Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-02-02

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The claim of Doct. IL. G. Latham for 600 for
a years services as Vaccine Agent for this city
was allowed and ordered to be paid.
The Mayor made u quarterly report of his
transactions for the quarter ending Goth inst,
which wns read and reed, by which it appears he
received for fines S62 sec, aud after paying out
80 IS for office expenses, the balance of
S53 "a he ad into the city treasury, per rect,
and his account for his salary for same quarter
of 5000 was ordered To he paid.
Tho account of Branstord * Watson for $50
i0e for coal furnished police office, was present
cd and allowed.
John Reed is appointed to be one of .he Night
Watch.
Present, Jesse Hare and Tho. o. AGREE, mem
bers.
The petition of james Prince, agent for the
disposal of Colton's "Gazetterr of the L. States"
to be allowed TO sell the samc for one month in
this city, free Of tax, was received, and the same
was rejected.
Present, Sampson Diuguid, member.
On the petition of :. $. Sanford, principal of
the southern Opera Troupe, he is permitted to
play in this city for me month from the 23d inst.
without paying any other or further tax than
that already imposed and pnid in.
Two suspensions of corporation taxes of 1888,
were allowed ON atlidavits.
Mr.. Diuguid asked for and was allowed leave
of absence.
IN nllllNli nl MI. ADGlS1lnn, ltuNP was eINlitu
him to report n bill concerning the Cage. which
being reported, was read, first, second aud third
times, and passed into nm Ordinancc-and the
same is entitled \ Ordinance to amend the
Ordinance entitled an Ordinance to secure order
" conduct, to restrain and punish persons guilty
of disorder and concerning the Cage"
MIR. Christian, chairman of the Watering Com
mittce, made "A report of their transactions for
the six months, ending Both Sept, 1853, which
being read was received and ordered to be recor-
died. And the sa nc is in these words ITO the
President and members of the Council of the Ci-
ty of Lynchburg. The Watering Committee, in
presenting n report of their operations for the
six months ending the Both Sept, 1853, beg leave
to call your attention to the accompanying list
of bal ances marked A, showing the resources
and liabilities of the Committee at that period
also exhibit b, showing their receipts and dis
burscmcnts for the six months up to that time
In consequence of the water tax for 1852, having
been charged TO the Treasurer in advance of its
collection, and the late date ut which the books
of the Commissioner of the Revenue for the year
1888 were placed in the hands of the City Collec-
tor, the amount received and to be received from
that source does not appear in this report. The
amount OF the tax for the year 1888 will, howev-
er, he presented in the annual report of this com
mittce up to 81 March next; and the same tax for
1852 was presented in the report of the former
committee made to your body ON the - day of
The sinking fund on the first day of April.
1883, amounting to S5,6O0 invested in good six
per cent stocks, the interest on which has been
promptly collected, and your committee have in
vested the further sum of II 900 in the same
kind of securities, making the fund at the date of
this report amount to $500 with accruing inter
est since LIST July, 1853.
The committee also present the return of the
Superintendent to Both Sept, 1853, marked c,
shelving an increase of Is water-renters during
the previous six months equal to Sl33 90
fr on,o ,;"aa 60 90
$40 90
1t also shews the pipe laid down for new fix
lures, same ime-...-.-.-.-. 800 feet.
Pipe laid down extending old fixtures l26 "
Pipe used in repairs. lS5 -