The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-07-11

Standing Committees Announoee-City on
cials' Pay 10 be- Increased-Report OF City
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Officers.
A meeting Of the Board Of Aldermen
was held Yesterday at : O'Clock Present /:
Mr.. Bass. president, and the following
members: Messrs. Barksdale, Burwell.
Cabell, Chafin. Cohen, Cole. Crenshaw.
Crump. eIickersOn. Dufheld, Glasgow.
Peasants, Rankin, TAYLOR, Todd, Well
ford, and Williams.
The clerk read the minutes OF the last
meeting, which were received.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The clerk next announced the standing
! committees Of the Board Of Aldermen for
the term ensuing, lSS2-lsS4, a. follows:
Streets: Messrs. Cabel, Crenshaw, g las
gov, Pleasauts, Rankin. a@G Todd.
Finance: Messrs. Cohen, Glasgow. and
Todd.
Poor: Messrs. Barksdale, Burwell. and
W illiams.
Light Messrs. Barksdale, Crenshaw, and
Taylor.
Water: Mcssrs. Chafin, Dickerson. and
Wexford.
Fire Messrs. Cohen. Cole. and Rankin.
Schools Messrs. Chaffin, Cole, and Dick
ersOn.
Elections Messrs. Cabell and TAYLOR.
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Claims and Salaries Messrs. Crump and
TAYLOR.
Grounds and Buildings: Messrs. Crump
and Williams.
Accounts and Printing. Messrs. Pleas
ant and Wexford
Health: Messrs. Burwell and Wexford.
Cemeteries MessrsA Dickcrsou and Dui-
field.
all = TtrrF
field.
Reuenchment and Reform: Mcssrs.
Cabell and Claffin.
Fire Alarm and Police Telegraph
Mcssrs. Cole and Williams.
Improvement Of james River: Me,srs.
Crcn,haw. Dutiieid. and Peasants.
LunatiCs. Me~srs. Glasgow and Todd.
Public Interests: Messrs Baiksdale and
Pleas1nis.
First Market Messrs. Cole and Rankin.
second Market: Messrs. Crump and
Glasgow.
CONTRIBUTIONS, 6C.
The clerk read several communications
from the Common COunCil-ouc in regard
10 the Richmond and Allcghany railroad
lalready published in the DiSpGtch roia-
ting 10 the opening OF Ninth street and The
building Of q bridge over the basin. The
latter was referred 10 the joint committee
on resolutions. "a, was also q resolution em-
plovinc m expert book-kccQcr 70 examine
The Auditors. Collector. and Treasurer,
offices of the city of Richmond, and report
same 20 the Board.
REPORT OF CITY OFFICERS.
The report Of Mayor CaIineton. presi-
dent ii the Police Board. Was read. re-
ccivcd. and referred 20 the Committee on
Ordinances.
The report OF the commissioners Of The
HustiEg, Court appointed 10 examine the
Jail Of the city was read. showing the jail
ample for IT. purpose. and. CD the whole, IN
good repair The food oi the prisoners
wa, said % Zee wholesome and abundant.
4 few repair, were recommended, a, was
also "a telephone, TO be placed IN the jail Tor
the more ready transmission OF news OF
Importance 10 tho Jail. Referred 10 Com
mittec on Grounds and Buildings.
Nj. Todd had read an ordinance re0r-
daining m ordinance in regard 70 wagons.
carts. &c. which had been inadvertently
altered in amending the ordinance on
streets. and which repealed chapter IS Of
the ordinances.
The rules regarding the reference OF or
dinQuccs a. committees were -ue .Ehoru
and .hc ordinance was adopted.
AT thi, iuncture the President announced
that hc had q note FROM Mr.. Cohen stating
that lis absence was due 10 indisposition.
INCREASE oF SALARIES.
Mr.. Chaffn offered o resolution increas-
ing the -alaric> OF The city officials 10 their
former standard. lie claimed this a. just.
and said mat rctrenchmeni should COM
mence somewhere clse-for instance. IN
dcadhcading stranger- around the city. He
promised 10 favor retrcncinncnt anywhere
else. Tie resolution reads:
KesOired (thc Common Council concur
ring1 That the saiarie- and wages 81 at
officers and employees oi the city govern
mcut be- restored a. they existed on The
30th of january. 1s7s. % take effect on the
Isl Of February. 1889.
ReeDired rhe Common Council concur
ring. That the Committee on Ordinances
be. and they are hereby. directed 20 report
10 the City Council such amendment 10
ordinance aud Resolutions approved the
18th Of February. 1873, concerning The
saiarie- and waoe- OF officers and employees
oi the city government az viii define their
pav on and after the Isl day u February,
1883. in conformity with the foregoing
resolution