The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-03


A meeting OF the Common Council was
held yesterday afternoon IN the Council
cbamber-Prcsdent Manson i'm the chair.
Present at roll-call: Messrs. Adams, Baker,
Christian, Creushaw, Curtis, Davis OF Madi-
son Ward, Davis nj Marshall Ward, Ed
wards, Elicit, Ellyson, Gum, Hareroye,
HAYES, Higgins, Oliver, Pierce, Phillips,
Pollock. Rankin, Skinker, Straus, Talbot,
Taylor. and Wood.
Mr.. skinker stated that Mr.. King was de-
tanned by death in his family.
FINANCE.
Mr.. Christian, from the Committee on
Finance, presented Joint resolutions re-
funding 90 TO William Gentry, tax penalty
(e:roneous); rejecting petition OF John Nc
Grath for refund Of S37.1j taxes paid by
him in 1867 for Edward Vickers: rejecting
Detition OF ID. O'Keefee asking exemption
from payment Of Sls. for 1879, on property
situated on Seventeenth street, destroyed
by tire in April, 1879. Agreed to.
FRAMED BUILDINGS.
Mr.. TIA, lor, from the Committee on the
Fire Department, presented . Joint resoiii-
ton giving permission to the following per-
sons TO erect framed buildings in the city
William 4. Alley, addition to shed on alley
east of Bevidere street between Main ana
Cary streels-also addition OF one story to
shed on Leigh street near Brook avenue;
Jobn Eckerf. c0w-stable on Broad street
between Madison and Monroe streets; a.
j. Mcdowell, shed, &c.. on Union street be-
tween Franklin street and the Chesapeake
and Ohio freight der0t; Augustus Turpln,
dwelling on Chaffiu street near reservoir
street: Henry Ncurohr, dwelling at NO.
.Nnn -
John streets; A. Y. Stokes Co., two
dwellings on the west side of Eleventh
street between Byrd a.d Canal streets; ii.
p. Keane. shed at No. 10 west Broad street;
IN. a. Ju>tis fol j. i. Jones, stable corner
Madison and Broad streets; f. W. Baker,
coW-shed corner Of Twenty-thrd aud Nen-
able streets; 4. j. Stevens d Brother, stabie
AZ 30 second street: Il. +. GasklnS, TWO
dwellings on Baker street between First and
St. James streets: 4. K. Gum, five dwell
inpS on Charity street between II. Paill ana
q Peter streets: Edward Ill,chngS, dwell
; inp on Thirty.hrst street between Leigh ana
NJ streets: II. c. Powers. dwelling near The
: corner of Hancock and Leigh streets; W.
II. Colgin, dwelling on Nicholson street
David Page and Others, Tor the Blooming
Lily Society, hall on 7 street between ir dhiI-
tiefh and Thirty-frst streets: NJ. j. Iyn-
dali. SDeu OH mdi HIiii 'pNN'
Twenty-tltb and TWenty-siXth streets; W..
, & uicks. dwelling on Twenty y-sevenlh street
, between Clay and Leigh streets; j. l.. | Il
liarcrro. lumbershed on Union street pc
tween Grace and Franklin streets; Mrs. ;.
J. Browning, addition to her residence, cor
I ner Relyidere and Abeparle streets ;
! George Miller, kitchen, corner Pine ana
I Ui0h streets; o. .. Owens, ten DulIulhGs
Z ON Leigh street near Harrison street.
, Agreed TO.
Mr.. Edwards, from the Committee on
Claims and Salaries, presented their report
made at last meeting, With the request that
, the same be adopted. Agreed to.
The same committee also presented re-
solution for the payment OF monthly claims.
Agreed to.
PRINTING.
Mr.. Davis of Marshall Ward. from the
Committee on Accounts and Printing, re-
, Dorted that the contract for advertising ior
the cnsuiGg year bad been a~HTdrS4 tn fiic
State, and for printing and furnishing sta-
! .ionery and binding to 1. q BauShm"n'
i Adopted.
THE OAKwOOD GRAvE-RoBRERIES.
4 MIR. Mcdowell, from the Committee on
i Cemeteries, presented areport reviewing al
l. length the facts IN re!2,lon 10 tHc O'h ""VV
It graverobberes (aready published III the
e DiSpatchl, and the statement mat tne con-
n mitfee had discharged Mr.. W. l.. smith,
a i-oanpr. and appointed A. w. Dckerson.
d Mir. HayeS. member OF the Committee
n on Cemeteries. who di,sented from the ac
e tion of the committee in discharging Mr.
c smith. moved that in order that Mr.. Smill
have a fair and impartial investigation
r sneciaI ioInt committee be appointed TO III
4 ouire into the facts ard report.
" MIR. Curtis sent up to the clerks desk an(
D had read the following
|. "RICHMONp, February ,, 1880.
l. q" 10 the Honorable Council Of the city O
:, RiChmOnd:
=, "Gontlemen,-Owiug t. sickness whicl
." has nreyented my leaving my bed for oye
thirty DAYS, was prevented from attendlht
T. tbe recent sessions Of the Committee OF
+ Cemeteries during the investigation OF th'
is Oakwood.cemetery grave-robberies. de
ID Sire 10 state that had | been present on IN
ID evening that the resolution was passed dS
" charging Mr.. W. l.. Smith from the position
20 of Keeper OF OakwOOd cemetery, shoul'
N have voted against the resolution. Trust
d. inc that 10y position in this matter may b
n made matter OF record, | am with th
= greatest respect, gentlemen,
ID "Your obe1lent servant.
Of &C. B. LIPsCOMB,
al "Member OF Committee on Cemeteries
ct Mr.. T. Wiley Davis pre- ented to th
I'D Council the memorial OF w. l.. Smitt
keener. setting forth the facts in the cas-
from his standpoint; which was read.
'r. Mr. Ellyson regretted the uniortunal
ny affair. and said there would probably hay
Ia, been no trouble had not sensational n
rt mort OF the erave-rObberies been Dublisne
as in y northern paper. He thought the con
or mjttee had the rgh; to act as they dlu a'
In in dIscharging Mr.. Smith; but whiie tnat
a true. be thought the committee could III
r. object to full and impartial investigator
7n MIR. Ellyson sent up and had READ pc
,lon signed by about 200 citizens, asking
Investigation into the facts and clrcun
as stances. &C. also, petition OF lot-oWHei
ne of Oakwook cemetery TO the same enec'.
Of Mr.. Hayes's resolution called for con
ot mi,tee of three on the part Of the Commo
Council and two on the part oil The Boar
III to make the investigation.
y, MIR. Mcdowell seconded the resolullo
1d for investigation, and it was unanimous
=" agreed to.
- PUMP WORKS.
al Mr.. Christian, from the Select Commlttt
iii for Water-power Pumps, reported that tnt
ha had decided in the selection as folloW'
~ First design, award given to Charles
os Smith. St. Louis, No. second design, awai
as given TO Louis Lesage. Montreal, Canadi
in third design, award given TO W. III. ia
as rison. New Castle, Penn. These design
~ now the Droperty Of the city, are TO be Use