The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-13
CLAIMS AND SALARIES.

Claims and Salaries, submitted report.
stating that the committee had directed the
payment Of the claim Of Messrs. Stuart.
buchanan & co. for salt. amounting to
SI,44G.S2, III full. The committee also rccor-
mend the payment Of 800 to Mr.. George ID.
Wise, Commemorative attorney. for certa in
caSes prosecuted in the Hastings Court.
Adopted.
NEW BUSINESS.
BY Mr.. Wynne Reports of the Police
Justice and City Treasurer for the past
month. Filed.
BY same: Communication from the Eliza
Park Real Estate Association. acc epting GER
tain terms proposed by the Council. Filed.
BY Mr.. Whitlock: Petition of l.. Pollard,
asking to he allowed to put up an awning at
his place OF business, between Seventeenth
and Eighteenth streets. Referred with power
to grant
BY same: Sundry bills, which were or
dcrcd to be paid.
by same: y resolution looking to the pre-
lention of city officers from contracting bills
on city account. Referred TO Committee on
Ordinances.
BY Mr.. NanderyalI: Petition of Alfred
Hill and others asking for grading Of Second
! to ST. James street. Referred.
| By same: Petition Of }. o. Head, asking
to re allowed to put up ii wooden building.
Referred with power to grant.
By Mr.. Talbot 4 resolution requiring
the City Attorney to give TO the Council at
the next meeting his written opinion in re.
gard to the legality of the Council ordering
rta>ses>ment of the real property of the
city during the coming summer. Adopted.
| By Mr.. Scott Of Jefferson Ward: Bill OF
! Coroner Taylor, amounting to $50. Re-
ferred.
BY same: Contamination from the Prcsi.
dent Of the Board Of Health in relation to
the closing Of a cuIvcrt ending on Arch
street. Referred.
BY same: Sundrv petitions, which were
appropriately referred.
| Bv Mr. Stlrkc Communication from the
chairman of the committee OF arrangements
asking that the cars of the Fredericksburg
Railroad Company be allowed to stand Oh
Broad street a sufficient time during the
sessions Of the Baptist General Association
Of Virginia 10 allow delegates and others al
tending the memorial celebration. which will
be held at Richmond College ON the 18th OF
Nav, 20 embark and di>embark from said
trains.
II become necessary to repeal the present
ordinance prohibiting the Frcdprirksbur"
Company from allowing their cars to remain
on Broad street. and accordingly Mr.. Starke
presented an ordinance rpcalin: the present
one. and allowing the company TO :tand
their cars on Broad for four days from the
18th of May. inclusive. The ordinance was
adopted by the following vote. Mr.. New.
berry demanding the ayes and noes
AYEs.-Mcs,rs. ba'garlin. Evssicux. Cottrcll
Davis. English OF Monroe FORESTER. Hall JONES
Lipscnmn, Manly stark. Scott Of jefferson, Tai
bolt. Vandcrrall, "hitlock. and Wynmc--is.
| NoES.-M'"Ssrs. Che tcrmau. Ncwhcrry. aEt
| StraiS-3
BY Mr.. Oliver: His resignation r. mem
Der Of the Council from Jackson Ward. Ac
celted.
BY Mr.. Stukc:
ReS0irCd, That committee Of three
members of the Council be appointed, who
shall select OH behalf of the city one property
holder TO act in connection with another pro
pcrtv holder. who may he chosen by t!i'
| prupcrty -huldcr& on either side Of Nin!l
street at and below its level with the Na!l
chester Free Bridge, while two property
| holders 80 chosen shall have authority tt
choose another freebooter, and the three
shall constitute committee 10 asses dam
, ages to the property of said property -loldcr
on Ninth street. Oc,1l>ioncd or which may
result by the erection Of said New Bridge
and that tie award Of said committee or rs
SCISSORS shall be reported to the Council lu
action"
Laid on the table.
Sundry other petitions were rrc>cntcda an;
appropriately referred.
Mr.. Lirscomb extended an invitation iron
A the ladies of Oakwuod Memorial Association
: to the Council to be present on the l4tll in
> slant, memorial day. at lakewood.
, By Mr.. CheSierman: 4 resolution appro
prating 500 for William Gardner. Il retired
policeman. Agreed to.
By Mr.. Che>terman An ordinance repeal
, in- the ordinance imposing a special tax u
Gas and Wate!-iakers. An unsuccessful al
tempt was made to suspend The 18th rule il
order to con.dcr the ordinance tonight.
By Mr.. Bargamin : \ resolution authnriz
; iuw the Fire Committee TO buy 500 feet u
hose, the money to come out OF the annli;'
appropriation to the Fir" Department.
On motion of 5ir. DAVIS, IL Gio tic t"Iii!
Gil adjourned.