The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-12

Council WAS held last night, with the
following members present; Messrs.
Boehm, Crabill, Clingenpeel, Duggan,
Dupey, Fackenthall. Graves, Groves,
Hough, McClellsnd. Moomaw, Pattie,
Stevenson, Strickland and Terry. On
the absence OF President Buckner,
Mr.. Groves occupied the chair. In mo-
ton the reading of the journal was
dispensed with.
The report of the board of public
works, as read by the clerk, stated that
all the cutters had been cleaned by the
chain gang sscobble stone cutters had
been placed on Railroad avenue and
Nelson street and considerable street
repair work had been done. Good prog
ress had been done on the Railroad
avenue drain, 200 feet Of brick work
having been put in during the month.
The work of widening the bed of Lick
run had been done and they had notified
Contractor w. W. Fortune Of the resolu.
ton of Council asking for delay in
sewer work also notified Dyer,
Vaughan e G. to suspend work on sec
tions 13. 16 and II.
They had received two bills from the
Gas and Water Company, which were so
large that they had refused to recon.
mend the payment of them and referred
the matter to Council. The report was
received and the natter Of securing bet
ter rates from the Gas and Water Com
pany was referred to the fire and water
committee.
The statement was made by Mr. Du-
puy that the bill for water for the Jail
for the month was Sis, and the water
for the flush tanks will, when the sys-
tenn of sewerage is complete, at the
present rates, amount to SAG, 900 per an
mum.
The city sergeant reported 81 inmates
in the city Jail, as follows: State IS,
city 65, United States, 1. The jail is in
good condition, but the report recon-
mended the purchase OF additional bed
ding and hammocks. The report was
received and the recommendations re-
ferred to the committee on public prop
erty.
A short message from the mayor was
read, which included a bill from the
Norfolk and Western Railroad Com
paDy for Sl2 for lamp broken by the
street force on the railroad in the east
ern portion of the city This was re-
ferred to the committee on sewers. The
board of public works pay roll, which
amounts to S40S.O5, was read The
Virginia Plumb bling Company gave the
required bond of $1,000, with R. H.
Woodrum as security.
The keeper of the almshouse reported
seventeen inmates at the farm, one
dismissed and one death, and two
brought over from the city for burial.
The expenses for the month were
S10s.25.
The committee on accounts reported
bills to the amount of S1S,512.93. These
were recommended to be paid and so
A bill of DR.. II. V. GRAY as
coroner for S45. which the committee
thought was excessive, as under the
law it should be So in each case, making
SGT. 1t was sent back for correction.
a bill of sos from tho Southern Bell
Telephone Company, for use of tele-
phone at the almsnouse, was ordered
returned with instructions to the COM
pany to remove the telephone.
The report of the finance com
mittee showed that the appropria-
tions for the new JAIL the
schools, the official map and commits
sions had been overdrawn, and recon-.
was attached that this de-
fciency be supplemented from the gen
eral funds. The report was received
and the recommendation adopted.
Chairman Crabill read the report OF
the committee on streets, reported that
the street force had been, during the
month, engaged on light repair work,
and reported that the seven and three
tenths miles Of macadam work done
under Contractor Patterson had cost
about 81 900 less than was estimated,
making the net cost S6S, 454.34. On
motion the report was received.
The report of the committee on public
was read and received, and the
not to rent the upper
story OF the Junior Hose Companys
engine house was adopted.
The Recommendation that the horses
for street sweeping be boarded at
was referred to the public property COM
mittee. The amount of rent of II. Hook,
who occupies stall in the market, was
reduced from Sl70 per annum to S13U.
Council ordered the board of public
works to purchase for the Junior Hose
Company small hose, not to cost over
sic.
The committee on ordinances reported
an ordinance imposing fine of not less
than 81 or more than $40 on any pereon
stealing ride on a streat car. This
went on the calander.
On motion OF Mr.. Dupuy the rules
were suspended and the following bill
TAX up:
BE it ord aimed by the Commo Coun-
ell OF the city Of Roanoke: First. That
the mayer of the city of Roanoke shall,
as soon as is practicable after the pas
sge of this ordinance and on the lst
day of August of each year thereafter.
appoint $50 discreet men who shall, as
far as possible, be property owners. as
: % clal policemen, selected from the
: everal wards in proportion to their vot-