Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-11-08
Oitv Council.

The Council held Its regular meeIlng OF
Tuesday night, present, President Fult
and Messrs. Abby, Berkeley, Bumgardner
Burke, Byers, Cochran, Evans, Gooch
Ransom ard Todd.
accounts to the amount Of $4,000 were
allowed.
| Pay Of the Superintendent Of Schools
An account Of 500, a part of the salary
of the Superintendent of Public Schools
gave rise to debate. The whole salary
of that officer has been heretofore paid
| by DR.. Sears, the Agent. but this appio-
priation has now been reduced to $500
leaving $500 to be made up-$30O from the
city and 5000 from.the State. The $500 by
| the city will cause a deficit, there being no
appropriation in the annual levy to pay it,
or the term of the schools will have to be
shortened.
Mr.. Evans objected to the account On
the ground that no appropriation had been
the school fund will hold out,
Mr.. Todd stated that there will be a de-
felt, arising from the appropriation from
the Peabody Trustees being reduced to
$500. He also explained that the salaries
Of the teachers had been fixed by the old
Board.
Mr.. Burke wanted the School Board to
run the schools the entire session with the
amount already appropriated, and would
vote against increase.
Mr.. Evans thought the salaries paid
teachers ($40 per monthly exhorbitant, and
wanted the issue made now. He opposed
allowing the account reported and de-
manded the ayes and nays.
The accounts were allowed-ayes 10,
nays 1-Mr. Evans.
A Long Delayed Claim.-The Finance
Committee reported in favor of paying to
}. A. Telnpleton, representative of the late
James M. Lilly, 500 in settlement in full
of claim for surveying done by Mr..
Lilly for the city, some years since.
Adopted.
The Streets. The Street Committee re-
ported adversely to the proposition of
Bucky u Co., relative to paving with
slate. 1t also returned the ordinance on
sewers, which was then referred to a
special committee. The committee report
ed the purchase of the broken stone left
over from the reservoir, at 45c. per perch.
Water-The Water Committee reported
adversely to 5. J. Valentines petition; fa-
vorably on raising the Salary of Geo. w
Long, fireman at the water works, to $50
a month, and recommended laying wa
ter pipe on the Middlebrook road as far as
Lewis street. Adopted.
Lights. The committee on street lights
reported the purchase in Baltimore of two
lamps and pillars for the front of the city
hall.
The City HaH.-The Ordinance Com
mittee reported an ordinance providing for
the issuing of bonds to pay for the pur-
chase of the City Hall building and alter
ing it's main hall, the amount not to ex-
coed $4,000 and rents of the concert room
offices, &C., to 60 into sinking fund for
the final extinction of the debt. Adopted
Paying for has Whistle. Permission was
granted tom Burke of Ours" to use
police whistle at his saloon, provided he
paid $3.50 for the same and complied with
the police regulations regarding the use of
it
Petitions and Resolations.-T petition
of F. W. Hamer for permission to erect a
summer kitchen, was granted as was one
Of Cav & Padgett to erect frame stable
A resolution by Mr.. Burke for the prepa-
ration of list of delinquent real property
for the last five years, was adopted. A
resolution of Mr.. Gooch appropriating 500
each to the fire companies, was adopted.
Notice was received from R. G.. Bickle,
withdrawing his proposal to give land for
certain considerations, on Green street. |
Petitions Of J. s. Gillian, James Ker and
Messrs. Fletcher and Newman were re-
ferred.
The TTeosury-Treasurer Carroll repor-
ted for October-receipts $3,473,33, expen-
ditures 81, O57, balance in the Treasury
$2,415.
The Poor.--Overseer Kurtz reported Is
white and q colored poor people being re-
lieved by the city in October at cost of |
$154,16. =
Adjourned.