Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-11-08

TIE CITY CoUNCIL.-The regular meeting OF
the City Council, took place Tuesday night.
Present, President Bickle, and Messrs. Burke,
Evans, Guy, German Hoge Ker, Nelson,
Stuart, Witt.
THE VALLEY RAILROAD BONDS.
resolution was adopted authorizing the
Clerk of the Council to receive from Judge Hen
dren the receipt of the President of the Valley
Railroad for $3.50 of City bonds 1t was
stated in discussion that the bonds are not of
effect until Baltimore pays her quota, and as that
City has not yet paid it, the City of Stanton
will not yet pay the requisition of the Valley R.
R. Treasurer for the $27oo interest on those
bonds. 49,
STREET sURvEYs-THE STREETS GENERALLY.
The account of Maj Jed. Hotchkiss, for $3.50
Tor l3 days at $40 per day, service rendered the
corporation in surveying Augusta Street, came
up for settlement, and gave rise to some debate
1t appearing that four days work was charged
in November, which involved charge for Sun
day, Mr.. Evans objected to the payment as no
work had been done on that day..
Mr.. Ker-I move then the bill be reduced by
$lO and be ordered to be paid. Maj Hotchkiss
is going to Europe. and would like to have the
money.
The account was ordered to be paid The re-
port of Mr.. Hotchkiss is accompanied by very
neat map illustrating the work he has done on
Augusta Street. and some useful and needed sug-
gestons. He recommends a general survey of
the streets, and that monuments or marks be
placed at the street after the surveys are
vnoda R,yI,A A.,
mittee on Streets, and Mr.. Evans made some re.
marks experimenting Mr.. Hotchkiss' suggestions
Mr. Evans said on Augusta Street there were a
number offences encroaching as far as three feet
on the Street, one being the Catholic Church
! renee. II WAC clear that the City would save
gnoney BY having the survey made now.
III. A resolution was adopted authorizing the
street Committee to carry out the suggestions
an At. Hoschkiss' report and some discussion
took place on the mode of getting the surveying
done Nr. Stuart thought the surveys could be
gotten By coatyal! with some Civil Engineer.
Cheaper thar the payment of $50 day. The
general ids g the members seemed, from
tdeir.reanarhs. la osSahat the sum charged was
TOO high. Mr. Fer replied that application had
been made to other Engineers, and that none
would do it CHEAPER
TER NEW STREET M4ELsTRoM
she accounts for the month being read. a.
showec of bills fe + work on New Street followed
GREETING some Laughter, everything seeming to
be fos work on GeX Street" The Street Com
'mttee made report of the work showing that
in August September and October, S64s, Is was
spent on the New Street improvement, of which
$3.50 was spent before reaching the present rock
gut. VI the total amount the sum of $3.50 is to
ioe credited on account of improvements to other
Streets with the rock and earth cut from New
Street. The Committee say in their report very
reasonably that there could no good result from
giving Up the work now.
Mr.. Burk--Well, the next time we have a wor,
Ike this to do want it let out bv contract
Mr. Gorman-When is the thing to be fin
ished?
Mr.. Ker-I can't say.
NAMING THE STREETS AND NUMBERING THE HOUSES
Mr.. Guy offered a resolution providing for nut
ting the names of the Streets conspicuously on
corner houses and numbering the houses in the
City.
be- Numbered as avenues and cross streets and
tins names dropped.
Mr.. Stuart thought good commentary on the
fitness of naming the streets was the fact that Cd
Of the Oldest streets in the City still retained the
name of stNeW'' Street. G,t
Mr.. Guy did not think we would ever get rid
'ot tas names nov used.
The resolution was so changed as to make it
provide for ''enquiriag into the propriety of
&c, and adopted.
THE CITY FUNDS
The report of Mr.. Jno. NJ. Carroll, the City
Treasurer for the month of October, was read
as follows
receipts, ,7l2,11
disbursements, ...................... 2,l32,42
Balance in Treasury, .................$3, 579 90
THE POOR THAT WE HAVE ALWAYS WITH Us
The reports Of the Overseers of the Poor were
received. Mr. Ed. Hall reported an expenditure
in the first ward of $64, Sd for October, and ask
Led an appropriation of $3.50 for October and No
wemoer. This report was approved. The report
OF Mr. q. H. Hudson for the End ward showed
On expenditure of $lO7.7o for October, and ask
ed for an appropriation of tkis amount to cover
ht His report was approved after short delay
caused by Mr.. Burke, calling attention to the
factt4st one of the names in the report was that
of a paupef whose discharge he had ordered two
months ago. Mr.. B. withdrew his objection
with the understanding that more care was to he
exercised hereafter
Another member called attention to the fact
shat paupers were allowed to acquire residence
a1ere who were paupers from the day of their ar
lrival.
Mr. Burke-lf such cases are reported to me- |
will see the OverseeFs about it,
THE WATER WORKS.
The Superintendent of Water Works reported
that the work done for citizens during October
was $96 Oh and that done for the City amounted
to $3.50.
Mr.. Ker-"I see the Superintendent report al
ways announces the fire plugs to be in good Or
der when maGy of them are in no order at all ~
The member named several instances where the
City pings are net available from being out O
order, and on motion tie Council declined to re-
eeive the report and referred it to the Wa tel
Committee member of which stated tkey had
never seen it at all.
LAST OF THE 'LosT CAUSE"
A communication was read from Mayor Trout,
asking to be relieved from the custody of eigh
$1,000 Confederate bonds the property OF The
city. resolution was adopted amid general
smile authorizing the Clerk of the Council to
relieve h i'm.