Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-03-15
RICHMOND WHIG.
LOCAL AFFAIRS

,.d JoOSeiLIA 20, monthly meeing OF the Council va
Pcsssn,Noa., ohee Yesterday aiternooa-
ton and Hill NenArus' OarrinB'
enor,al.-From Messrs Davenport, Allen Co. and
otner auconeers, asking reduction on tb. src,;o -
OF foreign domestic goods from one ner cor, =, @ -
per cent, WAS read aud referred IN 49,, .t.. @ "a"
Eo.' o.; ness's Anderson, Sheppard and MiIs
from various property holders asking to hay, F,nlr
street graded from 9th street eastv,rd pss ~.
Commissioners OF Streets 'e''eu W
s.T. N, u 1renshaw to have the grade of 7h and
streets rased so as to enable him to improve hi.
properly Referred to Commissioners of Street, "'
Tey D"e-an account, Of the watchmeu for furpisb-
ing ladders and matches ligh, IN. c,v I.nn e .n
Claims " '"e Nommit'ee
Improving tie CITY HaH-An appropriation Of sSooo
submitted by the city Engineers " VIC pan
cay Spr,y,-Thc sum Of $3.50 was Appropriated n,
enclosing the City Springs having the vaIks sd nsn,;O
Ljgh.-The Committee on Livb, ,on,.,,
2oh oil February last the end of the fiscal wear tbe nj
sate consumers had increased to llI7 Who eonsppsd
lamps to ssS ,wen,rno ~ Zee. OF gas; and the public
houes Inc current expense account for the wear sho
pton' oil io,os"'i; fraction over q pcr con, ~.
charging Tue interest on the capital to the r.s oe
credting It by the gas used in the nphn, 'As, nor
on the table and ordered to be printed / p'' lLau
bhDrove'aen''. The Commissioners Of s,,..,,
mend the appropriation OF $780, TO rai.. ,ha .. o'h
on the north eide OF Marshall street betv val
aud shockoe creek, built by Judge w. w Cnnr ee' e1"
me me ssa oe extended by said Crump to the arch =.
street from 18th st. to ShOckoe creek to nrons. HI
[Adopted.1 proper grade.
The Commissions ofsrees recommended .l;sb, o,,,...
10 Ce mauc IN the width of the western footwsx ~ L
street, near franklin. Adopted " t'Nn
Ao Tue appropriation Of sl25 to be applied to revr,
ding and re paving the market space at the second
set Adopted 'eeo"a mar
York River Raiiroad-A Communicates, s
Oa1.on Engineer OF the York River Railroad assna o.
80 I 80; - e limits, and run thai road
W Tue Gi9 through the depot-the place vet 10 ha si
ed-suhject TO the rules and res;,; W oe select
railroads., was referred to special committee y,
OF Rens,s iiask1s Gr.''a1 and Anderson
iou being received that Mr.. Chas Hov.-I III .oima
the Serkshp OF the Husngs Court the Council n5o;,
ed he ON OF April next as the time for filling the
oy the vote OF the people at the polls 'e 'a'Ane'
Jackson Strest.-Mr. Saunders called ~, ,L
opening jackson street from Second to Fifth streets hih
was discussed Tor time, attempted to be AMENDED nd
then laid on the table. Hueu' ana
Gaugtr-Mr. McCance offered n rcso,,,;o, ..,,
he ordnance concerning the City Gauser to he ,sfaS
70 committee to report what change if any shall ba
made IN said ordinance. MesSrs NcJanca p;hh.-s - 9
Saunders appointed the committee -S"N' anu
B"rying Gromi.-on motion of Mr.. Anderson -.
.ounen determined to sell the land on Church Mn 80
toiore designed for burying ground e.rsn, s,ah
as has been condemned which ia ,o 10 p, u pofuon
original owners. The members from JefIerson W.
we're Iheh appointed committee select suitable IanS
Tor Cemetery and report to the Council 'A"''
Marshall street CuivsTt-The appronria,;on t,,
pIeng this culvert from 9th street 10 ist strse
creased 10 s6,S33. ' was ii-
lafayette Ha-The Council resolved that !, s,,r,o ,h,
and fremen. rO'e' AH tue military
iH"edsttridn sehooi-An appropriation of 5000 wa.
made to deiray the expenses Of the High Scboo, 5
partment Of this institution 00' uePrt-
Ndrkets-Reports OF Committees from ~. r..
Second Markets, were laid on the table '"'' anu
yH''." 9 .naru.dH and Monroe Wards-Mr. saundsrs
made motion to make Ward Of these two S ren,
eriy, which lost t"o' d iorm-
SoHAissloNkss OF ELEcrEoSs.-The following persops
were appointed Commissioners for holdpg The
Eiests in the various Wards; 'Ne nuh'eiPai
@ JEFFERSON WARD-Aessrs. Charles Milspaupb lama.
W mlnston, Micojah Aaugum, John A. Lacy and
eooeker. loitcer c. G. johnson to act as Conduc.
u.:s,: MADISON WARD.-Messrs. Peyton Johnston. p
" HIams' n' James Allen, William Beers and shelton
y. Jaws loheer George w. II. Tyler to act as Con
MoNeok W4En-Hessrs. Francis J. Barnes William
hu'herioord, William Palmer, s. d. Whittle and VIII.
c'r nam w. D4nnavAnt [oicer John Pearce to &C. as
MARSHALL wARp.-Messrs Mosby Woodson G.o,oo
n: n orutenheii Daniel Truehart, Walter D. Blair and
Conductor. " Ae' d.