Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-02-11
LEGAL Intelligence, City News,&c,
CITY COUNCIL.

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Denoon, Hill, w e Allen, Thomas w Nc.
lance oOuiien'J Darlington, c Dimmock, J NJ
sheppard, Jr, ID } Saunders, c S Mills, and II w
Fry.
The President submitted a communication from,
Ihomas 5. Hall, United States Marshal on The snh
Jest Q, me compensation of the persons employed in
fe.ak'ng the census OF the city. and on motion of
Capt Dmmock il was
Resolved That the Chamberl,i, bo or,bo,;-oJ 60
sllow ana pay to James M Ford for his services in
reIakng the census oil 1850 In this civ one s;xth of
me amount reported by the select committee to be
que, oy report OF the 18th December 1851 and that
the ohamoeraln settle with the other agents in like
manner. HS " ~
report from the Mayor, of the fines. &c. for
lee monns 10 lst January last and of prisoner rs dis.
charged rom the watch house in December and Janu-
airy last; and houses broken into in the piohf and 10
ports from the Officers OF Police and of The Nabt
Wacn, Tor the month past, were referred and submit.
tea TO the committee of Police.
MI Cullen presented the following renort nm tho no
ttlons, &C., referred TO them N pN-
Inc committee OF Claims respectfully report. that
10 'he case OF Nicholas Lannan they have asceraned
tna' ne mas not been engaged 10 any mercantile bu,
sness, ana therefore that he has been erronsouslv
taxed Tor merchants license The committee there
which he has been assessed. VIZ '0
The report OF the committee was approved.
ne also presented report the petition OF Iew-
Gonen Tor the restoration OF looking glass stated
OF Samuel Cohen VIII ch on motion of Cantain Dims
mock, was laid on tho table,
he following report was also presented from tho
said committee:
On the petition Of J. Hirshburg. Il appears hat tbe
csss tax OF five dollars twice assessed on the
confectionery store; Mr.. Hirshburr ha ,np sold out
!ne store 70 divers, on the fist of April, who also
was assessed tor the remainder OF Il wear The ne
toner desires to be released from the tax due alter
ne Isl April. when he sold out. The commiltee are
SATISFIED OF the truth of The shove facts and recon-,
mend that the petition be grained
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or S2o Tor exposing tor sale articles the Old Market
when he had been in the habit OF selling only az the
New Market: The committee are OF opinion that The
old ordinance unde: which the petitioner held his Il
Geese does not limit him to either market exclusively
They therefore recommend the refunding OF the fine in
hs case. ~ 90
The committee recommend that portion of the
class tax assessed to Patrick P. Moore be RENTED
and that the tax be ton instead of fifteen dollars as At
present assessed.
The reports in the said cases were seyeraly an.
proved. up
A report frsm the same COMMITTEES. on The account
OF John Tainan referred to them ON motion OF Mr.
Hi, was Ie-conmitted to said committee.
! ne following further report was presented by the
The comm ttee recommend, that three our,hs of the
class tax and tavern tax s:ed agant L. Dslarue
that IRON the first OF May, he remit ted as he dis
from that date.
-. The same is recommends with regard to Samuel
Notary, who sold his stock of goods TO w. " Mill
spaugh agent; who has pad tax the same, from LIST
In the case oil J. Stansbury, fined by the MAYOR.
Tor selling turkeys at both markets. at the sam. time
M. me committee regret that they canaot recommend
me granting OF his petition. though they believe that
the violation OF the ordinance was unintenl ionai
The reports in the said cases were approved
"A report from the Same com nittee on an account
OF John M Ferguson, Sergeant, in Nov last, (snce
wnich change Tor holding polls the questions of
SUBSCRIBING to the Virginia Central and the Virginia and
Tennessee Railroads, was rejected) having been re
consdered-on motion OF Doctor Mills. the said chaag-S
was allowed BY the Council.
The bond OF Pulllam and Davis as auctioneers was
submitted and spproved-Mr Hill being excused from
voting-and general license granted them
Leave OF absence was granted to Messrs. Deuoop,
ANY Cullen.
A communication was read from JOS Mavo CITY
Attorney, giving his opinion the deeds to the cty
from hall Nelson and others. conveying the street
called FRANKLIN, or Arch street." that the same are
in due form.
And on motion of Captain Dimmock, the ATTORNEY
was requested to give his opinion the title 10 the
report was also submitted from the Civ Ator.
ney, to whom was referred the petition OF Taomas
Brown, for deed, for piece OF land sold Tor city
taxes and purchased by him; advising against the
execution OF such deed.
And the report was approved
communication from the Superintendent OF quar-
anime at City Point, was read, and motion of
captain Dinock, referred to the ospltal commit
Accounts from The poll keepers, at the la election
OF city Delegate Was submitted aad referred.
:, petition OF T. NJ. THOMPSON Tor the reduction of
the late as essmen OF the house belonging to him and
oiheri on l4th street, on motion of Mr.. Haskins was
referred to the committee OF Equazers.
ga communication from John G. Wade, IT,, meas
urer OF gram and other articles submitted noni.
nstng Bartholomew Graves as his deputy ; and the
q p9olntment approved.
ElA pettion was presented from Geo.ge Timer, for
and Cary streets.
And on motion of Mr.. I4askns. it was referred to
the Comm. sioners OF Streets for Jefferson Ward,
with authority to grant the perm 'son during the plea
An app lcaiion from Sheppard Il Williamson, in
spectors, in behalf of H G. Harrison, Esq asking
TO put steps to the second story of Shockoe
Warehouse on Canal ,treet:
On motion of DR.. Mills il was referred to the Com
mssioners OF Streets genersly
The PETITION of Mace & Winston, for payment of a
PHI paid by mem TOR curosone, put down on Cary ST.
IN 'front.' o! their store
=, On motion of Dr. Mills, it was also referred to said
Commiss toner's.
Capt Dimmock presented report on the accounts
OF the foi-keepers, referred to them, Gas above) re.
commencing the paymen, of the same-which was
approved.
Mr. Haskins presented report from the Commits.
slonars OF Streets generally, on the petition Of Geo
W. Darlington and others, against the erect on of
wooden buildings on the square between Main Frank
I'm loh and 18th reets, together with the resolution
offered IN the Council, prohibiting the erection of any
building or addition 10 building, in said square, not
OF BRICK or stone in pursuance of the charter and The
ordinance on the subject.
The Cor mlssioners recommend the adoption of
said resolution, and it was accordingly adopted by the
Council
He also, presented report from said Commission.
ers, on the subject of uniform width for Valley
street. from Baldwin street to the Corporation line
which, On his motion, was laid on the table
4 report also IRON the Commissioners, upon the re-
solutlon referred TO them, respecting the grading of
Cary street, by the Wsstham Plank road Com pany
between Foushee street and the Corporation line.
On motion OF Capt. Dimmock, il was laid on the ta-
bic.
Ga noiion OF Mr.. Darlington. the following resolu-
ton, which was offered by him on 18th of January
ast, was taken up. amended and adopted and the
petition cf large number of citizens tile subject
presented by him, was referred to the Committee:
Resolved, That Committee of three members
from each Ward be appointed enquire into the ex-
pedlency OF establishing House Of Reform or Cor
rection.
Committee-Messrs. Dimmock, Sheppard, and De-
noon, from Monroe Ward.
Messrs. McCancc, Fry, and Chamberlayne, from
Madison Ward.
And Messrs. Cullen. T-l5ott, and Darlington, from
Jefferson Ward.
Dr. Mills presented report from the Committee |
appointed to enquire into the expediency OF amend
ng the ordinance regulating the markets-whch was |
-ead.