The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-03-27

marks Of tn Member of,hc Ceuncila Cure
! lection of town officers is near At hand, and We
submit It to the consideration oil the citizens e
they should not give some evidence Of their
wishes on that occasion, not, indeed. by making
it "a test in the eeciion, but by opening differ;
ent poll 20 that shen each individual gives IA
his vote for town officers, he ma, say whether OF
not he is Ia favor Of the scheme recently ptopos-
ed Tor the erection OF Water Works 1his vote,
the members of the Common Council whatever
may be their individual opinions, viii hod them
selves bound 10 obey and in a question of
such magnitude, winch must necessarily burthcn
the Town with heavy lit Is important that
the Council should have some oth,l guide t,nu
their own opinions, and some other saactio than
their own wills. The mombcrs OF the existing
Council both they who are in favor ! they who
arr opposed TO the measure, feel sessibly the
difficulties which present themselves Al the out
set OF an undertaking OF such magnitude with
our comparatively slender mcansi and they of
course are reluctant 10 decide upon the matter
At all, until they shall be o,plelt, informed Of
the "iShes OF 'h''f constituents iahl1 expressed
: At the pohs. Al "ppnf'""'y VIII be alio'SeH' To
them to do TINS al our ne" election, aud we nope
" VIII not DC hesiees.u' IN the mean 'nnet PR
va,e aud public discussion ma, enable each one
10 iorm correct ala1i"n' We eaanat say, Tor
our own Pais, 'ha' We nave tolmed Any '''t'eu
opinion we nave, 20 Do SUE expressed our
CONVICTION th'i we are deficient a means 10 e.
tmg"'sh a fire, II iha' "es'rnr'Ne element should
Than III "meh Anu oar present impressions
are favorable 10 the plan suggested IN the sub
ioined proeo>ed Substitute To tt, G,lI a,g,noi,,
~ ''''"'' ''''''
probable 'hat the debt m'Eh' he eNtnEpiNhed
IN thirty yeaI5, without any ad ltiaaai taxation
Ia. ,t., G,,,,Is l,i,.,i from, ,...,f 3,.,. .t...
..,
~" - '''' ~ w ''a'' 'N wv "''" 'sJ'e' "
thth erection. But, there's ihe rub - II IS
| a question winch all will admit 10 be difficult ut
a..,.,n ,,Iil.=,....,,..
- ''' ''''''''
'l"' VI wv "''''ss III o''' 'o"n 'oa NJ III "ho.
ther, we ought surely 20 bc admoulshed (piupct
re holders more pateuItrly " of ths rnn,t,t, , 4
-. ....,.. .,l,,..., -, -,
'''''h e y e'"'' "s' '''e '''"S
! rophe
| An idea has been thrown out In relation totbc
s,,,;,,t y,biqb 49, ti,lt WORTH, .f ,t,,t,,
Inc Hl"'u'' ASSURANCE ""'c'y Il a"unuoSs
deeply interested IN the safety OF Lynohburg
propcrty lsit MOI, therefore, possible that il
n,nId ,;4 i.tI,or .,,,,..r;,,,,,., ,.=,..,
= '"' ~
ny Il 'o"h VI money "i'"""' interest, Ia ne elec
, ton Of the contemplated Works. There would
he no harm in making thc trial ut all p,r,ts
ron Til fiHniNiAN.
Inc attention oi inc ch>ens Oh lynea1afs hd-
wing De'n |"ely fh'd I" 'h' subject OF adpplJ ing
the town "Eh NaIe', 3y the successive pnbicd-
! ton 81 an ordnance ~" nnoci confederation va
me common council proposing To eject ihai OBJ
1eo' at uc eAPense 81 ne common ilaIi ana a
counter P'2e'ipy some 'He"ipef' al Inc com
mon c"uh'h 'he writer ''it'i eohetlfins u 10
DC '"p"' 'h's 'ha' in' e''lHch enoula ha'' ''c'y
i,'lor'n'''o" upon 'pls su'Iec'' soheis lae1 Iur
''e' "''ehuon 10 ,le io''o""'f ahe'eh oi s"hsh-
l"'e p'' poAea 10 NC oh'''o' TO Tue efdlaanie
, hone. that a, time when almost .,g,, mail
brings us tdngs OF The most disastrous fires IN
our sister towns and cites Our Total aant Of
preparation TO defend ourselves against Inc ta'-
: ages OF this deYonfme element will awaken the
Y attention OF every citizen to the momentous i'm
+. porIance OF tins subject, and Z al some means
vii be devised To give TO the representatives of
the people IN the comwon council, clear aud
decided eVdence Of what the writer believes TO
; be the unquestionabe fact, that nfeat aud over
wbenlng majority of those interested IA the
safety aud prosperity OF our town, are decidedly
favorable 10 the adoption offs eilaeuse mode
Z OF defence The writer vii oieieiy add IN rcia-
ton to the plan developed IA The substitute Of