitions
and resolution requiring the Commissioner
of the Revenue to list al parties liable 10
class or license tax and report 10 the Finance
| Committee. Adopted.
MEDICINE FOR TIE rGCE.
Mr.. Higgins, from the committee TO sup
DIV the Door Of tie city with medicine, rc-
ported that for tie quarter ending the 1st
| instant there were put up al Richardson's
drug store, Seventeenth and Clay streets, o19
| prescriptions; ut Thomas's, Oh Broad street,
| I.055; making 1,414. The report also asks
the usual appropriation for Tie ensuing
quarter.
preparation Of 1925 was ordered.
prT,TI0yS ETC, PRESENTED.