The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-03-09
COUNCIL MEETING,
The Sewerage QUESTIONABLE
lowances.
Accounts Must In Future be Made
out on the Regulation Blank
and Sworn to Before the
Recorder.

| DER at CLOCK MOnuay eNcHiuSs A"!Vs
w. T. Hudgens presiding. The full board
of trustees were present, consisting OF
Baker. Mullins, Kennedy, Taylor, Coodlce
and Evans.
Mr.. Kennedy brought up the sewerage
question, and stated tba. Mr.. j. NJ Good
loe had gone to the expense Of putting
down sewerage pipe from his residence
leading to the large open ditch, which is
east of poplar hill, that empties into the
north fork of the river. On reaching tho
ditch with his scwer-pipe he was notified
by citizens living near the ditch to NOS
connect with same, on the grounds that
an open main sewer would not only be all
unhealthy arrangement, but would lower
the value Of property in that neishbor-
hood.
After the matter had been discussed to
somo length, Mr.. John Fox, ST., presented
a petition to the council, signed by mum
Der of citizens, requesting the council to
prohibit Mr.. Goodloe from connecting his
sewer with the ditch.
The following resolution was offered ny
Mr.. Baker, for which all tho trustees voted
aye, except Mr.. Goodies:
Resolved, That the former engineer Of the sity
having submitted plans and specifications for sewer
age system for the Of Big Stone Gap, tina, this
report be turned to the sewerage committed,
with the following instructions; that IL. after duo
consideration, they decided to adopt this plan Of
sewerage That they require every individual desir-
ing to put In sewor to comply with these spacidca-
tons to the letter. with tho understanding tEat the
sewer thus put In by the individual shall bs received
by the town 1t FUR valuation, aud the money spent
for the sewer shall be rcbacd to the individual IN
the shape Of taxes when the city itself IL in POSI-
ton to pu, in general sewerage system for tho town.
The above, after its passage, in no wise
helped Mr. Goodloe out Of his trouble, so
the following was introduced aud carried
Resolved, That the matter Of putting sowor In large
ditch be referred to sewerage COMMITTEES aud. they
deem necessary, that there should bs sewer PVT IN,
said committee is authorized to proceed st once 10
contract for same, not to exceed 800 feet.
The recorder has experienced no little
trouble with accounts and statements az
heretofore handed in, they having been
made out in every imaginable form and
style and OH paper of oil sizes and shapes.
In order to make the fling of these state
mcnts more convenient, regular form
was drawn up on which all accounts must
he made out, and must be sworn to before
the recorder before they 10 allowed. u
regard to this the following was passed:
BE It ordained by the town council OF Big Stone
Gap that sll bills, accounts, ec, presented to saa
council shall be on the forms adopted by tho said
town council, and that tho recorder Is hereby In
s.ructed TO have u sufficient number OF said forms
printed TOR said PURPOSES and that ali accounts 10
presented shall be to before tina reaorder, who
Is hereby authorized to administer such osth.
The following claims were presented
and allowed:
j. a. Willis Co., coffin for Sam Reason, COL s1e 90
| (ioodloe Bros, livery observation-disclosures. %
". w Taylor, repairing road to s. A. depot 10 ~
". W. Taylor, cleaning dirt from Sidewalk. -
w. W. Taylor, repairing road through Cap. Id -
Miss Saic ASuerfOn, sSdFy IN seoc1'A' '....'. ~" -
Trsdy Bros, making con.n for Fox .......... ~
Tracy Bros, burial e1pcnsus for Fox. ....... u
w. T. Duncan, Asst Sergeant, sasry......... ID W
" % n,,c,r making IS arrests. ......... Is %
D. II. Shelby & Co. coal for school. ........... IL
". ". Nickels & Co., rent for town hsl..... u -
G. f. Giy, Sergeant for services for Rsb..... % %
G. r. Giy, % meals for prisoners. .........., -
r. E. Kennedy, salary az teacher. .......,.,,, % %
S. L. Whitehead l. Co., for one day BOOK. 10
The following amounts were allowed
the city officials for their services fer the
past month:
Trustees, S. each, six in all .............. ~ y"
1t was moved and adopted thut the mat
ter of buying seal for the town be re-
scrred to the mayor, recorder and city
attorney.