The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-10

at an adjourned meeting of City
Council last night the following mem
oers were present: Messrs. Clinqen-
peel Crabill, Dickerson, Duegan, Faok-
enthai' Graves, Groves, Hough, Mo-
Clelland, Moomaw, Ramsey, Stevenson.
Strickland, Terry and the president.
Mr.. Buckner. -
Bill No. 50 to provide for the interest
on the $4,000 bonds OF the Roanoke
hospital was the first of the calendar
ana on motion of Mr.. Groves was
dropped from the calendar.
The second bill was No. 80, providing
for laying sidewalk on Mountain
avenue W, at tho expense of the
aouttlng property owners. Mr. Moomaw
moved TO adopt the bill as read. On
the vote being taken the bill was lost.
The vote was reconsidered and the bill
referred back to the committee on
ordinances.
The next bill was No. "a, to amend seq
tion ~, chapter 10, of the city laws to
make 1t read that no merchant shall ex-
hloit mere hsndise over eighteen inches
past the building line, or crates, boxes.
etc, over two feet hey ond the building
line. The ordinance was adopted by a
vote of too.
The next bill was No. SIS, which pro-
vldes for the amendment Of chapters
I and S Of the city laws relating to the
duties of tho city engineer. After q
long and tedious discussion the bill was
adopted.
Bill No Sc was then read by the
CLERK. This provides for the amend
ment OF sections 3, 4, 6, Z and of chapter
II Of the code OF laws for 1898. and re-
pealing section S OF the same section
relating to obtaining permits for the
erection of telephone and telegraph
poles, removal of pavemonts, etc., which
was adopted as read.
The clerk then read bill No. 81, which
provides for the amendment of sections
l, =, 8, 1, 5. 6, 7, IL, 12 and IA of
chapter Is Of the city code relating to
sidewalks, which, after several amend
ments, was adopted.
Bill No SIS was then road, which
amended sections i, Z, s and IL OF chap
ter 10 OF tae city laws relating to
sewers, whi:n was adopted as read.
Tho next bill was No. so. which
amended section l, chapter e5, of the
city code relating to the chain gang,
which was adopted as read.
The clerk then read bill No. 90, which
provided for the amendment of sections
8, y, 10, IL OF chapter 81 OF the code of
1893, city laws, relating to public safety.
This also was adopted as read.
The next bill was No. OIL, providing
for the amendment Of sections ! and
OF chapter IS, relating to shade trees,
Which was adopted a. read.
Bill No. o2 vas read providing for the
erection OF tvs electric lights, one at
tho Intersection Of Campbell avenue
and Thirteenth street S. w, and tho
ot-er i, the intersection of Shenan-
QOah avnnuo and -
be don5 whenever eight more lights
were ordered placed. This was adopted.
BIZ No. 96, governing tho erection of
ouic:ngs III the city,was the next ordi-
nance On the calendar; which was
PASTE oy for he evening.
Tho bill o. j. &. Knopp for expenses
whiln chief of tho fire department., on a
trip TO Michigan, was referred to the
hro'hnd water committee.
com nunic alton was read from T. S.
Kennedy asking Council to pay him S25
per month for street sweeping from
May Is unit! October /, 1894. A motion
to grant him the amount was lost.
Council then adjourned.
Railroads Hold Coal for Their Own Use.
BALTIMORE May 0.-The Baltimore
and ONO Railroad Company has put an
EN- barge on all the coal on it's tracks
between this city and umberland. The
company will hold the coal for it's own
use IN case it's supply should run 80
short as TO threaten "a stoppage OF it's
trains. This action has resulted in q
number OF vessels being tied up here
waiting for coal cargoes.
AT no time for many months past
have so many coal carrying vessels been
at this port. 1t is said the Pennsylvania
railroad may follow tho same course as
the baltimore and Ohio in regard to coal
ON route from the Maryland region to
PhiladalDhia