Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-04-02

SDr The watering Of that they Of their notion went be-
youd their mere duty, aud arranged in their contract with
The town. that the should only be entitled TO the
plus water after both institutions were furnished And
thus hooh the directory have never made boast of their
action and only state II sell Defence the asy um for
the education of the deaf and dumb and OF the blind is in
debled this DAY her providence TOR sample supply OF
water They only state evidence 10 repe the suspicion
that they would have been warped influenced by the
town 10 neglect the interests Of the Having shewn
that the reservoir located n the best situation for the
advantage Of the asylum. the directors would further re-
mark that they consider $500 full price for the use
Of the surplus water 10 the town. The pipe being
inserted into the reservoir Tar above the hospital ppe en-
sured that the town should DULY get the surplus alter ur-
nshing both Institutions The use o! TINS was ad
vantageous the yum, since 1t nade the HOW ron Inc
spgng more rapid aud the supply therefore resher, cooo
and more Wholesome So far was the town from having
an advao,aqeOu coutracs tina. in the course of time it was
she had thrown away her money, and that in
stead of their being surplus water, there enough
for the use of the Institutions.
INe town having already made large expenditure in
ayinq pipes through the Streets found that she must lose
he. outlay get water from another The direct
os felt sensiby the deficiency of the supply to the
state Institutions especially security against 6re
Several hundred thousand dollars worth of property, and
than that several hundred lives helpless ndlvdu
ais were at stake. In this condition Of things spring
was purchased by the corporate authorities yielding
ample supply Of water for two such towns and measures
were taken 10 convey the to the corporation in six
inch pipes The question forced upon the directory,
whether they would purchase additional water pryl
egs from she corporation at SlO or subject the State to
The expense O correcting the OF the engineer by ia
king UP their old pipes for the distance Of miles,
and laying dow larger ones. The errur which the com
niltee complain Of n connecting with the town authoEl
ties had already proved advantage by placing the
ervor in connection with the town, by six inch pipe, the
purchase and laying of which had the corporation
$1,000 The corporation proposed by the contract to
keep up the connection forever to fix sepcock into the
connecting pipe and suffer the insuon to through
sulceRcy OF for the sum OF 5UO, and the court
Of directors did not hesitate to accept the offer believing
most advantageous CONTRACT for the state. The actual
right Of property they were getting in the pipes and the
obligation 10 repair lhem near or quite equal to The
price, and the water privilege they considered Invaluable
Were they iustihabe not on The evidence The de-
cency of the supply OF water IN the hospital pipes was
abundany proven, and the importance vi full supply
host OF testimony examined before the committee,
which remarkably unanimous in proving that $3.50
much less than the privilege was worth. The wit
behalf OF the prosecution stated 1t to be worth
from three five thousand dollars. Several Of the officers
OF toe corporation being examined as witnesses, declared
he readiness Of tho corporate authorities to take back the
privilege, aud refund the 500, if the legislature would
authorize IT, The directors IN reference to this and all 9TH
er charges informed the committee that they pepar
ed 10 introduce further evidence, if the committee would
suggest any point which they not satisfied (See
Appendix b.
Yet the committee have seen fit to decide way
the other on the evidence They will say whether the
privilege necessary necessary, whether the direc
paid too much for not They only respond that,
whatever may be said Of the popriey necessity OF
paying tae amount stipulated the part Of the directors
bat lille can be said o the lbeality OF the corporation in
making she exacon considering the of
ey expended by the state IN the vicinity O the place.
The directors wobd most respectfully suggest, that the
committee had nothing in the world do with the cOrpo
ration its iberay. The only questions before them
were, to the necessity aud propely the part OF the
court Of directors (who alone Tial( of paying
$500 for the privilege VAST necessary, and So what
was its justly worth? To these questions alone in issue
they do not answer Yet on the evidence before them,
they could have said nothing else than that the privilege
was necessary, and that it was worth more than $780,
so the directory justified, and had right 10 sx-
pect the committee to say so.
II is not the Office of the court Of dectors'to yndlcate
their town from the extra Judicial sentence pronounced
i; by the committees but in explanation of their
duct they must DO permitted 10 say that they asked
the town be liberal; and anxious they have always
been 10 make the best bargains they fairly could Tor the
state, the town had proposed donation OF the privilege
they doubt much whether they ought have accepted
such First because the state OF Virginia able and will
ling make just compensation to all her citizens for bene
fits received and has yet asked aims secondly be-
the guardians Of the states interest the directors
had consented accept denoal0n from the corporation,
especially based upon the consideration suggested by the
Committee, that large Of money had been expended
by the state in its vicinity, the its citizens might
at some future time have embarrassed the directory by cai
ming that one good turn deserved another and that as
they had paid for having the institution located here they
bad right benefit without regard the states
interest. This expectation already existing (wthout
the payment of any ihng in many minds The board ne
has and never will psler encourage it and from this
quarter has arisen the that has recently ragged around
shem Demagogues TO advance their sinister ends,
have avaied themselves of the discomfort excited by the
unyiedng fidelity OF the Of directors and unless the
legislature will hold up the hands Of their agents. they
must fall fighting single handed in defence Of their princi
PIES
The directors have always looked upon these institutions
belonging TO the whole slate, in which all its citizens
every where are entitled to equal benefits. They belong
60 locality section, out stand the proud monuments Of
the states munlfcence 10 its whole people.
Tho directors would regret exceedingly know that
influential body the committee OF the house of dele
gates should be the of giving currency opposite
views. They trust that the Legislature of Virginia will
never endorse so great heresy.
STANTON AND NORTH RIVER GAP TURNPIKE,