The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-05-25
| troduced some time since by Mr.. Manly and

| referred to the Finance Committee.
The vote being taken the amendment was
rejected by the following vote, not two
| thirds voting in the affirmative:
AYEs.--Nressrs. Bass, Carrington, Forester, Lips
comb, Manly. Spangenburg, Tanner, Todd, VIII
\ oEs Mcssrs HeaIi, Keam, Scott, Smith
NaEdervall, ana Wagntr-6.
Mr.. Darlington moved to amend the reso
luton so rs to appropriate $4,000 for the
purpose of permanent street improvements
| and the ayes and noes being taken the pro
position was defeated by the following vote
not receiving two-thirds in the affirmative
! Es-Mcssrs. Bass, Darlington, Worcester. Lips.
CONN, Manly, smith. Spangcnburg, Tanner, Todd
Williams, Zmmer-ll. --F...-.F
NoEs-NleSsrs Beall, Kcllam, Scott, Vanderval
Waguer-5.
SALE OF SCHOOL PROPERTY.
| Mr.. Kcllam, from the Committee on
Schools. reported, recommending that the
ordinance to them referred providing for the
sale Of certain school property, Sc, be
passed.
Mr.. Darlington stated that be was opposed
to giving any body Of men such authority
when they were not under the control Of the
Council. He moved to amend the ordinance
so as to add proviso that the sale shall not
be final until approved By the City Council,
Mr.. KelIam stated that the property had
been sold, and he hoped the ordinance would
| be passed 10 confirm the same.
Mr.. Carrington's amendment was lost.
The ordinance was passed-ayeS, \12 ;
noes, 4. -ss.s...
THE NEW ESGISE.HoUsE.
Mr.. w. f. Tanner. chairman of the Com
mittee on Public Grounds and Buildings,
reported that they had considered the reSo.
lutions OF the Finance Committee appro-
priating $500 from the funds of the Com.
mittee on Grounds and Buildings to build u
new engine-houSe, &C., on Main street be-
tween Twentieth and Twenty-frst streets,
and to sell the material, &C., of the old en-
9ine-houSe on Eighteenth street, &c, and
they are prepared to carry out that part of
the resolution relative to the sale Of the old
engine-houSe and premises. on Eighteenth
street; but of that portion Of the resolution
appropriatiug $500 from the funds Of the
committee they recommend that it be not
adopted, as such draft on their funds will
injure the operations OF the department for
the remainder of the present fiscal year,
500 baYing been already ordered to be taken
from their fund for the purpose of building
a new scale.housc.
Mr. Tanner said that if the resolution of
the Finance Committee be adopted it will
be necessary for the committee to ask for an
additional appropriate before the end of the
year.
Mr.. CarriDgton moved to amend the FL
nance Committees resolution so as to take
the $500 from the appropriation to the
contingent fund instead of from the Com.
mittce on Grounds and Buildings. Agreed
to-ayeS, 13; noes, 8.
SETTLEMENT WITH THE BANKS.
On motion of Mr.. Todd, the resolution
which he presented at the last meeting OF
the Board authorizing the Finance Commit
tee to adjust and settle the tax with the
banks OF Richmond was taken up and agreed
to.
CHIMBoRAzo PARK.
Onmotion of Mr.. Williams, Common Coun.
Gil joint resolution approprialing 100000 in
eight per cent. bonds to purchase twenty.
five acres Of land, or SO much thereof as may
be necessary, on ChmboraZo. for park. &C.,
was taken up, the question being on agreeing
to the resolution.
The vote being taken the resolution was
defeated, not receiving two-thirds vote:
AYES.-Messrs Bass, Darlington, Forester, kcl.
lam Lipsc0nb, Scott, Smith. Spangcnhurg VaE-
dervall " illiams and ZiInmcr-11.
NOES.-Messrs. Beall, Manly, Todd, and Wag-
ncr-4.
On motion of Mr.. Wagner the vote by
which the resolution was defeated was recon-
sidered.
On motion of Mr.. Scott the subject was laid
on the table.
FROM THE COMMON COUNCIL.
Common Council joint resolution pro.
yidu" for joint meeting of the two bodies
on the 31st May to fill vacancies in the City
School Board was taken up and concurred in.
Joint resolution from the Common Coun.
Gil for the payment Of $2jG.jI to j. II.
Dowell superintendent of tire-aIarm and
police telegraph, was taken up and con-
CURED in.
Common Council Joint resolution for The
erection of a tiIcaurm box on corner OF Clay
and G,mcr streets was taken UP and con-
CURED in.
Joiut resolution from the Common Coun-
Gil tor permits to erect wooden buildings,
&c, was taken up and cOncurrcd in.
RBsoLUTIoNs, &C., INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. Tanner A resolution hereafter
| eNcmptiug from taxation the MasoDs' Hall
property, Oh Franklin street between
| Eighteenth and. Nineteenth streets, as the
Samc is used entirely for benevolent pur-
| poses, and no revenue Of any kind ever hay-
| ing been derived from the same, the taxes
having been regularly paid by the Masonic
fraternity for nearly century past. Re-
| ferred to the Finance Committee.
| by Mir. kelIam: A resolution asking the
committee to report upon resolution to
them referred as to the feasibility of inn
proving TWenty-fourth street from Marshall
to Venable street. Referred.
| BY MIR. kellam: \ joint resolution in
structing the City Engineer TO cause bridge
| to be built across Gilie's creek where it
crosses Williamsburg avenue. Referred.
| BY Mr.. Forester: A resolution calling
the attention of the Chief of Police TO the
violation of the city ordinance on the part OF
| tshmongers in selling fish on Sunday, etc.
Agreed TO.
On motion of Mr.. Scott the Board Of AL
dermen adjourned.
| NEARLY DRowHED.-Sunday evening son
of MIR. James Hamilton, while walking with
his father, stumbled and fell into the pump
house race. MIR. Hamilton Immediately
iumped in and seized the drowning boy and
kept him above water; but the high wall on
both sides Of the race prevented bis getting
ont. 50 that both father and son would have
perished had they not been rescued by Mr.
NJ. T. Phillips and Mr.. George Parsons, who
were, fortunately, passing rear by and gave
them speedy assistance.
PrRsosaL.-Rev. A. E. Dickinson, of this
citv, is in Philadelphia attending the annl'
veISary meetings Of the Baptlsts OF the
North. He preached twice on Sunday.
The Governor yesterday appointed j. B.