Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-01-29
Com mon Council.

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Irnchnr, a, Fr;Iay Evrn;,r o,d of January.
$50
pr.sc,,-J,bp NJ O,ex President: C.. ". Chris
,;,, I,ssa Hare Henry Davis paul J,,rs Ge,r,e
q Cnrlc Jnbn r Mcdaniel Snmrso, Diusn;d and
Tbos q Arrce number.
The m.mo,ial of Gc,rcc G. CurIe. Geo. d. Da-
a. anJ .updrv o,bcrs nroposinr n he orconized
md received "a Fire Componv for the Hin. in this
C,rnor,,;,n was prescp,cd :, the Cmpcil and be-
IN, r.,d was referred +. a Committee 10 examine
the subcc, and To rcpor, Ia the Council by bill or
,b.r,;.-,,b.r.pr IN. pres;dep, nnpointed
Ncssrs Christian lanes and Tal,ferro 10 be Of
said comm;ttee-ond ON motion of Mr.. jones' the
President was added n tho committee.
Tie Mayor made n rep,rt Of Fines. Taxes, &c,
received Nv him for the quarter ending o0rh inst.
which heinz read was received and hi. account
for his salary for tho same quarter Of 5000 was or.
dered IN be mid
The ,rcoi,t Of Tory G, Shields for rr;u,iup md
publ;.h;ng s,ndr, Ordinances for the Corporarion.
amounting 10 $40 10 ceu,.-nud also the account Of
Jos B. Row. for lighting the rubic Lamps for quar-
Ter ending 2 inst of so6 80 cents were presented
allowed and ordered TO be raid.
Prcscm-Wm +. Taliaf,rro, member.
The DRAFT ofWm. II Davis on n burlington
f,r sya % far Coal far the Police Office. was or
,crer Ia be mid
Oumotion Of Mr.. Otey. Resolved unanimously, that
the sum of Three. hundred Dollars be placed in the
hands of the Oversecrs of the Poor hose duty it
shall be 10 iuonire into and relieve the wants and
suffering of the moor of tbis Corpotatipn--and the
Ladies Of the several Benevolent Societies Of this
tnwn be requested TO aid the Overseers properly to
distribute the contribution
Mr. A, Tompkin-, Treasurer, made two re-
ports. one showing the Bonds issued and Interest
paid ON account "f the Virginia and Tennessee Rail
road COMPANY for the quarter ending lst January.
lSj2-and the other showing the amount paid into
the Treasury .by the Collector of the Corporation
Taxes within the lat month, which report being
read. were ordered to be fcd,
George A. Kinuicr Presented Memorial TO the
Council. which being read was deemed reasonable,
and il wns resolved thar the fine irnposcd upon him
be RENTED ON The pnyment Of the cost, Of the pro.
sccu,iop.
Resolved. That the sum of Two hundred Dollars
e n,,cod in the ba,d of,be Cb,;rmap Of the Stree,
Co,nm,,es m bc he,J I;oII. 10 ,he orders or sa;d
Con,,n,,cc.
The account Of jain II. Scny. for Lamp Oh. wa.
,rnscDted l, lie Board and referred 10 tbe Stree,
Comn,;t,cc ~ examine The s,me ,nd e rnrrer, N
their iudsmcut. to be paid ly them.
Tho rcnor, ofVm II Ranch Eco u,vor ro,.
corning The susreps;on of Thomas NJ Hawi;n. on.
If tho Nil, Watch was nrcscn,cJ 90 ,h. Rid
and road and an ,,,,,;on liI 90 ,ho ,.bla--,I H..
said Hawkins ,lI,xeJ ,o,,n,,r Lcc,ro III. ,nn,,;,.
,a, o,, ,,,r.,,,, .,.,,,r 4, -, - 90 -
be,rJ h n. Az, rco-(,nd n, , s,I,sao,,r,, .o,,.
r,r,;rn,;o, ram III Na,ar ~. cb.,rras ,,;,h.
drnwnl
On the mo,inn of Mr.. NcD,picI Rcsolvcd. TIN,
the vote o the Coupril a, their Novcmler meeting.
c,nccrp;no the Iorn,;nn If IN. now Courthouse h..
observation-disclosures Mr. Cbr;s,i,, uoveJ IN
refer the question n. to the oca,ion of ;le Court
House to the vote of the people /; Mr.. Hare then
moved as a substitute for Mr. Our;.t;ans motion.
ire original resolution reported b, the commit
tee in favor ofthc Public Square on the Hill md
the question being taken on the substitute. there
FIVE votes for and five against the same; where
by the said substitute was rciccted-nnd the mo-
ton of Mr.. Christian prevailed,
And then the Board adjourned until Tomorrow