The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-07-16

Cannon, ESQ, elected 10 fll vacancy in
the Board from Monroe Ward, declining
the same.
On motion OF DR.. Wexford, Mr.. Francis
t. Glasgow was unanimously elected 10 Gil
the vacancy.
TO PREVENT WASTE OF WATER.
Mr.. Scott presented the following:
Resolved, That the Chief OF Police be re-
quested TO furnish to the Superintendent OF
the Water Department sufficient number
OF bis force to mitigate, as far as practica-
bic, the great waste OF water, which is
greatly endsngering the supply for actual
necessity during the very low state OF the
river.
Agreed to.
FROM TIE BOARD.
The ordinance for connection track be.
tween the Richmond and Allegheny and
Richmond and Petersburg railroads at
Eighth street was unanimously concurred
10, as well as various resolutions, &C., from
the Common Council.
OTHER BUSINESS.
The Chairman resppointed Messrs. l.. ID.
Crenshaw, l.. Wagner, and +. A. Saunders
on the James-Riyer Improvement Commit
tee.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Rankin
for paving Broad street. Referred to the
Committee on Streets.
petition OF Messrs. j. J. Montague,
Franklin Stearns, and others, objecting TO
certain privileges granted the Richmond
Paper Manufacturing Company, was pre-
sented by Mr.. Crensbaw, and on his mo-
tion the resolution was reconsidered and
the petition referred to the Committee on
Streets.
THE YORKTOWN CENTENNIAL.
Mr.. Crenshaw offered a resolution appro.
priating $4,000 for the celebration OF the
Yorktown Centennial, to be expended by
the Council Committee and such SUBJ COM
mittees Of citizens as they may select.
Mr.. Todd moved that the resolution be
laid on the table temporarily, in order that
the representatives present from the CitI-
Zens' Association could inform the Board as
to the views and wishes OF that Association.
Mr.. James Lyons, Jr., stated that at the
last meeting of the Executive Committee
OF the Richmond Yorktown Centennial AS
sOciation il was resolved that in order to
carry out the purpose and plan OF its Or
ganization it was necessary to have an ap.
preparation OF $4,000, and that in default
Of such Appropriation the Association
would necessarily have to be dissolved.
This he stated as a representative Of the
Association. But his own individual opn-
ion was that it would be better for the
Council to have entire charge OF the sub
iect.
DIR. w. L. Burton corrOborated the state
ment made by Mr.. Lyons as to the Associa-
tiOn.
Mr. Todd thereupOn said it would seem
the Council had no alternative but to adopt
the terms and plans dictated by the Citizens
Association or to vote for the resolution
offered by Mr.. Crenshaw. He preferred to
act in cooperation with the Citizens AsSo-
citation, but il that Association would not
cooperate upon such compromise ground
as might be agreed upon by vote Of the
Council, we would have to do the best we
could without their assistance. He stated
further that he was willing to vote for an
appropriation OF $4,000 for the general
purposes OF the celebration, and gave no.
tIce that after the disposition Of that ques-
ton he would offer resolution inviting the
President OF the United States and the re-
presentatives Of the French Government to
visit Richmond, and appropriating $4,000
for their proper entertainment.
The question then being on the resOlu-
ton. DR.. Scott moved to make the amount
$4,000.
Mr.. Bass moved to make il $4,000; but
this proposition was lost, and the motion Of
DR.. scott prevailed.
The resolution as amended was then
adopted unanimously.
Mr.. Todd offered a resolution appropri-
ating $4,000 for the entertainment OF the
President OF the United States and his Cab
met, and the representation OF the French
Government which was unanimously
adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Smith, the Board adj
iourned.