The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-10-13
FOCAL MATTERS.
INN os Abe RMEN.

\ in''l' .hr Council Chsnber yesterday III
hed IN '"' uon John A. Meredith, presi-
lHHco"' .,n chair. Present: Messrs: Car
&sH', ID nraway. -" Tanner, NanderVals: Wag'
I5asian:, ,!:,,.,r, Ksilam, Spangenburs, Man
is!' ''' csorxps AND BUILDINGS
y, r,rper rrsm the Committee on Pue-
NJ. hLl..','"d. '| and Buildings, presented the
,,,,>yinc u, Joint resolution ,,ao-ne,
i'.!'Hi"7j SiS5j,sd BY the Board OF Aldermen
's>'.'s" r'1,Hr Council concurringl That
Car " - 900 from the contingent tuno
u" $50, >'..a n the accoun, OF public GROUNDS
Il F'.,.Iii,rs to meet the necessary current
:'A '',. S',.',I "nI 10 complete the new building
A, .. rrsmond HowitzeTS afmor!' heiet'
~ ,..,n Committee on FINANCE.
,c,nrxTs AND PRINTING.
william. from the Committee on
~, grb Printing, reported joint reSo'
AIo,"T,, r,- ,re raymeut of claims amounting
'i,.'- ~, ~ y hich was read and agreed to.
,.ygs RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
~ a-i,ay. from the Committee on the
A.' .','.r,n,,, Of James River, reported, en-
I,,.s, i,-t.n, me report OF the engineer, sl'ins
co.. N,.,-,,,-.,. and condition OF the improve
" Tt, committee call attention to the
.,.' 80 ;r,a.r'an, progress that mas oeen msue
W ''"L L,,n.,, 10 the city OF Richmond OF
. o. s.- tl. The committee say that the
ttIf improvements Of this character
80" =, f,py realized until the whole ex-
GU, hem mas been worked over. The
',.,nit,rr 49, hope before the end OF the year 10
,.-, that vessels drawing fourteen ieet OF
.,'...rc,,, he brought to the Chesapeake ana
'%.;' "-'' ,rharvfs. \ channel has been opened
o''. - pf'Imond bar 120 feet in width, with
w. ,'', IAN T. feet of water at mean low
-, - n.r rl, of about thirty feet in width
;"i, ,.sn ma0c over Randolph fats, through
-.,S y,~.rls now pass. A second cut IS
r%.ly "1 completed. a dyke..ol l,Soo rect IN
i,-.., i.-r., ,,s been built on the Richmond bar,
! l-nt I- r.hirh all the dredged material has
I,no.,,eI. \ dixie has also been com.
,,,.r.>l on Randolph flats; 800 feet IS com
',...5 Tn. material removed by the dredses
!, -. foIl9ws: On Richmond bar, 79,l3l
,,s-. ygvd, Of sand; on Randolph flats,
S.r., cubic Yards of mud. Total, l0o,s25
lr: o: -02 working days the dredges have
uors.d 4S3 days, showing loss on account
of r~n,jr>. high water, &C., OF about 81 per
c,r, Tn. amount expended by the city for
rry.r., o!iice expenses, SC, during the nine
rJa,a>. i> 1851 65-an average OIL Soi0.So
IHuonih ,o,.,., oof
,hs Government force and machinery nave
l.,,ed and removed 4274 cubic yards OF
sid rock. and 1876 cubic yards of broken
REX yly, been taken out by the city dredges.
Tn, force was discontinued on the lst OF
Aggl!,,. Efficient depth and width of chan
=. usrior been obtained for the present.
II, uo,k Of dredging Randolph flats will
>lg1,:uc" m few Gays.
I4r report was received.
HEALTH.
NJ. Ordway submitted report from the
Committee on Health, presenting an oroi'
r.ues 10 relation 10 the odorless excaEatof
witch vas referred.
FROM THE COMMON COUNCIL.
Beard ordinance to provide Board OF
Public Interests for the city OF Richmond
with an amendment from the common
l9uuciD. vas taken up, and the Board OF
A1ermcn refused 10 concur IN the amend
uyut Of The Common Council.
JOINT resolutions from the Committees on
Fllance, Fire Department, Claims and Sala'
.t,, and Light, agreed to by the Common
Council at lLelr last meeting, and published
IL tie Ni>GGtch on Tuesday last, were taken
Up aud agreed 10 by the Board OF Alder
LII.
CHDaon Council joint resolutions foT the
ooulendatiOn Of land near the new reser-
ygir: granting extension of time for culVert
Correction to T. W. F. Franck; to provide
fyr Joint session OF the two branches OF the
Gl, Council. and to authorize stoppage or
!alfOud trains on Broad street for the Fair,
We're taken up and agreed to.
CoWmon Council joint resolution concern
ils completion of public works OF para.
Mount Importance, &C., was taken up, and
ihe Board refused TO concur in the reSoiu-
t!gG.
STREETS GENERALLY.
NT. Todd. from the Committee on Streets
IeLrfaiIy, presented the following resoiu-
I'n' which was agreed to-:
HsSoIcsd nhc Common Council concur
NDga, Ina, a sum not exceeding $50 be, and
I1e same is hereby, appropriated from the
rtn'ir-elf iund for the removal Of framed
GINet'in. house the property of Ann n.
Ae"rl from the street line Of st. james
See'; ia3: The City Engineer is hereby in.
s,!ue."d 10 remove said building and charge
@r cost, with interest thereon, to the owner
q iht property, payable IN four equal annual
.I,'a!ucnl>, upon petition of George W.
u H'L4'>tcad, trustee,
Also, The following resolution, which was
s.!cd 10.
:; he%lIrcd (the Common Council concur
tt'Ns" That the petition of E. C.. Minor, ask
rs 'rhe! from the order of the City Engi-
-" requiring the removal of his porch and
- i,Os s'iom Tue street line of St. James street,
~ ~ sF4h'ed, and that time be allowed him
x,u s1,n Tue Isl Of July, 1875, to comply there
HoTioHS, ORDERS, AND RESOLUTIONS.
,5n! Nr, Todd: Resolued, That the Com
,n'', ,-,"Ie on Streets Generally be instructed to
a-me'+ ,t... '+to The tXpediency Of constructing
f-'." '"'Ft gu The northern side of Broad street
lerred " 'i"'''oA o''
bNi ltSSVtCCN, AhaL khV
~ ,-i'"!ec "a" on Streets be authorized to direct
fn,, f. NE-iaeer 10 macadamize Marshall street
y.s4,'s a ~ Terminus at Twelfth to Seventh
"5eis:" p Referred.
CIR cns Ar' Williams: "Resolued, That the
,,1 1'1,,''ee m On Streets be directed to inquire
.rro.. rn I'VE M tXpediency Of placing tagging
F,L, 'cnabie near its intersection with
IN"tHll slreetn Referred.
rao! NJ. Ar. Ordway: Preamble and resolu-
c,b.r. 'ua' =: The proposal Of Edward Mayo and
yiG',iW u cede to the city property for
k,w%us fiankiin street, on the north side
lgs" "ien vi Laurel street and the corporation
r. r." granted. Referred.
Ate iha a'[. Ordway: An ordinance to regu-
Br ,pv letnoVal Of garbage. Referred.
lo,n T' '. Iafrington: "Resotoed 1.-THE Com
eien E'1ncii :" n concurriug). That sum snfii-
oi,ns' oi, iutnIsh oyercoais TO the police force
te ana tty'at .H cost not exceeding $50 each,
any t,a1 we same is hereby appropriated from