The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-03
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A MOVEMENT TOWARDS CITY oA'
TIE PETERSBURG RAILROAD ,o"i NV
cAyCEtLLATI0N or COUPON boNpo.am
MENT OF DEMOCRATIC OFFICIALS
TENPLAR PILGRIMAGE, &c.
ut,orresnoudcnce OF the Richmond Dispapcn'I
MAY 2, 1883.
At the meeting OF the Common '9uncl,
last evening an ordinance was
creating the office OF City Engineer, With
lies over for thirty days. IT y pretty WI
understood that this Office will be Greater
nj the next meeting OF the Councn, "n9
that ii is intended TO pay a good salary anu
10 secure the services OF n first-class oiic.i,
who. however, must be n resident OF Tue
state TO be eligible. The Council also ADOPT
ed a resolution instructing the COMMITTEE
on Gas and Lights to make report as 10
the cost OF constructing gas-works, anu -
LAYING mains through the principal stree.s
and alleys OF the city, sufficient to suppy
the wants OF the people. The cnys 'cn
years contract with the Gas Company eN-
pjres In 1884, and it is believed that uniess
n very material reduction is made In the
pricc OF Gas, both TO the city and 10 prl-
waite consumers, the city will look elsewhere
for light, and will probably erect works OF
jfs own. The present price to private con-
SINNERS is 90 per thousand feet, less D per
cent. discount for prompt payment.
Colonel T.. T. ID. Myers, president OF the
Petersburg Railroad Company, addressed
tbe Council by invitation on the subject OF
the company's tracks on Washington street,
one Of which it had been proposed to have
removed. Colonel Myers spoke OF the ne
cessity of the road TO the city and the in
conycniences that might result TO both by
fine restriction Of the company's present
privileges in the streets. During his re-
marks Colonel Myers took occasion TO re-
fer to sundrv reports and charges OF dis
elimination by the company against Pc
tersburg in favor Of other cities,
both i'm the matter OF passenger
and freight traffic. He said that ii
there was any discrimination he bad
never known il. The road has been worked
in the interest OF the line OF which it forms
a part, and its interests ere closely con-
nected with those Of our city. He did not
believe the time had yet arrived when
measures looking 10 a rupture OF cl0se
business relations between the road and
the merchants should be adopted, aud he
did not believe the business community de-
sired any such action. The Council adopted
a resolution allowing the company to re-
tain its two tracks on Washington street.
providing no idle ears are left standing in
the street, day or night.
The Council also adopted n resolution
%instructing the Commissioners OF the
Sinking Fund to cancel all OF the coupon
bonds in their possession, and to report the
number and denomination OF each to the
Council. Ii Is understood that the COM
missioners have some $4,000 Of these
l-..1- - tIo;. ,,,r-o.-fIn which vyara MIR.
chased during the last several years-Sl0,-
900 in the last six months.
The receipts in the city treasury du-
ring the past month were Slj,lfS; the cX-
pcnditurcs were 81, 13j.
AT the request Of the Water-Works Com
mittee the Council appropriated a sum OF
money sufficient to pay the salaries OF
Messrs. SIOcum. Roberts, and CrOwder.
three of the Democratic officials OF last
wear. for five months services at the water
works. This was one Of the departments
that remained in the hands Of the Demo-
cratic officials during the political troubles
Of last year. The salaries attaching to these
offices. however, were drawn by the Read
iuster appOintecS. without having done any
Of the work. II has now been arranged
that those who drew the money shall return
il to the treasury, and that those who did
the work shall be paid for IT,.
The funeral of the late Rev. l.. \. Black,
pastor OF the First (colored) Baptist church
in this city, which took place yesterday
afternoon. was probably more largely at
tended than any other funeral known in
The history OF the city. Almost the entire
able-bodied population OF the city turned
out, and for hours before the time Of the
funeral a vast crowd filed the streets in
the ncighborhood OF the church. Every
hack in the city was engaged for the occa-
sion, and nearly all the co!ored military
and secret organizations turned out to
escort the body to the cemetery.
The sale Of tobaccO-stampS AT the custom
house yesterday amounted to $4,000.
AppOmattoX Commandery Of knights
Templar will carry over about fifty Sir
Knights to Richmond tomorrow after
noon to Join with the brethren OF your city
in the celebration OF A~scenSion-day.
ROBIN ADAIR.