The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-06-08

| sou, Ol Clay NarQ, In tne cnalF.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr.. Curtis, from the Committee on Streets
| reported joint resolutions appro priatiug th
following sums from the street fund for Ger
tain mprovemeEts-viz /: Sl36 to place ston,
| Tagging upon both sides OF Grace street a
] the intersection Of Belyidere $3.50 to pave.
| granite gutter on the north side Of Frauklir
| from Twenty-eghth to Twenty-ninth street
and also On Twenty-ninth from Franklin t
Main street; SlG3 to pave granite gutter or
south side of Leigh street from Twenty-sixtf
TO Twenty-seventh street; $464 to place one
granite tagging across Marshall street at the
| intersection OF each cross-street from Henry
to Hancock; 1914 to place one granite flag
| ging across Cary street at the intersection ol
| Bdvidere, Pine, Laurel, and Cherry streets
$500 to continue the grading and improve
ment On st. James street from Jackson to
| Bacon street. The committee also present
resolutions as follows: Granting permission
to Mrs. r. Campodonico to construct On area
for basement 10 her new building at the
northwest corner of Main and TWenty-ffth
streets directing the City Engineer 10 cause
| the necessary repairs TO be made to the gut.
| ter in the centre of the alley extending from
! Tweuty-third TO TWen'y-fourth street, be.
tween Main and franklin, and charge cost to
| the property owners in said alley. Rejecting
| the following petitions: Isaac Davenport, Jr.,
! and others, for permission to extend the caves
| of the roof of their new tob icco warehouse
over the sidewalk on Fifteenth street; Il. w.
Tyler, for Improvements near Gilie's creek
between Rockets street and Williamsburg
avenue; Franklin Stearns and others. for inn
provement of Wharf street from Louisiana to
Orleans street; Mrs. SUSAN Reed, for repairs
to her fence upon her premises on Broad
street between Twenty-eighth and Twenty.
ninth, damaged by grading Broad street; j.
w. Hughes, for grading and gutter and side
walk on the south side OF NJ street from
Twenty-ninth to Thrtieth street; F. A.
Bowers and others, to open M street from
Twenty third to Twenty-frst street, and
Twenty-frst street from N to Broad street.
The committee state that the work OF
grading Thrtieth has been partially done,
but that it is inexpedient to carry out the
improvement further at this time.
The resolution referred to the committee
as to grading Twenty-eigbth street from
eXpedient at this time.
The resolutions were all agreed to-, and
the report adopted as whole.
RELIEF OF THE POOR.
Mr.. Straus, from the Committee for the Re-
lict Of the Poor, submitted the usual monthly
report of the committee, showing the mum.
bcr of inmates received, discharge d, and died
at the almshouse during May ; also quantity
of meal, number of coifinS and burlals
furnished, DC.
The committee also reported that desirous
Of rendering medical aid to all lDdlgent per-
sons, resident and strangers, who may be
taken suddenly sick or injured upon the
streets of the city, they have established at
the almshorse an accident ambulance. The
mode OF summoning this assistance has been
fully explained. Since the 2t:h of March,
when the plan was inaugurated, fifteen per-
sons have been relieved in this way. WDlte
males, s; white females, l ; colored males, !;
coIored females, 8.
The committee return thanks to Messrs.
Hates and Pay nter for placing ambulance sig
nails to their boxes, &c.
In this connection, Mr.. A. G. Babcock pre-
scuted communication from the superIn-
teudent of the almShouse, stating that as the
almshouse is closed at night, the small signal
bell in the police telegraph instrument can
not be heard when the Office is closed. and
recommending that an alarm bell be put IN
the almShonse.
On motion Of Mr.. Babcock, the communl-
cation was referred to the COMMITTEE on
Fire. Alarm and Telegraph.
The report Of the committee was adopted.
FINANCIAL.
Mr.. Straus, from the joint Commlttee on
Finance, reported joint resolutions reJectinS
the petitions OF Mrs. NJ. j. Gwatkin, asking
abatement of S42.73 t,X.penalty on delin-
n 1879 n rpal pSfntp. ". A
Lacy, in behalf of NJ. NJ. Lacy's estate, ask
ing reduction of assessment; w. Il. d'Elmar,
askiu. exemption from his licensc-taX OF $50
as labor agent.
Refuuding 800 to I. d. Hill, trustee of L..
T. Stevenson, amount of taX-bill OF 1870,
twice Dlid refundns S14 63 to William
Sln,on for improper assessment on account
of tagging adjacent to his lot on Twenty
seventh between Broad and Marshall streets !;
refunuug to Ann S. Rutherford SIS taxes
OF 1873 and 1874 on II 1912 feet OF ground
on Broad street, which taxes were PAID by
her and w. r. Aylett.
In the matter Of the proposed enlarge
ment of the city Jail the committee say:
Seeing that the present assessment Of real
estate provides an annual tax OF only S461, =
30, and that the present charge for the sink.
ing fund and interest already amounts an
nualy to about 1880, 900, to which the new
issues of bonds for the reservoir, &C., will
add about $2l 900. the Committee on Finance
would deprecate the issue Of bonds for tue
purpose OF enlarging the city Jail, especially
in view of the present near approach TO the
limit to each issue prescribed By the charter.
AS substitute for this proposition, they
would recommend and urge the adoption OF
| the following:
Resolyed, That for tie purposes herein
after mentioned the Committee on Grounds
and Buildings be, and they are hereby, au'
tborized to make sale, subject to the ap.
proyal and satisfaction OF the council, OF
that parcel of land known as Clarke Spring
property with the privilege OF using the
same as a burying ground, from the proceeds
of which sale shall be devoted and set apart
by the Auditor first, $4,000 for the erection
of smallpox hospital in such suitable loca'
| tion as may be selected by the Commlttee on
| Health and the said Committee on Grounds
and Buildings second, $4,000 for the en-
lorcement and improvement OF the city jail
| in accordance with the report and estimates
| submitted by the Committee on Grounas
! and Buildings on the 17th OF May last anu
| ,nird, the balance ofsuch proceeds OF sale TO
he placed to the credit of the sinking iund.
The building of new Jail, at proOaD'e
| eypepse of 500, 900, seems to the commitlee
| to be at present out of the question:
The committee also submit the lolloWlns
report of the total value OF real estate ano
personal property, and assessed taxes tnefe
on. in the six wards Of the city Tor 1870:
WARDS raIrrgTY. wahgI pY POLLS. ASSESSED.
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