The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-04-12
LOCAL MATTERS.
cry C(lrrNCIL,

| / The rfEutdf nAoutuiy hiNCsshe ~
held a, 4 o clock yesterday evening, Present, Pre-
,ident Myers and Messrs. Maupin, McCance, Has
kins, snesd, Richsrds. Darlington Talbot, Ander
CON- Saunders, Fry, Scott Hill. Minutes oil the iss
meeting read and approved.
| Standing Commifsees--The President then an
nounced the following Standing Committees Dr.
Mills being excused from acting SIS Chairman upon
any of them because of his i'll health:
Commissioners of Streets--Jetferson Ward
Messrs Haskins, Hill and Talbot.
| Madison Wsrd-Messrs. McCance, Mills ana Fry;
Monroe Ward-Messrs. Saunders, Sheppard ana
Anderson. ~
Committee of Fisaace-Messrs. McCance, Hill,
| Mills, Anderson and Sheppard.
First Market-Messrs. Harrington, Richards
and Fry.
Second Market-Messrs. Sheppard, Mills and
Snead
Burving Ground on Shockoe HiH-Messrs. Ander-
son, Saunders. Darlington, Snead and Fry
Accounts-Messrs Saunders, Richards and Fry
Eqaatt.ers-Messrs Hsskins, Fry ano Amer
.Ssnb rook's Uarskouse-Messrs Hill, Talbot and
Anderson.
Hospital-Messrs Saunders Talbot and Fry.
Ciaims-Messrs Msupin, Scott and Richards.
Jail and Lafayette Hall-Messrs. Scott Maupin,
and Haskins
Police-Messrs Scott, Mills and Hill.
DISPUTED EIections-Messrs. McCance, Haskins,
Sheppard, Snead and Hill.
Committees other than Standing:
TRUSTEES of the LaacasteYian School-John Dove,
James Evans James Il Gardner, Edwin Workman,
Charles Sinton. Samuel Putney, Samuel Reeve,
Peter Daniel Jr and Geor ge M Johnson.
Committee on Primary SchOols-R o Haskins, w
w Butler and II Richardson for Jefferson Ward.
CT Mile. R Williams and X Harrison for
Madison Ward
IA Scott. F Bransford and w Evans for Monroe
Ward.
Committee on Light-Messrs. McCance, Mills.
Haskins. Hill. Scott aud Saunders, with President
of the Council
Committee on erection Of Vegetable Markell
Messrs. Saunders, Snead, Mills, Fry, Darlington
and Talbot
On motion of Mr. Saunders, because of the alb.
sence of Mr.. Sheppard, the election for clerk Of
the Gas Works was postponed until the next meet,
ing.
The unfinished business lying over from the
last meeting was then appropriately referred to
the selected committee.
Night Watch-A communication was received
from the Mayor nominating persons for the offices
of Lieutensnts of the Night Watch, and asking for
an appropriation to fit up his cfice in an sppro.
pirate manner. The Mayor. pursuant to law, nomi.
mated four persons for each of the offices from
whom to make the selection, as follows: First
Lieutenant G Trueheart Francis Wheat, w M
Kelly, L NJ Carter.
Second Lieutenant Wheat, w Kelly, L NJ
Carter, J Mccormick.
Third Lieutenant w M Kelly, Carter, Nc.
Cormick T C Jones.
G Trueheart was then unanimously elected lst
Lieutenant and Francis Wheat I'd Lieutenant of
the Night Watch.
Mr. Anderson then spoke in advocacy of the
claims of Lewis Carter for the Office of Sd Lieu
tenant, complimenting him highly for his abilities
and integrity.
Messrs McCance, Haskins Hill and Darlington
said they would sustain the recommendation of the
Mayor of w NJ Kelly. The vote for this officer
stood as follows For w M kelly-Messrs Car
rington, Fry Haskins Hill, McCance, Richards and
Myers. For l. NJ Carter-Messrs Anderson,
Maupin, Saunders, Snead and Talbot-5. For
McCormick-Mr Scott.
w M Kelly was elected Sd Ltuteuant of the
Night Watch.
Or motion, the latter part of the communication
of the Mayor referred to the committee on
City Hall, with authority to make such improve
ments in the Mayors Office as they may doem ex
pedent
Reftrred-h resolution, offered by Mr. Maupin,
proposing that the committee on the Athena eum
enquire into the expediency of purchasing lot Of
ground facing the Atheneum, belonging to Maria
Brown, deceased. and to report on what terms it
can be obtained, was referred to the committee on
the A,hen@um.
Clerk Of Gas Works-Danl Denoon was then
elected clerk of the Gas Works, one vote in the
negative, Mr Suead.
With the transaction of some business of minor
importance, the Council adjourned.