The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-07-30
LOCAL MATTERS.
CITY COUNCIL.

CRY COUNCIL.
called meeting of this body was held on Thurs.
dayeafternoon. In the Cham :erlains Office to CON.
slider report of the Commissioners Of Streets gene
rally. Present, Messrs. Myers, McCance, Scott,
Saunders, snead, Haskios, Anderson, Darlington,
Msupin, Hill, Sheppard aud Fry, (l2)
IMPEACHMENT OF STREETS "A report from the
Commissioners of Streets generally, was then re-
ceived and read Is rec commended the adoption of
the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the Commissioners of Streets
generally ssk leave of the Council to proceed forth
with 70 advertise for the construction Of bridge
over Gillies creek the crossing of Wharf st the
grading of said street from Peach street, to the
lower line OF the city, and the laying oown upon the
same plank road 20 feet vide.
Resolved, That the Commissioners OF Streets
generally, recommend to the Council to appropri-
ale the OF $4,000 TO the extension OF me
on Dock street, from 18th to Virginia street.
The report was concurred in and the resolutions
were adopted.
GRADING.-A plan for grading Mar hall street, be-
tween the Poor House and shockoe Hill Burying
Ground, prepared by the City Engineer, was
adopted.
The Commissioners of Street generally, reported
grades of streets, follows: For Leigh street west
of I'd street, for Adams, from Main to Canal street,
for 3d. from Byrd Franklin street, for 22d street
from Franklin to Cary street, and of Jefferson from
Main to Franklin street. Approved.
REFERRED "A communication from w. q. Gard
ner asking to be exonerated from duty of lighting
lamps in Second Market, was duly referred.
A petition from A. F. Garner, for remission of q
tax upon license for an ordinary, was referred.
CuLvERT ON DOCK STREET communication
was received from the James River and Kanawha
Company, stating that they agreed to the PROPOSE
lion of the city, to bear half of the cost of con-
structipg culyert on the Northern side of Dock
street, from Shockoe Greek to 22d street, the work
to be done and paid for by the city, and the Comps-
ny to refund to the city half of the actual cost
thereof with interest thereon, out of the net in
come of the Tidewater Connection and Dock, SO
soon as the same can be legally applicable to that
object Concurred in.
REcoMMITTRD-T Commissioner of Monroe
Ward reported in favor of granting permission to
W. j. Clark, to build an iron railing before his
house on 7th street, between Franklin and Grace
Streets with projection of six feet upon the street.
on condition that it be removed on ten days notice
from the Council. Referred to the Commissioner
of Streets generally.
STREET sIGNs.-Mr. Maupin offered the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, Tha, the Commissioners of Streets
generally, make enquiry as to the names of the
different streets of the city, and if in any 1t be
found that two streets are known by the same
name, that they designate a new name for one OF
them, and have leave TO report by ordinance or
otherwise.
PoLIcE.-A report from the COMMITTEES of Police
wss presented, recommending the adoption of the
following ordinance:
l. Be it ordained by the Council of Richmond
That the Mayor, fo- such time he shall think pro-
per, exempt the Captain and Lieutenants of the
Night Watch from the performance of all or any OF
the duties imposed on them, or either of them by
the 9th section of the ordinance passed the 18th
day of November, 1850, entitled IAN ordinance
concerning the Police"
police off: GER shall be appointed to be desg
mated as fifth day police officer. He shall be nomI
mated by the Mayor, and elected in the same man
ner and hold his Office by the same tenure as the
End, 3rd ana 4th police officers mentioned in the
first section of said ordinance. II shall be his spe-
cia duty to explore, in the day time of every day,
every public street, lane and alley in the city, far
as practicable and perform all the other duties r
CURED to be performed by the first police officer,
under the 9th section of the said ordinance. He
shall have all the power vested In the said 2nd, 3rd
aud 4tb police officers, By vrtce of the laws of the
commonwealth and ordinances of the city
3 He shall receive an annual salary Of $500
payable quarterly by the Chamberlain.
The ordinance was adopted. The Council will
meet this evening, to act upon the nomination
OF the Mayor for fifth police officer.
DEAD DoGs-On motion of Mr. Scott it was,
Resolved, That the Committee on Police be in.
sructed to enquire into the expediency of scquir-
ing by purchase otherwise 80 much land may
be necessary to bury dogs killed under the city
dinsnces or OF finding some oGher mode Of di,po-
sing of dogs so killed.
On notion the Council adjourned.