The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-06
COUNCIL MEETING.
Interesting Session Of That Body
Last Night.

Souncll chamber with President Terry
In the chair and the following members
present: Buckner, Guy, Mullen, Evans,
rage, Hodgson, Colcourn, Newton, Sci
Lerc' Murray, Coleman, Strickland, Mays,
casey, Witt, Fox and Woods.
report was received and read from
the city engineer in which he enumer-
ated the various repairs to streets, side.
walks, etc. The report was filed.
The report Of the city sergeant was re-
ceived and filed. The report showed that
the number of prisoners in the Jail during
the month we're ninetyfour, Thirty nine
OF which were for the State and fifty.fye
for the city.
The clerk of the markets report showed
that the total receipts from the markets.
scales and opera house amounted to
$3.50. So
The report of the keeper of the aims
house showed that--there ARE ut present
thirteen inmates of that institution.
In the report Of the committee on
finance concerning. the funding of the
issue of $751; 900 of coupon bonds issued
IN 1882, the recommendations were made
that the city solicitor prepare the draft
OF an act providing for the funding of
said issue Of bonds and such other bonds
as are subject to call anytime before ma
turlty and giving the right to prescribe
q lower rate of interest, the said bill to
he presented to the legislature with the
request that it be passed as early in the
coming session as.possible.
The committee reported that w. f.
Callahan, expert accountant, Lynchburg,
had been employed to open the set of
double entry books for the city treasurer
In accordance with former action taken
by the Council. The various funds now
held by the city treasurer are deposited
to separate accounts.
Mr.. Callahan's report shows that Mr..
Thomas owes the city SOC, 037. SO and has
deposited in the hanks to his credit as
city treasurer $S7, 4SS. GO, and holds other
securities to the amount of SIS, $40 The
amount of cash deposited to his credit as
city treasurer Of the sinking fund is $50. :
1885,
A resolution was adopted supplements
ing the appropriation for street repairs
for 1897 by $2,622 and the contingent
fund by $500
The following accounts were approved
and ordered paid:
Criminal charges, SCAT; fire, S226. IS;
interest, 1887; Jail, S197. S5; lights.
81, O1 A; police, 1880 33; paupers. $75. n;
street repairs, 81 ,447.S7; street cleaning.
$09; stationery and printing, S9S. 81; sala-
ries, 81, 1913; health, $l47; water,
S31.S4; public property, 1857. 90; Sc wer
repairs, $154SO; sewer bond, 500: street
bond, $22S.t0; schools, $780,; contingent,
Sl0650; bridges, $4903; one year bonds.
$1,000. Total, $14,07875. s%ec
When the report of the committee -on
streets was called for the chairman. Dr.
Colbourn, announced that they had no
report. Mr.. Evans, however submitted a
report, which was signed by three MEM
hers OF the committee, it beino the orig
inal report with one entire section striken
out. This section related to repairs on
Third avenue II. W., which were estimated
to cost $1,000. This seems to he the
point OF objection. The balance OF the
report dealt mainly with the repairing of
Campbell and Salem avenues and Jeffer-
son street ut an estimated cost of 50, 700.
The committee recommended that Coun-
Gil take no further action in regard TO
opening the crossing at the east end of
the passenger depor, AS the opinion of the
city solicitor was that it could only be
done by condemnation proceedings
against the railway company, and that
the request Of NJ. w. Bryan aud f.. II.
Burnett to close certain alley be not
granted.
The report of the committee on health
was received and read. The report rec
commended that the ordinance requiring
physicians to report all cases of conta.
gious diseases to the hoard of health be
enforced 1t is understood that this or
dinance is almost entirely ignored by the
ply sicians and 50 far no steps have been
taken to compel them to obey it. The
agitation of the question by DIR. Strick-
land will probably hay the desired effect
n petition was read to the Council
from the Vnton and Roanoke Water
Company asking the privilege of laying
pipe on the streets of the city tor the pur-
pose Of furnishing water to such parties
with whom they should contract. The
petition was referred to the ordinance
and fire AMI water committees with
power to act.
Mr.. Witt, of the Fourth ward, offered
n resolution not to feed and keep Mt the
city expense any officers horse and to
repeal MI other ordinances or parts of or
dinances in conflict with the same The
city engineer was given the floor and he
read letters from the engineers OF Nor
folk, Richmond, Petersburg, Lynchburg
and Portsmouth. All were unanimous.
except the latter, in declaring the cities
not only feed and care for their horses.
but actually furnish them The resolu-
ton was lost by vote of 8 TO 8. The VIC tie
stood as follows: Ayes -BuckneY, Evans,
Gny, Hodgson, Newton. Page, Witt,
Woods and Terry. Nays-Casey, Cole
man, Colbourne, Fox, Mays, Mullen,
Murray, Seifert and Strickland
Council adjourned TO meet again on
Friday night, when the report of the
finance committee on Expert Accountant
a a IN m rSt, nrf xr;l I>..