The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-09-14

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Mr.. Wall offered an ordinance re-
,tricting the keeping of hog pens
within the corporate limits, which
wa, referred To the sanitary committee
for report at the next meeting.
The street Committee, upon the
suggestion Of Captain >. W. Watkins,
were authorized to proceed with the
grading and building Of High street,
making such changes in the plans and
specifications as they think proper 1t
has been determined by the street
Committee to do less grading than the
engineers specification, called for.
Major Martin asked to be allowed to
change the position ofthe fence around
the monument square in order to inn
prove Randolph street. ON motion Of
Mr.. Wall, the request was referred 10
the lady managers Of the monument
and the Street Committee.
ON motion Of Mr.. Wall the Street
Committee was instructed to purchase
$ or 10 car loads Of Stag to he used on
fine street at a cost of sl.lO a ton and
freight charges.
At the request Of Maj. Martini
Chairman Of the Street Committee
Mr.. Duvall moved that the row OF
trees bordering tile side walk on High
street between st. George and Race
he cgt down. The motion was carried
and these old land marks will have TO
bow before the aXeman.
Judge Watkins was accorded the
floor. lie spoke to the council on the
encroachments made upon the streets
of Farmville by abutting property
owners and others. He cited the fact
that i'm one instance nearly 524 feet
Of a street block had been sold and a
deed given. Nearly the whole OF an
other street, the Judge said, has been
fenced i'm. lie recommended the emf
plovment Of an engineer to clearly de
fine the streets, and suggested the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Resolved. /. That the Committee ON
Streets examine into the matter OF en-
craacbmeuts of streets of the town by
contiguous property owners, ana II
any eucroachment is found To exist
that the fact he at once reported to the
Mayor. who shall at once order the re-
moyal of any Instructions found To
exist.
.. That the said committee is like
wise directed To report To this BODY All
such encroachments or distractions m
the streets 10 the next meeting oil the
Council
On motion of Mr.. Duvall the Street
Committee and Judge Watkins were
APPOINTED to examine the lines Of the
streets, ascertain the cost an engineer
services and report at theneXtmeeting'
The Salary Committee made the fol-
lowing recommendations for salaries
for the ensuing year:
Mayor 500; Clerk, 500; Commits
sioner Of the Revenue, $500 First Po-
lice. 500. Second Police, $40; Third
Police. 500; street Commissioner
$50: Electrician, 81 800, lhe to pay all
assistants; Sergeant, 3 per cent. OF all
collections; Treasurer, per cent. OF
di,pcnsary receipts; Attorney, 5000
Cart driver, $40.
The Council adopted the above.
The changes made IN the salaries
were rs follows: Commissioner Of the
| Revenue from $40 to $500; Chief Of
Police. from sGOOto 500; Second Police
from $500 To 500; Street commissions
or from $3.50 TO $50; Sergeant from q
graded per cent. to a straight 3 pei
cent. ON all collections; Attorney, from
5000 to 5000.
Resolutions were adopted upon the
retirement Of Mr.. J. :. Hart as follows
Whereas at a recent meeting Of the
Town Council Mr.. J. :. Hart was moi
reelected as Street Commissioner,
therefore:
Resolved lst., That we express tC
him our deep regret at parting with
/ his faithfulness and long service,
which has been 50 cOnscientiOusly
rendered to our town, and assure him
of our personal friendship and esteem
Resolved 2nd., That we further as
sure him that the sole motive that in
Hucnced our action was the realization
that ON account Of the infiImities o
age the arduous and increasing dutie'
of his Office would oyer-tax his physi
cal strength.
Resolved 3rd., That these resolutions
be spread on our minutes, a copy sent
to him and that they be published in
the Farmville Herald.
r.. l.. kRAMBERT,
W. +. ANDERSON,
II. +. BARROW,
Committee