Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-03-03
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Cry CouScIl.-N regular meeting of the Coun-
I'll for the city OF Lynchburg held at their Chamber
on Friday evening, Feb 18th, 1851
Present. Jno II. Seay, Chas ". Christian Geo d
Davis John VI, Speed, james +. Payne james NJ
Langhorne, james A. Sigler Jao Uyer aud Ro
:. Payne
The President being absent on motion ] II Seay
was called 10 the Chair
The proceedings Of he adjourned meeting held on
the Sd February read and approved
W. W. Norvells, Treasures report Of the payments
made into The Treasury for the past nouth was read
aud received hY slid report i appclrs that faur
hundred ma forty dollars and ninrty cents was re-
eeived of \. y. Montgomery Of the city taxes aud
one handed and sixty dollars from W II. Mostly aud
Bryan Akcs. tar auctioueers Licenses
h. b. TuwulY, Clerk Of the Market, presented his
contingent account for the quarter ending the 10Th
iasl., duly sworn to, which being extmincl was al
lowed, alJ Oh motion, Resolved, TINT the President
araw on the Treasurer in favor Of said rowu for one
hundred aud i've dollars and seventy five for aud
IN full of the balance due him on said account
jordan Greasy, Weighm1sterat the public scales
nude Il qaar.ely report OF pr1teudrr weighed by
him for thu quarter ending 18th iast., accompanied
by the Treasurer receipt for Sl9s % The amount
received 10y him for weighing ch was read and
receA ed, aud ON motion his contingent account
amounting to ninety one dollars nnl five rcnts-was
laid on the tube.
The Captain of the Night Watch, presented an ac-
count for the services of the Watch tor the lnoith
ending the 10Th inst, which MS rea and received
aud on motio3 il Resolved, TINT the President
draw on the Treasurer in favor of the several men,
hers following, to.wit: TOE II. Dowdy, Captain
for S43 -, 10 Joseph Mays tor S3l, Oliver Mays
Samuel Taylor, Thomas Pryor. Caddis Dawson and
Thomas Austin, for so cacli-makug in the nggrc-
gate the sum oil $50 -.
The following accounts were ordered to be paid
viz: }. H. Thompson Goa SD o., JUuius {. Did
lake $50, and H. a Christian, -.
The following tax tickets heing suspended we're
confirmed, viz; d. T. Reese, Trustee for Mar, Greer.
Wm. b. Jones Agt Mary Green. ihos F. Richard
sol, Sam'l Peters and \. " l.ayuo.
The re-, luation of Wm. ". Gannaway, rs city sur
veyor, read aud received
Mr.. Christian. Chairman of the Finance Committee
made verbal rcpoit-0dv crse 10 the petition oil Jns.
casey to he released from a. Tax paid by hm--whieh
WAS adopted. Mr. Christian, also, reported upon the
petition Of Lewis Merritt, Jr, that credit of - 80
be allowed him ON his tax ticket Tor the year 1s56
adopted
ON motion it WIS Resolved. ,ho, the sum of 81
&c 81 be placed 10 the credit Of the Committee
improvements and Repairs, and also the of $500
10 the credit of the street Committee subject to the
order of Their respective ChHiinen.
James A Stig'er Chairman OF the Committee
whom WAS referred the location Of Public Scales
made rcport--and ON motion of Mr. Langhone it
VII laid on the table tor further consideration.
Jas. +. PnyLe, Chairman OF the Committee to
whom it reierred-made report in relation to
the settlement of the account Of Wm +. llolley late
collector aud assistant collector OF cty--which
being read, received.
Mr. Christian asked to be excused from serving on
the Finance tommnter-but motion OF Mr.. q. d.
Davis, it was ke,olte |, that Mr.. Christian be reqnes
ted to continue "a act AS G. airnan of said Committee
and that lie be authorized To employ clerk as
sis him in examining the lIeasurer's account and
preparing the annual report of the Finance Com
mlttce.
TN motion of Mr Christian ii was Resolved, that
Ambrose i tucker, VIM. T.. laliaferro. j. Newton
Gordon, Pccg Setburl and Seth Wuodrooi, Of Lynch
Ward, and !. T. Nurrcll, Geo. l.. Thurman, Nm T.
Anderson, james NJ Booker and Ho Early, Of Henry
Ward any two more of whom may act in their
spcctivc wards, are hereby appointed Commissioners
10 superutcnd the annual election tor municipal ol-
GERS which election is to be held ut Friends Mare
house in Lynch Ward aud Planters Warehouse in
Henry Ward on the first Tuesday in Apul next, for
the election of members of the Council members OF
the Court of instine MAYOR Sergeant, II gh Consta-
bile, Master of Police, COMMISSIONS and Assessor of
the revenue Surveyor of the city and Overscers uf
the poor and + N. Dunuing ON OF l.yuch Ward and
Christopher Clark OF Henry Ward are appointed Off
GERS conduct the said election in their respective
Wards. The Commissioners aud Of GERS of election
before opening the polls 10 ake the uathS prescribed
Code of Nirgnia-eerhcates OF which oaths shali be
returned to the Clerk of the Council for preservation,
and
Resolved, That the Clerk OF the Council do give
notice Of the time and place Of said election for Mt
least weeks previous thereto in the eWspapers
OF the CITY.
On motion Of Mr. Speed, Eesol, ed, that the salary
of the Mayor of the city and after the first Tues
day in April next shall be one thousand dollars.
The bill reported at the last meeting of the Conn-
ell under the title of AN Ordinance concerning tax
licenses. came uP upon liz thirI reading, and
after lengthy discussion participated in by Messrs.
Christian and Sieed-was motion OF Mr.. Davis,
referred to the Committee on Revised Ordinances.
On motion the Council adjourned.
JAS. o. WILLIAMS, Glk.