The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-12-10
TIE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
REPORTS FROM VARIOUS COMMITTEES
FRAMED BUILDINGs-PAY OF ASSISTANT
ENGINEERs-BUsINEss FROM THE LOWER
BRANCH-NEw RESOLUTIONS, &C.

BRANCH-NEW RESOLUTIONS, &C.
The Board Of Aldermen met Yesterday a.
ternoon-President Meredith in the chair.
Present at rol!-call: Messrs. Burksdale,
Beall, Cannon, Dickerson, Gasser, Gray,
Lipscomb, Scott, Smith, Todd, Wagner,
Williams, and Meredith. -
FINANCE.
Mr.. Cannon, from the Committee on FL
nance. presented an ordinance to amend the
ordinance concerning the debt of the city.
The committee also presented Joint reso-
luton rejecting petition OF the Virginia
Steam Sugar Refinery asking an abatement
of tax, &C.; rejecting petition OF J. Fl.
Seward asking to be relieved from an as
seSSment, &c.
The petition of Michael Burke, asking to
be relieved from cuivert-taX, &C.. was re-
ferred to the Committee on Streets.
The resolutions and ordinance were
adopted.
THE ALMSHOUSE.
Mr.. Wagner, from the Committee for Re-
lief Of the Poor, presented the usual
report. showing the number Of
persons received, discharged, and died at
the almshouse during the past month. Re-
celfCu anu Hleu,
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Mr.. Beall, from the Committee on the
Fire Department, presented joint rcsolu-
tion giving permission to the following per-
sons TO build framed houses: Theodore
Jones, addition to dwelling on Leigh street
between Smith and Henry streets; Moses
Peters, building on Brook avenue between
Leigh and Duval streets; V. L. Bennett,
coal-house ut 30I west Marshall street; Ber-
nard Wittkamp, addition to bis house on
the east side of Third street between Leigh
and Jackson; William Edwards, dwelling
on Lot No. Is Second street, near the boat
yard; james X. Werth, office corner Fiji
teenth and Dock streets.
Also, the following:
Resolucd, That so much OF the petition
OF james R. Werth as relates to the erection
at Fifteenth and Dock streets OF "hoist-
ing and conveying apparatus be referred
to the Committee on Streets.
The resolutions were agreed to.
The committee also presented an amend
mcnt to the salary ordinance. so as to give
the first assistant engineer OF the Fire De-
partment $500; second assistant, S2I5;
third assistant, $3.50.
The ordinance was unanimously adopted.
FROM TIE COMMON COUNCIL.
An ordinance to amend section II OF
chaDter q OF the market ordinance was
adopted.
An ordinance to amend the ordinance
sinks, cess.pools, &c., was
adopted.
Joint resolution transferring $1,000 from
election account TO expenses OF City School
Board was agreed to.
Other resolutions from the Finance Com
mittee, Committees on Fire and Water,
Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Relief Of the Poor,
and Claims aud Salaries were agreed to.
Joint resolution asking our representa-
tiyes in the Legislature to vote for an amend
ment to the city charter so as to authorize
the Council to allow the Committee OH Fire
Department to grant building permits dur
ing recess OF the Council.
Mr. Cannon presented as substitute a
resolution requesting the Committees on
Ordinances and Fire Department to bring
in an ordinance designating certain dis
tricts in which no framed buildings shall be
erected. Adopted.
NEW BUSINESS.
By Mr.. Todd: 4 Joint resolution consoli
dating the chain-gang accounts into one ac
count. Agreed to.
By Mr.. Wagner: \ resolution requesting
the Ordinance Committee to bring in al
ordinance to prohibit riding OF driving
through alleys ut gait faster than walk
Referred.
By Mr.. Todd: A resolution appropri
at ing 1906 from the sewer fund 10 construc
a culvert from the City-Sprlng lot to th
large ravine north OF Leigh street.
By Mr.. Todd: 4 resolution As to the eX
pediency OF placing gas-lalnps on Shocked
Slip and in rear OF Crcnshaws' Patron:
warehouse. Agreed to.
THE NEW CITY HALL.
Mr.. Williams presented the following;
Whereas the Finance Committee OF tn
CITY has been directed to prepare Schem
OF finance to meet the necessary eNpcndl
lures incidental to the erection OF cit.
hall. and whereas it may be advisable Il
obtain an act of the Legislature author
izinr the city to issue bonds specially 10
that purpose; therefore
ResolUed, That the following bill be pre-
scnted by the delegates from this city to tn
prcscnt session OF the Legislature Tor II
action.
fThe bill authorizes the issue OF City-Ha
bonds bv the Council 10 such IN amount a
the Council shall see tic to construct an
furnish city hail.
Mr. Cannon opposed the resolution on th
ground that no scheme had been prcsente
by the Finance Committee, ard none coul
be presented until plans and specification
had been furnished by the City Engineer
He thought it unwlSe and inopportune /
ask for such q bill. He thought the resolu
tion would do more harm othe credit OF th
civ than anything that could be done.
Mr. Meredith (Mr. Bass being in the chair
opposed the resolution. He said he was al
sent at the last meeting OF the Board, whe
tbe subject was introduced; il he had bee
here he would have opposed it. We are
no condition to build 4 city hall, althou@
one is needed, he confessed.
Mr.. Williams replied 10 the two speaker
| who had preceded him, and advocated tn
resolution, referring to the argument use
at the last meeting OF the Board OF Alde
men as to the importance OF protecting III
valuable papers and records in the Chancel
Court clerks office.
Mr.. Todd believed 4 new city hall was
necessity, and was in favor OF 1t; but L
hoped bis friend from Marshall War
would for the present withdraw the bill an
resolution. When the time comes he WI
present /" Todd's scheme" that will requll
the issue OF no bonds, and will not increa:
the taxes.
Mr.. Williams withdrew his resolutIo
and the proposed bill.
Adjourned.
| HuSTINGs CoURT.-Yesterday the case
| the Commonwealth as. Louis Rueger w;
continued until tomorrow to enable defent
ants counsel time to file bills OF exception
Jefferson Grymes (colored) was convicte
Of attempted rape on the person of Mr
Sarah Anthony, and his punishment a
SesSed ot rem yearS' confinement in tbe non