The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-22

A called meeting OF the Board OF Alder
men was held in the Council chamber yes
terday evening at Z o'clock, and the
following members were'present Lucien
l.. Bass, president, and Messrs. Barksdale,
Burwell. Cabell, Chaffln, Cohen, Crump,
Dickerson, Glasgow, Pleasants, Powers,
Rankin. TAYLOR, Todd, Wexford and Will
liams. Mr.. Cole was absent on account OF
sickness.
APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE.
The President announced that the Board
had been called to consider an ordinance
which would be submitted by the Com
mittee on Finance making the annual APP
preparations TO the different departments
OF the city government for the fiscal year
OF 1884, and for the transaction OF such
other business as might properly come be-
fore the Board.
Dir. Glasgow, chairman OF the Commit
tee on Finance, then submitted the follow
ing report and ordinance:
To the Council Of the City of Richmond:
The Committee on Finance submit here
with an ordinance making the annual APP
preparations to the various departments OF
the cltv government for the year ending
31st December, 1884.
The committee announce to your honor
able body the pleasing information that the
Auditors report shows reduction during
the year in the floating debt OF about
S25, 900, and that, too, after unusual efforts
have been made to ascertain and pay off all
liabilities incurred during the year.
They desire further to urge, through
your honorable body, upon each one OF the
departments, that, starting the new year
free Of debt, they should from the outset
square their disbursements with the mea-
sure Of their appropriations, and on any
department that fails to do so they ask youl
severest censure.
Respectfully submitted.
Il. Il. GLASGOW, Chairman
EDWARD COHEN,
CHARLES l.. TODD,
n. ID. HARGRovE,
ANDREW PIZZINI.
WILLIAM 8. GUM,
JOHN III. FRIsCHKORN.
AN ORDINANCE CANCELLING APPROPRIATIONS
OF 1SS3'S4, AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS
FOR 1884.
/. Be it ordained 6y the Council Of the
city of Richmond, That all uneXpeAded
appropriations. as well as all balances in
excess OF appropriations Standing on the
books OF the Auditor at the end OF the
past year, except such as apply to Oak
wood cemetery, S90.03; Richmond Male
Orphan Asylum, s337.50; culyerts,
15.S93.07; special contingent fund,
$2S7.02; coal for Gas-Works, S2,Si0.65 ;
expenses Gas Works, $50 76. to be carried
over to "Gas-Works' unpaid bills for
1897; grounds and buildings, to be car
ried over to engine-house, Clay Ward.
S3,947.65; streets generally, S1,54O.2O; /;
Shockoe-Hill cemetery. S3O1.1S st. Johns
church burying- ground, sl90.SO; improve
ment Shockoe creek. S17G.61; construc-
ton new pump-works. S3.409.39; remo-
delling Gas-Works, S2,9S4.63; balance on
new City-Hall bonds sold, S1,99S.75, max
ing total of S34 4,05s.24, shall be consid-
cred as cancelled, and the Auditor Is here
by empowered and directed to balance his
books accordingly.
2. There shall be appropriated from the
funds and resources Of the city for the
year ending 31st OF December. 1884, the
following sums, and for the purposes men,
toned, and said sums shall not in any case
be increased or added to except by vote
OF two thirds OF the whole CouHcil in
favor Of such increase or addition, said
vote to be taken by ayes and noes-viz.: