The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-07-06
MANCHESTER AND VICINITY.
Meeting of the City Council.

TIE ELECTION OF scAvENGER POSTPONED
TIE PAY OF THE POLICE REDUCED-TlIE
NEW COMMITTEES, &C.
The first regular meeting oil the new City
Council was held last night at O'Clock
Present at roll-call: Mr.. Ajax Gary (presi-
dent. and McSsrs. Batcheller. Gallagher,
Gibbs, Howle, Kahn. Owens, and Spain.
Messrs. Ballowe, Gentry, and Pattcs6n
appeared during the reading Of the min
utes, and Mr.. Pcrduc shortly afterwards.
The report of the Chief OF Police was
received and ordered to be filed.
\ petition was received from J. 3. john
son asking permission to erect 4 frame
building on Fifteenth street between Dcca-
tur and Stockton. Referred to the Com
mittee on Fire Department.
4 petition received from Mrs. \. D..
BrockwclI, asking permission to remove It
frame building from Fourth to Hull street.
was likewise referred.
On motion OF Mr.. Patteson, the pay OF
the City Scavenger was fixed at scventy-iive
cents for each premises visited. Under the
rules the resolution lies over until the next
regular meeting.
Mr.. Pertue moved that the City Auditor
he directed to advertise for proposals put
ting out the Office Of City ScaycDger to the
lowest bidder. Adopted.
A petition was received from tWcnty-nlne
citizens OF the Fourth Ward praying the
opening OF Railroad street between Four
tecnth and Fifteenth. Referred to the
Street Committee.
Nothing was said in reference to the otlicc
Of superintendent OF Maury Cemetery.
Mr.. Kahn offered Il resolution that the
police force remain rs at present constituted.
Mr.. Pattcson offered IN amendment That
the force be reduced to two.
aIr. IIowlc offered as 4 substitute for Doti
motions that the force remain as at present
constituted, but that the salary be reduced
to $40 per month.
The vote on the substitute resulted rs iG
lows:
.Aues.-llessrs. Gentry, Bailowc, Spain
Gibbs, Gallagher, Perdue, Owens, Kahn
Howlc, and Batcheller--l0.
Noes.-MeSsrs. Patteson and Gary.
Mr.. Howle offered Il resolution reducing
the Day OF the Chief of Police twenty pei
cent.
The motion failed ior want Of Il second
Mr.. Batchcller moved to 90 into IN clec
ton OF City Engineer.
Mr.. Perduc moved to reconsider the vote
bv which Dir. Howle's substitute wa;
adoptcG-aycs, 4 noes, s.
MIR. Batchelcr renewed his motion Il
proceed to an election OF CITY Engineer.
Mr.. Gibbs moved that the matter bt
passed over until the next meeting.
\ number of bills were appropriately re
icrred, and the Council adjourned.
TIE NEW COMMITTEES.
BEFORE adjournment the President an
nounced the following committees Tor lh'
ensuing year: o.,
On Finance: Mcssrs. Patteson, Owens
Gibbs, Batcheller, and BalIoWc.
On Streets: Messrs. Batcheller, GlDos
PatteSon, Owens, and Howle.
On Water-Pswer, Reservoir, and lly
drauts: Messrs. Owens, Gallagher, Gentry
and Patteson.
On Buildings: Messrs. Gentry, hahh
and Perdue.
On Cemetery: Mcssrs. Gallagher, Bal
lowe, and Kahn.
On Ordinances Messrs. Perdue, HOWE
BaIlowe, and Spain.
On Fire Department Messrs. Howle
Spain, and Gallagher.
On Light: Messrs. Kahn, Gentry, ant
Ballowe.
On Retrenchment and Reform: Messrs
Gibbs. Spain, and Owens.
On Health: Messrs. Ballowe, Perdue, ant
Kahn.
DR.. Nonteiro is still president Of tn
Board of Health. and Mr.. I. c. Wells is as
sociated with him and the committee as th
Board of Health.
Doubtless by an oversight on the part o
;he president, the Third and Fourth Ward
have each two representatives on the Stree
Committee and the First Ward has none
1t has always been the custom for each ware
| to be represented.
The Fourth in CheSterietd-Ptc-Ntcs dnt
Cetebrations.-- s.--Under the auspices OF TIT
Salem Sabbath school, large number 0
persons assembled ut Chesterfield court
house Thursday to celebrate the signing O
the Deelaration OF Independence. AT l.
O'Clock the meeting assembled in the court
house, and after singing and prayer, al
Grafton, entitled "The Day We Celebrate,
was delivered by lido Ramsdell before tn
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