Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-06-03
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| AT meeting of the Council last evening, Mr. Dim
mock offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That as Joseph r. Anderson, ESQ.,, has
oeen returned as one of the ~ Aldermen and Council
Tors elect, and senior Alderman ana ~ other Alder
men having been elected from the number OF 81, ex-
elusive OF him. therefore he is one OF the residue and
| member OF this Council.
Mr. Bacon TAFT offered the following substitute for
| the above resolution
Gas it appears from the records of the Council of the
City of Richmond that Joseph T. T. Anderson, Esq,
on The 26th day OF May 1851 he is not entitled TO seat
in the Council as a member thereof"
The vote being taken this substitute resulted as
AYEs-Messrs. Allen Darlington. CuIlen. Fry
Myers, Haskins, Mills, TAFT and Talbo-lO.
NoEs-Messrs. Denoon, Dimmock and Saunders-3.
A motion was then made that a committee OF
investigation be appointed, whose duty it should be to
ascertain the correct result Of the vote made at the
late charter elections Dr.. Chamberayne offered the
following preamble and resolution
whereas, power is given to the Council by the new
charte 10 investigate The polls and be satisfied that they
arc correct so lar as the officers concerned out no
sach power conferred the Council to investigate
their votes
BE it therefore, Resolved, That in the event that, on
e completion OF the investigation o. a ne ocers pos
GERS polls Illegal and that the votes thus declared
illegal east for some member OF the Council
and that such votes if deducted from his poll would
have placed him such poll below some man, not
turned among the nine persons from whom Alder
men and Councilmen directed TO be made, and
therefore is not legally elec ed We, each and all Of
pledge ourselves in the happening such contingent
ces regards votes, to resign seats so
such facts are ascertalned.
This resolution unanimously adopted; upon
which the Council adjourned.
VIEW OF R1oHMoND-By far the best view of our city
we have ever seen, is one submitted to our inspection
We sterday by Messrs Smith, Brothers g. Co. 1t is ia.
ken from the Manchester side, and presents very
beautiful coup f@il of the city, with the river and its
three bridges Each important building is faithfully
portrayed, that child would recognise it, whilst the
general outline is excellent.
We are informed this is the picture that was sub
scrbed Tor by many of our citizens about year SINCE
ami their copies will be delivered to them in very
few days.
We glad to perceive that the proper authorities
have at last made the discovery that there many
ugly holes liz the walks of the streets, which
quire filling up and paving. Pedestrians, it true have
for months past felt the necessity which existed for
these REPAIRS but it should be borne in mind and duly
weighed in exenuaon, that since the passage of the
amended charter, the attention Of officers commission
erS, superntendents &C., have received another and
vastly more important direction. Now that the Rubi-
con has been passed. however, may expectncreased
vigilance in all the different departments of the city
government. We return thanks to the argus eyed
Commissioner of Streets who discovered that ugly hole
in the side walk Second, between Broad and Mar
shall Streets and must be permitted express the hope
hat he will extend the of his usefulness. There
other streets in the North Western portion Of tn
city which might be somewhat improved by little at
tenton and lttle-very liule-labour.
~ Major Hassan, individual who has figured
somewhat conspcuously in the Mayors Court the past
five years. presented himself at the cage Sunday
light and mplored the officer duty to lock HIM up
Now mo knows better than Major Hassan, that the
prisoners in the cells the Market house. do not re-
pose b, DIS of roses; the officer duty the cage
Sunday night may also enjoy a decided impression
about this MISTER, TOO, SO we readily imagine the
establishment Of the officer upon hearing the strange and
unnatural request OF the Major But he insisted upon
being locked up, and gave reason, for urging the
request that not less than thirty men, armed with bayo-
nets were pursuing him. with the intention taking his
life AS not one out Of the thirty, however, presented
himself the officer doubtless thought the pursuers were
solely creations ofhe fuddled brain OF the Major; but
to humour his mood. he opened one OF the cells and
placed strong bolts and bars bewixt the valued person
ohs prisoner and the thirty pursues. Yesterday morn
ing Major Hassan made his bow before the Mayor, to
whom the wondrous tale told by the Major, was duly
retailed On consideration Whereof and also the re-
quest OF the prisoner the Mayor ordered the TAILOR of
he city 10 take the person of Major Hassan 10 jsi, and
there detan him for the space of ten daysby which
time, it is probable, his imaginative powers may be-
come somewhat subdued.