The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-14

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-. ACCOUNTS AND rR1NTISG.
| Mr.. Bossieux, from the Committee on Ac-
counts and Printing, submitted report In
closing number of bills, which were or
dered to be paid.
CEMETERIES.
Mr.. Lipscomb, from the Committee on
Cemeteries, presented the following resolu-
ton: 9,.at1i - t.a Il.
!" "Rssolced, That the treasurer be author
lied and directed to issue without further
/ payment therefor deeds for lots In Oakwood
Cemetery upon the order Of the Committee
on Cemeteries In every case wherein said
committee shall have been satisfied that the
party claiming is entitled thereto; and the
order Of the committee shall In every case be
accompanied by their certificate that evi-
dence of the fact satisfactory to them has
been furnished by the claimant" Adopted.
coFFINs FOR THE DEAD.
: Mr.. Davis, from the committee appointed
to. confer with the Coroner, reported that
after considering the matters therein con-
tained and conferring with the Coroner they
recommend that the Committee for the Re-
lief of the Poor be instructed to issue coffins
to those OF the city poor unable to pay for
the same. The bill of the Cotcner amount.
ing to $l21; the bill of DR.. B. G. BIcPhail
for post-n,ortem examination, amounting to
S25; also the bill of J. w. Satterwbite for
coffins, &C., furnished the city. amounting
to $35, all of which bills being referred to
this committee, were found correct, ,and their
payment recommended. The report was
adopted.
=" THE SMALLPOX.
An ordinance In relation to the smallpox,
requiring citizens to hang out white flag
one foot square where there Is case OF the
disease upon the premises, being the I'M
finished business, and laid on the table on the
9th, was taken up and discussed.
Mr. Chesternan moved to lay 1t on the
tible and demanded the ayes and noes, and
the question being taken the Council refused
to lay it on the table By the following vote :
AYEs.-Messrs. Bargamin, Bossleux, Chester
man. Euker, Hall, Metzger, NcwberTy, and Tai
BOTS. .. '--,-.
Monroe. Forester, Higgins. lsaacs, I.ipscomb,
MANLY, Oliver. StaIke, Scott Of Jefferson Slraus,
williams, WhItlock, and Wynne-lG.
The President oftbe Board of Health being
in attendance was requested to give bis
views upon the ordinance. He stated that
he believed it to be eminently appropriate to
adopt such an ordinance. .....
The ordinance was amended so as to make
it punishable by fine Of not less than s.
nor more than SO for falling to hang out the
flag, and then adopted by the following vote
AYEs.-Messrs. Boyd. Cottrell. Davis, English OF
Monroe, Forester, Higgins. .Is1ucs, Lipscomb
Manly. Oliver, Starke, Scott of Jefferson, Williams
Whitlgck, and Wynne-1s.
NoES.-Messrs Bargamin. BDsslcuX, Chnsterma II
Euker, Hall, Metzser, Ncwbcrry, stIaus, aud Tai
bott-2.
SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT.
AT this point In the proceedings Mr.. New
berry, from the Committee on Streets, sub
mitted supplementary report, giving the
names Of eight hundred persons who have
been reported by the Chief to the Police
Justice in October for violating the city or
dinauces in putting UP swinging signs across
| the sidewalks, &c, and also calling attention
| to the violation Of the ordinance in dumpin:
coal, &C., on the brick sidewalks, and also IL
| the failure of many pcrHonS to remove til,
snow from the front Of their residences Re
ferred 10 the Mayor.
ELECTION OF A COUNCILMAN.
Mr.. Oliver nominated Mr.. Nelson P. Van
dervall to fill the vacancy In the Counci
from jackson Ward, who was duly elected
VACANCY FILLED.
! The President laid before tie Council til
name OF Mr.. W. G.. Wilkinson as a candidat
| for the position Of City Scavenger, made "a
cant by the death of Mr.. William Peasley.
Mr.. English, Of Monroe Ward, nominate
Mr.. L. p. Blackburn.
Mr.. Wilkinson was declared elected, b
| having received majority of all the vote
cast.
| NEW BUSINESS.
On motion of Mr.. NewbeTry the City AT
torncy, the President of the Council, and
committee of three, consisting of MeSsrs
! Williams, Starke, and Davis, were requestet
| to appear before the Senate committee hayin
charge of the bill providing for the flrthe
extension of tile city of Richmond, on Fri
day next, and urge the matter.
On motion OF Mr. Scott the Chair appoint
ed MesSrs. Straus, Higgins, and Talbot
proxies OH the part OF the city to represen
| that interest in the james River and Ia
nawa Canal Company.
The President laid before the Council sun
dry petitions, the monthly report of the Pc
lice Justice, &C.; all Of which were appropri
ately referred.
| By N1r. Scott of Jefferson Ward Semi
annual report Of the coroner OF dead bodie
viewed. Filed.
By Mr. Straus: \ resolution looking t
the passage of a bill by the General Assem-
bly, for tho purchase of land, &c, on whicl
to erect smallpox hospital, as the picsen
one has to be- given up in the spring
Agreed to.
BY Mr.. starke: a resolution as to the eS
pediency of the Committee Oh Health eaus
ing census of the city to be taken
Referred.
BY Mr.. Lipscomb: a resolution appro
priatipg S100 for walkway Oh the west sid
of Fourteenth street over the canal. Agree
to.
By Mr.. Starke: A resolution instructtn
the Street Committee to report plan for tn
improvement Of the piece OF ground betweel
the basin and the building Oh the north sid
Of the same. Agreed to.
By Mr.. Higgins: Resolution for permI:
sion to bury Che remsins Oh late Sister Mar
Louis within the Enclosure of the convent o.
| Grace between Twenty-seeond and Twenty
third streets. Agreed to.
! BY Mr. BossielIx: Invitation of Alr. W.. =
R. Frayser asking the Council to call an
set for their photographs. Received, all
| thanks returned.
| Adjourned at S;15.
| A NEGRO MAKES AN ASSAULT Upon a.
OTHER AND KILLS HlMsELF.-At m early holl
OH Sunday morning negro man name
| John Scott, while under the influence OF j
ullOr made an attack upoD SDencer JetieI