The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-03-25
FOCAL MATTERS.
,,r rsTY COUNCIL.

TIT CITY COUNCIL.
7,,o rcatar cmi-monihly meeting OF tue
"G r ,,T was held in The council cham
~! N, .,r}qy afternoon. PreScnt-~Mr. pre-
n', wrr12. and Messrs. HarSamln, Bos-
>j@'ni ", .icrmap, Cottrcll, Davis, English
>iri\' rukcr. Forester, Gentry, Hall,
% 1, Wv. l>aar>. Kerse. Lipscomb, Manly,
-. Ncwhclrv, Oliver. Starkc, Scott OF
N'>. ',,t &c Jefferson, Stra,,s. Talbot, VAN
sr wagner. Williams, and Whltlock.
STREETS GENERALLY.
NJ Ncwhcrrv. from the Committee on
,.-.,,. Submitted report. The committee
49,, TINT they have Instructed the tH.
I.,.annrr 10 give the grade Of Elghth ano
t ,.,.h streets between Clay and Leigh fa'i
.yo inches 10 every ten feet from the
.,o>t street: that petitions for cutters ana
mo Of sidewalk on south side OF pu'a'
-,; from Brook avenue. be grantcd--csti-
- cost about 1873; that petition for
...,rr on Baker street, commencing Ill ihe
''-.,,r ~ Brook avenue and Baker streets
rr,rnirs back about 10 feet. be rejected,
. ,f, clmmittCc has instructed the City
--...a.rr 10 have dirt gutter cut
r.rry of tho water ; that the
1t Moore street be continued
.,rlrr - carry the flow Of water 10
~ .,yrnur-c<timated cost, Slf5.25; that
~. lnu Park Real Estate Association be
,,l..os.r,,cd value for the continuation
,,,r,r,Il street through their property,
:t.J i dnrs rot exceed $1,000, the
'..o n ',r ;u!l in city bonds ut their mar
..',.,l,,r ,,l,. said association 10 remove the
.. now >tandns in the proposed extern
,r ila street. and leave the surround.
,-a the sane condition as the ground on
>.. ..t": that that portion of the petition
. ,.gn Morton and others referring TO the
.- In. IF Main from Reservoir to Morris
,..... ~. .rIntCd, the earth 10 be deposited
Mari, street between Main and Cary
.,-. e, estimated cost about S20l.2J. In
....." - the petition Of Mrs. Margaret
.... -. damages sustained iii the re-
,..'a.a ,tirk wall on lot at The north
...., ,.~4r: 4 Madison and Clay streets, or
i., ...i wall DC replaced on each side
.sr ho!>n and also n front fence, the
......,',r, recommend that an area wall hc
.. ,Ilf,UNG The window on the side of the
... and hat The front and side yards for
-.... ...Gl or the building he filled in-esii.
.. ....I ,r,.: about $l13; that the petition of
.t.t.U I!ir., aud others FOR waikway in
.....i lguet,trYlan school be rejected; that
..,..-arid-c be constructed IT the continual
..fog Washington street, crossing Shockce
..-, nj q cost not exceeding $500, the same
r., nc constructed under the direction of the
.ry Enginr,r: the resolution in regard to
Ply rinyal If fences, ETC.. encroachlng on north
.... at Broad between Twcnty-Sccond and
Is,nty Ipurih streets. together with a
..rrmn Of }. Iarurouch and Others in
-,-.-i - same. and asking an adverse
r,.,ii thereon for reasons stated thesc
...... were rccnlnmittyd to committee
O.. iH. 10th for further investigation.
t., commend that action az to re-
,a1 If fences. etc, he suspended for the
....aar. and that The said fences remain until
mg.r orders; that sufficient property be
...,uucd /" open an alley from Clay to
Liam tween Twcntv-cighth and Twenty
ar'r streets. and that plolwT;y-ownerS abut-
~. uu said alley pay costs Of such con-
a...t.ou nEd expenses attending same.
g,pruN WAS adopted except that portion
,....H..N ia the occupancy of the street be-
,a.-a iwrptyS,crDd and Twcuty-:ourth
s.,,:- - ica,,s, which Was rejected.
FINANCE.
Vi l>1g~s. tran The Finance Committee.
,#.n!'ru,i q report from that committee.
r,H&i,t"n took for favorable results it
Ca. l.,a.l-i Assembly SEC iii to legi>l.te on
tsu. al. l.,0 -! resolution agreed to BIZ the
, unrl u,lfactiuy the l'iUance Committee
+, f.ueG@. .ict AZ amendment to the city
,#st.t s- ,,! trrli The City Council from
,...'l. bonded irIt exceeding ~ Der ccpt.
lF.. LA, Al -t.,t,, ,,f
.N. AZ Resolution referred to was COM
.aa.'f'd lo-rHitor, Wynnc and Cnnnaiiy.
.i..t!upttrc recommend the remission Of
q. t.nI}>r tax on Mc>SrS. Bralluan & Hag-
.,5:,,a1d tim; the City Collector be author
e.. Ia g.,riT" Ia" sum ni 81 80 ior arrear
e. e. at f.tHt> due for ISL.
it part OF the annual message Of the
V yu. relating H. The finances Of the city
&.. not referred To ihc committee but they
t,n i proper, ~ IN act ol Justice 10 the
t...Gl, 10 revise and make explanation as
'r'r nondCd debt.
~" Mayor stalCs the debt has been in
,.5..i by IL" sum Of Sil9.2lS; less bonds
,..A"cJtrd, SO, 40; total Increase. $685.
ia" natural inference from such state
rra', without explanation, would be that
BE-. "uuci, had sold S:'S3,5lS in bonds, and
Bal eIcrt the amount realized from such sale
1@ IN" current expenditures of the city in
@'jt!'n To the $50, 7j2 of bills payable.
I:m Auditors report shows that the actual
mr'a>~ of The bonded debt is SOL OF. 80
.-tr.; SCI Tie following purposes--to wit:
H. m;ton Il past-due bond. .s7?r 90
i'..' 81 ""ud Caitc!!ri............ so 20
Sl2o 90
IT, EgclIiuan & &C. Claim for salD.. 10000 0g
."- r,t" and ohio Company. 23G, 100 OF
.r.'t ftuca,ion eight per cent, bonds $500 90
..."> tv.. improvement eight per cent.
t"... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1890 OQ
''.t'N Finance tommittccfor
.'Hr,a purposes, six per
&c. L. i.,!,t- .,............ 80. sl42, 200 GO
'r- la"i bv warrant &C, on
'i' i"!h"r for paSt-dua
l,+l.s observation-disclosures. 1892 so
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