Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-05-29
City Council.

For the purpose of attending to some street
and water matters the Council met on last
Thursday night, at which all the members were
present except Messrs. Powell and Todd.
| The first item attended to was report pre-
| scented by the Street committee and adopted
recommending that the compensation allowed
the Tailor for feeding the chain-gang prisoners
at hours other than his time for the prisoners
who are not so worked, amounting to twenty
cents per diem, be reduced to ten cents. Or If
the Tailor declined to receive the sum of ten
cents, then the chain-gang be fed at same time
as other prisoners in Jail and worked accord
| ingly. rt ".. e.
| The committee on Streets returned the petit
| ton of F. O. Heydenreich, asking permission to
let the '.wooden.ended" building on Augusta
street remain as it is, and also to relieve him of
| the $40 day fine imposed for violating the Fire
| Ordinance, with recommendation that his
petition be not granted-for which substitute
was offered and adopted referring the whole
matter to Messrs. Witt, Evans. and Miller for
at the next meeting.
Permission was asked for and granted t0the
Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company ito
| erect poles along the street, commencing at VAL
ley Railroad depot to New street, and along
New and Main streets tosome point hereafter to
| be designated. EN
! The curbing along Main street, between Mar
ket and Coater streets, was ordered to be reset,
which was badly needed.
An appropriation ofS1 800 was made as recon-
mended by the Engineer and committee, for the
purpose of grading grounds and finishing the
work On Reservoir hill and around the pump
house; also $500 to grade and improve Green
street, running to the Reservoir. .
| Permission was granted to II. J. Lushbaugh
& Bro. to place f1re-plug in their factory and
make connection with city pipes.
At q meeting of the Council on April 3rd, a
resolution was passed, based on information
that the c. & o. r. r. Co. was DESTROYS of having
the round-house and engines furnished with
water, directing the committee on water to con-
fer with the railroad authorities, and see upon
what terms the supplies needed could be fur
nished, On Thursday night, the committee re-
ported, recommending that.the .C.gG o. R. R. be
allowed to use water from the "Buttermilk
spring at an annual rental of $3.50 payable semi
annually-said sum to cover all charges for the
use of water at round-house. The supply from
"ButtermiIk'' spring is largely greater than the
wants of the Railroad require, and can be util-
lied for the benefit of parties living adjacent to
the round house.
The recommendation of the committee is
based on facts and figures derived from Donald
Allen, City Engineer, from which we learn that
i the distance from the round-house to nearest
point of the pipe line is 1000 feet; the cost of
3-inch pipe is estimated at 1856; special castings
lead ditching, laying pipe, &C., S2lI.l2%. Total
cost for connecting estimated at $697.12L.
He regards $3.50 compensation as moderate
| for these reasons y " ,A''
LIST. The water right to the stream from which
round-house is now supplied belongs to Witt
& Holt, and in case of dry Summer Witt g.
Holt can prevent the useof creek by G. & o. R. R.
2. The D., D. & B. 1. cannot furnish the wants
of the Railroad.
g. The daily average of locomotives is from II
to 10. s-rtf III
| l. The usual estimate for furnishing water to
engines per year is one cent for each mile rum
and an engine is rated at 2)O0o miles year-a
water cost of 5000. Suppose each engine only
gets one-fourth of its supply here. including
washing &C., it would give $50 apiece for 10 loco
motives or $3.50. So $50 is not too much for
constant ample supply for all purposes, and
| full protection against fire.
The conclusion arrived at with Railroad will
| be made known at next meeting
| A. W. Smith, Superintendent of water works.
applied for permission for ten days absence
from June LIST, which was referred to Water
| committee. r g.
A line OF pipe along Fayette street, from Main
to Lutheran school, ordered.