The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-28

iHoo mig IL y, anu uelOre nall an hour had
expired it looked as though all the bust
ness of the city would BIO disposed of.
But it soon lapsed into stormy session,
and Council wrestled with many grave
questions until after IL o'clock. All
the members were present except
Messrs. Fackenthal and McClelland.
A petition signed by number OF citi-
zens residing on South Commerce street,
asking that that street be graded be.
tween Sixth and Seventh avenues, was
read and referred to the street commit
tee to report the cost A petition from
citizensof the Fifth ward asking that
water mains be required to be laid on
Fourth avenue, was read and referred
to the fire and water committee.
a pc tition signed by citizens on John
avenue asking that two gas lamps be
placed on that street at Park and Grove
RESPECTIVE ely, was referred to the COM
mittee on lights.
A petition from the colored citizens
residing on Tenth avenue n. e., asking
for the grading Of that street, was re-
ferred to the street committee.
A petition of more than a hundred
citizens OF the Fifth ward, asking for 4
market house in that locality, was read
AMI referred to the committee on public
property.
A petition from the Friendship Fife
Company, asking for thirty chairs, was
read and referred to the committee on
public property.
a petition from citizens residing on
Ninth and Tonth avenues, asking that
the alley between those streets DO
graded, was read and referred to the
committee on streets.
A petition from the citizens residing
on Charles avenue asking that tho name
OF that street BIO changed was read and
referred to the ordinance committee
with instructions to draw an ordinance
covering the same, and report to tho
Council.
petition from business mon on Jeffer-
son street asking that granolithic
side walks be put down at the expense
OF the abutting owners was referred to
| the committee on streets.
The school trustees recommended
that the salary Of superintendent OF the
public schools be increased to such an
amount as would enable him to give his
entire time and attention to the office.
Mr.. Eckloff moved that the salary be
fixed at 5000 per annum. The motion
was defeated, and the original recon.
mendation of the finance committee,
making the salary 5000 per year, was
adopted.
Mr.. Loughery, chairman of the street
committee, submitted recommends
tion that the persons interested in the
matter of the Roanoke Street Railway
Company occupying Franklin road be
heard before Council. The recon-
mendation was adopted, and on motion
OF MIR. Dupuy che privilege of the floor
was granted to such persons as desired
to speak on the subject.
b. Rust was the first gentleman heard
from, and he favored granting the
privilege to the Street Railway Com
pany. He was followed by j. w. Boyd,
who vigorously opposed it, claiming
that it would damage property and
prove disastrous to country trade COM
ing into the city from the southern part
OF the county. M. B. johnson wanted
the street railway, while the cause OF
those who objected to its construction
was champloned by Col. S. S. Brooke.
Judge Williams wound up tho pro-
gramme by grand appeal for street
car service. He spoke in behalf of the
ladies', who wanted the street railway
TO DO built Several long petitions
having been read, signed by hundreds
OF residents in the southern part of the
city, asking for the street car service,
Council proceeded to consider the cues
ton.
Mr Loughery introduced resolution
granting the company the right to
occupy Franklin road under the pro.
vision that thoy put the street in the
same condition as the company found it
and to maintain the portion so occupied
in good repair 1t was also provided
in the resolution that all permits here
tofore granted to tho company for the
occupancy of streets on which no tracks
have been laid be declared null and
void
Mr.. Pattie introduced an amendment
to the resolution providing that the
street railway shall reimburse the CITY
for the cost of the macadam for that por-
ton OF the street which it proposes to
occupy. The motion, as amended, was
then unanimously adopted.
MIR. Dupuy introduced resolution,
which was adopted, instructing the
board OF public works to place a VERIFIED
brick floor in the market house and to
begin the work at once.
A petition from the citizens OF tho
Third ward asking that the floor Of the
engine house be granted them for one
night In each week for political pur-
poses, was on motion Of Mr.. Eckloff re.
fused.
Mr.. Crabill introduced a petition
signed by nearly 200 citizens of the
Fifth ward. asking that the macadam
which is proposed to be put down on
Norman road, be changed to Center
avenue, west of Park street. Mr.. era.
bill also submitted resolution provid-
ing for this change. He argued his
point we'll, and asserted that Center
avenue being the main thorough fare of
| that section 1t should he imnrovad t.