The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-10-17

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. TO BUY
H0SE-RETRENCHnsE NEEDED-pAvlNG
oFsDEwALKs sToPpED-REDuCTIoN OF
ELECTION EXPESsEs-REGIsTRARs TO
HAVE ONLY ONE CLERK HEREAFTER
ORDINANCES PAsSED-CLAIAIs- M
PRoyEsIENT--THE, STATE FAIR-HEGE-
MENTAL ARMoRY TO DE RENTED.
The regular semi-monthly meeting Of the
Common Council was held Yesterday after
| noon in the Council ber-president
Joseph r. Anderson in the chair. Present
/ at rOll-call :. sMeSSrs. ,Babcock, Christian,
Curtis. Davis, Elicit, English, Foster, Greg.
| ory, Guy, Hardgroye, Haxall,, HAYES; Hig-
gins. Johnson, King, Lauer, Manson, Metz
ger, Oliver, Straus, Talbot, Taylor: Whit
| fock, w ingfield, and Wood q j.
Mr.. Davis explained that Mr., Daniel was
| compelled to be absent from the city.
| 9qs STREET AND SEWER IMPROVEMENTS.
: Mr.. Elicit, from the Committee on Streets
Generally, presented d joint resolution ap-
| propriating $1,448 from the sewer fund to
extend the city sewer on Leigh street from
| Adams street to Brook avenue. Agreed to-.
He also presented Joint resolutions from
the same committee apnropriating the fol-
| lowing sums from the, street. fund for the
| improvements named $50 to,place granite
| tagging across Leigh street at Judah street;
$50 to relay granite gutter on west line OF
Third street from Marshall street to an alley
halfway between Marshall and Clay streets !;
$3.50 to paint the bridges across Bacon's
Quarter branch on the line OF Second street
and on the line Of St. James street; also
across HaXalPs, canal at the foot OF Ninth
street; S507.10 to repave the roadway Of
Fourteenth street between the bridge and
Richmond and Danyille railroad. The re-
solutions were agreed to.
RELIEF OF THE POOR.
Mr.. Straus, from the Committee for the
Relief Of the Poor, reported that the COM
mittec had considered the communication
referred to them by the Common Council
from Mr.. George f. Norton, asking that his
store be selected as one of the dep0ts for
dispensing medicine to, the poor Of the city,
and have come to the conclusion that it is
unwise to make any change in the present
dep0ts. .']5
The report was received. 80. g.
FINANCE MATTERS. sy..,.,...
MIR. Straus, from the Committee on
Finance, presented a"joint resolution re-
iecting the petition of Pulliam, Dooley, g.
Scott. for refund Of S120.9s paid for paving
sidewalk on Cary between Jefferson and
Bclvidere streets; also, petition OF Thomas
C. Jones, asking exemption from license
tax Of 800 as agent OF the receiver of
Glover Hill Railroad Company. Agreed to.
The committee also presented joint
resolution transferring $4,000 from dis
count and interest account; and $1,000
from account of stationery and printing to
the credit of Fire Department for the pur-
Lob of fnr ha DpnQrfmpnf
Agreed to. ...-........a .-,s.,..
Your committee beg leave to refer to the
report of the Auditor showing the condi-
tion OF the contingent fund.-; also de-
mands from various sources for additional
appropriations. These matters compel your
committee to request that you will give
them your earnest consideration. Since the
commencement of the present fiscal year
the demands not anticipated aggregate
So, 5,4S4.73, OF which S15,67S.39 has been
I and is proposed to be provided for, leaving
50, ,s05.84 called for, which this committee
are not prepared to suggest provision for.
The contingent fund statement shows
transfers and proposed transfers to sundry
accounts amounting to 5000, which, with
the supposed demands on that account OF
1886, will create q deficiency OF S1,6S1.04,
for which it will be necessary to provide;
tanning itself, your committee beg leave to
offer the following go .t&l. !,
ResOlped 1.-THE Board Of Aldermen con-
curring), That in consequence Of demands
for appropriations not anticipated, the City
Engineer be and he is hereby directed to
discontinue the paving of sidewalks, the
cost of which is chargeable to the contln-
gent fund, until further instructed by the
Council. g..g.,.. lt5s ...,,s.,- y. .e.s.n
Mr.. Elicit moved to lay the last resolution
on the table. Lost.
The resolution was then agreed to.
.-. WATER.
Mr.. DAVIS said that the Committee on Wa
ter had hoped to report by this time, but
found themselves unable to do so. They
hoped to report at the next meeting.
FRAMED BUILDINGS.
Mr.. King, chairman of the Joint Com
mittee on the Fire Department, presented
joint resolution giving permission to the
following persons to erect framed buildings
i'm the city-viz.: Georgia Brown, covered
way from house to kitchen, No. II Locust
alley: George SchGn, stable southwest cor
ner Main and Linden streets; Thornton
Wyatt, addition to No. Ills, corner Coutts
and St. James streets; Edmund Griffin,
kitchen on Carrington street between Duval
anu ECScutCcIllu stIcCtS, Us w. hcup,
dwelling corner St. James and Charity
streets; George w. Smither, addition to
dwelling No. S08 west Cary street; Mrs.
Cora A. Jones, dwelling, &C., Pine street
between Beverley and Albemarle; Gary Il
Foster, shed on alley between Marshall and
Clay and First and Adams streets; Charles
T.. Davis, dwelling, &C., on Eighth street
between Clay and Leigh streets; Pierce g.
Wingfeld, store-room at No. 301 west Cary
street. Agreed to-.
The committee also presented resolu-
tion rejecting the petitions OF Joel B. Wat
kins for stable, &C., at No. 213 Grace street,
and James Signaigo, for: addition to NO.
1909 Franklin street. Agreed to-.
ELECTIONS.
Mr.. Oliver, from the Committee on Elec-
tions, presented report looking to the re-
duction OF election expenses. The report
states that there is no authority for clerks TO
registrar; and proposes to dispense with the
services of one clerk, and employ only one
for four days for registration. The report
also makes sundry recommendations looking
to the reduction OF election expenses.
Mr.. Christian, in this connection, pre-
sented the following resolution
Resolved by the Council Of the city OF
Richmond 1.-THE Board OF Aldermen concur
rinel, That the report of, the Committee on
Elections, dated October 16, 1875, be and
the same is hereby adopted; and that the
Committee conform to the recommen dations
therein contained at the November election.