The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-14


Council yesterday afternoon, though OF
short duration, disposed of the very i'm
portant question of sewerage for tho
city, and also authorized tho street
committee to grade certain stroots, tho
appropriate cost of tho work being
$4,000.
Mr.. Sheehan, chairman OF tho sewer
committee, presented tho following re-
port OF that coDmittee which, on motion
of Mr.. Mcconnell, was unanimously
adopted:
ROANOKE, Va, Aug. 10, 1891.
10 the President and Members OF Coun-
Gil:
Your committee on sewers would re-
specially report that they have had
several meetings at which tho question
OF proper sewerage FOR your city has
been considered.
AS result your committee would rec
ommend tho adoption of MIR. Hering's
report as in their opinion cxcellently
we'll adapted to the present needs as
we'll as tho future requirements of Roa-
noke, MIR. llering's general plan, Of
course, to be subject to changes in de-
tail as moro careful study of local con-
sidcrations may determine.
In order to carry out Mr.. IIcring's
plan the important work TO be done is
the building of the intcrceptor as shown
by tho map submitted with Mr. Her
lngs report. 1t is estimated by the
city engineer that the cost of this intcr-
ceptor, exclusive of land damages, will
be 1000.
Your committee would therefore rec.
ommend that, as fast as funds from the
proceeds OF the sale of sewerage bonds
are available, not only this but other
sewerage work be carried OH, In fact,
1T is recommended that 5000 this to
come from the proceeds Of bonds first
sold, shall be devoted to the lowering,
widening and improving of Tinker
crock and Lick (this to include the
$4,000, already appropriately; this also
to include the walling and covering of
Lick run from Commonwealth avenue to
Fifth avenue.
In reference 30 the progress Of work
upon the intercepting sewer, your com
mittee would respectfully ask that they
have authority to advertise for pro-
posals to the amount of money at tho
time available, and it is earnestly urged
upon Councils that. if possible, tho
whole bond issue of ono hundred and
fifty thousand dollars be negotiated so
that there shall be funds in the city
treasury to carry on tho work during
the present summer and fall.
Your committee have had interviews
with the city solicitor and understand
it to be his opinion that tho city can at
this time legally proceed with the work
of building sewers in the streets and
alleys of the city.
AS recapitulation, therefore, it is re-
commended that SIS, 900 shall DO appro.
priated for drainage as previously
stated, this money to como from tho
first available funds and that, follow
ing that, work shall be undertaken
upon the interccptor as the proceeds of
the sales of the bonds are available,
any balance OF the SIS, 900 to be availa-
Bile for general sewerage purposes Of
the city.
AS, in the opinion OF the city solicit
tor, 1T is questionable whether tho CITY
Council can impose an assessment upon
property holders for sewers in front of
their property, it is recommended that
sewers for private purposes be not con
Structed until the charter of tho city
Is so ammendcd as To give tho city I'M
questionable power 10 levy such assess
ments, unless the property holders petit
ton the city for such sewers and agree
to-pay the rate per front foot that tho
city may assess as the proper amount to
be borne by the individual property
holders.
Your committee recommend that the
total cost Of the construction of the
sewers be paid as follows: That SIS, 900
be paid out of the treasury of the city
OF Roanoke, and that tho residue be as
sessed against the property owners
whose property is benefited by the con-
struction OF the sewers according to the
frontage of their property benefited
thereby. Respectfully submitted,
j. j. SHEEHAN,
WALLER p. HUFF,
w. w. Coz.
Committee.
The street committee, through It's
chairman, Mr.. Coe, recommended that
the following streets be brought up to
established grade:
Center street n. ". from Park street
nearly to the Norfolk and Western round
house, estimated cost, 81, 100 Campbell
street from Park to d streets, $3.50.
Henry street from Tazewell to Spruce
streets, Sl,70O Jefferson street from
Spruce to Walnut streets, S!25. Jeffer-
son street from Patton to Harrison
streets, past Catholic Church, $500.
Tazewell street from Holiday to Edge
wood streets. $3.50. Commonwealth
avenue from Seventh to Ninth avenues.
$500. Loo street to Fourth avenue, 5000.
Kimball avenue from Fifth to Seventh
avenues, 1926. Harrison street from
Kimball to Commonwealth avenues,
$500. Patton street from First to Sec
ond streets, $3.50. Total estimated ex-
penditurcs, $4,000.
The committee also recommended
that it be authorized to do tho grading
and that authority be given them to ad-
vertise for proposals for draining such
portions of this work as, in the OpiniOn