The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-09
OMNIBUS
INJUNCT
That Will be the Remedy Against
Undertaking Scheme.
CITIZENS OF ROANOKE HELD A
MEETING YESTERDAY AFTER
NOON AND THE DELINQUENT
LAND TAN MATTER WAS IN
TELLIGENTLY DIsCUsSED-CoM-
MITTEE OF NINE APPOINTED.

citizens there was n largely attended
mass meeting of citizens lin the circuit
court room yesterday afternoon at 5
O'Clock
The meeting was promptly called to
order and James p. Wood was elected
chairman, with c. NJ. Arries as secre-
tary.
Judge VIM. G. Robertson was the
first speaker, and he addressed the tax
payers Mt some length in regard to the
new law about delinquent taxes. He
also stated to the meeting the reasons
Judge Woods granted the injunction the
other day and he gave as his opinion,
after conference with other members of
the bar, that the only thing that could
he done mt this time was to apply to
Judge Woods for another injunction in
the name of all the taxpayers. Judge
Robertson said that there were also ir.
Irregularities in the way the delinuuent
tax books we're kept and that this caused
the delinquent taxpayers to pay more
than they really owed After giving
general outline OF the condition of affairs
Mt present the judge concluded his re-
marks.
Thos. Engleby moved that the chair
appoint two committees, an executive
and finance committee; but before this
motion was voted on several other gen
tlemeu present spoke ON the subject.
Mr. Glasgow, city solicitor, said that
,t-ft1
about getting out another injunction,
but that this one should not only re-
strain the clerk from issuing notices but
also the city sergeant from serving them.
K. p. G. Sanderson then took the floor
and gave few facts as to the manner
IN which the assessors found out who
owned different pieces OF property, and
said that no doubt some of the plopertv
filed on was delinquent on account O. the
carelessness Of the assessors
Capt. Phil. Lockett was the next to
take the floor and he presented a plan for
the forming Of a syndicate in this city to
raise money and buy the DELINQUENT
property and hold the same for the own
ers Il certain length of time.
Capt. a. McHugh combatted this idea
by saying that 1t was no doubt good
scheme, but that it was impracticabie
owing to the length of time it would take
TO raise the amount needed, W hch WAS an
enormous one, and that in the meantime
the thirty days notice would have ex
PRED AID the damage would be done be-
fore the remedy could be applied. He also
stated that the only way to remedy the
pending evil was to get an omnibus in
junction and so stay all proceedings until
the legislature should meet and perma
nently remedy il. He stated that anv
citizen could get the benefit of the in
junction issued the other day by filing n
petition. Capt. McHugh also recon-
mended the appointment of an executive
committee
l.. II. Coke said that the applicants
for delinquent property had to get the
city engineer to make survey of the
property, which he generally did in his
office, but the people should see that he
was made to go to their houses and sur
I(.
know something was wrong.
Thos. Engleby moved that the chair
appoint committee Of nine to have full
control of all the interests of the tax
payers with full power to engage coun.
sci. to form sub committees and to do
anything else to protect the citizens of
the city.
This motion was seconded by Capt
McBugh, who moved that this committee
he specially charged to memorabilia the
legislature to modify the present law
The chai- said he would appoint the com
miltee after due consideration.
The following preamble and resolution
was presented by Thos. Engleby and &C
cepted.
Whereas, the citizens and taxpayers
attending this meeting have been relia-
bly, informed that n number of our own
citizens have fled applications in the
clerks Office of the hustings court with
the object in view of purchasing lands
which have been sold for delinquent taxes
to the commonwealth of Virginia for the
amount of tho taxes due thereon; and
Whereas, in most instances, IL they
succeed in their object, they will obtain
property of other citizens ard tax PAYERS
at grossly inadequate prices; and
"Whereas, under the law as it now
stands no notice is required to be given
tc the actual owner of the property. and