The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-03-23
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

4 BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
! The Board OF Aldermen held their regukr
semi-nonthly meeting in the Council chaus-
per yesterday afternoon. Present: John A.
Meredith, Esq, president, in the chair, and
Messrs. Beale, Forester, KelaEn, Lipsc0mb,
Manly, Wagner, Williams. Zaamer, Scott,
Tanner, Todd, Bass, and Vandervall-14.
| ~ .... STREETS GENERALLY. - I.
Mr.. Todd, from the Joint Courmittee on
Streets Generally, reported joint resolutions:
Appropfiating 1887 from the street fund 10
pave granite gutter Oh west side of Henry
street from Broad to Marshall street, and on
the eastern side Of Henry street froga Mar.
shall to the alley between Marshall ana Clay
streets approprating 81 from the street
fund to lay granite flggiDg across Eighth
street at the corner Of Clay appropriating
800 from the -streetfHnd To- extend graBite
curbing on eastern liue Of First street fronsthe
corner Of Broad street to the alley Between
Broad and Grace streets (curbiug for the
balance of that square having been pre-
viously ordered}; appropriatiag $2,9S6fTon
the street fund TO pave granite cutters and
set curbing on both sides Of Grace street
from BelYidere to Shafer Stresis; appropr:.
atiDg 1892 from the sewer fund to extend the
d sewer on Leigh street between Foushee and
Adams; arpropriating $500 from The street
fund 20 repair the stone wall 10 the Tayines
at the extremity Of College street. it having
been much damaged by recent rains; apprU.
priating $50 from the street fund to pay
the expenses of the Street Committee i'm
their last two tours Of inspection; that
the petition of Francis busch asking to be.
reieved from trapping bis connection With
the city sewer be rejected that the resolu-
tion rs to widening Henry street from Broad
to Main streets be declared ,inexpedient ut
| this time; that 30W extra copies Of the City
Engineers report be printed for the use Of
that department. Tha resolutions were all
agreed to. .s.s... .... -
| The committee, iu view Of the heavy ex.
penscs (near ,00S) to be incurred in the
proposed Improvement of Shockoe creek,
deem it ,inexpedient to recommend the work
at present. --.Ltf
On motion of Mr.. Todd 80 much. of the
report 8 relates to ShockOe creek was laid
! on she table. SIS -, @-'f.. '.'t 's.
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| Mr.. VIII. Scott, from the Committee on
Finance, IN reSpect 10 the petition OF Lett
tia Murphy Gate Incredibly, presented the
following joint resolution, which was read
| and agreed to:
| Resolped the Common Council concur.
ring), That the taX penalty Of $3.50 -cbarged
| for the non.payment Of taxes on real estate
iD the name of w. Il. Meredith's eSiate be
and the same is hereby remitted.
! ... CLAIMS AND SALARIES.
| Mr.. kcllam, from the Committee on Claims
and Salaries, presented the following joint
resolution. whca was read and agreed to:
| ReSolred Qbe Common CoupcA concur
ring), That the claim Of Dr.. William Ii.
Taylor, coroner, for services for she month
of February sS:lI75), and for the hire of
morsue->crvant for same period sS2), be al.
lowed and ordered to be paid.
| PRINTING.
Mr.. Williams, from the Committee on
Accounts and Printing, reported joint reso-
luton paying s;323.30 for printing and ad
vertising: which was agreed to.
HEALTH
Mr.. Manly, from the Committee on Health,
laid before the Board Of Aldermen COM
munication from the President of the Board
of Aldermen announcing that the contract
for removing nght-soil BY the odorlesS pneu-
matte process had been awarded to Messrs.
Ashburner Il Vernon, &c. Filed.
FROM THE COMMON CoUNCIL.
Common Council joiut resolution granting
permits for wooden buildings was taken up
and agreed TO.
Common Council joint resolution author
izing the interment Of the remains Of Sister
Mary Angela Bell within the enclosure of
the Convent Monte Maria was taken up and
lagreed to.
Common Council joint resolutions for
printing extra copies Of the report Of the
Chief OF Police for printing extra copies of
the report of the Board Of Health, were
taken up and agreed 10.
Common Council joint resolution for the
care and satckeepiug OF lunatics, &C., was
taken up.
Mr.. Tanner claimed that the matter was
out of order, as it bad been disposed Of at
the last meeting.
The Chair decided that the point was well
taken.
Mr.. Wagner moved to suspend the rule in
order to consider the subject. Agreed to-
ayes, 8; noes, ..
Mr.. Bliss moved to reconsider the vote
defeating the report OF the luualic committee
at the last meeting. The motion was de-
fcatcd, failing to receive a twc-thirds vote,
as required under the rules Of the Board.
Common Council Joint resolutions 10 carry
out certain recommendations OF the Com
mittee on Finance were taken up and
agreed to-.
RESOLUTIONS, ETC.
BY Mr.. Tanner: A resolution to amend
the rules OF the Board SO as to require a vote
Of two.thirds Of the members present to stls.
pend any rule OF the Board. Agreed to.
The Chair laid before the Board the report
Of the commissioners appointed to examine
the city Jail.
On motion Of Mr.. Scott the report was ia.
bled.
BY Mr.. Todd: A resolution as to expedi-
epcy Of laying granite tagging at the corner
of Franklin and Madison streets. Referred.
BY Mr.. Tanner A resolution as 10 the ex
pediency of repaving Seventh street from
Cary to Byrd. Referred.
BY Mr.. Bass: A resolution as to the eXpe-
diency Of laying u granite tagging across
Seventh street at its Intersection with Cary.
Referred.
l. BY Mr. Williams: A resolution as to the
expectancy OF laying granite tagging on the
south side of Grace between Twenty.seventh
aud Twenty-eighth streets. Referred. 81.
BY Mr.. Williams: a resolution that pro-
test of property. y.holders under section 80 Of
the city charter against the erection of 4
framed building by Mrs. NJ. L. Irwin, on the
southwest corner of Twenty.ninth and