The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-04

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ORG AS,zAr,os OF TaE NEW CITY COUNCIL
r,vcrros OF PRESIDENT ELECTION OF ro'
LICE OFFICERS, &c.-MEssAGE OF rHE MAYOR
STANTON, J.iy 2. 1874.
Tho members Of the City Council elected
IN Nav last met yesterday morning for the
n,,rnoSe Of ctfectipg their organic ltion. Al
The members were present-riZ. X: w.
R;rkle ]. Z. Evans, Il. w. Burke, }. WIZ
Pr. uoce. II. NJ. Guy, W. II. German, D.
w. Alb;. g. r. Bagby, John Echot>, H.
Krr. and William u. kayser. ALI OF thtSe
helonred to the old Council except AH.
William Il. kayser. ~ ,,r ,O
called TO The chair. ...1,,
Mr.. Alpy offered preamble aud reScR-
zion in regard 10 the legality Of the ccct"h
Of WiIliam Il. Ksyser. Mr.. kiyscr had
acted rs n commissioner of election at inc
time of his election. and MIR. Ably washed
the oue,,ion referred to the city attorney.
After some discussion, the "hoie h'a''c,
was referred to Me>>rs. Evans, Aloy ana
WITT TO look into the facts, and, ~sth the
assistance of the city attorney, fcpoi'
thereon. o,oo-
tim If pre,,dent. Mr.. Evans nominated Is.
a Bnk,c. and Mr.. German nominated Cen
cral Ecbols, who asked that his name De
withdrawn. The vote stood: BIckle, q:
Echols. ). MIR. BickIe vas dcclxled e;ected.
James i. Patterson was reelected clerk.
ON motion OF General Echos, committee
was appointed 10 wait upon the Mayor ana
inform him that they would he ready 1T >
O'Clock in the evening to receive any COLI
1nunica,ion he might have to make.
A communication OF psnald Allen was
read by Mr.. Evans in regard to surveys,
SC. for the proposed water.works, and the
probat,e cost OF such scrHreS.
At the evening session city officers were
elected rs follows:
jacob T.. Parrish was elected chlel oi
police. Polio" officers: Charles T. Gregory
+. LawtoD, and james L. Crickird. george
Harlan and George il. Hudson were re-
elected o,er>ccr> OF the poor Tor WARDS No.
and >. j. II. Fuiz WAS elected physician
for tie poor. The election Of city engineer
was posi poned uDli the next meeting OF the
Council. David Taylor was reelected super
iutendent OF the water works. W. VI. Bryan
WAS elected superintendent Of city hands.
All the other officers hold office for one
year from July 1>t, 1874.
The message of Mayor Trout was pre-
scented and read He recommends the adop-
ton OF some measures to prevent the great
crowding of the del0ts by idle persons on
the arrival Of passenger trains. lie suggests
q revision of tue ordinances Of the city be-
fore they are codtied. as proposed by the
Council, as there is some conflict between
Them and the Constitution and general laws
of the Commonwealth.
The message also urgently recommends
the adoption Of some ordinance in regard to
the sale Of liquor TO persons VINO, Dy the
use o: 1t. unit themselves tor attending 10
their business, or taking care OF their pro-
petty, wealth, or families. 1t proposes the
Imposing OF sufficient fines and the with
drawal OF license, provided a written notice
not to furnish liquor to such drlnker Sllali
have been given by member Of the family
TO the yender. Reference was made to i
number of touching appeals made by wives
and children to interfere in their behalf.
A report from III. NJ. Bell, President of the
Boa d of Trustees of Public Free Schools,
was referred TO Committee Oh Free Schools.
1t contains Il full statement Of the condition
of the schools and of the expenditures that
have been made, and makes an estimate that
the attendance upon the schools next year
will reach S0U--whi'cs $50, and blacks go.
This will require additional buildings and
furniture, and together with the salaries OF
teachers Will make the free schools cost the
CITY next year something near twenty thou
sand dollars, if all the suggestions and re-
concentrations of the report are carried out
by the Council.
The heavy rain of Yesterday evening has
washed our city quite clean. We have never
seen it ram han der than it did yesterday eve
ming for almost half an hour. All the streets
were flooded and the sewers cleaned out.
There is considerable sickness in our city
Colonel John A. English has been confined
ut the American Hotel for several days, but
i, improving.
Dr. +. Il. Stribling has been confined to
his room for several days.
The dry weather We have had has been
very favorable to The growth of insects, and
they are destroy Ing the vegetation in most
rapid manner. They seem to be ofall kinds
and sizes many appearing that have never
been seen before. This seems truly TO De the
age OF insects.
Circuit Court Is still in session, and many
important and old cilanccry cases are being
disposed of. MAX.