The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-19
LOCAL MATTERS.
THE COMMON COUNCIL.


THE COMMON COUNCIL.
X r u TAR Semi Monthly Meeting
Financial Arrangements Estimates
OF the Cost Of Improvement of Gill
lies Creek-A Protest against the
| Louisiana Usurpatiop, de. ,>>-s.-
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The regular semi-monthly meeting Of the
| Common Council took place yesterday eve
| ming. Present: General Bradley T. johnson,
president, and the following members {:
Messrs. Babcock, Bright. Carter, Christian,
Curtis Davis, English, Foster, Gilman. Hig-
gins, jenkins, johnson, Lauer, MetZgcr,
Newell, Oliver, Pulam, Purcell, Talbot,
| Tower.
FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS.
The following was presented from the
| Committee on Finance:
| The Committee on Finance beg leave to
report the following resolution, asking your
| adoption thereof:
| Resolced, That the Auditor of the city be,
and he is hereby, authorized and directed to
make the following transfers of the funds
now in the treasury-viZ.: To the credit OF
"grounds and buildings" 1900 from account
Of discount and interest,"; to the "poor
| of the city, $1,000 from "saIary account; !;
to the Howitzer armory," $50 from "co,-
| tingent fund.-; to "eXpenses Of Water
Works." 500 from expenses Of elections ~;
TO construction of gas-works" from sex
penses of Gas-Works," 81 200; to s'assess-
ment Of taxes" from the contingent fund.-"
S114.70; 10 "courts and juries" from the
contingent fund.-" $3.50.
In consequence of the exhaustion Of aD-
preparations for the year 1874 the chairman
of this committee was requested by proper
suggestion to secure the payment of salaries
and pay-rollS maturing 1st February next,
and the provision Of such amount as may be
deficient on last annual appropriation for
interest on bonded debt Of the city. For
this purpose the following resolution is
offered with the hope that it may meet your
|approbation:
Resolced, That such sums as may be neces-
sary be and the same are hereby authorized
and directed to be paid by the Auditor on
account OF pay-rollS and salaries to 1st day
of February, 1875, and such amounts as may
be necessary to meet the payment Of interest
on bouded debt Of the city to lst January,
1875, the same to be charged to appropria-
tionS for those objects for the year 1875.
The report was adopted.
| THE GAS.woRKs.
Mr. Higgins, from the Committee on
Light, presented report stating that con-
tracts had been awai ded for roofing and gut
tering the retort.house to Messrs. West d
Branch. The committee have directed that
a gas-lamp be placed at the corner of Twen.
ty.siXth and NJ streets. Bills for coal and
other supplies furnished during the past
month, amounting to SG,29669, were ap.
proved and ordered to be paid by the com.
mittee.
| PERMITS FOR WOODEN BUILDINGS.
Mr.. Talbot, from the Committee on Fire
Department, reported, recommending that
permits be given for the erection of wooden
buildings, as follows Redman Evans, cor
ner of Darlington and Seventeenth streets
Edward Cannon, No. 20I6 Dock street Her.
man Derbeck, Tenth street between Byrd
and Arch John g. Noulde, south side Of
Byrd street between Ninth and Tenth; II.
MetZger, TWepty-siXth street between Mar
shall and Clay; Ell. w. Tyler, Williamsburg
avenue few hundred yards below Kings
Mill; John Cronin, Fourth and Bates streets !;
w. f. Hord, Pleasant street between Mosby
and Picket streets; Thomas johnson, cor
ner Of Fourteenth and Leigh streets; James
! H. Washington, corner of Thirteth and n
streets; Robert Patterson, Thirtieth street
between o and n streets; John T. Bell,
Thirtieth street between D and P streets !;
Richard Thompson, between Thirtieth and
Thlrty.hrst streets; James Mackln, Preston
and Seventh streets; Jordon Gibbs, corner of
Thirtieth and n streets; Mrs. L. B. Stith,
) Twenty-ninth bsween Clay and Leigh
streets.
The report was adopted, and ordered to be
communicated to the Board of Aldermen.
!. PROTECTION FOR STATE COURTHOUSE.
A report from the Committee on the Fire
Department giving as their opinion that it is
not necessary TO take any action in regard to
the removal Of the stable sheds next to the
State courthouse, rs the stables will not en-.
danger the court house in case of fire, was
reconmitted on motion of Mr.. Christian.
On his further motion the committee were
instructed to ascertain what measures are ne
cessary TO be taken to cause the removal of
the buildings in question.
FIRE-ALARA TELEGRAPH. ..
Mr.. T. Wiley Davis, from the Committee
on FIre-Alarm Telegraph, reported that they
had approved the payment of bills amount
ing to $1,000. Adopted and sent to Board.
IMPROVEMENT OF sHoCKoE CREEK.
i In response to resolution heretofore
adopted the City Engineer submitted Seye-
raj estimates Of the cost of effectlDg the i'm
! provement Of Shockoe creek. He says /:
zone line for this improvement would be
to commence at the arch south side of Broad
street and departing slightly from the pre-
sent bed of the creek to run in almost di-
rect line to where the creek now turns near
Franklin street, and thence crossing under
Franklin street to be continued until it in
tersecks the side walls Of the present chan
mel at Walnut alley. Length, 1000 feet !;
cost, SS4,313.
"a second line would be to commence at
Broad street, and with less direct route to
follow the bed of the creek to where it now
turns near Franklin street, and crossing
under the street to intersect the present arch
on the south side Of the street. Length,
$50 feet; cost, $40, ,1S4.
| "a third line would be to commence at
Broad street, and leaving the bed of the
creek, to cross Sixteenth and Grace streets
as proposed, and Union street diagonally, TO
q point where the creek now makes its Sec
ond turn at Union street. Length, 730
feet; cost. S45, ,723."
The report Of the Engineer was ordered
to be referred to special committee, which
the President appointed, as follows: ~Messrs.
Tower, Talbot, and T. Wiley Davis.
FROM THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The following were communicated from
the Board Of Aldermen:
A resolution for payment of certain
claims amounting to $2Sl.42. Agreed to.