The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-25
Council Passes Ordinance Prohib-
iting the Slot Machines.
1T WAS EFFECTIVE UPON IT'S
PAsSAGE-CoMMITTEE ON
LIGHTS MADE "A hEPoRT-A
PROPOSITION AND A COUNTER
PRoPOSITION-THE QUESTION
OF LIGHTS NOT YET SETTLED.
THAT TAX LIST PUBLICATION
NAY YET CAUSE TROUBLE.
HORSE FEED QUESTION.

An adjourned meeting of the City
Council was held last night in the Coun-
Gil chamber. Seventeen members were
present. the only members absent being
Messrs. Bachman, hurry and Terry.
Mr.. Woods presided in the absence of
the president, who is sirk.
Mr. Mays, from the committee on pub
lie property, submitted report provid-
ing for the construction of n new shed
around the city market, eN tending three
feet over the curbs, at cost Of $3.50; also
n recommendation providing for the pur-
chase of two chr loads of COAL also a rec
ommendation allowing the committee on
public property to eXpend $25 additional
in kalsomining the hustings court room;
end resolution directing the city engi-
neer to have certain repairs made to the
city Jail at cost not exceeding 500, all
o. which resolutions and recommended
tions were adopted.
Mr.. Casey from the committee on fire
and water, submitted a report declining
the offer of l.. A. SholZ to sell the city
lot on which to erect building for the
Alert Fire Company and advising that
the present building be used for the time
being. He also submitted n resolution
requesting the Gas and Water Company
to extend water on Twelfth avenue IL. e.
for the purchase of new gong for the
Alert Fire Company's hose wagon mt
cost OF $25; and recommended authoriz-
ing the committee to confer with the fire
department. looking to the establ shmeEt
of fire company ut or near Park street
bridge. The report MAS adopted.
MIR. Mullen, from the committee on
lights. submitted report stating that
his committee had conferred with the Off
GERS OF the Roanoke Electric Light and
Power Company in the matter of secur-
ing cheaper lights for the city, and had
offered said cor pRny rate of 20 cents
per arc light per night. The company
made counter proposition to light the
city, entering into a contract for five
years at 81 cents per night; three years
at II IL cents, or for one year ut % cents
The committee did not recon- mend that
either Of the propositions be accepted, but
Instead recommended that an offer lie
made said company to light the city for
20 cents per light per night, as the Coun-
Gil could not pay more than this sum-
and on recommendation of the committee
it was decided to make this offer to the
company.
Mr.. Mullen, from the light committee,
also presented II proposition to light the
city front the Welsbach Street Lighting
Company OF America, wherein they pro-
pose to ir STALL 275 lights Mt very reason.
able rate. This proposition was referred
to the committee ON lights
DR.. Strickland from the committee on
health, submitted a report recommend
ing that the board OF health call the at
tention of all physicians in the city to
the requirements of the law respecting
the reporting of the birth rate. The rec
do IL,
The ordinance introduced at the last
meeting, and published in full in The
Times, and which was referred to the
calendar, was taken up and adopted.
This ordinance prohibits the use or oper-
alton of nickel-in-the slot machines.
Mr. Woods presented - resolution re-
citing the fact that the tax collector had
published the list of delinquent lands in
the "Enlightened Age" purporting to
be newspaper, and as question had
arisen as to whether such journal was n
newspaper in the meaning Of the law that
the question be referred to the finance
committee.
Mr.. Guy offered an amendment, which
was accepted and adopted, that the cues
tion OF the publication of the lists of de-
linquent lands be referred ~ the finance
committee and city solicitor for the pur-
pose of ascertaining If the action of the
collector was legal, and il not to order
the publication in some other paper, or
take such action rs may make the matter
legal within the required time.
DIR. Strickland. offered resolution to
the effect that a committee be appointed
to look into the matter of purchasing
lot for school building in the Fifth
ward.
The resolution was amended by Mr..
Guy that the committee take options on
lots in the First ward for the same pur
pose.
Mr.. Guy, of the First ward, offered
resolution that the sidewalk on Chapman
avenue be repaired. The matter was re-
ferred to the street committee.
On motion of DIR. Hodgson, the matter
of purchasing $4,000 feet of board walk
lumber WAS referred to the street COM
mittee with power to act.
A petition was read, signed by num-
her of citizens. praying that n Stag and
sand sidewalk be made on Kirk avenue
between Henry and Commerce streets.
The petition signed by the pastor of the
United Brethren Church and others ask
ing for q sidewalk on Franklin road from
the church to Commerce street was re-
ferred to the street committee; also the
petition from the Fourth ward citizens
asking that Holiday street between Elm
and TaZewell avenues should be macada.
mi2ed
j, A. Fishburne, of the First ward, de.
cilned to qualify as overseer of the poor
on account of pressing business matters
and.W. WAITS was elected in his stead.
Mr. PAGE suhp,ittod Tho foll,>.;;no