The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-06-23

THE WEATHER TO-DAY. Generally clea,
and ,corm 'ceather. ,ciM south or oceSt ,cinds
IS reported. as probable TO day.
THE CITY COUNCIL. .... -r
| The City Council met last evening In the
Council chamber, on Broad sireet-PreS
| dent Wynue in the chair The following
Copncilnlen responded to their names:
MeSsrs. BarSamin, Bossieux, CheStermlan
Ccttrell. Davis, English of Monroe Ward
Hall, Hagan, Jones, LipScomb, Manly, Metz
! ger Ncwberry, Scott Of Jefferson Ward
StrauS, Talbot, Todd, Nanderyall, and Wag
| ner.
STREETS GENERALLY.
Mr.. Newberry,& from, the Committee or
Streets. reported recommending that the pc
tition Of Il. I. Seal. administrator of G. W
IL. Tyler, for relief from entering sewer be
rejected; that the petition Of President and
Directors of Richmond and Williamsburg
and Central Turnpike Company for exten'
sion of road be referred to the Committee on
| Finance; that petition of II. G.. Arnctt and
Others for removal of track of City Railway
Company from Brook avenue, as it is moi
used. and for paving and cutters on Adams
street, from Broad street TO Brook avenue
and also that the sidewalk in Trout OF Arnctt'>
store he paved, or ag-Stones laid, e., be
granted-estimated cost, 1925 that petition
Of J. B. Watkins, g., be rejected; that Pc
tilion of Thomas II. Isaacs, asking damages
for mare injured, be rejected; that petition
of GrubbS Il Williams, &C., for walkway or
Broad from Twelfth to Seventeenth streets
be rejected. ..I ......-
The committee recommend the corstruc
ton Of sewer across Broad street halfway
down Eighth, aud the changing and repavins
with blocks the gutter from Seventh Ia
Eighth streets, and also street inlet, cSti.
mated cost, S79S; J. A. Belyin and Others
IS 20 grade Of Twelfth street. be rejected that
petition OF y. X. Savage, &c, for improve
inent OF Darlington and Jay streets from
Seventeenth to Buchanan street. be rejected
that the resolution as to the eXpediency o
inncadamiZing Broad street from Twenty
second TO Tweny-Eighh streets, be rejected
| The committee lclurn number Of petitions
no action being necessary. The report was
adopted.
FINANCE.
Mr.. Straus. from the Committee on Fl
nance. reported that the committee have
considered the petition of M. Millhiscr, anG
recommend that the curcrt tax assessed
against his property on Fifth and Broad
streets be changed and made to conform tc
the lot is since improved and fronting %!
feet on Broad street.
The committee recommend the reflections
Of petitions of J. NJ. Stevens in behalf of the
children Of John I. SiZer and William III.
Sizcr for refund of S4.32 penalty for delay
in payment of tax on lot corner Clay and
Foulth streets of William II. Perot, truS'
tee. for abatement in assessment on Old
Dominion sugar Refinery, the papers having
l,t ,ta,.t.N
l. MesSrS. Lyme, aud others, who declined to
recommend any reduction, (recommitted)
and Of J. A. Bclvin, president Odd-FelloWs
Male and Female Institute, for refund OF
S3S4.14. taxes of 1872 and 1873 on building
corner OF Franklin and Mayo streets, the
same, in the opinion Of the city attorney
not being used for such purposes as render
it exempt from taxation. ...-
The report concludes with congratulations
that no papers remain in their hands uncon
Sidercd. aud an acknowledgment Of unvary.
iny kind consideration and generous sup
port accorded them in the measures which
they deemed it their duty to recommend
Adopted.
FIRE.
| 3tr. Dlr-amin, from the Committee on tho
Fire Department. reported that permission
lad been granted 10 the following peisnnS lC
erect wooden houses : w. Cosby. shed CT
Third street between Clay and Leigh; Mrs
VI. :. Lip>comb, dweiliGg-houSc on Belvi
derc street between Main and Gary; Michae
Hololap. house No. 1915, Seventeenth
street: Benjamin Collier, house. Nc., on \
street between Thir.icth and Thirty-lirSl
streets; Claiborne StorrS, house on corner
Judah and Duval streets; L. Mccarthy
frame tenement on Denny street
RovkcttS: w. ). Tupmar, addition to house
on Main street between Belydcre and Pine
W. ". Frost, house on Leigh street opposite
y, Bowe'S farm: James Ii. Sampson, house
on Moore street near Pine; Mrs. DR.. Morris
addition to house on Main street west o
Monroe square; W. e.. Cox, house on Jack
son street between Second and Third; a. j
Blackburn, kitchen on Belyidere street neal
Caral; S. E. Randolph, kitchen on Duva
street between st. Peter and st. Paul; w
Fl, Lester, house corner Sixth and Bake
streets; w. G.. Mayo, two houses on Cana
and Byrd streets W. Wetherless, house OF
Jackson street between First and Second
The committee recommend that the petltlon
of Mrs. NJ. A. Lipscomb and Daniel VDon
mel be rejected. Adopted. -. ...,,
| WATER.
Mr., Bargamin, from the Committee OF
| Water, reported that the committee haC
granted the petition of W. c. Allen ant
others for water supply on Sixth street be
tween Franklin and Main. Adopted.
ACTING sERGEANTs.
Mr.. Scott, of Jefferson Ward, from tn
Committee or Police, reported that the!
| Il. cued action unnecessary on the petition
acting scrgcants for increase OF pay, etc
| The rcpurt WAS adopted. 1855.
| HEALTH.
Mr. Scott, of Jefferson Ward, from th'
Committee on Health, reported that 10 ad
dirion to the usual work done by the Boart
of Health, large amount OF street -cieahlns
has also been effected. There remains TO th'
credit Of the committee the sum OF S3,2lG a
applicable to further sanitary arrangements
In presenting this, their last report, TN
committee take occasion TO commend th
earnest diligence and indefatigable zeal Q
the Board Of Health, and especially OF th'
| President, &c.
The report was adopted.
| COST OF TIE LATE ELECTION.
| Mr.. Hail, from the Committee on Elections
reported that the late city election had COS
S3,211.95. Adopted. ='
THE CITY SCHOOL BOARD.
The President of the Council laid before
| Tho body, communication from Mayor Kelley