The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-04


pany Is Not Yet Settled. ft
a special meeting of Council con.
vened-last nightat eight o'clock at the
call Of President Buckner. In the abb
sence OF the president Councilman Du-
puy was called TO the chair. The bus.
mess before this body was the consid-
Grafton of a communication from Con-
tractor j. A. Gillespie. y5,
The communication was addressed to
Councilman Lough;ey, chairman OF the
street committee, who road the same
TO Council. In the letter Mr.. Gillespie
explained that he had, in MANY in
stances, made his purchases and de-
cided contracts; that he had already
commenced work on Campbell, avenue,
but by resolution just passed in Council
work on Campbell avenue would stop
and work on Salem avenue would be
commenced. He did not think that
Council had considered this matter suf-
1ciently and the risks Of extra expense
that they incurred. H.3
He made proposition to Council to
finish Campbell avenue, east Of Jeffer-
son, then grade Salem avenue, between
Jefferson and Henry. Proceed on the
work by alternate blocks. On Campbell
avenue from Jefferson to Randolph; on
Salem avenue from jefferson TO Henry;
on Campbell avenue from Henry to Com
merce; on Salon avenue from Jefferson
to Nelson; on Salem avenue from Henry
to Commerce. To shut down on Camp
tell avenue now will be to entail a
WaStp ~ III mn ,uo,.1d al q L.,
week to procure curt ing to proceed with
the work on Salem avenue, which will
therefore entail severe losses upon some
one, but il allowed to proceed in the
foregoing order he could promise tho
streets finished by December / to 10.
Hc also again urged that his suggestions
regarding pitching he received.
The communication was received by
Council.
Councilman Eckloff offered motion
that as far as the order of tho work goes
it shall DO adopted.
Councilman Pattie moved that no work
be done until the Virginia Vitrified
Brick Company flo satisfactory bond.
Councilman Ecklof explained that he
thought that his former resolu ton en-
bodied Councilman Pattie's resolution,
and withdrew it.. He then moved. that
the Chilhowio (va.) Vitrifled Brick and
Sewer Company file satisfactory bond.
posed in j. A. Gillespie's communica-
ton.
Councilman Loughery said that Coun-
ell might as we'll consider the relation
that tho bond OF tho Virginia Vitrtf1ed
Brick Company would hold to the city.
Whether this Council in the absence of
the bond can legitimately order the
work to stop or 60 ahead. He said that
he desired light upon the subject 80
that no might vote more intelligently
upon the motion.
City Solicitor Randolph explained that
the contract and the bond OF j. A.
Gillespie were entirely separate from
the Chilhowie Brick Company, and that
in his opinion the city would run serious
risks in stopping the contract work OF
j a. Gillespie to await tho signing of
the bond OF tho Virginia Vltrified Brick
Company. Councilman Eckloff moved
that the part Of his resolution that per-
tanned to the question of tina Virginia
Brick Company's bond be stricken out
Councilman Moomaw said that he
would vote against tho m otion OF Coun-
Gilman Eckloff because he thought that
the Council should insist upon bond
from the Chilhowie Brick Company be-
fore proceeding with tho paving. He
also said that II he was rightly informed
Contractor Gillespie had not lied his
July bond until last Friday, and that
therefore the city WAS not in any way
responsible to him. It was his opinion
that the Chilhowie Vitrifiad Brick Com
pany had lost confidence in their bricks
and that the only way to get their
bond was to stop the work at once
The amended resolution of Council
man Eckloff was then voted on and was
lost, as also was his original resolu ton.
On an amendment by Councilman Lough-
cry IL was decided chat the city solicitor
furnish written opinion to the Council
on the matter OF stopping work on Camp
bell avenue before it waj ordered by
Council.
The meeting then adjourned until p.
m. next Wednesday.
New York's Apportionment Act
ALBANY, Oct. a.-[SpecialI- when
the court OF appeals convened this
morning all of the counsels interested
in the three cases testing the constitu-
tionality OF the apportionment law
were present. VIM. A. Sutherland, of
Rochester, who appeared for the Re-
publieans in the Monroe case, asked
the court to advance these cases to the
head of the calendar. to be immediately
heard. Attorney. General Rosendale
was about to make similar motion,
saying that this was an important cues
ton and must be decided before October
10, the last day for filing nominations.
Chief Judge Earl set all cases do vn
for argument at ten o'clock tomorrow
morning.
A Correction.
THE TIMES Sunday morning stated