The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-08

At the regular monthly meeting Of
City Council, held last night, President
Hawthorne in the chair, the following
members we're present: Messrs. Buck
ner, Mcconnell, Skinker, Scott, Trout,
Graves, Woodward, Huff, Sheehan and
Ruggles.
Mayor Evans called attention to the
poor quality and condition of the street
lighting service. Referred to the light
committee, to answer within one week
His recommendation that Salem ave-
nue. and Jefferson street be properly
drained brought out a reply from Mr..
Mcdonnell that the matter was in hand
and being acted on. The subject of
sidewalk repairs met similar response.
Chairman Skinker, of the special COM
mittee to consult with the Street Rail
way company and the Norfolk and West
crn about the extension Of the street
railway lines reported that the commit
tee recommend a reconsideration of the
action giving the street railway com
pany privilege to go on Commonwealth
and Shenandoah avenues west of lIolli-
day street, and that the city engi-
nccr be instructed to make an cs-
innate of the cost of grading IIolli-
day street from Shenandoah avenue
to Wells street. and changing the grade
Of the approaches to the bridge to be
| built across Roanoke from ten per cent.
to seven per cent. The report was
adopted, and the proposition OF the Nor
folk and Western was agreed to. This
is: that the railroad company will pave
n,,1 ~,
Hotel Roanoke, provided no street-car
lines he allowed on them.
Manager Christian, OF the Street Rail
way Company, proposed to rclinquish
the privileges granted to the company
on the streets around the property of
Hotel Roanoke on condition that the
city straighten Holiday street from
Randolph street bridge to Wells and
reduce its grade to > per cent putting it
in condition for double track: and, also
grant the privilege of erecting a pas
senger shed over the tracks at Wells or
Shenandoah avenue, to cross Roanoke
street bridge connecting with the lines
on the south side of the railroad and
making I h carsheds the terminus of the
Salem dummy line. The proposition
was referred to the street committee.
Mr.. Trout presented a petition from
the property owners and renters on
Salem avenue, between Commerce and
Jefferson streets, asking that the street
car line he not allowed on that part of
the avenue.
Mr.. Woodward submitted a petition
signed by Il large number of property
owners asking that the Street Railway
Company be prohibited from laying
tracks on the sides of any streets. and
that it be required to use fiat rails, he
prohibited from filling between the rails
with cobblestonc, and be required to
keep the tracks in good condition
! These petitions were referred to the
street committee.
Mr.. Trout presented petition from
the Roanoke and Southern asking for a
right Of way sixty feet wide through the
alms-housc property. This was granted
upon condition that the company con
struct a siding of not less than four car
lengths and establish n flag station
when the council shall deem it neces-
sary.
Mr.. Il. f.. Scott. counsel for the Roa-
nokc and Southern Guarantee and De-
velopment Company, exhibited a map of
the route of the Roanoke and Southern
i'll the city. and at his request the CITY
Solicitor was instructed to draw an or
dinance granting the privilege of CON
struction and making the necessary re-
strictions for the protection of the pub
lie. The road will cross the river lust
below the Jefferson street bridge and
cross Holiday at bend in the river, and
runs up the east side of Holiday cross
| ing the same street again between Pine
and Mountain, and running to Elm be-
tween Nelson and Holiday, thence to
Robertson at the intersection of Ran
dolph, and running across the corner of
Woodland Park to the Norfolk and
Western tracks.
City Solicitor Miller reported that
the city could not according to the pro-
visions of the charter. as amended by
the last session of the Legislature.
erect public improvements like the
overhead bridges by day labor, and that
contracts must be let to the lowest
bidder. This decision interferes with
the erection of the bridge approaches
under the supervision of n man employed
by the city by day labor, as the council
had decided to do.
After discussion the solicitor was in
structcd to invite Col Penn, Capt. j.
Allen Watts, and Robert L. Scott into
consultation, and examine into the law
further and report to an adjourned meet
ing Thursday evening at o'clock.
Sergeant Traynham reported the num-
Der of prisoners in the Jail and station
house for the month as follows: State
white males, IL; colored males, 20:
colored females, 4; total, 40. City
white males, so; colored males, IO2:
colorsd females, Is; total, 1877. United
Statcs-whitc males, B; colored males,
/; total, t.
OChairman Buckner of the special com