Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-09
TH EA AMEND TENT
DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE VOTE
ON THE SUBSCRIPTION,
PROMINENT CITIZENS OPINIONS.
What They Say OF the Change in the
Ordinance Faulty Provisions in
the BiII--Directors' Meeting to be
Held at an Early Date.

The action of the city council IN
amending the ordinance providing Tor
the additional appropriation of $780,
900 for the Roanoke and Southern
railroad, and postponing the date
upon which the question will be sub
mitted to the freeholders Of Roanoke,
as already reported in the TIMES, was
quite generally discussed on the
street, and in the various places OF
business throughout the city yester-
day. .s, -,
Almost everybody manifested an
interest in the matter, and eXpresse.n
the hope that the change i'll the ordi,
nance would not in any way deter the
construction of the road.
In order to ascertain the status OF
the question for the benefit OF the
public, Il TIMES reporter yesterday
afternoon interviewed representatives
OF the city and also Mr.. Trout, the
president of the Roanoke and South
crn railroad.
Councilman Buckner, who intro
duced the new ordinance, said: 'lhe
change IN the ordinance was made Tor
the better protection OF the city, ana
was offered by myself with that end
in view. The former ordinance only
required the railroad 70 come within
a mile of the city limits. That would
have been two miles from the centre
of the city. After the company had
rotten the road completed that far.
they could have said TO the city under
the old ordinance that more money
was necessary to build bridges and
provide for terminal facilities in the
city. The new ordinance provides
against such possibility by requiring
the road to come into the corporate
limits of the city. Another change
was that in regard to the trustee
The new ordinance provides that the
citv treasurer, who is the custodian OF
bonds, etc, shall take the place of any
outside man as trustee, and tnat tne
city shall decide when the contract Is
performed. | am heartily in favor
nova in the past, of the Roanoke and
Southern being constructed TO hoa-
noke. believe it will be good thing
for the town, all my actions have
been due simply to desire 70 perform
my duty as councilman, and look after
the interest of the city"
Mr.. Henry Gibson, city solicitor:
MY first coenizence of the ordinance
was when it was Brought to me with
the request that l draft n substitute
requiring the road to come into the,
city. That gave me cognizance oil
the entire ordinance, and told the
councilmen that there were other
faulty provisions IN the measure. In
regard. to the provision giving the
Roanoke and Southern priority over
measures to be voted for, did moi
consider that that amounted TO any
thing. as it is not what the council re-
solves to do, but what it really does
that counts. A simple resolution
would be invalid, for instance, II
bonds for some other purpose were
issued first. / also advise striking
out the clause in regard to the trustee
as did not consider that wise one.
Mr.. H. S. Trout, president OF the
Roanoke and Southern: VI think,
said he, in reply to the reporters ques
ZION, UlldI Lie ttCliOh VI WY 1870.
last night seriously jeopardizes the
building of the road. There was nc
objection whatever to amending the
ordinance so rs to require us to come
into the city, but the new ordinance
goes mucn further than that. 1t does
away with the precedence given u'
in receiving the appropriation, ant
also with the trustee provided for
There will not be money enough
under the new assessment, with th'
ten per cent. limit, to &c
all around, and Winston, Mar
tinsvile and the other places alont
the route that have given subscrip
tions, have all provided for trustees.
shall telegraph Colonel Fries, the presi
dent of the construction company
.irLaL.!s = to the matter, and meet
regard cry irectors of the road vii
e OF the dif- wa.at an early date.
robably be hello .nshe,far ~ the matte
We have gone so lee~ nj Q,9C.. IT.
lat l am still hopeful that some ar
can be made which will
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