The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-06-27
LOCAL MATTERS.


CRY CouNoIL.-An adjourned meeting
of the City Council held at the Chamberlain
Office yesterday afternoon, the object being to take
action the report of the commissioners street,
generally, on petition of residents and property
holders OF Broad street, asking the passage of an
ordinance to prevent the Richmond Fredericks
burg and Potomac Railroad Company from bring.
ing their trains of cars into the city by steam
Present, Messrs Myers, Butler Paine Snead Tai
bolt, Hill, Haskips. Saunders Richards Fry, Shep-
pard, Mills and Scott.
Before the special business was taken up other
matters were acted upon.
Celebrating tie 4M Of Jnly-Mr Hill offered n
resolution appropriating $500 towards deirayDg
the expenses of a dinner to the Volunteers on the
ith of July; but afterwards withdrew it at the
quest of several members.
HeStern Square and Yents-On motion Of Col
lIaskins, the Western Sqoare and Tents were ten
dered to the committee appointed for the purpose
of giving the Volunteers a dinner on the 4th of
July.
Communication from the COroRer-A commuUi
cation from Coroner Wicker relative to the death of
William Carlin, in the cage OF tue first market, on
the l2th OF June, was read and referred TO the COM
mittee on police. The Mayor being present, made
an explanation He did not think, when the mat
ter was properly investigated, it would show any
dereliction Of duty the part of Mr.. Page, who
was the officer of the week. He believed the police
faithful aud attentive TO their dues and asked
the fullest investigation of the subject.
BRiaing COmmutee.-On motion OF Mr.. Talbot,
special committee of three was appointed to su,
perintend the two new engine houses Tor Nos. and
Companies. lC0mmittee-Messrs Talbot, Mills,
and Scott.
Special BusiReSs-On motion of Mr.. Saunders,
the report of the Commissioners of Streets on the
petition OF sundry property holders, asking the
prohibition OF steam locomotives in Broad street.
was taken up. That report concludes with the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Resolved, That the Council Of the city of Rich
mond not only maintain its right to prohibit the
of locomotives within this city whensover shall ap
pear dent TO do but in contradiction to all
allie cations to the contrary, they do most positively
deny all responsibility to indemnify the Railroad Co
for any such exercise of their legitimate powers
They admit no other right in this respect, the
part of that Company but to favorable and indul-
gent consideration, claim which from its nature, be.
comes less and less the longer 1t is favored.
Resolved, That considering the benefit which the
city has derived from the Railroad that it is inexpe
dent at this time to subject them TO the heavy
charge and the arrangement of their affairs which
would be occasioned by the prohibition of locomo-
tives within the corporate limits.
Resolved, That the use of Broad street by the said
Company depot for its cars is nuisance and
should be forthwith prohibited.
Mr.. Saunders then offered the following as SUBJ
stitute for the report of the Commissioners of
Streets generally
Resolved, That after the LIST day Of January next no
carriage vehicle ofany kind shall be drawn or pro-
p elled in or through Broad street by steam.
?. That no steam engine, tender freight car, pas
to stand load unload in Broad street; but every
such engine shall be carried propelled i'm
medately into depot and there discharge its load
Of light passengers, as the may be-
8. That no Company shall be allowed TO put down
construct in Broad street any machinery of any
kind for turning removing any car or engine 9th
than the rails ordinarily used for the transpcrta-
ton of railroad and when it is designed carry
engine or car into depot, it shall be done by
the of rails properly curved effect Object;
and no rail shall be raised above the level of TIE
street.
The merits of the substitute were discussed at
great length by Mr.. Lyons and Judge Robertson,
in favor, and Judge Crump in opposition.
Col. Haskins, test question, moved the in
definite postpOnement OF the whole subject, but af-
forwards withdrew it. by general consent.
On motion OF Mr., Ill., the question was first ia
ken on the second resolution of the report and the
ayes and noes being called passed by the following
vote:
-4yes-Messrs. Butler, Hill, Paine Saunders, Shep-
pard. Scott and SueGd-7
NoeS-Messrs. Fry Haskins, Mills, Myers and Tai
bots.
The subject was then laid on the table and the
vote made tie ore-Mr Hill having asked and OBJ
tanned leave to change his vote bring the
whole subject anew at the next meeting.
On molten of Mr.. Saunders, the Council agreed to
meet again next Thursday afternoon week, at
o'clock, to take up the Railroad subject and dispose
of it,
Mayors CoUrt.-At the request of Joseph Mayo
Esq, the Committee on the City Hall instruct
ed to procure suitable for the Mayor to hold
his Court in, while the City Hall is being improved
Petjtion.-A petition from Mr.. A. Warwick rela-
tive to the condemnation of portion of his proper
ty the Tredegar Works. for public street was
read and referred to the Commissioners of Streets
generally.
The Council then adjourned.