The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-06
THE LIGHT QUESTION UP AGAIN
The Council Will Not Pay For
City Lighting
Until Contract IL Entered Into-yiu tho
Lights Be Turned On?-Fhe CITY EN-
zineer Reports-The Courthouse Force d
oy Free stlvsrites-Reports From the
Committee on Finance and Committee
on Acoounts-sewer at Calvary Raptist
Church-Markets Stalls Rented-Judss's
Salary.

II Seventeen members attended the
regular meeting Of Council last night,
the only members absen. being Messrs.
Baohmsn. Oney and Ssarkey.
The city engineer submitted his
monthly report, showing in detail the
work done in his department. and recon.
mending that the macadamized streets
be looked after and improved before
they run down; also that the lot re-
Gently purchased at the city stables be-
fenced In, which was referred to ap-
propriate committees.
The city engineer also called atter-
tion OF Council to the fact that certain
parties forced an entrance to the court
house last Saturday night for the pur-
pose OF forming q political organization
e free silver club) without getting per-
mission, AND asked that steps be taken
to prevent repetition Of like occur
renee. The matter was referred to the
public property committee.
Mr, McClelland, from the committee
on finance, reported monthly statements
from the auditor and treasurer, and
also resolution experimenting GER
tain accounts to the amount of 81, $40. As
On motion OF DR.. Coulbourn the resolu-
tion was amended by appropriating $3.50
for the purpose Of working the chain
gang. The resolution az amended was
then adopted after some discussion.
Mr.. Terry, from the committee on
accounts. reported bills approved,
| amounting to STAG 12. which were
ordered paid. His COMMITTEES also re-
ported that the salary of the Judge OF
the court had not been approved, owing
to the fact that the committee had not
received reply to their letter from
the solicitor, az to when the term of
office OF the judge began. at which time
his salary wac to be fixed 81, 800, az per
revolution of Council. Mr.. Fox
handed in q letter from the city solicit
tor, stating that the term of the Judge
began January 1, 1897, and the account
was then approved.
Mr.. Loughery, from the committee ON
streets, reported resolution declining
to accept the proposition of w. 8. Nc
Clanahsn to settle claim for damages
for cutting tree on his property at $500
The resolution was adopted.
The street committee also reported on
the claim of M. o. Wilmeth for damages
by reason OF the encroachment Of Frank
lin road on her property, which was re-
ferred back to the committee to en-
deavor to effect g settlement between
tho city and Mrs. Wilmesh.
The committee also reported q resolu.
ton directing that the city solicitor
prepare deeds to open Chestnut street
and directing that $500 be expended for
this purpose, to be paid cut of the street
bond account; and that the city en-
gineer have the street opened TO It's
proper width. The resolution WAS re.
jected by vote OF IL ayes. noes. Mr..
Boehm and other friends of the resolu-
ton commended that it WAS carried, but
Mr.. Terry, who wss in the chair at the
time, ruled shat under the laws of the
city 1t required fifteen votee to pass
such resolutions.
On recommendation Of the sewer com
mittee she Calvary Baptist Church WAS
granted permission to constructs 0 sewer
In the rear of their church to connect
with the Rorer avenue sewer, the city
to reimburse the church for the cost less
the amount OF the regular assessment.
Six bids were reported by the commit.
tee for constructing line OF sewers on
Randolph street and Church avenue 8.
Q. and referred to the sewer committee
for report.
Mr.. Mays, from the committee on
public property, reported thst the
market stalls had been rented out ac-
cording to law, and gave statement of
the amount each stall rented for.
Mr.. Boehm, from the committee on
lights. reporter the following resolu sion:
Resolved, That the clerk of Council
be and Is hereby directed to notify the
Roanoke Electric Light and Power
Company that the city of Roanoke has
declined to enter into the contract pro-
posed and submitted by said company,
and that no lights will be paid for after
this date until a contract ia entered into
therefor"
The city solicitor. Mr.. Glasgow, was
present and stated that he had pre-
pared the resolution and believed that
it ought to pass. The company had de-
clined to make any concessions in re-
gard to new contract The city had
proposed that the word lamp" be
stricken out and the word "light" in
serted. but this WAS not agreeable. 8.
w. Jsmteon, an officer Of the company.
had stated to him and she committee
that his company WAS not bound to
furnish 1000 candle power Light"
that the contract called for Q, 900 candle
power clamp" and that was the kind
of lamp they put up and then put the
best current they could through 1t. He
thought the matter ought to be brought
to On Issue at once.
G. Q. McCahaD, secretary of the COM
pany, Was present. and at the request
OF Mr.. Buckner. made statement as to