The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-09
COUNCIL MEETING.
The City Fathers Held Session Last
Night.

The City Council held it's regular
monthly meeting in the Council chamber
last night, with President Andrews in
the chair. The meeting was opened by
prayer by Rev. Father Lynch, of ST. An
| drew's Church.
The following members were present:
Messrs. Andrews, Evans, Terry, Wilson,
Coleman, Murray, Starkey, Minahan'
Mullen, Boswell Stevenson, Oney, Buck
ner, Hawkins, Fox, Mays and Guy.
| The report of the city engineer was re-
| ceiyed and the recommendations taken up
separately.
The city engineer recommended that
| certain repair work be done to prevent
the overflow of u sewer located in the
Northwestern section of the city by con-
structing an inlet at cost of $38. The
recommendation was adopted.
The city engineer referred, in his re-
| port, to the bad condition of Franklin
road, which, if not repaired, may entail
| upon the city heavy losses in the way of
| damage suits in case of accidents being
caused by the condition.
| 1.-The report of the city sergeant showed
that 9S prisoners had been confined in
the jail during the month of August.
| The clerk of the market reported that
/ the COZ, hined receipts from the rental of
the opera house, the CITY scales and the
+, The committee on accounts reported
/, and recommended the payment of numer-
Gus bills to the amount of sc, ga 10; also
the payment of the light bill for August,
amounting to S971.60 on the same terms
| governing the payment of similar bills in
lieu of n contract with the light COM
| pany; also the payment of n bill of $24 to
X. Il. Greenwood for services rendered as
assistant clerk of the market, all of which
| were adopted.
The report of the finance committee
was received and read. The committee
recommended that the question of paying
the salaries of the police force, as recon-
mended by the mayor, be laid over until
| the next regular meeting
The committee deemed it inadvisable
to grant the request of G. w. Beckner
manager'of the Academy of Music, to re-
duce the tax on performances which take
place in the city; also the request of
James McFall, chief of the fire depart
| ment, that Council furnish the funds
| to pay the expenses incurred in his re-
cent trip to the meeting of the Interna-
| tional Association of Fire Engineers Mt
Salt Lake City.
| The report of E. B. Jacobs, the EXPERT
accountant, employed for the purpose OF
checking up the books and accounts of
the city officials, was submitted and read
TO the Council. The report was very eX-
haustive, and showed that Mr. Jacobs
had spared no pains in peparing it.
| The request of Mr.. McFalls, on motion
of Mr.. Buckner, was referred to the fire
board for recommendation to the Council
The matter of heating and furnishing
water for the city Jail was referred to
the public property committee for n re-
| port
The finance committee recommended
that the mayor see that the police justice
furnish the finance committee an itemiz-
ed report daily of the amount of fines col.
| lected and unsolicited, which was adopt-
| ed.
| The committee recommended that the
| delinquent taxes for 1895 be placed in
the hands of the city sergeant for collec-
ton, and that the sergeant be required
to give bond in the sum of 81 600. The
recommendation was adopted
| On recommendation of the finance COM
| mittee the city auditor was empowered
to issue sufficient warrants to pay the
expenses of getting certain witnesses
here in the case of Dyer, Vaughan g. Co.
VS.. the city.
| President Andrews announced that Mr..
| Sholes, who is getting up q city directory,
| was present and desired to make q state
ment to Council, provided there was no
objection ON the part of the body. Coun-
Gilman Murray, of the Fifth ward,
promptly objected.
| The committee on streets reported.
and recommended that the old we'll on
| Church street be filled Mt cost of So.
| Adopted.
1t was also recommended that Com
merce street, between Salem and Camp
bell avenues, be repaired ut an estimated
cost of S261. Adopted
1t was recommended thot tho oroda of
Henry and Church streets, near the new
! postofiice building, be raised to conform
with the grades about the building at a
cost of Sl55. Adopted.
1t was also recommended that the city
engineer construct sidewalk Of cinders
TO test Il is utility for such purposes, on
the north side of Campbell avenue, be-
tween Henry street and the frey build
ing. Adopted.
1t was recommended that improve
ments on Franklin road be made to cost
not more than 5000 Adopted.
| The report of the sewer comm jttee was
received and adopted by n unanimous
| vote.
! The report of the committee on public
| property was read. The committee
recommended that the contract for fur
nshing an o. X. steam heater for the
| commerce street school be awarded to
| riuuy ~ Ihrasner at cost of S4S1
Adopted.
me committee on ordinances recon-
mended the adoption of an ordinance re-
curing the commemorative attorney to
take charge of all criminal cases appeal
| ed from the police court.
The Council, after considering num-
| per OF questions of minor Importance,
| adjourned.