The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-17

Council met last night, there being
present Messrs. Huff. Graves, King,
McClelland, Mcconnell, Camp, Ruggles,
Watts, WEIGH and Buckner.
There was crowd of candidates for
the office OF police Justice, and many
Councilman were button. holed before
the meeting was called to order. Out
side of these there were but few snecta-
tors.
A communication from the mayor was
read, making the following recon-
mendations He asked that some i'm
provements be made to the market
house and that the pipes and closet be
repaired. Referred to public property
com mittee to report.
The second recommendation was that
w. n. Sale, stall renter, be removed
from the Second ward market house and
his license revoked. He had several
times been convicted in the mayors
court for disorderly conduct, and he did
not consider Mr.. Sale q suitable man to
TO conduct business there.
The matter was taken up and the
mayor made statement as to Sales
conduct. He said that short time ago
Sale was up for insulting lady and
the last time for assaulting an old man.
He, therefore, asked that the license be
revoked and Sale be put out of the
market.
Mr.. Buckner recognized Judge King
as chairman and submitted motion
that Sales license be revoked. 1t was
unanimously carried.
Tho next recon- mendation was to dis
continue the Office of building Inspector,
to give place to the board of police
works, and that tho duties of the board
be defined. This would save the salary
of one officer. On motion OF Mr. Watts
this recommendation was referred to the
ordinance committee to prepare an ordi-
nance defining the duties of the board.
Mr.. Watts was added to the committee.
The mayor further stated in his report
that he would be ready to make his ap-
pointments of policemen and board of
public works in few days, and asked
that Council adjourn to meet some time
this week to consider the same On
motion it was decided that Council meet
Friday night to consider the MAYORS
appointments.
The finance committee presented a
report with several recommendations,
which were taken up seriatim.
The first was an account of S400 of the
Street Railway Company for grading
Park street, which was allowed.
The second was that committee be
appointed to revalue all city property,
both real and personal. Referred to the
finance committee with instruct lions to
act.
The third was to appropriate So, 900
to the public property committee to
pave the floor in the market house.
This recommendation was also adopted.
Mr.. Watts, chairman of the street
committee, presented a report, attached
to which was letter from Mr.. Patter-
son, the contractor, and also a report of
w. q. Houston, the engineer in charge
of the street work.
The report first states that the cross
ing had been put down on franklin
street as directed, and board walk in
front of the Presbyterian Church and a
crossing at the same place.
The report recommended that Mr..
Houston, who is compelled to use a
horse in looking after the street work.
be allowed the amount of feed for the
animal.
The matter of paving the market
squarew again referred TO, and it was
recommended that the sewer, which
runs through the center of the square,
be covered with Pinch timbers, two ply,
to run diagonally across the sewer from
wall to wall and then paved over with
vitrified brick.
The letter from Mr.. Patterson and
the weekly report of Engineer Houston,
who Is in charge of the street work.
were then read as part of the report.
The recommendations of the street
committee were then taken up separ-
ately and on motion tho Council
allowed Mr.. Houston to keep his horse
at the city stables, at the eXp ense of
the city.
In reference to covering the sewer
which runs through the public square,
1T was decided that the sewer be covered
with heart pine, as recommended by the
committee, and that bids be advertised
for doing the work.
Mr. Patterson's letter relating to the
progress OF the street work was read.
He called attention to the unfavorable
weather since last December and said
that it had been impossible to make
much progress in the work. In regard
to the roller now in use he said it was
as good as could be had, but it had been
impossible to use 1t on account of the
sub-grade being unfit to roll.
He concluded with calling attention
to the most serious delay yet encount-
cred, that of having to hold back the
work on account of lowering the water
and gas pipes on some of the streets,
and spoke of the work which had been
condemned. But in each instance he
had made everything satisfactory.
Tho report Of Assistant Engineer
Houston detailed the progress in ma
cadamizing the streets and gave the
status OF the work, as it now stands, as