Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-05-30
LIGHTING TIE rITY

We have gwen place 10 the proceedings Of the Com
mon Council Of Richmond on The Water Works, and
on the proposition for lighting the City with gus
This last question ucted upon Friday asl-and
the reader will perceive by the following extracts OF
the proceedings from The Council, that The Report OF
the Committee has been rejected by large ma on,y.-
1t possible that they will agree upon some cheaper
plan Of Lighting etta oil, the principal streets and
squares:
"The report on the subject of Lighting the city has
ing been taken up, the resolution Of The Committee
amended to read follows, viz
"Resot6ed, That committee be instructed to report
ordinance providing for the appointment Of Stand
ing Committee, 10 be denomnaled the Committee on
the Richmond Gas Works, and for appropriation of
42 600 in six per cent stock, redeemabe in the year
lSG5 TO be placed under the control OF said committee
TO be expended in the purchase Of suitable LOT for the
erection of Gus Works, to be denominaled the Rich.
mond Gas Works; and that SAID committee be clothed
with such powers may be necessary TO carry into
operation the works intended to be erected
"a motion was made by Mr.. Mayo, that the follow in %
be adopted substitute for the resolution of the Com
mitee, amended
"Whereas, the vote upon the question Of lah,no the
city, gwen al the late Ward election, was The opi.
Mon of the Council, given under an erroneous
of the cost Of erecting the works and whereas. the
Council think it iuey pedent at this time 10 increuse
the Liabilities OF the city 10 amount sufficient In
carry out The plan of lighting the city, according 10
the estimate accompanying the report OF the Commit
tee upon the subject of light: Be it therefore
"Resotved, That the said report and the accompa.
lying resolution be indefinitely postponed
"The said substitute was rejected aud the ayes and
noes having been ordered,
"The ayes Messrs Dove, Griffin, Haskins,
Mayo, Hobson and Mils-G
1.-THE noes Messrs Myers, Lancaster Lind.
lam, Haxall, Wickham, Butler, Clarke and Pegram-S
"Mr. Butler offered the following us a substitute for
The said resolution Of the Committee as amended
"Whereas the vote upon the question of lighting the
city, given at the late Ward elections in tie opinion Of
the Council nstrucs them 10 cause the city to be lpbt
ed but that the details Of the plan were left to be settled
by the Council; and Whereas the Council desiring n
have distinct expression Of opinion from the citizens
whether the plan proposed by the Committee Of the
Council meets their approbation-
"Resotced, That poll be opened by The Sergeant Of
the city, on the - day of -, at the several place
at which the Ward Elections usually held for The
purpose of ascertaInlng whether the voters of the CITY
Of Richmond in favor Of having the CITY LIGHTED
according TO the plan of the COMMITTEE or not.
"And The said substitute was rejected The ayes and
noes having been ordered,
1.-THE ayes Messfs. Myers, Lancaster, Lud,an,.
and Buer--1.
"And the noes: Messrs. Dove, HaxaH Griffin. Wick.
ham, lla'kins, Clarke, Mayo, Hobson, Mills, and Pc.
gram-l0.
"Thc resolution of the Committee, as amended. was
then rejected, by
".Iyes-hlessrs. Myers and Lancaster-2-and
".Aoes-M essrs Dove, Ludlam, liaxall. Griffin
Wickham, Butler, Haskns, Clarke, Mayo. Hobson.
Mills, and Pegrum-l2
"The question approving the report of the Com
mittee, then decided in the negative"