The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1860-01-07
Select Council.

PRESENTLY. l.. Taob, Esq president,
W. 7. Harrison, Esq, Vice President, W
ID. Turner, A. Ii. Hill, Chas. Ramsay, E
Pendeton.
The minutes of the two previous meet ings
were read and approved.
report from the Register, of the receipts
and disbursements in his department for the
six months ending oath December last, was
presented aud referred to the Committee on
| Finance for examination.
| The quarterly reports of the Gauger, keep.
| er OF the magazine, wood measurer, and
some of the measurers of grain, &C., were
presented, and ordered to be filed in the Re-
| gister's office.
The petition of Mr.. J. G. Wilder, PRAYING
that the tax paid by him on slave under -
years ofage, may be refunded being unac-
| companied by the proper vouchers as reouir
| ed under the rules of the Councillor mo-
| ton of Mr.. Turner, was laid on the table.
The proceedings of the Common Council
of the Sd instant, sent up for concurrence,
were severaly considered and acted on as
follows:
The resolution authorizing Messrs. r. Fl.
| Chamberlaine and G. W. Grandy to erect
| wooden sheds ON their wharf at the west end
| of Main street, for the reception and protec-
| ton of freight, provided the same be done
| under the supervision of the Joint Committee
| on the Fire Department., and subject to- be
| removed by order of the Councils whenever
! it may be deemed necessary-on motion of
| Mr.. Hill, was concurred in.
The resolution directing the Register to
| inform all the inspectors of produce under
| the control Of the City Councils, that unless
they comply with the law requiring them to
make their quarterly reports-an ordinance
| will be presented at the next meeting-to
have their offices forfeited, and that said re-
| ports shall commence from the date of their
| present experimentation motion of Mr. Har-
| rison, was concurred in.
| The order directing that all bills against
the City for the past quarter, presented and
| properly approved, be paid; and that all
such as are not so authenticated, be laid on
| the table-was concurred in.
| The reference of a bill of DR. VIM NJ Will.
son, of $25, for a post mortem examination
| to Committee on Finance, to be paid if APP
| pr0ved-was concurred in.
The reference of a bill Of W. A. James
against Mrs. Mag't Newton, amounting to
$252.75, for paving sidewalks in front of her
| lot on CRANKY ana Main streets-was con
| Cured in.
| The reference of j r Ludlow's bill of $3l,
for Patent Medicines furnished the Alms
House curing the term of contract-was
| concurred in.
| The reference of VIM. Collins petition,
asking to be refunded the sum of S35, being
part OF the rent of stall in the market,
| (rented by him in 1857 was concurred in
The order directing the Committee on
Lamps and Gas, to have the contract bills
| of the Gas Company made seperate from the
bills for lighting the City Hall, Jail, Watch
House, Ashland Hall, Aeon motion of VIM
| Harrison was concurred in.
The action of the Common Council, with
| reference to the removal of one of the street
lamps in front of theresidence of w. Il. Tay-
lor, Esq, on Butte street; declining to rein
state said lamp as petitioned for by MIR. Tay-
lor, but directing that the proportionate
| amount of tax paid be refunded to him and
others similarly situated-beipg under con.
! sideration.
| Considerable discussion arose as to the
propriety of the.atter action of the G. Coun-
| ell.
Mr.. Turner moved to lay the matter on the
table for further consideration.
Mr.. Pendleton called for the ayes and noes,
| w
| lost by the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Turner, Hill-2.
Noes-Messrs. Harrison, Ramsay, Pendle
ton, Tabb-4.
Mr.. Harrison moved that the action of the
| G. Council be concurred in; but withdrew il
again, upon a suggestion from Mr.. Turner,
who moved reference of the matter to
special Committee. Lost.
Mr.. Harrison now renewed his motiyn 10
concur.
Mr. Turner called for the yeas and nays.
The motion to concur was adopted by the
following vote:
Ayes-MessIs. Harrison, Pendleton, Ram
say, Tabb-4.
Noes-Messrs. Turner, Hill.
The resolution declining the offer of the
Seaboard Railroad Company to purchase
the wharf, belonging to the city of Norfolk,
at the foot of High street, Portsmouth, and
| directing the Committee on the Ferry to
rent out the said wharf at the best possible
year-on motion of Mr.. Pendleton, it was
| concurred in.
| The reference of the memorial OF Il. II.
Reardon and others, asking that street lamps
may be erected on CRANKY street, between
Freemason and Charlotte streets-on motion
of Mr.. Harrison, was concurred in.
The resolutions returning the thanks Of
the Councils to the Baltimore City Guards
Battalion for their kindness and generosity
to the Woods Riflemen, by the loan of the
comfortable overcoats, &c, used by them
during their recent tour of duty at Charles
town--on motion of Mr.. Turner, was con-
CURED in.
Mr.. Hill, Chairman of the Committee on
Ordinances, introduced the following ordi-
nance in conformity with recent resolution
of the Councils, viz:
An Ordinance amending the 30th Section
Of the Ordinance concerning TaGes, dc.
Sec l. Be it ordained, that the 30th Sec
ton of the Ordinance entitled can Ordi-
nance amending all Ordinances concerning
Taxes, and the raising a revenue for the sup
port of the City of Norfolk" -passed April
18th, lS59-be and is hereby amended and
re enacted so as to read as follows: