The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-14

raised to the cnrb line, Chat Peach street,
from Gainsboro road north, be put IN
passable condi tion, and that the extra
street force emp loyed during the past As.
cal year be continued. The report was
adopted.
Mr. Bnckner, under a suspension of
the rules, called the attention OF Council
to the licensing of gam bling machines in
the city, and submitted the following res
olution, which was adopted.
"Resolve,i, That the committee on
finance be and is hereby instructed to
draft an ordinance repeating all ordi
nances or parts of ordinances which may
be construct as permitting the use of
gambling devices, commonly known rs
nickle in. the. slot machines, or other ma
chimes of like nature, and making it an
otfense, punishable by fine or .imprison-
ment, or both, in the discretion of che
court, for any one to have In his posses.
sion, or to be engaged in the conduct or
operation of such machines or devices.
"Resolved further, That said commit.
tee report on this subject at the next adj
journed or regular meeting, and that said
committee confer with the city solicitor
and obtain his opinion
Mr.. Buckner stated that few days
since The Roanoke Times had called at
LoAblOu W tuc VI C6rCHln ma
chimes in the city, as set forth in the res
olution. He had taken the trouble to in
vestigate the matter, and had found these
machines to be the most devilish devices
ever concocted for gambling. and it was
we'll understood that the man who play red
against one of them would always lose
from 30 to rs per cent. Young men and
old men had been known to play on them
until they had lost their last dime. There
we're young men playing on these ma
chimes, and he feared they might not only
lose their own money, but their employers
money as we'll. 1t had been charged tn at
the City Council was responsible for
licensing these machines, but in his opin-
ion there was already an ordinance on the
books which prohibited their use. ~
AT this point Mr.. Buckner called for
the reading of the following ordinance:
San Ordinance as to gaming tables,
and to prohibit gaming Herewith, passed
April s., 1897.
81. Be it ordained by the common
Council for the city of Roanoke. If any
person keep or exhibit IL gaming table,
commonly called A, b, G, or E, o, table,
or wheel Of fortune, faro bank, keno
table, race horse table. or race course
table, or any table of like kind. or any
table apparatus or machine used in play
ing any game of chance at which money
may be won or lost, whether the game be
played with cards, dice or otherwise; or
be partner, or concerned or interested
in, eithe, as owner, operator or employee
in the keeping or exhibiting such table or
bank, he shall be confined in jail not
more than six months, and fined not ex-
ceeding fifty dollars; and such table, ap-
paratus or machine shall be burned.
"2. This ordinance shall be in force
from it's passage
Mr.. Buckner demanded recorded vote
on his resolution as to gambling ma
chimes, and it was adopted unanimously.
Several recommendations from the COM
mittee on public property as to metal
shelving for clerk of courts Office. repairs
to hustings court room and shed at city
pound were adopted.
a resolution by Mr.. Buckner that all
city officers be required to give guaran.
tee bonds was referred to the finance and
ordinance committees jointly.
On motion all of the papers on file and
petitions were referred to appropriate
committees without being read