The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-01
HINTS TO COUNCIL.

The attention of members of the City
Council and the chairmeu Of the differ
ent committees is respectfully called to
the following paragraphs:
A stream of water is allowed to run
out Of Carr's Bottling Works to the plat
form of the freight depot of the Norfolk
and Western, where it forms pools in
the road and becomes stagnant. Police
men pass this place daily, but do not
seem to pay any attention to the matter.
The condition of Ninth avenue north
east from the Shenandoah Valley rail
road up past the red house" is very
bad. The street is uneven, being full
OF holes and there are no board walks
anywhere around. For many blocks
there is not 4 fire plug or gas lamp, and
If fire should break out in that vicin-
ity it would DO almost impossible to
get water to it.
There is very dangerous hole on
tho west side of Grove street between
Rover avenue and Campbell street.
The place is about twelve feet deep
and there is no blockade or fence around
1T, neither is there any light in the
neighborhood. In fact there is nothing
to prevent teams or pedestrians from
falling into it.
On Fifth avenue southwest, between
Grove and Park streets, there are three
large trees standing almost in the mid
die of the street. On a dark night
teams run great risk Of driving into
these trees and an accident is liable to
occur at any time.
Tho fire plugs in the Lewis Addition
are placed so far apart as to leave sew.
eral parts of this tract entirely unpro-
tected in case of a fire. There should
DC at least twenty-five moro plugs
placed here at once.
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Tho cutters on both sides of Franklin
street west of Roanoke street are in a
very filthy condition. Stagnant water
stands in pools and the cutters arc
hlled with tin cans and other rubbish.
The old stands and broken down
wagons that have been ordered off the
public diamond are now piled up on the
corner of Salem avenue and Nelson
street, and they not only make n very
untidy appearance but block up the
thoroughfare.
The spouting on the side of the Sec
ond Ward market house on tho side of
the alley is broken and all water run
ming off the roof falls on the wall. turn
ing the bricks green and forming stag
nant pools in the alley.
The alley running through the block
bounded by Robertson, Tazewell, Mel
son and Randolph streets, is disgrace
to the city. 1t is filled with decaying
rubbish, stagnant water and the dead
bodies of chickens and cats. Garbage
OF all descriptions is dumped in this
alley and the health committee should
certainly pay it visit.
The alley running between where
Bush IL Gamers mill stood and the cot
tage No. 33l on Ernest avenue has
been in filthy condition for over n
year t is full of stagnant winter and
all Kinds OF rubbish and is an excellent
disease breeder.
On Shenandoah avenue, back of the
Norfolk and Western coal shute, in the
West End, there is stream which
drains the swamp near the railroad
that crosses this street. At the place
1T crosses the street small bridge had
been erected. This bridge is in very
dilapidated condition and every team
that passes over it is in danger of going
down. The stream itself is in a filthy
condition, its water being stagnant and
foul-smelling.
The board walk along Commonwealth
avenue is becoming decidedly dangerous
in some places, and needs repairing.
The glass in all of the street lam ps is
becoming so dirty it is almost impossi.
Bile to distinguish the gas light. Would
it not be we'll for Council to make q
contract to keep these lamps clean and
in repair?
There Is water box that crosses Mel
rose avenue west of Capt. Moorman's
residence that is broken through.
Horses legs are liable. to be broken
when the animals are driven over this
box at night.
LYNCHBURG, March 10, 1887.
Knabe, Kranich e. Bach, Sohm or,
Shaw I actor apd Na.,,