Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-09-10
COMMISSIONERS BUY
MUNICIPAL BUILDING
Garage Building Bought by Town
Commissioners for City Hall,
Town Market Will be Install
ed, "Curfew' Ordinance
Passed
BOARD VOTES A NIGHT POLICEMAN

At their regular monthly meet
ing last Wednesday night, the
Board of Town Commissioners
voted to accept a proposition
rendered them by Messrs. C. A.
Wyche, W. l.. Long and G.. b.
Crews for the purchase of the
building located on Roanoke
Avenue and known as the Ga
rage Building. The considera-
ton was $40, 500. 90 to be paid in
lnstallments scattered over a
period of five years.
The purchase of this building
was made primarily for the pur-
pose of providing a municipal
building for the town Of Roanoke
Rapids. The commissioners felt
that the location and arrange
ment of the Garage Building was
very suitable for a municipal
building. A portion of the up
stairs will be occupied by the
Recorders Court, a Mayors
office, and a room for the Board
of Commissioners.
The portion of the building not
used by the town, will he rented
out. Arrangements for the
leasing of the building for a
period of three years have al
ready been made. AS an invest
ment proposition the new muni-
'ipal building will pan out hand
iomely, showing at the figures
Of the present lease a profit of
five hundred dollars per year,
This five hundred dollare will be
used to create a sinking fund
for the retirement of the twenty
thousand dollars refunding and
Improvement bonds issued by the
town under date of July | 1915.
These bonds mature in twenty
years and the five hundred dol
lars profit per year received from
the rent of the municipal build
ng, placed in a sinking fund at
,iX per cent interest, will amount
m twenty years to $l9, 450. 90, or
oearly enough to retire the bonds
n full.
This is based on the supposi-
ion that the town will use only
4 portion of the building. AS
the town grows it may finally be-
'ome necessary for the town to
axe over the whole of the build
ne for its own use, in which
vent the different town offices
would be located on the second
tonr, the ground floor being oc
upled by the Fire Department
hd Police Court. 1t is impro-
able that this will become
ecesSary tor many years, and
ae Increased revenue produced
The growth Of the town al
l,h d time would, Of course,
ale up Tor the loss IN rental
! lcome
AtIresent the pant 81 the lower
uni OF the building now ocGu-
,ed by the garage viii probably
reliitcd and used for town
i4tEct, as soon as the garage
owes INTO other quarters
rjlrf The town mari IT system
VI vegetables aud fresh meats
Ill be- sold IN one htlldng,
lornughly screene | against lle-
nd with modern sanitary dfran-
ehcnte, under the direct super
iaiun OF tie Health Oflicer,
The purchase If this building
Y The town, IN It's final auaii Sla.
ledna that an automatic alnkinG
aud for the retirement of the
rW bond issue viii be provided
It town Will have in its possess
nn "a building for municipal pur
loseS adequate for d generation,
md will, of course realize an
additional gain from the natural
increase in the value of its real
estate.
An Ordinance was passed by
the Board of Commissioners,
similar m tho tCnrfpUp low
forbidding children from playing
on Roanoke Avenue at any time,
and from being on any street of
the town unaccompanied by
parent or guardian after ten
O'Clock at night. The ordinance
applies to all children under four