Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-07-27

FE RTILIZER PURCHASES-COST OF ASSES
SING THE COUNTY PRoPERTY-PAYINo
OFFICIALS OF THE ROAD BOARDS.
&C. &C. sc.
FIsHERsvILLE, July 2lst.-The Clut
was called to order by Dr.. Hanger, Presi-
dent. with the following members present:
NJ. L. Leonard, J. w. Paul, Dr.. M. G. Hill
debrand. Capt. G. B. Conner, c. E. Long.
G. w. e. Karnes, w. A. Freed. M. A. Nc
Comb, Willard A. Coiner, John F. Leon
| ard, VIM. E. Gilkeson, and J. r. Kemper.
Mr.. d. e. Ham was elected a member of
this Club.
DIR. Hildebrand, chairman Of the buying
committee, reported that several agents
from fertilizer factories had called on him,
but nothing definite had been DONE A
drummer, representing a firm out West
was present, and exhibited samples of
his Pure Bone Meal, also a sample
sack of the bones. from which they grind
the meal. He proposed to furnish the Club
with bone meal, guaranteed to run A per
cent ammonia, and so per cent bone phos-
plate. He further stated that this was
their minimum guarantee, and that upon
analysis. the goods would run higher per
cent. but the Company did not guarantee
more than the minimum.
After very interesting statement from
him. as to the process of grinding
bone meal, the buying committee agreed to
receive bids for the Club, on August LIST,
at which time the Club will meet to give
the order, for fertilizers and timothy seed,
and all members not present must be on
hand at that time, if they desire to pur-
chase with the Club, as all orders must
positively be in the hands of the committee
by that time.
EXPENSES OF THE COUNTY GOVERN
MENT.
The question for discussion was, how
best to reduce the expenses Of the county
government.
Mr.. Leonard said he had simply proposed
this subject for discussion at this meeting,
at the request of another member, and he
desired to hear the views of some one else
Dr.. Hildebrand said it cost us So 900 to
assess the property of the county each year,
and he thought that was paying dearly to
find out what We were worth. The expen-
ses on the Jail had been enormous, and the
inmates of that institution had more priv
ileges than those on the outside. They
could stand at the windows and abuse per-
sons to their hearts content. and it seemed
nothing could be done with them, as they
were not convicted. The road system was
also deficient, in that too much of the funds
were paid to officials, and not spent on the
roads as it should be. There was too much
red tape about it.
THE ROAD SYSTEM
Capt. Conner said he wished to correct,
what might produce a wrong impreeion. as
to the ''red tape" part of the road system
He did not consider that there was any red
tape about it, in the sense that the funds
of the road board were uselessly spent in
the paying useless officials. 1t was true
that some of the money was put to the pur-
pose of paying road overseers, but it was
impossible to have the roads made, OF the
money judiciously spent, without having a
good overseer. and he considered him the
most important official in the road s en-
ploy.
MI. Paul said under the old system the
money paid the overseer tor summonlng
hands was now spent for hands to work on
the roads, and more money was now being
actually spent for labor on the roads than
before, and now having 81, 800 in the Treas
ury, he proposed that the roads could be
| worked this year for levy of ten cents,
which was q cents less than the levy of last
year.
STATISTICS OF THE COST TO BE GOTTEN.
| 1t was proposed to appoint committee
! to get up statistics of the cost Of the gov
eminent of this county, and report at the
next regular meeting in August. Capt.
| Conner, Dr.. Hildebrand and MI. M. L.
Leonard were appointed on the committee.
All members are requested to be present
at the next meeting Of the Club, on August
LIST, at 2 clock, P. NJ, and hand in their
orders for fertilizers and timothy seed.
The Club then adjourned.
D. W. HANGER,
JAMES L. KEMPER, President.
Cor. Sec'y.