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Reel 5 (7/01/1899 - 6/22/1903)
J 0 ~ RNA L -- C O M M O N C O U N C I L. Saturday, July 1, 1899. As provided hy law, the members of the Core,non Council assembled in the Council ~hamber at 8 o'clock :his evening, and were called to order by the clerk, who presented the certificates of qualification of the following members elected at the leas general election,viz.: First lgard--W. R. Terrill,J.H.Wilkiuson, and J.A.Pishburn. Second 1Vard--A. B. Uoleman, A. E. King and H.M.Darnall. Third ~ard--$. C. Graves and M. Minahan. Fourth Ward--S. P. Seifert and Levi Wltt. Fifth l~ard--D. H. Backus and W. R. Coulbourn. The roll was called and the following members answered to their names: Messrs. Backus, Buckner, Colema-_n,~oulbou:'n,Outchin,Fish~urn, Grave s, Hart King, Les cure, Mays ,Mullen,Newt on, Se ire rt, Terr 1 ll ,Wilkin- s on ,Wi t t -17 ~ Absent --Me ssrs. Darnall, Graham,Minahan, -S. The first business in order being the election of a president of Council, Mr. Newton nominated Joel I{. Cutchin, of the First Ward, and'Mr. Coleman nominated A. E. King, of the second Ward. On motion the nominations were closed, and the vote was taken as follows: ~or ~ut chin--Ooulbourn,~rawes,Hart ,Lescure ,Mays ,Mullen ,Newton, Seifert-8. For King--Backus, Buckner, Ooleman ,Plshburn, Terrlll,Wilkinson, Witt-?. Not vot ing--Cut chin, King-2. Mr. Cutchin was declared elected and was conducted to the chair by Messrs. Coulbourn and Buckner. The president appropriately addressed the Council, and announced that the next business in order was the election of a president pro tempore. For President pro temp~re, Mr. Lescure nominated S.P.Seifert, and he was elected by acclamation. The Council them, on motion of Mr. Seifert, proceeded to draw for seats, with the following result: Backus, 15. Buckner, 8. Coleman, 19 Coulbourn 4 Darnall, 14 ~ishburn 6 On mot ion of i~r. Graham, 16 Minahan 2 Graves,iS Mullen 18 Hart, 917 · Newt on 7 King, Seifert 3 Lescure 12 Terrill 10 Mays 11 Wilkinson 5 Witt 1. Buckner the Council then adjourned. ... j OURNAL--OOMM. ON COUNO.iL. Tuesday, July 11, 1899. The Council met in regular session at 8 o'clock P.M. in the 0ouncil Chamber ,with Mr'. Cutchln, the president in the cheil-. Present: Me ssrs. Backus, Buckner, Coleman, 0oulbourn, F~shburn, Graham, Hart, King, Le scure ,Mays, Mu lle n, Newton, Se ifert, Terrill ,Wilkinson ,Witt, Mt.President-l?. Absent-Messrs: Darnall,Graves,Minahan-3. On motion of Mr. Hart the reading of the and further on his motion it was approved. M_&YOR'S MESSAGE. The following message from referred to the 0ommittee on Finance: To the 0ommon Council for the 0ity of Roanoke. Gentlemen: The statement of your auditor was 'not Journal was dispensed with, the Mayor was read and to give it more than a casual perusal The that the revenues for the fiscal year~ Just expenditures by about improvements made, showing is indeed management of the public. In the is worthy of note, auditor closed,~ fixed charges are having a surplus, its affairs. It however, in the history of every.municipallt~ ~en ~etr~nch~t becomes a necessity,and that the most difficult reduc~lo~ ~ make ~ th&t of fixed charges. ! would remind you further that-a ~consideration pot%ion of our outstanding bonds will be subject to call in 190~; that our main sewer leading to Tinker 0reek, in ordinary~weather is ~running two- thirds full, and that it is only~a question of time when this main~will have to be enlarged or a latteral ma~a.la~d. In either event a, large expenditure will be necessary~ ' We 'know.~hat our revenues are ~argely based upon an assessment, .which will mither be or should be reduced by the assessment of 1900; ~that~other.~oatlngencies well known to you~may - arise that will deprive us of one o£.our largest ~sources of revenue. As a safeguard against these contingencies~ ! w~uld recommend that~the surplus on hand be mainatined at leas~ till Xt..is ascertained Wha~ ~he next assessment will be. You will notlce~?hat interest is the larges.~. factor in our expenditures~ By having on .hand a good surplus when your bonds are subject to call, the city's credit will be such that they can be refunded at lower rates of interest with a consequent saving of at least one-third of this item of expense~ I beg further to state that I have-take~ up the matter ~0f payment of interest on the city depos, its with' the Natlonal Exch~ange Bank, whose cashier informs me that hxs bank will pay the city 2~4 on daily balances up to $25,000, as long as that amount or more is ke~t. in the bank,and that he feels satisfied that the First National Bank would make the same proposition. This proposition is made without reference to the time any fixed amount shall remain in the bank.. ~! would,therefore,reco_mmend that you make this or some similar .arrangement with the banks whereby ~: the city can get interest on its deposits. $400. Oonsldering the large especially in streets, sidewalks gratifying to myself, and should old council to the favorable considers%ion ~£ the- main the expedietures have been'.judicioumXy made. however, especially in some departmen~sw~ha% increasing. This is apt .to be the despite the is useless a~noun~ o~' permanent and gun,ers, this commend ~he ~inancial It city vigilance of those 'haw~ng the ch&r~ o~ for me to remind yom that perlo~ ~o come, CITY AUDITOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. was submitted, giving in detail, an fiscal year ending ~une ~0, 1899; fiscal year endl~g June 30, 1899; disbursements,1898-9; estimated resources for the fiscal June ~0, 1800; estimated requirements .for the fiscal year Respectfully submitted, JAS.P.W00DS, Mayor The annual report of the 0ity Auditor abstract of the receipts for the an abstract of expenditures fur the a summary statement of receipts and" year ending ending June ~0, 1900, and balance sheet, which was read and referred to the Com- mittee on Finance. REPORT 0F TAX O0LLEOTOR. Jas. B. Bo~s., collector of city taxes, submitted a statement showing the ~ransactions of his office for the fiscal year ending June ~0, 1899, which was read and .referred to the Committee on Finance. .~ s~&te$~ however, have eaeeeded the X'm~mlsh~d m~ in time -1530- (July 11, 1899.) REPORT OF CITY TR,RASUREi{. The monthly report of the City Treasurer was presented: read and referred to the Committee on Finance. MONTHLY REPORTS. The monthly reports of the Clerk of the Market~ Keeper of the Almshouse,City Sergeant and 0ity Physician,were read and filed. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. On motion of Mr. Newton the Council dete~mined to go into election of officers. CITY ENGINEER. For City Mr. Graham engineer, Claude Moore. nominated J.H.Wingate, The first ballot resulted in and Mr. Fishburn nominated the election of Mr. Wingate, as follows: FOR WINGATE: Coleman, 0oulbourn, Graham,Hart, Lescure ,Mays ,Mullen, New- ton, Self eft ,Wilkinson ,Mr .President -ll. FOR MOORE: Backus ,Buckner,Fishburn,King,Witt_5. Mr. Terrill announced that he was paired with Mr. Graves on this Mr. Wingate was accordingly declared elected city englne~.r. CITY PHYSICIAN. For City Physician, Mr. Buckner nominated Dr. R.W. Fry, and there being no other nominations, the clerk was instructed to cast the vote of the 0ouncil for Dr. Fry, which was done, and he was thereupon delcared elected city physician. SANITARY INSPEOTOR. For Sanitary Inspector, Mr. Seifert nominated H. Mahoney; Mr. Coleman nominated %V. H. Lookabill; Mr. Witt nominated S. D. Barnhart; Mr.-King nominated S.F.Patterson. The applications of N.W.Via and M.O.Morris were also read. The first ballot resulted as follows: FOR MAHONE¥: 0oulbourn,Lescure,Mays,Seifert,Wilkinson_5. FOR L00KABILL: Backus,Coleman,Graham,Hart ,Mullen,Newton,Terrlll_? FOR BARNHART: Wi t t- 1. FOR PATTERSON: Buckner, Fishburn ,King,Mr. Pres ident -~. Barnhart was dropped and the second ballot was taken as follows: FOR ~5~HON~Y: Coulbourn,Mays, Seifert ,Wilkinson ,Mr .Pres ident-5. FOR L00KAB ILL: Backus, 0 o leman, Graham, Hat t, Mu lle n, Newt on, T err ill- ?. FOR PATTERSON: Buckner,Fishburm,King,Lescure ,Wit The third ballot was taken as follows: FOR MAHONE¥: 0oulbourn, Lescure ,Mays, Sei fert ,Wilkins on ,Mr. Pre s ident-~. FOR L00KABILL: Backus, 0oleman, Graham'Hart ,Mullen ,Newton, .~Terrill. I~0R PATTERSON: Buckner,Fishburn,King,Uitt_4. Mr:Patterson was dropped 'and the fourth ballot resulted in the elect~on of W.H.Lookabill, as follows: FOR MAHONEY: C. oulbourn,Lescure,Mays,Selfert ,Wilklnson,Witt ,Mr..Pres. -7. FOR L00KABILL. Backus, Buckner, Coleman ,~ishburn, Graham,Hart ,K~ng, Mullen, Newt on, Terrill-10. W. H. Lookabill was acc~rdingly declared elected. POUND MASTER AND BLACKSMITH. For Pound Master and Blacksmith, Mr. King nominated W.M. Miles, and there being no other nominations, the clerk was directed to cast the vote of the Council for W.M.Miles; which was done, and he was thereupon declared elected. SUPERINTENDENT OF FIRE ALARM. For Superintendent of Fire Alarm, Mr. Newton nominated R.L.Wright, and there being no other nominations, the clerk was directed Zo cast the vote of the Council for R.L.Wright; and he was thereupon declared elected. SCHOOL TRUSTEE,DISTRICT NO 1. For school trustee for district No. l, Mr. King nominated A. B. Hammond, who was elected by acclamation. SCHOOL TRUSTEE, DISTRICT NO ~. Mr.. Hart nominated Jas. Richmond, and Mr. Coleman nominated E. L. Slaughter, for school trustee in Dist. No. Z. The first ballot resulted in the election of ~:.~r. Slaughter, as follows: FOR RIOH~.40ND: President -8. FOR SLAUGHTER: Coulbourn,Hart ,Le scure ,Mays ,Mullen, Se ire rt ,Wit t ,.Mr. Backus, Buckner, Co leman, Pis hburn, Graham, King ,Newton, Terr ill, Wllkins on-9. Mr..Slaughter was accordingly declared elected. · OVERSEERS OF POOR. For Overseer of Poor, First Ward, nominated W.I.Watts, who was elected by acclamation, the the vote of Council as directed. Mr. Fishburn clerk casting vote. -1531- (July ll, 1899. ) For Overseer of Poor for Second Ward, Mr. Buckner Mitchell, who was elected by acclematton, the clerk the 0ouncil as directed. ~or Overseer of Poor, lenburg, who was elected the council as directed. ~or Overseer of who was elected by as directed. For Overseer who was elected as directed. Third Ward, Mr. by acclamation, nominated T.J. casting the vote of Mullen nominated J.P.Schwal- the clerk casting the vote of Poor, Fourth Ward, ~r. Mays nominated S.L.Brown, acclamation, the clerk casting the vote of 0ouncil of Poor, Fifth Ward, Mr. Graham nominated W.H.Hudson, by acclamation, the clerk casting the vote of 0ouncil BOARD OF HEALTH. ),~r. Terrill nominated Dr. Lewis; but the chair re- fused to entertain said nomination on account of Dr. Lewis occupying the position of coroner. Mr. Wilkinson nominated Dr. S.S.Guerrant and Mr. Seifert nominated Dr. H. W. Harrison, who were elected by acclamation, the clerk casting the vote of the council as directed. ADJOURNk~E~. On motion of Mr. Buckner it was ordered that when the Council adjourns it shall be to meet on Thursday night, July 20th inst. PETITIONS .AND PAPERS REI~ERRED. On motion of Mr. Mays all petitions, papers and communications on file with the clerk, were ordered to be referred to appropriate committees, as follows: Petition of G. K. Moore e~ als, to macadamize Gilmer avenue,N.W., between Jefferson street and Park street; to the 0ommit%ee on Streets. Petition of Patrick Foy, to be refunded $~?.50 sewer assessment paid in 1891 for sewer on Gilmer avenue N.E.; ~ Committee on Finance. Petition of W. P. Mundy, to remit fine of $~0 imposed by police court for allowing shed to remain standing at his livery stable; to the committee on Finance. Petition of Jas. W. Hammersly, F. B. Howard, et als, for a cinder sidewalk on south side of 8th avenue S.E., from Holliday street east, a distance of two squares; to the Committee on Streets. A petition from the Roanoke Light Infantry 0ompany, by Jno. ~.Briz- zie, 0apt, and Wm. W. 0olvin, 8ecty, asking tha~ the city provide an armory suitable for said company; and also transmitting a petition signed by Lowe & Boone and $~A others, asking that the city opera house be converted into an armory for said company; to the committee on Public Property. A communication from Jas. McFall, chief of the Fire Department, asking that certain alterations be made at Third Ward Engine house, that both the Third Ward and Jefferson street engine house be painted; that 100 fire alarm keys be furnished, and a transmitter to cost $200, to the committee on Fire and Water. A petition signed by Henry Scholz and others, asking that music and dancing be prohibited in saloons, or in rooms connected therewith, to the Committee on Ordinances. Petition of Thcs. E. Greet et als, asking that a plank sidewalk be constructed on the north side of 0enter avenue from 12th street to l§th street, to the Committee on Streets. The following communication from the Nottingham Coal and Ice Company was read: Roanoke, Va. July 10, 1899. To the Honorable City 0ouncil of Roanoke City. Gentlemen: Our Mr. J. A. Fishburn having been sworn in as a member of your body July 1st, and having a contract with the city to furnish coal, which is rendred null and void by his appointment, we would respectfully request that the same be cancelled, and that the clerk return to us our bond executed for the faithful performance of same, and oblige, Yours respectfully, Nottingham 0oal and Ice 0ompany. This communication is referred to the Committee on Public Property. -1532- (July 11, 1899. ) The President announced the appointment of the following 0ommittees: i~INANOE ........... 0 oulbourn, Darnall, Sei fer t ,Mullen ,Wilkinson. AG 00UNT S .......... Hart ,King,Mays ,Newton ,Fi shburn. STREETS ....... Newt on, Lescure, Buckner,Wilkinson ,Hat t. SEWERS ............ Bu ckne r, Sei fert, Graham,~{ullen, Flshburn. PUBLI0 PROPERT¥---Darnall,Lescure ,Minahan ,Wilkinson, Coulbourn. ORDINANCES ........ King ~ G~-ave s ,Wit t, Backus, Terrill. FIRE & WATER ...... Mays, Grave s, King ,Fishburn, Graham. LIGHTS - Se ife~'t, Graham, ~ulle n, C o leman, Fi shburn, SOHOOLS -Mulle n, 0 oleman ,Wltt ,Terrill, Backus. HEALTH ............ Minahan, Graham,Wilkin son, Co leman, Wit t. SPE~ IAL OON~{~TTEES. TRADE & COMNERCE--Coleman ,Pishburn ,Hart, Backus ,Witt. 0PPI C IAL MAP ...... Grave s, Bac kus, Mays, Wi lkins o n, Graham. PARKS ~Mi nahan, Terrill, Les cure, Dar hall, Newt on. PUBLI0 CHARITIES--Graham,King,Mullen,Witt, Terrill. Oouncil then adjourned. oo0oo .- o u R N A L .. 0 M M'O N C 0 U N e :L. lng OhS arbitrator, the city one, and those, two-the third; recommend that the matter be refer~ed to the street committee er to act, as it will seriously delay: the.contractors to wait next meeting to settle the matter." 'Thursday, .July 20, 1899. The 0ouncil met at 8 o'clock P.M., pursuant to adjournment in the 0ouncil 0hamber,with Mr. Joel H.Cutchin, the president, in the chair, Present: Yes srs. Backus, Buckner, Coleman, Coulbourn, Darnall,Fi shburn, Oraham,Hart ,King, Lescure ,Mays ,Nullen,Newton,Seifert ,Tee'rill, Witt, Mr.President-l?. Absent: Messrs. Graves, Minahan,Wilkinson-3. REPORT OF THE 0ITY ENGINEER. The city engineer submitted his monthly report, showing the character and location of work on streets and sewers, · public property, and other matters, and made in addition thereto, the following recommendations: "The improvement of Shenandoah and Commonwealth avenue developed the fact that at the intersections of those avenues, Commonwea.lth avenue is contract, e,d on the east s~de to 47 ft. in width from Shenandoah avenue to a point 150 ft. north, where it is 80. ft. wide.. As this contractl~ will seriously affect the appearance of the street', it should be wid~ ened. The property is owned by Messrs. Sands,Flickwir,Coe ahd Haupt, and they agree to arbitrate the value of the strip needed,'--they select- I the?efore with unt il · your On motion of M~. Buckner this matter.was referred to th~ street mittee with instructions to investigate and report to Council~ "Bids were advertised for for impro.v, ing-the opera house,to close July 12th. Plans and specifications were ready, on the first,L but build- ers did not appear until 'the 10th, whe. n they found' the"time too short in which to make intelligent bids~ t_ consequently none were .received. I therefore recommend that bids b~"r.e-advertised for to cl0s~ in time to report at the August meeting-of 0ouncll. Mr. Lescure moved that the ciSy:engine, er be instructed to re-adVeff- tise for bids so as to be able to report .at the next meeting. Mr. Seifert moved to am'end the plans, and specifications by eliminating the private boxes, and that the ad.vertiseme.nt-.to be modified accordingly, which amendment was agreed to,. and the motion as amended was then adopted . "In order that I may get up 'my annual report, tabulated "for publi- cation, I must necessarily have additional help for about two'.weeks at an approximate cost of $35. I'therefore ask that I be instructed to " employ a man for that purpose." ' Mr. King moved that the request o~ ~he c'ity engineer .be denied, motion was rejected, Ayes: Backus,Buckner,Ooleman,Flshburn,0raham,Klng, Terrill,Witt-8. Noes: C oulbourn, Darnall., Hart, Les cu~.e, Mullen, Newt on, Sci fert, ~,~r. Pres ident -8. ' Mr. Lescure moved that the request be referred, to the finance com- mittee to report at the next meeting, which was-., agreed to', Ayes: Backus, Coleman, Dranall, Hart, ~,e scure ;Mullen, Newt on, Seifer~ ,Mr. Pres ident-9. Noes -Bu ckn e r, C oulb our n, Fi sburn, Graham, King, T erril.1 ,Wit t -7. PETITIONS REFERRED. Petition of T.R.Tillett.and others~ asking that a drain pipe be constructed or some other arrangements made for carrying off the storm water that collects on Fourth street, 'between Elm avenue and Mountain avenue, and requesting immediate action on the matter; which was read and referred te the committee on Sewers. A petition of Benjamin Haden, of Bo~etourt County, asking damages to the amount of $18.53, for carriage damage~ in this city. on or about the first day of July,1899, by reason of the arrest of the driver on account of intoxication, and as alleged, leaving said'carriage and team in the hands of irresponsible persons ,. . said damages amounting to the sum of $18.53 for repairs to said carriage;-which was read and re- fer~ed to the committee on finance..... Mr. Buckner having moved to refer said matter to the mayor for investigation, but it was.ruled out of order by the Chair. ' Petition of D.R.Beale and ~o., by SoL.~lbert, calling attention to the sanitary conditions existing between Salem avenue and Ernest avenue, west of Park street, and asking that sewers be constructed therein, which was read, and referred to the Oommittee on Sewers. THE CALENDAR. The roll upon the Calendar from the Sewers and Ordinances. -1534.. (July Z0, 1899.) of committees were called, and reports placed Committees on Finance, Account-s,Str-eets, REPORT 0]~ COMMITTEE ON FINANCE. Mr. Coulbourn,from said committee, submitted the following report: Your committee on finance to whom was referred the financial reports of officers of the city, and particularly that of the city auditor,beg leave to report that it has examined the same, and in accordance with the requirements of the general ordinances, it submits herewith for the consideration of Council an ordinance making-appropriations for the~ fis- cal year ending June 30, (1800) nineteen hundred, and an ordinance fixing the salaries to be paid the officers of the city for the fiscal year ending Juns 30, 1900, which we recommend shall be adopted. The main points with which we have to deal in connection with the first of said ordinances, are those of the estimated resources of the city, and the probable requirements_ for the maintenance of the city government for the ensueing year. The estimated revenue to be derived from the ~general levy,licenses,back taxes and other sources is $152,021.45, which added to the cash on hand July l, $95,?13.04, makes a total vailable revenue of $247,734.49. We regard this as an absolutely safe estimate of' re- sources, and if there be any wariation, we are inclined to think that the amount will be increased rather than diminished. As So the ap- propriations, we have made liberal estimates for proposed public im- provements in the departments of streets, sewers and public property, but we have not anticipated contingencies or extraordinary matters which may arise, knowing that there is and will be an unappropriated balance from which the Council may appropriate, should the necessiSy require it. Bar~ing any contingencies which may Arise, the committee is of opinion tha~ the list contained in the ordinance making appropriations, will be sufficient for the fiscal year, ~The total amount of the appro- priations is $18S,~9.95. Of this amomnt $15,000 is to pay off certain bonds of the Town of Roanoke, which hawe mbeen called in cash for which was derived from the sale of refunding bonds, and laying this amount~ aside, the actual appropriations in excess of revenues is only $16S08.50. -As to the question of fixing salaries,the committee submits the ordi- nance fer this purpose in accordance with the rates (except in one or two cases) which have obtained during the past year, as fixed by the council. There are, however, several requests for an increase, and the committee files herewith a letter from the- city engineer, wherein he recommends that the assistant engineer in his office be increaseded from 50 pe~ month to $65, and the rodman from $1.1§ per day ~o a salary of 40 per month. The committee fUlly appreciatee~ the valuable services of these men, and is in full accord with what the engineer says as to their worth; but the committee does not think that a recommendation to raise any salaries should arise with the committee, but that the ma~- ter should originate on the floor of the council-when the ordinance for that purpose is considered. The committee, therefore, lays the request before the Council for such action as it may deem expedient. We also lay before ~he council a request from the police justice for .an increase of salary, and this is done with the same commendation that applies to the request for an increase of salary of the employes of the city engi- neer's office. As will be seen by the ordinance, the committee has fixed all the salaries of the drivers-of the fire department at $45 per month each, one of whom. was getting but $40 Per month for the same class of work'; and we have decreased the salary of the city sergeant from $600 to $400 per year. These are the only changes recommended in the ordi- nance, which is herewith submitted for the consideration of Council. There are several other matters pending, before .the committee which will receive due consideration and he reported upon at the next mesting. The matter of securing lnteres~ upon the funds of the city on deposit in the banks,has received the attention of the committee,and we are now considering propositions from the~ hanks' looking to that end. Respectfully submitted, W.R.0oulbourn, S. P. Seifert, J. L. Mu!len, H.M.Darnall. (July 20, .1899. ) The ordinance prescribing the Slaries to be paid the officers of airy for the fiscal year ending ~une 30,1900, was read and taken~up for consideration. I ' ' Mr. King Moved to amend said ordinance so that-the paragr, aph pertain- Ins to. the city sergeant's salary will .r. ead,"OltY Sergeant $600 per ~um, mn lieu of all fees", in place of $400 as proposed by 0ommittee., which amendment was agreed tO. Mr. Buckner moved to further amend said'ordinance bM making the sal- ary of the city engineer $1,200 .in place of '$1,500, which amendment was rejected by the following vote: AYes-BackuS,Buckner,Terrill-3. .Noes- 0o leman, O oulbourn, Dar hal i, Fi shburn ,.Gr ahem, Hart ,King', Les cure, Mulls n ,New- ton, Ssi fert ,Witt ,Mr. President-13. Mr. Fishburn moved to further amend Said ordinance b'y increasing the salary of the Superintendent of. Schools from $600 to $900, which was rejected by the following vote. ATes-Fishburn,King-2. Noes-Backus, Buckn e r, 0o leman, O oulbourn, Dranall, Graham,Hart, Lescu're ,Mulle n ,Newton, Se ifer t, T err ill ,Wi t t ,Mr. Pres ident-14. Mr. King moved to further, amends.said ordinance by providing that .the salary of the Keeper of the almshouse shall be $300 per annum ln.-place of $~80 as recommended, which was rejected, Ayes--Backus,Buckner.,0ole- ma~, King, Terr ill,W£t~-6. Noes-0oulbourn, Darnall; Fishburn, Graham, Hart, Les cure ,Mullen, Newton, Seifert ,Mr, p.r. es ident-10, .. Mr. Ooulbourn moved tha~ 'said 'ordinance be amended by '.making the sal- ary of the police Justice $$5 per month or $?80 per annum, in place of $600 per annum, .which .was re Jected,. Ayes--0o~uibourn,NeW~$~Mr,President- $. Nos s--Backus, Buckner, 0oleman, Darnall,Fi'sh~urn, Grah~m,~rt, King., L~ s- cure, Mulle n, Se i fert, Terr ill ,Wit.t,l$. .. There being no 'further amendments proBosed, on motion of Mr, Buckner the ordinance was adopted-as amended, ~¥.th~e 'following v6te~- Aye s-Backus, Bu ckner, Coleman, 0 Oul~ourn ~ Darnall, F'i'shburn ,.Graham,Hart, King, Lescure ,Mullen ,Newton, Seifert ,Te'rrill,Wii~ ,Mr .President-16. Noes-0. Said ordinance is recorded' at the end of these P'rocaedings. APPROPRIATION 0RDINANOE. 'The ordi~ance makin~ .apprOpriabi~ns for th~ fiscal year 1899-1900,. as repOrte'd.'~b2~ the committee, was taken consideration, and on motion of'Mr'.~' Dar. nail' the .$rdaining clause was amended by striding.oUt the words "the"same~-"~and.in lieu'~.here0f in- serting "so much :thereof as" iS'hereinafter named"~, and~--th~: 0rdin&~ce' .as amended was adopted :by the following vote: '' ~'. Aye s--Backus, Bu c kne r, 0e leman, 00ulbourn, Dar hall, ~ ~hburn, Graham ,Mart, King, Les cure, Mullen, Newton, Ssi fe rtmTerr il! ,~i t t.',Mr. Pres ident-16. N0e~ '0. Said ordinance is recorded at'the .~.nd'of.the'se proceedings. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON AO00UNTS'.'.M~:..Ha~t-, from.said committee, submitted the following report"' : ' - - Your committee on acdounts has examined' the monthly accounts and claim. against the city,and has approv~ed under-appropriate. 'h~adS 'of appropria- tions the following,' whiCh ?e'recommend"shall be:"appro~ved by Oouncil~ certified to the city'auditor and ~t~asurer,and ordered t'o .be paid: Criminal charges Elections Fire-~ - Insurance Jail Light s - Police PaUpers - - 1;9.?0 Heai~h.' -,. _._.___L .... ~--' 959.60 ~54. ?2 'Water-L--;-..,--:--; ....'--- 658.44 ...... 25.00. "Pu~!ic property.~ ....... 1,512.29 'i36Se ~.'pai al ' .75'A"' we;r :r rs' ' '~ ~ 1,101.71 "st. reet ImProvements ...... 2,783.05 1,027.50' .PUblic .Oharit-ies ..... '--- $~..00 ......... .239:10 '0ommi-si'~0hS. " .- ..... .49~.2~ counts approved by .the following' vote:. Ayes--Backus.,B. uckner.,0'01eman, Street Repairs ......... 1,996.86" 'OO'.nt_in'gent .... ,- --'-"'-'.'--- 262 ;80 Street Olea lng 64 00 ~Bridge 90 ~ ...... .' S ' ~=' Stationery & Printing ..... 174'.'A2' TOTAL ....... The first recommendation of the commi~tee was adopted, and. the ac- Coulbourn,Darnall,Fishburm,~r~em,Har.t 'Ei~g,Le cure ;M~ilem,Newton,Sei- fert,Terrlll,Witt,Mr;President '16.. "NoeS"'None~': ' '"'"" ' ' -1§$6 ~ (July' 20, 1899.) 2. As to the bill of C.W.Lind,amounting to $11.00 for paper des- troyed on the walls of his building on 0ampbell avenue,by direction of the Board of Health and Mayor, the committee is informed that this was incurred by reason of disinfecting the house occupied by .Mrs. Owens,in which a case of smallpox occurred; that the rooms have since been pa- pered by ~{r. Lind at a cost ex~ceeding $12.00, but as he put in his claim before the work was done for $11.00, he does not wish to charge any other amount. The committee believes the claim to be a Just one, and recomJnends the payment of the bill, chargeable to the account of health. (The recommendation was adopted, Ayes--Backus,Buckner ~Coleman,Coul_ bourn, Darnall, Fi shburn, Graham, Hart, King, Le scure ,.Mays, Mulle n, Newt on, Se i- fert ,Terrill,Witt ,Mr .President-l?. Noes--None. ) S. The committee has opened and examined the bids for furnishing drugs for the city during the present fiscal year, and submits herewith a resolution to award the contract to 0has. D. Fox, he being the lowest bidder in accordance with the method of ascertainment. Two other bids were received,viz.; Johnson & Johnson, and Van Lear Brothers. The Com- mittee recommends the adoption of the accompanying resolution. Respectfully submitted, Geo. L. Hart, A. E. King, J. A. Fishburn, J .B .Newton. The resolution reported by the committee to award the contract for furnishing drugs to Chas. D. Fox, was read, considered and adopted, by the following vote: Ayes-Backus,Buckner, Coleman,~oulbourn,Darnall,Fish_ burn, Graham, Hart, King, Les cure ,Mays, Mulle n, Newt on, Se i fert, Te rrill ,Wi t t, Mt.President-l?. Noes--None. Said resolution is recorded at the end of these proceedings. REPORT OF THE C0~{I..~I!TTEE ON STREETS. Mr. Newton,from the committee on Streets, submitted the following report: 1. The committee attaches hereto a communication from the city en- gineer, in which he recontmends that the wages of the foreman of the chain gang and quarry force be increased from $2.00 per day to ~2.50 per d~y, and that the wages of all other foremen and laborers be increased 10~. In view of the fact that labor is scarce throughout the country,and at the present wages paid by the city it will be impossible to keep the city forces intact,and retain the services of the foremen which are now valuable to the city, the committee recommends' the adoption of the following resolution: Resolved, That the wages of the 'foreman of'the chain ~ang and quarry force be and are hereby increased from $2.00 per day to 2.50 per day; and the wa~es of all other foremen and laborers be and are hereby in- creased 10~4 on the amount they are now receiving; said increase to be in effect from and after the first day of August,1899. Mr. Seifert moved to amend the resolution by providing that the wages of all the foremen remain as they now are,and that the wages of the la- borers be increased 10~. Mr. Buckner. moved to further amend the reso- lution by providing that the wages of all foremen and laborers remain as are now fixed by the present schedule. The question was taken on the amendment proposed by Mr. Buckner, and i~ was rejected, Ayes-Backus, Buckner, Coleman ,Fishburm, Graham,King,Terrill,Witt_8. Noes-Coulbourn, Darnall, Hart, Le scure ,Mays, Mulle n, Newt on, Se ifert ,Mr. Pres i den t -9. Mr. Newton moved to amend the amendment by providing that the wages of the foreman of the chain gang shall be made $2.50 per day, which was rejected. The amendment ~roposed by Mr. Seifert was thereupon acc.epted by the committee. Mr. Mays moved to amend the resolution by provid- ing that the wages of the foremen shall be increased l~, which was rejected, Aye s--Darnall, Lescure,Mays ,Mullen, Newt on, _5. Noes--Backus, Buckner, Coleman Ooulb'ourn ,]~ishburn, Graham,King, Seifert ,Terrill,Witt, 5{r.President-ll'. Not voting--Hart. The resolution as amended, or modified, was then adopted, Ayes-Coleman Coulbourn, Dar hall, Graham, Hart, Les cure ,Mays ,Mulle n, Newt on, S e ife rt ,Wi t t, Mt.Pr'es ident-12. Noes-Backus, Buckner, Pishburn ,King, Terr ill-5. Said resolution as amended, is as follows: RESOL\~-'.D, That now fixed; and ~:he (July '20~ 1899, ) of all foremen of the wages the ~ity forces wages of all laborers employed on said' forcss be and are hereby increased 10~ on the amount they 'are now receiving; said increase to be in effect from and after the first day of August,IS99. 2. The committee attaches hereto a letter from the city engineer transmitting profile of Center avenue N.W. from the freight station to 12th street, with the request that the grade be established in accord- ance therewith. The committee recommends that the profile be approved, and the grade established accordingly. ~' "' (The reconznendation of the committee was adopted. 