The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-12-08
LOCAL MATTERS.
rur COMMON COUNCIL.

= ",rs,rTdsv afternoon in the Coupc'
I nc" Present at the roll-caH: MeSsrs
Ihs,or Ersssimsu. Bright. Carter, Chf's'
hs'"% I,,r,;s Davis Of Madison Ward, DAVIS Oh
;S'a, ts q" Ward. English. Foster, Gilman, h'g
A'F'" 1a,,ins Johnson of Jackson Ward,
s ..!.>, laupr, Manson, MetzSer. Sewei'
h.fn, ' Towrrs. Pulliam, Purcell, Straus.
T.,sa,t. and Mr.. President. ,o.,,
Ia, ~ ,ouncil was called TO order at o:2o oy
~ rrrji,b, AID on his motion MT. Straus
n,s allied 10 the chair.
rol.cg-JuSTicE Wits.
,,...soc was received from the Mayor
H,.n;,g that he had on the 9Th ultimo
'D,' ',-,55 Mr.. Joseph J. White from bis
~ ~ police Justice because OF an indiet
C.A., ,onnd acaius, him that day charging
men, - tvs r,rrnct,on in office. On the Sd
.i''.' v.yor revoked the order Of suspension
; -, , Of the acquit;al Of Mr.. White, and
y ,s~> +, (Mr. Kelley, beard the evidence
af "a. satisfied that the charge was un'
<,r.!rd. Tabled. .....,;....,..g
-ur rnIIcg.pgrECTlvES OF RICHMOND.
r,., President laid before the Council s
d.,,,r;c,ti5n from the Mayor in response
.>.''' rs.1lu,iop adopted at the last meeting
-, -, NO cornell making certain inquiries in
,',gri 10 the police.delective> Of the city,
r. W,yor SAYS: =" In reply haYethe honor
INFORM the Council that the persons act
;r.,f nTcsent as detectives for the city are
T.yd.iI O'Dwver and Patrick Woods, the
.y5 otter detectives. William r. Knox an0
LAM Wren. having been suspended TO await
-. ;>.ue of proceedings against them IN ths
U.s.iprs Court 0. this city. They are act:
-, detailed. and paid, under authority OF q
r,,I,r,,ion If the City Council passed No
,-r.nrr II, 1872. in the following words:
"E.So'rcd, That the Board of Police Com
,a.>,.5u.yS be requested TO reduce the mum
I.-., G.t.c'ives now employed to four or
o. ..torv The 1t day of December next, these
- 81 detailed from the regular police foree.''
The MaSc!'> communication Is dated No
,.,,hrr 2O.b. Since that time John Wren
-. t,.,a tried ard convicted. and William
hgux la, been tiisd. acquitted, and restored
:. ty.-Rsp.l .y.s-72, =.
Laid IN toe table, on motion OF Mr.. Chris
i'm. 1852 49,. 81
S-RgETs GENERALLY. ..sTse
Mr. Curtis. rom the Committee on Streets
l,aayraty. submitted report embodying re-
,.;r.: so 10 jiIct 4 wooden trunk in the ra
VII, on Hickory street between .Cabell anC
Goblin streets: $3.50 from the street fund
r. pave granite gutter on the northern line
OF cary street from Twenty second TO TWEEN
;y.:gurlh streets; 81 ,260 from the street fund
for grading and paving Union street from
Bro4dto Grace street, upon petition OF h. T.
Bruucr; 800 from the sewer fund to con
,:tuv. culvcrt from the public hydrant or
Marshall street At the Second market TO the
sever at Fish alley, &c. rejecting the petit
lion Of John +. Lacy and others for brch
wa.kHay on Cary street between Adams anC
,y.t~c,on streets.
Mr.. Stratus moved to lay the report or
!" table. LoSt-ayeS, 8; noes, IS.
The resolutions were adopted.
agLIgF oP TIE PooR-ALAsHoUSE. =.
Nj. English. from the Committee on the
E~h-f Of the Poor, reported that from July
l,tio November 30th, 1874, 2T1 persons o
which number five (colored) were born IL
the institution. and SO transient lodgers-re
t,yrd the benefits of this asylum. Th'
average number Of inmates. inclusive o
;.an,!rnt dodgers, &C., was 232. The gros
amount expended during the five months
wa> 81. 95S,I6, making the cost tor the sup
Tor, Of the inmates sj5.S5. OF this amour
SO Was expended for subsistence
Saywing the cost OF subsistence for each in
G..;c 10 bc so 81 for five months, or thirteen
AMI tWo-thirdS cents per day. The number
g; inmates at this date is 244-114 white anc
80 color"l Amount received from Hen
Irp county for board OF paupers, &c.
S29>.c1; from city of Richmond, 81. Total
S@ys.
Tie amount expended on account Of out
door poor from July l>t TO November 3Ott
Wa> $2.2Q5.eU.
Tie report also shows the amount of corn
meal fuel. number Of cotiinS, &C., used du
Ting the past five mouths, and the cost tt
feed The inmates in 1872. '779, and IA.
On motion Of Mr.. Christian, the repor
VI, laid on tne table.
THE FINANCES OF THE CITY.
Mr.. Stratus, from the Committee on Fl
nance, submitted a report, with accompany
iag resolution, /, ., and 8, Us embodying th'
sense OF the committee in regard to these
IA subjects therein specially mentioned
They also return to the Common Council
the following Board joint resolutions, refer
red 10 the mmittee by the Board, with tn
recommendation that they do not pass:
EsSoIred ube Common Council concur
Ting), That $1,000 of the eight per cent
bonds OF the city be, and hesame is hereby
appropriated for the purpose Of provid
l1I seats, gas-lanps, and such other improve
nrnts as the Committee on Public Ground
AID Buildings may deem proper, in Monroe
square. -Er. - -.
Eesolred Nhe Common Council concur.
riAs} That $4,000 OF the eight per cent
bonds Of the city be, and The same is hereby
appropriated for the purpose, of purchasing
tAlrty-iivc acres OF land on Chimborszo Hi
- be used AS public park +" a. :. = %
IN recommending the non-concurrence o.
lAe Common Council in these resolution:
Inc committee are moved by the considera
ions following: 1t seemed unWise and i'm
l'i.tc 10 add permanently to the city'S deb
10! improvements 30 temporary as those pro
io'ru in the first resolution and the sun
mentioned liz The second seemed excessive
III Vie" OF the fact that OF the t8enty-thret
acres contained in v bat is known as Chimbo
FaIp I'LL, the seventeen acres lying within
iuc city limits {wilb the improvements there
Oh are valued at $500 by the city assess
L!rnt, and the State assessment on the per
ION IN The county is $500 per acre. E3
IN this connection desire to call the at
'enllon OF The Council most respectfully, bu
most earnestly, 10 the startling exhibit con
I''ne0 IL The tables which, have been laid be
iofc LIE Council, showing the growth ant
present condition Of our debt and our re
sources. The assessed value OF nreal estate
Ai,. II is true, risen from 1894 $50 in 1876;
u s29 1866 979 in 1874, an increase Of so PEI
cent, but our debt has grown in the, same
interval from 3, $50, 1872 to S4,323, 59l, an 10
VtcaSc Of oyer 129 per cent, until at this time
our interest account alone amounts for tht
current year TO $3.50, 00a, or more than 4;
pei cent. OF the total resources" of this city
from Taxation and licenses. ,.,sls,r.;
Lei us nov look for moment at the fnan
cldi problem which meets us with the In