The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-08
THE ROANOKE TIMES, FRIDAY JANUARY s. 1892.
Al WORK ON THE CHARTER.
The Committee May Not BE Ready to Re-
port to the Council Tonight.


The Committee May Not BE Ready to Re-
port to the Council Tonight.
1t was expected that the charter COM
mitteo would be able to complete it's re-
port last night, but owing to the illness
of Judge King and Mr.. Sheehan, q
quorum was not present at the meeting.
Messrs. Watts and Engleby, of the
charter committee, met with Mr.. Pechin
of The Commercial Association, and
discussed the matter Of an upper and
lower council. 1t was decided to try
and hold meeting of the committee
this afternoon, when the matter can be
finally settled.
AT the consultation last night few
minor amendments were suggested to
the charter. The numbers of the Third
and Fourth wards were transposed and
what was the Third ward in the charter
heretofore published is now the Fourth,
and vice versa. 1t was suggested by
Mr.. Pechin that the city engineer hold
his Office for three years and the audi
tor and police justice two years. The
suggestion will probably be adopted by
the committee.
A section was added that in case of a
vacancy occurring in Council by death,
removal or other disability such va
cancy shall be filled by the Judge of the
Hastings Court until the next general
election. A clause was also inserted to
the effect that no officers elected by
Council may be removed for any cause
without proper hearing and investiga-
ton
change was made in the duties Of
the police Justice, and section second
was made to read as follows:
The police justice shall keep n reg
u1ar account of all the fines imposed in
his court, which must be collected by
the chief of police"
The section requiring the clerk Of the
marBet to report daily was changed so
that he shall report weekly, AMI the
clerk of the Council was made the Gus
todian of all official bonds taken by
order of the Council, or under the re-
quirements of the law.
Section second OF the chapter relat-
ing to the duties of the treasurer was
quite materially changed and was made
to read as follows:
''No money shall be paid out except
upon warrants of the auditor. All
moneys to be paid to the treasurer of
the city, except taxes and other assess
ments as the City Council may so or
dain, shall be paid by the person liable
to pay the same, or his agent. to the
treasurer, in the following manner: A
warrant shall be first obtained from the
auditor directing the treasurer to re-
ceive the sum to be paid, specifying on
what account the payment is to be
made. Upon payment of the money to
the treasurer he shall give receipt for
the same in duplicate, which rece ipts
shall he carried to the auditor, who
shall endorse on the original re ceipt the
fact that duplicate thereof has been
filed in the office and deliver the same
to the person entitled thereto, and
shall file duplicate in his Office, and no
payment into the treasury, unless this
requirement is complied with, shall be
an acceptance of any claim on the part
Of the city"
1t is quite probable that if the COM
mittee is unable to have meeting this
afternoon they will ask Council to
grant them further time in which to
prepare the report.