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John B. Floyd (search for this): article 1
Death of Gen. John B. Floyd. --Maj. Gen. John B. Floyd died yesterday morning at 6 o'clock at his residence in Abingdon, Va. Death of Gen. John B. Floyd. --Maj. Gen. John B. Floyd died yesterday morning at 6 o'clock at his residence in Abingdon, Va.
Griffin (search for this): article 1
City Council. --A called meeting of the Council was held at the Council Chamber, in the City Hall, yesterday afternoon at five o'clock. Present: Messrs. Haskins, President pro tem., Walker, Crutchfield, Denoon, Griffin, Clopton, Hill, Randolph, and Scott. The President, on taking the chair, stated the object which brought the Council together was to consider a petition from certain residents of a particular square in the city asking to have stopped the erection of a building which was about going up in the vicinity of their property. The reading of the minutes of the last meeting was, on motion, dispensed with. Mr. Hill, of Jefferson Ward, then arose and presented the petition referred to by the President. He advocated its adoption by the Council on the ground that the building objected to by the petitioners was a very large wooden stable, and its completion and occupancy would greatly endanger the safety of property surrounding it. He read the 35th section of th
Randolph (search for this): article 1
City Council. --A called meeting of the Council was held at the Council Chamber, in the City Hall, yesterday afternoon at five o'clock. Present: Messrs. Haskins, President pro tem., Walker, Crutchfield, Denoon, Griffin, Clopton, Hill, Randolph, and Scott. The President, on taking the chair, stated the object which brought the Council together was to consider a petition from certain residents of a particular square in the city asking to have stopped the erection of a building which was about going up in the vicinity of their property. The reading of the minutes of the last meeting was, on motion, dispensed with. Mr. Hill, of Jefferson Ward, then arose and presented the petition referred to by the President. He advocated its adoption by the Council on the ground that the building objected to by the petitioners was a very large wooden stable, and its completion and occupancy would greatly endanger the safety of property surrounding it. He read the 35th section of the
Hill (search for this): article 1
ay afternoon at five o'clock. Present: Messrs. Haskins, President pro tem., Walker, Crutchfield, Denoon, Griffin, Clopton, Hill, Randolph, and Scott. The President, on taking the chair, stated the object which brought the Council together was tothe vicinity of their property. The reading of the minutes of the last meeting was, on motion, dispensed with. Mr. Hill, of Jefferson Ward, then arose and presented the petition referred to by the President. He advocated its adoption by thad already been put up. He asked the rejection of the petition, or a reference of the matter to a proper committee. Mr. Hill rejoined and referred to the record of the Council proceedings to prove the reverse of Mr. Nance's argument. Taylor, he for Mr. Boisseau to put up his building there. Some further discussion took place between Messrs. Scott, Denoon, and Hill, for the petitioners, and Mr. Nance, the counsel for Boisseau, after which the question was put and the prayer of the peti
Crutchfield (search for this): article 1
City Council. --A called meeting of the Council was held at the Council Chamber, in the City Hall, yesterday afternoon at five o'clock. Present: Messrs. Haskins, President pro tem., Walker, Crutchfield, Denoon, Griffin, Clopton, Hill, Randolph, and Scott. The President, on taking the chair, stated the object which brought the Council together was to consider a petition from certain residents of a particular square in the city asking to have stopped the erection of a building which was about going up in the vicinity of their property. The reading of the minutes of the last meeting was, on motion, dispensed with. Mr. Hill, of Jefferson Ward, then arose and presented the petition referred to by the President. He advocated its adoption by the Council on the ground that the building objected to by the petitioners was a very large wooden stable, and its completion and occupancy would greatly endanger the safety of property surrounding it. He read the 35th section of th
Haskins (search for this): article 1
