The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-23

CiEI COUNCIL.

... .. ~; Yesterday afternoon. Present ::
= -. S,.rkc Prcsidcnt), Scott OF Clay
t...r,|. iI1ancr. Palmer. ChcSterman, Wynnc.
g .-9t,4fn. English. stokes. Wagner, lsaacS,
Wexford. Davis. Higgins, Scott Of Jefferson
Z. ,v!, smith. Whitlock, MetZgcr, kcrSc,
! .,,,,r.N. Allen, Roper, Forester. BraScl-
.n. gccman. and Manly.
.,.rrr.l Anderson presented n report Of
.,,.iu pimmock, City Engineer, in response
3. communication from the Committee on
~.-.,.-, jaq,liriIg "hy what authority the
3, NOR had macadamzed several or any of
.. ..rr.>." that il was done through the
.,ofni-.ra.inu of the street committees Of
...r Councils succcsSivcly as street in-
, . .y..,prri, under the power vested III the
.+iar. Committee hv city ordinance giving
. Al, ;,,wtr 10 th, Engineer to improve those
..r,rt> ui ..rr3ic>i thorou%htare where mlc-
3luil.ng would be desirable.
LIGHT,
y, stokes. from the Committee on Light,
r.ror,cd f,yoiabiy upon the petition OF
nir1p> Richards and others requesting street
..,in t. I've laid and the usual lamps to te
.....,, on Broad street from TwCntv-slXth to
:.r.uty.Hinth. and from Broad TO Marshall
..I,.a, ;Ac superintendent reporting that 1t
r puid .r,v more than the usual per ccntage.
Mo, l1yo,ab!v upon the petition of John
: Luhauk auI others asking for extension
c;l- uipcS on Seventeenth street, clnblTi-
NJ II" chesapeake and Ohio railroad shops,
e.> Granted. The report was agreed to.
NEW BUILDINGS.
n1, the recommendation Of the Committee
. Tao Fire Department, permission was
.rntcd :. II. Jones 10 build two tenemen:s
.u Yair;y-fir,t and Q streets, also one on \
zoe, Ii.s,r Q: and 10 Thomas Nelson TO re-
I'D bis blacksmith shop on Broad street
,.,rcen Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets.
POLICE.
NJ. scott. OF Jefferson Ward, reported
: ai, The Committee on Police Il rccommeu-
g! .sicn tl!at The petition Of X. 3. Crdddock.
I,s rly us policeman from April lSt. be re-
(. I'd to the Board oi Police Commissioners.
! .t"'uto to.
ihc SAME committee asked 10 I've further
tn! .@d in IT,, consideration Of that portion
o.; the Mayors mo-sag" which refers TO Il
!,ou,c ul refuge. Agreed to.
vACCISATIoH.
Nr. Wa.rcr, from tic Committcn on
!. !...til. reported 4 petition from DR.. j. Alon-
j., simon, for additional compensation as a
, q. cine physician. Ii WAS rccommitted, with
.rao,itv for the committee TO grant pay in
ii.uor,;cn TO the amount o! work done.
oAEwoon CEMETERY.
VIZ. Lin,rumh, from the Committee on
r4lwuol Cemetery, recommended the adop-
ll,n Of Il resolution authorizing the Commit
tr. on Cemeteries. upon full evidence of pay
mon, lciIC. furnished to them, to grant to
holders ul receipts signed by John Redtord.
!gtc ,crpcr ii Olkwood Cemetery, an order
un the treasurer, who shall thercupon issue
:, ,i.,i fox the lot specified in such receipt
wi,:,uut Tie prior payment into the Treasury
,u the Customary charge thereon. The rcso-
iG!rm Was adopted.
RELIEF OF THE POOR.
The report of the committee on this sub
i,l, pr"-cntcd at tie last meeting, was
adopted without debate.
KEYsvILLE CONNECTION.
The report OF the special committee to
when wa referred the petition OF the Cham
her OF Commerce for IN appropriation OF
10000 in aid of railroad between Keys
Vile ana Clalkcsyi!e. came up rs unfinished
lalsnc.s. The committee reported that the
teuucii have no power to make the uppro-
4ntion, and that if the Council had the
t,wcr the finances Of the city would not JUS
y:y such an expenditure i;lSt now.
VI. Anderson moved to amend the report
a the committee by the following resolution:
"Rcsolccd. That the Council of the city
o; Richmond will contribute and appropri.
!. ,c 80, 600 OF the six per cent. bonds of the
, ,ty, payable thirty-four years after date, i'll
.i, of the extension Of railroad from Keys
, iitr to Clarkcsyillc. and deliver the said
hsnd, to the Richmond and Danvi!e Rail
road Company upon the completion of said
.,'.udcd railroad: Preceded, hO,rcrcr, That
ti. .,ppropriallou shall he first ratified and
by the Legislature of the State, to
y ~hch application will be made ut its next
lion. for the purpose of removing all
dpuht a> to the power Of the Council in the
premises"
Mr. Anderson also presented Il numerously
signed petition Of property-holders adVoca'
ting the appropriation.
On motion of Mr.. Higgins, Mr. David j.
ElHT, president Of the Chamber Of Com
rrrcc. was invited to address the Council on
III" subject. Mr.. Burr did so very briefly,
giving Il concise account of the project under
and showing its advantages to
Richmond. lie also presented the following
l".lar on the subject from Colonel Buiord,
president of the Richmond and Danvllle
railroad
"RIcuMoND, April %, 1872.
''D. j. Burr, ESl., Richmond
"Dcar Sir,--I lind that important business
Engagements will require me to leave this
!,"rnoon for northern cities and prevent me
nru being with you before our City Council
A, his evening, As intended, for the purpose OF
,naking some explanations in regard to the
obstruction Of the Roanoke Valley railroad.
DiS company las agreed to undertake and
the construction Of the road from
Ee,>yillc TO Clarkesyille within the mex,
I%cnty months if donations were obtained
to tue extent Of $4,000. This was expected
Ia be raised chiefly in Meckenhurg county
Alter several months effort there 1t Is
thought they will not be able to raise
more than about 100000 of the amount
This will leave II deficit of 100000. Rich
m"nd is asked to make it up. II this Is
done promptly this company will CON-
lG~nce the work in the next month. Ii not
d0ac it is not improbable thut the whole plan
AID chance. of building the road, and open
ing Il valuable and new trade to Richmond,
viii be postponed indefinitely, and finally
sh'!ted TO other markets perpetually. The
Interest, though comparatively small one,
Is most important TO The Richmond trade.
S":nc Of IL" means l have mentioned to you,
tu: ilGTn ?ct:tmc to write them. Richmond
could better afford TO give live times $50. 600
tlan 10 Suffer the competition she Will GER