The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-09-17

The City Council held an adjourned
meeting last night at s O'Clock in the
Council chamber. The following mem
bers were present: Messrs. Boehm,
Casey, Cou!bourn, Guy, High, Houston,
Loughery. McClelland. McNamee,
Terry and Wilson. In the absence OF
the president Mr.. Boehm was elected
president pro tempore.
The mayor submitted a message, re-
porting that he had appointed P L.
Terry aud j. Fl. Wingase delegates to
attend the State Good Roads Associa-
ton and to represent the city OF Roa-
noke in that meeting. He also called
attention to the bad condition of Lower
Lick run, caused by q growth OF silt in
the bed of the stream which INSTRUCTED
the aow Of the water. which was re-
ferred to the sewer committee and CITY
engineer with power to act. He also
reported proposition from b. Lacy
Hoge, attorney for DIR. j. l.. Stone.
proposing to compromise the bill OF Or.
Stone for services in recent smallpox
cases by submitting the same to an
arbitrating committee of doctors, say,
Drs. Gale, Fry and Downey. or others
IL obj ction to these. and on being
sworn these to state whether Dr.. Stone
ehall be paid the amount of 81 600 as
claimed by him or the amount of $500
as agreed to by the Council. Tho mat
ter WIS laid on the table.
Mr., Loughery, from the com N ittee on
streets, submitted q lengthy report,
NJ skiing the following recommendations:
The com Dittee reported an ordinance
TO define the duties OF the committee on
streets and city engineer, and prescrib.
Ing how orders shall be given for the
performance of work on tho streets,
regulating the number of men to be- EN-
ployed, and the amount of money to be-
expended by the committee without
reference to Council at one-fourth OF
the annual appropriation during the
year, which ordinance was adopted I'm
der suspension OF rules.
The street committee also repor ted on
the condition OF the two bridges across
the river in the West End, recon mend
Ing that the questions of liability of the
city to keep these bridges in repair, or
to accept them as part of the city high
ways, bs referred to the city solicitor for
opinion, which Was adopted; ais recon-
mended that the city engineer put on an
additional force Tor street work for two
months; that he be instructed to pur-
chase 10000 feet of lumber. and to sd-
vertise for bids for street cleaning, all
OF which were adopted.
The committee also reported on tho
condition OF certain brick sidewalks.
recon- mending that the city engineer be
instructed to make repairs on Jefferson
street and in front of Gilmer avenue
school building.
The committee also submitted a list
OF streets in each ward to be improved
by the engineer, the repairing of the
overhead bridges, and the diversion of
the water from Jefferson street down
Tazewell avenue to the drain from
Terry's spring, all of which we're ap-
proved by the Council.
Mr. Wilson, from the committee on
public property, reported, recommend
ing that the engineer advertise for bids
for painting the roofs of the public
bdildings; that metal shelving at cost
OF S72 be purchased for the office of
clerk OF court, which were adopted.
The public property committee also
recommended that the city engineer be-
instructed to prepare plans for the pro-
posed new school buildings, and that in
order to do 80 that he be allow an
assistant for the required time, which
recon- mendation was laid on the table
until next meeting of Council, some OF
the mem bers taking the view the en-
gineer could possibly prepare tho plans
during the winter without additional
help.
Mr.. Guy, from tho com mittee on or
dinances, reported that his committee
had taken under consideration the
question OF fines for carrying concea ed
weapons, and recommended that the
police justice be instructed to enforce
the city ordinances and State law in
thle respect, 80 that weapons may be
conhscated The city ordinances do not
PROVIDE Tor confiscation OF the weapon,
but the State law does, and 40 the mini.
mum hne under both laws taken to-
gether would be $40 and conflscatiou
OF the weapon. The report was adopted.
Mr.. Boehm, from the committee on
lights. reported that his com mittee h I'D
under consideration the matter of re-
ducing the costs OF lights, and would
receive proposition from the Electric
Light Company by next meeting to that
end. He also reported that the com
mittee was getting data from other
cities that would enable them to recon-
mend to Council on the question of the
city owning its own light plant. The
committee also recommended two adj
ditional Welsbach burners to be placed
in the Friendship engine house. The
report was adopted.
Mr.. Loughery called attention of
Council to the candle power of the CITY
lights, and stated that he was of the
opinion that they did not come no TO
the standard o. 1900 candle power, and
on his motion the matter was referred
to the light com mittee.
MIR. Terry introduced bill, No. l55,
providing that all nracticinp nh uaica M