The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-27
COUNCIL MEETING LAST NIGHT.
Considerable Business of I'm
portance Transacted.
Bids Opened For. the Construction OF
Sewers and Drains-The Gas and Water
Company Have Right to Charge For
Water Used by tho Street Sprinkler.
The hospital Bond Question.

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An adjourned meeting of City Council
was held last night with President R.
| A. Buckner in the chair, and the follow
ing members present: Messrs. Duggan,
Payne, McClelland, Hawkins, Pattie,
DupuY. Loushery, Johnson, Facken.
thall, Huff. Levy and Stevenson.
The calendar was taken up and bill
No. 4s, providing for the final improve
N emit OF Salem avenue and Nelson street
in the vicinity OF the market, was read
and adopted.
Bill No. 40. which provides for the
laying of board walk on Tazewell
avenue in Belmont addition to be paid
for by the abutting property owners at
III cents per front foot, was adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. Dupuy the calendar
was suspended in order to have read q
communication from n. M. Darnall in
regard to waste water flowing from his
lot on Henry street, in which he offered
to place line of terra Gotta pipe
from his house to the sewer
but denying that tho flow was unhealthy
or nuisance. Mr.. Loughery moved to
refer the communication to the sewer
committee with power to act. This was
adopted.
Mr.. Johnson offered the following
resolution: Be 1t resolved that the city
engineer be instructed to secure the SER
vices ola competent man or expert
thoroughly versed in the construction
and use of water meters for the purpose
OF making a test of the meters lately
placed in the city by the Roanoke Gas
and Water Company, and ascertain
whether or not said meters register cor.
rectly the amount of water consum ed =,
and that the engineer report said in
vestigation to this Council at the next
meeting. This resolution was adopted
A communication was read from j.
| II. Conner stating that two COWS belong
| to carelessness were seriously injured
On motion this was referred to the
! mayor.
a communication was read from tho
board OF public works suggesting that
bids be opened for constructing sewers
and drains. This was received and the
suggestion followed out
Bids were received from the follow
ing contractors: j. f. NJ Hankel,
Sims, Dyer e. Co., Rogers & O'Brien, l..
II. Vaughn. John Sexton 6 Co., w. w.
Fortune, Didier & Payne and keenan,
IL Duggan The bids were all referred
| communication was read from the
city solicitor in regard to the charge
made by the Gas and Water Company
| against T Kennerly for water used
in the street sprinkler. 1t was the
opinion of the solicitor that as Kennerly
was conducting private enterprise for
a consideration from the citizens the
Gas and Water Company did have
right to charge for the water used, but
not at higher rate than guaranteed in
its franchises and that the city could
ask for reduction or pay for the water
il Council thought proper.
The solicitor also appended to his
communication the bill providing for
the holding of an election for the pur-
pose Of deciding whether or not the city
! should guarantee the interest on the
hospital bonds.
The contract OF William MCCARTHY to
do lot of paving work with G5 cent
brick was discussed. McCarty could
not procure the 65 cont brick and asked
that 05 cent brick be substituted. This
was adopted.
Mr.. Loughery read a communication
from the board OF public works in re-.
gard to the failure of VIM. mccarthy to
lay pavement in front OF Fourth ward
market house and moved that the board
| of public works be instructed to have
the work done. The motion was
adopted.
communication was read from the
board of public works in regard to lay
ing board walks on Dale avenue, stating
that the cost would be for grading alone
and also stating that there were only a
few houses on the street in number of
squares. On motion Of Mr.. Loughery
this was referred to the street commit.
tee. The matter of paving Salem ave.
nue. between Commerce street and Park
street at the cost Of the property. owners
without advertising was, on motion, re.
ferred to the street committee.
The rules were suspended to allow r.
5. Kennedy, the street sprinkler, to
explain his relations with the Gas and
Water Company.
Mr.. McClelland called the attention
| of Council to the fact tina. water was
allowed to flow out Of house adioin-
ing the market. This was referred TO
the mayor.
On motion Of Mr.. Dupuy the Kennerly
matter was referred to the fire and water
committee.
Council then adjourned to meet Tues
day night with the special order to be
the hospital bond question.
Sheet Music, 10 Cents.
RICHMOND Music Company, 1879 Salem
avenue, Roanoke, Va, c. f. Jennings
manager.
Death of Distinguished Frenchman.
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