The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-01


Fathers.
The City Council held an adjourned
meeting last night, with President Buck
ner in the chair. This was the last meet
ing of the fiscal year and the old Council.
The following members were present:
Messrs. Buckner, Andrews, Terry, Mays,
Wilson, McClelland, McNamee, Oney,
Loughery, Stevenson, Casey, Hawkins,
Coulbourne, Fox, High, Starkey. The
meeting was one of general strengthening
upssand the usual reports of the various
committees were presented and read,
after which they were received and filed.
Perhaps the most important report re-
ceivcd was that of the committee on f.
nance, which was in substance as fol-
lows: The bond of f.. a. Wilson for S223-
10, with c. Markedly as surety, was re-
commended and adopted. The commit
tee recommended the awarding of the
contract for the construction of 62j lineal
feet If sewers to e. A. Wilson, which re-
commentator was also adopted The
committee submitted the bond of c.
w. Thomas, treasurer. in the sum of
500, 900, with the Fidelity and Deposit
Company, of Maryland, as surety. and
recommended adopted. The recommend
alton was received and referred to the
city solicitor for investigations The
committee also recommended that the
claim of w. S. McClannahan for 800 in
full satisfaction for tree cut down on
Franklin road be paid This was re-
jected by vote of 8 to Z. In regard to
the petition of NJ Goldman, requesting
that the license tax of $3.50 on junk deal
ers be reduced to $50, the committee re-
dad IL
made The recommendation was
adopted.
Regarding the petition of S w. How
erton and others, asking that fine S22
imposed upon j. H. Carter, be RENTED
to him, the committee recommended that
said fine he not RENTED. The recon-
mendation was adopted
REPORT ON STREETS.
The annual report of the committee
on streets shows that the total amount
appropriated during the year for the use
of repairs on streets was S6,710 This
amount has been expended upon such
streets and sidewalks as were deemed
most necessary in various sections of the
city.
The extent of the boundary of the city
of Roanoke, together with the number
of streets within that boundary, necessi-
tates in order TO keep the streets in fair
condition, quite an expenditure of money
The committee has not expended any
more this year than heretofore. consider
ing the amount of labor performed: but
they do not hesitate to say just at this
time that there are quite number of
streets, especially the macadamiZed
streets. which need immediate attention
The condition OF finances during the past
year has been such as not to permit the
City Council to enlarge the appropria-
lions necess r. to de this work and the
committee reported that the macadam-
lied streets of the city are in such con
dition, owing to various causes, as TO de-
mand the attention of the incoming
Council to put them in good condition.
The committee also states that the side
walks, especially the board walks, will de-
mand the attention of the incoming
Council
The committee held 26 meetings during
the year, and cons idered 141 subjects,
and made recommendations upon them.
all of which have been acted npon and
passed upon by the Council. with three
exceptions, namely the improvement of
Jefferson street, between Norfolk and
Campbell avenues, the matter of en-
croachment of Franklin road upon the
property of NJ. o. Wilmeth, and the set
Element of the claim made by w. S. Nc
Clannahan
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
The report of the superintendent of
public instruction is as follows LAS
foreshadowed in my last years report,
we opened up and ran orr schools
throughout the year under adverse cir
cumstanccs. insufficient school rooms,
and poorly equipped at that, too few
teachers for the vast number of children
attending, and an unusual amount of
sickness among the pupils mitigated
against the accomplishment of as much
and as good work as we had reasonably