The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-04-12

rrrv courc1I The Aldermen and Council
men recently elected net on saturday stl4 4 a.
The cha,nberiain's o1lce, City Hall. on motion
WIN. q. Allen was appointed Chairman, and VIM
p. Sheppard Secretary Of the needing The poll
books and certificates Of the Superintendent Of the
CITY Election were laid before the meeting
Whereupon MessrA Haskins, Myers and saun-
ders, were appointed : committee to examine the
poll book and certificates Of the election and 70
port thereupon.
The said Committee retired and after being ab.
sent brief period returned and reported Inst they
found. according to the certificates Of tho superin.
tendents that the persons certified were duly cleo
ted. The following entry was then made spon the
journal with respect to the vote on the chartsr
The persons who under the third section Of the
act passed the 29th March, 1851, to amend the
Charter Of the City Of Richmond, and for other
purposes, we're appointed during the present
year for each ward-having. pursuant to the seth
section Of the oct passed the 3osh day of March,
1852, entitled act revising and reducing into one
act the provisions Of the Charter of the City Of
Richmond, certified the number Of votes given for
and the number of votes given against the revised
Char ter-the Council upon receiving said certi6
cate with the polls, have ascertained the result Of
the polls, and do enter upon their journal that
the aggregate vote for the revised Charter is lSS6
and the aggregate vote against the revised Charter
is 14a, whereby it appears that majority of $50
of the votes cast is for the revised Charter.
The meeting then proceeded according to the
provisions of the charter to the election of the Alder
men, and the designation of the Councilmen Of the
three several wards. On motion, James Evans was
elected senior Alderman. The following gentlemen
were then elected Aldermen,
For Jefferson Ward.-Thomas Cowles, Hugh Ri
leigh, Alfred Inloes and Edwin Farrar.
For Madison Wayd.-George Fisher, James K
Caskie, Peter D. Bernard the fourth alderman
was James Evans, already elected senior Alder
man. sg4s-.
For Monroe Ward.-L. w. Glaxebrook, James
Bray, ]. C. Wing6eld S. P. Pulliam, Recorder
filed the remaining Office.
The councilmen were then designate for each
ward as follows:
For Jefferson Ward.-R o. Haskins. s. Cullen,
N. B. Hill, J. M. Talbot, j M. Darlington.
For Madison Rard-G. n. Myers, G. 8. Mills
C. Robinson L. W. Chamberayne II. W. Fry.
For Monroe Ward-C. Dimmock, J. r. Ander.
SON, 8. D. Denoon, D. ]. Saunders. W. C. Allen
The sixteenth, or surplus Councilman constituted.
under the city charter of Doth March lS5l, was J..
l.. Tate, who declined serving either a. Councilman
or Alderman.
The Aldermen and Councilmen were then quail
lied before Richard A. Darlington, Magistrate Of
Heniico county.
On motion, G. A. Myers was elected President Of
the Council, and W. P. Sheppard clerk of the Coan-
Gil, and Chamberlain, of the city.
On motion, committee was appointed to exam
inc the returns Of the officers elested, Mayor, Re-.
corder &c, and report who were elected uader the
existing charter. This committee was composed
of Messrs. Dmmock, Cullen, and Allen. and viii
meet at 10 o'clock this morning, and probably re-
port at the regular monthly meeting this evening.
Until they do report, the old officers viii remain
in office; and when the report is presented, their
successors will be qualified. On motion the Coan-
Gil adjourned.