The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-06-26


| BERs SENT FoR-PRINTTNG- AND ADvER-
TISING-BlLLs- CONTRACT APPROVED =
BUSINESS FROM THE LOWER BRANCH
BASIN BRIDGE-sUMMER RECESS, &C., &C.
A meeting OF the Board OF Aldermen was
held yesterday afternoon in the Council
chamber. Present at roll-call: Messrs.
Beali Cannon, Gray, Pickreli, Pitt, Smith,
Spangenburg, Todd, and Williams.
The body was called to order by Mr..
Smith, and on his motion Mr.. H. G. Cannon
was invited to preside. ~ @
NO oQuoRUN-DELINoUENTs SENT FOR.
The Clerk explained that the President
was too unwell to attend.
1t appearing that there was not quorum
present, Mr.. Todd moved that the Sergeant
alarms be sent out after delinquent men,
bers. Agreed to. .fst, ..... XIV. ~
Mcssrs. Crump and Scott now entered
the chamber, and quorum being present
the body proceeded to business.
Subsequently Messrs. Wagner and Zim-
mer came into the chamber.
STREETS GENERALLY.
Mr.. Todd, from the Committee on Streets,
presented a report enrbodying resolution
rejecting the petitions Of L. Henna, for
culvert, &c. /; NJ. E. Gary, to open and grade
Nineteenth street between Marshall and Clay
streets; Fl. w. Tyler, to straighten his
fence, &C.; John Ridnour, for curb on
Duval street, &C.; II. w. Tyler, to take
down foot-bridge across Gillie's creek at
Williamsburg avenue, and use plank to make
walkway on Elm street between Williams
burg avenue and Main street; II. Friscll-
korn, to erect frame awning; w. S. Pitcher,
to remove swinging-sisn from Eighth and
Main streets to Main between Eighth and
Ninth streets; resolution to macadamiZe X
street from Clay to Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad Company's shops; petition OF
William ChidS, for stone gutter on west
side Of Hancock street from Clay to Leigh
streets. Agreed to.
The committee also presented the follow
ing resolution: Directing the City Attor.
ney to take steps to condemn whatever
ground may be necessary on Marshall street
between Gilmer street and Il point 270 feet
west of Graham street for the purpose OF
obtaining walkway to correspond in
width to the pavement on said Marshall
street east Of Gimcr street. Agreed to.
The committee also presented resolutions
appropriating the following sums from the
street fund: S53 to lay granite tagging
across Twelfth street at Clay street; S226 TO
place granite curbing on the east side OF
Third street between Byrd and Arch streets
$500 to grade Nicholson street from Lester
to Williamsburg avenue; $500 to grade NJ
street from Twenty-seventh to Thrtieth
S640 to place granite curbing on the east
side of Adams street from Brook avenue to
Leigh street; SS05 to place granite curbing
on the east side Of Foushee from Cary to
Byrd streets SS,GS6 to pave Brook avenue
with granite spals between Bacon's Quar-.
ter branch and Broad street; s291 to pave
granite gutter on the south side of Broad
street from Belvidere to the railroad track,
and for tagging at that point. Agreed to.
ADVERTISING AND PRINTING.
Mr.. Pitt, from the Committee on Ac.
counts and Printing, presented resolution
for the payment Of $4,000 for printing and
advertising from April last to June 1lth.
Agreed to.
WATER.
Mr.. Scott, from the Committee on Water,
presented Il resolution approving and con.
| firming the contract made by the Committee
on Water with William G.. Booker for the
removal of rock interrupting the free dis.
charge of water from the turbine-wheel at
the pump-house, &c. Agreed to.
FROM THE COMMON COUNCIL.
Common Council ordinance to amend
section Il of chapter "a Of the citv ordi-
nanccs concerning the markets. Referred
to Committee on Markets.
An ordinance cancelling appropriations
for 1S76-'77, and making appropriations for
1S77-'7S. as reported from the conference
committee, was taken up and concurred in'
MIR. Scott voted "No."
Common Council Joint resolution author.
izing certain st1 eet improvements, and q
resolution refunding taxes to William
Mitchell, were taken up and concurred in
Comnon Council joint resolutions con.
cerning enlargement OF water-power al
pump-Works were taken up and concurreo
in.
Common Council Joint resolutions to pay
various CLAIMS and to grant permits FOL
wooden buildings were taken up and con-
Cured in.
Common Council resolution concerning
BARRIERS doing business on the Sabbath day
was taken up and laid on the table.
Common Council joint resolutions pro
yidipg for recess OF Council and giving
permission to Fire Committee to grant per-
mits to build wooden houses during recess
were taken up and concurred in.
Common Council preamble and joint re-
solution inviting visit from the President
of the United States, as the guest OF the
city, was taken up and concurred in.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Pickrell: a preamble and resolu
ton requesting the City Attorney to inquire
and report what action is necessary to pro.
tect the interest Of the city in the james
River and kanawha Company in view OF
the building of the Clifton Forge railroad
Agreed to.
BY the same: A resolution authorizing
the Committee OH Streets to invite propo
sails for building bridge over the canal
&c. Agreed to.
BY Mr.. Williams A preamble and reso,
luton directing the Chief of Police to In
form this body why the law prohibiting
barber-shops from being kept open on sun
day is not enforced. Agreed to.
BY Mr.. Todd: 4 resolution authorizing
the Committee on Streets to execute suct
work during the recess Of the Council as tt
them may seem proper, and to report same
to Council.
Mr.. Todd said that there was very little
work to be lonesome little grading anc
some paving. II the Council passed tht
resolution he would see that the confidence
reposed in the committee was not misplaced
Agreed to unanimously.
Adjourned.
ELECTION OF OFFICERs.-At a regular
meeting of the Southern Cross Brotherhood
held in the Piedmont and Arlington build
ing. the following officers were elected
Commander, William p. Gretter; Chief o.
Staff, j. E. Hoffman Captain Guard, j
L. Bates; Secretary, j. Booton Hill; Trea
TN, Tnrs