3. The committee also recommends that the'~.grade lines of ?th St. N.W. between 0enter ave'~ue and Loudon avenue be established-according to the profile made by the city engineer; and that the city engineer be and is hereby directed to grade 'said/street by using the wast$ materials from Center avenue N.W,, work On which avenue is now under construction. (The recommendation of the committee was adopted. A. In the 'matter of the recommendation of' the Mayo~ that the streets and avenues of the city be properly marked, ~h~ c0mmaittee reports that' it has requested the city engineer 'to obtain estima~es for this work,and will make report thereon at a sUbsequent date, 0th~ matters pending before said committee will reCeive .due consideratio~:~i'n'the .near flAt,re, as the committee desires to go over 'the streets'before maki~g further recommendations. Respectfully submitted, · "A. W. '-Lescure, ~O, L. Hart. Messrs. Newton,Darnall,0oulbourn and Mays were exeused ~rom further attendance upon-the meeting and retired. REPORT OF THE COMM;TTEE ON SEWER~, Mr, Buckner,from the Sewers, presente~ the following repSr~: " ~ The comm'itt~e on 18ewer$ has held a meeting and discussed from the 'past Year. There committee on pending ber of requests for benefit of properti one in the southeas the matters are quite a numa- before it coming over the con~'truction' of small lines of sewers for the es in~ Ce~tai~ localities;~'and there are two sections, t and one in the northeast, upom which the property owners have been heard, 'with a view of constructing Quite extensive sys- tems. These matters Will receive due 'attention by'the ~committee. After considering the Subject of sewering those sections of the city the~ c0mmittee has concluded now totally Without sewer, accommodations, that a systematic and vigorous~ policy~Should' be' ou~-lined and a~rried into effect with as .little delay as~pessible. The· committee'~has,there- fore, 'decided upon t. he fotlowing.~g~neral.pla~ or poli.cy,which it~A asks the Council' to First. year,those attention, large part conditions approve:- "' . .:- :~ A. That in the construction of sewers during the Pres'ent fiscal 'parts of'the~ ~ity--tbtally. without~'~ewers should receive first and that the plan should' be. generaI~'-and extended over as of any partlbular Section~'as "is consistent-with~ topographical and the abilitY' of-the city to' provi.~ the-required.funds; and that permanent out-let mains he'-Const~ucted"Wherever neceSSary. Second. That in.the~constructi0n of~ll sewer~.by'~he city,the total cost of all latterals and mainS~within the. boundaries o~ a given dis trict shall be taken, one,hall'-of which~-c0st Shall Be~ borne by the c~ty, and the other half' assessed against the abutting property OWne~rs, in accordance with the provisions of-the'statu~e~ .- " -~--~: .-- Third., T~t all work outlined tb he'performed and decided upon by the council,~ be let to contract to the 10wes~ responsible bidde~L$ and that reasonable and Just~xactions as' ~o'csrtified~ checks and bonds be provided in the n0tice-Tor~ bids ~ so' that~ n6. class 'of. bidders '%~ill be debarred, -~' " 2. The cool,tee has, pursuant to res~lution of Council~open~d bids for the construction of a 2A" drain pipe,b~tween 6~h and ?~h'streets, and between Campbell and Rorer avenues',~ and 'from-Sth street and Patter- son avenue to the west side'of 9th, street ; '- whiCh ~ids closed".~ul~ 12th. These b~ds contemplate fUrnishing~terials onl~"and"~ar~ 'aa follows: A,~.Kennard,furnishing and delive~Ang.2A" pipe,. ?5~cents. ~er FUrnishing~ and ~elivering' TS and hramoh~s,-'.$~.:S0' each. . ' '.furniShing . . Central Manfg. Oo ~ ' and ~el~verihg' 24~'pi~'~"68 ors per ft 12" Ts or Y br~chea 80 cta';' ~' Ts or Y br~chas, $1.18. -1538- (July 20, 1899.) Your committee recommends tha$ the contract for fu~nishinE said materials be awarded to She ~entraZ ManufacturinE Company, at. the priOe$ named in its bid (that firm being the lowest bidder); and that the ci:y solicitor be instructed to prepare She necessary contract and bond, which bond shall be examimed and approved bM the committee on Finance, We further recommend that the cit~f engineer be instr'ucted to readver- riss for bids for the performance of said work, or laying said pipe,in accordance with the plans and specifications; said bids to be examined by the committee on sewers and reported to Council with recommendation. 3. The committee will give the final hearing for the construction of sewe~-s between Patton avenue and East avenue N.E., as soon as the city engineer makes up the required report, and the property owners can be effected with notice. Respectfully submitted, R. A. Buckner, J cA .Fishburn, J. L .Mulle n, S.P.Seife~t, J.~. Graham. the report of the Sewer Committee was adop- On motion of Mr. Buckner ted, Ayes--Backus,Buckner,Ooleman,Fishburn,Graham,Hart,King,Lescure, Mullen, Seifert ,Terrill,Witt ,Mt.President-13. Noes--None. ADJOURNMENT. M~. Lescure moved that when the Council shall be to meet on Saturday night, the 22d inst. Mr. Terrill moved to amend the motion by substituting (Monday), which was rejected. The motion of ~r. Lescure agreed to. On motion of Mr. Graham Council then adjourned. ........ oo0oo- adjourns it the' 2~th inst. was then AN ORDINANCE to prescribe the salaries to be paid the officers of the city for the fiscal year ending June ~0~ 1900. (Adopted July 20, 18~9. ) 1. BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council for the Oity of Roanoke, That the salaries to be paid the officers of the city,elected or other- wise receivinE appointment,shall,for the fiscal year 1899-1~00, be as follows: To be paid out of the appropriation for salaries: Judge of the Hust- ings Court,..$1,800 per annum; City ~ngineer, $1~500 per annum; City Treasurer: $1,§00 per ann.urn; 01erk of Council, $1~000 per annum; City Auditor, $1,000 per annUm, Clerk of the Markets, $?20 per annum; Mayor, $600 per ann,_,_m_; City Solicitor, $600-per annum; Police Justice, per annum; S.u. perintendent of S. chools, $600 set annum; Pound Master and Blacksmith, ~600 per annum; Cmty Sergeant, 600 per annum, in lieu of all fees; Olerk of the Court, $400 9er annum; Sanitary inspector, per annum; Clerk to City Engineer,$600 per annum; Commonwealth'sAttor- ney, $~00 per annum; Janitor to the Court House, $~60 per annum; City physician, $420 per annum; Superintendent of Fire Alarm, $150 pe~ annum; Assistant Clerk of the Markets, $§~0 per annm_~__m_; Keeper of the City Cem- etery, $120 per annum. To be paid out of the appropriation for Police: Chief of Police, '900 per annum Sergeant of Police,'$~780 per annm_~_m__;Regular Policemen, $2.00 per day";;Station-house keepers $40 per month; Special policemen, $1.§0 per day. To be paid out of the appropriation for Fire: Driver for Junior Hose Company,$~40 per annum;Driver for Friendship Fire Company,t§40 per annum; Drive~- for Alert Fire 0ompany $540 per annum; Driver for steam fire engine $540 per annum; Engineer for steam fire engine,t600 per annum. To be paid" out of the appropriation for Paupers: Keeper of almshouse, $360 per annum. 2. The salaries' provided for in this.' ordinance shall be paid to the officers or persons' entitled -to receive .the same,in monthly instalments, on the regular designated pay-days, the month'following,and after the pay-rolls for same have been approved by' 0ouncil. 3. The official bonds required to be given under Section 124 of the ~eneral Ordinances, shall be given by such officers mentioned in this ordinance as are required to give bond'Tor ~t, he ~£aithful performance of duty. BE IT ORDAINED all revenue which day of July, 1900 .as is hereinafter closing June Criminal Elections ORDINANCE making appropriations for the fis'cal year 1899-1900, (Adopted July 20, 1899. ) by the 0ommon 0ouncil for the City of Roanoke, That shall come into the city treasury prior to the first shall establish a general fund; and so much thereof named is hereby appropriated for the fiscal year 30,1900,for the foil.owing uses and purposes, to wit: charge s ................. $1,250.00 5CC. O0 Fire 6,000.00 In suran ce 600.00 Interest 49,387.50 Jail 2,000.00 Light s 12,000.00 Police 12,000.00 Paupe rs l, 200.00 Street Repairs 7,500.00 Street Cleaning 800.00 Stationery and Printing 800.00 Salar ie s 15,000.00 Sinking fund 8,35?. 50 He alth 2,000.00 Wat er 2,700.00 Public Property 5,000.00 Sewer Repairs 1,000.00 Sewer Improvements 13,834.9§ Street Improvements 17,500.00 Commissions 5,000. O0 Contingent 1,000.00 Bridges 2,500.00 Public Charities 500.00 Refunding Bonds ___ _ __?15,000 00 The amount of $8,357.50 appropriated for sinking fund purposes,is hereby directed to be apportioned by the sinking fund commissioners to the various issues of bonds now outstanding and unredeemed,' and be held by them to the credit of such issues of bonds in accordance with the provisions of the respective ordinances 'providing therefor, viz., issa? of $15,000 provided for by ordinance dated ~uly per certum of the amount of all other issues, to said respective in accordance with the amount thereof. ..... ---00000~- ....... to the and one issues A RESOLUTION as to furnishing drugs for paupers,and awarding the contract therefor ~o Ch~s. D. Fox. (Adopted July 20, 18V9. ) RESOLVED, That :he contract for furnishing drugs for paupers,and filling all prescriptions wh£eh may be given by. the ~city physician,or other physician acting for him, properly chargeable to the city of Roa- noke,be and is hereby awarded to Chas. D. Fox, he being the lowest bid- der; and the clerk is hereby directed to notify said Chas. D. Fox, of the acceptance of his bid, which shall be in effect for one year from the first day of July,l~99; and also to inform 'the city physician that it is the order of the Council that all prescriptions for drugs,etc., properly chargeable to the Oity of Roanoke, shall .be-filled or furnished by said Chas. D. Fox. RESOLVED FURTHER, That all bills for drugs,e~c., furnished under this contract, shall be itemized in accordance with the items set out in the bid; which bills shall be approved by the city physician before being presented to Council .for its approval. RESOLVED FURTHER, That upon the approval of this resolution by the Mayor, and the signing and accepting of the same by said 0has.D.Fox, with his bid thereto attached, the same shall be and is hereby consid- ered a contract between said Chas. D. ~ox and the 0ity of Roanoke,for the time herein specified,and according to the prices and specifications in' said bid set forth. --------$000$--- ..... ' J 0 U R N ~[ L -- 0 o MM 0 N 0 0 U N 0 I L. to Saturday,~ul~ 22, 1899. M. pursuant to adjournment, and was called ~he Council met at 8 P. order by the President. Present: Messrs. Backus, Buckner, 0o leman,Fi shburn, King, Le scure ,Mays, Se if err, ~e rill,Uit t ,Mr .President-ll. Absent--Messrs. 0oulbOurn,Darnall, Graham, Graves, Hart ,Minahan,Mullen, Newton,Wilkinson-9. Mr. Cutchin,the preside~t of Council, in the Chair, QUESTION OF PERSONAL PRXVILEGE. Mr. Buckner rose to a question of personal privilege, and made the following statement, in explanation thereof: ~R. BUCKNER. I wish, sir, to refute a statement made by a city official as to what I Was imputed to have said in the discussion upon the increase of salaries of the employes of the city at our last meeting. The CHAIR: The decision of the chair is 'that the point is not well taken: the gentleman is not entitled to raise a point upon a question of personal privilege on account of being misrepresented by a stranger or an outsider of the Council; that to entitle a member to a question of personal privilege there should be something done or said by some member of the body, either z. eflecting upon the gentleman raising the point, or a difficulty or quarrel between members of the body, or such action on the part of a m~=mber or outsider as would prevent a member from acting without being interfered with, or in being prevented from attending the meetings of the body, or from expression of his views. Mr. Buckner thereupon appealed from the decision of the chair, and the decision of the chair was ~-eversed by the following vote: Aye s--Les cure ,Mays, Seifert-3. Nee s--Backus ,Coleman, Fishburn, King, Terrill,Witt ,Coleman, -6. Not voting--Buckner,Mr .President. The appeal having been suatined Mr. BUckner made the following statement: Mr. Buckner. I dislike very much to have to make this explanation. It should be unnecessary, but I shall give my author, and state it conserVatively, although this morning, I felt very angry when I was spoken to. Mr. J.S.Pattie informed me that on yesterday evening in a conversation with the. city engineer, Mr. Wingate, that he said that in the discussion that took place here as to the increase of wages o~- sal- ary of the employes of the city,--the street force or the bosses or fore- men,--that I had Said that a dollar a day was sufficient salary for any working man in this town. Now, I hope in all charity, that Mr. Win- gate misunderstood me. He said too, as the papers of the city would not state the facts, that he proposed to t~ll it where it would do the most good. I will say that ! have been a friend of the working people of this town,or try to be, and I am sure they are my friends. Sir, I never made any such remark; those are not my sentiments, nor did I express any such sentiments. In discussing that question, I gave what I c~nceived t to be business reasons why we could not afford to raise, the salaries or wages of these men, and I will say further that if Mr. Wingate did make that assertion, he did me a great injustice, and he made an assertion that is not borne out by the facts, and is untrue in tote. I hope this will be noted, and that the press will do me the courtesy and Justice to publish what I have said, and I believe they will do it. That is all I have to say sir. The consideration of the Calendar was resumed. REPORT OF THE 00MMITTEE ON 0RDINANOES. Mr. King, submitted the from said com- mittee, following report: 1. As to the peri. rich of Henry 8cholz and other saloon keepers of the city, asking that music and dancing be prohibited in any saloon or connected therewith, the committee has prepared an ordinance which rec- room we think will cover the matter, and presentes it ommendation that it be adopted. (The ordinance to prohibit music and dancing rooms connected therewith, was read, considered recorded at the end of these proceedings.) herewith, with the in saloons ,barrooms and adopted, and is or -].541- (July .22, 1899. ) 2. As to the ordinance and ~e~olution to pPovide regul&ttons fo~ %he sanitary department and.the equipment of the 'same, the committee reports the same back to 0ouncil with the recommendation that it lie on the ta- ble. The committee does ncr think that the ordinance ought to pass. We have given i~t careful considerat~'o.n,an~d find that it would be exceed-~ ingly cumbersome at this time, and would increase the fixed charges of the city and necessitate a large outlay' for equ°ipmen~s. The committee therefore reports the ordinance BAck adversely'.' 5, The petition presented by the letter carriers of the city asking that an ordinance be adopted prohibiting persons blowing-whistles in imitation of those used bM said letter carriers,'has been taken under consideration' by the committee, and we attach hereto an or'dinance, which we recommend shall be adopted, to carry into effect said request. (An ordinance to prohibit the use of whistles or other like things in imitation of the whistles used by postmen or letter carriers, was read, considered and adopted, and is recorded .at the end of these pro- ceedings. ) 4. The matter of reporting an ordinance~ to provide for the appoint- ment of two additional regular policemen., which was referred to this committee, is laid over for future consideration. 5. Concerning the request of the Board:'of Trade, that the Council repeal the law whereby the commissioner of RevenUe imposes a license tax on country merchants who brings produce into the city and offer same for sale~; the committee has gone over this' matter with some care, and investigated, the various conditions connected therewith, and have. also obtained the oPinion.of the city solicitcr thereon, whic'~ We file herewith for the information of Council~ "In 9Jew of this.opinion,the 0ommittee doe's not think that the law as it now stands ought to be dis- turbed, and therefore makes no recommendation as respects this matter. Respectfully submitted, A.E.King, W.R.Terrill, D.H. Backus, Levi Witt. UNPINISHED'BUSINESS. The. calendar of 'unfinished business was called, and matters thereon disposed~of as foll0WS: A resolution, as~ to' the final asses~sment· for' the construction of brick sidewalks on Church~ avenue and Henry street. It requiring 15 Votes to adopt this resolution., .on'mot~fon of Mr. Buckner it was laid over un- til the next meeti~ng~ A resolution to'. provide for the grading o~f Harrison avenue N.E., and the construction of a: slag walk on t'he north side. On moti0h Buckner this re s'olut ion was re-committeed to the commi-ttee on Streets. A resolution:, to provide for grading,guttering and ~cadamizing ~0a- former committee on S'tr'e'ets, referred to the Committ~e property, owners a hea~ing on the ques- sidewalks on Church avenue and NelsOn Mr. Lescure re-committeed to noke Street.,~ was'. read as repo'rted from the and on motion of ~{r. Buckner the same was on Streets. A resolution as to giving the tion of constructing 6 ft. brick street S.E., was r~ead and on motion of the committee on S~ree~s. A resolution of council calling~for a repOrt from'the 'city engineer and chief of the fire dep~r~ment as~to test of fire hydrants place~ by Roanoke Gas and Water Co, and the Vlnton Roanoke Water Company, and an opinion from the city solicitor as to the rights of the city un- the der the franchise granted by the Roanoke Gas and Water Company. THe clerk informed the Council that the opinion of the city solicitor called for by' ~aid resolution was on file, but no report has been as yet 'made by the Oi~y en'gineer and Chief. of the Fire department; wHer. eupon 0~ mbtion of' Mr'. Buckner the clerk was instructed to inform thes'e, offi- Cers ~ha~ th6 CoUnCil would be pieased to have their report. A r. eport from the City School Board~ infresponse to a resolution of Counczl, giving a 'statement in aggregate o the amounts r~.ceived' and expended for school purposes during the past scholast, ic 'year, as follows: Received from building fund, $4Z,407.50; expen.ded balance,g46.11. 0ity and State funds received, $26,'~'6'1.~?; expended, $25,262.16. Balance, $1,499.21. On motion of Mr. King the report was received and filed. · --l§&2- " (July .22 ~ 169g. ~ NEW BUSINESS. The resolution offered by ~/r. Darnall on the 20th inst. and referred to the head of new business, in relation to a report from the clerk of the court as to fines lmpose~ in city cases in the Hustings 0curt, was taken up for consideration, and on motion of Mr. Buckner the same was amended by adding the words "and what amount paid into the city treasury, and as amended the resolution was adopted, as follows: RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Hustings Court be instructed to fur- nish this Council with a statement of all fines imposed in the Hustings Court in city cases during the past five years, together with a statement of what proportion of these fines have been collected, and what amount paid into the city treasury, and that such statement be furnished not later than the first day of September~ and that a statement of such fines imposed and collected be hereafter furnished on the first day of submitted the fol- over until the January and July of each year. RAILWAY AND STREET RAILWAY PASSES. Mr. Flshburn lowing ordinance, which was read and ordered to lie next meeting of Council: 1. Be it Ordained by the Con,non Council for the City of Roanoke, That it shall be unlawful for any member o£ Council or officer of the ~city to receive or accept a pass or other free ticket of transportation over any street railway or railway line operated in or through the city of Roanoke. Any member of Council or officer of this city who shall violate this ordinance shall be subject to a fine of not less than twn ($10) dollars for each offense; Provided, that the provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to policemen while acting in their official capacity. 2. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. STREET SWEEPING. On motion of Mr. Seifert,-- RESOLVED, That the time for sweeping the streets of this city shall be between the hours of ll.Z0 P.M. and 5.30 A.M. FIRE LIMIT PERMIT. Mr. Witt submitted the following resolution, which under a suspension of rules on motion of Mr. Buckner was consid- ered: Whereas, W.P.Mundy, proprietor of a livery Stable on Kirk avenue, has been fined in the police court for maintaining or constructing a shed adjoining his livery stable in violation of the fire limit ordi- nance; and Whereas, none of the .adjoining property owners has objected to said shed,-- RESOLVED, That the said W.P.Mundy be and is hereby permitted to allow said shed to remain standing until further notice from the Council. Mr. Lescure moved to refer said resolution, tO the Committee on Fire and Water, which on a division, 'was rejected, Ayes 4 Noes 7. The reso- lution as proposed by Mr. Witt was then adopted. ADVERTISING. Mr. Terrill offered a resolution that the Clerk of Council be instructed to ask for bids for the city printing in the dai- ly papers of this city, the same as u whole per year, and also by the inch or line per issue, and report at the next regular meeting of Council which was road and on motion of Mr. Buckner referred to the Committee on Finance. TAZEWELL AVENUE S.E. Mr. Lescure offered a resolution to provide for grading,guttering and macadamizing Tazewell avenue S.E., between Jeffer- son street and llth street, which was referred to the Street Committee. 00AL AND ICE TRUSTS AND COMBINATIONS. Mr. Lescure offered a resolu- tion, which was adopted, asking the city solicitor for an opinion as to the ability of the city to control or correct the evil complained of in the matter of trusts or combinations in the manufacture or dealing in coal and ice, and as to the legality thereof, which resolution is recorded on the-next page. On motion of Mr. Seifert the Council then adjourned. -oo0oo -1543- AN ORDINANCE to prohibit music or dancing in saloons, or barrooms or rooms connected therewith. (Adopted July 22, 1899.) 1. B~ IT ORDAINED by the 0ommon Council for the 0ity of Roanoke, That it shall be unlawful for any keeper or proprietor of any licensed saloon or barroom, or other place where intoEicating liquors are sold, to authorize or permit music, either vocal or instrumental, or dancing or other like smusement, therein, or in any room connected with such saloon, barroom or other place where intoxicating liquors are sold, under a penalty of not less than one dollar for each offense; and any person who shall enter upon the premises of any such saloon, barroom or other place where intoxicating liquors are sold and engage or. participate in any such practise or amusement as is forbidden hereby, shall be deemed to have violated this ordinance. 2. This ordinance shall be in force ~rom its passage. oo0oo AN ORDINANCE to prohibit' the use of whistles or other like things in imitation of the whistles used by postmen and letter carriers. (Adopted July 22, 1899.) 1. BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council for the City of Roanoke, That it shall be unlawful for any person to blow or sound any whistle or other like thing, in imitation of the postmens' or letter-carriers' whistles. Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined not less than one nor more th~n five dollars. 2. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. . -000oo -- A RESOLUTION as to ice and coal trusts-and combinations, and re- questing the opinion of the city solicitor as to the legality thereof. (Adopted July 22, 1899. ) Vfhereas, the citizens of Roanoke are compelled to pay more for ice and coal, two of the necessities of life, than the residents of other cities; and Whereas, certain manufactures of ice and coal dealers in the city of Roanoke, have entered into a combination or trdst, whereby they are enabled to control the manufacture and price of ice, as well as control reason, that it is a restraint of the price of coal to consNmers, the same being illegal, for the (1) that it creates a monopoly; and secondly, trade, therefore BE IT RESOLVED, That the City Solicitor be and is hereby directed to take up the matter and after an investigation to report to Council an op in i on, -- First, as to whether the city can, through the Council, correct the evil complained of; and if so, in what manner the-same can be reached. Secondly, whether in his opinion, it-is legal for the several corpo- rations engaged in the manufacture of ice in the city, to form a combi- nation known as the Consolidated Ice Company. Third, whether in his opinion, the various coal dealers into a combination for the regulation of the price of coal. oo0oo ........ can enter J 0 U ENA L-- C 0 M M 0 N C 0 U N 0 I L. Saturday, July 29, 1899. A special meeting of the Council was held to-night at 8.30 o'clock, for the following purposes: "The mayor having vetoed the appropriation bill passed .at the regular meeting of Council (July 20,1899),and no funds being available out off which salaries due policemen and other officers of the city may be paid, nor to pay hills against the city which have. been approved, a special meeting is hereby called for Sat- urday evening, July 29,1899, at 8.~0 O'clock, for the purpose, of con- sidering the message of the mayor, and deciding as to whether the said appropriation bill shall become a law, the veto of the Mayor to the con- trary notwithstanding., Present: Messrs. Backus, Buckner, Coleman, 0oulbourn, Darnall, Fishburn, Graham, Graves ,King, Lescure ,Mays ,Newton, Se i for t, Te~-rill ,Wltt ,Mr. Pre s i - dentwand Mullen. -17. Absent--Messrs. Hart ,Minahan,Wilkinson-3. Messrs. Graves,Mullen,and ~ewton, being absent when the Council com- menced its business, they were sent for by direction of the Council,and appeared later, during which time but fourteen members were present, and the chair ruled that in order to consider the appropriation bill which had been vetoed by the mayor, fifteen members of 0ouncil are required to be present, under the charter provisions, as the bill up on a re-consideration. Mr. King appealed from the question was debated by Sudge the chair. The question was comes decision of the chair, whereupon the Eing, and the president, Mr. Seifert,in taken and the decision of the chair was sustained by the following vote: Ayes-Ooulhourn,Darnall,Lescure,Mays,Seifert,Mr.President_6. 'Noes--Backus,Buckner,Ooleman,Fishburn,Graham,King,Terrill,Witt_8. On motion of Mr. Seifert all available absent members were sent for, and no excuse to be taken. The Council accordingly sent for Messrs. Graves,Mullen and Newton, and they subsequently appeared; pending which a recess was taken for 10 minutes. MA¥0R'S VETO MESSAGE. The 0ouncil having again ~een called to or- der by the President, the following message from the Mayor was read: To the 0ommon Council for the City of Roanoke. Gentlemen: I beg to return to your Honorable Body with my disapproval the ordinance entitled "An ordinance making appropriations for the fis- cal year 1899-1~00", adopted by your body at its meeting held July 20, 18~9. My reasons for this actloh are as follows: (1) .The ordinance appropriates $~1,208.§0 more than the estimated current revenue, and nearly $$0,000 more than' last years' first priation. Deducting the $1§,000 appropriated for the payment and adding the $§,000 which is unprovided for in the contingent appro- of bond~, appro- priation, and which the city may have to pay in the Shull case, your appropriations will still exceed your current revenue $21,208.80. It is needless to remind you that insolvency is the ultimate fate of the man or the municipality, however wealthy, who persists in spending ~m~re than the revenues. The business man who confronts this condition in his own finances must choose one of three courses,--reduce his expenses, close his business, or have it closed by his creditors. (2) The history of all previous Councils convinces me that your ex- penditures will not he limited to your appropriations. The appropria- tions for the last year were approximately the same as the present so far as they relate to fixed and necessary charges,--such as interest, salaries,elections,insurance,lights,police,sinking fund,etc ,and yet the actual expenditures exceeded the appropriations $~§,A79~79. At this rate you would practically wipe out in a single year the surplus now on hand: Last year. the a~proPriation for streets was. t10,000; ex- penditures,$2§,l10.86. Fire,$~,000; expenditures,$A,860.JS; Health, $1,000; expenditures,SA,B22.66. ~ cite ~hese instances to show that you will not keep within your appropriation however good the faith upon which it is made. (~) You do not seem to have seriously considered that probable con- tingenc~es will arise demanding~extraordinary expenditures, in fact,the -184§. (July 29,18~9. ) Finance Oommittee's report states, "We have ~ot anticipmted contingen- cies or extraordinary matters which may arise, knowing that there is and will be an unappropriated balance,Etc." If your expenditures ex- ceed your appropriations in the same proportion as heretofol'e, you will hsove very little surplus for theee contingencies. I need mention only a few of them. The 0ampbell avenue drain will soon have to be repaired; th~-ee wards have pra'ctically no sewers, and yet the capacity of the sewer main leading to Tinker Creek is almost supplied by the sewage fl'om the present connections; our light contract will expire next year, yet no provision has been made for acquiring a plant, which could be done by the method recommended by my predecessor and myself. It is probable that at the expiration of the existing contract the light com- pany will be in a position to dictate terms .to the city. The assessed valuation of real estate either will be,or should be reduced,by next' years' assessment so as to relieve us from paying more than our just proportion of State taxes. Another large source of revenue may be re- duced in a manner well known to you. Should any one of these contin- gencies, or others that might be mentioned, arise the surplus will be exhausted. The necessary expenditures are already about equal to the curYent revenues, and with-~the surplus once exhausted,when much needed improvements are demanded,you will have to give the people the answer that was once trite in our histor¥,"improvements are needed,but the fi- nances will not justify the expenses." The people will not then allow these contingencies to be met by an issue of bonds,for already one-third of the taxes they are paying is applied to interest on the present debt. (4) An economical administration of the city's finances until your bonds are subject to call (in a short while) will so commend us to the financial world as to enable us to refund the outstanding debt at a rate of interest from 37~ to 4~, with a consequent annual saving in this our largest item of expense of from $16,000 to $24,000. ConSidering that $28,000 was last year expended, I do not think that more than an amount sufficient to cover the work already ordered,--about $8,000--- should be appropriated for what the bill denominates "Street Improvements Even with a reduction to this point, the appropriation for streets would still~be $1§,000. The appropriation for fire is $1,§00 more than las'ti"~ars' expenditure and double last years' appropriation. The appropriation for public property is large but I do not know what ex- penditures are contemplated. While the sewer appropriation is large, very little was expended in that direction last year,and there is great need for an extension of sewers.