The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-10
THE BILL
ORDERED PAID.
Important Meeting of the City
Council Last Night.
ACTION TAKEN. ON THE BILL FOR
LEGAL SERVICES OF WATTS.
ROBERTSON 6. RoBERTsoN-CUT
IN HALF IN VIEW OF THE HARD
TINES : MANY IMPORTANT
AMENDMENTS MADE TO THE
TAN ORDINANCE-A NUMBER OF
NEW ORDINANCES.

NEW ORDINANCES.
AN extra session of the City Council
TO consider the tax ordinance and other
matters left over from the regular meet
ing last Tuesday night was held in the
circuit court room last night.
Ihe finance committee made an addi-
tionai report on the bill of Watts, Rob
ertson &s Robertson for services rendered.
They reported that after careful investi.
CATION of the bill they find that the mayor
was authorized to employ counsel to as
sist the city attorney and that no stipu
lated amount was to have been paid,
They also find that great deal of work
had been done and that they did not con-
siuer the bill excessive, but the committee
had had consultation with the firm and
In view of the hard times and the limited
finances of the city, they had agreed to
accept 81 900 in full payment of the bill.
ana offered resolution that the CITY au.
ditor.b he instructed to pay the bill and IN
appropriation be made for this purpose.
and that the bill be paid with the UNDER
standing that in the event the cases in
which they had been employed were an
pealed the firm would assist the, CITY
solicitor in defending the city without
additional cost. 7 he resolution was
adopted By the unanimous vote of the
Council.
The health committee reported on the
petition Of Dudley and others asking that
the sale of fresh meats be- confined to the
market and the petition of others more
numerously signed asking that the sale
oil meats be continued rs it is at present,
not confined to any one place in particu.
mr. They reported that after careful in
fI,ns.,
ION that the sale of fresh meats should
continue as ut present, not conf ned To
any one place in particular, and resolu-
ton to that effect was offered and
adopted.
A resolution instructing the clerk of
the market to make weekly inspection
of each place in the city where fresh meats
are offered for sale was calendared.
On motion of Mr.. Coleman the tax
ordinance was taken up and read by the
clerk the members Of the Council making
amendments as the reading proceeded.
Section IL in relation to insurance bro
kers and agents was amended. so ms to
charge 81 additional for each company
represented in excess of one.
Section Is was amended In relation to
the license of professional men, making
the license $50 when the income d pes not
exceed 81 900. Over $4,000, $50 license;
over 81, 600, 81 for each additional $500
income.
Section 80 amended, imposing IL license
OF sou one each oil tank represented in the
city in additional to the regular license
for coal oil dealers.
Section % was amended raising the
license of private bankers from $500 to
$3.50. "
Section Al was amended raising the
rate of express companies license to $3.50
Section 10 was amended imposing a
license of 50 for each delivery wagon used
in excess of one by the city laundries.
Section 81 was amended raising the
rate ON telegraph companies transmitting
kilograms from this city 60 other points
in the State of Virginia, from 800 tof20O
r The report of the tax ordinance commit.
tee With the above amendments was then
adopted as u whole.
a resolution was offered by Mr.. Updike
to reconsider the action of the Council in
allowing the city officers to use the base
ment of Rorer Hall us stable.
Mr.. Buckner addressed the Council
urging upon them the necessity of such
an action and rectng the fact that the
hall had been recently repaired at IA cost
or T20O and it should bring in some rev.
enue. The action Of the Council In grant
ing the request was reconsidered and
voted down.
Several ordinances calendared from last
meeting, relating to how and when city
officers should make settlements and de-
lining their duties, were read and adopted.
The use OF the Old Opera House was
allowed the Florence Crittenden Mission
to hold their meetings.
An ordinance describing the city seal
was adopted.
An ordinance defining the duties of the
sanitary inspector was adopted.
An ordinance fining and furnishing any
one conducting gaming table whereby
one may lose or win money was adopted.
to be enforced from its passage.
An ordinance instructing the clerk of
the mnrket to inspect all places in the
city for the sale of fresh meats at least
twice u week, was adopted.
An ordinance as to the disposition of the
city refuse was adopted.
petition from the citizens on Sixth
street asking for grading between Second
ana Third avenues, Was read and a reso-
luton in itructing the engineer TO do this
work was adopted.
Several other petitions from various
Eartles for various purposes were referred
TO the various committees.