The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-12
A BUSY SESSION OF COUNCIL.
Big Opposition TO Increasing the
Appropriations.
The Street Committee Has to Withdraw
It's Report-Big Batch or Bills
Approysd-Now Electric Lights Or.
Observation-Disclosures Passed-aIsuy Petit
lions Received and Refer sd-The An
nuai Report of tho Chief OF the Firs
Department..

Eighteen members attended reg.
ular meeting OF the City Council lass
night, President Buckner presiding. v
The business was very voluminoua. and
occupied the attention of the body until
nearly midnight.
Reports from the mayor, city ser
geant, keeper of almshouse and clerk Of
the markets were received and fled.
The CITY engineer reported that dur,
ing his term OF office to the presensda
there had been, expended on the street
department by wards ths following
amounts Of N oney: First ward, Sl,13I.34;
Second ward, $1,000 70; Third ward,
1882 %; Fourth ward, S5ls.7O, and Fifth
ward, S735.2e He also reported general
on public Improvements and repairs, and
presented several petitions which were
received and referred.
Mr.. Terry, from the committee on &C.
counts, reported BILLS approved amount-
ing to S26. 067.37, SsO,212 SIS OF the
amount being the semi-annuaI interest.
Mr.. McClelland, from the committee
on finance, presented resolution pro-
viding for the payment OF certain in.
terest in the suit of Didier and others
VS.. Patterson for money attached in
hands of the city, which was agreed to-;
also resolution making appropriations
for fire, streets, interest and public
property. The committee asked for
$1,000 for fire expenses, 81 600 for inter-
est, Sl,500 for streets and SITS for public
property. The items were taken un
separately and accustomed considerable
sharp talk. The interest account WAS
carried through, but the others were re.
duoed about one-thirG Of the amount
asked.
Roy B. Smith, member Of the school
board, addressed the Council in the
matter OF the payment to the school
board OF delinquent taxes colleoted bv
the clerk of the court and which had
been paid into the general funds OF
the city, the schools not, getting the
benefit thereof and asked chat Ooun.
Gil pay this money into tiSe proper
channel. The matter was semitic the
finance committee.
Mr.. Andrews, from the committee or
sewers, reported contract for the right
OF way for sewer on Holiday street,
which was approved. He also reported
that work had been suspended on the
Improvement or Lick run during the in
clement weather.
Mr.. Loughery, chairman OF the COM
mtttee on streets, withdrew HIS report
before having 1t read. stating that the
street committee had several recon-
mendattons to make, but that II would
be useless to present the report the
Council having refused to supplant the
street appropriation sufficiently to do
any further work.
Mr.. Mays, from the committee on pub.
lie property, reported, recommending
pair of small scales for the city market
and iron benches Tor the cells in the
Police station, both of which were
agreed to.
Mr.. Guy, from the ordinance COM
mittee, presented two bills, one provid-
Ing how the city engineer shall proceed
In the matter OF removal of condemned
unsafe buildings, and the other pro-
hibiting persons from sweeping trash
upon the Streets both OF which were
adopted.
Mr.. Boehm, from the committee on
lights, recommended the location of ad-
ditionsl lights ct the following points,
All OF which were adopted: At colored
baptist Church, Hart avenue n. g.;
Center avenue and Twelveth street n.
W.; Edgewood street and Nineth avenue
8. o. and Front street between Henry
and Commerce.
de also recommended that photo
meter be purchased for the purpose Of
testing the candle.power of the electric
arc lights st cost of $40. Mr.. Wilson
strongly urged the purchase Of shis In
strument, and the Council directed the
engineer to act accordingly.
The Council ordered the continuation
OF the contract for furnishing medicines
for the poor to the successors of the
Christian Bsrbee Drug Company.
a large number Of pstltions were
read and referred to appropriate COM
mit.ees.
Mr. Wilson submitted resolution.
which was adopted, asking that the
members Of Congress be requested TO
uae their influence In securing ona or
moro terms Of the United States court
for this city; also areaolution REQUEST.
Ing the general assembly Of Virgins 10
refuse the pas age of the bill proposing
to cut OIL the Linwood Land Company's
tract, or any other land now included in
the corporate limits, which was also
adopted.
The annual report OF the chief of the
nre department. was received and re-
fersed to the fire and water COMMITTEES.
Council then adjourned.