The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-01
THE ROANOKE TIMES. FRIDAY. JANUARY i. 1897

large last year rs could be desired, but
there has been u satisfactory increase in
this line of business rs compared with
that of the TWO previous years. The
deed books shows that G33 transfers of
real estate have been made. The indus
tries in the city remaining are in Il healthy
condition. there having been in the case
of the Roanoke Machine Works within
the past year substantial increase in
the number of men employed and in the
monthly pay roll. The number of men
at work in the shops is about 1900
Besides this the Norfolk and Western
Railway Company pays out to its other
employees, clerks in the general Offices
trainmen and others ut this point about
$50, 600 II month. There are only two
iron furnaces in blast, Crozer's, and the
other industries of the city now in opera
ton are as follows: Crystal Spring Soap
Company, Central Manufacturing Com
pany, two tobacco factories, Bonsack
Brothers clothing factory, n baking
powder factory, two ice factories, the
Virginia Brewing Company, II creamery
the Virginia Carriage Company and
several smaller industries.
All of these in season furnish steady
work to the men employed at living
wages and contribute their full share of
the money distributed in the city. The
eleven wholesale merchants do bust
ness counting up in the millions, and
the retail stores and all other depart
ments of business and trade report salts
factory progress, the sales of dealers in
dry Goods, notions, groceries, confection
cries, hardware, etc, being especially
god during fall ana winter preceding
the Christmas holidays. The streets and
sidewalks of the city numbe: about II
hundred miles and. Notwithstanding the
hard times, have been kept i'll good CON
dition.
y representative of The Times was out
yesterday in company with City Engi-
neer Wingate looking alter the work done
i'll the past six months so far as repairs
are concerned. 1t was learned 81, 500 had
been expended judicously on street re-
pairs.
The first work noticed was the work
nearing completion on Commerce street
which is being macadamized, and the
raising of Campbell street ut the intersec-
ton of Commerce.
n much needed improvement had been
made mt the crossing of Campbell and
Roanoke. Fourth street had been put in
excellent shape; pine and cable drains
had been so arranged that all water west
of Fourth street should necessarily run
into Fourth and thence down the cob
bleds.alley between Salem avenue and
Campbell to the Salem avenue drain
Mt Roanoke street.
Salem avenue west of Park was cob
bled, and the Rorer avenue and Park
street crossing put in good shape The
city stables were enlarged and an adtli.
tiona' lot purchased. The grade on Pat.
terson avenue raised, part of the cutters
on this thoroughfare cobbled, and nice
hard brick walk laid from Seventh to
Twelfth streets and will be cXtenfed to
Fifteenth street. Ninth street was grad
ed from Campbell to'Salem'avenucs The
three overhead and Walnut and Jefferson
street bridges were reprinted and new
floors laid.
In the Fifth ward Shenaudoal avenue
was repaired and put in good shape
Sixth street between Shenandoah and
Centre avenues graded. Eighth street
from Centre to Magnolia avenues, dis
tancc of seven blocks was graded, also
Gilmer avenue from Seventh to Twelfth
streets and Harrison avenue between
Seventh and Eighth streets
In the third ward the streets were
cleaned up generally and sidewalks re.
paired. Holiday street from Common
wealth avenue to st. Andrews hall was
put in splendid condition and the cover.
ing removed from the creek. y sewer
was laid from Campbell out Randolph
one and half blocks thence westerly to
Nelson street. Good Stag walks were
put down in several sections and they
have proved generally satisfactory.
Eighth avenue s. W. was cobbled, gutter
ed, graded and new walks laid from JEFF
erson to Roanoke streets. Roanoke
street WAS put in good condition from
Day avenue to Walnut avenue and Ninth
pOII,ln
Roanoke and Commerce. Tenth avenue
rom Henry to Jefferson street was repair
ed ami cobbled-guttered. Church and
Henry streets around the..ncw postonice
building were raised about IL foot and re-
macadamized so as to conform to the
postofice grade.
Council now has under consideration
the ACCESSIBILITY of purchasing n rock
quarry in which to work the chain gang
to prepare the stone for repairs to the
macadamiZed streets which need to be
looked after badly. City Engineer Win
gate has done good work with the street
force during the past six months
The water and light facilities of the
city are excellent, the source of the first
named being from the Mill Mountain
spring, from which 100000 gallons II
day flow. The supply of light is both
from electricity and gas, the streets and
public buildings being well furnished
with the former. The private schools
and colleges in Roanoke and vicinity are
in Il furnishing condition, the number of
pupils ut Virginia College for Young
Ladies being $50, and mt Allegheny In
stitlttc -.
On the whole the outlook for Roanoke
in 1S0. Is all that nearly any city OF its
size could expect under present financial
conditions Its people are energetic, en-
tcrprising, persistent and economical.
They have "A SplcuIiI bucl- cnt,ntr,- ~