The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-01
LAST MEETING OF Old COUNCIL
as Continued from first page.)


house at cost of $95 In addition to this
repairs were made to the Third ward Ell.
CINE house and market house, Fourth
ward engine house, courthouse and other
property of the city.
A lot adjoining the city stables was
purchased for the sum of S175, and the
Berkowitz lot on Salem avenue was sold
to W. +. Berkowitz for $3.50.
The renting of market stalls has been
looked after and the insurance on public
buildings adjusted from time TO time as
the committee thought wise. During
the year amount appropriated for public
buildings was 81 400 and the total eXpend-
itures on account were Sl,331.96. The
amount appropriated for insurance was
SsO9,45, all of which was expended.
The following shows the valuation of
city property: Courthouse, $40, 00D: city
Jail, Sl5, 394. 40; Rorer hail, $l2, 900; mar
ket house, $40. 200; Fourth ward engine
house, $50, 900: Commerce street school,
$50, 600; Belmont school. Sl9,321. 46: Gill
mer avenue school, IS, 900: Third ward
colored school, So 60;almshouse, SD
600: city stables, $3.50: City Cemetery,
$1,000. A total of $23l, 1872. 30, with Il
total insurance of $1,000
REPORT ON HEALTH
The committee on health reported that
seven meetings of the committee were
held during the year, nine subjects con-
sidered, and eight reported 10 the Coun-
Gil e ,-
The sanitary department is inVgood
condition, and the city has been. in most
instances, well looked after The princi-
pal work of the committee has been the
examinations of complaints made of poor
4,
premises allowed to become obnoxious
list most of the citizens have made con-
nections, and generally these sections of
the city give the health department but
little trouble.
The following is a statement of appro-
priations for this department.: S2,725
against $1,000 for the preceding year
The expenditures were S2,74S Il, against
81 62l.94 for the preceding year.
The committee stated that the increased
expenditures this year over last was due
to the breaking out of smallpox in the
city ut the beginning of the last fiscal
year. While the number of cases were
few, the situation at one time was any
thing but favorable, but by prompt action
on the part of the authorities the disease
was stamped out, and the cpst did not
exceed 81 900 -s..
ALMSHOUSE REPORT
The report of 7. c. Falls, of the aims
house, shows that the number of inmates
of the almshouse during the year was $50
The number received during the year was
40; number discharged. %: number of
deaths. II; number buried from the city,
"A. The following figures show the cost
of running the farm: Salary of superin-
tendent, $500: labor, 1929. 10: groceries,
Sl65.0 o.; clothing, 500 OF: making a total
of SS56.21, or a cost per capita of 81. %.
The total amount of produce raised last
year is as follows: 400 bushels wheat, G5
bushels rye, 30 bushels oats. 30 barrels
corn, 200 bushels Irish potatoes, S bushels
of peas, q bushels of beans 40 tons of hay
and 1000 pounds of pork. a good crop
is now growing on the farm and good
crop of wheat is now standing in shocks
ready for the threshing machine. The
hay crop is not all made, but is very good.
The corn crop looks universally we'll
CLERK OF COUNCIL.
The annual report of the clerk of the
Council shows that the Council held 81
meetings during the year, 13'of which
were regular, the remainder being ad-
journed or special. The following shows
the attendance of each member upon the
of Council, with the percentage
and ward averages
First ward: Mr.. Andrews. meetings
attended 26,missed II, per cent, FOB: Mr..
attended -, missed 10. per
cent. 129; Mr.. Guy attended 81, missed
$, per cent, S3S; Mr.. Fox attended y.
missed 10, per cent, 129.
Second ward: Mr. Buckner attended
"a, missed }, per cent. 9l9; Mr.. Tough
Fry attended 30, missed >, per cent, 93S:
Mr., Terry attended 30. missed s, per
cent, 1874; Mr.. Wilson attended 80.
missed l, per cent, 973.
Third ward: Mr.. Bachman attended
IA, missed 23, per cent, 31S Mr. Boehm
attended "a, missed > per cent, 912: Mr..
Hawkins attended "a, missed 3, per cent,
S92; Messrs. Houston and Richmond at
tended -, missed 10, per cent, 129.
Fourth ward: Mr.. Casey attended 81.
missed p, per cent, 93S; Mr.. Mays at
tended 30, missed 7, per cent, Sl1: Mr..
Starkey attended -, missed 10, per
cent, 729; Mr.. Stevenson attended %.
missed ID, per cent, 595
Fifth ward: Mr.. High attended 80.
missed s, per cent, 1874 Mr. McNamee
attended 80, missed :. per cent. Sl1:
Mr.. Colbourne attended 80, missed 4. Der
cent, S92; Mr.. Oney attended "a, missed
b. per cent, $40
The average percentage of attendance
upon meetings by. wards stands as fol-
lows:
First; $50; Second 905; Third, 100;
Fourth, 40; Fifth, 7S4.
His reports also show the total amount
OF accounts approved by Council during
the rear to be $133, 1861 IS the bills on
file at the beginning of the year aggre-
eating total of S14l ,SlG.69, and war
rants countersigned from October 10 to
June "A, to be SS7 ,SjS 50