City Council.
--A regular monthly meeting of the City Council was held in the council chamber yesterday.
Present--
Messrs. Saunders, (president,)
Winn,
Epps,
Griffin,
Crutchfield,
Stokes,
Denoon,
Haskins, Greanor, and
Hill.
The committee on city defences made a report in regard to the condition of the fortifications, and the arrangements they had made for future operations.
It contains a statement of facts which we think it not improper to omit publishing.
Mr. Haskins submitted a report from the
Street Commissioners.
Adopted. The following is one of the resolutions reported by them, and adopted by the Council:
That the
Commissioners of Streets generally recommend to the Council that the
Auditor of the city be, and he is hereby, authorized to draw his warrant on the
Chamberlain in favor of
Mrs. Bates, widow of the late
Micajah Bates,
Superintendent of Streets, for the sum of $450, being one quarter's salary of her late husband, and that
Mrs. Bates be requested by the Council to accept the same as a token of their high regard for her late husband as a man and his long- continued and valuable services to the city as an officer.
Mr. R. G. Morriss sent a communication to the Council offering to relinquish the rent of one of his houses, occupied by the family of an absent soldier, on condition that the Council should release the city taxes.
Referred to the
Committee on Finance.
(Present,
Mr. D. J. Burr.) A communication was read from
D. M. Miller, requesting the pay of City Assessor to be increased to one per cent. on the amount of his assessments.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
(Absent,
Mr. Crutchfield.) The reports of the various police officers for the last month were received and properly referred.
(Present,
Mr. Scott.)
William Burke,
Luther Libby,
James C. Riddick, and
David B. Bridgford, were reappointed Port Wardens.
A petition from
John P. Sledd, praying a restoration of his license as a butcher, which had been revoked for his bad conduct, was read, and laid on the table.
The subject of deepening the channel of the river came up for consideration on a question raised as to the policy of completing the work already commenced.
Laid on the table.
Authority was given to the finance committee to take Confederate bonds, running ten years, for the sum of $50,000 loaned by the city to the
Confederate States.
Mr. Hill offered a resolution appropriating $50,000 for the purpose of clothing the city volunteers now in the field.
The Committee on Arms was authorized to carry out the resolution, (absent,
Mr. Griffin,) and to act in concert with any like committee appointed by the
County Court of
Henrico.
The sum of $300 was authorized to be paid to
P. R. Grattan,
Esq., for his professional services in procuring the new charter for the city.
Mr. Scott offered a resolution authorizing a wagon, not to cost more than $100, to be purchased for the use of the Fire Department.
Adopted.
