The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-11-04

| .ORDINANEES-TaES aESUNiSAl Ll6lAJn-
ORDINANCE, CONFORMING TO THE STATE
| Law ADoPTED-NEw BUsINEss-A WORK
HOUSE PR0PosslD - RESOLUTION RE
FEkREp-dAMEs-RIy IMPROVEMENT
A meeting OF The Common Council wa
held yesterday afternoon In the Counci
Chamber--President Manson In the chair
Present at roll-cali: Messrs. Adams, Baker
Christian, Crenshaw, Curtis, Davis OF Mud
ison, Davis OF Marshall. Elicit. Ellyson
Gentry, Goddin, Gum. Hargroye, Hayes
Higgins, Irwin, Mcdowell, Oliver, Pierce
Phillips, Pollock, Rankin, and Taylor.
Mr. Taylor stated that Mr. Skinker was
detained from his seat by very important
business. IL
Mr. Higgins slated that Mr.. Wood was
detained from his seat by sickness.
Mr.. Christian said that Mr.. Edwards was
absent from the city.
FINANCE MATTERS.
Mr.. Christian, from the Committee on
Finance, presented Joint resolution for
the consolidation OF the various accounts
under the control Of the Committee on
Streets into one account-that Of streets
generally; alao, directing the Auditor to
pay the pay.rolls OF the hands and carts and
roller and crusher from the consolidated
account, and that payroll account shall
Lave priority over all other demands on the
consolidated fund. -.---..---------.-
The committee also presented joint
resolution consolidating the funds con
trolled by the Water Committee into one
account.
The resolutions were agreed to. go
NEW PUMP-wORKs.
Mr., Davis, from the Committee on Water,
presented resolution that the selection
from designs furnished for water-power
pump be referred to special committee,
consisting OF three from the Board OF Alder
men. five from the City Council. the City
Engineer, and the Superintendent OF the
Water-W Works, in conjunction with the
Committee on Water. Agreed to. -
RESIGNATION OF CHEF AINSLIE-BUILDlNG
PERMITS.
Mr.. Taylor, from the Committee on the
Fire Department, presented the resignation
OF the Chief OF the Fire Department, as
follows, and q resolution for Joint session
to elect his successor on Monday next:
RICHMOND, October 81, 1879.
TO the Council Of the City Of Richmond:
Gentlemen,-Please accept my resigna-
tion as Chief Engineer OF this department,
to take effect upon the qualification OF my
successor. GEORGE A. AINsLIE,
Chief Engineer Richmond Fire Depart
ment.
The committee also presented joint reso-
luton giving permission to the following
persons to erect framed buildings in the
city: William jenkins, wood and coal
house on bis lot on Cary street between
Cherry and Laurel; William Glover, stable
at No. 1109 Second street; J. B. Newell,
wood and courthouse at No. 3l0 Cherry
street; Marcellus Clarke, dwelling on Leigh
street between Gilmer and Graham streets !;
j. w. Schwalmeyer, addition to No. 6O7
Twenty-third street; Julius & Moses
Schwartz, butcher-shop at No. 36 Williams
burg avenue; John 81. Gill, shed on Plea
SAINT street; P. Bargamin, cooking-room on
Second street between Cary and Canal
streets; Anderson Brown, dwelling on
streets: Joseph A. Sadler, to raise his dwell
ing No. 60S High street one story; Mrs. E.
j. Browning, kitchen corner Belvidere and
Albemarle streets; w. j. Mcdowell. addi-
tion to coal.ofice corner Seventh and Main
streets; W. G. Payne, shed corner St. Paul
and Coots streets; Grantland Marx, dwell
ing on Hickory street near Cara's branch :;
Martha j. Lacy, stable and coal-house at
No. 513 Twenty-seventh street; J. NJ.
Payne, stable at No. 2l0 west Grace street :;
Wingfied Bowler, shop corner Catharine
and Gilmer streets; Goddin & Warren,
dwelling on alley between Catharine and
Leigh streets and Brook avenue and Henry
street; ID. S. Redford, shed at No. west
Broad street; Mrs. J. Mason, wood and
coal-bouse corner Twenty-seyenth and Mar
shall streets; Simon Harris, dwelling on
Beverly street between CulYert and Cherry
streets; William A. Turner, dwelling cor.
ner Second and Arch streets; Henry Char
ter. shed corner Holly and Laurel streets
j. J. Hawkes., dwelling corner Thirty-frst
and streets; George Seaton, dwelling on
Leigh street between Harrison and Kinney
streets; Anderson Harris, three coal-houseS
corner Clarke and Jackson streets; N. M
Lee, dwelling on Concord street near Chesa'
peake and Ohio Railway shops; John Hart
kitchen at No. IA Marshall street; A
Rooney, addition to factory corner Iwen'
tieth aud Venable streets; Dabney Broth.
ers, she'd corner OF Second and Broac
streets. 81, ....-.ya} =, ii
Mir. Curtis moved to lay the resignation
OF TIE SAltl IliS iuSCk oh WV o'."'S'
MIR. Higgins favored such disposition o.
the resignation. - -.
MIR. Curtis wanted the matter laid ovel
and place the Department In command Of
the First Assistant Engineer until thenex'
Council is. elected. T.. 80 ~ -,
Mr.. TAYLOR advocated the acceptance o.
the resignation on the ground that the Fire
Department ought to have head just US tne
other departments have.
Mr.. Gentry said that Chief Alnsl'e nae
declined to serve any longer. lie WanteC
10 devote more time TO his private business
Several other members spoke, and the dis
crssion was prolonged considerably.
The motion to table was lost.
| The resignation was accepted, on motlor
OF MIR. Mcdowell, and the time fol- the elec
lion of Chief Ainsle's successor was hxet
for the first Monday in December 1nsteac
OF next Monday.
The other resolution was agreed to.
.... ELECTIONS. .-. ~.
Mr.. Oliver, from the Committee on Eiec
tions, presented joint resolution 10 delraI
exDenses OF the election for members o.
the General Assembly. Agreed to.
... ORDINANCES.
Mr.. Ellyson, from the Committee on Ordl
nances. made the following report:
/. The resolution requesting the commlt
tee to inquire into the expediency OF IRAN
ing an ordinance establishing purchasing
agent alta yearly salary is herewith returned
With the recommendation that the estaDllsn
ment OF such an agency is at this time In