The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-09

Clingenpeel, Crabill, Davies, Dicker.
son, Duggan. Fackenthall, Groves,
McClelland, Moomaw, Pattie, Ramsey,
Stevenson, Strickland, Terry and the
president, Mr. Buclrner.
On motion of Mr.. Clingenpeel, the
reading OF tho journal was omitted and
the reports of the officers taken up.
There was no report from the mayor
and the communication from the city
engineer was considered. Mr.. Dunlap
reported that the expense of street
work was Sl97.50, which with other
items made the total S266.46. The
chain gang had been engaged in street
grading and had removed 1,125 yards
at cost OF S372. The number Of pris-
oners worked averaged IL. a number
Of overlooked cesspools were reported.
One hundred and sixty.six dollars was
spent in work by the health committee.
He reported that repairs had been made
to the courthouse and the public stable.
The recommendations attached were re-
ferred to the proper committsea and the
report adopted.
Accompanying the report Of the
engineer WAS communication from the
supervising architect in regard to the
public building, stating that there was
not enough ground according to the
present plans unless the steps extended
slightly into the street. A resolution,
offered by Mr.. Pattie, TO the effect that
the architect be allowed to make the
alterations mentioned in his communi-
cation, was adopted.
The report of the city sergeant showed
lis persons were in jail during April. as
'ollowa: State, 81; city, II; United
States, II.
Tho Laapar ~ Tho aIp,, hou,o xo.oS.oa
Dhe number OF paupers to be 9, dis
missed 4. admitted none, buried 8.
MIR. Terry read the report OF the
committe OF accounts which was adopted.
The amount on accounts examined and
approved was s4,064.62.
The chairman, MIR. McClelland, read
the report Of the committee on finance.
Tnere was no report from tho treasurer,
owing to the license taxes coming in
every day, but cole ctlons we're reported
to be better 'han usual.
There were two recomendati one
to the effect that the petition Of p. G.
Ryder for return Of taxes paid be re-
fused and the other that certain appro-
priations be augmented 10 the amount
OF 81 500 The report with the recomen-
dations was adopted
Mr.. Pattie read the report of tho COM
mittee on public property. The com
mittee recommended that thirty collins
be purchased for the use OF the aims
house and that telephone be erected
at the alnshouse, as by so doing the
services OF one man could be dispensed
with. The report was received and the
recommendations adopted.
The clerk then read the amounts for
which the stalls in the market had been
rented, which was attached to MIR. Pat
ties report.
The report of the committee on
sewers was submitted by the chairman,
Mr.. Faskenthal. The report contained
proposed ordinance providing for
sewers in sections known on the engi-
neer's map as No. 90, in the vicinity of
Nelson, Randolph, Tszewell and Church
streets, the costs to be assessed against
the abutting property owners. The re-
port was unanimously adopted.
A recommendation was attached that
all property owners be required by the
existing laws to connect with the
sewers. This was passed by until the
report of the committee on health WAS
reachtd when both were taken up
jointly
Bill No. 90. to provide regulations for
erecting buildings in the city, was sub.
mitted by the committee on ordinances
and placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Moomaw, CHI sirman of the com
mittee on lights, submitted q report
recommending that lights be placed at
Tire following places: One at Tazewell
avenue and Nelson street, ono at the
alley west OF Roanoke street and Salem
avenue, ono at Allegheny Place, one at
Nelson street and Norfolk avenue, one
ct Harrison street and Seventh avenue.
The report was adopted
Mr.. Clingenpeel moved that the light
in front of the NJ C. A. building be
referred to the light com nittee for re-
moval. This was adopted. light on
Wheat street was disposed of in the
Same way.
DR.. Strickland chairman of the
health committee, submitted report in
which he stated that the property own
ers were slow to connect with the sew.
ers, and that as warm weather, wi IN its
attendant fevers. was fast approaching
1t should DO attended to at once. The
report recommended that the mayor be
asked to instruct the police and the san
1tary inspector to compel the property
owners to connect with sewers and to
drain the cesspools by June /.
The report of the com m ittee was then
adopted, and the matter of the connec
lions with the sewers was amended so
that the mayor was asked to enforce the
existing laws.
Mr.. Crabill read the report OF the
committee on streets. The report re-
viewed the work Of the street fore for
the month and recommended that the
city engineer ask for bids for sweeping
the paved streets of the city for the next
fiscal year.
After the adoption Of the report, Mr..
Buckner (Mr. Moomaw in the chair)
moved that the matter OF placing side.
walk ON Ieffaraon atreat from ca m nhall