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The Daily Dispatch: May 13, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
insurance on same, $256,100; amount of property saved, $335,540. The expenses of the Department for the past year was $12,141. The report was referred to the Committee of the Fire Department. An application from Dr. P. Trent, and other physicians, for the use of Clay street Chapel as an hospital for soldiers, was rejected, after an exposition of the facts by Mr. Denoon, showing that the interests of the community would not be subserved by granting the prayer of the petitioners. Mr. Grattan submitted the following resolution: Resolved, That the issue of the notes of the city, of the denomination of 76 cents and 60 cents, heretofore directed to be issued, to suspended, except as to such of said notes as have been already signed, and prepared for issue. After an interchange of views as to the propriety of suspending the further issue of corporation notes, on motion of Mr. Hill, the resolution was laid upon the table for the present. Mr. Barr submitted the foll
The Daily Dispatch: August 12, 1862., [Electronic resource], The battle of Southwest Mountain. (search)
City Council. --The regular monthly meeting of this body was held at 5 o'clock yesterday. Present — Messrs, Grattan, Griffin, Denoon, Hill, Burr, Haskins, Glazebrook, Crutchfield, Stokes, Scott, and Epps. The ordinance to amend the ordinance to provide for weighing long forage and other articles, was reported, and on motion of Mr. Hill the rules being suspended, it passed. The ordinance to amend the 26th section of the ordinance concerning markets was also passed. By list of colored interments, near Shockoe Hill burying ground for the quarter ending July 31st, 1862, it appears that 125 males, 63 females, and I still-born child were burled. By a similar list of interments of white persons in the Shockoe Hill burying ground for the same period, it appears that 450 males, 112 females, and 6 still- born children were buried during that period. Totals 568. The Council adopted the suggestion of the Finance Committee to invest $33,700 of C. S. notes held by the city i
The Daily Dispatch: September 9, 1862., [Electronic resource], Our army in Maryland--particulars of the passage of the Potomac. (search)
City Council. --The regular monthly meeting of the City Council was held at 4 o'clock yesterday evening. Present Messrs. Saunders, Burr, Grattan, Crutchfield, Epps, Haskins, Denoon, Scott, and Wynne. The report of the Commissioners of Stock was presented and ordered to be printed. The Committee to procure salt reported that they had contracted with Messrs. Stuart, Buchanan & Co, for 12,000 bushels, to be delivered in monthly instalments of 1,000 bushels, at $1 per bushel, and had made arrangements for its distribution among the citizens; the salt to be paid for in the city bonds. The Council granted permission to issue the requisite bonds. The sum of $500 was voted to alter the engine house on 10th street so as to receive the steam fire engine presented to the city by a portion of the Insurance offices located in Richmond. The Chamberlain was directed to notify, through the papers, all persons and firms who have commenced business since, 1st of February, th
The Daily Dispatch: October 24, 1862., [Electronic resource], Attack on the Charleston Railroad--Repulse of the enemy. (search)
The Council. --A called meeting of this body was held at 4 o'clock yesterday evening, at the City Hall. Present: Messrs. Saunders, Epps, Denoon, Wynne, Hill, Scott, Richardson, Talbott, Haskins, Burr, Crutchfield, and Grattan. Messrs John Dove and John C. Sinton were permitted to address the Council in behalf of the city free schools, the object being to get the Council to donate the sum of $600, heretofore paid by the Literary Fund of the State and which has been stopped since the present war. Mr. Scott offered a resolution that $1,200 be donated for the support of the Lancastrian school. It having been suggested that some of the ward schools might also want assistance in the shape of increased salaries to the teachers, on motten of Mr. Burr, it was. Resolved, That the chairman of the Commissioners of Schools for the three wards inquire whether any increase in the appropriations to the public schools is advisable, and report, apportioning the increase, if any, among
The Daily Dispatch: December 9, 1862., [Electronic resource], From Fredericksburg. (search)
City Council. --The regular monthly meeting of the City Council was held at 4 o'clock yesterday, at the City Hall. Present, Messrs. Saunders, Richardson, Glazebrook, Wynne, Scott Burr, Stokes, Denton, Grattan, Griffin, Epps, and Crutchfield. The petition of John Turpin, for remission of taxes, was granted on the recommendation of the Commissioners of Streets generally. The taxes of the Insurance Company of the State of Virginia were reduced to $1,650, on petition of that Company, owing to its having had in 1861 to pay for a large amount of sugar and coffee confiscated by the "late United States." On the recommendation of the Committee of Finance, the tax on Haxall, Crenshaw &Co., as manufacturers, was reduced to $1,250. The class tax on Wm. G. Crenshaw &Co. was remitted, they having ceased business before the commencement of the present fiscal year. A report was read from A. Snead, Health Officer, and J. Mayo, Mayor, to the effect that the factory in use by
