The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-04-10

CITY CorSC1L.-The regular meeting Of the
City Council was held at the City Hall last
evening ut o'clock Present: Mr.. ID. J.
Saunders president pro tempore. Messrs. Au-
gust. Crump, Styll, Crutchfield, Lee, Epps,
Harvey, Mason, Gentry, Griffin, Taylor, and
Scott.
Upon motion, it was resolved 10 pass by the
committees to be appointed by the Council
until the President shall have appointed the
standing committees
4 communication in relation to the improve
ment of James river, and communication in
relation TO bill. sticking, were presented and
referred.
communication was read from Mr.. +. NJ.
Hopkins, rendering his resignation OF the Office
OF Grain Measurer; and an application was
then read from Mr.. Thomas W Pairo, the
present deputy, for the appointment of Grain
Measurcr. Both Communica tions We're laid
upon the table.
The following gentlemen were then APP
pointed 4 committee TO confer with the memo
rialists, and report such measu = as they may
consider advisable: Messrs. Crump, Lee, and
Griffin; and the memorial was referred to
them.
At the request of the Council, DR.. Bolton
read memorial from the Richmond Academy
of Medicine, in which they recommend the
adoption of certain sanitary measures i'll the
city, in anticipation of the arrival of the
cholera. The Academy advocates IN increase
in the number of the present Board of Health,
so that the different houses and lots may be
frequently visited also, the liberal use of dis
nfectants, the imperative duty of cleansing
the city, and the absolute necessity of imme-
date action. In conclusion, the Academy
offered their gratuitous services to carry out
any necessary sanitary measures.
4 monthly report was read from the Board
OF Health, in which that body urge the impor-
tance of Immediately cleansing the city; re-
commend the employment of additional hands
and carts, and advocate the eXpedIency OF pre-
venting the oyer-crowding of tencments. They
also state that steps should be taken, in con-
junction with the county authorities, for the
removal of the nuisancpS near the corporation
line and express their confidence that if the
city is once clcansed. the enforcement Of the
existing ordinances will prevent any danger OF
an epidemic. The report was referred.
On motion Of Colonel August, it was
RD,o1rod, That all applicants for offices TO be
filled by the Council shall lille their appllca-
tious and testimonials with the Chamberlain,
and il shall be the duty OF the chamberlain 10
lay the same before the Council when the sad
Offices are 10 be filled.
On motion ii was
R.>0Irtj, That the Council will proceed, at
their next meeting, to elect 4 superintendent
of the City Gas Works and Water Works,
Grain MeaSurer, Guagrr, City Assessor, and
Collector Of the City Taxes.
On motion the Council then adjourned TO
meet on Monday next at 1 o'clock.
MEETING OF THE OLD CouScIL.-The old
Council held its last meeting on Friday eve
ming last at o'clock
Mr. Scott from the Joint Committee on the
Fire Department and Water Works, reported
that proposals had been received for the erec-
ton of the building on Broad street for the
use OF the Fire Department and the Water
Works, and that the committee had deter
mined on giving the contract 10 the following
parties Carpenter work, Fleming y Hop
kins brick work, William Davis Son; iron
work Snyder 4 Bowers: granite work, Will
liam Thorn painting, William Mitchell %Co.
tin work and plumbing, C. \. Bargamin.
The cost of the building is not TO exceed III
teen thousand dollars.
The following resolution was then offered
and adopted
ResoIrtd That the contracts entered into by
the Joint Committee on the FIRE department
and Water Works for the erection OF fohr-
story building on Broad street, ~ reported 10
the Council this day, be hereby confirmed and
that the sum of fifteen thousand dollars be
appropriated for this purpose, subject 10 the
Joint order of the chalrmen OF the committees
Mr.. Crutchdcld presented the report of the
Citv Engineer for the fiscal year just ended,
which was read.
The report of Mayor Saunders for the last
fiscal wear was read and ordered 10 be placed
upon the journal: and the Council then adj
lourned Si.,e die.
Ur,rrxos CorRr.-The April session OF this
Court commenced yesterday. The following
prisoners were brought before the Court and
remanded 10 Jail
! Samuel Jeter, charged with stealing seventy
dollars: Robert Burch, charged with stealing
! a gold watch; Lisburn Harris, charged with
/ stealing a bull; Bernard Donally, charged
with stealing twenty-seven dollars; Alfred
Smith charged with stealing two pair of
boots Henry Carlton, charged with stealing
horse and Il goose; and Charles Wade, negro,
charged with passing counterfeit coin.
MAYORS CoURT.-The newly elected Mayor,
Hon. Joseph Mayo, inaugurated his term on
Yesterday with Il full docket OF representa-
tives, of all colors and ages There was also
an unusual crowd of spectators present.
Edward Armistead, a negro, was charged
with making an assault on {. {. Mera by
knocking him down with the shaft of his car
riage OIL the Sd of April. 1t appeared that
Armistead was driving his hack down Ninth
street, and Professor Mera was crossing the
street at the same time, and Armlstead drove
his hack over him. lie stated that he did not
intend to run the hack over Mr.. Mera, and
offered an apology for so doing. His Honor
fined him ten dollars for careless driving.
Robert Ashby, negro, was charged with
stealing money from - Grouse. Grouse sad
that he could not swear that Ashby stole the
money, but " sort o believed that he had
stolen it.
Mr. Mayo.-"I don't care whether you sort
o. believei it. or not if you can't swear that
| this man stole your money, go about your busi-
ness :" whereupon Grouse and the accused de-