Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-02
CITY FATHERS
MET LAST NIGHT AND DIS
POSED OF MUCH BUSINESS.
MEETING A WEEK HENCE
Barely Quorum Present. They Have
a Socible Chat. An Increase I'm the
Police Force. a Bakers Dozen VIII
Guard the Town. Reports.


Guard the Town. Reports.
The City Council met last night al
8 o'clock with President Evans in the
chair and the following gentlemen pre-
sent: Buckner, HAWTHORN, mcdonnell
Ruggles, Trout, Scott and Woodward
The minutes of the last regular month
ly meeting and called meeting were
then read and approved. The report
of the city sergeant was read and APP
proved. 1t was as follows:
To the President and Council of the
City of Roanoke: Gentlemen-I here
with hand you my report for the
month Of March:
The number of prisoners confined
in Jail during the month were as fol-
lows: State-white males, 4; white
females, /; coIored males, 2l; colored
females, 3; total 90. City-WhIte
males, 3d. colored males, 26; colored
females, 10; total city GO; total State
and city, 95. The condition OF the
jail is very good as is also that of the
OVERLOOKING
Respectfully submitted,
G. w. THOMAS,
Serg. q. r.
TIC. Metals, sanitary Inspector,
reported that the sanitary condition
of the city had been much improved
in the last month.
The superintendent OF the Aims
House reported thirteen inmates dur
ing the month, four Of whom had
had been dismissed, and one had died.
Mr.. Scott said the mayor was too
sick to make report, and on motion
he was excused from SO doing
The Finance Committee, Trout
market house as S103'25 for the
month of March. he also reported
the amounts drawn on the city treas
urer from July LIST, 1859 to date as
$53, 1851; balance on hand $26, 9G2 SO;
amount of warrants paid, $49,4l3.46;
warrants outstanding, $5,1Sl.71. To-
tai, 500, 1857. He thought $4,000
would be the amount received be-
tween this time and December, and
said the city also had $12 900 of bills
payable. The report was received.
Mr.. Buckner, of the Street Commit
tee, said the forces had been paid
$3.50 70 for work in March He said
the city did not have the money to
Law a. sidewalk on the South side of
Jefferson street from Campbell t"
MA ,rhn u,nrl. 1un,1l1
cost about $4,000, but if the Council
desired it, the committee would have
the sidewalk laid.
Mr.. Mcconnell, of the Sewer Com
mittee, reported that they had
started on the sewer in Newtown.
The Commissioner Of the Revenue
called the attention Of the Council to
recent changes in the laws, and sug-
gested that the ordinances be made TO
conform with the same. On motion,
it was agreed to consider the laws in
detail; whereupon the ordinances
were read by the clerk and discussed
by Council and city solicitor. On
motion, the matter was referred to
the Finance Committee and city soil
citor, to be considered by the Council
at an adjourned meeting to be held
next Tuesday night.
The chairman of the Committee on
Accounts being absent, consideration
of the report of the committee was
postponed to the adjourned meeting.
Mr.. Mcconnell, of the Committee
on Bridges, showed the council
designs for the several over
head bridges and said he had
no figures, but would give
them at the adjourned meeting
if Council liked the plans: The sug-
gestion of Mr.. Mcconnell, after the |
plans had been examined, were agreed |
to.
Mr.. Mcconnell referred to buildings
now being pvt up in the fire limits
and said the law should be amended
so that house cased wonld mean an
eight-inch wall. He said, unless the
law was changed, the centre of the
city would be built up with one-story
shanties.
City Engineer Dunlap, in explana-
ton, stated that q man had called on |
him for permission to build a brick |
cased house with an iron roof, and
under the ordinance he granted him
permission. 1t was his duty to inspect |
the building after it was completed.
Mr.. Woodward moved that John
Varella, the owner of the frame build
ing, be ordered to remove it.
Members of Council objected on the
ground that it was too late to order
the change now.
Mr.. Buckner presented q petition
from Dunworth & Co., Of Lynchburg,
asking permission to build boiler
and engine house on Commerce street.
The petition was granted.
The petition to place lamp on
Jefferson and Spruce streets was
allowed.
A bill of G. O'Leary, amounting to
s129.7O for building the Third Ward
fire house was referred to Accounts
Committee, with power to act.
In the matter of apportioning the !
territory of the different wards, Mr.
Buckner presented an ordinance, de-
fining the limits of the First, Second,
and Third Wards, The ordinance
was adopted.
Mr.. Mcconnell moved that the
Light Committee be instructed to put
three or more lamps under the
awning at the Market House. The
motion was adopted.
Mr., Woodwork in the matter of the
Third Ward Market House, reported
several lots as suitable for that pur
pose. The committee was instructed
to report at adjourned meeting of
Council.
Mr.. L. F. Burke asked Council to
appoint an inspector of all plumbers
carrying on the business, to keep in
capable men from obtaining a.license.
1t mattered not how many skillful
workmen a man might employ, he
should not have license unless him