Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-03-21
MASS Meeting.

A citizens meeting was called by
the Mayor and Council OF the town OF
| woodstock, for Monday night, March
III, 1919, at s O'Clock P. M, at the
Court House, to discuss measures and
means for the taking care of and
conveying the drainage or overflow
from the creamery plant OF Chaplin
Sacks Manufacturing Company,
located at the north end of the town,
to some point so that the said drain
age or overflow NAV not be offensive
Or Objectionable to the property
owners or citizens of said town, aud
at the same time remove the posi-
bllity OF breeding disease or germ
carriers from said drain or drainage,
and thereby protect the citizens from
sickness Or disease that possibly
| would or could result from the drain
Or drainage.
The meeting was called to order,
and the object thereof stated by Hon.
d IN. DAVIS, Mayor.
On motion, Hon. M. L. Walton was
elected permanent Chairman, and J.
M. Bauserman, Secretary.
On motion OF DIR. ]. B. Rush, Mr..
Chaplin. President of Chaplin Sacks
Manufacturing Company, appeared
before the meeting and explained Why
and under what conditions the said
plant was located where 1t now is, and
the necessities for drainage &c, land
why the town should take care Of the
same.
On motion of J. B. Clover, 1t was
moved that this meeting endorse and
sffirm the action of the former council
upon the matter OF providing drain
age for the waste or overflow from
the plant of the Chaplin Sacks Manu-
featuring Company.
On motion OF j. NJ. Bauserman, the
following substitute was offered:
Resolved, That the sense of this
meeting is that the present council be
and is hereby authorized and re-
quested to provide means Of convey
ing the overflow or drainage from the |
plant of the Chapin-Sacks Manufac-
turing Company, at the north end of /
the town Of Woodstock, to some point |
Or place, and in such a manner as
not to annoy the citizens of said town, /
nor to subject the health or comfort |
Of said citizens to danger or risk by
reason OF said drainage or overflow;
and, further, that the said Council in
providing for the said drainage under |
this resolution adopt the most rigid |
economy consistent with q good and |
sufficient drainage system for the |
intended.
Whereupon, MIR. J. B. Clover with
drew his resolution, and moved a
second to the motion Of J e. N. Bauser-
man.
Whereupon, Hon. F. S. Tavenner
moved as substitute for the fore
going solution as follows
Be 1t Resolved, That the Town
Council ia hereby authorized and re-
luested to proceed Immediately and
as speedily as may be, to install
drainage system from the plant OF the
Nhapin Sacks Manufacturing Com
oany, at the north end OF Wood
stock, to some point or place, and in
such manner as not to annoy the
citizens of said town, nor to subject
he health or comfort Of said citizens
o danger or risk by reason OF said
drainage.
Whereupon, said j, NJ. Bauserman
withdrew his resolution, leaving the
,nlv matter under consideration be-
'ore the meeting the resolution of F.
5. Tavenner,
On motion Of NJ. H. HOTEL, ESQ.,
a rising vote was called for and taken
On said resolution, which resulted as
follows: :i, !
In favor of said reolution 1876.
Against said resolution None
There being no further business be-
fore said meeting, for its consider
alton, the same adjourned. +
NJ. 1. Walton, Chairman.