The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-11

At an adjourned meeting OF the City
Council held last night the following
members were present: Messrs. Cling
enpeel. Crabill, Davies. Dickerson,
Duggan. Dupuy, Graves, Groves. Hough,
McClelland, Norman, Pattie, Ramsey,
Strickland, Terry and President
Buckner.
Mr.. Dupuy, the chairman, presented
the report of the committee on public
property, which recommended that wire
gratings be placed over the jail win
dows; that the complaint of G. M. Mer-
ton & Co., fish dealers at the city mar.
ket, in regard to other parties selling
fish on the sidewalk, be referred to the
police court for trial for the violation OF
the city ordinance prohibiting the sale
of goods on the sidewalk. The report
also recommended that the keeper of
the aims house be instructed to distri-
butte the pile Of manure on the aims
house siding over the poor house farm
The report was received and the recon.
mendations adopted.
The calling of the calendar was be.
gun and bill No. SO, providing for the
guaran eeing Of the interest on the city
hos pital bonds, was passed by.
Bill No 20, providing for city deposi-
tories and the collection of interest on
city funds, was read. This bill provides
for the city funds to be deposited in the
three national banks of the city pro
rata according to the capitil stock OF
the banks, provided an amount of not
over 25 per cent. of the capital and sur.
plus shall be deposited in each bank
The banks shall pay an interest of
al dai1u p, 10 80
81, 600. This was amended by striking
out $4,000 and inserting $1,000. Mr..
Dupuy moved to amend by striking out
tho words, the three national banks
now doing business in this city, ana
inserting any national or State bank or
trust company with an unimpaired CAPT
tai Of 100000. Mr.. Moomaw favored
the amendment for the reason that it
was much safer to divide up the money
in five or six banks This amendment
was adopted, and tho bill was again
amended SO that the money may be
distributed pro rata or as nearly so as is
consistent with the interests of tho city
The bill as amended was then adopted
by vote of 13 to3
j. Il. Engleby Came before Council
and asked that the Fidelity, Loan and
Trust Company be given an option Of
thirty days time on the $4,000 school
bonds which he felt certain he could
sell at par value. Council refused to
grant the option by vote OF to s.
The clerk then read bill No. -, which
was submitted to Council at meeting
held November II and provides for the
emp loYmen Of 25 men with families to
work Cd the streets. This bill had been
in tho hands of the street committee
which repoi led adversely.
Mr.. Terry offered as substitute
bill to the effect superintendent of
the street forces and as many assistants
as necessary be appointed. who shall
employ only such men as shall be
recon me nded by the street committee,
and which shall not recommend any
one who has not been resident OF the
city less than three months, and giving
preference to heads OF families The
compensation shall be 60 cents q day.
The bill provides that the board of
public works shall establish a commits
sary to pay off these people, and shall
sell them provisions at the lowest pos
slble prices. Not more than fifty men
shall be employed at any one time, and
the street appropriation shall be aug
mented 81, 200 out of the general fund
On M otion of Mr.. Hough, the bill was
amended to read that eight hours shall
constitute days work and The pay
shall be 10 cents an hour.
Mr.. Ciinginpeel moved to amend by
striking out fifty men and inserting
twenty five men at so cents per day,
which amendment was adopted.
MIR. Graves moved to amend by strik-
ing out sections and s, which relate to
the establishment of commssary
Mr.. Buckner moved substitute for
the whole that the matter be referred
to the joint committees on streets and
sewers for report
Mr.. Ramsey moved to amend by re.
ferring the matter back to the street
and finance committees in connection
with the sewer committee. Mr. Buck
ner then withdrew his substitute.
Mr.. Moomaw moved to refer he mat
ter to committee Of the whole which
was lost. Mr.. Ramsey'a amendment was
adopted by vote of 10 to 5
The next matter to come up was bill
No. 73,which was identical In su bst TANGO
with Mr.. Terry's substitute to bill No.
II. This was referred to the street and
finance committees.
Bill No. 90 was then presented, pro-
viding for suitable inlets on Tazewell
avenue to be inserted to cause adequate
drainage on both sides Of the street,
which was adopted.
This completed the calendar and the
new business was taken up Mr..
Crabill offered resolution that the
bill passed by Council January rela-
tive to street sweeping be repealed and
Captain Banks proposition be accepted,
which was adopted
DR.. j. Il. Strickland, OF the Fifth
ward, offered a resolution to the effect
that, inasmuch as there had been com