The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-30

under the city charter. The election
was held under section /, chapter 5, of
the charter Of Roanoke, which reads as
follows:
The City Council may, in the name
and for the use OF the city, contract
loans, or cause to be issued certificates
of debt or bonds, provided no such certi.
ficates of debt or bonds shall be issued
except by three fourths' vote of the
Council, Endorsed by majority OF the
freehold voters voting on the question,
but such loans, certificates or bonds
shall not be irredeemable for a period
greater than thirty.four years: pro-
vided further, that said Couucii shall
not contract said loans or issue such
certificates Of debt or bonds for the
purpose OF subscribing to the stock of
any company incorporated for q work Of
internal Improvement, or other pur-
pose, without being first authorized
so to 60 by a three-fourths' vote OF the
freehold voters of the city voting on the
question: provided further, that in no
case shall the aggregate debtof the city
at any one time exceed ten per centum
of the assessed value OF the property
real and personal, WITHIN the city limits;
and provided further, that the said
Council shall not indorse the bonds of
any company whatsoever without the
same authority. All contracts for the
erection of public improvements within
the Jurisdiction Of the City Council shall
be let to the lowest responsible bidder,
and notice shall be given at least thirty
days before the work is finally let by
advertisement in one or more news
papers published in the CITY, and the
party TO whom said contract shall be let
shall give such bond as the Council NAV
require; but in no event shall any con-
tract be let 10 any member of the City
Council, nor shall any member have any
interest in such contract.
The early part of the day was dis
agreeable, as the rain poured down in
torrents and it seemed fur awhile there
would be no votes cast either for or
against, but after noon the friends of
the hospital began to work and had the
city papered with circulars asking for
the support of the freehold voters. The
result is seen by the vote was only par
TALLY successful.
A representative of THE TIMES last
night asked Hon. Henry S. Trout what
would be the next step taken by the
management of the Roanoke Hospital
In regard to procuring funds for the
completion OF the building Mr.. Trout
said 1T was too early yet to determine
IL was hardly likely that another cleo.
tion would be held for the proposition,
but the ways and means for obtaining
the amount Of money necessary would
have to be determined at the next meet.
ing of the board of directors Of the
hospital. One thing was certain and
that was the hospital would be com.
completed and the suspension OF tue
work would only be temporary.
Joseph 7. Engleby said: Nothing
definite can be said on the subject until
the directory of the hospital hold a
meeting to discuss the status OF affairs.
meeting will be call at once and some
methods will be devised for Carving
out this good work, which certainly
must no, be Abandoned
Frank K. May, the contractor who has
charge of the erection OF the hospital.
told reporter that the work of build
ing would cease at once as the money
OF tn. hospital com pany was exhausted.
tie said that it would require $40. 600 to
properly finish the hospital as very
little interior work had been done and
nothing more could be done until the
money necessary WAS procured