Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-03-19

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In some months certain officers fliled TO n,Le env
port as prescribed by the ordinance concerning the
nee nor DO they oil any excuse r such mel =. re
Ju.y Inc Committee characte ze this disregard of
s cn .3e part OF those conee ed All u'iratefu re-
turn Tor the confidence rep9sed in then, bv te eonl
The report was approyed - ~ P'Pi0'
81 5ne report OF the Committee Light was thru read
and approved; and the resolutions " til which co
cades severally adopted THE repors and resoIu ma
will be found below. '-'N'''
+, On motion OF DR.. Chamberlayne the Committee on
FINANCE was directed to biae ia bill in conf ,rm;ty
with the first resolution. A opted
The memorial of the Richmond Fire Associat;on
asking or the sum of $3.50 for damages sustained from
fire by their engine house at the Southeast corner Of
the Capitol square, was presented
Messrs Jno H. Bosher and r. M. Barton by Ieaya
came forward and addressed the Council in explana
ton OF the grounds upon which this application was
made. The Council satisfied with the ius,;ce Of
the claim, and forthwith granted the amount asked for
, The report of the Committee appointed to consider
the memorial of Drs. Scott Haskins and Wilson in ra
ference to the establishment of dispensarv in the cen
tral part OF the city then presented The memo.
ral states that such establishment would be under
the super1htendance and control Of n Committee an
pointed by the Me ca Faculty of Virgin a thai il wonId
De visited daily by three praccing physi ian. and that
some person would be appointed to stay there and dis
tribute the medicines. All that the CITY womb no call
ed upon for would be to furnish house and to suppv II
with medicines for which purpose the COMMITTEES re-
commend the appropriation of $500
Dr. Chanberlayne moved to lay the report on the IA
BILE for the present until the Council could have time To
collect more information the subject and carefully to
table. t"'D 0ii '''o
The report of the Committee on the Markets
read and elected lengthy debate, in which Mr. De.
noon 1.-THE author of the report Capt Diamock and Mr.
Saunders participated
The Committee estimate the cost of erac+;po III,
second Market on Shockoe Hill. comrlete with base
mens stores and public watch station c Jerks Office
First Market on lot where Old Market stands.
without basement rooms in said Market 90 900
Cost OF ground making in all 90 feet on Broad
street. extending to Market .ley....... ao74o
Coo' oi Fege'aoie Mhiket on 18th street...-. 5000
$4,000
And TO meet this outlay present statement Of The
amount OF income which the markets would bring to
the CITY allowing the following rstes Of prices for stalls
and tor rent of stores and rooms:
One hundred and Sixteen stalls in three mar
NJ Ae's as Stoo each- .S1l 500
Nine stores IN basement of End market 400
Eight large rooms over the two markets 1000
$4,000
This amount is l6a per the outlay of sol 74o
and majority of the committee thiuk it will am
ply compensate the city for the purchase of the land
and the erection ofthese houses.
capt. Dlmmock offered substitute, the Details Of
winch we did not have time carefully to examine:
we believe, however, it contemplstes M appronra,;
OF e9loo0 to be expended in the three wards o. the
for repairs to the Old Market House: S7
600 to the Market House Shockoe Hill and the re-
naming $1,000 for the construction of New Market
nouse' to be located somewhere tn, Wese part of
ohockoe hill Capt Dimmock stated his objections to the
contained the report ofthe Commit
tee While he admitted that they had exercised great
and Industry in arriving the information, CON
tanned IN their report, he thought would be unwis to
adopt their involvi, such large ex
Pendture OF money! just time when their term OF
service was ABOUT to expire Tie people woai,. cor
tainly complain and be dissatisfied with such !, mes
sufe Instead of spending such large emounts ia rn.
sargng and renovatiog the two Market Houses which
nneaay exist the interest Of 81. people. ali paftial
larry OF the the labou ing classes require ,har
new Hous convenient for their use should be cree.
tel IN the Western part Of the city Here population
was pi " extending. ivy l-'SAi
Mr. Len o replied to Capt. D s remarks and de-
nded the pocy Of the course recomnlen. ed l,y the
requi ed Us to lea. the Hall
Among the coming novelties in executive mu-
SIC Is the sou of M. AMI Malame Malibran de
beriot' who is about. say the French journals,
to colna forward as pianist, and as e composer
for the piano.