The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-22
PETERSBURG.

vrrr1SG-RErUSkL TO ADOPT A TAX
,.uI--THAT WORK LEFT FOR THE M"
rr,,.SC11-A APPOINTMENT OF SCHOOL, THUS
.rps-AppREsS BY MAYOR KEhsEf--sSN-
-rx,,rD TO THE pENiTENTIARY-ARR FOR
BrRGLARf, &C.
r(.r,,s,,,depce of the Richmond Dspatch.1 !
JUNE u, 1876.
,,n Cannon Council last night, by Il vote
=, - 4, declined to adopt tax ordi-
W fnr 1876. Such an ordinance had
, h'a, ,,,,narcd and submitted by the Finance
,,mn,ittrc. In which the rate OF taxation
WINS f;ycd At two per cent. on real and Jfer-
,nn,i estate. Rnt the following resolution,
o,snrcd rs a substitute, was adopted: 1919
pss,,!,,ed, That such has been the uupre-
cs1rnted and commendahlc spirit shown by
che Couucil-elcct to reduce expenditures
,hat II is variously estimated they will save
IA n,a; therefore ii is the sense of this
council that S1.75 per hundred is too high
= !ax. and we. decline TO fix the rate of tax
aijnn. 50 that our successors may not be
embarrassed in making the reduction.
There was broad smile on the faces Of
MANY in the Councilroom, and winks were
exchanged. when this resolution was pre-
srnted. The two Councils are somewhat
antaConized. The present body is charged
with being extravaganza. The new body is
running heavy on rctrenchmcnt, and will
rcy,cal many OF the acts Of the former and
reduce the expenditures OF the several de-
partmcnts. II was because Of the reports of
such great Tetrenchment that the Council
refused to pass a taX-law, and left that buSi-
ness to their successors. -.
Vacancies in the School Board of this city
were last night filed blythe Council for q
term OF three years by the election OF
Mes>rs. j. T. Young, John w. Goodwin.
Lewis l.. Marks, and William Z. Hinton.
Hon. A. NJ. keiley, Of Richmond. has con-
scented to deliver an address at the Academy
Of Music on Friday night, on the occasion OF
the commencement exercises OF st. Paui's
Female School. Kessnich's band have also
been engaged for the evening T. n.s.-i
Colonel William E. Hinton, one OF the
delegates from this district, leaves tonight
for st. Louis. ..- --;- -
Two large excursion parties leave this
city tomorrow moruing-one for Norfolk
and Old Point, under the auspices of the
Markct-Strect Methodist Episcopal church,
and one for Dutch Gap and Curtis Neck, un-
der the auspices of the Byrne-Strect Baptist
church. %.
Alexander Johnson (ncgrol has been con-
>cted i'll the County Court OF Dinwiddie OF
a>ssulting his employer, MIR. Waddell, with
intent to Kill, and sentenced to two years in
the penitentiary.
The expenses Of the street department of
this city for the past two years have been
S311.2ul. There are fifty-four miles OF streets
aud alleys, forty-hVe miles OF which are un-
improved.
Peter Keller, German, was arrested and
lodged in Jail this morning for entering the
room OF Carl \. Weiss last night, and steal
ing his watch and so in money. The pro.
rtrty was recovered. :
William Starke. the last OF the Pocahontas
rioters. to-day paid his fine OF $40 and gave
bond in $500 to keep the peace. and was re-
leased from Jail. .~.. .....rl
Mr.. lido Ramsdells condition to-day is
unchanged. He is easy and comfortable
The ball has not yet been cut out, the ply
Slclans ieeming it unsafe to do so as yet.
The Cockadc City will be raised to-mor-
row. Preparations have been going on all
day with that view. ROBIN ADAlR.