Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-03-22
LOCAL INTELLIGENUE
CITY COUNCIL.

CITY COUNCIL.
An adjourned meeting was held on Thursday,
18th inst:
Present: Messrs. Myers, President, DIM
mock, Talbot, Allen, Hill, McCance, Saunders
fiaskins, Denoon, Chamber laye, Darlington and
Sheppard
Capt Dimmock presented the following re-
port from the Committee of Police, which was
read and laid on the table:
The Committee of Police have examined the
lists OF persons discharged at the Watch-house in
december, January and February last and found
the total number to be 100. They have also
examined the reports and statements which have
been returned by the Mayor and officers of the
Police, and find the Mayor to report that the
following houses have been entered or attempt
ed to be entered, for the purpose of stealing, to-
| wit:
The cellar of Joseph Goode, on Main, between
2oth and 2lst streets Officer on duty, G.. G.
Johnson, and Alexander Avis and Fountaine
blackburn, Watchmen. 2lst December, the
Smoke house of Jacob S. Atlee, known as Rau-
KIN a. Whitlock's Ice house. Officer on duty,
b. Jlnklns, and Fountaine Blackburn and Flem-
| ing fhlllps, Watchmen. In the above cases it
does not appear that the offenders have been de-
tected. February end, the house of John V.
Miller, near the intersection of End street with
| BROOK Avenue. Officer on duty. pro tenn, Will
liam N. Kelly; Watchmen, B. P. Pryor and
John ;. Flournoy. 18th February, the office of
WI. Gwathmey, near Shockoe Warehouse
Officer on duty, B. Jinkins; Watchmen. F. Phi
ups and Daniel Boze. 23d February, the house
OF Catharine Valentine, coored woman. Off
Ger on duty, William N. Kelly, pro tenn; Watch
men John 5. Flournoy and J. Wasserman. In
u .hese last three cases, the Mayor reports his be-
hef that the offender was then under trial.
Dur1ng the three months embraced by the re-
turns OF the Officers of Police, there appear to
have been by officer Pearce, reports; officer
White %; officer Page Il officer Warrington 3
TO the Mayor, and II to tho Superintendents of
Gas and Water w rks; officer Tyler g. and re-
ports himself to have been too much engaged
by other duties, to give much attention to Police:
captain Jinkins 90; Lieutenant johnson IL,
Lieutenant Irueheart 4; Lieutenant Wilkinson
8; and acting Lieutenant Kelly7.
1he total amount arising from fines, the Mayor
reports to be in
December,-
January NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 43
FEBRUARY. So
1otai,- $3.50
In some months, several of the officers have
JAILED to make any report, as prescribed by the
9Th section OF the ordinance concerning the Po-
lice of the City; nor does it appear that anv ex-
| cuses for such neglect have been made to the
proper authority. Such disregard of an ordi-
nance by those whose duties are to enforce
them, Is not the most acceptable return for the
confidence reposed in them by their fellow-citi
zens.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
DIR. Chanberlayne presented report from
the Committee on Light-(which has been al
ready published.)
The resolutions of the Committee was sever
ally adopted.
On motion of DIR. Camberlayne the ordinance
concerning the Gas Works, was referred to the
Committee on Light with leave to report byor
dnance or otherwise; and the Finance Com
mittee were instructed to bring in an ordinance
in conformity with the 1st resolution,
On motion Of Captain Dimmock, the Commit
tee of Claims were discharged from the further
consideration of an account of the Fire Assoeia- +
ton, for repairs to the Engine house, on the
south eastern corner of the Capitol square; and
J. FL. Bosher and R. NJ Burton, having with
leave of the Council been heard, in expla-
nation of the claim, it was allowed and ordered
to be paid.
The report of the select Committee ON extend |
ing and improving the Markets. presented by
Mr.. Denoon, on the 18th inst, and laid on the |
table, was then taken.
The resolutions of the Committee are as fol-
lows:
L. Resolved, That it is inexpedent, at pre-
sent, to erect a Market House at the head of
Broad street, as prayed for by the petition of
VIM. Bootwright and other citizens of Rich
mond.
2. Resolved, That the Council instruct the At
torney OF the city to apply to the Hastings
Court to appoint five disinterested freeholders
nj
ton for such lands belonging to Pollard and
wife, Sarah MCraw, Libby Dickinson and
James M. Winston, fronting on Broad street,
and extending to Market Alley, for the purpose
of erecting market house.
3. Resolved, That the sum of ninety-one
thousand seven hundred and forty dollars be, and
the same is hereby appropriated for the purchase
OF the ground and erection of three market
houses one on Shockcoe Hill, called the Second
Market, and two on 18th street, extending from
Main to Franklin, and from Franklin to the
scale house, called the First Market.
motion was made by Dr. Chamberlayne.
that the following be adopted as substitute for
the report:
Resolved, That two Market houses for the
sale of vegetables and fish, be erected on cast
iron pillars, $50 by 35 feet; one on the lot owned
by the City, on Franklin and 18th streets; the
other on the lot owned by the City, on Mar
shall and 9th Streets with Station house at
the northern extremity of the latter and that
$4,000 be appropriated for that purpose; and
the substitute was adopted.
The ayes and noes having been ordered, the
vote was:
ArEs-Messrs. Allen, ChamberIayne, Has
kins, Hill Myers, McCance, and Talbott-7
NoEs-Messrs. Darlington, Denoon, Dim
mock, Saunders and Sheppard-5.
Captain Dimmock moved to lay the resolution