The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-12
ROANOKE. VA. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY y. 1898
CITx COUNCIL LAST NIGHT.
A Tax of $500 Placed on Trading
Stamp Business.

Council was called to order last night
at the usual hour by Pres ident James X.
Terry aud with the following membership
present: Bnckner, Coleman, Coulbourne.
Evans, Fox, Guy, Hodgson, Minnehan,
Mullen, Newton, Page, Seifert, Strick.
land, Witt: Wood and Terry.
On motion of Mr.. Page the reading of
the journal was dispensed with.
Mayor Andrews report was next read
and his recommendation that OFFICER
Beard be allowed $40 so the amount he
lost on account of mis- injuries was 1eferr-
ell to the finance committee. He also rec
ON mended that economy be pract;sed in
all departments.
Reports were then read and filed from
the city engineer, clerk of markets, city
physician, city sergeant and keeper of
almShouse.
me finance committees report through
Chairman Fox was then presented.
They recommended that the following
accounts be supplemented ms follows:
Criminal expenses. $500: lights. 81, 800:
paupers. $500; stationery and printing,
SlOO and sewers, 5000
Ihey also recon mended that an ordi-
nance be passed levyinG license of $500
on all persons or corporations dealing in
trading stamps.
They also presented license tax bill
with only u few changes from what It
was heretofore. The following are the
changes made The tax upon tho wagons
of dealers of coal oil and such things was
reduced from $50 to SIS The tax on
printing offices was done awav with and
y tax of $500 was imposed upon persons
dealing in trading stamps.
Iae committee further reported that
they had engaged Major 5. ii. Coleman to
franscribe the delinquent tax lists at a
cost of $50 and they also presented the
l'ond of the Roanoke Electric Light and
Power Company.
The report of the committee in regard
to the license tax bill called forth a great
deal of discussion and the following
amendments. Mr. Woods moved that
the Dill be amended so that the tax on
private bankers be reduced from $3.50 to
500 which was adopted.
AIR. Newton's amendment to strike out
section S3 which imposed tax of SO ON
soda fountains WAS adopted.
The report of the committee WAS IMAM
lmously adopted and the ordinance was
adopted with the amendments.
Under suspension of the rules Mr.
Evans presented II petition frou, j. NJ.
Gambitl asking permission to build n
two story office near his mill ON Ernest
avenue aud on motion of Mr.. Woods, the
| petition was granted subject To the SUI
| pervision of the city engineer
MIR. Pc e. of the committee on ac-
counts, reported bills approved amount
ming to $40, 10S.07. They also reported
that they had failed to approve two bills
OF the Bell Telephone Company for
phones at police headquarters aud the
Junior Hose Company as the Interstate
Telephone Company furnishes them free
at same places. They also recomme ended
that overseers.ot poor be more careful in
giving orders for fuel and provisions.
They also recommended that the city re.
fuse to pay the bill of j. A. Page Tor $40
for cororer's services in the county. The
report was adopted.
Under II suspension of the rules the re-
port OF the committee on schools and ed
ucation was read. They recommended
that lot on Third avenue II. w =, be pur-
chased at IL cost not to exceed s 600 and
that the committee be authorized to pur-
chase the SAM after the civ solicitor had
examined the title.
After some discussion Attorney Moo
nav WAS heard as to whether it was the
duty of the school board or the scnool
committee to select sites for schools and
builG thereon. Mr.. Moomaw spoke for a
few minutes ami gave rs his opinion that
The school board should select the site
and build the school house. The vote on
the report of the committee vas then
taken and the report was referred back
to the committee for report after con-
sultation with the Schocl board at an adj
journed meeting next Tuesday night
hder suspension of the rules the re-
port of the committee on ordinances
through MI. Coleman, was submitted
and recommended that bill, be sent to
the Legislature to amend the charter of
the city. The most important change.
contemplated are: First, that which gives
the city lien on rents in collecting city
taxes for the current year. and that the
fees for issuing State warrants be paid 20
the city. These fees have heretofore been
paid To no one. After great heal of dis
cussion and several amendments which
were LOST, the report was finally adopted
Mr.. Buckner moved that the committee
on ordinances be instructed to prepare
an ordinance that the charter be changed
50 as to com hine the offices OF mayor and
police justice. This motion was also very
much discussed and was fiually lost.
On motion of Mr.. Newton Council AL
journed to meet next Tuesday night.
NO PLACE TO BURY DURRANT.
San Francisco Crematories Have Abso-
lutely Refused TO Receive it.
San Francisco, Jan. 11.-There seems