The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-05

The regular meeting Of tho City Coun-
Gil was held last night, President Han
thorn in tho chair, and the following
members present. Messrs. Huff, Buck
ner, Graves, Mcconnell, McCahan,
Sheehan, Scott, Skinker, Trout and
Woodward.
The finance committees report was
submitted as follows:
Amount due by nj. c. Thomas, Elk
treasurer. .................. Sc, 725, II
Amt charged to C. w.
Thomas, Treasurer. . .Sl27, 927. AZ
1Otal. observation-disclosures. S133, 952. Ga
Total amt warrants drawn. sO,006. 60
baIance' $50, $685.
The report of the committee on
streets showed that S2,473.99 of work
had been done during the month.
The Anderson Brown Stone COMPANY
asked the City Council to select street
with steep grade which they would
pave with their block, and guarantee
that it should be of good wearing
quality. The total revenue from the
market house last year amouted to So
Sl?.l5. The first quartz r stall rents this
year arc S759.50, All the stalls arc
rented. Bench rent for the quarter
amounts to S2693O.
Chas w. Beckner gets the Opera House
for another year. His bid was Sl,525.
j. Il. Tennyson, of Lynchburg. bid
Sl,5l7. 5. a. Wick, the hotel proprietor,
submitted bid of 81 sos, but as it was
received after tho time announced for
closing the bids it was thrown out. The
opera House was thercupon rented to
Mr.. l'eckncr for the following year.
Mr.. Huff, member of the committee
on health, said that the written report
of the committee was locked up in his
Office and his partner had the key, but
he did not need the report to state that
tho city was in very bad sanitary
condition. lie had spent few hours
In looking into the matter and had dis
covered that the instructions of the
Council had not been carried out, and
he recommended that n vote of censure
be passed on the people having this
matter in charge. Mr.. Mcconnell
moved that the health committee call
upon Mayor Evans and get assistance
from him in enforcing the law, which
motion WAS carried.
MThere were three bidders for the
privilege of putting in tho new fire
alarm system. Tho Viaduct Manu- fact
Il bid OF 81, $50 If copper wire was used
and if covered iron wire S4.15O. The
Gaynor automatic fire alarm system
made two bids, namely. $3.50 and
Sj,775 Ono of tn SO bids was for the
automatic repeater system and tho other
for the central office system. Onc-half
OF the price to be paid upon completion
of the work and the balance in six
months. The bid of the Gamcwcll Fire
Alarm and Telegraph Company was
1925. On motion OF Mr.. Sheehan the
bids were referred to the fire and water
committee and viii be reported at the
netting Thursday night.
Mr.. Graves, chairman of the fire and
water committee recommended that the
Council advertise for bids for steam
fire engine, and the recommendation
was adopted. Mr.. Joseph II. Engleby
stated that he would buy bonds suni-
cicnt to pay for the engine if one were
bought.
The committee on accounts reported
S5,27s.7s expenditures. This includes
Sl,244 for the police pay roll. The re-
port was received and the accounts
allowed.
BIDS for walling in and arching Lick
run were received as follows: M. A.
Chandler. stone work $3.50 per cubic
yard; furnish plank and nailed down,
as specified, S24.75 per thousand
feet; 10 per cent. on all excavations.
Mr. IL. II. Vaughan, masonary. S4.75;
timber, So per thousand feet excavation
force account, 10 per cent. added over
and above cost Comfort &c Co., stone
work, SEQ w. III. Stricken and T.. p.
Johnson, stone work, $40; timber
sa4.oO per thousand feet. j. A. Brown,
masonary, including excavation and
cleanir & bed of creek, 500; lumber and
carpenter work $4,000 per thousand.
John +. Cogan, masonary, 3.95; timber
$3.50 pei thousand; excavation of foun-
datlon 35 cents per linear foot.
w. 5. Rankin, masonry SIS, timber
S35 per thousand: Didior & Lyman,
rock work, allowing 500 for rock on
the ground. $780, M. f. Normoyle, ma
sonry S5.15; timber S25. 80 per thousand;
II. DAWN, masonry $3.50: timber S2i per
thousands: Geo. w. Berry, masonry,
S4.1G: timber S246c: excavation for
foundation force account; allow CITY for
what stone there is on the ground,
measured in the walls, S1.0O per cubic
yard; Thornton, Kell e. Son, masonry
S4.5O: excavation, earth 81. so. rock so
cents; timber S25; heart pine So1:
Hudson & Patton. lumber, s24 per
thousand feet. Il. L. Huffman & Co.
ina 'onry. SAT-; timber, Si0.0l. Vir.
ginia Cement Company, masonry, S4.45;
timber, SEA. 0 per thousand; allow the
city 81 30 per yard for stone on the
ground. John Driscoll e c. A. Robin
son, masonry, S4.25; timber, S25 per
thousand w. II. Harris, masonry, 81. so
per cubic yard; timber, S22 so per thous-
and feet The bids were referred back
to the sewer committee, with instruc-
tions to report.
The report OF the committee on
bridges, in regard to the wing walls on