The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-16
THE COUNCILNEN
WERE SUMMONED
The Jail Matter in Hastings Court is
Not a New Ques-

The summoning of the City Council
before the Judge of the Hastings Court
in the matter of new city Jail is no new
thing.
Fourteen years ago the councilmen wsre
summoned to appear b>f@re the late Judge
Atkins but the same old Jail is still stand
ing.
Ths following order of the court may, be
interesting in the face of recent develop
ments:
The Commonwealth of VirGin:a-to the
Sergeant of the City Of f chnodd-
Greeting:
Whereas, the grand jury of the Hust-
ings Court Of the CITY of Richmond, on
the 18th day of April, 1856. presented 10
the said court a rsport setting forth that
they had examined the Jail of said city.
and find that the locality in which SAID
jail is situated is unsuitable for the pro
per keeping and safe protection OF tae
prisoners confined therein: that SAID iail
is wholly unfit and unsafe for the Dnr-
poses for which it was erected: that the
department used and set apart tor the
females is too small and insufficient tor
th2ir accommodation; that there is no fire
apparatus at the said jail, and that tee
said JAN is not we'll secured and sufficient
for the convenient accommodation OF
those who may be confined therein. 50
that conVicts and those rot convicts may
be in apartments separate from cacsi
other. and from the other prisoners;
And whereas, it is provided by law
that the Council of the said city shalt
provide and keep in good order jail well
secursd and sufficient for the convenient
accommodation Of those who may be con-
fined therein:
These in tho ,,a me- of the
Commonw2 aith Of Virginia. 10 command
you to summon L. L. Bass, John n.
Adams C. R. Barksdale. r. G.. Caheli,
r. B. Chattin. L. D. Crenshaw, Jr., Beverly
T. Crump. ]. c. Dickerson. F. T. Glas-
gov, J. f. Gum. Thomas N. Page,
Robert w. Powers. E. A. Randolph. S. w.
Robinson, Edward S. Rose, Charles 2.
Stokes. Richard N. TAYLOR. William IL.
Williams, Andrew Pizzini. Jr., w. c.
Anmons, E. Archer, Jams Bahen. w. r..
Bowie, George Bryan, J. Aston Cabeu.
T. P. Campbell, Z. A. Catlin. w. H. Cur
tbs, Sol Cutchins, Joseph e. Farrar, John
II. Frisehkorn, Anthony Griffith, w, S.
Gum, Jackson Guy, \. D. Harsrove, John
7. Hughes. Henry C. Jones, ]. J. King,
j. a. Lewis, w. j. Mcdowell, f. J. Para
ter. Georse D. Pearn1an, James E. Phil
lips. John Rankin. 8. F. Redfora T. J.
Riddell. Julius StrauS and William M.
= urp-it, be4if1 l!le members or ana con-
stituting the Council OF the said CITY, to
appear before the said court on the first
day of tn May term. 1885, of the said
court, to show cause Why the Common
wealths writ CT mandamus should not
be issued AGAINST them TO compel them.
in accordance with the act Of the Gen
Grad Assembly of Virginia. TO er- ct ia
for the said city in suitable situation
for tie proper keeping and safe protection
OF the prisoners confined ther In, which
shall be well secured. aud sufficient for
the convenient accommodation of those
who may be SO confined. 50 that conv.cts
and those not eonYscts may be in apart
me,.ts separate from each othsr. and from
the other prisoners, and that each apart
unent shall be SO constructed that 1t car
be kept comfortable, and safe from fire
And this they shall in no wise omit. AND
have tisn there this writ.
Witness. William P. Lawton. Clerk OF
our said Hastings Court. this 18th dav Of
April. 1856. in the 10th year of our foun.
datian. w. r. I.AWTON. Clerk,
* Copy-Teste: W. T. LAWT0N.
Clerk.