The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-03-13

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Farmyllle Manufacturing Co, lumber. y
Farmvile Herald. ............ ...........- q
G.. G. COWan repairing table................... q
j. b. Wall oil
Ed. Matthews =
Ed. Matthews 2 Z.
5. W. Paulett Jr.. street warrants. lis 3
Paulett Son & Co, feed y
A. Jenkins shoeing muie....................... >.
Barrow Coal Co., q
Farmvile Commercial Co, Md's........... ~ ~
Farmville Commercial Co., ratiOns....... A. =
Total sols 81
1t was ordered by the council that
the street be repaired near the residence
of DR.. Kearney's.
On motion of Mr.. Wall, the matter OF
having condemned a part Of the LOT
near the Norfolk d Western depot for
street purposes, was referred to the
street committee and the town attor-
ney, who will be ext ected to make re-
port at the next regular meeting.
A petition signed by about 70 citizens
of Farmyille was presented asking that
some immediate improvement be made
in the street leading to the livery stable.
A proposition from Mr.. w. w. Jack
son was presented that he would gravel
this piece of roadway from Main street
to DR.. Winston's residence for $1,000,
with his guarantee for period Of one
year. Mr.. Wall moved that the street
committee receive specifications and
bids for improving the street, and Mr.
Davidson offered an amendment to the
effect that the committee be empower
ed to repair at once and permanently
the street, and afterwards he modified
his amendment by adding the clause
that the improvement should not ex-
coed a cost Of 800. The amendment
was carried.
On motion Of Mr.. Wall, the water
committee was instructed 10 inform the
water company that such fire plugs as
are not in good condition will not be
paid for from the first of this month.
The Norfolk& Western railway Com
pany presented a contract for the
towns furnishing its new passenger
station:with incandescent lights at a
cost of5O cents each per month, provid-
ed the lights are given from dusk to
daylight. 1t is estimated 10y the rail-
way company that they will require at
least 81 lights. Mr.. Davidson strongly
recommended the towns acceptance of
the company's contract. He believed
the town had arrived at stage when
it Is necessary that it run its lights all
night.
The State Female Normal School
also offered a proposition to the town
for furnishing lights to that institution.
The contract reads as follows:
This contract, made and entered in
10 this-day of--l903, between
the town Of Farmville, Va, of the first
part. and the State Female Normal
School, Of the second part, witnesseth:
that the party Of the first agree to fur
nish the party of the second part with
electric lights. The lights to be IN
every respect as good as the lights now
used at said school. That is 100 volts
and 16 candle power lamps The lights
are to burn from dusk to daylight each
day. In addition TO the incandescent
lights, the party Of the first part agree
to furnish three arc lights to light the
grounds of The State Female Normal
School, and these lights TO be put at
such places as the authorities OF
the said School may direct. The party
of the first part further agree to fur
nish lights TO the Presidents and Stew
ards residences, for which there shall be
no extra charge. The party Of the first
part further agree to do all necessary
wiring Of the buildings to enable them
to burn the lights in the halls all night,
without lighting the buildings bed
rooms, and to do all wiring necessary
TO change the present system Of light
ing the said School free Of charge. The
connection to be made IN the Laundry
building Of the said school, and in such
q manner as the authorities Of the said
school may direct.
In consideration Of the above, the
party Of the second part agree to pay
the party Of the first part the sum OF
nine hundred dollars annually.
to be paid in nine installments of
$4,000 each. 1t is expressly agreed IN
this contract that at no time is the par
ty of the second part to burn AT any
one time over three hundred incandes-
cent lamps, and that no light Will be
burned during vacation except such as
are absolutely necessary. This latter
does not apply to the Presidents and
Stewards residences.
This contract is made for the term
of-unless the lights should prove
unsatisfactory TO the said school authori-
ties. in that event the party Of the
second part reserves the right to can
eel same.
Mr.. Davidson favored the towns
furnishing both the Norfolk q Western
and the Normal School, as he was Of
the firm opinion that the increased
patronage which will assuredly follow
all night service, and the proper sche-
dule Of prices as adopted at the last
council meeting, will more than defray
the extra cost necessary. When asked
what would be the additional cost for
this extra service, Mr.. Davidson re-
piled that he had estimated it to be
about 81 200 per snnum, and that the
income from the Normal School and
the railway would be ct least $3.50,