The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-13

oi'y OouHcil met again last night
at 8 O'Clock, eighteen members being
present. The report OF the committee
on public property was read and received.
The committee recon &c nded that in
surance be placed upon the public build
ings, Jail and courthouse, for three vears
TO the amount of three fourths Of their
cost. The recommendation was adopted.
Also that a typewriting machine be
purchased for the use Of the CITY CLERK.
the cost of which not to exceed stoo
This was adopted.
The Everett & Wadey vault fixtures
were decided upon for tho new court
house. They are to cost S779.1O.
Bids for the vault door were opeHed.
There wore three bidders, as follows:
Stiho s. Freeman, SlOo; the Everett
& Waiey Company, sl7O; Clary Hall,
Sl35. The matter was referred to the
committee on public property with in
structions TO ascertain the cost of hang
ing the said door.
report was read from the commit
tee on lights, recommending that the
contract for city lighting be awarded to
Is. Huffman. The recommendation
was adopted.
The committee reported that the bids
for electric arc lights of 1000 candle
power each for the city would be in ON
Tuesday of next week and asked Council
to meet some time during the week to
consider them.
The committee on sewers and drains
reported that the board of public
works had not advertised for work as in
structed by Council, but for different
work, and asked that Council instruct
the board OF public works TO advertise
as directed. Tho recommends ton was
adopted.
The special committee appointed to
investigate the moving of the oil tanks
reported the following resolutions:
THAT as the tank OF tho Standard
Oil Company, on the Norfolk and Vest
ern railroad, between Commerce and
Park streets, is menace to the public
safety Of the citizens OF Roanoke, the
company be ordered to remove it to a
lower portion OF the city. "a that in case
of accident the oil.would now from the
city"
j Allen Watts, in b.half OF the
Standard Oil Company. sid that there
was little risk from th, TANK, as it was
refined oil and not crude. He also
pointed out to Cot neil that it was by
permission OF former Council that the
tank was placed there. and that IL
would entail great deal of expense to
remove it. The resolution was adopted.
The special committee appointed to
wait on Adams Bros. & Paynes for the
purpose OF arranging with them the
bond OF the Chilhowie Brick Company
with the city of Roanoke stated that
the company was ready to give the bond
ut hn 4
Some discussion followed and Council
man Moomaw moved that q bond be
accepted from them to cover the streets
already let to contract, namely. Salem
avenue, Campbell avenue, Jefferson
street and the market square. and to be
in the sum of S25, 900 This was
adopted
Tho special committee to inv, stigate
and report why the fact tn at the bond
of the Virginia Vitrifed Brick and Sewer
Pipe Company not having been given
was not repor ted no Council, made their
report and stated that although legally
the board of public works was not re-
CURED to obtain bond, yeJ they had
endeavored so to do and had been in cor
respondence with the Virginia Vitrifled
Brick Company in relation to the
matter, but did not communicate the
fact to Council. In this they were derelict
in their duty. Also that the city solicitor
should have notified Council OF the fact
that no bond had been given by the Vlr-
ginia Brick Company; that the clerk OF
Council, the custodian Of these bonds,
doubtless knew that the bond had not
been filed and he ought to have called the
attention of Council or street committee
to too fact.
The board of public works explained
that in accordance with the ordinances
their duty did not comprise the securing
of bonds That they were acting under
orders in all they did from the Council.
President Buckner moved that the
board OF public works, the present oity
solicitor and the city clerk be exoner-
ated from all blame. The resolution
was adopted
President Bucknor explained that he
did not see that any one in particular
was at fault, but that there had been .
misu
The contracts and bonds Of J. a.. Gil.
iespie, Contractor, for paving Salem and
Campbell avenues were approved.
resolution WAS passed that Camp
bell avenue be paved to LETTERS on street,
after which Salem avenue and Campbell
avenue be paved in alternate blocks.
Council then adjourned until Friday
night at ) clock
Democratic Elector Retires.