The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-02

The City Council met last night. and,
President hawthorn being absent, Mr..
Trout was called to the chair. There
were present: Messrs. Buckner, Huff,
Graves, Mcconnell, McCahan, Ruggles,
Sheehan, Scott, Skinker and Woodward.
The mayor reported fines for the
month of April. s6ss.54; committals,
S250.25; cash on fines, $4,000; disburse-
ments, $500; net on fines, $1,000.
The mayor. asked that his court rooms
be wainscoated, and that some other
necessary improvements be made at
police headquarters. Referred to the
public property committee with power
to act.
The city sergeant reported sixty-oDe
prisoners for the month OF April.
The city solicitor submitted letter
from j. Allen Watts. attorney for the
Norfolk and Western railroad, asking
the privilege of widening Commerce
street north of the railroad, which was
referred to tho street committee.
The finance committee reported the
condition of tho city treasury as fol-
lows: Warrants drawn, sos, .43;
balance in treasury, s,65S.S9. The
total collections at the market for
May were S355.62
MIR. Mcconnell asked that Peach street
be graded, and that the same be referred
to the street committee with power 20
act.
The chain gang was ordered to be
put to work on this street.
The Roanoke Iuildinp and Invocts
ment Company offered the school build
ing in the northwest for sale at Sc, 500.
This matter was laid on the table
until after the organization Of the new
council.
Bids for erecting the firemen's hall
and market house in the Third ward
were opened. They are as follows: G..
w. Lambert, $4,000; j. Wolff &c Co.,
S10,S75; j. f. Barbour, S11,471.15; C. C.
Shockey IL Co., S1l.135; +. ID. Booth,
S12,545.
The bids were referred back to the
committee to make a further report as
they were in excess of the appropria-
ton.
Mrs. Carrie Story was allowed $50 for
taking care of the Lowman family last
winter.
Tho oversecrs of the poor reported
five white and nine colored paupers at
the almshouse.
The fire and water committee recon-
mended, on the petition of j. A. Bayliss
asking that he be allowed to put fire
escape of his own selection, that the
former report of the committee be ad-
hered to.
The recommendation brought out con-
siderable discussion. Messrs. Wood
ward and acknowledgement iron steus
on the outside of the building, and the
recommendation was put to vote and
lost.
Mr. Mcconnell moved that the former
report OF the committee be reconsidered,
but the motion was defeated.
The committee on accounts reported
bills for the month of May at SIS, 1852. ID.
The bill of EX-oiiiccr browning for SIS
error in salary for the month of Feb
ruary was deferred for investigation
Mr.. Sheehan, chairman of the sewer
committee, said that he had now under
consideration the West system. but as
the plan was very extensive, he would
recommend that the business section
OF the city be severed according to Mr.
Hering's plan. He recommended tho
laying of sewers rs follows: On Ran
dolph, from Salem avenue to Campbell:
on Henry, from Campbell to Railroad
avenue; on Salem avenue, from Ran
dolph to Commerce; on both sides of
Lick run, from the intersection with
Trout run to Commonwealth avenue,
and on Wells, from Lick run to Jeffer-
son street.
The above recommendations were
adopted ana referred to the sewer COM
mittee.
1t was ordered that the mayor be re-
quested to compel all property owners
to connect with adjacent sewers.
Street lamps were ordered to be plac ID
on Gilmer street from Jefferson to park
and lamp at the corner Of Wheat and
TaZewell.
The ordinance previously adopted re-
curing that all trees be removed from
the sidewalks, was modified in that the
matter shall be referred in each in
stance to the city engineer.
The sewer committee were instructed
to look into tho right-of-way for empty
ing sewers in the streams in and around
the city.
The city engineer was instructed to
purchase an automatic rain guage to
test the rainfall to aid the sewer plan.
The Council adjourned without COM
pleting the routine business.
THE REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE.