Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-07-23
City Council. -

Gil on last Tuesday night, President A. ID.
Fultz being absent Mr.. John W. Todd
presided, with Messrs. ]. I. Byers, J. A.
Cochran, Geo. W. May, J. q. Marquis,
e. G. Gooch and J. d. Crowle, present.
Street Committee A. Cochran, chair
man, reported on the petition of Thos. A.
Bledsoe and others for a pavement on
Market Street, as inexpedient-the cost
being $3.50. Also on that Of Mr.. Geo. p.
Baker in behalf of the Lutheran Church,
to remit the assessment for laying a pave
ment on Water Street, it having been done
without their request-that the city had
no control over it and it should be settled
among the parties in interest. Adopted.
Police Committee. G. G. Go0ch,
chairman, presented an account from W.
W. Fretwell of 81 for acting as extra
police, and rec commended that a warrant
be issued to him for the said amount.
Adopted.
Mr.. J. T. Byers withdrew the petition
of Mrs. M. J. Effinger for the erection of
frame dwelling on Frederick Street, as
tute it with brick building.
On motion of MIR. J. A. Cochran, the
proposal of Mrs. H. Stribling to sell the
loose rock on her premises to the City for
$50. lying on the table, was referred to
the Street Committee.
Resolutions.-Mr Cochran offere res
olution issuing warrant to Ovarseer
Kurtz for 500, which was adopted.
Mr.. Crowle offered resolution "that
until the first Tuesday in October next,
this council meet on the first Tuesday
night in each month and the semi-month-
ly meetings be dispensed with" Adopted.
A report of Mr.; James F. Patterson,
Clerk of the City Council, stating that
Thomas J. Crowder, Chief of Police !;
Michael Hounihan, Joseph A. Newman
and Richard J. Fletcher, Police Officers,
John r. Kurtz, Messenger with Police au-
thority; John r. Kurtz. Ovefseer of the
Poor; Egbert w. Hartman, Superinten-
dent of Water Works, and John M. COT
felt, Weigher and Inspector of Hay, had
subscribed the oath of office prescribed by
law: and that Thos. j. Crowder had ex-
ecuted his bond of $500 with j. g.
Scheffer, A. A. Grubert and w. E. Craig
as sureties; that E. W. Hartman had exc
cuted his bond of $1,000 with William A.
Burnett, F. y. Hydenrich and W. A. Reed
as his sureties, and that John B. Coffelt
had executed his bond of $3.50 with Y. M.
Bickle, John NJ. Bickle and D. E. Stras-
burg as his sureties; and that said bonds
are each payable to the City of Staunton
and conditioned as prescribed by the re-
spective ordinances, was received and re-
corded.
A communication was received and read
from Mr.. A. H. H. Stuart and others on
<'lawyer's row" in Court House Alley,
praying that the resolution passed by the
Council on the 22l of June. compelling
them to lay sewer pipe in Court House
Alley within thirty days. be suspended.
Referred to the Board of Health.
Petitions. petition of r. S. Hamil-
ton, Captain of the New Town Hose Co.,
for the privilege of using the lot around the
Public School on Main Street, for the pur-
pose OF having lawn party for the benefit
of the Company on the nights Of the 22d
and 23d inst, was granted.
A petition signed by all the BARRIERS in
Staunton for reduction of their water
tax; and that of the Baltimore & Ohio
Telegraph Company for reduction of the
tax, with one from J. W. Crews, of the
western Union Telegraph Co., asking the
Council not to grant such a petition, were
referred to the Finance Committee.
The petition of Mr.. J. S. Gillian to
erect frame building for storing fertili-
zers near the depot, was referred to the
Committee on Safety with authority to
grant it.
The petitions of Mrs. Bolen for an abate-
ment on water tax, and that of Ed. Burke
to use Water Motor for cutting hay,
were referred to the Committee on Water.
A petition from Mr.. John B. C0ffelt,
Hay Weigher and Inspector, asking the
Council to accept of his appointment as
deputy, Mr.. David Landes, was referred
to the Finance Committee.
Adjourned.