· Th'ese and other reductions of minor importance should be made to those items of expense not fixed or neces- sary, so that the total appropriations will not exceed the estimated revenue. If I have erred in these views the only effect will be to postpone the expenditures you p~-opose,and no ~erious result will follow, but if, on the contrary, you err in passing the measure your steps cannot be retraced. I regret to again express opinions different from those concurred in by your Honorable Body. It has not been done, I assure you, without a due regard to your opinions and due deference to your wishes, but a careful consideration of the whole subject and a firm conviction that your policy is a mistaken one, impels me to this action, which I-am confident will redound to the best interests,if in- deed it does not meet the best wishes of the people, whose servant I am. Roanoke,Va. July 26,1899. Respectfully submitted, JAS. P. W00DS, Mayor. The question was taken, whether the bill making appropriations for the fiscal yea~~ 1899-1900, should become a law, the objections of the mayor to the contrary notwithstanding, the same was decided in the nega- tive by the following vote: Aye s --O oulbourn, Darnall, Graham, Grave s, Les cure, Mays ,Mulle n, Newt on, Se i fert ,Mr. Pr e side nt -10; No e s --Backus, Buckne r, Co leman, Fi shburn, King, Terrill,Witt-?. So the bill having failed to secure the votes of two-thirds of the '~ members of Council, the veto of the Mayor was sustained,and the bill rejected. -l~46- PROPOSE~ EMERGENOY APPROPRIATION. Mr. King making emergency apPropriation for the purpose June bills, aggregating $13,303.13, and asked The President ruled that this being a special meeting called purpose, which was the consideration of the veto message of the that the resolution was not in order; that under Section 132 of General ordinances, appropriation bills must originate with the cormnittee, and un,.er the charter provisions defining the duties city auditor, the said auditor is not authorized to pay any warrant unless there is an appropriation to the credit of the account upon which the warrant is drawn. .%.Ir. King thereupon appealed from the decision of the chair, and ~he chair was sustained by the following vote: Ayes-0 oulbourh, Darnall, Graham, Graves, Les cure ,Mays ~Mulle n, Newt on Seifert-9. Noe s--Backus, BuCkner, 0oleman, ]~ishburn ,King, Terr ill,Wit t_? Not voting-.-Mr. President. submitted a resolution of the payment of the for its consideration, for one mayor, the finance of the On motion of Mr. Darnall the Council then adjourned. JOURNAL--COMMON COUNCIL. Monday, July 31, 1899. A special meeting of the Common Council' was 'r he ld to-night at 8 o'clock, in the Council 0hamber, upon the request of five members,sub- mitted to the clerk in writing, for the. purpose of considering and pass- ing a special appropz'iation of sufficient amount to pay the bills and accounts of the City of Roanoke for the month of June,1899, which the Committee on accounts have already approved,and Council at its meeting held ~uly 20~1899, ordered paid. Present: Messrs. Backus ,Buckner,Ooulbourn, Darnall ,Fishburn ,Graham, Grave s, Hart, King~ Les cure ,Mays,Newton, Se lfert, Terrill,Witt -15. Absent - -Graham, Minahan, Mulle n, Wilkins on ,Mr. P~e s ident -5. Mr. Seifert, the president protempore in the chair. Mr. King submitted a resolution to make an emergency appropriation to pay the bills allowed by Council for 'the month of June, amounting to the sum of $13,30S.1~, and apportioning the same to the-respective a~- co'unts in accordance with the report of the Committee on accounts adopted by Council July 20,1899. ?~!r. Newton objected to the present consideration of the resolution, and the chairman ordered that it~ be heferred, Under the ordinances, to the Committee on Finance. ~.(r. Darnall moved that the 0ouncil' do now adjourn. The motion was. agreed to by the following vote: Aye s-- C oulbourn, Dranall, Graham, Graves, Le scure ,Mays, Newt on, Se i fer t-$. Noe s-Bac kas, Buckn e r, Fis hbdrn, King, Terri ll ,Wi tt -6. Not voting--Hart. So the Council adjourned. J 0 U R N A L -- C 0 M ~.~ 0 N 0 0 U N 0 I L. Friday, August 4, 1899. A special meeting of Council was held to-night at 8.50 o'clock in the Council 0hamber, for the purpose of receiving and acting upon an appropriation bill to be presented by the Committee on Finance, making appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1900. Present: Messrs. Backus, Buckner, 0oleman, Coulbourn~ Darnall,Fishburn, Graham,Graves ,Hart ,King, Les cure ,Mays ,Newton, Se ifert, Terr ill ,Witt ,Mr. President-l?. Absent: Messrs. Minahan,Mullen,Wilkinson-3. Mr. Cutchin, the President of Oouncil, in the chair. After the calling of the roll amd the reading the call for this spe- cial meeting, the president requested Mr. Self eft to take the chair. PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. The president took the floor upon a question of personal privilege, and stated that on his return to the city that he had been informed that a special meeting of the 0ouncil had been held on Monday night last, and that the request therefor did him a great in- justice, in that it set forth the statement that he had refused to make the call; that said request was signed by Messrs. Buckner, King, Witt, Fishburn and Terrill, and that he desired to ask. those ~entlemen, be- ginning with the last to sign when ~hey ever requested him to call the specA&l meeting for Monday night? To this question Mr. Terrill replied that he had made no request on the president for a special meeting. Like answers were given by Messrs. Witt and Fishburn. Judge King an- swered by saying that he had asked Mr. Buckner to request the president to call a special meeting for 2~onday night, and Mr. Buckner subsequently informed him that the request had been made, and that the president had, he understood, refused to call the meeting for Monday night. Mr. Buckner answered by saying that he had requested the president to call the meeting; that such request had been made on Monday morning, and that he understood that he refused to call said meeting. The presi- dent stated that he understood Mr. Buckner to only suggest that a meet- i~g be called, and had never yet understood that a formal ~equest had been made ~ for a meeting on Monday night. REPORT OF THE COMMITT~E ON FINANOE. Mr. Coul~ourn,from the 0ommittee on ~inance~. submitted the following report: Owing to the fact that the mayor vetoed the former appropriation bill submitted by this committee and adopted by the 0ouncil, thereby render- ing it necessary for this committee to submit a new appropriation bill for the ensuing year; and while the committee still adheres to the be- lief that the appropriation bili heretofore submitted was a proper one, and was a conservative application of the city's moneys to the various needs, nevertheless in deference to the mayor's wishes, and in order to secure to the employes of the city a prompt settlement for their ser- vices rendered, we have carefully considered the matter and beg to sub- mit herewith an appropriation bill, supplying the various departments o~ the city government for the ensuing year. It will be observed that it submits a distinct and separate bill making an appropriation to pay off the $1§,000 of bonds that have been called in. The payment of these bonds out of the special funds derived from the sale of the ~ refunding bonds, should not be considered as a part of the city's current revenue or expenses, and in order that the Council could have a clearer under- standing of the matter, the committee has deemed it wise to make separate appropriation bill to cover these bonds. In addition to this the committee has reduced the appropriations from its former bill to the extent of $1~,000, covered by the following items: Fire,S1,000; Police, $§00; Sewer improvements, $12,000; Street improvements, $1,§00, making a total of $1§,000. This amount added to the $1§,000 bond ap- propriation, makes a total reduction of $30,000, amd leaves the pres- ent appropriation bill for current expenses and public improvements, $1§3,229.9§. It will be remembered by Council that the total resources of the city for the current fiscal year amount to $2~9,?~.~9, which includes $9§,?15.0A, surplus on ~hand at the beginning of the year,and $1§A,021.A~ estimated income from all other sources for the current year; and if from this total amount of resources of the is deducted the pr~esent appropriation bi11,$1§$,229 9B, and the special appropriation of $1B,000 for bonds, there will stil~ be left a surplus -1549- (August 4th,].899. ) in the treaaur¥, after the e.xpenditure of all of these appropriations, the amount of $81,504.54, which is.considerably in excess of that _which was on hand ~t the beginning of thzs fiscal year. It may appear ~.o · the Council that the reduction in the appropriation for sewers of $12000 /" is excessively large, and the committee desires to say that this a¢lion was taken for the following reasons: No definite plan of sewer ments has been agreed upon,and before such improvements ca.n be ma~e of notice to the property owners and preparing plans an~ process giving specifications for the work to be done will consume considerable time. The committee desires to put itself upon record as being heartily in favor of an extensive plan of sewer improvements, realizing that the health of the city is more important to its people than anything else, and the committee will stand ready and willing at any time make such supplementary appr~opriatio~s for sewer improvements as the Council in its wisdom, determine upon from time to time. The estimated income of the city for the ensuing year, upon a very conservative basis, amounts to $154~021.45. The appropriations for ual expenses and improvement~ amoMllt to $153~2~,95, being $1,791.50 less than the estimated income for the year. The committee still ad- heres to the belief that in making an appropriation bill at the begin- ning of any fiscal year, that the a~propriations should be made suffi- ciently large to cover the expenses for the entire year, and that sup- plemental appropriations should not b~ made except in cases of emergen- cy; but being anxious to see the employes of the city promptly paid ~ff for their services, and desiring as far as is consistent with good Jlldg- ment to be in harmony with the views of the mayor, the present appro- proation bill is Respectfully submitted, ~.¥. R. Coulbourn, H.M.Darnall, S.P.Seifert. The ordinance submitted by the committee, entitled "An ordinance mak- ing appropriations for the fiscal year 18~9-1900", as submitted by the committee was read, and taken up for consideration. Mr King moved to amend the bill by reducing the fire appropriation from $5000 to $3000; which was rejected ~y the following vote: Ayas- Buckner, King, Fishburn, Terrill-4. Noss--Backus, Ooleman,Coulbotlr~, Darnall, Graham, Grave s, Hart, Lescure ~Mays ,Newton, Se ifert ,Witt ,Mr. Pres --l~. So the amendment was ye Jetted.. Mr. King also moved to amend the bill by making the stree~ repairs appropriation $5000 in place of $?500, which was rejected, AymsBaol~ls, Buckn er, Fi shburn, Graham, King, Terrill,Witt-?. Noes--Coleman, Oo~lbourn, Darnall, Grave s, Hart, Le scuts ,Mays ,Newton, Seifert ,Mr. Pres ident-10. Mr. King also moved to amend the bill by striking out $5000 for pub- lic property and inserting $~000, which was reJected,Ayes-Backlis,Buck- net, Coleman, Fi shburn, Graham, King, Terr lll,Witt-8. Noes--Ooulbourn ~Dar- hall, Grave s, HartLe s cure ,Mays ,Newton, Se ifert ,Mr. Pre s ident -9. Mr. King also moved to strike out the item $16,000 for street im- provements, and insert $8,000; Mr. Hart moved to further amend bM making the amount $12,000, and Mr. Graham moved to make said amount ~10,000, which was accepted by Mr. King. The amendment by Mr. Hart was re- jected, Ayes 4, Noes 15. The latter amendment was also rejected, Ayes-- Backus, Buckner, Coleman ,Flshburn, Graham,King,Terrill,Witt-8. Noes -Coul- bourn, Dranall, Graves, Hart, Le scure ,Mays ,Newton, Seifert ,Mr. Pres ident-9. The ordinance as reported by the committee was then adopted,-- Ayes --Backus, Coleman, Coulbourn, Darnall, Fishburn, Graham, Graves ,Hart, Lesc~re ,Mays,Newton,Seifert ,Mt.President-IS. Noes-BucSner,King,Terrill, Witt-4. The ordinance submittet by the committee making a special approprim- tion for the redemption of bonds, was read,considered and adopted, Ayes -Bac kas, Bu ckne r, Coleman, Coulbourn, Dranall, Fi shbur n, Graham, Graves, Hart, King, Le scuts ,Mays, NeWt on, Seifert, Terrill,Witt ,Mr. Pr es ide nt-l?. Noes--None. Said ordinances are recorde~ on next page. On motion of Mr. Mays the Council then adjourned. (1651) JOURNAL-- COMM. 0N COUNC Tl~esday, August 8, .1899. The Council met in regular session .at 8~io'¢1o¢k P.M., in the CounCil Chamber, *with Mt.Joel H.Cutchin,the president, in the chair. Present --Messrs. Buckne r, C 6ulbourn, Da~nai1, Fishbur n, Graham, Graves, Hart ,:King, Les cure ,Mays, Mullen, Newt on, Se ifc rt, Tear ill ,Wi tt ,Mr. Pres ident - 16. Absent --Messrs. Backus, Coleman'Mlnahan ,Wilkinson-4 · JOURNAL. On motion-of Mr.. Seifert the reading' of the .~ournal Was dispensed with, and further on his motion 'it was approved. MAYOR'S [.{ESSAGE. The following message from the Mayor was read and ordered to be filed: To the Common Council'.of the City ~of Roanoke: .. ,.While the appropria- tions made by the recent appropriation bill,a~e'~0~ ~n accord with my personal views,Yet' having been assured by .the memb$~$ of the finance committee that an honest endeavor would ~e.made tO p~opmrly scale the appropriations, so as to brin. g them'within the cu~~ ~evenues,,and being assured also by them that,except i~ one or two ~counts, supple- mental apPropriations would not.be made,and that the ~eet expenditues would be such as to result in a general b~eflt to the e~¥ at large, rather than to any particular ward or loea~ity, I have ap~$ved sams, rather than. further de-lay the payment .of &~p~oved bills. lng, I still have have the C~nV.~lction tha~ &~ expenditure ~$~6~S00 streets within two years is in'~xpedien~,unisss it should~b~ ~ound. upon investigation that no .further conhec~io~ ca~ ~e made wi~h'~h~ ~esent sewer main,and that a large expendi~u~e~ne~mmsary to inc~&e~ ~he main facilities,is inadvisable at this time, While this is a~ unexplored field as yet,I think you ~ill find. considerable expenditures in sewers necessary,and such ~eing the case,the full .amount appropriated for streets~should not be expended. I would recommend,in order to avoid the bad weather,the first expenditures mad? ~on~ streets should be the macad~_mizing of the approaches itc the 6ity,such as Moorman Road.,from the present macadam to its connection with the. county road; ~he shor. t. unmacadamized portt'On of the~ st.~eet leading f~om %he old fair ground the city and county line~ on ~he nor. th; Campbell avenue,from the present macadam to Woodrum's .bwidge,and~ also the approach of the road leading to Vinton. . , ..If this is done, I-am assured .by. the cOunty super- viso'r 'of Big L~ck District that ~he proposes to gradu'~lly macadamize the connecting roads. While I am very much oppbsed~ to any~.incre.aSe in' the fixed charges, I do not think that W.L.Smith, in the. engineer's office is' receiving a just compensation for his services. He has been employed by the city for seven years,is ef. ficient and faithful; he can do and is doing almost any kind of work required to be done lin the office,and I Would recom-' mend that his salary be increased to $4~.00 p~r ~month, as I consider him the poorest"paid employe of the cl~'y. . From~the information ~' have at hand,unlesS his salary can be rgi'sed, we will lose the services of the Chain gang foreman.. Considering the danger of the work, his suc- cessful management of the prisoners ~and 'plant 'and the. liability Of dam- age to the machinery, with an. inexperienced man in 'charge, I think it well for you to consider the advisability of increasing his salary for the balance of the fiscal year to .$2.50 per day.. At this' figure he would not average more than $4§ per month. As to the personal comments 'made in your' body concerning .my recent veto, ~ have only to say that bM virtue of the office to whick .the. peo- ple have elected me, i~ became my duty~ to express to you my views',not those of another,and, to reiterate with the emphasis of.a veto,those that I had previously expressed, in my .recommendations. This I endeav- ored to do in a proper sprltit and in a proper manner,and without any personal feelings toward any Of you who differed with me,and if fidelil~y to my trust shall demand a similar course in the future,I shall ~.ot hesitate to adopt it. If this be pre,sumptlon, I.will be presumptie~s. Such a course,I am aware,may nbt be thee-best policy,but it is ~e~nough ,to.. know it is the best principle. Resp~ctf~ily.submitted, .. JAMES P. W00DS, Mayor. opinion that the amount ments were successfully the Hustings Court. Mr. -1§53- (August 8, ].899, ) ought to be ~efunded~ a~ all of ~heae assess- resisted, and were declared null and void by Foy was one of the very few who paid; and so we recom~mend that the cit~ auditor be instructed to draw a.warrant to refund the amount to him($~?.50), chargeable to contingent (The recommendation was adopted, Ayes--Buckner,0oulbourn,Darnall, FishbUrn, Graham, Grave s, Hart, King, Lescure ,Mays ,Mullen, Newt on, Se 1 fert, Terrill,Wit t ,Mr.President-16. Noes--None. ) ?. The report of I.~(.Andrews,resigned,collector of insolvent delin- quent taxes, referred to this committee,we beg to report that we re- ferred the matter to the city auditor for checking up~and the auditor reports to the' committee that the books and accounts and report of Mr. Andrews are correct. 8. As to the communication from James Devon,asking for an appropri- ation of $800 for furnishing open air concerts during the summer months by the Roanoke Machine Works band,the committee recommends that the matter be laid on the ~a~ae, as owing to the lateness of the season,we deem it inexpedient to consider the matter further. (Adopted,) in their judgment the 10. As to the petit merchants, asking that ceuse !~ws on mercanti the committee reports their judgment said se the following resoluti 9. As to the communication from E.V~.Donnely,asking damages to the amount of $100 on account of injury sustained by falling on a board walk on Fourth Street N.E. the committee after investigating the matter reports it back with the recommendation that the claim be not paid, as city is not responsible. ion of Huff,AndreWs & Moyler 0ompany,and other the 'license tax imposed by Section Z4 of the li.- le agencies and~reporters therefor, be .repealed, that after due consideration of the matter, in ction ought to be repealed, and therefore submits on for adopt ion: RESOL~D, That section ~ of the ordinance imposing taxes on persons, real estate and personal property, and upon licenses,etc., adopted Janu- ary 10: 1899: in reference to the license tax to be imposed upon mer- cantile agencies and reporters therefor,be and is hereby repealed. (The re solut ion was adopted ,Aye s--Buckner ~ Coulbourn,Darnall ,King, Mays ,Mullen ,Newton; Seifert ,Terrill,Mr. Pres ident-10. Nos s--Fishburn, Hart,Graves,Lescure-4. Not voting--Graham,witt-2. ) ll. The committee attaches to this report a communication from the fire department board, requesting the 0ouncil to grant a vacation to the Chief of the Fire Department,from AugUst 1Bth to September 1st, in order that he may attend the National Convention bf Fire chiefs,and for other pur~.oses, and that his usual expenses be allowed. After a con- ference with the chief, who is also the city auditor, the com. mittee rec- ommends that the vacation be g~-anted. We also recommend that his ex- penses, not exceeding $~0, be allowed, chargeable to fire, and that the auditor be and is hereby instructed to draw a Warrant therefor. (The recommendat ion was adopted, Ayes-Buckner, 0oulbourn,Darnall,Fish- burn, Grave s, King, Les cure ,Mays, ~{ull'e n, Newto n, Se ifert, Terr ill ,Witt ,Mr. President-l%. Noes--Graham, Hart-2. ) 12'. The committee reports that the $1§,000 of bonds of the Town of Roanoke, called in by order of the Council, have all been redeemed and paid off by the city treasurer,and together with the coupons attached thereto, were presented to the committee and city auditor and by them cancelled and mutilated in such manner that they will hereafter be no charge upon the city. Said bonds so cancelled are as follows: No. to B,inclusive,$§00.each, with ? coupons attached thereto,dated Julyll, 1882; No. I to 2~ inclusive,$B00 each, with ? coupons attached to each, dated July l, 1882. " ].~. The committee recommends that the license tax paid by Dr.R.W. Fr-y be refunded, an~i that the city auditor be inst~'ucted to draw awar- rant in' f-~vor of Dr. Fry in the sum of $10, the amount of license tax paid~, chargeable to contingent. (The recommendation was adopted,AYes--Buckner,0oulbourn,Darnall,Fish_ burn, Gr s~ham, Grave s, Hart, King, Le scure ~Mays, Mulle n, Newt on, Sei fert, T err ill, Witt,Mr.President_16. Noes--None. ) -1554- (August 8, 1899. ) 14. The committee also attaches hereto *..he city auditor, which we ask to be read for the and filed. Respectfully submitted, REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ACCOUNTS. is as follows: Your committee on accounts has examined the monthly bills and proved the same under the following appropriation heads. that they be approved by Council, certified to the .city treasurer an'd ordered to be ~aid: 0riminal charges .~ llS.00 'Wire 397.64 Interest 19,207.50 Jail 196.99 Light s 999.16 Police 1,076.50 Paupe rs 141.46 Street repairs 1,918.08 Street cleaning 68.00 Stationery & Printing 60.90 Salaries l, 211.81 (The recommendation was monthly rspoYt of the information of Council W.R. Coulbourn, 0hm'n, H.M.Darnall, S.P. Seifert ~ J. L. Mulle n. The report submitted by Mr. Hart Health, Your ap- We recommend auditor and -$8,35 ?. 50 500.45 37.29 387.01 35.20 1,764.03 30.89 2,666.78 45.45 6.75 Sinking fund Health Water Public Property Sewer repairs Street improvements Public charities 0ommissions Contingent Bridges Paymont of bonds 15,000 00 -Total ..... $54,'22 7'~ 39 adopted, and the accounts approved,Ayes-_ The report was adopted, Ayes--Buckner,Ooulbourn,Dat~nall,Fishburn, Graham, Grave s, Hart ,KinE, Le scure ,Mays, Mullen ,Newt on. Seifert, Terr ~ ll, Witt ,Mr ·Pres ident-16.. Noes --None. - ON HEALTH. the following report: on health attaches to this report a communication from the Board of Health, calling attention to the foul condition of Lick Run along Norfolk avenue, and urging that steps be taken immediately to put same in good condition. The committee~recommends that the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to have said run cleaned and all filth removed therefrom .as far as possible, the expense for so doing to be charged to the account of health. Respectfully submitted, M. Minahan, Levi Witt, J. E. Graham. submit t ed committee Buckner, C oulbourn, Darnall, Fishburn, Graham, Grave s ,Hart, King ,Les cure ,Mays, Mullen ,Newton, Seifert, Terrill,Witt ,Mr .Pres ident-16. Noes--None. ) 2. The committee attaches hereto a communication from the mayor, transmitting to Council three bills on account of smallpox expenditures, as follows: C.M.Pace~.clothing destroyed,S20.00; L.W.Hodges,clothin. g and effects destroyed, ~42.75; Mrs. L. J. Vines, household goods confxscated and destroyed, $67.00. The committee has requested the city solkcitor to give his opinion as to these-bills, as to whether, under the law, the city is under any legal obligations to pay them with the exception of a portion of Mrs Vines' bill, amounting to $32.' · 75 for household goods, which were confiscated. This .bill we attach hereto, properly itemized, and we recommend that it be paid, as the goods in question were taken to the city hospital for use there. (Mr. Coulbourn moved to amend the report by allowing the whole of Mrs. Vines' .bill, amounting to $6~, which amendment was rejected. The recommendation of the committee was then adopted, Ayes-Buckner,Darnall, Fishburn, Graham, Graves ,Hart ,King, Lescure ,Mays ,Mullen ,Newt on, Se ifert, Terrill,Witt,Mr.President_lS. Noes--None-- Not voting--Mr.Coulbourn. ) 3. The committee has approved two bills,one of the Consolidated Ice Company, ~..5.93 and J.H.Wilkinson, $1.65, for supplies furnished the city. The committee wishes to state in this connection that it approved these bills, believing that no contracts were made therefor with the city by the members of the respective firms, who are members of the Council. Respectfully submitted, Geo. L. Hart, J.A.Fishburn, E. King, J.B. Newton. REPORT 0P COMMITTEE Witt, from the committee on -1555- (August 8, 1899. ) REPORT OF 00~{ITTEE ON ORDINANCES. Mr. King,from ~he oommi%~ee on ordinances, submitted an ordinance to prohibit the sale of intoxic&~la~ liquors at any time by persoms not having a license therefor, which was read, considered and adopted; and is recorded at the end of these pro- ceedings. UN-FINISHED BUSINESS. The ordinance submitted last month by Mr. l~ish- burn, to prohibit members of the 0ouncil and officers of the city from accepting passes or free ~ickets of transpor~tion on railways and street railways within the city of Roanoke, was taken tion, and a vot~ being taken thereon, the same was An ordinance heretofore submitted by the former provide for giving a hearing to the property owners constructing a line of sewers on Rutherford avenue wealth avenue, was read and adopted, Ayes--Buckner,0oulbourn,Darnall, Fishbu~n, Graham, Graves, Hart, King, Les cure ,Mess :Mulle n ,Newt on, Sei fert Terrill,Witt~Mr President-16. Noes--None. Said ordinance is corded at the e~d of these proceedings. An ordinance ~o provide for levying the final assessment for the construction of brick sidewalks on Church avenue and First street,here- tofore submitted by ~he committee on streets, was read, considered and adopt ed, Aye s--Buckner, 0oulbourn,Darnall, Fish,urn, Graham, Grave s, Hart, King, Les cur e ,Mays ~ Mulle n, Newt on, Se i fert ,Terr ill, Wit t ,Mr. Pre s ident -16. Noes--None. Said ordinance is recorded at the end of these, preceedings. ADJOUR~,.~ENT. On motion of ~,!r. Darnall it was ordered that when 0oun- cil adjourns it shall be to meet on Thursday night at 8 o'clock, August l?th inst. JUNK DEALERS. Mr. King offered an ordinance to amend Section of the license laws, so as to allow the license tax on junk dealers to be paid quarterly, which was ordered to lie over under the rules. SE~ER PLANS. ~r. Seifert, by unanimous consent, submitted the follow- up for ¢~nsidera- rejected. sewer committ~e to on the questiOm of N.E.,west of 0~mmon- lng resolution and asked for its immediate consideration, and it was read and adopted: Whereas, there is an urgent need for sewers,and there being some differences of opinion as to the practicability of constructing such sewers as have been in con~emplation hy the Council; and Whereas, the mayor in his message to the 0ouncil has thrown some doubt upon the ability of the city ~to construct the necessary sewers, owing to the main sewer being too small,and predicts the necessity for constructing a latteral outlet main, now therefore BE IT RESOLVED, First, That the city engineer be and is hereby di- rected to examine into and report to this Council whether the section of sewsrs in the 4th and 3d wards respectively, which have been before Council, and for which plans were made and a hearing had, can be built with the present outlet. Second, That the City Engineer further report to this Council wheth- er in his opinion the small parts of sections incompleted in the ~irst ward can be completed with the present outlet. Third, That the city engineer report to Council whether in his opin- ion the Section of the Fifth ward, in which petitions for sewers have been received, can be successfully sewered, and if not, present a plan so that the same can be done. Fourth, That the City engineer furnish a duplicate of such report as as convenient, not information asked sent a report with for; is herein required to the Sewer Committee as soon waiting for the meeting of 0ouncil to receive the in order that they may take the matter up and pre recommendations to Council. On motion of Mr. Darnall the Council then adjourned. oo0oo --1556- AN ORDINANCE as to making the final assessment fol- the construction of brick sidewalks on Ohurch avenue and First Street,S.W. (Adopted August 8th, 1899. ) Whereas: by resolution adopted August 13th,1898,it was provided that a hearing should be given the property owners on the question of con- structing full-width brick sidewalks with stone curbing, for the benefit of their respective properties, on the north side of Church avenue, be- tween Jefferson street and the United States postoffice building, and on the east side of First Street ,S.W. ,between Campbell avenue and Luck avenue; and ~rhereas, said hearing was given on 0cto.~er 8,1898, and on January 14th, 1899, at which, plans for the proposed improvement were presented,together with an estimate of the cost thsreof, and were duly exhibited and explained to the proper.ty owners; and Vrhereas, by reso- lutions adopted October llth,1898, and February 7: 1899~the Council de- clared it expedient that sidewalks should be constructed,and one-half of the cost of constructing the same assessed against the property own- ers bounding and abutting' on, or benefited by any such proposed improve- ment,in the proportion and upon such principles as the Council might thereafter determine by ordinance; and ordered that said sidewalks should be constructed; and whereas,~ said work has been completed and accepted, now therefore BE IT 0RDAIkrED by the 0ommon Council for the city of Roanoke, That the principles upon which the assessment for the construction of said sidewalks shall be levied, shall be upon the basis of one-half the cost thereof, apportioned among the property owners bounding and abutting upon said improvement,and benefited thereby,according to the front- footage of said property owners. R~SOLVt~D FURTHER,That the city engineer for the city of Roanoke,be and is hereby authorized and directed to make up the assessment against the said property owners in accordance with the foregoing principles, which said list shall lie in his office for at least twenty days, open to inspection by any person whose property it is proposed to charge with such assessment. R~SOLVED FURTheR, That the Committee on Streets is hereby authorized and directed to give at least f~fteen days' notice of the existence of such report ~o each person interested, in the manner provided by law for the service of notice,specifying the amount which is to be borne by the aforesaid assessment upon the land of such property owners, which no- tice shall cite such persons to appear at a time and place designated by the committee on Streets;and such apportionment shall stand as to all persons not appearing and objecting thereto,and shall be a lien upon the land so charged, enforceable as other taxes on real estate therein. Any person objecting thereto shall appear in person or by attorney at a time and place designated in said notice, and shall be heard at that meeting or at some subsequent one, and all further proceedings had shall be in accordance with the statute made and provided in such case~. ........ oo0oo ........ -1557- AN 0RDINANOE as to the construction of a line of sewers on Ruther- ford avenue,N.E., west of Oommonwealth avenue. (Adopted Augus~ 8, 1899.) RESOLVED, That the Committee .on Sewers .of the. 0ommon Council is here- by authorized and instructed, .at such t~ime as they fix,'and after this resolution shall have become a law, to give a hearing before such com- mittee to the owners of the property abutting and bounding on Ruther, ford avenue,N.E.,_fr._om a point about 50 feet west of Oommdnwealth avenue to a point aboutS~0· feet west of Third Street, on the question of con- structing sewers in front of their respective.p, roperties. And Said committee shall give notice of ten days to the .property owners bounding and abutting on said street at the points indicated, 'or Go be benefited by any such proposed improvement, of the time and place said hearing,. which said notice shall be served at least ten days before' the heari~lg1 aforesaid,and shall summon said owners to appear before the said com- mittee to be heard for or again~st said proposed improvement. Said hear- ing shall not be had until a plan of such proposed improvement shall have been made by the city ~ngineer with an estimate of the cost, such plan and estimate to be filed in the clerks's office of the 0ommon 0curt- oil, and shall be produced bef°re the committee on Sewers at the hearing aforesaid. After such hearing shall have beefi given, by the committee on Sewers, it shall report to Oouncii~with' recommendation whether or ~' not said improvement should be made,and what amount of the costs, thereof, if any, shall be paid by the owners of the real estate bounding and abutting on said street or benefited by such improvement, and what pro- portion of the costs of the improvement aforesaid shall be paid out of She city treasury. oo0oo -- AN ORDINANCE to prohibit the sale of in~0xicating liquors at any time by persons not having a license therefor. (Adopted'August 8th, 1899.) 1. BE IT ORDAINED by the.Odntmon Oo~fidil for'~he'Oity of Roanoke,. That no person shall sell at any time 'or place w. ithin the corporate limits of the city of Roanoke, or within One mile of the limits Of Said' city,any wine,liquors,bitters,or any intoxicating drink or beverage,. .. without having first obtained the proper license therefor. If any.. person violate this ordinance he shall be 'fined not less than"tw~nty.- five dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars; .and each sale in !ation hereof shall constitute a separate offense. 2. This ordinance shall be in' force from its passage. -oo0oo.2 A RESOLUTION to repeal Section 34 of the license tax ordinance as license taxes on mercantile agencies and reporters therefor. (Adopted August 8th, 1899.) RESOLVED, That section 34 of the o~dinance imposing taxes on persons, real estate and personal property, and upon .licenses,etc., adopted Jan- uary 10th, 1899, in reference to a license tax to be imposed upon met,' cantile agencies and reporters therefor, be and 'is hereby repealed. ' oo0oo J O U R N A L -- C 0 N M 0 N o o u N 0 ! L, ( 868) Thursday, August 17, 1899, The 0ouncil met at 8 o'clock P.M., pursuant to adjournment. Pre sent: Nessrs. Backus, Buckne r, a oulbourn, Darnall, Fi sh burn, Grave s, Le scure, ~.{ays ,Mi nahan, Newton, Se ifert ,Wilkinson ,Wit t ,Mr. Pres ident -14. Absent --Messrs. Coleman, Graham,Hart, King,Mullen, Terrill-6. Mr. Cutchin, the president of Council, in the chair. ~.{0NTHLY REPORTS. The city physician submitted his monthly report, which was read and filed; also the monthly report of the mortuary sta- tistics of the city. REPORT 0P 0ITY ENGINEER. The following letter from the city engi- neer was read, and taken up for consideration. To the Honorable 0ity 0ouncil, Gentlemen: ! desire to report that I have appointed Claude Noore as Assistant Engineer and Clerk, and rec- ommend that his salary be sixty-five dollars per month. I also recommend that the vases of the foreman of the chain gang and quarry force be increazed from $2.00 per day to $2.§0 per day, for the reasons heretofore assigned. Very truly yours, J.H.WINGATE, City Engineer. The appointment of Claude Moore as assistant city engineer and clerk was confirmed. Mr. Graves moved to adopt the recommendation of the city engineer and fix the salary of the assistant and clerk at $6.% per month; which was rejected, Ayes--Graves-l; Noes-Backus,Buckner,Darnall,Fishburn, Newton,Seifert,Wilkinson,Wltt,M~ President-9. Not voting--Coulbourn, Lescure ,~inahan. Mr. Graves moved to increase wages of the foreman of the chain gang as recommended by the city engineer; but he subsequently withdrew said mo:ion, and no. action was taken thereon. N. & W. PASSENGER STATION. At She request of ~,~r. Darnall, S. S. Brooke, a member of ~he Board of Trade, was permitted to address the 0ouncil; which he did, and requested that the Council appoint a com- mittee of five to co-operate with a like committee from the board of trade, in reference to urging upon the N. & W. Railway Company the aecessity of providing Dotter facilities at the passenger station for the avenue s, ~he accommodation and safety of the ~ublic. On motion of ~r. Darnall said committee was ordered for the purposes suggested, and the city engineer requested to act in conjunction with the committee. The President, thereupon appointed, Messrs. Darnall, Fishburn, Coulbourn,Mays and Ha~, as such committee. REPORT 0P COMMITTEE ON STREETS. Mr. Newton, from the Committee on S:reets, submitted the following report: 1. 0oncerning the ma~ter of constructimg a slag sidewalk on north side of Harrison avenue, between Commonwealth and Kimball the committee submits the following resolution for adoption: RESOLVED,That the city engineer be and is hereby slag sidewalk on the north side of Harrison avenue, and Kimball avenues, at a cost not exceeding ~:150, account of street improvements. (The resolution was adopted, Ayes-Backus, Buckner, Coulbourn, Darnall, Fishburn, Graves ,Lescure ,Nays ,Minahan ,Newton, Seifert ,Wilkins on,Witt, Mr. President-14. Noes--None. ) 2. In order th.~t the proposed walk on the north side of Harrison the the the instructed to lay a between Commonwealth chargeable to the avenue,N.E., may be laid to the established grade of the street, committee recommends that the city engineer be directed to have essary grading done at a cost not exceeding $150, chargeable to account of street improvements. neet nec- (The recommendation was adopted by same .vote, Ayes 14,unanimous. ) S. The committee has considered the recommendation of the city engi- as to acquiring sufficient land for the purpose of widening Corn- monwealth avenue, from Shenandoah avenue 150 north to a point,and about lS feet at the base, and is of opinion that this land should be ac- quired,as it is very desirable that the street should be made of uni- .f. orm width while it is being improved. The only way this land can be acqui~[ is by purchase, and the owners have offered to submit the as- certainment of price to s. rbitration; and the committee recommends that -1559- (Augus~ 17th,18990 ) the matter be submitted to arbitration. The clty is to choose one ar- bitrator, the owners of the property one;and these two the thir~,where- upon they shall proceed to the premises and: assess the value of said strip of' land,and their decision shalI'b.e binding upon both parties. The arbitrator on the part of the city is to be chosen by the city en- gineer. All costs in connection with Said arbitration,and the price of the land ascertained thereby, is .to be paid out of the appropriation for street improvements. '- (The recommendation was adopted, Ayes--Backus,' Buckner,0oulbourn, Darnall ,Fi sh burn, Grave s, Le sours ,Mays, Minahan, Newt on, Se ifert ,Wilkinson, Witt,Mr.President-14. Noes--None,) 4. The city engineer reports to the committee that the bridges over Roanoke River at Norwich, Jefferson street and Walnut avenue,are in almost a dangerous condition, owing to the floors being rotten and worn through. The ~efferson street 'and Walnut' avenue bridges need painting, the Norwich bridge does not. The City engineer estimates the cost of' repairing these bridges complete with painting, as follows: For steel joists and wooden floors, ......... $3,S32.00 For wooden joists and wooden floors, ........ 1,615.00 Under the circumstances the committee recommends that said bridges repaired with wooden Joists, as the appropriation'is insufficient be if steel joists he used; and that the city engineer' be and is hereby instructed to advertise for bids for furnishing all the lUmber or 'mate;~. rials for repairing said bridges; said bids .to be examined by the com- mittee on streets and reported to Council with' recommendation, the city to reserve the right to reject any and all Bids. (The recommendation was adopted, Ayes--Backus,Buckner,'Ooulbourn,Dar_ : nal i, Pi shburn, Grave s, Les cure, Mays, Minahan, Newt on, Se i fert, Wilkin s on, Witt ,Mr.Pres ident-14. Noes--None. )- wal~.beASco~sOtthe petition heretofore presented, :'asking that' a slag'side- ' ructed on-the south side of Norfolk avenue, .between Jef- ferson street and First Street S.W., and also a 'cr'°ssing under the. · bri.dge on~sai, d .Firs.t street, the-Commlttee'rec0mmend's that the city~.: engineer ce mnstruc~ed to-lay the walk As petitioned.'for,~nd to 'put. 'in'[' '- the crossing, 'at an estimated cost for the whole of $7§, the said to be charged to account 'of street tmpr0veme~ts. (The recommendation was ad'opted, Ayes-Backus, Buckner,C0ulbourn,Dar_ nall, Fi shburn, Grave s, Les cure ,Mays, Minahan,Newton, S.ei fert ,Wilkinson ,Witt, ~{r.President-14. Noes--None. )' ' - ' · 8. The com~nittee attaches hereto a communiCation from Athe city on- ' gineer-in which he calls' attention' to the condition of the Street re- -'Pai.'t.s account, which is self-explanatory, and:. which we ask to be'read for. the information of Council. An examinat~ion of the account .shows ~ that of the $7,800 approprtat'ed for the_ fis'cal year,within two months the sum of ~'3,91§.94 has been expended -more' than one-half of the appro- priat'ion. In order that the appropriation may be maintained as long as possible, the committee recommends that the city ehgi'neer be instruct' ed. to dismiss one of the street forces. (On motion of Mr. Ooulbourn, the city engineer was' permitted to ad- dress the Council 'in the matter of expenditures for Street work. ~ingate took the floor' but as he desired to dj. souse other matters than that. for which the .privilege had been· asked,Whxch 'the Chair rUled out, he ,ook his seat'. Subsequently, on motiOn of Mr. Darnall, the rule as to granting the privilege of the floor to persons no.~.members of the Council was suspended,Ayes 8,Noes ~,-- and Mr. Wingate Was granted' permission to.speak; which, he. did. -' " . The question being on' the adoption of the recommendatioh· of' the com- ~m~ttee, Mr:.Lescure moved to amend the same by desi~natin~ ~orce, as ~ne one to.be suspended~or dismissed, and~that t~he' Or~e~°t"~k~ effect September ls.t, which was agreed to', ~-Ayes.,_Ooulbourn,Darnall,Les_ cure ,Mays, Newton, Se ~fert ,Mr. Pres ldent_7. -~ Noe S__Backus, Bu ckner, Graves., ~?__n_~a~an~,Wilk.i.nson,~it'.~-6~. 'The recommendation of~the committee as amuno_e(1 was 1;hen -aGopl;~a. - -l§6o- (August 17th, ].899. ) 7. The committee is info~med that the cleaning of the paved streets of the city,which work is performed bM W.P.Mund¥,ls so unsatisfactory that citizens a~e complaining,and ~hat it will be necessary fo~ the city to make othe~ a~angemen~s. At p~'esent the~e is no contract for this works68 ' the city simply pays $4 pe~ night, which ameunts to about $60 to pe~ month. In view of the unsatisfactory service, the committee ~ecommends that the city engineer, be instructed to discontinue the ser- vices of the p~esent cont~acto~- f~- street cleaning,and that he cause said work to be performed fo~ th~ sp~ce of one month with the city forces and teams,in orde~ that the cost may be ascertained,and make re- port to the committee on streets, Which com~.sittee if satisfied with such arrangement, shall have authority to continue the work, o~ contract fo~ it otherwise as it may deem expedient. (The recommendation was adopted, AMes--Backus,Buckner,Ooulbourn,Dar_ hall, Fishbu~n, Graves, Le scure ,Mays ,.~.{inahmn ,N~en, Se if eft ,Wilkins on, Mr. President--13. Noes--None: Not voting--~itt. ) 8. With reference to the request of T oW.Wilkerson to build a switch across Holliday street S.E.,from the Roa~oke & Southern tracks to a coal yard which he proposes to establish On the east side of said St., upon his own property, the committee afte~ an examination of the premi- ses,and looking carefully into the matter, recommends that the permit be granted; and if such permit is granted by the Oouncil and the switch built, that the city engineer be instructed to raise the Erade of Hol- liday street,between the Roanoke and Southe~n't~acks and said switch, to the established grade; the estimated cost being $75, and be charged to street improvement account. ~Te recommend the adoption of the fol- lowing resolution: RESOLVED, That permission be and is hereby granted to T.W.Wilkerson to construct a railway switch across Holliday street, at a point about 125 feet south of the point where the Roanoke & Southern Railroad crosses said street,--for the purpose of entering a coal yard which said Wilkerson proposes to establish on his lot on the east side of said Hollida¥ street; said switch $o cross HollidaY street at right an- gles, and to c'onform to the street grades as furnished by the city engineer. Respectfully submitted, J.B. Newton, A.VJ.Lescure, R.A.Buckner. The recommendation and ~esolu%ion of the committee on streets in reference to g~anting per~nlt to T.W.Wtlkerson, was adopted, Ayes-- Backus, Buckne r, Darnall, Fishburn, G~ave s, Les cure, }~!ays, },~inahan ,Newton, Sei- fert ,Wilkinson,Witt ,}l~.P~esident-13. Noes-None;; Notvot ing--Ooulbourn. ) REPORT 0F O0NMITTEE ON PUBLI0 PROPERTY. M~. Darnall, from the com- mittee on Public Property, submitted the following report: 1. A communication from the Nottingham Coal and Ice Company, in which said company requests that the contract it has with the city for fur- nishing coal, be cancelled,and the bond returned, was refer~ed to this committee. We have obtained the opinion ef the city Sol~citor thereon, and attach it to this report. The city solicitor is of opinion that the contract is no~ invalidated bY the election of ~r. Fishburn as a member of· Council, and the committee recommends that 'said company be advised that the city will expect it to comply with its contract for furnishing coal,and that the said contract be not cancelled. (The recommendaZion was adopted. ) 2. With reference to the matter of the purchase of two mules for the sanitary department,refer~ed to the committee with powe~ to act by a former Council, the committee reports that the mules were purchased as directed by Council at a cost of $200. 3. The matter of the purchase of materials fo~ the Ale~t Fi~e build- ing, referred to this committee also by a fo~mer Council, has been ful- ly completed; and the committee reports that the materials have been purchased according to the instructions of Council, the building erected and is now occupie~. -1§61- (August 17th,1899. ) 4. The committee on Wednesday, the 16th inst., made a personal in- spection of the various public buildings of the city, with a view of ascertaining the needs and conditions of said buildings,and making cer- tain recommendations in response to requests that have been made for changes in the fire buildings,etc. ,and of improvements in general that -have been .contemplated. We find that the city hall,ja'il, market and opera house,and the Jefferson street and Third Ward engine houses,are in need of painting, inside and out-side, and also that the roofs of said buildings should be repaired and painted. In this connection the com~nittee recommends the adoption of the following resolution: The resolution as reported by the committee was taken up for consid- eration by items; and the first clause was read and adopted by the fol- lowing vote: Ayes--Backus, Buckner, Coulbourn, Darnall, Fishburn, Lescure, 5{ays ,~inahan ,Newton, Seifert ,Wilkinson ,Witt ,~:{r President-13. Noes--None. The second clause of the resolution was read, and Mr. Graves offered an amendment thereto that the city engineer perform certain of the work provided for therein without advertising for bids, which was accepted by the committee, and was adopted, Ayes--Backus, Buckner,0oulbourn,Dar- ~ , 5{inahan Newton Seifert Wilkinson,V;itt, hall, Fi shburn, Grave s, Le scure, ~ays, , , , t~r.President-14. Noes--None. The Third clause of the ~ resolution was read, and ~.~r. Darnall offered an amendment thereto as to making certain repairs to the city opera house, without advertising for bids, which was adopted, and the resolu- tion as amended was then agreed to, Ayes-Backus, Buckner,0oulbourn,Dar- hall, Fishburn, Grave s, Lescure, },{ays ,.~inahan ,'Newt o n, Se if eft ,Wilkinson ,WLtt, 5.Ir. Pre s ident-14. Noes--None. The fourth clause of the resolution was read and adopted. Said res- olution as amended and adopted is as follows: RESOLVED, That the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to ad- vertise for bids for painting the City Hall, Jail,~,iarket and.Opera House, and Jefferson street and Third Ward .engine houses, both inside and outside,and-for repairing and painting the roofs of said buildings. RESOLVED FURTHER, That the City Engineer'be and is hereby' instructed to lay a new floor in the engine room of 'the Third Ward engine house, change partitions of feed room and sitting room, and to erect stalls, without advertising for bids; and to advertise· for bids for changing the entrance door of the engine room, changing, the pole and bath room, and sleeping apartments. VFnereas, bids have heretofore been advertised for the repairs to the city.opera house,and no bids having been received; and .Whereas, it is necessary that the contemplated repairs .should be made to said building at as early date as Possible to save the building from injury, therefore BE iT RESOLVED, That the committee on Public Property be and is here- by instructed to purchase such materials as may be required, and make Such repairs to, or changes in the city opera house as will fit i.t for use as a public hall, to consist generally of the following work: Re- moval bf the incline floor and stage,together with the wing-walls and proceni~um, the erection of a platform and putting two rooms about 14' x 16' on either side of the platform. ting. from the second story ps leading therefrom, and now .built on the north and Also to remove the .small wooden room projec of said building on the' south .end,and ste ~o extend a shed of similar design to the one east sides,along the south side of said building,and to do the necessary plastering,patching of the plastering and kalsomining; also to repair and paint the roof. And the city engineer is hereby instructed to advertise for bids for fur- nishing the necessary number of camp chairs to cover the entire seating capacity of said hall. RESOLVED ~-VJRTHMER, That the city engineer in making up the specifica- tions for the aforementioned work, shall require that the various items be bid On 'separately. Said bids to be examined by the committee on Public Property and reported to Council with recommendations of said Commi't~ee. -1562- (August l?th, 1899. 5. There are some minor repairs and improvements which are needed, and on which bids cannot be asked,and these we recommend shall be done by the city engineer. They are as follows: First.. To place a new floor with oak boards,properly matched, in the first story of the Alert Fire building,and ceil the rear room: esti- mated cost ~50, chargeable to the account of public property. Second. To purchase and put up four pairs of blinds over the win- dews of the second story of the Sefferson street engine house, to re- pair the window sills and make such repairs to the wood-work of the belfry as is necessary; also to make such repairs to the front room as are necessary. Third. To place a terra cotta flue in the Third Ward Market House, and repair the guttering and down-spouting on both the engine and mar- ket. house. All costs in connection with the foregoing repairs to be charged to the account of public property. Respectfully submitted, H.~.4. Darnall, W.R. Coulbourn, M. I~inahan, A.W. Lescure. The above recommendations in section 5 of the report, being items one, two and three, were read and adoptsd, each by the following vote: Ayes--Backus, Buckner, Coulbourn, Darnall, Fishburn, Graves, Lescure, ~.~ays, ~,~inahan, Newton, ~eifert, Wilkinson, Witt, }~r. President-14. Noes--None. LIGHT AND POWER PLANT. ~r. Lescure submitted the following resolu- tion, which was read, considered and adopted: RESOLVED, That the Committee on Lights be and is hereby authorized and directed to take under consideration the matter of the expediency of the city owning or acquiring a power plant for the purpose of fur- nishing lights for municipal or private use,and make report to this Council. And said committee shall report specially upon the following points in connection therewith: First. As ~o the cost of a plant of sufficient capacity to furnish lights for pm~lic and private purposes. Second. As ~o the ability of the city to secure a location; and the character, or method of operating, such plant. Third. The estimated cost of maintaining such plant,and th~. esti- mated revenue that may be derived therefrom. ~ourth. As to the method of obtaining funds for the acquisition of such plant. On motion of ~r. ~ays the Council then adjourned. ........ oo0oo -- J o u R N A L'-- C 0 ~ A regular meeti, nE of-Council was Council Chamber, with Mr, Cutchin, : N O N C 0 U.N C I L. .; . Tuesday, SePtember.§th,~1899.. heid tonight.-at -.8 o' clock, in. the the President of. Council,in the . chair, The roll was called, and the.-following members Were present: Messrs. Buckne r, Coleman, Coulbourn, D~rnall, Flshburn, Graham,Hart ,Mays, .. ,Yin e.han, ~{ulle n, Newton, Se ife r.t., Terr ill, Wilkinson ,Wi t.t., Nr. Pres ide nt'~16. Ab s e n t: -?,~,e s s r s, Backu s, Grave s, Kin g, Les cure-4. ' .. JOURNAL. On. motion of Mr. Hart the reading of the.Journal was'.dis- pensed with,and fur. thew on his mo.~ion'th~ Journal was approved. .. ?.,IA¥0R'S MESSAGe. The following message from the Mayor was read: To the Co..-Lmo.n..Council for the City of Roanoke'.~ I beg to reportr that I have appointed as regular.policeman,J.A.0.teY, to fill .the ~acanoy caused by the death of H.L.Merriman; that I have also appointed as special policemen, Peter R.Tyree and ~,. 0.. Payne,.and ask that said' '' appointments be.. confirmed byr your. body.. .Respectfully 'submitted,. .~. -. JAS. P. W00DS, l/ayor. The a.ppointments of. the Mayor were. ~onfirmed. ..~ REPORT .OF THE CITY ENGINEER,. ~Th'e city engineer s~bmitted his mon~l~ly report, s.howin, g the. amount and ~ocat.ion of work performed on street -'~. repairs, street improvements, sewers, public property,etc..,.~.and, made the following re con~.~endat ion :. ~- . .... "Owing to certain work, which was necessarY, to be done 'at. once, I ..-.~ have been obliged to keep Knights' force on. for a few days. This work consisted of repairing' bridge and. roadway at 21st street and Patterson avenue,, which, were in a dangerous condition. A day or two will" be re- .. quired to complete this work whe.n the force will be discontinued. I trus~ my action will meet With your approval" The action of the. city engineer-~in, this connec-tion ,,vas"~pproved.: The city engineer also submitted a.: report i.n response~ to.a resolu-. tiou s~dopted by Council, on the .question of sewerage, and plans therefor, and ~.he capacity of-the mains, .which was read and filed. ~{0I,?£HL¥ REPORTS.. Monthly reports of. the City: Auditor, city Treas- u~er~Keeper of the almshouse, city physician,-board of health, clerk. of the markets,and city. sergeant,, were read and ordered..to ~be.. filed. OT_J~I~,~S FOR D~MAGES.. The city: soli~itor sUbmitted a C0~nmuh'icati'on, transmitting to Council certain corresponc[ence between ~Iessrs. Hogs & Hogs, attorneys for Mrs. Mary Metz, and the. Mayor, in-relation to in- jury sustained..by. Mrs. Metz at Fran~.l. in Road. bridge, and. informed the.... city that the city was not, in his opinion liable', but suggested that the matter be referred to an appropriate committee for investigation, as a proposition was made to compromise the case .o~/t of court. He also'submitted to the CoUncil a.c0mmuni'cAtion from S.E.Jones,..'at- torney for ~,{rs.S'.V.urquhart~, claiming damages ~for injury sustained by . falling on the 'sidewalk on ' in said sidewalk; and also as 12th' st'rest N.W.,. caused by loose.plank ked that tttis .marie's' be re'f erred to an ap: propriate committee for investiga..tion, as ~o the' liability.of the,e~c. On motion of .~r. Buckner said. matt'ers W&re referred ..to. the 'committee on Finance. COURT. The ..clerk .of. the codrt,in 'pursuance 22, 1899,submitted a report~ showing what fines were imposed'"in the ~/Ustings 'Court ~uring'the-pas~ five years, ..; -.. and what'sums had been .collected and ~by whom; which was read, and .On .:. motion of Mr. Darnail the said report was ordered to be cefe..r..re.d to' city Auditor; and that the city auditor furnish..the, city.-S~erg,eant .with · a list of such fines as have not been collected., .and that-.the city Ser- geant be. lnstruc-ted to collect the. same. .......~ PET IT IONS , &c . , REFERRED. Mr'. Darnall'Pr..esented a petition of 'D~;. ~.Hodgs.on:asking to 'be refunded the. amount...0f.-~.$'24.15 .paid by him for constructihg a sewer on Commonwealth avenue., which was referred to the committee on Finance ...... ,~: -'.. -~-..:.. .. ... .-.-. .. ~-~'.., ..... :~ ...~ ? . . ... ., , ~.~ , ~.: '. , FII.TES IMPOSED IN R~USTINGS of a resolution adopted July' A 'petition be put in at the Committee .-1B84~ (September 5,1899.) of J.H.Bowers and 26 other citizens,asking that a bridge llth street and Moorman Road, was read and referred to on Streets. A communication from G.L.Oannaday, was presented by ~.~r. Mullen, ask- ing that the sum of $12.50 paid by the petitioner for sewers on Gilmer avenue,N.E., in 1891, accompanied with the Treasurer's receipt, was read and referred to the committee on Finance. VIRGINIA STATE FIREMENS' 00NVE~NTION. Mr. Darnall presented a res- olution adopted by the Boar'd of Trade, requesting the Council to aid the Committees of arrangement having charge of the entertainment of the Virginia State Firemens' Convention,which meets in this city Sept. 27-29th,1899, with an appropriation from the city treasury; and Mr. 0oleman presented a petition from the executive committee of said con- vention, asking for an appropriation of $?50sfor the purposes aforesaid. On motion of ~r. Buckner the rules were suspended for the purpose of considering said matter. .~.fr. 0oleman submitted the following resolution, which was adopted, Aye s-Buckne r, 0o leman, Dranall, Fishburn, Grahams Hart ,Mays ,~inahan ,Mullen, Newt on, Seifert ,~Wilkins on,Witt ,~r. President_14. Noes-Coulbourn, Terrill-2, RESOLVED, That a special appropriation of $?50.00 be and is hereby made~ to be known as "State ~iremens' Convention," for the purpose of aiding in the entertainment of the Virginia State Firemens' Convention, which meets in this city, September 27-29th,].899; and the city auditor is hereby instructed to draw a warrant in favor of the Finance Committee of the State Firemens' Convention for the' sum of $?50.00 for the pur- poses aforesaid, and chargeable to said special appropriation. THE ~ALENDAR. Reports from Committees were called, and were sub- mitted from Lights, Streets,Sewers,Finance,Accounts,and Fire & Water. REPORT OF O0~MITTEE ON LIGHTS. Mr. Seifert, from said committee, sub- mitted the following report, which was read and filed: Your committee on lights, to whom was referred the resolution adopted by Council August l?th,in relation to the er plant, and to the Council investigating the The committee can able to recommend RE 0R expediency of acquiring a pow- establishing a municipal lighting plant, beg to report that they have the matter under consideration,and are subject along the lines suggested by the resolution. only report progress at this time,but hopes to be something definite in the near future. Respectfully submitted, S .P. Seifert, J .L.Nullen, J.A.Fishburn. OF THE COMMITTEE ON STREETS. Mt.Newton,from the Committee on Streets, submitted the report from said committee, which was read. ~r. Seifert in the chair. Mr. Hart moved to amend the report of the Committee by providing a new section (See No. 5) providing for doing the necessary grading on 8th avenue N.E. between 3d and 4th streets; which was agreed to. ~r. ~utchin moved to further amend said report 'by providing a new section (See No. 6) in relation to grading 9th and. 10th streets,S.W., so the sidewalks thereon may be laid, which was agreed to. Mr. Cutchin moved to further amend the report as to placing cobble gutters on both sides of Roanoke between Campbell and Salem avenue, which was rejected. He.Also moved to further amend said report by macadamizing Roanoke Street between Church and Campbell avenues, which was rejected. He. also moved to further amend the report, as to constructing gut- ters on both sides of Roanoke Street between Church avenue and Campbell avenue, which was rejected. The report of the committee, as amended, is as follows, tlon of Council taken thereon: 1. The committee has made a careful inspection of the with the ac- c i ty, and has examined the various locaticns where improvements have been asked for or contemplated by. Council. Generally the streets are in good condition perhaps better than they have been in the history of the city. Most of the sidewalk construction let to contract has been completed, and the macadamizing of Center avenue, and Co~_monwealth and Shenandoah .avenues, also contrach work, is well under way. -1565- (September 5, 1899.) There are, however, many localities .in which the committee substantial improvements made in the way would be of streets pleased to see good, and sidewalks,but after a due considerat..i, on o'f the ways and means at the disposal of the committee for c.arrying on pUblic improvements,we are forced to inform the Oouncll that no' more work can be' 'ordered unless a let. get appropriation be granted for the purpose. 'As 'to the street' repazrs account, the Council is already .info'rmed that it will'.l~e.ex- hausted before the year is half out. 'As' to"t-he s~re"et- improvement account, the Council will remember that $16 , 000 ' was appropriated-.for the fiscal year. But two months' .p.a. yments have :been drawn 'up6n this account, and $4,54g.08 has beene.expended.,' as-'~0ilows: ...... '. : Jefferson street sidewalk- ' Center avenue, grading' and macadamizing Shenandoah and Con~onwealth avenues, macadamizing, 0ampbell avenue brick sidewalks . " Third (Roanoke) Street brick sidewalks . ~" To complete the above work and Total- Leaving a balance to the' credit of the a~pr0priation Of-' The foregoing figures as to amount required' to cbmplet~e- the 'work now ordered, is approximted, but certainly there will not be more than and the committee' is ~0f opi'n~on theft~ it~ will require-this ~5,000 left., amount ~uring the year for emergency work alone. It wi.-ll~ therefore be seen that ~he conbmittee iS not warranted 'in reho.mmendinE' further work until the 0ouncil sees fit ..to grant an appropr~a~.ion-s'ufficient for'-the. purpose. We take it that ~hese'appropriations were~'made 'for the pur- pose of guaging the amount to be exPended on '~tre~s, arid this con,mit- tee desires to ke'ep within 'the. limits, and hav~ the' ~work~ now-'~der con- tract completed before additional obligations.