Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-01-07
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City Council.
At a regular meeting of the City Coun-
Gil held on last Tuesday night, the follow
ing members we're present:
President A. H. Fultz, and Messrs. r.
W. Burke, j A. Cochran, J. D. Crowle,
T. c. Elder, G.. G. Gooch, Geo. w. May,
J. G. Marquis, John w. Todd and T. II.
Trout. The following was the business
transacted.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Auditing Communicable. j. W. Todd,
Chairman, reported that all of the monthly
accounts, with the exception of two-a
Valley Railroad bond which was due on
the 1st of January, 1881. and a printing
account-had been properly audited and
recommended that they be paid. Adopt
ed. The Railroad bond was referred to
the Finance Committee, and the account
was referred to the Committee on Print
ing.
Finance Conanoittee.-Mr. R. ". Burke.
Chairman, recommended that warrant
of $500 be issued as voucher to John
M. Carroll, City Treasurer.
Water COMMITTEE. J. A. Cochran,
Chairman, recommended that the account
of R. W. Smith, amounting to $1.5O. for
work done on October 5, 1880, be allowed
and charged to the Street Committee.
Mr.. Cochran reported on the petition of
T. S. Doyle, Superintendent of the d. d.
& B. Institution. which was ''to lay
three inch water pipe on East Beverly
Street to point near the Institution and
station fire plug there-the water only
be used in case of fire''-that in contem-
plation of carrying out the plan, adopted
by the City Council, in 1879, of City En-
gineer, Donald Allen, to lay inch wa
ter pipe to the gate of said Institution
and in accordance with the consideration
of E. W Hartman, Superintendent of City
Water Works, that the laying of the pipe
Immediately was rendered necessity in
case of fire anywhere along the line, the
committee recommended ''that the petit
ton be granted and the work done as soon
as the weather PERMITS" the work to be
done in compliance with the proper COM
mittees.
After a good deal of discussion as to
whether that portion Of the city has the
right to have piping laid in advance of
those already ordered to be done in the
regular rotation that were considered to
be as important in case of fire, the vote
was taken with the ayes and noes on the
recommendation above named and result
ed as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Burke, Cochran, Crowle.
Elder, May and Todd-6. Noes-Messrs.
Fultz, Goocb, Marquis and Trout.
The petition was rejected, as it requires
q vote of seven TO appropriate more than
s10g--tbe cost of the work being more than
that amount.
Ordinance Conanittee.-Mr. John W.
Todd, Chairman. reported that in accor-
dance with resolution adopted by the
Council, ordering change to be made in
the Hay Scale ordinance, the Committee
recommended that the words fodder and
other long forage be stricken out, as such
proyender is not sold by weight. Adopt
ed. The ordinance now only requires hay
to be weighed.
Police Committee. G.. G. GOoch,
Chairman. recommended that the petition
of Anderson Patterson for the remission
of a fine of &6 for shaving on Sunday in his
barber shop, be rejected. Mr.. Gooch also
reported adversely on the petition Of Wash
Gillian for the remission of fine of So
fol- fast driving over bridge. Adopted.
ASSISTING THE POOR.
Mr.. ]. A. Cochran, Chairman Of the
Committee of Relieving the Poor, recon-
mended that an account of John r. kurtz,
Overseer of the Poor, Of $l4e. Is be allowed
for the month of December. Adopted.
A petition signed by John M. Carroll
AN. Prof. E. l.. Ide in behalf of The mu-
sicians of Staunton, asking for the per-
missi,,n of using the Opera House for the
mrpose of holding a concert for the behe-
fit Of the poor on Friday night, January
9TH. 1881, was granted. The proceeds are
to be added to the fund already secured
for that suppose.
PETITIONS.
The petition Of R. G.. bickle for the re-
mission of tax, was referred to the Street
Committee. A petition for the reduction
of water tax on photograph galleries, sign
ed by VIM. G. Robinson, Edmund Berke-
lev and VIM. Blakemore, was referred TO
the Water Committee, with that OF VIM.
H. Weller for remission Of water tax on
tsountain-not using it in the winter time.
The petition of Miss Hannah Lowther
respectfully praying to have the petition
. xused by her to be put before the Council
in October last, withdrawn, was rejected,
it ha ving been disposed Of by the Counci'.
The petition for the erection of small
frame q, Tce inside the fire limits by DR.. G.
E. Hartms u. was referred to the Comm't-
tee on Pnblic Grounds and Buildings.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr., John W. rood moved that a war
rant for $40 more be issued to the super
intendent of Water Works than hereto
fore because the commitlee has made at
ranaements to get the coal from the mines
instead of buying it here, shereoy stv,
ing an amount equal to paying 1relgn'
cash. The amount used is abous three
ar loads Sfsonth. Adopted.
Mr.. Gooch moved that a committee o'
three be appointed to sell the WIZ LOT GU
Main street, subject to the ratification
.of the Council. Adopted. The President
.anuointed G.. 6. Gooch, John W. Todd
and J. c. Marquis as the committee.
Mr.. Burke, in view of several petitions
complaining of the recent assessment OF
water tax, moved that the Committee on
1u,to- no authorized TO make report