The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-03
PETERSBURG.

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THE wEATPER--No JOKE - INJURY no TIL,
CRors-SESsIoSo OF THE COUNCiL-SALARIE:
OF CITY oFFICIAfS-APPRoPRIAT AMI
ESrESSES-MR. RAGLAND's FISE-REPoR7
or TIRE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE WATER
woRXS-vALCE OF THE PROPERTY owSEI
RY THG CITY, ETC.
Correspondence or the Richmond Dispatchi
.ArGUST >. 1877.
81. Swlthin has grown to be very sc
rious consideration. Ii raincd all last night
and has raincd all dag, and seems disposed
TO continue for an indefinite period. Mean
while good deal OF sickness is reported a
resulting from the wet spell succeeding tho
rcccn, hot one. while the wheat is SAID tc
be seriously affected by the rain. On many
farms, it is reported. the shocks have beer
beaten down, the wheat has begun to sprout
and is go soaked rs to render it unfit fol
market. The threshinS operations of tho
farmers have been interrupted by the wea
Their. and their outlook is rather gloomy
Oats are also said to have suffered in collSc
quence OF the deluge.
The session OF the Council yesterday ai
tcrnoon was one OF unusual sprishtliness
and interest. The Council ordered 10 b,
paid. after much debate, bin OF the Com.
missioner OF the Revenue of $500 for extra
clerical assistance. The bonded debt OF the
city was reported by the Treasurer tc
amount to Sligo. 700. An application oil
the President OF the Richmond and Peters
burg railroad for release from wharfage
rates on a lot Of steel-ral's Landed on the
city wharf was laid on the table. The Fl.
nance Committee submitted the following
interesting statements Cash receipts in the
treasury during July, S97,749.75; tax as.
scsscd for 1876. S195.759.55; taxes col.
lccted, 1882, 1910; uncoiIcctcd, SI3,G04.45
amount OF penalties received from those not
punctuai IN payment, S2.622.S2.
The appropriations for the month OF Au-
gust were made as follows: School Board,
SIP; streets, $3.50; public property,
Slfts5: fire department. S467; water.
works, 1896; claims committee, s224; aims
house. $685.; gas, S23I; BIandford, $3.50
for painting new market. 1928.
Mr.. l.. L. Marks having declined the pres
idcncy Of the Lower Appomattox Com,
pany, Judge Z. II. Jones, Jr., WAS elected.
Mr.. 5. p. Arlington was elected n mem
Der OF the Council from Sixth Ward to I'll 4
vacancy made 10y The removal Of Mr.. Crow
der.
\ motion was made by Mr.. Watson to
increase the salary Of the City Auditor
Mr.. r. K. Russ cll--from 5000 10 81 900. 1t
would have prevailed, as everybody reco@-
niZrs the worth 81 that official, but various
riders were submitted forthc increase OF pay
OF the watcr-works engineer and firemen, the
keeper oi the lawn. and the keeper OF the
hav-scalcs. There was no telling how far
the thing would 70, ami the original motion
was withdrawn. II will probably be re-
nrwed and he adopted. as it ought to be.
The contract for the city printing was re-
adjusted with consent, however, so as to
give il to the indtr-1ppeal and Post ut
rates virtually uniform between them and
satisfactory to the parties.
Mr. John Bell, Il photographer OF the city,
and an cstlmahlc citizen. died last night,
after brief illness. lie leaves family and
many friends.
Mr.. Reuben Ragland did not quite pay
his fine. a. this correspondence reported.
lie rendered il, but the City Sergeant could
not receive il. Mr.. Ragland offered it in
the shape OF coupons. and the Sergeant
didn't consider that the same thing rs
money. suppose it will be adiudicated in
due order, along with other such cases.
During July tiitv-tivc persons were COM
lnittcd 10 the city jail
The excursion OF the knights Of Pythias
10 Jamestown was quite success. The
knights profess themselves greatly edited
hy the sight OF the ruined old church there.
From the annual report OF the Superin-
tcudcnt OF the City Water-W Works. just pub
iishcd, il appears that there are five hundred
paving consumers Of water in the city, from
which last year the sum OF 37,3l1.G9 was
collected. The expenditures OF the depart
ment amounted TO S5.G14.64. 1t is believed
that the present resources OF the water-sup-
ply will he sufficient for all wants OF the
city for the next thirty years. The capacity
Of supply. working usual hours, is about
900. 900, 900 gallons, with present consump-
ton and waste annually OF 19o, 100000 gal
Ions \ recent analysis proves that the city
water is entirely free from all foreign and
dcl"tcriolIs substances.
The property owned by the the city is
valued as follows: New city wharf. SlG.-
80: stores on Sycamore street, Si0,0n0;
Poplar Lawn, $40 900; cngine-housc, 81
600: lot opposite Poplar Lawn, $4,400;
poor-house tract. $4,000: powder maya
zine, $1,000; West Ward free school-house,
$4,000; water-workS, $4,000; classical
institute, s5.302; enginc-nOuSe and lot in
West Ward, S2,369; Fair-Ground buildings,
81 .l59; lot on cast Tabb, SS,09l; steam
engines, $1,000.
Thus we are not IL poor as we might be,
and it is no wonder our bonds stand well.
The splendid farm OF - Wakefield" lying
in Chesterfield county few miles from the
city, and belonging TO Captain John Il. Ma
son. was sold At auction this afternoon for
Sl2,2S0. 1t was bought 10y two parties,
whose names have not ascertaincd.
ROBIN ApAIR.
LOUISA COURTHOUSE.