The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-23
minority report rejecting the claim) the roll

minority report (rejecting the claim) the rol
was: t....
ArEs.-Messrs. Carrlneton. Lipscomb, Manly
MIR. Presdent-a.
NoEs.-Messrs. Bass Beall. Kel,am. Ordway
Tanner, Fanderyall, Wagner, and Zimmer-S.
Mr.. Bass explained that had the minority
report been rejected he would have been in
| favor Of paying General Moore 81, 100. Mr.
Lmmer made the same explanation.
CLAIMS
Mr.. kellam, from the Committee on
Claims, reported in favor of paying DR.. W.
H. Taylor, coroner, for services for January,
SO: hire Of morgue, %; Jonn F. RegnauIt,
City Collector. for stamps, S2l.S3; Randolph
& English, stationery at First Market, 1926;
&. G. Baughman, for printing brief of case
of City Us. Western Union Telegraph Com
pny, SO Clemmett & Jones, printing ar
gument of city attorney in suit OF Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad, $l5
J. +. Powell and John Gibson, each $50 for
services In examining City Hall. Some
objection was made to the payment
of the claims Of Mr. BIughman and Clem-
NETT & Jones for printing on the ground
that Mr.. Goede was the city printer and
ought to do all the city printing. 1t was
siid that before the work was given to the
gentlemen mentioned Mr.. Goode said he
would be unable to do it in time for the
court.
Colonel Darlington suggested that the
city's contract with Mr.. Goode ought to be
looked into. ...
Mr.. Vanderval moved that the items in
question be rccomnitted to the Committee
on Claims. Lost.
The report was then adopted and ordered
to be communicated to the Common Coun-
ell.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1876.
The appropriation bill for 1876, adopted
by the Common Council, was reported by
the clerk.
Judge Meredith (Mr. kelam in the chair
expressed his opposition TO the proposed in.
crease of the bonded debt of the city.
During the past year it had been increased
S270, ,037, and now the Finance Committee
propose to increase it S75, 900 more to pay oil
SG2 600 of floating debt. Judge Meredith
wanted the floating debt paid from the ac'
cruing revenue, and for that purpose moved
that the bill or ordinance be rccommitted
aud the various items of appropriation be
cut down. The judge offered the following:
Rcsolred, That the report Of the Commit.
tee on Finunce'be recommitted to that com
mittee with instructions to appropriate so
much of the accrnng revenue as Will be
sufficient to pay off the floating debt OF the
city, and to apportiOn the balance among the
several committees and for the purpose men,
toned in said report.
Rejected
The appropriation aS it came from the
Common Council was then ad0pted-ayeS,
1G; noes, (Judgc incredibly.
FROM TIE COMMON coUSCIL.
The following resolutions from the Com
mon Council We're read: For the ncgotia-
ton of temporary loans for present neccssi-
ties (idoptedD: 10 postpone proceedings un-
der the 14;h section of ordinance concerning
Gas Works against certain persons resident
on Pine street (adopted); reso uton
concerning permits for wooden build.
ngs (adopted); calling for informa'
nation relative 10 an order OF the Board OF
Public Commissioners stopping pay Of po-
liccmen while sick, and meanwhile suspend
ing said order (adopted); ordinance TO es.
tahlSh Board Of Audit. [RtJectcd--ayeS,
(Todd and Ordway); noes, 14]; paying j.
Il. DowelI, Sl47 (adopted).
Ia relation to the stoppage of the pay of
sick policemen Mr.. Scot read the following
(pagc la, new volume Of ordinance$,) from
chapter 81, section 8:
"Tne salary or pay Of the Chief OF Police
and policemen shall be as determined by the
City Council. and shall be payable monthly
and any policeman preuented by sickness
from dOin9 service shall receire the same pay
up0n has producing The certificate Of the sur
geon Of the police that he 'ras SICK"
TIE MAYOR AND TIE BOARD.
Colonel Darlington called up from the
table the document from the Mayor" He
read from the charter (page 36, new volume
of ordinances,) that the Board may make
rules and orders, Sc d" Provided M0tsdid
rules, regulations, and orders ShdllnOtin any
,rav conflict ruth any ordinance Of the city
Cmt,cii, or Of the provisions Of hfS act or the
Constitution Gnd lars Of NtS State and Of the
Iuitca States"
Colonel Darlington proposed hereafter to
amend the ordinance in relation to uniforms,
but for the present moved that the Board
pass the resolution over the Mayors veto.
Judge Meredith desired 4 postpouement
in order to look into the legal questions IN
VOWED.
Colonel Darlington said if it was under
stood that the order Of the Police Board be
meanwhil suspended he would agree to the
posipOncmeut.
Judge Meredith, as member Of the Board,
! could give no such assurance.
Colonel Carriugton urged that the resolu.
| ton he passed over the Mayors veto.
Mr.. Wagner thought these disseusions
| were calculated to weaken the discipline of
| the force.
Mcssrs. Scott and, Williams favored the
postponement until the next meeting.
Agreed to.
Colonel Darlington offered the following
ReSOlCed Qhe Common Council concur
ring, That the clerk of this body be re-
quired to send the resolution adopted which
was vetoed by the Mayor, as to delaying re-
Qulrenent Of uniform overcoats for police
| I'LL October next, to the Board Of Police
Commissioners. and request the answer OF
! each of that Board as to whether be will
comply with the resolutions. Ayes (Messrs.
Carripgton, kelam, and Smitb), 8; noes, IA
OTHER MATTERS.
The petition for reduction Of tax on the
Old Dominion Sugar Refinery was rejected
Alter Il large number Of resolutions and
petitions bad been introduced and referred
| the Board adj burned.
The HOUSE OF CoRRECTIoS.-Judgc Gui-
gon, Mayor Kelley, and Colonel W. Z. Nun.
ford, secretary of the Prison Reform AsSo-
citation. met Colonel Gilman and others in.
,.raSt.d in the establishment of 4 State