Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-11-13

they ever carried out the Injections OF YOUR BODY,
except far the first branch of your resolution:
Was it not known to the Chairman Of your Street
Committee, that former Committees Ind favored
and preferred the improvement Of llare's Alley
WHY then not the last branch of your resolu-
ton acted upon? The next we hear of this sub
iect is upon the 10th Of July when 1.-The report Of
the Street Committee in relation to the improve
menr Of 5,h alley was cale, up. when its chair
man presented plan. profile aud estimate OF cost
of said improvement and offered the following
resolution:
Resolved That the Coanc will appropr ate
from time 10 time from the Public Treasury.
the same may be needed, u sum not excee Ing
- dollars for the purpose Of making the pro-
posed Street and Bridge from Main Street across
Black Water Creek according t. the plan, profit,
aud estimate made by b. l.. Blackford.' Laid ON
the table.
pom the e4tli II September "a Committee mp
pointed at public meeting Of citizens appeared
and petitioncd the touncl in relation to the pro-
posed imprs ement. There enga bare quorum.
the subject was postponed to future meeting
pon the ond of Oct. we find the following in
relation to said petition
''Rcsol,el, That the said rrtition is reasonable
ard the Council being sensible Of the Importance
OF the proposed Improvement to II large number of
oar citizens, and acknow lodging their obi cations
Ia open thoroughnrcs for the accommodation Of
travel and conveyance of trade, do hereby agree
to appropriate 6c., &c.
We think have abundantly showed you that
the proposed improvements if those most interested
in the matter allowed to represent their wants,
neither accommodates the travel, or is any conve-
niencc to trade; aud for fear your honorable body
may have attached more consequence to the action
Of the Pubi1c Meeting Of Caizens. and the petition
of the Committee Of that meeting, ask that
YOU will inform yourselves If any such Public
Meeting was convened. We had supposed that
tb, Of fnft
meeting. and fixing upon public place. was one
of the requisites to constitute public mefttag;
hut we find ourselves mistaken in this and now
learn that the assembling Of few interested par
ties in n lawyers office, without the Formally nt
any notice. constitutes Hbii. Meeting, and the
Committee from such meeting have authority to
speak for the whole community, to designate
what are the wants of the whole, and by their
ton to commit you to policy which is repudated
by nine tenths of the interest they affect To repre-
sent We are told, however, that COMBINATIONS
of land for the proposed improvement hive been
made, and it is too late to reconsider your action
If such he the fact, it will I've infinitely cheaper
for you to assume tho payment Of the condemna-
ton, or the rar,ie, disposed of for the public
good, they may be willing to have it returned to
them for the same reason.
We beg to remind YOU Of the promised aid to
the improvement at lIare's Alley. The Virginia
and Tennessee Railroad hive heretofore promised
Il subscription IF one thousand dollars, the Or
ange and Alexandria Railroad the same. The
county Of Campbell has made appropriation OF
the same amount, which has been in the hands Of
its sheriff for some years, for this improvement
and unless You avail yourselves of it. will revert
back to the county. Efforts T. that effect have nj
ready been made in the County Court, and came
near succeeding You may expect as much more
from individual subscript This will leave
YOU but little to do. when YOU will have accom-
aud will ra,1ly anp If the
largest interests known in your city. An interest
that diffuses itself generally does not wish to he
81 incommoded by Your contemplated improve
ment Are You prepared to sacrifice the interest
Of the Orange and Alexandria Road, the Virginia
and Tennessee road all parties doing business
along the line Of Your upper basin, the county OF
Campbell end of large majority OF your eit-
zens that you may farce business out of its nnn-
raj way, and channcl.and carry it 10 point I" no
lens volens," that it does not desire. We have
reason to believe that your members from the
Lower Ward did not concur in the fitness OF the
proposed improvement, and only acquieseed. III
compliment to the wishes of the Upper Members,
some Of whom no doubt, lahofed under n miSnp-
Of the facts connected with this matter.
We hope you will reconsider your action, aud de-
ternine upon the impro, ement which will subserre
the general interest, and lie attended with ono
half the cost of the other: ono which will ditfuse
its benefits not only To the Upper Ward, but to
your City at large: one which the largest interest
in your City has been for years asking Mt your
hands. BLACK WATER.
ArTEMrr TO Brnx CLrnx's OrFIcE.-An in
cendiarsm Of rather novel chnra ter was n short
time stree attempted in Patrick County, Va. IL
was nothing less than an endeavor to burn down
the County Court Clerks Office If that County
The incenliary, at T. late hour Of night conriyed
to get some straw ard dry wood into the office
through the window, AID commenced the work of
destruction 10y setting these combustibles on fire
inside the Office Fortunately the Clerk discovered
aud arrested the flames before much damage had
been done
No clue has been gotten Of the incendiary,
though some suspicious are entertained DanrHe
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