The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-05-03
COMMON COUNCIL.
The Yorktown CentenniaI-An Appropriation
Of $4,000 Asked for By the Citizens Com.
mf''ee-The Agricultural Society Ask for
S12,OOO-The Knights Templar.

The regular meeting OF the Common
Council was held yesterday afternoon-Pre
sident Clarke in the chair. Present at roll
call: Messrs. Campbell, Cole, Curtis, Dayi,
OF Madison Ward, Davis OF Marshall Ward
Edwards, Elicit, Ellyson, Ferguson. For
rester, Foster, Gum OF Marshall Ward
Gum Of Clay Ward. H1rgrOye, HAYES,
Higgins, Hooper, King, Lubbock, Me.
Dowell, Phillips, Pizzlni, Robinson, Straus,
Taylor, Warren, and Weisiger.
YORKTOWN CENTENNIAL.
Sergeant-atArms August laid before the
Council a communication from Mayor Car.
rington, enclosing the proceedings Of the
recent meeting OF citizens, &c, called by
tne Mayor, OF which organization Colonel
Beal is president.
In this connection the President laid
before the Council communication from
President BealI, OF the Richmond York
town Centennial Association, asking the
Tree use OF gas during the Yorktown Cen.
tennal days for illumination PURPOSES. and
permission to fire salutes, set off fireworks.
&c. Referred.
! Mr.. Taylor, Of Madison Ward. presented
a joint resolution, with preamble, reqnest.
ing the Mayor OF the city to invite the Nlayor
OF Manchester to be present at all the cere-
monies and observances in this city con.
nected with the Yorktown Centennial. also
to invite through the Mayor committee of
the City Council or OF citizens OF Manches.
ter 10 attend the meetings OF the committee
from this Council, dc. Referred TO the
Yorktown Committee OF the Council.
AN APPROPRIATION OF TWENTY-FIVE Tuor.
| SAND DOLLARS ASKED FOR
Mr.. Edwards. in cOnuppfinn puitb ,Io
Yorktown Centennial, presented commu.
nication and preamble and resolution (pre.
sented by committee from the Richmond
fol ktown Centennial Association, consist.
ing OF Judge Crump, Colonel Evans, and
Mr.. Charles u. Wiliams), asking an appro.
priation Of $25 900, &c.
Mr.. Edwards moved that Judge Crump.
representing the committee, be heard.
As a substitute Mr.. PiZzni moved that
the resolution be referred to the Finance
Committee.
Mr. Edwards suggested that the citizens
OF Richmond should be heard. II was but
common civility.
Mr.. Taylor suggested that the resolution
and petition for the appropriation OF 81, 900
be referred To the Joint Committees on
Finance and Yorktown Centennial OF the
Council.
Mr.. PIzzinl accepted the suggestion OF
Mr. Taylor.
Mr.. Ilig :ins wanted the gentlemen Of the
committee heard first, and then dispose OF
their resolution and communication.
Mr.. Taylor thought that it would simplify
matters considerably 10 refer the resolution
a. he had indicated.
THE COMMITTEE HEARD.
Mr.. Edward>'s motion was adopted
ayes, %; noes, 6-the rules were suspend.
ed, and Judge Crump addressed the COun-
cll. He explained 10 the Council that the
position his associates and himself occupied
was a most embarrassing one. But they did
not come as asking any aims, for they had
met and been organized at the invitation Of
the Council. He then went on to urge the
importance OF making the Centennial sue.
cess-of extending that hospitality to our
visitors for which this country and this
people are so noted. He spoke warm
~. He thought that such a cause should
open the hearts and the purses OF the
people. He wanted the thousands and tens
OF thousands who will come here from the
North and East to see that we are part
and parcel OF this great country: that we
have buried the anmoslties OF the war, and
that upon this grand occasion let us all
unite in showing our visitors that they are
cordially welcome.
Mr.. Charles u. Williams felt sure that his |
friends would bear him out III the statement
that he was opposed 10 wasting a dollar OF |
the city's money; but this is great occa
sion, and we must be equal 10 it. He would |
take a utilitarian view OF il. IL Is worth |
the outlay. Don't throw away this oppor.
tunity of beneitlng the city and putting !
thousands OF dollars in the pockets OF this
people. He felt sure the Council would be
liberal.
Colonel Evans also addressed the body in
his highly interesting style, and took much
Of the same view taken by Mr.. Williams.
He was not lacking in proper sentiment for
the occasion, and turning 10 the TWO pie
lures that hang upon either side OF the
Chamber and between which the Council
SIT, he said that those two pictures repre-.
sent the two principal participants in the
active days at Yorktown, and surely ifthese
pictures do not inspire The Council with
TO act, they had best hide them
selves in HOLLYWOOD. (AppIause]
The resolutions were referred TO the FL
nance and Yorktown Committees.
rwELyE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE FAIR
GROUNDS.
A communication from the Virginia Ag-
'icultural Society was also read, asking
m appropriation of $4,000 to aid in erect
ng buildings for the TWO weeks Fair du-
ing the Yorktown Centennial.
Maior Drewry made short address, in
which be said that the City Attorney bad t
lecded that the Council was not debarred
rom making an appropriation for agrlcul.
ural purposes, and therefore he hoped
he Council would act iayorably. lie then
Introduced Colonel Beverly.
Colonel Beverly said that no State in the s
y niOn could make better show than Vir-
nia, and he hoped the Council would again /
aad its aid upon this interesting occasion.
lie thought this was golden opportunity,
nd hoped the Council would take adyan-
ige OF IL. He referred TO Nirgina's poor I
Xhbit al the Philadelphia Centennial, and
lid that now we had the opportunity to ]
Iake I'D for what was lost there. He be-
eyed that 100000 people would visit d
'orktown il they could find accOmmoda-
ons. and thousands OF dollars would )
e spent in this city by those people.
his money would enable the Society to ;
lorn their grounds, would improve the
rives so that it would be a pleasure for the
tizens OF Richmond to go there. Every =
)lar OF the money would go 10 the erec-
on OF buildings. He had no interest in r.
lis matter beyond that which every Yir-
nian ought to feel in everything that :,
oked to the advancement OF the interests
the State.
Mr.. G. r. Barksdale and Mr.. A. l.. Elicit,
Richmond, and DR.. W. Il. Walker, OF
oochland, also briefly addressed the Coun-
in the same line.
The resolution was referred to the Finance
)mmittee.
THE KNIGHTS TENPLAR. lis
The Chair laid before the Council h,
ter from l.. l.. Bass, Esq, chairman, &C., m
nouneing the fact that two Communicates ~