Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-04-07
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
CITY COUNCIL.

A called meeting was held Saturday, 3rd inst
=, fresent-Messrs. Myers President Denoop,
Saunders, Cullen, McCance, Dimmock' CARING
ton, Mills, Hill, Chamberlayne, Allen. Sbennar1
and Fry. ff''0
Inc President submitted copy of the " Act
revising and reducing into one act the provisions
OF the charter of the city of Richmond >, passed
March 3Oth 1859. And on motion of DR., Mills.
1t was ordered that 1000 copies be printed for dis
trlbutlon among the citizens; and that the act be
published once, on Monday or Tuesday next, in
all the daily papers of the city.
Mr.. Sheppard reported an ordinance to amend
the ordinance concerning volunteer companies,
passed April 18th, 1851. And it having been read
the usual number of times, and the rule being
suspended, twas passed.
Capt. Dimmock made report from the select
committee to whom was referred the petition of
). hudson for the privilege of opening a pistol
gallery; recommending that the same be grant
ed.
And on motion of Doct. Chamberlayne, the re-
port was recommitted to the same committee,
with Instructions to bring in an ordinance accor-
dinghy.
DIR. Chamberlayne, in the absence of the chair
man, reported from the commissioners of streets
generally, the following resolution approved bv
them which had been adopted by the commits
sioners for Monroe ward
Resolved, That the commissioners recommend
to the commissioners of streets generally, to re-
port to the council for adoption, grade for 4th
street, from Byrd street to the old town line which
shall pass from the established grade at the inter
section of Byrdand 4th streets, in uniform grade
to the old town line, south end of 4th street,
where it shall have an elevation of three feet
above the established grade at Byrd and 4th
streets.
And the resolution was approved by the conn
Gil.
Dr. Chamberlayne also reported the following
resolution from the said commissioners:
Resolved, That the commissioners of streets
generally, unanimously recommend to the CITY
Council, to apply to the Court of Hastings of this
city, to appoint five disnterested freeholders, un
der the provisions the 9th of the seth chap of
the Code OF Va, to ascertain just compensation
tor SO much OF the lands on the eastern side of 18th
street. between Main and Cary Streets in the city
OF Richmond, as may be necessary to widen said
18th street, to q straight line, from the southwes
tern corner of the house of M. Thompson &
Brother, to point on Cary street, in line with
the front OF the store house of Mace & Winston
situated at the south eastern intersection of Cary
and 18th Streets
And the resolution was approved by the Coun-
Gil.
MIR. Denoon presented the following report:
Ihe committee to whom referred the SUBJ
Ject OF the Vegetable Markets proposed to be erec-
ted adjacent to the present market houses, with
instructions to advertise for plans and speci6ca-
lions for the same, report that they have examined
the plans OF Mr.. Edwin Cooke and Henry Exall,
and beg leave to recommend to the Council the
adoption of the following resolutions:
l. Resolved, The plan, design, and proposals
OF Edwin Cooke for the erection of the Vegetable
Markets be recommended by the Committee to
be accepted.
2. Resolved, That the Station HOUSE be placed
on the Marshall street extremity of the proposed
Market house on Shockoe Hill, rather than on the
Northern one, as embraced in the resolution
adopted by the Council.
The foregoing report having been read.
motion was made by DR.. Chamberlayne to
amend the first resolution of the Committee, by
striking out the name of Edwin Cooke, and insert
ing the name of Henry Exall.
Capt. Dimmock moved as substitute that the
report be laid upon the table-which was mega
lived.
The ayes and noes having been ordered, the vote
I SAYEs.-Messrs. Cullen, Dimmock, Hill and
Sheppard.
NoEs.-Messrs. Allen, Darlington, Chamber
layne, Denoon, Fry, Mills, Myers, McCance and
Capt. Dimmock then offered the following as
substitute:
Resolved, That the plan and bid of Mr. E. Cooke,
tor the upper Market house, and the plan and bid
OF Mr.. H. Exall for the lower Market house, be
accepted; and it was negatived.
The amendment proposed by DIR. Chamber
layne, Ito substitute the name of II. Exall for E.
Cocke) was then decided in the negative
The ayes and noes having been ordered, the
vote was
AYEs.-Messrs. Chamberlayne Fry, McCance,
Mills and Myers.
NoEs.-Messrs. Allen, Darlington, Cullen,
Denoon, Dimmock, Hill, Saunders and Sheppard
s..
The first resolution was then adopted the vote
being
AYEs.-Messrs. Allen, Canington Cullen, De-
noon, Hill, Saunders and Sheppard-7.
NoEs.-Messrs Chamberlayne, Dimmock,
Fry, McCance, Mills and Myers-6.
The question on adopting the End resolution of
the Commute was decided on the negative
Mr.. Mills then moved that the report be laid
ON the table, which was Legatived, the vote be-
ing
AYEs.-Messrs. Chamberayne, Dimmock,
Fry, McCance, Mills and Myers-6.
NoEs-Messrs. Allen, Darlington, Cullen, De-
noon, Hill, Saunders and Sheppard-7.
The report las amended by striking out the
End resolution) was then adopted.
The ayes and noes having been ordered, the
vote was as above, ON the first resoluton-ayes
7, noes 6.
Capt. Dimmock reported from the Committee,
to whom the report on the subject was recon-
mitted, san ordinance concerning galleries for
pistol practice which was read, and the rule
being suspended, it was passed.
The ayes and noes having ordered on the pas
sing of the ordinance, the vote was
AYEs.-Messrs. Darlington, .Chamberlayne,
Cullen, Dimmock, Fry. Hill, McCance, Mills,
Myers end Sheppard-10.
NoEs.-Messrs. Allen, Denoon and Saunders
3.
licence was granted to John Hudson, to open
a gallery under the said ordinance, ON the pay
ment of So per week for the same.
The following report from the Commissioners
OF Streets generally, was taken up:
The netition of Thomas w MnCanca and 9th