The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-29

A called session of Council was held
last night, Mr.. EnglebY presiding. The
first business that came before the body
was the report of the board OF public
works.
Section first recommended that the
bond of Minafee Il Ware for building
the Fourth ward schoolhouse be &C.
cepted; no. tion adopted. Section second
relating to the contract bond of J. A.
Gallespie was, on motion, laid over
until the decision of the court Of appeals
can be learned which will determin the
legality of SIMILAR work.
A telegram was read from w. T.
Patterson stating that he could not be
here Thursday with his bond, but would
materialize before the expiration of the
| ten days allowed him at the last
Council meeting in which to prepare
his bond. Action was postponed until
the. meeting Thursday.
The report of the board of public
works recommending j. a. Gillespie be
allowed to substitute the paving
provided for in his contract
with another quality equally
good, was laid over for action until the
meeting on Thursday night.
motion was then offered that the
Sam Jones tabernacle be permitted to
| stand for sixty days logger and secured
| as temporary market while repairs
arc being made on the market floor. An
amendment was offered and accepted
that before this be done the board of
public works ascertain at what figure it
can be rented at for this purpose and re-
port to the Council Thursday night.
Motion adopted as amended.
A letter was read from II. Ii. MacKay,
who offered to supply the Hastings
Court room with two fans and warrant
them for two years. Moved and carried
that the letter be referred back and Mr..
MacKay requested to specify the size Of
| the fans, the motor power and also the
additional cost Of providing the ad Join
ing room with similar ones.
resolution was then read recon-
mending that certain sections of Camp
bell street and Salem avenue be pa ved
and the cost thereof assessed against
the AUDITING owners; laid over until the
next meeting.
proposition from the Roanoke street
railway was next submitted, Offering to
pave certain nnimproved streets over
which ran its cars, conforming to the
requirements OF the city engineer as to
| grade, provided within ninety days after
said paving should be completed the
city would pay them the actual cost
thereof. Referred back to the company
to specify the proposed streets
| report recommending that, as the
committee had inquired into tho salar-
les of the offic .rs employed to make an
official survey and had found that they
| were not exorbitant or unjust, and tina
they be allowed, was adopted.
| a report recon- ending that the &C.
| count Of n g. Wha1eu fora uoroD nd
| harness be allowed and the wagon and
harness retained for the use of the city
was carried. The finance committee
reported ec)mmendation that the
salary of the judge o. the circuit court
be increased from $1,000 to % 900 was
voted down.
| A report recommending that the bill
OF the Roanoke Transfer Company for
500 be com promised for $50 was adopted
The bill OF Gallager 81 Dill against
the city for Sis was reiectrd on the
grounds that the paving was done with
out authority of the Council.
The committee on sinking fund re-
ported a accommodation that 81, 900 Jail
bonds be bought at par; carried unani-
mously.
The finance committee offered q rec-
ommendation to sell 5000 Jail bonds at
premium of $3.50 in ord err to raise
funds for the completion of the new
| Jail. Recommendation adopted.
The report of the mayor was received
and all the recommendations therein
allowed or referred to the proper COM
mittees.
1t was unanimously adopted that the
mayors report be published in three of
the city papers.
Council will meet again Thursday
night.
MRS WORDS WILL