The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-06

necessary expenditures and by keeping
our appropriations within the limit Of
our income. | earnestly recommend
that the appropriations to be made
should not be in excess of our income.
would recommend the following sal
aries for the various officers to oe APP
pointed by tho mayor. board of public
works, $40 per month, each; chief of
police, SS5 per month; sergeant, $40 per
month; regular policemen, So per day
for each day of service; special police.
men $3.50 per day of service These
salaries to go into effect from August /,
1892.
L would recommend that the police
force be constituted as follows: Chief,
TWO sergeants, sixteen regular police
men, with power given to tho mayor to
appoint such number of special police
men from time to time as he may deem
necessary for the best interests OF the
city. Owing to my just entering upon
the duties of office as mayor, find it
impossible to make the appointments at
the present date; these will be made
and submitted to you for your consider
alton at as early date as possible.
In conclusion beg to say, that shall
desire at all times the greatest harmony
between your body and myself, but at
any time you think proper to differ
from me in any recommendations or ap-
poiDtments / shall make, it is YOUR duty
to do so
Your body. 1 be lieve, will have more
important legislation before it than any
Council that has ever been elected in
this city. During your term of office
large expenditures OF money will have
to be made, which will require great
care on the part OF us all to see that
they are properly made. Most respect
FULLY submitted, II. S. TROUT.
Mayor.
At the conclusion OF the message Mr..
McClelland offered q resolution that the
message be spread upon tho minutes
and published at the expense of the city
in the daily papers of tho city Mr..
Dupuy offered an amendment to this
motion doing away with the publication
OF the message at the city's expense.
The vote was taken on tho amend ment,
which was carried, as was also tho resi-
due of the original motion. The board
of public works presented the contract
and bond of w If. Patter son for his paw
ing contract. On motion action upon it
was deferred until the next meeting.
The board also submitted report that,
as d. u. Lee, OF Chattanooga, to whom
the contract for paving section five had
notice of that fact, the contract be
awarded to w. l.. Patterson, the next
lowest bidder. Action upon this matter
was also deferred until the next meeting.
Tho report of the city auditor was
then received and accepted. The report
OF the superintendent of the almshouse
was received and accepted by the Coun-
Gil. Bids for lighting and keeping in
oroer street lamps wore laid over for
action until the next meeting of Coun-
Gil.
Mr. Engleby communicated to the
body that there was bidder for the
new jail bonds at a premium of $3.50
who desired an option during the pres
ent week. On motion the option was
given.
Mr.. Dupuy offered an amendment to
article 81 Of the city ordinances pro.
viding that in the future all committees
shall consist of five members; which
was adopted Under the head OF new
business it was decided that as the pa
trolmen and officers Of the police force
were in need of money, the pay roll be
presented and ordered paid at the pres
ent session.
The cleo OF officers being declared
in order, Mr. Bohn arose and stated
be present and he offered a motion to
defer the election of officers to the next
Meeting. The motion was lost by a
large majority. A resolution was then
offered that on each ballot the candi-
date receiving the smallest number of
votes should be dropped, which was
adopted. resolution was also adopted
providing that applicants by letter
should be considered equally with those
actually nominated by members of
Council
The election of clerk of Council being
declared in order, Mr.. Stevenson arose
and nominated the present incumbent,
w. r.. Thomas. NIessrs Terrell. Nc
Fall and Tremain were also placed in
nomination. On the first ballot Mr.
Thomas received fifteen votes and was
declared elected. Mr.. Terrell received
four votes.
Nominations for city engineer wero
next made. MIR. Dupuy nominated W.
nj. Dunlap, the present incumbent, and
MIR. Hough nominated j. III, Wingate.
Oscar Saabye was p .aced in nomination
by letter. Mr. Dunlap was elected on
the first ballot by vote of ten, to nine
for Wingate.
For city solicitor Col. Jno. Il. Penn,
Eston Randolph, Jno. M. Hart. Il. L.
hoHe anu ". w. Crumpecker we're
placed in nomination. On the first bal
lot randolph received Z votes, Col
Penn, 6; Hart, 3; and Crumpecker, g.
Mr.. Hoge was dropped, and on the
second ballot Randolph received o votes;
COL Penn. s; Hart, 8; and Crumpecker,
9 Third ballot resulted in Randolp oh
receiving o; Penn, 5; and Hart s. On
the fourth ballot Randolph received IL;
Penn, S; and Hart, 2. Mr.. Randolph
was declared elected.
For city physician Mr.. Ecklor nomi.