Year: 1876

Improvement on TenthS street, ana have
not yet c been PAID, although there
is no dispute Of 1.-THE just claim
against the city, The cause OF delay
seems to be dispute between the Commit
tee on Gas and the Committee on Stfeets.as
to which fund should pay the claim. This
delay has imposed loss and hardship on
someiof these poor men, forcing someto sell
their claims for much less than even the
small wages promised them, and others to
see suffering in their households by having
had their time occupied for the city when
they might have received money for that
time in other employment y


In referring to the Third police-station he
says: The Third police -station.l at the cor
ner OF Brook avenue and Marshall streets,
is totally unfit, as at present occupied, for
| its intended purpose. The house Is in bad
repair; its small space is divided between O
police force and o fire company, and that
Joint occupancy prevents sufficient room for
either force. 1t is unclean, unhealthy, and
scarcely decent place to enter, He urges
that the building be put in condition to
save reproach to our city.


can armorY for the First Regiment Vir-
ginia Volunteers" he says, els subject for
prompt action and of great importance 1t
has been asked for often, and has been held
out that the request fwould be granted, but
so far hopes and promises have been the
only encouragement given to the organiza-
ton. Unless you are willing to
see this regiment greatly impaired, not
entirely lost, you should cease to give hopes
and promises, and take definite and speedy
action; I believe the best and most ayalla-
BILE place for such an armory as is needed Is
over the gold part of the Second market
house, Soon large part OF the expense
necessary for an armory will have to be
spent in making this market-house safe OF
tenantable. The erection OF the market
and armory together will give greatly IN
creased rents for the market; will enable
the regiment to do with less than the present
annual appropriation, while the income
from the one, combined with the reduced
expenditure on the other, will far more than
pay the interest on the bonds you issue for
the expenditure, and materially assist to
pay the bonds before they mature" Tins
portion OF the message was referred TO the
Committee on Grounds and Buildings.


In referring to bridge over the Basin to
connect with the Free bridge he says
"There is great public demand for the city
to complete its long-promised, long-unhn-
ished, Job of free connection with Man
chester by bridge over the canal at Ninth
street. AS it stands, the expenditure on
the James River free bridge is almost use
less, for it is difficult of access and in routes
except few, and the past outlay Will only
be available when real connection is made
at the point named. = The object Oh
the Free bridge was to give means OF inter.
course, without. charge, to the citizens OF
the two cities, not to others; and o
provision was originally made to charge
toll to others. I believe, the charter .oi
| the James River and Kanawha Canal Com
pany. and the conditions OF its occupying
city ground and crossing city streets, re.
auire that company stoi build this much
needed bridge across the, Basin at Ninth
street. May it not be wise for the city to
enforce the right in this matter? And u
the canal company are unable to build tne


bridge, might it not be wise to lend them
the money to do it?" This portion OF the
message was referred to the Committee on
Streets.
| he next touched upon the fact that the
Police Board have the appointment OF four
oficers--one Us guard at the City Hall and
three with the chain-gang- that the or.


dinance does not give the police surgeon
charge Of them. This subject was com'
mitted to the Committee on Ordinances.


"There have been brought to the atten'
ton Of myself, }" says the Mayor, "and the
president OF the Board of Health several


matters OF manufacturing enterprises, which
are called nuisances by the nefghbors."


He referred at some length to the bone
mill at Rockets, and said :. "Now, no pow
er is given in such cases, and your City En-
gineer and myself found a case in which we


deemed such power: very essential to the
safety Of some of our residents, who. re-


fused.to vacate on advice, while we Were


powerless to enforce what our earnest 1udg
Ement dictated" J" This part of the message


was also referred to the Committee on Ordl


nances. The remainder was devoted to ths


cause OF the Savannah sufferers. 80.