The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-05-13
STREET AND SEWER IMPROVEMENTS. So

presented Joint resolutions approprlGting
the following sums from the street fund for
the purposes named: $500 to complete the
grading of ungraded streets in Marshall
Ward north OF. Broad street and east OF
Twenty-fifth street; S46S so TO place granite
curbing on south side of Venable street
from Eighteenth street to Mosby street;
S25 to place granite tagging across Seven
teentil street, west side, between Broad and
Marshall streets; 500 TO pave granite gut
ter and lay granite curbing on west side of
First street between Byrd street and Mai
den lane; $50 TO place granite tagging on
east side Seventeenth across Grace street;
S14O.67 from the sewer fund for the eXten"
sion OF sewer in BloOdy-Run- ravine cross
ing Broad street; $208.90 from sewer fund
to trap two street inIets ut Twenty-frst and
Broad streets, and one at Seventh and Byrd
streets. .>,. ~.
I The committee also presented 4 resolution
rejecting the resolution from the Board OF
Aldermen to macadamIze Cary street from
Third street to Fifth street, and OF im-
proving the quit ers along said street.
The resolutions were all laid on the table.
The same committee also reported pro-
file OF grades OF streets in Marshall Ward.
Laid on the table. r =
az" g. ALNsHOUsE. =
Hr. Wagner. from the Committee on Re-
lief OF the Poor, presented the usual
monthly report OF the number Of inmates
received, discharged, and died at the aims
house during the past month. Received
and filed. 80. g%...
,-...,. FINANCE Matters; .,';
Mr.. Cannon, from the Committee on FL
nance, reported that it is iueXpedient to ap-
propriate $40, as recommended by The
| Committee on Fire-Alarm and Police .Tcle-
graph, for, the erection Of tile-alarm sta.
tions. ~ ~a- .'@. ... ...
The committee also recommended the re-
1 lection OF the petition OF l. n. Jones ask.
ing refund OF taxes, &C.. Agreed to.
PERsoNAL-THE JAMEs-RIvER IMPROVEMENT
| VOUCHER. -, ,,...N :. :,
|. ...... :. RioHMoSD, 18th May, 1879. 2
10 the City Counci: al. -. +: s.sr.s, -
Gentlemen,-On the 6th instant T issued
a warrant OH the treasury In favor OF j. A,
Belvin & Son for 800, in payment Of an oil:
der drawn by the chairman and approved
bv the engineer OF the James-River I'm
! proyement Committee, ] have since ascer-
!ianed. TO my surprise and regret, that The
order for pay nent was not in accordance
with the form prescribed by! ordinance In
this, that the signature Of the auditor. OF
i that committee was not, as Usual, afiX'
ed to the ORDER + deeply regret this acci
dental oversight on my part, particularly
for the: reason that I have since been in
formed by the auditor Of the James River
Improvement Committee that he had pre-
viousiy endorsed his disapproyali OF tht
payment OF this claim on an order present
led to him. Had that order heen presented
to me, or had Ebeen aware OF its existence
Il hs,x- ~, mt.
The purpose Of this communication is tt
say that the amount in question (S60) ha:
been restored to the city by me, as will b'
seen from the accompanying receipt OF The
Treasurer. .,,-s -:sl-.. ........;,
Respectfully submitted. !.
l. ;..,. g17.. J. r. RoYsTER.
r. .. ,ENGINEER's OFFICE }
| JAMEs-R IMPROVEMENT,
RICHMOND, VA, May II, 1879.
Ii. g. Cannon, Esq, Chairman Finance
Committee: .,......., ..;
Dear Sir,-It appears 20 me that the au
ditor OF the James-River Improvement
Committee is under serious miSapprehen
| sion Of the circumstances in the matter ot
the voucher for the funeral expenses OF Mr.
Hall.
! Neither the chairman or the engineer saw
the voucher after it passed into the hands o.
the auditor OF the committee.
y made Gus the vouchers for city eXpeu
ditures as usual about the 1st OF the month
(ApriD, and sent them to the chairman will
INV signature for his approval. The chair
man. sent them to the auditor OF the com
mittee. The vouchers were not returned
to nv office for distribution by the 1ttl-a
least: | was not informed OF it. On tht
morning Of the Sth I1eft the city to exam
| inc the lower part Of the river, and return
| ed on the 18th. H.
/ The olfice,messenger, who generally dls
! tributes the vouchers to the proper parties
/ then told. me that the auditor OF the com
mittee Ind returned vouchers, hut tha'
| be had since discovered Qrom information
given him by the chairman) that the auditor
| had declined 70 approve that for funeral
/ expenses or Mr.. Hail. 49,. ..sE ~. siI.fEl
r. 1T seems thattbe messenger removed from
the puckage the duplicate bill (Which hat
the adverse endorsement OF the auditory as
the voucher for this office, without noticing
the endorsement, and gave out the othel
bill with the warrant attnc he'd: tak,ngs tht
proper receiptonithe duplicate kept inthl'
toffice. NV 81 ~ ~ ii !. 49,. ~
out the approgafoi the auditor, Sent i'm
mediately to Mr.. BelYin to ascertain where
| il was, intending to refer, the matter to tdt
lchairman. Mr.. BeIyin Sent word that It hac
fbeea paid. q, III Z tt<l 2 a $50. i. !.
i went at once to the chairman and In
formed BIN, and after some rot1y yersats On vi
concluded that, the & adj had fecensi
dered his,tlisapp prevail, and bad directed TN
,xflY n, $,ss .,afd 3 -