The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-09
THE TOWN COUNCIL.
Discussing the Street Railway
Charter.
RoANoKETIMEs BUREAU.
HOTEL. LUCERNE. SALEM. Va.

The Town Council met last night and
the following were present: Mayor W..
L. Younger and Councilmcn Francis,
Chalmers, Duncan, Harvcycutter, Pres
ton and Shipman.
Col. A. NJ. Bowman appeared before
the Council in behalf of the Salem
Street Railway Company. Colonel Bow
man was accompanied by Major Griffin,
of Griffin & Glasgow, Of Roanoke, who
presented the legal aspect of the case Of
the Salem Street Railway Company.
Major Griffin said that street rail
way could not be built in any city or
town in the whole State with charter
from the State legislature, for the
str .ets of the city or the public high
ways of the county do not belong TO the
city or the county, but by tho law of
Q ninent domain they arc controlled by
the legislature, because they are the
property of the State. Therefore, tho
major contended, the two other corpora
tions outside If the Salem Street Rail
way Company who had applied for
municipal charters could not by the
nature of the law he had just recited,
be considered by the council in their
had already granted a charter to the
Salem Street Railway Company.
Colonel Bowman said in behalf of the
Salem Street Railway Company that he
considered it imperative that the street
railway should be begun at once.
Col. Bowman asked the council to
pass an ordinance granting the Salem
Street Railway Company the ril h to
Luild and operate its railway on its
Legislative charter on the following
streets and avenues: Main, College,
Eighth. Colorado, First, boulevard,
Iowa, Florida, Maple, Union, Roanoke,
Fourth west of Alabama, and Alabama
south of Fourth, and to give the com.
pany the right to use the overhead
bridgcs.that may be built on any of these
streets across the Norfolk and Western
railroad.
Mr.. Leverricr, representing the Tray
lor Electric Steel Railway System, of
Richmond, and Geo. L. Colgate have
asked TO be heard by the council in
behalf of their petitions for municipal
charters before the council takes any
steps in the matter.
The council fixed Friday, May Is, as
the date to consider tho street railway
petitions in n special session.
petition from the school board
asked that Il levy of 81 cents on 500
worth OF property be ordered by the
council for the ensuing year. Referred.
f. &. Weber presented Il petition of
the property holders in the Palmer adj
dltion asking for the cxten.ion of Oak
street from Pennsylvania avenue to
lntersoct Virginia street. 1t was de-
cided to grant the petition and ask the
county court to assess damages.
Deputy Sheriff Weber complained
that the county Jail was not large
enough HOW. since The increase of pop
ulation had increased the crime in the
county, To conveniently accommodate
both county and city prisoners. two OF
the latter now being confined in the Jail.
The mayer decided that the council had
no jurisdiction in this matter.
Davis, Niningcr &c Co., were granted
permission TO put a private telephone
between their Office III the Bank of Sa-
lem building and the IIwrnor building
The bond of Montague & Co of Chat
tanooea. for the faithful performance of
duty in putting III the sewerage system
in district No. /, was accepted
The report of the city engineer on The
enlargement of the reservoir was heard
He estimated that it would cost So, $40,
giving Il head five feet higher than Is at
present obtained.
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