The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-07

from further obligation for damages
done ID paving between their tracks,
which was placed on the calender.
The ordinance committee reported
bill No. "A, which provides for the
amendment OF section 81, chapter 80, of
the city ordinances, making it the duty
OF the physician or coroner to furnish
blanks for certificates, to be filled out
at each death, stating name, .ge, color,
sex. nationality and disease of all de,
ceased persons, and that in all cases a
fee OF fifty cents be paid.
Bill No. rs, regulating weights and
measures, and No. sc, containing build
ing laws, were placed on the calendar.
The ire and water committee recon-
mended that the superintendent of the
nre alarm system DO re quested to repair
and remove the indicator from the old
building opposite the courthouse to the
Aierts headquarters near the brewery.
This was adopted. 1t was also decided
that the old hose reel be repaired and
given to the Alerts provided they fur.
nish horse to draw it and that the
board Of public works be asked to fur
nish feed for same. The committee also
recommended that the board Of public
works erect partition in the Jefferson
street fire building to furnish su fficie mt
sleeping apartments to the members OF
the Junior Hose Company, which was
adopted
resolution was adopted asking the
Gas and Water Company to put in a ire,
plug at the intersection of Eighth street
and Madison avenue northwest. The
committee also recommended that the
team used In street sweeping be given
fair trial In working the hook and
ladder truck.
The report Of the com mittee on health
recommended that the claim Of Dr. j. G.
Minor of $40 fer vaccination should be
paid By the persons and not by Council.
This was referred to the committee on
accounts.
Mr.. Boehm, chairman of the special
committee on opening streets, recon-
mended that an alley DO opened between
Seventh avenue and Eighth avenue 8.
w. through the lands of Mrs. Gilmer
and s Brooke, provided the lands
could be purchased for S75 $50 going to
the former and S25 to the latter The
committee also recommend that no
action be taken at this time in the mat
ter OF removing the projection on Elm
A. p Staples and others.
OBill No. 76. providing rules governing
weights and measures, was then taken
up on its final passage. The bill pro-
vides that the clerk of the market shall
be at the scales from sunrise to sunset
and keep record of all things weighed.
Any purchaser of coal, forage, live
stock, etc can, by depositiny the fee
with the dealer, have tho purchase
weighed on the public scales IL regu-
lates the weight of u ton of coal at 1000
pounds and fixes the violation OF any
section of the law at not less than SIS
nor more than $40 After l,ngthy
discus ion the bill was read by sections
and adopted.
Mr.. Buckner, Mr.. Dupuy in the chair,
announced that Mr.. Stevenson, secre-
tary OF tho Buckeye Coal and Coke
Company. had procured five carloads OF
coal for the use of the poor and that
railroad transportation h ad been secured.
On his motion the board of pu bile works
was requested 10 remove the coal to the
cellar of the building used by the Union
Benevolent Society
On motion of Mr.. Groves the president
was instructed to appoint Is committee
to inquire into tho rates for hauling
coal from the Pocahontas fields to Roa
noke, Norfolk and Lynchburg
Bill No. II, regulating the stalls in
the market house, was read and referred
to the finance committee.
a communication was read from Mrs
Mccoy, president of tho Union Benevo.
lent Society. stating that the funds OF
the society were about exhausted and
asking aid Of Council, which was referred
to the finance committee.
Mr.. Hough stated that tho cemetery
was in bad condition and the matter
was referred to the public property COM
mittee
Mr.. Dickerson made few remarks
which the press was requested not to
publish and Council then adjourned un.
til Saturday night.