The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-06-14

| meeting cf the Coancil was held on yesterday az
| ,srnoon at 4ocIock. Prescott, Messrs. Saunders
Roddsy. Mills, Whitfield, Hill, Epps. Haskins
Ainates.-Tho minutes Of the last meeting were
| read and approved.
| Streets Col. Hsskins, from the Commissioners
OF streets, made the following recommendations.
| which were adopted: $1,000 to fill q roadway 20
est vide at top across the ravine over the culvert
on o1h strest, north of Leigh, with earth to be
| takea from the grade Of 5th street north Of said
! ravine: $l25 for widening the east side Of 18th
street from Cary to shockoe Warehouse. And 5000
for widening the east side of I3th street from Main
| to Breachs Alley.
hestgnot'on Col. Haskins resigned his position
- - a member Of the Committee on Light; and VIM.
Holt Richardson was elected to fiji the VACANCY
Revised Ordinances s-Mr arattan from special
o9mmlttse: reported On ordinance, which wss
ADOPTED, fixing the time at which the revised
.I .d,nsne,s m shall go into operation.
ioor House.-Mr. Grsttau, from the specisl com.
mistes to examine and report upon the condition
| OF nne poor house, reported follows:
The tpecial Committee ar pointed under the reso-
examine ana report upon the esnditon Of tbs Pooq 20
house and OF the poor therein and what If any.
as5Sg ,n is necessary for the proper aocommodston
the cost thereof. bag leave to report in psrt~
Your comnittee visited the poor house few
bailding and enclosures, and every thing about tbs
establishments very much out of repair. Except the
white washing of the interior walls. which had
been lately dene. there is no indicaticn that any
repairs painting had been put upon the bnilding
Tor lorna, many years M rhe{ found the kitchen ,mokins
oAoiy, ana tne whole house dirty ard filthy to the
last degree. Nor is the furniture In the honSe in
any better condition than tho house itself The
disgrace to the city The bedst. adj, are unpainted
pine boxes. innocent Of the touch of water. anna
hss. s,hce they were made; the ticking Of the
lre'pecable dog kennel: and as to shea.s uo1e
were TO be seen In the house: and your COMMITTEES
towels in the establishment. This is the uerers,
character of the furnishing of the house: there
,oSosd msfe one h, o. Two rooms in which some women
ba supposed IN q house in such condition, occ1-
70 Of ey :: bad hsb
was disposition. to attend TO their per,ona clean.
| liness; these people crowded in rooms some Of
which is there breathed is anytbino rs.harp pthan
wholesome or comfortable. '1"-
when your Committee visited tho posr house. il
was not SO much crowded as 1t had hcen; but sven
then there were in thirteen of such sIeer.
Ing app sratns 81 above described pied by the
we'll the sick and the sore and from this roern one
poor fellow had been carried to his bursl bus day
or two before your Committee made their visit II
& does not appear that m there ls any special accommo
attendance bat where = man lies when he is we'll
he must lie when ne Is sick. surrounded BY all the
offensive objects OF sight which Present themselves
In room crowded with such persons az are ant tn
be foUnd in poor bouse and such a poor house.
and there too he mustlfe.
Your committee found among the inmate. tws
| Iena,e Iunatics; one OF them having chain aad
weight attached to her ankle to keep her from got
| ting away And, painful was the sight Of this
manacied woman. 1t seemed TO be NECESSARY there
being DO enc osure to the premises which car, nre-
Yeats ITS inmates frcm leaving them when they
please; or which can exclude any psrson who may
| che ose to enter them. nv A-"'
Your committee are unanimously OF opinion that
| the poor mouse and the mode in which it's inmates
are provided for not to be longer tolerated. and
| that there mnst be an entire change in the whole
ness that the CounoiI ars uhaer s3n.cious-
large share Of the censure which properly incur.
red by the existence of such state of things feel
no disp siton TO cast upon others he blame OF that
which the Council should have prevented And
they prefer rather to direct their attention. to the
m.ans of correcting the evil
The committee of opinion that the psor Of the
city cannot be properly attended to without sepa-
Iaipg them. In this country. where labor is 5wel
fcom the pubiic but these diysibe into yerydis
rinct classes 1he largest Of these classes is com
dssase and 20 verify on by their yioss
But they cannot be allowed to .tarye and die in
gu ter. snd it would probably be well for ali Of us
disgust contempt, TO bring home to Ourselves the
enquiry who made them to differ. Certsiniy. II wa
recognize the obligation the pert uf the Council
to provide for thers at all We owe it to our own
character. as well as TO them, to make II decent
provision.
