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

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the month of January, 1876, &c. Admitted
during January: White, 75; colored, &c
total. 1Ol. Discharged White, GO; colored,
12-.o,al. -. Died : White, 2; colored,
7l-.o,al. IS. Remiining in the almshouse
January 3lst, 253 remaining in the alns-
house January 81, 1875, 244 increase, 3.
Wood issued during November and De-
cember. 1879, and January, 1876, TAP cords -;
decrease us compared with last year, AZ
cords.
Coke issued during November and Decem-
her. 1875, and January, 1876, 700 bushels !;
increase AS compared with last year, $50
| bushels.
Meal issued during January, 1876, S33. Gag
| bushels increase as compared with last
year. % 2Tl bushels.
Coifias issued during January. 1876, 8;
| buriaIs furnished, 70.
| Assistance was rendered in 13 cases by the
city ambulance during the month-lO white
and ; colored.
| Amount received from overseers OF the
| Door of Henrico county for board of Inmates
| for quarter ending December 81, lo'o'
$3.50.
| Thereport was adopted.
! ANNUAL ArroETIoSMEST OF THE CITY FUNDS.
| Mr.. NJ. l.. StrauS, from the Committee on
Finance, presented the following; which was
| read by the clerk:
The Finance Committee beg leave to pre-.
| sent herewith their estimates Of receipts and
| schedule of appropriations for the current
| fiscal year.
| While unable to recommend in every in
stance the appropriations asked for by the
several committees Of the Council, this
committee has eudeavored to make
such an apportionment of the revenues
| as would distribute them with due regard
| to the claims Of all departments of the public
service. Regarding it as the will Of the Coun-
| Gil and the people that the rate OF taxation
| should not be Increased in these days OF busl-
ness distress, and believing it most unwIse to
create permanent debt for current expenses,
the committee had nVrecourse but this, and
| have no doubt the Council and the public
| will give it their approval.
| The estimated receipts from all sources are
| $500, ,529S9. and our report appor.lons S96O.-
257. 1t will he observed that our interest ac.
| counts increased about $4,000. This arises
| from the issue Of bonds ordered but not is
sued until 1875, and is permanent ACCESSION
| TO the annual expenditure.
| 1t is a subject OF congratulation to the COM
| mittee that, under circumstances of unusual
l SlTluGeUCf, LlcS uafE DCCu aDiS W tlahS ~
| satisfactory Il showing for the year just fin
| sbed. Only one note was issued to con.
| tractor for the city during the year, and that
| for but s1.500. and at six per cent. interest
| But S4,242 was paid for interest on Tempo
rary loans during the whole year to meet
claims against the city, and at the end OF the
wear they find an uneXpended balance of Sl3,'
| S6S to our credit TO help meet the claims oil
| 1876.
| No citizen can fail TO feel pride in these
| results, and 70 rejecting citizen can fail to
Justify and applaud the watchfuness on the
part of the Council which makes such re.
| suits possible. If that care was ever COM
| mendabe it is in an especial manner neces.
sary now. A period Of distress uneXam'
pied both for its length and its severity is
still upon the industry and enterprise of the
whole land, with little TO encourage the hope
OF early relief, and it behooves communities
as well rs individuals TO meet such distress
with its single efectual antidote-economy.
The committee most earnestly urges upon
the Council the rigid practice of this virtue.
Many things which individual members may
deem Of great value, aud which all would
desire to see accomplished, may have to he
postponed, but all that is essential is pro.
yided for; and if we contne ourselves, as
the committee propose, within our income,
we Shall maintain the high credit Of Rich
| mond without sacrificing any interest com
| mitted to our cure.
The committee respectfully ask the adop'
tion of the subjoiued resolution
| ReSolued (the Board OF Aldermen concur
| ripg) Ttat the Committee on Finance bt
and are hereby authorized and instructed tC
negotiate and receive temporary loans, from
hn /tn NJ n 4
may require, not exceeding In amount SlOO,
600, such loans to be liquidated out OF the
taxes OF 1876 as received.
An ordinance canCelling appropriations
for lS75-'I6, and making appropriations fo1
1S16-'77.
Be 1t ordained by the Council Of the city oJ
| Richmond, l. That all uneXpended appro.
priationS as we'll as all balances in excess oil
appro prations standing on the books of the
| Auditor ut the end OF the past fiscal year,
31st Of January, 1S7G, except the following
| Male Orphan Asylum, $3.50; Friends Co.
lored Asylum, $3.50; Female Humane Asso.
| citation, $500; 81. Paul's Church Home,
| 1925; First Virginia Regiment, s66669
| pay of judges, SS3S3; new reservoir,
$l50.22; city Jail, $lO5.3D-shall be consider
| ed cancelled, and the Auditor is hereby EN-.
powered and directed to balance his books
accordingly.
3. That there be appropriated from the
funds and resources Of the city for the fiscal
year ending January 81, 1877, the following
sums, and for the purposes hereln mentioned,
and that the said sums shall not be increased
or added to except by vote OF two thirds OF
the whole Council in favor Of such increase
or addition, said vote to be taken by ayes and
noes:
Interest on bonded debt July, 1876, and
January, 1877. S295, .4G; interes: on tem-
porary loanss$S, 600; one per cent. on S., AL =
045.47 to " Sinking Fund" for redemption,
&c, $44, 410. .45-total, $s47,621.9l.
Gas department, pay.rolls, SGT 600; con-
struction of gas-works, $4,000; expenses
of gas-works, $4,000; coal Tor gas-works,
S42, 600; water department, pay-rolls. S2l,.
S5Or expenses of water-works, 10000;
construction of water works, SIS, 900; en-
gineers department., pay.rols, 81 SGD !;
streets generally, 100000; paying sidewalks,
S3, 900; h,nds and carts, pay-rolls, S2l,00O;
bands and carts, 5000; roller and crusher.
IS 900; sewer-conuect!ohs, 81 900; bridge
of Gillie's creek. S3, ,5005 grounds and build.
pgs, pay-rolls, Sl,170; grounds and build
ings. $1,000; cbain-gang, pay-rols, 1850
cilain-gaDg, sl50; city altnsbouse. pay-rolls,
S6, 800; city slmsbouse, $25 000; poor of
city, $4,000; city hospital $1,000;
Shockoe HUI cemetery, psy.rolls, 81 800;
Shockoe Hill cemetery, Sl005 Oak.
wood cemetery, pay-rolls, Sl,SO0s Oak.
wood cemetery, $3.50; Board of Health,
Sc 600; James R@er improvement, .pay-rolis,
50 400; james River improvement, $4,000;
fire department, payrols, $4,000; fire de.