Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-07-18

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Mr.. Bickle-Then l suppose they expect me to
pay good portion of the city taxes
Mr. Bagby-I see they have got me down for
three tenements, at 7,a00. should be mighty
glad to get that for themx
Mr.. Bickle-Tll take 'em off your hands at
that tonight.
Mr.. Bagby-Good, draw up the papers.
Mr.. Bickle-Mr. Bumgarduer, draw up the
agreement of sale, and let Mr. Bagby sig it. 80
Put in it that the sale is made and the terms o f
payment are to be agreed upon between ire COS
tracing parties.
Mr.. Bagby-Youll agree to assume some of
my paper at IL per cent.
Mr. Bicke-Pl do no such thing, never psy
over per cent Don't try to get out of the
sale.
Mr.. Bagby-Oh Pm not trying to get out OF
t. I'd like to sell some more houses on the
same terms. Hand me the paper.
Here the contract written in pencil, en- piece
of brown wrapping paper was handed him by
Mr. Bumgardner, who happened to be present.
and Mr.. Bagby signed it.
Chorus by the mem bers- Where's Bumgard-
ner's fee .?
This Quick business transaction being over the
council proceeded.
THE CITY WATERS WORKS.
a communication was received from Maj. e.
der, City attorney, in which he statedthat no diff
Guilty had been raised about the city water privi-
leges on the tract recently purchased from Benz
Crawford, and he was informed by officers Of
the Augusta Agricultural Fair Society that that
corporation contemplated raising no obstacles.
The rights of the city were the same as those en-
ioyed by the former proprietors-that is, the
asmll and foundry" right.
Mr.. Witz-Isn't there a law which makes all
water rights not used for five years void This
Mmill and foundry right was idle more than
five years since 1864, when the mill was de-
astroyed.
The comma nicatien was referred TO the water
committee
THE sTREETs-ALL AT SEA AGAIN.
The street muddle was again up. A survey
of Col J. D. Lilley of Augusta St. and accom-
panying report was received. 1t showed that
large number of house, encroached on the streets
and number of porches and fences. 1t caused
a long ard apparently purposeess discussion
during which it was proposed to refer it and the
survey of Mr.. Allen, the late city engineer, OF
the same street, which differed about two feet
from Ito the street COMM ttee with authority to
consult third engineer This proposition was
made by Mr.. Guy, and came as he said at the
suggestion of Mr., Evans, one of the street CON-.
mittee.
Mr.. Kerr, chairman of the street committee,
called attention to the fact that the employment
,of engineers was putting the city to additional
expense.
Mr.. Burke--I thought that when we had ci-
ty engineers We ought to have stood by his sur
wey.
Mr.. Evans-J will never sustain such survey
with injustice manifest on it's face.
Mr.. Burke Well we will have to sustain it af-
ter all.
Mr. Esans--We shall see about that.
1t was stated that the third engineer would
be the city engineer, to be elected at the next
meeting, and Mr. Guys proposition was adopt
ed.
The resignatio If Mr.. Donald Allen, city en-
:gineer, sent in to the council on the 10th inst.
was taken up and accepted
Mr.. Evans-Some arrangements ought to be
made about the paying of the salary. 1t has
been sta ted here that the engineer reused to do
any work after he resigned.
MIR. Bickle-There will be no trouble about
that Allen wouldn't receive any pay after his
resignation WAS sent in.
Mr. Ke Now, what is the street committee
ito do? The council by resolution have taken
the work of improvements on the streets out Of
the hands of the street committee and put it in
the hands of the city engineer, and now there is
no city engineer,
Mr.. Bagby thought he knew of q man who was
a first rate king man, good overseer and
something of an engineer who was just what
the city wanted.
Mr.. Ker said chickering's among the engineers
existed, and no engineer in the city could be
gotten to stake out Mr. Allen lines
Mr. Burke got the muddle temporarily straight
by getting resolution adopted authorizing the
Street Committee to employ an eng ineer and a
boss of city hands to Go work already deter
mined on by the Council
THE cogATY AND CITY RIGHTS IN THE JAIL AND
COURTHOUSE.
of the County Supervisors, called the attention
of the Council to the fact that the law provides
that the expense of keeping the city and
county Jail, and the furniture in repair, should
be shared by the city and county alike. He sta
ted that the expenses of the Jail were from $500
to $500 year, and the proportion of inmates
there in the year from the city to from
the county. This proportion, in sharing the ex.
penses was not insisted on by the Supervisors,
who, he said, only asked equal division Of
gthe cost.
Mr.. Evans-The jail is supplied with water
by the city.
Mr.. BHmgardnerAW When the city erected wa
ter works the county contributed ST., 1000 towards
1T, which was probably supposed to cover that
matter. But all the Supervisors ask is that the
matter may be definitely adjusted
1t was agreed that committee of the council
should meet the Supervisors to arrange the mat
ter
THE LA MP-LIGHTlNG.
Mr. Evans called the attention to complaint,
that the duty of lighting the city lamps had beer
devolved upon two Of the night police, the Other
officers having exempted themselves from it,
The attention of the Police Committee was in
yited to the fact
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr.. j. W. Abby appoined on the Street
Committee, in place of Mr.. Guy, resigned.
communication was received from til,
Board Of Con troll of the Fire Department, asking
the repainting Of the hose carriages
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