Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-11-09
Bond Issues for CITY improvements

AT the meeting Of the city council ias
! Tuesday night, the following preamble an
resolutions were offered by Mr.. hlcQuaide
and adopted:
| Whereas, condemnation proceedings hay
ing been legally taken to open johnson
street through to Stafford street and being
| advised by the city attorney that the action
then taken in the premises holds good, and
that the amounts awarded as damages to the
respective property holders, named by the
commissioners, whose houses OF lands are to
be taken for this proposed improvement, can
only claim the sums named in the report OF
SAID commission, after their report has been
confirmed by the Hastings Court of this city
said amount aggregating the sum of -, $50;
And Whereas, according to the accompanying
estimate of Engineer e. fl. Harrison, the
grading, masonry etc, essential, to The
com pletion of said improvement viii not eX
coed the sum of 81 600,
Therefore, be it Resolved, That the Com
mittee on Streets be, and are hereby drec! "a
to proceed, as early as practical, to begin the
execution of said work and to push it to COM
pietion without any unnecessary delay. The
said committee to advertise for bids for saie
work. and to award it to the lowest response
bic bidder, the Committee reserving the right
to reject any or all bids; that the work be let
to contract, as the Street Committee believe it
can be done cheaper III that way as there will
be considerable masonry such as walls, cul-
verts, &C., which the street hands cannot
build.
And be it further Resolved, that authority
is hereby vested in the street committee in
connection with the city attorney, to have the
aforesaid condemnation confirmed by the
Hastings Court, and to use their discretion III
having premises vacated by the present occu-
pants, on the line of the proposed extension.
and that the Treasurer is hereby authorized
to issue %. 800 1890 year per cent. bond
with interest from November 1st. 1894, paya
bic semi-annually, the proceeds to be used to
pay the land damages aforesaid.
Mr.. T.lns offered u resolution anthorn
ing the finance committee to issue S3 ,50t
in 1880 year bonds To pay off balance du,
on market house Adopted.
The resolution offered by MI Bell at ;
previous meeting, accepting B. L. Bagby'
offer of 81 800 for that part Of his lot tina!
will be used III the extension Of Watet
street, and the calling for bids for arcliinA
Lewis creek, was adopted.
Mr.. Weler's resolution accepting til,
plans of the city Engineer for the eXtensio;
OF Water street. and an appropriation moi
TO exceed $l5, 600, was adopted.
Mr.. Kenney S resolution providing fol
the extension of Winthrop street, was los;
Messrs. Crimmens, Scheifer, Summer sol
and Kenney were the votes in the affirma
tive.
AT the meeting sof the City Council OF
Tuesday night tie following letter from
the City Treasurer was read:
STAUNTON; VA. Nov. 6, 1894.
s'TO the Honorable President and Mem bers
of the City Council. OF the City OF Staunton
Va:
DEAR SIRs Having obtained option on
about $4,000 per cent City of Staunto
bonds which are not now subject to call,
nance this evening authorizing the issue OF
manuscript or coupon), so that l can place
them and take up the per cent. and cancel
them This will be d saving of about $500 pei
annum to the city,
Very respectfully yours,
ARISTA HOGE,
City Treasurer.
The ordinance asked for by the Treasur
er was promptly passed.