The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-01
!. k# ROANOKE. VA. SATURDAY MORNING, JULY l. 1898

PoHeions IRON various parts OF the city,
ana from observation by your committee
That additional lights be needed. The
totat number of lights located by YOUR
committee to date is ZIG. The cost of
this number of lights for one wear,
burned every night from sunset to sun.
rise, will be S9,161,6O, or about 5000
more than gas lighting cost the city for
the last fiscal year.
your com mittee therefore points tn
this accomplishment as one that has
done IS much good for the city as any
pubic improvement ever made before
In the history Of the corporation. 1t
was AN undertaking which, in the opin-
ION OF many citizens, as we'll as officials
OF the city, was surrounded with great
oeal OF doubt. 1t was thought that the
lranchise OF the Roanoke Gas and Water
Company was so exclusive that Roanoke
was compelled to burn gas, and peopIe
grope in darkness for years to come. or
else that electricity and gas would both
nave to be paid for on the introduction
OF electric lights. Such is not the case
as has been demonstrated by the elab-
ate opinion Of your city solicitor. The
only INDIGESTION now that Rosnoke was
ever lighted by gas Is the dismantled
lamp posts throughout the city, and
your com mittee is confident that the
city need never again pay for their use.
during this fiscal year, up to the time
the electric lights were turned on, there
had been expended for gas lighting
nearly 81, 600, and had gas been used to
the end OF the fiscal year the entire ap.
preparation of $500 would have been
expended. So that Council can readily
see that lighting by electricity ia much
cheaper than gas, aud the satisfaction
given thereby Is incomparably better.
Your committee has given great deal
OF attention to the lighting of the city
with gas during this year, to the con.
clifton OF the gas lamps and the manner
In whi'h they were cared for. and have
very frequently made personal inspec.
ton OF all the gas lamps in the city.
Your committee have held about
thirty meetings during the yesr, all of
which have been attended by ma jority
OF the committee.
Your committee, in closing this re-
port, desire to thank the members OF
Council for the attentive considera ton
given to It's recommendations, and also
the president OF Council for his uniform
courtesy and fair rulings in ell matters
before the Council. or brought to it's at
tention by this committee. Respect
fully submitted,
ID. ELLIOTT HoUGH, Chairman,
&c. b. MooMAw,
~. S. PATTIE,
"R. j. EcKLoFF,
u. I. STRICKLAND"
Mr. Fackenthall moved that the Ger.
tilted checks OF w. w. Fortune and
Sims, Dyer &c Co. be returned until the
matter OF the injunction was settled.
The vote stood aye z, nays
"A communica ion was read from the
ire department, asking Council to in.
spect the department. Saturday. July S
This was accepted with thanks
A com munication was read from Presi.
dent f. j. Kimball, asking that com
mittee be appointed to confer with a
Norfolk and Western committee on the
question Of Inscriptions to be placed on
the monument recently erected in
woodland Park, with view OF present.
ing the monuments to the city. The
chair appointed as this committee
Messrs. Fackenthall, Dupuy and Nc
Clelland.
a com munication was read from s. w.
Jamison and others asking that some.
thing be done in regard to The pavement
in front of the Vigilant engine house.
This was referred to the street commit.
tee and to the public property com.
mittee.
On motion of Mr. Pattie the CITY
agreed to pay Thos. T.. Kenuerly 81 per
day for the period of 80 days to sprinkle
the streets in front of the public build
lngs. Council then adjourned.