The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-12-10

I THE CITY COUNCIL.
y / meeting OF the City Council was held
81 ,:aay sllernoon in the Council Cham
a Washington Hail. Broad street. Pre-
81 .a,. Ncssrs. T. II. Wynne (presdent),
Il --taiiu Bo>>ieux, Boyd. Chesterman, Cot
Il .,ag. Davis, English of Monroe Ward, For
q 10y, uall. Higgins, Jones, hcrse, Lips
u ah Manly, MetZger. Ncwhcrry, Oliver,
4 :, ~kr. SOFT of Jefferson Ward, Straus, Tai
a 1T, WagNcr, Williams, and Whitlock.
IA STREET COMMITTEES REroET.
a Ng. Ncwbcrrv. from the Committee on
sF>rr1<. submitted n report. 1t recommends
~ =, the petition Of g. W. Wager aud others
4 certain street improvements be rejected.
- committee return the resolution refer
-! % them to inquire into the cost Of
ding the various streets on Union Hill, q
4 arr;or of the work having been done, and
4 committee deem i ineypedient at this
i ..e 70 grade the whole Of it, as contem.
A I'D hy tire resolution that the petition of
a :. Blcby and others for the opening Of
1 v >;r""t from Twentv-second to Twenty
4 .rl be rejected; that the petition OF
A !. 3. Thomas and others for re-
Il .r.d;ny The gutter on the north side
a ! Broad between Second and Third
q ,r,.;s be granted estiinated cost, Sl5.5o !;
"A r. the petition Of r. L. Tucker and Others
4 ~ he Improvement Of Nenabe and Second
a .,ra.ts. making connection with Third and
A ,aulth streets, &C., be rejected; that the PC
a ION of David Wilson and others, for grading
4 ~ sidewalk on Sixth street from Preston TO
a uural street. lie rejected: that the petition
a Wiliiam Byrd, james z. Burweli, and
u hers. for the Improvement of st. Peters
u ol Hickory streets, be rejected; that the
4 ,.!ton OF HaXall Crenshaw & Co., for a
u .d"Ualk OIL the east line OF Twelfth
n ,Necn Canal md Byrd streets. be re-
4 ed. The resolution relative to the wash
a = from ravines going into the creeks
q lt thence into the river they return, the
n ,annlitlce, after examination, dcemng the
a l.i,, oycr.estinated, and consider no action
a nrco,sary in the premises Ut this time. The
q ,ammttee recommend that the petition OF
\ =. & Goddin and others for grading VIII
a ".m>hur,;; avenue from Rockets to Lewis
4 >'rert Ae rejected; that the petition of An
q .cW kra:Z and others as to cIlrert on Ma
4 re street, &c, be rejected; that the petition
A IT David Anderson and Others Us to the proX-
i nifty of culYert on Main and Plum streets
4 20 ;Ncir property be rejected; that the petl-
4 >Ia Of William McGruder and others for
s,lvwaik on the south side Of Marshall be-
4 f~r'rd that q culrert be constructed on
ll1rkIin from halfway between Nineteenth
4 nd Twentieth streets, and up Twentieth to
4 Hract-estimated cost. Sl12.Si that the petit
i :.,r Of Michael Harris and Others for relief
rom placing trups: TO, culpert-openings on
q 'lrr premises be rejected; that foot-bridse
4 ra placed over Shockoe creek at the intersec-
n ,on Of Washington and Fourteenth Streets
.Tiimated cost, $50; that four-foot brick
wakway be laid on the south side of Duval
from second TO Third street estimated cost,
4 a5out S9T: that Charity street be graded
from 81. Johu's to ST. Paul's street, and four.
foot sidewalk be laid on the north side OF
Charity street between said streets-esti,
mated cost. about S278. The report was
-4opted and the appropriations ordered.
FINANCE.
Mr.. Straus, ip the absence Of Mr.. William
4 l. lsaacs. chairmap Of the Committee on FL
nance, submitted report from bis commit
tee recommending that K. 2. Davis be re-
i.t>cd from the forty per cent. penalty for
non.payment Of S10G.30, the error being on
he part of the City Assessor; that the Col
....or be authorized to receive from the
Richmond Paper Manufacturing Company
IN. sum of sSG4.ST in full for balance of taxes
due for the present fiscal year; that the pc
ii;jon Of John w. Wilkes be referred TO the
iifrColleetoT, and iftappealF upon evidence
t,:: tlu property. d!d Dsi .ts'0pEto petitioner I
X be released and the bill be mana ,,,e,rs, ,,,,
.9t.--r , ,r-, ..-. .uu I,clltlon of j. 7. Mayo
be returned to him for the affidavit required
rs The rules; that the petition of Wise Bro
.hrrs to be released from the payment Of
1872 80 be rejected titst heing tue tax on
'!I,r capital sndepeudSnt or tho class-tax
lied on them; that the collector be author
Myd 10 reduce the assessed value OF the per.
ronal property Of Feyton J, Wise from S2, 900
'or The last aid present. fiscal year to $3.50
Tor each wear. with rc:!atties Tor non-pay-
iutpt; that as regards the resolution OF in-
quiry how far tie c..y ely 20 vouuu TO pay rne
tl:y Sergeant for extra services (passed by
Tic JUDGE, It is The duty of the Council
r. decline payment OF all similar claims or
6cnaads coliiin9 from what source they
4ay, and that though the Council paid
former sergeants for like duties, yet that
/; no criterion for the present case,
The late Sergeant having had extraor-
d!nary duties thrust upon him. After quo
ing Judge Lee on " "Perquisjtes Of Office"
II. committee recommend the rejection OF
tie claim Of r. I. Moore, Sergeant, for the
i'm Of $40. They recommend that JulusC.
Fischer, lute City Assessor, be paid S3, oUo on
ac30unt OF his bill, amounting TO "a 4,42o:74.
and that the balance OF S920.74 be beid SUBJECT
y future settlement after tho amount OF loss,
ac.,eypense fox omissions AID dellnquencles,
lave been deducted. The statements OF the
Auditor and the Treasurer for October have
been examined aud found to agree. The
rommittee return tue bond ofJohn 9. Pryde,
brc Gas Inspector, to be retained by the
clerk to Indemnify the city against any de-
inqueucy in the Office iii any while he was
Inspector. S's,, - q
Mr.. Higgins moved to refer so much OF
i,c report as relsies 10 City Sergeant Moore
IL the City Attorney for his opinion.
Mr. Starke moved to amend 30 as TO re-
gmrc the City Attorney TO give bis opinion
at oDcc. Lost.
~. Higyins's motion was then agreed to
win The understanding. that the City At
lor4cy would give his opinion ut the next
n:"@tiny Of the Council. = 'SAsI
The remainder Of the report was then
adopted. ..,...1s-.. !,
iar OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TO grILp WOODEN
HOUSES.
Mr. BarsaInip, from the Commistee on
Fire Department, reported that they have
2funted permits TO Alexander Rutheriord,4
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