The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-07
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Taylor, Vandervall, Whitlock, and Wood.
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The Mayor presented to the Council,
through the Sergeant-at-Arms, acommunica-
tion vetoing the resolution OF the Common
Council providing for the payment OF
S216.17 to the late City Collector for coun-
terfeit notes taken in collection OF taxes,
DC, &c.
On motion of Mr.. Christian the veto was
laid on the table until the next meeting.
STREETS GENERALLY.
Mr.. Curtis, from the Committee on Streets
Generally, presented a resolution rejecting
the petition Of Charles E. Whitlock for
grading an alley between Broad and Grace
streets, because in the opinion of the City
Attorney, unless the alley has been open to
the public and used by it as an alley for five
years, the city has no authority to make the
Improvement asked for.
On motion OF Mr.. Christian the resolu-
tion was laid on the table.
The committee also presented a joint reso.
luton granting permission to John X. Chill
drey to build an addition to his factory,
corner of Twenty-siXth and Main streets,
upon the same line occupied by the present
building, which is an encroachment upon
Main street of two feet and three tenths.
Agreed to.
The committee also presented resolution
permitting the authorities OF the First
English Lutheran church," about to be
erected on Seventh street between Broad
and Grace, to project with the portico and
step Of the church two feet on the sidewalk
on Seventh street. Agreed to. j..
| Also, resolution rejecting the petitions OF
Mrs. Bridget Hickey for compensation fol-
damages to her property by grading Leigh
street at corner of Hancock, and OF NJ. e.
Gentry and others for relief from connect:
ing with city culvert. Agreed to.
| THE wATER-woRKs.
Mr.. Charles T. Davis, from the Committee
on Water, presented report, accompanied
| by report OF experts, as to condition OF
the pump-house, capacity Of the pumps,
&c. The committee say they have never
shared the fears of the Superintendent, but
believed in his ability to suggest remedies
for the defective parts OF the machinery.
| Upon these points the committee have the
opinions of the mechanical experts who
were engaged to examine the work that the
pumps have never been worked to tull ca
pacity, and showed by actual-trial that there
was no difficulty in doing SO; that better
management is needed at the works; and
that in their opinion, as well as that OF the
mechanical engineer (Mr. E. Geylin) who
designed the new pumps, there seemed to
be either neglect or want OF knowledge to
cause the chest and valve-seats to break. 1t
also appears that strict adherence to the
| specifications and tests We're not eXacted.
Such remedies as have been suggested it
| is the intention Of the committee to apply
at once with the view of putting the ma
chinery in thorough order. To ascertain
positively the consumption and pumping
capacity Of the works, the City Engineer was
requested to make such gauglngs and mea-
surements as would settle this point.
From this report we find the total mum.
Der gallons daily delivery into the old
reservoir.
New reservoir.
Total in twcnty-four hours. rs.............7,557,943
Consumption.
From new
Total in twenty-sour hours :. ,922
Excess of delivery over consumption (3l 700 oa,
per cent ,02l
The committee see no occasion for alarm.
and believe the works ample for the pre-
sent consumption, but approaching the i'm
portance OF looking ahead to meet the in
creasinc consumption, which in short
while will equal the capacity Of the pumps,
they recommend that surveys and plans be
undertaken at once, SO that this question
NAV be ,maturely considered before COM
mencing expensive additions to the pump
ing machinery.
The committee also presented report Of
the Superintendent in response to resolu-
luton.
On motion of Mr.. Curtis, the report was
| laid on the table until the next meeting, and
ordered to be printed.
81. PERMITS TO BUILD WOODEN HOUSES.
Mr.. King, from the Joint Committee ON
| the Fire Department, presented resolu-
tion giving permission to the folloing per-
sons to erect framed buildings in the city !:
Mrs. c. Matthews, stable corner Leigh and
Third streets; James Patterson, shed in
rear of blacksmith-shop on Fifth street
between Marshall and Clay streets Louis
Brown, stable at No. SIG Marshall street; !;
q. f. Perkinson, shed on Pleasant street,
Union Hill; Maurice Griffin, shed on preml-
ses corner Second and Duyal.streets; John
W. Clark, dwelling on Reservoir street
between Taylor and Chafin streets; o. Il.
Phillips, dwelling on Pine street between
Beverly and Albemarle streets; W.. H..
Stith, shed on Laurel street, river blum;
w, f. Fletcher, addition to dwelling ON
Short street between Main and Cary streets; !;
John Miller. dwelling on China lane be-
tween Church and Belvidere streets Mar
earet McMahon, kitchen corner Fourth ana
denny streets; Pleasant Dunnington,
dwelling on Williamsburg avenue between
Poplar and Rockets streets; John A.
Tyree. addition to coal house on Brook ave-
me between Clay and Leigh streets; Rev.
Fl. Melville Jackson, stable at NO: ozo "esC
Cary street; James Childress, addition 10
dwelling No. 523 Henry street, also WOOD
and coal-house; William Broaddus, coal
house, Ninth street next to Hams Halls
Elihu Smith, shed corner Broad and Maai
son streets; A. L.. Phillips and others, trus-
tees. church on Beach street between MAIN
and Floyd streets; A. Salari, dwelling,
Washington street between Seventeenth ana
Eighteenth streets; w. G. Thomas, addltlon
to residence corner Grace and Madison
streets: Catharine Coutts, addition to her
house on Baker street near st: Feters' )
r. b. Franklin. dwelling on Washington
street; Mrs. F.J. Yager, addition TO mouse
on alley between Belyidere and Pine streets; {;
w. j. Norell, stable on Third street pc
tween Baker and Preston streets. Agreed
to. ssta
The committee also presented resolution
rejecting the petitions OF George T.fDoug-
lass, for blacksmith-shop on Venabiet street
between Twentieth and Twenty-frst, and
OF John r.. Cooke, for shelter or stable on
rear OF lot No. 219 Main street.
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