Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-04-20


Couldn't say as to Smith being able to do
all the street work: hadn't worked in q
shop with him, and didn't know his me-
chanical skill.
EVIDENCE OF AN EXPERT.
On Tuesday night the first witness ex-
amined was MI. Geo. W. Eyler. His evil
dence was chiefly in technical terms, re-
lating to the right and wrong way OF ruiz
ming the engine. He had IS years expert
ence with engines and had run a Worth
ington i'll Baltimore before ne came here.
He had never seen Smith run the engine.
The testimony heretofore given has point
ed to Eyler as the man in whose care the
boiler OF the water works engine was burnt
but being examined on this point ne sta
ted that Smith, the New York expert,
carefully and thoroughly examined the
engine, and reported it all right, III every
respect, and nothing out of the way, eX-
cept some broken fire brick, and it was, al
| ter that examination and report, that the
| engine was turned over to Superintendent
Smith. Another point made Oh the cross
could be stopped by fine stuff that could
| get through the screen, such one as was
| shown by MI. White at the Council Board,
the meshes of which we're an inch square.
Mr.. White also showed some roots, &c.,
which had been gotten out the INSTRUCTED
valve.
| THE CHICKEN IN THE PUMP HQUSE-HE
TURNS OUT TO BE A ROOSTER.
| Isaac Chiles, the cGlored fireman at the
water works, who has been most patient
witness, sitting for weeks on the wood pile in
the Council room, awaiting examination,
was put on the witness stand at last. He
said Smith always cleaned tue engine when
| he had the waste. Witnes went twice for
waste to the q. & o. round house. The
second time he went, Mr.. Devine told him
to tell Smith that he hadn't yet returned
the first waste he got, but d. gave him the
| waste. Witness was present Wien The
suction valve was opened. 1t as stopped
ny tight with trash.
q. Was the engine clean when the chicis
CHS were in the pump Gus
A. Chickens is sumfin [ don't pay n(
'senshin to. The engine was always cleai
then we had the waste.
G. How. long were the chickens there?
a. couldn't tell to save my life. MI
smith fed de chickens.
Mr.. Alby-With corn?
Witness-With corn and oats.
Mr.. Fultz-Were they pretty good size(
chickens?
Witness was eatin' size.
Maj Eller-What kind Of chickens Wer
they?
Witness-Dey was both ROSTERS.
The last part Of this witnesses examina
ton was a carnival of laughter for tn
Council. AT it's close Mr.. White announced
that he did not desire to Introduce any eV
idence for the Superintendent, being quite
content to rest the case as the other sid
presented it. Maj. Elder also said he didn'
desire to sum up.
Mr.. Witt proposed to go on to regula
Council business and act on 5he waite
works business some other time
Mr.. Abby moved to adjourn and his mo
ton was defeated.
Mr.. Byers offered resolution to which
Mr.. Bledsoe offered a substitute. The sub
stitute differed from the resolution in in
jecting the words that Engineer Allen
report was ''sustained'' in SO far &c.. an
read as follows:
WHEREAS, Upon full and Thorough
investigation OF the management of TIL
Water Works it appears from the evidenc
that the report of the City Engineer is sus
tanned by the evidence so far as it refers t
the condition Of engine and pump house
the time Of his visit. The evidence doe
not show that the engine and house ha
previously or since been In sue i condition
and & full examination having failed to de
velop any satisfactory proof that the Su
perrin. endent is Incompetent or inefficient
therefore,
HesoJred, That the report Of the Cit,
Engineer be received and filed, and al
further proceedings in this matter be dis
missed: -
The vote was then taken and all twelve
members Of the Council voted for it ano
this ended the great water works war il
Staunton. A few moments afterwards il
regular session, Mr.. Todd Of the Water
Committee having made formal complain
that Mr.. Evans, the Chairman, did no
attend it's meeting and had referred citi
Zens having business with him to the 9th
er members Of the committee, Mr.. Evan
rose and resigned the place, an act which
he said he had before determined on.