The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-12-07

Co., dry goods, S20.76; j. b. Dowden,
for flags and hauling same, SO; X. 4. Kiub,
| for decorations, &c, 1895; John Kess-
mich, for music, SSs; Voelker, for music,
S45; John Morton, flowers, $3.50; ). L..
Carrington, OF the Exchange Hotel and Bal
lard House, 1886; r. L. Barnes, for horses
furnished for Richmond Howitzers. SIG;
George A. Ainslie, chief of the Fire De-
partment, expenses incurred in the parade
OF the Fire Department, s46.3s; Charles T.
Davis, for erecting greception-stand, SG1.10-
total, Sr,360.S0. Agreed to-ayes, q; noes,
none. ~.t -.
FRAMED BUILDINGS
Mr.. King, from the Committee on Fire
Department, presented joint resolution
giving permission to the following persons
to erect framed buildings in the city: l..
Hennon, addition to dwelling on Concord
street between NJ and streets; r. Noon
shine, to roof space on Broad street near
Brook avenue; r. Il. Woodson, shed on
premises 1903 west Cary street; Charles +.
Jones, addition to office corner Brook ave-
nue. and Marshall street; Charles +. Miller,
addition to dwelling corner Sixth and Cary
streets; John Cummings, dwelling on Page
street in rear of 1926 Seventeenth street; F..
Setterding, carpenter-shop corner Adams
and Leigh streets; James W. Allison, ware
house on south side OF Dock between Fiji
teenth and Seventeenth streets; Joseph A.
August, stable in Shocks alley between
Duyal and Baker streets; H. l.. Pelouze,
coal-house on Fourth street between Mar
shall and Clay streets; Thomas Valentine,
building on Broad street between Madison
and Jefferson streets: Mrs. Harriet n.
Sparks, dwelling at No. Duval street.
Agreed to. -.
He also presented a resolution rejecting
the following petitions Simon Mosby, ad-
dition to dwelling No. 406 Jackson street;
#. NJ. Saunders, two dwellings on RAM Cat
alley between Brook avenue and Jefferson
streets; a. B. Lipscombe, stable on alley
between Main and Cary and Adams and
Jefferson streets; Henry Hont. blacksmith
shop on Venabe street near MosbE street =;
r. Lewis, building corner Twenty-elShth
and Marshall streets. Agreed to.
Mr.. King also presented resolution
transferring $4,000 from account OF Fire
Department to account of Fire Department
pay-rols; which was agreed to.
RESOLUTIONS, ETC.
BY Mr.. Higgins: A resolution requesting
the City Engineer to furnish the Council at
their meeting on first Monday in January,
1878, an estimate OF the cost OF relaying
gas-mains and service-pipes, and reerecting
lamp posts, which will become necessary in
the grading OF streets as per profile sub
mitted to the Board of Aldermen Noyem-
Der II. 1877. Agreed to.
BY Mr.. Whitlock: A resolution to appro-
priate $4,000 from sewer fund for building
such sewers under Twenty-third street be-
tween Marshall and Leigh streets as are
on Streets, known as the Church-Hill ave-
nue.. Referred.
By Mr.. Adams a resolution calling the
attention of the City Engineer to the con-
dition OF the Old Market Hall, and to re-
port the same to the Council through the
Committee on Grounds and Buildings. Re-
ferred.
By Mr.. Straus: That the Committee on
Streets be and are hereby instructed to have
curbing laid along the eastern side OF
Fourth street between Canal and Arch
streets. Referred.
By Mr.. Higgins: A resolution transfer
ring 81, 200 from the coal account OF the
Gas-Works to the payroll account OF the
Gas Works. Agreed to. .'. ...~. =
By Mr.. Christian An ordinance to amend
section "a, chapter Is, OF the City Ordinances
concerning the leyying of taxes, so as to
give authority to the Mayor to suppress in.
decent or improper performances, DC, and
cences OF such places OF amusement, the
Chief of Police or one OF his force to visit
places OF amusement in person. --.
A motion to lay on the table and print
was lost. ....... ........,a
The ordinance, after being amended by
Mr.. Christian SO as to give the party the
right of appeal to the Council, was adopted-
ayes, &c; noes, 2.
THE VACANCY IN MONROE WARD FILLED.
Mr.. Straus nominated Mr.. Charles Camp
bell, OF Monroe Ward, to fill the vacancy
occasioned by Mr.. Pullam's resignation.
; Mr.. Campbell was unanimously elected
THE CONTINGENT FUND.
The Chair laid before the Council a com
munication from the Auditor, showing thai
the contingent fund was short over s., 900
On motion OF Mr.. Elicit, the conmunica
ton was referred to the Finance Commit
tee.
Also, a communication from the Auditor
in reference to the payment OF ajudgmen
obtained by William j. Mcdowell Us. The
City.
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED rhe Board OF Aldermen con
curring), That the Auditor be. and ht
is hereby, directed to issue ION the order o.
the City Attorney a warrant on the Urea
surer PAYABLE out of the contingent fund ir
favor OF William J. Mcdowell, in satisfac
tion of Judgment rendered in the Circuit
Court OF Richmond November II, 1877, fol
Ss26.i9 principal, with interest from Sep
tember l, 1876, until paid, and S12.95 costs
being a claim against the city for gravel ant
sundries furnished for new reservoir in
1876.
4
NAwEA COMPANY FOR AID IN REPAIRING TIL
CANAL.
Mr.. Straus, from the Committee OH Fl
!, nance, presented the following:
RICHMOND, Va, December 6, 1871.
To the Common Council:
Gentlemen,-The Committee OH Financ
have carefully considered the question sub
mitted by your body relative to subscrip
ton on the part Of the city OF $4,000 t.
the James River Canal Company for tn
purpose Of repairing damages sustained
from the late flood. With view of bein!
more thoroughly informed in regard to tn
matter, communication was addressed II
Colonel j. W. Johnston, the president o
! the company, with the request that b.
) would furnish this committee with such in
formation on the subject as would enabl
them to give the matter a proper considera
ton. His reply is herewith submitted TO
your inspection.
Your committee, in view Of all the SUI
roundings. have to report that they do no
feel justified in recommending the sub
scriptien Of the amount named on the par
OF the city.
Respectfully submitted.
(Signed] NJ. l.. STRAUs, Chairman.
fThe communication Of the president re