Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-07-30

rison, Commr.
For sale 1888 acres of land near Rockbridge Baths
neighborhood desirable, and will be sold extremely
low. Apply to VIM. bold, Lexington, Va, or W
Fl. Fl. Lynn, Staunton
On Friday, July Goth, at auction two lots outside the
city, at the western end of Beverley street. and a
frame tenement On.one Of them. The tenement
has a brick basement and six rooms, and is nearly
new. Sale by E. M. Cushing, j. A. Piper and c. E.
Hoge, trustees OF the Mechanics Building Asso-
citation
A SECRET SESSION OF TIE CITY COUN
CIL.-All the bids for the water works, on
what is called the Hamhleton plan, which
the city has been recommended by the
water committee to pay 900 for, and
which other bidders have offered to do for
some $4,000 less, were in by II O'Clock on
Tuesday, and a called meeting of the coun-
Gil was called that night to consider and
decide. On assembling, all the members
were present except Messrs. Funkhouser,
absent at the Springs, Witt, sick, and
Echos not present. Upon the production
of the bids, seven in number. it was stated
that there were two more bids not on
aambleton' plan, but for less expensive
class of water works. A proposition for
IL secret session was made and gave rise to
some discussion as to whether the bids
should be read before going into caucus or
not.
Mr.. Abby thought the usual mode of con-
sidering bids for public work was u private
session:
MI. Biczle thought if the bids were not
to be considered tonight they had better
not be read.
MI. Grattan-There are two bids for
| the work outside the Hambleton plan, and
the Council will have to hear them.
Mr.. Alby-No bids were advertised for
except on the plan named.
Mr. Burke-That makes no difference:
the other bids may be for better plans.
Some other conversation ensued, when
Mr.. Burke suggested that the bids should
be read before going into secret session,
and the discussion on them could be had
afterwards.
This was objected to, and without call
ing the ayes and noes, the council agreed
to the motion of Mr.. Evans TO go into Sc
cret session. All spectators. were then
excluded.
A number Of persons who had been, ex-
cluded fingered around the fence OF the
building hoping to hear some of the bids
or to catch some of the debate, but only q
few words Of the discussion could be over
heard Mr.. Evans was heard to say ''Well,
[ propose to offer, as a test, a motion that
we adopt the Hambleton plan" Another
voice said s'What can we do-Would you
have us, with bid at $47 900, to vote for
another plan at - Mr.. Grattan was
heard to complain of the extravaganza OF
''getting 900 pump if one at $4,000
would do the work" The debate seemed
to be conducted in a good temper, with
very little raising of the voices. Gen.
EchoIs, who went in after the secret SEES
sion had commenced, was heard occasion
ally as if pouring Oil on the troubled
waters. We would suggest to the voters
Of Staunton, hereafter, to elect men as
councilmen who have better voices No
man should be eligible who can't talk loud.
1t is too aggravating for a reporter to
stand outside and have these men talk
with their voices in their pockets. The
Council finally adjourned, without acting
on the bids, till Monday, August End.
It is understood that the following
gentlemen put in bids for the work: W.
B. McDonough, the builder of the water
and gas works at Danville, Va; Flynn, of
Maine water works builder who is now
boring an artesian we'll at Harrisonburg,
Rockingham; Travers Daniel, OF Birming
ham, Ala, builder of the water works at
that city; Hambleton Bros, of Baltimore,
builders of the Norfolk and other water
works; Condor & Lara, of Staunton;
Hartman & Hartman, of Staunton, and
Menifee & Parkins, of Staunton. Messrs.
McDonogh and Daniel, besides bidding ON
the Hambleton plan, which is the expensive
one, also put in bids for cheaper plans,
which make nine bids in all.
During the session, Gen. Echols offered
a resolution adjourning the water works
question till Monday, and providing that
before the consideration should be resumed
the water committee be authorized and in
structed to confer with some competent
engineer and recommend to the Council
some engineer whom it would be desirable
to employ to advise as to the contract to
be made, and to superintend the work to
be done under the same. The first clause
Of the resolutions, adjourning the Council,
was adopted, but the second clause, about
an engineer. was, on motion of Mr. Bickle,
laid on the table.