The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-07-11

uiar monthly meeting yesterday afternoon
Present-Msssrs. Myers, McCance, Nils, Butler,
Talbot. Fry, Sheppard, Saunders, Hill, Hsskinf,
Minutes-The minutes of the last meeting were
read and aprrovef.
Communications from the Mayor--A special COM
| munication from the Mayor wss received and
| read II relates to the promptness and fidelity Of
the Police-the cleanliness Of the ciy-the decrease
| In the number of fres-the breaking up OF the
running of OF slaves-the good conduct OF the
night watch and the condition of certain city cu
| verts which need attention. The Mayor strongly
recommends the increased pay of the Wstchmen,
and gives good reasons for SO doing. he further
announced the resignation of William A. Irving %
fifth police officer, and nominated four OF the night
| watch as candidates for the office.
The communication was referred to the Police
Committee except 60 much as related to the cleo
ton of Police officers, which was taken up and
acted upon. et,.. s.
Fifth Police Officer The vote YVES then taken
between the various candidates, and REUBEN T.
Scale, the first nominee, was elected
| Police Reports-The usual monthly Police Re.
ports were received and referred.
| Gaugers Report.-Mr. 8. Jones reports the ioi
lowing as the number of casks and the amount OF
fees received from the 18th of April to the LIST of
July.
| 1886 Casks and barrels gagged f@A
| Amount If fees received 1867 ID. 5a s
/ Port Fardens-The report of the Port Wardens
states that they have held 206 surveys for the past
twelve months ending the LIST of July, amounting TO
S505.
| Elsaioa.-The Council elected VIM. Burke, Jno
Lester and Luther Libby, as Port Wardens for the
present year.
| Eastern Burning Ground.--Mr. Hill, from the
| Committee appointed to select suitable Burying
Ground for the Nastern portion of the city, called
/ up the report made some few weeks since. This
| report names two places: The first known as Bla
keys farm containing about fifty acres, can be pur-
chased for $40 000-and the other containing about
| sixty seven acres. can be bought for $12, 900.
/ After the expression of opinion the part of
members, Mr.. Hill made motion which was adopt
ed, appointinga committee, with power to purchase
| Mills and Snesd Judging from the general ex.
preston of opinion at the Board, Shores farm will
be selected, because it is much the larger place of
the two s not apt to be brought into the city by
/ an extension of the corporate limits, and has a
| quantity of trees of forest growth upon 1t.
| IYater Pipes-Mr. Saunders, from the Watering
| Committee, offered a resolution nstructing that
committee to enquire into the cost of purchasing
| the " right of way" through Hollywood Cemetery
| and other lands for the Water Pipes. Adopted.
City Land MIR. Hill offered the following reso-
| Iutions which were adopted:
Resolocd, That the Committee Of Finance be d.
rected to enquire into the expedency of leasing out
the slip of ground, owned by the city, the dock.
Resolred, That the Committee on Finance be in
structed to take the necessary steps collect the
amount due to the city for the rent of said lot.
| Ordinances.-Dr. Mills offered the following reso.
luton which was adopted:
Resolred That the President of the Council be
/ v,
les of the ordinances in force in the principal cities
| In the United States.
| Postpoming the cote on the Subscription to the
Virginia Central Railroad Mr.. Scott offered re-
ton of 100000 to the Central Railroad from the
9th of June to the 10Th of October which on being
put to vote was negatived. Ayes5-noes g.
| Commissioner for taking the pote.-Jeferson
cy, William Taylor, Wilson Williams, and Chas
A. Millspaugh Officer John Pierce to act as con
| ductor
| Madison Ward.-Messrs R. A. Williams, Shelton
C. Davis, Peyton Johnston, John II. Claiborne and
| Sam NJ. Price, C. C.Johnston to act as Conductor.
Monroe Ward-Messrs. George X. Crutchfeld
William Rutherford, N. C. Lipscomb, Walter D.
Blair, and VIM. Bootright, jr. George w. H. Ty.
Ter to act as Conductor, and the poll to be opened
| at Shockoe Hill Tavern.
| The Council then adjourned.
HEALTH OF THE CIrY.-On the 9Th inst,
published the following notice in our local CO.
| lumns, relative to the health of the city:
with the exception of cases produced from in
temperate eating, drinking and exposure the sum-
season Of the year than present The lanes
and alleys as clean as they can be made and the
Mayor and his aids seem determined to Keep them
| at this season of thelyear."
The above notice, every word and syllable of
which is strictly correct has stirred up the bile of
| some wonderful wise IN D." who addressed the
| following note to the Enquirer, which was pub.
lished in that paper yesterday. 1t reads thus:
Gentlemen: The Daily Dispatch has repeatedly
informed the citizens of Richmond and our friends in
the country, that this city healthier; that
of cholera has Oceurred-and this upon the
authority of some OF the most popular physicians"
of our town. The effect of this has been, doubtless
only allay fears in the country but also in our
city, and consequently to disregard of prudential
measures in diet, &c; To me it is inconceivabe how
the Dispatch body else could have to the
| first mentioned conclusion. The city for three or
four weeks past has been unusually sckly for this
cans of City, can inform the public that in the
past forty eight hours have seen three persons die
of real Asatic Cholera. These men were not confn-
cd to their beds more than twelve hours before death
ensued have two other cases besides the above
mentioned in the last three weeks:
their guaid. 80 that they may not neglect the pre-
mOnitory symptoms, and thus lose their lives
Respectfully, PHYSICIAN.
| Doctors as well as less learned men, are some
times troubled with itching for public notoriety
and OF course the newspapers are at once resorted
to the most available means of gratifying their
desires. "A Physician" whose card appears above,
is possibly not one of the 'most popular physicians
of the city, and therefore may not be able to dis
| criminate between a case of cholera morbus and
one of Asiatic cholera but be that as it may we
have taken the trouble to examine the register of
intern ents of this and the past year from the st of
June to the 10th of July, extract from which we
| lay before readers that they may judge how
far we were correct in saying the 9Th inst that
the city was in healthier condition at this
season of the year than at the present
| List of Interments in the Shockoe Hill Burying
Ground from the LIST of June to the 10th of JuIy,
| 1853.
White Persons. Observation-Disclosures. Sc
Total for 1853. l43
| List of Intermeats in the Shockoe Hill Burying
| Ground from the LIST OF June to the 10th of July,
| 1854
| White Persons ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS go
| Colored Persons. GA