The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-05-28
VOL. XIII. ii .
CITY COUN(gR,.

a meeting Of the City Council was be,d
Yesterday afternoon. Present /: r. II. Starke.
Esq, Messrs. Scott of Clay Ward, Hooper,
rainier, Chcsterman, Stra,,s, Wynne, Barga-
min, English, Wagner, Isaacs, Davis. Hig-
gins, Scott of. Jefferson Ward, Smith. Whit.
lock, Levy, Lipscomh, Bossieux. Allen, Ro.
per, FORESTER. Braselma,,, and Manly.
WATER. cs eaE a.
MIR. Bargamin, from the Committee on
Water. submitted their report. The peti-
non OF MeSsrS. James G.. Brooks and others.
IN regard TO the capacity of the watcr.ppe
on Clay between Tenth and Twelfth streets.
ana asking for larger pipe, the present being
Insufficient to supply them with water in the
second stories of the houses III that locality.
The committee recommend it be rejected,
The committee recommend the rejection of
the petition Of Edward Walker and Others.
asking that water-pipe be laid on Folshee
from Clay to Leigh street, on the ground that
it will not pay ten per cent. on cost. The
committee recommend that water-trOugh
he placed at the plug on Shockoe slip. The
committee reported adversely on petit
ton of John Power and Others, ask
ing that water-pipe be extended from
its present terminus on Elm street
to the Virginia Sugar Refinery; on the
pcti;ion of Charles !. Sinton and others, resi-
dents of Church Hill, complaining that the
supply of water received by them is entirely
inadequate for family uses; the committee
arc of opinion that there is no remedy at the
present time. The committee recommend
the rejection of the petition OF 5. I. Hulce
and J.. Thompson, asking that water-pipe be
laid on First or Fo,lshee street between ST..
Peters and st. James, on the ground that it
will not pay ten percent. on cost. A fire
plug had been ordered by the committee to
be erected at the intersection of Arch and
Eighth streets. All of the report with the
exception of that portion in reference to
the Church Hill water supply was adopted ;
that was rccommitted.
| ANNUAL REroRT OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER OF
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT..
Mr.. Allen, from the Committee on the Fire
submitted the annual report OF
Chief Engineer Ainslic. 1t shows that for
| the year ending May /, 1872, the Fire De-
| partment was called out seyenty-twO times
| twice to inspections, six times to false alarms,
| thirty-thrce times to chimneyS and small
| fires (when the loss did not amount to SlO),
and twenty-nine times when the loss en-
cceded that amount. The loss by fire during
the year amounts TO Sl05,975, upon which
| insurance to the amount of 81 ,575 was paid.
The report also comments upon the de
crease in the number Of fires during the
| past year; congratulatcs the Council upon
| the success with which the Department has
| been worked; declares the fire apparatus to
| be in good working order, except the hook
| and ladder truck, which the Chief declares
| will soon be supplied by new one.
The report next gives an obituary notice oi
+. NJ. Mullen, Il valued fireman, who died OF
consumption on the 22d of June, 1871.
The report also contains Il tabular state
ncnt OF the fires, dates, where located, i'll
surancc, etc, and list of the officers ant
| men of the Department.
Mr.. Allen also submitted the usual report
| from the Committee OH the Fire Department
giving the names of certain parties allowed
| to erect wooden buildings, and other peti
| tiOnS rejected. The report of the committee
| was adopted.
Mr. Isiacs presented at this point the an
| nual report of the Auditors and Treasurer
| which were ordered to br printed in c0nncc
ton with the report of the Chief Engineer o
the Fire Department. .-.. /
CLAIMS AND SALARIES.
| Mr.. Whitlork laid before the Council tn,
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| salaries, recommending the payment of /;
| number of bills. The report was adopted.
EXCURSION DOWN JAMES RIVER.
| Mr.. Isaacs laid before The Council an in
| yitation of the Committee on the Improve
| ment of james River for an excursion down
| the river OH the Sylvester on Tuesday ut
| Z. NJ. The invitation Was accepted.
NEW BUSINESS.
Petitions, &c., were presented and re
| trrrcd: .... ..a.-..,..
| BY Mr.. Br1lSrman: Petition of w. f
| Drinkard aud others for pavement on st
james street. Referred with power to grant
By Mr.. BraScmmn: 4 resolution instruct
ng the City Engineer to grade st. jaime,
| street from Jackson to Bacon street, anC
| open the gutter Of said street us soon us pos
| sihlc. Referred.
| BY Mr.. Allen: a petition from the BoarC
| Of Directors of the pcntentiary in relation
| to the erection Of wooden building. Re
lerred with power TO grant.
| By Mr.. Smith: Il resolution for the i'm
| proyement OF streets in Jefferson Ward.
| BY Mr. Scott OF Jefferson Ward:
| "Whereas this Council has ordered the
| mCadamiZing of Twentieth street between
| Main and Franklin. and said work is now il
| progress,
| /" Resolred, That the Committee on Streets
| Generally be requested to inquire into the
eypediency of continuing said improvement
| to Broad street" t. :-E
| Referred with power to grant.
BY Mr.. Higgins: Petition Of Patrick Nc
| Mahon asking to be allowed to erect Z
wooden building on Louisiana street.
| By the same: Petition OF Mr.. Scheffer tC
1 .,,f ftnt, nI
| icrrcd with power TO grant.
By Mr.. Higgins: Two election bills
| which were referred with power to grant.
By the same A resolution instructlng the
CITY Engineer to take charge Of and PIE
| serve all city property used for election pur'
poses. and that he be requested to make out
an inventory of the same. Adopted.
By Mr.. Davis Petition of Colonel L.. >.
Bcail. asking for sidewalk on Leigh street
between Eighth and Ninth; he to pay two
thirds of the expenses. Referred with power
to grant. -.
By Mr.. Is;acs: The appropriation ordl-
nance for the year 1S72-'I3, as follows: In
terest on public debt, 100000; police de-
partment, $S5, 900 temporary loans, $o',9'2;
city almsllouse and relief Of outdoor poor
and college dispens;uy, $50 900 streets gene
rally, $4,000; horses and carts, S30,0oo; hre
department, $4,000; water works expenses,
Sa0, GOO; water works construction, Slo,0O0 !;
s,as works expenses, S120, COO; gas works con-
struction. 5000; public grounds and build
ings, 0,0O0; cir.in-gang, 900; oakwood
cemetery, s3,250; Shockoe Hill cemetery,
1890; st. Johns burying-ground, $500 !;
culyelts, $4,000; stationery and printing,
$1,000; Richmond Male Orphan Asylum,
$1,000; st. Josepb's Orphan Asylum, $1,000;
Friends Colored Orphan Asylum, 81 geo;
Female Humane Association, 81 900; refund