The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-04

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ITO raise the grade of certain strGeissd Unless
Il there ti5 frequent recurrence ofithes floods
'dof 1870 and 1877 it, isI doubtful riff; thes<
!. changes SHOULD be madnto conform tG fheil
d ELEVATIONS. laid n,thefa b}ei and one ,itlin
3 Earegl copies orderedt o be prihted.Hi aiij :
II s1Rhe, commlttee return the, petition. OF IL
j:McH Hobson aud others for reIie6ir6nI cpl.
glyert-taK> on shaffissreet, from II Twenty.
Il trst to TYe enty- third, " itll the onmenda.
jytion. thahithe sanie be rejected tsofaTias II
4 relates Ito ,propertyfon iRiafshail street.-the
y tween ndlWenty- -secon dE andnT Twenty
d Streets Receiyed.s<oqgo u9hi ta2oa3I
1ilEAUpToR's REFoRTa1fHE CITY FISASCEs. :,
! Mr. skfnker, from tie GJJnmfttee i5n ct
fnafee: presented the following report from
I Pthe City Auditor, which was read and ne.
lfetred TO the Committee oti Finance:
4 ~ hr,..i,t1 Jr RIGHMoSp, Jqn1ary 81, 1879.
! I9fhe. Council Of The GitgW HiGbmonds !.
iiw Gentlemen, The aaccoEp paoyingy annual
i reports sare1sabmitted to yonf body in pur
fsusnc Co OF oftlinance They yieDntaih inior1na,
itiona. necessary to acqnaint you with the
bfnanciaL operation Of the city government
for the fsGal ear;1S7slT9, and the; antici-
pated operations of 1S79-'S9. 10 ysaGl av /;
II It .tWill, be- seen that the floating debt on
1 the 1stF February, 1878, amounted to S1T,I7l,
i IAccasiuned by an orer-estimatg OF receipts
from taxes andother sources Of the previous
fiscal year.: thereby increasing the interest
contemporary loans for 1878 to the extent Of
81, ,Q30.2f.Ilifai - 40 Gi3oal 3aj - i3Ii .
/ IAasimilaT Toyer-estimatenf receipts for the
past year created an additional. foatinS debt
of 81, ,53G, naking;tbe amount to be- carried
INTO heIcefhing fiscal ayear $24,T66; which
sum, unless lquidated from the current in-
| ft,rN snr, 10
Interest on loans to S1.482.38. .lai ys"i' +
tsrdn estimating the revenue from taxes and
other! sources for, the ensuing year;I have
endeavoned to guard against over-estimates,
and Srom,the best information at my com
mand arrive at the following conclusions
VIZ: Gross total from taxes and licenses,
say, S605,632; deduct delinquent bills not
available lin 1879, estimated ut seven per
cent, S42, ,254; add delinquent bills OF 1878
that will probably be collected in 1879, $1S,-
3SO-making total. Of S579,75S; from
~ hich; deduct collectors commissions,
|seyen-eighths per cent, 80, Obj
Leaves. lpss total -frcm4s
twrter. and other sources..... 2!5,3S0
Cash balance this aay.......,..........,.. l9'23S
Making total net revenue. ...."."...*83s,273
OF this amount there is to be reserved for
the payment OF iuterest and redemption on
| account of the bonded debt the sum Of
$685., ,456; leaving for the maintenance OF
all other departments OF the city the sum OF
| $520,S17. =
AS further required by ordinance, have
obtained estimates from all committees OF
the Council OF the sums necessary to be APP
| propr,ated for the conduct OF their several
| departments. The aggregate demand from
this source amounts to S5l9.725..;T" 17I%
In reference to demands from other
sources Tor. which provision must be nude,
i have estimated from the best data L cou Id
Ecommard,s and ascertain hat the sum OF
SS4.S72 will be required in this direction.
lsFhis amount includes $24,70G as "a reserve
for the,extinguisbment of. the floating DEBT.
The aggregate Of the foregoing items
l-amounts to S684, ,597, which sum exceeds the
lreYenue from WhIch tits to be derived IN tne
4 sum OF iSS3I60, the provision Ifpr Whlch ps
left to your direction. In estimating! CUT
Trent receipts forJS79, / have beenZgovernedi
4 principals. by the actualincome OF '1S1s9S LII
is pessihle.in some caseSmy estlinateS nay
4 proye to, be less than actual receipts. iShouid
,{suchIbethe result, I am sure ltoWht be he
! less, eratifying, to yolE body thanjmyself
I twill be seen that ID hayeisugeested, 40
IDroyision Tor interest or r.freserNe3 on any ad-
/ litional issue OF bondsdtIring the enstip2 2
d Igeas. This suggestioniis is made In anticlpa.
4 ttion,. of the, contemp plated enlargement oa
dbhhe WateE-Wofl1s. In this connection ltwFi
Il stats that!the charter Hmit tonlssue %!
Il bonds rs now eighteen per centJof the taxa
BILE value Of real esfatey which an' 1878 WAS
i lS28 LAG, ,9O2, which authorizes an Issue so
S5. .137, ,fS2! The amount now outstandlp
/ lis S4;469,a45, leaving amargin OF 1851 ,S3 |!
r s;,esestso as, pertinent infhis connecnon
n that the eassessmenfe of !18S0'will,ti Is sup
4 posed. very materially reduce the faxapl
l.yalue of real estate in view OF w hich !
lmay be NOW proper to- consider thls!. aHes
Il l.tion.3 rilas1sEs t'tztsli bftH sI.E2's..; =
Il . Total liabilities oiIthe' city up to Febru
ary /, 1879. are S4,494, ,951 .21. dFhls ~
cltdes the total bonded -.debt OF the cit.
!; and all other obligations. ~ AaG IiHH3' :
,.I 1911 @a FIRE DEPARTMENT.. % ti':Ho3 ~:
}: r. Mr.t tTayior, from the Committee on, Fir
Department. submitted q report asking eX
, tension Of water-rnain from corner Elgh
( teentt and Yenable up Yenabls to Twenty
+ lfifth;i and from that point to the present Ter
minus Of city water-pipes at corner Or, LWen
1tieth and Leigh streets. Referred Rtte 70 C9p q
imittee on Water. IA :f.taia, ID l.,, "a,
q The committee also presented q resolution
Igiving permission to the foil9Wlng person
= to erect framed buildings u. w. Alien
stable at No. 518s Twenty -iourth street
Z sEGeorge W. 'Pettis, coW-sae9 On Elne sesss
L fishetweer, Afbemafle and Beverly streets
afHaarV shear. addition to building No: 20
st Pfneslreet: Bernard W ittkanip, Jr., Wood
and lfoal-ho,lsc. "a on d TbiEd street betHee
: ,4ishai,d Jackson streets: James SYeepg
addition in rear of building NO: 115 TMer
-iifrsnfn.H. street; WiIs6n N. Brown, o.
! / T.oioh street. batWeenISt. James and Adam