The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-03
THE COUNCIL MEETING.
To"night's Session Promises to
be Interesting.

The regular monthly meeting of the
City Council to be held tonight
promises to be lively and interesting,
and will also be Of considerable im por-
lance.
Besides the monthly reports of city
officers, tho ordinance committee will
report three ordinances, any ono of
which is enough to excite interest in
the meeting.
The ordinance to be reported concern
ing the hitching OF on the streets pro-
hibits tee hitching of horses on Salem
avenue, between Nelson and Commerce,
on Jefferson, between Campbell and
Railroad avenue, on Henry street, be-
wcen Campbell and Railroad avenue,
on Campbell, between Jefferson and
Commerce, and on Commerce, between
Campbell and the Norfolk and Western
crossing.
AnoJner ordinance to be reported for
action provides for the submission to
the frccholders of the city proposition
to issue $4,000 in bonds for the i'm
provemcnt of the fro department,
$4,000 to be expended liz the erection
Of building for the Friendship Com
pany and the remaining $4,000 to be
expended in the purchase of apparatus,
including an engine.
The ordinance offered by Councilman
Woodward at Il called meeting OF the
Council held few days after the last
regular meeting concerning the street
railway will also be reported for action
The ordinance, which has been pub
lishcd in TIE TIMES, imposes fine on
the company for neglecting to keep the
streets about their tracks in good repair.
1t also imposes u fine for neglect of
running cars regularly.
Tho ordinance TO submit a proposition
to tho frecholders to issue bonds for
streets, sewers and other public i'm
provcments is still hanging FIRE, as Mr.
Herring is not yet ready 10 renort Il
plan for sewers. This matter will
hardly como up for consid era ton at
to-niyht's meeting.
The Street Railway Company is ready
to begin operations for changing the
system from horse to electric cars. and
the question as 20 whether the company
shall be allowed to lay tracks ON Salem
avenue is likely to he sprung at any
timc. Counter petitions about this
matter from the business men and crop
crty holders are still in the hands Of
the street committee.
The fire and water committee claims
to have discovered leak in the treas
ury in the way of the payment of water
bills for public buildings. 1t is claimed
that the original contract with the
water company provides that all city
buildings shall be furnished with water
free. The committee will make Il re-
port that is looked forward to with con-
siderable interest. The report will
recommend that these bills be not paid
in the future.
Tho Gas and Water Company will sub.
nit proposition to light and keep in
order the lamps of tho city. The propo-
sition is not likely to be accepted as the
price is out of reach.
The health committee will make sew
eral important recommendations in ref
crcnce TO sanitary reform.
Investigations recently made by the
committee prompted this course, as the
health of the city during the coming
String and summer will depend in a
great measure on prompt ard decisive
work at the present time.
a TIMES reporter interviewed q mem
her of the committee yesterday and
learned that change in the inspector
ship would be recommended, as we'll as
the manner in which the work is CON
Quoted. They will recommend that the
sanitary inspector have the full power
to superintcnd all work of that Kind in
the entire city, and to have charge of all
carts, horses and hands doing such
work. and that no individuals will he
permitted to cont act for such work
within the city limits.
A further recommendation will be
that all policemen be required to report
any nuisance to the said inspector at
once.