The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-17


specifications, for sss, $50. According
to this proposition Delaney & Co. are
to receive 10 per cent upon the price of
the interceptor to be paid as compensa-
ton, but IN no case shall the cost
exceed sss,o5O. They agree to bind
themselves to take, at the price of s103
per hundred dollars Of the par value, "a
sufficient number of the city bonds to
cover the entire cost of the construction
OF the interceptor.
They also agree to give bond of
S3oo for faithful performance of work
and $50, 900 bond not to sell or dispose
of bonds for period OF less than two
years at less than their par value. The
tnterceptor is to be built within six
months from the acc eptance of the prop
o5ition.
Mr.. Waller P. Huff was tho champion
of this proposition and made char
acteristic speech in favor of it. He was
supported by Mr.. Sheehan, who moved
that the offer of Delaney Sc Co. be ac-
copied and the sewer committee in
structed to have contract prepared.
But the interceptor was not yet to be
thrust upon the people of Roanoke.
MIR. Mcconnell thought that the city
solicitor should have something to saw
in regard TO this matter, and on his
motion the poor old interceptor was
once more referred back to the sewer
committee, in conjunction with tho city
solicitor, to report at a special meeting
Of Council to be called when the COM
mittee is ready to report.
Before this proposition was read Mr..
ShnQhan not hn hod
conclusion that the interceptor should
be built altogether, not by sections, and
he did not think that Council could
reasonably accept any of the bids which
had been offered, and on his motion
they were all rejected and the checks
sent with them ordered return.
The ordinance granting the Crystal
Springs Railway Company permission
to lay tracks on Jefferson, which had
been referred to the city solicitor for
his signature. having been signed by
that official, was adopted and, after some
discussion and an explanation by Mr..
Rawn, engineer OF the company, author
ity was given the company, on motion of
MIR. Mcconnell, to lay the T rail, the
company to keep the space between the
rails in repair and also one foot on each
side of the track.
Mr.. Thomas, from the committee on
finance, stated that the disbursements
since the first Of July amounted to
$02,35S and that the balance on hand,
on account of bonds, amounted to
$54,593. The committee recommended
that Mr.. Chas. Graves be paid $50 for
his st geographic services in reporting
the coroner's inquest over the remains
of Amanda Leftwich, and that the bill
of nj. b. Course, $3.50, the ANALYTICAL
chemist, who examined the stomach of
the woman, was exorbitant and the bill
be not paid. On motion of Mr. McCon-
nell the report was received and the rec
concentrations adopted.
Mr.. Graves, public property commit
tee, stated that he had asked the city
engineer to prepare a statement in re-.
gard to the condition of the iail. but
Mr.. Dunlap, being sick, had not done so.
Mr.. Graves asked Council to give the
committee authority to have the upper
story of the jail removed and as much
more as Is necessary to make the build
ing safe. The authority was granted.
letter was read from the city engi-
neer recommending that new kitchen
be built at the almshouse, and on mo-
ton of Mr.. Mcconnell the matter was
referred to the public property commit
tee, with power to act.
Mr.. King. chairman Of the charter
committee, stated that the committee
had held several meetings and were
getting along fairly we'll with the work
of constructing new charter. They
found tho work very laborious and he
offered resolution that Council request
the Commercial Association of this city
to appoint committee of three mem-
bers to cooperate with the charter COM
mi IF n In, tln a.,
of nov charter for Roanoke. The
resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Mcconnell, special bridge COM
mittee, stated that the city's portion of
the Henry street abutment on the
north side of tho railroad was to be
built OF rnbble masonry, while the
railroads. part was to be Of cut stone.
When this was decided on the city's
portion ran into on embankment, but
that embankment has been cut away
and the work exposed, and to join
rubble masonry onto cut stone would
make poor looking job. 1t would not
cost over $500 to use cut stone in place
of the rubble. On motion of Mr.. Welsh
the matter was referred to the bridge
committee with power to act.
a proposition was received from the
Gas and Water Company to make five
years contract to light the lamps and
keep them clean for 60 cents each per
month for the gas lamps and rs cents
each for the oil lamps. On motion of
Mr.. Mcconnell the Communication was
referred back to the light committee to
report at the next meeting.
Mr.. Hoffman, who has the contract
for doing this work, stated that he had
been absent from the city and supposed
that his brother was attandino RI thic
work Since his return he had been
doing all in his power TO clean the lamps
and keep them in repair.