The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-14
The City Council held an adjourned
meeting last night, ct which the follow

heesing lass hight, ct which the follow
ing members were present. Messrs.
Andrews, Boehm. Casey, Coulbourn.
Guy, Hawkins, Richmond, Loughery,
Mays, Oney Ssarkey, Terry. Wilson an d
President Buckner. Nss.
public property, submitted a report
granting the Hoffman Fruit and Produce
Company the right to erect partially
wooden building on Campbell avenue
near the Markee square, which precip-
itated quite 9 lively discussion In re.
gard to violation of the fire limit laws.
The resolution was finally passed by
vote of to S.
The public property com mittee slso
presented resolution, which wss
adopted, authorizing tho chief OF the
nre department., in conjunction with
the city engineer and chairman Of the
committee, to dispose OF the two fre
department. horues now In possession of
tho Junior Hose Company and procure
others in their places.
a resolution by the same committee
directing the city engineer to put In a
not air heater at the almshouse hospital
at cost of $500, was also adopted
Mr.. Andrews, from the sewer oom-
mittoe, reported q resolution directing
the city engineer to take charge OF the
sewer on North Jefferson street. put in
by the railroad company. and place the
same on tho maps of the cisy, which WAS
adopted.
Mr.. Guy, from the committee on ordi.
nsncea. presented. 6 repors from his
committee, constituting the law in refer.
ence to issuing orders for supplies. Civ
ing opinion that no order for any one
piece Of work or article can be given
costing more than $a5 without the ap-
prevail OF Council. The report was
adopted.
Mr. Bcehm, from the committee ON
lights, reported thai the contract for the
proposed moonlight schedule, as pre-.
pared by tho committee and city collie.
itor, had been rejected by the light
company. The matter was recon m itteed.
Mr.. Coulbourn, from the committee
on health, reported concerning the use
OF water from certain spring in tho
| city, and giving the opinion of tho board
| OF health thereon. The repors states
that the use of the ter will BIS stopped.
A communication from the chief OF
the IRE department. in relation to chang
ing certain fire hydrsnts was referred to
the fire and water committee.
An account of Mack Lee for SIS so for
wagon broken by fire department. sp-
paratus WAS referred TO the fire and
water committee.
The fire board sent in the names OF
James McFall for chief. w. j. Quinn
for first assistant and a. Geisen for
second assistant chiefs Of the fire de.
| partment, and on motion the appoints
meuts were confirmed.
a petition from the Railroad Y. M.
Q. A., asking that light be located
| at Second avenue and Twelfth street
n. W., WAS referred, on motion of MIR.
wilson, to the light committee with
| power to act.
The contract and bond OF o. High
" Go. for stress cleaning, with w. P.
/ Mundy aB surety, was referred to the
| committee on fuaace.
On motion of Mr.. Andrews the mat
tor of making certain repairs to the
fence around the colored cemetery was
referred to the committee on public
| property.
| Mr.. Andrews submitted resolution
providing for the remission OF the per
cent. penalty on city taxes IL paid on or
before January 81, 1895. This resolu-
ton provoked considerable diecussi on
and was finally lost by vote OF to 8.
On motion Of Mr.. Boehm the East
Roanoke Baptist Sunday school was
allowed to hold Christmas entertain
mens In the Old Opera House December
| 81, without charge.
Mr.. Hawkins offered resolution,
which was adopted, requesting the city
auditor to forbid persons comm into
his office for the purpose of buying
oity warranss from parties having
claims against the city.
| On mosion OF Mr. Stsrkey, Mrs It.
| O. Greenwood was granted rebate or
SIS paid for tho use of the Old Opera
| house on account OF benevolens en-
tertainme mt given under her control.
a communication from the CITY engi-
neer. stating that an appropriation of
1000 would be sufficiens to put all of
the bridges In the city in good repair.
was sent to tho finance committee.
On motion of Mr.. Loughery the Coup.
| Oil decided to hold an adjourned meeting
on next Thursday eight for the purposs
OF hearing report from the com mittee
| on charter amendments.
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