The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-22
ANOTHER TAX BILL PASSED.
Embodies Essentially the Same
Features of the Previous One.
Tho Wholesale Liquor Dealers Taxed $50
Instead OF 6IOO-Ths Now Measure
Passed by q vote OF IL to ga. J.
Lougherty Elected to Eli the Unex-
PRED Term OF j. O. Johnson-Other
Business Transacted.

A special meeting of City Council was
held last night for the purpose of con-
sidering and acting upon:
The resignation Of J. c. Johnson,
member of Council from the Second
ward, and appointing SUCCESSOR to fill
the unexpired term.
To consider ordinance No. 70 entitled
IAN ordinance imposing taxes upon
persons. real estate and personal prop
ertY and upon licenses for the year end
ing April 80, 1895, and for each and
every year thereafter, until altered,
amended or repealed, for the support of
the city governments, the payment Of
the interest upon the city debt, and for
other municipal expenses, and providing
for the collection thereof, which has
been disapproved by the mayor aud of
passing the same over the veto of the
mayor, or amending or altering. the
same in any particular or considering
any substitute therefor or considering
any new tax bill which might be pre-
sented.
To receive and act upon o communi-
cation from P g. Ryder in relation to
rebate of penalty added for the non.
payment OF taxes.
To receive and act upon communi-
cation from the overseers OF the ppor in
relation to providing collins for burial
OF paupers.
Also to receive and act upon a COM
munication from the Reliance Fire
Company in relation to furnishing equip
ments for said company.
The following members were present:
Messrs. Andrews, Boehm, Clinginpeel,
Davies, Dickerson, Duggan, Graves,
Hough, McClelland, Moomaw, PA,tie,
Ramsey. Strickland, Terry and Presi-
dent Buckner.
After Clerk Thomas read the call of
the president, the resignation OF j. C.
Johnson, mem Der from the Second ward,
was taken up, which WAS accepted, on
motion of Mr.. Duggan, from the Fourth
ward.
Mr.. Terry nominated Andrew j.
Loughery to fill the unexpired term who
was unanimously elected.
Tax bill No. 70, which had been re-
turned by the mayor without his ap-
prevail, then came up. The first ques-
ton was whether the bill should become
law over the mayors veto, and was
lost by unanimous vote.
On motion OF Mr.. Clingenpeel the
rules we're suspended and bill offered
by him placed before the house. The
now bill, known as tax bill No. %, was
identical with bill 70 with the exception
that wholesale liquor dealers were taxed
$3.50 per annum instead of SlOO as in
bill No. 10
Mr.. Pattis moved to amend by strik-
ing out, In the ction relating to taxing
express companies SlOO and inserting
$3.50. The amendment was lost
On motion of Mr.. Boehm the phrase
ology of this section, 80, was changed
but the amount remained the same The
bill then cane upon its final passage
and was adopted by vote of IL to 8.
Messrs. Duggan, McClelland and Pattie
voting in the negative.
The communication of p. G. RYDER,
who paid his taxes for 1894 prior to the
passage OF the resolution allowing q
discount OF per cent. to all parties
paying taxes before May 1, asking for o
rebate Of per cent on his taxes, was
referred to the finance committee, in
conjunction with the city solicitor.
communication was read from the
board OF overseers OF the poor asking
permission to purchase lot of collins
at $3.50 each, for the use of paupers,
was referred to the committee on public
property.
communication was read from the
Reliance Fire Company, Offering TO re-
move the Rorer Hall building to the
Park street lot and asking for the nee
essary apparatus to equip the company.
The letter stated that the company had
one horse and was negotiating for the
purchase Of a hose wagon.
The clerk was instructed to reply that
Council felt the need of the company's
services, but at present had no means
to furnish the equipments.
On motion Council adjourned.
FRIGHTFUL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.