The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-04

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The Common Council met yesterday af
ernoon-President Manson in the chair
Present at roll-call: Messrs. Adams,l Ba
ker, Christian. Crenshaw, Curtis, Davis
Edwards, Elicit, Ellyson, Gentry, Goddln,
Gum, Hargroye, Hayes, Higgins, Irwin,
King. Pierce, Phillips, Pollock, Rankin,
Skinker, Straus, Taylor. and Wood.
Mr.. Christian said Mr.. Oliver was absent
from the city.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr.. Elicit, from the Committee on Streets,
presented joint resolutions recommending
the following appropriations from the con.
tingent and street funds for the improve.
ments named-viz.: S7S1.26 to pave alley
between Main and Cary and Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets from contingent fund, and
cost to be charged to property-owners abut.
ting on same: S427.75 from street fund to
pave Mechanic street between Exchange
alley and Cary street; 500 from street fund
to relay tagging across Twcnty-eighth,
south side OF Franklin street: $50 from the
street fund to lay tagging across franklin
street at Twenty y-eightb. Agreed to.
he committee recommend fIin rejection
OF the resolution to place granite columns
at certain points to designate the high water
OF November, 1877. Agreed to.
The committee also presented a resolution
for the construction OF sewer on Main
street from Third to Fourth street, at a
cost Of $341.99 and q resolution to relay
cutters on Twenty-second street between
Franklin and Main streets, at cost oil
SCOOPS. Agreed to.
SUFFERERS BY THE LATE FLOOD.
Mr.. Adams, from the Committee for the
Relief OF the Poor, presented resolution
to pay V. Hechler SG474; /. D. Briggs,
$S7.S1; /. Powers, $14; j. Fl. GoddlD,
sos; George A. Klein, 81; w. NJ. Viii.
iams, S24; Daniel Davis. S6; Gas-Works,
So6-being bills incurred IN relieving the
poor and suffering in Rockets occasioncd
by the late freshet. The resolution was
adopted.
Mr.. Christian, acting chairman Of the
Committee on Finance, presented resolu
tions for the refundlng OF taxes to various
persons improperly assessed. Agreed to-
MORE LIGHr-CoKE FOR TIE PooR-CLAIMs
Mr.. Curtis, from the Committee on Light
presented a resolution for the erection o.
gas-lamps at Creek alley, Walnut alley, a
end Of Ninth street, and on Sixth street be-
tween Marshall and Clay streets.
The committee also presented resolution
directing the Superintendent OF the Gas
Works to place 100 loads Of gas-ccke at th'
disposal OF the Christian Women's City
Mission to be distributed by them, and 20(
loads OF gas.coke at the disposal OF the Su
perintendent of Public Charity, to be dis
tributed by him. Also, resolution direct
Ing the Auditor to place $500 to the credi
of the Committee on Light for the 200 loads
OF coke placed under the control of the Com
mitee on Light.
hir: Edwards, from the Committee or
Claims, &C., presented resolution to pa!
sundry claims.
Both resolutions were adopted.
FRAMED BUILDINGS.
Mr.. TAYLOR, from the Committee on Fir,
Department, presented joint resolution
giving permission to the following persons
to erect framed buildings IN the city: Loui
Euker, stable on the Fredericksburg Rail
road Companr's lot, on Broad street
Charles s. Stewart, addition to his house oil
Elm street. Rockets; Rowland Hill, dwell
ing at sos Twenty-seventh street; Mrs. AMI
Saunders, dwelling on Lot No. Sl9 st. Pete
street; F. Jetterding, dwelling on Graham
street between Clay and Leigh streets; L
Gentry, addition to rear of his house OF
Twenty-seventh street between NJ and !
streets; John Smith, dwelling on NJ stree
between Thirtieth and Thirty-tirst streets
e. ID. Kelly, two dwellings on Pine stree
next to Canal; G. Caravati, to remove nous
from lot corner OF Eighteenth and Broa'
streets to the next lot below; HaNall-Cren
shaw Company, shed near the eastern ter
minus OF their property; T. Wiley DAVIS
two dwellings on Twenty-scventh stree
between NJ and n streets; John Lumbcree!
fruit-stand on Broad street near The Chesa
peake and Ohio railway depot. Agreed 10
SUNDAY LIQUOR LAW.
Dir. Ellyson, from the Committee on Or
dinances, returned to the Council the pro
posed amendment to section IL, chapter IL
OF the City Ordinances, in relation TO the I'm
position OF fines for the sale or liquors OF
Sunday, with the recommendation that 1t ~
rejected. The amendment proposed t
transfer the Jurisdiction in case OF the vic
lation OF the law from the Hastings Cour
TO the Police Court, and this change tn
committee recommend be not made.
Mr.. ElIyson spoke in behalf OF, and MI
Taylor against the report.
MIR. TAYLOR presented an ordinance, as
substitute for the committees report, pro
yiding an equal penalty as that imposed D.
the State law. 49,.
Mr.. Christian agreed with Nr. Ellyson'
views, and moved that the subject be re
committed to the Committee on Ordinances
with instructions to obtain the views OF IN
City Attorney. .... ,
; The motion to recommit was rejected
ayes, g.; noes, IS.
The question was then upon the suDst
tute proposed by Dir. Taylor for the con
mittee's report. The substitute was adopted
The ordinance as amended was the
adopted by the following vote:
AYEs.-Messrs Adams, Baker, Crenshaw, Curti
Davis, Gentry, Goddin, Gum, HargroVe. Haye
Higgins, Irwin, King, Mcdowell, Pierce, Philip
POLLOCK, Rankin, Straus, Taylor, Wood ana Mai
son-22.
NoEs.-Messrs. Christian, Edwards, Elicit, Ell!
son, and Skinker-5. .
Mr.. Taylor argued warmly for his ord
nance, and it was due in great measure
his strenuous efforts that it passed. 1t no.
goes to the Board OF Aldermen.
THE GAS QUESTION.
Mr.. Higgins inquired whether the Con
mittee on Light had considered the que:
ton OF reduction in gas.
Mr.. Curtis, chairman OF the Committee o
Light, replied that the subject had been re
ferred to the joint Committees on Financ
and Light; that the chairman OF the F
nance Committee had the ordinance an
resolutions on the subject. and had not cal
ed Joint meeting. SO far as he was cor
cerned the Committee on Light were read