Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-10-07
CITY COUNCIL

CITY COUNCIL
The regular monthly meeting OF thu
common council was held last nigh
with President Crosby presiding ant
the following members present: Mes
srs. Byers, Neff, Ware, Buchanan, Grea
yer, Flavin, Peyton. Shewey, Gibson
Heydenreich, CARRIER, Crosby, Bowman
After reading and approving thu
minutes for previous meetings, bust
ness was taken up in the follow
ing order:
Report of the city treasurer for Sept
showing expenditures $43, 315. 80
disbursements $18, 342. IL and bal
ance Of $4,973.72 on hand, was read
and ordered to be filed.
Report of street and finance commit
tee. on expenditures in excess of appro
priation for street. work, was read and
adopted.
Auditing commiJtee's report show.
ing $5,O24. 40 bills allowed was read
and adopted.
A report from committee on fire
department recommending appropria'
tion of $40O for fitting up Hartman'l
stable for fire department. and for rent
al Of same at $25 per month, was adopt
ed.
Resolution for bond issue, bearing
mayors approval, was filed.
Police Justices report showing
fines collected amounting to 1902 81
was read and filed.
An ordinance covering the use OF
horses in sick or diseased condi.
ton on the city streets was read and
adopted after suspension Of rule ID.
An ordinance covering the condi.
tion Of licensed vehicles and requir-
ing the painting Of such vehicles once
in every year, was adopted by a vote
OF ayes against nays.
The report of the special committee
ON the cave-in, showing a total am CUNT
already expended OF So, O05. 81, was
read and adopted. 1t covers fully the pro
Rress of the work and recommends that
it be continued under the supervision of
the general manager, with hired labor.
The committee believes that with fair
ly good weather thswork will be COM
pleted not later than DEC. 1st. The
committees report is mostly in line
with that of Mr.. Child except that
owing to the expense of a retaining
wall of 1875 feet in length along the
southern line of the Baldwin Street
hole they believe wall of 90 #. will
suffice for this purpose The report of
Mr.. J.C. Child was submitted with
the report of the special committee.
1t covered pages of closely typewrit-
ten matter outlining his observations
on the work already done and making
several important Recommendation
for that to be done in the future. He
urged concerted action between city
and perivate property owners He rec
ommends that the earth in Lewis::street
now everything part of the Yost cave
in be excavated as far as the rock and
a concrete slab of such thickness as
cond itions warrant be formed over the
crevice to carry the street and its
traffic. In order that the repairs of
the Baldwin street cave may be indie
pendent Of the Partlow cave, Mr.
Child says it will be necessary TO
construct retaining wall along the
south side of Baldwin St, at least
1876 #. long and further states that
it must be evident to the committee
that the 207 feet of retaining walls
to be built for the protec-
ton OF their repairs, is necessitated by
the dissimilarity OF methods of treat
ing the crevlce. The cost of such
walls approximates So. 500.
The school house and it's foundations
are safe and in perfect condition. The
water in the crevice is supplied from
the creek or some spring about the
same level and it is recommended that
a drain pipe not less than inches in
diameter be arranged SO as to give
outlet to this water into the creek.
Mr.. Child also states that whether
or not the Smith well was the excit-
ing cause of the caving-in, the fu.
tu1e safety of the work of repairs is
in no way contingent upon the use of
this well.
Resolution calling fnr reda ;tion of
the special committee to three men,
bers, consisting of mayor and one
from each body, was adopted
after being amended ON motion
of Mr.. Peyton to include Chairman
Crosby, whereupon Mr.. Crosby APP
pointed Mr.. Peyton from the common
Ordinance for painting licensed We
hicles once year was taken 70 for
reconsideration aud rejected.
The request of the Augusta County
Medical Association for report of
health officer on spread and prevalence
Of tuberculosis, was read and health
officer instructed to comply Herewith
Street Committees report on ex-
penditure in excess of appropriation
was read.
A protest from j. NJ. Perry against
street through Reservoir park was read
and laid on the table after reading a
resolution passed by the council in
1907 covering the opening up of this
street which is a extension of N. Mad
ison st.
An agreement between H. Wayt and
city for the excavation of earth
and rock on his property for filling