The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-12-21
: FROM THE MAYOR.

Lauer, Newell, Oliver, Pulliam, Purcell,
Straus, Whitlock, and Wingfeld-21.
lz~ Nova FROM TIE MAYOR. ~ ,v
Sergeant.at-Arms August laid before the
Council communication from the Mayor.
The Mayor says that the ordinance respect
ing the powers and duties of the Police Jus.
tice provides in its fourth section that "all
the fines and penalties imposed by the said
Police Justice, and all the moneys that shall
be paid to or received by him as such, shall
belong to the city" This ordinance is in
conflict with the Constitution of Virginia,
which, in article 8. section Z, enumerates
among the sources Of the permanent literary
fund of the Common wealth all fines collect!
ed for offences committed against the State,''
and is in like conflict with an act OF AS
seuably found 10 the Code Of 1873, page 1896,
recurring justices who impose fines for Of
fences committed against the State TO re-
turn the same to the clerks OF their county
or corporation courts for transmission TO the
Auditor Of Public Accounts.
The Mayor recommends such an amend
ment to the above ordinance as will, by con.
fining its operation to the cases of violation
of city ordinance, conform it to the Constitu.
tion and laws of the Commonwealth.
Referred to Committee on Ordinances.
BELIEF OF TIE POOR.
MIR. William English, from the Committee
for Relief of the Poor, reported that the
committee had considered resolution OF
fered October 19, and that they fnd "no
reduction of salaries, wages, &C., or curtall'
ment of expenses which CABIN their opinion,
iudiciously be made in the department un.
der their controls" nor can they suggest
any measures that would tend in future to
prevent any unauthorized expenditure oil
money belonging to the city, or the waste ol
city property. Adopted.
APPROPRIATION TO JAMES RIVER IMPROVEMENT
Mr.. Straus, from the joint Committee or
Finance, reported that they have considered
the resolution appropriating ten thousand
dollars in bonds to the further prosecution
of the work Oh James river, and submit the
following resolution:
ResolUed, That it is inexpedient to issue
any further amount of bonds Of the city on
account of the improvement of james river
Agreed 10.
In order, however, to provide funds fol
current pay-ro!ls of hands, &C., employed ir
the work, the committee recommend the fol-
Resolped. (the Board of Aldermen concur
rine). That the Auditor Of the city is hereby
authorized and directed to transfer from the
account of salaries of officers, &C., the sum
of one thousand six hundred dollars to thf
account of the Improvement OF james river
Agreed to. -. Xxx. s
Mr.. Higgins, from the Committee OF
Light, submitted the following report, which
was received:
- RICHMOND, December 20, 1875.
To the Common Council: ,a. !.
Gentlemen,- Since last report the Com
mittee on Light have ordered the payment
of bills amounting to 81, ,S67.80. a..
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN M, RIaeMs, Chairman.
FRAMED BUILDINGS.
Mr. Bargamin, acting chairman Of The
Committee on Fire Department, presented
joint resolution giving permission to the fol-
lowing persons to erect wooden buildings:
W. l.. Sydnor, stable, 51S north Ninth street
E. E. Taylor, stable, Marshall street between
Monroe and Henry j. T. Brooks, addition
to storeheuse on Haryie street between
Grove avenue and Floyd street; ii. FL
Holmes, addition to coal-house on Dpyal
street; Henry Frischorp, addition tos wood
house, Marshall street between Seventeenth
and Eighteenth; Moses Noryell, dwelling,
Webster street between Roane and Brook
avenue: James iCarneal, nine dwellings,
corner Goddin and Tyler streets; j.. G.
Crouch for Robert Barron, dwelling and out.
houses, Tbirties5 street between. Marshall
and CLAY; John W.. Mccormick, two dwell
| ipes, corner Seventeenth and Darlington
streets; Andrew e. Elicit, stable, Twenty.
seventh street between Grace and Broad j.
lG. Crowder, dwelling, Buchanan street
north OF Washington Agreed to.
The committee also presented q joint
resolution rejecting the following petitions:
William Gillian, dwelling, 905 Byrd street:
M, Hicks, shed, Third street between Grace
and Franklin; A. w. Pierce, shed, corner
Main and Belyidere streets. Agreed to.
~, CLAIMS AND SALARIES. ..,ss.,, I,
Mr.. Pulliam, from the Committee or
Claims and Salaries, presented joint resolu
ton for the payment Of the claims OF Dr''
w. ia. TaYl lor le0roner) and others, amount I.
iBg TO seventy-fye dollars. Agreed to-
The asmmittee also presented the folloW W
ing - /
ring). That the sum Of four hundred dollars
be allowed and ordered TO be paid TO sBer-
nard. 5Brauer. and two hundred dollars be
allowed ana erdered to bepaid tod. F.Wolf
for damages sustained to their property or
Brook avenue from detective drainage
thereof: provided the aboFe named afaouats
are accepted bg the said Braner and the said
Wolf in full settlement OF all claims for dam;
ages under petition dated September 2, 1876.
SOn motion of Mr. Christian this resolution
rya. ralasred 10 the Committee on Ordi-