The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-06
IvNCHBURa.

THE CRY GOVERNMENT AND THE CITY
,,Rowtu-A DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS To
mn ATEp-uRATiFyINg PIGuREs--THE
NEW ASSESSMENT SENT on FOR TRIAL
CHANGES IN THE PuRLic.scBO0L 0RGANIzs'
TIoN.-pEATHs-s ICKNEss--TBE WEATHER.
RELIGIOUS, &C.
correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
JANUARY D, 1881.
Some OF my worthy friends OF the City
Council appear to think that they were re-
nec,ed on in the paragraph In this CORE
spcndcnce OF last week, In which The stare
ment was made that statistics OF the
ciiy's growth and Improvement were
not kept by any department of the
municipal government. have been
informed that all kinds OF information III
poin, could be procured on application 'c
certain gentlemen connected with the C0un
ell, and To certain reports published by tnt
heads OF committees. That there were suci
official documents was at the time aware
but the alIision had reference, whether us
tinctly expressed or not, to the failure OF o,II
authorities TO give such figures freely 10 tht
reading and general public. as evidence OF
The splendd development Of the city. an
clad TO hear II inliinated that depart men
of statistics, or something like that, which
will greatly facilitate the collection OF lnfor'
nation OF this nature, will be created. NJ
city can better afford some expense TO have
its great growth aud exceptional advantages
advertised far and wide than Lynchburg
ana II is wei, no doubt, that attention has
been called 10 the matter by your CORE
spondent.
The books OF the assessor, Captain l.. L
Withers, Just completed. show that The tax
able value ii. real estate in the city amounts
to 1924, $50 as against S4,315,9l5 the frs'
OF last January-an Increase during The
year OF $S4S, $40. To the former figures
should be added also lht sum OF S650.O00
Of non-laXablc property in tue shape OF
churches, city property, and benevolent IN
sttutions exempt from levy. The value oi
personal property Is ascertained TO be
S3,34O 90 /; making a grand total OF S0,2l4,-
go.
There remains at present in the city trea'
sury balance Of $4,000, which prevents
any need Of recourse to temporary loans Of
accommodation.
The total of United States internal-rcve-
nue. collections for the year 1880 in this the
Fifth internal-reyenue district amounted to
81 69S,2l4.l4. The revenue derived from
was for the same year sl,G22. 59S.4G. The
total revenue for 1879 was S1,5i5. 1862
The total tax from manufactured to6lcce
and cigars for 1879 was SLAB $3.50
The Mayor has sent on for indictment Z.
Il. >Burks, the printer who cut fellow
craftsman, w. II. Sncad, on Monday night
in the Virginidn Office. Bail was allowed
in 800, but has not so far been given. j.
Ia. al nnt n a 4
lacking Wyatt Dilard with 4 knife, bot
was baiIcd in 500, his father becoming his
surety. The gang of ClmpbelL county
thieves, five in number. will he sent TO
Campbell county j,il-at the CourtbOu>e-
in few days TO await their trial.
On the Isl OF February the splendid and
spacious new public-school building on
Fifth street will be occupied. MISS Kate
NOwlin will then succeed Mr.. Lawrence
McKctn as assistant principal OF the High
school. and Miss Lucy Brown will take
Miss Nowlin's place at the head OF tie
Female Grammar School, on Court. street.
The death of Mr. w. y. O'Brien, we'll
known as butcher. is announced this
morning. Mr.. Jesse Booker is 30 low that
his death Is expected any day. The com
munion was administered TO him Monday
ny lev. MI. oiIrOu. IL ~ Sidttu tudl dh-
other one--ihe third-Of Mr.. \. Il. Bow
mans children has been Frustrated by the
dpbtheria.
The rain is falling heavily this morning
and has been at 1t all day long. 1t Will
make short work of the snow, the lempera-
ture having considerably ri.en.
There will be joint Epiphany services al
st. Paul's church tomorrow Of that con-
gregatIon and that OF Epiphany chapel.
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