Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-25


| Upon a report from the board Of principal
Assessors for the first or eastern district, that
the assistant assessor for one OF the districts of
Norfolk county had died, and although il was
! understood that tie said assistant assessor had
completed his assessment, yet Tue said board
were unable TO obtain the book aud whereas
tie ainendatOry act passed the LIST OF March
| 1917, declares that IN the case, :hat, tor any
county or part of a county. no assessment is
| = made ont and laid before the board of prIu-
! cipai Assessors tor surh county or the
" General Board of Principal Assessors. il
! " shall te the dnty OF The auditor under such
! instructions, as, from consideration aud
comparison OF the assessments of the adioiu-
| " ing counties may be given by the Genei al
| - bVd'd OF Principal Assessors, and which
! instructions the said board iShercby requii ed
| tVSl'c, 10 make out from ihe Commissions
= "a bIoksiu i.,> office an assessment Tor such
! cUn"tN or part OF "a county. And whereas
! tue GeneI al Board of Principal Assessors tiud
! thrni> selves unable In give tue AnditOr OF pub
lac accounts any other information except
! what viii he furnished by the hooks returned
| him, which viii Shew the average price per
ar'e oi the adjacent counties; aud the board
| bciie'ing thai this is avery Insufficient datum
| ny which 10 afhN tO each tract OF land and the
buildings thereon, The sum II which they
should ne assessed;
Ii was resolved that this fact be cumRiuni-
Gated 10 tie Executive IN order that the same
may De- laid before the General Assembly, To
whom Il properly belongs 10 apply such rene.
uNi US ia ihelI Wisdom may seem best.
Tie foregoing preaniDir and resolution was
adopted hN The Board OF Principal Assessors
al d meeting held in the city at Richmond Oh
Wednesday,, January 1911. 1870.
n. CARGlLL. Chairman.
he preceding letter aud accompany
ing document we're referred To the COM
iiee Tor courts OF justice.
resolution was read from the com.
ul,iee ut Propositions and Grievances.
AZ f,.l.l NJ
establishing separate election on the
ives, side of New river in the county OF
Montgomery A greed to
The or,ier of The day OH The bill "cOm.
ce'1ns' safes Of properly Hader executions
| amd membranes" was nn MIR. Garlauds
motion, postponed until Wednesday next.
Engrossrd bills" Concerning john
McCue"-" TO amend an act entitled
an act tn reduce 'nlo one act The several
acts concerning the county aud other in
feno. courts, and the jurisdiction o. JUS
tees OF lie peace w;thin this common.
wealih'-" To establish an academy In
the county Of MunIoe"-vere seyeralIy
read 3D. lime, and passed.
An engrosscd hill, For adding part
oil The County at Frederick la the county
OF Shenandoah" was read Sd time and
rejected.
Various bills we're read the Isl and 2d
times.
A bill "placing Thomas Evans free
man OF colour on the pei sion list" was
read The I'd time and rejected.
"A resolution WAS rcat: from the c. Of S.
and G. rejecting Tie petition of Sundry
lhhahiiantS o! Scoii county. who pray tor
The establishment of Il system OF educa-
non III sand county materially different
from that presented by The act entitled
AM dppropriatlHS part of tie reventie
oi the Literary Fund and for other pur
poses This resolution Vas agreed 10 bv
the House
A resolution from the G. for Courts of
Jushce was taken up, rejecting the peti
ilon OF Samuel Templenian who prayc,l
that his claim upon the land of one Thos.
Morse, deceased, eScheaied TO tie Com
monweallh because OF the aienage OF
sand Morse, may be secured TO him The
SAID Icmpleman.-A Agreed 10 by The
II use.
On motion of MIR. Magill, an enquiry
was directed into The expediency OF
amending the act " Concerning The con
stable for the city of Richmond"
Various bills aud resolutions we're re-
celyed, aud laid upon the table.
Mr.. iIiIi OF Madison, from the Armory
commiitee presented report which Was
read, laid upon the table and ordered to
be printed.
We have not room for The publication
OF The whole OF The report OF the Armory
C0mmitlee-li presents the following
| facts and propositions.
That The operations of the Inslitu-
ton for the preceding year, had been
| conducted apparently " iih due regard 10
! g0od order and management, both in
! the application OF labour employed, and
preservation of machinery"
lie committee having asceTlained
he strength OF The powder selected for
the purpose, subjected 80 muskets, taken
from lhe stack promlScuOuSly, 10 proof,
deemed more severe Than usual, not one
| at which was drticieni-'Fhs circum-
stance, together with the workmanship
displayed I'D all the parts, the improved
brass pan, The mconsiderable weight of
The piece, compared will other muske;s
all concur 10 warrant The committee in
pron0unclng them the finest ever manu-
featured at tie nsliiuion"-Theyr recon-
mend that The bright parts of lie arms
should he brOHzed; hy means of whic,
II is believed they will be kept in better
order and less liable 10 injury by being
taken 10 pieces 10 be cleaned.
There were, on the LIST day of Deem
Der last, the following arms in The Ar
mory-3l ,427 muskels, 1885 rifles, 74S
pistols-4,2lS cavalry swords, SO7 artil
lery swUrds-and 2l3 cuIIasses fiji for
servce.-The committee recommend thai
AN appropriation be made for The Greg
ton Of other Arsenals as contemplated
by an existing law. The expediency OF
this measure is recommended by the
number and insecurity from various
causes, OF the arms III the armory. II is
recommended that an appropriation be