The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-01-10
LOCAL MATTERS.

| VLs lashIilsv CAUHQefs. dEHltdQ anu OHe6D.
Police Reporfs.-After reading the minutes of the
last meeting, the reports of the various police off.
GERS were received and referred to the Committee
| on Police
Commaaieetiox from tic Mayor-The President
announced hereceipt Of a communication from the
Mayor, which referred 10 the Cornraittee ON
Police.
The first subject noticed by s Honor Is the nor,,i.
nation for officers of the day police, In doing which
he unintentionally changed the grades of Messrs.
White aud Page He now makes the correction.
officially, and nomnates both for the positions he
found them occupying when he came into office.
He next speaks Of the material of which the police
is composed, and says that the men in Office are
honest and faithful but complains of the presentsys-
tenn thus.
"Buti it is due to the position occupy In relation
TO the city to say that systcul Of Police, however
intelligent honest and energetic its MATERIAL can
ever accomplish its end with the gross which
attends yours. It wants proper provisions for the
punshmen, n, of minor offences in ALL aud for all of
fourteen years of age. This great defect, and in
my opinion you alone can supply the remedy by q
work house. Besides the reasons heretofors urged
upon your BODY for the establishment of such i'll
sttuer, proof may be had OF the dangerous tend
cy OF budding together aud IL idle
ness, IN one common ja.i, white aud black-not
few ofthe former being sturdy drunken yssrahts
from tree Sates-incu c1ting in prison insebordinz-
tion to law upon tbs morals Of those for v hon we
have the greatest nec ssity foE a strong police"
He next adverts the inefcieDcy Of the ordinance
ordinance violations, and recommends an amend
ment, giving the Magistrate power TO punish by
stripes or fines; and also to punish FREQ negroes
BY stripes, when fines cannot be made cut OF them
On the subject oil free negroes from other counties
coming TO and remaining in the city, he advises the
passage OF ordinance, a1tho-ising their punish
ent by the lash, whenever they refuse to leave after
being legally ordered so to do.
Another great evil is the practice of bring slaves.
not for the of the hrer, bat for the slave hmse
that he may be free i'll fact, but technically slave
This Is called standing MASTER This must in many
respects be serious evil in any slave holding
lnunty, but especially in By the laws of the
State If free negro leaves the State and goes TO a
Tree State ne is orbd to return. The policy of this
law Is obvious to all and would think ought to be
respected by oil good citizens, yet there are slaves
under this stand master ysteln, who, as have
ry to believe, if not kuow go and by
and land whenever they please under color OF slave
going on his lnastei's business. From information
that have been trouble we'll as expense
TO obtain, and in which l have great confidence,
this city by the agency of stand master slaves.
submit to your wisdom whether this practice should
not be prohibited well as the mode of doing it."
Negro cook shops are next treated as nuisances
and the Council advised to appeal from the decision
of Judge Meredith, to higher tribunal They are
in the main nothing less than places OF
rendezvous for the most vicious portion of slaves
brought here for hire and ought TO be suppressed
Ii appeal Is not taken, then the Mayor advises the
passage OF an ordinance containing this provision
which he thinks will meet the case:
of eny free negro, being the keeper Of cook
seop or other place of entertainment In this city,
whether licensed or not, shall buy reorive from
o. sell or otherwise furnish to sdve Ia this city
food. diet lodging, any otte article, connmodity
or thing whatever, he shall be punished by ssrpos
uot exceeding at any one time Ssaaeznd thirty. But
this ordinance shall not apply betn cen husband
and wife, or parent and child"
In consequence of the largo amount of building
material brought to the city upon the canal the
Mayor recommends the modification of the orai-
"a allow rfpannnhla
boats on 10th sides of the nasrs gin of the canal aa
high up the ArInory Bridge.
The Mayor next calls attention to the great delay
in the execution OF pubic work on the streets to
tho hindyanca of business and tho hazard Of life
and advises that the cause of the delay be enqured
into.
