The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-02-25
TEsE CITY rfsrINtYL.

The regular semi-monthiy meeting Of tin
Council was held Yesterday afternoon. Pre-
sent /. Thomas II. Wyunr. Esq, tpresident;
u The clpir, and Mcssrs: Bargamin; BdssicuS
Boyd, ChcStcrman, Davis. English of Mon
roe Ward, Euker, Hall, higgins, 'Isaacs
Jones, kcrsc, LirSccmb Alunly, Ncwherry
Oliver, S,arke. Scott Of Jefferson Ward
Stra,s. Fandcryall, Wagner, Williams, ant
Whitlock.
After calling the Co,,nci 10 order Mr.
lsaac~ moved that tl,r riic- hc Suspended j.
order TO allow prtition to hc read (tl!c nc
iilioncrS being in ,hc ROOM. The clerk ther
read petition of citizens OF Port Mayo ant
Fulton. published hy us on Saturday.
Mr.. BoS>ieuN offered the following rcsolu
ions, which were read:
"WhrreaS by au act Of incorporation
Passed February Is. 1867, the inhabitants o
the ncw district Incorporated (sce section s
were not to he liable in person or property
for any portion of the original debt of tn,
r,ly or vi The Interest accruin% thereon fol
five years Ctom The 18th day Of February
l%H7 !: aud whereas ly section 4 Of the same
act thc said Inhabitants were 10 receive tllt
whole benefit OF the taxes imposed upon
them for three yesrS from July |, 1851, and
the aforementioned iniiabitauls having
,ciid. according t" the statement from the
CITY Auditor hereto annexed, the sum ol
HI,5&!.Ii, wiih sam las been expended in
the other y"rt"na of the city. and contrary
to the trrr,s stipulated In the saidact Of in
corporation therefore bc il
"ReSoircd, That the sum Of 8 is hereby
appropriated i'll bonds of the city having
thirtv-four wears To run, and to bear interest
1t the ,aic of six per ccut., to refund to said
inhabitants the sum which tEs been unlttstiy
cxprndcd elsewhere and in direct violation
ct the act ~ incorporation.
".!nd bc Il further reS0iccd, That TIC
amount So refunded shall be expended IL
il,r new district rndcr the superintendent
OF the Committee on Streets. and shall be bi
them cquit,bIy distributed i'll the sld dis
trict.'
ON motion Mr.. I>:rars all the papers were
referred to tn" Committee on Fiuaucc.
The Council tiicn proceeded to the con
sidcration ot the regular business.
STREETS.
The Committee on Streets reported, asking
that Tic following recommendations bt
agreed to;
Mrs. Sarah A. Fairon, S100 for house con
dcmncd hv the committee. Approved.
ferrcd back to the committee.
II. /. rrlouxc. change of grade on Follrt
street between Marshall and Clay. Ar
| p,"vca.
u. 6. Yucnyl:rg. jr.. Il Co., for grading
and macadainizinT Orleans street. WORK
now under progress.
H. G.. Miller a:d others. 10 open Marshall
street 10 lis western terminus. K"jcc;cd.
&. Is. Lip-comh and otl,clS. for tagging
Twenty eighth street If the corners ol Clay
Marshall, Bread. and Grace streets; cost
500. Approved.
W. T. Carris&:on and others. Cor gutter
! n3 aa,t cuIhil- on l.auril street: cost
| S5.3"G. Referred hack 10 t'!c committee.
William Ira smith. 10 place boxes around
| lirc-aarln telegraph p0tHS i'r advertising
PURPOSES. kcir''trr::
". j. Mcdowell. to give time to run cars
! into his woodward. rejected.
H. Wilson, 10 erect wood-awnlnS in front
of his store. Rejected.
The committee also ask concurrence in
the following resolution:
"RcSnirCd. That the City Engineer be au
thorIZcd 10 make at lc:ls! one Of the street.
leading out Of the lower portion of The cit!
pis>ahr. and that the cost of the improve
mcnt shall br paid hy the E!Ic+ai"akc ai;t
Obi" Railroad 'rr;i!piiy, whose duty it was
and i, 10 place. tile >anc in IL good condition
is they found it, ConcurrcI in.
Petition If D. G. richardson, for grading
walkwat on north side Of VI between TWEEN
ty-,iXth aud Twcmiy-S"yeuth streets. Re
itrrrd back 20 the committee.
". 7. Gresham and others, for sidewalks
on Laurel street. Referred back to the CON
| miltcc.
". ID. Chc>tcrntan and others, that alley
| between Foushcc and Adams and Main ant
Cary streets he graded under certain rcstric
| tious. ON motion of Mr.. Williams recon-
initcl 20 the committee.
". II: Cox ard N. j. Golden, reqiicst fol
ctllvcrt was ordered hy the committee. til,
case being an urgent enc. Action Of tht
committee approved.
On motion Of Mr.. 1Saars I'LL the items il
the report which recommended The eXpendi
turc ii nuu>y were referred back TO tn
committee.
AiMSIIGCSE.
The committee reported that there wcr
800 inmates i'll the alin,ho,sc--whit $50
cpiofcl, l&3.
Light.
tlr, j;imgin<. from the Committee on Light
;r,urtrd ti:at "none of The clnplUyG; of tn
CITY ,-WorkS WHO were lately discharge
under instructions 'irO,n Tie Council hiy
been r,npuintyd.' They further report
mia respectfully submit. t'ii one Of thc dis
charged (,if john c. rrydr) baS been en
rioycd - Il iGiCrc,'. and for rclSoliS Whicl
to them seemed ii:rn, is thry dD now, GO
,ci,t because nf his experience in the huSi
nc--, and the service that he may render il
lat respect will DC advantageous to the pub
he economy.
The :cport WIS received and adopted.
WOODEN HOUSES.
Mr. Bugnmil, irum the Committee on Fire
reported, granting leave tp the following
parties to build wooden houses Sam. IL
Jones, double tenement, corner Twenty
seventh and + streets; j. Powers, Twenty.
fourth street between Clay and Leigh; N
S. Allen, IN addition to his house, Twenty
lifi! and L streets Hircus Il Savage, addi
ticn to stable. Sixth street near Arnory l.
Breach, addition to office, corner Eighteenth
and Grace; \. Lucas, sixth between Du
val and Baker; IL. ". Tyler, corner Main
aud Thi;t,-. first William Powers, No. ll(
Lester street, Rockets; Julius Mcslcr, S!lIa
pint shop, aclosS Main street, corner Twen
,y-second ficnry Wilkerson, Third strcc'
between Leigh and jackson; james JelircyS
frame stable in rear Of his house, Malf
street between Short and Harris: and alst
recommended that leave TO build frame
shed be granted to j. c. Burgcing, on Ecv
cn,li street between Bread aud Marshall
uni that j. T.. llirkn'an'S petition to erect
a frame house near Second Market be re.
jcrtcd.
Ti!c report WAS adopted.
The Committee on
CLAIMS AND SALARIES
F,yoral,Iy IN tho E,ilpuiusr hills