The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-06-10

| RESOLUTIONS, &C., FROM THE COMMON
| CoUNCIL--CHIMBoRAZO PAEK-NEW BU-
SINESS. &C, &C.
The Board of Aldermen held IFS regular
| semi-monthly. meeting yesterday AFTER
noon-Prcsident Meredith in the chair
| Present at roll-caIl Messrs. Barksdae,
| Beall, Cabel, Crump. Dickerson, Gray,
Kelly. Scott, Smith, and Wagner.
Dir. Wagner presented the usual report
OF the number or inmates received, dis
charged, and died at almshouse during the
! past month.
The repcrt was received and filed.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. Crump stated that his colleague, Mr..
Gasser, was absent from the city.
snoCKoE. HILL CEMETERY.
Mr.. Kelly, from the Committee on Gene
| teries, reported that they will not have 4
sufficient amount OF funds to their credit,
| after paying the regular expenses OF the de-
partment, to be able to gravel walks in
| Shockoc- Hill Cemetery. Referred to Finance
! Committee.
| FINANCE REPORT.
! Mr.. Cannon, from the Committee on
Finance, presented 4 report recommending
-
Of the Common Council in reference to de-
linoucnt personal and liccnsctaX bulls. This
resolution proposes to credit the City Col
lector with S12,121 delinquent personal
taxes and S3,624.50 deliquent license taxes,
as Dcr returns CT Collector to Auditor.
Adopted.
The committee also presented resoIu-
ton authorizing the Auditor to issue $4,000
OF 6 per cent. bonds, and place the same to
the credit OF culyerts. Adopted.
JAMEs-RIrEE IMPROVEMENT.
Mr.. Cannon, from the Committee on FL
nance, presented tic following:
RICHMOND, June 7, 1879.
TO the Board Of -4lder7nen:
Gentiemen,-T Committee on Finance
have duly considered the annexed resolu-
ton from the Common Council concerning
an appropriation Of $4,000 for the James
River improvement. Your committee, be-
ing authorized TO report TO either branch OF
the Council, submit to your body the fol-
lowing result OF their deliberations, in
which they respectfully ask your concur
renee:
Whereas, in the opinion Of this commit
tee, the funds now to the credit OF the
JameS-River Improvement Committee, to-
Sether with the sum Of s., ,165 earned by the
machinery Of the committee and recently
paid into the city treasury, will be sufficient
to keep portion Of the machinery protta-
bly, and usefuly employed in the work OF
Improvement until 18th day OF July, 1879.
and will suffice thereafter to keep the said
vessels and machinery safely and securely
until the 18th October, 1879; and whereas
there is reason to believe that Il portion, at
least. of the appropriation OF $4,000 made
| tI,o I,e nf 'npt FOR ,hn
; provement of james river will be available
at an early date, probably Immediately after
!: the adjournment OF Congress, which now
seems TO be probable as early rs the 1St day
OF July next; therefore be it
ReSolUed (the Common Council concur
ring), That the sum OF SLIGO be and th
same is hereby appropriated from the %ere
raj fund to the credit Of the james Rive
Improvement, having been earned by salt
Improvement for rent OF machinery, &c.
: and having been recently paid into the cit.
treasury to the credit Of the general fund
Respectfully submitted.
. HENRY g. CANNON, Chairman.
The resolution was unanimously adopted
} BRIDGE ACROSS sHOCKoE CREEK.
Mr.. Smith presented a resolution provi
S ding for the building OF bridge owe
Shockoe creek from Franklin TO Mali
street, thereby making street that viii
give relief to Fifteenth street, and also th
streets by the market. Referred.
GRADES.
Mr.. Bass presented resolution request
, ing the City Engineer to furnish protiles o
grades OF Arch, Byrd, Third, an6 Fourtl
streets, surrounding CANDLES Hill, with TIN
view OF establishing permanent grades fo
said streets. Referred.
SCHOOLS.
| Mr.. Bass, from the Committee on Schools
presented report giving an account OF ttt
irtcent visit Of the committee to the Severa
|.cny schools. Adopted.
FROM THE LOWER BRANCH, &C.
Various ordinances, resolutions, anG
amendments from the Common Council
were corcurred in.
The res olution appropriating $1,000 eacl
to CANDLES Hill and Chimborazo was ait
on the table, but subsequently taken up, on
motion of Mr.. Williams, who advocated its
passage.
Mr.. Wagner moved to amend SO as 10 ap
nroDrjate s4O0 II the $1,000 to improve
Clty-Spring ParlI. Adopted.
Mr.. Williams y. -esented an amendment to
the resolution so !: IS 10 perfect it.
Mr.. Todd offere al amendment to the
substitute, in the n ature OF resolution ano-
propriating $1,000 OF chimborazo-park
bonds, yet unexpeuc led, so as to improve
Chimborazo Park. Ga,mtie's Hill, and CITY
Spring-s60O to the IL st two, and $500 70
the City Spring lot. r u!ed out OF order.
Mr.. Todd now moved TO lay the re.olG-
ton from the other body and Mr. VII
liams's amendment on the table. Agreed
to-ayes, s; noes, 5.
MIR. Todd then presented the resolution
to sell the Chimborazo boi1ds, and divide
the proceeds.
Mr.. Williams protested. 1t was not right
to take the bonds that rightiuily belonged
to the Chimborazo fund, desig ned to buy
portion of land not yet purchas ed, and ex-
pend it iD other portions OF the city. he
argued against the resolution.
The vote was tken taken on Mr.. Iodd,s
resolution, and il was then lost by the foi-
lowing vote:
AyEs.--Mesrs rs, Barksdaie. Bass. Cabcll, Cannon,
Gray, RELY, Lipse0mn, and Todd-S.
i NoEss-Messrs. Beaii, Grump, BlcSerson. Forres.
ter. Scott, Wagner, Williams, and Mereditn-S.
I On motion OF Mr. Cannon, the resolution
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