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The Daily Dispatch: December 9, 1865., [Electronic resource], Governor Peirpoint's message. (search)
City Council. --A called meeting of the City Council was held yesterday evening. The following members were present: Mr. Grattan (President), and Messrs. Burr, Scott, Epps, Lee, Smith, Clopton, Lancaster, Tardy, Crutchfield and Glazebrook. A communication was received from the Mayor, nominating the chief and other officers of the police. Thereupon the Council proceeded to elect a chief, and John H. Claiborne was unanimously elected. The next business in order was the election of the first police officer, and Messrs. Seal, Chalkley and Kelley were put in nomination. Mr. Reuben T. Seal received nine votes: Mr. Chalkley, 3; Mr. Kelley. 1. Mr. Seal was therefore declared elected. Mr. Scott and Mr. Clopton addressed the Council in favor of Mr. Callahan. The result of the election was: Charles H. Epps, 10: D. Callahan, 3. Therefore Mr. Epps was declared elected the second officer. Mr. Scott nominated Mr. Charles H. Brown for the third officer. Mr. Lee no
The Daily Dispatch: December 12, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
was held yesterday afternoon at four o'clock, the following members being present: Messrs. Grattan (President,) Stokes. Clopton, Epps, Lee, Griffin, Burr Scott, Richardson. Tardy, Crutchfield. Lancaster, Glazebrook, Smith and Millspaugh. Mr.aims made and adopted at the last meeting on the claim of John Pearce was reconsidered and the claim recommitted. Mr. Clopton offered a resolution that the notes of the city, at thirty and sixty days, for be given to the Clover Hill Coal Company on account of amount due for coal furnished the Gas Works. Mr. Clopton stated that the city owed the company about twenty thousand dollars, and if something was not done speedily to reduce the amount, the gas works would be without coal. f the sergeants at $2,50 per day; and that of the privates at $2 per day each to continue to the 1st of May next. Mr. Clopton moved to amend by giving the chief of Police $2,500 instead of $2,000 per annum. The amendment was adopted. Mr.
The Daily Dispatch: December 19, 1865., [Electronic resource], Examination for Attempted Incendiarism — the accused sent on. (search)
royed by order of the City Council at the time of the evacuation of the city. The bill and another similar claim were referred to the Committee on Finance. A communication was received from the Mayor recommending the appointment of two additional officers in the police force, and nominating John D. Perrin, C. H. Moore, J. B. Cousins and W. T. Bibb as suitable persons to fill the vacancy in the office of fifth officer of the police, made vacant by the resignation of Caleb Crone. Mr. Clopton nominated John Poe, Jr., for the same office. The Council then proceeded to elect the said officer, and on the sixth ballot Walter T. Bibb was elected. To fill the other two offices recommended by the Mayor, John Poe, Jr., and R. S, Betts were elected. The Committee on Claims reported back several bills against the city, contracted in Confederate times, and recommended that they be paid at the rate of one dollar in currency for forty dollars in Confederate money. The b
The Daily Dispatch: December 20, 1865., [Electronic resource], Fire. (search)
Fire. --The alarm of fire yesterday morning was caused by the burning of a lot of paper in the office formerly occupied by Clopton &Lyne, on the corner of Franklin and Wall streets. The damage was very slight.
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