The subject Of paving and monding the streets
and sidewalks where they are broken, II next ad-
verted to In proper manner.
This communication closes with calling attention
TO the Improvement now making on the James Ri
yer and Kanawha Canal on I4kh street, where
several accidents have happened, and over which be
has no control
Work Houss.-Mr. Myers gave notice that he
would prepare and present report on work
house, in the course OF lew weeks, but that be-
fore the Council could proceed TO the erection Of
such an institution it would be necessary to ap-
point committee to visit some of the Northern
cities and examine institutions of that character
there.
FbartaentA Ssrees.--A petition from Meesrs Kent
Paine g. Kent and others, relative to the condition
of 14th street near Mayo's bridge, was read and
referred to the c. mmissioners Of Streets generally
Ea-ajnations-A communication from the May
or, nominating candidates for rst second and third
iieuteuants OF the Night Watch, was read and laid
on the table,
Goager's Report. H Strobia the City Gauger,
reports shat he has Inspected, within the past six
months, ending on the 3lst OF December, 1853, tine
following number OF casks and barrels, to wiz: SO
pipss, 4l2 hogsheads and l56 Understanding go
casks-at Is cents eaeh-$93.00; ; and l2,249 bar
res, at 10 cents each, making 81 ,22io1 Total sum
received, 81 3l7.90
Assing an increase Of Past-A petition from Po-
| lice Otheers John Pearce, Cadmus C. johnson,
Clement White aud William A. Irving, asking an
Increase of pay, was read and referred to the Fl.
| nance CommEtee.
Guy HdII-A report from the Committee on the
City Hail. asking an appropriation of $1,000 to fm-
prove that huilGiog, to make it useful, was
| read and lai6 an the table
| At3iag the Poor.-Mr. Myers. at the request of
ladies ot the Union Benevolen Society," who stated
that the poor were sutering for tuel, for want Of
maans to gee it to them offered the following ress-
luton. which was unanimously adopted:
Eesot7cd, that the Overs of the City Hands for
TIVE Gays III each week, if necessary, place at the
disposal of the Union Benevolent : ociety az many
OF the city carts may be- necessary TO distlibufe
among he poor, wood, which has been bestowed for
| their u4s by the Richpond and Danvile X ,,!rosd
| Company and the Richmond ard Frederic&sbues
Raj; l;ead Company Each OF these corpsratiops,
thsir honor bsit said, contributed ona hunaraG
| cords of wood to the poer OF this city
| Ps-etee:ipg Costrazoys AIR Darlington cTefel
| the following resolution, which was adopted:
Realised, ThsFthe Commissioners Of Streets geue
rally enquire into the eApedency of adopting souo
eifecosi plan prevent any IA persons ON
! nlu4ing the e8Ebstoue, pavement cuiverts eto
aud from ohetfuctn airy belonging 70 The e g;
ard tkak the said Committee have leave Co repef.
By ordnance or otherwise
| Rssoris,S Nassancs.--lt having been ascertain
Cd that tho city had dscrea;e,i nuisance near the
Western Square, BY stopping up tho old "coun;y
ROAD" and thereby cal Ing the wafer TO taln up, 10
the annoy ance of persons in the county, the sum oi
G122Swas appropri ated 10 a5ate the n,sanea
fsgs--Mr Scott offered tho following resolution
which vpas adopted:
lsssogosd, That the Committee on Police be in
stlcte &c inquire into the expedency OF 80 amend
ing the .srdiusace rning hogs, "a more effec-
suaily to keep them out Of the city: and tina. thay
have leave 10 report by ordinance or othSrwise.
Hess School House for koaros Rayd-Tae follow
Ing resolution Off red by Nr Scott wa~ referred to
the general "conunittee School, In order that
suitable plan for such building might ba procured
/ from the City Engineer:
| Ress.red, Taat the Committee on Primary Schools