Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-04-04
CITY Council.

At an adjourned meeting of the City Council
of Lynchburg held at their chamber, ON Friday
evening, the 81 st of March. 1854
Present.-John NJ. Otey, President; and Jesse
Hare G. q. Cure, ii. Davis, Jas. NJ. Lang
horne, S. Diuguid, Chas. w Christian, Tip.
ID. Jennings and VIM. Crumpton, members:
The accounts of Ii A. Christian against the
Corporation, and of Bransford and Watson a
giinst the Police Office, for coal, presented,
and ordered to lie on the table.
The account of J.. l.. Mays, for S25, one quar-
ters salary lighting lamps was allowed and or
dercd to e paid.
The sum of 1927 30 cents was ordered 20 be
paid the Chairman of the Building Committee of
the New Courthouse, to be subject to the orders
of the Co nmittee.
On application of VIM. c. Pettycrew, the col
lector was directed to collect business taxes of
him as in class No. 7, INSTEAD of No. 5, in which
he had been classed, and the collector to be al
lowed the difference in the two classifcations.
A suspended tax account against Geo. T. Will
liams' estate was confirmed on affidavit of Mr..
Williams and collector to have credit for same on
settlement.
The affidavit of Thos. T. Norman for q sus-
pension of Tax against him lot in the sub
ur was read and referred to the collector to ex
anime into the facts and report.
The petitions of Marshall Lodge, No. 80, and
of the Va and Tenn Railroad Company to be
exempted from Water Tax ON affidavit of f. G..
Morrison, were rea and referred to the Watering
Committee.
On motion of Mr.. Otey, the Clerk of the Coun-
Gil was directed to send by mail to the Council
of the chief cities and towns of this State, copy
of the report of the Watering Committee, re-
Gently printed.
The Chairman of the Street Committee re-
ported an account showing their transactions
from the end of their last report to the 25th inst
which read and received, showing balance
in the hands of the Council of $l94 O2 cents,
| unexpended-and the same Committee reported
that Mrs. S. North owed ST. 9 cents for tagging
before her door-and Mr.. 5. Tyree owed $3.50 for
tagging in front of his house done by the Street
Committee. And the collector was directed to
collect the same and pay to the Treasurer.
The Committee appointed to settle the accounts
! of the Treasurer or the year ending this day,
made their report, which read and received
! and on motion, the same is ordered to be printed
! in pamphlet form.
| he Street Committee to whom was recommit-
ted the bill reported and read at the February
meeting, and also the ordinance of 2Sth Februa-
ry. 1853, concerning the streets and alleys of the
city, this day reported bill upon the subject
referred, which being read motion order
ed to lie on the table for further consideration.
On motion,
Resolved, That the President draw on the
Treasurer in favor of the board of Overseers of
the Poor for $1,000, to be held subject to the or
der of the board
On motion of Mr.. Langhorne,
Resolved, That the President draw on the
Treasurer in favor of F. b. Deane, Esq, chair
man of the committee, appointed by city meet
ing, to attend the Southern Mercantile Conven-
ton to be held in Charleston in April, for 5000.
to defray the travelling expenses of said commit
tee. On the passage of this resolution Mr.. Jen-
nings having called for the ayes and noes,
Messrs Otey, (Pres't) CLrle, Crumpton, Lang
horne and Dugud 5, voted aye-and Messrs.
Christian, Hare, Jennings and Davis, 4, voted
no.
| A Tompkins treasurer's salary of $3.50, and
d. Rodes clerks salary of $780, for the year en-
ding this day, were ordered to be paid.
Extract from journal
ID. RODES, elk.