The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-05

DOhTu-OtneT imnortAnG CnanReB.
Al meeting Of the Common Council
for the city of Boanoke, hold Decem Der
3, 1893, the Council, being in committee
of the whole, decided to recommend to
the legislature Of Virginia the following
material changes in the charter of the
city of Roanoke, and ordered that a
copy of the Same be furnished to each of
the newspapers in this city with the
request that they be published:
The Common Council shall electa city
engineer, a city auditor, police jus
tice, city clerk, a clerk Of the market
and city solicitor, the first four Of
whom shall hold office for two years
and the last two for one year, and the
Common Council shall elect such other
officers as it may deem eSpedient for
the proper conduct of the affairs of the
city and in the execution of the powers
hereinafter conferred upon it and pre-
scribe their duties and term OF office.
IL. No person shall be eligible to any
municipal office in said city unless he is
a qualified voter thereof, nor shall any
person be capable Of holding a. the same
time more than one Of the offices men
toned in this act; and removal from the
city OF any one holding q municipal
Office, shall vacate said office.
AZ. Whenever any new street may be
laid out, or when any street may be
paved or graded, culverts or sewers
built, or any public improvement what
soever made, the Council shall deter.
mine what portion of the expenses
thereof shall be paid out of the city
treasury, and what portion, if any, shall
be paid by the owners of the real estate
benefited thereby, and for whatever
amount tho Council shall decide shall
be paid by the owners of the real state
bounding and abutting on said streets,
or benefited by any such improve
ments. an assessment shall be
levied by the Council by tho
front foot bounding or abutting or
benei tied as aforesaid, and he Council
shall prescribe the time and manner in
which said assessment shall be payable,
property against which it is assessed
from the date of such assessment, and
shall also be personal debt of the
owner OF the property, which lien and
debt may be enforced by a bill in
chancery, suit or motion; but no such
assessme nt on abutt property shall
be made until plan of such improve
ment shall have been made by the city
engineer, with an estimate of the cost
and the amount to be paid by each
abutting owner, such plan and
estimate to be filed in the clerk s office
OF the Common Council, and hearing
given to said AUDITING owners before
said Council or committee thereof, after
notice. provided that in the construc-
ton of proposed sidewalks the Council
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construct said improvements according
to plans and specifications adopted by
Council. In such case notice shall be
served upon the AUDITING owners to
make said improvement as aforesaid
within reasonable time, and in case
any OF them fail to comply with the
terms OF said notice, then tho Council
may proceed to construct said sidewalks
and levy an assessment as hereinbefore
provided.
SO. Every ordinance or resolution
partaking of the nature of an ordinance,
which shall have been passed by Coun-
Gil, shall, beforesit become law, BIO
presented to the mayor; if he approve
he shall sign it and return the same to
the city clerk. In case of his disap
prevail he shall return the same to
Council with mis- reasons therefor in
right to pass such ordinance or resolu.
ton over his veto bya vote OF three
ffths of the members Of the Council. In
case the mayor fails either to approve
or disapprove an ordinance or resolu-
ton or 10 return the same to tho clerk
within ten days after it has been pre-.
scented to him it shall become law.
IS. For any misconduct, malfeasance
or misfeasance in Office the mayor may
be removed by the Council In such case
articles Of mpeachment may be intro
duced by any member OF Council or
committee thereof, and the Council
shall proceed to investigate tho same,
after having given the mayor due notice
of the action about to be taken. Tho
Council shall sit as in committee Of the
whole during such investigation, and
three-fourths vote of the entire Council
shall be necessary to impeach tho
mayor.
80 The mayor shall receive such
salary as shall be fixed by the Council
from time to time, and be shall receive
no other compensation or emo.uments
whatever.
10l. The Council shall have power to
negotiate and secure temporary loan
by issuing bonds or making notes there