The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-12-08
MANCHESTER AND VICINITY.

Meeting of the City Counci!-RepOrtS
Receiued-1he City Pay-Roli-I The En-
penses of Street Improuement.-A regular
meeting Of the City Council was held last
night. Present at roll-call at O'Clock (the
regular time for meeting Is I! O'Clock 2.
NJ: G. c. McRae, president, and Messrs.
Batcheller, Brooks, Gallagher, Gary, Gibbs,
Matthews, Monteiro, and Sampson.
After reading the minutes OF regular,
an adjourned, and called meeting, the
Chair announced that the Council was
ready for business.
The report OF Captain James a. Lips
comb, chief Of police, for the month of No
vember. was received. [Thc number OF
arrests have been heretofore reported.] The
amount of fines collected during the month
was S32.75. or this amount $3l were for
fines for offences against the Common
wealth.
The report Of S. NJ. Perdue, supcrinten-
dent OF Maury Cemetery, for the past month,
was received. [The number OF interments
has already been published in the Dis
pdtch.1 The receipts for the month were
s34 the expenditures for the same period
were 5000.
Mr.. Gary, from the Committee on Water
Power, reported that the injuries to the
| water-power by the freshet were considera-
| BILE, but not as large as was expected. Most
OF the damage had been repaired, and work
on the dam and elsewhere is progressing
fayorably. The expenses thus far has been
about S240.
Attention was called to q serious break
| near the headgates.
Mr.. Gary also reported that there were
several applicants for the Manchester corn
mill.
In accordance with resolution OF the
Council adopted November 22d, Mr.. j. B.
Walden, auditor, presented the following list
OF salaried officers for the city and the
amount received by each per annum: w. l.
Clopton, Judge of the Hastings Court,
$500; John K. Cogbill, clerk of the same,
$500; Henry Fitzgerald, city sergeant.
| $500; A. G. Atkisson, Commonwealth at
torney, 5000; j. a. Clarke, mayor, $i00;
j. b. Walden, city auditor and clerk of the
Councils $40; J. W. Brenaugh, Jr., trea-
surer, 81, 100; A. A. Allen, commissioner
OF the revenue, $500; S. NJ. Perdue, super
intendent OF cemetery, 5000; chief of police
and acting engineer, $1,000; three police
men at $50 each per month. Total, $3.50.
The receipts OF Maury Cemetery from
February 1>t to November 80, 1877, were
$1,1l0.5S. The expenditures for the same
time were s977.92. The excess Of receipts
over expenditures was S132.G6.
Mr.. Brooks, from the special street com.
mittee, reported that there had been eX.
pended on the street improvement $4,93G.70,
with credit against various parties on
Ninth street for sidewalks OF $26403. The
average cost for paving per square yard was
about seventy-tbree cents.
The excavations on Twelfth street from
Maury to semmes have cost sl,226.71 fol-
grading alone, and it will cost about S40(
additional to complete the work.
Mr.. Brooks stated that the last bond:
issued had been sold at ninety cents, subject
to commission Of two per cent.
Mr. Brooks offered q resolution that the
chairman of the special street committee
turn over all funds in bis hands to the City
Treasurer, and that the latter be directed te
disburse the same as other city funds in tht
street improvement. Adopted.