The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-15
THE o1rY LEa1sLAruRE.
Proceedings of the Adjourned Meetin
Last Night.

Guy, High, Houston, Loughery,
McNamee, Mays, Ssarkey, Terry and
President Buckner.
The committee on streets reported
recommending that the clerk of Council
be instructed TO notify the contract tors
on Jefferson street, Campbell and Salem
avenues that the work must be re :
paired and placed in good condition
according to contract for maintenance,
otherwise the city would do the work
and charge same to contractor, which
was adopted.
! The committee on streets also intro
duced resolutions, which were adopted,
providing for the construction OF board
walks on Twelfth street q. W, Henry
street n. w, Dale avuenue 8. o. and Elm
avenue o. e.; also short walk on Day
avenue g. W, and instruoting the CITY
engineer to proceed with the work Of
laying sidewalk on Patterson avenue,
heretofore ordered by Council.
Mr.. Andrews, from the committee on
| sewers, reported, recon intending the
cons .ruction OF drain pipe and sewers
in the Rorer avenue district, at o cost
not exceeding $4,000, which report was
adopted. This improvement contem-
plates 24-inch drain pipe from the ;ity
stables to connect with the Patterson
avenue drain at Seventh street, and
other sewerage work in that locality.
The sewer COMMITTEES also recon-
mended that Lick Run, from the Ma
chine Works bridge westward, be
cleaned out at cost Of $50, which was
adopted.
The public property com mittee recon-.
mended that The assistant to the city
engineer be employed at salary not
exceeding SIS per month, which was not
adopted. The committee also recon-
mended that the roofs of all the public
buildings in the city, wherever needed,
be repaired and painted. Bids were re-.
ceived from number of parties, which
were referred to the public property
| recon mended that the city engineer
employ an assictant janitor at salary
of SIS per month, which was adopted.
The bill to prevent the spread of
contagious diseases in the public
schools, introduced by j. R. Terry
on the 10th of September, was taken
uD and passed. The bill makes it the
duty Of all prac ticing physicians in the
city to report all contagious and iniec-
tious diseases within twelve hours
after its existence to tho board of
health and superintendent of the public
schools, giving in such report the name
nature OF the disease.
Any physician failing to do so is
liable to o fine of ten dollars As soon
as notified, the superintendent of
scho DIS must give written notice to the
principal OF the school nearest to the
injected house, requiring the teachers
in such school TO dismiss any or all pu-
pills coming from the infected family or
known to have been exposed to such
infection, the dismissed pupils, before
resuming their studies, being required
to furnish certificate from praoticing
physician to the effect that all danger
of infection ia past. A failure of the
superintendent or any teacher or teach
subjects them, individually, 10 a fine OF
ten dollars for each offense.
The fire and water committee recon-
mended that the spring at Eighth
street and Norman road be walled up
and otherwise arranged to protect it
from stock, otc at cost not exceeding
$50, which was adopted.
The light committee recon ended
that tho moonlight schedule at Sc 80
per light BIO accepted for the period of
five months and is to take effect on the
1st day OF Novem Der and tho committee
be empowered to contract for thu same,
which was adopted.
A number of bids we're received for
street sweeping, ranging from SO 80 20
81, which were referred to the street
com mittee end will be reported on at
| regular meeting.
| Ths petition of T. E. B Hartsook to
erect an addition to his building on
market square, was granted on condi-
ton that 1t be under the supervision
of the city engineer.
The city engineer reported that ho
had examined Lick Run and found that
while some work had been done, that
mud. sewage, etc, had accumulated
along the bottom and sides to the
depth of from eight to twelve inches,
and that 1t should be removed imme-
diately, as he did not believs that the
| freshets will remove these deposits.
He estimated tho cost at $3.50. He also
recommended that in order to accommo-
date the brewery, cold storage and
Alert Fire Company that the south side
Of Wise avenue, between Norfolk ave.
| nue. and Thirteenth street, be macada-
mized as cost of 500.
In making repairs to the Commerce
street school furnace c.aok in the
crown sheet OF the boiler WAS developed,
which will require replacing with now
one before it can be used with safety.
This should be attended to ar once.
All board walk lum Der previously
| ordered and delivered has been used in
making repairs, and an order for 90, 600
feet board measure should be placed at
once
The report Of the city engineer was
received and on motion of Mr.. Buckner
| referred to appropriate committees.
Roasted Alive.
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