The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-29

and Other Onloers Submit Reports De-
failing the Years Work In Their Re-
spective Departments.
r The last meeting OF the City Council
was held last night at o'clock. After
being in session for something over two
hours the body adjourned. thus closing
its work for the year. The following
members were present.: Messrs. An
drews. Boehm, Davies. Graves, High,
Houston, Loughery, McClelland. Mona
NEE, Mays, Moomaw, Ramsey, Steven
son, Terry and Buckner, the president.
The mayor submitted his last m essae %
to the cou neil. reel ting the general con.
dition OF the city government as per-
tains to the public health, police and
financial departments, and compli-
mented the variols officers OF the city
for the faithful discharge of their duties.
MIR. Terry, chairman OF the committee
on accounts, reported claims against the
city audited and paid to the amount OF
Sl,ls1.S2, which wero approved.
Mr.. McClelland, from the committee
on finance, presented resolution and
report recommending that SO be re-
turned to j. M. Doran on account of the
purchase OF an impounded COW; also o
resolution directing that eight school
bonds be sold to the sinking fund COM
missioners; also q resolution making an
additional appropriation OF S67O.44 for
lights, all Of which were approved. The
finance 'mmittee also attached state
ments OF the city auditor and treasurer
showing ou tsta nding warrants to date,
Ss0,79i57; total disbursements, $780,
700 n; warrants paid by treasurer,
Sl32,6 ID; cash on hand, 50. 659.l1.
Mr.. McClelland introduced an ordi-
nance, which WIS adopted, providing
for settlements with the Western
Union Telegraph Company on account
OF license tax imposed, compromising
for back taxes on the payment OF 500
MIR. Loughery, from the committee
on sewers, presented certain papers in
the matter Of the failure OF A. thanks
to complete the work OF improvement
to the drain under Campbell svenue;
also In the question OF the controversy
between the city and the Roanoke Gas
and Water Company regarding the pre-
venting Of the flow of water from the
gas house by that company, all Of which
were referred to the city engineer and
city solicitor for action.
Mr. Graves, from the committee on
ordinances, presented bill to provide
that the clerk of Council shall give all
orders for printing stationery supplies,
instead of the city engineer; also
an ordinance to provide how vehicles
shall pass each other on the streets and
bridges Of the city, both of which were
adopted on being taken up from the
calendar.
Mr.. Ramsey, from the committee on
schools and education. reported the
advlsability OF changing the school
districts of the oity, and requesting the
trustees to designate boundaries and
number OF trustees to be elected. and
report the same to Council, which
recommendation was adopted.
An ordinance which had been on the
calendar since last meeting 70 prevent
forestalling and regrating az the public
markets, and requiring THAI all produce
brought into the city for sale for con-
sumption, shall be subject to curbaRe
tax, and should not be wholesaled or re-.
tailed unless such curbage tax were
Laid, was rejected by q vote OF z to 8.
The school board Of trustees submit
ted report to the Council recommend
Ing TINT the city be divided into three
districts, the first to embrace all that
territory south Of the railroad and west
OF Commerce street; the second, that
portion Of the city south of the railroad
and east Of Commerce street, and the
third, that portion north of the railroad;
also recommending that three trustees
be elected from each of such districts,
IS provided for in the constitution.
Mr. Ramsey offered resolution en-.
bodying the recommendations OF the
school board, but the same on being put
to vote was rejected by vote Of to
~. The recommendation was then
ordered to be referred to the city solic.
ltor to confer with the school board and
make another recommendation to Coun.
Gil. 1t seems that the recommendatio
met with disapproval on account of I'M
equal distribution.
Annual Reports of Officers
The various city officials submitted
their annual reports, summary of
which ia as follows:
The city solicitor reported the follow.
Ing matters from his department: Case
OF the Home Building and Conveyance
Com pany vs.. the city of Roanoke, de-.
cided at the January term OF the court
OF appeals at Richmond in favor Of the
city; case OF Mrs. Bette f. Hudgins va.
the city OF Roanoke, injury sustained
by fall on board walk, suit for IS, 600,
tried in circuit court court, recovered
SITS, compromise verdict; case of W. J.
and l.. Blair vs.. the city, on account Of
certain grading done on Elm avenue
southwest. suit for $500, decided In
favor Of the city; case Of Mcdonald,
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