The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-11
LOCAL MATTERS.
TfIE. CITf E0EHCEg..

luali0urncd meeting Ct the City Council
,,.> H.}G Yesterday afternoon. Present: i.
-. ~rlrA.. E>i. lrcsdcnt. Ncs>r>. Andcr-
.4 -ea;i ct Clay Ward. Hooper, Palmer.
,.r.,..yuu.n. ~trTlllS, Wynnc, English. stokes.
N,UlwH. Wagner, lSaacs, Davis, Higgins,
~, # jefferson Ward. Smith. Whillork,
..~,.ruh. N,'t2gcr. kcr>c. Bo>>lcuN, Alien,
...fr. Forester, Freeman, and Many.
SALE OF LAND FOX TAXLS.
ur rnptfnn of Mr. Wynnc. the 9TH rule ot
e.. Council WAS suspended, and The "lul-
:..ag~ amending the 18th chapter "l The Or
...gM,r~. concerning the >ale OF land tol
..ao-. WAS ,aknn up, discussed, amended, and
..Aly adoi'ted--ayt-, 70; noes, none.
.rt.hET COMMITTEES kEroET.
'u rIp,ion of Mr. Anderson. the report OF
f... Committee on streets, presented 1t the
}.f j.,,.l4I@ ol ia" Council, wa, taken up and
u.d s~,thcr with tn" report Of the sub
un.;jec Oh sidewalks. [E"tl these re-
r.sg~ have already been published i'll the DIS
-. ;cction WAS raised to TIC second section
81 ily >u!-co!nmi,tcc'S report 10y several
m,mrls of the Council ThS section pro-
l.t.-> lHIt the cost of all new brick paving.
..- we'll ~ lie rclaying and rcpair!n@, shall bc
:."".." !y properties bordering on tic I'M
.l..,-!i"Et~.
Viz. Wyltac favored tic report of the conf
1Hr''"c. 3#d congratulated them upon the rC-
n..lt in their views. lie called III" attention
vi 3ii,. t"tuci 10 tho iac; that twelve months
.,.ln,. liz bud oii@iDatcdthi> very scheme. hut
-. Committee Oh Streets in August. declared
g. iuoNltdicnt. lie then read from the report
of ;hal committee und"r date Of August 1t.l:
i'i!ry hayc had under consideration the
,-o&t;on> Of Tho Council referring to them
.,i4urA u! Tie Mayors Message is relates to
f... oWEr!s .: real estate bearing part OF
'.. rr>t Il improvements. While the COLI
'u'a,;r :.rt. g! opinion that there arc many
..l~.> -. Iui!,GsgrIucnt in which the principle
-aJuM &c desired, tI4ey ;trc not prepared to
.d1tt il a = rieid rule, and have adopted the
.v,!nwin- resolution:
' '.ulrci. That in the opinion Of the
ruf#aitt,c it is incNpcdicnt TO establish any
a.jr in the premises. and that each applics!-
ia ohu',ld stand and be decided on its own
aI'rii..
Nj. I>adc> >aid il he h1d been present il,
,o.su-i nr Tuiil,i have been one OF Mr.. An
t,.g.,}I'~ Waru!">i supporters. lie offered
H., icii"uin% resolution Il, IN amendments:
"6cSojr,d, That that psut Of the report ~
l.aU, l.y :, >I;h-v"mmittcc through the Com
li:. COMMITTEES" en- Streets, with instruction:
80 confer with the City Attorney and to hlin9
ii an ordinance setting forth in detail The
iiau II forth in said report
Adopted.
The report Of the committee us amended
".,- then adopted.
RELIEF or THE rOOR.
hIr. thc~icrinan. from the Committee fol
,,t ft,I
yurut Ct That committee. 1t shows thai
,3tru; the year $40 persons were admitted
= .4yv usl,.>. 20; white females. ii chil
dGer. l.. tolored males, II !: females, 81
children. .. Total white. lt9; coiorcd
i.F,. NulbI"r OF inmates III amShOuse Feb
WARY /. 1871. G2l. Discharged during the
y'.I: White males. 90; females, -; chill
dlrn IL. Colorcd males, Go; females, II ;
children, Is. Tota! White discharged, 1856
G"'al yolorcd discharged l5i. Died during
D.. year: White males, Is; females, 81
children, =. Total, Is. Coorcd males, 81
ir:m!"s. Is: ciidrcn,2 ,. Total, ii. Number
inmates on hand February, 1872, 231.
amount OF money appropriated for aims
hnU>c, Sc, $4,000: cash of +. II. Gregory
so cash Of \. u. CheSterman. $500. .Io--to
tal. %l@.S1j.io. Amounts disburscd on ac
count Of poor Of city, S';,30S.33; city soup
-.
ic-C diSl"n>arv, $500 expenses of aims
house. 80. S5".1"--tota, $40, l2s.52 Balance
~ credit OF poor Of the city, S,3,f41.1S.
The report further shows that there is 4
Ir!iancc Of $1,000 remaining from the appro
rri.tIon Of $4,000 for fuel for the poor
-,.vcu hundred aud fifteen and onc-foultl
cords of wood have been issued during th'
vr.ii 80 rs White and IS3 cOlorCd pcrsons--
tu't, l,O6l.
'rHr numhcr of persons in each OF th'
wards WHO received wood is as follows
y hilc- Marshall. G5; Jefferson. 12i Madi
son, Gl; Monroe. IFS; Clay, e.: Jackson
ttH. Cotorcd- Marshall. Al; Jefferson, 81
Madison, SO: Monroe, G3; Clay, Il; Jack
OH, 80. Total. 4S5.
Aycsag" daily ratious Of meal during tht
uy,>r year: White. lS5; colored. l9I--total
.,>2. one pound Of meal per day is allowed
un adult, and half-pound to child. BY
HGaplin. this mode Of relief, and continng II
I,&lGly to persons known 10 he in deStllut,
circumstances. and unable to provide for
themselves without assistance, many are pre-
F"nled from becoming permanent inmates o!
I'll" "iiiiohUusc at \ much greater expense To
III" city than the cost OF this charity. The
l'!an bas given general satisfaction. The
buildings are in good repair, the grounds ut
li,t- are in Il condition that will compare
ElYn-thy with any institution Of the kind III
tn COUNTRY. The committee close the report
by cpmplnenting the officers and employees
e Llic ainshouse.
tn motion of Mr. Islacs. the report was
LAID on Tie table and ordered to be printed.
CcTY rArlKSrs AT TIE COLLEGE ISFlRaART.
The Committee for the relief of the Poor
also presented a report of the number Of city
patients sent to the College Inirmary during
the month Of March, as follows: Patrick
Griffin, seventeen days at ID CENTS, Sl2.I3
Philip Ryan, six days at Is cents, Sl.50-
sSi1..j.
MEDICINE FoR THE POOR.
Mr. Higgins, from the committee appointed
10 supply the poor with medicine, reported
that for the quarter ending 1st instant 4o9
prescriptions were issued from the dis
pcns,ry at the corner of Seventeenth and
clay streets; from dispensary on Broad be-
tween Second and Third streets, S35 making
ID III" aggregate l,23i.
The committee asked for the usual appro-