The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-05-04

RATUs ASKED FOR-FRAMED BUILDING
LUNATICs- ORDINANCES JAMES KIvEf
IMPROVEMENT.
A joint meeting OF the City Council wa.
held yesterday evening. Present: Messrs
Adams, Baker, Christian, Crenshaw, Cur.
tis, Davis OF Madison, Davis OF Marshall
! Edwards, Elicit. Gentry, Goddin, Gum
Hargrove, Hayes, Higgins, Pemberton,
King, Mcdowell. Pierce, Phillips, Pol
lock, Rankin, Skinker, Straus. Taylor,
Wood, Manson, Barksdale. BealI, CabeIl
Cannon, Crnmp, Dickerson, Gasser, Gray,
Saunders, Scott, Todd, and Williams.
DIR. .. n. Manson, president of the Com.
mon Council, In the absence OF Judge Mere.
occupied the chair.
Excuses were made for the absence OF
Messrs. Wagner and Ellyson.
| The President stated that the City Coun-
Gil had been called in Joint session for The
purpose OF electing member OF the Board
OF Police Commissioners to Gil the vacancy
occasioLed by the election OF Mr.. Z. A.
Saunders TO the Board OF Aldermen.
ELECTION OF POLICE COMMISSIONER.
! The names OF X. L. Brown, William j.
Westwood, and DR.. l.. G. Crump, were pre-.
sented by the President from the Board OF
Public Interests. Mr.. Williams, at the re-
quest Of Mr.. Westwood, withdrew his
name.
The clerk read a communication from DR..
l.. c. Crump, addressed to Councilman NJ.
l.. Straus, withdrawing his name as one Of
the candidates.
Mr.. Higgins moved to refer the matter
back to the Board Of Public Interests.
MIR. Williams amended by moving that
the Council proceed with the election.
The last motion prevailed.
Mr.. Richard l.. Brown received oil the
votes cast, as follows: Board OF Aldermen,
-; Common Council. 2G-total, 3S.
On notion OF Mr. Elleti, the joint ses-
sion adjourned.
The Common Council assembled imme-
diately after the adjournment OF the joint
session-Mr. Olanson in the chair.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The Finance Committee recommended
the rejection OF the claim for the payment
to James {. Roy of $500 for services during
the illness OF ihe late Samuel Ellis, clerk Of
the First Market.
The official bond OF n. b. Hill as clerk Of
the First Market, with John b. Davis as
bondsman, was returned approved.
resolution was submitted authorizing
the payment 10 j. Z. TalafeIIo the sum OF
500 for services rendered in the Treasurer's
office in January and February, 1880.
Several other minor claims were allowed.
SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
Mr. Straus rose TO question OF privilege,
and asked that resolution offered by him
February I'd, in relation TO additional ac-
commodations for the public schools, be
taken up.
The President decided that suspension
Of the rules was necessary.
Mr.. Christian opposed the suspension on
the ground that the Finance Committee bad
not had time TO properly consider the mat
ter. He was In favor Of giving every pos
sible accommodation to the public schools.
The rules were suspended by vote OF
ayes 20, noes >.
The following resolution, alluded to by
Mr.. Straus, was taken up and ,adnp'ed;
KcSOlUed lJne BOafn OF Aldermen con-
curring). That the Auditor Of the city be
authorized and instructed TO issue $4,000
Of per cent. bonds OF the city OF Rich
mond, having thir;v-four years to run from
1st OF January, 1880, for the purpose Of
enlarging the accommodations for the pub
The resolution was passed by the follow
ing recorded vote:
AYEs.-Niessrs. Adams. Baker. Curtis, Davis Of
Madison Ward, Davis OF Marshall Ward, Elicit,
Gentry, Goddn. Gum, Hargrove, HAYES, Higgins,
Pemberton, King. Mcdowell, Pierce, Phillips, Pol
lock, Rankin, Straus, Wood, aud Manson-22.
NoEs.-Messrs. Christian, CreDshaw, and Skink-
er-3.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Mr.. Taylor, from the Committee on Fire
Department, presented report in which
the necessities of the Fire Department were
explained, and The cause OF its alleged in.
efficiency at the recent fire on Tenth AID
Cary streets explained. 1t concluded with
the following resolution:
ReSOlued Uhe Board of Aldermen concur
rng) That the Auditor be directed TO trans
fer from the contingent fund 10 the credit
of expense of Fire Department the sum OF
81, 450 for the purchase and equipment OF
an additional hook-and-l ladder truck for the
Fire Department, and that the sum OF
I,70S.S3 be transferred from the conliu-
gent fund to the credit OF payroll Fire De-
partment for the payment Of the tiIlerman,
hostler, and fire-ladderman for this truck,
and that the committee be authorized 10
send a subcommittee 10 inspect the various
patterns Of hook-and-ladder trucks befol g
purchasing.
ResOiued, That the sum of $4,000 be
placed TO the credit Of expenses OF Fire De-
pariment for the purchase OF 1000 addi-
tional feet OF hose.
ResOlred, That the Committee on Water
be requested to have the fire-pugs Kept
al ways free from mud and dirt by frequent
and regular opening. washing, &c.
WOODEN BUILDINGS.
The following resolution was also SUBJ
milted by the Fire Committee:
ReSOlUed (the Board OF Aldermen con-
curring). That permission be, and the same
IS hereby, granted to the following persons
to erect frame buildings in the city in ac-
cordance with their respective petitions:
A. L. Crouch, addition OF one story to
dweIingat Eighteenth and Marshall streets;
J. f. Wolf, shed in rear Of his house, No.
DO3 Brook avenue; Frank Carter, store one
story high on Dock near Seventeenth
street; William Bullock, dwelling on st.
James and Cherry streets; Twynhan & Nc !
Allister, dwelling on Culvert street near
cbafiiu street; John FrischkOrn, two
dwellings, on Venable street between |
Scott and New streets; z. NJ. Fos-
er, store and dwelling corner OF Clarke |
md Duyal streets; w. q. Puller, cow-shed |
It No. 30a west Marshall street. John Ran
Kin, Office corner OF Seventeenth and Car
'ington streets; Samuel Micbaels, dwelling !
.oruer OF Twenty-tfth and NJ streets; G.
4. Hundiey, dwelling on Twenty-sixth aud
Streets West & Houston, two dwellings
Ninth betMeen Clay and Leigh streets;
elisha Bethel, shed corner Of Fifteenth and
Dock streets.