The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-12-24
LOCAL MATTERS.
CITY C0ISCEs

/ Noting Of the City Council was held
.....r,.y afternoon. PrcSCn.-Thomas II.
,.,,rr ESQ. president, in the chair, and
,t.,-. Barmmin, BossieuX, CheStcrman,
,.,.-'l, Ergli>h Of Monroe, Erkcr, Hall,
rms IsaacS, Jones. ker$e, LipScomb.
y nv. Mctzgcr, Ncwbcrry, Oliver. Starke,
s,',,or CLAY, Scott Of Jefferson, Straus, TAX
~, Ws.ncr, Williams, and "hitlock.
ryroRr or FINANCE COMMITTEE.
VI I<,acs. from the Committee on Fl
~... submitted a report recommending
,,: ,bc following petitions be granted:
Y,ry Lynch, admjAis'ratr!x Of Patrick
.a,h. deceased, for refund Of the cost to
H.. II, tricks amoHutinc to $33T, they having
..a, sod 10 him by the city in Februarys
,,-a aud sgIin 10 Samuel Darlington in
,~r} ISL this is advised by the city at
..YryI Of I. 7. MAYO, for Il refund Of IS,
tx, &ni penalty thereon. enormously
.....>cd on personal property not owned by
:..a: 81. >lorrS & Co., 10 bv released from
r; sum cf Sl2&.15, 4 tax enormously asS1SS-
ri n capital employed IN Their business as
.aam>;,r>. lhey having paid their hcense-taX
m heir wagons, horses, &C.: Of J. L. Bur
-3n, for a reduction on the value Of his
,ersaual property from the sum cs s., 900 TO
$50, there having been no reASSeSSmcnt nor
increase IN the quantity or value OF his pro-
,.~.y iust!NiDg an assessment at above
aa sum Of $500; Of A. 7. Baghy,
yT a correction Of assessment en- i'm.
,r1y:ments on part OF lot No. 22S. they
having been destroyed by fire in the spring
@. iS7l,~that the Collector be authorized to
-r.ca>c him from the sum Of IS now charged
s.dnst the property. and the Auditor
rcHEG 10 him p, amount 0yer.iaid in June
IT,; OF George Rei;h, for a release of $50,
ltt3- taxes levied on ri excessive amount of
,,:.,,M listed against Reith s Browning; and
ui l.. GtaZer TO be released from 1918, a tax
ra PERSONAL property not possessed by him.
T.,y recommend the rejection of the petit
tim oi George Ritchie and others 10 be re-
,,.>rj trom thc penalties prescribed by the
ortmnccs OF the city for Don-pavmcnt Of
t.N.-.
TIC communication Of the Auditor re-
f.;jn- 70 appropriations oveT-eXpcndcd and
n.Uly expended, having received the atten-
r,n ut the Council at its last regular
noting, requires no notice, the committee
,,a'r>, 1t their bands.
Tu, state OF the city treasury. It's moneycd
ned, the extreme difficulty i'll supplying it,
-"l III" consequent necessity for observing
'rrt rtr",csi economy in AL classes Of eXpendi-
'ar">, have been so frequently called to the
attention Of the Council that it is deemed uu-
U"rt>>,Uy, the COMMITTEE state, to point them
.Il at this time
In reference 10 the resolution referred to
Ii" committee at the last meeting requesting
ta''a 10 consider The pr0prlcty Of releasing
Son taxation for period Of ten years all
G'W buildings and machinery for manufac-
taxing purposes the committee say:
Recognizing the Importance of pfording
firry encouragement to Tue manufacturing
ald commercial interests of the city, to their
enlargement aud extension as sources to
Which It's citizens must mainly look for the
Prosperity of the city and the enhancement
o. Ia" value Of their property Of every kind,
your committee would favor any practical
scheme hy which all capital actively engaged in
business could be either partially or entirely
exempted from city taxes, but at the present
time II would result in attlictng an extreme
&.ard>hip on many, independently of being
IN direct conflict with the constitutional pro-
visions Of the State which require taxes 10
l." uniform. 'Iour committee therefore re-
sI,c'tully ask to be relieved from the further
consideration of the subject"
The report Of the Finance Committee was
adopted. except that portion in relation to
taxing manufacturing interests. which, on
E1tlon OF Mr.. Scott Of Jefferson Ward, was
Ir:ui~d 10 the City Attorney for his opinion.
FIRE.
Mr.. Bargamin, from the Committee on the
Fire Department, submitted a report from
that committee, which was read and adopted
J." tie Council. The committee has granted
permission to the following persons TO build
wood houses: John Harris to raise the root
90; "i- house, Third street between Clay and
MARSHALL Stephen Murray 10 build an addi-
'nHl TO Ills stable, alley in rear Of Broad street
h,lWccn FOushec and Adams II. L. Cronie,
"o,G house on Union street between Frank
la ond Grace; Mrs. e. l.. Van Lew, wood
h,u,n between Scott and Concurrence streets,
}etipn Hill; J. NJ. Carter, wood house on feE-
\ c street near Tweuty-tiith; William j.
Nu-gins, wood house at the corner of Han
cort. and Catharine streets; William j. Dug
Etn,, wood house corner Of Clay and Harri-
s1u streets: Sarah Turner, wood house on
IwrMy-liith and Nenable streets; Betsy
Bu"str. wood house on Sixth street between
Dwal and Baker; William Baker, wood
house Oh Clay street between Graham and
Ua"rock. The committee ask an appropria-
lin Of $4,1J0 TO pay the following on the 1st
day oi January, 1878: Quarterly payroll OF
n.c,nrn, S2,9Co; monthly payroll Of sta
tiDaily men, II ,Clo; current bills, estimated,
500.
ACCOUNTS AND PRINTING.
Nr. Ro>sicux, from the Committee on Ac-
counts and Printing, reported that in accord
an"e Wigu tn" city ordinance that committee
IiuI advertised for bids for advertising, &c,
aaj iad awarded the contract to W. IL. Wade
\ 60. ~ the following figures: Advertising,
J! cents per square Of 70 lines. Book and
p'!nphlct, 50 cents per thousand ems press
work, per token, 80 cents. Job work, per
thousand ems, 10 cents; press-work, per
token, 20 cents. The committee also awarded
ne advertising TO one Of the German papers.
Mr.. Manly said that he thought that in I'D
YcTtislng the penal ordinances 1t was lmpor-
tant that they should have great publicity,
and that these ordinances ought TO be given
10 more than one English paper.
Mr.. Manly moved 10 amend 80 as to give
tn" publication Of the penal ordinances TO
tie TWO English ulornng papers having the
largest city circulation.
Mr.. BO>sicuX moved further to amend as
fo!'ows: provided they will publish the
ordinances at the same rate accepted by the
Eomnittee on Accounts and Printing"
Agreed 10.
sir. Manly's amendment was also agreed
10, and the report then adopted as whole.
FIRE-ALARa TELEGRAPH.
Dir. Talbot, from the Committee on the
+ re- 4 l.rin and Police Telegraph, reported,
a.kiGg ,,n appropriation of s400 TO pay bills
ngw due for battery material aud tue salary
Of the superintendent for tie mouths Of d.
ccuber and January.