The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-24

A called meeting OF the Board OF Alder
men was held yesterday evening. Inc iol-
lowing members were present: Mcssrs.
Rass fprcsident pro ten,.) Barksdale, Cab
al. Crenshaw, Crump. Gasser, Kelly, Thon,
Todd, Wagner, Wexford, and Williams.
MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR.
Sergcani-at-Arms August presentedames-
sage from the Mayor vetoing the resolution
passed by the Council authorizing the sale
ef the old steam-pump and house in Holly
wood. The Mayor takes the ground thai
fhe city might be again forced 10 rely upon
the pump for its water supply, and that u Is
therefore incxpcdicnt 10 dispose OF 1t. The
message was laid on the table.
FROM THE COMMON COUNCIL.
The following resolutions adopted by the
Common Council were concuITed In:
Resolution authorizing the Board OF
Health 10 employ force OF physicians SUI
hcIent TO vaccnate the entire population OF
the city.
Resolution authorizing the Committee on
Health to employ two guards at The small
pox hospital.
The following was laid on the table:
Resolution to appoint committee Oh
three from the Common Council and TWO
from the Board of Aldermen to request
our representatives i'm the Legislature TO
secure the necessary legislation to authorize
the CITY 10 build or puchase houses and
purchase land within five miles OF the city
limits for smallpox hospital.
TIE sEvENTH-sTREET CULvERT.
The resolution from the Common Coun-
ell appropriating $4,000 for the constrIc-
ton OF a culyert along Seventh street from
Clay out to the ravine was next taken up
and unanimously adopted as 1t came from
the other branch-ayes, -; noes, o.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Wagner:
Resolved (thc Common Council concur
ring), That the owners OF the powder
magazines be notified that within six months
from February LIST next they remove the
said magazines from their present site to q
locality more remote from the line OF i'm
movements now in progress in that section
Of our city. Selection of such locality shall
depend upon sanction by the Council on
recommendation by the City Engineer, as
provided for by chapter 3, paragraph 20,
City Charter.
Referred 10 the Committee on Streets.
BY DR.. Wexford:
ReSOired uhe Common Council concur
ring, That the guards at the City Hospital
and resident physician are hereby clothed
with police authority within the precincts
of the hospital grounds and over the al
PENDANTS and patients therein.
Agreed to.
BY Mr.. Bass:
ResoIued. That the Committee on Health
be, and are hereby, instructed TO report an
ordinance 10 enforce compulsory vaccina-
ton Of the citizens of this city in the most
effective manner should the present ordi-
nance be deemed by them inadequate.
Referred to the Committee on Health.
BY Mr.. Wagner: Petition OF lady mana
gers Of the City Mission for one hundred
loads of gas-coke. Referred to the Com
,mittee on Light.
By DIR. Cabell: Resolution for the cree
ton OF three lamp-posts on Fourteenth
street between Broad and Ross.
BY Mr.. Crump: Resolution looking 10
the improvement of an alley between Jack
son and Duval and Third and Fourth
streets. Referred to the Committee on
Finance to be considered with the list OF
alleys heretofore recommended for inn
proyement.
The Board then adjourned.