The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-07-03

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MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD POST;
PoNED-cApTAIN wINGFIELD-WoRK oE.
THE COMMON COUNCILS REE T M M, !,
PRovEMENTs-FINANCEY5 Il iMATTERs-RE-
CESS ssuNTIu THIS EVENING, &C., &C.
A joint meeting Of the two; branches OF
the City Council was held YESTERDAY a1ter-
noon at ~ o'clock-PresJdentJ ). Il. Ander-
son.- OF the Common Council, in the ehair.s
The Chair announced that the meeting
was called to elect members OF the Police
Board. ..ssg 81. -. 3. :, ~ =
Mr.. Higgins moved to lay the subject on
the table for the present. Lost. Y. s: :
! TO FACILITATE BUSINESS. Il g4 ,.tL
| Mr.. Straus presented resolution pfovi-.
ding that the election Of police s;esEamtssion-i s
ers shall be by wards, commencing yith Clay
and ending with jackson; that ,affer three
unsuccessful ballots in any ward the nomi-
nee receiving the lowest aggregate vote be.
dropped; and that after three additional
unsuccessful ballots the report from the
ward be recommitted to the Board OF Pub
lie Interests. Agreed to.
| ELECTION OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
| The nominations made by the Board Of
Public Interests from Clay Ward-Viz.. =.
T.. D. Myers, DR.. s. p. Moore, and Z. K.
Barksdale-were read, and the roll called.
The vote resulted: Myers, o6; Moore, 8;
Barksdale, I. a.,
Mr. Myers was declared elected.
For Monroe Ward the names Of Messrs.
John S. Wise, w. T. Staples, and john A.
Coke were read.
The vote resulted: Wise, %; Coke, II;
Staples, 2. No election.
Upon the second ballot the vote resulted:
Wise, 80; Coke, 10. .,..
Mr.. Wagner changed his vote to Mr..
Wise, and he was declared elected. -
For Madison Ward the nominees from
the Board Of Public Interests were John ID.
Tyler, P. 81. Mayo, and I. 81. Davenport,
Jr.
The vote resulted: Mayo, 80; Tyler, 5;
Davenport, 3.
Mr.. Mayo was declared elected.
For Jefferson Ward the nominees were
Samuel Maccubbin, William j. Yarbrough,
and George ID. Thaxton.
The vote resulted: Maccubbin, 21 ; Var
brough, 81; Thaxton, 0.
| On the second ballot the vote resulted !:
Haccubbin, 21; Yarbrough, %; Thaxton, O..
On the third ballot the vote resulted !:
Maccubbin, 20 Is from the Board of Alder
men and Is from the Common. CounciD; +;
Yarbrough, % 10 from the Board Of Alder
men and 13 from the Common CounciD.
I On motion OF Mr.. Pickrell, Jefferson
Ward was dropped and the ward recon-
mitted to the Board of Public Interests.
In Marshall Ward the nominees were E.
A. Saunders, ". j. Westwood, and A.
! Bodeker.
The vote resulted: Saunders, Al; West
wood, /; Bodeker, l.
Mr.. Saunders was declared elected.
! The nominees from Jackson Ward were
j. W. Beveridge, A. e. Robertson, and n.
". Randolph.
:. Fhe vote resulted: Beveridge, %; Ram
! dolph, %. No election.
The second ballot resulted: Beveridge,
"a; Randolph, 20.s'%.
+ There being no choice. on motion Of Mr..
Elicit the baloting ceased and the matter
was committed to the Board OF Public Inter-
4 ests. ~, ....-...
II MEuBERs OF. THE SCHOOL BOARD.
/ On motion of Mr., Cannon, the joint ses-
sion proceeded to ill vacancies in the School
Board. ,..,.-t -.
Messrs. A. R. Courtney, T. H. Leary, and
alfred Moses were nominated by Mr.. Cam
], non. T5@i,.. .3t
Mr.. Pickrell moved to postpone the cleo
tion until Monday next. Agreed to-.
On motion Of Mr.. Stratus, it was ordered
that when the Joint session adjourn it adj
iourn to meet on Monday next at AZ o'clock.
CAPTAIN wNGF1ELD.
The Joint session next proceeded to elect
a captain for Company D, steam fre-engine
company. se
Mr.. King nominated Mr.. J. F. Wingfeld,
the present foreman, and he was unani-
mously elected. rrt5., ra's,
i Adjourned.
The Common Council.
The regular semi-monthly meeting OF the
Common Council was held yesterday after
noon-President Anderson in the chair.
Present at roll-call: Messrs. Adams, Chris
tian, Curtis, Davis, Elicit, English, Foster,
Gregory, Guy, Hargrove, Haxall, Hayes,
Metzcer,' Oliver, Pulliam, Starke, Straus,
Talbot, Taylor. Timberblake, Vandervall,
Whitlock, and Wood. -
t...S q FINANCE MATTERS.
Mr.. Straus presented a report from the
| France Committee embodying joint reso-.
lutions rejecting the petition OF Mrs. Mar
garet G. Slaughter for release from the pay
ment OF S51.10 for sewer connection, DC. !;
refunding to James T. Gum S14. 10, tax on
S940 improperly assessed, &c. Agreed to-.
The committee also presented a joint
resolution that it is inexpedient to appro-
pirate $40, 900 in six per cent. bonds for the
construction Of sewer and Union Hill
avenue; but that the. committee recom-
mend that the Committee on Streets set
aside $4,000 annually from their fund for
THE construction Of said sewer and avenue.
= The committee deem it iuexpedient to
recommend areassessment OF real estate in
the city during the current year. tl:..
Mr.. Taylor presented as substitute re"
solution appropriating. $4,000 In six per
cent. bonds, having thirty-four years to:
run, to construct the necessary sewers and
build the avenue. ...,s .:..s ;'IJi;ct t} q,
Mr. Elicit moved to amend the substitute
as follows: ~. 49,, 't-,..is: s.
Resolued, further, That one fourth Of the
cost OF said avenue shall be assessed upon
the property abntting thereon, in proper
tien to the benefits accruing from the im-i
provement, in such manner as the Council
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