City Council. --A called meeting of the Council was held at the Council Chamber, in the City Hall, yesterday afternoon at five o'clock. Present: Messrs. Haskins, President pro tem., Walker, Crutchfield, Denoon, Griffin, Clopton, Hill, Randolph, and Scott. The President, on taking the chair, stated the object which brought the Council together was to consider a petition from certain residents of a particular square in the city asking to have stopped the erection of a building which was about going up in the vicinity of their property. The reading of the minutes of the last meeting was, on motion, dispensed with. Mr. Hill, of Jefferson Ward, then arose and presented the petition referred to by the President. He advocated its adoption by the Council on the ground that the building objected to by the petitioners was a very large wooden stable, and its completion and occupancy would greatly endanger the safety of property surrounding it. He read the 35th section of th
William Scott (search for this): article 1
Walker, Crutchfield, Denoon, Griffin, Clopton, Hill, Randolph, and Scott. The President, on taking the chair, stated the object which bre, and probably other property adjacent would be destroyed. Mr. Scott sustained the prayer of the petitioners, and hoped it would pass.s inadmissible — a house was not a house till it was finished. He (Scott) thought the ordinance defective, inasmuch as it only provided for es to suppress these grievous nuisances. Mr. Denoon followed Mr. Scott at some length, during which he advanced some forcible illustratibuilding there. Some further discussion took place between Messrs. Scott, Denoon, and Hill, for the petitioners, and Mr. Nance, the counput a stop to any further work on the building begun by him. Mr. Scott offered the following resolution: Resolved, That a committeng the building known as Primary School house No. 1. Granted. Mr. Scott presented a petition from Peachy R. Grattan, Esq., asking the rem
Clopton (search for this): article 1
City Council. --A called meeting of the Council was held at the Council Chamber, in the City Hall, yesterday afternoon at five o'clock. Present: Messrs. Haskins, President pro tem., Walker, Crutchfield, Denoon, Griffin, Clopton, Hill, Randolph, and Scott. The President, on taking the chair, stated the object which brought the Council together was to consider a petition from certain residents of a particular square in the city asking to have stopped the erection of a building which was about going up in the vicinity of their property. The reading of the minutes of the last meeting was, on motion, dispensed with. Mr. Hill, of Jefferson Ward, then arose and presented the petition referred to by the President. He advocated its adoption by the Council on the ground that the building objected to by the petitioners was a very large wooden stable, and its completion and occupancy would greatly endanger the safety of property surrounding it. He read the 35th section of th
James M. Taylor (search for this): article 1
n if the stable objected to had just been commenced, the petition could not prevent its completion, as two thirds of the property-holders had not signed it. Mr. Jas. M. Taylor being simply an agent for the owners of a large portion of the property said to be endangered, had no right, under the charter, to sign such an instrument oe of the matter to a proper committee. Mr. Hill rejoined and referred to the record of the Council proceedings to prove the reverse of Mr. Nance's argument. Taylor, he believed, had consulted with the owners of the property, and the list embraced the names of more than four-fifths of the whole square. Instead of the buildinplaint should have been made before the erection of the building was commenced. He doubted much whether the owners of that portion of the property represented by Taylor would have signed the petition at all, and thought it a great advantage to their property for Mr. Boisseau to put up his building there. Some further discuss
Nance (search for this): article 1
subject was one in which the welfare of a respectable portion of the city was concerned. Mr. Nance appeared as counsel for the owner of the stable in process of erection, and by permission of tr. Hill rejoined and referred to the record of the Council proceedings to prove the reverse of Mr. Nance's argument. Taylor, he believed, had consulted with the owners of the property, and the list he prayer of the petitioners, and hoped it would pass. He contended that the argument used by Mr. Nance, that because the building complained of was nearly finished it was not in the province of theding complained of in the petition should, in his opinion, be interdicted by the Council. Mr. Nance desired to reply. A large number of the houses in the square on which the stable of Mr. Boissurther discussion took place between Messrs. Scott, Denoon, and Hill, for the petitioners, and Mr. Nance, the counsel for Boisseau, after which the question was put and the prayer of the petitioners
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