The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-03-16
CITY COUNCIL.
CALLED MEETING.

This body met yesterday afternoon at four
Mr.. Myers, President; and Messrs. Mills. De-
noon, McCance, Hill, Darlington, Haskins, AL
len, Dimmock, Saunders, Hill and Chamber
layne.
The present keeper Of the Powder Maya
zine, J ohm w. Smith, was reelected, and is
bond duly received.
ComMUNlCATIoNs.-A communication from
Conway Robins on, accompanying the bill of
the revised charter of the City Of Richmond
explaining some notifications made by the
Committee of the House of Delegates having
charge of the subject-was received aud laid
on the table.
REPORT s.-A report was received from the
Committee on the Atheneum, stating that the
amount heretofore appropriated by the Coun-
Gil, So 200, to prepare the old Village Academy
for use us an Atheneum, had been discussed,
and asking for an additional appropriation of
$3l6.5S for certain contingent expenses-was
received and adopted.
The report of the Commissioners of Streets
for Monroe Ward, recommending the appro.
pration of $1,000 to open 9th street through
the Armory grounds, and thence through
properly belong ing TO the owners of the Trede
gar Iron Works-the special order of the day
was then taken up for consideration. In be-
half of the Messrs. Harvey's, owners of pr-
vate property through which the proposed i'm
provement would extend, Mr.. Giles appeared
as counsel, and argued, by permission, at some
length, in opposition, contending that the own
ers of the property, by the proposed improve
ment, would be debarred from water privileges,
and other business facilities.
Mr.. G., in concluding his remarks, suggested the
opening of street along the canal.
Mr.. J. r. Anderson, by permission, expressed
himself in favor with certain reservations of the
proposed improvement which would pass through
his property-adyoc ating the opening also, of an
other street by the canal. Mr.. Dimmock and others
supported the report of the Com nissioners, and
opposed the opening of new street along the ca
nal, for the present. After long discussion, the
report was recommitted to the Commissioners of
streets generally with instructions to report at the
next meeting oft he Council, On. Thursday next
On motion, it was resolved, that when the Coun.
Gil adjourn ii adjourn to meet on Thursday next
CASA report from thu Committee on the Gas
Works, recommending reduction, annually, OF
fifty cents per 100 cubic feet of gas from the pres
ent price, until it is reduced to dollar and fifty
cents per one hundred feet was received-ordered
to be printed and made the special order for Thurs
day next
REPoRrs.-The report of the committee Oh the
new markets presented, recommending the
| adoption of Messrs Henry Exalls and w. A. Pow
ellis plans for the market houses and obi citing
to the erection OF additional market house at the
head of Broad street, petitioned for by VIM,
Bootwnght and others. After stating the partics-
lars the size and position of the new markets the
committee recommended the adoption of the fol
lowing resolutions;
/. Resolped, That it is nexpedient, ut present.
to erecta Market House at the head of Broad street
| as prayed for by the petition Vi VIM Bootwright
aud other citizens oil Richmond
2 Resolved, That the Councii instruct the attor-
ney OF the city to apply to the Hnstngs Court TO
appoint five dsintereited freeholdefs for the pur.
poee OF sscertuining just compensatien for such
lands belonging to Pollard and wife, Sarah m'Craw
Libby Dickinson and James NJ. Winston, fronting on
Broad street, and extending TO Markst Alley for
the purpose oil erecting market house.