The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-11

tween First street and Franklin road,
like improvements and at the same cost
as on Mountain avenue
Ninth street above mentioned, was in
such condition that the committee rec
commended that the city engineer repair
it at once, which could be done to advan-
tage while the cobble gutter on Patterson
avenue was being laid. The recommen.
dation was adopted.
The committee also instructed the city
engineer to repair the sidewalk on Eighth
street II. w, leading to Allegheny In.
sttute.
The committee granted the National
business College permission to place a
stepping stone in front of the door to
the Exchange building, which HAD been
done.
The committee reported that the cost
of right of way To open up Chestnut
street would be all told 1921. with an adj
dition of 500 for grading and fencing,
and recommended the plan of opening up
the street, but that the work be deferred
Tor an indefinite period, or until the city
finances will admit of the expenditures.
The recommendation was adopted
The committee recommended that the
city engineer he instructed to have First
street and Norfolk avenue repaired from
Salem avenue to Trout Run, ut Il cost of
/ '''-'. iC Recommendation WAS adopted.
The committee recommended thai Com.
mercc street, between Campbell and Sa-
lem avenues, he repaired as heretofore
ordered, as all the ahutting property
owners had agreed to put their sidewalks
III good condition ut their own expense.
with the exception of the Shcnandoah
liotei Company, the matter of the side
walk i'll front OF the said building to be
deferred for future consideration. The
recommendation was adopted.
| The committee on public property re-
| ported that they had granted Colonel
! Brooke the use of the room adjoining the
circuit court room for the use of the
court, and that the city engineer had
been instructed to repair and lower the
heater in the Jail at an estimated cost of
Soo as 1t was necessary that the work
must be done without delay. The action
OF the committee was confirmed.
The committee recommended that the
city engineer employ IN assistant ianitor
at the courthouse during the winter
months ut Il cost of SD per month, which
! was adopted.
| The committee recommended that the
city engineer purchase dozen split. bot.
tom chairs for use in the police court,
which recommendation was adopted.
The committee on fire and water rec.
commended I'M ordinance i'll relation to the
fire limits, which was refer ed to the or
dinancc committees
Permission was granted to Messrs.
Stephenson and Shotfner to improve and
extend the building at No. Is Church
street s. w
The order of the city engineer for $50
worth of supplies for the fire alarm sys-
| tenn was approved by Council.
The petition of Con. McNulty to erect
! il frame dwelling on Wells avenue II. e.,
| just outside the fire limits, us approved
by the new ordinance, was granted
The following is verbatim report of n
special committees
Roanoke, Nn., Nov. 10. 1896.
To the Common Council for the CITY of
Roanoke:
/ Your committee on resolutions of re-
/, spect to the memory of r. McClcllaud
late mayor of this city who departed
this life on November ,, 1896, beg leave
I to report the following:
The Common Council for the city of
Roanoke being informed of the fatal nc.
/ cident To the chief magistrate of the city.
! the Hon. Robert McClclland, mayor. and
being fully aware of the great loss which
| the city and its interests have sustained
/ by the removal of an officer so devoted To
the welfare of his people; Il friend so
steadfast and loyal To those with whom
he was associated; Il Christian gentleman
so charitable to the weakness and inner
fcctions of others
And the Common Council desiring to
! properly record its sense of loss to the
municipal government and the commu.
NIFTY IN the death of this valued officer
and citizen.
! Therefore, be it resolved by the Com
mon Council for the city of Roanoke,
That i'll the death of Robert NIcClellaud
mayor, the municipal government of said
city has lost an officer who by his long
arduous and efficient service as an hon
ored member of this branch of the muni
cipal government demonstrated his abil-
ity and loyalty to the constituency whose
confidence he so long enjoyed, and i'm his
elevation 10 the honored position of
mayor the members of this body rejoiccd
knowing that he would discharge the DIN.
ties of that office with the same fidelity
ana efficiency which characterized his ser.
vice Ill TINS department OF the city gov.
crnment.
Resolved, That while we bow with sub
mission TO the wisdom of Providence. we
record here our sense of great loss TO the
community and to each of us individuality
ana our profound sympathy for the fam
lily of the late mayor.
Resolved, That the clerk of Council
record these resolutions on the journal of
the Common Council, and that copy
thereof be sent to the grief-striken family
of Mayor McClelland.
Respectfully submitted,
X. \. BUCKNER,
a. j. EVANS.
j. L. MULLEN.
II. j. BOSWELL,
II. c. STARKEY.