The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-30

The City Council held an adjourned
meeting last night, at which the follow
ing members were present: Messrs.
Boehm. Casey, Coulbourn, Guy. Haw-
kins, High, Loughery. McNamee. STAR
key, Stevenson, Wilson and President
Buckner.
Mr.. Guy, from the committee on ordi.
nances. submitted an ordinance provid-
ing that the stalls and stands in the
public markets be rented for three
months, with the privilege Of twelve,
and that the first months rent be re-
CURED In advance, and negotiable notes
given for the two remaining months.
AT the expiration of the three months
the stall-renter shall have the privi-
lege OF continuing upon giving notes as
required by law. The ordinance was
adopted under suspension of rules. J
Mr.. Buckner, from the special COM
Lmittee in the matter of the Roanoke
and Southern Railway Company stock
held by the city, reported on the ire
organization plan of the Norfolk and
Western, recommending that the terms
proposed by the committee be not &C.
cepted, the report stating tina, 1t
would be purely speculative, with only
remote possibility of receiving any re-
turns and would add SIS, 600 to the
present Indebtedness of the city," The
committee further reported that all of
the bank presidents of ,his city con-
CURED in the opinion of the committee.
The report was adopted.
MI Boehm, from the committee on
lights, submitted q export ON the pro-
posed contract between the city and
the Roanoke Electric Light and Power
company, recommending that the con.
tract prepared by the company be not
entered into. After some discussion the
report was unanimously adopted.
The failure of the Council to adopt this
the city and the company in condition
unsatisfactory to both. Prior to the frss
OF April. the committee on lights were
instructed to negotiate with the Roa-
noke Electric Light and Power Company
with view Of entering into new con-
tract for light at cheaper rate. The
committee could make no arrangements
with the company for cheaper lighting
and the Council snnulled the contract,
20 take effect on April 1, and directed
the committee TO make arrangements
for temporary lighting.
After considerable negotiation the
company finally agreed to make o con-
tract for fourteen months st "a cents
per lamp per night (the old rate), which
was accepted by Council. The city
solicitor prepared contract, following
the old one. with the exception that the
word Exclusively" was stricken out of
the provision which allows tie city TO
purchase the overhead construction
used exclusively" for public lighting.
and also inserting the word "llght"
where the word clamp" occurred in the
old contract, so as to require the COM
pany to furnish 5000 candle power
lights" instead OF lamps" Though
this contract was unsatisfactory to the
company It was adopted by Council. but
the company refused to sign 1t and 10
never went into effect.
The company then made 8 counter
proposition In she form OF the contract
reported on by the light committee last
night. This followed substantially the
terms OF the old contract for period of
fourteen months.
The company is still furnishing lights,
but no contract exists between 1t and
the city.
MIR. Guy, from the ordinance commit
tee, submitted o resolution, which WAS
adopted, providing that the provisions
OF the bicycle ordinance. requiring all
machines to be equipped with bells.
whistles or gongs In the day time, and
with lanterns at night. be not enforced
until the 18th day of May, in order to
allow the persons ffecte sufficient time
to procure the necessary equipments.
Council then adjourned.