The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-13

.,v\N CuNNECTIOS-A PROPOSITION
>,>lrWIT TIE QUESTION OF SuBSCRIr-
-.,< To- THE Qualified VOTERS OF THE
..rN-A SPECIAL MEETING FOR FRIDAY
,-r-~r-vLp& TIE NMITTEE on
>~f,rrT>-rliE BOARD REFUSES TO RE-
-,,,.. gIlnCOLIECToR'S pAY-LAMpS FOR
- 1r!I\'S BURNING-GRoUND-PA OF
nrCF~. COMMISSIONERS, AND CLERKS
r.tIECT.uN. &C., &C.
rr,, REGULAR scmi-monIhly meeting Of the
.,1urd OF Aldermen was held III the lou,lcil
hg;aha- YESTERDAY afternoon, President
,'lD \. Meredith in the chair. Present
.-nll-cali: Mc>>rs. Bass, Bcall. kcilam,
f;.,romh. Manly. Pickrclh Scott, smith,
Tanner. Wagner. Williams. and Zimmcr-
DELINQUENT TAXPAYERS, &c.
Mr. Scott. from the Committee on
FINANCE. presented the following:
i..,a.rsd uhe Common Council concur
-.y.I. That the Auditor he, and he is hereby,
authorized and directed 10 allow tue City
,."..:or credit on the books Of the city for
-. sam II Sll,42G.Sl on account OF per-
,.,3 taxes Of 1875, and for the sum OF
~..>4>.In on account Of license taxes OF
-. making Il total Of s17.215.31 reported
a,Eagucnt by the Collector, in pursuance OF
MI ordinance concerning the collection Of
..N">.
The committee also presented joint reso-
t..iun- rciundinS to John Bowers seven dol
..r, crroneou>v assessed. &c. abating the
..A.hll Of Ealvillc Mann, in the sum OF
,-a25, erroneous assessment, &c.
Tie resolutions were agreed TO.
FRAMED BUILDINGS.
The Committee on the Fire Department
resented Z joint resolution giving pernls-
ion to the following persons TO erect
framed buildings in the city William Fur
sr.>an. dwelling and store corner st. Peter
.sG Duyal streets; John Cummings, shed
~. u. near Page street: John Laird, orna-
y.r,..i office on west Grace street; d. w.
WIZ. she'd corner Broad and Monroe
>,-r,..s: Jacob Jordan, dwelling two stories
.i.l IN Fifth street beyond Preston; Catha-
-:nn Couit> fccd-room on Baker street be-
.wcrn i. Peer street and Prcutis'S alley.
TIE ;,e.liol of John -. Winn, for shed,
H.. adjoining his stable, No. IL, corner
second and Carr streets, was rejected.
The resolution WIS agreed to.
-,s. CLIFTON FORGE RAILWAY CONNECTION.
Mr. Wagner stated that there were 4
number oi gentlemen present from the
c.alnlrr Of Commerce who desired to bring
h,.,iu.>> before the Board, and moved that
liz regular business Of the body be SuS-
,.ndrd in order that they might be heard.
Mr.. Thomas ". McCancc addressed the
body. .ad said ne represented committee
- citizens interested in the completion OF
-" Buchanan and Clifton Forge railroad,
-. 'i-,. nail 20, limit a
Question uf >ub>crihin" to the stock or the
railroad 10 the voters OF Richmond.
The clerk read the petition. As follows:
The undersigned, voters Of the city OF
Richmond. respectfully petition the City
Council 10 submit to the qualified voters OF
the ritv 4 proposition that the said city sub
-r~ii" - the capital stock OF the Buchanan
and Clifton Forge Railway Company the
.un oi $l0O, 900. under the provisions OF an
act Of the General Assembly OF Virginia
approved March ~, 1876. and entitled : An
.rt 10 incorporate the Buchanan and Clifton
Forge Railway Company, and TO enable the
James River and kanawha Company to sub
scribe to the capital stock thereof ana
also that the said city exchange S3oO.O0O
oi the six per cent. bonds OF the city Tor
like amount OF the bonds OF the James
River and kanawha Company, TO be issued
under the provisions OF said act; PROVIDED
hat SlJu, 600 face value OF the bonds or the
Buchanan and Clifton Forge Railway Com
;uHv authorized to be issued under the sald
~: Shall hc deposited with said city AS col
lateral security for the payment OF prlnclpai
and interest OF the said 100000 OF the
mortgage bonds Of the James River and
kanawha Company; and provided, also,
that the proceeds Of said stock subscription
and Of said city bonds shall be paid to said
Buchanan and Clifton Forge Railway Com
pauy for the construction Of the railroad
authorized by said act as the same may be
required from time to time for said pur-
pose
Mr. McCance stated that the paper was
-i-nrd by about fifteen hundred citizens
and firms, and he regarded the subject As
on" oi the most important TO the city OF
Richmond.
Mr.. Fraklin Sterns next addressed the
Board very earnestly in advocacy OF the
-cheme, aud said that the money value to
Richmond OF tins enterprise could not be
estimated. Mr.. Stearns wound up his re-
mark, by saying that he had rather serve
the good people OF Richmond and the State
. Virginia, who hadtreated him so kindly,
Ian 10 be worth ten millions OF dollars,
and that il this scheme was carried out he
would be satisfied His heart and soul were
in il!
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Stesrns's re-
marks Mr.. Williams presented preamble
and ordinance providing for the submission
OF the question OF subscription to the quail
fed voters Of the city on the fourth Thurs
dag in July next.
MIR. A. l.. Elicit, from the same commit
zee. said he hoped it would be the pleasure
OF the Board TO submit the question to the
people. He was satisfied that nineteen
iwentlclhs Of the people were in favor OF
submitting the question.
Mr.. Williams moved that the ordinance
be referred to the Committee on Ordinances
with the request TO report at an adjourned
meeting to be held on Friday next.
Mr.. scott moved that it be referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Rejected.
Mr. Wiliams's motion was then adopted,
together with the motion for special meet
ing on Friday evening next at O'Clock.
STREETS GENERALLY.
SIR. Bass, from the Committee on Streets,
Presented Joint resolution granting per-
mission to Hugh Hagan to occupy two and
:. half feet OF the sidewalk on the eastern
line of Ninth street between Clay and Leigh
streets, to enable him to place steps Tor en-