The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-08

$3.50: Friends C0l0reQ Orppan Asylum,
81 900; Richmond Male Orphan Asylum,
81 900; st. Joseph's Orphan Asylum, 81 600;
Female Humane Association, $500; St.
Paups Church Home, $500; salaries Of offi.
| GERS, s24 000-total, S960,257.
Provided, That the quarterly payment OF
the foregoing appropriations of $1,000 each
| to the Friends Colored Orphan Asylum,
| the Richmond Male Orphan Asylum, and
| the st. Jeseph's Orphan Asylum, and OF
| $500 each TO the Female Humane Associa-
| ton and the St. Paul's Church Home, shall
| authorize the Committee on Relief Of the
Poor to place and keep in each of said
| asylums, without any additional charge to
the city, number of children not exceeding
| five, to be selected by said committee from
| such as may be from time to time admitted
at the City Almshouse; and in case Of the
refusal on the part OF any Of the aboye-men.
| TONED institutions to receive and keep any
child so selected the appropriation to such
| institution shall be withdrawn, and the pay
| ment thereof shall cease upon the order Of
said Committee on the Relief of the Poor,
addressed in writing to the Auditor OF the
| city.
Mr.. English moved to consider the report
and ordinance as whole t lat he didn't
| think it could be improved upon.
MIR. G. E. Whitlock moved, before consid-
erihg the finance report, to suspend the
regular order Of business in order to con-
| slider the resolution relative to the pay OF the
| Assistant City Engineer, laid on the table at
a previous meeting. The resolution re-
| ferred to fixes the pay OF the Assistant City
| Engineer at $500 per annum.]
Messrs. C.. e. Whitlock and Bargamn
| favored the increase.
| NJ D,roon o,pocod tho incroaca He
| thought it had always been understood that
this officer was to receive five dollars per day
| for every working day that since March last
be had been paid for Sundays as well as every
other day in the week. He thought that
quite as accomplished an officer could be en-
| pleyed at a smaller salary.
Mr.. G. f. Wht!ock said that be thought
the officer merited the increase Of pay; that
it was not such big pay after all for
| skilled officer.
| MeSsrs. 4. Fl. Whitlock and T. Wiley
| Davis also favored the increase.
The resolution was adopted on division
ayes, 16; noes, G..
The ordinance from the Fisance Commit
| tee was again taken up, aud the approprla-
| ton to salaries ih the Engineers Department
made $4,000, so as to provide for the increase
| in the salary.
The ordinance and joint resolution were
| adopted by the following vote:
AYEs.-Messrs. Bargamin, Garter, Christian, Cur
| It's, Davis of Madison, Davis of Marshall English,
| Foster, Gilman, Higgins, Johnson Of jackson,
| Klein. Lauer, Metzser, Newell Powers Puani'
Purcell, Struus, Tower, Whtlock OF jefferson, X.
| n. Whillock, WingGeld-23.
| NOES None.
The report was also received.
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS FOR 1876.
The report of the Auditor, upon which the
appropriation ordinance was based, gives the
| following estimate of receipts for 1876:
Tarps, Licenses, &c.-Real estate, $780,
49,, ,537, at S1.50, $454. .S52 95; personal, SILL
694 $40, at s1.50, .S175,41S 10; delinquent,
real and personal, $4,000; license taxes,
| 1876, So, 900; culvert taxes, So, ,O00-total,
S703,271; less collections delinquent and
Attachments, $4,000; leaving sG73,2I1.
| Miscellaneous. - Gas-receipts, 6O,000 ;
water-rents, $500; delinquent gas-bills,
sale of coke, &C., and meter connections,
| S10,500 First Market, $4,000; Second
Market, $1,000; Seabrook's warehouse,
1000 rent of city property, 700; Oakwood
terry, S4OO; hawkers and peddlers, sl25
shows and theatres, $3.50; dogs, 81, 100
bitches, $500; goats, $3.50; wagons, carts,
| auu uIdIs. SO,OOu udIhS ault ohbioSSS@.
1900; buggies, S65; fines and penalties,
$4,000 redeemed lots, taxes, 81, 800; paving
| sidewalks, s., 1000; sewer connections, $500
garbage, &C., $500; Henrico poor, $1,000
Henrlco county, rent, S400. Total, S946, ,661
| Cash balance from floating debt, Sl3, ,SGS.S0.
Total receipts, $500, ,529S9.
LIGHT.
| Mr.. Higgins, from the Committee on Light,
| presented the following joint resolution:
| Resolved (the Board of Aldermen con-
curring), That the Committee on Light be
directed to have the gas-main extended from
| Twenty.sixth and NJ streets to Twenty
seventh along Twenty-seyenth to centre OF
| Grace between n and D streets" Estimated
cost Of same about $270.
| Agreed to.
EXTENSION OF WATER PIPES.
| DIr. Bargamin, from the Committee on
| Water, submitted the following:
| ResoLved (the Board of Aldermen concur
rins), That S791 from the appropriation for
the construction account for water be made
for the extension of water-pipes on Pine and
Cary streets.
Agreed to.
/ FRAMED HOUSES.
Mr.. Bargami6, from the Committee on the
Fire Department, presented joint resolu-
tion giving permission to the following per-
sons to erect framed buildings: John
O'keeffa, dwelling, Clay street between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets; Robert
". johnson, kitchen, corner Twenty.ninth
and streets; E. II. King, shed, corner
Hancock and Clay streets; William II. Jen.
niups, stable, No. 119 east Laurel street; 3.
| Z, Garrett, kitchen, No. 3l9 Pine street.
| The committee also presented joint reso.
luton rejecting the petitions OF the following
persous: Samuel Clark, addition 10 dwelling
| 5lS Third street; A. W. Noting, one-story
| building in rear Of the drugstore next TO the
corner of Eighteenth and Main streets.
! Adopted.
CLAIMS AND SALARIES.
| Mr.. Puliam, from the Committee on
| Claims and Salaries, presented report Tor
| the p p,yment Of the claims OF sundry parties
! amounting to S2O4.8o.
| Agreed to.
ACCOUNTS AND PRINTING.
Mr.. Wingfeld. from the Committee on
Accounts and Printing, reported that the
contract for printing for the city for the tis-
| cal gear had been awarded to @. G. Baugh-
man; ruling, binding, and stitching, j. j..
English; and the contract for advertising to
Cowardin & Ellyson. The committee also pre-.
| sented resolution providing for the pay
| ment Of twenty dollars to Clemmitt IL Jones
for lithographing five hundred Sper cent.
bonds.
Adopted.
TIE COW ORDINANCE.
On motion Of Mr.. Higgins the ordinance