Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-07
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which will easily come within the amount
realized from the sale of the property"
THE CITY'S CEMETERIES.
Quite an interesting session of the Coun-
| Gil Committee on Cemeteries was held in
Room No. II of the City Hall at o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Those in attendance
were Chairman Vaughan and Messrs.
| Hawkins, Noble, and Mosby. The usual
monthly reports from the superintendent
of the city cemeteries were submitted and
filed, and the bills and pay-rolls were or
dered to be paid.
The report of the subcommittee ap-
pointed TO investigate the charges against
Michael Pierce and j. b. Enerson, en-
were preferred by Mr.. w. II. Goodliff,
proprietor of the lakewood Granite and
Marble Company was presented. and az
ter being read, along with Mr.. Goodliff
letter Withdrawing the charges, was sim
ply filed.
There was some discussion upon the
question of providing manure for the
several cemeteries. but the matter was
finally referred to the subcommittee
having these burying-grounds under their
charge.
Captain w. A. Dickinson, Superintend-
ent of lakewood Cemetery, handed in his
there for the year 1885, The figures show
ed that the cash receipts in 1896 were
81 397. 80; receipts for paupers' graves. ST.,
233; total, $363O.30, as compared to total
receipts of $357S.2O in 1885. The number
of interments in this cemetery in 1896 was
Col, and in 1895, 51. The total number Of
persons buried i'm lakewood is 81 Gil, en-
bracing 10000 Confederate soldiers, the
former figures being a larger number than
the entire population of the city of Pc
tersburg.
Superintendent Dickinson also offered
several valuable suggestions as TO the fu-
ture control of the cemetery. The most
important of these was one providing for
separate space for white paupers and the
other urging the adoption, If legal. of an
ordinance STIMULATING that all decayed
fences and ratings should either be re-
paired by their owners or pulled down;
also, that in future no sections should be
enclosed with wooden fences or ratings
or chains, the idea being that all en-
closure should be of granite.
JAMES-RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
A regular meeting of the Committee on
James-River Improvement was held in
Room No. of the city Hall at $50
o'clock yesterday evening. Those present
were Chairman Vaughan and Messrs. AL
len, Christian, Curtis, Ferguson, Guy,
HARRISON, Pioot. Mosby, and Scott. and
the City Engineer. Superintendent Thomas
G. Cunningham submitted his report OF
the work upon the river during the month
OF December. which was received and
filed. Bills and pay-rolis were approved
for last month. A statement as To the
finances Of the department was read.
showing that Of the $1,000 appropriated
there still remained TO the credit OF the
committee the sum of $3.50
AT the suggestion of Colonel Cutshaw,
the chairman and the City Engineer
We're delegated to prepare an estimate
of the needs OF the JamesRiver Improve
ment for the year 1881.
There will be meeting OF the Com
mittee on Grounds and Buildings at Z
o'clock this evening.
PROBABLE NEW ALDERMEN.
A. the last meeting OF the Board of
Aldermen II was announced that Mr.. T..
ID. Starke, who has so long represented
Clay Ward. would tender his resigna-
tion on account OF having removed from
the ward. his residence now being In
Henrico county. Already names are be- |
ing mentioned in connection with his |
successor. Among them are Messrs. II. |
Il. Alfriend. II. A. Catlin. and NJ. Fill. |
Seay The latter gentleman was for |