The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-06-12
LOCAL MATTERS.

LOCAL MATTERS.
THE DISPATCH on THE RAILR0ADs.-Mess
! Cole 4 Turner deliver the Di.pnich every morning
on ali the railroad cars leaving Richmond and
i they also authorized agents to receive sub
I scrirtions to the Semi i.,ky and Htskty DtS'
| Datch our friends along the railroad routes can
avail themselves Of the messengers of these enter
prisng news dealers in Forwarding their orders.
MEETING OF THE CITY CoUNCrL.-Thc
regular monthly meeting Of the City Coun-
Gil was held yesterday afternoon at
the City Hall. Present Mcssrs. McFar-
land VrcsidcnD, Crump, Harvey, Glaze.
brook, August, Lee, Saunders, Epps,
Griffin, Crutchfcld, Taylor, Mason, and
Styll.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
PUBLIC GUARD BARRACKS.
A communication from .Adjutant-Gcnc-
raj Richardson regarding the disposition of
the buildings in the Old Fair Grounds
/ Stuart IIospital-waS presented. 1t was set
forth that the United States authorities
| were soon to vaCatc the buildings referred
to, and that the Government officers con-
tcmplatcd turning them over TO the Sisters
of Charity, to bc used as a Cholera Hos
pital. 1t was hardly probable that the
Council would approve of cholera hos
pital so close to the city. 1t was requested
that the Council would grant the use of
these buildings TO the Public Guard. The
| Guard was very much in need of quarters,
and it was very essential to their dis
cipline and efficiency that they should
/ have them.
| Captain Gay, of the Public Guard, made
statement on the subject TO the Council,
and asked that the Use of the buildings be
granted. The communication was referred
/ to the Committee on Public Grounds and
/ Buildings.
HARBOR DISTRACTIONS.
4 communication from George W. Allen,
! Harbor-Mastcr, concerning harbor obStruc-
! tionS, was presented, and referred to the
! Committee on James River Improvements.
! The communication represented that an
obstruction was being formed at the mouth
of Shockoc creek by the washing out OF
the dirt to the wreck OF the West Point,
and that it was daily being made greater.
SHOCKoE hill CEMETERY.
The Committee on the Shockoc Hill Cc-
mctcry presented report of their pro-
cccdingS in repairing and improving the
grounds of the Cemetery. The report
was accompanied with resolution appro-
priating one hundred and fifty dollars for
the payment OF the expenses attending re-
pairs which was adopted.
SECOND MARKET.
The Committee on the Second Market
offered petition from the iiShnongcrS con-
corning the tish-ntallS in the Second Mar
kct. Many complaints had been made
concerning the want Of the proper stands
( for the sale Of fish in this market. The
/ committee offered a resolution providing
/ for an appropriation Of -- dollars
, for the building of II fish market III the
vacant space in the Second Market. After
! considerable discussion the sum of two
thousand dollars was agreed upon, and the
resolution adopted.
POLICE.
! The Committee on Police made Il report
recommending the appointment of Captain
! r. 5. Belts as an additional police officer,
! in compliance with request of Major
Claiborne.
The committee deemed it incxpedient to
act upon the resolution inqniring into the
cxpcdiency of appointing two officers with
conStabulary powers independent OF the
! general police force to attend the Mayors
! Court. The recommendation of the Com
mittcc was agreed to, and Captain Belts
appointed.
Mr.. Glazcbrook, from the Committee on
Light, presented a communication from the
. Superintendent of the Gas Works, repre-
scnting the necessity of erecting another
gasometer. There is now but one small
t,,r ltn nl
and in case of an accident the inhabitants
would be without light. An appropriation
of SIS, 900 was asked for.
After some discussion the following reso-
luton was agreed upon:
Resolrcd, That the Committee on Light
be instructed to have plan and spccltica-
tiOns for a new gasomctcr prepared, and
advertise for proposals to rebuild the same
according to said plan and specifications
when adopted by the Council.
STREETS.
The Commissioners of Streets submitted
report, recommending an appropriation
of seven thousand six hundred dollars for
repairs to streets, which was read and
adopted.
LANCASrERIAN SCHOOL.
! WI, VI ullp SublIlllltu al tlII hl'A '"A ii''A
the Trustees of the LancaStcrian school,
asking an appropriation of four thousand
dollars for repairs to the school, and in
order to increase the salaries of the
teachers.
After considerable discussion, a reSolu-
tion providing for the increase Of the ap-
preparation for the LancaStcrian school, for
the present year, to four thousand dollars,
was offered and adopted.
FUEL FOR THE POOR.
Mr.. Crutchficld submitted a report Of
the amount of wood issued during last
winter to the poor of the city, which was
read and adopted.
After the disposition of several matters
of no public interest, the Council ad-
journcd.
ACCIDENT IN SIDNEY.-On Sunday last
serious accident happened in the vicinity
of Sidney. As the widow Burns and