The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-07-15
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$4,000 TO. THE PUBLIC Schools or RICE
4 SIoSD- BusINEss FROM ,THE coaniol
II rCOUECH-pRERARING FOR THE sUMMEl
iseyACATlON-EEW BUSINESS REaOLU
y TTOESs &c. aitfg ,t,yi aitssi.g5 ctt'f,
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&c he; last meeting OF the Boards sof Alder
fme1f 1fbefore tte.snmmerTesesstv tvssi held yes
Iterdays afternoon. SPresentis Messry. Bass
tReali; Cabell, Cam op. Dsckers0n SF rester
Ghsser, Groy. Keliys Lipscomb Scott, Wag
ner, and: wi lfiams. u ~ lai % 9,tsLass
The body, was called to- ogder by Mr
Cannontin the absence Of President Mere
! lditb). and Dn lfs motion Mr. Scott, OF .Jet
fersong md, was invited TO preside<as
EPreaid deBtipzos tehsp1Te. ,:fegi.f7. ~ II
The President subsequently, came IN and
EnEsumed the chair. -essa---i--@e
COMMITTEE REPoRTs.y III
sMr. Wac ner, from the Committee on Re-
ajfefs of the Roaf, presented the usual
fmonthy portSsboWfng The nnmberof in
fmates received, disc charged, aud died at the
aimsDouse curing the past month. Re.
FGeiyed and fled. Leg -}is z4sd : -
gCana0n, ], frnm the CAmmittee on FL
nance. essente1 asJrssofttton' refunding
/ So. go to. RaHank g being jens an asseass
InsaKasAs1 IS 5E. OF Ss6e on
ltfnproven1eBf that have never EXISTED on
Hot corner Of Seventh and Preston streets.
Agreed'to. |Es> lH&;ft1' {. =
Mr. WILLIAMS, from the Committee on
Grounds and Buildings, presented a state
me1t of business now before that commit
tee; but no recommendation or resolution
accompanied the report. The report was
received.
Mr.. BealI, from the Committee on Re-
trenchment and Reform. presented report
rejecting the petition OF james Trimmer for
increase of pay. Received.
CONTRIBUTION FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The President laid before the body a let
Ter from Mr.. Thomas W. McCance enclos-
ing the following i:
NEW YORK, June IA, 1879.
My Dear Mr. McCance, The enclosed
letter explains itself. Will you kindly let
me know il the $4,000 can be invested as
stated, and whether it has to be done in the
name of trustees, or are there any trustees
for the public schools? Will you be good
enough to send the 5000 check to Mrs. Pei
lett, il she is living; otherwise, return it.
hope later on the CHARITIES OF Richmond
will receive something from the Reese
estate.
I take it for granted that this $4,000 is to
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school commissioners, as l believe they are
liable to be changed. and many times are
merely politicians. When you write you
might, ii you think proper, simply refer to
your many needy charities, and will send
your letter to the trustees. have both
written and said in person all that can
we'll say. Personally | should have much
preferred that this $4,000 should have gone
to the charities than to the public schools;
still it may do much good in that quarter.
With kind regards | remain, yours truly,
CHARLES ". FRY.
CHICAGO, June II. 1870.
Charles III. Fry, Esq, Ne,o lork:
Dear Sir,-We enclose herewith our
check, No. 1s, on Schaier Brothers, for
three thousand dollars, donation made by
us as trustees of the legacy left by the late
Michael Reese, which we desire you to
kindly see properly applied.
| We desire that this amount be transmit
ted TO the public schools OF Richmond, Va,
and there to be set aside as a permanent
fund, to be known as the "Michael Reese
Fund.-" the interest OF the amount to be ex-
pended annually in the purchase OF school
books and stationery for poor children. We
also enclose check for two hundred dollars
to the order of Mrs. Pellet, which please
have delivered to her, il she is still alive
il dead. please return check to us. Re
spectfully, .1E ..
[Signedl JACOB RosENBURG,
J. ...t HENRIETTA RoSENFELD,
.., .,.r ..,. Trustees.
Mr.. Scott presented the following resolu.
ton, which was agreed to: .--.
RESOLVED Qhe Common Council concur
rng), That the commissioners OF the sink
| ;,,<- F,,p RI fhnir in, nf4S ~
the city OF Richmond, are appointed ant
are hereby constituted permanent trustee:
to receive. invest, and apply a donation
styled Tie Michael Reese Fund"-tht
amount being S3,000-to be held in theil
names in trust according to the will of tht
testator, and the interest TO be expended
annually in the purchase OF school-book:
and stationery.
lie also presented resolution requesting
the Mayor to return the thanks OF the city
in acknowledgment OF the donation.
JAMEs.EIvER IMPROVEMENT.
The Chair laid before the Board com
munication from the Chamber OF Commerct
enclosing names OF the Committee on tht
Improyemen ut OF james River.
The President appointed MessrS. Can
non, Beall, and Wagner members OF sale
, committee on the part OF the Board OF Al
dermen. 49,. 80.
-. 81, FROM THE COMMON COUNCIL.
Various resolutions, &C., from the Com
mon Council were concurred in.
On motion OF Mr.. Scott the resolution ap
propriating $3.50 to repair the several engine
. houses in the city was tabled. Subsequent
ly, on motion OF Mr.. Cannon, the vote b.
which the resolution was tabled was recon
sidered, and the resolution amended so as Il
provide that the fund shall be appropriated
when received from delinquent paving bills
and then adopted. - y .....,.
The resolution increasing the pay Of Mr.
Trimmer, assistant superintendent OF th
chain-gang, was rejected.
The ordinance in reference to sale OF arti
Gle. by weight was reeommitted to tb
. Committee on Ordinances, on motion o
Mr.. Beall. ,.<.... -.5....-....
On motion OF Mr.. Williams the ordinanc
in relation to the freigb: depot Of the Rich
mond. Fredericks burg and Potomac Bail
, road Company and the BroaG-strecs trac'
was tabled and ordered to be printed.
The resolution proposing TO buy Sl3
worth of hose for cleaning the markets WA
rejected, on motion OF Dir. Williams, 1t bean
ascertaine5 that there is already an apprc
priation for that purpose and for labor 10
cleaning the markets. .- .-..
, STREETS.
: Dir. Todd, from the Committee on Street;
5 preser ted resolution appropriatlng S'2.t6
t from the sewer fund to construct stach
5 oulI y in rear OF property OF MIR. john PuI
e cell on Clay near Tenth street. Agreed u
NEW BUSINESS.
IN motion OF Mr.. LiSscomb the resoll
: tion reducine the tax OF Mr.. w. L. Hughe
L -. ~ ,oo,o1,rar from S35 to $40 was take