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The Daily Dispatch: March 5, 1861., [Electronic resource], Local matters. (search)
City Council.
--The regular monthly meeting of this body was held at 4 o'clock yesterday evening.
Present, Messrs. Saunders, Grattan, Glazebrook, Hill, Burr, Crutchfield, Scott, Richardson, Talbott, Haskins, Denoon, Greanor, Griffin.
The usual reports from police officers were returned.
The Committee on Police say they find nothing in them requiring a special report.
They say they also have had under consideration the petition of Charles Y. Morriss and others, asking that they would designate some other place than their wharves for landing powder, and recommend the Council to reject the prayer of the petition.
The Committee of Finance reported that they had had under consideration the petition of Wm. C. Allen, executor of O. Slaughter, to have refunded to him the sum of $232.55, paid as tax on money, and report that they allow $140.52 on account of taxes on property erroneously given in to the Assessor by him.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved
The Daily Dispatch: December 11, 1860., [Electronic resource], Secession movement at the South . (search)
City Council.
--A regular monthly meeting of the Council was held in the Council Chamber yesterday afternoon, at 4 o'clock. Present, Messrs. Saunders, Hill, Burr, Scott, Howison, Griffin, Crutchfield, Richardson, Greanor, Denoon, Haskins and Grattan. Absent, Messrs. Glazebrook, (sick,) Anderson and Talbott.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
Col. Haskins, from the Commissioners of Streets, reported that they had obtained the condemnation of John Purcell's property, for opening 10th street, north of Clay, at the price of $1,755. The report was approved and adopted.
On motion of Mr. Hill, the Committee on Police was instructed to bring in an ordinance empowering the Mayor to prevent the influx and settlement in the city of all paupers, vagrants, persons who have no visible means of support, and those whose presence may be dangerous to the peace of the city; and to defray the expenses thus incurred out of the Secret Police Fund.
Mr. Grattan
The Daily Dispatch: December 21, 1860., [Electronic resource], Succession movement at the South . (search)
City Council.
--A called meeting of the Council was held yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Present--Messrs. Saunders, Crutchfield, Hill, Howison, Greanor, Griffin, Richardson, Haskins, Grattan, Burr, Denoon and Anderson.
Mr. Grattan, from the Finance Committee, reported in favor of paying the City Assessor $400 for extra labor in preparing land books, and the report was adopted.
Mr. Grattan, from the committee to whom the subject was referred, reported an ordinance to "exclude vagrants or other dangerous persons from the city." We append the ordinance at length:
An ordinance to Exclude vagrants and other dangerous persons from the City.
1.
Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Richmond.
That every railroad company and every captain or master of a steamboat or vessel, which or who shall bring to the city of Richmond, or to the port thereof, from another State, any person not having ostensible means for his or her support, shall, before such person shall b
The Daily Dispatch: January 15, 1861., [Electronic resource], Message from the acting Governor of Kansas . (search)
City Council.
--The regular monthly meeting of this body was held yesterday afternoon, at the Council Chamber.
Present--Messrs. Saunders, Grattan, Denoon, Griffin, Talbott, Richardson, Greanor, Scott, Burr, Howison, Crutchfield and Hill.
Mr. Dencon presented a report from the Committee on Schools, which was received and laid on the table.
Mr. Crutchfield, from the Commissioners of Streets, presented a report relative to the petition of R. G. Morriss, recommending the granting of the same, which was approved.
Mr. Hill offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Board of Officers of the 179th Regiment of Militia of the city of Richmond be furnished with a room gratis, as head-quarters; and that the different companies of the Regiment be permitted to drill in the First Market Hall whenever that can be done without interfering with the volunteer companies which now drill there.
Referred to the Committee on Public Grounds and Buildings.
Mr. B
The Daily Dispatch: April 20, 1861., [Electronic resource], Important Correspondence. (search)
City Council.
--A called meeting of the City Council was held at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon — Present: Messrs. Saunders, Epps, Glazebrook, Scott, Hill, Talbott, Critchfield, Burr, Griffin, Wynne, Haskins, Greanor, Stokes, and Grattan.
The Council being called to order, Mr. Grattan spoke of the necessity of having a sufficiency of funds to meet the present and prospective wants of the city, and in order to raise the same, submitted "an Ordinance for the issuing of notes by the city," which, being read the requisite number of times and amended, was put on its passage (the rule being suspended, on motion of Mr. Hill) and carried in the affirmative — all the members present voting therefore.
The Ordinance is as follows:
1.
Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Richmond.
That there shall be issued, in the name of the city of Richmond, three hundred thousand dollars, in notes of one dollar, fifty cents and twenty-five cents, for the redemption of which the
The Daily Dispatch: December 13, 1861., [Electronic resource], An interesting letter. (search)
$50 reward.
--Will be paid for the apprehension and delivery in Mr. Lumpgin's jail of a slave man named Joe. He is well known in the city by overseers of tobacco factories, having been hired in Mr. Greanor's factory for many years.
He usually calls himself Joe Banks.
The said boy is of small size, black, and wears a black silk hat; belongs to the estate of the late Wm. Garvis; has been going at large for twelve months; was apprehended a few months past and broke out of jail.
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$50 reward
--Will be paid for the apprehension and delivery in Mr. Lumpkin's jail of a slave man named Joe. He is well known in the city by overseers of tobacco factories, having been hired in Mr. Greanor's factory for many years He usually calls himself Joe Banks.
The said boy is of small size, black and wears a black silk hat; belongs to the estate of the late Wm. Garvis; has been going at large for twelve months; was apprehended a few months past and broke out of jail.
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The Daily Dispatch: April 26, 1862., [Electronic resource], A Remarkable cavalry chase. (search)
$50 reward.
--Will be paid for the apprehension and delivery in Mr. Lumpkin's of a slave man named Joe. He is well known in the city by overseers of tobacco factories, having been hired in Mr. Greanor's factory for many years.
He usually calls himself Joe Banks.
The said boy is of small size, black, and wears a black silk hat; belongs to the estate of the late Wm. ; was been going at large for twelve months; was apprehended a few months past and broke out of jail.
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