Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-03-16
CITY COUNCIL.

an auJnutneo meeung, on Thursday the 18th instant
Present: o. a. Myers, President; J. NJ. wickham
John Dyve J. q. Crane. San'l Hardgtove, Joe. Mayo
u hi'kins. w. ID. Blair, J. A. Lancaster, w. w
Crump, u. Sade. and X. W. Ha1all.
comnuncati'n submitted Il ON the Mayor ,tstirs
the facts IN the case Of the hhc against Charlie.
Tor his servants rcing hogshead iron his store through
part OF Broad ana 9h street, into his lumber house aud
the Ordlnanee under which the fine posed-in com.
pliaucr with the request OF the Council.
GA motion OF DR. Dove the hnc RENTED; and leave
VS. given 10 bring in an ordinance amend the ordinance
reducing into one the several ordinances establishing
golar Police. Be-, passed May l0th 1880. Committee
Mes Dove, Crane and Blair.
Prescott, DR.. l.. w. Chsmberayne.
report presented from the Committee of Eoualix
ers to whom was ri.rred the petitions OF Henry Kakey
and Lewis Bergsein Tor reduction cf the class tax
TO 'hem recommending IN consideration OF the small
ness done by them, that tho said be reduced To s.
Aud, motion of Mr.. Wickhlm the Chamb .rlsi, wa,
directed to refund to them S. each.
MIR. Crane submitted to the Council n communication
from the appointed by the Act OF
10 ire rpofae the Richmond Gas Company passed Jany
2l't, 1916; which rcid by HIM. Aud mot, on wa.
made ~ No Crump, tia, the following resolutions be
adopted;
Resorsd. That the Chamberlain cause the annexed
cominunica ion to be published along with
that the citizens hive opp rtdny express
wishes on the subject, nj the next elections.
heso!sed, That the Sergeant Of Vi be directed 10
opcn poll ut the ensuing Ward Elections each place Of
eect ~ 10 take the of the qualified voters upon the
question OF hshog the City with gas the public ex-
penso.
motion made by Mr. Blair that the said resoluto
be aid on The table; which decided In the negative
The ayes aud noes having boo ordered the ayes were
Mess. Blair, Slate aud Wckham-3
And the noes Messrs. Myers, Chauberoyue
Gram CTumP Dove, Haskins. HarIgroNe, H-xa. Ian.
caster and MayO-l0.
The seid resolutions were then adopted
On motion OF Mr. CIunp,
hssoIped. That the Attorney for the City Of Richmond
be instructed 10 examine the deed from Benam Davis to
the City OF Richmond; and upon his approval OF the title
conveyed thereby, the Chamberlain be directed 10 pay the
SAID benlamn DAVIS the of 1000.
MI. trump pts,nt the following report:
ih' committee nPpointtd 10 report by ordinance or
ON r"se, upon the expectancy increasing the pay OF the
ght "a;ch, respectfully report That in the opinion of
your Committee the faithful and Efficient manner IN hich
the ght Watch have discharged their duties couoled
with tue severity Ct the water through which "a. have
pa o. and the high prices OF many the of
ME, authorizes, In the opinion your committee ths,
e pay should be continued AT its present rate,
100 high curing The whole year. And TO III $ end. they
Recommend an ordinance ing that portion the OF,
dinlnce, parsed the 9th Deeemo r. ls44 dmin shng
IN pay OF the Night Watch to 81 IS per night from the
LIST y! April 10 tie LIST December
The foregoing report having been received the ordinance
accompanying the same was read the usual number Of
tines aud passed.
On motion OF Dr. Dove. it ordered That the Coun
Gil meet again ON Friday Goth inst, ut O'Clock F. NJ
An Ordinance Tor mpens siing the members OF the
Council inr their services, which laid the table the
l2ta January last taken together with the reuor of
Tue Mn'nV OF the Commit &c OF Finance against the
And the sad ordnance and epo having been read the
ordnance read the I'd lime and amended by
out all alter the enacLng clause and inserting the follow
ing; Tia the of each member of the City
Council shall b. four dollars per diem, for each days at
iendancs at the meetings Of tie said Council.
MI Crane moved that the following prosiso be added
Provided That memtcr she'll be allow ed To receive said
per diem allowance, uaoss hc presen within thirty mi
nu'es OF the time appointed for meeting, and remain until
Its close, unless lsa,e OF sh enco be granted.
And the PTOr 50 was rejected
he ofdirAncs amended. as above, then read the
ihTd nme aud tire and having besn ordered on
ITS pas age. ih-y w,te:
AYES-hessFs Blair, Crump, DIVE, Haskin II,rdgrove
and La1casier-6
And NoEs-Messrs. Myers, Crane, HaIlll, Mayo Slade
and Wiekham-6.