The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-12-31
LOCAL. MATTERS.

MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.-A
called meeting Of the City Council was
held yesterday afternoon. Present.
Messrs. Macfarland (President), Harvey.
Lee, Smith, Scott, Epps, Clopton, Taylor,
Mason, Crutchfield.
Redrranqement Of the City Wards.
The President announced that the meet
ing had been called for the purpose of re-
arranging the wards Of the city, in conse-
4uence of the extension of the city limits.
Inc committee appointed on that subject
mad the following report to, submit
The committee appointed to report upon
the Encouragement Of the wards of the
city, consequent upon its enlarged limits,
respectfully report:
L. That the city consist of five wards.
named and bounded as herein declared
viz:
Marshall Ward shall include all that
part of the city lying east of line run
ming through the middle of Twentysecond
street, and continued in both directions.
Jefferson Ward shall include that portion
of the city lying between the western
boundary Of Marshall Ward and line run
ming along the middle of Twelfth street,
and continued in both directions to the
intersection of said line with the line of
the city limits.
Madison Ward shall include that portion
of the city lying between the western
boundary Of Jefferson Ward and line
run through the middle Of Fourth street,
extended northwardly in the same direc-
tiQn to its intersection with the line Of the
city limits, and southwardIy 10 tho north
bank Of the James River and kanawha
canal; thence running up said canal to the
middle of the street laid out between the
Tredegar Works property and Tate's old
lanyard thence along the middle of said
last-mentioned street to the north bank Of
James river; and thence across the river
to the point of intersection Of the Rich
mond and Petersburg Railroad bridge with
the line Of the city limits.
Monroe Ward shall embrace that portion
Of the city lying between the western
boundary of Madison Ward and line run
through the middle of Monroe street, ex-
tended northwardly to the middle of
Leigh street, thence westwardly along the
middle Of Leigh street tC its intersection
with line run through the middle of
Brook avenue, thence along the middle of
Brook avenue to the line Of the city limits
Oh the north, and extending southwardly
to the intersection Of the middle line Of
Monroe and Cary streets, thence west
wardy along the middle of Cary street TO
Belviderc street, thence along the middle
Of Bolvidero street southwardly through
its whole extent, and produced in the
same direction to its intersection with
the line of the city limits on the south.
Clay Ward shall embrace all that por-
tion OF the city lying west Of the western
boundary of Monroe Ward.
The population Of the city being taken
at GO, 600, would give an average of l2,OOO
inhabitants to the ward.
II. That the Council shall consist here
after in all Of fifteen members, whereof
each of said wards shall return and elect
three.
On motion of Mr.. Lee, Twenty fifth
street was inserted in the boundary OF
Marshall Ward, in lieu Of Twenty-second.
The report of the committee was
adopted.
Tile Vote To-Day.
The Chairman announced that, upon
apvlication of Colonel Fontaine, and Oy con-
sent of General Schotield, instruction TO
have the white and colored vote taken
separately to-day had been given. Captain
Callahan, Charles P. Bigger, and William
j.. Epps, were appointed assistant con-
ductors in consequence.
A communication from Mr.. Gustavus A..
MYERS, announcing the fact that he was the
only election commissioner of Madison
Ward who would be able to act, in conse-
o,onca of tbc sickness or absence of the
Wy