The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-11-03
and to the same persons was taken up aud

and to the same persons was taken up aud
passed.
Board ordinance to regulate The removal
Of carbsge from the city Of Richmond was
taken up aud passed with an amendment.
Board Joint resolutions appropriating 5000
from the sewer fund for sewer on Second
street from Broad to Marshall street; ap-
propriating 800 from sewer fund to repair
and extend culvert in ravine on Sixth street:
for printing two hundred copies Of existing
ordinances, as collatcd and prepared by Com
mittee on Ordinances ; amending resolution
Of Sth Of August last for collection and pre-.
paration Of ordinances and authorizing the
payment of sundry small claims, were taken
up and agreed to by the Common Council.
MOTIONS, RESOLUTIONS, ETC.
By Mr.. Purcell: A resolution authorizing
the Committee on Streets to put down gut
tering, curbing, &C., on Tenth between Clay
and Leigh streets. Referred.
by Mr.. Wbitlock: A resolution allowing
$50 per month for six months TO William
Gardiner, retired policeman. Referred.
THE GaACE-sTREET IMPROVEMENT.
BY MIR. Whltlock: " ReSolred the Board
Of Aldermen concurring) That the Engineer
Of The city be, and hereby is, instructed to
proceed to lestore the grade on Grace street
between First and Second streets, provided
the owners Of property fronting on Grace
street between First and Second streets
shall, within tive days after the passage of
this resolution by both branches of the City
Council, pay into the city treasury to the
credit Of streets generally such sum Of
money as the Engineer may estimate will
suffice TO delray the cost or expense Of re.
storing said grade between the limits stated
10 Its original condition.
"Resoiued (the Board Of Aldermen con.
curring), That the Engineer OF the city be,
and Is hereby, instructed to continue the i'm
proYement on Grace street between First
and Second streets Us first contem plated un-
less the property.owners shall pay into the
Treasury, rs stated in the above resolution,
within the time specified"
Mr.. Braselman moved to refer the resolu-
tons TO the Committee on Streets.
Mr. Nhitock said it was not Is fair diSpo-
sillon Of the resolutions.
Mr.. StrauS said that gentleman in Clay
Wa.d Mr. Gilmer) would be glad to have
the street in front Of his house restored uu-
der the same circumstances-noto ouly MIR.
Gilmer. but all the citizens on Second street
where the grade has been changed.
Mr.. Johnson, OF Clay Ward, (Mr. Straus
being in the -ebair,) said he had already said
that the Engineer bad acted without war
rant or authority; but something must be
done. snd he would be willing TO vote for
the resolution because the matter may be set.
tied in this way. He thought it bard to
make these gentlemen pay two or three hum
drcd dollars for an improper act of city
officer, but be believed that it is the only
thing that can now be done.
The motion TO refer was withdrawn and
the resolution was rejected-ayes, 8; noes, II.
Mr.. Christian inquired what had become
! Of the committee of conference on the Grace
street improvement.
The CHAIR couldn't inform the member.
A general conversation ensued on the SUBJ
icct OF the report. Several members had
seen the report published. Others said it
was highly improper to act upon what had
been said in the newspapers.
Mr.. Talbot, in order TO harmonic the
matter and untangle the knot, moved to re-
consider the vote by which the resolution
| was defeated.
For information Mr.. Curtis sent to the
clerks desk and had read u resolution look
ing to the completion Of the improvement
as originally contemplated
The motion to reconsider was lost-ayes,
| 10: roeS, IL.
Mr.. Curtis now presented his resolution
| to complete the Improvement.
Mr. Christian hoped the resolution would
| not pas The improvement had been COM
menced illegally, and he hoped it would not
| be completed, but the original grade re-
stored.
Mr.. Curtis said that the Street Committee
was unanimous in the wish to have the lm-
prorement made.
MIR. Purcell asked whether the conference
committees report would ever come to this
body.
The President replied that he couldn't
tell what would be, but he could tell what
ought to be.
MIR. Christian now presented a report of
the conference committee.
Mr. Straus asked whether it was i'll order
te present the report at this time.
The Chair said no.
Mr.. Christian moved to suspend the rules
in order to consider the report
The vote stood-ayes, 13; noes, 8.
The Chair decided that the rules were
suspended.
MIR. Straus claimed that it was necessary
for a two.thirds vote to suspend the ruies'
and that the Chair had heretofore so ruled.
lbe tJtl1lT Saltl lldL uC saw Nv c'~ N~ -
subject. and had no such recollection.
Mr.. Christian now presented and read the
report, already published in the Dispatch ION
Tuesday laSt.
The question was then upon agreeing to
the report of the conference committee,
when Mr.. Curtis withdrew his resolution TO
complete the improvement contemplated by
the City Engineer.
The report of the committee was adopted
on diyision-ayes, IA; noeS,S.
Adjourned.
DEATH OF Mr.. JOSEPH JAcKsoN.-Mr. Jo-
seph Jackson. clerk in the office OF the Au-
ditor of Public Accounts, died yesterday
afternoon at quarter past 3 O'Clock, In
the eishtieth year of his age. lie was at
his desk Saturday. and performed his duties
as usual, though quite unwell. He had been
long sufferer from asthma, which disease,
with hemorrhages, unexpectedly eliminated
in death. Mr.. Jackson was one OF the old
est public officials in Virginia. He went 10
the capitol in November, 1914, to assist bis
father. and took the desk OF clerk Of ae-
counts with the intention OF remaining SIX
months. Iustead Of half a year he remained
AT that same post exactly sixty years he was