Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-10-09
City Legislation.
THE LEWIS CREEK NUIsANCE-CosT OF
THE CHIRT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
POINTMENTS-FINES.

THE LEWIS CREEK NUISANCE-CosT OF
THE CuIRr STANDARDIZATION
POINTMENTs-FINEs.
&C.. &C.. &C.
The City Council held its regular meet
ing Tuesday night and the following bust
ness was transacted
Leacis CreeE.-A petition from Dr.. B. P.
Reese, DR.. A. NJ. Henkel, DR.. r. G. Reese,
Dr.. n. Wayt, Alex. Hart, A. A. Eskridge,
w. A. Burke, Mrs. V. P. Woodhouse, J.
E. Graham, J. H. Wayt, G. W. S. Barnes,
John Fallon and 25 others, protesting
against the city running sewer contents in
to Lewis Creek, as certain to breed disease,
was referred to the Board Of Health.
A communication from Mayor Fultz
calling attention to the filthy condition OF
ease, was similarly referred.
Chart Stone SadeUalE.-The following
were reported by City Engineer Carter
Harrison, as the amounts due by property
holders on the Southside of Kalorama
street for the new Chirt pavement laid
there at 81 cents pei lineal foot-Stribling
estate. SS2.14; j. B. Blackley, $49.56; W.
w. Gibbs, S5O.14; w. II. Weller, 1885; T.
Hounihan, $50.9S; Mrs. Carrie Tipping,
SAC. 20; Capt. D. Pat Woodward, $S9.s8.
Total, $42S.46.
New Pairing Laid.-City Engineer Har-
rison reported the following new pavement
laid by Reeves Gait in front Of the proper
ties named: On Coalter street-Mrs. Rosa
lie White, 2O4 it.; Mrs. E. E. Dudley, IS
it.; G. P. Lambert, 81 it., Mrs. r. e. Bur
dett, so it.; z. D. Schaffer, AZ it.; Geo. S.
Lightner, Sc #. Kalorama street-Geo. S.
Lightner, SO it,; Michael Dinneen, 40 #.
John Croghan, rs it,; Mrs. Catherine D
Teabo, 66 it,; Daniel Croghan, 81 #.
Widening Water Street.-The Commit
tee on Streets was directed to ascertain the
cost of widening Water street between
Frederick and Main.
a acarrant for 81 900 was directed to he
issued to the John Porter Company for Wit
rifed bricks.
Uniform Suits for Ushers.-A petition
was received from Chas. E. Fretwell and
III. E. Hosey asking the Council ito pro-
cure us uniform suit as ushers of your
Opera House, which is customary else
where" Laid on the table.
Asking that q Fine be remitted. A pc
tition was received from Thomas J. Har-
man setting forth that he had been fined
$50 by the Mayor for striking Armstead
Taper, colored, with brick, in June last:
setting forth extreme provocation for said
assault, and asking that the fine be remit
ted. Referred to the Mayor.
Private Policeman Mayor Fultz COM
municated the fact that he had appointed
w. 3. Shaver, Waterman at the bark works,
special policeman.
Fines for September.- Fultz re-
ported that during September he imposed
$139.50 in fines and $50. 70 in costs, of which
there had been collected $1O24O.
Treosury.-C Treasurer Hoge report
ed balance on hand Oct. l, $12,319.60.
Turning the Light on q Vile Hole
Councilman Scheffer offered resolution
looking to lighting with electricity the alley
ulllluS IlOIu NCW oUIt0U W MdIkCU StICcG,
back of the Virginia Hotel. Though the
neighborhood is tenanted by the most re-
spectacle families, including many ladies',
this alley itself is the resort and home for
some of the lowest negro prostitutes who
may be seen often at the New street en-
trance Of the alley to sole it. Itneeds police
attention and has long needed it.