The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-22

Oouhoii' "hiOu WAS uelu laSC night. Inc
only absentees were Messrs. johnson
and Payne.
The committee on springs presented
report on the desirability of having
the city purch ase what is known as the
Moo spring. The Virginia Land
Company, which is the owner OF the
land upon which the spring is located,
made three offers to the committee.
First, TO sell to the city 525 acres of
land, including the spring, for $3.50, 900;
second, to sell 226 acres, including the
spring, for 100000 and third, to sell
100 acres, including the spring, for
$4,000. In accordance with the wishes
of the committee fourth proposition
was offered by the Virginia Land Com
pany namely. to sell to the city so
acres, including the spring, for 500, 1000,
which tract of land Is to embrace such
portion of the Thomas Land Com
pany's property as may be needful for
reservoir and the careful projection Of
the spring.
The above mentioned spring was
stated by the committee to have a flow,
when at it's lowest point. of one and
two thirds million gallons in twenty
four hours. The water IS equally as
CTVHCal
spring. The head is higher than the
business portion OF Roanoke, so that the
water could be distributed by gravity
without the aid OF costly pump house.
TO provide for the cost of laying water
mains and necessary apparatus, the
committee request that an ordinance be
submittt by the Council for raising
Sl5o, 900; that the mayor be directed to
ISSUE $1,000 coupon bonds bearing 6
per cent interest payable semi.annu.
ally, and containing clause making
the bonds redeemable after fifteen wears
at tho option Of the city, and that a
bond election be held June 80 according
to the provisions OF the State laws. The
report and ordinance were then laid
over until another meeting.
The bill defining the duties of the
commissioners of the revenue and that
defining the duties of the poundmastt r
we're then adopted.
In answer to the summons OF Council
to show cause why he did not cause the
market laws to be enforced, particu-
larly in the Akers' case, the market
master, Mr.. Davis, next appeared be.
fore the meeting. Mr.. Davis said he
was In the habit OF passing through the
market for the purpose of examining
the produce and meats offered for sale,
and that he has condemned hundreds
OF articles and barrels of vegetables,
but that it is physical impossibility
for any man to look at every box Of
material which is brought in. 1t fire.
quently happens, no said, that after
piece or meat for example is con-
demned the vendor will remove it only
to bring it back shortly afterwards and
again attempt to sell it. In reply to
the particular case mentioned by DR..
Strickland in his last report Mr.. Davis
said that owing to an injury to his head
he was unable to attend the market on
April and s, when Akers sold the
tainted meats, adding further that he
had repeatedly condemned meats sold
by Akers. The market master did
not know to what point his au-
thority extended in such cases bevond
the mere condemnation of the spoiled
things.
DR.. Strickland then explained that il
was not the intention of the health COM
mittee to censure the market mas
ter but rather to find why Akers
was not compelled to stay away from
the market. When Akers was driven
away for selling tainted meats he
always returned again and Mr.. Davis
seemed to think that he had no power
to stop such a proceeding. If Davis
connot stop this the health committee
thought there should be some ordinance
passed on This subject. This man Akers
was accustomed to offer rotten chickens,
rotten rabbits, ETC., for sale and if he
could not sell them one day he would
take them back to his house and attempt
to sell them the following day, and
finally if all his efforts failed he would
sell the loathsome articles to colored
people on Saturday evening. Akers
said that other hucksters did the same
thing. They purchase these tainted
things for almost nothing and make
considerable money from this business.
The chicken and meat sold to DIR.
Stfickland's servant was at least a
month old.
President Buckner said that any Gan
who attempted to sell tainted food can
be brought before the police court and
fined. If any person knows OF such a
case. he can and should go before the
justice and swear out warrant to have
the offender punished. Mr.. Davis ex-
PLANTATION was a reasonable one and the
citizens owe it to themselves and their
neighbors TO aid the market master,
MI. Buckner then moved that the mar
ket master be instructed to arrest
any dealers found selling tainted food.
before putting the question, Mr..
Fackenthal then in the chair, said he
thought 1t was a perfect outrage the
way the people are being treated by the
hucksters. He said that he could 90
to market and buy anything that is
good, but that if he sends a servant he
will get things that are entirely unfit to
eat.
Mr.. Buckner's molten was then car.
ried. Also a motion male by Mr..
Loughery, providing that tho disposi-
ton Of seized food stuff be referred to
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