The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-05-14
CITY SOvse,,r,

Yesterday afternoon. Present :p n star,ea
Esq. president; Mcssrs. Anderson. Scott =
Clay Ward. Hooper, Palmer, Chester,,,ar
Straus, Wynnc, Bargamin, English, Stokes
Wexford. Wagner, Isaacs. Davis, Higgins
scott of Jefferson Ward, Smith, Whitlock
Levy. Lilscomb. MctzScr, kersc, Bossieuy
Allen, Roper, Forester, Brasclmau, Free
man, and Manly.
STREETS CENTRALLY.
Mr.. Andersen. from the Committee o,
Streets Generally. submitted II report from
that committee. 1t recommends the building
of permanent bridge at Eighth street across
HaXall'S mil-race, one-half Of the cost to bt
paid bv the James River Free-Bridge Com
pany and the other half to be paid by tn,
city of Richmond-coSt, about $3.50 thai
| Twenty-scventh street from Clay to NJ bt
graded cost, $50; that a sidewalk
be laid from Jackson to Duval on Price street
and for granite stone ut the southeast cor
her of Nuval and Price streets to prevent
vehicle, from damaging the Sidewalk--cost
about SSS that q sidewalk be relaid on tht
side and front OF Wing building-coSt, about
| So: that the award Of the referees who
valued the cuvert of McsSrS. Turpin Il Var
brough, OH Broad between Twenty-tirs
and Twenty streets Isl go per runnint
FOOT, the parties having previously agreed
to take twenty per cent. less than the esti
mated value (cstiumted value s., be accepted
| li,t proceedings against Airs. Wharton ant
Jacob for falling to enter city culyert bt
STAYED: that the petition of JabieS ". Gil
man, John j. Pendleton. and others, fol
tagging ut the intersection of Smith, Nun
ford, Gilmer, and Graham streets with Cla,
| street, and across the street on the nortl
side OF Clay from Graham to Harrison street
| &C.. be gr;nted--cost about 5000; that th'
petition of Patrick Larkin be rejected; tha
the petition Of John Gibson, VI. u. Chester
uGn, and others, for culvcrt on Cary stree
from Foushee to the culvcrt known us Ruth
erford clllvert. be granted, and also recon
mend that the same be continued to th'
alley above to,ls',eh STREET halfway betweel
First and Follshee Streets--cost about 81 200
that the petition of the Tredegar Compan,
for permission TO lay railroad track from
| their works to the depot of the Richmont
and Petersburg Railroad Company by wa,
OF Sixth and Byrd streets, and to hall
freight cars over the same with locomo
| tive engine, at speed not exceeding fou
miles per hour, be granted track to b
removed at the will of the Council. TIL
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| for transcTibing the city map iii accotdanc
| with resolution Of the Council tthe COS
of lithogia bhilg The same being laid owe
| by the committee for report at future meet
ing}; that the petition of r. Archer he grant
ed, and that $50 lie appropriated for the gr;l
ding of Madison street; that Il pavement b
laid on the south side of Leigh from Brool
| avenue to Smith street, and tagging acroS
Henry street at its intersection with Leigh.
cost about 1928; that the petition of Georg,
.. Fox for. the imrrotclneiit of Hancocl
! street between Clay and Leigh streets b.
yranted--cnst about $3.50; that the petition
of NJ. II. Irvine for tagging i'll front O
store No. 413 be Sranted--cost about ST2.
The paragraph of the report of the com
mittee of April Sth recommending tn,
grading and rrmving Of Eighth street be
tween Franklin and Grace, and the construc
ton Of sewer, &C., rccommitted for estimate
was laid over for future consideration.
The report was adopted.
The Committee for the
RELIEF OF Tat tooa
reported THAI dutii?s Tie Bast 1nofth two pa
tents had hCcu treated at the College In.
tirmary at cost of iorty-tiye dollars for the
two; which REPORT was adopted by the
Council
FINANCE.
Nj. IsaitS. from the Finance Committee,
submitted i report from that committee. II
recommends the rejection OF sundry petitions
of citizens who ask for Il reduction of class
tax: that IS be ,;filhIeh u Hcjitr Watkins
and FL to \. X. Brooks for taxes improperly
assessed Oh them for stalls III their respective
| stables; tf,at MesSrs, Bassicu:: & Co.
| he relieved Of Il LAN OF so ASSESSED in
| 1871 on their assumed capital employed i'll
their business :is tenmSter>, they having paid
| the required license Tux; that Mrs. X. W.
krischuan bt ivi;e;c,, uf ta:"s fuc the wear
1871 on property i'll which she has only Il lltt
interest, and on the rest (Which Is taxed S16)
ona reconsideration Of the petition of Thomas
Branch & Go. for refund of Sl03 penalty
paid by them, and after hearing the state
mcnts OF the PARTIES and the CITY Collector
the committee rtcbmihend tllat tllr prayer
of the retitoiitrs bc glaiited, and that tho
Auditor lie authorized to issue his warrant
to MessrS. Brunch & CO. for the SUN OF $l03
in relation 10 ihs Subject Of taxing the
sc,,vcngeys, the cnmr,ittee recommend that
fax of $50 il vear be levied OIL the scarenger:
for each ward within their respective dis
tricts. This applies to each wear that they
have respectiveiy served as scaycugers with
out having paid the license tax. The report
was udopted except that portion i'll relation
to S,.,ycuncrs. which was laid over to mex
regular meeting.
l1GHf
Mr. Stokes. from the Committee OH Light
submitted a report from that committee. Il
states that the cost of latihg Elsrptpcs II IRON
[ Main down Latire 10 Ca; street VII pt
$500. Since the last report OF the comlhl!tet
they deemed it important that an eXaml.Hii
ton should be made Of the system whici
| governed and the mechanical improvements
which had been made i'll the other gus w0rk'
of the country, With, that view, they dc
puted Mr. ls;lacs and Mcs>rs. John W
knowles and W. G. Adams to make sllcl
examination. These gentlemen proceeded
northward to Baltimore, Philadelphia, New
ark, New York, and Brooklyn. The works
of these cities and the muhfer of working
them were freely and kindly Opened to the
committee, and information was obtained
which the committee think will prove Of
great advantage TO- the system and economy
of our works: adopted.
4 number bf bills were audited:
WATER
Mr.. Bargamin, from the Committee vu
Water, submitted a report from that COM
mittee. The report states that sometime
since the committee submitted report OF
the superintendent of the Water Works for
the improvement III the works and ar ex.
tension of large pipes in the city, which re-
,rrt was laid Oh The desks of the members on
the Council. The committee have examined
the plan proposed in all its details, and be-
jipve il to he the lest-the economy OF it con-
sidered-that has been proposed. While the
committee sec the absolute necessity for some
in,nroytment to the works. they are not dis