The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-05-06
COMMON COINTgL.
Difficulty in Getting n QuOrum-Finance-
Framed Houses Claims s-Cleomargerine-
Health Business from the Cther Branch
Gas-Works Matters Resolutions, etc.

The Council, pursuant to adjournment,
met again yesterday afternoon Mr.. Cllrke,
president. in The chair. Present at roll
call: Mes>rs. Campbell, Cole, Davis OF Mar-
shall Ward. Elicit, Elys0n, Ferguson,
Foster, Gum OF Marshall Ward, HargrOye,
Have, Higgins, Hooper, Lubbock, Me-
Dowel, Phillips, Pizzini, S'raus, Warren,
and WeIsger
The Council got 20 work about half.paSt
}, when there were but fourteen members
in the hali--not "A quorum. The proceed
ings were read. Several motions to adjourn
were made, but 1nally it was agreed 10 send
out and hunt mp members. At last quo
rum was found Several members protest
ed against adiOurning and having to be
called to meet again in The course OF few
dav>: and the Chlir gave notice that here
after he intended 10 call the body TO order
promptly at ) O'Clock. and il quorum he
not present he will adjourn the body.
Mr.. Warren stated that Mr.. Edwards was
absent on account OF previous engagement.
Mr.. Davis, OF Marshall Ward, said that
Mr.. Gunn. OF Marshall Ward, was detained
by pressing engagement.
FINANCE.
Mr.. Ellys0n, from the Committee on FL
nance, also presented joint resolutions re-
finding various sums for excessive taxes.
&r.: rejecting The petition Of Mr.. \. NDtt
10 be relieved from penalty included in de-
liuuuent taxes, &c; rejecting petition CT
Oivmnic Rowing Club for 81 900, Ne, the
civ Attorney having advised th9 commit
tee that they had no authority 10 make such
m appropriation. Adopted.
FRAMED HOUSES.
MIR. Davis. OF MARSHALL Ward, ir0ml he
Committee on the Fire Department, pre-
,,nlcd Joint resolution giving permission
TO the following persons to erect framed
puildings in the city: W. :. Gum, build.
ing corner Broad and Jefferson streets !;
william =. Marrow, for Mrs. Clark, dwell
inc two stories hIg1, &c, on Ninth street
between Clay and Leigh streets; VI. ~.
Matthews, coal ard wOod-house on lot cor
ner Leigh and Adams streets ". l.. SyduOr
,hed on Cary between Jefferson and Adams
streets: Z. W. Martin, stable aud carriage.
house on Cherry street between Main and
Floyd streets George Scott, dwelling two
,torics bi2b on Foushee between Cary and
Canal streets; jane, VI. Bailey stable on
lot in rear Of 3l2 west Clay street; james
Bradley, addition to his house, on Twenty
nm s,rqet'hetwcen = and Vcnable .treets (;
p. II. Mccarthy, Two dwellings on Fifth
street beyond Leigh; Mr,. Mary Filzpat.
rick, dwelling near corner Duyal street and
Brook avenue. Agreed TO.
CLAIMS.
SIR. Hooper, fron the Committee on
Claims and Salaries, presented resolution
for the payment Oi various claims. Agreed
10.
ADVERTISING.
Mr.. Davis, from the Committee on Ac-
counts and Printing, presented report re-
affirming their former award OF advertising
to the Ddly German Advertiser at the
same rate at which the official English paper
Of the citv receives il this yeal-'iZ., TWEEN
ty.6ye cents per square. Adopted.
HEALTH.
Mr.. Warren, from the Committee on
Health, presented a report rejecting the Pc
tition Of II. Clarke.
Al the next meeting a report as to the
condition cf the streets and alleys will be
presented. Adopted.
OLEOMARGERINE.
Mr.. Hooper, from the Committee on or
dinances, presented an ordinance to regu
late the sale Of oleomargerine. Tue ordi
nance requires oleomargerine TO be con
spicuo lslg labelled, and imposes certain
penaties for falling to conform to It's pro-
visions. The ordnance was adopted.
wATERY GRAVES.
A petition was received and read from
number Of citizens complaining that 1t ire
ouentIy occurs that when graves are dug II
Olkwood cemetery water has to be baile'
out before tue bodies can be buried. lie
ferred TO the Committee on Cemeteries.
| PROM THE BOARD.
Various resolutions from the Board Q
Aldermen were concurred IN.
GAs.w0RKs.
Mr.. Curtis. from the Committee on Ligh
presented o resolution appropriating S4,0O
TO the construction ac 'ount, sas-works,