The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1872-05-09

CITY COUEClL.-Ihc regular mouthly meeting
of the city Council was held ON Tuesday night,
Nav 7th President r. G Bckle in the chair
number of accounts were allowed.
The Committee on health recommend that the pc
tition of Lynham s. Barton for the privilege of
erecting slaughter house within the city limits
be not granted. Adopted.
The Committee on safety recommend that Trot-
ter's stable on New street be promptly repaired,
or moved altogether Agreed to, and copy of
the report was ordered to be transmitted TO the
Mayor.
On motion, the Treasurer was authorized to
extend the lime Of collecting the license tax to the
LIST day June, 1872.
P. Toohey was elected superintendent of streets
under the Ordinance, at salary of $40 per
month.
On notion the election of Chief of Police was
postponed until the next meeting of the council
The recommendation the street committee in
regard to Spring Lane adopted, and $226
appropriated to said Improvement.
On motion, the resolution heretofore adopted,
providing for the Improvement of the street rum
ming from Augusta street to A. I. Gilkesons resi-
I ence, was rescinded. and, on motion, $500 were
appropriated to be expended in laying four
foot brick pavement on New street, from the resi-
dcnce of Miss Baldwin, 10 its northern terminus,
| oaAug usta street.
On motion, the street Commissioner was auth
| orized to report the probable cost of changing
the present side walk from the west TO the east
side of the Valley Turnpike, Con Augusta street.)
The following persons were appointed Judges
| of Election:
Ward No. l.-James A. Piper, r. N. Powell
and George F. Flick.
Wand No 2.-James H. Blackley, A. H. Tay-
Tor and F. NJ. Young.
A petition was presented from s. W. Quick and
others, praying for line of water pipe on mar
ket street. Referred.
On motion. the sum of $35 90 for Ward No. !.
and $SS, SO for Ward No. 2, was appropriated for
the support of the Poor for the month of April.
On motion, Thornrose Cemetery Company was
uhorized to convey the watsr from the city
pipes into the Cemetery grounds, for their exclu-
siye use-tax Sc, 90 per annum.
On motion, the Council adjourned.
RAILROAD ROUTE THROUGH THE INSTITUTION
GaouNDs.-One day last week we strayed over
towards the grounds attached to the Western
Lunatic Asylum, and took birds eye view Of
the proposed route of the Valley Railroad. AS
the route has been staked off, there is no dues
ton that great harm would result to the Institu
tion by the construction of the road on that line.
We hal no ilea of the extent of the damage,
which must necessarily follow. 1t will necessi-
tate the removal of the stables cut off the Ipsti-
tuition from the farm, orchard, wood yard, and
nearly all the out door coayeniences. The road
will pass close by the Laundry and Workshops,
and into the enclosures used for the benefit Of the
more hopeless class of female patients. It will
be impossible to protect the grounds, which the
female patients in summer time, from the
public gaze. Ga the southern side of the enco-
sure, the bed of the road will have an elevation
that will expose every foot of the private yard
used by most of the female inmates as place of
exercise in the Summer It is tie opinion of the
Superintendent of the Institution, that the use
fulness of this great charity will be almost en-
tirely destroyed if the Railroad is permitted to
take the route surveyed and nothing short of
the removal of the Institution itself would en-
compass the damages. The grounds are now cx-
posed on the North and West sides, to persons
passing en- the Chesapeake and Ohio Road and
Scottsville and the Greenville roads, To adopt
the route proposed by the Valley road will leave
The only private part of the grounds, exposed to
passers by. Then the constant noise incident to
the passing of the trains at all hours of the dav
and night, would, in the estimation of the Su
perintendent render it almost an impossibility
to properly treat many of the patients.
We understand that all this inconvenience and
harm to the Institution may be avoided by taking
a route few hundred yards east of the one
chosen which would require tunnel, at an ad-
di,ional cost of about $25 900. We do not think
til 1t the injury to the Institution be measur-
Ell oy dollars and cents. The State had better
a e i - e
the Asylum can be preserved. The authorities
of the Institution, understand, will resist the
right of way through the grounds to the utmost
limits of the law. We hope plan may be
suggested that will accommodate the Railroad,
and save the usefulness of the Institution.
| Carson TaIAL.-The trial of c. G. Carson fix
ell for last Monday, is now progressing, jury
was obtained without much difficulty on Tuesday,
sworn in, and the evidence commenced being ia
ken in the evening of that day. The following
are the names of the jurors;
Edwin Dudley, Geo. NJ. Baylor. Jonathan
NJ. Shipman. James NJ. Reeves, Madison Dunlap,
Andrew A. Crawford, Jacob F. Keller, John Wal
ton, James McNair. IIendren V. Bell, James F.
Heller, and John H. Heller.
The case will doubtless be protracted, as there
are many witnesses to examine There is some
additional evidence, both for prosecution and
defence but whether it will materially change the
case we have had no opportunity of learning
Young Carsons father. Mr.. J. E. Carson, and
cousin, Maj. Thos J. Shumate, of Rockingham
sit by the counsel for the defence. Col. John b
Baldwin, Capt Geo. NJ. Cochran, Jr and Maj
Thos c. Elder. represent the prisoner, and Capt
James Bumgardner, Jr., the Commonwealth
Young Carson is looking well. Notwithstanding
his long confinement. The same scrupulous
neatuess in dress and appearance is observed.
that has been uniformly noticeable on each occa-
sion of his appearance in the Court.
THE BAPT1sr GENERAL ASSOCIATION OF Va
The General Association of the Baptists of Vir-
ginia, will hold its session for 1872 in our City,
beginning on Thursday morning May Both. and
alourning, probably, on Monday following
From three to four hundred delegates and visit
ors will probably attend. The members of the
Baptist Church and congregation will entertain
as many as they can. Much however. will have
to be done by our other citizens. An appeal to
the hospitality of Staunfon was never made in
| ,an Aaonno ns ~.