The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-01-06

:. AEs iZfn cThEsT OBernpcTYou-Th.
spent the greater purtiun Of his ysessrf3.v,.
I snn..ns, - .sses s<aoenue sud srgunent on
asse WY ihes stpuid be fpao far ut,.s,-ur,s,
sNah slfest, suuth Of Cary with bo.rd f.,,r. 1s.
oe1! sitoess iutrodnrsn was ID Bssss fb. s..
,or,ss. s 10 =. esrssis ~ho gsss Mastery Of tbs,
potlaen % Lab strsst, since ls2s The sr,r,p.l
iah1- ss iaaG aovp 10 Byr6s plan has t,vsn er
e1oacneu epon py proparFy hpldeyk gua /. ls:,a
rneh @f bsses Sss apysointsd by the sIity Conn
- " su1sos Ihe stressss he fpnnu shut Randolph
kaaf sasen- Jr, was occupying severui fest Of tbe
east nne, sno reported tbe fact Ar tissr. so,s
tnen very tew buildings In shss ps,gauorbooa
MT; HARRISON proposed to the Conncil 10 purchase
VI Mf: r. 1Revaiiis 10 mapy f.st near his uliil
se he hao taken 1rum tho CRY, wSich proposition
sse agreed TO, time preserving the width of l2.b
street, at at present, North Of Mr 0hessllies
pf"periy 30 Cary street, was then owned by the
Samek River aud kaunwha Company. by v nom
tbe cIs war pa misseu &c Improve anu use The
street In 1876 che james River Company cold their
iana, but before doing 30 the Cry Agent claimed
Ine right OF way oser IT, and nader that protest IL
"se purchased bg Warwick Bark sdale. Not
hong ago &ersrs Warwica d Bxrksdaie got judg
msnt On 3 writ of eectmer.f, aud on Saturday last
the Sheriff uf Richmond gave tbs claimants pos
sssaiof, by frnciug in the property 20 which they
arr sfsritisG.
The Mayor gave IL fsis opinion, tina. the
judgment IN elecEnisnf, irwolvHd nothing more
nor iess than she tirie in shs freehold The city
laid np claim TO lbs sreehOiG. and far NE that
question vgs CONCERNED the wrJt OF eJec' ment was
unnecessary. For more than rwsBty five years
tiIe public nsve enjryed the right Of way over ths
pFopsrfy-the CITY bas paved and improved il
az " ell as exempted il frnm taxation. Rnu he ber
iieved 1t haf been dsdicsGsG to pnblic q
highway Ths decree under which tts sheriff
acted ie Dochug more than declare to whom the
suil bshiused sno hs hoped thar Ufiicer would 81
oSce havs the feDce taken dDwn.
Bessrs Asrfariand and Roberts, ruunssl for the
dsten tiauss, disagreed with the MEyUr in every
particular. The CITY had street adjoining rbis
psoperty, and could hsve all obsfructioBs removed
rom Il. II the +Jectmanf meeBt nothing more
than 10 declare that the right of sol wRs vested
ID She DESCENDANTS. ebsr the Judgment useless
They tmieved that it involved posScssion veil Rs
tilie, and rha: ii daciareI in msny words that
the property wRs not higtw WY, and could not be
held rs such by she public. The city, by its ex.
change with Mr. Harrison, hRd admitted that ths
ground was not puDiir highway, and she de-
sired IN make it euCh, she should effect srrnnge-
ment with its ovrpsrs, secure it by condemna.
tiou.
After q very long argument of lngal points, il
which the Attorney TOR tbs city participated the
Mayor agreed 10 suspend ms judgment Until this /
morning, though he wss very clear il the opinion
that tine street was iniprnpef'ls hlackaded sno
should be opened al once anc kept so, until thf /
queBsion OF right Of way be settled by o-her /
and higher tribunals.