The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-10

Ine BONDS OF all the Officials Accepted.
The Mistake Made In tho City Engi-
neer's Office In Regard to Assessing
Property Owners on Salem Avenue Cor
rected-Muoh Discussion Over Street
Railway Matters-Patterson's Bond
Approved-To Meet Again Thursday
Night.
The session of Council last night was
the longest held for many a day.
Promptly at O'Clock the city fathers
assembled and did not adjourn until
near midnight. The first work that
come before the body was passing upon
the bonds OF the new city officials. The
members Of the board of public works
were>required to give each S., 600 bond.
j. d. Kinks bond WAS signed by P. L.
Terry, Clarence Coleman's by J. b.
Levy,an John Sheehan's by A. Sauter.
The bond OF CHIEF OF Police Terry was
in the sum OF $4,000, and was signed by
j. M. Gambtll. City Auditor Mobiles
bond was for 49, 600. and was signed by
A. S. Asberry, John Pfeiffer and Ed.
White. The bond of w. T.. Thomas,
clerk to Council, was in the sum of
$1,000, and was signed by Geo. Gravatt
and j. o. Hanes. The bond A. J. Davis.
clerk OF tho market, was in the sum Of
$1,000, and was signed by j. M Gambill
and I. w. Wilder. The bonds we're all
accepted.
The first report was from the board of
public works in regard to the danger
GUS condition of the east wall of the
building occupied by Marshall's cafe.
On motion of Owen Duggan, the board
was given full power to act in the mat
ter as it may see fit.
The street committee, through A. j.
Laughery its chairman. submitted a
lengthy street report, the most impor-
tant item of which was the mistake &C.
curing in the city engineers office on
assessments against property owners on
Salem avenue, whereby the assess
ment fell short about $4,000 OF what it
should have been. After much discus.
sion, on motion of Mr.. Laughery, the
erroneous ordinance was repealed and
the entire II after referred to the street
committee for further action. A petition
for the grazing of Henry street between
the bridge and Fourth avenue, was
recommended by tho committee and on
motion it was duly adopted.
A communication from Manager Carr,
of the street railway, setting forth the
fact that work done on Patterson avenue
by the company to the amount Of Sl76,
has greatly improved it and asking re.
Endorsement from the city, did not
meet with recommendation from the
committee and it was accordingly voted
down. 1t was moved and carried that
the ordinance awarding the contract to
w. f. Patterson for paving Salem ave-
nue. be rescinded, but when rehearing
of property owners is had the contract
will be formally awarded to him again.
A petition signed by 81 property hold
ers Oh Henry street and 102 from other
parts of the city to pave Henry street
from the overhead bridge to is intersec-
ton with Jefferson street was, on rec
ommend alton of the committee, adopted
and an ordinance TO that effect passed.
A lengthy an endment Of the city ordi-
nance, securing certain rights and re-
moving restrictions upon tho Roanoke
Street Railway Company, was then re-
ported recommended by majority OF
the committee.
A minority report was also brought in
among other things asking that the
fare be limited to five cents over any
line to the corporate limits; that the
company issue transfer tickets from one
line to another at an additional cost of
three cents, and that the railway, in adj
dition to paying one fourth of the cost
OF maintaining bridges, be assessed the
sum OF 800 each for the bridges used
by the company j. A. Watts appeared
in behalf of the railway, making
lengthy argument against imposing
these restrictions, upon the grounds
that such course would depreciate the
bonds and render 1t q hard matter to
hnd purchaser for them, thus retard-
ing the development of the city.
In the Council Mr.. Longhery headed
the opposition and for two hours the
battle ragged between tho supporters of
the majority and the minority reports.
Eleven speeches we're made altogether
and after wading through various
amendments and counter amendments,
the five cent fare limitation was en-
grated upon the ordinance and it passed
the Council by a big majority.
The committee on public property
submitted report recommending the
establishment Of green groceries any
where in The city four blocks from tho
market house, which again aroused the
spirit of oratory among the grave and
reverend fathers, notwithstanding the
fact that they were tired and sleepy.
However, after considerable debate
the recommendation was accepted. A
further recommended ton to provide "a
chairs for the Friendship Fire Company
was adopted.
at this juncture the body, realizing
the fact that it was fast going to sleep,
made an attempt to adjourn, but Mayor
Trout threw himself gallantly into the
breach, ably seconded by Mr.. Eokloff,
who assumed the position that the com
mittee on finance should be permitted
to submit so much OF its report as to Sc
cure the payment of the salaries of the
policemen and other city officials. The