The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-03-13

| and the Street Commlttee Is Instructed 70
dfscontinue the feeding and care Of the
horses OF the two assistant engineers at city
expense; that the pay OF the managers OF
hands and carts be fixed at $65 per. month
each. - s.tI .,YfA lts,.s.,s,.-r-s u
In the Auditors Office che committee re-
commend that the Finance Committee be
instructed to dispense with the services OF
the temporary clerk.
The committee recommend to reduce the
pay of the Commissioner OF the Revenue
one sixth Of the present commission; that
OF the City Collector one fourth of present
lpay. The charges on taxes delinquent are
!. proposed to be ten per cert. on the one bali
payable IN Juneif not paid-ten per cent.
penalty and six per cent. interest on the re-
naming half il not paid in December.
The salary OF the Engineer Of the James
River Improvement they propose to reduce
from 50, 400 to g, f60-ten per cent. s
"The committee fin this connecticut take
much pleasure in stating that they were
highly gratiied at the progress Of the work,
condition Of the machinery belonging to
the city, and: the prospect for an early In
crease of depth OF water"
In the case Of the Sergeant-at- Arms of
the city additional clerical duties are i'm
posed. - '.'.i -
! The, committee propose to change the
Board of Health so as TO make 1t consist OF
a physician, almshouse physician, and chair
main OF the Committee onS Health, without
pay. The president is to receive 81 200 per
annum, Office rent of S150 taken away.
In the School Department the pay Of prin-
cipals is proposed to be fixed at 81 ,250; Su-
perintendent OF Schools reduced $3.50; sec
retary OF the Board to receive for all SER
vices rendered $1,000. and not to be q men,
Der Of the Board.
1t is proposed to reduce the pay OF the
City Clerk from $4,000 TO 800; 5uperin-
tendcnt OF Fire-Alarm Telegraph pay re-
duced $3.50.
The salary of the Police Justice is pro-
/ posed to be reduced S200-from $4,000 to
s1,SOO; that the watchman at city stables be
discontinued that the pay Of City Attorney
be reduced 5000; that one of the laborers at
Shockoe Hill Cemetery be dispensed with.
Mr.. Gray also presented the written re-
marks of Mr.. Beall, a member of the Com
mittee on Retrenchment, who would have
presented the report had he been present.
On motion OF Mr. Bass the report was
laid on the table and made the special order
for Tuesday, March Goth. at P. M. " T.
COMPANY B, OF TIE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
! On motion of MIR. Cannon the joint reso-
luton proposing to dsband Company B, of
the Richmond Fire Department, together
with the objection Of the Mayor to said re-
solution, was taken up-the question being,
"Shall the resolution become law not
withstanding the objections of the Mayor"
Mr. Cannon opposed the resolution.
Mr.. Scott called for the reading Of the
Mayors veto.
The clerk was proceeding to read the
veto, when Mr.. Manly moved that the fur
ther reading be dispensed with.
Mr. thinner said that he had changed his
views, and would vote to sustain the veto.
He said that he had in the first instance
voted .under misapprehension. .
Mr.. Forester moved that the Mayors
veto be sustained.
Mr.. Scott demanded the pending ques-
ton.
Mr.. Todd said he was still convinced
that the steamer ought to be put out OF ser
vice. g. ...'-- -. ..'~
MIR. Todd thought vetoes were now a
drug upon the market. During the term OF
service of Mayor Kelley he had exercised
the veto power only five times-on two Of
which occasions he objected to resolutions
for the erection OF framed buildings. The
present Mayor has hurled the thunders Of
the veto ut us already five. times, three
times during the month of February. Mr..
Todd then proceeded to address the Board
at length in favor of passing the resolution
over the Mayors veto, criticised the Mayors
message, and remarked that il the resolu-
ton was rejected it would be on account Of
the veto. ,...s. ~#'E"
Mr.. Bass called attention to the fact that
but for the presence of the engine (B) at
the fire at DR.. Jones's house recently DR..
Barney's house would also have been de-
stroyed; that ut that fire alone more than
the amount proposed to besaved by putting
out this engine would have been lost had
this engine not been there. -: ~ @--.
MIR. Todd said that lie could prove that
the fire was under control when Company
B arrived; that DR.. Barney had given the
certificate Of praise to the wrong company.
Mr.. Forester opposed putting the engine
out Of service. He couldn't understand
why the city had only year ago bought an
engine and put it on Church Hill, and now
it was contemplated to put one Of the en-
gines on this hill out Of service. II We can
do without one engine, why didn't the
Council put this engine over on Church
Hill instead OF buying new engineP
Mr.. Pickrell said that, as q businessman
and merchant, he was in favor OF putting
OF the Council to retrench and economize.
Mr.. Wagner said he would vote to sustain
the views of the citizens as expressed in the
public press-not to sustain the Mayors
veto. .. ..-,...i 20
! The question being taken. the resolution
was defeated by the following vote:
AYEs-Messrs. Gray, Manly, Pickrell, Smith, and
NoEs-Messrs. Bass, Cannon, Forester, Lips
comb, scott, spangenbnurg, Wagner, Williams zim'
So Company B will not be put out Of
service. =.
49, FROM THE COMMON COUNCIL.
Common Council joint resolution fixing
| the location OF Clay-Ward market-house al
the corner OF Cary and Pine streets was
taken UP, and discussed at length. =
Mr.. Cannon opposed locating the market
house at this time. -,....z-. ......, .f
Nlr. Manly said that market-houses, like
corn and tobacco exchanges, were private
enterprises. ntrinsically there was nc
ket-houses. He thought if one was to bt
located it should be located centrally, so al
I to accommodate the largest number OF per
sons. It should not be called the Clay-Wart
| markct-house, because it would be q mar
4 ket-house for the West End. There WAS nc
Earket-house In Monroe, Jackson, or Mar
shall Wards, and lie did not see why thi:
should be the Clay-Ward market-house. :.
Mr.. Pickrell said this matter had been ia
vorably reported upon by two successive
committees. He was not welded to the
name, but thought the market contemplated
z. ought to be established. ~ =
+ Mr.. Scott inquired whether the land upor
which the market-house was proposed tc