The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-05-04
R.est,r from Petersburg.
rCorrc spondcnce OF the Richmond uispatch'i
j pErsssnURa, May 3. 1872
po1Sas OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

we're of sufficient Importance to be now re-
norted. as they give 10 official form astase-'
mcnt Of the financial situation. The FINANCE
Committee made its report with reference 10
tho scheme OF toXat'on for the ensuing year,
and made its recommendations as follows:
Tax on real estate. tGo per cent; on per-
sonal property, Including salaries and IN
come, over 81 900 and stock in savings banks,
g.. two per cent; polltax, fifty cents; on
every male person over t@eety.one years
and school tax. fifty cents more. The taxes
we're made collectable on the 10th OF May
and the 18Th of November, With discount
for prompt payment Of five per cent; ano
the collie ctor is required to pay over his COL
lections to the treasurer every day.
Accompanying the report was the follow
ing estimates and Recommendations for the
ensuing fiscal year. and the statement OF the
property, real and personal, in the city !:
Schools, recommendation $1,000; Streets
estimate Sl5 5000, recommendation Sl5,9o0;
unfinished work and street improvements,
estimate $1,000, recommendation SoOOO;
gas. estimate $4,000, recommendation Tl0,'
900; fire department. estimate $500, re-
commerdl,ion 1000; health, estimate
a.. 800. recommendation $500; BNand'ord
Cemetery, estimate $1,000. recommends
ton $4,000; public property, recommends
ton. 81 900; night-%atch, reconmenoatioo'
SIS 900; salary account. recomlneL oallon'
$40 600: poorhouse, recommendation, 50, 900;
courts. recommendation, $4,000; relief of the
moor. Recommendation, 81 500; election &C
count. recommendation, $1,000; printing,
recommended ion, 81 200; claims, recommeE-
da,ion. $4,000; interest, recommendation,
SOC, 500. Total. Sl90,50O.
Taxable Property Real estate, s5,620,.
900; personal property, S3,7SO,0O0 total,
20 400 900. Two per Ceutum tax on S9,400,-
200 elSS, 900 ; licenses, rents. markets, NC,
so, OO0-total, sos 900. Discounts, collect
Ing, delirqucnt-, &r., SIT 900. Total, $780,
500.
Captain Hinton opposed fixing the rate 81
Two per cent. and argued that the city eX
penses could be reduced in various ways In
| the amount Of 100000. This could be done
by reducing salaries and by aboishing the
! discount for prompt Payment, Sc. The
matter was postponed for action till an adj.
lourned meeting Of the Council to be held
! OBJ "Wednesday.
The report of the special committee on
gas concluded thus:
| "In the mean tire your committee ask toI
further time and power 10 the event OF being
unable to make satisfactory arrangements Tor
contracting for gas, and to be empowered
to contract for the building of city gas
works."
The report was adopted, al subsequently
a resolution offered by hr. Goodwin was
| passed, tuat no action tskeI at the present
| meeting OF the Council shUu he rtc)nsd.
cred except by two-tbirds otr. Not long
after. MI. White said he bal vo.ed for the
resolution under a misapr ehenslon, ana
| wished the vote reconsider' !, AS the adop-
ton Of the report autn0rIZ"u the committee
TO construct gas-woIks. M. Whites mo-
ton vas lost, however. and he Gas Gem
mittee is awa,ing the action OF the gas COM
papy on the offer communicate in this cor
responderce of Saturday.
4 resolution offered by Mr. Hinton, that
the salaries of city officers be reduced FIVE
per cent when less than 81 900 and ten per
cent. when over, was adopted.
FATAL ARRAY.
Mr.. Robert 4. Pelkias, lie an emplol6 Of
the Petersburg Railroad Company, died at
his home, on Lombard street this morning,
of injuries +, ccived 10 fight last night in
PocahontaS with John II. Kitchen. 1t seems
from the evidence brought out this afternoon
before a jury of inquest. that the par.
ties above named met at a house in
Pocahontas lac in the afternoon of Sun.
day, and a quarrel ensued between them,
which was followed up to fatal termination.
Several fights occurred between them, ana
finally they met about 8 o'clock asst night at
The house of one CathaTiIe George. Kitchen.
who was inSide with friend, received no.
tication that Perkins was outside, waiting
tor him. On goirg out, it is alleged he was
attacked BY Perkins, VINO bud drawn knife
10 bis hand, and 10y whom he claims 10 have
been cut in two or three places. Kitchen
then tore plank pail 6 from tie
fence aud dealt Perkins, blow over the head
which feIled him to the ground. Perkins
was shortly after taken 10 the station.house,
where be became inscu>ible by reason Of Ell
fusion of blood upon tic braiu. He was
taken home, where he fingered in coma
toSc state until d o'clock this morning. A
post-m0r:em examination dcye' oped the fac
That The bones of the head were cracked
from. ear TO ear. which resulted in an ctfu.
sion of blood on The brain, in quantity about
eight ounces. The jury rendered verdict.
that he came to his death by blow inflicted
by plank in the hands Of John K. Kitchen.
The deceased leaves wife and tour small
children.
Kitchen has been arrested and locked up
in Jail to await examination before the
Mnvor tomorrow morning. Two or three
other parties were arrested as accomplceS,
and blilcd tor their appearance.
There is much feeling among the friends
of the deceased, and eminent counsel will be
emplOyed on b0:h sides.
MARROW ESCAPE CT LADY AND CHILD.
The wife and Child Of Mr.. John Scaggs
narrowly escaped serious ii not fatal lnju.
ries Sunday afternoon.
Mr, Sc,aggs had started on short drive
with his family to ChcS ertield county, bu,
s,opped on the way III Me>srs. X. w. Collier
& CO.'S stables TO cAange his horses bride.
While the change Vas being made the horse
became frightened ADD dashed Off towards
the river. Mr.. ScragsS, WDo Wis staudng
al the horses beau az the time, endcarored
with all his might 10 stop the animal, but
after being dragged some distance was
thrown TO the ground and the carriage
drawn over his body. As The horse was ap'
pro4ching Pocahon,a, BRIDE Il cDlored man
threw himself 10 the way TO check him,
which caused the animal 10 wheel shortly
around and run iUto the del 0:-.ard OF the
Richmond and Petersburg sallroad. In
doing this the carriage WAS upset, dragged
some distance, and broken to pieces, Mrs.
Scfaggs and child being thrown out on the
ground. The lrdy was quite severely in
jured about the Lead ard body, but the Guild
Was only slightly hurt. Mr.. Scragss was
also bruised and injured by the wheels Of
the carriage.
SERIOUS DAMAGES BY TIE STORM.
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