The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-09

MesSrs. BeaIe, Bass, Darlington, Kellam,
Lip>comb, Manly, Ordway, Scott, Spansen'
burg. Tanner, Vaudervall, Wagner, Viii.
ianlS, and Iimmer.
SPECIAL POLICEMEN,
The President laid before the Board q
communication from the President OF the
,ard Of Police Commissioners with respect
10 the resolution of the Board Of Aldermen
TO them refcrredD authorizing the Chief oI
Police to detail policemen for special duty
when in his Judgment necessary that the
charter confcrs upon the Board of Police
Commissioners ample power III the premises
and no further legislation, in their opinion
is necessary. Received.
FINANCE.
Mr.. S.raus, chairman Of the Finance
Committee, presented a report, through
Mr. Scott. with the following resolution:
RcS0lccd. Gy the Board Of aldermen
That the application o! William II. Perot
trustee. for reduction Of the tax on The
Old Dominion Sugar Refinery for the yea
1874 be, and the same is hereby, rejected
Tabled.
The committee also presented the follow
ing:
Resolred, by the Board Of aldermen
That the petition Of I. G. Brooks for eXemp
ton from tax on improvements on No. G3
Third street on the ground that they wcr
incomplete on the 1st of February, 1874, be
and the same is hereby, rejected, the com
missioner stating that the house was thcl
tcnantable.
The last resolution was agreed to.
MAnHET-uousE FOR CLAY AND MARSHALL
WARDS
Mir Tanner, from the Committee on Pub
| lie Grounds and Buildings, reported, pre-
Seniny pluus for market-house to be erected
| j. Clay and Marshall Wards. The commit
tc have examined three lots in each Of th
| two wards, rs follows:
Marshall Ward Lot No. 1, southeast cor
ncr Clay and Twenty. fifth streets. owned b,
Mrs. Mary a. Crew size, 1G5Xl3O feet; as
ScSSed value, S3,l00.
No. ,, northeast corner Of Twcnty-tftl
and VI streets. owned by Susanna {. Cooke
size, lG5Xl20 feet; assessed value, S1650.
No. ), west side of Twenty-slXth between
Clay and Leigh streets. owned by w. i
Iiarwood; size, 132X125: assessed value
Sl,320.
Clay Ward: Lot No. l, northwest cornc
of Cary and Pine streets, owned by William
smith size, 155X119 feet; assessed value
$500.
No. ,, southeast corner of Grace and Du
val streets, owned by II. ). Price and j. b
Wood; size, 70X140 feet; assessed value
$500.
No. 8, southeast corner Broad and Laure
streets, owned by 4. Ii. Rutherford !; siZa
1GOXl30 feet; assessed value, =. $50.
Estimates: 1>t. TWo-story closed market
109X5O tcet, with tiSh-shed attached 50X3i
| feet. Sl6,411. I'd. Twostory open mar
kct and sheds over wal6way, 1O0X40 feet
Sl3.G35. Sd. One.Story open market anC
station. house, 130X50 feet, = 2jj.
The report was laid on the table.
| IMPROVEMENT OF JAMES RIVER.
Mr.. Ordway. from the ConNittee on the
improvement of james river, submitted The
annual report of the engineer (Alr. II. D.
| Whiicomb), together with a report of tht
committee. in which they state that since tht
last annual report Of the committee markeC
progress has been made in the improvement
OF the river, and that the operations Of tn.
year have fully confirmed the of:-repeatct
assertions of the committee of the cntir
practicabiity of bringing any desired deptl
Of water to the city.
| The committee have reason to believ
| that the Government will continue its apprc
priations for the Improvement of the rhe
| during the coming year, as the engineers i
charge have earnestly recommended tina
they should do SO.
The committee recommend that the cit
appropriate $4,000 for the coming year
| With this appropriation and that which ma
| be reasonably expected from Congress four
| teen feet of water can be brought into.th
| docks before the end of the year, unles
| some unforeseen damages should occur from
| lreshets or otherwise.
| The committee and the community hay
| to lament the death during the year OF MaJo
w. G. Turpin, to whose skill and fidelity a
engineer tie city is much indebted for th
present satisfactory condition OF the river
The vacancy thus occasioned was filled b,
the appointment Of Colonel Il. d. WhltcOmb
and the wisdom Of the selection has beer
confirmed by his being placed By the Gov
ernment in charge Ofthcir work also. witt
his experience and ability we may reasona
bly expect that the appropriation asked TO
will 90 far towards producing the results dc
sired.
Mr. Whitcomb, in his report Of the opera
tions on James river during the year, say!
that the work has been under bis charge only
a portion of the year, or since the death o
Major ". &. Turpin, so sincerely regretted
by all who knew his merits. The arrange
ment made with the United States engineer
officer in charge of this improvement in 1879
has been continued, and the expenditures or
the part Of the city have been mostly In c3r
rying out the agreement "tO keep the ma
chinery in good order, and from time to time
to make such additions as to keep the outit
up to the most effective standard"
Of the three dredges owned by the city
Nos. and = have been thoroughly repaired
No. 3, which was built in this city, has, with
slight repairs, been at work all the year.
This dredse now needs new dipper and
general repairs.
The tug "Sommers was put in good or.
der early in the year, but had to be sent to
Norfolk in September tor a renewal of rndder.
post and shoe. The Craighill" was hauled
out in September, aud caulked and painted
below the water-liue. Her deck was also
recIu!kcd, and heater has been added TO her
machinery.
The total expenditure on the part Of the
city for repairs, additions, and other expenses
with this service, has been $l2,-
OC2.41. This accords closely with the esti-
mate made by Major Turpin in January, 1914,
that 81 900 per month would conduct the
work Us then carried on In conjunction with
the United States. With the same amount
Of service, and no serious accident, this
sum will probably be sufficient for the re-
pairs, &C., of the present year /; but it is also
necessary to add to the outfit Of scows 10 or.
der that all the dredges may be kept con-
,tantly ut work, and this addition will cost