The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-07

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surance Masscy.-Payments Until Appro.
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Buildings -Smaii-Pox Hospital-Thc Free
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swes for the Manufacture or Electric Light
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Agricultural Society-New Business-Snil'
ing or Steam-veSseis from Richmond or
Sunday 20 he Prohibited, &C.
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The regular monthly meeting OF the
Common Council was held yesterday A.
ternoon at 3 O'Clock In the Council cham
ber-Presidcnt Maxwell 4. Clarke in the
ehair. Present at roll-call: Messrs. Am
mons, Campbell, Curtis, Davis, Elicit, e.
tyson. FERGUSON, Forester, Foster. Gum
IL Clay, Hargrovo. Hayes, Higgins, Hoop
or, King, Mcdowell, Patton, Phillips, Piz-
zini, Robinson, Tinsley, Warren, and
Weisiger.
STREETS.
Mr.. Elicit, from the Committee on
streets, presented the report Of that COM
mittee with resolutions as follows: Abating
taxes OF w. l.. Palmer and j. W. Ander.
son on land on Hospital street, city having
purchased right OF way for the approach
TO the bridge TO be constructed there; pay
ing John Ahern, trustee for Thomas q.
Clarke, $500 with interest from December
I, 1881, and S7.5S costs of suit, DC, in eX-
tending First street from Jackson 70 Duvai.
sc. Agreed TO.
The committee reported adversely upon
petition OF A. Hierholzer and others for
extension OF Munford street frem Leigh to
Brook avenue. Agreed to.
The same committee also reported favor
ably an ordinance TO allow the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
Company 10 occupy Norton and Harrison
streets with its tracks 80 as to increase its
shipping facilities; also, to stand ears on
Broad street in same locality for loading
and unloading. Adopted.
THE CITY RAILWAY.
The same committee also presented an
ordinance TO allow the Richmond Railway
Company to extend its tracks up Main
street wcstwardly from intersection with
Ninth street to Reservoir street.
Mr.. Curtis moved 10 amend the ordi-
nance so as TO exempt the railway company
from the necessity OF certain paving by
their track on Iain street west of Fifth,
which Is not paved, to Laurel street.
Mr.. Higgins opposed the motion TO strike
out, and thought the company ought to be
required TO do this paving. This was Il
great franchise, and the company pays no
revenue to the city.
Mr. Hayes wanted to amend so as to
extend the track easlwardly to Orleans
street.
Mr.. Curtis explained that he had talked
with Major Norton about this extension or
the possibility of putting on a stage line
from Twenty-eighth TO Orleans streets,
but was considered impracticable, as it
wouldn't pay. He moved that Major
Norton be heard.
He was heard.
Major Norton explained somewhat Of
the embarrassments Of operating the road
ON account Of the heavy grades, &C., and
what the company hoped to accomplish by
this extension.
Mr.. Pizzini inquired whether it was
true, as Mr.. Higgins said, that the company
paid no revenue to the city treasury.
Major Norton said IL was not.
Mr.. Higgins referred to contest re-
Gently before the Street Committee and the
order given the Engineer TO make the COM
pany pay certain claims. He called on the
chairman of the Finance Committee to sub
stantiate what he had said.
Mr.. Ellyson explained the nature OF
financial contest existing between the city
and the company.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Curtis
was agreed TO, and the ordinance adopted
ayes, 81; noes, l.
FIRE-INSCRANCE-FIN
Mr.. j. II. Ellyson, from the Committee
ON Finance, presented report giving q
ct hui h,+ ha ole
which are insured, &c, and resolution
directing the Finance Committee to take
charge OF all fre-nsurance of the city. and
10 make such insurance from time to time
as may be necessary. Adopted.
The same committee also presented reso-
lutions TO refund certain taxes; also, q re-
solution to pay for supplies and to pay con-
tractors until the appropriation ordinance
is prepared and passed. Adopted.
LIGHT.
Mr.. Curtis, from the Committee on Light,
presented a joint resolution refunding
S2G.5S TO II. W. Meister for overcharge on
account of failure Of meter to work cor
rectly; also, refunding 50 to c. 4. Brown
for breakage OF pipe, occasioning loss OF
gas, DC. Agreed to.
The committee also reported the neceS-
>ity OF charging the gas-works, and q
resolution appropriating $4,000 for this
purpose. Referred to Finance Committee.
Personal.
MIR. Elicit explained that Mr.. Potts was
absent from the city.
FRAMED BUILDINGS.
Mr.. Ammons, (Mr. King being tempo
rarily absent from the chamber from the
Committee on the Fire Department, pre-
scented joint resolution giving permission
TO the following persons to erect framed
buildings: Royal White, dwelling corner
Charity and st. John streets; l.. Y. Can
non, two dwellings, &C., on Laurel between
Main and Cary streets; II. {. Woody, to
replace dividing fence and cover space and
thus form shed on east side of Union
street between Franklin and Grace streets;
j. y. Voss, open shed for buggy corner
Fourth and Marshall streets; 4. W. Cone,
dwelling OH Broad between Twenty-fifth
and Twcnty-sixth streets; 5. III. Lowry,
addition TO house No. 70S Pickett street
Central Granite Company, shed on Cary
between Eighth and Ninth streets; G. j.
Hunt, dwelling on Price street between
Jackson and Duval; ii. III. Allen, dwelling
and shed on 81. James between Coutts and
Hill streets; w. A. Hill, addition to shed
on Marshall between First and Foushee
streets; w. Y. Radford, dwelling on Den
ny street between Seventh street and VIII
liamsburg avenue.
Mr.. Higgins moved to strike out of the |
resolution the petition Of Il. &. Woody.
Mr.. Ammons explained that he had |
visited the place, and could see no earthly
objection to granting the permit.
Mr.. Forester was of the same opinion. |
Dat oas1 ha h.I A.
place, and he could see no objection.
Mr. phillps could see no ohiecfion