The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-17


in any manner interfere with the free
use of said streets or alleys. nor obstruct
the free passage OF vehicles or street
cars through the streets of the city.
~. The said w. Ii. MacKay & Co +,
shall not charge more than $3.50 per
month for one incandescent light OF six
teen candle power, and fusible metal
safety plugs shall be used where wires
enter the houses.
g. A failure OF said w. H. MacKay
N Co. to conform TO the provisions of
this ordinance shall work the forfeiture
Of their franchise.
80. The city of Roanoke reserves
the right at the end of fifteen years, or
at any time within fifteen years. to pur-
chase the entire electric plant Of w. II.
Mackay ~ Co, at price to be fixed by
arbitration; one arbitrator to be selected
by the city Of Roanoke; ond by the said
w. III. Mackay &c Co., and in the event
OF failure to agree on their part they
shall select q DISTINGUISHED party as the
third arbitrator, all to be residents of
the State of Virginia. Whenever this
purchase shall be made by the city of
Roanoke it shall operate as surrender
of the franchise of the said w. II.
MacKay Sc Co.
40. The said franchise herein granted
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be construed as personal privilege,
and shall not BIO sold, transferred, or
otherwise disposed Of, nor shsll tho
plant with its appliances, or any ortion
thereof, be sold, transferred, or other
wise disposed of, without the consent of
the Common Council for tho city of
Roanoke, evidenced Sy resolution or
an ordinance adopted by the said Com
mon Council at regular or special
meeting, in which majority OF the
entire Council sha confirm the said
ordinance or resolution.
al. The said w. Fl. Mackay Sc Co.
shall enter Into bond with approved
Virginia security in the penalty of S2O,-
600 for the faithful performance of tho
provisions contained IN this ordinance,
and their bid made to rho Common
Council for the city OF Roanoke, of date
OF October IL, 1892, together with their
specifications, submitted, bearing date
of September 5, 1892, which bond shall
be filed within fifteen days after this
ordinance becomes law"
The committee on ordinances re-
ported that they had inspected the site
proposed for q location by the Standard
Oil Company and considered it good
ono and had prepared an ordinance APP
proving it, providing the walls around
underwriters had also signed paper to
that effect. Mr.. Boehm moved that
Council not adopt the resolution offered
| on the ground that the property and
welfare of the citizens of East Roanoke
| was as dear as elsewhere in the city,
Tho matter was discussed by several
members, and was laid over until the
next meeting of Council.
| An ordinance was passed granting the
Street Railway Company the right to
construct track on Centre avenue, be-
tweeth Fifth and Seventeenth streets.
Tho question OF removing portion OF
the track of the Salem dummy line on
certain streets in the Northwest section
of tho city and placing it on other
streets was laid over.
The board of public works were in
structed TO have the board walk on
Fourth street n. Q. repaired. A motion
prevailed that the board of public works
prepare estimates of tho cost of laying
vitrified brick in front of the Com MERGE
street and Third ward schools. They
were also instructed to require the Gas
and Water Company to replace pave
ments that wee torn up by them.
MIR. Moomaw mo7ed that the charges
against City Engineer Dunlap be inves-
tigated at the meeting Wednesday
night The motion was carried.
The resignation of j. o. Haiacs as
| overseer of the poor in the Second ward
was accepted. The petition that Fourth
avenue, n. O., be macadamized was re.
ferred to the board of public works for
estimates, after which Council adjourned
to meo5 again Wednesday night.