Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-04-09

N the officer conducting the charter elections held
in the city of Lynchburg the 9Th day Of April 1888
m being elected TO serve members OF the Council the
present year the Council Chamber IN said city, on
Wednesday evening the 9Th ofApril, 1919
Present, iohn NJ Otey, Tip. ID. Jennings, Wm T.
Taaferro lanes NJ Iangborne. for Lynch Ward No l.
and Charles w. Christian, samPson Duignd. deorge
@. Clrle Thomas T.. Nash, and Thos o. AGREE, Tor
Henry Ward No who having severally taken the oath
Of office before WIN D. Branch, Esqr. Mayor Of said
city. took their 10 Council
And the board being thus organized proceeded to he
election ola President of the Couucil when John NJ
Otey was unanimously elected.
The board proceeded tho election ola Clerk ofthe
City Council when ID. Rpdes unanimously elected
who thereup9n took the oath of Office before " m d.
Branch. Esqr., Mayor ia the presence ofthe board.
Resolved, TIL the Rules heretofore adopted 10y the
Council for its at It's session. be and they arr
hereby adopted for the OF the present coun
Gil.
The President then proceeded make and appoint
the regular standing Committees follows, to wit:
Messrs. II. Davis, J. Hare, 7. d. Jennings, and g. g.
Curr, be of the street Committee Messr% Chas W.
Christian, T. T. Nash, VIM. Z. Taliaferr0, and j. M
Langhorne to be Of the Watering Committee; Messrs
7. o. Acree, and j. NJ Langborne 10 be OF the Market
Committee and Messrs. s. Duigud, and VIM Crump
be of the Buryng Ground Committee and Messrs
=. Duigud and NJ. Crumpton to be of the safety COM
mittrc.
Upon examination Of the poll book and the certificates
Of the officers and Commissioners appointed conduct
the charter elections for this city the present year. it
err Robt Cawthon, David 2. Rees. John A Liggat and
Jnmes NJ Cobbs for Lynch ward No. /. and David w.
Burton Sam w. Shelton, Henry NJ. D1lnke. Pleas
Labby, II. o. Schoofeld and Sam. Is. Thurman for
Henry Ward No. g have been duly elected be alder
men, Members Of the Hastings urt, VIM. d. Branch
be Mayor; Henry Huntington to be Sergeant; J. g.
Royal to be H. Constable, w II. Watson to be Master
Of Police Thomas billiard be Commits sioner and
assessor, james Benagh to be Clerk of the Hastings
Court, and VIM. w. Gannaway TO be Surveyor of said
City-and the Clerk Of the Council is directed certi-
fy To the Court Of Husng. the of the persons
elected from each Ward ofthe city members OF said
Court-and also the names of the person elected to be
High Constable, and the Police Master is directed to
notify the several aforesaid Of their election.
Absent by leave, s. Dugud.
On motion of Mr.. Christian, the following resolutions
were unanimously passed:
Resolved That the Committee be and they are
hereby instructed to repair the known Market
Water from its intersection with Second or
Main st. from the Corner house occupied by j J. Pur
Wis n point the lower side of the james River g.
Kan Canal, the track of the Va. and Tenn.
Rnrond.
Resolved That the President draw on the Urea in
uvor of the Master Of Police for the of hrtyour
dollars out of which he is pny each Of the officers for
conducting the charter elections FIVE dolnrs and
each the Clerks two dollars Tor heir services.
On motion the Council adjourned
Aprl9-1t d. ROBES, elk.