The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-06-04
THE COMMON COUNCIL.

REPORTS FROM THE COMMITTEES on
STREETS. FINANCE. AND RETRENCH-
MEST AND REFoRM-A LITTLE BREEZE
IN THE CoUNCIL-IRREGULAR IN
THE WATER DEPARTMENT REVIEWED
AND DIsCUssED-AaL LIVELY TIME BE-
TWEEN SrEMBERS-WARM WoRDs AND
AMUSING DEBATE-THE SUBJECT FINAL
LY7 TABLED-.REPAI AIRS. TO STATION
HOUsE-vETOEs- PERsONAL-LUNATICs,
&C, &C. si,.}I ,U3 fittlz
The regular monthly meeting of the Com
mon Council was held yesterday after
noon-President Manson In the chair. Pres
ent at roll-call: Messrs. Adams, Baker,
Campbell, Christian, Curtis, Davis, Elicit,
Gregory, Hargrove, HaXall, Hayes. Hig-
gins, johnson, King. Laaer, Oliver, Starke,
Skinker, Straus, Talbot, Timberlake,
Whitlock, and W ood.
FROM THE COMMITTEE on STREETS.
Mr.. Curtis, from the Committee on Streets,
presented report embodying Joint resolu-
tions appropriating from the sewer fund
$1,1s6 to extend the sewer on Marshall
street from Twenty-fourth to Twentv-siXth
streets SS38.5G from the sewer fund to
construct sewer from Canal to Arch
street on Fourth street; S938.96 from the
sewer fund to construct sewer along Ninth
street from Leigh street, and running north
to the gully crossing said street. Agreed to.
The committee also presented resolution
giving permission to G.. PIE. Burgwynn,
OF. the Bell Telephone Company, to put up
his poles and wires along certain streets.
On motion OF Mr.. Campbell, the latter re-
solution was amended so as to provide that
the said telephone line shall not interfere in
any manner with the city fire-alarm and po-
lice-telegraph line, and then agreed to.
FINANCE.
Mr.. Straus, from the Committee on FL
nance, presented u report and resolutions
for the abatement Of the taxes against A.
Il. Murphy, Richardson & Co., John II.
Greanor, and G. WendIinger, for enormous
assessment, &C.; rejecting petitions OF Hi
ram w. Tyler, asking an abatement on pro-
perty in Rockets; OF E. J. Tyler, asking a
refund Of license-tax, &C.; and Of the Fe-
male Humane Association, asking. an addi-
tional appropriation for 1878.
The committee say that since the estimate
OF receipts for the present year ION the basis
of which the appropriations were made) the
tax-books have been received from the as
SCISSOR, showing falling of in actual as
sessment OF S30S,2SS as compared with the
estimate made in February, equal to def
cheney in revenue OF S4,315, and to this ex-
tent increasing TIE present floating debt.
It is deemed important that the attention OF
the Council should be promptly directed to
this matter in order that efforts may be
made to contine expenditures within pres
ent limits, and wherever possible to curtail,
without which the ruinous alternative OF
issuing bonds for current expenses must
be rcsorted to. The contingent fund,
which was in February estimated ut
$4,000, has thus early been reduced
to the inadequate sum OF $4,000; which is
subject to regular draft for paving side
walks and care of insane, which, with other
anticipated demands, will no doubt more
than equal this balance. The contingent
fund should always be amply sufficient to
provide first for deficits in revenue; the
failure to make it sufficient in 1877 accounts
for the existence now Of $4,000 floating
debt, with a prospect Of it being increased.
The resolutions and report were adopted.
FRAMED BUILDINGS.
Mr.. King, from the Committee on the
Fire Department, presented a Joint resolu-
ton, which was agreed to, giving perms-
sion to the following persons to erect framed
buildings in the city: George w. Robin
son, ice-house on Clay near Harrison street !;
Henry Neurohr, dwelling corner Shocks
alIey and Baker street; G. j. Hunt, tempo
rary shed corner Sixth and Leigh streets;
NJ. j. Griffin, she'd corner Seventeenth and
Darlington streets; Paul Robinson, dwell
ing on Catherine street between Gilmer and
Munford streets; J. G. Crouch, for Mr..
Watkins, kitchen and porch at 2909 Clay
street; Henry j. Burkman, dwelling cor
ner Sixth and Orleans streets; W. S. Cat
lett. stable on Grace street between TWen-
ty-seyenth and Twenty-eighth streets !;
Thomas Hill, dwelling on Buchanan street
between Williams and Christian streets !;
George Fl. Matthews, kitchen at No. 1917
VenabIe street; John Cummings, dwelling
on Buchanan street between LoWnes and
Accommodation streets; L. NJ. Lee, kitchen,
&c., at 1922 st. John street; Beverly
Branch. building on Fifth street (smitlrs
hilD; Eugene Chaon, to use steam-boller,
&C., at No. 212 Fifth street; David M. Hall,
addition to coal-house at j22 Seventh street; !;
Sarah SIann, addition, &C., to dwelling No.
305 Baker street.
Tie committee also presented resolu-
ton rejecting the petitions Of Martin Ryan,
for shed, &C., at No. 1908 Main street; and
Of III. Hicks, for enlargement OF his stable
on Third street between Grace and Broad
streets. Agreed to.
CLAIMS, &C. :...
Nr. HaNall. from the Committee on
Claims and Salaries, presented Joint reso-
luton for the payment OF sundry claims,
&C., amounting to about $500; which was
agreed to.
NoN-RESiDENTs, &C.
Mr.. Whitlock, from the Committee on
Retrenchment and Reform, presented an
ordinance prohibiting the appointment OF
anv nonresident 10 office, or Of any person
or persons who shall be delinquent in taxes
or in the payment OF gas and waterfalls.
Mr.. Straus thought the ordinance dan
cerous one. It might be that we would
have to send away from Richmoad for an
officer for some good reason.
Mr.. Curtis advocated the ordinance. lie
thought we ought not to employ any one
who does not pay his just dues and obllga-
tions to the city. Besides this, we have
plenty OF men in the city who are idle and
walking about the streets. He hoped the
ordinance would pass.
Mr. WhitIock moved to suspend the rules,
in order to pass the ordinance this even
ing. Lost-ayes, Is; noes, IL. Not atWo'
thirds vote.
The ordinance was then referred to the
Committee on Ordinances.
IRREGULARITIES IN THE WATER DEPARTMENT.
Mr.. Whitlock, from the Committee on
Retrenchment and Reform, presented re-
port declaring that there had been irregu.
iarities and abuses in the administration Of
the water department, but that the city had