Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-09-25

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which is not against the wishes OF the
property holders.
MI. Evans-Then you would go around
and consult the property holders.
Mr. Ker-Wern't you in the Council
when they iegislated on cellar doors ?
Mr.. Echols-Why on the last night Mr..
Kayser voted for the removal of the cellar
caps.
Nj. Kayser-Oh no!
Mr. Hchols-Yes you did. And on that
night majority Of the members who
voted for a removal of the cellar doors
were business men on Beverly street.
While / have heard some complaints, I
have had many business men on the
streets to urge me to press this resolution.
In this matter | propose to do, not what,
MY personal friends urge me to, but what
my duty calls me to do. b.. -
MI Evansville question with us now
is. whether we are to do this work in d
permanent and perfect way, OF listen to
protests and only half do it,
Mr.. Kayser-I think that the opinions
of the business men along the route Of the
improvement should be heard and respect
ed I have thought over the matter since
our first action in the matter and have
heard a further statement of the merits
of the case.
Mr.. German felt compelled to vote
against the resolution as a health measure
as well as for other reasons. He thought
the shutting off Of ventilation to these
cellars would be serious matter. He
also thought the opinions Of the merchants
should have weight, for they have more
interests in the city than either the City
Engineer or the contractor
MI Evans-I should like to hear the
Presidents opinion.
President Bickle--I have several cellar
doors on the street and [ have long
thought they ought to be closed
Mr.. Kerr-They will forget about it i'll
thirty days.
MI. Gorman-I give the merchants cred
it for more sense than to present an ear
nest protest against a thing that they will
forget in thirty days. They have got
as much sense as you OF Mr.. Allen, either.
Nh Bagby-The public health will be
benefited, instead of endangered, by the
closing Of these cellars, which are mere
receptacles for dirt and old plumber.
The vote was then taken Oh the resolu-
ton. closing the cellar caps and resulted
Ayes-Bickle, Echols, Evans, Ker, Hoge,
and Bagby-6.
Noes-Gorman, Abby, Kayser-3.
The President declared the resolution
adopted, but MI. German appealed from
that decision on the ground that it appro-
pfiated money and needed seven yotes.-
The appeal failed, Mr.. German only sus-
tanning it by his vote.
THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS.
The Council has also, passed a resolution
placing the Superintendent of the city
hands and his force exclusively under the
control Of the City Engineer and instruct
ing him to arrange for putting down gas
and water traps in the sidewalks. Another
resolution authorizing the buying or con-
demning the building owned by Mr.. S. A.
Hoshour on the line Of the improvement
on New Court House street.; and another
forbiddng in the erection of new buildings
the placing of cellar caps on the sidewalks
were passed.
THE HEBREW DAY OF ATONENENT.
were closed on Monday, the occasion being
the observing of The Day of Atonement,
the most solemn of all days in the Hebrew
Calendar The day commenced at sunset
Sunday, and ended at sunset Monday. 1t
is a Gay Of prayer and of fasting for every
Israelite that observes the ordinances as
laid down in the Old Testament, and is
based on the following passage in the Scrip
ture, in Exodus, xiii, 80: ''Also on the
tenth day Of the seventh month there shall
be a Day Of Atonement it shall be an
holy conVocation unto you, and We shall
afflict your souls and offer an offering
made by fire unto the Lord and We shall
do no work on that same day, for it is a
day Of atonement to make an atonement
for you before the Lord your God. For
whatsoever soul it be that shall not be af-
flicted in that same day he shall be cut off
rom among his people, It is a custom
among the Israelites that every person over
thirteen years of age must fast for twenty
four hours Oh the Day of Atonement, and
the ordinances for this day are rigidly OBJ
served even by those who but seldom at
tend the synagegues. The prayers set
down for the day all invoke God to forgive
the sins of Israelites committed during the
past year, with supplication to incline
the hearts of all men to benefcent acts.
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