Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-01-01
HsichmOnd, Thursday, Jan. 4.


| J1nES RIVER and K.7.v4JgIL3 IMPROVEMENT
We lay before readers long Debate which took
place in the III. of Delegates on Tuesday ast-Thc nm
shot of the whole, is that the House have passed c Bin
10 ezed e time for reeeiring subscriptions the Stock
OF the Company (tll the 10Th inst -that they have
laid upon the table the Bill aufhori-c the Common
Council of the City of Richmond to make an additional
subscription of 1900 shares TO the stock of the Compa
nyand that they have appointed Monday merit as ihe
day for hearing The Meinor;aSts, against such additional
subscription, at the Bar Of the House by Counsel by
Committee of their body. 1t is said, that Mr.
Stanad has been selected to appear this occasion OH
behalf of the Mcmoralists.
1t would be premature for us 10 anticipate The result
In the mean Time think it duty to lay before the
public the following Proceedings of the Common Coun-
Gil OF thus City, Monday night The great import
ancc of the interests which stake and the excite
nen which they have produced in this City invest these
Proceedings with unusual attraction We firmly believe
Sa inc permane"t PROSPERITY OF the City, and Of the
moyement-and hence it is that it has best wishes in
its behalf
COMMON COUNCIL
r sa,S Ssn aass 81 r. John o oS sS
ford os M1nsoa Robert Smith, $ Ayers C. a. Myers,
IL, "hs ro.s., sSs%ca che Mayor oshs
70 the James River aud Company wiz,
Heath N''' ''"''''' una
s'Air. Coodc obtained leave ofaiscncc
''Thc said Committee having examining Polk
turned the Mayor time tSerenicd the following Re
pot q ~. ,,........ ,
@ f MoS"r 81 The CITY e vote taken Of tho qualified yo
mtion To- , JS ., nsSs tue sussm'on OF the coIpo
pSnyins documents, same report
THAT with view Of facilitating the
Committee they determined before irRi of
| insy determined
list That all given by should excluded
| and rejected from the poll
I'D That votes given by trustees who have
dposc of the properly, poll
,ho.e Cor whom voted Which case tho
| vote of the trustee should bc skcn
A Tint the votes at all authorized
| sell the property, should be excluded from the poll.
nth 1hat the Noos OF executors aud administrators with tho will
by will sell
estate of their should be good
OH Tha Votes by 6on males females, where the
authority 10 vote writing, should he held valid.
tia That all by
rent The resi- property of their constituents
! othe heS advantage, should bo considered good.
Guided BY those principles thus previously decided appears
your Coinnittec .lt vote administrator,
represent @ $50, should he taken
gsvennd another person,
amounting TO 50 653 should be
These, with another hereafter particularly mcntioned
ciuctors that Committees ought made.
by the vote ofono qualification added
the Poll aud in the writing voter
state of tho that
NATIVE To the ride the Po property
| by tli' voter amountSo the sum of 1920.
In regard 10 the vote oianothcr owning property
amount OF S2O the vote
Committee,
from tho Poll entirely while the minority ofie believes
should be transferred from the affirmative the negative
1.-THE written authority this with
letter ofihe voior accompany this report.
by tho ofthe the appears
grcgnte vote IL S359 from which, il tho three
vred 10 be dcducte aud which together the
tire vote cal property will following will be
| the results
Total Affirmative given si,ocO,s4l
| 10 be deducted-Onc vote equal to 0653
| equal TO
| one equal TO 5GS29
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