The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-07-15
NEWS.
the city Council.

The City Council.
The regular semi-monthly meeting of the
city council was held in the council cham
Der yesterday evening.
STREETS.
General Newberry, from the committee
on streets, submitted report, which, with
certain amendments, was adopted.
The committee asked concurrence in q
resolution to the effect:
"That the committee on streets having
had the services Of Mr.. s. Edward Bates,
as engineer during the last several months,
when in fact he was only assistant engineer,
recommend that he be allowed the pay
of engineer while acting as such."
The committee direct large number OF
petitions to be returned to petitioners,
most of them being for work now direct
ed by ordinance to be done by the parties
themselves. &g
Mr.. Bargamin, from the committee on
water, to whom was referred the petition
of Hon. James Lyons for refnnding tax
on baths and water closets, recommend
ed that the same be rejected. Adopted.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Mr.. Bargamin, from the committee
on fire department, reported having
granted number or petitions to build
frame houses.
= Mr.. Jones, from the committee on or.
dinances, reported against allowing nitro
glycerine in large quantities, or any COM
pound of which it is component part,
to be stored or manufacture ed in the city
under a penalty Of $500. In favor of COM
pelling owners Of improved lots, as a
sanitary measure, to connect with accessi-
BILE culverts. Against allowing bands Of
musicians to parade the streets between
the hours of II o'clock in the forenoon
and 2 O'Clock in the afternoon Of Sunday,
and in favor of fining members Of the
council for absenting themselves from
sessions without leave. Adopted.
CLAIMS AND SALARIES.
Mr.. Whitlock, from the committee on
claims and salaries, recommended the
payment of $1,000 to Hon. Raleigh Il.
Daniel for services in the case Of Warwick
K Barksdale VS.. city of Richmond, from
l4th Of May. 1860, to l4th July, 1873;
also, claim OF same for 5000 for services
to be performed in case of city of Rich
moni VS.. James river and Kanawha canal
company also, the claim of j. w. Satter-
white for $40 for coffins furnished during
May and June. Agreed to.
GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS.
Mr.. Davis, from the committee on
grounds and buildings, reported in favor of
an addition by the city to Seabrook's ware
house. RecOmmitted under the decision Of
the clair that it was out of order.
ACCOUNTS AND PRINTING.
The report OF the committee on ac-
counts and printing was submitted and re-
ceved. 1t involves the disbursement Of
$1SG.
The Seabrook warehouse question was
again called up, and the report of the COM
mittee on grounds and buildings submitted
in form. 1t recommends an appropriation
of SO 900 for the purchase Of fifty feet of
ground fronting on Broad street in order
to increase the accommodation of the
houses. The report came up under the
petition of q. D. Christian & Co., who
stated that they are short of storage room.
The report was adopted.
A petition for certain improvements in
Monroe Park, such as seats, o summer
house and gas lamps, was rejected.
THE BRoAD-sTREET QUESTION.
Mr.. Bargamin, from the special commit
tee appointed to consider the subject Of
the removal Of the railroad track from
Broad street, submitted report of cor
respondence between the committee and
the President of the Richmond, Freder-
icksburg and Potomac railroad company,
and also the opinion of the city attorney
bearing on the legal questions involved
in the removal of the track by the city.
The committee ask to be discharged from
the further consideration of the subject, as
they have done all that it was possible for
them to do.
[The opinion of the city attorney accom-
panies the report Of the committee, in
which he says the railroad has the right of
way through Broad street, and to use
steam to propel the trains. That these
rights were reserved under an act of the
general assembly, and that their charter is
contract between the commonwealth and
the company which the city authorities
cannot violate.
The committee was relieved, and the
report was adopted.
NEW BUSINESS.
General Newberry offered q resolution
that wooden trunk be substituted tempo.
rarily in the ravine between Baker and
Fifth streets for the sewer ordered by the
Council at its last meeting. Adopted.
By the same, that Mr.. j. B. Pace be
allowed to connect his two factories by q
bridge across the street from the third
story. Adopted.
Mr.. Wynne presented petition from a
large number Of citizens requesting that
the city build bridge across the basin
at the foot of Ninth street. Referred to
committee on streets. ~
! A communication from Mr.. James
Lyons, protesting against action on the city
attorneys opinion on the Broad-street
question until the Broad-street association
could be heard, was filed with the papers
in the case.
A resolution that the Tredegar COM
pany's police be given general police pow
ers, was adopted.
QUALIFIED. F
The bonds of Colonel Cutshaw, city
engineer, and Mr.. Caldwell, clerk to the
treasurer, were presented and received.
INCREASE OF PAY ASKED.
A petition from the officers and ser
geants of police, asking an increase of pay,