The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-03-23
CITY Council.


and Burke.
The reading of the minutes was dispensed
with. and the Finance Committee presented
their report upon the petition offs C.. Marquis,
asking for the reissuing OF warrahta'ieged to
have been lost, and recommended ttst the petit
ton be disposed Of, as the warrant Hxu' been
presented to the Treasurer and paid. A sifni-
lar report and Recommendation was made upon
the petition Of ]. J. Christian, for the renis-
sion of tax. Both reports were received anu
adopted. SO b.
The petition Of Ro. L. Parish, for the retiilsz
sion of law tax. was referred to the Finance
Committee, as was also the petition Of N. II.
Hotohkiss, for reimbursement OF the amoun0
expended. by him in entertaining the Editorial
Excursion. in the absence of the Mayor. The
petitions Of citizens OH Church and Prospect
streets, for better water supply, were appro.
priately referred. gst.s g
A communication from John Honihans was
received, stating that his property had been
damaged by reason OF the laying OF the water
pipes, and asking that the evil be remedied,
and referred to Street Committee, with In
stractions to affortl the relief at once.
The report of dA6 flnanss Comulttee en-
closing the receipts d 1Geuafee Il Parkins, fos
$4,000 in bonds. and masking various recom-
Inendations, was rcceivednnd flied. From that
committee came a resolaeloil, which was adopt
ed, requiring Jacob r. Parent and Levi Shafer,
late City Sergeants, 70 farnish an account OF
all the taxes collected ~ them, and also = list
Of all the. insolvents ind dslinquents BY the !
LIST Of June: and providing that in case they
fail SO, to- de, they shsll'lorieit tho commission
on tile uncollected aoopants, and be proceeded
against as the law dirests for failure to mdke
final settlement Of accounts.
Mr.. Bedsoe said hs had prepared a resell
ton similar to the ogx1eported, except tf4s4
provided for an ima11dhte settlement. u
could see no reason Wig the officers should not
be required to close up their accounts at onee,
as neither of them wsrs'louesr acting Ia. the
capacity of Sergeant.
Mr.. Evans thought that theses eantlsmes
should be allowed rAsonAblS Yllise II $780,
to make their cofkctions, and - It xasl not
granted at first, apy woull ask N exteaeion
OF time from the Eepncil, and most pEotably
get it. He favored the RESOLUTION offered by
the committee, and6aid that he would oppose
any resolution NJ might be offered In the
future, contemplate an extension u time.
Mr.. WITT agreed Ish nm md u wass under
stood that the res1rt Of ire ssmmittee was
adopted wTss tbs If6Slo TINT Sno extension
OF time will be ySbtsd, but eeAt the officers
named will be req1tred to square all their ac-
counts by the 1stSt June. = =
From the Comb 1fteeeon Water, Mr. Knyser
reported several ssonnts Of r. W. Smith,
which were allovsst and the same gentleman
from the tile str61k tonmittse, Rad report
recommending tie acceptancs Of the proposition
from Maj. Bell, S1d1nG to build . sewer on
Frederick street, apencertain mentioned con-
ditions.
Mr. Itoge stated3l MI the Committee On Poor.
uader s,lssructioiA lad offered the City Poor
House property Tor rent to the highest bidder,
and had received one bid. Mr.. ". Ephiek had
bid 5000 per annam, bat the committee did not
feel authorized tsstocspt, as tie gentleman was
not ppeparetlrto give stiissessnt secnfaty. x
resolution was adopted authorizing the commit
tee to rent the property without security, but
providing that the rent shall be paid monthly
in advance.
Mr. Burke, from the Special Cesmittee on
| the sale of unproductive city property. stated
that lie had had q conference with the Super
visors OF the county with reference to the sale
of the buildings adjoining the Court House, to
the county, but that nothing definite had been
| accomplished. and asked for further time.
Mr.. Kayser, from the same committee, stated
that after examination, he had been unable
to discover the city's deed to The old reservoir
lot, but that there was no question abou. the
city being the legitimate owner.
| In regard to the stone crusher which it was
proposed to purchase jointly with the county,
matter to the Supervisors, but that in conse-
4uence of the recent law by whichthe roads pass
ed from the control Of the Supervisors to the
troll of the Judge, they were unable to mature
any arrangement.
The ordinance OH bill posting was amended
SO as to strike out the imprisonment clause, and
the fine for violation of the ordinance fixed at
from 81 to $40, instead of IS to $40.
Aresolution was passed appropriating sfl2 so
from the next levy, to the purchasing anil set
ting out of ornamental trees at the Water
Works. Mr.. Hoge stated that he had received
proposition from Mr.. Tannehill, Offering to
furnish trees at $50 per hundred, and furnish
them, set them out and warrant them to
live, for $75 per hundred. There was no doubt
but that these trees should be set out at once.
Maj. Hotchkiss had offered to furnish to the
city, free of charge, plan for the improve
ment of the meadow from which the springs
supplying the Water Works como, and it was
the opinion otall who pretended to know any
thing about such affairs that no time should be
lost in fixing up the place at once.
On a motion to reconsider the action taken,
on the accounts of Drs. Atkinson and McChes
ney, for post n,ontens examination OF infant,
which had been reduced from s25 to $12 so each,
a question of parliamentary law came up. Mr..
Burke contended that the motion to reconsider
threw the entire question open to discussion,
and tia. after the merits OF the case had been
heard, it was then the time for 4 body to de-
termine whether the motion srould be carried.
Afessrs. Fultz aud Evans disagreed with the
gentleman, and Thought that motion to re-
consider must first pass before argument coulG
no l,oo