The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-10
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The statement that the appropriation
for streets had been overdrawn $500 was
made. and 1t was RI Commended that the
auditor be asked to keep q separate ac-
count which should be charged to street
cleaning. Adopted.
1t was recommended tina. the police
| justice be careful not to keep State
prisoners at the expense of the city.
Adopted
The commune ation of the auditor in
| regard to paying rent for school houses
was referred to the public property ~
mittee.
The clerksthen read the report of the
| street committee, which was received
and the re,omm andations taken up in
sc ctions.
The recommendation ordering that
Ernest avenue be placed in q suitable
condition for travel was adopted.
motion ordering Fourth street n. @.
opened through the lands of the Wash
ington Land Company was lost.
The recon mendation that Fourth
street 9. be improved by cutting down
Shenandoah avenue was adopted.
The bill formerly reported by the
street committee allowing the Street
Railway Company to build lines over
the Walnut street bridge, the company
to pay rs per can't o! the expense of re-.
pairs to Walnut street bridge, was taken
up
| Mr.. Pattie offered an amendment that
| so per cent. be inserted in lieu Of 2S
| per cent.
The amendment was lost and the
ordinance was passed.
Mr.. McClelland wanted light placed
at Rorer Park and also one on Salem
avenue at the angle below the Academy
| of Music. This was referred to the light
committee.
Mr.. Eckloff. chairman of the com
mittee on accounts, approx for pay
ment bills to the amount of SIT, 466 ST..
The report was adopted as whole.
Mr.. Ddpuy moved under the suspens ion
of rules that $1,000 be taken from the
general fund and be credited to the
school bond account. Carried.
Mr. Fackenthal, chairman OF the com.
mittee on sewers, reported that he had
been too busy to fix the report, and
moved that when Council adjourned it
do so to meet again Wed nesday, May II.
Mr.. Hough called attention to wal,
on the property of Mr.. Wing6eld which
was in q dangerous condition. This was
| referred to the mayoc for his INN ediate
| attention.
A. p. Staples came before Council and
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arY given to the circuit judge.
R. A. Scott also appeared and spoke
in the same line. He said Judge Dupuy
was fine Judge and did as much work
as any circuit judge in the State outside
of Richmond, and hoped that Council
would increase his salary. Capt. j. A.
Wright made few remarks on this sub
ject and hopeu that Council would ap.
propriate 5000 per year for this purpose.
Mr.. Eckloff offered a resolution tina t
5000 per annum be paid to the judgs of
the circuit court a. salary, to be paid
out OF the common fund of the city, to
begin July /.
Mr.. McClelland said the finance com
mittee had been considering this M tier
and would probably rapport favorably at
the next meeting for the salaries to be
increased next year, but that the state
OF the finances would not allow it this
| year.
Mr.. Pattie moved that the matter be
| referred to the finance conn ittee with
| instructions to report at next meeting
OF Council. Carried.
The meeting then adjourned to Wed
nesday night.
DIR. Henry's lecture on hypnotIsni, old
| Opera House, tonight. Admission 25
| cents.