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


Exccsa Of recepts.........,.. ........... slSll4 70
fort OF gas, at s3, consumed In street
lamps and public bubble buildings, equal
to ........ ..s........ Ss,o3s CD
There Will he in favor Of works........ sSl,4ls 81
The repairs on old gas-holdcrs, renewal of
worn-out metres and street lamps, and re-
pairs of buildings, have caused unusual cx-
penditurcs. ~rAE3a%
The Superintendent SAYS the new gas
holder now being erected hy Messrs. w. Z.
Tanner & Go. will be in use by the 1st Of
May. He adds For beauty and superior
workmanship, we do not think it can be SUI
passed in this or any other country" Messrs.
Talbot Il Sons will finish the new purifiers
by the time the gas-holder is completed
These " additions will afford ample genera
ting, purifying, and holding capacities for the
next ten or fifteen years.
Mr.. Knowles says, in conclusion: at is
with qualification can state that there have
been fewer complaints Of impure and fetid
gas or large gas bills than for many previous
years. The entire works arc in good order,
and will require but few if any repairs the
present year. / take pleasure III testfying
to the tiiithtulncss, attention, and good de-
pertinent, which the officers and employees Of
the works have at all times exhibited in the
discharge Of. their respective duties"
The report was laid on the table and o.
dcred to be printed.
FIRE.
Mr.. Allen, from the Committee on the Fire
Department, submitted a report recommends
ing that number OF. petitions be granted for
the erection of wooden buildings, &c.
| The usual discussion rs to the ilnpropric.y
of the Councils allowing wooden buildings
to be erected took place, and the action of
the Council at the lust meeting--viz., re-
quiring thrcc-fourths Of the property-holdcrs
to give their consent for the erection OF these
huildings--Has recousidcred. The petitions
were then rccommittcd to the committee.
POLICE.
Mr.. Scott, from the Police Committee, sub
mitted a report recommending the rejection
of the petition Of Policeman George L. HiX,
of the Third district, asking the remission OF
a fine imposed Oh him by the Police Com
missiorerS. Adopted.
CLAIMS AND SALARIES.
The report Of the Committee on Claims
and Salaries was submitted. 1t recommends
the rejection of tie claims Of Stuart, bll.
chlnan g. Co., and that Of l.. H. Chandler
asking pay for alleged services rs city attor
ncv. It recommends that number of bills
be paid.
The report was adopted.
| ACCOUNTS AND PRINTING.
Mr. Manly submitted the bills of the Dis
patch and German Adrcfizcr for the publ
cation of the delinquent tax bills and other Off
cial publications. The bills were ordered tt
be paid, and resolution subsequently
adopted (aftcr considerable discussion) look.
ing to retrenchment and reduction Of eX
pcnse in this direction.
JAMES RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
Mr.. IsaacS. from the Committee on James
River Improvement presented the answer
of the committee TO the charges made by Mr.
Bossieux against it--which he complimentec
extensively, aud which he thought challenged
investigation. He called upon the last
named gentleman to admit the fact that ht
was error.
Mr.. Bossieux replied that he had no inten'
ton of confessing to an error. The Engineer
fully sustained the allegations that he ha(
made against The committee. He still claimed
thrt $50, 600 had been spent wastcflllly' thai
there was twelve feet Of water 1t Rockets
but that depth was there before the war
that seven hundred and fifty yards had bccl
| drcdecd ut cost of nearly Il quarter OF mil
lion cf dollars, and that seven miles yet re-
manned to I've done.
Mr.. Wynnc moved to appoint committee
Of five and refer both reports to that commit
tee. Agreed to-aves, IS; noes, 4. Iht
Chair appointed Mcssrs. Wexford, Manly
Whitlock, Bargamin, and Davis, Oh the COM
mttcc.
TIE ANNEXATION SCHEME DEFEATED.
On motion of Mr.. Scott, Of Jefferson Ward
the subject of the annexation of Manchester
laid on the table at the last meeting of the
Council, was taken up, the question being OF
the adoption of Mr.. BossicuX's resolution de
clarng the subject Of annexation incNpc
dicnt.
Mr.. Anderson took the floor. and made al
earnest argument in favor of the scheme
Mr.. Bossicux followed in opposition.
Mr.. Freeman favored the scheme. Ml'
Whitlock opposed it in a better speech than
any on that side during the evening.
Mr.. Wynnc advocated the project and an
swered Mr.. Whitlock's argument iii oppo>i
ton, and finally moved to lay the subject OF
the table. Lost.
Mr.. Issacs wanted to hear Mr.. f. G. Rur
fin on the subject, and this the Council al
| lowed.
Mr.. Ruflin spoke AZ some length in favor
Of the scheme. At the conclusion Of his rc
marks the main question was ordered ant
the resolution of incypediency again adopt
ed, as follows:
AYEs.-NIessrs. Hooper. Chcs.crnan, Strau. Bar
Jefferson Ward Whiilock, Metz9er, kcrsr Boz
Sirllx, Allen, Forester, BrascllnaI, Manl., ant
EOEs-Slcssrs. Anderson, Palmer. Wynne Well
ford, Isaacs, Davis. and Frrcnlan-1.
NEW BUSINESS.
By Mr.. Bargamin: a resolution providing
for new culvert on FoUshee street, half
! square in length. Referred.
BY Mr.. Davis A resolution providing fol
the regarding of Eighth street, between
Franklin and Grace streets, as soon as til,
city railway track is removed. Adopted.
BY Mr.. Scott, of Jefferson Ward: \ reso
luton for the establishment of tire-alarn
station at point near Jail alley on Broa(
street. Referred with power to grant.
| by Mr.. Higgins: Petition OF the trustee:
of Trinity (MethodiSt EpiscopaD church tt
grade Twentieth street, so as to prevent thu
washing of the street from injurlng tleu
church. Referred.
The usual number of petitions, &C., were
presented, after which the Council adj
iourned at 9:45.
REsIGSAr1oS OF JUDGE JoYSEs.-It is statet
that the resignation of Hon. William T
Joynes as Judge Of the Supreme Court 0
Appeals will be presented to the Genera
Assembly to-day. Judge Joynes is an abl'
and learned juri>t, and the bar of the whole
State will regret his resignation. His healtl
has for months past been so poor as to rem