~are incUr~ed~' 'exCept as' above stated, in Cases of emergenCy.. " 2. The committee is informed by .the'-city enginee, r that the bridge cver Trout Run on 5th street N.W'. is in bad condition an~[ in:need of immediate attention. He purcha'sed 1,um6er and had' it'pSaced upon'the ground to repair this bridge, but when the floor was removed it was' discovered that the wooden foundation was so r0ttefl'"as ~to-require new abutments. .The engineer 'recommends that Stone abutments be put in and. estimates the cost at '$200. The' committee recomme.nds that the city engineer be and is hereby aUthorized-a~d direc, g~d' to have s~one abut- .. ments put in under the bridge Over Trout 'Run on Fifth-Stre~t,'N.U.,"at' a cost not exceeding $200, chargeable to the a~d.ount of'bri, dges.; and ' also to make whetever repairs.ma.y"be'necessary"to the superstructure. (The recommendation was' adopted, 'Aye.s-~dckne?,Oolemam, Ooulbourn, Darnall ,Fi shburn, Graham,Hart ,Mays ,~-linahan ,Mullen ,Newt o.n, Seifer t ,'Terrill Wilkinson,Witt,Mr.President'-lS. Noes--N6ne-.)" " '"' 3. The committee finds that~ sidewalks are. much'n~e'ded.on the east side c¢ 5th street S.E., betweem Dale avenuS'~afld"Bull'itt-avenue,and' al-~' so on the south side of ~ullitt'a~enue' S.E.~.-,.between 3d"and 5th streets; and we are informed that the ~ropermt~. owners-will ~er.y _l%kely entertain a proposition for' furnishing'all the mat:eri'AlS for such.sidewalks, pro: vided the city will furnish the~ labor and~ lay said sidewalks. The com- mittee therefore recommends that the clerk..be i"nStructe~ to present this matter to the 'property engineer, endeavor to secure erty owners will enter .{nt0 $1,438.92 805;12. 655.45: 1,115.40 .532.32 6 ~ 725. 001 -$11,'272.08' '4', ?2 7.92.'. city enginger is authorized to 1~,,," the walks-in. front of "their~ respec-.~ t ive premises. The material's for' all .wal'k~' 'so"furnished are .to,.be. such.' as shall be approved by the city engineer',.and' m~s~t. be pa'id. E0r 'by ~sai-d property owners. ' ..... (The re commendat ion was adopted',' Aye~-~'Buckner, Coleman, ~oulbourn, Darnall, Fishburn, Graham, Hart ,Mays, Minahan ,Nhlle n, Newton, Se ifert, Terrill ~ Wilkinson ,Witt ,Mr .Pre. sid'ent~16. ' Noes'-~Non'ei~ ) -: - 4. As to the petition' of P.D.Shartze? and others, asking that a. cinder walk be constructed on~ the south side'-of Luck avenue,', from First street to Second street, a distance of one (block, the estimated cost" ' owners, and in "connection. with the 'city the ..requisite- Contract's, and if'-said prop- an agre.ement' t'0"' furnish' the ma-tS'rials-, the (sePte'mbe r §, 1899. ) of this walk is $50, and we reco~.mnend that the city engineer be instruc- ted to have the same laid at a cost not exceed.lng that ~umount,chargea- ble to street improvements. (The recommendation was adopted, Aye~-Buckner,Ooleman,Ooulbourn, Darnall ,Fishbur n, Graham,Hart ,Mays ,Minahan,Mulle n ,Newton, Sei fert, Terr ill, Wilkinson,Witt,Mr.President-16. Noes--None. ) 5. RESOLVED, That the city engineer be and is hereby authorized and instructed to grade 8th avenue N.E..between Sd and 4th streets, so that the sidewalk heretofore ordered may be laid thereon, at a cos~ not exceeding $125,.chargeable to street improvements. (The resolution was adopted, Ayes-Ooulbourn,Darnall,Fishburn,Graham, Hart ,Mays, Minahan ,Mullen, Newt on, Be ifert ,Terr ill,Wilkin son ~Wit t ,Mr. President-14; Noes--Buckner, Coleman-2. ) 6. RESOLVED, That the City Engineer be and is hereby directed to do the necessary grading,without, delay, on 9th and 10th streets,S.W., to enable the contractor to lay contract for several months, at improvement s. (The resolution was adopted, the sidewalks, which have been under a cost of $100, chargeable to street Ayes--Buckner,0oleman,0oulbourn,Darnall, Fi shburn, Graham,Hart ,Mays, Minahan ,Mulle n ,Newton, Se ifert, Terr ill,Wilkin- son,Witt,Nr.President-16.. Noes--None. ) 7. The committee has taken up the question of 'so improving the sur- face drainage at and near Mountain avenue and Fourth Street,S.W., as to prevent the water from the streets flowing on and damaging private prop- erty,and otherwise proving a menace to the. health of the neighborhood. The city engineer informs the~ committee that the only satisfactory way to remedy the trouble is by bringing No~untain avenue between Franklin Road and Fourth street to the established grade, thereby raising the street in front .of Mr. Terrlll's property,and .throwing the water down the avenue. The estimated cost of this improvement is $500. The city engineer also informs the committee that to grade the alley south of ~,iountain avenue,as was suggested,would only dam the water on the lot. ........ Respectfully submitted, J.B.Newton, R.A.Buckner, J .H.Wilkinson. As to the grading of Mountain avenue, contained in the last recom- mendation of the street committee s report, 'after some discussion of the question, on motion of Mr. BuCkner the subject was re cO~mitt ed to the street committee,in order that they may further investigate the matter and make a more intelligent report, and also take Up the ques- tion of grading the alley No~th .of Mountain avenue, above referred to. DAY TO ADJOURNMENT. Mr. Darnall moved that when Council adjourns it shall be to meet on Monday night the 18th inst2 Mr. Coulbourn moved to amend the motion by substituting Tuesday night the.19th inst., which was agreed to; and the Council agreed to the moti6n as amended, and fixed the time to which it will. adjourn on .the 19th inst. CLERK OF THE MARKETS. On motion of Mr. Darnall,under a suspension of rules, the clerk of the markets was granted a vacation of four days during the month of September.. REPORT 0P COMMITTEE ON ACCOUNTS. Mr. Hart,from the Committee on Ac- counts, submitted, the following report: Your committee on Accounts has. examined and approved the monthly bills and accounts,under appropriate heads,liste~ as following,and recommend city auditor Fire Jail Light s Police that the same be approved by Council,and certified to the and city treasurer,and ordered to be Paid: $ 406.84 Health $ 430.45 197.95 Public Property 129.41 954.17 SeWer Repairs 174.56 1,003.00 Sewer Improvements 264.12 Paupers 150.80 Street 'Improvements 1,465.31 Street Repairs 1,508.71 Contingent 80.01 Street Cleaning 81.00 Bridges 94~04 Stationery & Printing 27.10 Public Charities 42.72 Salar ie s 1,20~. 81 TOTAL $8,194.00 · .~,: :i ., '(Septe.mber :5, 1899. ) (THe recommendatibn of-the Committe~:.was a~.opted,and, the accounts approved, by' the following vote.:. '< ~AyeS-.iBuckne~', ~dlema~: .~uibCur~; Darnali,' Fi shburn, Graham, Har·t ~Mays ,M'inahan ~Mui.~en ;s~i.£e r~', Te~,~% !i ;Wtlki~so~'~ ..... .~ . ~ . ~ . .~.~ ,. . . . ~ · · ; . . · 2. ~he police.departme'nt.~repor.t$ .t~at..,th,~,~.t'~'e. et'[lig~t~. -wer~ o~t''' :- mo=: covered' into ~he 'city treasqry:-by-the R~'~dk6 ~.led~:~'i:c. L~.h~' ~hd' Company at 'the time lt. receives lts. warran.t~, ~.: .~ .~. ' S, In the bill of Chas,D~Fox,~ount.~ng:'~.~ ~5~.;50.,~p. Pr'oVe~'Under ~he:' head 'of paupers ,.there'. appears:, quite a :n~e~} bf~g~qm~.' tpr 'dr~.s' furA' nished Mrs. D.H.Ohristian:,'.who :~.q:.npw .deceased.,'kn~ ~who 'was '~he- the keeper of the. . almshouse ,-- -The.-. Co~!~e .' iS' oT~"bpiniCn that: duces made the keeper ?of 'the almshcuse,~nd, f:in:d'i~S::~gualiy paid'by ~'' .' .' the city, do not come. withZn'.thc:.:scope ~b:f' [thiA-.~i'~';~and ~.~Sat '"~e "qtty : - should not ~pay .rot dr-~s-.furnis~e~ ~ln' caae~....O~'~.~kA~Ss~qf the keepe~ of the ~lmshouse or any-member ~o~his _f~.1y. -~'~e .q0~tte~ t~here~O're reco~nend~ 'that 'the 'cl. ty .aud~to~zbe .~ns~r,~cted~o ~a~de'r~aln 'the.':ex~ct '= -.~ ~ount'-o~ said items~:and c~use?tb~, ~unt :.t~'~e':r~fdnd~ Mr,Ohristian,at the time he recelves-hi~ W~r~.f~ ~e'rvices; : .... ~"-.-~:: (0n moti0n'0f-~r Mutlen the, ~e.~o~en iod~df the' m t~ee='~aS-::. "':" adopted.) ~ ',...-..-- .. ~.~.. ~.,.~. · - -- licitor as to the.rights~.of..mem~e~gf CbunciiZ'~ith_~speCt ~8'furntSh-" lng supplies' and articles--use& by..t~: ck.tY';n~t:~hde~:bo'~[~ra~'~bUt throughJ.th~' usual -channels-- of-. trade,, The clty'B'5ltcitor i~"this' o _ · . . . .~., . .. ~ .' ~ - , , .- ; · :-.. . , . ~ ~'' ion tkkes', the: view that- nc.member, o~--Cbunci'~L.oh..o~fzCe~' o'f th'e~"~ity~-~: ~: -. can"sell'any goods or supplies'-,:~ ~the cztM.., if he.. be _a. member 92f the- ' Council Or offi'Ce-r' s~-~ the-..time~.b~ ~gre~s ~'[0,.~u[~n[~h.~id 'g.o~d-s'[ plies; and' that .th'crew.need not be_~-~ !f~r~a.'.~!~i~dr'~w.n/'c_on'.b-ra.ct every transkction,'.-a, contr, a-ct eit-h~,r ~ex~eksed,dr:'~p:lie'~.=-: appr. gv.e- such bills as are presented by panzes or ;corp'orat'i, ens .w.i.th--which membe, ra of. rood that_.:saz~ :good~-:or:~.supRl~zes hav~ been 'purchased ,-'- '(on mOti~fl': of Mr ~-:Buckner i ~ "-::" by the--couho±'l, · are'-defer:red~ for..-f~rther, f~nds before ~t can pass upon sai~.-..ac~.cnu,n.t,s .xn:te:L:Li~6ht_~" so~: inv(~s-'"'-: -- G~0. L. , J. A. FISHBURN, mittee, on SeW. ers'as-, to :plans,-:e:t_c-,. for :.s,e~'ers o~'-rules~ ::.[he'.clerk was--d2r, ected tq;:wr, ite.:a !e.t'te~ reques~ifig ~him-to expedite RoanOke :~rdered for on motion off ~r. J 0 U R N A L __ C 0 .~:! ..M 0 N C 0 U N C I L. Tuesday, September 19, 1899. The Council met at 8 o'clock P. ~,!., in the Council Chamber.~ pursuant to adjournment. Present: ~.{essrs. Coleman,Ooulbourn,Darnall.,Fishburn, Graham: Hat t, King, Les cure ,Nays, ..%{lnahan ,.%~ulle n, Newt on, Se i fe rt, T err ill, Wilkinson,Witt ,}~r .Pre s ident-l?. Absent-~essrs .Backus, Buckner, Graves-S · The consideration of reports on the Calendar was resumed. The reports of the Committees on Sewers and Finance were laid aside for the time being,and the report of the Fire & Water Committee '~aken up. R~PORT 0F C0.~'~ITTEE ON F~RE AND WATER. ~.!r. ~!ays,from said commit- tee, submitted the following report: Your committee on Fire and Water attaches to this report a communi- cation from the Fire Department Board, asking that there be purchased for the use of the fire department one box transmitter for telephone one-half dozen gum coats alarms, 100 fire alarm keys, 16 single beds, and helmets, and also that the shoeing of the fire department horses be done by a competent horse-shoer. The committee has taken this re- quest under consideration in connection with the chief of the fire de- partment, who informs the committee that the additional equipments are necessary. The total estimated cost is $475. The committee recommends the adoption of the following resolution:- RESOLVED, That the City Engineer,in connection with the Chief of the Fire Department,is hereby authorized and directed to purchase for the use of the fire department,--1 box transmitter,to be placed in the Jefferson street engine house, at a cost not exceeding ~]'200; 100 fire alarm keys,to be distributed by the chief, at a cost not exceedinM 16 single beds, with iron bedsteads,and mattresses and the necessary clothing, at a cost not exceeding ~00; 6 gum coats and 6 helmets for the A].ert Fire Company, at a cost not exceeding ~50. In the purchase of the above supplies and equipments,the city engineer is directed to obtain bids in all possible cases, and give the order therefor to the lowest responsible bidder; and all costs in connection with the purchase of said supplies and equipments to be charged to the account of fire. (The resolution was adopted, Ayes--Coulbourn,Darnall,Fishburn,Graham, Hart :King, ~inahan ,~.~ulle n ,Newton, Terrill,Wilkins on ,~!r .Pres ident ~12. Noes--None: Not voting--witt.) 2. In the matter of shoeing the fire department horses,the cokmit- tee has investigated this matter,and finds that there is some complaint as to the restriction imposed by the Oouncil, which requires said horses ~o be shod by the city blacksmith; and as we find that the city blacksmith's time is fully occupied with other work,and that it ~ill be to the best interest of the city to have the~horses of the fire depart- ment shod by a competent smith who makes a specialty of such work~ the conmmittee recommends that the chief of the fire department be author- ized to designate some competent horse-shoer in this city to shoe the fire department horses,until July l, 1000, or until such time as the Council shall otherwise order and direct. Respectfully submitted, B. 0. ~AYS, J.A. FISHBURN. The second recommendation of the Fire and Water Com~nittee as to shoeing the fire department horses was adopted. UNFINISS~D BUSIN1ESS. An ordinance allowing dealers to be paid quarterly, having laid over the license tax on junk for thirty days~ was taken up for consideration, and rejected by the following vote.: Ayes-.Le scure, Seifert-2 · Noe s--Coulbourn, Darnall ~ Fishburn, Graham, Hart, King, ~:lays ,~inahan, 5{ulle n ,Newton, Terrill ,Wilkinson ,~itt ,~r .Pres ' t-l~. REPORT 0P THE C0~ITTEE 0N SEWERS. The report of the Committee on taken up for consideration. by inserting the provision that by the finance committee to- will not be needed for the work aside for sewers in the Fifth Sewers: as submitted'by ~.{r. Buckner, was ~r. Coulbourn moved to amend the report so much of the appropriation to be made night for the construction of sewers as outlined by the sewer committee, be set Ward; which the chair ruled out of order, and on e. ppeal the ~d:air was sustained. 1. The .cm~m~tte~.has qui. te r. ecen.tly~made an i:.nspeetion of the with a view o~ re.commending to.:Oo,unc, l.1.--an:;ext.e.nsion.-of .:t:he sewer..sys~em,.'- so as to benefit certain localZties n. ow jw_it-h, eut-':.sewers. - In the'.-~i-rst ward,we .fi. nd.that a ,short line of~sew, e~s. consSruqted on,Hi-ghland..avemue and FoUrth ..S~.reet w0_uld '.beneI:-'i.~.. quite, a number .~ef ..Properties ,and-have ,. recommended.that .a heaning .be ..g~.ven ~kese o'.~ne, rs,:by resolution ,which .is hereto a~tached;also a shor..~ li~)e ~in alleE b,e. tween :Elm.:.and Day-avenues, west of 6th street; also .on~_orer aven.ue ,from the..city ~tables-.te the ::..-:_ alley wast of 6th street; also in the alley between Rorer and'.Oampb, ell~-.. avenues, from Calvary Baptist Church. east :to.,St.h.street~s indicated , by a resolution hereto attached. We also report a reso. lution for-g-iv- lng the rroperty owners a hearing on the.question :of. :const-ructi.~g. sew. ers- on Campbell and Patterson avenues, between ?th..and...gtk.,s,t. reets.), to .~cov-.- er a section of the city much in need:.o.f, se:~e, rs,~and.at, so.-,compl, eti.ng.in . a large measure Section 21'~ ~ These re.solu, ti.ons.:the:cormmj;tte-e ........ , r.~eonume.nds'. shall be adopted,aud that .the city .engineer be:..~,equ~sted to-. plans and. estimates called for :therein a..-..sp~eedily-:as-possib..le..,::,:i In the Third ward,as will be .seen by: the-attached sp. ecia.l' r~lp,Or.:t-,.t.he .. committee recommends the . co. nst~ru.c~.ion qf -~the_. sys-tem.-knowm..~s .Se. ctio,n 108, upon which the .proper. ty owne-¢s....have .oe'en".he &rd ~- .. .:As .. .t o i.t',he 'line ,' of sewers proposed on Rut~°erford ~-avenue .wes't.~.to..a .point :.abou-t~200..feet.- west of Third s.trge.t, the p. reliminary ..rAsol.utiQn~ has. :b.e:e~, .~'adop.~ed.~-a,n'd ~-<~: ,, as soon as the' city e,n§ineer..comple.t.es .~he plans~and reek.es the-.estimate .~-. ~,-. the committee ',:~ill give .the =proper~',v.-owners---t'he.:req~i-red--hea~ing - .:. In the Fourt'h .~rard, as will be ..Seen by .the: sp.e. ei-a-t..r.~por.t, attached-, · the committee recommends 'the. oons-tr~uet-ion of. --~-h.~ · syst. em. kno~;m as -Sec-: .,.. tion 25, coverin.g.129 piec'esLof proP. ert,~,i in:..a S.e_.ction of. ,the.city, where the sewers are, in.~t-h~e j.u. dgmen't:of..~he committee,greatly needed. Upon this section..the ..propert. y owne.rs-ha.ve..been :gi.ven..a hearing-~a,n_d-:All. the plans ar;d dei.ai;ls- ..are..co~p..leite.':.~nd:.rea~y_.:for...adver~,t..isi..ng, tfor<.bids.. : The est i,~ted, cos,~, .for thz-s Sect.%o.n ~:i. ncluding ma,ins ~ :i-s-- - attaches .he.r-.et.q :a i.r~es-.olut%on,-~:.w, hich t'hey::re'commend.-:sha~l, . .;:-, :.' be adopted,..provi,din5-f-or-- piv!ng:.,the propert, y.-,own~rs: a .heaning...on th~' .u.f....:,,. question~ of const~r,dc:t'in'E, ce~rtai..n short lin~s: of~_.Se'¢e.ra on,.S.econd S. tr~..:et, and ChUrch aV[enues,.f:r_.o.m' 2d Jt'o 1. St :streets ;..,aTso. 2o:n '~.J-.r-~t ':st:re.~,t,$..E.~ :. from High'land' to Mountain avenues. " -- As t.o sewers 2n, the- Fifth .Ward,.the cor.~nitt-ee was".sBec.iaZty: carefu.-1 o .- ~ ~-,~¢ng znose par-~s., o.r-.t.h.e _fifth! ward :already .. .- ,conte~p!ated by resolution of.:Counci_l..... The..most.~i .~ ,.1 . ' ~ ~ ~ por~ ~n~-reon the c nl~ ~ -~ t : ~. . .. . ,, :. Y.-:eng.~neer.hereto.attached - - ·, and C . zntersectzon of ~ should be S~phoned' 'ac,rdss 'Lick Run.,and:'¢o-n'ne t'ea'' ~it-h~-t'e , -.-' -- , bell avenue, at an eS,imate'~ :Xxo+' ~'~ g~^^ .~; ....... n: mazn...1-n.Oamp-.- .... ., cona~tzons ,here,and reaards th~-' ~_u,_' _" * co.mm.~t-~ee .exanIi. ned. the.: . .-. -1570- (September -Xg, XOgZ, ) ~. ~he city engineer reports to the Oo~mittee that on May l~th he was instructed to lay a drain pipe ~o'~arry .6fl ~he StOrm water,from St.M~r.k-'.s Luther~ .aHurch,'a~ 'an ese'tsar'ed c'os~ of. ~.'50, said costs' to be borne'equally by the ch~rcH.'and city; .0win~. ~o encountering'rock, and the :advancemen~ in the 'prloe of ma~e~ials,which was not contemplated th~ cost .exceeded the ~a~'imate,~ .?he actual ~oS~ is $01;27. Th~ com- mittee recon~mends that the'action of the oi~y engineer be approved,and that St.Mark's Lutheran 0hurch'~e requested to remunerate the city of Roanoke to the amoun~ of SA0.~, .which ia one-half the cost of laying said drain pipe. "- (The action of the city angineer was a. Pproved'and recontu~endation of the committee adopted.) 4. As will be seen by the-foregoing report Aand the various resolu- tions submitted by this committee for She consideration of Council, will require an approp~iation far exceeding the $1'800 appropriated at the con,met, cement of ~his fiscal year. To' c0mple~e the wore upon which the property owners' have already been'heard, will require v?,400. Upon the other lines and~Bections now under ~consideration by the· committee, no estimate can be made un, il the plans ~0 be presented.by the property owners are ready,and which are asked for' in' 'said resolutions, above re- ferred to...The-committee is of opinion that' it has mapped out a system- atic and judic&ous plain for ext~ending~the s~wer System of the city of the city, but cannot .proceed further until ~n appropriation sufficiently large for carrying on the work.and guiding-the committee in its opera- tions, shall have been made'by the Council,' We'~therefore respectfully ask that the finance committe~e be requested to ~bring in a recon~uenda- tion supplementing.the 'seWer approp~lat~ion .to' the ~mount of ~15,000. Respectfully submitt'ed, R.A.BUCKNI~R, $ :A.FISHBURN, $. L. !~.~ULLEN, The COuncil proceeded to the consideration of the'resoiutions Sub- mitte~ by the~Oomml~tee on Sewers.' ~The' first' was a rep.crt and resolu- tion as to the construction of sewers~n~Bect'lon t06,northeast; whiAch was read,and on motion-of .%~r~. Darmatl the blanks Were filled'in by making the bond ~-l~00, and bY .~r, Beifert,making the certifi-ed~ check, ~0. The report ~.and.-resotution was then adopted by thW following vote: Aye s--0 o leman, Darnall ,~Fi shbUrn; Gr&ham, Habt ,°King, L~ s cur~',May s, ~_inahan, Mullen ,Newton, Self eft ,Territl,Wllkinson ,~ltt ,~r .Pres ident~-~6 .' Not vot- ing- -Coulbourn. Ncc s- -None. · ' Said ..report and' r. esolution .-is. recorded at the end A report and. resolution as to the constructi~on of 25,southeast, was-read, and on. motion of-~{r. Scl'left the certified check called for was fixed a't ~:50; and .olution adopted by the .following-vote': Aye s- C o leman, Dar nall, Fi sh burn, Graham, Ha~t, Kin'g, Les cur e ,M inahan, ~.{u 1- 1eh ,NeWton, Seifert ,Terrill ,Wilkinson ,Witt ,' }.~r .Pr. es ident.. -15. Noes --None; Not voting--C'oulbourn,~ays. ~aid resolution and report is recorded' at-end of-these proceedings. A resolution as to hearing the property. ~wne~s for' sewers on Highland avenue 'and ~Pourth Street,S.W. ,was 'read-, and it requiring 15 votes to pass same, it was-rejected by the -following vote: Ayes-Coleman,Darnall, Fi shburn, Hart ,King, Lescure, .~ayS, ~.,'.in ahan, .Mu lle n ,' Se if eft, Terr ill, Wilkin - son,Witt ,~.~r.President-14. Ncc s'Cbul~ourn ,~Graham, Newton. A resolution .as to the c~nstruction 'of ~c'erbain' sewers in' the alley between EIm and Day avenues,on Rorer 'avenue, and-in alley between Ro- rer and~Campbell avenues, west o'f 5th street', was read, and rejected , Ayes__0ol~eman,Darnall,-Pishburn,Hart,Klng,Lesc~re ~ ' ~ .Min'~an ~.~.ullen Se ifert, Terrill, VZilkinson,Witt ,.qr ~Pres ident ~15. ~Noes - O oulbourn, Graham, Newton,!~,_'r .P~esident~4. -(~.{r.President changed -to Na.y. A resolution as~-to the' construction of .certain lines of sewers west of ?th street, in Section 21, was read and rejected by the same vote last above, recorded, 'Ayes l~,~ Noes''4'. On motion'~ of" :~.:r..Seifert the was laid aside until after the~ Mr. Seifert in Zhe chair. of these Pr0ceedinEs ~s'ewers~ in Section t-he amount of th'e 'report and res- rema'inder- .~he se:vet Committee' s report finance 'con~mittee shall-have reported. -1571- (September 19, 1899,) Mr. 0urchin moved a reconsideration.of, t. he votes by which the 0oun- oil refused to adopt the three resolu-t'iQns as to".sewers in the First ward. The reconsider, atio.n K~s '.a'gre'~d'~t,o. '~ , .. Mr '" " ' "-~' ' '" - .... - ..... ": "-: ..... '. ~" ~: . . 0utch~..z%..~he~euRon .move~ ~o post.pon~ .the. con,side.ration, of.said ~.,~, -- ~esolutions' uqtil the next-m'eeti-~ ~,h~x~-,~,g ~_~'-~_':; -' - ~ .... "- ~e EnereuDon.moved the ,adoption of said reso%u.t.ions; M~.i,-Danna]] -,.~..- moved t0 .l:ay'-[a~ ide said "~'~'sb~h'.tk~ns' 'u~t~lya~t:~ ./~h%~',,k~X$~ '_~' + - - -~ .... .- P. ~.. . TI .... l~tsF, motion w, s · . . .... . . . - ...--- 1. As t'o the petition ~f 'J~s.-"J! Earman...[o..de,"r~u~ded.~ ': amount:.' of f~.lO.50 erroneously p~i'd foV.[.clt'Y~ .~hX~2.' o[qf:~;t..~['~he-eas~ s-ide, off . Roanoke :Street-lot"i-he yea~:.~894,. ~h~. ~cb~i'ttee has-~in:ves-~igate, d this ~:. matter,and fl'ies 'herewl't~' cer_t/.iflcat.~h['b~; t'he~.p,)'~y,:~e~su~er..,showing.:.~. clearly ~h~t th~r'e pas ~ do~ble[:chavge[ dP0n one piece-of land,, az~ that the taxes paid' by"Jos, y...:.Earman. ~h.o~ld.~ not' have been. paid,- .The. com~ mittee th~::rsfore r~.cO~ueod~.%hat-.~%he'.Ci'~y~.audi.~or be instruote:d-to dra~. -'. a warrant in favor'of Jos. H..Earman,or~:~ounse~. ink-:the sum of ~:10.50, for the purpose of 'refUnding to hi~ t~es errqnepMu:!:y...pai.d-i'D.to'.the city treasury for t'h'e year"lB94; S~'id ~c~ount. ~o be; char.ge~'to contin- gent. · --~--'-~-- ' ,~ · -. (The recosmmendation' wa5 adopted. Aves' C01em~'~ n~,,%k'~..L_' ~." '. ~- ' ~'~o'~o~'",w~ana¢,m:ar~,~xng,mescure;Mays,Minahan Mullen- N w ' .' '. -err~li,,.~lkxnson,(~ou..,~4r~Presxdent~17. Noes'~._~h,~ % , .... . . - ' -- -. _n~ gom, mxt~e has .been requested by .Vl.j,~h~,: ~ ~e,,,~-~ ....... · ~. . · .. :-.. . : ~. ...... ~ ~. ~ .~ ~--~'-.~.' ~w .~~.~ ~11~ -~' '- -.. ~s~er ac~' ; . ~.. ~ ...-. : .... : ........ P. ..... ,. . e , .!. : :'. ' -- , ,r.. ~ived cledlt foz one off th~ n.~,m~," ,,,,-.- ....... .' . " un~- I o. o~ cents and ~ne - ~ .... g - , ' - ' . o~n~r for ,1 03 --~ - .... . .... As the- a~men~... · - . - ,.~ ~ , ~ . ..... ~-.. . .P ........ ~as clearl . - . ...aae l.~ error, uh~ COmml ot ee reco~m~ ~ ,h,~+ +~ . ~, ..... = ~ ~ .... Y - · · -e~a..,ount oI 53 c~t~..~9 ~..~.F~sher.,:chargeable to.coatingent~. - .. :-.~... . 4.The recomm~ndatlOfl was-adopted, .A%~s_,~olem."'C~lbourn Da~nat.t/.' .: ~ onburn,Graham,Hart,Lescur~,~ys,M%na~an,Mul~en.,] ~ -~Seifer2.,Terr~l!,r- '. Wilkinson,Witt,~4r.Presi~fltrl5. No~_King;Newton,2~)...~.[~ .:._.. : . .: .. :.~..: 3. The. c0~[~ittee i~':~he ~a%t$~' of' %he,~pe~i~io~.Qf~W~j~,R.ig~ey:,as.~ing for assistance 't0"~e am~un%[of[~7~:'6n. ~c~nt'[6f..~ime lost-:~y".sicknes~ and expense ificurre~'bn -' '"'~ ..... -'~ ' .... aC2ount of'.~ttendLng ~ · -- '- . . -:~b~:.:~9~p%~a%, begs'- to~ r~.,.~. ~... port that' une'c~se-is one of und~Ual' Occurrence and we bqli~_ve-that_:: ~:~r. Rigney d~serV~'~..s6m~-~elP a16~ that line,-but~.ue.nepo~t: 2he matte~ to Counci]:',;,' ' - ' ' .~-f'[&-:-- ............. .. - .~tnout re60~eqdation,, o,~ such. action-as...it m~y de em .-prop~ er and ez~.~dient :~'o:~ake: ........... ' ' - ....... · (Mr. Coulbourn ,mgye~, .w%th amendment--by iJv.Newtgn~'whi, ch~-was 'ac~p~d~ that tn.. e-mount oF'~75"'6'e ailowe~'9/ ji'R[-=~e~-.~cha~seable :'2e P'otice~ac.~' - ' r ' ' ' ' ' - · · : -- .:' -. - O , J.~; · . count; which-was' agree'd :to] A~f__C'61e'mafi;-O0~ibourn,.~.~vna%~Fishburn., :..-. .. ~rah~'H~vt ,King,LescqFe ,5~a~s ,~{in.~an ,~ ~. ~'....Muli~.n ,Ne:w~on,~S~.i~e. nt, . 'l'e~ ~ ~11, .,~l~nson,,,:~r.-Pres~i-dent_16 [j N6~S ~;i%{- i:):/ 4 The ~"~ ' : -- ~:' ~ ....... '~:-. - ~' .': - '~ '~ ..... ' ~ '''~''~'~ '~ '~- : . ~nan~s and bus,ness men to -~~ +~= ~ .... u-=-',- : .... ' .- .... ' said pet*tion to some eXfenZ~j"b_ut '.~e_imS"if L~O %-...tb,.s'" '.. ~ ! l~t,.~u~ reqo~nend~t~on,, for such~9.t~on 'as. tne.-Oouneia, mn,~-~,,~ - '-. pOFt' ~ · ' , . · _ .. ,: ,~,.. ..... ~= ; . ,:. · .... -~ar.t.. o~:-. tho ne- . .::, - :. · =s,unt!l the. next reKul~ meeting..d~,,~a %. .- ' . · _. .' - · ~,~ cu~mmr~tee on 'I'~na~de h~2" be'ih- info,mb')' 6J "*'k~-EL2_"~j~[~ ........ '~" sewers ~n~+ ~- ~ .... ~ ....... - ~ ~zu .~.u~&~LE~..~ ,oR. ; ~..5% ~ .m=~pea o.u.~ a-.p.~a~ I~r a e~eral..o>: - ' '- .... ~ ,.--. .... . sewer svs~ .... ~, '- - - -. · -- .- .'-- g- -- . .... -tQUslon :.~ ~g. he......, .... . ~=m of the cx~ wh -- . . ..... · .... , .. x. ch .,,~11 be re orte ...... . propr~ 1 _, h c ~ e og~.z_'.. ... the suggestion, to C06neil ~}..the t.~me....ghe....ap.~ropri~:~o%.:bill. Was reduced,-..-.~-.--.:-' that whenever the sewer eo~grtt~e' ~ad~a~.pe~''~6~J-and- 7de:v, ise~ :ptansi.~oP.,.-~- :. the extension of the sewer sySte~,~,an .~.p.~.rp,pri~tion su~fi, ei.en.~.. ~here:~on:.:__': would be re '' '"" - ' .-' ..- pr~priatione°~ended' and a's"the s.e-~er':c,o~l't}~{~', est,ed., ~; ap--:: '. ,:~, :-- - (September i9,189@o ) On motio~'_, of Mr. Darnall the resolution was to the proviso, as to setting apart 'part of' the amended by adding there- app~.opriation for sew- ers in the'Fift-h Ward, and as amended the resolution was adoPted, Ayes--Coleman, Darnall, Fish burn, Graham,Ha~t ,King, Le.s cure ,Mays ,Minahan, .'.~ullen, Sci fert ,Terrlll,Wllkinson-,~Vltt ,Mr. Pres l'd. ent-l,5. Noes--Coulbourn, Newton-2. Said resolution is as follows-: RKSOLVKD, That the approp~iat~on for sewer Improvements fo~ the fis- cal. year 1899-1900, be supplemented to the amount of ~15,000; and the city auditor and city treasu~e~ a~e hereby directed to make entries on their books accordingly: Provided-, tha~ so much of the sewer appropri- ation as is not needed for the construction of'work already mapped out by the sewer committee as' set forth in its report m~de to Council Sept- tember 19th,1899, be and the zame l-s hereby set aside for the construc- tion of sewers in the Fifth Ward upon such .plans as. may be submitted hereafter by the-city enginee~ and adopted by the Sewer Committee. Resoe ctfully-, submit ted.~,. ,..;; '.~.~. DARNALL, J . L . M1JLLEH, W.R.COULBOURN,(with exception of) J.h ' ~' " - '. !.VILK~SOI',, S .P. SEIFERT . (sewer-appropriation.) 6. Mr. Coulbourn moved to amend the report of the Committee, by adding the following resolution, making an appropriat~ion fo~ contin- gent for payment of the Shull judgment, together with .a letter from the city solicitor,making the'requeSt, which snnendment was agreed to: RESOLVED, That the appropriation made for the fiscal year,1899vlC00, for contingencies, be. and is hereby S.upplemented to the amount of $5,000, for the payment of the JudEment of 01ive Virginia Shull vs. the City~of Roanoke; ~and the city auditor and city treasurer are hereby directed to make entries on.their bo0ks~ccordingly. RESOLVED FURTHER, That the city ~be and is.hereby instructed to draw a warrant' or' warrant~ for the payment of the .Judgment of Olive Virginia Shull vs the City of Roanoke,' charEeable t.o' contingent, after the same' shall have been approved by the city solicitor. The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes--Coleman, C oulbourn, Darnall, F-ish burn, G~aham, Hart, King, Les cu~e ,Mays, Minahan ,Nullen, Newton, Se i fert, Terrill ,Wllkin son ,Wl~ t ,~..'!r. pres. ident -17. 'Noes--None. ROANOKE (THIRD) STREET I~.4?ROVEMENT. On motion of ,~.Ir. Darnall,under a suspension off-the rules, it was ordered that the proposition for grading,guttering and macadamizing .Roanoke Street between Church avenue and Walnut avenue, be recalled from the hands~'of the street committee and placed upon the calendar. REPORT 07 SEWER C0~-.~ITTEE (RECONSIDERATION). The remaining part of the Conmmittee'S report laid over under the ~;~16-adopted to-night, was taken up for consideration. A resolution as to'.'sewers on Highland aVenue' and Fourth street S.W. was read, and rejected by the following vote: Ayes--Coleman,Da~nall, Fishburn ,Hart ,King ;'Lescure ;M~-ys ,Minahan',.::{ulleh, Se"ife r't , Terrill ,Wilkin- son,Witt-l$. Noes~-Outchin. Not voting--C0ulbourn,.Graham,Newt0n-3. A resolution as to the construction of certain short lines of sewers in alley between. Elm-and Day'avehues,S.W.; on Rorer avenue, and in the alley between Campbell .and Rorer avenues,west ..of 5.th street, a~d to give the property 'owners a he'aring th6redn, 'wa~ .'read, considered and adopted, Ayes--Ooleman ,Darnall,Fishburn ,G~aham,Hart ,King, Lescure ,~ays, !.{inahan, Mullen, Newton., Se if eft ,T erril'l, .~;ilkin s on ,Witt ,Mr. Pres ident -16. Noes--None: Not voting--CoulbobPn. Said resolution is recorded at the end of these proceedings. A resolution as to the construction of' certain lines of sew. ers west of 7th street, in Section 21, and giMing the property owners a hearing thereon, was read and rejected, Aces--Coleman,Darnall,Pishburn,Hart, King, Lescure, May's ,Minahan ;Mullen', Seifert, Terrill ,Wilkinson ,Witt -13. Noes--eutchin. Not vot lng--OOulbOurn, Graham, Newt on. A resolution as to :s'ewers on 2d street 'S.Ej, on First street S.E., and Tazewell avenue, and-in alley between 0hutch and Tazewell avenues, and on First street between Mountain and Highland. avenues, was read considered and adopted,.-by the following vote: " (Septemb'e'~ .f~, 'i89'9:) Ayes--¢ o leman, Darnall ,Flshbucn ,Hart ~ King ~Lescu~e ~ Ma.~s, ~finahaa ,Uul- len ,Newton, Sci f'ert ,Terr ill,'.~, ilkinson,Wi~ ,:~'~. P. re S ident'-15.~ Noes--None. Not vo~in~--Coulbourn,Gvah~.' ' ' ~' thg~e ~proce~'d:lngs. Said resolution is recorded at t~he e~d ~,~f ~ " On motion of ~-~r. Cutchin (~r. Seffert in the chair)..-the 'Council re'- considered the vote by which i't' rejected-th~'"twO resolMt~on~ for giving the property owners a hearing as ~to sewe:rs on.:.Hig~la~d a~enue and 4th. street S.U., also west of ?th stre~t~S.."~ on C~pbeli and patters6n~ avenues, in Section 21, and furth~.r on his mOtion:'sai~' resolutions-~ere placed on the Calendar for future action." Messrs. Newton,Lescure,~Jays and Coulbou. rn~w~Ue excus6d'fg0m., further attendance this evening. ],~AT A'~D'LIVE STOCK INspEcTION.. ~ ~!r~.'Darnall p~e~6nted. 'certain pe- tions signed by Hock & Nolte and other butchers,~ and by S.'E, Jones~and other citizens, asking that Counci'l pass an ord'inanc~-provlding'for the inspection of live .stock before' ~butCheri'n~, ' and 'that the offiCe..~of Live Stock Inspector be creased by the Counci!.~'w~c~ were ~eferved' to the co~nittee on Health. ' REPORT Or TSE'CO . XTTEE STREETS. The..repQr{'sG mXt' ed Newton is as follows: ...... 1. The co~ittee has 'been advised'tha~_.~he c6ndi6~on of.certain the cement sidewalks on Churph avenue is such as-tO:'d~nd l~ediate attention. We attach hereto a ~ett'er from S'jK.~erso~,-in which he th~. c6;h:nittee of the condi.t..ion..of the;.'wAm.lk.~fn front of his prem-.. informs ises and adjoining. The'city engineer repo~ts'- that .the - cost of re- pairing all the cement walks in thi...s..v~cinity wili'be;~200. .Th'e.com- mittee recommends that the bi t. y ?~gineer be:instruct, e.d to make'the nec,~ essary repairs'to all of the ~6ement stdew~i~s"-on ~I~U~Ch avenue, 5etween 4th and 5th streets, at a-Cont..not eXce.ed_~ng $20Q;~.~6h~rggable to 'street repairs (The reco~mendat ion was adopt'~di'~ Ay~--ooi~man,Da~,'_ail,Fi. shbur_n', .... Graham, Hart, Kin g, Mi n aJ~n ,Mul l~ n, se i re rt, T err ill ,Wilkin ~ o n ;,w.i t t, l,:~r. Pr~s- ident-l$. Noes--None. ) In this connection-the ~Ommittee h~.'