The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-09-24
CITY COUNCIL.

City Council was held yesterday afternoon.
Present: Thomas II. Wynne, Esq, president; ;
| Messrs. Bargamin, BossieuS, Boyd. Chester
man, Cottrell, Davis, English of Marshall,
English of Monroe, Euker, Forester. Hall,
Higgins, lsaacs, Lioscomh, Manly, Metzger,
Ncwberry. Oliver, Starkc, Scott of Clay.
Scott OF Jefferson, Stokes, Struus, Talbot,
Thornton, Wagner, Wexford, and Whi,Iork.
STREETS GENERALLY.
General Newberry. from the Committee on
Streets Generally. submitted the following
repor. "Tbe petition of Mrs. Mary f.
Stratton asking TO I've relieved from making
connections with city sewer from her prelni-
ses.. on Leigh street between Second and
Third, she being unable to do so. They
recommend that it lie rejected, but that the
city make said connection under amended
| ordinance passed June "a, 1872"
They respectfully ask the adoption of the
following resolutions:
"Resoiued. That, in the opinion of the
Council, all improvements Of streets recon-
rnended by the Committee OF Streets and
adopted by the Council carry with them the
| necessary appropriations to meet said i'm
provements; and that the Auditor is hereby
directed to comply with this resolution.
"ResolUed, That the sum of Sl5 GOO be aud
Is hereby appropriated, to he placed to the
credit Of street improvements, to meet such
| necessary expenditures as have been or may
hereafter be incurred i'm the extension of the
same" Adopted.
Mr.. higgins, from The Committee on
Light, submitted a report from that commit
tee. IT recommends that the petition of
John +. Bossieux and others asking that they
be served with Gas OH Louisiana street to
Williamsburg street he granted
Tn recommending the adoption Of the re-
port the committee would ask to submit that
this Louisiana street is the prominent and
growing one Of the eastern end OF our city.
The Improvements made and being made
thereon are relatively vast and commcndabc.
1t is located in the immediate vicinity OF what
will be the depot and workshops of the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad. where light
will be obviously necessary. Besides. Il
church has recently been erected wherein
Sunday evening worship is held, and
surely worshipring taxpayers ought to have
what tlIeir prayers call for~-light. For
these and many other cogent reasons the
committee cordially recommend the ador-
ton Of the following resolution:
"Resoiced, That the sum of $4,000 he and
the same is hereby appropriated towards the
| construction Of gas. pipes on Louisiana street
to Williamsburg street." Adopted.
The committee, in justice to Mr.. Pryde,
submit the following paper from Mayor
Kelley:
"QFrlCE OF THE MAYOR
"RICHMoNr. Va, september q. 1872.
"MesSrs. George Barg0min dad William
English, Sub Committee:
Gentlemen.-l am in receipt Of the fol-
lowing resolution, adopted, It's learn, by the
Committee on Light at its last session:
"'Rcsolrcd, That the subcommittee in-
qlire of his Honor the Mayor if Mr.. John
| &. Prydc lin his official opinion) has violated
any portion Of the city ordinances aS Dep
| uty Inspector in the Office of the Inspector
0: Gas, and report the same TO the next meet
| ing of this committee.
| "Whle it is due to candor to state that
| Mr.. Pryde has participated in the cllllnbc
| negligence which has characterized all of the
employees as respects their private accounts.
cannot say that as Deputy Inspector lie lEl>
violated the city ordinance. II he has it has
been with regard to the list section. L am
satisfied he knew of deinquencirs in the
office, but am not clear that he is in 'ni'icer
| o the Gas Works in the sense of that Sec
| tion. il the committee are OF opinion that
he is such officer, they must conclude that, in
| their judgment, he has violated that section !;
but whether he 50 regarded himself, or YVES
ever so instructed TO regard himself, have
no means Of kuowing. If the ordinance had
read every Officer and employe of the iias
Works there would have been no difficulty.
"'rhe committee will remember that Mr.
Pryde hl. not been on trial. and has had no
opportunity TO MAKE "a defence.
"Very respectfully, n. NJ. kfILEr.'
Received.
WOODEN BUILDINGS.
The Committee Oh The Fire Department
reported the names of u number of persons
t, whom permission had been given 10 erect
wooden buildings and others who had been
denied this privilege. The report was
adopted except tllut portion authorizing
Mr.. Hudson to extend wonden building
(No. 1C3 Mar,lall street., which VA Ircom-
United.
TIE CITY pEAp-IluusE.
DR.. Scott. from the Committee on Poll e,
presented report recommending that the
city provide necessary rooms for the City
| Coroner i'm accordance with the provisions
| of the City Ordinances, aud suggesting the
acceptance of all offer of the Faculty Of the
| Medical College, in effect as follows: TO
| "fulrnish two rooms iu the College luId.
| in@-onc for the exposition OF dead bodies
and the other for poSt-mOrtem e examinations
| together with a furnished room toi the at
commodation of juries, with tire when ne-
cessGry, and servants attendance in the post
mortem room for $50 per annum; the rit.
to provide the fixtures and furniture for the
exposition and poSt-mortem rooms aS well as
gas and water for the latter. which will re-
quire an additional expenditure OF. irola-
| bly,, not over 800, and possibly much less"
| Adopted, and $500 app opriated therefor.
| rUBIIC MEETINGS At CITY STRING rARk.
The same committee. in response h. Il pe-
tition signed by Il large numoer of ciiizl IL
resident in the vicinity Of City Spring park,
asking that all political gatherings in th;ii
place be prohibited, recommend, in defer
eucc to the wishes of the petitioners. that
public meetings ut said pluce br hereafter
prohibited. Adopted.
CLAIMS AND SALARIES.
| Mr.. Whtiock, from the Committee on
Claims and Salaries, presented report
recommending the payment Of the lollow.Dg
accounts n. NJ. Lee. late Sergeant OF the
city, $2,4S2.4O, for services rendered to the
public Of this corporation in criminal bust
ness from the 14th day Of March, 1871, till
the 1st day of July. 1872, inclusive. TO lie
paid out of fund for courts AMI jurie>; to
Charles Bellcno;, $50 for dog meda;- to Dr..
w. ii. Taylor. Coroner, $l"l lrr viewing
bodies and hoIdn: inquest: from lGh July,
! 1872. to sd August, 1872, inclusive; 10 A.
w. Rosen, late High Constable of the city,
$500 for summoliing juries OF inquest and
summcning witneSsts from 9Th May to 30tli