Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-01-19

LANDLoRDs -On the 9Th instant a meeting wa,
held in the City Hall BY persons opposed 20 hieh
or rather exorbitant rents and thercat a resolution
was adopted that The committee then appointed rc-
spectiuy invite a public meeting of the landlords
for consultation and acton, b De- held the l6;h
Instant Last evening accordingly, SOME SiAly
PERSONS assembled IN the Cty Hal! Ia 10 the land
iorlS would come, but they dida't and thea iOr an
hour ii.eIc MAS = dead halt finally, some time alter
o'clock, on motion Of Mr.. ENIli Ar. 4. {. Elicit
took lhe Chair aud Mr. ". l.. FOLK was Nominated
i0r Secretary bat he declined, lUT the reason that lac
was Secretary OF the aut-h hrrBtgTs thcieupDu,
Me-. }. 4. Watkins Mas nominated but be sad that
bcing member Oi the executive committee OF the
anti highrcucrs there insight Dc some improperly n
hi- occupying the position though he vas a land
iJr!. The objection was Oyerruled 10y the meeting,
8hd Mr. Watkins was installed Secretary. The
Chairman iarn sad lac SAN good many landlords
pr-srnt tSe IiJn't aBd il they had auy p,uF",i-
tiOa 10 make he was ready % hear q. Alter
pause, Mr. EXall presented himself and sad
that he thought the Chairman OF the commit
tee of The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. had sOme scale schedule
0r plan 10 pfe>ent~AO the meeting. This brought
Out Mr.. GrisWOld. chairman oi said committee, dad
hc was called b the stand Tie said De didn't thiuS
h. had any proposition o. make, based Ola any action
ar the committee. The purpose the committee had
in view had been set t0rta IA the newspapers, and
they had no authority 10 come "a any definite
derSiandiug With the Landlords. The landlords kneS
the views OF the committee both from conference
with them and FROM the newspapers but if the meet
ing desired IT, he wOud stat. tbs acton Of the CONF
mittae The neetin henc called ON him % - stlirl
Mr. GrisWOld then went On 10 say that the rrSolu-
tou authorized the committee - consult with the
landlords as % an eluitthe scale OF rents and IN
case Of success. TO report % another meeting aud II
not then 10 memorable. Che Legislature. The com
Iaittee approach the l8ndlor's and eud,lyor
70 prevail them t. reduce tho unls So that
poor people could live ia the committee q Nas pro
posed Ia call aeeting OF Landlords, but tins MAS by
some objected 10 il might have te appearance ui
an impairment intrusion, and IL was abandoned ahd
Il was then determined 10 wait the landlords and
suggest 10 them % hold a meeting and appoint
committee 10 meet the committee Of the anti-high-
renters with the view Of hNing basis of rent. They
Aid wait on a large number OF landlords and while
they were met with kindness and an approval Of the
mode proiosed Yet no landlord would take it on
himself The responsibility Of action ina the premises
a.d mo- number Of them could be got 10 act con
ioiutlv; ami therefore. the committee as a last re-
Sort determined % invite the landlords 20 hold a
meeting and they believed, under the then circum-
stances, il was not impairment 70 do So
The committee had also eanv tssed the question as
10 what would he an equitable scale 0i Tehts and
thew agreed that an advance Oi one hundred per
cent would be fair 10 all parties all things consid-
cred The committee did not expect a. have any
thing to do with the present meeting ana ne tnouSh
n would be improper for him 10 mteriere' iutiher
than 10 answer questions, as he had done. lie then
explained the position Of Mr.. Polk and Mr. watkins.