The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-03-12

TFkE; CETy COUNCIL.

THE CETy COUNCIL.
The Scmi-monthly meeting Of the City
Council was held yesterday afternoon. Pre-
sent 2. IL. stark", Esq, (presidenD and
Mc>srs Anderson, Hooper, Chcsternan,
S'rariS, Wynne, BaIGonin, English, Stokes,
Wexford, Wagner, 1saacS. Davis, Higgins,
Scott Of jefferson Ward, Whitlock, Metzger,
BoSsicux, Allen, Forester, Freeman, and
Manly.
Mr.. Anderson, from the
COMMITTEE on STREETS,
submitted n report from that committee. 1t
recommends that the petition Of John B..
CrenShaw, Esq, President Of the City Rail-
way Company, for change Of route be
granted. This proposed change has already
been published in he Dispatch. The track
of the company shall conform (without eN-
pcnsc to the city, TO the grade that may here
after be given 10 any street occupied by said
company.] That Cherry street be graded in
consideration of the proposed routc-thc
cost about 500 thal the petition Of \. W.
CARRIER and Il. II. Bo>her be granted; that
the petition of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad Company be granted; that the pc
tition Of Z. r. u. Mayors, as TO cuIvert tax,
be granted; that the proposition OF Messrs.
Lyme Il Brother he accepted; that
the culvert on Broad street, owned by
George S. Palmer, he purchascd--cost
$742.50; that IN ordinance bc passed
requiring persons tc have tEelr houses num-
tercd after ten days notice by the City Eli
gineer or other authorized person, and that .
fine OF fifty cents be imposed on all persons
who fail to comply with said ordinance; that
the petition Of George d. Fayser and others
for gutter on Catharinc street, &c, be
granted: that an ordinance lie passed rcqulr-
in- the Gas and Water DEPARTMENT Of the
city to mend all cuts in stone paving made by
sid dcJartmcnt for introduction OF gas and
watcr-pipcs or repair Of same. The commit
tee also recommend that the matter of the
construction of Il culvcrt and paving Brook
aven,ic from Broad street to Bacon's Quarter
branch he suspended for the present. The
report was adopted.
FINANCE.
Mr. I.aacS, from the Committee on Finance,
submitted report from that committee. 1t
recommends a refund Of the sum of Sl63.75
TO Nc,Srs. Stcrrs 4 Co., and 81 in the pctI-
ton Of John Marx, for taxes ur.luStly as
,-Ssrd and paid by them respectively. Also,
that Glenn. II. Barksdalc be released tTomthe
paynent of SCI taxes assessed against him on
=. 800 capital in his business, which he as
>rrtS he did not surrender to the commits
sioncr, and which he does not possess. The
committee recommend the rejection OF the
petitions of Peter Hotties. Charles Rowc, V.
Gerard, and Thomas Sampson, for rc;tsscs>-
rcnt Of property belonging to them.
The report also states that the proceedings
Of the Council in relation to the action OF that
tody rs to the sale Of the property OF the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad Company and the removal OF the
track Oh Broad street had been communi-
Gated to the railroad company. reply had
iced received on Saturday night FROM Peter
Y. Daniel, Jr., Esq, counsel for the COM
mny. which stated that he had received an
opinion from Conway Robinson, Esq. con-
iirming the doubt expressed by him i'll his
letter of the 9th of October lust as to the
legality of changing the terminus i'll the city
CT the railroad even by concurrent consent
without authority from the Legislature Mr..
Daniel also says i'll that connection: - have
thought il due, in candor and fairness to you
and TO the Council, to at once appriSe you OF
this fact. so that the Council may, il they
think lit. lose no time i'll procuring the re-
tmisite action of the State Legislature during
the remaining ten or fifteen days OF It's ses'
SION"
In regard to the proposed legislation re-
quircd, the committee are OF the OPINION the
Council have nothing to do with 1t: If, how
ever, the company ask legislation in the
premises. provided it be oni y and solely for
authority 10 change its terminus in the city,
the committee suggest that the Councll give
its assurance that 1t will throw no obstacle
in the way Of such legislation, ana VIII re-
quest the delegates from the city to aid them
in securing the prompt passage OF such a Dill
rs the case demands.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Stokes, from the
COMMITTEE on LIGHT,
submitted report recommending that Il
number of petitions referred TO that commit
tee at the last meeting of tn" Council he
granted. The Chairman of the committee
also submitted report from the Supel1n-
tendent of the City Gas Works, MIR. John FL.
knowles, furnishing very interesting infor-
nation in detail Of the operations Of the
works the past fiscal year, from which we
make the following extracts:
The works have been in operation twenty
one wears. Coal carbonizea during the year,
a1,.2l5 bushels lime used, 24,115 bushels !;
coke made, 9.Jl6 bushels; of which Gl ,9o6
bushels were sold and the balance used at
the works.
Gas on hand 31st January, 1871, 90, ,G36
cubic feet; gas made during the year,
6S ,196,900 feet, from which deduct 10 per
cent. for condensation and leakage, leaves net
product of 60,417,2l0 feet; sas consumed
during the year, 6O,701,s47 feet, of which
47,G5S. .44O feet was used by private consumers.
Ii .j0l OBJ in 1,O46 public lamps, and
,l77,2O In public buildings belonging to
the city increase of gas made over previous
wear, coz, 800 feet.
At the date of the last report the street
gas pipes measured SO miles and 4,737 feet !;
Laid during the year, 1,20l feet; making
present length 80 miles and G5S feet.
The largest amount of gas made in any one
81 hours was on the 18th December, amount
ing to a99, 500 feet; the largest amount con-
sli,ned in any one "a hours was on the 10Th
December, amounting to 3o9,o45 cubic feet.