The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-25
the CITY FATHERS MEET AGAIN.
But it Took Summons to Get
Two Of Them.
Bids offered for Approaches to Overhead
Isridgcs---E. Mcdonnell the Lowest
Bldder--Bonds for Extensive Improve
ments Under Consitieration--The Street
Railway Extensions---nIr. p. L. Terry's
OGer.

city courthouse. The meeting was called
to consider u number of important mat
tiers.
Councilman BucKner was called to the
chair upon motion of Councilman Shec-
han, Chairman hawthorn being absent.
Upon the call of the roll tho following
councilmcn responded 5ucker, Graves,
Mcconnell, Scott, Sheehan, S1inlkcr and
Woodward.
The first item OF business in tho call
OF the meeting was the opening and con-
sidering of bids for the construction of
the stone work of the bridges to be Greet
ed over the railroad crossings OF Park,
Henry and Randolph streets. The clerk
read the bids us follows:
The American Bridge and Iron Com
pany Of Roanoke, Park street bridge,
S7,SO6: Henry street bridge, 5000; Ran
dolph street bridge, ,s7,0S5. amounting
to $50, 600 for the three bridges.
X. Il. Malone, of Lancaster, Pa, ash
lar face, SIS FER cubic yard; broken
range, 80. and rubblc 81. amounting to
sci, 4SO.
f.. Mcconnell, OF Rockbridge county
Va, rubblc masonry, 81; abutmcnt.
yard amounting to Sll .432.
w. II. Oliver & Co., of Pittsburg, APP
proachcs to Randolph street bridge. Sl3,-
0G4; Henry, S0,33l; Park, $lO,0S7,
amounting to S33, 302.
j. f. and p. j. Cogan. coping, per GU
bic yard, $12; rocll-faced ashlar, 80; rub
BILE, So, amounting to Sli.i20 for the
three bridges.
On motion of Councilman Shcehan the
matter was referred back to the bridge
committee with instructions to accept
the lowest bid, that of e. Mcdonnell,
provided the bidder can give Il satisfac-
tory bond for the completion of tho
work, and if not to report back to the
Council.
On motion of Councilman McCon-
nell, the clerk was instructed to com
municatc to Judge Robertson the re-
quest of the Council that he appoint Mr..
George &. McCahan to fill the vacancy
i'll the Council caused by Mr.. McCahan's
resignation few weeks ago. Mr.. Me
Cahan resigned because he expected to
move out of the ward he represented,
but finally decided to remain.
The matter of repairing and renting
the stone crushcr to Mcssrs. Skinl1cr
and Sims was next brought up.
Councilman Mcconnell said: at would
be good idea to let the gentlemen
have the cruSher for Il certain amount
of crushed rock per day"
After little discussion the matter
was referred to the street committee
with power to act but was afterwards
reconsidered, as Councilman Skinker,
one of the interested parties, lisa mem
Der of the committee.
Mcssrs. Skinner IL Sims then proposed
to rent the crusher at $50 per month, for
two months, with the privilege of an OK
tension of time, agreeing to return it III
as good condition as received. The
proposition was referred to the street
committee with power to act.
The question of submitting to the
free-holders of the city proposition to
issue bonds for an official map of the
city, an electric fire alarm, street inn
provcments sewerage construc ton and
charging the city Jail, was called up
next.
On motion of Councilman Mcconnell
this matter was referred to the finance
committee with instruc lions to draw up
an ordnance submitting the ma tier.
fixing the amount of bonds, and report
ing to the council.
The petition of the Street Railway
Company for privilege to change their
lines and substitute electricity for horse
power was then discussed Mr.. Eugene
Il. Lynch, Jr.. of New York, who has
charge of the improvements to be made
in the street car system. appeared before
the Council and explained the plans of
the company. The matter was referred
To the street committee. city engineer.
and city solicitor with power to act
Councilman Mcconnell announced
that Mr. p. l.. Terry had offered to deed
to the city Front street, which runs by
several wholesale groceries and extends
from Commerce to Third streets, and
had instructed the city solicitor as his
attorney to have a map of the location
made and filed.
The business for which the meeting
was called having been transacted, the
Council adjourned.
There was one little episode before
the meeting which will not appear in
the records. A while after the time
Is oclock) for which the meeting was
called, Councilmen Buckncr and Wood
ward went up to the Council chamber,
andsas there were no councilmen there,
returned to their places of business
AS soon as they were gone the five others
who were present at the meeting, came
out OF City Engineer Dunlap's Office
where they had been talking over some
matters that were to come before the
Council. and found that the quorum was
broken by the departure of the two
councilmen.
The city ordinances gives five coun-
cilmcn power to compel the return of a
member who leaves earlier than half an
hour after the appointed time for
meeting, If his presence is necessary to
make quorum.
City Solicitor Miller was soon at work
drawing up summons which was