Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-11-13
City Cornell Items.

The regular meeting of the City Council was
held on last Tuesday night. I -
The monthly account for street WORK was
presented. On motion the gang OF hanos un-
der superintendent of Tim Hounlhan was
dispensed with, as it seemed there was no au-
thority for his employment.
The report of the City Engineer on the conol-
ton and cost of the Market and Kaloraha
street improvement was read. The engineer
reports that the work was being done in accord
ance with plans adopted by the Council to when
the half and half system applied. !
The contract to furnish the Chesapeake y
Ohio Railroad depot and workshops with wafer
from Buttermilk spring at 5000 per annum was
received and ratified.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Evans, discontin-
uing Mr.. Aliens salary Of 500 per month, as
superintendent of water works, from Oct. SUN,
was adopted.
A petition of Donald Allen asked the refund
| ing of Sl03, paid by him to the contractors for
| extra work, resulting from mistake in MI
measurement. Mr.. Evans urged in support o
| the petition that in the expenditure OF S72,5OO
this was the only error thathad occurred. The
petition, which required votes to carry it, was
rejected. Those voting for gra nting it being
Messrs. Fultz, Byers, Cochran; Evans Abby,
| anu bleuSOe, anu GuOSe III IuO negative OC1H5
Messrs. Powell Todd, Bagby and Weller.
The small house and lot near the water works
was directed to be rented to Mr.. Henry Cotton
an experienced gardner, who will make a flow
er garden there.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Byers to repair
Engine House, at cost not exceeding SIPS. was
referred back to the committee for an itemized
account of expenses.
| Tbo mil the hose
recently used by Mr. Thee. Long had been SO
used by permission of the Chief Engineer and
4 Captain but recommended that hereafter it on
ly be used at fires. The sum of 800 was voted
to be paid annually to the Hook & Ladder Co.
Mr.. J. "A. Cochran was appointed to fill the
vacancies on the Committees caused by the
resignation of Mr.. Frank Larew. -.e =
The report of City Overseer of Poor, for the
month of October amounting to sl7l.4O, for ex-
penditures. was received and the amount Or
dered to be paid. sF4 2
A communication from the School Board was
read, calling attention to the leakage OF the
roof of the Academy. A resolution offered by
Mr.. Cochran was adopted providing for the re-
pairing of the roof IN the most economical man
ner.
| The Treasurer reported the receipts for Octo-
Der of $3.50 market house rent, $3.50 lines I'M
posed by the Mayor and sl0,l4 receipts from the
hay scales. He also reported the floating debt
at 1921. Mr.. Todd said Mr.. Witt OF the FL
nance Comm ittee had said that If all work IN
the city was stopped now and no more money
spent, the city would still be behind hand slO,-
! 900 in May next.
| A number of petitions were referred to ap-
propriate ommittees.
| A resolution was unanimously adopted re-
questing Mr. Isaac Witt to withdraw his resig-
nation.
| In consequence of the election OF a new menu
Der to fill vacancy, the President announced a
reorganization of some of the committees as fol-
! lows: ..--4r So
Committee on Water-Byers, Todd and Coch-
ran. On Street Lights-Alby, Witt and Coch-
ran. Police-Cochran, Byers, and Powell.
Poor-Powell Bagby .and Cochran. Streets
Burke, Byers. Abby and Bledsoe.