The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-05-26

Yesterday afternoon in the Council Chamber.
PRESIDENT Wynne in the chair. at roll.cali
atl the members responded to their names
except The following: Messrs. Braselman,
Sottreli, herse, Manly, Metzger, Starke,
seott oil Clay ward, and Tower-9.
| FINANCE.
| Mr. Straus, from the Committee on Finance,
reported recommending that $50 be refunded
TO James Pleasants, being two-ffths assessed
incense tax paid by him for 1874; that s25 be
refunded to Thomas W. keesee, heing one
iourth OF the assessed license tax paid by
MN tor 1874, the petitioner averring that as
an suctioneer he is no longer engaged In the
sale OF real estate that the tax Of $40 as
Doardlng.house keeper be remitted to Agnes
| west, who is errpneously assessed as such.
Inc committee ask the adoption of the
following:
Resoloed, That the Auditor Of the city be
authorized to issue to the lessees of Sea-
brooks warehouse the note oAtbe city, bear
Ing : per cent. interest, for $780, SO, pay
able 18th May, 1876, when their lease will
expire according to contract.
The report was adopted.
PIRE.
MIR. Blrgamin, from the Committee on the
Fire Department, submitted a report giving
Inc names Of the following persons, to whom
PERMISSION has been given to erect OGDEN
| 1uiialnss: Il. j. Cheney, house corner of
1wenty'slXth and Broad streets; Charles
vaughan, house on Thirtieth between n
ana streets; a. l.. Phillips, house on Main
near Cherry street; Seden Taylor, house on
Cnerry street between Cumberland and
Beverly; A. L. Crouch, stable on Eighteenth
street between Main and Franklin; J. L,
MONTGOMERY, house on Clay street between
I~enty.slxth and Twenty-seventh; A. L.
| fefkins, addition to office on Broad street
between Foushee and Adams f. Cannon,
mouse and stable on Twenty eighth street
between Clay and Leigh; W. II. Haryie.
mousse on corner Of Orange and st. Johns
streets; A. L. Burfoot, house 116 CLAW street
between Brook avenue and Adams street:
". T. Fletcher, house on Short street be-
tween Main and Cary; Mrs. Mary Donley.
wood-house in lear OF her house on vii.
liamsburg avenue.
| The committee recommend that the peti.
ton of L. Raymond to build house on
Fourteenth street between Ross and Frank
| lin he rejected.
| The report was adopted.
| SECOND MARKET.
| Mr. G. L. Todd, from the Committee on
the Second Market, reported that they have
considered the petition of MeSSrs. Hucles
& Jones, and are of opinion that stall No.
of the fish market is held by the present oc.
cupant in violation of the requirements OF
the market ordinance, and have ordered the
clerk of the market to cause the stall in ques-
ton to be put up at public rental according
to the city ordinance. Adopted.
| ACCOUNTS AND PRINTING.
| Mr.. Bosseux, from the Committee on
Accounts, presented bills for printing, which
were ordered to be paid.
| NEW BUSINESS.
| Mr.. Wynne presented the petition Of the
Virginia Riding Club, asking that the Fred
ericksburg Railroad Company be allowed to
load and unload passengers and keep their
cars standing on Broad street during the
races, &c. Granted.
By Mr.. Wynns: Bills of Messrs. A. L..
West, Fl. Exall. and 4. Y. Lee, architects,
amounting to ST5, for examining the old
City Hall, &C., certified by Hastings Court.
Ordered to be paid.
| BY the same: A paper from the counsel OF
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad Company asking a suspension OF
the ordinance in relation to track on Broad
street, &c., until August, &c. Agreed to.
b. Dir. New berry: 4 resolution directing
the City Engineer to lay brick pavement
on the sidewalk in front Of Moore chapel, on
Laurel street, and a tagging from point Oh
Monroe Square opposite the chapel across
Laurel street. Agreed to.
| By same Petition of citizens for street
improvements, and in connection with it the
following resolution. which was agreed to:
| Resolred, That petition of Board of Tru'-
tees of Oregon Hill Methodist church and
others be granted so far as the gravcllDg of
walkway on Maiden lane and Church
street, and that two fiaggings be laid as pro-
posed. and the remainder OF said petition be
referred to Committee on Streets.
Dir. Higgins presented the following Re-
solred. That the City Engineer be and he is
hereby directed to ascertain the cost OF open
! ing Twenty first street from Fenabla 10
Franklin street, and report as soon as prac-
ticable. Agreed to.
| By Mr. Gentry: Resolred, That the City
Engineer be authorized to complete the
cutterine and curbing on Seventeenth street
(both sides) between Belvidere street and
The termination Of Seventeenth street. he
Ifcrred TO Committed on Streets.
| ByMr. " Wnitlock: 4 resolution lnstructlhg
the City Engineer 70 remove any surplus
dirt on TweIty-fourth street between Broad
snd Mnrshall, left by the contractors aDoue
tie tunnel, and to ill il any depresslons
caused in like manner and put the street ana
sidewalks in the same condition as before
the commencement OF the tunnel Referred
70 Cc!uMi:tec OF Streets ..
| By Mr. Scott of Jefferson Ward: A reso-
lution authorizing the Committee On FINANCE
| to cmrlsy counsel TO assist the city attorney
| il the staall note cases, ii tuey deem it neees-
saiy. Agreed 10.
| TIE usual number OF petitions, ETC., were
presented and appropriately referred; after
which, on notion OF Mr. Straus, the Council
| adjourned. .--- .---------
| WHAr A FALL WAS THAr!-Ono of the
side-show tents of the circus fell in yester-
day afternoon, and before our gallant aud
timely reporter could reach the scene OF the
disaster every boy in town knew all about
it. Fortunately no one was hurt, and the
only thing happening to disturb the mu-
tnaI cong ratulalions incident to the occasion
was fine importunate demands OF the " boss
! monkey who ut once demanded his salary,
and sWore he would surely eeeorate Tue
| Queens birthday whether or no.
| ORDERED TO BE MovRD.-The Superinten-
dent of the Water.W Works will to-day re-
move the horse-trough from the corner OF
Twentr-eighth and Main streets (at the re.
onest of Mr.. j. j. English Of Marshall
Ward). TO q point fifty feet below its present
location, thereby enabling the ladies ana
children to pass up and down IWenty-
eiohth street without coming in contact
1r;,h tba MANY wagons and drays that con-