The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-13
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THE TOWN COUNCIL.
The Jeff. Davis Rifles Ask for
Aid.
ROANOKE TIMES BUREAU,
DILLARD e. PEEsINGER BLDG,
SALEM, VA, Jan. II.


SALEM, VA, Jan. Il.
At o. m. to-day. at an adjourned
meeting of the council, all tho NOM
bers being present, the following bust
ness was transacted:
A petition from several residents on
Union street, asking that u pavement
be laid on the western side OF that street
from point near e. NJ. Nowlin's to
Main street, was read by the clerk. A
petition against the pavement was also
read.
In support of the first petition Mr.. Lee
Brand spoke of the attractive homes
recently built on that part of the street
and pointed out how a neat sidewalk
would enhance the value of property
there.
Colonel Logan, for tho other side of
the petition, said that in all his service
for the town he had never yet asked
favor from it's Council, but at this time
he did ask, on behalf of his old and
valued friend, Mrs. Griffin, that tho coun-
Gil would not order the pavement to be
laid through to Main street.
Then, in simple but touching Ian
guage, the colonel told how, il this
pavement was ordered as the petition
requested, it would have to be laid on
the grounds of the Griffin estate, and
this would necessitate the removal of
certain shrubbery which had been
planted by the late DR.. Griffin soon after
his marriage, and had been tended with
loving hands ever since. In continuing
he said that Mrs. Griffin was now sew
enty.nine and in very delicate health,
and he asked that for the present the
no nj Al
quest. 1t was as touching as it was I'M
usual, and the matter was speedily com
promised by the council giving permits
sion to all the parties residing on that
side Of the street to have pavement laid
to point just below the Griffin estate,
where stepping stones would take them
across to the other side. Thus the trees
were spared for the present at least.
The extension of Fourth street next
came up, and the city attorney recon-
mended that, instead of the town open
ing this street between Water and Union
streets, necessitating the expensive
condemning of lots, he recommended
that an alley running between the Two
streets be widened from twenty to forty
feet. This, after some spirited talk by
Messrs. Duncan and Preston, was en-
bodied in resolution, and the city at
torney and Thomas 1. Preston were APP
pointed committee to make arrange
ments to carry it out.
a delegation from the jeff Davis
Rifles, with Mr.. Sadler as spokesman,
then presented their claims on the
council for an armory in an effective
and convincing manner. They told of
tho high rent they had been paying and
of tho efforts they were now making
with Judge Griffin as captain-e loct to
put the company on firm footing, and
asked the council to furnish them with
an armory as soon as the company was
put in proper shape.
Messrs. Pres ton, Chalmers and Ship
man, the three youngest members of
the council, all progressive, yet level
headed young men, were appointed a
committee to confer with the military
company, ascertain what was wanted
and report to the council at its next
regular meeting.
The following resolution was then
passed:
Resolved, That the city attorney be
requested to draft suitable bill to be
presented to the Legislature of Vir-
GINA to secure to the town of Salem the
privilege to reassess the real estate in
the corporation limits.