The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-25

HOARD OF ALDERMEN.


THE PRESIDENT ABSENT, AND MR.. BEALF
IN TIE CHAIR-NEARLY TWENTY-EIGH1
THOUSANDDOLLARsI IN STREET IMPROVE
MENTS COETEaIPLATED-REM OF
TAXEs-MoRE FRAMED BUILDINGS
CLAIMS PAID-BUsINEss FROM THE COM.
MON COUNCIL-SEABRoOK's WAREHOUSE
LEASED TO A. II. CHRISTIAN FOR THREE
TEARS-F1RST, FEDERAL, AND COUTTs
STREETS TO BE GRADED-A SEWER on
TwENTY-FIFru STREET TO BE BUILT
SPECIAL POLICEMAN APPOINTED FOH
SCHUETZEN PARK, &C., &C. <-tE-
The regular semi-monthly meeting OF the
Board OF Aldermen was held in the Council
chamber yesterday afternoon. Present al
rol-call: Messrs. Bass, .Bcail, Darlington
Forester, Kellam, Lipscomb, Manly, Scott
Smith, Tanner, Todd, Vandervall, Wagner,
and Williams. &
In the absence Of President Meredith the
body was called to order by Mr.. w. c. Car.
rington, and on his motion Mr.. Lloyd j
Beall was chosen president Of the Board pre-
tempore.
STREET COMMITTEES REPORT
Mr. Charles L. Todd, from the joint Com.
mittee on Streets, presented the following
joint resolutions appropriating from the
street fund the following sums for the i'm
provcments named-yiz.:
One thousand one hundred and eighty.
eight dollars to pave granite gutter on the
east side of Ninth street from Leigh to NJ
and to set granite curbing on both sides Of
Ninth street from Leigh street to the cul'
vert-stack.
Four hundred and seventy dollars to pave
granite cutters on both sides OF Leigh
street from Ninth to Tenth street, and to
place granite tagging on the east side OF
Ninth street and on the west side OF Tenth
street crossing Leigh street.
One thousand three hundred and eight
dollars to repave roadway of Seventh street
with new belt Of granite spalls in the cen.
tire of the streeD from Cary to the bridge
over the canal. ..-al ..
Four hundred and eighty-three dollars to
repave the stone paving in the roadway o1
Seventh street between Canal and Byrd.
One hundred and five dollars to grade and
gravel the roadway Of Byrd street between
Sixth and Seventh streets. -.
SiXty-seyen dollars to place granite flag.
ging across Cary street at Sixth. ....
Two thousand nine hundred and eleven
dollars to pave the Basin bank (north side,
with new granite spalls, extending from
Eighth to Eleventh street, and it is hereby
ordered that the owners of the property
| fronting on this street shall be assessed with
the cost to be assessed Ito be ascertained and
certified to by the City Engineer) of paving
six feet OF the space extending along the
entire front of their respective lots.
One thousand two hundred and tifty-twc
dollars to grade and fill Tenth street from
Clay to NJ.
Two hundred and thirty-eight dollars tc
place granite gutter and curb on the east
side of Twelfth street from Clay to the Nor.
mal-School building; also, to extend curl
and gutter on the north side Of Clay street
east OF Twelfth.
One thousand five hundred and sixty.
three dollars to pave the roadway of Ross
street from the termination OF cobble-stone
pavement to Mayo street.
! One hundred and forty-one dollars to re-
pave the cutters in front of the Exchange
Hotel and Ballard House.
Seyenty-fve dollars to repave the gutter
and correct drainage on the east line OF FIT
teenth between Main and Franklin streets
Six hundred and ten dollars from contin
gent fund.- to grade and pave the alley run
ming from Twelfth to Thirteenth betweel
Main and Cary streets, and charge to pro
performers. .-.
Eight hundred and tifty-fvc dollars to ex
tend brick walk across Darlington street a
its intersection with Seventeenth, and tt
pave crossing on west side OF Seventeenth
Two hundred and twenty-five dollars tx
pave granite gutter on LoWndes street iron
Seventeenth to Buchanan street.
Fifty-siX dollars to extend curbing OF
| north ci1a NJ Vnpoh hla ctroot to PupboDar
street. ..-a.. ... -..-
One thousand three hundred and five dol
lars to pave granite cutters on both sides o
Twenty-seventh street from Clay to Nelso1
streets.
Four hundred and fourteen dollars tt
pave granite cutters on both sides Of Twen
| ty-ninth street from Broad to Marshall.
One hundred and forty-one dollars te
pave granite gutter on Poplar street from
Elm to alleyway and across Poplar street.
Five hundred and eleven dollars to repay
roadway next to curbing-sixteen feet IL
width-on Wharf street, from Powhatal
steamboat wharf to sugar refinery.
Ninetv-seyen dollars and sixteen cent
from contingent fund.- to reimburse james
Kerse the cost Of laying granite curbing II
front.of his property, corner OF sixth an(
| Louisiana streets.
Thirty-fiYe dollars 10 Sraue ousuee sliee
from Cary to Canal.
Two hundred and forty-seyen dollars fol
granite curbing on west side OF Foushee be
tween Main and Cary.
One hundred and eighty-tnree doliars u
extend granite gutter on north side OF Cana
street, to connect with sewer at Aaalhs
street.
Three hundred and twelve dollars to pave
granite gutter on the east side OF Cntrci
street from Maiden lane to High street, ore
gon Hill.
Three hundred and forty-one dollars te
place granite tagging at the corners o.
Church street and Maiden lane, Beiyidere
and China streets, and at China and Fhe
streets; and the City Engineer is dlrecteo
to gravel walkways on Maiden lane from
Church street to Belyidere street and on
Church street between Belyidere and emma
with city hands and carts, and tn WIDEN
Maiden lane if 1t can be arranged with pro
perty-owners to give the necessary property
for the purpose, the city agreeing to move
fences at its cost.
Three thousand three hundred and sew
enty dollars to gutter and curb the western
line of Pine street from Main to Spring
street, and to place granite tagging at the
intersecting streets.
Two hundred and sixty-three dollars to
pave q granite gutter on the west side OF
Cherry street between Main and Cary.
One thousand four hundred and ninety
seven dollars to extend curbing and gutter
ON the south line Of Main street to the cor
ner of Linden street.
One thousand three hundred and forty