The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-08
CITY COUNCIL IN SESSION.

The City Council met last night at
o'clock with the following members
present Messrs. Andrews, Boehm,
Casey, Davies, Lescure, Graves, High,
Loughery, McClelland, McNamee,
Mays Moomaw, Ramsey, Stevenson,
Terry and President Buckner.
The mayor submitted his monthly
message, IN which he mentioned the
general good order and health of the
city. he called attention to four lots
on the north side OF Salem avenue,
west OF Roanoke street, which needed
hlllnR, as he regarded the condition of
these lots as the worst menace to health
In that section OF the city. He also re-
ported that the electric lights we're out
during the month of April 400 hours,
making 50 90 to be deducted from the
light account. The mayor reported
that strong effort was being made to
suppress the houses of ill-fame In the
city, and during the month indictments
had been found against many of the
parties running them and fines i'm posed
amounting to 1928.
+ The city engineer submitted his
monthly report calling atten.ion to the
amount OF work done on streets, sewers
toN SshOh PuOiiC "OEhb. h5 reported
that the large brick building on Com
monwealth avenue northeast, which re-
mains In an unfinished condition, had
been braced 30 as to make it safe for
the present. The work was done by
order of the court He also reported
that the spring at the gas house, pre-
viously ordered by Council to be i'm
proved, WAS seriously impaired by the
outlet pipe, running through the Gas
and Water Company's property. being
stopped up.
The keeper of the almshouse submit
ted his monthly report showing twenty
inmates in the ci.y almshouse. and ex-
penses for the month SS4 SO. The clerk
of the markets reported the stalls rented
out by him at public auction April go, q
list Of which has heretofore appeared In
THE TINES
mr. Terry, from the committee on &C
counts, reported bills against the CITY
to the amount of Sc. O92. 80, which were
approved and ordered paid. He also re,
ported specially on the following
amounts: j. L. Kelly, $50, registration
services, allowed Sl4; H. N. Dyer, for
special service, S34 so; account of the
Stone Printing and Manufacturing Com.
pany amounting to $50 SO for printing
done for the board of health without a
PAOPSl OA0CIt WAS TGletTGu DACK TO the
board for an explanation
Mr. Terry introduced resolution re-
questing the clerk to secure bids for
furnishing medicines for paupers for
next year, which was adopted.
Mr. McClelland, from the committee
on finance, submitted his monthly re.
port, showing the condition OF the ctty
treasury. The report of the treasurer
shows cash On hand 1853 SO; taxes I'm
paid, S72, $40 Ga; warrants paid, $780,
9s7 Os.
The auditors report shows the indebt.
edness of the city as follows: Bonded,
S77s,000; floating, gel, 030 O5; bills on
hle for which warrants have not been
issued, S7.905 SIS
b The committee on finance also intro
duced resolution providing for a
special committee to meet and consider
the question OF finances, said special
committee to act in conjunction with
the finance committee and the president
OF council and to report at q special
meeting to be held on the 21st inst.
The president appointed Messrs Moo.
NAV, Terry, Andrews. High and Boehm
as such special committee.
An appropriation of 81 600 was made
for street repairs On recomm endation of
the city auditor.
The street committee introduced re-
solutions ordering the following work
done: Sidewalk in front of the United
Brethren Church; grading of Roanoke
street between Salem avenue and
franklin road; grading of Seventh ave,
nue. between Fifth and Sixth streets: q
stone crossing over Jefferson street at
the corner OF Kirk avenue and Jefferson.
The property owners were also notified
to construct board Sidewalk on Oev
avenue southwest between Roanoke and
Commerce streets at their own expense.
The committee on sewers made re.
port calling attention to several pieces
OF important work that should be done.
but. owing to the extreme financial
depression, urged that no work Of anv
character be done at this time.
The health committee made report
on the general health of the city, and
stated that many nuisances that had
heretofore existed were being absted.
The light committee also submitted a
report calling attention to the petition
Of the Alert Fire Company for light at
their hose house, which would be laid
aside for the time being
When the calendar was called, the
bill introduced by the ordinance COM
mittee regulating the speed Of street
railway cars to eight miles an hour on
certain streets, particularly In she bust.
ness section Of the city, was amended
by Mr.. Andrews to restrict the speed TO
ak miles an hour. The bill was then
passed as amended by vote of 0 to G.
"A Dill to prevent persons from tamper-
ing with water and gas fixtures was de-
feated, certain members taking the
view that the bill was too broad and far
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