The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-10
FIXING NEXT YEARS SALARIES
Cid City Council Nearing Its
End.
The City Treasurer to Receive q Salary of
$1,000 Per Year-e1oO For a Tree-The
Bicycle Ordinance Rsported-No Pro
Eress Toward q Light Contract-Con-
tractor VanEhan's Proposition Not
accepted.

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The City Council held Its regular
meeting last night
The reports Of the mayor and city en-
gineer were received and referred to the
proper committees.
The Council disposed of great deal
OF routine business and when IL ad.
1ourned. did so to meet again on Tues.
day night, June 80, to wind up the BUSH
ness OF the fiscal year. Mr.. Buckner
was in the chair and only fourteen mem
bers OF the Council were present.
The report of the finance COMMITTEES
was reoeihed and the provisions taken
up separately and passed upon, the
most important Of these being the
recommendations as to the salaries of
the various city officials, as follows:
City sergeant, 5000.
Clerk OF the courts, $500.
Mayor, $500.
Commonwealth attorney, $500.
Commissioners Of the revenue, three
fourths Of one per cent OF city and school
taxes, one.hslf of one per cent. on
ncensee, i've per cent of dog tax
assessed by him.
Collector Of city taxes, three per cent.
OF collections first year, two per cent.
Tor second year and ten per cent Of dog
tax collected.
City treasurer, $500.
The tax collector will be required to
settle weekly and have his books
audited.
The bonds to be required of the oitv
tax collector and city treasurer shall be
respectively SIS 900 and $40, 1000, which
shall be made by guarantee company
and NOS by individuals.
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and recommended that forms be fur
nished to the various druggists, with
the request for bids to furnish medicine
Tor paupers for the ensuing year. The
recommendation was adopted.
The committee on streets reported
fhst she work OF laying Q vitrifed
brick sidewalk near Calvary Baptist
Church would cost the city SlS9. so, and
recommended that 1t be done; also that
the grade on North Jefferson street
from Shenandoah avenue to Gilmer
avenue be approved. The recommen.
dations were adopted.
A compromise was offered the coun-
oil by w. 8. MoClanahsn OF the suit
now pending for 81, 900 damages for the
cutting down Of the large tree on Frank.
lin Road, al the Lewis place. He
offered to take 800 and call IL even.
City Solicitor Glasgow recommended
that the compromise be accepted, as
there was probability that the city
was liable for damages. The report
was referred to the finance committee.
The committee on sewers reported
and recommended that the contract for
the construction of sewers on Second
street g. Q. from Campbell avenue to
Kirk and thence up Kirk, be awarded
to (. A. Wilson Il Co., who were the
lowest bidders, the work to be done for
S2e3 rs.
The public property committee made
report OF the various notes given for
stall rent, and the recommendation of
the committee was adopted. FL. G.
Deal was allowed q reduction of the
rental price OF fab stall No. l to tts as
sessed value.
The ordinance committee reported Or
dinances regulating the selling OF pro-
duce in the city from wagons and the
riding OF bicycles after dark, requiring
the use OF bells at street crossings and
the use OF lamps at night. The night
time to be REGARDED as beginning ct p.
m. ana lasting until 5 q. m., between
the frat of May and the first OF October
and from p. N. to q. m. from October
TO May.
The committee on lights reported q
Dill due the Electric Light Company for
lights furnished the past month of
S967 80, which was ordered paid with the
understanding that the payment would
in no way be construed as ratifying any
proposition under consideration between
the city and the Electric Light Conn
paDy.
The committee also reported that no
progress had been made towards secur-
ing light contract agreeable to the
city
L. Il. Vaughn requested that bonds
be Issued to him for IS 600 In lieu OF
city script to that amount which wss
held by him. The Councild ecided not
SC entertain his proposition until he
would with draw suit now pending In
the courts against she city.
The East Roanoke Baptist Church was
given permission to erect 9 house of
worship on Commonwealth avenue n.
g., near the Beehive bakery building.
An ordinance WAS passed requiring
railroad ticket brokers TO pay license
tax Of $40 for the privilege OF conduct.
ing the business.
After the reading Of various petitions,
oil OF which were referred 20 appropri-
sse committees. Council adjourned.