The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-16

held last night. A resolution was Of
fered by Mr.. Hawkins TO give to the
Street Railway Company the right to
lay its track. erect appliances and oper-
ate It's cars upon certain streets under
the same conditions and limitations as
given in the amended ordinance of
August 9th. 1t was referred to the
street committee for action.
The chairman of the street com mittee
recommended that system of sewerage
be so laid as to divert the Rutherford
street drain into the 24-inch sewer pipe,
at an estimated cost OF 1000. It was
adopted.
A recommendation that a line of sew
erage be laid from the point where the
Norfolk and Western crosses Rutherford
street to Lick run, there to connect with
the system, at a cost of $1,000, was also
adopted.
A resolution that 2O.inch pipe he
laid along the north side OF Lick RUIZ, 30
as to receive the five drains from the
Machine Works, conducting the dis
charge into the 24-inch sewer, at cost
OF 81, 900, was adopted. A further reso-
luton that the Machine Works be as
sessed fifty cents per front foot along the
limo OF its property toward paying the
cost OF this sewer was also adopted. A
motion was then offered and adopted
instructing the board Of public works to
have this work begun at once.
On motion OF Mr.. Eck,off the resolu-
ton offered by Mr.. Loughery at the
last meeting in regard to the street
railway was taken up for action. This
resolution was to the effect that as there
had arisen some doubt of the legality
of the majority by which the amendment
OF the 9th inst. to the city ordinances
was adopted that the City Council then
ratify its former action. Also that the
said railway company shall begin work
on the streets upon which permission
was given it to run its cars in 80 DAYS
erecting of all appliances, etc., within
six months. This measure again awak-
ened the slumbering oratory Of the city
fathers, and lively debate followed.
| Mr.. Fackenthall took the position
| that the city in passing the ordinances
of the 9th instant had virtually tied its
hands and that the Council had no
| power to amend the ordinances then
passed, IL such amendment materially
affected the privileges conferred in the
former ordinances upon the railway;
that the present effort at rati6ca lion
| did materially amend inasmuch as it
limited the time in which the work
should be completed, no such limitation
appearing in the ordinances themselves.
He further stated that the ordinances
as adopted had conferred the power
| upon the railway to operate it's cars in
| the manner prescribed in its charter
| and that under said charter it could use
steam and locomotives If it saw fit
MIR. Loughery said that. in his opin-
ion the city still reserved to itself the
i right to say that the cars should not be
operated by steam, and that the time
had gone by for gentlepen to raise OBJ
| jections. That should have boon done
before the ordinance was passed. After
long debate, in which many members
| partlcipat ted, an amendment was offered
prohibiting the use of steam or locomo-
tives over the streets embraced in the
granted franchise, excepting from the
| operation OF this provision the Salem
and Vinton lines, and providing that it
shall take effect from the signature of
! the street railway. Should it not &C
cept the provision TO be null and void
| AS amended, the motion passed by
| vote of IL to i, one memher not voting
in pursuance CT the resolution adopted
at the last meeting permitting all mer.
chants to keep and sell fresh meats,
| fresh hsh and poultry, an ordinance was
presented embodying these provisions,
also prohibiting the peddling of these
| articles, fruits, vegetables. etc., upon
| the street and allowing farmers to sell
| their produce after market hours with :.
out tax or license. Mr.. Moomaw, in
consideration of the fact that stall rent
ers had rented their stalls without any
knowledge of the competition that this
measure would superinduce, moved an
amendment that the ordinance go into
operation on May l, 1893
Mr.. Loughery moved to table the
amendment, which was done, carving
with it, OF course, the original ordinance
| also. Mr.. Bohn offered resolution,
which he afterwards withdrew. that the
city rent market, at a cost not to eX-
coed $500 per annum in the Fifth
ward motion was then made to
| reconsider the tabled ordinance. which
was lost by good majority.
The committee on streets reported
recon mendation to widen Commerce
street between Sixth and Seventh ave.
| nues, but not the grading of it at the
present, and that condemnation proceed
ings be instituted TO secure the necess-
airy width. The same question arose as
to widening the alley between Seventh
and Eighth avenues and Roanoke and
Henry street. After considerable dis
cussion both matters were recommitted
to the street committee to ascertain the
probable cost of securing the necessary
property.
Atthe conclusion of the session the city
solicitor stated that the reason that he
had not given bond was attributable to
the fact that he did net deem the office
within the intendment of the charter as
to officers who should give bond; that it
w uDuoua1 hut IT.