Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-24


AT meeting of the citizens OF Monroe Ward held a.
Saunders Temperance Hall, Saturday evening, goth
ns to take into consideration the removing OF the Rich
mond F. and P. Railroad from Rroad' street.
On motion, Fleming Griffin called to the Chair
and W. W. Timberlake, appointed Secretary. Mr. ID. J..
Saunders offered the following resolutions
Resolved, LIST. That Of the city OF Richmond
are designed for the and benefit oil all the crens and
lawfully orustly be appropriated to the use of any
private company or corporation, or individual.
9. That nuisance is a wrong and grievance which
cannot be made lawful and neither the Legislature nor
the Council Of he city OF Richmond, has right au-
thorxe company private corporation to
| or create uuiss nee in streets.
That whatever obstructs the free Of alike
by all the people, renders the of IL dangerous IL
nuisance which il the duty OF the city authorities
| abate the same.
l. That the use OF steam engines on Broad street. by
the X. p aud r X. X. Company, is nuisance, danger
the lives and person Of the people who that
street, and injurious to the property that and the
tguous streets as described in the petition to the City
Council which Is hereto annexed, and which here
peat and reaiirm.
5. That the Of Broad street as a depot in which
its left TO stand for the purpose Of loading and
unloading them, Is Illegal and nuisance, for which
Justification be found in the resolutions of
the Council authorizing the said railroad company
Broad street, and ought to be abaed forthwith,
the Commissioners OF streets by resolution have de-
cared.
8. That the said Company has no right to cover as it
has DONE aud thus render unfit for other USE large
|
has it any right extend its road below Eighth street.
scales in the obsuct otherwise they
have done below sth street. aud such nuisances
which is the duty Of the city authorities forthwith
| abate.
I. That the said Railroad Company have no claim to
compensation for removal from Broad street, the
Common Council have repeatedly declared but If it has
1t is claim upon the whole city, and upon the peo
pie Broad street Monroe Ward; and it unjust and
Ubiquitous enforce such wrong aud oppression upon
those people, in order protect the city Golfers and
perceive Why il the said Company may pub
lie a depot, every mechanic in the city should
be allowed TO do That they and cannot
every knows, and protest against this unequal
unfair unjust, and oppressive administration Of the law.
Let the Railroad Company pay for its depots the
banks the merchants the manufacturers do if the city
elevate above all Others and furnish with de
pot protest against imposition Of the whole burden up
on the people Of Monroe Ward as il is.
s. That the representatives from Monroe Ward be and
they hereby instructed, far can instruct
them lay these resolutions before the City Council and
procure IL they can, the passage Of such ordinances
be necessary relieve Of the wrong and nuisance
of which complain.
g. Resolved, That in the opinion of this meeting il
the duty Of the Mayor Of the city enforce the law rigid
~ until he abates the nuisance of which complain as
far may be in his power
James Lyons, Esq, spoke at length in favor Of their
adoption, after which the question put aud the Reso
buttons unanimously adopted.
On notion the papers OF the City requested to
publish the proceedings Of this meeting.
On notion the meeting adjourned b be resssembled
at the call of the Chairman.
FLEMING GRIFFIN, Chairman