Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-10-30
Com inOn Council.

AT regular meeting of the Common
Council of Lynchburg, held at their cham
Der on Friday evening the 25th Of Octo-
her. 1851.
Presentation. NJ. Otey President,
Charles w. Christian, Thomas O. Acre,
John r. Mcdaniel, William p. Taliaferro,
Sampson Diuguid, George G. Curle, and
Jesse Hare members.
The mayor made quarterly report OF
his transactions for the quarter ending 20,h
instant. which being read was received
and ordered to be filed: And on motion,
Resolved, that the President, draw on the
Treasurer in favor of VIM. ID. Branch,
Mayor, for the sum of two hundred dollars
for and in full of his salary for the same
quarter.
Resolved, That the President draw on
the Treasurer in favor Of the Chairman
ofthe Watering Committee for the sum OF
two hundred and thirty-cight dollars and
ffty-six cents. To pay the account OF
Messrs. Williams and Sons for Hose. &c,
purchased by said committee for this Cor
poration.
Resolved, That the President draw on
the Treasurer in favor of Thomas billiard
Commissioner and Assessor, for the sum OF
one hundred and six,y-two dollars and fif-
ty cents, in full ofhis account for his servi-
ces and for Blank Books.
Resolved That the President draw on
the Treasurer, in favor Of Joseph c. Roy,
for the sum oftwcnty-fve dollars for and
infull Of his account for lighting the Street
Lamps, for the quarter ending the Sthinst.
A. Tompkins Treasurer made two re-
ports, one showing the bonds issued and
interest paid on account of the Virginia
and Tennessee Rail Road Company, and
the other, showing the amount paid into
the Treasury, by the Collector of the Cor
poration taxes, which were read and order
cd to he filed
The communication of Mcssrs. Scott
and Adams contractors. asking TO be OK
cmptcd from Corporation taxes, was read
to the board, and ordered TO lie on the table
The communication of j ohm Thurman,
clerk of the Market. concerning certain
nuisanccs &c, was read TO the board, and
referred to the Market committee, who,
thereupon, reported bill upon the subject
referred to, which bill was read the first,
second and third times, and passed into an
ordinance, and the same is entitled, "an
Ordinance &C."
Mr.. Otey presented to the Board, the
following preamble and resolution, which
being read were unanimously adopted,
viz: "Whcreas, divers complaints have
from time to time reached the Common
Council, in consequence of the numerous
and Instructions. ON the side
walks of the streets and alleys of this
town, whereby, the convenience OF orr cit
liens and others is greatly hindercd, and
their personal safety endangered: Be it
therefore, Resoleed, by theCommon Coun-
ell, that the street committee be requested
forthwith, TO make personal examination
of the various streets and alleys of this
town, and TO cause all distractions of, or
enc oachmenis upon the sidewalks, there
of, 10 be removed, so that they shall be left
of the fnll width intended in the original
plan of the town, and TO this end, they
shall cause all cellar doors, to be reduced
to proper grade with the tagging of the
side walks; and to have the locks and
hinges thereof, so arraigned, as to offer
the least possible obstruction to foot pas
sengers; and to cause any fixtures, bench
es, steps, Enclosures &c, &c, to be remov-
cd or abaied, which in their opinion. shall
offer any hndcrance, to the free and safe
passage of pedestrians along the sidewalks
of any street or alley Of this town, prorided,
that for the present, the entertainments of
a permanent character. which from time to
time obtained along the western side of
third or Church street, also, Cooke or
West street, shall remain undisturbed.
The Watering Committee madea semi
ualreport oftheir transactions up TO 30th
of September, 1851. which being read
was received. and ordered to be filed and
published with the proceedings of the
Council, and which is in these words. To
the President Of the Common Council
Corporation of Lynchburg.
The Watering Committee have TO re-
port as to their semi-annual transactions
ending 30th September, previous however
to a detail of which they beg leave to say,
that the ordinance creating Sinking Fund,
has changed entirely their mode of keeping
accounts as their duties and operations
were thereby rendered more complicated,
they have found it expedient to open an
entire set of books, by which they are en-
abled TO show, in minuied as well as aggrc-
gate, all transactions, and perpetuate his
tory Of this branch Of the Fiscal operations
of the Corporation. As from the COM
mencement of the Water works for many
years, say up to 1914, no regular ac-
count was kept, and there being no means
of supplying the defect of these years, the
committee could not arrive at the exact
costs of the works up to the present time,
they deemed it fair to assme the costs there
of at the amount of the original debt, $780,
600, created for It's erection thereby put
ting the receipts from the works, against
the extension Of the same since its erection
The Committee refer you to list of bal
ances, herewith presented marked A, from
which is shown, as per statement b, on I'd
sheet. that the receipts for past SIX months.
have been, from all sources, S3,23S So
And expenditures for interest
on debt, labour, repairs, &c, ao69 81
Leaving nett profit for six
months past Sll6s II
which is rather more than same period last
year, notwithstanding the loss of the rent
of Langhorne's Mill, the lease having cx-
PRED LIST April last, and the rents now go
to the james River and Kanawha Com
pany.
The number ofnew renters during the
past six months have been twenty-five. a
mountingto Sl57 90
The number discontinued have
been eleven, amounting to CO 80