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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-11-06
A Political "Reminiscences.

Last Tuesday, Col. Asher w. Hartman of
Glasgow, came here to vote, as has been
his custom all his life no matter where he
may be temporarily located. He went to
the new voting precinct at the engine house
on New street, and it brought many recol-
lections of the past to his mind. He says
that when he was q boy, and before he was
a voter, the site of the engine house was
the Office of the Augusta Democrat" pub
lished by Henry Wartman, the first Dem
ocratic paper that was published in Angus
ia. Tt afterwards became the VINDICAToR
and has gone by that name for half a cen
fury. In that day, ls40-41, Il Democrat in
Stanton and Augusta WAS q rarity, and
the party in Staunton might be said to
consist of Lewis Hartman, his sons Michael
and William (another son, John A. Har-
man, afterwards Stonewall Jackson IS Quar-
termaster, was a Whig), Jas. and Frank
Points, Capt. Levi Stephenson, James
Gregory and Benz. Crawford. The store OIL
the corner, once Olviers bookstore, was
then kept by Isaac Paul, and back of ii
there was no house except the Democrat
office, all the way up to Frederick street.
At the corner of Frederick street was the
public pound Where stray cattle were i'm
pounded.
In that year, 1910, the Wings had a great
barbecue at the Frederick street lot, just
bought by the Government for a post-oAce
The lot was vacant all the way out to the
water works and was called 'sStuart' s
meadow" The Wings slaughtered many
cattle fcr the barbecue and roasted them
whole on the lot. The Wing procession
that day was the largest that had ever been
seen here. The Augusta farmers were out
on horses and the procession was marshaled
by Col, Sam. Harnsberger. In the line
were wagons carrying barrels of hard cider.
roast beef, and placards bearing on them
''$4 Day." The suffrage in that day was
restricted to free-holders, and at that cleo
ton 1.-THE Harrison election) John Giyens
Fulton made fifty voters by deciding to them
the necessary quantity of land in the noun
tains.
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Building N otes.

THE PLAN FOR THE NEW MILL ACCEPTED
The plans for the large Touring mill to
be erected by Messrs. Witt, Holt and Bow
ling, with a capacity Of 400 barrels of foul
day have been accepted by them and the
mill Will now be let to contract 1t will
require $50 900 brick. Its site is on Mid
dlebrook Avenue near the Staunton Rolle1
Process Mill.
MI. D. d. De Butts of Baltimore, is
erecting residence near the Bodley Wagon
Works.
MI. j. E. Graham is putting up two
dwellings, on Peabody street, on South
Sears Hill
MI. w. F. Summerson is putting up q
residence Oh Nelson street, Sears Hill, fol
MI. L. n. Long.
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M A r kETS.
VINDICAToR OFFICE,

