The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-02-23

held in the council chamber Tuesday
night last. Present, President Oberdorfer,
Messrs Butte, Teabo, Crowe, McQuaide,
Tams, Bargamin, Mcmahon, Bell, and
Summerson.
The new chair ordered some time since,
for the presiding officer of the council, is
very handsome piece Of furniture. 1t
is solid walnut, with red silk plush velvet
upholstering, and very stylish in design
The chair was furnished by Messrs.
Bicke & Hamrick, of our city. The
chair and desks ordered at the same time
for the reporters of the city papers. VIII
come on in due time.
Mr.. Crowle, from Street Committee.
reported favorably on the petition of Mrs.
Teabo, DR.. Alexander, and others, asking
for curling on Kalorama street; recon-
mended that the same be done, cost not to
exceed $275. Adopted.
Mr.. Bargamin, from Water Committee,
recommended that $3.50 be deducted on
water tax against 7. J. Hounihans bot
thing establishment. Adopted.
By same remitting tax against Judge
Stout, 81 %.
BY same, granting petition of James
Willis, for abatement of tax.
Sundry petitions for remission of water
tax. we're reported not granted.
Mr.. McQuaide, from Special Committee,
to ascertain the lines of Spring Lane, and
whether any property encroached on the
street lines, submitted a report with
map made by Prof. Gilman, showing that
the Bolen house on corner of South
Augusta street and Spring lane, was on
the street foot inches at the southwest
corner, and that the platform in front of
the warehouse of Jno. A. Fauver & Co.,
was Oh the streeti2,, feet at the east end
and 3 feet 6 inches at the west end
On motion of Mr.. Bell, the clerk
| was directed to notify Fauver & Co. to
remove the platform, and if the same be
not removed in ten days, the Street Com
mittee shall have it removed. (The plat
| form has been the subject of complaint
| from citizens.)
! Mr.. Crowle, from Committee on street
Railway, read letter from J. Thompson
| Brown, of Richmond, Va, declining to
submit a proposition; but stated that he
was in correspondence with other parties
on the subject.
Mr.. McQuaide, from Committee on
Public Grounds and Buildings, submit
| ted plans and specifications for the new
school building for the use Of the colored
| schools. The designs are by our towns
man, J. e. Tinsley, Esq, and are hand
some, ana well adapted to the purpose fol
which the building is to be used They
present a building, with basement, two
stories elevation, and .ornamented roof. sc
| by 80 feet; 10 rooms, 5 on each floor, Civ
ing accommodations to 400 pupils. A hal
runs the entire length OF the building, and
at each.end there is a vestibuled entrance
from which wide and handsome flight Of
stairs lead to the second floor. The cost
will be from Sc. 900 to $1,000. On MOTION
of Mr.. McQuaide, $75 was allowed Mr.
Tinsley for the plans and specifications.
Mr.. Bargamin offered resolution thai
the Finance Committee eng uire into thu
expediency of disposing of the interest Of
the city in the capital stock of the Valley
Railrcad Company, the same being pai(
up subscription of 100000. Adopted
unanimously.
Mr.. Oberdorfer brought up the question
of payment of hands employed at thu
water works, and the electric light plant
Mr.. Tams, chairman of the committe,
on lights, explained, that all officers elected
by the people or by the council were pait
salaries, fixed by the council but that al
to employees not elected, their pay ha(
always been regulated by the committee
That the pay varied as the duties required
varied. That the committee had Away
kept within the appropriations, that whel
the men did extra work they were entitled
to increased pay, and the committee hat
been governed by the rule "that the
laborer is worthy of his hire. y He further
stated that the same men run both th,
street line, and the commercial line, thai
they are on duty now every night, an(
from o'clock in the afternoon, whil
heretofore, when only the street line was
in operation, they were on duty only par
Of the night. In n oyember, 1887, thu
street line WIS run 1872 hours, and the com
mercial line 100 hours. In December 1887
the street line was run 1877 hours, and the
commercial line 279 hours.
In reply to enquiry as to the annual cost
Mr.. Tams stated that the committee haf
estimated the cost at 81 800 per annum
the actual cost for 1887 was 1.575. An(
that for the year 1888, the committee had
contracts from good solvent and respon
sible parties for commercial lights, which
would save to the city the entire cost O.
the street lights.
Petition of Jackson Rifles, on motor
of Mr.. Bargamin, was allowed remittine
charge for Opera House, except $50 tt
cover expenses. Sim liar petition from
Ladies City Mission, was, on motion O.
Mr.: McQuaide, allowed for full amount
Mr.. Bell presented petition from thu
ladies of Hotel Mozart, asking for pave
ment Oh Frederick street. Adjourned