The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-10-24

Ine regular eem1-m0nLnly meeClng OF the
Board, Of Aldermen was held in the Council
Chamber yesterday aftern oon-Pre resident
John a. Meredith in the chair. Present ut
roILcall: Msssrs. Beall Cannon, Gray,
Kellam, Lipscomb, Manly, PickreiL Scott,
spangenburg, Todd, Wagner, and VII
Ifains1 133. e ''si.,s. \; 80 4sisl3s.
THE REGIMEETAL ARH0RY VETOED BY THE
The sergeant-at-Arms presented to the.
Board a communication from the Mayor re-,
turning without his approval Q resolution.
passed by the Board October 8, 1876, author
fEing the renting OF an armory for the First.
Virginia regiment ct 5000 per annum. The
Mayor says the charter OF the city (section.
18) requires she vote to be by styeas and
nays" in such cases, and he has been of
iciaIy notified that in this instance the yeas
and; nays were not taken or recorded. ,sr
The resolution was unanimously passed,
notwithstanding the veto Of the Mayor, on
the ground that the resolution authorized
the cesamittee to rent, but didnotmake any
appropriation. ,s,.'t,.s ss,..,
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
MI. Todd, from the Committee on Streets
Generally, presented joint resolutions ap-
prepriating the following sums from the
street fund for the improvements named:
1897 to pave gfanite gutter on west line
Of Eighth street north of Leigh; S106 to
pave the entraRces to Seabrook's ware
house, and to grade squares between the
same with ciRaers. Also, S468 from she
sewer fund to construct street inlets st the
following points Two at the corner OF
Marshall and Adams streets; one at the
corner OF Seventh and Franklin streets; one
at the corner Of Seventeenth and Franklin
streets; one on Third street between Broad
and Grace Streets, and one at corner OF Sc
cond and Bacon streets.
The resolutions were agreed to.
FINANCE. -
Mr.. Scott, from the Committee on FL
nance, reported unanimously adhering to
their resolution already passed in relation
to the ate Collector.
The committee also presented Joint reso-
| lutions abating the tax-bills of Ann Me-
Couli and sisters in the sum pf $12.60, be-
| ing aa erroneous assessment OF O, culyert
tax; Wellington Goddin, trustee, &c,
$15.SS, being an excessive assessment OF
81, ,Gs5.50. Agreed to.
ALSO, o resolution transferring from the
contingent fund $1,000, from sewer con-
nection $500, from police contingent fund
$500, making a total Of $1,000, and place the
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Buildings. --s---- 49,.
9ar. Todd moved to strike out the words
"from sewer connections $780," because
the whole amount appropriated to that fund
would be needed. He also stated that this
was the first time he had ever known Q
transfer to be proposed b. the Finance
Committee without consulting the commit.
Etee from which it is proposed to take the
Eamount. BE thought it was discouEteous,
to say the least Of it.
| Mr. Cannon stated that no discourtesy
was intended, but that the Finance Commit
| tee thought that the money could be best
spared from the fund proposed. Il.
+ The clause was stricken out by the mem
bers of the committee present, and no for
NAL vote taken on Mr. Todd's motion.
The resolution as amended was then
| adopted.
Mr.. Scott, in connection with the finance
report, presented Joint resolution paying
S35.59 to John F. Regnault, late Collector,
for delinquent land tax collected, &c.
Mr Todd moved to amend the resolution
SO as to pay Mr.. Regnault FIVE per cent. In
stead Of one per cent. ~
After further discussion, Mr.. Todd with
drew his amendment, and the resolution
was passed.