The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-05

/ Inc regular SGWt.lHUuCult ulttti3lS OI the
| Common Council was held yesterday after
Braselman, Campbell, Curtis. Davis. Elicit,
Foster, Gregory, Hargroye, Haxall Hayes,
Higgins, King, Manson, Metzger, Starke,
| Skinker, Straus. TImberlake, Vandervall,
Whitlock, and Wood.
On motion Of Mr. Elicit, Mr.. Straus was
invited to preside In the absence OF Presi-
dent Christian.
Mr.. Elicit said he had been requested by
the Mayor OF the city to say that this is the
time for him to present his annual message,
but as some OF che heads Of departments
had not sent In their reports he was COM
PEELED to defer his for time.
THE POLICE AND THE sTATIoN-H0CSEs.
The Chair laid before the Council COM
munication from the president Of the Board
of Police Commissioners returning an or
dinance requiring certain number OF po-
| licemen to sleep in the station-houses, with
the recommendation by the Police Board
that the ordinance at present existing re-
| main in force, with an amendment that it
be left to the discretion OF the Board Of
Police Commissioners to enforce it or not.
Received and fled.
LIGHT.
Mr.. Higgins presented a resolution from
the Committee on Light extending the
street-main from the Normal-School build
ing, on Twelfth street, so as to furnish A.
j. Ford with gas at his stables. Agreed to.
Mr. Higgins president Christian In the
chair) also presented the annual report OF
the Committee on Light, which was received
and ordered to be forwarded to the Mayor.
[The report will be found elsewhere.l
FRAMED BUILDINGS.
Mr.. King, from the Committee on the Fire
Department. presented joint resolution
giving permission to the following persons
to erect frame houses in the city: Charles
Spencer, addition to dwelling on Twenty
ninth street between Broad and Marshall
streets; Mrs. E. r. Perrow, dwelling on
jackson street between Pierce and St. Pc
ter streets; j. G. Tignor, stable on Twenty
first street; James III. Taylor 6 Son, agent
for William Allison, to enlarge their out
houses in rear OF old Trinity church; G. II.
Benton, dwelling on St. James street be-
tween Charity and Federal streets; Thomas
HAYNES, shed on Arch street between
Fourth and Fifth streets; John Russell,
dwelling corner Twenty-seventh and 0
streets Easlev Dobbin, shed on Fed
eral street between First and Second
streets; S. j. Gilpin, dwelling on st. Peter
street between Charity and Federal streets;
Christian Sears, to repair stable at NO. Al
Louisiana street; c. Bernicchi, fruit-stand
at No. 901 Broad street, to be put up under
the direction OF the chairman OF the COM
mittee; Smith & Jefferson, dwelling on
| Seventh street between Baker and Preston
streets; Adolph Beutel, to move dwelling
from Third street between Broad and Mar
shall streets to Charity street between First
and st. James streets; James NJ. Chalkley,
dwelling on Pine street between Spring
| and China streets; John l.. Dillon, carpen-
ter-shop on Leigh street between st. James
, and Adams streets.
Agreed to.
The committee also presented resolution
rejecting the petitions OF Samuel Egan, for
house on Marshall street between Etgh.
teenth and Nineteenth streets; and Of Rich
ard Gray, for building on his lot, No. TOT
| west Marshall street. Agreed to.
LUABER-YARDs.
| The committee also presented an opinion
OF the City Attorney on the subject OF the
establishment Of lumber-yards, and the
power OF the Council to control the same
when believed to be dangerous; which was
referred to the Committee on Ordinances
| for an ordinance to meet the case.
MORE FRAMED HOUSES.
MIR. King, on his own behalf, pre-
sented q Joint resolution granting the
following petitions for the erection Of
framed buildings: j. W. Woodward,
dwelling on Twenty-ssventh street be-
tween o and P streets; W. T. White,
stable on Clay street between Twenty-ffth
and Twenty-sixth streets; William Shanks,
dwelling corner Twenty. fifth aud M streets; !;
A. l.. Crouch, to repair shed on Eighteenth
street between Franklin and Grace streets !;
A. B. Clarke, wood and coal-house at No.
2517 Grace street; James P. Feigg, dwell
| ing on Beverley street near Plum street;
Hyman Jacobs, shop at No. IT'S Main
street; w. Jacobs, cow.shed at No. 0 Fiji
teenth street; Irwin East, dwelling on st.
James street between Federal and Charity
streets; P. 81. Allen, addition Of two rooms
at No. 915 Twenty-Sixth street.
| Agreed to.
Mr.. King also presented resolution re-
| iecting the petition OF Jacob May to add a
story to his frame kitchen at No. GOT Broad
Of Mr.. Straus.
Mr.. King stated that the last resolution
had not been passed upon by the commit
| tee simply because he had failed to get
meeting OF the committee; but be recon-
mended the adoption OF the resolution.
MORE RETRENcHMENT.
Mr.. Wbitlock, from the COMMITTEE on
Retrenchment ana Reform, presented a
Joint resolution annulling the contract now
existing between the city OF Richmond and
DR.. j. D. Moncure, entered into March Is,
1875, for the care OF insane citizens OF
Richmond,
The committee also presented an ordi-
nance to reduce election expenses as fol-
lows: Registrars, $3 per day for each day
employed, but not to exceed three days at
any election, and they shall receive ST. for
posting notices; judges of election, So for
each election; two clerks at each precinct
for each election, $5 each; commissioners
of election, So per day.
The committee also presented an ordi-
nance dispensing with one OF the managers
OF the chain.gang, which they say can be
done without detriment to the public SER
vice.
That part Of the report relative to the
care of lunatics was referred to the Com
mittee on Lunatics, on motion OF MIR.
Starke.
The ordinance reducing election eX-
penses was, on motion OF Mr.. Curtis, refer
red to the Committee on Elections.
The ordinance reducing the number OF
officers in the chain-gang was passed
ayes, 80; noes, Z.
CLAIMS AND SALARIES.
Mr.. Haxall presented resolution from
| the Committee on Claims and Salaries, pro-
Yiding for the payment OF the Coroner's