Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-12-20
Local Intelligence, City News, 10,
CITY COUNCIL.


AT an adjourned meeting, held Thursday 18th ms,
Present-G A My ers, President, S Cullen, w C AL.
len, e Dlmmock K Haskns, M Talbot. N B
Hill, d Saunders, S Mills, II w Fry u De-
noon, J M Sheppsrd, Jr, C Robinson.
The President Informed the Council that in COM
piance with the resolution the subject, he had re-
quested the Trustees of the Richmond Academy TO
convey to the City, the lot held by them on 18th st
and deed had been executed and admitted to record
conveying said lot to this City
MI Robinson reported from the Select Committee
appointed to bring In the same an ordinance regua,
1lng me Markets, which was read, &C., amended and
On motion of DR. Mills, it was ordered that the 10Th.
ith and 18th sections of the ordinance be plnted in
hand-bllls and posted at the Markets
Mr.. Robinson reported an ordinance to provide for
weighing long forage and other articles and an ordi-
nance concerning the city grounds which was laid on
me table and ordered to be printed for the OF the
An ordinance regulating the rates of carriages kept
Tor hire, was taken up, read &c. amended and pass
An ordinance concerning the Hospital and health
ocef oil the City, was taken up, read first and sec>
ond times and laid on the table.
Mr. Robinson presented the following report
Inc COMMITTEE of Police, have examined the
isis OF personsdlscharged at the watch house Au-
September, October and November, and the re-
pors'a and statements which, since the regular meet
ing OF me Council N September, have been returned
by the Mayor and Officers of Police under the 9th
and 10Th sections of the ordinance concerning the
Police of the city.
hOuSpa
entered or attempted to be entered the night Tor
the purpose OF stealing, to wit September 9th the
dwelling house Of Mr.. Bargamn on 10Th, between
Franklin and Grace streets; October 18th the Office
OF Charles Palro; October 20h the jewellery store Of
toye- d Co.; and the confectionery store Of John
B1naugauPe; October 2ls the Theatre; November
20th the store of Kent, Paine q Kent; November 22d
me house OF Timothy Ryan at the corner OF 18th and
In the first mentioned of Mr.. Bargamin's house,
and that last mentioned, of Mr. Ryars il does moi
appear that the offender has been detected la all
the other cases, the entry, attempt to enter was
by boring. William Granger and Benjamin Pryor,
were the watchmcn duty the night the store Of
hent, Paine " Kent was entered; about half-Iast S
O'Clock IN the morning, they discovered that it had
oeen entered; and the next day the offender was de-
tected and arrested
During the three months, embraced by the returns
OF the officers of Police, there appear have BEEN
py officer Peace IL reports officer White 10, officer
penntendents OF Streets, Gas and WateT 90 officer
Iyler 70, Captain Jlnkins 3G, Lieutenant Johnson
Ii, Lieutenant Trueheart l3 Lieute nant Wilkinson
Is stated 10 have been sick
Whl e the returns OF some of the Officers Indicate
increased diligence, much yet re.nans to be done 10
carry tae ordinances of the Council properly into ex-
ecuhon, especially those the object of which, is to
make the streets more cIeanly. Persons should be
prosecuted who cause nuisances the streets or pub
nc alleys by suffering to be carried thereon from their
l0ts ~hat could be carried into a city culvert, by
heli procuring eoHnexlon herewith, in the manner
prescribed by the ordinance concerning culverts BY
enforcing the ordinances made TO prevent such
nuisances, the comfort OF those passing in the streets
Will be Increased, while the effects of such connex-
IONS with the culverts will he to obtain some pecu-
mary return 10 the city for tue large amount expend-
ed IN contracting them, and make the Council more
willing and better able to construct others, when thew
are needed.
Ihe report was approved by the Council
M. Denoon presented the following report:
Inc Committee appointed by the Council to exam
me me census taken ii the city Of Richmond by Ro-
pert alkerand assistants, and that taken BY Messrs
Graves, Smith, Whiting Barrett Montague and Ford
nave examined the san9, as far in their power lay,
and beg leave to report as follows:
Population taken by Walker and Assl's. 81 Az
Us Graves and the other five, IS els
1,lH
They also beg leave to submit the following con
densed statement, showing the operations Of Graves