The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-08-19

REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUN-
CTL.-The regular meeting of this body was
held on Tuesday night last. Present-Messrs.
Bickle, Kayser, Bagby, Grattan, German,
Evans, Witt, Funkhouser and Burke
The proceedings Of the last meeting were
read and approved.
Mr.. Kayser, from the water committee, stated
that he had not prepared his report, but that it
would be presented at the next meeting.
Maj. Bagby, from the committee OH Police,
called the attention of the council to the action
of policeman Gregory in the Rahm affair, which
ELECTED comments with regard to the working
OF the whole force from different members of
the council, and the matter was referred to the
committee for investigation, with instructions to
examine into the entire police system, and re-
port at the pext meeting Of the council.
Mr.. Evans, from the special water commit
tee, said that he thought it proper that the
council should determine the location of the
water works, and read report from Engineer
Allen recommending that Mr.. Bickle's hill be
adopted, for the reason that the rock was
nearer the surface ON the hill North of the
town, and that it would require great deal of
borrowed material if works were erected ON the
grounds owned by Messrs. Bell & L,lshbaugh.
Mr.. Evans went on to say, that while Mai. Bell
had offered to donate five acres of ground to
be used as a reservoir, the examination and sur
veys made by the Engineer had developed the
fact that the works, if located on the northern
hill, could not be placed on Maj. Bells land,
but would necessarily occupy that of Mr.. Lush
baugh, for which s400 per acre was asked.
A proposition from Mr.. Bcke was read Of
fering to sell to the city five acres, more or less
on Capitol Hill, west of the city, for the sum
of 5000 per acre, payable in per cent. bonds,
running thirty years.
A call for the ayes and nays on the PROPOSE
ton resulted i'll its acceptance unanimously
MIR. Bickle not voting.
Part of the same tract was recently sold to
Maj. Bagby for 1925 per acre.]
A commun ication was read from DIR. j. n.
Wayt, & Bro, offering to give the right OF way
for the water-pires through their lot, provided
the city would erect two hydrants at such
places as they might desire-said hydrants to
be subject to the regular water tax, and on
motion the proposition was accepted. All the
right OF way on this line has now been secured,
and as soon as the plans arrive, the Engineer
will proceed to lay off the grounds for the con-
tractors.
The account of A. A. Shifflett, amounting to
$3.50, for rails furnished at the poor-house,
was allowed.
Mr.. Evans offered resolution which pro-
vided that two $1,000 water bonds be appropri-
ated to paying for the plans and specifications
of the Messrs. HambleGon, and that the COM
mittee be instructed to deliver the same when
the plans shall have been furnished. Adopted.
Upon motion of Mr.. Burke, the semi-month-
ly meetings were suspended until the lst of
November. There will be only one monthly
meeting in the future until the LIST of Novcm-
Der.
The committee on poor was Instructed to ex-
anime into the expediency of dispensing with
the services of one of the overseers, and report
at the next meeting. Adjourned