Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-01-19


CRY COUNCIL The stated meeting of the
Council was held Tuesday night, President
Bickle presiding.
An order for the payment of the interest on
public debt to Jan. LIST 1872, amounting to
1913, 6S, was made.
The report of the Committee on Streets recon-
mending an appropriation of $3.50 to make side
walk on New G. H. Street from Virginia Hotel
to R. R. bridge was adopted-also report from
same Committee recommending that side walk
be made from the Wesleyan Female Institute to
Beverly Street. The Council appropriated $50
for this purpose.
The President presented the following COM
municaton from the Augusta Fire Company,
which was received and laid on the table:
"To the Council Of the Gig of Staunton.
GENTLEMEN Your fire committee met at
Firemans Hall, on last Friday night, January
9Th 1872, and offered an Ordinance passed by
your Honorable Body, January End 1872, which
calls for the following sentiments Of our COM
pany
Whereas, The dignity and pride of this Com
pany have been insuted by an unprovoked Or
dinance, passed and thrust upon us without
edge of any the acts or ordinances passed, and
that we believe that misrepresentation have
been made before your Honorable Body.
Therefore, we deem it but justice to say that
we have an intelligent Committee appointed in
our behalf to act in concert with the Fire Com
mittee on part of the Council, for the best inter-
ests of the community, and that tn ere has never
been any proposition made to US for the more
efficient ways and means of conducting and
tho fire of this cIty that has
been neglected on our part.
We were asked to- test the Steam Engine
and Hose, which had never been turned over to
our company. Did we refuse You asked then
for report. Did you not receive it? Then we
ask why should such steps be taken by your
Honorable Body to mortify or insult US a
Company. Weask for a single charge of neg
lect in our duties as Firemen or of having inju-
dciously expended one dollar of your money 7
Whatever may have been done by this or any
previous Council in the expenditure of money
for fire apparatus &c--w not aUCOunta
for we have never been consulted as Company
in reference to any purchases made, except the
first old reel. We ask you to refer to your min
utes for this fact and that the action taken by
your body makes it imperative upon us to sur
render unto you such property as we now con-
troll of the fire apparatus &c. This we do re-
luctantly, but our labor of love for past years,
which has ever merited the esteem and the well
wishes Of this community, must be forgotten un-
til fair representation is known to the public.
We deeply deplore this state of things, in mat
ter so important, yet we can not yield to the ar
bitrary rule which alone is left for our govern
ment
With the many fond recolections Of the past,
we surrender with regret our many responsible
ties
Yours most Respectfully,
JOHN B. SCHERER JR.
For Augusta Fire Co..
G. W. STAFFORD, SIC, A. F. c..
The following resolution was then adopted
unanimously
s'Resozced, That the Council of the City of
Stanton, in passing an Ordinance organizing
the Fire Department, whilst adhering firmly to
its action in this matter, as in all respects right
and proper, did not intend to offend, in any
way: the old organization, or any member there
Of"
Bill of Rcbt. Anthony & Co., of $l55, for pre-
pairing bonds for refunding the city debt, was
allowed. -=
The Fire Commissioners were directed to take
charge of the Fire Apparatus and Hall, and
purchase suitable furniture for the Hall.
The Council changed the fee for vaccination
rom Is to so cents.
On motion of Mr.. Evans, the following pre-
amble and resolution was ado pied.
"Whereas the Special Committee appointed in
obedience to the resolution of Mr.. Nelson, pass :
ed July 4th 1871: to investigate the charges
made in the city papers against the former Coun-
ell, by Relief and Others, informed the Council
they had omitted to send for persons and papars
as authorized, therefore failed to make a
thorough exami nation into all said charges. and
a1co fa;loa 70: tne charSSo
embraced in said resolution Of Mr.. Nelson we1s
made by Relief or others, and whereas the resolu-
ton adopted at the meeting of the Council held
Jan. I'd 1872 is a reflection upon those members
of the Council, who opposed the election of the
former Council, and whereas f SAID charges are
slanderous they should be exposed by the com
mittee of investigation, therefore be it
Resozued, That said report be reconsidered and
referred to the Committee with instructions to
make thorough investigation into said charges
and that they be authorized to send for persons
and papers and instructed to make detail re-
port of the facts to this Council at the next
stated meeting"