The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-03-15
The following bills against the town
we're presented and ordered TO he paid:
Accounts paid under
finance were as follows:


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DIsrESeARf REPORT.
By sales to date ..-....-..- .....--.. le.Ql0 %
DO warrants paid .......... ...........- 1862 Ol
Balance 3 5.361 %
The slaughter house and pig pen
ordinances drawn by Mr. Wall came
mp for adoption OF rejection. The pig
pen question came up first. One Of
its provisions is that pig cannot be
kept nearer than twenty feet TO any
street. To this Mr. Doyne offered a
substitute, making it one hundred feet
away from any street. There was no
Sc ond to Mr.. Doyne's substitute, and
the original was unanimously carried.
The slaughter house ordinance was
the next called up for adoption. Mr..
Wall made "a brief statement i'm sup
port Of the dinance. Mr.. Erambert
called attention to the disagreeable
odors which emanate from the Tan
yard branch, and suggested that this
nuisance be looked into, along with
the consideration and passage Of the
slaughter house ordinance. There
was further discussion, Mr.. Barrow
thinkingit would be better to incOrpo-
rate in the ordinance a clause prohi-
biting The slaughter Of animals within
...,. a.. ID, ~ tho forrn
The ordinance was passed i'm its
original form. The two new laws as
adopted are as follows:
BE ordained by the town Of Farm
vile, Va:
no person shall he permitted to keep
any hog within the town, except i'm a
clean pen, which shall be situated on
his premises. at least twenty feet from
any street, aud one hundred feet from
the residence of any person other than
the owner, unless such neighb0r give
his consent to such location. Should
complaint he made that any pen so To-
Gated is offensive, and the Mayor shall
he Satisfied that such is the case, the
Mayor shall at once require such hog
and pen to be removed from SAID lot,
and the person offending shall not he
allowed 10 keep another hog Oh his
premises for twelve months thereafter.
ANY one violating this ordinance
shall he fined not less than two, nor
more than five dollars for each day
such violation shall continue.
BE it ordained by the town Of Farm
Vile. Va:
80 animal shall be slaughtered in
any slaughter house, in the town OF
Farmvllc from the lst day OF April
TO the Isl day OF October OF any year.
No blood or any other matter from
any slaughtered animal shall be per
mited to flow INTO, or put into any
branch or rayine at any time IN SAID
town. Any one violating this Ordi-
nance shall be fined not less than two,
nor more than five dollars for each Of
fence.
Mr.. Wall reported the taking up Of
Sc 600 Of 6 percent. bonds. lie said
that the towns present bonded in
debtedness amounted to $4,000. Sixty
thousand Of this bears six percent;
fifteen thou and five percent. bonds
and five thousand percent.
Superintendent Davis and DIR. Jar
man. of the Normal School, were ac-
corded the floor Of The council in
the interest Of the proposed Summer
institute.
Mr.. Davis was the first to address
the council. He spokeo the work of
the last years Institute, and gave ex-
planation for the small attendance.
Then the prospect for large atten-
dance this year was shown. Last
wear was the first, and of counsel you
could not expect a very large number
i'm the beginning Of the Institute.
Aside from the recommendations OF
Farmviile from those who attended
last year, competition from other In
sntutes will not be nearly so great
this summer. lie asked the council
for am appropriation Of $500.
DR.. Jarman concurred in what was
said by Mr.. Davis, and added a strong
plea forthe appropriation, and without
discussion the council appropr ated
the amount asked for.
Mr.. Wall brought TO the council'sa at
tention the need of separate waiting
rooms at the passenger stations OF
Famville, and on motion the Mayor
was requested to take up with the rail-
road companies the matter of Establish
ing them at their respective stations.
Captain II. II. Hunt came before
the council with a strong plea for the
Farmville Guard. lie was followed
bv remarks from nearly every coun-
Gilman. commenting his work and Of
fering assistance.
Captain Hunt gave some very dis
couraging information concerning the
command. and the deep interest OF
the coupcilmen was shown by their
earnest expressions Of sympathy, with
added promises of moral and active
support.
Captain Hunt detailed the hard
ships which are incident to keeping
up a military ofvolunteer soldiers, due
in great part to the lack Of outside in
terest and the Encouragement from
citizens generally. lie wanted it un-
derstood that it was not financial aid