The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-09-19
Letter from StauntOn.
rCorrespondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.I
STAUNToN, September IS, 1874

STAUNToN, September IS, 1874.
The City Council met last night for the
purpose of considering the proposition Of
the City Engineer to allow no cellar.doors in
the new pavement which is soon to be put
down on Main street. This proposition met.
with the opposition Of many OF the mer'
chants on this street, who use their cellars
for storing goods. Especially did. the hard.
ware merchants complain, as the closing Of
the cellar.doors would put them to much in-
convenience in storing away long bars OF
iron, &c.
at the meeting last night the following
members were present-viz., K. q. Blckle
(president, John Echols, John B. Evans, J.
". Abby, B. T..Bagby, W. A. German. P.
B. Hoge, William B. Kayser, and Heber ker.
A large number of citizens interested in the
action of the Council on this subject were
also present, as were many out of curiosity,
for everybody knew there would be hard
fight over this question. When the ordinance
was passed authorizing the Improvement Of
Main street, this proposal of the Engineer
to remove the celar.doors was discusseda and
defeated. The Engineer (Mr. Donald Allen)
still maintained that he was right, and was
present last night and explained to the Cour.
Gil the reasons for desiring the removal of the
cellar-doors.
After the president had explained the OBJ
!ject of the meeting, General Echols offered
resolution to so amend the ordinance here.
tofore passed directing the Committee on
Streets to reconstruct or repair Beverly or
Main street in accordance with the report
and recommendations of the City Engineer,
so as to require the removal of the cellar
doors, and the completion of said work in
all respects in conformity with the report
and recommendation of the City Engineer.
After much discussion the vote was taken,
and resulted as follows: Ayes, 6-Messrs.
Bickle, Evans, Echols, Ker, Hoge, and Bag.
by. Noes, 3-Messrs. Kayser, German, and
Abby. The president announced the reso-
luton adopted; which decision was appealed
from by Mr.. German, but the decision was
sustained by a vote of seven to one.
On motion of General Echols, a resolution
was adopted requiring the Water Committee
and the Staunton Gas Company to insert
proper cocks or traps in the payements on
Beverly street, under the direction of the
City Engineer, so as to hereafter avoid the
necessity of taking up the said pavements
for such purposes. This work, so far as it
relates TO gas, is to be done at the expense Of
the Staunton Gas Company, and unless the
said company shall, in the judgment Of the
City Engineer, do said work within proper
time, the said Engineer is authorized to do
the same at the expense Of said company.
In carrying out the improvement on the
street from the Virginia Hotel to the West
ern Lunatc Asylum it has been found that a
portion of a lot belonging to Samuel A. Hos
hour will have to be used; therefore reso-
luton was offered and adopted last night au.
thorizing the Committee on Streets to pur-
chase from Mr. Hoshour either the whole Of
his lot or SO much thereof as may be neces-
sary for the said improvement. MAX.