The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-27
LOCAL MATTERS.
CITY COUNCIL.

Cent i. d. NFnne IN the C1a1r. The fol-
lowing members were present Messrs. Boz
sieux, Davis, Euker, Hall, Higgins, fsaacs,
krrse, Starke, Wexford, Stokes, Manly,
Boyd, English Of Marshall. English or Mon
roe, Forester, Lipsconib, afetzgcr, New
berry, Scott of Jefferson, Stratus, Talbot, and
Thornton.
ELECTION or MEMBER or I4aEs RIVER ,.pRorE.
aEST CoNAiTTkg.
McsSrs. Hall and Wagner were placed in
nomination. The vote was taken. and re.
suited in the selection Of Mr. HaIl-HaIl, II:
Wagner, IL.
STREETS,
The Con,giittee Oh Streets GetisralIr re-
ported that THEY had bad iinder cuisldera-
ton the petition OF AIRS; MARY Ann C:irr
asking o rrlnast srhm tile tax Til ilet property
on second street between Canal and Byrd
Tor failing to enter culvert, she not being
1hle to pay. The committee recommended
that the prayer of the petitioner be granted,
she being relieved under the existing ordi-
nance and for other rra-ons.
Upon the application of the Richmond
Street Railway Company asking that the eitF
extend Cherry street dSr3ss Park avent:e TO
>llatet street. also to grade Cherry street to
Hollywood and grant them permission to
run cars through Cherry street to Hollywood,
the committee ask authority to grant the
company the right of way, If it shall be
needed, to Hollywood, either as asked In the
compny's petition or from Gree street UP
Canal TO Spring, thence ut, Sprius tc the
eaSterii gate Of Hollywood. OF from Gface
street up Laurel to Main, thence up Main to
Cherry, and thence up Cherry to the eastern
gate Of Hollywood, and grade either street us
necessary for such use.
The report was adopted,
ti+f fE1NiNa.
A communication from J. j. Palmer. Esq,
criticiSing the existing contracts for city
printing and asking for IN opportunity to
make Il bid for the job printing was pre-
the petition Has lost att the cdsll!tt.ricatlGi'
ing.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Mr.. j. J. English, on behalf of the Com
lnittee on Schools. presented an ordinance
appropriating $4,000 in eight per cent.
bonds for the building of additional school,.
houses and for The establishment of higher
grade SCHOOLS.
Mayoi Kelley by invitation addressed the
Councii i'll earnest advocacy Of the appro-
priation.
Mr.. Isaacs proposed an amendment to the
effect that the proposed bonds shall not 10
issued until after january |. 1878. This
amendment was made by the committee
without objection.
Mr.. Davis moved to lay the ordinance
upon the table for one week. Lost.
The ordinance was then adopted with only
one vote in the negative.
About 4 sHASrr,
llr. Higgins presented the petition of Mr..
W. Ii. Tyler to lie allowed to erect framed
building near the corner OF Twenty y-fith and
Clay streets.
Mr. English u. ~ protested against grant
ing the petition in view of the fact that
without gaining the consent of the Council
Mr. Tyler had already built the shanty in
question. and had it now nearly ready for
occupancy.
NIr. Blrgamin said if such building had
been erected without the consent of the
Council the fact ought 10 have been reported
by the police. He knew another instance of
the kind.
Mr.. Talbot thought 100 many framed
buildings had been erected of late.
The petition was referred :. without power
to grant"
MONTHLY REPORTS.
Mr.. I>:nscs presented the monthly reports
of the Auditor and Treasurer; which were
referred TO the Finance Committee.
WEST END MARkEr FACILITIES.
Mr. Newberry presented series Of resolu-
tons passed By Il MASS meeting of citizens of
Clay Ward asking for the establishment of a
ball tIt..
accommodation of the growing population of
the western part Of the city. 1t was referred
to a special committee of five.
COMMITTEE on MARKET FOR WEST END.
McssrS. Newberry, Wexford, Starke, Eu-
ser. aud English of Marshall.
INSTRUCTIONS TO HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS.
Mr.. Newberry offered Il resolution in
structing the City Engineer To furnish the
chairman Of the Committee on Streets with
coDies OF the pay-rolls of his department
when requested TO do so. In presenting the
resolution Mr.. New berry said that he i;ld d =
cIined for three weeks past to sign tile pay
rolls as chairman OF the Committee on
Streets Generally because the City Engineer
had positively declined to furnish him copies
of such riy-roll>.
Mr.. IsaaCS moved to amend so aS To re-
quirc the heads of all departments To furnish
copies of papers when requested to do 80 ''y
committees.
The resolution was so amended and
adopted.
LEGAL OPINION AS TO DAMAGES TO PRIVATE
PROPERTY FROM GRADING.
The following opinion of the City Attor-
ney on question submitted by the Street :
Committee was read for the Information OF
the Council:
"OFFICE OF CRY ATToRSEY,l Z
"RIcHMoND, VA, August u. :
SIN the matter Of the petition Cf Charles
HeirieiR.
Respectfully returned to the Committee
on Streets Generally.
"The petitioner alleges that some three
years ago the City Engineer altered the grade
of Main street upon its eNtensi ion through
Sidney, and that. desiring to conform his
house, en- the south side Of said street, to the
grade then fixed, he raised the house some
five feet above the old level and one foot
above the grade rs then established. ut cost
Of 1925. He further alleges TINT the Engineer
now in office has again changed the grade
of the street. raising it three feet higher, aud
that bis house is now below the level OF the
street, much to his injury and Inconvenience.
lie prays that he may be compensated for
the damage or that the house may be raised
to the existing grade at the expense Of the
city. he does not stlte the amount Of dam
are or expense to which he has been or may
be subjected.
"The case thus presented is hard one.
but in MY judgment it is devoid of legal
merit. By the laws of this Commonwealth
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