The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-09
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
Important Routine Work Trans
acted Last Night.

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The following members were present
at an adjourned meeting of City Council
last night: Messrs. Andrews, Boehm,
Clingenpeel, Fackenthal, Graves, Hough,
Loughery, McClelland, Moomaw, Ram
sey, Stevenson, Terry and the president,
Mr.. Buckner.
Mr.. Terry, chairman Of the committee
on accounts, made report in which he
recommended the payment OF several
accounts omitted in the regular report.
The report was received and the &C.
counts ordered paid.
Mr.. McClelland, chairman Of the COM
mittee on finance, recommended that
ticket brokers be taxed S25, and that
nickel-in-the slot machines be taxed $50
for each machine not prorated. Mr..
McClelland moved that the rules be
suspended. and the bill imposing these
taxes be placed upon it's final passage.
The motion was unanimously adopted
The adoption Of the bill was defeated
by one vote. A motion to reconsider
was adopted, and the bill was placed on
the calendar. The section imposing a
tax OF $50 on each nickel-in-the slot
machine was put on it's final passage
and adopted.
Mr.. Fackenthal made report includ-
ing resolution providing for the con-
struction Of sewers in that section of
Southwest Roanoke and on Salem ave-
nue., between Fifth and Tenth streets,
at the expense Of the AUDITING property
owners. The report was unanimously
adopted.
Mr. Stevenson, OF the committee on
fire and water, submitted a petition
from the Alert Fire Company asking for
driver for their hose wagon The
communication was referred to the fire
and water committe in conjunction with
the finance committee. The commit
tees were instructed to inquire into the
necessity Of two drivers for the Junior
Hose Company.
Tho matters pending between the Gas
and Water Company and the city were
referred back to the city solicitor for
further negotiations.
The bill providing set of building
laws for tho city was passed by
An ordinance was offered requiring
the chief of police to make monthly
report to the auditor OF all articles
taken from prisoners and confiiscated,
but when the vote was taken on it's final
passage WAS lost.
bill imposing tax of $40 on rail-
road ticket brokers was referred to the
finance committee with instructions to
report at the next meeting of Council.
Mr.. Moomaw read petition signed
by all the underwriters in the city pro-
testing against the agents paying tax
when the companies had paid tax
The petition was referred to the finance
committee in conjunction with the city
solicitor.
The use of the old Opera house was
granted st. Andrews school for holding
its commencement exercises.
A communication was read from
Hoover and Plumley offering to con-
struct telephone line between the city
almshouse and the courthouse for $3.50.
This was referred to the public property
committee.
Mr.. Clingenpeel submitted resolu-
tion that as the hire of teams to convex
the overseers OF the poor to the aims
house amounted to a considerable sum,
1t be resolved that the buggy belonging
to the city in the hands of the Friend
ship Fire Company, be sent to the aims
house for the use Of the overseers. This
was adopted
communication from L. H. Vaughan,
asking for interest on city warrants, was
referred to the finance committee
On motion OF Mr.. Stevenson the city
engineer was instructed to have the
City Gene terry cleaned at cost not to
exceed $50. Council then adjourned un-
til June Is.
Soldier on n Furlough Shot by His Wife.
STANTON, June S.-Dock McCauley,
the United States soldier who has been
spending three weeks furlough in
Augusta county, seven miles from
Staunton, and who was shot by his wife,
Minnie McCauley, yesterday evening"
died this morning. The wound was a
hole about three inches in diameter near
the heart made with No. so uirrel shot
fred from q distance of about three feet
The woman tells two stories, one that
it was accidental and the other that Nc.
Csuley had threatened her. She was
locked up in the Staunton jail day.
New Orleans Alderman Indicted.
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