The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-21
COUNCIL MEETING.
To Purchase High School Building.
Bicycles May be Taxed.


being in the chair. The meeting WAC
very harmonious one, and considerable
business was transacted in q very short
time.
Inc mayor submitted q report, stating
tnat one proprietor of the nickel.in.the-
SLOT machines had proposed to surrender
MS license, provided the city would re-.
i ,uno the pro rata proportion of the
.lcense LOT the uueNpired part of the year.
ana recommended that the amounts paid
oy such licensees be refunded in all cases
wnere the license would be surrendered
without question. This matter was com.
miIted to the finance committee.
The mayor also requested in his mes.
sage chat special fund of $500 be set
ASIDE Tor special detective work, which
MAS referred to the committee on nance.
Inc city engineer submitted report.
asking that the Council take steps to nav
OH tho men employed on the street forces
twice In each month, as many of them
could not live an entire month without
selling their time at sacrifice. This
matter was referred to the finance COM
mittee.
a request of the chief of the fire depart
ment Tor the improvement of the building
occuplea by the Alert Fire Company was
referred to the health committee.
J. w. Boswell WAS granted permission
to construct new fence around the prop
erty OF John I. Gibson. on Church ave-
nue., with stalls on the inner side, to be
occupied as n wagon yard.
MIR. Fox, from the committee on
nnance, submitted report, fixing the
bonds OF the city officers. This report
requires bond of $4,000 from the city
engineer, to be given in some guarantee
company. The bends of the pound mas
ter, SooO, sanitary. $780, and
Keeper of almshouse, $500, remain as
heretofore, and personal security may be
given. All other officers of the CITY are
required to give guarantee bonds at the
beginning OF their terms of office here
after, and the bond of the city treasurer
is raised from $4,000 to $40, 900 to take
ehecj ut once. The report was adopted.
MIR. Fox, also from the same commit
tee, reported that it had under considera-
zion several matters heretofore referred.
but which waited an opinion Of the city
solicitor before they could be reported fl
the Council
On recommendation OF the finance COM
mittee special fund of $50 was set aside
to be used bv the mayor and chief of no.
lice In experimenting and transferring
criminals.
The committees on finance and public
U,
mending the approval of the contract for
the purchase of the Fidelity building on
the corner of Roanoke street and Salem
avenue, to be used for school purposes.
1t is provided in the contract that the
city will give $4,000 in school bonds for
tile property when Il good and sufficient
deen Is made conveying the property to
the city The contract was approved
Mr.. Coulbourn, from the committee on
streets, reported, recommending that n
permit he granted to the Norfolk and
Western Railway Company to construct
an area-way IN the rear of the general
Office building, extending fifteen inches
into High street, which was granted: also
II permit to j. III. Marsteller to place n
stone step on the sidewalk in front Of his
property; and recommendation ordering
the Improvement of the Clovertlae rond
from the stockyard property to the city
limits, which were adopted.
Mr.. Guy, from the committee on sew
ers, reported, recommending the extern
sion of the sewer on First street and
Ninth avenue g. e., ut a cost of $3.50, pro.
vihed the property owners would agree to
pay for the work when it was completed:
also a recommendation directing the city
engineer to strengthen the covering of
Lick run in Campbell avenue, and that a
license to conduct the plumbing business
he renewed tn \. u Kennard. The report
was adopted -.
Mr.. Mays, from the committee on pub
lie property, reported concerning certain
improvements Mt the courthouse, market
house and other public buildings.
The health committee submitted r. re-
port which WAS re committed for further
investigation.
Mr. Coleman, from the committee on
ordinances, submitted an ordinance,
which was adopted, making it the duty
OF the commemorative attorney to pros.
ecute all cases appealed from the police
court to the hustings court, and also to
attend the police court and prosecr tie
cases whenever required by the mayor or
police justice.
The ordinance committee also reported
that 1t had under investigation the sub.
ject of prohibiting nickel in the. slot ma
chimes, hut. before presenting an ordi
nance thereon, desired the opinion of the
city solicitor.
~ petition for certain improvements at
Eleventh street n w. was presented and
referred to the street committee
Mr.. Coulbourn introduced proposition
to tax bicycles the sum OF one dollar per
year, for the purpose of acquiring u spe-
cial street fund to put the streets in good
condition. He stated that he had talked
with number of bicyclists and all
spoken to had favored the scheme. On
his motion the matter was referred to or
dinance and finance committees for re.
port.
On motion of Mr.. Casey the attention
OF the mayor was called to the ordinance
imposing fine for throwing glass on the
streets, and he was requested to enforce
it.
The Council then adjourned.