Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-02-06
An ORDINANCE.

At Il meeting o; the councii held
January II, 1890, the following ordi-
nance WAS adopted:
Whereas. it is deemed eXpcdiemt TO
raise the SUM uf $4,000 for the pur-
pose OF founding a hospital tor the
reception OF sick and di4itLied persons
within lie city limits.
Be it ordained by the council Of the
city OF Roanoke, That, for the purpose
before mentioned. the president Of the
council is hereby authorized and di-
rected 10 execute for and in the name
of the city OF Roanoke, bonds to the
amount of 100000, dated at such time
in tie future not later than the 1st
day Of July. 1890, as he may deem adj
gisab!n. and payable thirty years
after date, said bonds to he for the
sum of 5000 each and 70 hear interest
at the rate OF + per centum per an
uuu, payable semi annually, and to
be in style and form such rs are
known as coupon bonds, the coupons
70 be signed by the city treasurer
The clerk of council is hereby au-
thorized and directed to afliX to such
bonds the corporate seal OF the city
and TO duly attest the same. The
above said bonds shall contain Il
clause providing that after the lapse
of fifteen years from their date, the
said bonds shall be redeemable at anv
time, at the option OF the city.
9. These bonds, when duly executed,
shall be turned over by the president
to the treasurer of the city, who,
under the direction and control of the
finance committee, shall sell the same
for and on account of the city.
8. The sergeant Of tho city and the
commissioners of election hereinafter
named. are hereby directed TO open
the polls at TIE regular voting places
of the city on the Sth day of Febru-
ary. 1850, and take the sense of the
freehold voters OF this city, for and
against the endowment of this ordi
nance.
4 The mayor of the city is re
uuested TO give due notice of the sale
election, setting forth the time ano
place thereof.
5. The Judges of election in the
several wards are hereby appointed
commissioners to conduct the sale
election, and in case of the failure o.
any one or more of them to act, theI
the place or places shall be filled il
the manner provided duly by law il
the case of regular elections.
6. The said election shall be con
Quoted in the manner prescribed by
the state law for the conduct of cleo
tions Ballots for the ordinance shall
read For the Hospital Ordinance.
Ballots against the ordinance shall
read Against the Hospital Ordi
nance"
:. The commissioners of election
shall Immediately after the closing Q
the polls count the ballots deposited
and shall within two days thereafter
make a written return of the result O.
the said election to the president O.
the council, specifying the number o.
votes cast for and the number of vote!
cast against the endowment OF thj:
ordinance, and the president, at the
next regular meeting of the council
shall order said returns to be spreac
on the records of council. And the
said commissioner shall, furthermore
seal up in separate packages the bal
lot cast for and against this ordinance
within two days after the closing O.
said polls, transmit the same to TIT
clerk of the council, to be kept among
the archives of the council, and tn,
said packages are not to be opened
during the space of twelve months
thereafter without the order of thu
president.
& Copy-Tcste:
GEO. L. BENNETT,
Clerk.