The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-04
IMPORTANT COUNCIL MEETING.
The Bond Matter and Street
Railway Fight
To Como up for Consideration Tuesday
Night-Bonds for S2s3, 900 for Public
improvements viii Probably be Issued.
Donb: as to tho Result OF the Street
halfway Matter.

The regular monthly meeting of the
City Council, to be held next Tuesday,
Will be meeting of great Importance,
ana upon the result OF tho meeting
largely depends the improvements to be
made during 1891.
The ordinance committee will report
for action by the Council an ordinance
to submit to tho frccholders of the city
a proposition to issue bonds for public
improvements as follows:
For street i'm provcments, $50, oao; for
sewers, 100000; for Jail improvements
and mayors Office, Sl.,0oo, for electric
lighting; 5,oop.for fire alarm system,
$4,000. 1t is proposed that the city cstab-
fish an electric light plant.
This Is conservative estimate OF tho
amounts needed for the respective i'm
provements, and as the Council has
favorably discussed these matters from
time to time, it is probable that tho
frecholders will be given an opportunity
to vote ON the proposition at an early
day. The total amount Of the proposed
issue CT bonds for the various improve
ments is S1s3.010.
Another matter OF considerable i'm
portancc and interest that may come up
Tor In" consideration of the Council is
inc question as to whether or not the
Street Railway Company shall be
granted the privilege OF LAYING It's tracks
ana OF running electric ears along Salem
avenue between Commerce and Jcifer-
son streets.
The status OF tho matter IS this: at
tho last meeting of the Council petit
ton signed by many of the business
men along the avenue in question was
presented asking that the privilege be
granted. Another petition signed by
those who own Il majority of the propcrtv
along The disputed line was also pre-
scented asking that the railway company
BE- denied the privilege.
When the matter was first aritatod
majority of both business men and
property owners were opposed to II $ tn cd
railway. Upon the petition presented
the counsel by L vote OF four TO three de-
cided against the street railway com
pany, Messrs. Trout. Woodward, Half
and RurGles voting against granting
the privilege asked. Mcssrs. IrclSncr,
''N4iAhNi AiiN. Ari-|tiiNl NO(tIR Ill llNOr OIL
the company.
The petitions preacnted AT the last
meeting were referred to the street
committee. OF which Mossrs. James Nc
Connell, Euckner and Shcehan arc
members, with instructions to report.
At this time il is hard To tell what
will he the final outcome of this matter,
and the result il looked forward to with
considerable interest The property
owners Interested are very determined.
and say that they will carry the matter
into tho courts should The Council per-
NIT the railway company TO occupy
Salem avenue.
~ decision OF Judge Robertson Of the
Hastings Court is on record in which he
says that where there is proof of the
depreciation of property by the Con-
struc,ion OF Il street railway damarcs
can be recovered. On this decision the
company moved it's track from The side
To the middle OF Commonwealth avenue.
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