Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-01-31

CRY CouNcIL.-Ata regular meeting of the
Council of the City Of Lynchburg. held at their
Chamber on Friday evening the 9th day of Jan
uary, 1859. Present Jno. M. Speed, Chas: W.
Christian Geo. d. Davis, Robert Early, William
Crumpton, Seth Woodruff. John Oyler, Ambrose
B. Rucker and Henry o. Schoolfeld.
This President being absent, on motion OF MIR.
Rucker Mr.. Speed was requested to take the
Chair.
The proceedings of the Council held on the Oath
of December, were read and approved.
VIM. w. Norvell, Treasurer of the City, made
q monthly report of his transactions, which was
read and received.
VIM d. Branch, Mayor made a report of his
transactions for the quarter ending the 10th inst.
by said report it appears that the sum OF $40 SO
was received for fnes feos and taxes, and on mo
ton,
Resolved, That the President draw on the Trea-
surer in favor of said Branch for the sum of $3.50
in full of his quarters salary
The Captain of the Night Watch presented an
account of the services of the Watch for the month
ending the 2Sth inst, and on motion it was
RESOLVED, That the President draw on the Trea-
surer, in favor of Jas. F. Reid, Captain, for $40
SO; Samuel Burch, for $35; JOS. Mays, for $34;
Caddis Dawson, for $34 Oliver Mays, for 500
JOS. Golden, for $780, and Samuel Taylor, for $35.
On motion, Resolved, That the President draw
on the Treasurer in favor of Dorrin Murrell for
the sum of 80. the amount of their account for a
VIM. b. Murrell for the sum of SIT, the amount
of his account for stove and other articles fur
nished the Police Office; and in favor of Henry A.
Christian for the sum of S31, the amount of his
account for coal furnished the Police Offices and in
favor of j. II. Thompson & Co. for the sum of $l8
l8, the amount Of their account for oil furnished
the Police Office; and In favor of Jno Boisseau,
Sergeant, for the sum of $l28 u.s. the amount of
his account for jurors claims paid by him and
in favor of James G. Royal, Master Of Police, for
the sum of $l86 80 the amount OF his quarters
salary and contingent account.
Upon the application Of Bryan Akers, license
was granted him for one year auctionesr, and
his official bond was approved.
The suspended tax ticket Of F. G. A. Cook was
confirmed.
Mr. EARLY offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the President Of the Council
report to the Council the expedency of appointing
public officer, at the expence of the Gas Compa-
ny, whose duty shall be to report quarterly the
amount of gus consumed by parties using it. The
resolution was rejected.
1t appearing to the Council by a communication
of A: N. Montgomery, through Geo d. Davis,
that he nominated Christopher Clark as Deputy
Collector, of the City Taxes, on motion the Coun-
ell doth confirm the said nomination.
Mr. Rucker, Chairman of tho Cemetary Com
mittee, made IL report in relation to the sale OF
brick in tho partition wall between the old and
new Cemetafy oi the City, and that he nan placed
the proceeds of the sae to the credit OF the Sink
ing Fund. The report was adopted.
Present: Jas. M. Langhorne.
Mr.. Rucker, Chairman of the Watering Com
mttee, presented and read report, recommend
ing the Immediate reconstruction of the City Wa.
ter Works, and that the necessary funds, $50, 0O0
t. be expended therefor, be raised by the issue of
city bonds payable within thirty-four years. AT
ter the question wos discussed by Messrs. Rucker,
School6sld, Woodruff Christian and Early, Mr.
Rucker moved that the report he laid upon the
table, to he taken up the spccini ORDER of bust