The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-12-21


CITY Council q mcetingof the City
Council held on Tuesday night last. all OF
the members were present except Mr.. i. Il.
Bag5y.
Mr. Witt. iron, :iic Finance Committee.
presented Il report recommending the &C
ceptalce of a proposition from the National
Valley Bank, to lend the city 5000, (of
which $1,000 is to be for a note due the bank
for six months. at the rate OF nine per cent.
per annum, the city to place as collateral,
1000, in eight pei cent. city bonds. The
Committee also recommended that 5000 in
eight per cent. bonds BIZ issued and applied
to the payment OF the floating debt. The
recommendation was adopted after a long
discussion. with the exception Of the s., 900,
; Messrs. Todd and ByerS voting mo-" but
declaring themselves willing to vote for a
loan to cover the whole of the floating debt.
The Committee on Streets reported adverse
| ly 10 the petition to ITeydenreict. aud to the
| improvement of the street leading to the
water works, but recommended the improve
ment OF Greene street.
An account of s242 to pay for the bridge
near the Valley Depot was allowed.
Mr.. Todd offered q resolution TO issue
SIG, 900 in eight per cent. bonds, to pay off
the floating debt Referred back for opin-
ion Of City Attorney.
A resolution was adopted requiring Levi
Shafer, late City Sergeant. to settle all ac-
| counts by March 1st; J. 4. Parent, late
Chief nj Police. by March LIST. and Heber
Ker late City Treasurer. by April 30th.
Mr.. Todd stated that arrangements had
| been made with j. T.. Undertake for the
| temporary use of his building for the color
| recommended that the committee be author
! lied to purchase a lot at a cost not exceed
| ing $500. and erect school house at a cost
not exceeding $4,000, subject to the ratiilca-
ton of the council. Adopted.
! Mr. Burke, from the Committee on In
productive Property. reporteda proposition
from the Grange Company, which he DEEM
ed fair xnd equitable. but declined to recon-
mend Oh account of the cty's financial con-
diton. The proposition offered to sell the
Garage building for s37,C32; take in part
payment SIG, $50 of city property, and the
balance in bonds at par. Report received
and filed.
Mr.. Evans from special Water Committee.
stated that the negotiations with the contrac-
tors had not been consummated, in conse-.
quence Of the absence Judge Of Sheffey, the
| contractors counsel. -. #l&a
| Mr. Burke offered resolution to appoint
| a committee of three to name number of
| streets and alleys not already named, and to
number the houses. in accordance with the
plan OF Philadelphia, Richmond and other
| cities. The resolution was adopted, and the
committee instructed TO report plan and
ordinance and to have the work executed.
| The report of the City Treasurer was re-
| ceiyed and filed.
| The Committee on Printing were instruct
| ed to have the water ordinance published in
| one or more papers of the city, or posted in
| haudbill form at the prominent places in each
| ward.
Mr.. Witt offered Il resolution authorizing
late City Treasurer to employ deputies to
collect delinquent taxes in his hands. Re-
ferred.
The following petitions were appropr.-
ately referred D. allen, John keorber, D.
A. Risk, Jno. Carroll. F. O. Heidenrick, Le-
vi Shafer, Bagby and others, Col J. H. Skin
ner, F. NJ. Young.
A. w. Smith, Superintendent Of Water
Works, presented his official bond for 1000
with r. G.. Bickle, Jos. n. Ryan, VIM. A.
Hudson and W. A Burnett as sureties.
A proposition was received from Benz.
Crawford to sell the old National Hotel to
the city. Received and filed.
A petition signed by nearly all the bar
bers in town, asking that an ordinance be
passed prohibiting, shaving, hair-cutting,
etc., on Sunday was received, but action up
on it postponed.
Mr.. Weller offered a resolution which was
adopted, instructing the City Treasurer to
call Oh the Chief of Police for funds collect
ed from fines, hay scales, etc.
| Meeting adjourned until Thursday night
OVER THE ALLEGHANIEs AND ACROSS
| THE PRAIRIEs-Is the title Of a work by COL
! j. l.. Peyton, author of the american Crl-
| SIS" ''The Adventures OF my Grandfather, !"
ETC., and published in London, in 1869. The
purpose of the author is to give q connected
statement of scenes, impressions, incidents,
and events of a tour to the Lakes and thro'
the Western States in 1S4S. At that time
Col Peyton was resident Of Staunton, and