The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-04-12
LOCAL Affairs.
Cr1r Couxorr The regular mee,

Cf1Y CoUHorL The regular msetin q
of the City Council was held yesterday Afternoon
Prssent-Messrs. Saunders, Allen. Glszebrook
Barr, Roddey, Mills, Whitfield, Haskins. Hill
The oath Of Office was administered respectively
to the Chamberlain and Auditor.
,Standinq Committees.-The President announced
the standing committees for the year 1869, fol-
lows: -
Finance Commi,tee-MsBgpsa arattan, Burr,
Hill, Allen, aud Giazebrook.
Commissioners of Sirsets-Jeffsrson Ward,
Messrs. Hsskins, Richardson and Qreauor. Maids
son Ward, Me.srs. Roddsy, Whitfield and Mills
Monroe Ward, Medsrs. Denoon, Alien and Epps.
Hospital Committee.-Messrs. Mills, Epps and
Richardson.
Ga BuryiDg Grounds-Shockoe Hiil.-Messrs
Allen, Mills, 6rattan, Epps and Richardson. Oak
noon, Roddey and Gresnor.
On Markets.-First Market-Messrs Richardson,
Talbot and Whitfield. Second Market-Messrs
G!szebrook, Denoon and Roddey.
On Accounts-Msssrs. Whitfsid, GIszebrook aud
Haskins.
On Seabrook's Warehouse-Messrs. Greauor,
Burr and Epps.
Oa Ciaims-Messr. Burr, Hill and Allen.
On Poce-Messrs. Hill, Grattau and penoon
On The Jai-Mes.rs. Epps, Talbot and Roddey.
On Fire Deparfment-Messrs. Mills, Denoon,
Haskins, Gresnor aud Burr.
On Disputed Clpims-Messrs. Hill, Mills, Burr,
Giazebrook aud Talbot.
6teCleQ
by the Council
Lsncasterian scbool-Messrs John Dove, Sam'l
Putney. James Evans, Fl. K. Ei!ysoD, c. j. Sinton,
z. Price, Wm. II. Gwa,hmey, Jas A. Scott and
W. W. Parker.
Primary Schools-Messrs Richardson, Greauor
aud G j. Sinton, for Jefferson Ward; Messrs.
Burr, Grattan and G w. Gretter, for Madison
Ward; Messrs. Denoon, Epps and Thomas H. Ellis,
for Monroe Ward
Watering Committee-Mess Richardson, Tai.
bots, Mills, Whitfield, Allen, Epps and President
of Council
Committee on Light-Messrs. Hill, Greauor.
Roddey, Whitfield, Denoon, Gisz brook and Presi
dent of Council.
Election Of officers DR. Albert Suead was elect.
ed Hospital ply sieiau; T. 3. Harrison, 1st Clerk
in the Auditors Fffice; and D. j. Saunders, jr
20 Clerk; VIM. N. Kelley, 2i Lieutenant of Night
Watch, in place of Francis Wheat, withdrawn on
account of impaired health; Richard Rains, Sd
Lieutenant of Night Watch, in place of VIM. N.
Kelly, promoted.
Inrrtdtion An invitation from the Mayor and
Council of Brooklyn, N Y, to the Mayor and
Council of Richmond, to attend a celebration of
the introduction of water into that city, was read
Mr.. Hill offered resolution, requesting the Mayor
to visit Brooklyn for the purpose the expenses to
be betrayed by the city. The following substitute,
offered by DR.. Mills, was carried:
Resolved, That the Mayor be requested to ac-
knowledge the receipt of the invitation to attend
the celebration in the city of Brooklyn on the 9th
inst, accepting the same on behalf of the Council
The Contested E2ection.-The subject of the con.
tested election between Daniel Hagerly and John
J. Fry, was then taken up, and after considerable
discussion, Mr.. GlaZebrook moved that Daniel
Hagerty be admitted to qualify, as Superintendent
of Gas Works.
On motion of Mr. Grattan, Mr.. Hagerty and Mr.
Fry. were allowed to be heard, through their
counsel, on this question.
Mr.. James r. Crenshaw, on behalf of Mr.. Fry
desired posponement of the argument, in con-
SEQ ulence of the absence of Mr., Marmaduke John
son, senior counsel in this case.
The counsel for Mr.. Hagerty are Messrs.
Crump and August. For Mr.. Fry, Messrs. John.
son, Crenshaw and Wexford
After some discussion, it was agreed that Col.
August should commence the argument at once,
and MIR. Crenshaw reply, and that the remainder
of the argument, between Messrs. Crnmp and
johnson, should be made before the Council at
future meeting.
In accordance with this arrangement, Col. Aus
gust made speech in favor of the admission of
Mr. Hagerty to qualify as Superintendent of Gas
Works. Mr.. Crenshaw replied to the argument,
and after some discussion relative to the mode of
contest, the Council adjourned to meet again this
afternoon at o'clock.