Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-11-30

Mr.. John NJ. Otey, President of the Council
appeared and took his seat as presiding officer
aud s. Diuguid, also, appeared and took his seat
rs a member.
J. Thurman, Clerk of the market, presented
his contingent account with the city for the quar-
ter, ending ooh inst which, being sworn to, was
received and allowed aud the balance due there
ON, of s93 75-including his salary, and for
sweeping Morkct-house-wa ordered to be paid.
/. Coppcdge, weigh-mastcr at the hay scale,
made the usual quartcrly report, and exhibited
the Treasurcrs receipts for $50 % cts.-the
amount of his collections for weighing in the
samc quartcr-whieh being read, was approved
and his account for $50 9l-his salary, and for
paper-ordcred to be paid.
The claim of j. c. Irvine of S60, amount of his
account for repairing Il road, certified by the
Hastings Court at Nov. term, was ordered to be
pnid.
The suspension by the President of the Corpo-
ration tax of 1852, for one slave against John L.
Adams was considered by the Council and con
firmed, aud the collector allowed to have credit
for same on settlement.
The Treasurer reported to the Council that
the collector had collected and paid into the
Treasury within the last month, 1920 % of the
city tax proper Of taxes of 1853
The President of the Council reported to the
hoard, that pursuant To their resolution of the
10th Sept last. he had obtained from the Secre-
tnry of the Jamcs River and Kannwha Company.
certificates of IA shares of stock owned by this
city in said Company, and filed the scrip in Con-
ell, which the clerk requested to deposit
with the Treasurer for safe keepiug-takng his
receipt for the same, in precise list, and filing
the same
The communication of the Mayor, concerning
the rcsignnt ON of Francis Thornton and nomina-
ting Joseph Mays rs Waterman, was read to the
board aud ordered 10 lie on the table.
10. Il al, 4. - IL.
the last meet ting concerning the weight of wheat.
oats and other agricultural articles for sale in
this market was this day called up by Mr.. Chris
tian, aud again ordered to lie ON the table for fur
! Their consideration.
The petition of Aug. Leftwich and sundry 9TH
i er citizens asking repeal of the ordinance pro
! mhltlng swine from running at large in this city,
was presented TO the board and read, and ON mo-
ton of Mr.. Chrstan,was ordered to lie ON the ia
/ BILE.
On motion Mr.. Christian
ReSoired, That committee of three be ap-
! pointed whose duty it shall be TO enquire into
the proprcty of regulating the measurement of
! wood and coal brought to this market for sale,
and that they have leave To report by bill or 9TH
erwlse; when the President appointed Messrs
Christan Langhome and Jennings, to be of said
committee.
Mr.. Christian offered the following resolution ::
ReSoieed, That the Street Committee be re-
quested to report forthwith ON the memorial re-
/ terred TO them at the September meeting in re-
lation to the obstruction to jefferson street
caused by the crock wall'-which being read
was, on motion, ordered to lie on the table
On motion, the further sum of $3.50 was order
ed to be paid to George G. Cure, in part pay
ment of his account for building Il Poor House
for this city.
/ And then the Council adjourned
! Extract from journal.
! ID. RODES, elk.