The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-10
MUNICIPAL n1ATrERs.

A regular meeting of Council was held
last night with President Buckner in
the chair and the following members
present: Messrs. Andrews, Bachman,
Boehm, Casey, Clark, Davies, Lescure,
Graves, Groves, High, Houston, Lough-
cry, McOlelland, McNamee, Mays,
Moomaw, Ramsey, Stevenson, Terry.
The mayors regular monthly mes
sage was received and read. He reg
ported request from the Alert Fire
Company for fire plugs and an electric
light near their engine house, which
was referred to appropriate committees.
The mayor reported that e. Didier had
not filled the excavation on the Lynch
burg road caused by quarrying stone, as
heretofore directed and spoke of laying
the matter before the grand jury.
The mayor also submitted request
for new clubs, badges and wreaths sfor
the police force which was referred to,
the public property committee.
MIR. Terry, from the committee on ac-
counts, submitted his report, showing
claims against the city approved to the
amount Of S6,2l7 65, which were ap-
proved and ordered paid. The commit.
tee reported that they had refused to
approve the street cleaning account
until the committee on streets and the
city engineer certified or reported that
the work was done according to contract.
Mr.. McClelland, from the committee
on finance, submitted the auditors
usual monthly report, showing the total
payments for this fiscal year to be
S1Ol, 933 4s; appropriation balances,
S63, 255.40; total charges to treasurer,
Sl25, BIT. sc; payin warrants issued in
March, S1,944.O2.
The finance committee reported ad,
versely to boarding horse to be used
by the chief of police; also reported the
inability of the city to grant financial
aid to the Roanoke Light Infantry Com
pany and the Roanoke Machine Works
Guards; they also reported adversely on
allowing rebate OF the five per cent.
tax penalty on taxes II paid in cash be-
fore Nav /, and recommended the fol.
lowing additional appropriations, which
were granted: Health, $500; stationery
and printing. $500, and schools, $780,
szS The committee also reported O bill
making some minor changes in the tax
laws, the following of which is synop-
Sis: Real estate agents, reduced from
$40 TO $50; qusck medicine dealers, in
creased from $40 per day to Sis per day;
bowling alleys, from SIS to $50; re-.
porters or agents for mercantile
agencies, S25; hacks and carriages, from
50 TO $3.50 and IS; agents taking orders
for laundries notlo,ated in the city, $40.
Tho following new subjects, not here
tofore licensed were taxed as follows:
hsepers OF stations and jacks, $40;
storage houaes, S25; barber shops. SIS
and 81 per chair over one; marble yards,
S25; planning mills and lumber Yards,
S25; dying establishments, $40. The
bill went TO the calendar and will come
up for consideration at the meeting to
be held Friday night.
Mr. hioomaw, from the committee on
stfeeto, reported the following meas
ures: An ordinance to levy the final
assessment for the construction OF
board sidewalks on Jefferson street,
Mountain avenue, Washington avenue
and Edgewood street, and Elm avenue,
west OF Park street. A resolution to
provide for repairs to brick sidewalks
on Campbell avenue and Jefferson
street, resolution to provide for 8
board sidewalk on Elm avenue south.
east, between Third and Fifth Streets;
resolution to provide for the construo-
tion OF board sidewalks in front of Cal
vary Baptist and the United Brethren
Churches. These bills went to the cal
endar. A resolution to provide for the
grading OF Park street, between Luck
and Highland avenues, was adopted
! Col. j.. Hampton Hoge addressed the
Council as attorney for certain LIQUOR
dealers, and asked that the license be
reduced 10 $3.50, and also that thew be
allowed to pay quarterly.
MIR. Groves, from the committee on
public property, reported that his COM
mittee had made In examination of the
Office OF the clerk of the court, with a
view OF making the vaults fire proof,
and stated that the engineer was Of
the opinion that the necessary work
could be done, including certain shelly
ing, for $500. The committee also req
commended that the city engineer m AXE
careful examination Of the Commerce
street school building, and remove all
defective timbers, and do cuch other
work as will make the building sbso-
lutely safe. The report was adopted,
except as to the school building, which
was referred to the school board.
Mr. Stevenson, from the committee
on ire and water, reported that the
Alert Fire Company had paid SIS for
the use of the old Opera House for three
nights and recommended that the
amount be refunded to that company,
which was agreed to. The same COM
mittee reported resolution, which was
adopted, directing the engineer to i'm
prove the spring near the gas house on
Kimball avenue.
Mr.. Graves, from the committee on
ordinances, reported bill imposing a
fine of $40 for throwing stones at or
otherwise damaging the property of the
electric light companies, including
globes, lamps, poles, wires, etc. Also
an ordinance limiting the speed OF street
cars to seven miles per hour on the Sa-
lem line aast OF Elauanth atroa. hlao