The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-01-27
LOCAL MATTERS.
CITY COUNCIL.
Called Meeting-Janury 26.

DANGEROUS WOODEN BUILDINGS.
This body convened together at o'clock last
evening, for the purpose of considering petition
of George Darlington and others, to prohibit the
erection of wooden buildings the site of the late
copfagration. In relation to the subject, the fol-
lowing pi Gamble and resolution were adopted:
Whereas, the Council of the City OF Richmond
being satisfied, from the petition Of George M. Car
rngton and Others that the owners of not less than
two-thirds of the ground included the square of
the city bounded by Main street on the South, by
Franklin street the North, by 18th street on the
West, and by 18th street on the East, have pet.
toned that the Council will prohibit the erection
in such square, of any building, or of any addition
to any building in said square, more than ten feet
high unless the outer walls be Of brick and moTtaF
or stone and moftar Therefore, be It
RESOLVED, That the Council do hereby prohibit
the erection on said square, of any building and OF
any addition to any building therein, coming " tn.
in the purvew of the first section of the ordinance
concerning wooden and dilapidated buildings, &c,
passed September 5, 1851
RELIEF TO THE POOR.
On motion ofMr. DENooN, an additional sum of
five hundred dollars was appropriated to be ap-
piled by the Committee to the immediate relief of
the poor &c.
THANKS, ETC.
communication was received from the Rich.
mond Library Company, announcing their accept.
anceof the rooms in the Atheneum Building, do.
mated to their use, and returning thanks for the
same Laid on the table.
A petition was received from Thomas Whitlock,
presented by Mr.. Darlington, praying for the re.
mission of fine, which was duly referred.
Mr.. McCance was then elected to supply the va
cancy in Madison Ward, occasioned by the resig.
nation ofMr. Conway Robinson, and on motion,
the Council adjourned.
The committee, having charge of the subject of
the New Market, will NEE att o'clock next Thurs
day evening, at Dr. Mills Office, for the purpose of
considering certain plans that have been pre-
pared. ft
RELIEF TO THE PooR.-The almoners of the
city charity, belonging to the Council committee
and the Union Benevolent Society, were actively
engaged last week in distributing the necessary
relief to the INDECENT of our city. We were in
formed by Councilman Denoon, who has been en-.
gagged at all hours of the days of last week, in
common with others of the Council, in searching
out those in our city from whom applications were
received-,hat the amount of distress and real
suffering was unparelled. This was the case par
ti"ularly in Monroe Ward, where Mr.. Saunders
and Mr.. Denoon were the committee of relief; and
arose partly from the fact that great many work.
men have been thrown out of employ by reason of
the failure of Trpet, of the Nail factory and its
consequent stoppage-and the stoppage of the
Tredegar Iron Works during the last six weeks.
That our readers may form some idea of the gen.
eral restitution in the city, give the statistics
up to yesterday morning, of the necessaries dis
tributed, simply in the section allotted to Mr. De-
shall furnish the statictics of other Sec
tons as we can obtain them. To one hundred
families chosen out of two hundred who made
application, 1i25 bushels OF coal and 16k cords OF
wood have been disbursed; and about 40 applicants
were allotted groceries from the stores of Messrs.
Green Giannin Gray, Hunt and Saunders. The
coal was distributed in portions embracing II to 25
bushels each. Mr.. Saunders, we understand, dis
tributed an amount about one-third less than the
above; and all of it has gone to needy families,
many of whom were Americans and on the verge
of starvation. This demand shows fully the ne.
cessity existing for the late gift of the Council and
as easily be perceived if the other ctons Of
the city have been in like suffering, which is
probable, the hberality of the Council must be
further amply extended to the unfortunate and
deserving poor of our city.