~e~ue. Sted. th.e'citY s_ol.i, cit~)r to advise the'commit~ee'as to~t~ie' responsibility of' the'company:cf.'cOmPa- nies erecting poles alone this sidewalk,'wh~¢.,h ~as damaged sa~ne to' such extent as to necessitate repairs~ " 2. The committee' has made an eXam~n~i~.n'0f t~e:'c6nditioI~ o~ the drainage at 13th'avenue..and 12~h'.ave~ue N.E.; .and finds tha~ ~.Ome fill, ing-in is reqdir.ed. The' Committee recO~mends~, tha~'.t.h..e 'city:'engineer be and is hereby.authorized and. directed tO 'dO' t.he necessarM..filling at-- the intersection of 12th an~ lSth av~.nue~,from'12th'avenue'..west,, a' short distance, at an estimated cos. t'(by-.the Cortmit.tee') of'.~75, chagge.- able to street repairs. (The recon~.nenda~ion was adopted, . ye.S--Coleman;Da~n~al~,Fishbdrn,Gra, ham,Hart ,Eing ,Hinahan, ~.,!ulle. n, Seifert, Terrill ,.Wilkinson ,V/itt ,~:~r. Pres i- dent-l$. 'Noes--None. ) ~ ..... " S. In the matter of'the reSol, ut'~6~ls::~:6r.' .t.he i.mp.~.~v~.ment, of R'0ano'ke. (Third) Street, between Salem' avenue a'nd Church' av~nfie, .th~.' '_CO~mmittee has considered same, and r.ec~omm'~nd~'th~t.'ilth'e'c~ty"~nglineer'be' instrUcted to advertise for bids for guttering 'and. macadam'izing RoanOk.e.:.'(T~.i'~d') -. Street, b¢-tween Salem avenue- and;'Chdrch' ave-nbc; ~said bids:, tp "be exam- ined by the committee Qn Streets an..~'~eported~.t~ Council'"~lt]i'recom- mendation. ~ ' ~ ........... ~" (The recommendation was adoPted'~ AYes-~boiem~,D.~rnall,Fish'burn,~ra"- ham, Hart',King,,;~mna~an~" ~- ~ , ?..~ullen, S~ifert .,Te~riil,'.WilkinSon;"~it t:,~.,~' :~resi- . . . . .. ..... ..:-j.,, [' .~ ' ... , · der.~-l$. Noes--None. ) . . * *' ** .... A. ~he con~ittee has .been requeS:ted: by the' ommend the paving of_. East. avenue, N.E., .in... fr0n~..of.~"the' F.'~'iendsh'tp En2 ':** gine House. of washing -' is hereby old paving to street The committee, fi'nde this-work: 're'fy~ ne'~es_sar*Y", inj the matter the apparatus, and. re-commends.? tha't:'~ 'the-' c'i~y. '~'ngin~e'~" be" .and' .. instructed to have': thiS" pore'ion.' 6f the" .~itre'e~ pa'ved:,'us'i~E' the, brick now on hand, a'b an :es~im~t-ed cost;.:6f ~.'12~::, chargeable" .. - -...-.... '~ ...: :~ ', . --- , ~'. . · .. improvements. -18 '/*.,, (September lg, 18gg,. ) (The reoon:mendation was adopted, Ay.es--Coleman,Darnall,Fishburn,Gra_ ham,Hart ,Ki~g,~inahan ,~:~ullen,Seifert ,Tdrrill,".~ilkinson ~Witt ~,~ Presi- dent-lJ.. Noes--None. ) .. .j .... · ' ' · 6. As to .the petiti6n..~fo.~-~d'~l~ 0'n-~¢~e~ no~t'h Sid~ '0f Center ave- nue N.'V/. between 12th ~ndliSt~'~treets,"the 6o~mitt~e '~c0mmends that a longitudina!_boa~d walk be laid o~ this street' ~t'wee~ the pointS in- dicated: at a 6cst .not.~to exceed' ~lSO,._Cha~geab'le'.to .street repairs. (0n moti6~ of ~r. Cu~6hin ~the'r.e~olutign was amended by charging the costs, to street ~epaf~s,.instead. of 'im~o. ve~n~nts, and .as..amended. was adopt, ed, Ayes--Da~dali',.~ishb'u~'n, Grab,Hart ,KinE,~,~inahan ~,,Iullen Seifet~t.,Terrill,Wilkins0n,Witt ,Nm..Preside'nt212. Noes--Coleman. ) ?.. The' committee reports in tSe m~tte~ of'.paving between the curbs on Jeffe.rson street, from Camp. bell avenue~to Ki~k avenue, and construct- ing a b?ick'sidewalk 0n Shenandoah avenue N.E.and'Oo~:~onwealt. h, t~t it has taken s~e. ps to ~giv9 the .property owners, the required h~aFing. 8. ~e~eas,. ~the queSti0n..o~ g~ading the.streets and alleys in the vicinity of ~..{ountain 'avenue ~nd Pourth Street'S ..., s0 as to prevent storm-water flowing~ on_p~iy~te .pFoperty,has been considered by th~ com- mittee on Stree~s,an~ ~ep6rted. t0. Council September ~Sth With Certain recommendations, ~Hi'ch 'were ~e'c6mmitfed to said co~ittee for- further investig~_tions; .and.~e~eas, .i~ is.nece, ssa~M,in order.to affo~d the. de- sired reliefs'that tH'e 'alley between E~ and Hount~in aVenues,from Franklin Rosd to Fourth Street ,. .should be graded,in additio~' to grading of'~ount~in avehue,.~thgrefore ..~3~. BE IT.RESOLI~D, That the 'Ci%y ~ngine~ be a~ 'is hereby i~s'tructed to advertise for bidS 'for grading Mountain avenue ~e~ween Franklin Road and Four-th st~eet.; said .~ bids " to be 're~d~ted:.to the d0mm~tt~e on Streets for reco~mendati6n.td'C06ncii. '": ' "'-~ ' ' RESOL~D.FURT~R, THat'~Zhe.City'~%de~ 5~.~nd" is.hereby instructed to grade the hlley betw~ E~'add ~Iountain avenue~,fr0m Frank%'in Road to Fdu?th street, at a'co~t not'ekd6ediqg'~$iS~,, hhargeable to' ~he ac- count of street improvements. TH~-gr~'ing'6f'faid'alley is intended to provide, for the accumula~ion.of storm-water from Fourth street,and teritory'~we~t the'f~of~d. ~ to "carry'.' ~h~'. s~ms' thr0ugh 's~id.. alley .to Frank- lin Road. " -' ~ ......... (The. resolut ion was~.adopted, Ayes--Colemamm, Darnall,FiShburd, Grah~, Hart ,King, ~inahan ~ullen, Seifert, Terr-ill,Wilk'inS on ,'Wit t ,.}4r' pre~ idenb-15 Noes--Nob6. ) ' ' 8. 'The c'onunittee '~as c6nsider~d'tM~' importance of the pwrchase of steam road-roi%er., The city eng~ne~r~in%o~m~ the"cod~mit~ee.that.a good machine can be obtained.for $8,000~" .... The Commit~e'e redomm~nds that a roller be purch8-sed, at.the ~e~r~iest P0psible' date.,and"'tha't .the city en~ gineer. %&ke. st~psj. -, ~t0. .6btain"orlc~S"and.... . ~. .. .-. inVe~tikate. . the different styles aha m~mes of maQh~n~s.,and report_to.th~ c6~mi'ttee ~uch p~-opositions as he may .be'.abl¢~- to.. bbta~n....._.'We.' furth~'beCo~m~nd 'that the finance com- mittee be'requested to r~po'rt a"~pecial"apprbp~iation of ~,000 for the purpose of.providing the funds, for th.e.purchase of said roller. "~'.]~ R'gs~'tf.ully Sub~i~ted, . J..B i~WTON, "'GEOf"L. ~RT, ~.W'. LESCUR~. On motion of ~Ir.~ Darnall the propo.sition.in regard to a stemm roadh roller was ~end~d' by'~f'ovidin~ ~hat'~%h~ 's~=bf ~lO0 be'set' aside from the contihggnt.' fun~..%o enable 'the city en~%n.eTe.r, th' make th~~ beqUisite examinations.of~ such machi~e~[~._ ..Th~ .queS%ioD~'was-.ta.ke~:~bn ~he recom- mendation as amended,and the3same Was.re'~sc~ed,__ Ayes 2-C olem~n, Darnall ,~!'inkhhh ] Mdl~.e n.; Sei%e~t ,sir. Pbe s~dent,6 ... Noes-- Fishburn, Gr ah~; Hart ,King, Terr ill,~filkin s~n ,Wi'{ t, -7. PUBLIC C~%TIES. ~.~r.. Fishburn introduced a. resolution, with accom- pany'ing~ form for ~epovtsT,'t6'provid~.]tha~...tb~-'bhi~f of ~olice 'shall investigate and' make r'e~obt"%o'the'overseerA 6~' ~the poor ~p.on .th&ir request_ of. applicants fo~ pub.%ic .aid-.an~..gb~vi~y., which.was ordered' to lie over unde.r the. rules." -.-'.'. CQ~LEp, TORJ OF DELINQUE~ 'INS.0L~;~S'. ' 0n ~o.tio'n of:fMr'0ol~man the Counc.$'l' P~oceeded ~o the' e'%ection-'Of ~..C011'e.~tor of. 'deLidquent insol- vent t~xe~; and on his mbti'on, ;bh~.b~p~tion was 'fixed at 25.per. cent, 'and the bond at $500.~""'He.a%~b ~om~k~ed".C.R BUrtbn for the'po- sition, who was elected by'accl~tiO'n'. "~' ' .A -1575- -: (September.-19,1899,-). ' ' Mr. Darnall.moved that.the-.city..engineer be instructed.and authorized have the' 0ity' Hall.and· City. Jail..decorated ~on. the:.occasion..of the ... Convention,'at','a-.cost not- ex.ceeding'~25.00, .chargeable motion was "rejected~ Ayes~-Da~na~l.',Hart~inahan,Mul~eni to State Firemens' t o .Fire. · The Seifert-5. Mt.President The Counc Noes - -C o leman', Fi sh burn., --8. il then adjourned. GPaham, King, Te trill ,Wilkinson ,Witt, -ooOoo--L-' ' A REPORT AND RESOLUTION as to .the .construction 25, Southeast. : ·, : of S ewe rs in Sect ion (Adopted Se.ptember 19th,~ 1899~)' . -. Your Com~nittee on· Sewers·, in~ pur. suance o-f aI re so!.ut ion adopted March ll, 1899, providing for giving~.a hearing..to, the prope.rty~ owners on the questiOn of Constr.uc.ting a'. system .of sewers -in. Section 25',~ which embraces the teritory bounded on the ..nor.th. 'by. Tazew. ell aven.ue,on..'the~..south by Mountain avenue, on the we'st by.the Roano. ke & Southern'Railroad and on... the east by Fifth street, reports that: a hearing- .was.. given..~:t_o the .Pr. Op- -- erty owners to be benefited by su'c-h-proposed .impro~emen. t on-Nay 3d.,.1899 .. and May Gl, 1899,said hearing being held at the office o.f the. clerk of Council. The property owners, afOresaid~had due..not~ice., and..80 of the 129 property owners were represent.ed-at...the ~heari-ngS: ~foresaid; and the. plans and estimates, of'the ci:ty, engineer were produced bef.0re, the .commit- tee on Sewers at said hearings,and-.du~-~ exp-ta!ned...to, said-pr6Perty own- ers. The con~mittee is oF opinion..-_that the. pro~.p.e:rt:y, lo.ca.ted, within said Section or district, would be. benefit-~.d .by such .propo. s.e.d im. provement,a~nd. that it ought to .be made'. We. t~herefor.e-r.e.con~m, end the. adoption of the following -resolution :- · .- ~...~. -.- ~.~ .... .. ~ BE-IT RESOLVED,.by.~..the Common Council ..for ~the 0ity. of-'Roanoke, That..' a system of sewers-should be-'construct.ed, within-the boundaries .described as aforesaid, and known as Se.ction 25 ;...t.hat:- it i.s..the. ~se.nse~ of. :this Council that-~one-'half~ of the co[st, of su.ch, improvement should, be paid by the owners of the. property boundirrg .and .abutt~i.n.g-.:On. 'the '.lines' Q'f..~ewers within the Se ct ion- ' or di. st. rict aforesaid,and ben,fl:ted .by 'such proposed improvement, and' ut'hat '.one -half' .of .t:he. :.:cost,]..thereof -Should:. ibe ~pa.i.d. ~out ., . of the city treasury.and 'borne .by t'he ~ci~y ;- .and that 'said-proportion. t.o be assessed against 'and borne by .the ?property-ov~ner. s afo. resaid, sha!l-be apportioned among 'said property.Qwners .upon. such :princi~ples as' the 0oun- cil shall hereafter 'determine :by r.e.solution or Qrdinance af. ter .t!he in-.'. provement shall have,be,en-c_omRlete.d. . .. ..~..~..- .~ .. .. ..~ RESOLVED FURTHER,-. That the Ci.ty, engineer.....be an:d .is :hereb.~ ~[ins.tructed to advertise for bids.for.making.-,the--improvement-:afor, esa. id-,in some news-- paper published in .the -.ct. by .of.-Roanoke,f~or th_iffy.. ~d_ays. time ,and 'also 'to post a copy of said,adv, entisement,.-at the ~rong'.door .of .the:-City Hall; ~. said bids to be'made 'in .accordance ,--.wi'th pl. ans-~and., spe. cificat-ions on - . '- file in the office of the city en.gineer, and to be accompanied with a.. certified check in' the . sum - of -.$50 , ~nd the:bidder to-whom t. he' contract shall be awarded,, shall be required~.'.to give--bond in ...the-pena-~ty of .50.. per cent~ of the contract .pr. ice of the work,and-.conditioned.:for, the -- faithful performance of the contract afor. esaid;tke.-city, reserving the. right to reject any and all.bids...--. ~.i :;;._ :..,. .. ... .. RESOLVED. FURTh~ER, .That .-when .:.said .::b ids shall_, have.: been clos ed ,aft er thirty days' notice as a-~oresaid; the.,:comnlitte.e on.sewers..is hereby authorized and directed to consider-the.same-.and..,report to:-.0ounoil with- their recommendation. · .... .:~ :.., ..,:.,.::-~.:-. '..:., _.. .... ~-:ooOoo ;' . ~..~ .' . .. · '.. ~ ~. , A REPORT AND RESOLUTION as to 106, Northeast. (Adopted September: 'Your Committee 6n Sewers in pursuance of -1576- the construction of Sewers in SectiOn adopted on Oc- 19,1899. ) a~.resolution tober ll,1898,providing-for.giving'a heariflg.to.the the question of Constructing"a.system:.of'sewers in embraces the teritory bounded on .the Holliday street,about'midWay between between a point about 100 feet north ft. north of Wells ave.; on the east of the city sharter. All said rights of way, to be property owners on Section 106,.which west~by a' line' running parallel to H011iday and Third Street,N.E.and of Shenandoah ave'. ,and a po'int~ 100 by a line,, running parallel to and about 100 feet east of Fourth street.~and between Shenandoah and Wells avenues,and on the north by Gilmer avenue,.between~Third street and Kim- ball avenue; on the south by Shenandoah ave. between Third street and~ a point 100 ft. east of Fourth Street,N.E., report's that a hearing was given to the property owners to be benefited by such proposed improve- ment on the ?tl~ day of June ,1899 , said° hearing being held at the office of the Clerk of Council. The property owners aforesaid had-due notice, SS of th8 59 property owners,, being, represented at said .hearing. And the plans and estimates of the city engineer were produced before the committee on sewers at the hearing aforesaid and .duly explained to said property 'owners. The ~committee is.of~ opinion that the property located within said district would be. benefited~ by· such' proposed improvement, and that it ought t'o be made. .-We therefore recommend the-adoption of the .following resolut-ion': ; BE IT RESOLVED by-the Common ,CoUncil for. the .City of Roanoke, That a system of sewers should, be .constructed within'.the boundaries described as aforesaid,' known as Section: '106 ; that it i's' the sense of this Council that oneZhalf of the cost. of such proposed .improvement should be paid' by the owners' of the 'property; bounding and 'abUtting on the lines of sewers Within the district or '- se ct io'n a'foresaid, and-benefited by such proposed improvemeqt,and that-oneihal:f' of. the. cost thereof should be paid out of the city treasury and borne by the city:-and' .that Said pro- portion to be assessed against and-borne bM.the .property owners-afore- said, shall be apportione'd 'among' said', pr'operty'- owners: upon such prin., ciples as the Council sha:ll..hereafter determine by resolution'or-'ordi- nance after the improvement aforesaid 'shall have 5-een completed. RESOLVED FURTHER, That .tHe J.Oity engineer.be and .is hereby instructed to advertise for bids for-' making the improvement aforesaid,in some' news- paper publishled-in"the'.ci:ty of Roanoke,f-or .thirty days'- t'ime, .and also to post 'a copy of said'adVertisement at the 'front 'door' ofm..the City Hall; said bidS to ~be made in accor, dance w. it'h' .planS and specifications on file in the office of- the City 'engineer, ' and to be accompanied-with'a certi- fied'check in the sum of.-$50'; and the~bidder .t0..wh~m'the contract' shall be awarded,shall be required to give b0n~ in'the.penalty'of ~l,500,.and conditioned for bhe' faithful performance Of the Contract aforesaid; the city reserving the"~ight to reject any and:all bids. RESOLVED FURTHER, That 'when said bids sh~ll have been closed after thirty days' notice'as'aforesai'd,the committee-on Sewers is hereby au- thorized and directed to consider the .same .and report-to-Council with their recommendation. RESOLVED FURTHER; That the 'City solicit'Or be .and '.is hereby instructed to take 'up the question ~ of securing 'the .r.i~htS of way 'from'the property owners in Section 106-'as.aforesaid for the various lines of sewer.s a- greed upon,and :endeavor to have :said property owners sign.whatSver rights of way may be required; and in Case any'property owner refuses to sign the 'right "of way .for said'sewer's;She Cit~ solicitor is hereby authorized and instr'ucted to institute .proceedings and have sUch rights of way condemned, i~ 'accordance with 'the plan..upgn whiCh..Said property owners have been given'a hearing', and in'acc0rdance'with:the provisions costs inCurred-in connection with.securing pa'idl.0ut, of the appropria[tioln fbr sewers. -- oo0oo--- .... -.1577~ ,: .~'~:.q~'r:~:,~r¢,N as to the construction of certain short lines of sewers in the First Ward. .-. (Adopted September 19, 189.9'. ~ RESOL~D~ That. the Co~ittee on ~Sewers of the Co--on Council ts here- by authorized and instructed,at such t~me as-.the:y, may. fix~and a-f-tot, this reso!~tion~ shall have become a.law.,t.q .give a hearing befor~ such co, it- tee to the owners of the prope~tM abutting and .bounding upon proposed !~nes cf sewers~.de'scribed~ as.-~o~.low~.:' .(1).Beginn~ngm at a. point ..in the alley between ~ and.Day.avenues,east .o~. 6th ....... street,and., running, west. in said alley,we, st of. 6th street.,a ~distance .of~ 150 feet.: (2)~On 'Ro~er av~nue from the city stables.,west to the alley east of-.eth street..-(S) . In ~h~ al~ey.between .Rorer a~d ~.C~pbelt avenu~s,~r.om Calvary,.Baptist : ." Church~east to 8th street,on the question of constructing sewers.~for the accommodation and beneflt of their, respect-ive .p~operti'es. And said Oom~ mitt~e shall ~ive no,ice of .ten days to ~he prope.rt:~.owners 'bounding~ and~ abutt~ o.n sa~d oroposed lines of sewers, at the-points indi~cated~ or benefited.by any such proposed .impro.vemen.t,~of the place and %ime of said he~zng~' which said -notice- sha~ll.. . be serve~ at. leas% .-ten days b~fore. ~he~ hearing aforesaid,and shall' su.~on: said. owners t0. appear before said ~,~.,'~t'~ee. to..be..heard for or .against said -prop,s.ed- improvement. -Said hearing Shall not -be had until a. plan of:.such' proposed improvement shall ~-. - have be.e~ made. by the city.engine.~r,.:.vith.an estimate..o_f the. .cost., such. : p~=n and estimate .'to~ be.-filed :i2 %he ~cle~k'.~. off.ica.of the Co~o~:.Coun- ci!,and sha%l be prodMcgd .~efore the .co~ittee on. se%yer~..~t-.the, hearing; aforesaid.--After .such'h. earing shall have bgen-given, by.-the c:ommittee.-:,.. on sewers.~it, shall..~epor.t to Council' .with.reQommenda,~io~ns,whe. ther or .-.-- · not said improvement-.should.- .be made~,a~n.d ;~hat:,.~o~nt, of t~he ~c_osts, if,-any, ~.. _. ' shall be .paid .bY..the o%~[njePs '0.f. the- rea:%, estate, abutting ~pon,'.t-he "sewer:' lines as aforesaid, or be~fi:ted...by ,such ':impro~.amen$,and what~.~proporti-.on -- of the cos-ts of the imProvement aforesai-d s~all be-pa-~d.-out-b~ thef..ci.ty. '- treasury. · .... :.. .... . .... ~, '. --- ;:: : :: .v. ~..~. ~.. - ojo0oo= ..- ._ ,._~ .... . ..~ .~: A RESOLUTION as to .the construction, of~ qer:tain, .sho~tJ.lines~. of..,sewers .. in the Fo~r~h. Ward~. : ..:.~_....: . .~,~ .. · : '. ~ . (-Adopted S~Pt~m~e~.-;1~,-. 9("[..~ .,. ... RESOL~D, .That' the Co~ittee~ on ..S:ewers of-,-the Co~n. Council is. here~. by authorized and instruc, ted, .a-t-su.ch. time .as th~.y..may fix,a~d--afte~ -', .- this resolution shall:.-have, become a--.la~to .~i-ve~-a ~-ea~ng 'before such.~ committee.to.the-owners of the.:RrpP, ert~.abut.~ing and .bounding-upon pro--.~ posed lines of s~wers desc_Eibed as.-.~ot~pws: ~!) Beg-i. nnAng, at~a.manho,le -.- on 2d stre.~,.between Ki-rk and ChuF~ch: avenues.~S.E,.~nd.~running 't~en.ce. on. ~, 2d street -to Tazewe-li ave. ;..-it[hence. on T. azewell[ .aven~-e ..~o~ .~i-.thin.' 200.. ' ft. of J~ffe'r'son -straet; also on ~i~st-stre~_: from Tazewel-l.:to: Butlitt .,-. - avenues;: also .beginning~.gn.2.~ .s~reet .at..the a-l!ey-between .ChurDh and Tazewell avenues,and running wes~ in:-said alley..to, First ~treet... '.(2) .. Beginning 0n M~u~-tai-n-~venue at the ~lley between-.~Jef-fers_on and-.Pi~st_ ~--:. .-~ street,S.E.,thence with Mou~tain-.a~eDue 'to First"Stree:t, thence s.o. uth of~ First Street to Hi.ghlan~ .avenue,,.cover.inE the..p~o~ert.-ies on the east side of First. st~ee$.,.on the q:uestion~ of.~coDs~-ruc~-ing.--se~ers fb-~ the'.'adco~oD "' darien a-nd b'ene~i.~..0f. :t~eir .re-spe,c.~-i,ve~ properties .'.~.:._And. said-~ comnitt.ee.-: : shall give. notice of .ten. dayS.~· to .the prQpe, rty owners~, b0~d-ing~-and :a'but-. '~' .-~.: ting on said proposed lines of Sewers,at the points indicated or ben~,- ..~ -' fired by ~ny such ,Rrgposed-imprpy~ment,.of t'he. p_lace 'and time.-'[of~'s~id ..... hearing, which said no~ice sha~l be.. s~rved~..at, least .ten 'dazs-~.~efore 'the :-- hearing afo.resaid-,and-shall, sub. on~ s~id owners .~t_o: ~appear- ~bef. ore' said ' co~ittee .to.-be.heard for .or agains~said.pr, oposed, improvement:~ Said:::'.' '. hearing shall .~ot-.be.. had until a plan o.~ such; p. ropo. sed improwement shal'l.. have bee~] .ma~e by .the .:C.ity .engineer~,with an:-e~.ti~te of the :co~t-:,~uch .. . plan and e~.imate-to be. fi:~d, in the .c!erk~ s: .office of the Co,on ~Ooun~' ~...-.. cil,and shall .be p~oduced before/the ~co~ittee-~on sewers at--.the hearing- :~ -. aforesaid. After. such h~'aning s.hal.1-have ~he:.an gi.ven .bE .'ihe on sewers ,-it; .~hall repo.~ "to- Council~ wi-th: reco~me.ndation,whether, or. not,' '" -' said improvemen.t. ~should. be 'made ,.and ~at ~.o.un.t: :.off -the, -costs, if. any, '~- -.. shall be paid by the owners of the real estate,abutting upon..the-, sewer ~ -- lines as afores~i.d,or benefited ..by..su'ch~.impnovement~=~nd w~' p~0portion thereo~. $~a~!~be- Paid out .off.the .citz~:%n. easnrz~::.~:. ~- /..~,~ .~ ....f .... ~. . ~o~0 · . .- - .' ,.[..".A. , ;' "" '~ .... ~m O~--~~-~ ,- : ...-.,.~.} : .... . J 0 U RNAL-- ~ 0MMON 00UNO I L. Tuesday, October 10, 1899. A regular meeting of Council was held to-night at 8 o'clock, P.M. in the Council 0hambez.: Mr. Joel H.Outchin, the president, in the chair. Present: Mess,rs. Backus, Buckner, 0o].eman ,Darnall,Fishburn, Graham, Graham ,King :Mays, ~nahan ,Newton, Seifert, Te rr ill ,Wilkinson ,Witt ,Mr. President-16. Absent--Messrs. C oulbourn ,Hart, Lescure ,Mullen---4. JOURNAL. On motion of Mr. Graham the reading of the Journal was dispensed with,and further on his motion it was approved. M~_YOR'S MESSAGE. The following message from the Mayor was read and referred as indicated. To the Common Council for the City of Roanoke. I attach hereto a communication from W.G.Bs. ldwin, to the liquor dealers of Roanoke, in regard to detective work done to prevent violations of the liquor li- cense laws. Prior to the doing of this work a committee of the Liquor Dealers' Association waited upon me and represented that their business was not properly protected, and requested either that detectives be employed by the city for the purpose of putting an end to theae viola- tions, or that the association be allowed to prosecute the work and re- ceive the fines therefor. I had no authority to do either, but stated to the committee that,should the amount of fines collected exceed the expenses of conviction, I would recommend that Council pay the bill,or such part thereof as seemed proper. The amount of fines derived from these cases so far collected is about ~130, with other cases pending. It seems very difficult for regular policemen to secure evidence against this class of offenders, and I had spent personally ~37 to secure the evidence with very little result. The nature of the business ,.vas such that it could not be very well referred to you for action before hand. The bill for $80.20 was paid by the Association,and I recommend that it be paid to it. (TO THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE. ) I would also call your attention to the fact that dray-drivers, des- pite the efforts of policemen, constantly loaf at the corner of Rail- road avenue and Jefferson street, to the great annoyance of Dr. Gale's tenants, and I would recommend that a small platform be laid on the north side of the avenue similar to the one used by hack drivers, or some other steps be taken to remedy the evil. (TO STREET C0~.~ITTEE. ) I beg further to state that cattle are frequently being stolen from the commons and slaughtered at the .slaughter houses. After they are butchered the policemen have no means of identifying them or or con- necting the perpetrators with the crime. As a means of ameliorating the evil, I recommend that each butcher be required to report daily to the chief of police, or some other official, the number of cattle killed at his slaughter pen, with a minute description of same, and that prop- er penalties be prescribed for his non-compliance, as is done in case of junk dealers. (TO THE C0~$~ITTEE ON ORDINANCES. ) Respectfully submitted, JAS. P.W00DS, Mayor. REPORTS OF OFFICERS. The monthly reports of the City Engineer, City Auditor, City Treasurer,Clerk of the Markets, City Physician, Board of Health, City Sergeant, Keeper of the Almshouse, were read and ordered to be filed. PETITIONS PRESENTED AND REFERRED. The following petitions were pre- sented and referred to the committees indicated, respectively: Mr. Backus presented a petition of. C.H.Elliott,asking permission to cut down a large oak tree on the street, corner of Third avenue and 15th street,N.W., which was referred to the Committee on Streets. Mr. Cutchin presented a petition of Southwestern Building and Loan Association,by J.A. Childress,Agent,asking to be relieved as to taxes alleged to have been erroneously assessed on lot owned by said associ- ation, part of No. ll2, Roanoke Land & Imp. Co., on East avenue,N.E., and that two years taxes which have been paid be refunded,and that two years which are now due, be remitted, which was referred to the com- mittee on Finance. Petition of T.W.Goodwin,Agent,and others, asking that a five-foot brick or board sidewalk be constructed on the north side of Elm avenue from C.A.McHugh's property, to Franklin Road, to Street Committee. -1579- (October 10, 1899, ) Petition of R. S. Willi,mms, asking to be refunded special assess- ments, as follows' For sidewalk on Campbell avenue, levied in-1889, $75; and for sewer assessment, S. alley, $12.75; and filed the receipts of the treasurer as evidence of payment; which was read and referred to the committee on Finance. Petition of Chas. Lawson, L.L.Downing avenue N.W., be graded so the water company may be able to supply water to the residences on that avenue, or to hydrant; which was read and referred to the committee on Petition of J. A. Steger, and others, asking that an and others, asking that Patton to lay piDes grant a fire Streets. electric light be erected at intersection of Luck and Grove streets, was presented by Mr. Pishburn, read and referred to the Committee on Lights. Petition of D. K. _~men, T.T.Fishburne, and others, asking that Pat- terson avenue be macadamized from Campbell avenue to lSth street, and ]3th street from Patterson avenue to Virginia avenue bridge, was pre- sented oy }.~r. Fishburne, read and referred to the Committee on Streets. Request of the ~.~eals & Burke Clothing Company, asking to be issued a duplicate warraut on treasurer, for one issued Sept. 15th,1899, No. 12,4~7 for ~a°.00, was presented bv~ ~.~r. Terrill and referred to the .Com- mittee on Finance. Petition of Jos. H. Earman and others, asking that Roanoke Street from Salem avenue to Franklin Road be macadamized, was read and re- ferred to the Committee on Streets. Petition of B. B. Irby, The Johnson Grocery Company and others, asking that an ordinance be passed or such action taken by Council as will restrain the commissioner of Revenue from issuing l'icenses to any but natu'.'alized _~m~erican citizens, was presented and read and referred to the Committee on Ordinances. . ~ R~PORTS 0F O0~.:~.~iTTEES The Standing Committees of Cou~,ci! were called for reports, and rep~ts were submitted and placed on the Calen- dar as follows' Health, Finance, Sewers,Streets, Ordinances, Accounts, and Public Property. REPORT 0F C0~.~...'..'~IT~;E 0N HEALTH. ~:Ir. Minahan, from said Committee, submitted the following report: 1. In the matter of the petition of Hocke~& Nolte and' others, and S. E. Jones and others, asking that Council provide by o?dinance for the Inspection of Live Stock before being butchered, and to so require that no fresh meats shall be permitted to be sold Within the city lim- its unless the same shall have been inspected prior to 'being butchered, the co=±~.ittee has considered the question,a~:d obtained the opinion of the city solicitor thereon, which we attach hereto. After' due consid- eration of the subject the conmnittee reports adversely 'on said petition and ~~ecommends that it be not granted,for the reason that it is vicious in p:~inciple and we do not believe it will promote the object which the petitioners claim. If enacted into a law, country merchants and producers would be prohibited from bringing fresh meats .into the city; and no person could sell at all any fresh meats within the city unless butchered at slaughter-houses within the city limits,and-subject to such inspection. For these reasons the committee reports adversely on said petition. 2. In connection with the above matter, as there has been some com- plaint'' as to the sale of unsound or imperfect meats within the city and at the markets, the committee .recommends that the clerk of the markets and his assistant be instructed to hereafter be more careful as to the inspection of meats offered for sale in the city,and to see that the laws in relation thereto are rigidly enforced. 3. The Co~.~ittee on Health desires to call the attention of Council to the nuisance caused by storm-water flowing upon the 10ts south of Cmmpbell avenue and east of the Terry Building. The commit'tee believes this nuisance is the direct result of the imperfect B~adinE on Kirk avenue,and recommends that;~ the matter be referred to the 0ommittee on Streets,with the request that the committee take the question under consideration and make such recommendations as will remedy the trouble. .-1580- (0ctober 10, 1899.; 4. The committee is informed,and has reason to believe tha~ there are a large, number of premises in the city within the districts where sewers have been constructed, that are still unconnected with the sew- ers. We regard this as a very important question, and one that should receive prompt attention at the hands of the executive officers, We further believe that a systematic investigation of the premises ought to be made in order that the facts may be ascertained; and the commit- tee therefore recommends that the Nayor be requested to cause an inves- tigation to be made of all the premises in the city within districts where sewers have been constructed,and report to the committee on health the names and locations of such p~'emises as are still unconnected; and further, that the 5{ayor at once take steps, uDon ascertaining what premises are unconnected with the sewers,to enforce' the ordinance in that particUlar,and compel the owners and occupants of all premises fronting or abounding upon the public sewers to connect therewith. Respectfully submitted, N..NINAF_~N, A. B. COLE~AN, J. E. GRAHA3,.~, LEVI ~ITT, J.H.WILKINSON. On motion of Nr. Buckner, the report of the Committee on Health was adopted. REPORT OF C0~..~ITTEE ON FINANCE. The report submitted by Nr. Darnall is as follows, and was acted upon as indicated: 1. -Concerning the claim for damages made by Nfs. S.V.Urquhart, who is alleged to have been injured by falling on the sidewalk on 12th St. N.W., and which matter was referred to the committee to consider the proposition that would be made for compromising the case, beg to report that they have considered the same, and heard the attorneys both for the city and for ~.rs. Urquhart,and have referred the matter back to the city solicitor for further investigation. 2. As to the claim' for damages made by .~..'!rs. !~ary Netz, of Roanoke County, on account of injury sustained by horse running away and becom- ing entangled in a wire fence near Pranklin Road bridge, which was also referred to this committee to consider any compromise that might be presented,beg to report that after considering the case, we recommend that the matter be referred back to .%{essrs. Hoge & Hoge,and with the information that the city has no proposition of compromise to make. ~. As to the claim of G.L.Cannaday to be refunded ~12.50 sewer as- sessment paid in 1891,for sewer on Gilmer avenue N.E., the core,mit'tee recommends that this s~mount be not refunded, for the reason that it was paid by S.A.Cannaday in 1891, th~ then owner of the property. Since that time G. L. Cannaday has become the owner of the property, and he now seeks to have the assessment paid by an other party refunded. In the opinion of the committee said G.L.Cannaday is not entitled to re- ceive the amount asked for. 4. The committee has been requested to recommend the refunding of a sewer assessment paid by Nr. J.C.Graves,in 1890, for sewer constructed on 4th street,N.E., amounting to $10. As this assessment stands upon the same basis as-others which have been repaid, and as .~!r. Graves has filed the treasurer's receipt with the committee, we recommend that the city auditor be instructed to refund the amount,and charge the same to contingent. 