Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-06-04
CITY A r. u AIRS.
CITY COUNCII,

CITY COUNCIL.
AT an adjourned meeting, held Monday, I'd inst: Pre-.
sent-G A. Myers, President; R. O.. Haskins, S.
Cullen, B. TAFT c. Dimmock, D. j. Saunders. s. D.
Denoon, Fl. w. Fry, c. S. Mills, w. C. Allen, ].
M. Darlington and ]. M. Talbot
Capt. Dimmock offered tie following resolution:
Resolved, That as Joseph R. Anderson, ESQ.,, has
been returned Of The 81 Aldermen and Council
Tors elect and senior Alderman and 10 other A lder-
men having been elected from this number oil 81, ex.
elusive oil HIM, therefore he is Of the residue and
member OF this Council.
A motion was made by MrA that the following
De ADOPTED as substitute
n Resolved That it appears from the records of the
Counc OF Tie City OF Richmond that Joseph R. Ander-
son, Esq, was duly elected an Alderman OF the City
OF Richmond on the Goth day of May, 1851 he is not
enltied 10 seat in the Council member thereof
The subs Hue adopted; and the ayes and noes
having been Oh iered, the vote as follows:
AYEs-Messrs. Allen, Darlington, Cullen, Fry,
Myers, Ha:kins, Mills, TAFT and TaIbolt-9
MoEs-Messrs Denoon, Dimmock and Saunders--3.
The resolution, as amended by adopting the substi-
tue, was then agreed to.
The President announced the following standing COM
mees:
Commissioners of Nreets-Messrs. Haskins, TAFT
and Talbott-Jefelson Ward.
Messrs. Chamberlayne, Mills Fry-Madson Ward
Messrs Allen, Denoon, Saunders-Monroe Ward.
Committee Of Fhance-Messrs. Robinson TAFT,
Alien, Mills, Sheppard.
Do Old Market-Messrs Darlington, Fry, Allen.
10 M0ckoe Hill Market-Messrs Denoon, Cham
berlayne, TAFT.
DO Burying Ground on Shockoe Hill -Messrs AL
len. Darlington, Fry, mmock, Saunders.
10 ACCOMPLISHMENTS TAFT, Saunders and Cullen
DO Equdtizers-- Messrs. Haskins, Fry and Sheppard
DO The Jajl-Nlessrs. Chamberayne, Darlington,
and Denoon.
Do SeaJrooks Warehouse-Messrs TAFT Sheppard
and Talbot.
Hosp1taL-Messrs. Saunders, Talbot and Fry.
Cld'ms-Nlessrs. Cullen, Dimmock and Mills.
La Fayette Halt-Messrs. Dmmock, Chamberlayne
and Haskins.
Police Messrs Robinson, Dimmock and TAFT
On Disputed Elections -Messrs Chamberlayne,
Haskins, Allen, Saunders, and TAFT.
Present, DR.. ChamberIayne.
The Council proceeded to the election of a Commit
tee on Light.
And the following were elected
Messrs. Chanberlayne Dimmock Haskns TAFT,
Mills and Saunders the President being member OF
the COMMITTEE 06fciO.
Messrs Allen, TAFT, Cullen and Mills were elected
members OF the Watering Committee from the Coun-
Gil; and Meesrs Archibald Peasants and Thomas Sam
son, from the citizens; the President also being ca off,
c1o, member OF that Committee
On motion OF Capt Dimmock-
All unfinished business OF the last Council was re-
ferred to the appropriate Committees.
And the memorials OF K. IL Rddick, John Goddin
and julius A Hobson taken up and referred TO the
Committee on Disputed Elections.
Accounts OF the Poll-keepers for serv ices and ex-
penses, in the Ward elections on motion of Dr.
Chamberayne, were referred to the Committee of
Claims.
A petition from number of citizens in the vicinity
OF Gave representing the condition otha street from
"a street eastward, to be nuisance and serious ncon
venience, on motion of Mr.. Denoon was referred to
the Commissioners of Streets for Monroe Ward
DIR. Chamberlayne offered the preamble and resou-
on, on the subject oil the investigation of the polls in
the recent elections, (aleady pubshed) and the ayes
and noes having been ordered the question: the vote
was unanimous
The Council then adjourned