Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-04-04
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FRIDAY MORNING. APRIL 4. 1879
Local
City Council.

City Council.
At the Council Board on Tuesday night
President Fultz presided, aud all the mt M
bels answered to their lanes. The fol-
lowing business was transacted:
Finance Con,naittee-M Todd, chairman.
reported account of Staunton Iron Works
Co., for water plug caps, which was re-
ferred to Water Committee. 1t was re-
commended in the case of W. H. Byerly
that $12. so of the unpaid $1,000, license
tax due from him, be remitted. On the
petition of Geo. II. Hudson for license
blanks and curtains for office window, tie
committee reported favorably as to the
blanks-adopted. The application of City
Treasurer Carroll for larger safe was re-
turned with the flowing endorsement:
1--WE are satisfied that the interests of the
city require the purchase of safe of sui
fcent size to accommodate and protect
the books and papers in the Treasurer's
Office. We therefore recommend that the
Treasurer tunder the direction Of the
Committee on Finance] be directed to as
certain the cost of a suitable sized safe
and report the cost to the Council
adopted.
Street Communicable. Bumgardner.
chairman, recommended that stone wall
be built on the south side of Main street
Letween the residence of M. z. Funk
houser and D. D. & B. Institution gate, alta
cost of $25O-adopted. In view OF the
small appropr ,ation allowed this cou-
mittee. aud the fact of its funds being ex-
hausted, assistance was asked from The
contingent fund, which was granted.
Water Con,nsttee-Mr. ByeIs, chair
man, recommended on the petition Ut
Richard Murray and others, RESTING Oh
Green street, that a line of one inch pipe
be laid into the premises of petitioners,
and on that of John lesser, for erroneous
assessment, that the sum of $500 should
be refunded to him-adopted.
Street Light Comnaittee-Mr. Crowle.
chairman, reported in favor OF an all-night
lamp Oh corner of Kalorama and Market
streets-adopted.
Committee on Poor-Mr. Cochran, chair
man, reported the account of Overseer
Kurtz for the past month to be sl9S. Sc.
Committee on Prirating-Mr. Crowle,
chairman, reported having sundry ordi-
nances printed and posted.
Committee on Public Grounds Abby
chairman, asked that two bonds Of $1,000
each be issued for completion Of City
Hall-granted.
.Resolutions-By Mr.. Gooch. requiring
til, 1t Board of Health be required to bring
in heir report at next meeting, and by
Mr.. Todd, asking that DR.. Seals he grant
ed mel mission to shoot blackblrds on his
premis, IS, all the singing birds around his
residence being driven away by them,
granted.
Petitions OF W. W. Gibbs for water for
ten hours day to run wheel at Staunton
Wagon Fact ory-referred 10 Water Com
mittee: of II. W. McIlhany and others
for extension of pavement-referred 10
Street Committee; of J. A. Gillian for
permission to erect shed near his store,
and of Henry W chm to make alteration IN
shed roof-referred to Safety Committee;
of VIM. D. Barbour, asking that hls IL
cense be reduced from S75 to $50 on ten
pin alley. and also that the license on
every additional alley sha IL be reduced to
s25-referred to Finance Commli tee; OF
Mrs. Fitzgerald. sitting that hel petition
fol erroneous assessment Lad been Will
drawn by o. istake, and asking that assess
ment be northumberland to Water Com
mittee: of DR.. Arthur for PERMISSION to
burn brick kiln-reJected; J. A. Hamrlck
q Co., for permission to erect vertical
steam engine in their store-rocm on Spring
lane-referred to Safety Committee.
The report of City Treasurer, showing
the ating debt to be s1O,6S7.9l. Was re-
ceived and filed.
The estimated resources and liabilities
for the fiscal year commencing May lst
were presented by the Finance Committee,
;and are as follows:
RESOURCES.