The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-12-05

CITY COUNCIL.-At the meeting on tues
day night, the following members were pres.
emit: Messrs. Fultz, Abby, Crowle, Bum
gardner, Todd, Berkeley. Cochran, Blrke,
Byers and Gooch
The usual accounts were allowed. The
auditing committee requested that all ac-
counts be laid before it By O'Clock on Mon
day preceding the Council meeting, as re.
quired by law of the Council.
Jno. II. Lecky was relieved from the pay
ment OF 500 license tax on a boarding house,
he not having more boarders than the law
allowed him.
| StrectS.-The committee on streets recon-
mended that Improvements be made to Court
house Alley, and that Rev. +. FL. Phillips
be permitted to open roadway from Green
street to his land on Reservoir Hill, which
was agreed to, and also adverse to granting
r. G. Bickle's petition for similar privi-
lege. p. B. Sublett presented and advocated
granting petition for the improvement OF
Middlebrook road, between Stuart's block
and Church St., and widening the same near
Ilarew & Lewis coal-yard, which was re-
ferred to the committee on streets.
Water.-Report for November of Super
inteadent was received. In regard to the
purchase of the water right from the Au-
gusta County Fair, the committed reported
the cost OF N aking connection with the Fair
Ground water at s951.00, which added to
the $500 required for the fair purchase,
will make total cost of 50 .45I, which was
referred gliu for additional information.
| Pohce.-The committee recommended the
purchase OF gum coats for the night police,
| at cost of 50. so each. Mr.. Todd moved to
amend by inserting day police, and Mr..
Kurtz also. Opposed by Mr.. Byers, as the
day police did not ask for them. Amend
ment was.voted dewn. On adopting the re-
port the vote stood: Ayes-Fultz, Cochran,
Gooch, Berkeley, Crowle, Abby, Bumgard-
ner and Byers; nayes-Todd.
| Poor.-Overseer's report for November
showed expenses to S149.51. and five new
panpers added to his list.
Public Grounds and Buildings. -Commit-
break on the City Hall, at a cost of S25.-
Adopted. MIR. Abby stated $4,000 was ap-
propriated towards fixing the Hall, but that
the plans and specifications adopted, and
the bid accepted of w. I. MARI, called for
2,193, and chairs, fixtures, curtains, &C.,
will make the amount needed $3,640 to make
the Hall complete one, and presentee re-
port exhibiting the above facts, which was
discussed, and the plan of the committed ap
4 proved, and the sum of $1,000, above the
amount called for by the contract, for the
purpose of furntures, frescolng, &c, was
appropriated.
| 1t was decided that it is ineXpedicnt tc
use the City Hall for school purposes.
City bonds to the amount Of $4,000 were
ordered to be delivered to the committee on
Public Grounds aud Buildings, to be used in
fitting up Of the Hall.
Jno r. Kurtz was authorized to purchase
Court.
Resolution for placing a lamp on johnson
and on S.. Clair and Beve rly streets, was
referred to Street Light Commi
A resolution donating portion of the
Market-house to Superintendent of Water
Works, in which to keep pipes, was offered
by Mr.. Byers. and referred to Market COM
| mittee.
Hogs.-Mr. Byers offered an ordinance,
repeating the hog ordinance lately adopted
and defining limits in which hogs shall not
be kept, unless permission be granted by the
Council, which was referred to the commit.
tee on ordinances.
Petitions were presented from w. A.
Rhodes and VIM. A. Reed, which were re
ferred to Water committee.
Fire-The Hook and Ladder Company
presented statement, showing they had
complied with instructions given by the
gineer, and were willing to unite with the
Fire Company in the elect ion, which was re
ferreG to the committee on Fire.
Treasurer's Report shows re-
cepts for November to be So49S 81
Disbursements. 1898 o.
S 100 7!
Floating debt Dec. ], 1878, s4254 Oh
THE COUNTY SCHooI. BOARD held
meeting last Saturday, at which were pres
ent Messrs. Hogshead, Fultz, Fuicher, Ir
vine, Withrow, Thos. Withrow, and II. II
Hamilton. The Superintendent, DR.. Haml
ton, presided, and after some routine bust