The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-06-09

emu OF culVerts, where they are temporaril
stopped except In cases of extreme unclear
illness. Agreed TO.
MIR. Bargamin, from the Committee OF
Water, reported, recommending the adoption
OF the following resolution:
Resolued, That the sum of twenty-fy
thousand dollars in 8 per cent bonds, hayin!
d years to run, be and the same is hereb
appropriated to complete the work knows
US the Water. w orks Extension Tbi
resolution Is presented in view of very con
sioeraple increase in the price of iron, whict
occurred after the submission of estimates O
cost OF the work, and prior to the ordering
of the extension Of the work. =: :
The report aud the resolution were apreof
to unanimously.
Mr.. Bargamin, from the Committee or
the Fire Department, reported that permis
sion has been granted the following person.
to erect wooden buildings IN the city: W
II. Scott, three tenements on Market stree
between Franklin and Grace; Johu r
johnson, house on Thirteenth street bo
tween Marshall and Clay; VIC. Wilkerson
house on Catharine street between Smitt
and Gilmer; Margaret Kell, addition tt
house on the corner of Henry and Leigh
streets; Adam White, house on Twenty
ninth between n and o; William Richard.
son, house Twenty. ninth between Oak and
Pendleton streets A. Hellstern, stable on
an alley between Brook avenue and Adams
and Marshall and Clay streets; R. Forres
ter, corn shed and feed house on Thirteenth
street between Marshall and Clay; G.. w
Yager, house on an alley between Belvidere
and Pine streets near Spring street; j. W
Moore stable on Leigh street between Henry
and Smith streets; Oliver Christian, house
on Fourteenth and Clay streets,
The report was adopted.
ELECTIONS.
Mr.. Hall, from the Committee on Elec
tions, presented resolution authorizing the
Auditor to pay the judges and registrars Of
the recent election for five days services
and other customary expenses of the late
election. Agreed to.
CLAIMS AND SALARIES.
A number Of claims presented by the Com.
mittee OH Claims and Salaries, including the
bills of Messrs. A. Y. Lee,.A. l.. West, and
Henry Exall, for S25 each for examining the
old City Hall, were read.
Mr.. Higgins moved to recommit the claims
with view of ascertaining the time these
gentlemen were employed.
Mr. Manly thought the fairest and best
course would be to pay the bills, AS they
were clearly just. :..- ...,
Mr. Higgins's motion was adopted.
Mr.. Whitlock presented q resolution pro.
viding for the payment of $50 monthly fol
six months to William Gardner, retired
policeman. Adopted. a..
THE HowTTZERs' ARAoRY.
The Committee on Public Grounds and
Buildings presented resolution providing
for an additional appropriation of $1,000 fol
the completion of the HowitZer.' armory,
the money to be derived from the sale of the
material in the old City Hall. Adopted.
ACCOUNTS AND PRINTING.
Mr.. Bosseux, from the Committee on Ac
counts and Printing, presented bills for adj
vertising amounting to S23l.19, which were
ordered to be paid.
THE FIRST MARKET.
Mr.. BossieuX, from the Committee on the
First Market, presented a resolution author.
izing an appropriation of $500 to pay for
JAMES RlygR IMPROVEMENT. s.
Mr.. Higgins, from the Committee on the
improvement of James River, submitted the
monthly report Of Colonel ". G. Turpin, en-
gineer of the James River Improvement
which states that the expenditures for th'
month were S6l1.17. During the month
thirty-eight cubic yards of rock were re
moved at Rockets reef by the Government
The ledge marked by the red spar.buoy il
the centre OF the channel opposite Gillie'
creek was very successfully removed by th'
Government operatives under Mr. kamback
One hundred and FIVE cubic yards were il
the ledge. at Richmond bar eighteen thou
sand and sixty Weight cubic yards of sand wa
eXcayated from the channeland placed behint
the dikes and distributed. Five hundred
feet of diking was completed. The repor
was received.
NEW BUSINESS. --.
By Mr.. Bossieux: A resolution authorizing
the removal of the Hook and Ladder Trucl
now used on Church 81 to some point neal
Gillie's creek when steam tire.englne fol
Church Hill is ready for use. Referred.
By Mr.. Braselman: A resolution for tbt
Improvement of st. James street betweeI
Jackson and Baker. Referred. -.
By same: Ares0lution directing the CITY
Engineer to notify the property-oWners OF
First street, st. James, st. iJohn,. St. Paul
ST. Peter, and Little Clay streets, in jackson
Ward, to remove their fences from the stree
line in sixty days or be fined under the ordi
nance. Referred. r; a, !, l..-
By Mr.. Gentry A resolution instructins
the CITY Engineer to have bridge lait
across Bacon street at its intersection will
First street, near Baeon's Quarter branch
&C. Referred. -. i"'f"H'' ',.@
By same: Resolution requesting the Com
mittee on Streets to inquire into the eSpe
diency of opening Buchanan street from
Venable to the Episcopal church. Referred
By Mr.. Manly: A. resolution instructlns
the City Engineer to relay the sidewalk (i1
accordance with the vote of the City Coun'
cil on the north side of Broad street from
Hancock street eastward 3l3 feet. agreed
to. :; "
By Mr.. Higgins: An ordinance increasing
tbe nay of the Police Justice to $4,000. Lies
over. =,
Bv Mr.. Scott: A communication from the
BOARD of Health in relation to the removal o
night-soil. Referred. - :
By MIR. Straus :. Alengtby letter from the
city collector in relation to the insecure con
dition OF the room assigned for the coliec'
tors office in the new City Hall building
the dilapidated condition of the furniture;
&C., and asking for new furniture, safe, ano
other ottice-txtures, proper gas.hXtureS, dc.
Referred to the Committee on Grounds and
Buildings, with instructions to fit up the Of
fees in the new building as the committee
may deem best.
By MI. Vanderyall: Communication call
ing attention to condition OF Seventeenth
street. between Marshall and Clay. Re.
ferred.
Bv Mr.. New berry Monthly report OF the