The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-20

NinoeeeH LneuOeeh attenQeQ fne aQ~
journed meeting OF Council last night
to hear the report OF the committee on
charter nmendments,7the only msmber
absent being Mr.. Richmond, from the
Third ward. Mr.. Loughery. tho chair-
man of the committee, presented the re-
port, and stated that the committee had
directed him to state to the Council and
to the citizens of the city that the
amendments to the CHARTER had been
prepared after great deal of considera-
ton and lsborous investigation on the
part OF the committee and city solicitor.
They had ia ken into confederation the
governments established in other cities
OF the State as respects their syatcms
and plans for conducting municipal az.
fairs, and had CLEANED tharefrom what
they thought to be the best interests OF
the city of Roanoke, and what would be
most suitable to the conditions and
ssate of atfsirs in this particular COM
munity, taking also into consideration
the needs of an economic Administra-
tion and view to reduce expenditures
In all possible ways without in erfering
with the welfare OF tho city governments
and It's efficiency, but rather with 9
view to make 1t more efficient and pro-
ductive of better resultss ~ ~.
>~Hsalso sisted that IL was the desire
of the committee to ,hsve the charter
published and q oopYSiur Dished to esohs
memb Der Of Council and 10 citizsns who
may apply for it. He tats ted that the
charter belonged to the people OF Roa.
noke at large and asked that as The
amendments had now beefs az omitted to
Council thst the citizens Interest them
aa wi nd t., Az lA.Eiau>l
interests OF the city. 9s
After reading tho amsndmeuts, "a
! published In THE TIMES yesterday
morning, Mr.. Loughory intEoduced o
resolution, which WAS adopted, provid-
IND that when the Counci]eadiournedi 1t
should be to meet on Thursday night,
January Q, 1886. for the purpose OF con-
sidering she charter amendments; that
to such meeting the oitIzsns are invited
to be present and may submit amend
ments In writing which. will be taken
under confederation by the Council and
scted upon. Tho clerk ia directed to
furnish each member with copy OF the
| charter and one to each citizen who
may apply TO him.
Mr.. McClelland, from the committee
On finance, submitted report recon-.
| mending the approval Of the bond OF o.
| j. High & Co. for street cleaning, with
w. T. Mundy as surety, and also an ap-
preparation Of 81 900 for bridges, which
was adopted.
Mr.. McClelland moved that tho boards
proposed to be taken out OF the bridges
be used for sidewalks by laying them
lengthwise, but on motion OF Mr.. Mays
tho matter was committed to the street
com mittee.
Mr.. Loughery, from thu committee on
streets, submitted resolution provid.
ing that the sidewalk heretofore or
dered to be constructed OF boards on
Patterson avenue, should be constructed
of brick, three feet vida. Tho resolu-
tion was adopted.
Err. Wilson submitted an amendment
to tho proposed now charter providing
that the appointment OF the police force
should BIO under the direction OF Council,
through a committee on police. The
committee may suspend or remove any
officer pending their report to Council
when final action will be taken. All
appointments shall in like manner be
reported to Council for approval.
On motion OF Mr.. Casey the amend
ment WAS sent to the charter committee,
and further on motion Of Mr.. Terry the
clerk was directed to have the same
copied and furnished with the proposed
charter as proposed amendment.
Mr.. Boehm presented petition of
Rev. r. r. Jones, pastor Of tho First
Colored Bapt!ss Church, asking that a
sidewalk be constructed and q light
located in the neighborhood of the
church, which was referred to the COM
misseo on streets and lights respeo-
lively.
Mr.. Wilson submitted reeolu ton re-
citing the fact that u bill had been in.
PRODUCED in the genersl assembly pro.
posing to cut off the Linwood addition
OF the city, and requesting Hon. W. w.
Berkeley to use his influence to prevent
the passage of the same. Mr.. Terry
stated that after an investigation he
found that tho taxes assessed sgainst
the land proposed to be cut OF did not
amount to q sum sufficient to keep the
roads In repair running shrougb IL, and
that as the land was nothing moro than
farming land the owners should not be
compelled tophy taxes assessed as high
as they are in the city. He thought It
would DO better for the city to have the
land cut eff, but moved that it. be re-
ferred to the charter com mitsee to In
vestigate the facts, and that the repre-
sentative be requested to hold up the
passage OF the bill until the committee
could be heard from. The resolution
tocfefer was then adopted. Council then
adjourned.
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