Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-03-24
Civ Council.

A regular meeting of the City Councli
was held Tuesday night, with PresloeiiS
Burke presiding, and the following mem
bers present: Messrs. J. W. Abby. 0. AZ
Cochran, jr., J. D. Crowle, P. Fl. Trout D.
G. Marquis, J. W. Todd, G. W. May ana
F. B. Berkeley.
Pavi,ag Daanaqes.-A communication
was sent in by the City Attorney suggest
ing that warrant be ordered in favor Oh
Nelson Kyle, for amount of damages al
lowed him in a suit against the city, Sfo
and cost of same. This suit was brought
against the city by Kyle on the ground
that through carelessness of the authoE-
ties, water-cock had been left uncovered
and his horse by falling therein. had broken
his leg. The warrant was allowed. From
the following resolution offered by NIT.
Abby, it seems that the city in future Will
guard against this danger, as well as cost:
Resolred, That the Water Committee be
Instructed after using or repairing water
COCKS, cut offs, &c., to see that they are
properly covered so as to protect the city
against further damages. This is to be IN
force from its adoption. Referred to the
Committee on Water.
A petition was presented by J. A. Wise
N. b. Hamrick, asking permission to
erect two-story frame warehouse on
Spring Lane Irish Alley 80 feet square,
for the purpose of storing agricultural i'm
Elements. Referred to the Committee on
Safety.
Arnaoru.-The Committee to whom had
been referred the petition of the Staunton
Artillery and West Augusta Guards to
rent the lower floor Of Col. Bnmgarduer's
warehouse. opposite the q, & 0. Railroad
for an armory, favorably reported upon
it, but on account of the proposed re-
organization of the state military by the
Legislature, it was deemed improper to
take any action on the matter, until some
thing definitely was known, so the Coun
Gil was relieved of its further considera-
ton.
Petitions. Capt. James Rumgardner,
counsel for the Valley R. R. Co., sent in
its petition asking for the privilege of con-
Meeting the road here, with the Lexington
extension by means of track laid under
the G. q o. R. r. arch bridge at the foot
of Greenville avenue. This tho petition
ers stated was the only available way of
making a connection and that the track
would only occupy 100 feet of the Green
vile road beyond the bridge. They further
claimed that all danger to wagons, &c.,
coming into collision with the cars could
be avoided by placing gates on either side
of the bridge to be kept under the constant
care OF warden. whose duty 1t shall be to
warn all parties and to close the gates to
| travellers whenever locomotive or train
of cars is moving upon the track. After
much discussion the petition was referred
| to the Committee on Streets.
A petition of Powell & Bryan, signed
largely by grocery merchants along Au-
gusta street, asking that the ordinance re-
quiring all drays, express wagons, &C.,
while standing, to remain on New street,
be so modified as to allow merchants keep
ing wagons or drays for their own use to
keep them while standing, before their own
stores, was referred to the Committee Oh
Streets.
Many petitions and bills (of little inter
est) were presented and disposed of.
The Council at late hour adjourned.