The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-02
ELECTION OF CHEF ENGINEER OF TIE FIRE

| ,sl DEPARTMENT.
Pursuant 10 a resolution agreed to by tn,
Two brancbes OF the Council, a Joint meet
ing was held yesterday afternoon for sb,
purpose OF electing Chief Epsins er OF tb.
Richmond Fire Department 10 succeed
CnIel u. A. Ainslie, resigned. Presiden
Manson, Of the Common Council, in ths
absence of Mr. Meredith, presided.
ar. Charles l.. Todd, Of the Board oi
Aldermen. nominated for the position Cap
tam ". watt Taylor, who now so accepta.
Diy nils the position OF second in command
IN the department. Mr. Todd proceeded to
pay Captain Taylor handsome compliment,
ana TO review very briefly, but pontedly
Tue services rendered by Captain Taylor,
whether as private, captain, or first assistant
engineer, ---~.-..-
Dir: Taylor, chairman OF the Committee
on tue Fire Department. seconded the
nomination, and moved that Captain Tay-
lor be elected by acclamation.
Inc rules were first suspended, on motion
OF MIR. Higgins, and Captain G. Watt Tay-
inr was thereupon elected Chief Engineer
of the Fire Department by accIamation.
PERSONAL.
Mr. Barksdale stated that Mr.. Meredith.
president OF the City Council, was in the
city OF Washington.
ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD.
The joint session next proceeded to the
election OF members OF the School Board,
to bill vacancies caused by the expiration OF
the terms OF Office OF Messrs. William H.
Scott, OF the First district; 3. z. Wellford,
OF the Second district, and William G..
Knight, OF the Third district.
On motion OF Mr.. Straus, these GENTLE
men were reelected by acclamatlon.
Adjourned, on motion OF Mr.. Straus.
The Common Council.
The regular meeting Of the Common
Council was held Immediately after the ad-
iournment Of the Joint meeting. Pres-
dent Manson occupied the chair. Present
at roll-call Messrs. Adams, Baker, Cren-
shaw, Curtis, Davis Of Madison. Edwards,
Elicit, Ellyson, Gentry, Hayes, Higgins, r.
vim, Mcdowell, Pierce, Phillips, Pollock,
Rankin, Skinker, Straus, Talbot, Taylor,
and Wood.
Mr. King was compelled to leave the
chamber on account OF sickness.
MIR. Davis OF Marshall Ward was also ab-
sent on account o! sickness.
STREETS GENERALLY.
Mr. Curtis, from the Committee on Streets
Generally, presented Il resolution for Joint
committee OF three from the Common Coun-
Gil and TWO from the Board Of Aldermen 10
confer with like committee from Manches-
ter to consider all questions relating to the
James-River bridge. Agreed to, and the
Chair appointed Messrs. Davis OF Madison
Ward, Pierce, and Hayes.
The committee also presented resolution
requesting the Ordinance Committee to
prepare an ordinance giving The Committee
on Health or Streets power 10 grant petit
tions relieving parties from sewer counec-
tions under certain circumstances also
looking to such an ordinance in regard to
awnings as will secure uniformity in avn
ings hereafter to be erected also Il resolution
rejecting petition OF Charles Y. Morris ask
ing damages from grading Grove and Park
avenues, thereby preventing the water from
running of his premises.
The resolutions were all agreed to.
FINANCE REPORT.
Mr.. Skinker, from the Committee on
Finance, presented joint resolution to trans
fer 81, 200 from the account OF discount and
interest to credit of care of insane; to
transfer $500 from account of grounds and
buildings, uneXpended balance OF an ap-
preparation for the Improvement OF the city
Jail and Chancery Court, to the credit OF the
poor OF the city; rejecting petition OF A.
Fl. Rutherford for abatement of assess
ment Of property in the penitentiary valley !;
abating culyert tax against P. III. Starke. j..
B. Foster, William Burgess, and John Cur
rie's estate.
In response to resolution as to purchase
or condemnation OF certain property for en-
larging Gamble's Hill Park. the committee
reported that the owners a.e not disposed
TO sell except ut auction to the highest bid
der.
The resolutions were all agreed TO-.
GAS.
Mr.. Curtis, from the Committee on Light,
presented joint resolution for 4 gas-Iamp
on the east side OF Twenty. street
between NJ and n; also resolution to run
a gas-pipe from w. j. Cussens's factory, on
Williamsburg avenue, three hundred and
fifty feet. Agreed to.
FIRE DEPARTMENT-FRAME BUILDINGS.
Mr.. TAYLOR, from the Committee on the
Fire Department, presented a joint resou-
ton for the consolidation of the two ac-
counts Of the Fire Department into one ac-
count. Agreed to.
MIR. Taylor also presented joint resoll.
ton giving permission to the following per.
sons TO erect framed holdings in the city
Il. E. Frayser, stable in rear OF No. l3 Mar
shall street; Albert Liggon, dwelling corner
CT Beverly and Beach streets; George w.
Clarke, dwelling corner OF Twenty-fourth
and NJ streets; j. T. Pegram, courthouse at
7OS Marshall street; Otis G. West, dwelling
anu grocery-store On Eighteenth street be.
tween NJ and n streets; W. Il. Gary. cow.
house on Harrison street between Leigh
and Clay streets; w. NJ. Hooper, stable
at No. oil Eenry street; P. Shea, an addi.
tiou to cooper-$bop on Twenty-setond
street; j. F. Wingtield, stable at No.
10 west Duval street; P. Il c. Hell
stern, coal office on Brook avenue between
Marshall and Clay streets; w. j. Duggins
shed at 1904 west Clay street; William
Trex!er, dwelling in rear Of Hollywood
Cemetery; J. D. Carneal, dwelling, &C., or
Leigh street between Hancock and Harri
son streets; W. D. Lewis, addition OF one
story to kitchen on Twenty-ninth street be-
tween . and P streets; Jacob Abraham
addition to house, and stable corner o.
Page and Laurel streets; James Turner, tc
raise stable in rear of No. 10 west Leigh
street three feet higher than it now stands
DR.. G.. a. Bryce, office on Second street Re
tween Clay and Leigh streets; R. b. Or a
fin, porch to house corner Reservoir an
ChafIin streets; Thomas Iseacs. star lie &
No. 1921 west Clay street: W. c. Crallt
office corner Eighteenth and Grace '.treets
J. G., Bullock, dwelling corner Chs fin an
Culyert streets; Letitla w. Murpf ~, dwell
inc and kitchen on Twenty-sixib street b.
tween O and P streets.
The resolutions were all agrf ed to.
NEW pIRE-ALARN STATIONS.
AR Uiprjns. from the Committee O