Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-07
A SATISFACTORY COMPROMISE.
None But Residents and Tnx-Pnyers
Need AppIy-The City Finances.

Need AppIy-The City Finances.
STAUNTON, VA, April l3.-(Special)-
The Hon. David Henkel. OF Basic city.
who was so seriously injured in a trifiIng
| collision on the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad near Fishersyille. a few months
ago, and has since then suffered partial
paralysis, has made compromise with
the railroad company. receiving a salts
| factory sum Of money on account OF
| damages. Mr.. Henkel is under treat at
Johns Hopkins Hospital. Baltimore.
City-Councilman Il. Emmett Kinney has
| introduced a resolution In the Council that
| only city residents and city taxpayers
should hold positions in the gift of the
| City Council, and under the Councils
appointees TO office.
The Rev. w. J. T.. Cox, pastor OF the
Stanton Baptist church. has been in
vted and has accepted the invitation TO
preach the Easter sermon at Ma ysville.
Ky, before the Knights Tempar com
mandery.
The Brotherhood OF Andrew and Philip
Of the Second Presbyterian church a few
nights ago had its ANNUAL meeting, ard
handsome supper afterwards in the
church's lecture-room. he officers elected
for the year are Frank T. Holt, president;
John Lovegrove, Vice-president; Preston
A. Ross, secretary. and William Whit
lock- treasurer.
There was quite lively competition
for stalls at the stanton market-house
when Auctioneer William A. Cushing
mounted the block and knocked out the
choice positions TO the highest bidders.
Unucky No. 13 seemed TO have no ter
rors for the market-men, as 1t brought
the highest price and was cried out to c.
r. Knowles who pays $50 for his years
rental.
The stalls were thus auctioned Off at
an average of S10 each-a considerably
higher figure than the Market Committee
had figured on.
As the lodge OF Odd-Fellows will shortly
erect. for exclusive use. a new Odd-Fel
lows Hail. it has sod its interest in the
present hall, over Wayt's drugstore. used
in common with other orders. The Staun
ton Sons of Temperance are the pur-
chasers Of the Odd-Fellows' interest, at
1900
Mr.. Jacob Bumgardner and family. of
Lynchburg Will at an early day make
Stanton their residence.
Willis NJ. Carter, Of this city, one OF
the colored commissioners from Virginia
to the Atlanta Expositian has been grant
ed by the City Council permission 10 use
ciates propose to give an entertainment,
the proceeds Of which are 10 be devoted
10 enable the colored people OF the State
to make a creditable showing at the great
Georgia Exposition.
The w III. Teawalt wh!p-stock factory,
near PeacO's mill, has resumed operations,
and is sending the worked-up hickory pro-
duet Of Augustus forests across the seas,
even as far as Australia
III, I.efl
Christ Lutheran church by the pastor,
the Rev. II. +. Shealy. y good deal OF
interest is being manifested in these ser
vices.
CITY FINANCES.
The schedule OF the cty's finances for
the new fiscal year, as exhibited before
the Council few days ago. shows proba-
BILE resources this year under the tax-or-
dinances TO be $1,000 as against $1,000
last year. The chlsf item Of loss is due
TO the fact that heretofore the city has
furnished commercial electrlc-light at a
profit OF S2,G00 per year. The citys own
use now requiring the full efficiency Of its
lights TO illuminate the streets. the COM
mercIal lights are no longer furnished
by the city, a private electric-light COM
pany now receiving this business. The
Market-House furnishes 50 $50. as against
5000 heretofore. The public schools are
to receive $lO,O0-an increase or N,OD;
electric-light system, S3,2OO-a decrease OF
500. The appropriation TO the water
works is cut 81 .O00-S5 900 being the sum
named I'm the new budget. The Fire De-
partment is reduced from $3.50 TO even
5000. Street Improvements are reduced
from 5000 TO $500. The Market-House
salaries and expenses are cut S300-now to
be 81 500 \ big cut Is mads in the con-
tlngent account, which is pared down
from LOO 10 $500.
The report OF City-Treasurer Arista
Hoge for the past fiscal year shows the
treasury's gross receipts TO have been
1861, 1885, and ths total disbursements
were 1922, $50 So; yet in the hands Of the |
City Collector for collection, tax-tickets |
and electric-light accounts, $24606.G. The |
balance on hand for bond-redemption fund |
Is shown TO be $4,000.
A leave OF absence for one year has |
been granted the Rev. A. r. Cooke, d. d., |
pastor Of the Presbyterian church, that he |
may accept the chaplaincy Of the Univer- |
sity OF Virginia