The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-20

| nection be made with Salem avenue
sewer at cost not exceeding $75, the
| committee recommended that the connec-
ton be made in accordance with the sug-
| gestions of the city engineer. The recon-
mendation was agreed to.
| The retaining wall at the mouth of
| Walnut avenue sewer having been I'M
dermined by recent rains, and the COM
mittee finding it necessary to have the
| same repaired at once, requested the city
engineer to proceed with the work; and
asked that the Council approve this ac-
ton, which was done.
| The public property committee sub
mitted Il report, the recommendations of
which were taken up separately and
acted upon.
| The committee reported that the boiler
| in use at the Commerce street school had
worn out and become dangerous and unfit
| for service, and recommended that the
| city engineer procure bids for furnishing
n steam heater for the building and when
said bids are procured to be tabulated by
| the committee and reported to Council at
| the September meeting with their recon-
| mendation. The recommendation was
adopted.
Also recommended that the CITY. en-
gineer be instructed to construct gut
ter between the courthouse and Jail build
ing in order to drain the yard, and make
proper connection with the sewer at an
| estimated of So Adopted.
Concerning the recommendation of the
city engineer that new wheels be pur-
chased for the Junior Hose Company's
wagon at cost of $3S, the committee
recommended that the city engineer be
instructed to purchase the wheels at once,
at cost not exceeding S3S, same to be
| charged to the account of fire Adopted.
The tax collector having applied to the
| committee for a safe in which to keep his
papers and collections they recon-
mended that the committee be author
lied to purchase safe to the best advan-
tage. Adopted
The engineer reported to the commit
| tee that the iron fences around the court
house and in front of the City Cemetery
needed painting, and having authorized
| the cost ut $3.50, authorized him to have
the work done; also authorized him &c
| have the rear. fences of the City Cemetery
whitewashed
The committee presented an ordinance
to provide for the management,,of the City
| Cemetery and sale of lots therein, which
was read and referred to the calendar
The committee also presented the fol-
| lowing resolutions:
Resolved, I hat the city auditor be, and
| is hereby directed to issue warrant in
favor of Joseph Stras for the amount of
| 80, to reimburse him for the amount paid
| as rental fee for the use of city opera
house for meeting of citizens interested
IN the organization of a telephone COM
/ pany. Adopted.
! The committee also introduced n reso-
luton providing for the election of an
assistant clerk of the markets, at salary
of Si5 per month for one year from
August /, 1896, which was read
Mr.. Buckner moved that tho resolution
be referred to the finance and public
property committee for report.
Mr.. Wilson moved that an assistant
clerk of the market be..employed from the
first day of August to the 18th of Sep
TENDER, and that the expense thereof be
charged to the contingent fund
The question was taken on the motion
of Mr.. Buckner to refer, which was
! agreed to.
| The committee on ordinances reported
that the committee to whom was referred
the resolution directing them to report
an ordinance providing that the finance
committee shall report first on the list of
committees, reported that they did not
! deem 1T eXpedient to recommend any leg
islation on the subject, for the reason
that the law does not provide what COM
mlttee shall report first, but it is pre-
sumed that they shall be called for the
| reports in the order named. The COM
| mittee on accounts stands first on the
list, and if there is any good reason WHY
the finance committee should report first
the report of the first named committee
can be passed by whenever it is neces
sary in the judgment of Council
An ordinance TO amend and reordain
, section of an ordinance approved June
N ral ion, 70,
use of houses for immoral purposes. and
an ordinance to prohibit persons from
| throwing glass upon the streets of this
city, were recommended and referred to
the calendl II.
Mr. Starkey, from the committee on
lights, submitted the following report:
The committee on lights has taken IN
the matters pertaining to the public
| lighting, but deem it best not to offer
any recommendations requiring legisla-
tion at this time. The appropriation
made for lights is only $500. Last year
lights for all purposes cost So, 313 "a
and it will be seen at this rate that only
about five months appropriation was
granted. If the Council expects the city
! to be lighted under the present condi-
lions II subsequent appropriation will
/ have to be made. AS to the matter of
contract between the city and the Roa-
noke Electric Light and Power Company.
this matter was pending in the hands of
the former committee, and it was found
impossible to agree upon contract
which suited both parties The Council
rejected the form of the contract sub
mittcd by the company, and the company
refused to enter into contract sub
mitted to them by. THE .-city. Conse-
quently there is no. Contract for lighting