Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-07-20
WATER AND LIGHT.

The City Council held its regular meet.
ing on Tuesday night, President Berkeley
in the chair, and all the members present
except Mr. Weller.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The account of the Overseer of the Poo
for June, $40. was allowed. Account OF
Geo. Lewis for services at the Opera
House, SIS so, was allowed. A resolution
was adopted requesting the Street Com
mittee to finish grading CoaIter street be-
tween Main and Frederick and to grade
the East sidewalk thereof. Chairman
Crowle of the Street Committee said there
was already work enough for the commit.
tees means to take up all the summer.
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF WATER AND
| LIGHT.
Mr.. Bell from the Special Committee,
| reported an ordinance providing for the
management of the electric plant and
water works. It put them under one su-
perintendent.
Mr.. Bargamin moved to amend the Or
dinance by making two superintendent,
one of Water at $500 and one of Light at
$500.
| IT ONLY MEANS MORE MONEY SPENT.
Mr.. Tams advocated the ordinance as it
came from the Committee. He said two
superintendent were not necessary, and a
| proposition to have them only meant more
money spent for the city, There was not
work enough for two superintendent and
| there is just enough for one. Mr.. Tams
| said his service on the Committees had
/ caused him to be tolerably familiar
with the duties of both the electric and
water departments, and he was sure from
all he knew that two superintendent were
! not necessary.
Mr.. Bargamin thought a separate super
intendent for the Water Works would
save enough in the matter of waste water
to pay his salary.
Mr.. Tams spoke of the Importance of
knowledge on the part of man in charge
of the electric plant, and said that Capt.
j. T. Long, the late Superintendent, had
he continued in The Office, would have
gone North to the company's factory and
made himself an expert, so important did
he deem thorough knowledge in a Superin-
tendent. Unfortunately for the city, Capt.
Long resigned to take the Superintendent
cy at the Gas Works, and therefore never
carried out his intention.
"oNLY ANOTHER TEAT TO SUCK"
Mr.. Butts protested against having two
Superintendent. We could meyer be able
to find two men to get along tremendously
at the works. Two bosses in the same
building using the same engines and
boilers, are sure to have trouble. There
will never be any way of fixing response
| bility for damage or accident, each man
will blame the other and the city will be
| the one that will suffer. He was sorry to
see it, but it appeared that there must be
! another teat to suck and this was the
way it had to be done.
Mr.. Craig thought two Superintendent
best. They might not be harmonious,
but we could try it and see.
| Mr.. Butts-You can't get rid of them
after you commence the trial.
Mr.. McQuaide-The ordinance gives the
council the power to suspend any city
officer.
Mr.. Bell said the successful and harmo-
NOUS management of the Water and
Light works was very important matter
| to the city. He had conferred with mem
bers of the Water and Light Committees
and with the employees at the works
before drawing up the ordinance, and was
satisfied that single Superintendent was
best in all respects. Mr.. Bargamin had
spoken of a saving in waste water. Buta
Water Superintendent has nothing to do
with that; his duties do not lay in the line
of visiting the houses Of water consumers.
| that is the Water Policeman IS duty. With
| two Superintendent using the same plant
! there is sure to be dissension. and lack
of responsibility for damage and accidents
The adoption of Mr.. Bargamln's amend
ment is simply to create an unn ecessary
expenditure of money for an unnecessary
| office.
Mr.. McQuaide advocated having two
Superintendent.
Mr.. Crimmens-Is there to be change
in the pay.
Mr.. Bargamin,-The Superintendent
salary now is 81 900 with an Assistant at
5000, making $780, The two superln-
tendents proposed. get $500 each, making
81 800.
Mr.. Bell said the two superintendents
would be had at the same as now paid, but
that the change would cost the city $500
more for additional help.
THE ONE SUPERINTENDENT MADE
TWO.
Mr.. Bargamins amendment making two
superintendent instead of one, was then
adopted by the following vote:
Ayes.-Messrs. Bargamin, Craig, Grim
mems, Crowle. Oberdorfer, McQuaide and
Summerson-7.
Noes.-Messrs. Berkeley, Bell, Butts
and Tams-4.
The ordinance reported by Mr.. Bell was
then read section by section, amended so
as to provide for two superintendent in
stead of one, and then adopted.
ELECTION OF SUPERINTENDENT OF
WATER WORKS.
The election OF Water Superinte ndent
was gone into. The applications on file
were from J. W. Cooke, J. B. Moore, o.
II. Ham and J. A. Moore. Mr.. Bargamin
nominated John S. Lipscomb, Mr.. Ober-
| dorfer nominated S. B. Pugh, Mr.. Crowle
nominated j. A. Moore. and Mr.. Grim
mems nominated J. W. Cooke.
| The first ballot resulted as follows:
For Jno. S. Lipseomb -Messrs Barga-
min, Berkeley, McQuaide and Summer