The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-12

Analysed Council Will Reconvene
day Night.
The regular meeting OF Council con-
vened promptly at o'clock in the circuit
courtroom last night. Sixteen members
were present with President Buckner in
the chair. The clerk road q letter from
tho mayor in which he stated that the
defective bonds which had be on ordered
destroyed by Council h d been destroyed.
Attention was also called to the license
tax and asked that it be attended to at
this meeting; also that tho tax rate for
tho ensuing year should be fixed. The
letter also stated that II. w. Miller.
Esq. had received no satisfactory re-
port on the school bonds.
message was received from the
mayor, vetoing the walling up and
cementing the Kimball avenue spring,
as 1t was said to be contaminated by
adjacent DRAWINGS. The matter was
referred to the board OF health for an
analysis.
The report OF the board of public
works was received and taken up in
sections. A vigorous protest was m ade
by the Roanoke Gas and Water Com.
pany against the uss by the city OF the
water OF that company for any purpose
but for the extinction OF fires.
Capt. L. G. Morton, of Stanton, Va,
and Capt. j. j. Ii. Figgott, of Fine .stle,
OF the Virginia board of Worlds Fair
commissioners, were given the courtesy
Of the floor.
Captain Morton stated that IS, 900 was
still lacking to assure success for the
Virginia exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
The State OF Virginia had only ap.
propriated So, 600 for al object which
was known at the time would CO 1t in the
neighborhood OF $50, 900 to carry to
completion. Up to the present time
the com mission had S35 900, $1,000 OF
which had been subscribed by different
cities, towns and counties, and by q
careful estimate the commission had
figured that the work could be carried
On with success for $4,000 He stated
that the Investment OF $3.50 towards tho
work by this city would be an advan.
tage to the business interests. Captain
tlggatt followed with 4 graphic speech
to the same erd.
Mr.. Dupuy made a motion that the
sum of $3.50 be appropi lated by the city
and handed over to Virginia's board of
commissioners to the Worlds Fair by
August l. After debate of some
length the matter was laid over to come
up before the next adjourned meeting.
Tho report of the board OF public
works recommending the payment of
Sl5 for repairs to tho Vigilant So
wagon was adopted Tho question Of
paying S74 % for tho present lights in
the CouEcil chambsr, which are there
on trial until April 18th, was referred
to the board to find out tho relative
difference in expense between them and
the incandescent lights.
1t was also ordered that the cores
pondence between the board and the
Roanoke Gas and Water Company,
which is now In tho hands Of tho clerk
OF the Council, be turned over to that
board. As the hour was late the rules
were suspended and tho report OF the
committee on accounts WAS heard A
bill was passed releasing Mosely aud
and Weber from indebtedness for rent
OF the Opera House for the presentquar-
ter IN consideration of the damage to
their business while the city was making
repairs in the market house
The report of the finance committee
was received and taken up in sections.
The action of the auditor in the w. Il.
Patterson affair whereby he transferred
the moneys of said Patterson to the
assignee, nDder release from the court,
was approved The account for school
furniture was referred to the school
trustees.
The recommendation that the rate of
taxation for the city by real and per-
sonal property for the ensuing year re-
main upon the present basis was
adopted. Specia, licenses were ordered
to remain the same with the exception
of the tax on Carriages AMI laundries
Steam laundries will be taxed fifteen
dollars, hand laundries, ten: two.horse
hacks, 1--WE dollars and single hacks
three dollars.
Mr. BOSWELL recommended that a CITY
license Of $500 be applied to keepers OF
saloons, instead of $3.50, which is the
present tax. Considerable debate was
INDUCED in, but as the hour was late
Council deemed it advisable to ad iourn-
considering full discussion Of this sub.
Ject OF too much Importance to be thor
oughly dissected at such a late hour,
Council adjourned until Friday evening.
"Musette'' mt the Academy tonight
lotta great success, Mabel Paige In the
leading role. Prices, 10, 20 and SO cents
The Strike Is Over
CHICAGO, April 11.-All the men who
we're out on strike yesterday reported
for work this morning, but the heavy
rain rendered outdoor work impossible.
A large force was put to work in the
;oto Of ~ To- h,;l