The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-07-01
MANCHESTER AND VICINITY

CITY Council.-An adjourned meeting OF
this body was held at the Council chamber
at o'clock last evening, it being the last
one OF the present Council, the newly
elected one going into office on the 7th OF
July, on which day regular meeting will
be held and an organization effected.
There were present last night Messrs.
James II. Perdue (president, 5. x. Owen,
Jr., a. J. Gallagher. A. ID. Shotwell, Harry
B. Owen, Thomas W. Gentry. c. F. Moore,
X. T. Ballowe, j. II. Patteson, and 4. G..
Evans.
The Chief OF Police returned the usual
report for the month Of June, showing the
conduct and condition of the force, its
work, DC. Total number Of arrests, 81;
OF which ! was for felony, IS for misde-
meanor, and 90 f1r ordinance violations.
The report was received and adopted.
The report OF the Committee on Finance
for June was returned, showing amounts
Of claims against the city approved for
payment during that while to be S311.2S,
embracing the usual items OF expenditure
involved in the city administration. The
report was presented 10y j. X. Patterson,
chairman, and approved by the Council.
On motion Of Mr.. Patterson the sum OF
S4.30, the amount enormously charged
against Mr.. w. II. Walkers estate for tax
on LOT on Naury street, and paid by it, was
refunded.
A number OF bills against the city were
presented and referred to the Finance
Committee for its action.
Mr.. Patteson, OF the Second Ward, re-
marked on the increased monthly cost Of
maintenance OF parties liable to become
permanent charges on the corporation as
paupers. He said it would be very costly,
with Manchester's comparatively limited
number Of paupcrs, to start All alrnshouse !;
and he suggested hat a committee Of two
be appointed to visit Richmond and see on
what terms such Manchester unfortunates
could be supported there. A motion to
that effect was made and adopted, and
Messrs. j. II. PattesOn and 5. B. Owen ap-
pointed such committee.
| On motion OF Mr.. PattesOD, it was re-
solved that on and after July 18th the Of
fees Of auditor and treasurer and the
mecting-place OF the Council be changed
from the second story Of the Town 'Iall to
the lower floor o; the same, ~ being more
convenient to the public ard agreeable 70
| the town otfici. 4 Elected there e.
| \ report was directed to ho made by the
! proper committee or the cost Of certain
necessary repairs required by the scale
/ house.
President Perdue spoke Of The necessity
OF procuring some safer place u p existed
at present in which to keep tie toVn re-
cords in charge Of the Auditor, clerk Of
the Council, and City Treasurer. Appa-
rcntIy, lie said, such records would be safer
in the lower story Of the Town Hall than
where they were at present. \ commit
tee was appointed to ascertain the cost Of
building a Ere-prooi vault.
President Perduc said that it was proba-
bly, the last time he would occupy the chair
Is presiding officer, and he would avail
himself OF the occasion TO return his thank,
to his fcllow-members for their uniform
/ kindness to him and the generous diSposi-
tion eyinced at all times to aid him in The
discharge = the public business.
ON motion q Mr.. Evans, the Courci
adjourned.