The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-11-07
THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING.
Action Taken in Regard to Several I'm
portant Matters.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
town council was held at the Mayors office
on Monday night. Present at roll call w.
T. Goodloc, Col Adams, II. a. W. Skeen,
and DR.. Kunkcl, but before adjournment
the entire council was present The min
utes Of the meetings since Sept. LIST were
first read bv the recorder, this work hav-
ing been omitted at the last few meetings,
and they we're then adopted.
Mayor Skccn reported the number OF
cases tried since the last meeting, and
the amount of fines collected; also W. /,
Goodloe reported number of cases tried,
while acting as mayor, and the amount
collected for fines. The report of the
treasurer was read. showing balance OF
$I.l2S3S to the credit of the city treasury.
On motion, duly seconded, the report WAS
accepted.
Col. Adams offered resolution accept
ing the bids of Mr.. McNulty for grading
the streets and sidewalks, and also the
bid of B. l.. Johnson for laying the sido-
walks at 8 cents per running foot for side
walks six feet wide, and II cents per foot
for eight-f foot sidewalks. The resolution
was adopted, ayes three, noes one.
Mr.. Bullitt called the attention Of the
council to the fact that the Jail was not
comfortably fixed for the protection Of the
prisoners against the cold weather. and
suggested that stove and some hunks be
placed in the same. resolution was
passed authorizing the Jail committee to
furnish the Jail with the necessary equip
mcnts to make il comfortable, such as
stoves, hunks, etc.
Mayor Skccn made complaint to the
council of using his office us a courtroom
for all these petty trials, and suggested
that new quarters he selected for that
, purpose. \ resolution was passed author
izing the mayor TO enter into Il contract
with the owners Of the house lately Occu-
pied by Mr. Robinson to rent it for use
as II courtroom.
The attention of the council was called
TO the fact that the Boulevard was being
used to erect piS-pchs. cow-pcns and all
nuisanccs Imaginable on, and that some
thing ought to lie done TO suppress them.
4 resolution was passed authorizing the
town sergeant to give the parties notice
that were causing these nusances, and
after twenty days notice, il they still con-
tmued he is to have warrants sworn out
against them for violating the nuisance
ordinance.
Mr.. Mcdowell offered the following
ordinance:
'sBe il ordained that any owner, lessee liceiscc Of
lot, or any contractor, builder, any other pcrson
who shall build, attempt to bnd on any part OF any
block heretofore. which may hereafter hc declared
tire limit any house other structure contrary 30
the provisions 81 aLy ordinance specifying wha, kind
OF building may b. erected within such .i:c limits,
shall be fined not less than dollar ~ nor more
than hft! dula:s tS1).
..And further, be ii ordained, that il any person,
wholly partly any building contrary to above
referred ordinance, he shall not only be lined as
above provided, bu, i. within days after any trial
for such ovise III such pe:sn, be shall not tear down
such structure, ID shall he torn down by the sergeant,
or by persons under his directions, The expense
thereof, aud ten per thereof additional, shat!
be collected from such persons motion before the
mayor, pad such sum shall he coccahle - other
fines and penalties imposed by mayor are cceciab,c.
This ordinance shall De- IN force from its passage.
On motion, the above ordinance Was
adopted. a number Of bills were pre-
scented and allowed, and Some referred to
the finance committee.