The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-01-26

ance Adopted--It Occasions Great
Deal of Observation-Disclosures John Nc
Carthy Resigns.
An adjourned meeting Of council was
held last night, President Buckner in
the chair. There were seventeen mem
bers present. Mr.. Dupuy moved that
the green grocery ordinance be laid
over until the regular meeting OF coun-
Gil in April. Mr.. Eckloff offered an
amend ment that it be taken up to night.
The motion as amended was carried
Section of the old ordinance was
am ended as follows:
s; Market hours shall be from s o'clock a. m.
p. M, from October 1st to April Let, and from
daylight to II O'Clock m, and from O'Clock to
O'Clock the balance OF the year, except Saturday
when the market hours shall hc from dsvIoSSt
until ~ O'Clock p. M
Section IL was reported from the COM
mitjee as follows
No fresh fish shall be sold at any place in the
city except a. the public market house;
Provided That any per. on having u stand at
the market house. shall not be prohibited from
peddling after market hours any such produce or
provisions rs may remain unsold al the close OF
the market, except fresh fsh. and no part OF the
maraet laws shall be 80 construed as to prevent
any lincenscd dealer from selling at any time
marketable commodities whatevcr, except
frcsh fish; And pcddlng and retailing on the
strcets Of the city during market hours of
butter, eggs or vegetables is hereby prohibited,
but after market hours any producer may pcddle
or sell on the the streets OF the city without Il
license or permit any article OF his own produc-
ton.
visions shall be fined not more than $40 for each
olrcnsc.
Mr.. Crabill offered as substitute that
all licensed merchants in the city be al
lowed TO sell fresh meats and fish.
After much wrangling, and after
amendment on top of amendment had
boon offered, Mr.. Dupuy offered one
which was adopted. 1t provides that all
merchants in the city who pay license
privilege of selling fresh meats and fish,
Mr.. Crabill offered new section, No 4,
which allows producers to sell at any
time, except on Sunday, their own pro-
dues. The section was adopted
The question Of lighting the city was
next considered and the following Or
dinance was adopted with tho exception
of section g which was laid ovor until
to. might:
Be it and it is hereby ordained by the
city council for the city of Roanoke,
Virginia,
That the Roanoke Electric Light and
contract and franchise for lighting by
electricity The city OF Roanoke, upon
the following terms:
l. The said Roanoke Electric Light
and Power Company shall, within sixty
days from the date OF the acceptance by
said company of this ordinance, furnish
said city of Roanoke with so standard
2,00O candle power, double carbon
lamps, the overhead construction
to be of the best quality of wire.
we'll insulated and firmly supported
on CROSS arms, provided with the
best insulators and with so additional
lamps in every respect of the same
quality within 1870 days from tho date of
the acceptance of this ordinance by said
company, provided that if delay in
placing said lights in operation shall be
caused on account of the interference
by way of injunction, order of the court
or other circumstances over which said
company has no control, there shall be
proport Tomato extension of time dur
ing which said company may complete
said work.
Section 2. That said Electric Light
and Power Company shall have all neces-
sary powers and may use such currents
as may become necessary for success.
fully carrying into opera ton the privil.
eyes herein granted as follows: The
furnishing of arc lights for the city,
power, incandescent and arc lights for
private use, and for such purpose shall
have the franchise of using the streets
and alleys of said city, but in using
said streets and alleys said company
shall be subject to the direction of the
legally constituted authorize as coun-
Gil may direct, and said company shall
not in any manner interfere with the
free use of said streets or alleys or OBJ.
struct the free passage of vehicles or
street cars through tho said city. The
height of the wires supporting said
lamps shall not be less than twenty five
feet above the ground
Section This company shall locate
the lights and poles for lighting the
said city at such points as it shall be
directed to do by the committee on
board Of pubic works; shall make and
keep up all necessary repairs and re-
.iesals OF said lights.
Section 4. Tho said company shall
keep tie said lamps lighted every night
during the year from sunset to sunrise,
tho schedule for The samo to be- on tho
basis of the rising and setting Of The
sun in New York city-the standard for
the United States-for the period of
three years from the date when the
first fifty Of said lights are put into use.
The city to have the right upon the ex.
piration of said three years to be fur
nished with Zig hting upon the sam basis
for an additional three years and so on
for three years and period not exceed.
ing in tho aggregate fifteen years, and,
if it so elects, at the expiration of either
of these periods, upon tho giving Of