The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-06-07

Street tmpr0vements-S nm m er Recess-
Joint Session for First Monday In July
New Business &C., &c.
The Common Council met Yesterday
afterneon-President Clarke in the chair
Present at roll.caIl: Messrs. Curtis, Dayi.
OF Madison, DAVIS Of Marshall, Edwards
FERGUSON, Forester, Gum OF CLAY, Har,
grove. Higgins, King, Lubbock, Manson
Mcdowell, Pizzini, Robinson, Strauss and
Tinsley.
NEW GAS LAMPS.
Mr.. Curtis, from the Committee on Light
submitted resolutions TO place gas.lamps al
the corner Of Broad and Jefferson and
Broad and Madison streets; gsslamp al
head OF alley leading from Eighth street
into City Spring lot; gas-lamp corner oi
Broad and Graham streets 10 extend gss
pipe along Sixth street between Duval and
Baker streets; 10 extend gas.pipe along
Floyd between Linden and Beech streets
Agreed TO.
FRAMED BUILDINGS.
Mr.. King, from the Committee or Fire
Department, presented a resolution giving
permission TO the following persons to erect
framed buildings: Il. Z. Murphy, addition
streets; NJ. Taylor, building between Twen.
ty-siXth aud Twenty-seventh and Z and O
streets; j. w. TAYLOR, for w. T. Bryant,
addition to No. 22l1 Venable street; Michael
Murphy, addition to coOper-shop on Sheckoe
creek at Cary street; w. w. Cousins.
dwelling on China between Pine and Laure!
streets; Thomas 4. Hardwicke, cow-shed at
250l Marshall street; Joseph Heppert,
dwelling, &C., on Leigh street betw cen
Adams and Brook avenue; John III. Smith,
dwelling corner Seventh and Baker streets /;
Alexander w. Bell, coal and wood.house
and stable at COL west Leigh street; j. X.
Mountcastle, shed on Eleventh street be-
tween Broad and Marshall streets. Agreed
to.
CLAIMS AND SALARIES.
Mr.. Edwards, from the Committee on
Claims and Salaries, presented a resolution
10 piy the usual claims for May, including
Office during the Treasurer's sickness, &c.
Agreed TO.
TO CLEANSE THE STREETS.
Mr.. Warren presented from the Com
mitt6e on Health q resolution in relation TO
cleaning the streets, DC.
After some discussion, the report not
being very clear, the report was, Oh motion
OF Mr. Eliyson, recommitted to the commit
tee with instructions to report cost, &c.
THE CITY AND 1HE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
Mr.. Elyson. from the Committee on
Finance. reported the proceedings OF the
committee in reference to the question Of
the loan TO the State Agricultural Society OF
Virginia by the city, which said loan Of
$4,000 the Agricultural Society declined
to accept. 1t will be remembered that the
Society asked the city to give them 2,00C,
and this request was referred TO the Fi-
nance Committee.
Mr.. Curtis, in lieu OF the report of the
Finance Committee, presented resolution
authorizing the Finance Committee to place
$4,000 10 the credit Of the Grounds and
Buildings Committee, with which suitable
building shall be erected and in 1t the man.
ufactures and goods Of citizens of Richmond
shall be exhibited. The said building 10
be and remain the property Of the city.
Dir. Eliyson, chairman OF the Finance
Committee, said that the committee did not
offer to loan the Society $4,000, but the
committee proposed to recommend TO the
Council that $4,000 be leaned the Society.
The committee had not the authority to loan
the Society money without the approval OF
the Council.
Mr.. Ellysou said he regretted that the
member fIOm Marshall Ward had intro
duced the resolution TO appropriate $1,000
10 the State Agricultural Society, and had
in doing so thought proper TO speak ID such
harsh terms of the action OF the Committee
on Finance. He had hoped that the report
of that committee would have. been received
without discussion but inasmuch as the
gentleman had invited debate, he would be
compelled to explain the reasons which in
fluenced the committee TO decline to recon-
mend the appropriation OF Sl2,0OO, and IN
doing so il would be necessary 10 review
the history Of the Society from lis organizl'
ton, in order to show how liberal Rich
mond had been TO the Society and how I'M
mindful the Society has been OF the inter-
ests Of this city.
WHAT THE CITY HAS DONE.
In 1854 Richmond gave $4,000 TO the
Agricultural Society, and, in addition, for
several successive wears the Council made
an annual appropriation OF $4,000, and at
the close OF the war, desirous OF manifest
Ing its continued interest in the Society,
the Council made another appropriation OF
$4,000. Not only in our corporate capacity,
but as citizens, we have always taken a
lively interest in this Society. AS Tar back
as 1857 ninety-seven OF our citizens, and in
1880 more than six hundred OF them, were
life member OF this organization.
Our merchants have for years been accus-
toned to so arrange their business during
Fair-week as to give all their employ Is an
opportunity TO attend, our public schools
have been closed, and everything that could
be done has been done by US to make the
Fair success.
Now, in return for all this,
WHAT HAS THE SOCIETY DONE
TO manifest its appreciation of our liberality
and encourage our merchants and manufac-
turers 10 exhibit their wares? In 1858 the
society demanded an additional appropria-
tion 10 the SO 900 which was then given
them every year, and because 1t was refused
removed the Fair 10 Petersburg. Since the
war. Notwithstanding all that we have done
for them, they have done but little 10 en-
courage our manufacturers TO exhibit tneir
goods. The whole amount OF premiums
given TO machinery, agricultural imple'
meots, and manufactures oil all xmas, IN
cluding ladies' work, amounted 10 only
s4Sj. whilst the sum given 10 horses, caltie,
sheep, and swine, was more tnah seNcn
times as great. Mr. Eilyson furtner saio
that the Society bad always been illiDefai III
its dealings with our citizens. A lew years
ago. when the First Virginia regiment ih'
timated its intention to Vlsit tne fa'I'
the representatives OF the Society actu'
ally proposed 10 charge them ehlianee-
fees. seemingly forgetful that the military
narsde was one OF The most attractive iea,
tnres of the exhibition. He desired to call
attention to the fact that at the meeting oi
the Society Last year a number OF the NE
members resident in this city were repre-
sented by proxies, which were allowed TO
,,o,o 1, The organization OF the meetings,