The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-09-13
LOCAL MArxEIRa

,s ,nc Souhcl was held yesterday afeeRnoon.--
rresent-Messrs. Sannden, Allen Mile,
Greanor. Hill, Roddey, Epps, Deacon, Burr.
tiaskins. q Giaxebrook and Grnttan. Absent
Messrs Richardson, Talbot aud Whitfield
- 1ns minutes Of fhs last meeting were read
MI Burr, from the Committee ON Claims.
rspoIsed 10 favor Of paying the Coroners bill
UP 70 Jaiy 9th, amounting to e65--&nd the re-
port was adopted.
M. drattan, from the Finance Committee,
Ieporteu III favor of paying Isaac A. Goddin
sou, LOT claims held on the Eas work lots, and
!. - I@ los N Las stei square, purchased BY him for
ansr. 1 on motion, the report was adopted.
MT. Denoen, from the Committee on Prima-
~ SCHOOLS, asked for an appropriation of Sl6D
10 complete the repairs on Clay Street School
House. Inc rule being suspended, the appro-
Mr.. Hill, from the Committee an po,tce RI.
ported the returns made by the Police (,fflcers.
which, on motion, was laid on the table.
WI. Epps, from the Committee On the Jail,
laid upon the table. sThe front of the build.
Ing Will be faced with the best stock brick
and will be of the Gothic order. The beltir.S
courses, window-heads and sills, will be Of
iron, and the entire front building will be ar.
ranged with the view to the proper offices and
fosms LOT the accommodation of the TAILOR and
MS family. The prison proper will be located
IN the rear OF the iailor's dwelling, and will
De three stories in height, and will afford &C :
coInmedations for fsU prisoners. alIoWiNr n
cell OF four feet by eight and a half feet in the
clear to each prisoner. Suitable yards are
provided for the prisoners to exercise so ar
ranged as 10 separate the sexeS-men, BOYS,
negroes and white persons-at the will of the
keeper The front of the cells will be built of
hammered granite blocks eighteen inches
thick, laid in large blocks well dowelled to-
su.ner: s;r me roof will be OF iron, and the en-
IRE PRISON proper will be f1re-proof plat
iorm Will extend entirely across the front of
tne prison, from which the keeper or guard
eau command q view at pleasure of every cell.
,," uoofrvnus rendering escape almost impossi-
PIE. Ihe entire building will be we'll yentila-
teo, and warmed with steam or hot-vater
Plpes. Inc entire structure will occupy a
'front.' OF 73 feet by depth of gs feet and is de-
n.s neu 70 oe SO located as tc admit Of enlarge
lnent al any time without effectine the seen
Fity OF the prisoners, or pulling down any
poIIion OF the work previously built.
ne most eligible location for the buildings
Ina ua' mas as YET come under my observation, is
the lots Immediately below the African
Cnurch, on Broad street, belonging to Mr.. u
W Randolph and Mr.. VIM. Mitchell. They
aHord front OF 81 feet and depth of l07 feet
WIN io-ieet alley on the upper side. This
property, 1t is said, can be purchased for about
Si3,U0o. The location presents great facilities
!or drainage, as the Broad street culyert passes
Immediately in front of it, The estimated
cost S lhy MIR. Gill, the City Engineer,) of III.
the ground, and we have the total cost of
ground and building, S6s,0O0; from which
must be deducted the value of the old iail and
n one oulialhgs at present on the site of the new
que, winch would probably sell for $1,000,
leaving the net cost of the new structure and
ground about S5s uO0,
mr. HaskIns, from the Commissioners of
Streets, reported adverse to the petition of =
\, WINSTON, asking pay for pavement on 18th
anu a Itoss streets-adyerSe to the petition of 6
. Cottrill, asking the remission of a fine i'm
Poseo by the Mayor for obs tructing the east
sioe OF 18th, between Main and Cary, with
Stone step-in favor of appropriating sio0 for
"a, ,aving dish gutter on I'd street. On motion.
Ihe report was adopted.
r The Commissioners of Streets reported the
following resolution:
Resolved, That the Commissioners of Streets
ate sum not exceeding - ,200. to build a culyert
and stack in the gully 10Th street north of CLAW.
10 SIaae ne SAD 10th street and I'LL carriage way
The resolution was opposed bv Messr..
Saunders, Allen, Grattan and Glazebrook.
ana adopted by the vote of Messrs. Epps,
Grattan, Burr, Roddey, Mills, Haskins, Hill
Denoon and Greanor. [So that at last the
Council have wisely determined to open 10th
street to French Garden HILL and thus bring
into use large amount of waste landl
Ihe commissioners of Streets also reported
in favor OF improving Goth street north of
Franklin. at cost of ST ,t0t-flIiny 4th street
north OF Leigh, at a cost of 81 5sy-and $3.50 for
bridge over Shockoe Greek near the I.ancas-
adopted. ~
A petition from the Professors of the Medi.
cal College OF virginia, asking the use of the
city water iree OF charge was referred to the
Committee on the Water Works.
The Revised Ordinances were renor,ed rasd,
for delivery, and the Chamberlain was or.
dered 10 furnish the Mayor, Aldermen. Clerks
OF the Courts, city newspapers, and certain
Councils in the State with copies. and 10 saii
other copies at Sl.25 each.
The following members We're appointed Cttv
Proxies. to attend the annual meeting of The
Stockholders of the Virginia and Tennessee
haliroad: Nessrs Saunders, Epps and Grea-
nor.
Mr.. Burr offered a resolution, which was
adopted, appointing a committee of three to
report an ordinance providing for Con ties ted
Elections. and tor imposing fines Tor illegal
voting. Committee-Messrs. Burr, Grattau
and Hill.
On motion, Messrs. Grattan, GIazebrook
and Denoon, were appointed a committee for
reporting an ordinance concerning the old
church square and the Shockoe Hill Burying
Ground.
On motion of Mr.. Burr, a committee of three
was appointed TO examine the City Charter,
and report such amendments as they may deem
advisable. Committee-Messrs. Burr Has
kins and Grattan.
On motion, Mr.. Jesse F. Keesee was appoint
ed an Assistant City Collector, at the request
of j. a. HobsOn, the Collector.
The petition Of M. Angle for the remission
of q fine of Sl0 imposed by the Fire Depart
ment, was rejected.
A memorial from the Executive Committee
OF the virginia Central Agricultural Society,
asking the city to subscribe $2aUeO to their
stock, was presented.
After long and uninteresting discussion,
DIR. Roddey offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the sum of Sl00 60 be and is
hereby. loaned in city bonds to the Virgins Cen
trail Agricultural Society; said to be secured to
the city by deed OF trust the rounds belonging
to said Society, and such improvements are or
may be. placed thereon: Prorided. That the said
sum of no! 90 shall be returned TO the city case
the said Society shall hold 10 Fair for the space OF
two years consecutlvely.
The ayes and noes being called, resulted as
follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Allen, Burr, Greanor, Giazebrook,
II i'll and Roddey-6
Noes-Messrs. Dsnoon, Grattan, Hasnns, Mills,
and SanHders-5.
So the can was authorized.
The Council then adjourned.
Attempt to Break Jen-Four prisone rs-Ed-
ward Argentine, charged with forgery and
sent on to the Circuit Court for trial: james
Baker, John Lipecomb and Thomas Rowe
made daring attempt to break from the city
Jail yesterday morning, but Were dete eted just
in time TO prevent them from sea ling the
outer walls. About O'Clock, Mr. Hall, the
jailor, who sleeps in the prison, heard repeated
cries for help, and running into 'ile front
nnreh fnunh that hp npfSe lad frn,