Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-12
LOCAL MATTERS.
HAPPENINGS IN AND AROUND
THE CITY.
GATHERED BY OUR REPORTERS.
Adjourned Meeting orthe City COINS
ell Last Night Directors Meetings.
The Great southwest Boom. Tin
Ore,

An adjourned meeting OF the city
council was held last night with Hon.
H. s. Trout in the chair. Present,
Messrs. Buckner, HAWTHORN, Graves,
Mcconnell, Mccain, Ruggles, Shee-
han, Scott, Trout and Woodward.
The mayor reported SlS2.65 as the
amount OF fines collected for the
month of February.
The police account for the month OF
February was ordered to be paid.
The cost of the chain gang improv-
ments on the streets amounted to
S43l.eO
The public property committee, re-
ported that an extension OF the col
ored cemetery had been made, the
city hall painted, telephone had
been placed in the residence OF the
chief of the fire department, and that
the opera house had been leased to
Mr.. G. w. Beckner, for the ensuing
year.
The committee on accounts reported
bills to the amount OF 81, 203.S2. all OF
which were allowed.
The sewer committe reported that
the pipes for the new town sewer had
arrived.
Mr.. Buckner moved to increase the
salary Of the judge of the hastings
court to $500, to take effect from
February 1st. Carried, every member
voting in favor of it.
A resolution establishing meat
market in the Third ward was referred
to the public property committee
with instructions to take immediate
steps toward the erection OF the mar
ket. The cost Of the building will be
about $500.
The powder house in the west end
was declared public nuisance and
the mayor was instructed to have it
abated at once.
The petition from NJ. a. Cyphers
and others asking that the city lay a
board sidewalk on the south side OF
Robinson from jefferson TO Nelson
streets at the expense of the property
owners was referred to the street
committee.
1t was ordered that seven gas lamps
be placed on Fourth avenue \. b.,
beginning Jefferson street and run:
ming west, also crossings were ordered
to be placed at the corners OF Fourth
avenue n. E., AMI Jefferson, First,
Trout, Houston and Rogers streets.
Mr.. Woodward called attention to
the resolution made some time ago,
directing the mayor to abatc the
nuisance of the Omnibus Block and
ordering that residents OF Third
avenue S. w. make aconnectiQn with
the sewer. and moved that the mayor
be ordered TO abate the nuisance and
show why it had not been attended
to sooner.
Mr.. Woodward moved that the
matter of appointing building in.
soector b, referred to a committee OF
three. The chair appointed on the
committee Messrs. Woodward, Scott,
and Mccain.
Mr.. Mcconnell moved to appoint a
committee of three to have drawn up
plans and specifications for the APP
breaches to the overhead bridges TO
report, the probable cost at the next
meeting On this committee was ap-
pointed Messrs. Mcconnell, Sheehan
and Andrews.
The report was received from the
commission appointed TO canvass the
vote of the recent election.
The city engineer was instructed to
inspect the overhead bridge at
the machine works and to make any
needed improvements.
A motion was taken as to whether
or not the appropriations to the Ro-
anoke and Southern railroad and for
the overhead bridges, will be granted
when the values OF the city justify it.
Carried, every member voting aye.
After passing number Of unim-
portant bills, the council adjourned.