The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-07-08

R. al. Maury and John Purcell.
MIR. y. A. CardWeli WAS nominated as
clerk to the Treasurer znd unanimously re.
elected. te.s..-l ast5: ..s~ e,.1a9 =.
|. Adjourned .sG p ...t z;1s% 4
y Tho Common Council.
A meeting Of the Common Council was
held Yesterday atternoon-President Man
| son in the char. Present at roll.caIl q:
Messrs. Adams, Baker, Christian, Cren-
shaw. Curtis, Davis Of Madison Ward,
Davis Of Marshall Ward, Elicit, Ellysou,
! Goddtn. Gum, Hargroye, Hayes, Higgins,
Irwin, King, Mcdowell, Pierce. Phillips,
Pollock, Rankin, Skinker, Talbot, and
Taylor. 1921 - 's:tS.a$--~ ~
THE PREE BRIDGE.
| A communication was received and laid
before tie Council from Mr.. w. NJ. Wood
ward, secretary and treasurer OF the
James.River Bridge Company. enclosing q
! resolution declaring that it will take $1,000
| to keep the Free bridge in repair until 1880,
and asking Manchester, Richmond, and
Chesterfield to contribute towards repairing
said bridge.
Referred to Committee on Finance, on
motion of Mr.. Taylor.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr.. Elicit. from the Committee on Streets,
presented Joint resolutions appropriatina
| the following sums from the street fund for
the impl ovrments named: S46S.50 for curb
| :up on the south side OF Nenable street from
Eighteenth to Mosby street; S25 to place
granite tagging across Seventeenth street
between Broad and Marshall streets; 500
to pave granite gutter and curb on the west
side OF First street between Byrd street and
Maiden lane; $50 to place granite tagging
on the east side OF Seventeenth street across
Grace street: S140.6T Qrom the sewer fund)
for extension OF the sewer in Blocdy-Run
ravine crossing Broad street; S20S.90 Qrom
the sewer fund.- TO trap two street inletS at
Twentv-tirs and Broad streets and one ut
Seventh and Byrd streets.
The committee also presented resolution
rejecting the resolution from the Board OF
Aldermen to macadamiZe Cary street from
Third to Fifth streets and improve cutters
along said street.
The report and resolution were adopted.
! Mr.. Curtis, from the Committee on
Streets, presented Joint resolutions reliev-
ing st. Patricl:'s church from the payment
OF bill of s90S for block paving at The
east side of Twenty-tifth street between
Grsce and Franklin streets; relieving W. j.
McNamaru from connection with city sewer,
and from the payment OF sewer.tax, &c. ;
approprlatinG $50 from the contingent fund
to repair alley between Sixth and Seventh
and Main and Cary streets, to be charged
| to propeTy-owners granting permission
to j. +. Allen d Co. to construct An area,
&C., at Seventh ami Cary streets, TO give
light to their factory; rejecting application
Of Wolford Il ShiberS to put up an avn.
ing, &C., from their secondstory window.
The report was adopted, except the last
(resolut;op, which, after o long discussion
was rejected, on motion CT Mr.. Taylor. Sc
the petitioners can build their awning.
On motion OF Mr.. Christian. the Commit
! tee on Ordinances was requested TO inquire
into the eXpeciency OF amending the ordi
nance concerning awnings, so rs TO limit
the heighth OF awnings to the sill OF the
secend-story window.
Tas BRoAD-STREET TRACK AND THE FsEDE'
RCKsBURG RAILROAD FREIGHr.DEP0T.
Mr.. Curtis, from the Committee on
Streets, also presented an ordinance TO al
low the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Po
tomac Railroad Company to remove their
freight-depot from Eighth and Broad streets
to north side OF Broad street west OF Han.
cock street; also, to allow the City Railwa,
Company to acquire the right to use the
track of the Richmond, Fredericksburg ant
Potomac Railroad Company from Eighth
street weStwardly.
The ordinance was adopted. H.
FINANCE.
Mr.. Skinker, from the Committee on Fl
nance, presented 4 resolution abating TIL,
license-taX OF Henry Z. Adams in the sun
of s25; refunding SE:G0 TO j. w. d w. II
Allison, erroneous tax, &C.; rejecting pcti
tions OF r. J. Andersen & Co., Dr.. j. B.
Coakley, j. j. Finnesan.
The committee also presented aresoluiiol
appropriating $3.50 te buy 100 feet OF hose
for the First market .ind 200 feet OF hose 10
the Second market.
/ The committee also presented a resolution
appropriatlng Sl,sS5, earned by the james
river Improvement, tocthe credit OF the Sait
committee. &c. !; and when the funds here
toiorc appropriated shall have been cEpend
ed, the Committee on Finance be thercafe
authorized to borrow, from time TO time
until the appropriation by the United State
Government is available, Il sum not exceed
inv s., 500 Der month for the work upon th'
, river.
| The resolutiare were agreed to, on motion
OF Mr.. Curtis.
1 LIGHT-HEDElgIoE IN THE PRICE OF GAS
| The Committee on Light presented join
! resolutions authorizing that committee Il
contract with s. E. Fales for the sale Of th'
Eammoni cal IisEor produced ut the gas
| works in accordaN ce with the proposition o.
;. S. Fales; refIpding S39to Superintend d.
kent knowles for alis expenses in visiting
IA Easilington, &e.
| The committee also presented an orGt
sasnce reducing the price O.. gas to 81 "el
Thousand feet froG and after 1st OF Feb
riary, 1880, and a afesolutions:o build neS
Eback office at the l'swer gas-works.
rhe amended .sas ordinance also provides
that no one shall he served Nith gas at te.ss
thar g.
Mt. Higgins rsoMal to amaCd the ordf
nanee so as to provide that it x.lall 80 into
'.etieets0ctober l, Isis. 1
aIr.Skinker moved TO lay the,whOle sub
feet Qn the table.
Mr.tc'urtis spoke &c opposition TO any re-
snctior in the price Sd gas until Ee5ruary
aeSt.nnkhe ground fkat the city could not
aEord to do SO during she present gear. In
FEBRUARY next, when the revenues. OF tue
city are aEportioped bs the Finance Com
mitaee. ,tbEt committee tcan disfriD1te ahe
reveGhes according to tie reduction Rhi"h
is proposed. The Chairnsn then proceeded
TO sINeak generally in Advocacy OF feduc-
tion in the price Of gas afSer 1st February,
and to sty that if the price is reduced the
profit to fbe GGy, after lighang the lamps,
will be si8,A00. -.
Mr. Higgins spoke in favor ef his moti6n
for the ordinance to go into sfect 10 Oeto-
Der, and thought that the Fina&ce Commit
tse could easily make up the deficit.
The motion to lay on the table received
ontg two affirmative votes.
NJ LIjp0insJs raSnIufion to reduce the