Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-06-23
LAST REGULAR MEETING.

GENERAL BUsINES5-MR. BAGBY'S DOG
CATCHES FLY,
&C., &C., &c.
The present City Council held it's final
regular meeting on Tuesday evening last.
The attendance in honor Of the occasion
was unusually large, and included Messrs.
Abby, Bagby, Burke, Echols, Evans, Fultz,
German, Kayser and WITT. In addition
to the usual attendance Mr.. Bagby brought
black and white dog of a sort OF nall
mourning color, who spent the evening IN
an entirely new amusement for dog
catching flies something he accomplished
by various sudden and fierce starts, which
created much alarm by giving the specta-
tors the idea that he was subject to Its.
EVERY MAN HIS OWN STREET COMMITTEE.
A petition was up from Maj. Ed. Nc
Mahon asking the Council to repay him
S414 for some curling, paving, &C., he had
done six or seven years ago, without. au-
thority from the Council, around the old
Valley Hotel, on Augusta street, which is
his property. Mr.. Burke. opposed the pay
ment as precedent which, if set, might
give any citizen the right to pave around
his property and then ask the Council to
reimburse. Mr.. Fultz opposed it because
the improvement was done without au-
thority and was not for public benefit.
Mr.. Echols urged the payment as a matter
Of justice. Mr.. Evans said it was good
precedent to set, and he wished it was SO
that any citizen might make these i'm
provements, and then let the Council, it it
thought the improvement was for the pub
lie benefit, pay it's share. The amount was
reduced to $1735Q and ordered to be paid,
Mr.. Burke only voting against it.
Mr.. Bagby's dog was so excited at this
liberality with the city's money that he
caught two flies one after the other.
PAYMENT OF AN OLD ACCOUNT.
The account of Mr.. VIM. B. Kayser, for
$40 compensation, for assisting Commls-
sioner J. W. Green Smith, in suit in
which the city was concerned, was taken
up.
Mr.. Fultz said Mr.. Kayser had already
received $50 from another source, for the
same work.
Mr.. Abby said he was plaintiff in the
case, and would willingly pay his share to
reimburse Mr.. Kayser, but he couldn't
vote to make the city pay it.
Mr.. Echols made an earnest appeal for
the payment, on the ground of common
Justice, and the fact that Mr.. Kayser was
just retiring from well-spent life at the
Council Board.
The vote was taken, Mr.. Ilayser not
voting, and the account was defeated,
Messrs. Fultz and Burke voting against it.
Mr.. Abby then moved a re-considera-
ton, which was had, and the account was
then allowed.
Mr.. Bagby's dog Immediately caught a
fly in token of his displeasure at this in
consistency.
THE STREETS AND WATER, &C.
Mr.. Kayser, from the Street Committee,
reported that in consequence of the pc
remptory resolution passed at the last
meeting of the Council, on the subject, the
contractors on the street leading to the
Lunatic Asylum. and on Prospect street,
official bond of Charles Hardy, Superin-
tendent of the water works, with Jno. M.
Hardy, as surety. He also reported re-
solution, which was adopted. instructing
the City Attorney to see to getting pro-
per deed from VIM. B. Johnson, for the
acre at the old reservoir site.
Mr.. Kayser incidentally remarked that
he wished to get all his committee business
up, as this was his last term in the Council
and he was about to leave the city the
,oext morning.
htr. Bagby's dog munched fly in deep
dejecte ion.
THE MAIN STREET IMPROVEMENT"
. The bes,, plan to relieve Main street be.
tween Markt IT and New streets from the
nrosent condit, on of overflow when 1t rains
was renorted froln the street committee.
Mr.. Kayser said tt, at personal obserVa-
tion by himself and Mr.. Abby during the
late heavy rain showed that the water was
prevented from passing OH by not pelhg
able to surmount an elevation in front OF
DR.. Walkers store. The new plan proVl-
ded for re-setting and raising the curo
near Mr.. W. II. Weller's store and using
the old sewer, the natural water course. LII
was adopted.
THE WATER SUPPLY.
The account of Mrs. Stuart for $4S for
four months use by the city OF spring on
her grounds was allowed. A receipt fol-
$4,000 city bonds paid to Hamilton Bros
for drawing the plans of the water works
&C., was filed.
Hers Mr.. Bagby's dog wrestled SO fierce
ly with large fly that the members feared
the water question had brought on an at
tack of hydrophobia, and pulled their leg
mn on the upper rounds of the chairs.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The consadttees report favoring the sal
of fine city's interest in the Court House t.
Ahe county for So 500 was adopted, the cit
So give up possession of the council room
in October II, but stipulation to e
made that the city is to have the use o
court room as long as it is necessary.
Mr.. Burke, from the Committee o.
Public Buildings, reported that the owner
of the Grange building, wanted to ex
change for city property, their bulldln
to be taken at cost, and the city propert.
at valuation. He did not think well 0
the terms
From the same committee Nh. Burke
reported, in answer to the application Of
members of the I'd Presbyterian Church
that the market-house property was moi
for sale.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A. report Of Maj. T. G. Elder, City AT
torney, to the effect that Mr.. Parrish, 0
Covington, of the law firm of Parrish
McChesney, of Staunton, was not subjec