The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-10-23

The Mayor says the proposed change will
curtail the receipts this year $4,000 and add
| to the embarrassments Of the city that much
more. The veto was sustained.
| The ordinance was amended so as to take
effect on the 1st OF February, 1878, and then
passed. .-..
FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD.
The Chair laid before the Board com.
munication from the Mayor and e1-otlcto
president of the City School Board, enclo-
sing a copy Of bill paid by that body for
culvert built from the Central and the
Normal schools, and requesting that the
Board Of Aldermen will order the same to
be placed to the credit OF the School Board
the bill was S15G.29.
Referred to the Finance Committee.
RESIGNATION OF MR.. MANLY.
The Chair laid before the Board the re-
siynaton OF Mr.. r. NJ. Manly, member OF
the Board from Jackson Ward. "
On motion OF Mr.. Scott the resignation
was accepted
Messrs. Scott and Cannon spoke in highly
complimentary terms OF Mr.. ManyS prl-
rate and official character, and both en-
pressed great regret at losing so valuable
member.
STREETS GENERALLY.
Mr.. Todd, from the Committee on Streets,
presented the following:
Reso1red fthe Common Council concur
ring, That the sewers below mentioned
shall he constructed whenever there are
funds sufficient therefor to the credlt OF the
sewer fund:
|. Three hundred and forty feet OF brick
sewer. 1Gy24, extending from the City
Spring sewer to the large rayinc north OF
Leigh street (upon petition OF l.. Heck
monN. Estimate OF cost, 500.
| 9. 4 sewer on Monroe street from Broad
street to Brook avenue, 20X30 feet. Estl-
mated cost, 81 400. Upon petition OF Bailey
Davis and others.)
3. A sewer on Main street, extending
from Plum street to Linden street, and
thence down Linden street to Cary street.
Estimated cost, $3.50. Upon petition OF
the Little Sisters OF the Poor.
| 4. 4 sewer on Twenty-secOnd street from
Broad to Grace streets. Estimated cost, S4S2.
| 5. A sewer on Jackson street from Third
to Fourth street. Estimated cost, S44i. 81
Resolved (he Common Council concur
ring), That the alley between Third and
Fourth streets and between Leigh and Du-
val streets be graded at the cost OF the pro-
pcrtv-owners abutting thereon. Estimated
cost, S136. -.. .,-.,- -,
The committee reported that they had
Granted permission to Then. Frick and
others to erect wooden awning on Sixth
street. near market. provided said awnings
! can be erected under the ordinances of the
| city. .s.. -..-..T'
The committee also presented papers rela-
five TO sewers; which were referred to the
Finance Committee. -s. ..r,..,t. -,
The resolutions were agreed to. -, ,'',TI T..
FINANCE. ,.. "F -. L..
Mr.. Scott, from the Committee on FL
nance, presented 4 Joint resolution for. a
refund of culvcrt tax assessed against pro-
perty ADJACENT to culverts but unavalaDie
by reason OF city water being lnaccesslDle'
&c. Agreed to. -.
nance providing that the Commissioner OF
the Revenue, in making up his handbook 1or
| 1878, shall conforming to the last act OF
Assembly in making city assessment same
| as State) make city assessment same as State
assessment OF last year; which was adopted.
FRAMED BUILDINGS.
The Committee on the Fire Department
presented Joint resolution giving permls-
sion to the following persons to erect framed
buildings in the city: Jasper Burrell, coal
house at No. 1909 st. John street; josiah
Crump, coal-house at No. 1876 Third street !;
Ashe Harris, to cover in space by l3feet
between his two tcnements on t'i1th street
between Broad and Grace streets; Chafies
Wright. dwelling on Ninth street between
Raker and Charity streets; j. W. Bush,
dwelling corner OF Orange and First streets
Nathaniel Lucas, coal-house at No. Sl1 east
Sixth street; Henry Clay, dwelling on the
corner of William and Buchanan streets
p. r. Darlington, addition to office on the
corner Seventeenth and Cary streets; VIII
liam Glasgow, addition to kitchen on corner
Webster and Roane streets; John McGoWan,
stable on Jackson street between st. James
and Price streets; Madeline A. Peyronet,
wood and coal-house on corner or JACKSON
and Price streets; E. W. Marable, two
dwellings on Clay street between Norton
and Kinney streets; Chapman johnson,
kitchen on lot on Third street between Du
val and Baker streets; w. Z. Tlgnor, cow
shed at TO Twenty-ffth street; John KEEP,
pler. stable, &C., on premises No. 52S First
street. Agreed to.
! The same committee also presented res
olution rejecting the petitions OF W: f.
Granger for stable in rear OF No. III Sew
enteenth street, and of Robert Brown, FOL
addition to stable on Eighteenth street
between Grace and Franklin streets.
Agreed to.
| TIE AVENUE.
Board joint resolution, with substitute
proposed by the Common Council, In refer
ence to the building of Union-Hill avenue,
was taken up and concurred in.
FROM THE COMMON COUNCIL.
| Common Council joint resolutions from
the Committee on Streets, from the Com
mittee on Water, and from the Committee
on Light, were taken up and concurred IN.
| Common Council joint resolution grant
ing building permits to James Tnomas, Jr;'
and to pay claims Of T. L. Whiting, High
Constable, and others, were taken up and
concurred in.
Common Council joint resolution to pay
advertising and printing claims, &C., were
taken up and concurred in.
Common Council joint resolution glylue
permission to the Richmond. Frederlcks
i burg and Potomac Railroad Company te
run their cars by steam on Broad stree,
during the Fair was taken up and concurree
in.
|. Common Council Joint resolution fiXins
regular time OF meeting OF Common Coun
ell for first Monday in each month ana o
Board OF Aldermen for second Monday II
each month was concurred in-ayes,
fnoes, 9.
NEW BUSINESS.
BY Dir. Cannon: a resolution to ament
the resolution in relation to the Danyflle ant
York-Riyer, connection track, &c. lie
i ferred.
/ BY MIR. Bass: A motion to reconsider th
vote by which the Board OF Aldermen re
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