The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-05
May Meeting of Town Council.

The regular May meeting of the
Salem town council took place Thurs
day and the following business was
transacted: The mayor reported six
dollars collected in fines since last meet
ing The overseer of poor reported that
female pauper had died that day, that
two or three others are sick and he
suggested that the rooms built for a
hospital be furnished
The public property committee stated
that he could not get suitable accommo.
darions for reel in West Salem and
recommended that the council build a
reel house on the lot in west Salem be-
longing to Mayor Younger. The chief
OF the Are department stated that he
had recently tested some of the fire
plugs and found good pressure on
Union and Broad streets Two OF the
new plugs were defective. Kent Carper
is now putting in an apparatus for Civ
ing the alarm for fire. and the fire bell
had been raised twenty-seven inches.
Other reports were read, but none Of
public interest.
A petition Of James Montgomery to
straighten the alley behind his house
by closing up the old one and opening
new one was granted.
Attorney j. S. Baer then read an ap-
plication OF j. G. Deyerle for permit
to burn bricks on Academy street for
this year. This application had been
refused at q previous council meeting
upon the petition of fifteen or twenty
residents of that section opposing the
permit, but it was claimed that all
the councilmen were not present at
that meeting, SO the matter was dis
cussed freely and vigorously for about
an hour, when the ballot being taken
resulting in Messrs Hansbrough,
Bowles, Strayer and Huff voting for
the granting of the permit, whilst
Messrs. Cumpston and Shipman OPP
posed it,
Upon application of Mrs. Fox and
Miss Bessie Tompkins the Kings
the town hall for the 18th of May, pro-
vided they pay for the lights and have
no refreshments.
Upon application Of Lieutenant Strine
the council RENTED 81 out OF IS, charged
the Salvation Army for use of the town
hall last Sunday.
resolution was passed authorizing
the public property committee, assisted
by the chief OF the fire department, to
build reel house at once, after adver-
Using fer lowest bidder, upon the lot in
West Salon owned by the mayor. An
application of Prof. w. A. Smith, for
rebate on taxes, was referred to the
finance committee.
A petition, presented by j. A. Thorn
asson and signed by fifty odd business
men, asking that sufficient water be
given by the town to operate a street
sprinkler. was granted with this provi-
sion that II at any time water famine
is threatened the supply to the sprinkler
must stop. The petition OF F. P. Good
win, for pay for coffin furnished to a
colored pauper, was referred to the
overseers Of the poor.
petition from w. d. f. Duval, ask
ing for reduction in charges for water
at the hotel, was instantly laid on the
table.
The oyerseer OF the poor was au-
thorized to buy cheap furniture for the
hospital at the poorhouse. The matter
OF moving an arc street lamp to q point
near the Baptist Church and another to
the Salem steam tannery, was referred
to the light committee to report ct next
meeting.
A committee. consisting OF Messrs.
Shipmsn, Cumpston and Bowles, WAS
appointed to report at next meeting as
to tho cost Of increasing the height and
size OF the reservoir, and as to WIN. is
necessary to protect the lakes from
being polluted.
A resolution was passed ordering the
ordinance committee. consisting of
Messrs. Hansbrough. Snuff and Cump-
ston and the city attorney, to report at
the next meeting. At a few minutes
before II o'clock the council adjourned.
"A LADY at Tooleys, La, was very
SICK with bilious collie, when M. C. lis
Ter, a prominent merchant of the town.
gave her bottle of amberlain's
| Collie Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
he says she Was we'll in forty minu ties
after taking the first dose For sale BY
the Chas. Lyle Drug Company, drug
gists.
For Over Fifty Year,