The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-02


regular meeting of the Council was
held last night, at which Messrs
Camp, Huff, Graves, Sheehan, Welsh,
Buckner, Eckloff and McClelland we're
present. Mr.. Bennett, clerk of tho
Council, was unable to bo present on
account Of illness, and Mr.. James
Green acted in his capacity.
Ths report of Mayor Evans showed
that the fines collected for November
amounted to S4S2.45, and the disburse-
ments, S25.76. The mayor also submit
ted a lotter from Donald Mcdonald,
which has been published in THE TIMES,
relating to the city Jail. Tho letter
was referred to the president of the
Council to be submitted to Judge Rob-
ertson whom the members of the Coun-
Gil appear before him on the 18th in
slant.
City Solicitor Miller stated that he
had informed the sewer committee that
the proposition of Delaney & Co. to
build the interceptor could not be &C.
cepted, as work of this character had to
be advertised for and let to the lowest
bidder. llo also stated that the bond
of w. f. Patterson had been received,
and by him forwarded to the auditor
for keeping. Mr.. Patterson's suretics
are Mr.. McAbee, OF Pittsburg, and Mr..
Houston, of Kcnova, both of whom
have sworn that they are worth S25,-
600 each.
A communication was read from CITY
Engineer Dunlap stating that he had
received letter from W. +. Patterson
to the effect that he had written to the
prosidcntof the Council asking permits
sion to sublet certain parts of his con-
tract for matchmaking the streets.
Mr.. Miller, being called upon for his
opinion in regard to the legality of this
action, informed Council that if any
change is made in the contract it will
release the securities from their obliga-
tlons for the performance of Mr.. Pat
terson's contract, and he advised Coun-
Gil to make no alteration in the con-
tract. III Mr.. Patterson wishes to sub
let his contract Council should not res
ognize it. 1t is immaterial to the city
whether the work is sublet or not so
long as it comes up to specifications.
The city engineer should recognize no
one but Mr.. Patterson.
On motion of Mr.. Sheehan, the street
committee was instructed to recognize
in the matter of macadamizing no one
but Mr.. Patterson.
Mr.. Graves, from the public property
committee, reported the following list
OF assurances on city buildings: Court
house, $4,000: city Jail, So 900; aims
house, $4,000; First ward school house,
$4,000; First ward school furniture,
81, 700; Second ward school house, S3, 600;
Second ward school furniture, $500;
Third ward school house, $4,000; Third
ward school furniture. $3.50; Loudon
street school furniture, $1,000; South
west school furniture $500. Tho com
mittee recommended that $4,000 moro
be placed on tho colored school build
ing, and 1000 more on the Third ward
school building. The recommendation
were adopted.
Mr.. Eckloir, committee on accounts,
presented approved accounts amoun;-
ing to SlO,654.46. The salaries of the
city survey force were also approved
and ordered paid.
Mr.. Huff moved that Johns street,
running through the Lewis addition,
which had been closed, be opened, and
that the city solicitor be instructed to
proceed with condemnation proceedings.
Mr.. Buckner offered as substitute that
the matter be referred to the street
committee to ascertain tho probable cost
of opening the street Tho amendment
was adopted.
Mr.. Sheehan, committe on finance,
reported that the matter of the damage
to w. M. Carr's house by blasting had
been compromised at $3.50, and tho
committee recommended that tho
amount be paid. The committee also
recommended that the assistant engi-
neer's salary be fixed ut $50 per month.
In regard to city advertising the COM
mittee recommended that the adver-
Using be distributed among the differ
ent daily papers in the city on basis
of six cents per word per month. Tho
recommendations were adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Huff, tho clerk of
the Council was instructed to procure a
double page book, like tho docket in
the Hastings Court, in which he shall
record on the left hand page all mat
tiers referred by Council to any commit
tees or individual, and on the right
record the disposal of each matter re-
ferred to said committee. Also that
the city engieeer shall procure the
same kind of book, in which he shall
record the estimated cost of all work
that he recommends to Council, and
he shall record on the right hand page
| the exact cost of said work.
A communication was read from CITY
Engineer Dunlap stating that very
| little progress has been made on the
macadam work, although eighteen good
working days have elapsed. About
half mile of grading has been done,
| and some stone mas been delivered, but
not accepted on account of not being
broken to proper size, except small
amount on Franklin road which has
been spread on lower snbgrade. Some
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