The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-07-19

OF EEs-DIsSERTATION
ON GRADEs-wORK TO BE DONE IN VA
RIOUS PARTS OF THE CITY-PRoTEsT
AGAINST COMMITTEE FOR BELIEF OF
POOR RIDING IN RACKs-THOSE IN DEBT
TO CITY NOT TO BE EMPLOYED-A NEW
EDITION OF THE CITY ORDINANCES TO
BE PREPARED, PRINTED, AND ISSUED.
The Committee on Light Of the City Coun-
ell met at the lower gas-woTks at 10 O'Clock
yesterday morning. Colonel John 81. Rich.
ordson was elected Assistant Gas Inspector.
After transacting routine business the COM
mittee adjourned from labor to refresh
ments, rendered by superintendent Knowles
and Foreman Adams.
The Committee on First and Second Mar.
kets met in the Council chamber at 1 o'clock.
Mr.. Fl. r. Adams was elected chairman OF
the former, and Mr.. T. Fl. Elicit chairman
of the latter.
The Committee on Fire-Alarm and Police
Telegraph met at liz O'Clock, and selected
Mr.. William II. Williams chairman.
Committee on Lunatics met in the Coun-
Gil chamber at y O'Clock, and elected Mr..
James e. Phillips chairman.
DIR. Moncure, the superintendent OF the
Pinel Hospital, was present, aud in reply to
an interrogatory by the Chairman, stated
that there was an evil existing which he de-
sired to see abated, and that was in relation
to holding commissions of lunacy. lie cited
cases where persons who were charged with
lunacy were committed to Jail TO be exam
ined by a commission, and they would be
kept in confinement for days before the
would assemble. The conse-
ouence was that these unfortunates would
be brought to him in an almost incurablc
state and covered with vermin, whereas il
they had been sent to him at first they could
have been cured in few weeks.
DR.. Moncure said that he intended no re-
Election on the ejailer, rs he knew the Jail was
we'll conducted, but that it was on account
of not knowing how to treat them; that
they were locked up in a cell, and il the
party was at all violent the meals were
passed through an opening to them just as
if they were wild beasts. The Doctor
closed his remarks by inviting the com
mittee to visit his institution often in order
to sec how it was conducted.
The Committee on Fire-AJarm and Police
Telegraph met in the Engineers office at
1880 O'Clock. Mr.. William II. Williams
was elected chairman and E. II. Fisher
clerk.
Committee on Cemetery met ut 1896
O'Clock in the Council chamber and elpc'ed
Mr.. w. j. Mcdowell chairman and Ben
jamin r. August clerk. Mr.. w. l.. Smith
was reelected keeper OF Oakwood Gene
terry.
There was joint meeting of the Com
mittec on Fire and Grounds and Buildings
ut 1890 O'Clock to consider the question OF
to the Third polce-station.
The matter was discussed, but the meeting
adjourned without taking any action.
Meeting OF the Common Council.
A meeting OF the Common Council vas
held yesterday evening-Presdent Manson
in the chair, and the following present
Messrs. Adams, Baker. Christian, Cren.
shaw, Curtis, Davis, Edwards, Elicit. Ely
son, Gentry. Goddin. Gregory, Hargrove,
HAYES, Higgins, Irwin. Mcdowell, Oliver
Pierce, Phillips. Pollock, Rankin, Sknker,
Talbot, and Wood.
Mr.. Elicit presented the following:
RICHMOND, Va, July, 1873.
10 the Honorable President and Members
of the Common Council:
Gentlemen, The Committee on Streets
Generally. to whom was recommitred by
you;' branch their report bearing date May
6. 1878 (proposing numerous street i'm.
now have the honor to return
the same with the statement that said
report has been duly presented to
the new committee, and has been
ratified and adopted by them, with
the exception OF the seventh rcsolu-
ton, relating to the Improvement OF Frank
lin street from Fifteenth to Seventeenth
street (Which in their opinion should be re-
paved with new granite spallS), and the
resolution, relating to The i'm
provcment OF Fifteenth street from Main to
Cary street, which has been done by an Or
der in writing to the City Engineer by the
two members from that ward.
The remainder OF the report they respect
fully ask may be concurreu in by your
branch, with the assurance on the part OF
this committee that ii it be found that our
appropriation for the present tisca! year IS
to do all the work therein enll.
meraled, that they will not proceed step
beyond their appropriations. but will defer
the execution, OF the work until they nave
funds in hand.
AS the Council is about to take recess
for three months, we respectfully urge that
the grading OF Broad, Franklin, and Grace
streets be passed upon this evening. i'll or
der that the city hands and carts may be
nut at once to work TO help in their I'M
in which case We think tue
grading can be completed by the 1St OF JAM
uarv. Very respectfully,
CHARLES L. TODD, Chairman,
Mr.. Skinkcr said the report was prcma
t,lre and unexpected. ard in view OF its i'm,
portance should not be adopted. He moved
to lay on the table.
Mr. Higgins favored the report.
So did Mr.. Elicit, who contended that
three orfour months had been allowed mem
hers to examine into the matter. He said
that the Board OF Aldermen had already
adopted the report.
Mr., Curtis urged the adoption OF the re-
mort. and said that the curbing and grading
should be done during the summer. There
was very little new grading proposed.
Mr.. Talbot was willing to do the work
which is not connected with grades. In his
Judgment the weather was too warm to dis
cuss the grades.
iected.
Considerable time was lost in attempting
tn pet the resolutions before the Council
that is, getting votes on the various items
there being some remarkable rule Whict
seemed to require the roll to be called upon
each OF the thirty-tive resolutions. Inc
prospect began to be so dismal that some
what shorter plan was adopted.
Mr.. Elicit stated, in recommending tne
culyert item, that the culverts the city Ii
now running pay the city twenty-one pei
cent. upon the investment!
Certainly that is very profitable to tne
city il the taxpayers can stand it and the
law is not violated. :.