The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-11-09
local MATTERS.

day afternoon. Present, President Myers, and
Messrs. Robinson, Allen, Denoon, Talbot,
Mills, Darlington, Scott, Hill, Richards An
derson and McCance.
r. Reports-The President laid before the
Council reports from the Mayor and his assis-
tants, which were referred to the Committee Of
| Police.
Weighmasters and Clerks of Markets.
The Council then proceeded to the election OF
Weis hmaster for the First Market, and Mr..
Diddep was chosen unanimously.
| Applications we're then read for the office of
Clerk of the First Market from lsham Pucket,
Samuel Ellis, G. c. Johnson, and I. b. Maze.
Mr.. Darlington said that as he desired to
consider more fully the qualifications of the
several applicants for the office, he would move
| postponement OF the election.
Mr.. Denoon was of opinion that the Coun-
| Gil should now 60 into the election in accord
ance with the ordinance
| Mr.. Richards favored the postponement.-
The question was taken on the motion 10 post
pone, and decided in the negative.
| Mr.. Denoon then advocated the election OF
Samuel Ellis. Mr.. Darlington advocated the
election of T. B. Maze. The question was
| then taken, and Samuel Ellis receiving s votes,
and T. B. Maze votes, Mr.. Ellis was declared
duly elected.
MIR. Denoon then put in nomination for the
Office of Clerk of the Second Market, the pre-.
sent incumbent, Mr.. Valentine. Mr.. Caring
ton put in nomination Isham Pickett. The
| vote was taken, and resulted in the election of
Mr.. Valentine, he receiving 9 and Pickett
votes.
ShOckoe Hill Burysns Ground.-The re-
port of intermenls in this ground during the
last quarter, was received and laid on the table.
Accounts Of Poll-keepers referred.
Atheneum.-The first annual report of this
institution was received. A statement was gil
ven of the operations. Receipts from lectu res
during last season, $747 80, disbursements,
657 AZ. Net profit, $50 81, which profit, with
Sll O3 additional, had been appropriated to
the purchase of valuable Cabinet of the Geo
logical Specimens of Virginia. Arrangeme mis-
had been made for the delivery of series of
interesting lectures this season. The repo TT
was ordered to be printed, with the accomp a.
nying documents, to the number of 300, for
distribution.
Report of City Assessor.-A report of City
Assessor, adverse to the petition of Edward G.
Mayo. for u remission Of tax upon property
which he claimed was not within the iursd ic-
ton of the city, was read, and the Council de-
| cided that the property was within tn bounds
| OF the city, and concuned in the report.
SeabrOok's Warehouse.-A petition of to-
bacco manufacturers, against the election OF
| T. E. Jeter Inspector, recently appointed by
| the Governor in place off. c. Burch, on the
ground that the change had been, and woul d
continue to be, injurious to the interests of the
city. After debate, referred to the Committee
on Seabrook's Warehouse.
Inder.-An appropriation of sos was made
to compensate the Clerk of the Hastings
Court for preparing an index to Is volumes of
deeds, from 1884 to 1852.
Small Notes.-The committee, to whom
was referred the petition of citizens, asking for
| the issue, by the Council, of small notes, SO
as to furnish circulating medium, reported
against said issue, on the ground tina. it would
be illegal and in violation of law-thati il would
be setting the pernicious example OF sworn au-
thorities breaking the very laws they were
| bound TO carry out. The report was lengthy
and able one, and concluding with resolu
| ton recommending that the petition be reject
ed. MIR. Darlington moved a substitute to the
resolution of the report, providing for the issue
of small notes, under s., to an amount not ex-
ceeding 100000. The report, resolution and
substitute, were laid on the table, and ordered
to be printed.
A report from the Committee on Light was
adopted, and other business transacted, an ex-
| tended notice of which we are compelled TO de-
fer.