The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-06

at the regular June meeting OF City
Council held last night the folio wing
members answered TO their names:
Andrews, Boehm, Clingenpeel, Crabill,
Davis, Dickerson, Fackenthall, Graves,
Hough, LougherY, McClelland, Pattie,
Ramsey, Stevenson, Strickland and
Terry.
In the absence of President Buckner,
Mr.. Loughery was elected president
pro tenn. The clerk read a message
from the mayor, In which he said that
| time for leniency in collecting taxes
wasIpast, IA the july interest and the
sinking fund must be provided for, and
also that the licenses were being COL
lected more promptly than usual, and
recon- mended that $4,000 worth of
school bonds be purchased for the sink
Ing Fund. The message and the recon-
mendations were adopted.
The city engineer reported that se,-
eral blocks had been graded and lot
OF repairing done on the board walks.
The sewers under contract with DYER.
Vaughan & Co., will be completed this
week. The street pay roll for Nav
amounted to S465. O3 and the sewer paw
roll Is Sl27.55. The report was received
| unanimously.
Inc city sergeant reported lot persons
in Jail during May, divided as follows:
State, 10; city, IA; United States, IA.
Tho sergeant asked that the city give
for his use the room lately occupied by
the clerk Of Council. The report WIS
adopted and the request asked granted.
The keeper Of the almshouse reported
ii inmates In that institution during
| May; dismissed, 2; admitted, l; died, /;
| brought from the city and buried, S:
expenses for month, S97.5O The report
was adopted.
| MIR. Terry, the Chairman, then read
the report Of the committee on accounts,
which was received. The routine
monthly accounts were ordered paid
| Accounts for vaccinating, amounting 30
S52.70. recommends 10 BIZ paid, AID a
letter from the city solicitor was at
tached to the report, stating that the
CITY was bound for the amount. After
some discussion the bills were ordered
to be paid a resolution attached to
the report, to the effect that no money
BIO paid out until approved by Council,
was adopted.
Mr.. McClelland read the report of the
| committee on finance, which included
| the reports OF the city auditor and the
city treasurer. The report said Council
had acted wisely in keeping within the
appropriation, making o good showing
considering the hard times and the
financial struggle Council had passed
through. The report r. comm nded tina.
the following officers be asked to mako
| ft,11 60 4
| meeting in June: Treasurer, auditor,
engineer, commissioner OF revenue, ser.
| geant, clerk of Council, clerk of Hust-
| ings and circuit courts, police justice,
| chief OF police, chief Of fire department,
! president board of health and superin-
tendent OF schools.
The c.erk OF the court was requested
to pay to the treasurer monthly all
delinquent taxes collected. The com
mittee's report was received, and the
recommendations adopted with few
verbal changes.
Mr.. Crabill the chairman Of the com.
mittee on streets, submitted a report, to
which was attached Recommendation
providing for the construction of several
small sections OF sidewalk. The re port
was received, and the recon- III enda-
tions were referred to the incoming
Council.
Mr.. Pattie read the report of the
committee on public property in which
he recommended the petition OF j. ID.
Lane asking for g license to run pea.
nut stand be referred to the committee
on ordinance. The committee in regard
to the petition of John R. Furguson,
asking for the position OF jsniuor OF the
courthose, recommended that he be told
there was no such vacancy. Tine re-
port was received and approved.
Mr.. Fackenthall read the report OF
the sewer committee, which was re
ceived. The committee seat IN a reso-
luton providing for the construc ton Of
system OF sewerage in section go,
which was passed 1t also recon
mended that q plumbers license be
granted to 81. r. Colman.
Mr.. Hough, chairman OF the fire aud
water committee, submitted report
recommending that j. e.. Knepp be
paid $50 for expenses attending the
National Firemen's Association. The
report, with the recommendation, was
adopted
At this point Mr. Terry made mo
tion, which carried, that when Council
adjourn it do so to meet Friday night.
Bill No. 90, providing for the erection
OF buildings, was passed by.
The question OF tax on ticket brokers
was referred to the finance committee.
Mr.. Loughery offered resolution
amending certain parts OF the city tax
law, which was referred to the finance
committee. The chief paragraph pro-
vides for a tax Of Sis on the "niokel in
the slot" machines
A petition was read asking for water
on Lynchburg avenue, from Chestnut to
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