The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-16

disposed of by the City Fathers
AT IN adjourned meeting OF the City
Council held last night the following
members answered to their names at
roll call: Messrs. Boehm, Clingenpeel,
fackenthal, Graves, Hough. Terry,
DfoVes' McClelland, Loughery, Moo
NAV, Duggan, Andrews, Pattie, Davies.
Stevenson, Crabill Dickinson and
President Buckner.
Mr. Terry, of the committee on &C
counts, submitted report on the state.
ment Of receipts and disbursements of
funds accruing from the old Opera
House, to thu effect that the statement
was believed to be correct. The report
was received and the account rendered
ov the committee was received
Mr. Pattie, OF the public property
com mittee, reported in favor Of author
izing the city engineer to store sewer
pipe In the old Rorer hall building, and
asking authority to sell a one-horse
wagon AND harness belonging to the
city TO the best advantage. (rhe vehicle
was purchased by the late board of
public works for their use) The re-
concentrations were approved by g
vote OF: Ayes, IA; noes, .; not voting, Q.
MIR. Stevenson, of the committee on
fire and water, recommended that the
Gas and Water Company be instructed
10 lay water main on LynchburR
avenue between Fourth and Chestnut
streets, and that the question of
driver for the Alert Fire Company be
referred 20 tho incoming Council An
proved
Mr.. McClelland, OF the finance COM
mittee, submitted long report, which
was disposed OF as follows:
The petitions OF Dyer Bros & Vaughn
for interest on bonds WAS rejected
The recommendation that the tax on
insurance underwriters be not repealed,
was met with an ordinance, submitted
oy MT. Moomaw, repeating the tax,
which went to the calendar
The recon- mendation that the salaries
DO liked as fol!o"s: Mayor. $500; com.
mon Seaitn's attorney, 5000: city SER
Reant, S6uO. MAS put on it's passage, and
Mr. DICKINSON mivtd L. amend by fix
Ing the mayors salary sc $500 per an
mum. The amendment was adopted by
vote of 10 ayes to 8 noes ana the
ommendation, as amended, was put
upon its passage
Mr.. Buckner opposed the reduction of
the mayors salary to $500 The incum-
oent would, he was sure, spend more
than that amount for charity appeals he
could not refuse.
Mr.. Hough spoke on the same line.
and Mr.. McClelland said the salary 1t
was proposed to pay was not respecta-
bic In amount Mr.. Groves thought he
ought to be paid as much as the COM
non"eaIth's attorney, who had fees to
depend upon.
ID n en- n 1. \
ing 10 do with the mayors contributions
TO charity
MIR. McClelland moved to amend the
resolution so as to make it an ordinance.
This was agreed to and it went to tho
calendar on the demand OF the opponents
Of the $500 salary
The sale Of eight 81 900 school bonds
to the sinking fund commissioners was
ratified.
Dr. Strickland, who came in late, said
the committee on health had boon in
FORMED that certain man.holes in the
southwest were very offensive, and
thought the sewers should be cleaned.
The city engineer said he WAS putting
IN flush pipes. Dr. Strickland added
thrt nobody in town WAS sick, and this
ended his report.
Mr.. Fackenthal, Of the sewer com.
mittee, recommended that H. Il. Cole
mans bond, with w. II. Horton and
j. ID. Bre wer, DO accepted and that no
DO granted license. Approved
DR.. Strickland called attention to the
accounts OF druggists for vaccine virus,
which had been furnished at cost and
not paid. The accounts had been pre-,
sented through the regular channel and
not allowed and this WAS an injustice.
There was quite q discussion over the
matter. which vas finally referred to the
committee on accounts
Biil 96, regulating tho erection Of
buildings, cane up and was combatred
by MIR, Fackenthal, who said it would
"o-k hardship on many people, and
that tho city engineer could not carry
out its provisions il there was much
building done There were many good
features in the bill, however. and these
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