STAUNToN. VA, Nov. 5th.
Our local markets for grain and hay arr
without quotable change in prices, Oh othel
incident of interest OF any sort. Wheat ha:
ruled dull the world over for the last week
but, on Wednesday there was stir in the
principal markets, arising out OF report
that Russia will soon prohibit the export OF
wheat as she has already done in the case Of
rye On the strength of this rumor wheat ad
vanced / cent per bushel in Chicago and there
is a firm tone and an advancing tendency at
seaboard points. There is fair demand fol
fair hay. No grade is no good. Choice clio
yer can command comparatively remunera.
tive customers considering current cereal con-
ditions. Prime timothy also wanted by
shippers New corn on cob is coming in quite
freely and is dull of sale and low in price as
was to be expected 1t is selling in Staunton
at 80 cents per barrel.
GRAIN MARKETS.
RICHMOND. Nov. 4.-Wheat, Longberry, 100al05
mixed, 9sa1O4; Shortberry, 95a104; No. red
lOa. Corn-white, Virginia new, 55a63 No. 2
white 65a6i; Nos mixed, 6la62. Oats-No. oats
S6aS7 No. oats, 34a35; Winter oats for seed
45a50.
Corn-Nov. 5214; May 43ha43as. Oats-Nov. 3OA
May S2A.
BALTIMORE, Nov. Flour steady and I'M
changed. Wheat-No. 2 red firm; spot 10'24a
1925; Nov, l02a4aloa; Hec. l044al04}z: Jan 105>a
LOG; May lll5aalll5s, steamer No. red 9S LA
9SN; Southern quiet; Fu'tz looal0i: Longberry
lO2a105. Corn-mixed firm; spot 5534a5.; No
and year 53aa531a; Jan. and Feb. 53i4a 53 l-2
Southern white easy at 47a5j; yellow firm OF
5ca55 Oats firm; No. white Western 3ss3s La
No 2mixed do IS l-2aaI
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, Oct 90
Prices OF Beef Cattle this week ranged as follows
Best. 1925 q 81:
Generally rated first quality. 3.75 q 400
Medium or good fair quality ....,,.. ELS q 3.37k
Ordinary thin sspess, Oxen and
Cows. 400 2371:
OF the cattle received III came from Virginia
Prices were generally re ported as IS to l=5c low
er throughout the list.
Mich Cows-Trade was slow and dragging this
week Common COWS al $2)aS2j, mediuIa gfade'
$35asD, and extra SIS per head
Veal Calves--Dali at 3a i1ae with a few extra
good at az per ID.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 2.-Tt g receipts of hogs were
1900 over last week with good quality. Fresf
ogs are very active. Values are ne lower thar
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CIrcult Court Jury.

The following is the list of jurors drawn
for the term of the Augusta Circuit Court
which begins next Tuesday,. W. Brewer.
w. K. Chew, A. D. Coiner, H. G. Carter.
w. R. Talley, w. H. Johnson, Sam1 Hal
deman, G. E. Homan, I. A. Brown, S. B.
Wright, j. W. Waddy, T. J Thompson, J
A. Brown, f. 3. Carson, A. 2. Dudley, S.
w. Huff, L. G. Goodwin, III. S. Keller, S.
W. Beard, H. z. Gay, E. J. Wayland.
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Augusta Cattle for Export.

The best lot of cattle in Augusta county
are loading to-day at Swoopes Depot for
Liverpool. They belong to Sam1 H. Bell,
and have been sold to Brauer Il Co., of
Richmond. There are in the lot at
Swoope's 10 CAL loads, 100 head, and they
brought Mr.. Bell $12 ,25O75. The magnif-
icence of the cattle may be imagined when
it is stated that the $50 average over 1900
pounds pei head. They are 3 year ODDS.
Besides this lot, MI. Bell has sold to the
same buyer his cattle in Southwest Virgin
ia, making 700 head in all. The prices
ranged from Al to 6 cents, averaging ST
cents-another illustration of the truth
that an extra good article will always COM
mand top pr cas.
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A Noted Mixer Killed.

The best milk COW in Staunton was
knocked off the Valley railroad track by an
engine, the other day, and killed She was
the fine "Jersey Lilly which formerly be-
longed to VIM. ]. Nelson, and was sold
by HIM to Capt. H. NJ. McIlhany, when he
left Stanton. She has been giving four
gallons and qnart of milk a day since last
uy, and was rated 500 COW,
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FOR SALE

offer this we'll known and highly prodnctive
farm farm At private sale Mllbrook is 81 mites
Turnpike, with flag station on The Va Is,.
branch , Of the b 4 e T. b adjoining the pfenis
es u mas inc me Touring and gFis5 mill, with n
we'll established brands--Wheh is now ;sssssssgss
bringing good money rent. 1t is $50 ~
convenient to churches schools AZ ffssaSsGsaS
and in a most excellent neighborhood s~ s''''
This farm lies near the lands of the -ss.zS.sSss.-
Staunton Development Com pan and the Sfenn-
ton Improvement Company; files weM.anIl Yell
watered threughont. II contains 81 acres and
is upon it an excellent dwelling barn autho,,saS
and orchard, with tenant house at the Mil.
ply by letter OF in person to my son ALEX II X
MAN, Staunton, Va.
may S-tf MRS. CAROLINE Harlan
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Nj FRIED

