Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-13
ROANOKEs MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
TO Pay Cost of Juries-The
City's Firemen.

| ROANOKE, VA, February 12-(Spe-
cial.)-It has been announced that Miss
Rosa Lee. daughter of Captain and Mrs
| John w. Headen, Of this city, will be
married to Thomas NJ. Hiltzheimer on
| the oath instant, at Grace Methodist
| Episcopal Church, South. Mr.. Hiltzhei-
mer is a popular employee of the Stone
Printing and Manufacturing Company.
The ceremony will be performed by Rev
Charles ID. Bulla.
a recent report of Mayor Andrews 10
the City Council showed that he did not
approve the bill of the Roanoke Electric
Light and Power Company because the
contract with the city had not been COM
piled with, inasmuch as 1t called for the
lighting of the street-lamps at sunset,
which had not been done. The lamps
can be seen burning now at o'clock in
the afternoon.
The City Council at its last meeting
passed Il resolution by unanimous vote,
instructng the Ordinance Committee to
prepare and forward to Roanoke's rep
resentatiyes In the House and Senate at
Richmond a bill applying to this city
and providing that the costs of juries in
ali civil suits in both the Hastings and
Circuit courts shall be taxed up as part
Of the costs in such suits, which, when
collected, shall be paid into the City
Treasury in the same manner as any
other funds collected by the city When
two or more cases are tried during the
day by the same jury, the Judge of the
court is TO apportion the total cost be-
tween all the cases tried, whether a YER
dict be rendered or not. Mr.. Terry,
president of the Council, is responsible
for the resolution, and in presenting II
.s.. Ar.1 H.,
the past five years over $4,000 for jurors
In civil cases. He cited numerous COM
mon law cases, in which the city had
paid out for jury service sums ranging
from $40 to sos.
ABOUT THE CITY BONDS.
An effort was mode to have the Clerk |
Of the City Council publish notice in |
some paper Of the State for two weeks |
to the effect that the bonds of the city |
of Roanoke issued in 1888 10 the amount |
Of SIS 200. would be paid, and at the ex-
piration Of the two weeks notice they |
would cease 10 draw interest No action |
was taken by the body in regard to the /
matter.
The Junior Hose Company has elected
officers as follows: A. B. Hammond,
president; e. Il. Young, vice-president;
James NJ. Moore, second vice-president;
James McFall, treasurer; w. r. Airheart
Harry Ward, assistant secre-
tary; James Il. Rocker, foreman; w. e.
Airheart, first assistant foreman; John
b. Fayman. second assistant foreman;
Il. l.. Richardson, steam engineer; r. T..
Dyer, first assistant engineer; Charles Il.
second assistant engineer.
The firemen are: John W. Waggoner,
George Garland, and j. b. Fayman; noz-
Nd |
R. II. Dyer; plugmen-James S. Fox, A.
w. Dyer. and \. Schloss; captain or
truck. c. w. Hayes;
l.. +. Lookoblll; Investigating
+. Bowman, c. +. Sisler,
md G.. n. Garland; chaplain, Rev r. j.
shipman; surgeon, DR.. j. T. Strickland;
Board of Directors-A Schloss, j. w.
Naggoner, A. e. Grove, n. Schloss, John
}. Thomas, II. NJ. Ward, r. II. Dyer. and
charles Schloss.
The company will give a smoker and
musical entertainment in the near flu
ure, to which the other fire companies
+ the city, the Mayor. and the City ,
'ouncil will be invited.
SALE OF THE MASONIC TEMPLE.
In the Circuit Court a decree was en-
cred to-day confirming the sale of the
lasonic Temple building, made by Luz ]
ian H. Cooke, trustee. The price paid ;
$4,000, Of which amount $4,000 is in
ash and the balance, $1,000, in certih-
ates, due depositors OF the late Roanoke :
rust, Loan and Safe Deposit Company.
he purchasers are known as the Temple :
lvestment Company, which is composed ] =
7 the following stockholders and d. !;
.ctors: L. j. Meals, Thomas j. Burke,
7. A. Lytell, c. A. Pilsbury, w. A.
urks, and Samuel G.. Williams. AS soon
the proper papers can be executed this !
'mpany will be given possession OF their =
lrchase.