5. As to the petition of Dr. W. Hodgson, to be paid the sum of ~24.15, for constructing sewer on Commonwealth avenue, the committee has referred the matter to the city engineer for report as to the avail- ability of said sewer so constructed,and whether or not it is suffi- cient for city purposes. 6. The committee has been requested by the Chief of Police to rec- ommend the purchase of overcoats for the police force. ~!e have referred the communication to the ~ayor for whatever recommendations or sugges- tions he may have to make on the subject. 7. The report of the City Auditor shows that the Health account will be over-drawn upon the payment of the September bills; and we therefore recommend the adoption of the following resolution: (The following resolution was adopted--Ayes-Backus,Buckner, Coleman, Darnall, Fi shburn, Graham, Graves ,King ,Ninahan, Newt on, Self eft, Terrill, V;ilkinson,Witt ,Nr.President--15. Noes--None. ) (October 10,. ].899.) RESOL~D, That .the appropr, iati. on for Health, '~de' for' the' fiscal year 1899-.1900, be and is hereby'supplemented to ~the amount of $500, and the city auditor and c~t¥.treasurer are 'here!Jy"ins'tru'cted. to'mak$ entries on their .books accordiugly. Respectfully submitted, 'H. M. DARNALL~" · .. .. · J.H.¥£ILKINSON, S.- P. SEIFER'T. The report of the 0onm~itt.ee was adopted. .... " REPORT OF CO~.ITTEE ON. SEWERS...-' The ~eport' Submi. tte'~-by Mr.'-BUckner is as..foll'ows, and was a.c. ted. Bp.on as indicated: " -' 1. in t}ie matter of constructing sewers in the Fifth Ward,and de- :.. ' vising plans therefor-, the committee attaches hereto certain coh~muhi- cations from the city engineer, on the subject,from which .'it will be seen that the maturer is delayed-, as the. city enginee~ States,. for lack of assistance in his office. The committee has no recommendation to '" make upon the subject of granting extra help for· 'this' purpo.se, but thinks the city engineer can, with the-present force in his 6~fice,gut' up such. plans as are required by the ~ommittee,a'nd. reco~h.~ends .~he ~' adop- tion of the following resolution: " ..~.. .. - RESOLI~D, That the City Engineer be and is*:hepeby·.instructed t5 port ~o the 0ommittee on Sewe.rs, within-thirty days, an estimate'.for ' constructing a line of sewe~-s, for the'put. Pose 'of sewering, certain ·" sections' of the. Fifth Ward:,. as follows: Start l~g fromm th8 main '~n'0amp-. bell avenue, by the shot. test and most:available rout.~',the'nC'e~t0·Oente~;,' avenue; thence in Cente~.-avenue.to~Tth street; thence south on.7th St:, to the alley between ~henandoeh'and Oente.r avenue§; t'hen'ce \~est'in s~d' :~ ':" alley to 7~h s.treet. -.. . ........ . .-. : '-~'- (Mr. Darnall moved to am'end the resolution so as to .p..r. ov..i~e th'a~_ 'the city engineer...be, au.tho.ri.zed -to ..empLoy ~additi'onal h~ip f0..r..a.period of sixty days at a cost no.t exceeding ~100; which'w~S-rejected,. A~es Coleman, D'arnal'l, Gr'ave s, Ma:v:s ,Mi-nahan, Ne.W.t o n, S e'if~r't ,.Mr. Pr e's ide n.t -8"." Noe s--Backus, Buckne r, Fi shbu~-n, Graham.~ King, Terr:iI1 :Wilk'i~s ~n ~ ,~f. it t'-'--8 The resolution as repor, t:ed by-.the-0ommittee .wa's-then adopted'.-') .... 2. The .committee reports, t.o C. ou~cil .that"no ~ids.'we~"-r~¢'~iv~d .'for..' laying the 24"i and 18', drain.pipe: between 6th.-and' 7th 2tree'~'S:'and be-' " tween 8th and 9th ~treets S.W.~ between Cs_mpbell and~Rbr.e'r avenues. The. committee is incli, ned t0~ beli.eve that 'ahothe'r t'rial'bugh't"to be'made in order t°. se'cure'..bids for d.oing this wor. k~,' an'd' ~ubmit§'the-'f0i'lo'~ihg . " resolUtion' 'for adoption- ' .~ ;- .. ..:' .--.-. . J.! . '' ... RESOLVED, That the City. Engineer be and.is.h.ereby'in~tru, cted~'to ~'?er · pare the necessary.specifications., and to advertise for-.bids' f'o~. laying' ' the 24" and 18" dbaih, pipe (which' pipe-has already'be~fl purchased and delivered)..bstween 6th and 7t'h str. eets.and between 8th arid 9th'streets,-~ S.W. betwe-eh ROrer and Campbell avenues;, s~id notibe tO"be published once a week for four weeks in .the. Southern-Weekly NeWs~'fihe R0anoke". Times and the ROanoke Evening'World; and that' the spec-i'fidati~n~ fo~'~ said work be prepared in the office of the city-engineer before said advertisement is inserted in the '.newspapers; 'and that no certified check be required to-b'e d~posited--with-the.:b'ids s~-'submit~'d. '" ~' '~' · .Respectfully submitted,--.-:"R .A. BUCKNER, .. -. . _ · ... J: .E .- .GRAHAM, 'j .; '-A. 'F':ISHBURN-. ~ ': '~. On motio:u of ~:,!r. Buckn'e~. the-second, resolution Of the ~we~ C'0mhuit' tee was re. mended so as to provide that. the c-ity~ enginee~ s~all'P~epare' the. specifications before inserting the advertisement 'in 2he"n.e. wsPape, rs-. Mr. Cutchin (Mr. Se i fert .-. in the chair )' moved in'-lieu of th'e' recommeh dation of the Committee, that the .ci.t~ en'gine~r b~ instructed to'~per- form the work of laying said d~a.in .pipe at .once.,' which'~a-s" fei-eot.ed.:,. ' Ayes --Da~naI1 ~ Grave S ,Mays, Minahan, New~t- on ,.Se i:fe ~'t, Mr' .-P~es iden't - 7:.' N0e s ' Backus, Bu ckner, Coleman, Fi si~burn, Graham, King, Te.rPiil,Wilkinson ,Vfit%_9.. .... ~r. Cutchin also moved to strike out the'-last: clause, of said're'sold- tion providing that. no. certified .check-be required, and: in l~eu'thereof to insert that a cert'ified check of ~-' . . . .... .~2~.' shall .be~"~epo~i-ted.wi~h bids,. -.. which was .r.e jected, Ayes-Da~na'll, Graves ;R~ays ,Min~han ,Mr [ Pre'silent-5; Ncc s --Bac ku.s', Bu ckne r, 00 leman, F i shburn, Grahs~n, KinE', Newt on, Se i~ e r.t., Te?-· . "' rill,Wilkinson, Witt--il. ::.. .. .. · , ..- -.~ The resolution a.s ~.~nended. was.then-.adopted,, as .above' ' "'" ~-eco.rded'. (0ctobe,~, .1.0, 1899. ) R~PORT 0~ 00~ITTP,~, 0N 81.'R~T8, The report submitted by t~r. ffewton is as follows, an~ was acted upon as -in,lasted, 1, ~he' city engineer informs the committee that the condition of the floors of the brid~es over Roanoke River at ~alnut avenue,Jefferson street and Norwich, are such aa they cannot' be repaired to make them safe,and that to wait for bids to be aske~ a~ain, would lay the city perhaps liable for damage suits. He also informs the committee that materials can be purchased direct from the mills cheaper than they can be furnished by contract~ and with more promptness. We recommend,there_ ~ore~ the following resolution: R~80~VE, D~ .That the 0!fy Engineer be ~nd is hereby authorized and di- rected to purehe, se the necessary materials'~ ~nd cause the bridges ov~.r Roanoke River ~t Walnut ~venue, Jefferson street ~nd. Norwich, to be .~re- pared in ~ccordan~e ~ith specifications heretofore prepared by him, at a cost estimated o~ ~1~6].8.00, chargeable to the account o~ brid~es. (the resolution was adopted~ Ayes .... Backus, Buckner,¢oleman~Darnall~ Pishburn, Graham ~ Graves ,Kin~ ~Mays ~ ~inahan, Newton ~ Seifert ~ Terrill, Vfilkin_ son,Witt ,~'r.?residen~_16. Noes-~None. ) 2. The city engineer informs the committee that it is very necessa- ry that the private ~lley in the rear of the Gale ~ilding on ~efferson street should be paved with cobble 'stones for drainage purposes; and that the owner of the property will furnish the materials provide~,the cit~ will perform the work. The~estimated cost of performing this work is $100; and as the matter is one of considerable importance for the protection of the properties on the west side of Jefferson street from flooding in the cellars, the committee submits the following resolution for adoption: RESOLVED, That the Oity Engineer be and is hereby authorized and in- structed to cause the private alley in the rear. of the' Gale Building on Jefferson street to be paved with.co'bble stones, at a cost not exceeding ~;lO0~ chargeable to street repairs; Provided, that the owners of the property abutting upon said alley, to be so paved will' furnlsh or pay for the necessary materials. And it is understood that the right of the owner to said private alley is not relinquished in any wise on ac- count of said improvement. (The recommen'dation was adopted, Ayes--Backus,Buckner;Coleman,Dar_ n all, ~'i sh burn, Graham, Grave s, King, Mlnahan, Newt on, Se i fert, T err ill, Wi lkin- son, Witt-14. Noes--Mays,Mt.President_2. ) $. The city engineer also informs the committee that J.~,~.K~.ght former foreman of one of the street' forces,lost 7 days during the month of Augusts that said Knig~t..was then much in need of rest,and recom- mends that the amount of ~?lO-be allowed him. We recommend that the city auditor be instruc..ted to draw a war.rant in favor of J. M. Knight for $10.§0 ,chargeable .to contingent,for the purpose of paying him for time lost during the month of August,1899... Respectfully 'submitted, J.B. R. A.. BUCKNER,- J.H. WIT.KINSON,GE~.L.HART. The third recommendation.of the committee was 'adopted, Ayes--Backus, Buckner, Co leman ,'COleman, Darnall, Fish burn, Graham ,King ,Mays, Newt on, Se i- fert, Terri].l ,Wilkinson ,Witt ,~r. President-14: Noes-Graves.,~inahan_2. STREETS:-PART ~I. The committee also reported as follows: 1. The committee attaches a report, from the city engineer,inwhich he gives the cost' of sweepin~ and cleaning the streets by the city at ~4.ll per night, as against ~4 per night by contract,' but in-as-much as the present method is more satisfactor, y,the commi~ttee feces_mends that the city engine.er be instructed the paved streets with. the use of the dered and directed by the' Council. (The recommendation was adopted. ) and authorized to con'~inue cleaning city forces until otherwise or- 2. As to the resolution her. etofore proposed, for giving the proper- ty owners a hearing on the question of constructing 6 ft. brick side- walks on' both sides_ of-Nelson street,from the Market square to Ohurch avenue; and on the south side of Church avenue from Jefferson street to Randolph street ,and also on the north side of Church avenue from Nelson street to Rando.lph street, we report the resOlute, on back,with recommendation th&t it be adopted. Wilkinson ,Witt ,Mr. Pre Said resolution is $~ The committee W1~ereas, on October the city engineer to us to the streets of. the c and Whereas, the commit fromed on the streets o or new work, should be .~1583- ' (October 10th,1899o) (The resolution was adopted, Ayes%MBaekus,Buckner~'Oole~a~i-DarnalI,. Fi shburn, Graham, Graves, King ,Mays ,Mays ,Minahan, Newt on s ldent--16. Noes--None. ) recorded at~ the 'end of these' pr]oceedin'gs~o submits the following r'esolution':' ll, 1898, a. resolution was a.dopte'd, authorizing e his discretion in the matter 'of making repairs ity,so-as to utilize .'the stone, from the crusher; tee on streets, is of Opinion that 'all work per- f the city, whether in the nature of repairs considered by the committee and acted upon by the Council, as said committee, is in a measure held responsible for the proper care of the street appropriations, therefore BE IT RESOLVED, That all resolutions 'or' recommendations heretofore adopted authorizing the city engineer to use his discretion in the mat- ~er of repai~-s or improvements to any of the streets-of the city,be .and are hereby repealed; and that no work shall' hereafter.be performed~upon any of the streets of the city unless the same be ordsred by the ~oun- cil; Provided, That in the case oflemergency repairs ~equired for bridges,sidewalks and streets,~where life o~'limb or pf0perty may be endangered by defective places therein,the city engineer may cause such repairs to be made thereto as are necessary ~o provide against danger. (On motion of Mr. Cutchin, the~last clause ~fl t~e resolution;.b~ei~g a proviso, that the provisions.of the 'resolutiOn Should not extend to the repairs now being, made to Rutherford,~0mmonwealth~Kimball~and Ohu~c~ avenues~ was stricken off; and the resolutioh-as amended was adopted~) 4~ The committee attaches hereto an'~pinionLfrom-the-city solicitor in regard to the-damages Caused to the cement sidewalks~ on Ohurch ave- nue, by certain companies erecting poles, wherein he gives it'~'as 'his view that the company or companies causing.sdch damage'Jmay be ~eld res- ponsible to the city. We .have asked the .city 'engi~&er to inform~the committee what company caused the damage a~d the amount there0f,~. in or- der that we may take steps ~o have the citY-remunerated. The ci.ty has already o~dered that the .side~alks be ~rep~ired~ -.6.~ The committee recommends' the adoption of-the :roi'lowing: Whereas, the bids for grading,guttering a~d madadamiz{ng-Pifth (P~rk) Street, between Mountain avenue, and Church avenue, have been advertised for according .to law,and no .bids were receiye'd; 'and'Whereas, it is ex-' pedient that said work should be performed, .... RESOLVED, That the city engineer .be and is hereby 'authOrized and. di~- rected to purchase the 'necessary materials, and employ'the necessary number of laborers and teams, and to grade',gutter and macadamize Fifth (Park) Street, between Church avenue and .Mountain avenue., at a cost not to exceed ~ ~.:2,085.00,. chargeable .to the account of ~treet improvements; said work to be done in accordan'ce with-~.pecifications unde'r which the. bids were asked. . (The recommendation was adopted, Ayes-"-Backus.,Buckner,Coleman,Dar_ hall, Pi shbu ~n, Graham, Grave s, King ,Nays ,Minahan, Newt o~.,'S e i fort, T_e trill, Wilkinson,Witt,Mr.President_16. Noes--None.)' 7. The committee also submits the following resolution and asks that it be adopted:- RESOLV~D, That the City Engineer be instructed to advertise for, in accordance with specifications to be prepared by him before not~ce is inserted in the newspapers, for grading, guttering and-macadamizing Shenandoah avenue,N.W, from the freight depot to Jefferson street,and Shenandoah avenue, N.E.,from Commonwealth avenue to-the Randolph Street bridge; said bids to be reported.-on to Council by the ~ommittee on Streets. And that the Norfolk and Western ~Railway Company'be requested to macadamize the approaches to the~ -freight. dePot, so as to be 'uniform with the improvements the city proposes to make; that is, to make Shen, andoah avenue a macadam street from Jefferson~street to (The resolution was· amended on motion 'of Nr..Buckner, by providing that specifications shall be prepared before notice~for bids are in- serted in newspapers, and as amended was adopted. ) Center avenue. October 10th, !899.) 8. The commitg6e also submits the following reaolutiou a~ld asks that it be adopted:- RESOLVED, That the city engineer be and is hereby instructed,to pre- pare the necessary sDecirications, (said specifications to be prepared befoz, e notice is inserte~ in ~he newspapers) and to advertise for bids ~or grading,guttering and macadamizing Yazewell avenue~ from Jefferson Stree~ to Randolph street, and Tazewell avenue,from the City 0em~tery to llth street S.~.:~sald bids to be examined by the committee on Street's and reported to Council with recommendation. (On motion of Mr. Buckner the resolution was amended by providing that the specifications shall be prepared before' notice for bids is in- serted in the newspapers, and as amended the resolution was adopted.) 9, For the information of 0ouncil,the committee reports the status of the following proposed ~m~ improvements~nd hearings thereon: 1st. Final hearing as sidewalks on Church avenue and First Street: all property owners~heard except two, and hearing continued to 0ct.21. 2d. Brick sidewalks on Shenandoah and Commonwealth'avenues: hearing given Sept. 30, and deferred for further consideration. 3d. Paving between the curbs on Jefferson street, and brick sidewalks on ~ampbell'avenue, west of. Fifth Street, hearing given October 7th and continued to October 21, Respectfully submitted, $..B..N1EWTON, R. A. BUCKNER, J. H. WILKINSON, G~0. L. HART. ROAN0k~E STRF,~T, IMPROVEM~NT OF. On motion of !,~r. Darnall, the Council determined to consider the proposition for the improvement of Roanoke Street, which matter was on the Calendar of Unfinished Business. The resolution was read, whereupon.~Ir. Cutchin moved to amend same by adding thereto the following proviso: "Provided, that this work shall not be com~.~enced until~the work now under contract, on Common-- wealth and Shenandoah avenues, Center and Park street, shall have been completed; which was rejected by the following vote: Ayes-Backa~s,Fish_ burn, Graham, Terrill,~ilkin son, Mr President-6. Noes--Buckner, Coleman, Darnall, Graves, King ,Mays, ~in~han; Newt on ,Ss ifert ,Witt -10. The resolution was then adopted by the following vote: Ayes--Backus, Buckner, Coleman, Darnall, Fishburn, Graham, Grave s ,King ,Mays, Minahan, Newt on, Seifert ,Terrill,VZitt ,Mr.President_15. Noes--Wilkinson-1. RESOL~ZED. That the contract for grading,guttering and macadamizing Roanoke Street, between Church avenue and Walnut avenue, be and is here- by awarded to Jos~ Abbitt & Company, at the price of 23 cents per cubic yard fo~~ grading; 13 cents per square .yard for guttering, and 38 cents per cubic yard for macadamizing; the city solicitor to prepare the nec- essary contract and bond; said bond to~ be in .the penalty of ~2,500, to be approved by the co~nittee, on-Finance. B~B~D W.~RP. F~NCES..Nr. Newton,under. a suspension of rules, intro- duced a resolution inSt~.ucting the chief of Police to have all barbed wire fences removed without delay; which on-mot~ion of ,¥_r~. Buckner was referred to the ~,~ayor with the request that he enforce the law. PLANS AlfD ~STIMAT~S. .Mr. Cutchin, under a suspension of 'rules, sub- mitted the f. ollOwing resolution, which was adopted: R~SOL~r~D, That the city engineer be and. is hereby instructed in mak- ing plans and estimates for work ordered, shall proceed seriatim, let- ting estimates and plans follow each other in the order in which they are ordered by Oouncil. Messrs. King and Newton were excused from further attendance and retired for the evening. GUY WIRES. Mr. Wilki nson,under a suspension of rules, submitted a resolution imposing a penalty on companies erecting or maintaining guy wires attached to groi~nd anchors, which was read~ considered and adopted, and is recorded at the~end of these proceedings. R~PORT OF C0.~E~ITT~ ON 0RDINANC~S. Mr. King,f. rom the Committee on ordinances, having submitted an ordinance to amend' Section 261 of the General Ordinances in relation to the height of signs and awnings above the sidewalk;.the same was read, considered and~adopted, and is re- corded at the end of these proceedings.. -.],585,- (October !0~ 1899.) Mro Cutchin, the President~ in the cl~air. · "~ II REPORT 0F C0_..,.~.T~.T~EE ON A0~0UNTS. The rep~r~ submitted by Mr. King is as fol!ows~ and was acted upon' as indicated: 1~ Tha CommiStee on accounts.. 1reports. that .it has exam~ne~l, accounts ..... · ~ i~st the ~.ity for the n%onth of Sep. tember and ~3~sted them _ ~-pp-~f,,iate }~eads, which we recontmend 2hal'I be approved by 0curt- oil, certified to ~hs &uditor and Tpe~surer~and. oudeued to 'be ~ai4:- 8~.~ 633.11 137.77 '78.88 1,738.58 5,340.93 185.38 : 38.15 Con. 750'.00 ---~l. 4,961.35 Criminal Charge's .-$ 9,.00' Health Fire '808.08 . .Water. ~a.i~ 207 2]. Public Property l, ight s '1,038.11' Sewer Repairs P o]_i c.~.-' 1,050,00 Sewer Improvements Ys.u?ers 85.78 S.t. rget Im~roveme.'nts street Repairs 775.59 Cent ifigent . Street Cleaning . '72.57~' 'Brld~ges. Sta'~ionery & Printing .... 68,'55.~" Public-charities. Sala,_. ~. e s l, 603.81' ..State.., Flremens '. Total. (The -'ec. om,.-uendation of the Committee: was adopted,and the bills ap--~ proved, Aye s _._Bat!ms, Buckner, Colem'an, Darnall, Fishburn ~ Graham, Grav~ s, . Mays ,~ nahan :Se ifert ,Terri!l,Wi~kins~ ,W'~tt ;.Mr [P~e sident-14. N°es~-None ) 2,"'As to the bills of.C.MiPace, .0.0O'; 'LjW'.Hodge'~$42.75,~!rs[ ' L.J.Vines,~34.25,on account of sma-llpox, for clothing, and 6ther effects destroyed,the c'ommittee'has considered'these' claims~e.nd attaches hereto the opinion of the city. sol'icitorj'.there0n. ,From this cp.~...uion it will be seen that the city solicito~'~'t'.ak.e.s' the~'v'iew that the city is-not- liable for these claims,and' SO w% reco.,mmen..d': that.` they.'be not paid. The committee has als'o declined 'to c'on~ider'the' bikl of Lakeland Lod~e,am- ounting to $30,. for nurse h.~r.e,in the case ..of.,~,,!r.s. L,J.V. in'es... This bill was f_~.led with the :c. omm'_it.tee about a m,o. nth agO.. (The report was~ adopted,) - . 3. The committee at[itach~s hereto 'the '~i]'i' of S'.W.,Howertp.n,acting police Just, ice,for, services for"Sjx- days,an?~oun~in.g[ t°' . Mr Mower- ton was apr..ointed by .the. Mayor unde.r.:th~ pr.ovision~: of"th~ city. c_hkr~er, and acted for '~.' . Mr. PaEe claims to' tiave' ~.,.:.~ . J.A.pag~ during his.._absence . . ~me o .the commi'ttee been sidk and ~'ncao'acitat~d for duty"at"'the':'' ,a~d's ,.},.~-.t the 11 be recommends '~ '" b~ 'p~id.. , , _- .... , (On motion J,A.Page.was perm%tted to..addrej.ss t'h~, 0curt'cji.. on this . 'the 'bill matter: and after .cdnside~ati°n', on m.o~ion.of~Mr. Fishburn, was re-co~km.z~,e~ to the comm'itt~e O'n a.C'counts,. ~kyes 8 4. The police department rep. drts 2he lig]ffts out fo'r ~the. mo~t]l' of . September 207 hrs. and';'43~ mi.nu't~s,ma'king./~4.~15 to be .p~id into t]ie ' ~._e~oury by the light"dompanY at the time it r~Cei~r'es its W~'rrant . . Re~p'e'c~trdll. y 'submit.,te:d.,'. . 'G~0 .-"L. 'HART ' Note. Mr .. Page sh.o'U!d .p.i,~: Mr...'Howerton, not )" J.B.N-~,VTON. the c~y~'~ hence _T cannot'..~gree. 'with. . recomme'fldati-on No.~ ~ concur i.n remainde'r o~f Pep0Ft 'A'.E KING SSL~_LLPOX AT BRISTOL. Mr. Buckner.,under a sus'pens{on "of rules, sub~ mitred the resolution, .<vhi. ch on motion 0f')iir'. Dar.nail was'a~nende.d[ as to quarantining against. Brf.s.tol'--addi:'ng that P~ision. .. thereto--and as . .. a_mended was read, considered'and'adopted, as follOws- '&nereas, the Daily presk r~0r't,s"an.out-break of smallpox at the city of Bristol,and recognizing' the .l.danger to t~e'...city of Roanoke on account of the proximity of the city of Brist°l, therefore BE IT RESOLVED,I. That the city engineer,unde..r the dzrection of'the Board of Health of the city,who are hereby requested to act promptly~ make such needed imprgvements at th~"~est house as will admit of the recep't-;on of p. atients'upon short notice. 2. That tt~e Board of Health be and are hereby requested to examine into the condition of the buildings,etc., at the pest house,and if found insufficient or unserviceable,to report the fact to Oounci-1 for.- such action as may be proper. 3. That the Board of Health be instructed to look into the matter of the advisability of quarantining against the city of Bristol;. and that they be authorized to do so, if they deem such action proper.-. DAY TO ADJOURN~ENT. On when Council adjourns, it -1586-. October 10, '1899.) motion of Mr. Buckner it was ordered,That be to meet on Friday night the 20th instant. REPORT OF C0~B_~ITTE~ 0N PUBLIC PROPERTY. The report submitted by ~,~r. Darnall is as follows: 1. The city engineer informs the committee that five stoves are needed for the city hall; and we recontmend that the city engineer be authorized and instructed to purchase five stoves for the use of the City Hall, at a cost not exceeding ~.50, chargeable to the account of Public Property. 2. The committee is advised by the city engineer that in order to properly care for the street sprinkler and other machinery belonging to the city,it is necessary to erect an additional shed at the city stables at a cost of .~'100. The conmmittee recon~nends that the city engineer be and is hereby authorized and instructed to cause a shed to be erected on the city stables lot for the purpose of affording protection to the street sprinkler and other machinery,at a cost not exceeding ~100, chargeable to the account of public Property. 3. The matter of painting the public buildings 0f the city,bids for which have been received, is under consideration by the Committee,and we will make a report thereon at a subsequent meeting. Re spect fully submitted, H ..~.~. DARNALL, $ .H.WILKINSON, M. NINAHAN. Buckner moved that the report be adopted; which was agreed to by the following vote: Ayes-Backus ,Buckner, Colemmn,Darnall,Fishburn, Graham, Grave s, ~.~ays, ~Iinahan, Se ife rt, Terrill ,Wilkins on ,Witt ,~r Pres ident - 14. (Noes--None.) ' C~SS POOL AT BELMONT SCHOOL HOUSE. On motion of Mr. Seifert, R~SOLVED, That the school board ~e' instructed to have the cess pool at Belmont School ~ Building cleaned out and properly covered over. SALARIE~. ~.~r. Fishburn,under a suspension of rules, submitted a resolution to increase the salaries of the' assistant city engineer, time-keeper for engineer, and city physician, which was read. The first section was read and adopted, Ayes--Backus,Buckner,0oleman, Darnall, Fishburn, Graham, Grave s ,~ay s, ~inahan, Sei fert, Terr ill ,Wilkinson, Witt,Hr.President-14. Noes--None. The second section of the resolution, was read and on motion of ~:~r. Graves amended by striking out $40 and insert $~50, and as amended was adopted by the same~ vote as the first section. The third section,as to the city physician, was adoPted, Ayes--Buck- Seifert Terrill, her, Coleman, Darnall, Fishburn, Graham,Graves, ~ays, ~¥~ nahan, , Wilkinson,Witt ,~r.President-l~. Noes--Backus. ANTI-SPITTING LAW. Mr. Terri~i introduced an ordinance to prohibit persons spitting or-expectorating .upon the streets,sidewalks or other public places,or in street..cars,etc., which was read and referred to ~the committee on ordinances. 0IT¥ HALL, ST~A~g HEATING. On motion of ~.r. Fishburn,-- RESOLVED, That the City Engineer be and is hereby instructed to ob- tain bids or propositions from the various plumbers of the city for furnishing 'and setting up ready for use, a steam heating plant for the city hall and city jail; said bids to be taken under consideration by the committee on Public Property and reported to Council with recom- mendation. The Council then adjourned. oo0oo- -1~87., A RESOLUTION as to brick sidewalks on 0hutch avenue and First St.S.E. (Adopted October lC, 1899.) RESOLVED, That the Committee on Streets of the Conunon Council Council is hereby autho?ized and instructed,at such time as they fix,and after this resolution shall .~ave become a law,to give a hearing before such Committee to the owner's of the property abutting and bounding on both sides of Nelson street from the Market Square to Church avenue;and on the south side of Church avenue,from Jefferson street to Randolph Street; and on the north side of Church avenue from Nelson street to Randolph street: on th~~. question of constructing six foot wide brick sidewalks in front of their respective properties. And said committee shall give notice o~ ten ~'~..'~ to the property owners bounding and abutting on said streets at the points indicated or benefited by any such proposed im- p~.ovement:of the place and time of said hearing,which said notice shall be served at least ten days before the hearing aforesaid,and shall sum- mon sa.id owne~-s to against said propos a appear before the said co_mmittee to 'be hes.~d 'for or ed improvement. Said hearing shall not be had until plan of such proposed improvement shall have been made by the City Engineer,with an estimate of the cost and the sumonnt to be paid by each abutting owner:suc.h pla:: and estimate to be filed in the Clerk's office of the Common Council,and shall be produced before the com~nittee on streets at the hearing aforesaid. After such hearing shall have bee~ g~ven by the conm.~itte~, on Str'eets, it shall report to Council with rec- ~,-~ndation...:.~-_ whether or not said improvement should be made,and what amount of the costs thereof, if any, shall be paid by the owners of the real estate bounding or abutting on said streets, or benefited by such imorcvement_ ,and .... .~,.ha~ proportion of the costs of the impr'ovements afore- said shall be paid out of the city treasury. oo0oo l~.~ OHDINANCE to amend Section 261 of the General Ordinances in re- lation to the height of signs above the sidewa'lks. (Adopted. Octobe~ 10, 1899. ) 1. BE IT ORDAINED by the Common 0Ouncil for the City of Roanoke, That Sec. 261 of the General Ordinances be and is hereby amended so as to read as follbws: 261. No sign,figure or ornament shall be permitted to extend over the sidewalk or footway,or over any street,unless it is securely at- tached to the wall or doorway of the house,and extending outward not more than two feet,and be at least seven and one-half feet above the sidewalk or footway. Any person violating the provisions of this Sec- tion shall be fined not less than five dollars for each offense,and each a~,d every day the same is allowed to remain shall be considered ~'~ ,", ff e . a separate, n~a.~. ~, '~'h':'s ordin-~nca sha].l'~ , '~ ........ D~ in force from its passage -oo0oo. as -1588- RE S 0LUT I 0NS as to the increase of salaries of certain officers. salaries be and is increase to (Adopted October 10, 1899.) Whereas, the employes of the City Engineer's office receive which are incommensurate with the duties performed, RESOLVED, That the salary of the Assistant 0ity Engineer hereby inereased from $50 per month to $60 per month; said take effect on and after November l, 1899. R~SOLVED FURTHER, That-the salary of Lofton Smith, clerk and time- keeper for the City Engineer's office, be and is hereby fixed at $50 per month, to be effective on and after November l, 1899; and the city auditor be and is hereby instructed to place him on the regular salary payroll. RESOLVED FURTHER,That the salary of the 0ity Physician be and is hereby increased from ~;J5 per month to $50 per month;said increase to be effective on and after the first Day of November, 1899. oo0oo--- A RESOLUTION as the streets of the to erecting and maintaining guy-wires on and along city, less than ten feet above the ground. (Adopted October 10, 1899. ) Whereas, certain companies doing business in this city have erected poles for the purpose of carrying wires, and. in connection therewith have erected g~y-poles,and stretched guy-wires therefrom,and attached them to anchors in the ground; and -V~hereas, such wires are an obstruction to the free use of the streets and.dangerous to travel, Therefore BE IT RESOLVED, That any pets'on or corporation who shall erect or maintain any guy-wire, fastened to any anchor or other thing less than ten feet above the ground, .~ on or along any sidewalk or street in this city, shall be fined not less than one nor more than five dollars for each day any such wire 'is allowed to remain in violation hereof. This resolution shall be in force on and after November l, 1899. ........ oo0oo ....... J O U R N A L -- C O M M O N O 0 U N ;J ~' L, .. -. ~riday.,:.:.October .20th~. 1899..' .. The Council met' at 8.o'clock P..M., pursuant to adjournment.; Joel H. 0utchin, the. President'o~f Council, in the-chair. Present: Messrs. Darnal!,Fishburn,Graves,Ha~-t ,L..escure,~.~inahan~New- ton,Seifert,Ter~ill.,.~ilkinson,Witt,Mr.-.President-12.. Absent: Messrs. Sac ku s, Buc kn e r, 0 o leman, 0 ou lbourn, Graham, King ,May s ,Mu lie n -8. ELECTIONS,POLLING PLAOES. The. city Engineer .submitted the follow- ing rep'6rt: "I beg .to report that the following places have been se- cured 'for election purposes: Fir st Ward, SS1 Salem avenue; S.W.; Second Wand, 31t Second Street (0ommerce)S.W.;.. Third Ward: $08.,Pourth'.. Street,N.E. East Roanoke Market House;.- Fourth. Ward, 102 Jeff6rson St.... (Bank Room, S.E: 'corner of Jeffers. on Street:and..Salem avenue; Fifth Ward~ 434. Cent'er avenue, N.W.. (. S.E.-. co~ner of. park Street and 0enter.) i~ Very truly-yours, J,H.. WINGATE, qi.ty Engr.... of..,,~.~'-. .Darnall the report: .of-..the. . · .City:.. Engineer. was approved On motion and the polling places ~hePein named-so ..established,. ~ REPORT 0F C0~:C.,~.ITTEE ON AOCOUNTS.. Mr. Hart', :fi. rom the commi.t'tee on Accounts, submitted the following report: The committee .on' accounts submits herewith the-bill of the ROanoke Gas and Water 0ompany, amounting ~o'(:590.00 'for water furnished fix-e hydrants for the quarter ending December. $1, 1899, which was delayed when our regular .report Was. made,and was not .presented. .We ha~e been- requested to approve the bill, and it having., been audited and found~ correct, the ~co~mmitte'e recommends-that it. be-ord:ared.paid bF.Oouncil,..