RS-DOUGLASS- Thurs day. Get.
18th, at Coons, King William Co., by Rev. S. ).
Hepburn, William Weathers, of Kentucky, to
Miss Mary Ellen Douglass, youngest daughter
of the late Hon. Beverly Douglass Of King Will
liam county.
ASS-WILLCOXEN.-In Fulton Co., H.,
Oct. 18th, by Rev. 3. q. George. VIM. Marion
Repass, son of Rev. j. c. Repass OF Va, to
Miss Mary j. WillcoXen.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. st. Paul's P r.
Church, Alexandria, Oct. 9th, by Rev. Dr.
Norton Nathaniel Clayton Manson, r.,
Mayor of Lynchburg, to Miss Henrietta Eye
Johnston, daughter of Maj. Geo Johnston.
MCCORMICK-MCC 18th, BY Rev
j. NJ. Schreekhlse, Geo. T.. Mccormick to Miss
Annie III. Mccormick, all of Rockbridg county,
Va.
M ARTIN-MCNUTT.-At the home of the bride
in FRINGE Edward Co., Va. Oct. 9th, L. Martin,
of Augusta county, 10 Miss Jean McNutt.
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It never Happened Before.

On Tuesday last, a widow lady went into
the County Clerks Office and got mar
rage license for herself. The license puts
the widows age at 40 and the groom at so.
In the memory Of the clerk of the court.
this is the first time woman ever applied
for license.
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those ruling last Mon :av. We quite the range
at 5 to &C. with most sales at 5'Za6c Per lib ief
with few at the latter figure Tie receipts o.
hogs this week mum hered ,I5S head
BALTIMORE, Nov.2.-Sheep Sa.9hs3.a' per 100
lbs. Lambs 3a4lae. Receipts 2,'i1 head.
RICHMOND, NoY.2.--Prices of Beef cattle rang
ed as follows:
Best =. ....................s3. 1925 !,
Medium to good-......................3. 800 a $50
Common to fair....................1 .50 n Pa
Sheep 3laa41ac Lambs 4l4a5l2c Hogs 5!aa64e.
net. Receipts of cattle 4o0 sheep and lambs 500
and of hogs l., 400.
STAUNTON PRICE CURRENT.
WHOLESALE PRICE OF SrAUNToN MARkErt
Nov. D. 1891.
ulLI II v ~,
Corn-White ........... q % q %
Yellow Observation-Disclosures. o 90 Il 0 Is
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ashinpton Yesterday morning.

it to Washington, yesterday morning.
Mrs. II. M. McIlhany is visiting rela-
tiveS in Roanoke.
Mrs. Sallie Fry Of Ronceverte, is visiting
Mrs j. T. Cribbens
Miss Matte Craig of Augusta, is visit.
ing Mrs. w. K. Anderson at Roanoke.
Miss Julia Mills Of Staunton, is visiting
the Misses Davis in Manchester.
Miss Kate Erwin of Augusta, was visit
ing relatives in Bridgewater last week.
DR.. H. G.. Weade of Augusta. and family,
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Burglary at Shendun.

Chief of Police Waters yesterday receiv-
ed the following telegram from Saendun:
The GRoTTaEs, Nov. 5.-GrottoaS Gompa'
ny's safe blown open last night. Evidently
professional work. Three enc hundred dol
lar bills taken Name t'Oollins'' written in
pencil on one. Look out for suspicious char
acters. Character of work indicates more
than one man on job.
j. W. RpMPIE.
Treasurer.
No suspicious people have as yet beer
located by the police here.
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inspecting the County Poor House.

