The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-22

BY MIR. BABCoCK's Observation-Disclosures
MATTERS.
The Common Council held its regular
meeting yesterday afternoon. Present ut
roll-call: Messrs. Braselman, Curtis, Davis,
Elicit, English, Foster, Gregory, Guy, Hard
grove, HaXall, Hayes, Higgins, johnson,
King, Manson, Oliver, Starke, Straus. Tai
bott, Taylor, Timberlake, Yandervall, Whit
lock. and Wood.
The body was called to order by Mr.. N.
L. Straus, and on his motion, in the absence
of the President, Mr.. J. J. English was in
vited to preside.
A communication from President Ander.
son was read by the clerk announcing that
Mcssrs. Pulliam and Christian were unable
to be present, and asking that important
busin ess be postponed to another meeting.
FRAMED BUILDINGS.
Mr.. King, from the Committee on the
Fire Department, presented Joint resolll-
tion giving permission to the following per-
sons to erect framed buildings: Joseph
Nav, addition to his house on Thirtieth
street between n and y streets; Patrick
Woodson, kitchen on St. James between
Baker and Charity streets; Bernard Will
kamp, coal-house on Duval street near st.
Peter; w. j. Sumner, coal-house corner
Leigh and Fifteenth streets; John Rankin,
addition to his stable at No. 63O seventeenth
street: F. II. Deanc, shed corner Rockets
and Peach streets; w. 0. Davis, addition
to No. S07 Twenty-third street; Caro-
line Brass. addition to her house, on
| St. James street between Federal and
Coutts streets CHARLES II. kanfelt, dwell
ing on Lot No. 80, Louisiana street; T. r.
Hewlett, shed corner OF Seventeenth and
Cedar streets; f. D. Williams, dwelling on
| Tyler near Cabell street; Henry Anderson,
coal-housc on Tbirty-trst between \ and y
streets; II. w. Tyler, stable on Main be-
tween Thirtieth and Thirty-frst streets;
Mrs. Z. Chappell, addition to kitchen on
| st. James between Duyal and Baker streets; !;
Mrs. &. Brown, coal-h0use on Baker street
near st. james; +. p. Hulce. coa-housc on
! jackson street near First street; a. Weln-
baum, coa-house on Baker street between
Second and Third; r. Robinson, addition
to No. 919 Little Clay street; J. +. Gaines,
dwelling corner Laurel and Cumberland
streets; John X. Chldrey, buggy-shed on
Twenty-fourth street between Franklin and
Main streets; w. j. Ward, storehouse cor
ner Hill and st. James streets; l.. G. Crump,
to remove Marshall Ward clubhouse to
corner Twenty-seventh and Marshall streets;
James Rankin, stable at No. III Marshall
street; - Osterbind, dwelling between
Pine and Belvdere streets, near the canal !;
William Williams, addition to house No.
305, corner Duval and st. Peter streets; w.
J. Ward, dwelling corner Eighth and Pres
ton streets: William Redd, wagon-shelter
on St. James street between Hill and Orange
streets: Fr. Waldbaucr, addition of shed
on premises corner Of Second and Baker
streets; G. &. Jones, dwelling and shed on
Thirteenth street between Marshall and
Clav streets; John Cash, dwelling corner
Broad and Pine streets; Mrs. Ann LuSk,
kitchen at No. 9l2 First street; William
West, kitchen on west Leigh street between
Smith and Munford streets. Agreed to.
The committee also presented resolu-
ton rejecting the petition OF Charles Manly
for stable on Twenty-tifth street between
Main and Franklin streets; which was
agreed to.
CLAIMS TO BE PAID.
Mr. HaXall, from the Committee on Claims
and Salaries, presented joint resolution for
the payment Of claims amounting to S254. 10
Gncluding S1S4.50 hack-hire for western Wis
itors); which was agreed to.
HEALTH.
Mr.. Manson, from the Committee Oh
Health, presented report in relation 10
nuisance on Clay street; which was referred
to the Committee on Streets as to eXpedlency
OF constructing culYert to correct nui-
sance.
FROM TIE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Board Joint resolution granting building
permits to Lawson Brown and others was
concurred 10.
Board Joint resolution for the payment OF
s12G.G7 for supplies for fre-alarm and police
telegraph was concurred IL.
NEW BUSINESS.
By Mr., Straus: A resolution for joint
meeting of the two branches Of the City
Council on the first Monday in July to elect
Board OF Police Commissioners. Agreed to.
yMr. Davis: A JOINT resolution direct
ing the City EngineeWto survey and make
plans, &C., for the removal OF rock that now
obstructs the free passage OF water from the
turbine water-wheel at the water-works.
On motion OF Mr.. Higgins the resolution
was committed to the Committee on Water,
with instructions to have the work done.
By Mr.. Hargrove: A resolution paying
s174 to David Clark for constructing the
watch-house at the new reservoir. Agreed
to. :
By Mr.. Gregory: A Joint resolution to
pav n. V. Randolph S49.S7 Qor printing! to
correct clerical error. Agreed to.
THE JEFFERsoN-wARD VACANCY FILLED.
The Council next proceeded to fill the va
cancy in the delegation from Jefferson " ard
caused by the resignation OF A. u. Bab-
cock.
Mr.. Taylor nominated Mr.. Henry Clay
Adams to fill the vacancy.
Mr.. Whitlock nominated Mr.. Elijah Ba-
ker, and presented a petition signed by
ohont ON rprSonS reDrpsentinp "a, 100000
worth OF property.
Mr.. Taylor also presented a petition
signed by about 400 citizens asking that Mr..
Adams he elected.
Both gentlemen (Messrs. Taylor and Whit
lock) made warm speeches in behalf OF their
respective candidates.
The roll being called, the vote resulted as
follows:
ter Guy Har(grovc. Hayes, Higgins, johnson. Man
SON, Meizger Starke, Talbot, Taylor. Vandcrvall,
For Mr. Baker.-Mcssrs. Davis. Elicit. English,
Gregory, ITaxall King, Oliver Straus, Timoerlake'
and Whitlock-1o.
Mr.. Straus now changed his vote, and
cast it for Mr.. Adams, as it appeared that
Mr.. Baker could not be elected. The vote
was then announced:
For Dir. Baker. .......................9
For Nr. Adams. ...........................1o
Mr.. Adams was declared duly elected.
Adjourned at P. Nj.
THE NEW SUNDAY-SCHOoL RooAs OF THE
ENGLISH LUTHERAN CHURcH.-The First
English Lutheran Sunday school occupied
for the first time on Sunday their elegant
and commodious new rooms. The arrange
ments for the various departments OF the