The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-05
LYNCHBURG.

THE WATER WAR IN THE COUNCIL 1.-THE
WATER COMMITTEE DIsCLsIMs RFsP0Ssi-
BJLJTY - APPROPRIATIONS HALARIES-TuE
MORTALITY DURING FFBRUABY-sicKNEss
IN THE COUNTRY-PoLIrcAL DIsC0RDS-
orr FOR Neutrality-suspicious. MINUTE.
fCorrespondence Of the Richmond DispachJ
MARCH 9. 1881.
At the regular monthly meeting OF the
CITY Council. held yesterday afternoon, the
subject Of the recent irregularities in the
water supply. and the responsibility for tue
failure Of the new works TO operate as de-
sired. was brought up by communication
from Or. ]. J. Clarke, chairman OF the Wa
ter Committee. Dr. Cllike expressly ana
empbatically di,claimcd that his committee
had jnterfered with the work, except
10 insist that The contract for the cree
ton OF the new works should be
carried out as expedtiOusly as possible
and TO the best interests OF the public. lie
intim1ted that the committee knew where
the responsibility rested, but reIralned from
bringing any allegation out OF regard 10 Inc
public interests. An ordinance was oncfed
deducting from the water charges OF cltl-
Zens In proportion 10 the length oil time du'
ring which they had been deprived OF their
supplies. The whole matter WIS, however.
UDdll liDItu. ut Y 'lnhllNstOh hiiCf'N ~
Commissioner Of Revenue, Mr. e. W.
Price. on money which. passes through bis
hands was raised 10 1 per cent. The salary
OF The commissioner is $1,000 per annum.
Appropriations fer The month amounting
to IS, 1913 IL were made by vote OF the Coun-
ell.
The mortuary report for February shows
Total OF foriy.fye deaths-a very l1rge
number for Lyncbburg. OF these nine
were white males and eight white females;
colored males fifteen, and cOlOred females
thirteen. Sickness in the neighborhood OF
the city is also re 0rled to be very preya-
lent. Among the III is Mr. W. Il. Lowe.
Scotch gentleman, and Mr.. Breckenridge
Cox, a welI.knOwn farmer of Campbell.
4 heavy snow set in yesterday afternoon
about ) O'Clock. Before it began there had
been rain aud hail. The snow fell so fast
and long that this morning the roofs and
streets were covered. The sun soon began
TO melt il. and now universal mud prevails,
though much 81 the snow Yet remains.
Mr.. samuel Petiicrcw, who Killed Dough
crtv at the Rope Ferry lat Saturday, after
hi> removal 10 Liberty was examined bv
Justice Wheeler, by whom h. was sent on
for trial lie was admitted 10 bait in the
penalty OF $4,000. which had not yet been
furnished al the last report
TIE political pot among The negroes con-
Times 10 boil over, Ike the Macbeth cal.
dron, with toll and trouble. Ii i case OF
a house divided against itself. Malone ana
lreaGjus'm"nt are at the bottom OF II. wyatt
Dinrd's Rcadjuster, have already elected
a sci Of delrg lr, TO the Petersburg Conven-
ton OF the llth instant, but call ba> been
issued for new meeting, TO be held on
next Mondly evening to elect new set.
Captain Curts'> c,lOred company-ihe
Hi CITY GU1rds-carried tbirtynine mus
kcts 20 Washington city, and presented a
very soldierIy appearance as they paraded
through the streets.
Among the new license-taXeS levied by
the City Council i, one OF $50 on the agents
Of sewingmlChineS.
Tue balance on hand in the city treasury
on March 1St was 81. 0S3.SI.
Mr.. Gregory has been invited TO deliver
hi, lecture on Lord BcacOn>tcld III DInvllle
at an early day.
Mr.. +. &. Seabury. who has been very i'll
with crysipclas i out again.
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