Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-09-09
To Complete Reservoir

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- enrincer to examine the uncom-
,Is,ed reservoir ON the Blue Ridge,
',;ve an estimate of the est of
Gr;shing the work. and furnish
.,l,ns and specifications for the
contract.
4 committee composed of Cum
c;,n,en Jones and C"iner was APP
roiuted. with power to employ the
engineer.
As soon as the engineers report
: received. il is the intention of
the Council To advertise for bids
for completion of the reservoir.
Every member of the new G. 6n-
eli was present when Mayor jones
called the meeting to order, and
Leen interest was taken in all the
business before them.
4 committee composed of Coun-
cilmen Lewis and Neill was ap-
pointed to examine the report of
the Treasurer and report at the
next meeting.
Messrs. Jones and Coiner were
appointed committee to examine
the Assessors books, and, if found
correct, to turn them over to the
Treasurer, in order that he may
make out his tax bills promptly.
Mr.. Coiner was appointed Chair
man of the Street Committee.
No other applicants appearing,
Mr.. p. II. Powers was reelected
as Treasured for the ensuring two
years.
Messrs. George &. Ricamore,
C.N. Galloway and ID. b. Morrison
made application for the position
of Town Sergeant. and Mr.. Rica-
more was reelected.
The bonds authorized under the
act of the Legislature were ordered
signed by the Mayor and Recorder,
and they were authorized To deliver
the bonds To the Bank of Clarke
County and the First National
Bank, respectively, and take up
the evidence of Indebtedness now
held by the banks. The bonds are
of 1000 each, four in all. Two
are payable at the First National
Bank three and six years, respec-
lively, after date; and two are pay
able at the Bank of Clarke County
three and six years, respectively,
after date.
The difference between the face
of the bonds and the amount due
to the banks will be placed to the
credit of the Town Treasurer.
A permanent Finance Commit
tee, composed of Messrs. Neill and
Jones Unsupported, and, in future,
they will have charge of the finan-
cial affairs of the town and oversee
the matters of financial nature.
Heretofore, there has been no
Finance Committae
The attention of the Council was
called to the condition of the board
walk near the residence of Mr.. f.
b. Whiting, and it was ordered
repaired.
The election of Town Assessor
and Town Attorney was not taken
up.
The matter of renewing the con-
tract for lighting the streets of the
Town was discussed at some length,
but no action was taken. 1t is
propable that special meeting
Will be called for this purpose, as
the present contract expires the
last of this month.
Several of the members of the
new Council had visited the new
reservoir since their election, and
they were in a position to know
what had been done on that i'm
portant work.
The remarks of Councilman
Jones, who said that "the reservoir
should be completed, at once, no
matter what the cost; as the work
should not be left in its present
unfinished and unprotected state, I"
seemed to meet with the entire
approval of the other members of
the Council, and the citizehs of the
Town can rest assured that the
work will be completed as soon as
!" is possible to secure plans and
specifications from a competent
engineer and advertise for bids for
the work.
Mo-