The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-30
haAALY'S BOND NOT ACCEPTED.
Council Demands That a Vir-
ginian Shall be His Surety.

ginian Shall be His Surety.
Mr.. HUFF Wanted to Accept the Bond
With X. p. Manly, President OF the
Company, as Surety-Additional Gov.
ering for Trout Run-Bad Work on
tho Streets-NIotion to Pave Certain
Streets with vitrifed Brick Referred
to tho Street Committee.
at called meeting of the City Coun-
Gil last night to receive and consider
reports from board of public works,
street committee and the committee on
health, Messrs. Huff, Eng}eby, McCon-
nell, MnCahan, WEIGH. Camp, Graves,
Watts, Ruggles, McClelland and Presi-
dent Buckner answered to their names.
Mr.. Sheehan, of the board, called
upon City Solicitor Miller to make a
verbal report, and he stated that the
Manly Manufacturing Company had
executed contract for building the jail
and police headquarters and bond for
S15,oOO with r. P. Manly. the presi-
dent OF the company, as surety.
Mr.. Huff moved that the bond be re-
ceived, but the motion did not receive q
second.
Mr.. Mcconnell moved that the con-
tractor be required to furnish bond
with citizen Of Virginia as surety.
Mr.. Huff said 1t was expressly under
stood when Mr.. Manly filed the bid of
his company that the security would
come from beyond the State, and IL the
motion was adopted it would infict a
hardship upon him. Mr.. Englby
thought additional security should be
required.
Mr.. Miller said the American Bridg.
and Iron Company would give to the
Manly Company a bond guaranteeing
the iron work, and Mr.. Manly would as
sign this to the city.
Mr.. Watts agreed with Messrs. Nc
Cornell and Engleby. To enforce tho
bond in Georgia would ne troublesome.
If Mr.. Manly saw proper he could 80 ar
range matters that suit on his bond
would not realize anything. lie was
opposed to accepting the bond offered
without at least one responsible signer
from Virginia. If he was responsible a
bond could be obtained in this State
Mr.. Watts offered the following
amendment, which was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the Manly Manufac.
turing Company be required to furnish
as sureties upon it's bond one or more
solvent individuals, OF corporations in
Virginia, or some established solvent
guarantee company"
Mr.. Watts, of the street committee,
called attention to the necessity for
repairs to the covering of Trout run.
There was pending suit against the
ctt To- n ~ H. T1L
and the matter should be looked after
at once. The board of public works was
instructed to add another covering of
two inch plank from Jefferson street to
Norfolk avenue at cost not to exceed
$3.50.
Mr.. Watts stated that the plan of
sewage would not interfere with paving
the public square.
The street committee reported that
work on the streets was delayed and a
great deal of bad work, particularly on
guttering, was being done. Tho board
of public works was investigating the
matter and the proper remedy would be
applied.
Mr.. Watts reported that he was in
vestigating the street paving matter,
and in few days his committee and
the board would be ready to submit a
report to called meeting of Council.
On motion of Mr.. Mcconnell the board
was instructed to look after the street
work at onco and see that it was prop
erly done.
Mr.. Huff offered the following resolu-
ton:
"Resolved, That it is the sense of
this Council that the board of public
works be instructed to advertise for
bids for paving the following streets
with vitri(icd brick: Jefferson street
from the Norfolk and Western railroad
to Campbell street. Salem avenue from
Randolph to Roanoke streets. Camp
bell from Randolph to Roanoke streets.
Commerce street from the Norfolk and
Western railroad to Kirk avenue. Henry
street from the Norfolk and Western
railroad to Kirk avenue. Nelson street
from the Norfolk and Western Railroad
to Campbell street, including tho public
square tc Kirk street.
cit is also the sense of this Council,
and is so ordained, that the AUDITING
property owners on all streets above
mentioned shall pay one.half of the cost
on each side, less the space occupied by
the street railway, and on all streets
which the street railway does not oc-
cupy they shall pay the whole cost, and
in the event of the street railway occu-
pying these streets they shall be reim-
bursed by the street railway.
"The above shall include the intersec-
ton Of all streets intersected."
Mr.. Watts advised caution. There
were grave questions and large