The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-11-08

CITY COUNCIL MEETING.-Thc regular
meeting of the City Council was held on
Tuesday night last, the following members
being present Fultz, President Messrs.
Byers, Todd, Abby, Cochran, Powell. Burke,
Evans, Bledsoe, Weller and Bagby.
After the reading of the minutes, Il num-
Der of accounts were presented and allowed.
The report of the City Engineer on the
condition and cost of the Market street i'm
provement was presented.
The contract of the city with the Chesa
peake & Ohio railroad for furnishing water
to the depots and workshops, at an annual
| ratified.
On the complaint made at last meeting by
j. B. Scherer, jr., of unlawful use OF city
hose, the committee reported that the hose
had been used by authority of the City En-
| gineer Of Fire Department, but recommend
ed that they be used, in future, for the city s
purposes exclusively.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Byers to re-
pair Engine House, at a cost not exceeding
$l25, was referred back to the committee for
an itemized account Of expenses. The same
committee reported that they had endeav-
oced to sell the steam fire engine but could
find no purchaser.
A petition from the Hook and Ladde.
/! Company, asking an annual appropriation
of 500, for current expenses, was granted
Mr.. Todd, from the committee on city Or
dinances, presented an amendment to the
water ordinance, providing that the cost of
all repairs executed by the Superintendent
of Water Works, shall be collected as city
taxes, after a certain time. Referred to
city attorney.
The report of City Oyerseer of Poor, for
the month of October, amounting 30 $171:40,
for expenditures, was received and the
amount ordered to be paid.
A communication from the School Board
was read, calling attention to the leakage OF
the roof of the Academy. A resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Cochran was adopted providing
for the repairing of the roof in the most
economical manner.
The Special Water Committee reported
that the Water Works would be ready to be
turned over to the city in two weeks.
A resolution was adopted instructing the
Water Committee to rent house and lot in
front of Engine House of Water Works, to
Henry Cotton, to be cultivated as flower
garden.
The petition of Donald Allen, City Engi-
neer, asking the reimbursement of $l03, paid
by him for extra work on Water Works,
which had been done in consequence of an
error OIL his part, called forth some little
discussion. Mr.. Evans urged the payment
Of the amount, for the reason that out of the
entire expenditure of $4,000 on the Water
Works, this was the only bill for extras.
The error was made at the commencement
of the work, when the Engineer was pushed,
and before the plans were fully matured.
lie maintained that no corporation or indi-
vidual held employees accountable for every
error committed, and that it would be but
justice to allow the account.
| Mr.. Todd opposed the petition and called
for the ayes and nays. The vote resulted in
its rejection by the following vote, it re-
curing seven votes to pass: Ayes-Fultz,
Byers, Cochran, Abby, Evans and Bledsoe.
Nays-Powell. Todd, Bagby and Weller.
The gang of street hands superintended
by Timothy Hounihan, was ordered to be
discontinued.
The petition of Miss NJ. J. Baldwin, for
terra Gotta pipe sewer, was referred.
Petition of A. NJ. Bruce, for permission to
erect frame house within fire limits, was
granted.
The following petitions were appropriate
ly referred OF r. II. Catlett and Miss A.
C. CARRIER, for remission of water tax; of
City Policemen, for winter suits.
The report of Mayor showed fines, &c.,
collected s36.70.
The bid of NJ. E. Miller, for furnishing
city forty tons of egg coal at $500, was re-
ceiveu and ratified. For the same quantity
of coal, Larew &c Son bid $3.50 per ton.
acquisitions from various city officers
were received and properly disposed Of
The report of the city Treasurer showed
floating debt of 1914, and tended debt of
! 1921, 900.
| The President called the attention of the
various committees to the fact that they
were exceeding their several appropriations.
In consequence of the election of new
member to fill vacancy, the President an
nounced reorganization of some of the
committees as follows:
Committee on Water-Byers, Todd and
Cochran. On Street Lights-Alby, Witt
and Cochran. Police Cochran, Byers and
! Powell. Poor-Powell, Bagby and Coch-
ran. Streets-Burke, Byers, Abby and Bled-
soc.
Mr.. Evans offered resolution, which was
unanimously adopted, requesting Mr.. Isaac
Witt to withdraw his resignation.
FIFTY YEARS AGO.-The other evening
we noticed on the streets an old colored
man in al animated conversation with Gym
tha Kurtz and N. S. Cease, who gave his
name as John Pendleton. 1t seems that
fifty odd years ago he belonged to old Mr..
Williams, well known citizen of Stanton.