The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-03-04

i CITY CoUNcIL-Tuesday night, Marcel. and.
Present.. G.. Bickle, President, Kayser,.
Ker, Bagby, Abby, German, Evans, Burke and
Hoge.
On motion, the reading of the minutes was
dispensed with.
Numerous accounts from the Auditing COM
mittee were presented and allowed.
The report Of Donald Allen, City Engineer
presenting the final estimate Oh the arch bridge
over Lewis creek, OH Augusta street, amounting
to 81, 1888, and recommending its payment,
was adopted, but afterwards, upon motion Of
Mr.. Evans, was reconsidered and referred back
to the Committee On Streets; with instructions
to ascertain the proritics of the orders given by
Sims to the different merchants of the city for
supplies furnished hands, so that the amounts
of said orders shall be paid out Of the sum due
Sims.
The account OF Geo. Hudson; Overseer Of
Poor for Ward No. l., amounting to $lo4.25,
was allowed, as was tbs account OF Geo. Har-
lin, Overseer for Ward No. 2, of $e4.25.
The petitioners of Levi Shaver, McCue &
Norton, W. C.. Barton and Prof. Rubenstine,
were referred to committee OH Finance.
Petitions Of Guy & Bright, and Eylcr, Coop
er 6 Co., asking to erect frame buildings within
the fire limits, were referred to Safety commits
tee.
Petition Of Levi Shaver, asking to be fslieN
ed Of certain tax tickets. was Returned to the
petitioner. (.
Petition of Snnmerson and othars for pave
ment, was RETIRED to committee on Streets.
The report ut City Treasurer, Jno NJ. Car
roll, showing II eipts of s5.21o17, and disburse
ments, 81, 7S3.2 %, was read and adopted.
h A communication from Mayor Trout, stating
that two suits had been instituted against the
city, one by Messrs. Hunt 6 Ellyson, Of
Naynesboro, and the other in the name Of VIM.
EChapMan and others, was read and referred to
Mr.. Kayser and the city attorney, Maj. L. G.
Elder
Mr.. KAyser, from the Street committee, upon
the petition Of Holmes Erwin. asking
permission 70 grade Market street in front Of
his residence, submitted report from che city
Engineer, which stated that improvcneatpfAy-
ed for, could not be of any benefit to the pub
lie, ana was question to be determined be-
tween his neighbor, Mr.. Bckle, and the petit
toner. The Street committee upon considers
ton OF Mr.. Allan's report, recommended that
the matter be adjusted between the parties In
terestcd, which recommendation was adopted.
Mr. Burke, from the Safety committee, re-
ported adversely upon the petition of Mrs.
Striblng to erect frame building, and the re-
port being submitted 10 a vote, was lost, where
upon, Mr. German moved that the petition be
granted, which motion was carried.
Mr. Hoge, from the committee on Poor, sta
ted that the committee had advertised the
Poor-Hous property, as directed by council;
and that the highest bid received was from Mr.
II. Fl. Peck, who agreed to rent said property
for the sum of $500 per annum, with certain
reservation, and that the proposition had re-
ceived the favorable consideration Of nine Of
the councilmen. The report was adopted.
The petition of w. S. Stutz, presented in
January last, asking that the sale Of fish and
oysters be confined to the Market House, Was
referred to the Market committee.
Adjourned.