The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-16
From THE TIMES of February 20, 1864.

last night and passed resolu tions asking
the senator and representatives from
the Roanoke district in the general
bly, to do all in their power to de-
feat the senate bill now pending en-.
-largiDg the power OF the Gas and Water
Company. After this had been dis
posed OF there ensued 8 scene between
mem bers OF the body, which, Cor spicl-
ness and rich repartee and denuneia-
ton, rivaled any OF the previous per.
sonal controversies which have ever
arisen in Council.
The meeting was called to order at 8
o'clock with the following members
son, Fackenthall, Graves, Groves, John
son, Hough. McClelland, Moomaw,
Psttie, Ramsey. Stevenson, Strickland,
Terry and President Buckner.
The clerk read the call of the presi-
dent and at the request of q MEM
Der tho bill now pending In the senate,
granting q new charter to the Roa-
noke Gas and Water Company. BY
common consent section was the OBJ.
jectionable feature in the proposed bill,
which reads as follows:
"9. The said company is also hereby
authorized and empowered to acquire,
by condemnation proceedings, lands or
springs, or other sources OF water supply
needed for the purpose OF said company
in cases whore the said company and
those entitled to said land or springs, or
other sources of water aupply, cannot
agree upon the terms Of purchase And
wherever it shall be necessary for the
said company to condemn property it
shall proceed in accordance with section
1912 and the following sec tions of the
code OF 1887, before the court of the
county or corporation in which said
lands, or the greater part thereof, or
where such springs or other sources OF
water supply may be situated, and the
proceedings shall, in all respects, con-
form to the provisions OF the code, in
reference to the condemnation OF land
for the benefit of companies incor-
porated for works of Internal i'm prove.
ment."
Mr. Graves stated thatsince the reso-
luton he would offer hsd been prepared
he had been called upon by represen-
tative Of the Gas and Water Company,
saying that the portion relating to the
condemnation proceedings would be
stricken out, and also that Manager
Rawn, of the Gas and Water Company,
has gone to Richmond.
The resolutions offered by Mr.. Graves
are:
Whereas. There has been intro
duced in the State senate of Virginia
bill known as senate bill No. 322, pro-
viding new charter for the Roanoke
Gas and Water Company of Roanoke,
Va. in which are many Objectionable
features. and should said bill become a
law will prove detrimental to the
interest of the city of Roanoke
and its citizens. Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That this Council, as rep-
resentatives of the city of Roanoke, do
earnestly protest against the passage of
said pill in its present form and request
Hon. j. Allen Watts, the senator from
this district. Hon. R. Ii. Logan and Hon
M. c. Thomas, mem bers of the house of
delegates from the Roanoke district, to
use their best efforts to defeas the pas-
sage Of the bill.
"Be 1t resolved, That the aforesaid
senator and represen. atives be, and are
hereby, requested to use their best
efforts to defeat any legislation which
vests in the Roanoke Gas and Water
Company the power to institute con-
domination proceedings for acquiring
land, water or other real property for
1t uses; and,
BE 1t further resolved. That the
aforesaid senator and representatives
be. and are hereby. requested to trans
init to the clerk OF the Common Council
for the city of Roanoke any bill which
has been, or hereafter may be, intro
duced to either branch of the general
assembly granting any additional
rights, privileges or franchises to any
quasi-public corporation operating
within the corporate limits of the city
OF Roanoke; and
"Be it further resolved. That the
clerk OF the Common Council be, and Is
hereby. instructed to make copies of
these resolutions and transmit the same
to the aforesaid senator
and representatives, to which cories OF
the aforesaid resolution shall be at
tached the corporate seal of the city of
Roanoke, and duly attested by the clerk
of the Common Council"
Mr. Graves made brief speech in
favor Of the resolution.
MIR. Ramsey objected to q portion OF
the resolution that would prevent the
gas and water company from acquiring
lands to lay Its pine to carry water to
the city. Mr.. Faokenthaii took the
same ground.
Mr.. Buckner was opposed to granting
this company any privileges OF condem-
nation Of private property for their own
peculiar use.
Mr.. McClelland thought it looked
like a higb-handed move, and Council
ought to do everything it could to pro-
tect the interest Of the city under the
charter.
The resolutions were adopted by the
following vote: Ayes, Boehm, Orabill,
Davies, Dckerson, Graves. Groves,
Johnson, Hough, McClelland, Moomaw,
Pattie. Stevenson, Strickland. Terry
and Buckner-15. Nays, Fackenthall
and Rsmsey-2
On motion of Mr.. Pattie, the city
aQlini TOR xuaa In IN