The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-12-04
LOCAL MATTERS.

City Conncl--A called meeting Of the Council
was held at the City Hall yesterday afternoon At
o'cloek-Messrs. Mills, McCance, Crutchield Fry,
Ayres, snead, Saunders, Butler, Sinton, Quarles,
| Scott, Stgarns and Dibrc1l. Ets af-= af A@fff
The President stated that the Council had been
called to receive communication from the Finance
Committee relative to commun ication addressed
to Col Fontaine President of the Virginia Central
Railroad Company, enquiring why it that the
city of Richmond had not received An equal div;-
dend on her stock with other stockholders in that
| company. Below will be found the commune alton
of Col Fontainc: - ts<sr@.F- 8. sss-a
OFFICE Va. CENTRAL RAILROAD Co.,
1ars RICHMOND Va, Oct 9Th, 1856
7hos. La.raon, Esq, Chamberd Of the City Of Rich
Dear Sir Yours ofthe 5th inst has been received,
in which YOU enquire why it il that the city of Rich
nd' br hi. IN
compliance with your request lose no time in reply
Ing. fsafy st*54 - ,s~s, - 90
in all companies similarly situated and has
been observed ia this Company, in all tbs dividends
which have been made. viz: That, until something
earned by working the section ofroad for the
sructon of hch the subscription made, the stock
would not BIO entitled to dividend 80, ;.
AL the subscriptions Of Richmond were made for the
exte nson of the rosd of Sraunton and the div
dends declared do not embrace any portion Of the
ceipts for working that portion of the road The
mate was made for declaring the dividend only of
those receipts which had come into hand prior to open
ing the ROAD West of Steunton. The capital of the
Conn any consists Of stock authorized at different times
for the construction of specified sections extensions
ofthe road and each successive section was
use the stock hoders under the authorizing
the extension have participated in the dividends.
Upon the eame principle that Richmond has not
participated the counties of Greenbrier and Monroe
have been excluded, and large number of indivld
ua stockholders amounting in all to 3703 shares be-
sides the stock of the city, and far know, the
course of the Board has been considered correst
s.4a.s ss Very respectfully,
ss...-.-,ss Z. FoKrAisE, Prcst.
Mr McCance the chairman of the Finance Com
mittee then presented the following report, which
was unanimously adopted: s1 r
The Committee Of Finance, to whom eferred
the Of F. Fon,ains, E.q P.e.den! Of
an enquiry of the Council of the city OF Richmond:
"Why It is that the city of Richmond has beenex-
declared BY the Virginia Railroad Company 20 reconi-
mend the Council TO adopt the folio wing resolution
Resolved, That the City Attorney tf after investi
Of the course be requested to institute proceedings
establish and from the Virgins Central Rail-
road Company, dividend on the subscription of the
city of Richmond to said railroad company, in the
proportion of the dividend recently declared by said
company to some of its stockholders.
The President read letter from Mr. James Ly-
ons, asking for the Committee Of Thirteen" ap-
pointed by q meeting of citizens, the privilege of
examining the books and papers in the Chamber
iain's Office, in accordance with the resolutions
passed ct that merting
Mr.. Scott moved that the communication of Mr.
LYONS be- referred to committee of three ono
Council DO Chairman, to report upon at future
meeting.
Messrs Snead, Scott, Saunders, Mills and Me-
Canoe had no objection to having the acts of the
Council enqured into, but they could never con-
sent to placing thevouchers and papers of the Cham
beria;n's Office into the hands of committee ap.
pointed by small portion Of tho citizens, and
thereby the risk of having them destroyed and
the interests of the city thereby jeoparded.
Commiree.-The following gentlemen constitute
the committee TO whom Mr.. Lyons communication
was referred: Messrs. Mills, Scott and Butler.
= Mr.. Saunders, from the committee 10 whom the
Bylaws regulating the Fro Department and
Firemen were referred, reported in favor Of their
adoption.
The bylaws were then read and adopted with
out aaendnent by the Council sra r&ss 81
Eftension Of Corporate .Limits.--Col. Quarles
presented the following preamble and resolution,
which, on his motion, were laid the table 10 be
be taken up At the next regular meeting:
where's, due notice having been published by
this Council setting forth the intention Of Supplying
to the Legislature in session TO amend the chatter
of the city of Richmond 10 extoDd its corporate
limits and believing that snch extension car Be made
with meh provisions would be satisfactory to and
for the best interests Of the parties concened BE
therefore sss2eNt #xa1 49,
Resolved, That . committee be appointed BY this
Council c0nssting Of S6ve aa its menhsrs ana fouf
ctisens Of this city whose daty saA be % apply 10
tho Lcgisature o. Virginia In sesson - KTantthe
smendant - sst firth lathe Tstitisp made p thsm
q tAeirlAst scssion" II giAa eEss ssa ys.sss.
. ~ Cviinaxee --on motion Of Col Quadss. n ;
Hay Ordinance was - ansndsd - 70 impose a6ns