~ and certified to. 'the city auditor .and city t~easur.e::. ~. .. '-. ~Respectfully,. GEO.: L.H.ART, ; " -J', ..A. FISHBURN,-J..B.~VT.0N.- The report was adopted,and the account ordered 'paid, Ayes--Dame!l, Fi sh burn ~ Grave s ~ Hart, Les cure., Minahan, Newton, Se ifert, Terr i-Il ,~!i !k..in S on, Witt,Mr.President-12. Noes--None.: ... .... . " REPORT OF C0'...'.,r::I-.TEa ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. ~'!r. Darnall, from the. mittee on Public Property, submitted the following report: 1, The' committee on Public Prop. erty.to.whom ,was referre'd-the pe- tition signed, by a large,number of-citizens., .asking-, that. the..use of the cz~y o~era house, which is now being.converted, into an assembly hall, be granted to the-Roanoke Light Infantry Company for ar:mory pur- poses, beg leave to report that the. y.:have~considered.the~matter,and sub- mit the following~ resolution,and reco~end that it be adopted:. RESOLVED,. That-the Roanoke Light Infantry .Company.shall be granted- the ~.~.se of the·old opera.-house,~.free of .charge,including lights and fdel: to be occupied on ~onda~:night of each week' Prov.i,i~d, That in the event that the. Public Property Committee shall have app.].ication .. fro~_ other parties, for .the use of .said room for a' per~od covering..two nights or mo~e, including any particular.Monday:.night, at-any, particu.. la~ time,the Roanoke Light infantry Company shall s,arrender the use of said room for that particular night-without-.c..omplaint; and.P?ovi.ded- ~:,r,,ber.. :.That.the officers .of said:military.company_ o,,~_.~.~1 not 'a!lqw..~he premises to be used by its members as a rendevous at t' ~ zn_..s other than the regular meeting night. -"Said mili-tar'y~ company shall be further during t~e. cleaned required periods regularly (The re 2. In' city: the. the hui!di hereto a~- t C .A.Berry to see-that the- proper.ry. o~--.its occupancy by then:: is not defaced or damaged and that 'the premises are after each meeting. . ..... . .... solution was. adopted. ) .. ... - .... .- the matter of bids for. painting the public bui.ldings.0f..th'e c'o~muittee reports that 'three .bids were rece.ived .fo~' painting~' ngs comolete, ..... and' one for pafL~ti~.E the:. roofs only W'-, ~. attach abulated statement, showing the ~ost-.thereof. -'We find-th~..t ~..- is the lowest bidder. The. committee recommends the adopt.ion.- second section of said resolution resolution is as follows: of the following resolution: .. - (The first section of the~ .following resolutio, n was':'read.and adopted, A~e s --Darnall, Fishburn, Graves, H~art., Le s cure :, Minahan ,Newton, Se iffer t ,Ter- rill,Wilkinson,Witt,Mr.Preside.nt.-12.. Noes.,-None, '(The was adopted by the same Said .vote). - i . 1570) (October 20th, 1899.) RESOLVED, That the contract for painting all woodwork and kalsomin- ing,and painting ~oofs,iron work,etc., of the City Jail and Friendship Engine House,and ~or painting the Jefferson street Engine House,includ- ing the ou'~e~ walls of that building, be and is hereby awarded to C. A. Berry,in accordance with the· specifications at the following prices: 0ity Jail, $25§; Third Ward Friendship Engine House,S180.00; Jefferson Street Engine House, $171.§0; 'and that the City Solicitor be instructed to prepare the necessary contract and bond, in accordance with the specifications, and bond to be approved by the 0ommittee on Finance. ".. RESOLVED FURTHER, That all bids for painting the City Hall and Fourth Ward Market House, be and are. hereby rejected, and that the city Engi- neer be and is hereby authorized and directed to purchase materials and employ the requisite number of mechanics or 'laborers~and have said work performed by force account, .at a cost not to exceed $.260 for the City Hall, and $295 for the Fourth Ward-Market and Opera House (including the sheds of said Market House), and that the city Engineer on the com- pletion of. said work, render an itemized statement to the Committee of the cost thereof. Respectfully submitted, H. M. DARNALL, M. MINAHAN, A. W. LESCURE, J. H. WINKINSON. REPORT OF C0.%~.~ITTEE ON STREETS. Mr. Newton, from the Committee on Streets, submitted the following report: 1. The co~nittee on Streets submits herewith two ordinances,viz:- An ordinance to provide for levying the final assessment for the con- struction of a brick sidewalk on the west side 'of Jefferson Street; and an ordinance to provide for levying the final assessment for the construction of bric'k sidewalks on both sides of Roanoke (Third) St., between Campbell avenue and Church avenue, which we recommend shall be adopted. The committee has examined said sidewalks and formally accepted same. (On motion of M~~. Newton the.. consideration of. the two ordinances reported by the committee were 'postponed until the next regular meeting. 2. The committee has been request'ed by the property owners and res- idents of Lynchburg avenue N.E., to recommend the extension of the slag sidewalk,which has been extended to that avenue, eastward a short dis- tance for the accomodation of 'said residents. The cost is estimated at ~.~50. We recommend .the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the City Engineer be and is hereby instructed to ex- tend the slag sidewalk from its present terminus on Lynchburg avenue, at the alley east of 4th street, along the south side of said Lynchburg avenue, eastward about one square to 5th street, at a cost not to ex- ceed ~50: chargeable to Street Repairs account; and that a statement of the actual cost of the- work be rendered the committee at its comple- tion. (The resolution was adopt ed,. Aye s --Darnall, Fishburn, Graves, Hart, Le scure, Minahan, Newt on, S e if eft, Terr ill, Wilkins on ,Witt ,Nr. Pres ide nt-12. Noes--None. ) 3. Concerning the petition for a bridge over Trout Run at llth St., and Moorman Road, the committee has requested the city'Engineer to fur- nish an estimate of the cost, and the matter will be reported upon at next meeting. 4. The comlnittee has also requested the City Engineer to estimate the cost for constructing a slag sidewalk from a point west of 6th St. along Elm and Ferdinand avenues, to the west End School Building, for the accommodation of pupils attend'ing that school from the section known as "Lewis Addition." This matter will be repot.ted upon at a sub- sequent meeting. Respectfully submitted, J.B.NEWTON, A.W.LESCURE, J.H.WILK!NSON, GEO. L.HART. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. The calendar, of Unfinished Business was taken up, and on motion of Mr. Fishburn all resolution thereon, in relation to assessments of property owners, which require 15 votes~ were laid over until the next meeting. -1591- (0c ob ' z0, 1899,) REPORT 0P 00},5.!ITTEE ON 8EV~ERS. The following repo~'t previously sub- mitted by }.{.r. Buckner, %vas ~ead and adopted: The committee on Sewers reports that it has given the final hearing to the property owners for the construction of the line of sewers be- tween Patton avenue and East avenue, east of 0ommonwealth avenue,N.E., in accordance with the resolutions of Oouncil and the provisions of the statute. The total amount of the cost of this sewer is ~127.50, one- half of which was apportioned among the property owners benefited there- by. The cont~]ittee recommends the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the Clerk of Council be directed to furnish the 0ity Auditor and Collector of City Taxes, each with a copy of the assessment for the construction of the line of sewers between Patton avenue and East avenue, east of Commonwealth avenue,N.E., duly certified.; and that the city auditor be and is hereby directed to charge the collector of city taxes therewith; and the said collector is hereby directed to Col- lect the same according to law. Respectfully submitted, R.A.BUCKNER, J.A.FISHBURN, J .L.!~ULLEN, S.P. SEIFERT. The following resolution previously ORDERS FOR PUBLIC CH_~RITIES. fore any order for supplies be attached to the accounts the Committee on Accounts. submitted by ~ir. Fishburne, and having laid over under the rules, was taken up for consideration,and on motion of Mr.Terrill amended by inserting the words "or acting chief"; and the resolution as amended was adopted by the following vote: Ayes--Fishburn,!.~inahan,Graves~Sei- fert, Terrill,Wilkinson,V;itt-7. Noes-Darnall,Hart ,Lescure ,Newton, and ~.{r. President-5. Said resolution is as follows: A RESOLUTION, as to giving orders for supplies for the relief of the poor of the city. (Adopted October 20th,1899.) RESOLVED, That no application for supplies or other things for the relief of the poor of the city shall hereafter be granted by any over- unless an exs~mination of the needs,circumstances and seer of the poor, condition of the applicant be first made by the chief of police or act- inE chief, or by some member of the police force under the direction of the chief of police or acting chief. Forms for such application and report thereon, shall be provided by the clerk of Council, and after being filled out shall be sent to ~he office of the city engineer, be- shall be issued. All such ~eports shall for supplies granted, for examination by -oo0oo CITY SOLICITOR'S OPINION. An opinion of the City Solicitor, in res- ponse to a resolution of July 22d, 1899, as to the legality of certain trusts and combinations operating in this city, was read and. on motion of ~r. Lescure filed. An opinion of the City Solicitor was also presented, as to the rights of the city of Roanoke to compel the Roanoke Gas and Water Company to furnish certain pressure upon the fire hydrants; and the report .of the Chief of the Fire Department requested at that time, not having been made, on motion of Mr. Hart the Chief of the Fire Department was re- quested to submit his report on the test of the fire hydrants pursuant to the resolution of Council of April ll, and report to Council at next regular meeting; and that the opinion of the city solicitor be laid over until that time. A resolution by Mr. Fishburn, to spread maCadam on Shenandoah ave- nue,N.W., between 5th street and Ne]m's Coal Yard, was read and on mo- tion of }~r. Hart referred to the Committee on Streets. A resolution by :,~{r. Terrill to close the ford in Roanoke River above Franklin Road bridge,and adjacent thereto, Was presented, read and on motion of Mr. Darnall, referred to the City Solicitor for his opinion. A resolution by 5~r. Fishburn, as to the petition for the improvement of Patterson avenue and 13th street, and requesting the street commit- tee to report thereon as soon as practicable, 'and instructing the city engineer to estimate the cost; was presented,read and on motion of ~r. Hart referred to the Committee on Streets. OVERSEER OF POOR, for the First Ward, was read; and on motion of the next meeting of Council. -1592- (October 20, 1899.) FIRST WARD. W; I. Watts, tendered his resignation as Fishburn the matter Overseer of the Poor such overseer, which was laid over until SMALLPOX. A communication from S. S. Guerrant, Secretary of the Board of Health, was received, in response to the resolution of Coun- cil adopted October 10th, as to providing against an epidemic of small- pox, wherein the Council was in-formed that the new cottage built for the reception of patients near the almshouse was in good shape, and the only thing needed at this time was some engineer had been requested to once fit stoves so as to have them ready in case ported that the Board of Health did not cots and stoves; and the city up two rooms with cots and of emergency; and further, re- consider it practical at this time to quarantine against the city of Bristol. PETITION TO GRADE GII.%~R AVENUE. ~¢r. Hart presented a petition signed by B. D. Colly and 25 other citizens, asking that Gilmer ave- nue,N.E., from the Public School Building to Kimball avenue be graded and macadamized; which was read and referred to the Committee on Streets. SCHOOL BOARD--VACANCY IN. Mr. Newton informed the Council that J. B. Ambroselli, a member of the School Board from the Second District, had moved out of said district, was no longer a resident thereof, and that the office was vacant; and on motion the Council determined to go into thc election of a member of the board to fill said vacancy. Mr. Newton thereupon nominated C. B. Jones; and Mr. Hart nominated James Richmond, pending which, on motion of Mr. Darnall the election to fill said vacancy was postponed until the next regular meeting. On motion of Mr. Terrill the Council then adjourned, without day. . {Octo'b-er .20, '1'899. ) "' :' ;' .:.: ,: ' '" ..... -- OVERSEER · OF POOR, FIRST WARD. W;...'.I.. 'Watt, s,..'Ove~rsee'r o'f the ..POo~.,~ ,. .. for the First Ward, tendered 'hi.s'-c-'es.igna-t~-'on".as 'suc.h.:ove.r~'eer, 'whic'h"~., .,:: .. was read; and on motion or ~[!r. tF-i-s, hburn.~he-:m~-ger'.waal~aid'over,~un'til.'.: '"- the next meeting :of Council. :.~,:.:b..:--_~ c,',,. --.... :.::: '. -,-.:.-:-. , ~ -~- ~ .;.: , . ........ S;,.'..ALLrOX 'A cmmnuniCation from S S,',OuetZr'an't, Se~i, etar'y-.of:'the .;.:-: _. Board of Health; was recei, ged, in..res.ponSe":~'o.',t,h'e resg'i~:t-ig-n.-'.gf. 50bun- '- cil adopted October lOth, as .to p'roviding against an epidemic of small- '- pox, wherein the COuncil was informed .t.hat'.:..the'Mew...Cotba§e ~ui:lt:f0r..~, the reception of patients nea~-the aln~h'ouse-'was!i-n,.-go~d-:ghaBe., ~fid'. th'e" .-'-:.. cu!y th~_no~: needed 'at 'this 'tinie 'was' some .cot-s. and stoves ;. 'and t-he. ci-t'y -: angineer }]ad been. requested 't;o 'o'[~ce'.fit"up two ~o'o~s:w~i.~:h :c ots -':and .:-",: :- .,. stoves so-as t'o-hage-'the~.ready .i'~.'case Of e,'fie'rge.rfc, y;i:.'and ~.£u.r~her:'~e' " : ~ ~.orted that .the Boa~d"Of Heal'th 'did?not '~ons:i'de.r-'.[it"pPagtio~.-D;:at:thi:s': · ime to quarantine 'againSt -the 'ci~-.y 'of B~-ist~l,- :'-...'[ .... ' "': -" - "' : .... PETITION TO GRADE GIL~:~R-:AVE. NUE,' 'Mr[' Hart pressnt'e'd"a,peti, ti'ot~:, '... :..:'~,'- signed by. R. D. Colly and · ';2,5 'other ci'~izen~',,':as.k'~no'~',·that .-"Gi-'-l~ z~ve .... ' '" nue:..t-~.E., from .the Publid SShsol'Bui'lding t~d'Ki'mbaI-1 avende'5elg~.~ded'' '"' and macadamized; 'which 'was .mead and ;refers'ecl'to.the eommi~tt-e~ on'. Streets.. SCHOOL BO:~D--VACANCY-INj' :~'k~. "NeWton.';info~m~d',the- 0'0tinci~-that..~-'.. - J. B, Dm~broselt:i, 'a membe~ df ~he Schd6t BOard from-'the-~Sec--Snd Di. str. Z¢t;,:: · : had mov~d"ot~t~of-said distrig:t$"~w~s.:n6 -~On"~'er-a:,~:e'-si'dent":the~eoff.,,:'and .... ;: .. that the office ;'~is '.vacant; ~and' on motion ~:~ Coufidi:-I.tdetsf, mi, ne'd tS"" :' .... , ~:-.- .- gc :.nrc -th~. ~'e!ection 'of-a 'n~er~5~ff':;of ~he' -bd&'rd :t:8_':fiI!:.s~f~ vaoa~i: - cy.:' '--~'" '." ... Mr.. ifewton, thereupon,~nominated C [ B. :JOnes';-~'e~Md':i,,,i~.:':~ar~ ~gz~i:ngted -' -'. James Richmond, ~e~difig-:whic'h; on motion of Mr,~'Darna].-.~::tfi~ #.l-~,'ctio~ to .... ~ said .vaca~ey'was-p0s~po~-ed_ .until, the."me~- regt'~iar ~mee~.~flg:.-. ,:,: ,:- · , ., On motion.· of .,~.'.:~.. 'T~rrill th~ '.CounCil":.t'hS-fl.:-.a~j 0u?fl'ed:, wi'~hout ' ~¥. . . :: -. ,.. j.'. .f. ; -; : ~ .. J 0 U R N A L -- C 0 M ~ 0 N 0 0 U N C I L. Tuesday,November 7th, 1899. The Council met in regular session at 8 o'clock P.}~., with the Pres- ident of Council: Mr. Joel H. Cutchin, in the chair. Present--.Hessrs. Backus ,Buckner ,Coleman, Coulbourn, Da~nall,Pishbur::, G~-aham, Grave s ~ Hart, King, Lescure ,Mays, Minahan ,Mullen, Newt on, Se i fert, Te~ill,Wilki ns on, Wit t ,Mr. President-20. Absent--None. JOURNAL. On motion of Mr. Seifert the reading of the ~ournal was dispensed with, and further on his motion the Journal was approve~d.. ......... MAYOR'S ~{ESSAGE--VET0. The following message from the Mayor was read: October 21, 1899. To the Common Council for the Oity of Roanoke. I bee to return to your body with my disapproval a resolution adopted at a meeting held October 10th,1899,providing for the grading,guttering and macadamizing of Roanoke Street between Church avenue and Walnut avenue,and awarding the contract for said improvement. My ~easons for this action are,-- 1. The finances of the city do not justify such a rapid expenditure of the city's funds. There has already been expended on Street improve- ments by the present Council in work done and ordered, ~19,316.93, or $3,~16.93 in excess of the appropriation of ~16,000, though but four months of the fiscal year has passed. In the same period there has been actually expended all but about $1,200 of you~- appro~riation for street repairs,and.bills have been approved amounting to ~91,~08.62, (including the sem~-annual interest)--considerably more than three- fifths of your current revenues. This has been done in spite of assur- ances,backed by good intention, that no app~op~lations,except those for sewers,health and contingent would be supplemented unless in cases of emergency,made to myself and Council at the-time the second appro- priation bill was passed. There has been expended on Streets in work done and ordered last yea~ and the four months of this year,more than (~50,000. (2). The natural grade of the Street from Franklin Road to 10th avenue is such that it can never be Used as a general thorough- fare,and hence will not be of general benefit,and besides it will be difficult to maintain macadam on the steeper portions of it. (3) The need of the improvement is not urgent. Already three macadamized streets, Franklin Road, Henry Street and Jefferson Street run south parallel to Roanoke~St, bordering on and running through the Second Ward,and while many valuable residences have been built, abutting on Roanoke Street,none of the residents t~e~eon have to go more than one square to reach the macadamized street leading to the business portions of the city. (4) The resolution fails to p~ovide for the improve- ment of the street from Church avenue north to Salem avenue or Ernest avenue. This portion being nearer to the business section is really more needed than that portion of the street ordered improved,except per- haps that portion of it from Church avenue to Franklin Road. The im- provement of the street from Franklin Road north would not be injudi- cious,provided your finances will justify. Owing to the personnel of the petitioners,asking me to withhold my disapproval of this measures I think it but just to you in reconsidering the matter you have before you the petitions,hence they are herewith transmitted. I can but think,however, that these petitioners,numbering among them a large class of our tax-payers,failed to consider the question in all phases, and do not believe that either they or all the members of Council knew that the measure necessitated a supplemental appropriation. It is urged in the petitions that the proposition has received the approval of two Councils. I beg to say in this connection,that a reference to the Journal of Council proceedings,page 151S, will show that while the former Council was recorded .in favor of an appropriation for this pur- pose, that three of those who had voted for it, Messrs. Cutchin,Ooul- bourn and Andrews,stated at the same meeting that they had voted for the appropriation under a misapprehension,and asked to be recorded as voting against it. With these three votes against it,the proposition would not have been ca~ried. The appropriation was also made at a time when it was known that the contract would not be awarded before the new Council came in. I also re~u~'n 'to '7ou...with my."dliipp~'oVai~.th'e' '~eS01uti'o~ :fn're.~ard..'to " guy wires , and 'ask :'that"you r'e'conslder-the 'question Whether or. not it will be more advisable to allow guy win'es .to~rg'mai~:ir.~f.h.e~'than"have . " additional p'8]:es erected"al'o'ng:~he '$.t-re:e~S' .to which these' wires:can be '; .... " attached. ! have disapproved 'this :!~ea~u_re:' )that'YOU ma,~""have ::0pp.'~rtd;'- ... "': - nity to gtve"it fuiler cqnside.rat~:b:~a~d'lf,afte~ ~'~..ns'ide~ing'th~'same could, the responsibility WhiCh ~he ~iaw tmpo$~s',:':: That' resp'o~s'ibil~t.v is now yours; 'and I ask tha~ .~ou~meet' it.w.~h6~ ~e~a~d ':t'O the 'Wighes - The chair, stated' the first' questton.,.-w.h.'tqh"~.was: Sha~i resolution '- .. of Counctl'-P~o~ding'fo~ the '~mp~°v~ent: 6f Roanol~e' S~r~t becom, a' ': -' upon, on motion of Nr. Darnall the ~ther con~.id~ration of said. matte~_. .: - was passed by for the present.. - '-' -: ..... The chair~s~ated the ~ext'questio~: Shali-.~ of the city~ becom~-'a i~w, the' oBJections '0f':the M~yO~:~"the 'c6u~rary[ notwithstanding, wl~lch was decided in th~ neEative by the following 'j"'" vote: Ayes- 4Coleman', Codlbsur~, Les c~re ,Nina~hn,:Sei fe~ ,W[lkinSo~,W~tt,. . Buckler I1,Fis " ..... report ~s to the"statds of"~vo~k on St~eet'RepalrS~ ~tre~t"~mD~ovements," sewers, public propevty,etc, togethe~_w~th a.llst of w0rk.pendihg::i~'~ ~"':"~ his office~ 'bills ~pp~°v~$ &C~:i ~nd .m~de.'.:the f0[i~ reCo~me~a'blon: "Andther matt~? pending.wh$ch requires a~te:~tlon flow a~"~n-th~'"'paS~; my annual report for-the last'year. :'YoU'wli-l:~emember:~that"~ 're,~dested some months' ago addtti~nal"clertcaI foPce at- a-' cost' cf' ~5 to. complete '"'..:. "- and tabulate th~ 'report, 'whlc 'jwaS 'not granted'. "As 't~is' is a-matte~~'' """ of considerable moment, I.agatn'req~St'thAt'you,wlll ei~he~ g~z~$..the ..u::.:.. ~:...'- ~equest, or o~de~'a'il~o~he~ Wsrk,st~pped un'ilk'the ~ep0~t is made; I-. M~-. Lescur~'mbved, in accord~nce'with'.t~e ~epb~t of t~e'C~-"gngi . '- ' -. in making u'p hls'-'~epo~t,at a cost n~t to e~e~d ~35:; ~j.Buckne~· The chair ~uled the latSe~ motion, out :'of.'o~F:; 'a~d th~-question was' -. Noe s ' ;Bac~s ,Buckne~, Coutbou~z,, K~ng ~T erril~'~ ....... kin so n, ~.,:r. Pre s iden% -12 ~ ".Vitt-6. ?/,r. that it Buckn'er ~'aised- a qUe'sti0n"o~:-th~, ruling .of 'th~- c-,h~i~',Contending. requ~r~d::15': votes t~-:agr~8-'t0-skid"matt~.r:; end':upon that~ ap~ pealed from the d~cisi°n"of the '~a~..The'~Clerk"p~t.t~;'.ques~o~;Shai~... '.'] the decisioh Of'the' chair"stand'as the:"jud~e~t'of the' CounCil,.which '"' ' was decided in' the affirmative'.'by':the.'follo~ing' v'ot~':~ ~ye~=~Coi-em&~)[,Da[,-" "' ~;al!, Grave s, King, Les cureL,~inahan ,~t on, S~ i~er~ ,w:i[kin so'nj, 9. ~Noes__ - .... Bac~s,Buckher,FiShburne,Uitt,Terri-li~5.. No'~"vbti~vC~uiSou~n,Har~~- '-. ~.~: and Mul!en-3." . .' '~-" :"' '-": ' ' ' ....... On motio'~· of ~.~. BU&kne~ 'the"-~-ity'-Audito~' ~as instructed- to:-drA~:k "" ~'- warrant i~] faVor'of the' Clerk w~:"shAll-.-be-e~i0ye~"in the city:. gineer's office for' the:pu~poseS:'afo~esaid;'' and, ~ha~ge the--~ou:~t, the~e'-_'"'- of to contingent:' ' ' ' ..... '- '- '": ""' MONTh~Y"RE~0RTS 'f~om the ~eepe~ o~ 'tA~: Aimshou~e~City Sergeant., - City T~easure~,City-Audito~,BoaFd of Health, ~ity Physician, and Clerk of the Markets;' were receive~'and:-filed'; '-' - ': ..... -' " PETITIONS'PRESE~ED:""~. 'Seife~t presented'a-petiti°n f~om D.G-':"" --' Har~ington and ~thers:,asking 't~t"t.he- Alley'be'-opened. f~om the aiiey," north of 3ul!itt avenue to the'.ai~ey ~6~': of-T~zewell':a:yenue';a~:gng'" -' the Roanoke' .and Sou'the~n: t~aCks ;".: and'M~ OUt~'~" p~eS.ented' a coun'te~ pet ition from W. H.'-Tho~nhili 'a~. t'o- Said~- ~'~,'- whiCh"we~ read':'and:'- "' - referred to the Co~1~$ee on -1595- (November. 7th, 18~9.9,.) THE 0ALENDAR. Reports from eta. haling Committees were called for,and placed upon the Calend~r '~0~ the ."0.'Cmmittees, On St. reet.s,Ordinaz,ces, Sewers,Accounts ~a~.~d Finance.'~ an.d. Lights. ': ' REPORT OF 0059.!ITTEE ON S'TREP~TS. Thg' i. reP'ort'iPre'sen'ted by Mr. Newton is as follows, and ~as ac'bed uPqn'.as ~below indicated 1. In · ~he matter of givin~ 'a h~'~ring~t0 th~ '.prope'rtY owners on the question of:.Paving, bebwean-the curbs"on Jeffers..on St, feet from'Campbell avenue to Kirk avenue the."commit, t ..... , ee gave in response to the resolution of. Council, a heating'to said ~rop.~r. ty.'~owners on Octc.ber ?,1899,and adjourned the hea~in.g until 00. toB~r'~21, 1899.."~'k large number of the property owners were re~resen~ted,An~'-.the Committe~ after due considera- tion of the subject,'...de~ms it. in~xpedie, nt to recommend the paving of. this street at ~he.R.res~n.~.time,~nd therefore reports adversely'on fur- ther proceedings'~ being~.taken,~.ndl.recon~nends that 'the matter be laid on the table~ ..... -- ~' .:: . . (The recommendation was adopted.)' '- 2. The committee attaches.to.this report resolutions, an~ ~eports ' as to sidewalkS'p~opo~ed on C~mpb&.il avenue,~est..of Fifth Street,and on ShenandCah an~.Commonwealth. AvenUes,..N N , ~vhich..;ve reccmme~id' Shall' be adopted~ ' ' " ' ' - - (The resolutions were read.seprately, and.a vote take~ on' each sep- rately, and :were bo'th ·agreed to~.-by, th'~.:f'd!lowing: A~ea~_Bac~us,Buckner Coleman, Coulbourn :'DArnall,.Ffshburn, G~aham, Graves ,Hart Minahan ,Kullen, Newt o.n. ~ Se i f. ert, ,Tar. rill ~ .~ilk, ins on ~Wi t t ,Mr :Pre~.~dent_i9. -. Noes--None,·Said. 'reports~..and'r~'golu{~'on$'ar.e .... r. ecorded at the .end. of these proce.~ings-) . .. ~. :- $o ~he. Co~nittee.in pursuand~'o~..a, res°iCt~on of Cound~l,has given th.e propert¥.o{vher.~ the fin~l'~heal:in~'f~r the .Ce.ns%ruction'of' sidewalks on Churc~.:avenu~.. and Fi-'rS~iS.tr.8~.~.. ,'an.'d. iewied the.'~i_nai assessment~"in pursuance thereof, 'The {-otai.~ost fC~ ~the.cons%r69ti. bn.~.Dflthese walks was '~894'.87, .of which $~47.~ ~s'a~s~s~ble'toi'the ~opsrtY owners, we recommend the. adoption of the £ollc~.~ih'~ feSClut{dn:-.. RESOLVED.~ That. the bie~k"of..Couhc~l be...~d~_~s~..hSreby directed to. furnish the city aUditor and coilec~O~o~.city ta. xes,each with a copy' of the assessment for the constructioh of the sid~walk~ on the'.north side of Church avenue,from~Jefferson Street to .the .Post office,and on the east side of First Str~et.fr0m"C.ampbell'aven{~e.'t.o Luck aventue,duly certified;and ~hat-th~ city auditor.be..and. . is'hereby, direct~d~.'to.charge_ the collector of. city taxes therewith, and said collecto~ Ys hereby, di-. rected to collect the.S~& according, to. law. '- (The resolut ion was adCPted, Ayes£-Backus,Bdckn~r,O0ieman,Codlbourn, Darnall ~ Fi sh burn, G~- Aha'm, G?a~e s, Har~, Ki~ g, Les cure ,Minahan ~ ~,.~u 1 le n, Newt on, Seifert ,Ter'rili~-Wi!kins-on,Wit.t. ;Mr.Pre. sident-19. NOt'~ .vctihg--Mays. ) 1. In the matter df %he p'etition for a' sid&Walk on-Dale avenue and llth Street S.E.,the .city engineer informs, the co..-tmittee tha.t the cost will be ~3200,for slag.walk on Dale,includin~.drain',a~ ~or. 10ngitudi- hal walk of_~boards on-ll'~h' S~ree{ . . We ~ecomm.end 'the -following..' RESOLVED~ That.~the'Ci.ty Engineer. be and.is 'hereby authorized-and in- structed to. construc_t a five~-f, oot slag &idew..alk:~'on Dale'avenue,S.E., between 9th'and ll--'~h Streets,and a~longitud.inal plank ¥.~alk on l!th Street· between Dale ~n~l' Bul].]..~t.a.venUes, with A_:d...rain .across Dale ave- nue, at a cost nst to exceed '~200, chargeabl~to Sti~eet !mpro-~emsnts. (The re solution was. adopted'. Aye s--Backus ,Buckner, Coleman Darna! 1, Fi sh b~bn ~ Graham ~ Grave S, Hart "~lkinson,~Yitt,Mr President~.2.0 Noes -None ) Newton,S.e. ifert,Te~-rili~ .._ . .... _ . 2. Concernin~the report of' the committeemen Health as to ~he drain- age conditions.~east 'of the Terry Building and South of Campbell avenue, the city eng_n., -:. ~'er~ '~.~a,~tS._ ,.~-~- . on- ~s.timates. and--plans for ~erforming. the work as foi].Ows: .For d'~ain in rear. of Terry. Bu:ilding bezween Kirk and 0amPbell avenues,~.].50$ 'for grading..one side of.Kirk avenue and'-construc- ting gutter,$!00~ ..He also' r~c.Ommends 'opening .' alley through Jefferson Street Engine House pr'.O, pe~tY,"as the. owners of t~e property will, if the dr. ain is_con§truct~.d,~.dsd~ca.t~.'s_aid .all. ey. to the public use. The Committee reconfirm,ends the adopt.So.&' of--.the, fOllowin~ reso].uti on' -1596.-.: ._ --(November -?.th, Engineer be and- ha't'. t7 and gut~'e~..oho. ~ld0."Off E~k. avenue.,8.,2.;, be~tweon ~offer~on 'Street arid- First s~reot,':at: ~"cos't' not. to exoeed'.$100,ch~e~ble .to Street' ments ;' proy'!d~,ho~ev~r., t~t tho ,Oo~ittee. on Sewers w~l:l-recommend -' the const'rU'Ct~.0n 5f th, draAn..pipe-tn.:the a'lleM at an est i~ed"cost of <:150; and 'p~ovided further, that the 0o~itte~-.on. Pub'lic-"Pr~perty': "' will recommend the exten~2on.of Zhe a~2e7, wh2ch ~m' propoled, to-be'dad-'-:; icated to pUbltS'~use, through the engine house-property on-JefferSon"- -'-. street. ~ .. .. . ..,. : ....... Darnall, Fi shburn, GrabS, ~r~ve s, H~rt, K~ng, Les cuFe, ~y 3 ~[~ nah~n ,Mul le~ Newton, sglfert ~ Te~~ ~ ~k&n ~on ,:W~t t.,Mr .'Pre e ~dent ;20..Noes--None, ) 3. The ~o~m~ttee recom~ds :the'.adopt~on-of.:th'e'follo~n~: · RES0~V~D,- That :the"O[t~ 'E~g~ne~' b'e and. ~ he?e'by :~uthor~Zed ~nd- instructed to lay cObb~e.--~tters .on both s~des 'o~ E~'avenue,S.W,[be;' ' ."" tween Franklin Ro. ad'and'Pour.~h Stre.~t, at ~ est'~m~ted co~t of '~200~00, chargsable to ~treet .im~ro~ements.. ~::.. ... · : -. (The 'r~solutlOn w~ adopted, Ayes-:-B~c~s;'Buc~n~r,Co~m~;OOulbourn, Darna 11, Fish burn, Utah,, Gr~ve s, H~rt', K'~ ng ,:Lescure., Ma.y~ ,'M~n~han, ~.{ul [en, Newt °n' Se ife r t ' Ter~':f[[, ~i[kYn~on,~t t ,~r, Pres ~dent-20. Noe~--~one. ) 4. We recommend the ~dopt~on of.the fo~l'ow~g res0~Ut'~n:. " RES0~VED:, Tha'~'.:th~. (C[.t7-:E~g~ne.'er.:be -~:~structed 'to ~dvert-lse 'flor b~d~ for constrt~ct'ing:. ~ f~u~-f0o~- sl~g s~dew~k' :~rom..S~th :Stree.t',S.W;.~on E~ avenue, Fe. rdifiand avWnue.and Tenth-St.reet','to the West End said bids to be. considered'..by the U0~t.t.e~:.on:'Streets and. council wit.h t'~'Yr 're~o~enda~'['on.. .. -. - ~ -"~ {The re~olut ion' wa~ ~opte~; Ayes-':Backus ,B~ckner, 001e~, Darnall ,Fishburn, Graham, ~raFe s, H~rt~,.K~n~, ~e s cUre,M~ys ,M~.n ah'a~ ,:~l~n ' ; -:" Newton, Seifert ,Terri~l,Wllkinson,~tt ,~,~r. PreSident_20.-- Noe~-No~e. ) ~' ..... 5. The cool,tee h~s .~ga~n_~con~id. ered. the-question Off the pure,se of a stemm road' roller,and ts more c0nv~nced th~ ever :that it-rs ex; pedient that one should be. ~peedi.ly: pro-cured,a~'.the.'~rge'~0Unt-off macada~ ~ork'~nder cons.truc~i.bn and-contemplated;and, about tl-1/2'mil'e~ '-'- of macad.am str'eets, to .be [ept. in repa.ir-,-~kes,...it necessar-y"that~ the:' , .... city should own.a roller. -We.. ~here~ore ~eco~mend the ': ad'bpt'i on-- off the-'- following r~Soluti0n.: . ..... . ~. :~ .. ~ .. ; . --' RES0~D;' That i%..iS ex'ped~ent that-.~.ste~roa~- roller should' be purchased at the earliest possible-d~te;and-that the 'city englneey.be- and is hereby instructed to.obtain bids o~.'pr~ces, ffor':ffur~ish~ng.a roll[ er of sufficient c. apacit~ ffor.a[~ purposes ~equir~d".by the city,and' report the s~me't5 the'co~ittee on Streets ~ for reco~endation':to Ooun: oil. '-' .: -. ~ .. (0n motion"°f ~, .- .-' :¥,r. 6raVes the l~tt'er-part..of, the re~olution request- " lng the ~ina~ce committee.~to.make an.. appropriation flor the ~UrchaSe'gff ' said ro!ler..'was stricken out, and.a~ s.o ~ended-by striking out', was adopted as abo-we 'recorded, AYes-Bac~s.~.Buckner.,Ooleman,Uoulbou?n,Dar_ nail, Graham ;Grave s, Hart, ~ g cure ,'Mays, Mlnah~n ,Multen ,' New2on, Se i ffer~, Wilkinson,Witt,~[r.P~e~iden't'_~7: :Noes-Fishburn,King,Terrill_3.-). -.-: . . 5. The '.citY' 8nginee~ informs the: .c0~it~e that beff0re the proposed extension o'f sewers in Sec.. 20,in-the-Fourth. Ward,c~ be carried out, ~t will be necessary to do gome: fi~iing in .on Tazewell avenue and ~irst Street,~h~'r'e certain li~es of Said system are to be 'laid. Tazewell -" avenue is a~eady under co~sid, e~a~ion,and bids 'have been asked for the: improvement' oF this stree't at that. point.; ~d the co~ittee'beIl'eve~ that ~irst' '(Nelson) Street ought ~o be graded.in connection with the improvement .of Tazeweli ave-hue...We.'~'her~fore ~reco~end'th~t.'~the city' