The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-04-27

ilpcs.. ........".... 1874 ,4OG 90
s.2nf sari.xaek s%s nrekwork 29S4S e s5S g SS
| Tools and hxtnres-... 1884 95
ro,ar....... ...-.-.......,.........,s s2s7,776 7o
| Amount necessary to finish reservoir:
Pipes. 2S,500 90
Stone and brick-worlf f................. 1892 27
rayine e............ .....''............. 602 %
fron gstei And frame. o"o53
Add o per cent. for contingencies. 1885 6I
Total. .202242 4s
Mr.. Carriugton inquired whether the
paving referred 10 in the report was Intended
| for the paving of the slopes and bottom.
Mr.. Scott said that it was.
Mr.. Scott moved that the report be tabled,
and that one hundred copies be printed for
the use of the Council. Agreed to.
TIE APPROPRIATION FOR THE RESERVOIR.
Mr. Todd moved to take up the resolution
appropriatiug 5000 900 for the completion of
the new reservoir.
Mr.. Darlington objected. He said the mat
ter had been referred to- the Committee on
Retrenchment and Reform for their report,
and for various and important reasons the
resolution ought not to be taken up and
passed. Besides, the report of the Commit
Tee on Retrenchment and Reform may show
that 1t will be better and cheaper to the city
to change the character OF the water-suppIy.
Mr.. Todd, with the permis, ion Of the
Board, Withdrew his former motion, and in
lieu thereof presented the following:
| ReSOlved uhe Common Council concur
ring), That the sum Of $4,000 be and the
same is hereby appropriated in s per cent.
bonds of the city of Richmond having thir-
ty-!our years to run from January |, 1873,
for the purpose of prosecuting work upon
| the new reservoir.
| Mr.. Todd moved to suspend the rules re-
curing its reference TO the Finance Commit
tee. Agreed to.
Mr.. Williams warmly advocated the re-
| sumption Of work and the early completion
Of the reservoir. He thought that it would
| be best to amend the resolution so as to ap-
propriatc the full amount which the City
| Engineer estimates will cost to complete the
work-v,z., S202, ,242 43. ~ tue course OF
bis remarks Mr.. Williams took occasion TO
say that he had seen nothing to change his
former opinion of Colonel Cutshaw's ability
as an engineer.
Mr.. Todd thought it would be best at pre-
sent to appropriate only $4,000.
| Mr. Wagner inquired whether it was in
order to consider this resolution Of $4,000
when similar sum proposed to be appropri'
ated to the same object bad been voted down
at the last meeting of the Board.
The Chair stated that this was an inde-
pendent proposition; that wheG the sum of
$4,000 was proposed before, at the former
meeting, ii was an amendment to the reSolu-
tion from the other branch. while the propo-
siton this evening was entirely new one,
and bad to go back to the Common Council
| for their concurrence. ... ..s ....
Mr.. Darlington vehemently opposed the
resolution.
The resolution was finally agreed TO by the
| following vote:
AYss.-Mcssrs. Bass. Beall. Forester. Kella'n,
Lipscomb, Mauly, Urdway. scott, Smith. SpaDgcn-
burg, odd, VandervalI, Wagner, Williams, Zm-
| mcr, and Meredth-1S.
EOES.-Mr. earring gton-1.
PAYMENTS.
Mr.. Todd moved to take up the ordinance
| to amend section - Of chapter SO OF the city
ordinances, concerning streets. Agreed to-.
! The ordinance was read.
Mir. KeIlam moved to strike out In the
fourth line the words "the waIkway the full
width across their fronts," and insert ga
fourfoot walk way"
Mr.. Kellau said that the people in the
east end of the city were unable TO pay for
| tDlS eA'cuSlTc puFluS.
Mr.. Todd said that the ordinance was an
! exact copy Of the old ordinance. ..
| Mr. VandervalI agreed with Mr.. Kelam.
MIR. Manly was surprised that there should
be any objection to the proposition. He
had recently taken respite, and in New
York, Jersey City, Washington, Philadel.
phia, and other cities, he had been struck
with the payements. He had scarcely seen
a four-foot walkway anywhere. Here the
city payes the cutters, lays the curbing, does
everything except pave the sidewalk; and
this is all the city asks. He was astonished
that anvbody should otject, as the cost is SO
small for paving. He hoped, for the sake Of
the city, and Tor it's interest, that the ordi-
nance would be passed. T..
MIR. keilam said he knew all the citizens OF
Marshall Ward, and he felt almost Instructed
to vote for the amendment which be pro-
posed. ..-.
Mr.. Bass and Mr.. Darlington favored the
passage of the ordinance.
| The amendment was rel ected ard the ordl'
nance passed by the following vote:
| AYEs-MessIs. Bass. Beal, Darlington, Forrest
| er, Lipscom', Manly. Urdway. Smith, Spangeh-
burg Todd, Wagner, Williams, Zimmer' ana aere-
NoEs.-Messrs Kellam, Scott, and Vanderyall-3
On motion OF Mr.. Zimmer the B Jard ad.
journed.
Police Court, YEsTERDAY.-The follow
ing cases were disposed Of by s'.ice j. }
| White Yesterday morning:
| Lizzie Carter, guilty of abusing end threat