The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-11

James Z. Woods Elected to Fill the I'm
expired Term Of Mr.. Anniversaries
sage of MAJOR Andrews-Reports of
Various Standing and Special Commit
tees-Resolutions of Respect For the
Late Mayor Council
Takes no Action Regarding the Pro,
posed Reduction of the Police Force.
The City Council held it's regular
monthly meeting last night in the Coun
Gil chamber, with the following members
present: Messrs. Boswell, Buckner,
Casey, Coleman, Coulbourne, Evans, Fox,
Guy, Hawkins, Mays, Nfnahan, Mullen,
Murry, Oncy, Starkey, Stevenson, Terry
and Wilson
The first thing in order was the election
OF Il president. r. A. Buckner mt into
nomination j. r. Terry. of the second
ware, and the nominations were CLOSED
on the motion of Mr., Wilson, by a unan-
lmous vote, aud he was elected without
opposition. james =. Woods was then
erected to I'LL the uneNpired term occa-
stoned by the promotion of w *. An
crews TO the mayoralty. Mr. Andrews
submitted message to Council. in which
he stated that he would confer with the
city engineer and propose II message of
recommendation to the Council Mt the
next meeting
no recommendations concerning the
proposed reduction OF the police force
were offered
The report of the city engineer was
(. In
separately
1t was voted to purchase n carload of
coal for the almshouse. Mr.. Buckuer
Then raised the point of the school board
paying 50. per long ton for coal. while
the other departments of the city govern
Hient were compelled to pay from 81 to
Tf.oO per short ton. He wanted to know
IL the city could not buy direct from the
mines without being compelled to buy
from the dealers here, unless they could
get ii as cheap as the school board does.
All other departments of the city gov
erhments are paying nearly 30 per cent.
more Tor coal than the schol board. He
called the attention of the Council to
.ie lact that the matter had becl brought
before them two or three times, and that
pids had been advertised for without any
responses He also called the attention
bine exists and that as the resolution
provided for the weighing of the coal mt
the city S expense, that the dealer would
nor he the loser by the operation Mr..
l5uckner served notice that he expects to
see yet why there should he this discrim-
nation OF nearly 90 per cent. between
the school board and the municipality.
The city engineer recommended that n
street roller he purchased ut II cost of
S2So, which was referred to the public
property committee with power to act.
ihe report of the city sergeant showed
that during the month of October seven.
t!-threc prisoners had been confined in
the city Jail.
showed that the total receipts from the
market fees, scales and rental of the oprrn
house amounted to 500. 20.
The committee on accounts submitted
their report. which showed that accounts
against the city, amounting to $9,0i2.41.
had been contracted and recommended
that they be paid, which was adopted.
As to the bill of the Roanoke Electric
Light and Power Company, amounting
TO Sv6i.20 for lights furnished for the
month of October, the committee rec
commended that the bill he approved un.
der the same terms rs adopted for the
past several months The recommends
ton was adopted and the bill ordered
paid.
The committee on finance submitted
the monthly reports of the city auditor
and treasurer, which were received and
filed. The committee recommended that
the request of James McFall, chief of the
fire department. asking for 800 for tho
purpose of paying his expenses to the
chief 5 convention at Salt Lake CITY. bc.
granted and the bill referred to he au-
dited and passed on by the committee ON
accounts. The recommendation WAS
adopted.
The report of the committee on streets
was read, and showed that the sidewalk
On the east side of Eighth street II. ~
which was displaced by the flood. had
been removed to the west side and mt
down in substantial manner. The com.
mlttee reported that the trees on the
property of w. p. McClanahan, on Frank
lin road, were dangerous and recon-
menued their condemnation, which was
adopted. The committee reported that
they had instructed the city engineer TO
put the sidewalk on Kirk avenue $. e.,
DC tween Nelson and Randolph streets in :.
passablc condition.
~ personal inspection had been made
by the committee of the following named
streets IN connection with the city en-
glneer, and recommended that they be re-.
paired at once: Wells avenue, between
second and Fourth streets II. w. Mt Il cost
of 500. Ninth street 5. W., between Sa-
lem avenue ana Campbell avenue. cost
$50. Highland avenue $. W., between
Jefferson and Third streets, estimated
cost of $50; and for a gutter on north
side of said avenue, $45, Third street $.
w, cost T35 Mountain avenue. between
First street and Franklin road, cost $40.