Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-08-30
Civ COuncit.

Al u regular meeting OF The Council of the riv =
Lvnchbig. held at their chamber, on Friday ecar5.n'
10Th August, 1858.
Present, John NJ Otey. President; lienry Day. =
W. christian, Tip. d, Jennings, james L%augiorne Ge,
G. Curle, Jesse Hare and +. O. Ac,ee, Member.
L. Coppedge, Weigh master, made a report Of H.,
NC. weighed by him at the public Scales for the mar.
ter, ending this day, and presented the Treasurer re-.
ieipt for SiSG ~ eenis, the amount received for weigh.
ing, whicll were read q approved and the account Of .aj
Cope lge of $5l 06 cents, for salary and paper and an.
dered to be paid. e
A, Tompkins made his monthly report. shJ wing fa,
the collector had collected during the month, ending
this day, 1902 26 Of water tax $l,4l9 G6 cts. If cfy
tax proper. and $4,000 of rail road Tax. making in al
1861 81 cents and paid into the Treasury.
San1 Burch, Capt. of the nightwdtch, presented nm
account + the services of the watch, which was order.
ed 10 be paid as as follows:
Sam. Burch, Capt. S39 IS; JOS. Gouldin, Sc; J.P.
Miller, $24; Chas. Ryan. $21; F.. Thornton, s35i R,
V. Glenn, 500; l. l.. Mnys, $24, and Sam. Taylor si
making $2Il IS.
John Thu man. Clerk oi the market, presented bis
contingent account with lie city for the quarter ending
20;h int. duly sworn 10, which being examined, WASH.
lowed, and the balance due him thereon, OF 500 3 els.
including his salary, was ordered 10 be paid.
The Mayor made a written communication II the
council conrerni the night watch, which was read and
fled.
Two accounts of the sd ,iIy Express" the one
asainst the Mayor for S23. and the other against tue
Corporation for Sl5 IS cents, were allowed and order.
ed 10 be paid.
Several suspensions of Corporation taxes of 1872
were acted on a nj confirmed, and the collector allowed
credit for same.
The agreement between the, corporation and G. A.
Perdicaris. &c, in relation to Gas Light. as reported
to the board, was confirmed. with the addition that III.
yate consumers of Gas shall not be charged morr than
such are charged in the city of Petersburg and the said
beng so altered, the President of the Council Is authos-
lied to execute the contract, as formerly directed.
Resolved, That the president draw on the Treasa-
rer in favor Of Thos. billiard Commissioner OF The hey.
enue, for the sum of $3.50 for his salary the present
year, and the further sum of 81, the amount of two
small printers bills.
Sam1 McCorkle and others presented a petition to
the board, asking that carriages be prohibited from pass,
ing on the pavement in front of the several churches oil
tins city during the hours or worship, which was read
and referred to "A CO nmittee consisting of Mcssrs onfl''
tian N Langhorne, with Instructions to report a bill IN
accordance with the petition.
The bill reported at the last July meeting, TO amend
the ordinance concerning the registry of Hackney coach.
e., NC, was this day called up, and being read the third
time. was passed into an ordinance, and the same Is en-
titled AN Ordinance to amend the ordinance entitled
AN ordinance concerning the registry of Hackney
Coaches and other four wheeled carriages for hire with,
in he town of Lynchburg, and regulating their ratesoi
carr.age.'
The Committee appointed for the purpose, reported a
bill concei ming swine going at large on the streets and
alleys. which being reaI the first, second and third time,
passed into an ordinance, and the same is entitled. An
ordnance to amend the ordinance entitled " an ori1'
nance concerning the health of citizens, AID the clear,
illness of the cit,." The Ayes and Noes being
ordered, Messrs Otey, Christian, Jennings, Curle, Hare
Il Acree, 6, voted Aye-and Messrs. Davis & Lang
horne, ,, voted No:
On notion, the sum of $500 was ordered to be riacet
in the hands of the Chairman of the street Committee
subject to their order.
The Collector offered Messrs. John Oyler, John h.
Mcdaniel, John T. Wright and VIM. L. Anderson as
securities IN his ofici al bond foi the collection OF the
special Rai!sRoad Tax, who were deemed good ami
sufficient.
An amended or omitted list of business Taxpayers
Tor the present year, being presentea to the board ana
examined the same was approved and confirmed ana
4 copy ordered to be placed in the hands of the Collector
On motion of Mr.. Christian, Resolved, That a com
mlt'ee OF three be appointed to enquire into the expedif-
ehcy OF hiking the standard weight, per bushel, oil al
asrlcultnral products bon ght and sold by measure IN
tins market, and that they report by bill or otherwise,
ana Messrs. Christian, Jennings and AGREE, were aP-
pointed To be of said Committee.
On motion of MIR. Christian, Resolved, that the Pres
r'en' be requested to call on The Secretaiy of the James
nVer ana han. CO., for IA certifi ate Of the stock Tar
tne number OF stock in said Company standing in the
name OF the Corporation of Lypchburg.
Inc board proceeded to fill the vacancies in the night
w"tch produced by the suspension of Joseph Gorldih
ohd the resignation of John p. Miller & Chas. Ryan,
wneh nos -, Hoffman was appointed in the place m
,,s"Pl "ou,dln; Lewis Mays, in the piece of lohn l
"'lief'ahd Joseph Gouldin in the place of Chas Ryan
And then the board adjourned.
D ROBES. Clerk.