brought to need assistance by sickness injury in or
to either their orn persons or that Of their family
or by old age which renders them unable ANY Ion.
ger to support themselves. somotimes their need of
assistance Is but temporary during q spell of sick.
ness. Now. in these cases, the sensibilites may be
81 keen. and their condition as keeny felt, as it
| would be by the prosperous among US. Ghey may
bs keany alive to the proprie.ies Of life shocked al
indecer ciss, wounded to the heart by vicious or
licentous associations. Aad to put srch persoss
along with the drunken the leYd the filthy Is not
t. dispense to them the grace Of charity, though
There is yet third class whoso necessities sspe.
cislIy commend them TO the sympsthies aud care
msnded by the interests Of tho State az by II their
own. Thsse are the children. Some of these are
mere infants others are of larger growth; but all
Of them need not only the food which will sustain
'hen and the house which will shelter them but
they need the early moral training which will St
them to be useful citizens when grown to mans
trained. they must be feparsted from the example
and teachings of the masses which are to be found
IN common poor house in . city.
The Con mittee would, without at present enter
lug into details. recommend that there shall be a
mentioned should be provided TOR under regulations
bs made by the Council which will ensure as far
As such thing 10 pessiole. the cleanliness good
msnt. To do this. there must be building in good
repair well ventilated, with water convenient, and
an enclosure which will prevent egress of the IT,
mates without the consent OF the Supsrintendent,
The building must be comfortably furnished; means
of useful employment for euch as can work. should
he provided. and habits of cleanliness must be en-
forced.
The Committee further recommend that house
.h all be provided where the decent poor and sick
and child ron may lind refuge in the time Of their
necessities In this houss there should be provision
for nursing and tending the sick for taking care OF
the children until they can be placed In q better
conGition, and for the comfortable support Of the
old and the helpless who may be admitted into T. -
into details as to the plan Of such an institution
The Committee further recommend that arrange
ments be made with the Orphan Asyums Of the
city, to remove to them the children who may be
in house Of refuge upon their attsnDG suitx-
bic age. The Committee do not doubt that salts.
factory arrangements may be made with the Man
ayers OF Ihese Institutions which, whilst It leaves
them free to conduct their establishments on their
own plans. will secure to the Council the general
supervision of and watch over their own poor chill
| There are now three ef thess AsyIums In the
city, all OF which conducted In manner high.
4 IL honorable to the judgment and bensvolence Of
| their patrons. There Is an effort now being made
to enlarge the male Institution. the success Of
which ii would be great ref sction upon the cif.
| gems of Richmond 20 doubt. The two female Asy-
/ ums will, doubt. be increased in their accom-
nodations a. the demand ioI snen scSommoassiSns
| the ins,rumentslity Of these Asylums combine the
benefits OF public and private charities. Ii indeed
| il shall be found impossible 10 mako suitable ar
rangements with the managers of these iusti,u-
tions then it will become to add another
department In our house OF refuge. and there pro-
| vide for the care and training of the children.
| The Committee are not prepared as yet to make
any recommendation as to the locality Of the poer
prepared to report estimate of the expense
They Of opinion that ii is expedient to have An
expression OF the Spnion et tne Hounc on tne % gen
ment Of The Committee 90 that there may be a. IT.
Ito delay as possible in providing remedy for the
| evils which at present exist.
| After some discussion, the report was adopted.
| Contested Ecction.--Mr Hill, from the oommittss
on Disputed Ele csior, made report, showing th'
progress OF the contest between Messrs. HagertJ
and Fry. Mr.. Hagerty contested 34l, and Mr.. Fry
40, Mr. Fry has proved ais Of his votes good. and
Mr.. Hagersy has made good 1l6 votes. Flfeer
votes on the two polls have been rejected. MIR
Fry has yet 1lovotes to make good, and Mr.. Ha'
geriy 273
On motion the time for conducting the con-
| test was extended to the lst of July.
| P.bhc Sehoois-Dr Mills ofsred resolution
which was adopted, "That the joint comnitsee On
Schools report at an early day, the present condi'
tion OF tho public schools Of the city, with all suet
Information on the subject as may be Of Interest
| to the Council, ard recommending such action 81
| they may deem necessary to render moro smcien'