The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-07-22
LOCAL MATTERS.

City Council. "A special meeting Of the
COuncia took place at five O'clock yesterdAy
afternoOu. In the absence Of Mr.. 6aunders,
the President, Gen. George w. BsndciPA
was called to the chair.
Mr.. Hill, from the ComuIttce on the Fo-
lice, to whom had been reisfrsa the petition
from citizens Of Richmond aekbug that JAS.
b Peasants, former Captain 81 the Night
Watch, he reinstated, or else Tat tho mat
ter be referred back to the people, presented
q report adverse to the prayer OF the pett-
tionen. The committee took the ground
that the charter Of the city did not provide
for filling vacancy in the Captain o. the
Night Watch BY speciai election; AS 70 tne
plumber who signed the petition upon 2
careful examination it had been aseeEtained
that, instead Of there being seven hundred
signatures to 1t, "a 10 pufported TO have,
there were only 451 uaues, ana OF thsse
forty -one are not ON the- Assessors books,
two had signed twice, thus leaving only 4l4
who were voters In the city. Ihe commit
tee also contend that, should there even
have been more genuine signatures to the
petition than was claimed for It, they would
not feel justified 10 recommending to the
Council Q cnange OF their action. They
therefore recommended the rejection OF the
petition, and, In order that every citizen
should he apprised Of the result OF their
deliberations, they suggested that the report
should be published in all the clay papers.
The report was then adopted rs the fol-
Ayes-Messrs Clopton, Denoon, Stokes,
Griffin, Richardson, Scott, Glazebrook, Aili
and Randolph.
Noes-Messrs Crutchaeld. Epps and
Walker.
Subsequent to the adoption Of the re-
port, Mr. Hlll asked permission of the Coun-
Gil to reply to certain remarks which had
haan oAe hu Mr. tEa1H = Iact ar
meeting, In come ction with the petition
concerning Capt Pleasants's removal from
| the watch. Reference was made in Mr. W's
remarks on that occasion to an honorable
| member OF the Council who partook of re-
freshmenis on the Square on the day when
| Capt Peasants was reported for playing
| cards, and who did not then think the act
a grave offence. If allusion was made to
him u he gentleman was entirely mistaken,
for he did not once 60 ON the Capitol Ga uare
that day. nor did he know anything OF the
card playing TIL some time afterwards. He
was satisfied that Mr. Walker did not de-
sign any unkindness towards Ahim,
but thought it an act of JUS
tice to himself that some notice should
he taken of the accusation, and he, there's
fore, hoped that the reporter rs would set him
right before the community. Mr. Hill spoke
| at some length upon the general features OF
Mr.. Walkers speech, but our limited space
to-day prevents any further report being
l given OF it.
The COMMITTEE on Supplies recommended
to the Council that parties contracting to
furnish the city with beef and other articles
of provisions have permission to use two oi
the stalls in each market free of charge
The request was complied with unani-
mously.
An adverse report was submitted by the
Committee on Markets, to whom had beer
referred the application of j. P. Tyler
Clerk of the Second Market, asking for th'
remission of q fine which had been impose,
+ upon him by the Mayor Tor making pur
| ehases in the market -
| After the transaction Of some otherbusi
ness of minor importance, the Council ad
. journed.