The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-02-11
JESDAY .FEBRIJARY II. 1873
LOCAL MATTERS,
CITY COUNCIL.


berry, Oliver, Starkc, Scott of Clay Ward.
Scott OF Jefferson Ward, Talbot, Wander
vail, Williams, and Whitlock.
LII the absence Of Mr.. Wynne, President
Of the Council, MIR. William 3. Isaacs was
called to the Chair.
STREETS GENERALLY.
Mr., Newbcrry, from the Committee on
,.rcets. reported as follows Mrs. S. Powell,
asking relief from the operations of the cul-
vert ordinance requiring her to connect her
premises with the city cuivert: there being
no water accessible they recommend that
the petition be granted under amended
ordinance. Richard L. Brown and others
for the grading and paving of an alley on the
east side of Third street between Clay and
Leigh: they recommend that the petition be
rejected.
The report was adopted.
rooR ACCOUNTS.
Mr.. CheStcrman, from the Committee on
Relief Of the Poor, offered the following;
which Was adopted:
"RcS0lrcd, That no amount chargcabc to
the fund appropriated for the relief of the
poor shall he paid by the Auditor until the
same shall have been presented TO the Conn.,
miltcc for tie Relief of the Poor and pay
mcHt OruCrCu ny tneiD.
RELIEF OF THE POOR.
Mr. Chcstcrman, from the Committee for
the Relief Of the Poor. reported, rcc0m-
lncnding the rejection OF the petition Of Sal
lie Dardnan, who asks to he compensated
for an amount of money alleged to have been
expended by her in caring for c0lored poor Of
the city. The report also states that there
arc 2GI inmates i'll the alnshousc-White,
| 1872 caoIed, 135. Adopted.
LIGHT.
Mr. Higgins, from tic Committee oD Light,
| submitted i report recommending tlltlt the
| petition Of p. ". Brown, asking for i gas
| lauip on the cast side Of Third street between
Main and Frankiin, be granted. Adopted.
FRoH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
hir. lslacs, chairman of the Finance Com
| m:ttcc, made tile following report:
The Committee on Finance respectfully re-
port that they approve Of the official bonds
| Of John \. Curtis. with John \. Parker as
! surely. for the sum of $500, and OF Denis
| McC;,rtly, with james Kirk us surety, for
| the sum Of 81 900. They would recommend
that The City Collector be authorized to re-
ceiye sis in fuIl for balance OF taxes due
| from the estate of Reuben ". Gill, deceased.
| fund sG33.56 to William G.. DundrIdge for an
error in trunscribing an assessment On an
nrrear.
The following resolution has had the at
| teEtioN Of your committee:
"Resolued, That the Finance Committee
| inquire and report 10 this Council what pay
ments have been made on account OF the
| James River bridge; and they likewise re-
| port all legislation heretofore h.d in refer
cnce to said appropriation. whether the same
was not contemplated to lie made in bonds
Of the city instcad of money!
To give All in!ciligible report your com
mlItce deem it proper to embrace brief 1e-
| sumo OF thc proceedings Of the Council from
| the inception of the enterprise. The first
| minute on the city record Occu1s OIL the Sd Of
| October, 1870, and was the adoption Of a reso-
luton appointing Messrs. Wynne, Kent,
Todd, Riddick, and Davis q committee to
| confer with deputution from Manchester
and the county Of Chesterfield in relation
| to IL free bridge. On the 10th of October the
| committee reported, recommending that the
ciiyof Richmond build the bridge, Manchester
to lie annexed to Richmond, the bridge to be
tree to foot-passengerS, but tolls charged
until the city is refunded in its outlay, when
it may be a free bridge. This proposition
was not approved by the representation from
Manchester and Chesterfield, but they sub
nittcd a propositions: 1st. The city to pay
| hall the cost. I'd. Manchester to pay half.
| 3d. Each guaranteeing the payment under
taken lay the other. 4tb. Joint fund to be
managed by the JOINT commissioners. 5th.
Tie bridge 10 be declared free, except in
the event Of non payment of the principal.
9th. The location to be determined by the
joint commissioners.
! This proposition Of Manchester was not
approved by the Council, bat on the 10th
October the committee presented a report
recommending the adoption Of the following
proposition The town of Manchester TO
pay one-iialf, Richmond one-half. tolls to be
charged until Richmond is fully reimbursed
the amount PAID See note.-Reporter.l ]
But il the county Of Chesterfield or the town.
ships thereof will pay the city one-haf OF the
amount raid by ii, the bridge was to be free,
but 9 this proposition shall not be binding if
the bridge costs over SlG0,000." A resolution
was adopted accepting the report Of the
committee making the proposition mutually
binding and providing that the city shall not
be required to ddrance dny 1loneyin greater
proportion than Manchcrter, nor shall any
noney be advanced by the city until Man
|
| Council that Manchester has secured the loan
sufficient TO pay ha!f. On the 7th Novem-
| Der resolution was adopted appointing
Messls. Wynne, Kent, Todd, Riddick. and
| Davis commissioners on the part Of Rich
moEd under I'll act OF TIE General ASSEM-
| bly entitled san act to incorporate the
James kver Bridge Company"
| On the 2lSt November the report Of James
| T. Clarke, engineer, rs to location, was pre-
| scuted hy the commissioners to the Council
aud approved. On the 1st May, 1871, the
commissioners presented o communication
from William B. Isdacs d Co., bankers,
guaranteeing 10 pay an amount, as required,
fol; the totcn OF Manchester, not exceeding an
all the sum of $4,000. This guarantee was
| acceptable to the Council, and they, on the
| 10Th of May, made q requisition, by resolu-
tiou, on Richmond and Manchester each for
the sum of 81 600, and it was ordered that
the requisition of $1,000 made by the James
| River Bridge Company upon the city 6epatd.
| On the 9th May. 1872, an appropriation OF
SO much Of $50, eco as might be found neces-
sary was made 10y the Council to the james
| River Bridge Company.
| Your committee do not learn from the re-
| cord that it was contemplated that payment
was to he made by the city in bonds. On
| tie contrary, where any proceedings nave
been had looking TO payment. the word
| "pdy" has on all occasions been used. In
concluding their response to the resolution,
your committee would state that Richmond
has contributed $4,000, and Manchester has
| with greater promptness contributed her
portion to the common fund; and your
committee can congratulate the residents on
| both sides Of the river on the prospect OF a
completion Of the Improvement by the 1st