The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-25

At the called meeting of Council held
last night memorial was read by the
clerk to this effect:
ITO the City Council Of the city of Roa-
noke:
THE Roanoke, Fincastle and Clifton
Forge Railroad Company has recently
been reorganized with directory com
posed largely OF citizens OF Roanoke.
The purpose Of this reorganization was
to secure the construc tion of this road
from the city of Roanoke to some point
on the Chesapeake and Ohio railway.
This company is actively engaging
ways and means necessary to bring
about this construction, and respect.
fully prays your honorable body to ap.
point some committee, with authority to
confer with the officers of this road,
looking to the introduction OF such leg.
islation by your honorable body as NAV
seem to be for the best interests of the
city OF Roanoke in connection with this
undertaking. Respectfully,
JOSEPH T. ENGLEBY,
president"
Alter a brief discussion the president,
Mr.. Buckner, was deputed by Council
to appoint councilman from each
ward, with himself as chairman, which
should be special committee to con-
slider the memorial before presenting il
to Council for action.
When Council was called to order last
night fourteen members were present.
Neglect of duty on the part of CITY
officials in not properly following the
instructions of Council was the theme of
the finance committee and a recon.
mendation was made that any citv
official should be subject ted to payment
of fine or forfeit of bond for non-fulfiu
ment OF duty. This report was received.
bill was passed authorizing the paw
mont OF Sl50,to Judge Dillon for services
in connection with the bond issue.
Mr.. Loughery followed with the
report OF the street and sewer commit.
tee.
The city solicitor. Mr.. Randolph,
stated the reason why the appeal was
not taken in the case of Sloan VS.. oity
of Roanoke was, as he stated to Council,
that it was not question of law but of
facts, and that the instructions did not
come from the Council dire t. Here
President Buckner interrupted with an
explanation that the matter had been
spoken Of by him to Mr.. Randolph pre-
vious to the time that the appeal should
have been made.
MIR. Randolph explained that he was
busy pleading case at the time when
the matter was determined.
MIR. McClelland, chairman of the
finance committee, rose to explain that
his recommendations wero not personal
but applied to the city officials who had
been careless in neglecting to carry out
the wishes Of the Council in reference
to the improvement of the condition of
the streets.
The report of the com mittee of finance
was received.
The report of the city engineer,
through the street and sewer commit
tee was then discussed.
There was some question about the
right of Chief Engineer Dunlap to dis.
charge w. w. For tune. who had been an
assistant in his department. and had
bet transferred by order OF the Council
to the board OF public works and after
wards, by the same body, changed to
his former position, that Of assistant
engineer. Council decided that Chief
Engineer Eunlap had the right to dis
charge, as he was not originally an ap.
pointee of the Council, and approved his
action.
bill authorizing tho auditor to paw
LOT ouu Ieet OF extra hose was passed
despite the non. approval Of the board of
public works.
Councilman G.. c. Payne offered the
resolution that the mayor when he
deemed it necessary should be allowed
the privilege of the floor of the Council
chamber. The resolution was ably dis
cussed by the different members, and
obtained an affirmative vote.
The laxity in collection Of licenses
was brought up and the matter was re.
ferred to the mayor.
A vote was taken at the instance of
Mr.. Dupuy on resolution offered by
him generating the city solicitor Of
blame in the Sloan matter. The Council
then adjourned
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