The Board of Supervis )rs Of the county
will hold meeting at the poor house on
Tuesday next 10th inst, to inspect the
premises ard management of the Superin-
tendelt.
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List OF Letters


Remaining in Staunton Post office Nov. ). 1871
which if not called for in l5days, will be forward
ed to the Dead Letter Office, Washington.
LADIES' LIST.
Barton, Matte; BARLEY. Laura ID; Brannaman Il,
Ida; Brockway, Eliza; Byrd, Mrs Lucy; Carr
Mrs Maggie; Carter, Juliet; Cary, Cora Is: OAR
row, Mrs Mary B; Diggs, Martha; Farbus, sallie
Ford, Mrs Maria; Grimer, Lizzie; Harrison, Re-
becca; Hammond. Nellie; Haylie. NJ E; Heyener,
Mrs K L. Hottnger, Mrs Harriet; Jones, Matte;
Kenny, Mrs W M; Lam, Mrs Edward; Landes,
Mrs Hester; Loose Eta: Martin, Mary: INFLOW,
Lou; Miner, Mrs Katy; Patterson, Mary; Potter,
Bell; Rennick, Jessie N; Reynolds, Mrs Malinda;
Robertson, Lidie; Rodgers, Jennie; Smith, vary
Jane; st. John, Abby Nj; Thomas, Mrs Eliza;
Whitlock, Mary; Winston Mrs b; Williamson,
Lucy c; Wilson, Hannah; Wilson, Myrtle o;
Woods, Fannie.
GENTLEMEN'S LIST
Adams, john Brown Eston, 2; Brasey X A;
Byerly, ] E; Carter, H A. Connell, jack: Flaher-
ty, James; Fortney, A Z; Gibbons. Cha pman;
Green, H W; Howdyshen, Jas H. Jefferson. VIM:
Marshall, Geo. Monet, John Nicholas. John w:
Feraldo, Enseba Phelps, T j. Rayle, E W: Rodes,
Samuel Ruckert, ] F; Smith, John B; Thomas
Murray; Wallace, Colman; Watson, O.; Wolep,
Miner; Yerter, Chas.
EDWARD MCMAHON, P. NJ.
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REAL ESTATE SALES.
FOR SALE or RENT Tha g., q

Z SHN OfOpefty
situated in the village of New Hope, the
late residence of Miss E. l.. Stout. The mansion
house contains eight large rooms. There is on the
premises good stable corn crib and all necessa-
ry outbuildiEgs, all in good repair: first rate
never failing well, large bearing orchard of
choice fruit and about five acres of land. The
buildings are we'll suited for boarding house
property. The title will be guaranteed. lso
FIR Gal E A tract of land containing six
Ou OrGE ty-three acres situated one and
a half miles from Fort Defiance depot Valley r.
R.) on what is known as the McCue read. The,
grade to the depot is very light. One-naf of this
tract is first rate bottom land and the whole of it
well watered. The buildings are good Liberal
terms will be granted. Any one desiring to pur-
OF to purchase the second tract, may apply TO the
undersigned. T. e. SI0ITT
oct 24-tf New Hone Va
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At the Opera House Tonight.

