Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-03-10
CitV Council.

| The City Council met on Tuesday night
last with President Burke in the chair
and the following members present
Messrs. G.. G. Goocb. John w. Todd, P
H. Trout, J. C. Marquis. T. e. Elder, j.,
A. Cochran, G. M. Cochran, Jr., G. W,
May and Frank B. Berkeley. ii
| The Committee ON Streets recommended
that the petition of J. H. Wayt and Others
composing the committee appointed by
the Staunton Lodge, No. IS, A. F. and A.
| Masons) asking that II inch sewer pipe
/ be laid from the corner of Augusta street
along Main to their property. be granted.
Adopted. f,,,.r
The Committee on Safety to whom had
been referred the petition of G.. L. Schmid,
asking for privilege to erect steam engine
back of Wilkes furniture store, recon-
mended that the petition be granted, but
OIL condition that the boiler be placed in .
house with brick walls and separated from
the ten-pin alley, and that the smokestack
of said engine be at least 10 feet above the
alley. Adopted.
The Committee ON Police presented the
petition of the Cemetery Trustees asking
that the city appoint special police to
enforce observance of the cemetery regu-
lations, and that said police shall be au-
thOrized without warrant to arrest all tres
passing upon grounds or violating rules
of said cemetery, and that they be brought
before the city Mayor for trial. The Coun-
Gil refused to employ police at the city's
expense, but advise that the trustees of
the cemetery appoint one of their en-
ploYees as guard with the necessary au-
thority
The Committee on Voter banded in the
the petition Of Superintendent E. W. Har-
man, asking for an extra appropriation of
$3.50, to meet the increased expense of the
water works. Granted.
A resolution was presented authorizing
the Committee ON Streets to repair the
street running back of. Sears hill from
Greenville to Middlebrook road.
The petition of J. J. M. Henkel Il Co.,
to remove the stables. (open sheds) now
located on the lot of Mrs. B. Bolen, to
that of Mrs. Hurley adjoining, was refer
red to Committee on Safety, who recon-
mended that the petition be not granted.
on the ground that the property holders
regard the moving of the stables near their
property as greatly increasing the liability
to fire. Petition rejected.
We give below revised list of the com
mittees, as reorganized by the Presia
dent and adopted by the Council This re-
vision was made in consequence of the
vacancies occasioned by the resignation of
Capt. FultZ.
Auditing Committee, Messrs. Trout.
Gooch and May. COMMITTEE on Finance
Messrs. Todd, Abby and Gooch. Commit
tee on Streets, Messrs. Marquis, Gooch,
Abby and Elder. Committee on Water,
Messrs. j. A. Cochran, Todd and Berke-
ley. Committee on Street Lights, Messrs..
Crowle, Ably and Trout. Committee on
Fire Department, Messrs. Marquis, May
and Berkeley. Commits OH Health, Messrs
May, Marquis and DR.. Fultz. Committee
on Ordinance. Messrs. Elder. &. M. Coch =
ran jr., and Trout. Committee on Police,
Messrs. Gooch, Crowle and May. Com
mittee on Safety, Messrs. Berkeley, May
and Elder. Committee on Relief of Poor
Messrs. j. A. Cochran, Berkeley and Abby.
Committee OF Schools, Messrs. C. NJ.
Cochran, jr., May and Elder. Committee on
Printing. Messrs. Crowle Trout and
Gooch. Committee on Retreuchment,
Messrs. G. M. Cochran, jr., Todd and Ell
der. Committee on Public Grounds and
Buildings, Messrs. Abby, Crowle and Mar
quis.
Adjourned.