The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-21
Halt Crew to act as Police Justice infhe
absence OF the Police Justice of the city,
was taken up and agreed to.
POLICE BOARD

\
absence OF the Police Justice of the city
was taken up and agreed to. u. :,
TIE POLICE BOARD.
a communication from the City Attorney
in response to resolution from the Common
Council as to whether the president of the
Board of Aldermen, or the president of the
Common Council shall be a member Of the
Board of Police Commissi sioners, was read
The City Attorney says that the right oil
the president Of the Board, who has already
qualNied as a member of the Police Board,
can only be determined by the Judgment OF
court of competent Jurisdiction. The at.
torney requested to be discharged from the
further consideration of the subject. Agreed
to. ~
A RECESS CONTEMPLATED. G
By Mr.. Siraus.: a joint resolution provi-
ding that when the Common Council ad-
journ this evening it adjourn to meet on the
first Monday in September, and that when
the Board of Aldermen adjourn on Monday,
July q, 1t adjourn to meet on the second
Monday in September. l.t
MIR. Straus said that he was satisfied that
the city would not in any way suffer by the
adoption Of such resolution, and be hoped
it would be the pleasure Of the Council TO
adopt the resolution. The resolution was
adopted.
MOTIONS, ORDERS, ETC.
BY Mr.. Bargamin: Joint resolution de-
clarlng thRt'in the absence Of the justice al
ready designated TO act in the absence of the
Police Justice, that the next available jus
tice in the order named shall act as Police
Justice. Agreed to.
By Mr.. Carter: A resolution of inquiry
as to cost of draining the streets in that
portion Of the city between Twenty fifth
and Pickett streets and NJ and Venaole
streets. Referred.
By Mr.. Talbot: A resolution providing
that hereafter the first business in order shall
be the calling of the roll. Adopted.
BY MIR. Christian: Joint resolution sus-
pending the execution of the ordinance pro-
bibiting the Richmond, fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad Company from running
steam locomotives on Broad street until the
Court OF Appeals shall consider the validity
of said ordinance.
On motion, the joint resolution was
amended so as to limit suspension of the
ordinance until 1st of january, 1876. 1t was
then agreed to.
Mr.. Pulliam moved to reconsider the vote
by which the resolution constituting board
to examine applications for permission to
build wooden buildings, was passed. Agreed
to-ayes, II; noes, 10.
The joint resolution as it came from the
Board was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes.-Messrs. Blrgumin, Braselmsn,
Bright, Carter, Christian, Curtis, Davis.
English, Foster, Gilman, jenkins, johnson
of Clay, johnson of Jackson, Klein, Manson,
Metzger, Newell, Oliver, PuIliam, Straus,
Talbot, and Walker--22.
Noes.-Messrs. Babcock, Higgins, Pow.
ers. Purcell, and Whitlock-5.
By Mr. Oliver: Joint resolution appropri.
ating sum sufficient to pay for construct
ing the culyert running from Madison street
on Marshall street, thence down Marshall to
Brook avenue, thence down Brook ave-
nue. to Bacon's Quarter branch, as ordered
by the former Council, at an estimated cost
Of seven or eight thousand dollars, &c.
Mr.. Oliver moved to suspend the rules in
order to consider the subject this evening.
Mr.. Strals moved to refer 10 the Finance
Committee.
Agreed to.
By Mr.. Curtis: A resolution of inquiry as
to the probable cost of filling up Bloody Run
gulley near Thirtietb street. Agreed to.
BY same: Joint resolution directing the
City Engineer to improve Twenty.ninth
street from Min to Broad. Referred.
By Mr.. Babcock A resolution as to the
Of building culvert on Twenty
fifth street from Maiu to Broad. Referred.
By Mr. Higgins: a resolution referring so
much of the report OF the Board of Healthior
the year 1872 and 1873 as relates to the i'm
provement of Shockoe creek to the Commit
tee on Streets, with instructions to consider
the recommendations Of the Board Of Health
and the City Engineer, and report plan, for
the extension of the proposed work. Also,
that the committee be authorized TO have
published for the use of the Council photo
copies, on reduced scale. OF
the maps aud diagrams relating to the pro-
posed improvements. Agreed to.
By same: An ordinance amending section
/, chapter 43, providing for the election of
four Port Wardens. The ordinance changes
the bond required to be given by the Port
Wardens from $4,000 to $500. The ord-
nance was adopted. .
BY same: Official bonds of the Superin-
tendent of the Gas-W orks, Gas Inspector,
&C., all of which were referred.
By MIR. Christian: An ordinance amend
ing section % of chapter "a Of the city ordi-
nances, concerning the .Gas-W orks, &c.. ex-
empting the rooms of the Young Mems
Christian Association from paying tax bills.
Mr.. Straus moved to reject.
Mr.. Strauss motion was agreed to unani-
II -
By Sir. Christian An ordinance placing
the Young Mems Christian Association of
this city in the list,of public buildings, chari-
table institutions, &C., designated to be fur
nished city gas at $3.50 per thousand feet.
The ordinance was passed under suspen-
Sion Of the rules.
Mr.. Higgins asked permission to be alb
sent from the sessions of the Council for
sixty DAYS. Granted, and ordered to be en-.
tered upon the journal of the Council.
5 The usual number of petitions, etc., were
presented and appropriately referred; after
which the Common Council, at $50, ad.
journed ION motion of MFR. straus).
CoNvIcTs OR DEsERTERs ?-Informatlon
was lodged at the Second poliee.stati0n on
Sunday that three escaped cenYicts were
hiding in the woods near Chester station.
having been put off thetrain at that point fol
not paying their fare. Armed with proper
authority, officers Fox and Mcdonnell Went
over to Chesterfield Sunday afternoon. ane
after q weary search suddenly came upon
the menjlying in thicket about four mile:
from Manchester. Taken completely bJ
surprise, they surrendered TO the officer;
and were brought TO the city. They ar
strong, ealthy-Iooking young men, aud an
sWer The description given the ohlcers, ou
upon being searched 1t satisfactorily, appear
ed. from papers found upon them bhas the!
are deserters from the United States navy
Drobablyn from the Colorado, They Civ
their names as Robert S. Yarnell. Henri!