Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-04-09
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CITY COUNCIL.

4 a paj Had n,pet 1o balI rlo, r,t, met.
Present~G. A. MYERS, President r Tat G. Robin
| son, S D. Deuoon. w. Goddin u 7 Saunders r
| ExaIl, w. c. Allen and 7, w ChambrrIavne 49,
A memorial was presented from Lewis Webb and
others remonsratnp against The construction Of the
proposed cuvert along the ravine hewean Ieioh and
Clay streets to sion at MONT between Oh and l6lh
streets, which was read and laid on the Ieble
Mr. Robinson presented report from The seIect com,
mjitee 10 which was retrrred The act to a~nJ ,i,a
charter of tina civ of Richmond and for other nnrnose
passed March 29th. 1851. ON' e'' r'S@''
| md the resolutions of the committee were adonted
and the report approved The resolutions are "a ol
lows:
Resolved, That the Council. considering now. as at
the time of ito raeoln,;on Of ,b III Nal io5o Ib,
it is but proper that ali proposilions as 10 ament,
changes should so far as nossa he no ssed mon bv
those who are specallv to he aactad bv than, ia IF
not have been passed without proviso ia if. ha, be-
fora the amendment of the charter sbouid ,aLa efn
The ouesnn If i,s accenanre or ,eec,on shoud h.
submitted to the voters of Richmond
Poso1red That os y, ,yav i provis IN, tho az, far
taking the sense ofthe voters unon The question wheth
er hey be- for or oeamst +; excen bv of no on
the third Wednesday in Anil and he act lin farce from
ts nassape1 j. 10 ha renedied or not accordna to the
result If hat no is imnortant hat snch nolj he omen
ed and held
Resoiped That az the ACT does no, direct the annont
mep of anv commissioners 10 omen and hold he nol
but merely directs commissioners to be- amounted bv the
Hastings Court for elections for memhers nf The Gar
eral Assembly and Congress- previous to The dav of
election and .9,bs cold Observation-Disclosures" r., h aai,.a
before the tail elections are o onen and hod te nn on
the third Wednesday in Anil # il mnor,a6t thar The
appointment of said commissioners should NOT be defer
red until short time IN the fail eIec,ons Int
sboud he made hv The Hustnos Conf on The first dav
of its ne xt term. and The HusInos Conf berebv ra
snec,fnlJv requested 10 make sncb snno;ntment
Resoiped That the said commissioners be. and thew
are betehv rennesed Immediately mon their onnoint
ment to give notice in The daiy paners Of his ritv of
the Mace At which snch noll viii he onened and bed
in each ward Of tie cty.
Resolned os nnder the nrovisions o tho act tho
missioners IN omen ard hold The noII m The third
Wednesday in Anil cannot he annointed mora than
two DAYS before and threlore can rive but two DAVIS
notice n time deemed nv The Council unr.asonahlv
short Thai in order To obyiate his dett 81 lar sses
in The power OF the Council the Clerk Of the Council
shall forthwith rive noce in each If the dav nanera
of th; ;. ,t ~ .h IL wv -, So; ST. papt
noll 10 ~ he n,ened and hed ~ IT, t nS Of ~
qualified voters upon the oues,on whether they h. for
or aoainst the ebspon m s :; h Cha ~ ~ Is 10 ;o
bv ne aot VI Tho Sqb nf Mrh 1871 VI '"o wy
ResoIred 1'ha, in snch noca The Clerk ofthe Conn.
oil state who are entitled to vo,e and rho onnc1 a
nsstv requisite everv narson so ont,lad ~ ~, r. th
polls and vote as in his udoment nav ba ripht.
Resolnpd That athouoh hinder ,ha cbartsr Of 1910
and The act of March 1881 The A Herman and Coun
cimen elected in Anr 1870 are ,o cont;nre ther sur
vices nnt their successors ara eected and oifad Tho
Connc dams il ,roner hat tho sac,n ~ 'hnsa s,n
should MT he posnoned lon tho aid oct
reonires and aIso Deans r in, nor,snt ~, ,b cv ,h
e,rh eec,on he law nljv hold and nade and Tho sa;d
sct in case tho VITA ho },r i mr. cIaarIu nroudnn h
sa hold The electinn for the nine narsons rennrsd hv
the baper % s 10 he eected fra eae ard py
who a ra 10 he eactad bv ths t,antvsavsn fron, o
,hemsavss tho atornev for rho cty is h rsh aa,;i
and the Atomev General Of the Slate Is re1ested IT,
furnish r. the Camel an onn;on in w,i;nn mo- ,he
nnestion in case tha ac Of 1851 an; .n9
nf the cbarer The Sergeant s,l 10 nondmct ,ba e
lion or ha said nine nersons and ybat in 'eanect 70
h o 10 GOV, h r. , an wa. AZ ielpe 800;
Of tho Seroaant and o ,he psrsons pphon ,ha ron"
runv annont n sunsrintend ana record ,nd .so mon
The onsstion Who arc to he eec,ed bv the s.;1 t,l
avar fn $780, ,hon,sas od w. ' =; - W. ~
numhar Of Inc Gnnno;I N'' "i'N "''A' 80 ~ Do '''0
~ ,,o,;on IF NJ Tait
PeoiueJ Th,t one ,b'ous.nd oooos of tho ootlo,o,n
J p n"t onI w. & VI 'o az. ey
p J,, is s 49," 80, g. ~ ,S T =: 'o 70
thar..n ho rntoJ ~ ah s IT,, A. II,
md tho ,bp s;d rosapI,io h I uJ :; e.,
do liz nsnars The Chomherla tn haze 'h d;tb tno
lion pad bv rho oe;ors Of nne omd ,ha .t Jih,
~ h s reai. md General annnn th tic a "
ticabls e ~ p" N''0A' nv o''''As 10 f'"e
IN ,o,ion Of Dr Cbamberavne
Raso1n.I That ,he Conn,iss9nar, ,,ho hub
nointsJ b no Hns,nns Tnnrt ~ s5o Mnn NC a.
no.a ~ 'e S ~ ou, w up1!eiu :e pol's
sansa o tbe neona IN the ts
to the article othe amended charter of 1892 prescrl-
ping VINO snail be legal voters OF the city Tor the cor
poIde SutnOfllleS tnefeOt