The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-12-07

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CLAIM PAID, &C, &C.
The Common Council met Yesterday af-
ternoon in the Council chamber-Presldent
Clarke in the chair. Present at rOllcIl: {:
Mes.rs. Campbell. Cole, Curtis, {. T. Davis,
r.. W. Davis, Elicit. ElIyson. Ferguson,
Forester. Foster, j. +. Gum, w. 8. Gum,
Harerovc, Hayes, Higgins, Hooper, King.
Lubbock, Manson, Mcdowell, Phillips. Pr
zini, Robinson, Taylor. Tinsley, and War.
reD.
About an hour was spent in bearing the
proceedings Of the last two meetings read.
Mr.. TAYLOR stated that Mr.. Edwards was
absent from The city.
STREETS GENERALLY.
Mr.. Curtis, from the Committee on
Streets, presented report appropriating
the following SUMS for sewers from the
sewer fund: Sl,630 for sewer. &c. on
Eighth street north Of Leigh, from Leigh
street to the gully; s2,550 for sewer, &c.,
on Clay stieet from Gilmer street to Brook
layenue; 800 10 construct street inlet at
southwest corner Of Fifth aud Clay streets.
Agreed TO.
The committee also presented a resolution
TO consolidate the funds under the control
OF the Committee on Streets; also, allow
ing james G. Deaton to have an opening
made into cellar under his tenement In con-
fornty with the ordinance; also, appro-
priating S52 to pay for ten feet OF ground
taken by the city TO widen Baker street
lappropriating $3.50 to extend sewer 100 feet
east of Fifth street, in ravine beyond Baker
street. Agreed to.
FINANCE.
Mr.. Eilyson, chairman OF The Finance
Committee. reported resolutions appropria-
ting C1,500 to credit OF expense OF aims
lbouse. and $500 transferred from poor OF
CITY TO credit of expenses OF alnlsb0use /;
refunding S34 Ga to p. Henderson. trustee,
&c. refundine $3.50 TO Mrs. l.. q. Allen,
revised assessment, &c.; refunding $500
Ito X. Gundlock. taxes erroneOusly assessed,
&C.; appropriating S400 to pay damages TO
Samuel Michaels on account of improve
ments on Twenty-tfth street, &c. Agreed
to.
LIGHT.
MFR. Curtis. from the Committee on Light,
presented a resolution looking 10 the settle
ment OF delinquent gas-bills. The delin-
quent gas-bilIs since 1872 amount to
Sl,S55.10. Agreed to-ayes, 10; noes. 8.
The committee also presented resolution
consolidating the accounts Of the gas de-
partment. Agreed to.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
i Mr.. King. from the Committee on Fire
Department, presented the following:
RICHMOND, Va, December 6, 1880.
To the Honorable the city Council;
Your Committee on Fire Department beg
leave respectfully to again call The attention
of YOUR honorable bodies to the necessities
of this branch OF the city service, and to
ask that the several resolutions embodied in
their report dated October 30, 1880, be now
taken up and acted upon. These rcsolu.
ltjons look 10 the immediate organization of
Hook and Ladder Truck Company No. 2,
the purchase Of 5000 feet OF hose, and
new steamer, and the repair OF The steamers
now almost unservicelble.
Your committee had hoped that the pro-
missed conference with tbe Finance Commit
tee would have Obvialed the necessity OF
this request; but as your committee have
had no further suggestion from the Finance
Committee on this subject than that made
at The last meeting OF the Common Council,
we feel in duty bound TO draw your atten-
tion TO this matter. which, in our judgment,
admits OF no further delay.
Your committee respectfully ask the adop-
tion OF the following resolutions:
Resolved the Board OF Aldermen concur
ring), That the Auditor OF the city be di-
rected to consolidate the payroll and ex-
pense accounts into one general account Tor
the Fire Department, and to pay from sueh
consolidated account claims against said de-
partment until the end OF the fiscal year, in
such payments, however, giving precedence
ltO the pay.roils by Ieserving sufficient sum
to meet them.
The committee also presented resolution
giving permission to the following persons
10 erect framed buildings 10 the city: Rich
ard Carter, porch to dwelling and COW sta
bile at No. 1908 Concord street; Catherine
Brown. porch TO dwelling on Bacon street
between st. James and st. John street; (;
Nancy Pain, dwelling on Thirteenth street
near Leigh street; Henry Brown. addition
Of one story to house on Twenty-ninth
street between NJ and N streets; Robert
Brown, dwelling on west side OF twenty
ninth street between and M; Jackson
Harris, kitchen at No. 607 Second street !;
Dallas Fearber, dwelling at NO. Chainh
lstreet; Peter A. Jones, dwelling; James
johnson, stable on lot On Twenfy-seventh
Street between Leigh and M streets-alsO.
addition to No. COS north Twenty seventh
street between Leigh and NJ streets; Bartlett
Davis. coal. and wood-sbed at 4l2 west Baker
street. s. III. Herndon, for w. +. Hatcher,
wood. and coal-bouse on west Grace street (;
William West, addition OF one story TO
shed on Leigh street near Gilmer street; (;
II. Emm. wood-sbed on Byrd street be-
tween Foushee and Adams streets; l.. j..
Roster. three dwellings on Cary street be-
Tween Washington and Lady streets; Emma
J. Turner, addition TO her house No. 9l5
west Main street; A. Rick, four dwellings
lon west side OF Fifth street beyond Baker.