The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-17
Joint Committee on Water and Finance.
suDmlsted report and ordipance for fte

| Joint Committee on Winter and Eingnce
submitted q report and ordipance for the
perpetual nse OF the water OF the canal be-
tween Bosller's dam and the First locks.
Tor the surrender on the part of the city of
The second mortgage bonds Of the Jams
kiver ana kanawha Company now owned
by The city TO said company.
| Dir. Talbot spoke in opposition To the
| report, anG IN general Way urged the inn.
postsnce OF the city iakipg her wafer snn.
ply srom the river instead OF The canal.
M Talbot 5soved 10 lay on the table.
Mr.. Pollock moved toamend 90 as 10 have
| two hundred COPIES printed.
Mr.. Davis, OF Madison Ward, said chat be-
had no istention 10 urge upon the Council
matter which was not fog the interest Of
The city. This question bad beer under
| consideration for three years, and he bsped
there woulc be no uBsecesslry delay.
The motloa'o table was agreed to--ayes,
IA noes, TO-
THE RAILROAD UY TIE yAsss
Mr.. Christian said thai se desired 10 elm.
mate from this question Of water supply
| he question OF the boDcs- OF the James
River and Kanayba Comgsny now held
| by tbe city. and he therefore presented the
following 0rdnarsc;
| Whereas IL is proposed 90 construct a.
railroad upon the line Of tIss James River
| and Eanawba canal 0pom Rcbmond TO CiiF.
ton Forge; and whereas the construction Of
| such Improvement would be OF essential
sservice 30 the mate-raf prospesitr Of this
3cify; a,sd whereas The sand city s,onld, in
all lawfra ways and TO ais reasonable and
proper extent. encourage ard assist saeh an
enterprise,
he Il ortdSned by he goarscl Of Eie city
Of RiCtmCraG. That upo1tbe proper execu.
ticn OF a valid contract by any corporation
or persons wits the Jamrg River and ka-'
nawlla Company TO constsuct a railroad on
the lne Of its present works f.cm the city
OF RicbmoRd &C. Lynch surg or Clifton
Forge, then rhe sad city VIII surrender and
deliVert TO the said corporation or persons
the bends OF, che J;rnes RIverand ganawha
Company, bsgatimy itself to- issue c2c0, 900
secon 1 i'mOrtgage bOsids 10 thscity upon the"
payment by styh corporation or persons Of
20 per cent. C the smount due on said
bonds in cash. Bus s said corporation or
persons or the Jame~ River AID Kanawha
Compa3y (shouN SAID company a,pc, TO con-
struct the railroadl, soDp!tte The SAD rail-
road from RiehiBond tci Clifton Bcrge With
out asking such concession as the above sale
OF the bonds, thsn upon the coNpletion OF
such raifOad the city os Richmond win de-
or person, SO constructing : the said railroad,
free OF cost, the aforesaid BONDS Of S2Gp, 900,
with all dalms for accrued interest thereon.
2. In the event OF the sae OF the said
5000, ,000 bonds OF 5.ie oisy 70 the consany,
corporation, or pesson, aforesaid, the pro-
ceeds thereof shall De paid into tire city
treasury, and placed 10 the credit OF the
commissioners Of tts sinking fund.
Mr.. Straus moved. to suspend the sues
and cons der the question tonight. Agreed
to-.
The ordinance wss. tbsn adopted By the
following vote
AYEs.--.fessrs. Adams, aaker. Carlstisn, Creu
shaw. DAVIS OF Mads9 DAVIS 0f Marshall, Ed-
wards, El'et EllySOn, '0ddin.. G'ron. iiarsFose,
Hayes, Higgins. Irvin. Nns. Oliven- Pierce, yhii-
lips, PoiloGs, Rankin - nker, %-nas Talbot Fay
| Tor: WOOD. aud Nanson-.I
NoEs.--Goae.
CULyERIgA-
Mr.. Eisg, from tbs Committee on Heath,
presented o resolutiOa referring the CBes-
ton Of culycrts to the Joint Committees on
Health and Streets. Agraedto.
Mr.. Aanms, from slse Committee on 1fAr-
kets, presented report announcing the
death OF Mr.. Samuel ellis, oienk Of the Ehst
| Market The repo,p wa$adoDttd.
| Mr.. Phillips presented u resolution sor u
| Joint SESSION Of the two, bodies on the irst
Monday in March 70 elect p successos 10
Mr.. Eilis. Agreed 70.
-FOUR gEYIs TAX FOR sCEOOE. AcCOMNonA
rIohs.
| Mr.. Straus presented an. ordinance ia inc
creas the rate OF taxation 'our cents on the
Sl09 on real and personal property-that is,
iron,Sl. 40 to 'sl.4s Jn the 800, fouE cents
OF saidsum to- be applied 20 the erection OK
additional put school Recommendations In
tire city.
Referred to the Binance Committee
AdiOIitnpd