Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-04-19
CITY COUNCIL.

A called meeting of this body was held at
O'Clock yesterday afternoon for the purpose Of
receiving areport from the Commissioners II
Streets generally. .
Present, Messrs Myers, (President.) Maupi,r,
McCance. Haskins, Richards, Hill, Sheppard
Scott, Anderson, Snead Saunders and Darlington.
The rules being temporarily suspended, the
following business was introduced -
MrzSnaad ntrased- thu fnllomino resolution,
which was referred to the Commissioners os
Sire cts:
Resolved, That the Commissioners of Stree
Tor Monroe Ward DC instructed to enquire ioto tn .
expediency al extending jackson street from 2ni
s5srdd Street and continuing the throug
TO 9th street, and also, further enquire into Il q
expediency ofextending Duval street from 2.d
to 3rd street and at right angles to 2nd street,
Mr.. Darlington offered the following resolution
which was referred to the Watering COMMITTEES:
Resolved, That the watering committee he
instructed to enquire into the expedency of gra,i-
uating the water rents in the city so as to max
the rates charged for water to be in propostica
20 the size of the families using the same and
to the assessed value of the property, where tn,
water Is used, or to equaze the water rents Il
such manner as the committee may deem expe-
dient
Mr. Saunders presented memorial from cite
zens of Monroe Ward, asking tor a division Of
said ward. Mr.. S. moved to refer the memorial
to select Committee of 5, which motion was
adopted, and the following gentlemen appointed
to constitute the Committee: -Messrs. Saunders,
Anderson, Maupin, Hill and Haskins.
A petition was receiv ed from John Prddy, ask.
ing the privilege of removing a house from Broad
street, near Pizzini's confectionery store, down
to position near the Central Railroad. The De-
tition referred to the Commissioners of
Streets generally, with authority to grant the ro-
quest if they deem it expedient to do So
The President stated that in consequence of
some uncertainty about the law in reference TO
the term for which proxies of the city are ap-
pointed to represent the city in the James Rivor
and hanawha Com pany, he would suggest to the
proxies in order to remove all doubt, the pro-
priety of resigning at and allowing the
Council to 60 into new election. The suggest
ton having been adopted, the following gentls,-
men were appointed new proxies to represent the
city :-Messrs Saunders, HILL and the Pres-
dent.
The order ofthe day was then taken up. beipp
a report of the Commissioners of Streets gene
rally on petition ofthe James River and Kama
wha Company, to be allowed to raise the grade
of 18th street some feet near Mayos bridge
The report was read, when counter report from
the Richmond and Danville Rail Road Company
was also read. ......
On motion, the whole business was recommit-
ted to the Commissioners OF Streets.
The,following resolutions from the Committee
on Light we're adopted:
Resolved, That it be recommended to tba
Council to amend the ordinance concerning the
Jas Works. to require the Inspector 20
give security for the faithful performance of his
1uty
Resolved, That it be recommended to the
Council that the price of gas to private cons.,-
ners be reduced to So, and that gas consumed in
be public lamps and buildings be charged to tile
ity at So from the first of July next.
The Committee on Finance, to whom was TO.
erred the petition of sundry fieeholders of the
ity. in reference to a subscription by the city
0 the stock ofthe Central Railroad Company,
ubmtted report on the subject, and the fol-
owing resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That poll be and the same is hero
y directed to take the sense of the free-holders
the city on the question whether the Council