The Daily Dispatch: January 13, 1863., [Electronic resource], From the border. (search)
The City Council. --The regular monthly meeting of the City Council was held at 4 o'clock yesterday evening. Present; Messrs Saunders, Wynne, Denoon, Scott, Epps, Richardson, Heskins, Glaze brook, Stokes, Crutchfield, Griffla, Burr, and Grattan. The 4th section of the Ordinance concerning the grounds and buildings owned by the city was amended so as to make it the duty of the Superintendent to report to the Auditor of the city all contracts relating to the use of the buildings or laonger be indiscriminately associated; and report to the Council. Two thousand dollars were voted for the purpose of lining the division walls between the cells on the South side of the city jail, and otherwise strengthening the same. Mr. Grattan offered a preamble relative to the use of our new city aims-house by the Confederate States Government as a hospital, [in which it was stated that they were now able to procure hospital accommodations for their patients elsewhere, the city wa
The Daily Dispatch: January 24, 1863., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
the previous question, and the question having been divided, the vote was first taken upon striking out from the original resolution the words, "should be regulated by law," Upon this motion the ayes and noes were demanded, and resulted — ayes 37, noes 34. The question then recurring upon the amendment, Mr. Burkes demanded the ayes and noes. Mr. Robertson moved to amend the amendment by inserting at the end of the resolution, "except in cases of extreme necessity." The vote was taken by ayes and noes, as follows: ayes 20 noes 54. So the amendment to the amendment was defeated, and the amendment coming up for consideration, Mr. Harrison moved the previous question, and the roll was called as follows: ayes 59, noes 16--so the amendment was adopted. A motion was made to adjourn, but failed to carry, and the House proceeded to the further consideration of the report in hand, which resulted in its adoption. On motion of Mr. Grattan, at 3 o'clock the House adjourned.
The Daily Dispatch: March 2, 1863., [Electronic resource], Latest from Europe. (search)
c.; keepers of negro jails, $100, &c.; again for hitting out slaves, desires in houses, mules, and horned cattle, $100 each; auctioneers divided into twelve classes, shall pay — the 1st $3,000; 2d, $2,500; 3d, $2,000; 4th $1,500; 5th, $1,250; 6th, $4,000; 7th, $750; 8th, $700; 9th, $600, 10th, $400; 11th, $300; 12th keepers, of cook-shops and eating-houses six classes, and for the 1st class, $200 tax; express company, with office in Richmond, $500; telegraph do., do., $100; keeper of livery stable, $1 on each stall. At the meeting at which the tax bid was passed, a motion was made to strike out the tax on auctioneers, and the ayes and need being called, resulted as follows: Ayes — Saunders, Dancon Epps, Wynne, Stokes, and Griffin Noes — Grattan, Hill Burr, Scott, Crutchfield, Heskins, and Glazebrook. The Committee on Finance will commence at an early day to classify persons and firm, after which notice will be given for objection to be made, if people see fit to make
The Daily Dispatch: March 10, 1863., [Electronic resource], The affair at Gloucester Point. (search)
ar monthly meeting at the City Hall, at 4 o'clock yesterday evening. Present: Messrs. Saunders, Wynne, Scott, Denoon, Crutchfield, Hill Burr Glen brook, Griffin, Grattan, Flashine, and Epps. A resolution, offered by Mr. Denoon, for the appointment of Commissioners to superintend the next charter election, was adopted. Mrto receive the said engine make all arrangements to put it in complete working order, and report this action of the Council to said companies. On motion of Mr. Grattan, Resolved, That the Committee of Finance inquire into the expediency of fixing the commencement of the fiscal year on the first day of February of each yeahase, at a cost not exceeding $850, the necessary fixtures to complete the steam fire engine presented to the city by the insurance companies. On motion of Mr. Grattan, Resolved, That the rent of the poor-house and lot now occupied by the city as a poor-house be advanced to $1,300 from the 1st of last January, payable qua
The Daily Dispatch: March 13, 1863., [Electronic resource], General Assembly of Virginia. (search)
idered. Mr. Bouldin moved to amend the Senate resolution by extending the session for ten days, and that the General Assembly, when it adjourns on Saturday next, will take a recess until the first Monday in April, which was rejected. Mr. Grattan moved to lay the resolution on the table, which was rejected. Mr. Baldwin moved to amend the Senate resolution by extending the session to the 30th of March, unless the public business be sooner disposed of, which was voted down. Theen minutes duration, upon all subjects hereafter brought before the House. At 2½ o'clock the consideration of the order of the day — the salt contracts — was resumed. Mr. Baskerville being entitled to the floor, the Speaker pro tem. (Mr. Grattan) decided that the fifteen minutes rule would not apply to that gentleman on this subject. Mr. B. proceeded to discuss the matter under consideration until 3 o'clock, at which hour the chair was vacated, and a recess taken until 7½ Evenin<
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