The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-06
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

their regular May meeting last Thurs.
day night, every member being present
except Messrs. Duncan and Cumpston
After the regular reports were read
(none of them being OF any special in.
terest) the following business was trans
| acted:
The mayor was requested to enforce
section Is of the town ordinances, which
prohibits horses or mules running loose
in the town under penalty OF fine.
The Salem graded school was given
permission to use the town hall for it's
commencement June 1st or End The
free use OF hall and lights was rendered
to the Virginia Summer School of
Methods during it's session here, pro-
vided they give way for any entertain
ment which may rent the hall during
that time.
No reduction in rent of hall was al.
lowed to the jeff Davis Rifles. The
question of fixing the levy was next
brought up, and inasmuch as large
deficiency in receipts was evident on
account of no barroom licenses being
granted, Mr.. Langhorne moved that
the salsries of certain town officers be
cut down to the following figures:
Mayor, $40 per month; attorney, SlOO
per year; street foreman, $40 per month !;
one policeman, $40 per month; one po.
licenaan, $40 per month, (tne other half
being paid by the Norfolk and Western
railrcad.)
Mr.. Langhorne said he did not want
to undervalue any mans services, but
something must be done, and heswas
opposed to raising the taxes, yet the
expenses OF the town are as heavy as
they were two years ago, whilst the re-
ceipts are much less. Mayor Younger
stated that he felt in an embarrassing
position in speaking on this question,
but inasmuch as there were no members
OF the former council present he would
explain how the. salary of the mayor
came TO be raised to the present figure.
This he did in plain, unvarn ished
statement, abiding to the fact that
when the last council offered to raise
his salary to $3.50 per annum, he for
some time afterwards kept it at $500
per year, and then later the council put
it at 5000 per annum. "But," said he,
''if l am not worth what you are now
paying it is your duty to say So" He
then asked that, as thu salaries OF the
police were quite low and their duties
onerous, that they should not be re.
duced.
Superintendent OF Schools Francis
here remarked that he thought that the
citizens were not only prepared but ex-
pecte6 to pay additional taxes in con,
sideration OF the results of the recent
election.
After some further discussion Mr..
Langho. ne withdrew his motion and
then offered another to the effect that
the levy on real estate and personal
property within the cooperate limits be
raised from 75 cents to so cents on the
one hundred dollars. When this resolu-
ton was put to the vote Mr.. Hans.
trough was the only councilman who
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TIL, beir- further business needing
attention. Ito Council adjourned till
Friday at p. u, when they met and
passed the following ordinances: Be it
ordained by the council of the town of
Salem, that ii any person, corporation,
company. firm, partnership or associa-
ton within the corporation limits of
this town sell or offer to sell either di-
rectly or indirectly, by sample, by rep.
resentation or otherwise, any wine,
ardent spirits, malt liquor or any mix.
ture thereof, alcoholic bitters, bitters
containing alcohol or fruits preserved
in ardent spirits either directly or in
directly without first obtaining a
license therefor as required by
the laws of tho State Of Virginia,
or shall sell or offer to sell the
same, either directly or indirectly,
on Sunday, or shall sell or offer to sell
the same either directly or indirectly to
q minor under the age of q years at
any timo without the written consent of
his or her parents or guardian, shall,
upon conviction thereof before the
mayor or any alderman of the town,
be fined not less than So nor more than
500. Be it ordained by the council of
tho town OF Salem that the mayor or
any alderman imposing q fine upon any
person for the violation of any OF the
ordinances of the town, shall have
power and authority to commit to jail
and to work in tho chain gang. any per
son SO fined in default OF the pay ment
Of fine and costs imposed as aforesaid.
a marriage license was issued yester-
! day in the county clerks office to An
drew Garnett, of Montgomery county,
and Roberta Walker, Of this county.
The Messrs. Beamer entertained a
number of their friends at most sump-
tious champagne supper on Thursday.
A pleasant reception was given by
Mrs. j. Il. Dame Thursday night ct her
residence on Virginia avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Darst and Miss
Brouse left yesterday for their home in
Bluefield.
AT meeting of the State board of
education in Richmond Thursday Prof.
Il. G. Stearnes was reelected county
superintendent of schools for Roanoke
county.
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