Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-23
AN ORDINANCE

Alta meeting of the council held
January II, 1889, the following ordl-
nance WAS adopted:
Whereas, it is deemed eXpedient to
raise the sum Of thirty-thousand dol
lars for the purpose Of constructing
approaches to overhead bridges over
railroad tracks, within the city limits,
BE it ordained by the council OF the
city of Roanoke, That for the purpose
above mentioned the president OF the
council is hereby authorized and di
| rected to execute for and in the name
of the city of Roanoke, bonds to the
amount of thirty thousand dollars,
dated ut such time in the future, not
! later than LIST day of July, 1890, as he
NAV deem advisable, and payable
thirty years after date, said bonds to
| be for the sum of five hundred dollars
| each, and to bear interest AT the rate
of six per centum per nnnlln, payapie
seln-anuually, and to be III form and
stvle such as are known as coupon
bonds, the coupons to be signed by
the city treasurer. The clerk of tile
council is hereby authorized and di-
rected 10 aiIX to such bonds the
corporate seal of the city and to duly
attest the same. The aforesaid bonds
shall contnin Il clause, providing thiit
after The lapse of fifteen years from
this date the SAID bonds shall be re
drerlable ut any time at the option
of the city.
- These bonds when duly executed
shall he turned over by the president
to the treasurer OF the city, who, nn-
der the direction and control OF the
finance committee. shall sell the s;llnc
for and on the account of the city
The sergeant of the city and the
commissioners of election hereinafter
named are hereby directed 70 open
The polls ut the regular voting places
OF thc city on the lSth day OF tebru
aryn 500. and take the sense OF the
freehold voters at this city for md
against the endowment OF this or"l-
nance.
4. The mayor Of the city is request
ed torive due notice of the SAID cleo
ton, setting forth the time and places
/ hereof.
). The Judges of election, in the
several wards, are hereby appoihtc',
commissioners 10 conduct the SAID
election. and in case OF the failure OF
anv one or more of them to acf. the
place or places of such shall be il!!td
in the regular manner provided for
( bv the law in case of regular e!ec-
tions.
The said election shall be con
Quoted IN the manner provided by the
state law for the conduct OF elections.
Ballots for the ordinance shal read
For the Bridge Ordinance. Ballots
n"ainsr the ordinance: Against the
/ Bridge Ordinance
The commissioners Of election
shall, Immediately after the closing
a. the polls, count the ballots deposit
ed. and shall within two days alter
make written return otthe result ~
the said election 10 the president OF
! the council. specifying the number "i
votes east for and rhe number oil votes
/ cast against the endowment OF TINS
ordinance. The presideuta ut the next
regular meeting of the council shall
order said returns 10 be spread on tn
records of the council. And the said
commissioners shall furthermore seal
up in separate packages tlc ballots
cast for and against this ordinance.
and within two days after thu clo-ln
of said. transmit the same TO the clerk
of the council, TO be kept among thu
archives of the council, and the sald
packages are not TO he opened DURING
I the space of twelve months thereafter
without the order of the president.
\ Copy-Teste:
GEO. l.. BENNFTT,
C!nrk