Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-01-19
The Citv Fathers.

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The City Council held it's regular meet
ing Tuesday night, present A. IL. Fultz,
President and Messrs. j. W. Abby, Il. w.
Burke, B. T. Bagby. T. A. Bledsoe, las.
I. Byers. John B. Evans, Il. Frank La
rev, P. N. Powell, W. H. Weller and
Isaac Witt.
LeQaL Opin5ons.-An opinion from MAJ.
Elder, City Attorney, was received saying
that the property Of the Valley h. Il. was
exempt from taxation by the city, but he
he was not at all certain that the private
residences owned by it in StauntOn should
share in the exemption.
Another opinion from the same officer
was received deeming it illegal to author
ize Ex-Tfeasurers to appoint deputies to
c~oilectS,o fssrdue lax tickets. They can now
appoint,sssistants and can themselves levy
if it is necessary.
4 PropeT Move.-The Council very prop
erly defeated a recommendation Of the Po-
l,ce committee to furnish the police with
uniforms at $50 each at the city's expense.
The vote standing:
Ayes-Messrs. Powell, Burke, Byers,
Larew and Bledsoe-5.
Nayes-Messrs. Fultz, Todd, Weller,
Witt, Abby, Evans, and Bagby-7
Fast and Loose.-This step towards econ
omy was promptly followed by the adop-
tion of the recommendation OF the special
water committee to give Engineer Allen
SIS a month for doing nothing, while
awaiting the rec announcement of work
man of the committee, explained that Mr..
Allen had not made this demand, but that
lie might go" if it wasn't given him. The
unearned and unsolicited money Was tLen
voted away by the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs, Abby, Evans, Fultz, Bag
by, WITT, Powell and Burke.
Noes-Messrs. Todd, Larew and Wal
ker.
The Neap City HoN.-The Council re-
jected the offer of the old NATL Hotel, by
Mr.. Benz. Crawford, at $4,000, and de-
ferred action on the plans for the new
city hall, to be erected On the Witt u Holt
lot, until next meeting. MI. Burke re-
ported in the matter of the sale of the city's
interest in the court house to the county,
that the county had an offset OF $793, for
Jail repairs, &C., against the $4,000 1t Is to
pay the city.
PetitionS.-Petition of Mrs. Risk was
granted; of David s.. Young was referred;
of Frank Ware and W. Brown, about a
hydrant, granted; petition of citizens for
a fire plug, near the G. Il o. depot, re-
ferred.
Masceuaneous.-A report from the City
Engineer recommending a terra Gotta pipe
for drainage from the Beverley street sew
er to Lewis creek was received, the cost
for a IL inch pipe being $3.50 and for an Is
inch pipe $685..
The receipt Of the water works contrac..
tors for $11 900 water bonds was received.
The Finance committee reported recon-
mending borrow ing 81 900 from the Angus
ia National Bank for four months at the
rate Of 8 per cent. leaving $4,000 city bonds
as collateral, and the recommendation was
adopted.
Five fire plugs were ordered from the
Staunton Iron Works Company at $25
each, to be done Feb. 10th.
Capt. James B~umgardner, Jr., presented
a claim of the owners of the old Wesleyan
Female Institute, now used by the city for
a school, for 81, 100 rent. 1t was referred.
The Superintendent Of Water Works
was required to live at the works, the
building there to be rented him at $3.50.
Adjourned.