The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-15
LOCAL MATTERS.
TuE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

.roI.T NOTES ISSUED DURING THE fAsi
yy.K-WATgR-FlPEs AND FlRE'PLuEs
v,p curRCH HILL-THE APPROPRlA-
rtoS ORDINANCE AMENDED AND THEN
nFrEhTED-A DEAD-LOCK-NO PAY
yr>Ts FROM The AUDITORS OFFICE
vpAMED BUILDINGs-MR. PICkRELL
rIr,TEp To FILL THE CLAY-WARD
VACANCY IN THE BoARD-THE DAN
vurEAxD YORK RIVER CONNECTION.
A ,roctinr of the Board OF Aldermen was
bc,d in The Council Chamber yesterday
afternoon. Sir. John A. Meredith (prest-
1enu in the chair. Present at rolLcall:
4r..r.. Bass, Forester, kellam, Manly,
Sro,t. ,ungenburg, Tanner, Todd, Wander
vail, and Wiisms-l1.
FINANCE.
Mr.. scott, from the Finance Committee,
s.n, 70 The clerks desk and bad read letter
from Mr.. II. /. S,raus, chairman OF the FL
mans. Committee, stating that he had made
q mistake in the number Of notes issued to
Contractors by the city for supplies mentioned
IN the annual appropriation statement.
Mr.. Todd read list Of eight notes issued
by the city. being an increase OF seven over
the number reported by the committee.
Laid on the table.
WATER. PIPES AND FIRE.PLuGS.
Mr.. Scott, from the Committee on Water,
presented the following:
Resolved uhe Common Council concur.
ring. That the sum OF S4,075 from the ap-
propriation for the construction account for
water be made for the extension Of water
pipes with five fre-plHgs on Marshall and
Twenty. y.eighth street TO Leigh street, and
for the extension OF water.pipes with two
lire nlugs on Broad from Twenty eighth to
Tbirtieth streets.
Laid on the table.
GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS.
Mr.. Tanner, from the Committee on
Grounds and Buildings, presented joint re-
solutions for the payment OF seventy-hve
dollars per month TO the draughtsman for
the committee, and five dollars per month
TO their clerk.
Tie resolution relative to the payment of
seventy live dollars 10 draughtsman was laid
on the table. The other resolution was
agreed to.
WOODEN HOUSES.
MI. tbC SOLb VA
the Fire Department, presented JOINT reso
iulion giving permission to the following
persons to erect wooden houses-viZ., w. Q
CarrinSton, dwelling on Seventh street
Navy Hill; w. T. King, shed, Williamsburg
avenue near Gillie's creek c. T. Hill, dwell
ing, Pine street between Albemarle and
Spring streets; Edward Cannon, addition to
dwelling on Clay street between Twenty.
eighth and Twenty. .Einth streets; Thomas
L. Hundiey, dwelling on west Cary street.
Agreed 10.
The committee also presented resolution
rejecting petition of Montague, Gentry 4
Co. to erect shed corner of Cary and Sixth
streets, hear their tobacco.stemmery. Agreed
20.
RULES.
Mr. Tanner, from the Committee on Rules
presented an amendment to the rules so as tC
provide that call for the ayes and noes
should be sustained by three members
which was adopted. .a.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. Tanner: A resolution for fire.
alarm station at corner Of Third and Canal
streets.
BY same: A resolution for gas.lamp On
Byrd street between Third and Fourth
streets.
rAE APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE.
Common Council ordnance making ap.
preparations for is76-'77 was taken up and
read
hr. heslam moved that the ordinance be
tAid on the tsble. aud that there be special
meeting on Wednesday to consider The same.
Il was very grave matter to the cit Y which
was under consideration, and he ho ped the
motion would prevail.
Dir. Todd said be could i'll afford to come
10 two meetings week, and be hoped that
the motion would not prevail.
Mf Williams agreed with Mr.. kellam.
NJ forrester suggested that the Boar d
'ncT' Gy1 on Thursday instead Of Wednesday. ~
me mollon to lay the ordinance on the
''1,t was r'Jected-ayes, 6; noes, 6.
:. Nf. Todd then addressed himself in oppo-
Ion 10 The appropriation ordinance in the |
SGaaie IN which it came from the Common
H0Gac'I. lie claimed that the appropriation /
" ossodnt and interest (SS,000) was unne.
pp''Safy, pay and that the Finance Committee had |
Wa n"u very liberal in providing for themselves. |
slssH e s5so thought that the appropriation of
st'eV lor new engine was unnecessary, /
saa sa 1hat the president and members of this |
oo.y mad no knowledge OF this engine.housa,
~ w " mere 1t was 10 be located.
c ne Clerk read from the journal of the |
~ Tomhon Council resolution ipquiring into |
,ina tne s4pediency OF making such an appropria.
ai. Todd then requested the clerk to read |
w., on tne Journal OF the Board the action of}
'Na. A., oody In reference to the matter.
.rt tue Clerk could tnd no allusion to the |
D." WI. iodd, continuing his remarks, said he
in ~ "9,I u aware that there was no such action
thnn't sue tooard, and he believed that Mr.. Straus
Sosa. o1Sass That 1t wasn't even necessary for the
mai. mar. otancn 10 take action in regard to the
fec,Is IA, as nc no doubt thought himself per.
bipgsr auie ", 70 manage the affairs OF q city no
sset Ihan Richmond.
Drnn.. ~. Williams inquired whether It was
ha,ce ~ y. .a'iude to the chairman of the III
uce Wa Committee by name.
esn hereafter. : " oAS" ~ 80 la'iu as !
onne.!i ne !nen proceeded to address himself In |
Niation, "'"1so Va sae sppfo-
On . sa, Todd moved to strike out from interest
'p0saFs leans 5000, and insert 5000.