The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-10-16

tian, Curtis, Elicit. Foster. Gregory. Har-
grove, Hayes, Higgins, johnson, King,
Manson, Metzger, Oliver, Pulliam. Starke,
Straus, Talbot, Taylor, Timberlakc, Whit
lock, and Wood.
STREETS GENERALLY. o..
Mr.. Curtis, from the Committee on Streets,
presented series of Joint resolutions max
ing the following appropriations from the
street fund-yiz., 1926 to curb and gutter
the east line Of Seventh street north OF Leigh;
S57 to place granite tagging at southwest
corner OF Main and Cherry streets; $3.50
TO pave granite gutter on west side OF Gil
mer street from Broad to Marshall street;
granting permission to Ellis Abram to build
a show-window in front OF his place OF busi-
ness on Broad street between Ninth and
Tenth streets.
y resolution directing the City Attorney
to take the necessary steps for the con-
demnation OF whatever ground may be
necessary on the southern line OF Marshall
street between Gilmer and point 210 feet
west Of Graham street for the purpose OF
obtaining Il walkway to correspond in width
to the pavement on Marshall street east OF
Gilmer, and recommitted to the committee
to ascertain the cost, was reported back
with the information that the cost would
resolution be adopted.
The resolutions were all agreed to.
The following petitions were rejected: j.
& G.. Gross and others for city sewer from
Broad by Adams, &c. to curb and pave
Maple street from Poplar to the railroad; A.
Y. Stokes Il Co. for u refund OF amount paid
by them for repair Of culvcrt in Lombard
alley between Main and Cary streets and
Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets; S. Ii.
Pulliam and others for gutter on Canal
street between Foushee and Adams.
LIGHT.
Mr.. Higgins, from the Committee ON
Light, presented joint resolutions for the
extension OF gas-main on Marshall street
between Twenty-sixth and Twcnty-Seyenth
strects-estimated cost, $3.50; rejecting Pc
tition Of Henry +. w. Southern for gas
lamp on Twenty-sevcnth street between
Broad and Marshall streets.
EXTENSION OF wATEE-PIPEs.
Mr.. Davis, from the Committee on Water,
presented a joint resolution for the extern
sion OF water-pipcs about three hundred
feet westwardly on Broad street-estimated
cost, S420; and for extension Of watcr-pipe
on Lester street, between Gillie's creek and
Nicholson Street-eStimatcd cost, 81, 400.
Agreed TO.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Mr.. King, from the Committee Oh tie
Fire Department, presented JOINT reSolu-
ton giving permission to James Thomas,
Jr., to erect framed tobacco factory on the
vacant lot on Seventh street between Byrd
and Arch streets.
Agreed to.
THE POLICE SLEEPING IN sTATIoN-H0pSES.
Mr.. TAYLOR, from the Committee on Po-
lice, presented an ordinance repeating so
much of the present ordinance as requires
q part of the police force to sleep in the
station-houses. &c. The amendment pro-
posed, however, provides that the Chief OF
Police shall, when the emergency in his
Judgment requires it, require one fourth OF
the force TO sleep ut the station-houses; but
under no other circumstances shall police
men be required to sleep in said station
houses.
Mr.. Taylor moved to suspend the rule re-
ouiring the reference Of the ordinance to
the Committee on Ordinances.
Mr.. Christian moved as substitute to re-
fer the ordinance to the Board OF Police
Commissioners. On the question OF agree
ing to the substitute Mr.. Taylor demanded
the ayes and noes, and, being taken, the
motion to refer the ordinance to the Police
Commissioners was agreed to by the follow
ing vote:
AYEs.-Mcssrs. Braselman, Christian, Elicit. Eos
ter Hargrove, Manson, Puani, Starke, Straus. Tal-
bolt Timbellake, Whitloc6, and Anderson-l3.
NoEs.-Mcssrs. Adams, Curtis, Gregory tiayes
Higgins, johnson, King. Lauer, oletZser, OlScr,
Taylor, aud NOODLE. =,
The same committee reported recon-
mendnS that the Commissioners report to
the Police Committee monthly their dis
bursements and the matter was referred
to the Police Commissioners.
CLAIMS PAID.
Mr. Pulliam, from the Committee on
Claims and Salaries, presented a resolution
for the payment OF the claims OF the Coroner
and others.
Agreed to. -....
PRINTING.
Mr.. Gregory, from the Committee on .Ac.
counts and Printing, presented areport and
Joint resolution for the payment OF the bills
OF the city printer for printing and adver-
tising, and also giving authority to the COM
mittee to curtaii unnecessary printing.
Agreed to. ~. ~ .'.''
FROM THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Board joint resolutions from the Commit
tee OH Streets were taken up and concurred
in. s ''a--.
Board joint resolution granting building
permits to B. A. Purks and others was taken
up and concurred in.
Board joint resolution to pay claim OF
Antoni Griffin was taken up and concurred
| in.
Board ordinance to amend the city ordi-
nance concerning the Watcr-Work was
taken up and passed. e.-t1s =.
Board amendment to Common Council
Joint resolution relative to the Church and
Union Hill avenue was taken up.
The amendment proposed was to give the
Committee on Streets authority to reduce or
enlarge the plan.
Mr.. Straus and Mr.. Christian opposed the
idea Of giving so much authority to- the
committee, and hoped the amendment
| would not be concurred in.
| MIR. Curtis said the idea the mover had
was to reduce the width Of the avenue from
eighty to siXty-siX feet, and was not to give
the committee any more authority. DE
moved that the chairman OF the Committee
| on Streets who was nrnSprt he heard.