Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-10-09
SELLING GOODS BY SAMPLE.

IN. Is. y. j I
M. Sheppard, Jr, II. W. Fry, aud J. M Caring
SELLING GOODS SAMPLE.
Mr. Robinson presented the following report
| The Committee OF Finance, to whom was referred
The petition OF Edmond & Davenport and others, res
| pecully report that under the 59h section of the
charter OF 1872 the Council has, probably authority to
subject to fine, any person who, without having OBJ
tanned license therefor from the Council, shall sell or
offer to sell within this city by sample card, or oher-
wise, any goods, wares, Merchandise or other articles
except such articles as are excepted by the 10th section
OF chapter 80 OF the code OF Virginia But an ordinance
ofths nature would have the effect OF requiring those
vendors OF goods, wares, or merchandise who have
stores or places of business within the civ to Obtain H.
censes from the Council in addition to those obtained
from The state ottleersa thing not heretofore required
and any fine imposed by the Council could NOT ex
coed for any one offence, the sum of 500 The best
course therefore, seems to be- to proceed here as in
Philadelphia, by act OF the Legs aure rather than bv
ordinances. The Committee recommend to the Conn
Gil TO adopt the following resolution
Resolved, That copy OF the petition OF Edmond g.
Davenport aud others, be transmitted to the represen
talives OF this city in he General Assembly and int
they be requested 10 procure the passage of an ac(
providing that person shall, without obtaining such
license as Is mentioned in the 10th section of chapter
IS OF the Code OF Virginia, sell, offer to SELL within
this city, by sample, card, or otherwise any goods
wares, meIchandz., other articles, except such ar
tic les excepted by that section, and imposing
upon any person offending against the act, a fine for
every such offence.
The report approved and the resolution Of the
committee adopted by the Council.
WAYS AND MEANS.
Mr.. Robinson presented the following report from
the committee:
The Committee of Finance respectfully reDort that
IN consequence chiefly OF the large appropriations made
during the last year for work on the streets there s
temporary bank debt oil nearly S90o00 that this amount
IS much greater than can, during this the ensuing ifs.
cal year, conveniently be paid out of the income that
will remain after paying the interest the permanent
debt and necessary current expenses for those years;
md he lin Nav 0,,hc, =
amount OF the work, having unanimously resolved
that thereby no increase to be made to the parma.
nent debt OF the city, the committee wish to avoid such
increase and yet TO arrange TO make such payments as
the Backs desire to enable tEem to Accommodates the
community. With this view, the committee recon.
mend TO the Council the adoption of the following re-
solution:
Resell ed That leave be given the Committee ol
finance, TO bring in an ordinance concerning the tenn
porary debt OF the city, which shall provide that Ger
theateS OF debt or bonds OF the city be issued from
time 10 time, for sums not exceeding altogether SEQ
OU0 that they De payable, at the ChamberIans office
on the first day oil November, in each of the Years
1853, 1854 and 1855, and that more than
$4,000 be payable in the same year, that until the
time OF payment, they bear netes the rate OF six per
cenium per annum, payable semi-annuay; that hey
be sold by the Chamberlain at such as may be ap
proved by the Committee OF Finance, not being under
par; and tina they be paid out OF the money received
for taxes, and other yea ry income of The city, during
the year in which the same shall be respectively paya
Bile.
Ri The report of the committee was adopted And an
ordinance having accordingly been presented and the
rule having been suspended for the purpose Of passing
1t, 1t was read the usual number OF times and passed
APPRAIsEMENT OF REAL ESTATE.
The following report was also presented By Mr. Ro-
bnson, from said committee
The last appraisement Of real state that was made
by order ut the Council, having been acted on for
four years. and within that time MANY chances in
value having occurred and it being proper that the
valuation should be fair and equal as practicable
the Committee OF Finance recommend to the Council
to adopt the following resolutions:
Resolved, That In addition to the Assessor for the
city, there be appointed by the Council, during the
present month, tive other assessors to act with INN in
asceralnlng the value OF the real estate within this
city, after being sworn imparally and faithfully 10
apPralse the same; that they proceed without delay to
ascertain the value, and on the completion of their ap
praisement return it to the Chamberlain, who so soon
as he receives IT. shall give notice In each OF the daily
newspapers published IN this city, that the said ap-
pralsement is IN his office for the examination of per
sons interested that the Committee of Equazers
examine the apFralsement and report to the Council
any errors which they may find therein; aud that The
Assessor in making out his land book for 1852 shall
be governed by the value appears by the said an
pralsement, except SO Tar as the Council may other
wise direct
Resolved, That for the services required by the
preceding resolution the three assessors shall each re-
ceve $500, TO be Tals when the SAID appfalsementls
completed.
The resolutions of the Committee were adopted
The Council then proceeded TO the appointment of
two assistant assessors. and Wellington Goddn and
Samuel 7. Pulllam were elected.
Leave OF absence was granted to Dr. Mills.
REPORTS OF PoLICE OFFICERS.
The following report was presented bV MIR. Robin
son. from the Committee of Police:
The Committee of Police have from the Mayor a
report OF only one case since the regular meeting of
the Council in June house broken or entered in
the night Tor the purpose OF stealing committing
any cher felony IN It, That was the house OF Eliza
beth Hubbard Cary street, entered by a negro on
the night OF the / ih July.
The COMMITTEE have examined the lists OF persons
discharged at the watch house IN June and July 1851
under The 18th section OF the ordinance passed The n
OF March, 1881, concerning fines and punishment
and the statements which, under the 9h section of
the ordnance passed the 2sh of November, 1850,
were returned 10 The regular meetings of the oun.
ell iii July, August and September. Each of these
statements IS OF reports TO the Mayor within the me
cedmg month the statements OF officer Warrington
embrace likewise reports 10 the Superintendent of
Streets and superintendent of the Water Works; and
those OF Captain JIukIns embrace reports to the Su
rermtendent Of the Water Works. The statements
show:
From John Pearce, LIST Police Officer, Reports.
6 Clement White, 2nd II
&C VIM. b. Page, Bid 4
- ]. Is Warrington, 1lh &c 30
IInel9dmg those 10 Superintendent of Streets and
Water WofksO
From L. W Tyler, keeper of city pro
&C Psf ryssIl iii, 49, 20 Reports
Watch .......... .............IS
(lncudlng these to Superintendent
of the Water Wofks0
" A. D. Wilkinson LIST Lieutenant. -. 4 &
" &. Johnson, End 6
g q. s. Truhearf, 3rd '' g
These statements, IL will be perceived, show more
reports from Captain Jlnklns than from his three
Lleutenants altogether; and fewer from Mr., Page
Than from any other of the day police. The Commit
tee do not regard the failure OF any officer to report
violations of ordinances, resulting from there not
being violations TO report; fer, members of the
Council in our walks through the city, con- |
stantly srack with the number OF such Violations
violations in respect matters which, II allowed to
continue, often become nulsances
Sub omed to the last statement Of officer Yarring-
ton, is suggestion, that it he had cart furnished
him. he could without interfering with his police duty
keep the cutters clean, and also fill up number Of
holes and places on the sidewalks The committee do
not consider that the 18th section OF the ordinance
passed the 20 h Of November 1850, concerning the
Comm and Superintendent OF Streets and The
OYerseer oil the City hands has been properly executed
Who is in fault in this respect not at this time
undertake to decide, But we wish the officers con-
Concerned to know. that desire that section to be
duly ana properly executed il it eau be- IT, from any
cause it cannot, then w deyolve on the Council to
consider what other measures il will adort |