Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-31
AN ORDINANCES.

At a meeting of the council held
January IA, 1880, the following ordl-
nance was adopted:
Whereas, it is deemed expedlent TO
raise the sum of thirty thousand dol
lars for the purpose OF constructing
approaches to overhead bridges over
railroad tracks, withinthe city limits,
Be it ordained by the council OF the
city of Roanoke, That for the purpose
above mentioned the president OF tho
council is hereby authorized and dl-
rected TO execute for and in the name
of the CITY OF Roanoke, bonds to the
amount of thirty thousand dollars,
dated at such tiiue in the future, not
later than LIST day OF Juiy, 1890, as he
may deem advisable, and payable
thirty wears after date, said bonds 70
be for the sum OF five hundred dollars
each, and to bear interest ut the rate
of six per centum per annum, payable
semi-annualiy, and to be Iii form ana
style such as are known as coupon
bonds, the coupons 70 be signed by
the city treasurer. The clerk OF tne
council is hereby authorized and a.
rected to atlix to such bonds the
corporate seal of the city and 10 duly
attest the same The aforesaid bonds
shall contain IL clause, providing that
after the lapse of fifteen years from
this date the SAID bonds slipii be re
deemable 1T any time nc the option
of the city.
.. These bonds when duly executed
shall be turned over by the president
to the treasurer OF the city, who, uii-
der the direction and control OF the
finance committee, shall sell tue same
for and on the account oi the city.
3. The sergeant Of the city and the
commissioners of clectiou hereinafter
named are hereby directed 10 open
the polls ut the regular voting places
of the city on the 18th day of Febru
ary, 1890, and take the sense ohthe
freehold voters al this city for and
against the endowment Of this crol-
nance.
4. The mayor of the city is request
ed to give due notice OF tile said cleo
ton, setting forth the time and places
hereof.
5. The judges OF election, in the
several wards, are hereby appolntt"
commissioners to condnct the salu
election, and in case of the failure OF
any one or more of them TO acr, the
place or places of such shall be illled
IN the regular manner provided i"i
by the law in case OF regular elec
tions.
6. The said election shall be con
Quoted i'll the manner provided by tht
state law for the conduct OF elections
Ballots for the ordinance shall read
For the Bridge Ordinance. Ballots
against the ordinance: against the
Bridge Ordinance.
:. The commissioners OF election
shall, Immediately after the cosin-
OF the polls, count the ballots deposit
ed, and shall within two days aftri
make written return OF the result .
the said election TO the president
the council, specifying the number o.
votes cast for and the number OF vote
cast against the endowment OF this
ordinance. The president ut the neXl
regular meeting OF the council shall
order said returns 10 be spread on th'.
records of the council. And the saio
commissioners shall Furthermore seal
up in separate packages the ballots
cast for and against this ordinance
and within two days after the clo>in.
of said, transmit the same TO the clerl
of the council, to be kept among thu
archives of the council, and the sale
packages are not to be opened durln.
the space of twelve months thereafter
without the order of the president.
A Copy-Teste:
GEO. L. BENNETT,
Clark