The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-24
THE CITY COUNCIL.

Messrs. Bargamln. Chesterman, CottreIl, Da-
Wis, English of Marshall Ward, English of
Monroe Ward, Hall, Hagan, Higgins, Jones.
kerse, Lfpscomb, Manly, Metzger, Newber-
ry, Starke, Scott of Jefferson Ward Straus.
Todd, Tower, Vanderral, Wagner, and
Whitlock.
Mr.. Starke called attention to the f.ct that
III the monthly report Of the City Auditor he
puts Sc, 900 to the credit of courts and iuries.
while the Council had added s., 900 to the
appropriation.
1t was explained that the appropriation
was all correct, the addition being made in
another form.
AN INVITATION TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED.
The President laid before the Council an
invitation from Reddington & Schafer, ask
ing that the Council take recess for ten
minutes in order that o photograph of the
body be taken.
Mir. English, of Marshall, moved that the
invitation be accepted, and that recess be
taken for ten minutes. Lost, on division
ayes, s; noes, 0.
STREETS GENERALLY.
Mr.. Newbcrry. from the Committee on
Streets, submitted q report, which was read
and adopted. The report recommends that
whenever Messrs. w. X. Martin and W. NJ.
Jones, for sewer, who petition for sever up
Marshall street from its present terminus to
E'Sitn street, &c., arc ready to connect with
Inc sewer on Marshall street. that the CITY
nleet their connections at the city property
ny extending connection from the terminus
ol the sewer at the expense of the cty: that
Tue pet'iloh OF Ross Campbell for sidewalk
on hyrd street near Canal be rejected that
Auallis street, east side, between Main and
C'f! s'leets, be curoed and guttcrcd where
there Is no curb and gutter, and that it be
graded tue Whole distance-estiInated cost
SooV, Itat fiun street be graded from Cary
10 fioya slrcet-estimated cost, $3.50 that
Marshall street at its intersection with cross
streets be tagged on both sides from Henry
| street TO Elba Park estimated cost. $500
that the alley between Clay, Catha.
rino, and Munford and Gilmer streets he
gultered Give feet gutter III middle of alley).
and be graded on either side-estimated cost
$3.50; that a gutter be opened on west side
of Second street near Hospital streeD, con-
Meeting with the present gutter, and con-
struction Of sewer in raylne on Second
street from terminus Of present sewer--esti-
mated cost S6755. In relation to the petition
of Graham Mallory, and others, complaining
of change of grade in sidewalk and gutter,
Second street between Canal and Byrd, the
committee recommend that the door-frames
be raised and steps be placed inside at the
cty's expense; also, that curbing and side
walk be extended the whole distance from
the present terminus estimated cost $500 !;
that construction of sewer on Clay street,
from SIKH street to IL point halfway be-
tween Fourth and Fifth streets, with the
necessary street basins-estimated cost $3.50.
RELIEF OF THE PooR.e
Mr.. Chesterman, from the Committee for
the Relief Of the Poor, reported that the
present number of inmates in the Almshouse
is as follows Whites, 12I; colored, 135.
Same time in 1878: Whites, 115 :; colored,
1872. The report was received.
PAY OF TIE POLICE.
Mr.. Whitlock, from the Committee on
Claims and Salaries, to whom was referred
the petition Of the police asking an increase
of pay reported, recommending that the
same be rejected.
Dir. English, OF Marshall Ward, moved
that the report be rejected, and in this con.
nection caused petition signed by several
hundred citizens representing seven or eight
millions Of dollars TO be read.
The motion to rej ect was lost, and the re-.
port Of the committee was adopted.
WATER,
Mr., Bareamin, from the Committee on
Water, reported recommending that the Pc
tition of Hutcheson & SarYay, inspectors, to
have the water-ripes laid to Mayo's ware
house, be granted. The report was adopted.
PERMITS TO ERECT WOODEN BUILDINGS.
Mr.. Bargamin, from the Committee on
Fire Department, reported that they had
granted permits to the following parties to
erect wooden buildings: John Smith, addi-
| ton to house of one story on Lester street,
| Rockets; Sylvester Bernard, two houses,
corner of Pine and High streets; Dennis
Sheeban, tYo.story house, Fifteenth and
Leigh streets B. S. Robinson, tWo-story
house on Twenty y-seventh street between
| CLAW and Leigh; George Tobien. one-story
| stable, 713 Fifth street; Richmond, Frede-
rjcksburg and Potomac Railroad Company,
covering over water-tank, corner OF Belyl-
dere aud Canal streets; John +. Gaines, adj
dition to shop on Cumberland street be-
tween Pine aud Laurel E. D. Kelly, two
| houses on Catharine street between Smith
and Muuford; John T. Sublett, two-story
house on Fourth street between jackson
| and Duyal; George G. Vandersce, one
story addition, 500 west Main street; Thomas
| Kane. two one-story kitchens on the alley
| between Main and Cary and TWenty.iourth
and Twenty fifth streets; Gibson u Brock,
one-story stable on Sixth street between
Canal and Byrd; Washington Method,
house and shed, Pine between Leigh and
Moore streets. ...-...-.
The committee recommend also that the
petition Of 4. n. S. Blogg for permission TO
erect chapel on the lot adjoining the pub
lie school, Oh Leigh between First and Foul
+ baa anI t,op n stifinn nf Misc Martha
j. Trimmer and Mrs. Susan HOucbings for
permission to build house on Fo,shee be-
tween Leigh and Clay, be rejected. The re-
port was adopted.
Mr.. Bargamin also presented resolution
authorizing the committee to purchase or
lease lot on which TO erect suitable build
ing for the Eighteentb.street engine, the cost
to be paid out Of the annual appropriation to
the committee. The resolution was agreed
to.
RATE OF SPEED on TIE STREETS.
MIR. Jones, from the Committee on Ordi-
nanccs, reported, restricting the speed of
spring vehicles driven on the streets to six
miles per hour, under the penalty OF not less
than SO nor more than $50. Adopted.
ACCOUNTS AND PRINTING.
Mr.. Newberry, from the Committee on
Printing, reported, recommending the pay
ment of a number of bills. Adopted.
THE FIRST REGIMENT.
The ordinance paying $1,000 per annum
to the commandant Of the First Virginia
regiment for the support of the regimcntal
organization, the amount to be paid monthly,
was taken up and adopted.
FIRE TELEGRAPH.
1r. Talbot from, tho Committee m Fire