The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-12-23


white and colored), 2,sG2. Total cost Of
mnal s1G3.12; total cost of fuel, S44Ls7.
Grand total Of cost for the week, S666.4
Burials for the week, fve--two colored adults
and three colored children.
Number Of inmates in the city alnshouse
December 90, 1873, 253; number OF inmates
December %, 1872, 2o2.
The committee say they have had under
consideration the memorial of the Richmond
Relief Committee. aud recommend that tue
Council appropriate the sum OF Sl,o0o Tor
the purposes set forth In the memorial OF
the Richmond Relief Committee. The Com
m,ttee for the Relief Of the Poor will con-
tin,c. "a heretofore, TO afford the usual out
door relief Of ra'lons OF meal aud wood.
The report was adopted, and the approprl'
alton ordered. -.
rDurins the reading Of the above report
Mr.. W;nne came in and occupied the ch'lf'I
Mr.. Straus, from
| THE FINANCE COMMITTEE,
submitted report, which was read. Ibe
cS,rmi,tee say that In pursuance of authority
contained in the order OF Coupcil referring
| rhe communication of the City Treasurer III
rsyard 20 The reception by him OF certl'
| ted checks, the Committee Oh Finance hare
adopted The following resolution, which Is
| now reported to The Council for their III
| formation
Pesolued, Thatthe Treasurer lie author
! ICED to receive il payment OF claims Cue
the city for gas and waterfalls certified
| checks Of Ill banks and banking institutions
| of deposit Of this city"
| a Communication was received from j. T.
| Royster. City Auditor, stating that he held
| in bis custody coupon bonds Of the cit.
! printed under acts OF Council, requiring the
same to be signed by the Mayor of the city
and therefore now informat-Viz., ~ BONDS
81 900 each, payable LIST October, 1904, eight
Der cent, $4,000; 4o2 bonds $500 each,
payable 1st July, 1864, eight !'cr cent, s2ol,
| COG; 1873 bonds $1,000 each, payable Isl
July, 1904, six per cent, sl5o,Veo. lotal
| $50, 200.
In order TO relieve tho Auditor from the
| risk of keeping said bonds longer In his pos
| session, Il was "rcsolved ~ The committee
| that y. l.. Straits. i. II. Kelley, and j. B
| Royster lie authorized 10 destroy Tho bonds
| above referred TO- and that report Of their
action be made to the City Councli.' Ac'
| cordinglv, all of said bonds we're Oh the 12!si
! Of December destroyed by fire il the IRE
sence OF the gentlemen named in the resolu.
| ton.
| The committee on consideration Of the ne.
| tition of tie Old Dominion Sugar Refining
Company respectfully recommend that The
| petitioners be released from the penalty OF
sl06.44 for delay in payment or taxes Of
| 1878; and that so much of said petition us
prays for the reduction OF the assessment
upon their work, from $4,000 to $4,000 be
rejected.
They also recommend the remission .!
IS % to Charles Jurgens 10 correct an errQl
in assessment Of his personal property.
Under authority contained in the order
referring petition, the committee have re-
mittted 10 II. G. fOrslmann the amount OF
lax Oh SEQ of bonds and securities crronc-
ously assessed.
Tie committee respectfully ask the adup.
ton by the Council Of the following Iesoiu.
ton:
"Resolced. That ]. B. Royster be allowed
two hundred dollars as compensation for
past extraordinary services performed In
cen lcction with his Office az Auditor and IS
CLERK Of the Committee On Finance
The reports Of the Auditor and Treasurer
for November, 1873, have been examined
and approved, and The committee have 10
charge to suggest Ia the ordinances concern
ing them.
2he report Of the Police Justice of fines
collected in November, 1878, and amounts
disbursed therefrom by him, referred with
Instructions TO the committee to examine
and report Ivy ordinance, was carefully eX-
asnined, and The committee now report au
amcnditory ordinance concerning the Police
Justice, which they commend 10 the con.
sheraton of the Council. They also report
for your adoption the following resolutions:
Resoired, That the city clerk is hereby
instructed to deliver TO the Auditor Of tire
city all reports Of the Police Justice now on
tile II bis office for proper examination and
preservation by said Auditor"
Failing TO arrive at any satisfactory settle
ment Of the questions at Issue between the
city and the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad Company as to the use o:
steam.cDgines on Broad street, your COM
mittce and the directory of said company
have agreed, by friendly proceeding before
the court2, to lest the authority OF law by
which the company Claim such Use.
On motion of Mr. Bargamiu, the amount
appropriated TO Mr.. Royster was made 5000
in place Of $500, aud the report then adopted
as Whole.
The ordinance on the subject of tho Police
Justice, tiucs, &c., was referred to the City
attorney lor opinion. e.
WOODEN BUILDINGS.
Alr. Bargamin, from the Committee on the
Fire Department, reported that, the, colu-
liit.se had granted permission 10 The follow.
ing persons TO erect wooden buildings:
Jenkins & Martin, Office, Brosd street be-
tween Foushec and Adams; Lucy Aun
Hicks. house, Third street between Baker
aud Duyal; Henry Myer, blaeksmith.s4op,
Cary street near Plum; William ID. Hill,
house, Seventh street near Baker; W. IT,
Garter, addition to stable, Broad street cor
ner of Smith. phe report was adopted.
RI AIMS AND SALARIES AND ACCOUNTS AND
. PRINTING.
Mr., Whitlock, from the Committee on
Claims and Salaries, and Mr. BosseuX, from
the Committee OH Accounts and Printing,
rcported q number Of bills, which were or.
dered to be paid.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. -
Mr.. j. j. English, Of Marshall Ward, from
the Committee on Public Schools, submitted
report, giving an interesting account of Il
recent visit paid by the committee to all Of
the public schools in the city. The commit
the yards, &C., In neat and oeanly conli-
ton. The committee are satisfied that the
officers and teachers are determined to keep
up the Richmond public schools second to
none in the country. The report also sug.
gcsts frequent visits on the part of fhe mem
bers vi the Council TO the schools. Adopted.
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED.
On motion Of Mr.. Davis, the committee
on The Stuart monument was discharged
from further consideration Of the subject.
WORK FOR TIE POOR.