The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-25

CITY CoUNCIL.-The City Council me
in regular session last evening, and trans
acted large amount of business. The
committee on streets generally made Q
very lengthy report concerning the i'm
provement of streets in various portions o.
the city. The recommendations of the
committee were generally concurred in
The following preamble and resolution
were adopted r,.
WHEREAS, by order of the Council,
August II, 1867, survey of the city was
made by j. j. Peasants, and corner-stones
set by him designating the street lines, and
from the survey map of the city has been
made and accepted by the Council, February
ID, 1870: therefore, be it
ReSolced, by the Council of the city OF
Richmond, That the street lines as desig-
mated by said corner-stones be and are here
by established. ..H .. ..
On motion of Mr.. Wynne, the resolution
was amended by adding '' so far as it is in
the power of this Council to decide upon
the same"
| The committee on light reported that
they had granted the petition of the engi-
neer, firemen and retort-house hands at
the gas works asking for an increase of pay
from 50 to So so per day, and that they
had ordered the payment Of bills amount
ing to $13,352 76. Adopted. .,..
The contract made by the city with
Joseph Hall & Co. for the furnishing of
pipe branches, turns, &C., for the water
works was Cancelled, and all the penalty,
per centage attached, now withheld, to be
retained by the city. @s..e. Es-'tHrE
The joint committee on the improve
ment of James river, in report submitted
by Mr.. lsaacs, called the attention of the
Council to the efficient manner J" in which
Colonel Craighill, United States Engineer,
is seconding the efforts of the city, and to
the fact of an additional appropriation of
500, 900 by the government, which, under
his able management, will be productive
Of much good and materially assist our
efforts to improve the navigation of the
river. 1t has now been demonstrated be-
yond question that we can obtain eighteen
feet of water to our city, aud that with
earnestness and fixed determination on our
part, the government will cooperate until
that great work is accomplished"
Adopted.
On the recommendation of the commit
tee on finance, the compromise offered by
Mr.. Westbrook and wifc-in regard to the
verdict obtained by them against the city
was accepted, and an appropriation of
81, 500 made from the contingent fund.
Messrs. Charles p. Rady and NJ. L.
Struss were elected to fill vacancies in the
School Board.
The question of taxing the banks, State
and National, and the Building Fund Asso-
Citations, lacated within the city, came up
in report made by the finance committee
upon the petition of |. III. Darlington and
others for the release of nonresident stock
holders in the several State and National
banks in the city, also upon the petition of
sundry building associations. The commit
tee submitted the legal opinion of the city
attorney upon the points of law involved
in the questions. The commitsee recognize
the Importance of the banks to our finan-
cial and commercial interests, but they
cannot recommend that nonresident stock
holders therein should be exempt from the
burden of taxation to which all other class
es and callings are subjected, and this
reasoning applies with equal force to the
Building Fund Associations. The report
of the committee was adopted.
A resolution, Offered by Mr.. Bargamin,
was adopted by vote of 20 to |, appro-
priating SO much Of 100000 in six per
cent. bonds as may he necessary, to be
issued to perfect and carry out the plans
heretofore recommended by the committee
and adopted by the Council, for the inn
provement of the water supply.
On motion, the president Of the Council
was authorized to appoint committee of
five to confer with the trustees of Richmond
College and report some plan for the west
ern extension of Grace street. . .t