The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-12-24
LOCAL MATTERS.

Anderson Fry, Mills and Darlington. This body
met at the Chamberain's office On Wednesday last,
for the transaction of busiuess
The minutes of the last meeting were read and
| approved.
Teiitios "A petition from Joseph Mayo, Esq.,
was read, asking the use OF the Grand Jury room
for an office. Referred to the committee IL the
City Hail, with Instructions to grant the prayer OF
the petitioner If deemed expcient.
Increase Of Saidry.-A communication Of Gle
ment White. third police officer, asking an add
tioaaI paw Of $50 per aanum to the salary OF his
present office, ana setting forth his reasons for the
same, was read and referred to t4e committee on
Police.
Report on C2aims-Tha committee Of Claims re-
port in favor OF Thomas Barhan's ciaiu.s-adverse
to the petition OF John +. Matthe"--and in favor
of the claims @. Thos T. Giles L. Saeqperson, \"
l.: MauIe, ?. {. kn-olougl, Geo. A. Pea-ce and
VIM. II. D 5yidsln.
Sailing Arrcors.-Mr Hi presented a petition
from e. u N Green, asking pactial settlement Of
c 1rtain asrearages due taem, which was referred
to the committee on Light.
Extending tie City LtD.its Mr. Robinson ofared
the following preamble aud resolution, which were
adopted:
Whereas, under an act CT the General Assembly,
passed the 3yta OF January 3 IS, Commissioner aD-
pgi teG oy the Executive Ct the State, established
what was then deemed just and reasonable boln-
dary 10 thu civ oI Richmond ami in the time which
has elapsed ule The establishment Of the bOu4-
darv under that act circumstances haze occurred
which make that und2ry, however JIst aud Iea
sonaoie It Ray have been when fist established,
not reasonable now. Therefore, be /
Rtsolrcd By the Council Tn the eIates and
ritT in
eemb.y Of the State, be requested t. apply t. the
General Assembly to provide Tor reesonabIe ex-
tcnsi-n OF tne bC undary OF said city, ellie by means
OF act Gu.hO!isng tie Executive = appoint COM
uiissiuuerb establish a reasonable -Qndsry. or
by such otAcr means as t. the General Assembly
may be Just and proper.
Gin Scrip On motion of Biz Robinson, the re-
port OF the committee of finance, aGrersc 10 the Pc
t.tion OF rari.us citizens, praying the Cooncil TO
authorize The issue Of city scrip in Gums aud de.
nominations Of one, two and three dollars, to meet
the necessities OF the retail trade was taken up aai
alter short discussion adopted. I'VE have here
totore pub ished the report in full
DauuiUe Railroad-Mr Robins On, fEol. tha com
mi:tee Oh Finance, made the following report which
was 6duptcd:
The committee CT Finance 70 whom was referred
the poll bee Ks Of the poll helG en- the I'd Ct Dacem-
on behalf Il the CITY. may subscribe 70 the STOCK of
TIE t-ichEond and D2nvllle rgiirUGd company, an
anC uLt not exceeding so 0U0 have ectivc1, from
the 4 The city, certificate, tn OF the free
holders VI the city voting upon the said question,
at last 210 in favor of tie subscription AID not
MOI e tssn 81 against II The Committee herr with
+ Turn the sid Certificate, and also d certificate
from tie Secretary Of the company 10 the sub.
scrpuns made by others than the city and the
state On consideration. Of the said ccrtdcates,
ana after aeaTl1G explanations in regard to the said
subscriptions, the committee have - the fol-
Lowing resolution:
1t appearing Oy the poll booke, ard also h the
assessors certificate, that N IoFlty u the free
holders Of the city voting upon The question, il
favor OF the subscription
RsS9iccd, That the Council subscribe on behalf
OF lie city tor sock IN the Richmond apL Danvlie
Railroad COMPANY tc the amount Of $4,000; ana
that the President Of he Council be- and he is
by su,hcrizcd 70 maze said subscription Oh the
looks ofths COMPANY.
{ Borroa0iag MOney-Nr. Robinson, from the Fl
nance Committee, reported TIE following ordi-
/ nance which was adopted:
An ordinance for borrowing money to pay the
amount subscribed for stock in the Richmond
anC Daavile Railroad Comuany
Be il ordained 10y the Council! Of tie city Of Rich.
noud. that the President Ct The Council and the
Chamberlain Of the city be, and tley are hereby
authorized FROM time u time, the money 20 be
paid upon the shares o. stock on the Richmond and
Danv.lle Rail- cad Company, which may be sub
seribeu for, On behalf Of The CORPORATION Of the
city, shall be required by the President and Direc
tors Ct said Company, TO issue certificates Of DEBT
OF this city. tor sums not exceeding alt sether
@ju 900, bearing interest OF Fix per centum per
annum payable semi.annually on the first day OF
January and first day Of July; and Iedeamable on
the first day July, 1885, the SAID certificates to be
sold By the Chamberlain at such rates as may be
app toved by the Committee OF Finance, not being
under pay and the proce 4is thereof to be applied
~ tfa+y hat -rY
Rsdvcing the Tax on The Sher.G.-Mr Robinson
from the Committee of Finance, reported the fol.
lowing ordinance, which was adopted
IN Ordinance reducing tie assessment on the
Office Of ShGrif.-Be il ordained by the Council Of
the city OF Richmond, that the assessment on the
Office Of Sheriff of said city, 70. the year commenc-
ing the first day OF July, 1852, instead OF being
$1,000, as prescribed BY the ordinance passed July
18th, 1852, entitled ian ordinance levyins
sessment on the Office of Sheriff; of the city,, shall
be only Sll00; of which one half shall be paid
within ten days AFTER the passage Of this ordinance,
and the other half On the 10Th day OF June neXt.
Reliefto the Sergeant.-Dr. Mills, from the Com
mittee Of Finance, reported the following ordi.
nance, which was adopted
An Ordinance repeating the Ordnance lerging
an Assessment on tie Office Of Sergeant otthe City
Be it ordained by the CounclI OF the CITY OF Rich
rnond that the ordinance passed July l5th 1882.
tue chice of Sergeant Of the City" s1au De, and
the saIs e is hereby repealed.
Increasing the Salary Of Assessor On III tio1
of mr. Saunders, the report of the Committee OF
Equa,zers taken up, and that part of it recon-
mending an Increase of $500 per auuum TO thu
salary OF city Assessor, adopted. Ihs salary Wi!
now be $1,000, instead OF $500, as heretofore.
Increasing the Nigh! UdtcA.-On motion Of Dir
Robinson the ordnance concerning the Night.
Watch was taken from the table and passed. 1t
reads Re follows
An Ordinance Concerning the Nigh WdtcF -. Be
i ordained by the COunci! ut the Ciy OF kichnUn l.
THAI there s1aL be Wateb-HoUse at the Second
Market House as we'll as Il. the First Haraet House.
aud instead OF l.ere being a Night Watch of only
tvgeaty six men, besides the Captain and Lieuteu
ants thereof there shall be tairty %a!chmen be-
sides the said Captain and LisItonants
2 The Walcn House at tn Fist Market House
shall continue 10 be tae place Tor the officers to I
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