The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-02-08


Tuesday right. the following members be-
ing present: A. II. F,lltz, President; Messrs
Eyers. Bagby. Weller. Todd, Abby, Evans.
Witt. I.arew Powell, and Burke.
The usual number OF accounts, &C., were
allowed, including $4,000 for poor i'll LIST
Ward, and sl20 for I'd Ha;d. Attached to
Overseer Harian's account was secomnien-
dation that the City provide n hospital fol
INDECENT SICK in order that they may receive
such attention as their cases may require,
and AS an economical measure 20 the City.
The Street Committee failed 10 make any
recommendation as to the size Of tie sewer.
ter was laid on the table.
The committee OH unpro.uctive property
reported in favor OF adopting the paar for 4
city building nade by Mr.. Allen. which
is substantially the same rs made BY Mr..
Lee, except that the whole Building will be
used Tor City purposes instead OF having two
store rooms. The Committee were directed
to contract for the building subject to the
ratification Of the Council.
A counter petition signed by Professor
Parker and partner was read, asking that
the petition OF Hyde and others, to have bar
Dor shops closed on Sunday, be rejected. In
support Of Hydc's petition Mr. !.arew iatro-
duced a petition signed by fifty railroad men
and Twenty-Five citizens. The vote was ia
ken, and the whole matter laid on the table,
which is 4 virtual rejection ct livde's petit
ton.
A resolution was adopted insirleting the
Overseers of the poor in giving their orders
to stores that they state what articles shall
be furnished, instead Of naming the amount
in money. Also, 4 resolution that the Chief
of Police canvass The City ana ascertain no
many hydrants are out OF order. Also, a
resolution instrncting Engineer to make
survey of Fayette street and report grades,
estimates, cost. &c.
The report OF the Mayor showed Sll.0O
collected in fines aud costs during the month
CT January, and prisoners sentenced to 1876
days in chain gang.
The following petitions were appropriate
ly referred: II. NJ. Mcnhaney. 3. 3. Dona-
CHE, W c. Reynolds, Witt < Holt. and a
Number for remission at water tax.
A proposition was received from Messrs.
Jordan and Shomo. offering to sell to the
City the old co!orea Methodist Church on
New street for $1,000 in bonds. Referred.
A communication was read from Mrs. Jno.
Day charging Geo. Bunch, Oyerseer OF Poor
for Ward No. .. with conduct unbecoming all
officer and man. in that he had cursed and
publicly abused both herself and husband
for nc other offence than that they were
poor.
Mr.. Ably said that such Conduct Was out
rageous, and moved that the Overseer be dis
missed at once.
Mr.. Rasby said that tic had been tol by
Mr.. Day, who was . truthful and christian
man, tina; he had but 50 or - from the corr
poration Der month, and that Air. Bunch
had been cursing him AROUND the street in y
most unwarrantable man ner.
Mr.. Evans" Everybody knows .uo. Day
to have been All honest, industrious. sober
man, and he has been reduced 10 poverty
through no fault OF his. The other day his
wife met mt on the street and with tears in
her eyes, told me Of Bnnrh's unman!y and
outrageous conduct. think this is mat
ter which the Committee on poor should ey-
anime rigidly, and il these charges are true
Mr. Bunch should be summarily dismissed.
If people are poor they have semsibllites that
should be respected, and certainly q public
officer is unified to discharge the duties Of
his position II he does not respect them
Mr.. Iarew said that il lie were to believe
all OF the charges preferred against the Over
scers of the poor, they would be dischar ged
twice a day.
/ The whole inatter was referred to Poor
Committee for Investigation.
Y. NJ. c. A. WoRK.--At the regular Iaeet-
ing OF the Young Mems Christian Assecia-
ton, last Sunday evening, Gen. r. II. Lilly
conducted the services and read the Second
chapter OF Ii. Peter. After remarks Oh the
chapter by Charles Grattan and Geo. Z. Ba-
Ler, the committee appointed to confer with
the colored people with view to ascertain
ing in what manner assistance could be Civ
en- them by the Association, made an nform-
al report Of their operations. Mr. Baker said
visited the Bethel Methodist Church. ard had
been most kindly received. He had found a
large Sunday School in operation, ard was
much pleased at the intelligence and interest
manifested by the scholars. The report of
Mr.. VI. A. McCue, who had visited the colored
Baptist Church, was not less gratifying. His
mission seemed to be appreciated. and he
was no less surprised at the promptness and
correctness with which the scholars answer
the questions propounaed them, than az the
general excellence Of the department aud
their splendid singing. The prominent menu
bers OF the church had promised to confe r
upon the subject Of his visit, and report some
time daring the week. Mr.. A. VI. Simpson,
a veteran in the Sunday School line. hac Wis
tied the Augusta Street Methodist Church,
and was quite enthusiastic in his report. He
said that, with an experience OF forty years,
he had never seen scholars more thoroughly
familiar with the catechism than we're those OF
this colored school. Not only were they we'll
versed in the catechism. but their answers to
| questions ON the commandments and gener-
al Bible subjects, exhibited adegree of intel
ligence and instruction that would have been
highly creditable to any Sunday School. The
members OF this church had also promised to
| to coufer and report.
Mr.. Abby, from the Committee Oh Poor
reported that about 5000 had been contrlbu-
| ted In money besides large quantities of pro-
vision, etc., and that the pressing wants of
some two hundred families hadheen relieved.
The fund was now almost exhausted, and
new contributions were urgently requested.
The Association again met on Monday
night, and reports from the various members
of the committees were made in accordance,
substantially, with those above mentioned.
The committee to act viii, the colored peO-
pie, asked further time and were granted it.
Upon the motion to pledge the Association
for its quota of salary to employ Il State
Secretary, and animated discussion ensued,
after which the following resolutions were