The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-03-06

ClGy COUNCIL
The monthly meeting was held Tues
! day night last-present President Berke-
( lev. Messrs. Butts, Armentrout, Grim
mems, Weller, Crowle, Tams, McQuaide
and Summerson.
Monthly accounts were allowed.
Petition of p A. Baylor to refund tax
on bonds for erroneous assessment, S153,
was reported and ordered to be paid.
| Stonewall Band was given permission
to occupy the room in the basement OF
the Opera House, lately occupied by the
/ Staunton Choral Society.
RESOLUTIONS.
! By Mr.. Armentrout. That the Com
mittee on Public Grounds and Buildings
be authorized to purchase the iron
works property corner Frederick and
Lewis streets as a cite for a city market
at cost not to exceed $1,000 Laid on
the table.
BY Mr. McQuaide. That the Bell
Telephone Co. be allowed to erect the
necessary poles in the streets of the city
!
plant. That the poles may be used for
the guy wires of the Street Railway Co.,
and that the city shall be furnished
phones free Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Butts SD was refund
ed r. Mauzy, overtaX on engine at Spec
tator Office.
Mayors report showed $49.4O in fines
for February.
Report of Chief of Police showed
SAB Is collected in February.
Arista Hoge, Treasurer, reported a
contract drawn by the city attorney as
to the right of the city to the clock and
clock tower of the Y. NJ G. A. building.
The Association and others in interest
convey and release to the city all its de-
mands or requirements.
On melton of Mr.. Butts, the report
was adopted and warrent for 81 900 Or
dered to be issued to pay the Y NJ G. A.
as per contract.
On motion of Mr.. Armentrout, the
Public Grounds and Buildings Commit
tee was instructed to employ a man at
$50 per month to take charge of the
park. (This means that the gates are to
be opened, and the people let in and COWS
kept out). Messrs. McQuaide and Tams
advocated the resolution.
Mr. Tams proposed to amend the ordi-
nance in regard to water tax for indus
trial plants so as to encourage the same.
Referred under the rules
Miss M. j. Baldwin submitted COM
munication stating that her school had
been visited by Thomas Kivlighan, Chief
of the Fire Department, and his assis-
tants, and had, as advised by them, put
up a fire escape, bought 800 feet of hose,
and asked that the city put in fire
plug and lay the mains. Laid over to
next meeting.
TREASURER'S REPORT
On hand January 1890 ................S27 80 As
Received February, 1890. ................ 1888 IS
1854 20
Discussed 6,S4S 80
Balance ........................ ......$l, 135 Fl
Death Of Maj. j. Marshall McCue.
Maj. McCue died at his rooms on North
Augusta street Tuesday last at o'clock,
aged rs years. He had been sick only a
short time. In the last two weeks he
had visited Washington city in the in
| terest of the last public service he de-
signed for the general good-the erection
of a memorial building at Washington
in honor of Columbus. Maj McCue had
all his life been conspicuous figure be-
fore the public He inherited fine es-
tate and entertained in royal style He
was a great reader, and his retentive
memory was most remarkable. He was
walking encyclopedia of facts, figures
and "reminiscences. His acquaintance
extended to every county in the State,
and his reputation was not bounded by
State lines. Early in life he was APP
pointed justice of the peace, and was
for number OF years the presiding JUS
tice OF the county under the old magis-
trate system of Virginia, time honored
institution which stood high in the es-
TEEN of the best people of Virginia,
making the office of presiding justice of
great Importance. He represented the
county in the Legislature for a number
OF years, and was foremost in promoting
the best interests of his county and the
State. Since the war he had lost his fine
estate and turned his attention to liter
airy pursuits. In this field he made dill
gent search into the old records of this
and other counties, and had prepared
large material for history of Augusta
county, which has never been publish
ed, His index of the records of Orange
county, in which were the original re-
cords of Augusta county, was purchased
by the Board of Supervisors and will be
monument to his industry and ability
The funeral took place yesterday from
his rooms, DR.. Mcfarland officiating.
Pail bearers-Judge Grattan, p E. Will
son, Arch Kinney I. c. Elder, r. Mauzy,
and Col. J. c.. Shields.