Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-02-18

THE CRY COUNCIL regular meet
ing of the City Council took place on Tues
day evening, present, Messrs. Abby, Bag
by, Evans, Funkhouser, Fultz, Hoge,
Kayser and Witt.
The Methodist School Purchase.
proposition to sell the old Methodist
school property on Main Street to the City,
for school purposes, for $11 900 in per
cent. bonds, favorably reported on by the
Finance Committee, was taken up. Maj.
H. M Bell, President OF the Board OF
School Trustees, appeared and advocated
the acceptance of the offer unless some
member of the Council could offer some
more advantageous plan for accommoda-
ting the scholars. He gave, as reasons, that
the building was central in location, that
the lot alone without the building was
worth from $4,000 to $1,000, that the city
now pays $500 rent for it, while, if pur-
chased the interest on the money would be
only $500, and that the necessity for greater
accommodation of scholars is great and
this purchase also looked to the future in
that, it provides more room than is wan
ted at present.
Mr.. Abby opposed the purchase on the
grounds that too much money was asked
for the property, that there is too much
school room in one locality when it ought
to be spread over the City more, and that
if time were given better mode OF giving
the required school accommodations, of
of which he had already been apprised,
would be suggested.
Mr. Kayser endored Mr.. Alloys state
ment as to better proposition that would
be made to the Council by which schools
in different parts Of the city would be Sc
cured.
Maj. Bell-Can you give it to us in a
week.
Mr.. Kayser-We can, by next Council
meeting, and could have done it at this
meeting but for the bad weather. 1t will
be one by which an additional demand for
the accommod ation of colored scholars will
also be met, which could not be the case in
the Methodist school purchase.
Mr.. Fultz-The recommendation Of this
purchase by the School Board seems to
have been made mainly because it had no
other proposition before it. If we don't
offer you a better proposition than this
one next meeting night, I will promi Sc you
not to fight this one, though I cannot
promise that will support it.
The matter was laid over.
Miscellaneous A notice to Mr.. Henry
Peck to vacate the city property-the aims
house property ,on the 1st Of March, offerd
by Mr.. Hoge was adopted.
Mr.. John B. Evans was on, request of
Mr.. w itz of the Finance Committee added
to that Committee, neither Messrs. Bled-
soc nor Echols, two Of the members, pay
ing much attention to it.
Mr.. E. Brownold was ordered to be paid
S35 for putting the town clock in order land
engaged at $50 year to keep it in order
The issue of $4,000 of city bonds to Witt
& Holt in payment for their ''water right"
property was ordered.
Petitions'-T following petitions were
disposed of-Lynn & Tinsley for correc-
ton of incorrect water assessment, gran
ted; Lynn & Trout for remission of incor-
rect tax, granted; Haines and others for
opening of an alley, granted; John Chris
tian having moved into house from which
the water had been cut off for non-pay-
ment Of water tax was allowed to have the
water turned oD uutil the matter could be
inquired into; petitions of J. G. Mar
quis and Ed. Burke referred to the Finance
Committee.
Adjourned.