The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-05-06


/ CITY CoUNcIL.-The regular meeting Of the
Council was held on Tuesday night. Present.
r. G. BiclIe, President-Kayser, Abby, Cor
man, Evans, Witt. Burke, Hoge, Echols ane
Bagby. !.
The Auditing committee presented a num-
Der Of accounts, which were allowed.
The accounts Of Overseers Of Poor, Hudson
and Harlan, amounting, respectively, to $751;
%, and $500 were allowed.
Petitions of H. O. Southards and Mr.. Wayt
were properly referred.
An order from Abram Sims in favor OF w.
B. Kayser, for settling accounts OF Stone Arch,
amounting to $50, was accepted and ordered to
be charged to Sims.
Petition OF Summerson and others for side
walk on Market street, was laid on the table.
Petition OF Mcclure & Miller, was granted,
and that Of III. e. Miller, not granted
Petition of VIM. Kinney, asking that q gut
ter be made in front Of his house, was present.
ed by the Street committee with the endorse
ment that it be referred to the City Engineer.
1t was returned to the committee.
ICulJIOIi Oh II. "A. 0TuDCI, III IClttliVil W 81 W
er, was ordered to be returned for action by
the parties owning property through which the
sewer passed.
The report Of the Superintendent OF water
works, showing s55 worth Of work done in the
past month, was ordered to be filed.
The Committee asked further time Oh the
petition Of Mrs. Tams, which was granted.
Petition Of Jno. A. Stuart on the subject Of
the water supply, was laid on the table.
Mr.. Burke, from the Fire committee, reported
that the steam engine had been of little or no
service at the late fire. but that its want OF &C
ton had been traceable, to some extent. to the
hurry and confusion Of the moment. The
suction had been improperly adjusted. The
committee had been in communication with
view to negotiating the sale Of the engine. No
fault could be found with the engineer, who, as
far as the committee had been able to ascertain,
had faithfully discharged his duty. The fire
men were completely Disguised with the en-
cine and considered it of no service whatever,
but on the contrary, it was in the way. No de-
pendence could be placed in it, and they
were certain that it could never be made to
work properly Already $1,000 had been spent
on repairs.
Mr.. German, from the committee on health,
recommended that the chief OF police be in
structed to purchase fifty bushels OF lime for
sanitary purposes, and be directed to furnish it
to the citizens at cost price-adopted.
Mr.. Evans moved that the water ordinance Of
1872. be repealed. and that the old ordinance Of
1856 be northumberland. This last named Or
ainance imposes the collection OF the water tax
on the superintendent Of water works.
The committee on the relief of the Poor,
through Mr.. Hoge, represented that Mr.. Peck,
who had recently rented the Poor House prop
erty. had been unable to give security for his
faithful fulfllment OF the contract as provided
by ordinance, but that he had personal property
more than was sufficient to cover the security
required. It was agreed to allow him to con-
tinue in possession Of the property.
Maj. Bell read the following communication
from the Board OF Trustees.
At a meeting OF the Board OF Trustees OF
Public Free schools held at the office of Maj |
II. NJ Bell, on April %, 1875. the following |
estimate for the expenses Of the Public Free
Schools for the city Of Staunten for the year
1876, for ten months was submitted and |
approved by the Board, to wit;
For pay OF 81 teachers for ten
Deduct out estimates from
State Treasury, 1900 90 $3.50 90 |