Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-09-05
Local
CITY Council.


. City Council.
I At the City Council Tuesday night
President Fultz presided, and all the MEN,
bers except Messrs. Burke and Byers were
present. The business transacted is as
follows:
Street Comanittee-Mr. Bumgardner,
chairman, reported in favor of granting
the petition of J. E. Hanger-adopted.
yN Water Comnaittee-Mr. Cochran acting
as chairman, reported adversely, after con-
sultation with the City Attorney, on the
petition of Holmes Erwin, for abatement
Of water tax. The petitions of Geo. H.
Platt, for reduction Of tax; OF Miss. Re.
becca holland. for remission Of one dollar
for repairs to hydrant, and of NJ. e. Mil
Ter, for reduction of tax on bath tub, were
granted.
VIOLATION OF WATER ORDINANCES.
A. In. accordance with a resolution offered
by Mr.. Evans at the last meeting of the
Council, requiring the Superintendent OF
Water Works to report how many cases Of
violation of the water ordinance had been
reported to him by the police during the
last half year, that officer sent in a report
stating that thespolice had frequently re-.
ported cases of that kind to him, but he
could not state the number that had been
reported during the past year.
Mr.. Evans said-I wish to state that the
Superintendent of Water Works said the
police had qaeuer reported case to him.
Mr.. Cochran-That is the report he
made to me.
Mr.. Evans-I will tell you when he said
it.-When somebody in this town had his
water cut off because he said he was not
using city water, and he (the Superinten-
dent) called on the police to aid him in
detecting whether it was used or not
When he. could not get the aid OF the
police, he watched himself aid caught a
girl going after the water. m
Mr.. Todd-They are very efficient in
many cases. They sometimes 60 to the
owners Of the hydrants on detecting leak
and notify them to have it stopped at once,
in that way preventing citizens being
brought before the Mayor.
Mr.. Evans-Can you name case2
Mr.. TOdd-Not exactly. The Mayor
will tell you there are good many.
Mr.. 'Evans--If Mr.. Todd will go over
town he will see water running all over,
and if he will 60 and ask tlis number OF
gallons of water pumped into the reservoir.
and the average amount used per capita he
| will find it is sixty gallons,
Mr.. Cochran-Most cities use one hum
dred gallons.
Mr.. Evans-The average is forty gallons.
Mr. Fultz-The ordinance Vas violated
a great deal during the dry spell. don't
know whether the police ever saw it or
not. l have known instances where it is
violated during whole days.
Mr.. Evans-No man has right to take
a sprinkler and sprinkle across the street
on his neighbours side. One man has q
sprinkler. pays three dollars on it and
sprinkles over the whole neighborhood. 1
have known man to sprinkle his
neighbours garden. - 80
President Fultz-The Committee have
made their report and if there is no objec-
| ton 1t will be filed.
| Mr.. Evans-I have no objection to it.
| Safety Conanaittee.-Mr. Berkeley, chair
man-reported in favor of granting the
petition of E. Hageman- granted.
Poor Committee Mr.. Cochran. chair
man. The report of Overseer Kurtz, for
| August was received and showed an ex-
penditure of $l27, IS, which was allowed.
School Committee. Ranson, chair
man, reported having awarded the Market
House contract to Mr.. Sho,t, and the
Methodist Institute repairs to VIM. Mari.
AN GOLD LAND MARK" GOING.
The petition of Judge Sheffey and others
asking for covered sewer from Beverly
street to the creek, which was referred to
the Health Committee, was reported IA
vOrably upon. S. A.s4 &s,ss -. So ,t-'.s -
Mr.. Evans said that the sewer complain
ed of in the petition had been a subject of
complaint for 30, 40 or so years. There
had been great deal Of sickness and some
deaths traced to that sewer. And now
| that it can be done at an expenditure of
! 1854, think the time has come to get rid
Of that nuisance. 1t has been great
nuisance to that neighborhood. There
fore 1 move the report be adopted.
I" Mr.. Todd-It is getting rid of an old
Gland mark, Mr.. Evans.
Mr.. Evans-It is not getting rid of an
old land mark.
Mr.. Cochran-That sewer is as old as the
pump! Laughter.)
Mr.. Evans-It is not destroying any
thing. t9@
l.. Mr.. Todd-It destroys nuisance.
t (Laughter.) rH ..., s.G sA
The report of the committee was adopt
ed. '7'
Mr.. Ransom offered resolution that the
city of Staunton invite the
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING
q. ,,,,l ENGIN uERs
to hold their meeting here next May, and
tender them the free use of the Opera |
House for that purpose. Maj. Jed. Hotch-
kiss being present and a member of the
Institute he was requested to state his
views and spoke of the benefit it would be
to the city to have the meeting held here;
that it would bring the mineral resources
of Virginia under the notice vf this body
which numbers 5000 members, who come
from all parts of the Uuion and Canada