| If there was ever an entertainment Offer
ed at the Opera House which combined to
| the full, the gentle grace of charity and an
| innocent amusement, that given there TO-
| night has an indisputable claim to that place
| in the list. It is given to aid the fund of
| the Kings Daughters Emmanuel Hospital
| Association, a charitable work which,
when in operation will be of incalculable
benefit to the city. 1t is for the sick, fo-
| the helpless, for the frien1ess-three names
that should appeal SO strongly to the liber-
atty of our people as to need no reinforcing
appeal from the press. 1t is proper to say,
for it is proper that they should have the
credit of the work, that every dollar that
has been secured for that fund has been Sc
cured by the benevolent ladies who have the
enterprise at heart. Conquering many diff
ficulties. and after much hard work they
have gotten together an amount which en-
courages them in the belief that the chart
table people of Staunton will not now let
| them fail. The entertainment tonight is
one of a series that their Entertainment
Committee will give during the winter to
| increase the fund. We give the casts OF
the plays in another column, and we think
| it is safe to predict that both comedies will
be well given. The presentations have
been prepared under the supervision of
the committee which is composed Of Mrs.
| W. r. Tyree, Chairman, Mrs. Geo. f.
| Wilson. Mrs. G.. d. Euritt, Miss Elizabeth
McCue, Miss Margaret Morton and Miss
| Lena Bell.
We hope to see one OF the largest audien-
ces tonight that the Opera House has seen;
! if it is commensurate with the good cause
| it will aid, the house will not be large
enough to hold it.
| The tickets for admission to the Opera
House are only so cents and may be obtain
ed from the Kings Daughters who are Of
fering them for sale, OF at W, L. Olivier S.
After the performance is over Oh before it
begins, the visitors should call in at the old
Y. M. G. A. room in the Opera House
where the Kings Daughters will have a
supper beginning at P. M. and closing
at midnight. And we may say to any who
are willing to contribute to this supper,
that anything they send to the room from
II A. M. until dark, will be gladly received
by the ladies in charge.
Remember what noble charity all this
is for, and help the self-sacrifcing women
who have it in charge.
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Storage Company Charter Recorded.

A charter of the American Pig Iron
Storage Warrant Company of Fairview,
n. j., was recorded by Clerk N. Argen-
bright of the Hastings Court here Satur-
day. The applicants for the charter were
George Fl. Hull of Louisville, KY, John J..
McCook of New York city, and John d..
Probst of Fairview, n. J. The capital
stock is 81 100000 in shares of 800.
Among the stockholders are Jno. H. In
man, Fl. o. Armour, ]. II. Flagler. S.
Neustadt, of n. Y; Morton Michael,
Jno. c. Bullitt, Geo. F. Tyler and S. A. Cald-
well of Philadelphia; Enoch Ensley OF
Memphis, Tenn, and others. The objects
of he company are to enclose yards for the
storage of pig iron, develop and secure i'm
proved methods Of transportation OF pig
iron and products of pig iron, &c. This
company will take pig iron Oh deposit and
give warrants for money to a certain per
centage of its value. NJ. f. Miller is Prin-
pal of it's Staunton Office. .
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stead, to be secured by deed of trust on the
property: E. S. SUBLETT,
oct25-i5 Sub Trustee.
GALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE IN
- CONGRATULATIONS to a deed of
trust executed to me by ]. w. Melton and wife,
and by request of the beneficiary 1 viii sell al
public auction in front of the courthouse in
Staunton, on
Monday, the Esd dag of November, 1891,
that very valuable and desirable lot land in or
adjoining Greenville now owned and .sassssas
occupied by j. w. Melton. This isa sssss5Ss
part of the property formerly known aEssssssssssgs
as the =, Gilum property, contains s. VAeSss
about u acres, and with it's location is
about the most desirable property -<szlsssf@x>
around that thrifty and active village The lot
depot of the Valley Railroad, with a good new
dwelling, with outbuildlngs, spring house &c a
good young orchard Of selected fruit and of
better opportunity will present itself for good
Investment.
TERMS:-Cash to pay costs of executing the
trust, any unpaid taxes on the property, and the
amount then due on the debts secured, viz:
$tSlO3S and as to the residue on a credit of SIN
and twelve months, the purchaser giving bonds
WM. PATRICK,
OCT za-N Trustee.
GALE OF VALUABLE REAL EsTATE.-Pur-
- suant to a decree of the Circuit Court of
Augusta county, rendered in the cause of Alby
vs. Mckee will sell at public auction in front OF
the courthouse, in Staunton,lon
Monday, the @3d day Of November, 1891.
the reverson in the following tracts of land in
Augusta county, belonging to w. T. Mckee.
Tristan undivided one-third in the .,s:ssa,
reversion after the life estate of Mar SfsSys5asx
garet A Mckee In a farm near Green aiSSs5sSS
vile, containing 227 acres which SEu%Sss
SAID Margaret A. Mckee now resides ~
Inc otherJo owners of the rover -<zsaSSzS-,
sion being Mrs. M. E. N. Doyle and S. A. D. Me-
kee. This is good farm with good Improve
ments convenient to markets, Churches
schools, &c,
Second-An undivided one third In the rever-
SION IN tract of about 80 acres, after the life eS
tate of Elizabeth D. Burnett; the other Joint
owners in the said tract being the same as in the
former. This tract is now occupied by John NJ
Doyle and wife. This land lies adjoining Sp0tiS-
wood 8 growing business station on the Valley
railroad. The land is of fair quality, with small
dwelling on it.
TER MS:-l0per cent, of the purchase money in
cash; 10 per cent. on a credit of four mo ths and
the residue on a credit of one and two wears from
day of sale, payable in equal instantaneous The
purchaser or purchasers giving bonds for sa id de-
Ierred nstailments hearing interes' and waving
the homestead, with approved person al security
and the title to be retained as ultimate security
VIM. PATRICK,
Com missioner.
III. N. Ryan, Clerk of the Circuit Conrt of An
gista county, do certify that VIM. Patrick the
Commissioner appointed in the foregoing cause
has duly executed the bond required accortlin.r
to law. Given under my hand this 18th day of
August, 1888. j. NJ RYAN
23-4t
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Piano Recital by a Young ARTIST.

