The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-14


oers answered nj roll call: Camp,
Engicby. Graves. HUFF, King. McCahan,
McCleiland, Mcconnell, Welch and
President Buchner.
The mayor sent message TO Courei,
charging that some merchants had
sworn falsely in giving in to tho COM
missioner OF revenue an account
OF their purchases, and recommended
the publication of tho license tax list
lie says that ono man whose storo rant
~ sou per month sworc that his pur-
chases were only $500 for tho year; An
other whose rent is 500 per month.
swore that his purchases were onlv
Sl,SOO. and that there are other cases
that bear unmistakable evidencr Of
fraud The matter was referred to the
finance committee and city solicitor for
investigation.
The board OF pubic works recon-
mcnded that hereafter all orders for
supplies for the city should emana,e
from that Office. IL was so ordered.
Inc board submitted report that
nineteen applications for permits to
erect buildings had been filed and tho
Same number OF permits granted. or
this number five were to he of bricls
two Of brick and wood and twcivo of
wood. There were five Stornhouses
niue residences, two domestic Offices and
hve additions. Tho owners valuation
was N33,S $50. Since May i additional an.
pllcatlonS for permits to erect eight
buildings, at cost OF $4,000. had been
rGpnlVnH
been issued, at II cost OF seyenty.fvn
cents each, which had been paid in TO
the treasury
Tho recommendation of the finance
committee that seas be appropriated for
the purchase of mule and wagon for
inc health department was adopted.
Inc street committee recommended
that Chilhowic bricks, madc by the Vir
ginia Brick Company be used for street
paving, that j. Il. Gillespie, tho lowest
bidder. bn awarded the contract. and a
>. Banks, the lowest bidder for excaya
ton, should be awarded the contract for
this work. The recommendations and
report were referred to Il meeting Of the
|omncll to he held next Tuesday night.
Tho matter of placing macadam on
Chnrch street twelve inches below grade.
as ordered originally. was referred TO
the board OF public works, in view OF
the fact that citizens and property hold.
ers on that thoroughfare had petitioned
for vitriiied brick pavement.
Tho board of public works recon-
mend the acceptance of tho plans of
wilson ~ iluggins for school building
in the Foarth ward, and that tho board
advertise for bids. The recommends.
tions were adopted.
Tho ordnance granting permission tn
the Roanoke Street Railway Company
was amended by the ordinance commit
tee so as to compel tho company TO keep
the streets repaired between the tracks
and ono foot on each side. j. NJ Gam.
Dill submitted an emphatic protest
against the occupancy OF Ernest avenue
from Roanoke street to Park. After
Ernest avenue had been stricken from
the ordinance by unanimous consent
and clause added requiring that the
work DO commenced III twenty DAYS,
and completed within eighteen months,
the ordinance was adopted The board
OF public works was instructed to invcs
tigate Mr.. Gambill's complaint. and re-.
port at the Tuesday nights meeting.
The matter of remaining and number
ing the streets was referred to the
street committee for = report a, the
next meeting of Council The sewer
committee recommended that sewer pipe
be laid on all streets to be repaired:
that tho Board OF publlc Works be in.
structcd to have this done at the cost of
oo cents per iihcal loot 10 tho property
holders
City Engineer Dunlap submitted es.i
mates for sewers to cost Sl9N. GGO or $50 . |
100 more than the plan recommended by |
Rudolph Herring, the expert sanitary |
engineer, but this report only includes
a portion of the Herring plan. The mat
ter was referred To the next meeting |
and the finance committee was request
ed to report the amount OF money avail |
able.
Chairman WEIGH, of the special com
mittco reported that all efforts to find |
out who got Fannie lIubards money
had been unavaiilng. The matter was
referred TO the commonwealth attor. |
ney and the committee discharged.
On motion OF Mr.. Buckner, Judge
King In the chair, the time for remov.
ing the Jones tabernacle was extended
sixty da.s to allow its use during the
decennial celebration for q concert.
The petition of j. G. Kuykendau.
clerk OF the board of public works, for
an increase of wages, was submitted bv
the board Of public works with a recon-.
that it be increased TO Ss3
pc" month. 1t was so ordered.
Tho next regular meeting OF Council
will readjust salaries for the onsuino
year.
The matter OF supplcmenting tho sal
airy Of Judge Dupuy, who asks for 5000
per annum from the city, was referred
to the finance committee for report.
The bill of the American Bridge and
Iron Works for $500, for temporary
hoor on tho Randolph street bridge, was
allowed. This floor was laid at night
to defeat tho injunction sued out by Ger.
tain parties.