The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-14
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THE CITY, COUNCIL.

/ "A uettiuS vi Gub Ciby COUNCIL was nei(
Yesterday afternoon--Presiden Wynne II
the chair. sa ,fs4fs1
The following councilmen answered tc
their names: Messrs. Bargamin, BossieIx,
Chestermao, Cettrelt Davis, English of Mar
Shall, English OF Monroe, Forester, Gentry
Hall, Hagan, Higgins, Lipscomb, Manly.
Metzger, Newberry, ,Starke, Scott of Clay,
Scott of Jefferson, Straus, Talbot, Todd,
Vanderyall, Wagner. and Whitloeh.
~ STREETS. GENERALLY.
Mr.. Newberry, from the Committee on
Streets Generally, submitted report recon-
| mendiag the condemnation of so much OF
the land lying between Seventeenth and
| Eighteenth streets rs is bounded by Dock
street and Carrington's alley; that the COB.
biestone paving be relaid on proper grade
| on Eleventh street from north side of alley
| about halfway between Main and Cary
streets to Cary street; that tagging be laid
| on the east side of Seventeenth across Ven
| able street-estimated cost, $40; that flag
gfn2 be laid on the east side of Seventeenth
across Clay street-estimated cost, S75; that
it is inexpedient to grade and curb CARING
| ton from Buchanan to Seventeenth street !:
that petition Of j. Richardson and others to
open Buchanan street from Creek to
LOwEes street be rejected that petition of
| Edmond Griffin and others, to have Baldwin
street properly paved and guttered from
Seventeenth 10 Federal street, and for cross
ing on Seventeenth street, at Baldwin and
Lownes streets, be rejected that tagging te
laid on the west side of Seventeenth across
| LowneS street-estimated cost, $50. In re-
| gard to the petition of D. Won Grooming and
others, for improvements and continuation
Of Nineteenth street, leading to Pleasants
and Mosby streets, the committee recon-.
mend that the present granite wal&way be
relaid little east of Its present position, and
granite gutter be paved along same, provided
the property-owners assent to the use OF
their property to accomplish the purpose
estimated cost, $3.50.
| Also, the following resolution:
Resoloed, That the cost of condemnation
Of streets be hereafter charged to the contin-
gent fund unless other provision be made
therefor by the Council when ordering the
| condemnation.
The committee recommend that the peti-
tion Of Edward Mayo and others for widen
| ing Franklin street west of Laurel street,
and proposing to cede to the city portion
of their respective fronts, provided the city
will pave, grade, curb, &C., be accepted for
one square, and that a brick walkway, curb
| lIS, Suttci anu SIduiuS NC uout loI Ouc
| square north side of Franklin from Laurel
to Shafer, provided the parties named will
give deed to the lcity for feet inches
| from their respective fronts.
The petitions Of John 7. Hebnar and of
"the ladies of Oregon Hill" for improve
| ments to streets be rejected. The latter Pc
| tition was rejected on account of its infor-
| nallty no signatures attached.
The committee recommend payment OF
damages awarded to Andrew Jinkins, clerk
of Hastings Court, for damages and condem-
| nation of land on Shafer street. They also
recommend the rejection of petition of Al.
ander Werst and others protesting against
grading and paving the alley between Main
and Cary and Eighteenth and Nineteenth
streets at expense of owners; also recon-
mend that tagging be laid on the west side
| of Twenty y-iourth street, crossing Marshall
street-eStimated cost SO.
| The committee recommend that the peti-
ton of Mrs. Louisa Rogers for relief be
granted, and that the house which was in
jured by the grading Of Venable street he
underpinned IN front and steps placed on
| the SIDE Of the house for entrance, &c. This
is recommended as an act Of charity in con-
sideration of her poverty, and provided the
City Attorney decides that it will not estab.
liSh precedent for the future-estimae ed
cost of repairs, S105. The committee also
recommend the petition OF Elijah Baker and
others for the improvement of Venable
street, extending FIVE squares to Mechanics
vile turnpike, be granted-estimated cost,
$500; that petition Of j. Augustine and
others to grade n street, between Twenty
| FIRST and Twenty-third streets, be rejected
| that petition Of j. R. Jeter for temporary
grade on Twentieth street, near Trinity
church. to enable him to have access TO his
stable, &C., is returned, because the commit
| tee know no plan of relief; that sewer be
| CONSTRUCTED on Broad street, from Seven
teenth street to a point half way between
Nineteenth and Twentieth streets, in accor-
| dance with the recommendation of the
| Board of Health-estimated cost, 81 ,o63.
That part of the report in relation TO Mrs.
Rogers's property was recommltted TO the
committee with power to act.
! The report was taken up and discussed ny
sections.
MIR. Wagner moved TO lay that portion oi
the report in relation to the improvement O.
| Vepable street, as contained i'll the petition
of Elijah Baker and others, or the table.
The motion was subsequently wIthdraWr
MI New berry moved to amend the report
so as to improve Venable street en- bott
sides as far as Twenty-second, and to gutter
and curb the south side of the street rs !ai
as Twenty-ifth street.
/ Mr.. NeHberry's motion was lost, and tha
section of the committees report was agrcec
to.
The report as whole was then adopted
MEMORIAL OF IRON MoULDERs AND oTuEF
MECHANICS.
Il Mr.. English, of Marshall Ward, presented
q memorial adopted at a recent meeting o
the Iron Moulders' Union and other me
chanics of Richmond commencing the Com
, mittce on Water for having decided to have
| all the iron work necessary for the compile
ton of the improvements now being made
in connection with the Water-Works done
in Richmond, and embracing the following
, resolutions:
Resolred, That this meeting respectfully
represent to the Council of the City of Rich
mond the importance of having the Worh
above referred TO begun at once, 80 as to Sc
cure a. means of relief to those mechanics
and Iaborers who compose large portion o.
. the community of workingmen IN lhls city
aud who are ut present unemployed, or VINO
will be very soon, and to consider this oul
applcation with favorable disposition,
looking ut 1t not only as serving to give
the relief for which we ask, but also as tht
surest means of retaining in the city large
number of those mechanics who are an I'M
Dortant element in forming the lndustrla
population of any city.
"ResolUed, That committee OF eleven oe
appointed to present these proceedings te
| tho Citv Council and to use all proper means