The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-16

The City Council held en- adjourned
meeting last night, at which the entire
twenty members were present, Mr..
Buckner, the president of Council, In
the chair. -
The mayor reported that since the
Council had reduced the appropriation
for police purposes to $4,000 for the
policemen, and hoped that since the
ten day furlough ordinance had been
abolished, to keep within the appropria.
ton.
BE also reported 8 proposition of nj.
G. Morris to collect ahe remaining taxes
on dogs for forty cents each, o: one.half
the amount the city receives therefor,
which matter was, on motion of Mr..
Stevenson, referred to the committee on
finance.
The mayor also reported that he had
directed the sanitary inspector to fill a
vacant lot on Salem avenue, belonging
to nom resident, and would take Steps
to collect the costs from the owner.
Mr. Terry. from the committee on
accounts, reported bills approved by his
committee to the amount Of S6,52O.72,
ordered paid -
r Mr.. Starkey, from the committee on
schools and education, to whom had
been referred the recomm endatlon of
the school board rerdistricting the city
by making two districts, No. l being on
the south side OF the Norfolk and West
ern railroad and No. on the north side,
and that three trustees be elected from
each district, recon "a ended that the
findings OF the school board be approved.
The report WAS adopted by vote OF 10
to 4. Messrs. Loughery, Mays, Steven
son and Wilson dissenting
On motion Of Mr.. Andrews the Coun-
ell then proceeded TO the election Of
school trustees.
Mr.. Guy nominated T. II. Fishburne
for district No. l, to serve three years.
There being no other nominations, MIR.
Fishburne was elected By acclaim alton.
Mr. Terry nominated Roy B. Smith
GO serve two years from district No. l 4.
Mr.. Wilson nominated G. L. Stevens.
Mr.. StarkeY nominated A. D. Rice. The
vote resulted as follows: For Smith
Andrews, Casey, Coulbourn, Fox. Guy.
High, Houston, McClellsnd, Mays, Stew
ensoD, Terry and Buckner, 12. For
Stevens-Boehm, Loughery, McNamee,
Oney, Wilson, S. For Rice-Bschman,
Hawkins. Starkey, 8. Mr.. Smith was
declared elected. Mr.. Stevenson nomi-
noted A. B. Hammond to serve one year
from district No. 1, and on motion he
was elected by reclamation.
Mr.. High nominated E. B. Crabill
from district No. to serve three years,
and on motion he was elected by &C.
clsmatlon.
MIR. Hawkins nominated T. i. Phelps
to serve for two years from district Mo.
2. Mr.. Coulbourn nominated w. E.
Thomas. On the first ballot Mr.,
Thomas was elected by vote of Is to
5. as follows:
For Thomas--Andrews, BAchman,
Casey, Coulbourn, Fox, Guy, High,
McClellaDd, McNamee, Mays, Oney,
Starkey Stevenson, Terry, Wilson. For
Phelps-Boehm, Hawkins, Houston,
Loughery, Buckner.
Mr.. Houston nominated ]. e. Boehm
to serve one year from district No Q.
Mr.. Oney nominated H. G. Davies. Mr..
Davies was elected by vote of ID to 6,
as follows:
For Davies-Andrews, Boehm, Casey,
Cou!bourn, Fox, Guy, Loughery, Nc
Clelland, Mays, Oney, Stevenson, Terry,
Wilson and Buokner.
For Boehm = Bachman, Hawkins,
High, Houston, McNamee and Starkey.
The fire board submitted communi-
cation asking that the salary OF the
drivers of the Junior Hose Company and
the Friendship Fire Company be re-
stored to $50 per month, the same hay-
ing been cut down to S45 by the ordi-
nance fixing the salaries adopted at last
meeting. On motion of MIR. Stevenson
the request was referred to the com
mittee on FIRE and water a
Council then adjourned. f