Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-07-29

| Alta regular meeting Of the Common Cnuncil of the
corporation Of iyncbburs, their chamber Friday
evening 23d July, 1852:
rrcsent-John NJ. Otey President; Charles W. Chris
tim. Thomas q. Acres, .ino Cary Henry Davis Vim
I Taliaerro, Sampson Diuguid, and Jesse Hare,
members.
Tompkias. Treasurer, made report, Of his
tions with Virginia and Tennessee, Rail Road com
pany, showing the number Of corpor bonds issued
Sc, from the st Jsnuaiy up Ia Isl July, 1852, which
being read, was received and ordered to be filed.
A Tompkins, Treasurer, made report of the pay
nents into the Treasury made by the collector Of the
corporation taxes of 1881 for the months of Nav. June
and july which read and received and ordered to
be filed.
Absent-Sampson Diuguid by leave, and present J r
Mcdaniel. member Of common council.
he Mayor made report Of fines and taxes &c,
ceived by him for the quarter ening Goth nst which
being read received; and motion, Resolved that
the President, draw the Treasurer Ia favor of the
Mayor for $500 in full Of Iii, quarters salary due on
that dav.
VIM Brown master of Police and captain Of the
Night Watch, reported Of the services of the
Watch, and the anoun due them for two months
services to this day. which read and the accounts
ordered to be raic. as follows. viz Jos Roy the sum
of SOC 10 including quarters salary for lighting lam
jose ph Goudin si5 %; John Reid sac II; Jas Reid
! $50. Thos. Laferry $50 and VIM Davis $50.
Mr. Christian presented to the council the following
preamble and resolui; cli being read adopted:
Whereas, il appears by the Treasurers quarterly
port this day submitted to the council that there still
remains counted for of the leves of the year lS5
the of 1892 81 from which is TO be deduct
ed the sum of SEQ, allowed the collector for his vic
leaving balance Of $4302 81 cents which, accord
ing to the Ordinances making said eves and the tenor
of the Official bond Of the collector TO have been
paid into the treasury before the Goth da, of De-
cenber, 1851;
BE it resolved by the common council, That commit
tee of three be appointed whose duty shall be to
qire into the which have produced this delay in
paving said OF money into the Treasury. and
port TO the council what steps, f any, in their opinion
oush to- taken to make said sum of money available
The corpoaton well any other facts iniorma
ton 10 relation thereto which they may deem of suti-
'ent Importance. Whereuron the president appoint
ed Me.'rs Christian and Gary tie Of and cons,i-
| tute said co1.miticc.
Mr. Christian presented the common council the
following resolutions which being read and considered.
were adopted aud passed viz: See resolutions under
head : ofe on aae'edtd CharfeF-"1
Mr. Christian presented to the Council the following
preamble and resolutions, which being read were CON
sdered, and passed and adopted viz: Nv hereas differ
ences of opinion have arisen the construction
be given to the FIRST section Of the Ordinance entitled.
An Ordinance reduce into one the several ordinances
guaranying the payment Of six per per annum in
teIest in semi annual dividends certain Stock holders
in the Va. and Tenn. Railroad Company and for other
purposes pissed the 2Sth day Of December lS49."
Be il thei efore resolved by the Common Council,
That said first section passed for the purpose of
guarantyng the semi-annual payment OF interest. nthe
rate of six per cent FER certain soc holders
in the Va. T. Tenn. Railroad Company the requisi-
tons called for and paid in the number OF shares
sail company to their respectively Affixed
Such payment time and amount to DE need BY
the receipt IF the Secretary Treasurer other auth
sed officers Of said company and not to authorize the
rcfundng any Of said hholders the which
they may have been compelled pay said Railroad
company of their delinquency in ra,i up
| said acquisitions. 'faf
| On motion Of Mr. Christian. Resolved, Thot the
committee take into consideration the proyriety
of causing the Houses The principal STREETS and Al
| evs of this be numbered and marked, and re-
| port to the Council
The application of Nlessrs. Homer and Watson for
leave take down ush Of the wall the upper side
Of their lot admit the passing Of drays aud carts
into their lot. nsidered by the Council and
jectsd. being unreasonable.
MIR. Christian having asked leave rcporteds bill i'm
posing upon Dogs &C.. which being read, the
first second and third time PASSED into Ordinance.
and the is entitled. An Ordnance imposing
| on dogs, and to prevent their going at large
Mr.. Christian offered the follow ing preamble and
olutons, which being read were unanimously adopted.
Whereas the citizens Of the in general meeting
assembled have determined to offer public tesiioni-
al of respec the memory Of Henri CLAY, Thurs
day the e9h July. (Sn,, by uniting procession and
going the place designated for the delivery Of the
neral Eulosy. to be pronounced on that occuriun:
Be it therefore resolved, That the members Of the