The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-20

the city, and as the Roanoke Electric
Light and Power Company has not in
sisted on contract being entered into.
the committee cannot see why they are
called upon to resurrect this subject in
the face of what has already been done
On motion of Mr.. Buckner the report
was received aud adopted.
Mr.. Boswell, from the committee on
health, submitted the report, which
showed that the general sanitary condi-
ton of the city is good, with the excep-
ton of certain localities, which have been
and are receiving attention. In many
instances the owners of property fail to
comply with the law which require the
provision of necessary sanitary boxes
The law is fully sufficient if it were but
enforced, and the committee recommend
ed that the mayor be requested to enforce
the sanitary laws in this particular. The
report was adopted.
Mr.. Fox, from the committee on ac-
counts, reported a bill of r. L. Beeton e
Son of S21.35 for dog tags, chargeable to
contingent, which was ordered paid
The bills on the calendar were consid-
cred. The first was an ordinance to pro-
vide for the management of the City
Cemetery and sale of lots therein, which
was read, considered and adopted.
The next was an ordinance to amend
81
II, 1873, in relation to renting, leasing
or use of houses for immoral purposes,
which was read, and an amendment
offered thereto by Mr.. Starkey, and to-
gether were referred on motion of Mr..
Casey to the city solicitor for opinion.
The next was an ordinance to prohibit
persons throwing glass upon the streets
of this city, which was adopted as read
An ordinance to provide for the man
agement of the City Cemetery and sales
OF lots therein is as follows:
l. BE it ordained by the Common
Council for the city of Roanoke, That
Cemetery property, located on Tazewell
avenue,is hereby placed under the charge
of the city engineer.
:. The city engineer SHALL as far as
practicable, ascertain the ownership of
the various lots in said cemetery, and
make survey thereof, and properly
plat the same; and said plat shall show
the ownership of said lots so ascertained,
or such as may hereafter be sold by the
city.
3. The unsold lots at this date in said
cemetery shall hereafter be sold at the
following rates: One entire lot, $50;
one half lot, $25; one-fourth lot, S15; and
no lot shall be sold except upon applica-
ton to the city engineer, who shall make
an examination of the plat and ascertain
that the right of the city in said lot is
valid, and that the same has not hereto
fore been sold, in which case he shall
notify the clerk of Council, who shall
make deed therefor, and have the same
executed by the mayor in the manner re-
quired by the city charter. Said deed
shall then be delivered to the purchaser
upon the payment into the city treasury
of the amount of purchase money requir-
ed; and a record thereof shall be kept in
the office of the clei k of Council
a. In order that the record may be kept
of the dead buried in the City Cemetery,
the undertaken shall, before making in
terments therein, obtain from the city
engineer permit to make such inter
ment. Application for same shall be
made upon blank forms to be furnished
by the city. "a
This ordinance shall be in force from
its passage.
The ordinance to prohibit persons
throwing glass upon the streets of this
city is as follows:
BE it ordained by the Common Council
for the city of Roanoke, That any person
who shall throw glass, broken or other
wise, upon the streets or sidewalks of
this city, shall be fined not more than s.
for each offense.
it's passage.
drews substitute and proxy for the CITY
of Roanoke in the stockholders meeting
of the Roanoke and Southern railway.
was adopted.
The unfinished business was taken up.