The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-06-29

Generally, presented series of joint resou-
tons apprepriai,ng the following sums from
the street fund for street improvements,
&c.-viz 81, ,039 TO repave Union street from
Franklin street to the Chesapeake aDd Ohio
Railrosa deIo.; $15 TO place granite flag
giug GU the north side Of Franklin street
across Twenty.ninth street; s87 for extern
sion oT granite gutter on Franklin street be-
tween Twenty.seVenth aud Twenty.eighth
streets; 1881 to psVe q granite gutter on
the western line Of Monroe street from Broad
to Main street, same side; Sl70 TO pave q
granite gutter On the south side OF Duyal
street between Price and Clarke streets. The
committee also report that they have In.
structed the City Engineer to place tempo.
rary foot.bridge across Gilie's creek at the
intersection Of Williamsburg avenue at cost
of $3.50. The resolutions and report were
agreed to.
Mr., Scott, from the Committee on Water,
reported that it was inexpedient to extend
the water-pipes from the intersection of
Broad and Twenty.seyenth streets down
Broad to Twenty-ninth and up Twenty
ninth to Leigh, up Leigh to Twenty.ff.h
and up Twenty. fifth to Venable street.
On motion Of MIR. Williams, the report
| was tabled. s.t-sa ea y
CLAIMS, AND ACCOUNTS, AND PRINTING.
Mr.. Kellam, from the Committee on Claims
| and Salaries, reported joint resolutions for
| the payment of II. D. Danforth for exsmin-
ing accounts Of new reservoir, &C., S2S9.50 ;
Dr.. W. II. Taylo and hire Of Morgue ser.
want, SLIT. Total, S4665 Agreed to.
| MIR. Williams, from the Committee on Ae-
counts and Printing, presented joint resolu.
ton for the payment Of advertising and
printing bills, $i79 81. Agreed to.
Mr.. Williams called attention to the fact
that the Board OF Aldermen had by resolu-
ton requested the City Attorney to defend
the city in suit for printing certain blank
warrants, and that be had failed to do SO
that judgment had been obtained against the
city and had he defended the case, in bis
| opinion the city would not have been DAM
aged in reputation and pecuniarily.
| MIR. Williams then presented resolution
rejecting the bill of j. E. Goode for 1000
search. and 1000 ciyil.warrants. Adopted.
TIE NEW RESERVOIR, AGAIN.
Mr.. Darlington, from the Committee on
| following report: ..- +. go -. y
To the Board Of Aldermen and the Common
Council of :he CITY of Richmond: 4.
| Your Committee on RetreDcBment and
Reto:m, to whom the former report as to
unnecessary expenditures on the new reoer.
Yoir was recommitted by the Board Of Alder
men with instructions to state who was re-
sponsible for the various items Of extra ex-
! penditure, beg leave to return herewith their
/ former report with the accompanying papers.
and also to submit the following additlonsl
report: -&....a4..t
i Mr.. Braseman, of your committee, noti'
fed the members that he would submit his
1 own separate report, and therefore took no
part in this report. 3!
The members Of your committee agree in
full as to the folio wing items <4s. .s
First. That the Committee on Water are
responsible for unnecessary pay TO laborers,
So 900: increased salary 10 employe., 5000
, extra cost of stone from the city quarry over
the contract offered, $1,000. ILL.,. T.,
Second. That the City Engineer or his de-
par,ment is responsible for pulling down
and replacing stone. work, $3.50; changes oi
level of stone-work, $40; error III not allow
, ipg for depression in southern embaDkment,
500. .-..... ...... -....... ..i., -.
i Third. The superintendent is regarded as
responsible for loss Of time and delay OF ma
terial on brick-work, $500. -
i Fourth. The engineer of the steam-puml
irresponsible for breakage to city wagon
| S44.50. ..r ..'
Fifth. The City Council is responsible fol
1 the extra cost of pipes before needed, S6j
$40. .-.---=- II
Sixth. That the extra cost of concretine
pipes instead Of tamping with clay was
proper and justi6able, $1,000.
RI Seuenth. All the committee agree that tht
f Engineer or his department is responsible fol
, the following, except Mr.. Beall, who dis
f sents as not satisfied that the items Were
unnecessary or improper expenditures
Wrong location of the pump. 81 900
. twice handling earth from inside basiD
81 800; hauling earth from trenches and
, placing other earth in same, thus twice hand
ling, 800; digging trenches ahead of pipe
, laying so far they caved in and had to be re-
. dug, $500; excavatiug earth from burrow'
, bank and allowing 1t to dry up and require
. pounding, $4,000; changes Of plan in drain
age Of basin, 800; mode of removing eartt
on Ashland street, $4,000; failure to puddle
, inner slope of embankment as 1t progressed
81, $50; wrong location of derrick, $500.
Eiohth. Mr.. Darlington stands as the only
member of the committee who thinks tht
+ Engineer or his department. is responsible
for the following items as unnecessary eX
penditures: Excavatipg so as to create basir
in or near burro ". bank so it has to be re
filled, 81 900; puddle-wall In en1bankmen
of dam, 1000. O..-..,------..-',-.-- - q?
Respectfully submitted. 49,.
i rSignedl ~ w. c. CARRINGToN,
Eii - = -" Chairman
H. gyEE~L LfsErA TEts8ai r ~ = VITO ."
| zsgEz4sl3 MINORITY BEPoRT. at4
! Mr.. Beall presented a minority repor
from the Committee on Retrenchment an6
Reform, as follows: '@o a2 n.= IL i'satig=er! =
4 .'s asp RICHMOND, Va, June %, 1875.
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