On Saturday evening last, Master Rich
ard Meyer, a remarkable young pianist, the
twelve year-old son of Prof. Barthold Mey-
er of the Augusta Female Seminary, gave a
piano recital at the Chapel Hall of the Semi
nary, assisted by another young artist who
is almost as remarkable in vocal as he is in
instrumental music. Many of our citizens
have heard young Meyer in entr 'actes per-
Torrance on the piano at the Opera House,
and have had occasion to note the advanced
stage of musical education for one so young.
Miss Fannie Paris who last session was one
of the two pupils who received gold medals
for improvement in vocal music, is also
very young and has. added to the natural
gift Of a voice of unusual quality. high
degree Of skill in it's use. When we say
that the programme, which follows, and
which is one that requires advanced execu-
ton both instrumental and vocal, to rem
der acceptably, was well done, we only re-
cord the unanimous opinlon.of the low
ORC nf mn IN who
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TRUsTEES sALE.-Pnrsnant to a deed of
i trust executed by James Foster ana Mary
.: Foster his wife, the 9th day of MAY, 1856 TO
VIM. A: Hudson, Trustee, of record in the clerks
Office OF the Augusta county court in ID. b. 1853,
page COL, and at the request of the beneficiary l
will sell at public auction in front of the court
house in Stanton, on
Monday, November Esd, 1891, Court.ddg,
that certain tract OF land in Augusta ,s.sss2se3
county about four miles West of ssFsss9gs44E
Staunton, adjoining the lands of aTSgfssss
David Baylor, Jno. Keller and others, %sVssSs1s
containing about les acres, being the {
same tract of land upon which said $50
James Foster and wife now reside. This Ia nd has
upon it q dwelling and necessary outbuilding-,
is in fair state ofcultivation, and convene 10
market, churches, schools, &c.
TERMS:-Cash sufficient to pay the costs of
executing this trust, any unpaid taxes, and the
amount then due on account of bond secured in
said deed viz: 1927 b. and to the residue of the
purchase money on a credit of one and two wears
from day OF sale, purchaser executing bonds for
the deferred lnStallmentS of purchase money
bearing interest from date and waving home
stead, to be secured by deed of trust on the
property. E. S. SUBLETT,
oct23-iG Sub. Trustee.
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Lsglslating for the City.

WHAT IT WILL COST TO WIDEN WATER
sTREET-E TIE WATER SIS
TEM-BONDs TO PAY FOR STREET I'M
pROvEMENTs-A NEW STREET AshED