The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-01-18
LOCAL MATTERS.


CITY CouHcIL.-An adjourned meet;n o
OF the Council was hsld yesterday at o,eloet =
rresese-Mcssrs Saunders, Allen, Roddev. Mn,
Richardson. Stokes, Epps, Hsskins, Denoon. d rat
'An, Robinson, Whitasld. Randolph and areanor.
Jdmes Kirer Company MIR. Grattau. one of thf
CITY proxies 10 the James River and Kanawhs
Company, reported the annual report Of tha,
company; which, on motion, was received
Assessof.-Hr. GrattaD, from the Finance Com.
mttee, presented an ordinance coucerping the
duties OF the Assessor, which was laid on the rabs
and ordered to be printed
Water Horks.-0a motion Of Mr. Hill. the re,
ports OF AIR. Q. Elicit, AID Messrs Gill aud Davis
Tor Increasing water facilities In the city. was
taxcn up, and referred to the COMMITTEES on Water
reports on Hater Ho'ks-Ou motion OF Col Has.
kins. the reports Of Mr.. Elicit. aud Messrs. GIN
and Davis, on the enlargement of the water works.
were ordered to 10 printed In the three daily pa.
Pers OF the city. -
The Ksysri1e Esteasioa.--The City Assessor. To
whom was referred the petition Of wm G. Paine
ana Others requesting the City Council to direct
po'i,at the earliest practicable day, to take the
sense OF the freehoiders whether the Council. ON
behalf OF the city. shalt subscribe to ths stock of
Roanoke Valley Railroad Company, uader the act
OF Assembly .,assed 4th March, 1858, anthorizing
the extension of said Road to Tor nesr toy Ksvs
vile, &C., the sum of $100 000O-one kaIf tber eof
70 be subscribed by the Council as soou A, $50 :.
ooo shall have been subscribed by citizens Of ths
country; aud the remaining half to be subscribed
when an additional amount of $4,000 has bean
subscribed by citizens of the country" reported
that more than one fourth Of the freeholders had
signed the petition asking poll 70 be taken. "A
10 whether the subscription asked for shall be
made ' w
Mr. Randolph thereupon off.rei the following
resolution, which was adopted:
, Resolved. That said petition be granted. and tba.
Sbe !estion be snbm,t|d to the vote OF the fra--
hoaer5 ,o OF me city on the i9th day of Fahruary
i@9. wheth.r the CITY shall sch @ ibe the an an q,
$40 eoo to the s,ock Of the Roanoke vaitss rosS.
cne-naf thereof to be eub,c fbed a, sonn az or,
equal sum shail have been bsc -jt ed BIZ resnonsi
pe,sens not r.sideot, OF Richmond and he re-
maj DER there OF to be subs rbed VIII n ;. like eum
limits of he city. '"o
Another resolution was then adopted appointing
me same Commissioners that acted In the late
Charter elections ~
Aessen0sr.-Nr. Stokes. from the committee to
"hom the .utJAct vas referred. reported an oFdi.
naoce increasing the salary Of the Messenger OF
the Council frt IN $400 to $500 Der .unum
Nr. Grattan opposed the increase. becap.e tha
once had been accepted at $4OO, when there were
twenty eight applicants for 1t. There were scores
II persona who weuid take it at tha. sum. The
Messenger at the Capitol got but s3OO for .;mi,a
duties, and was ssti. fed with It,
Messrs Randolph, Robinson and Damon favored
ane increase, because the duties were worth 5000
ihey would never consent to it's being raised
higher '''eu
and inserting $500. "''
defeated. was
The ordinance now coming up for actiaa. Mr..
ing result:
Ayss-Messrs. Saunders. Robinson. Grssnor
Richardson, Stokes, Epps Dsnoon and Randoph
IS.
No,s-Messrs Allen, Roddey. Whitfield, Hask,ns
So the Increase TO 5000 was made, and the ordi.
nance was adopted.
On motion. the Council adjourned.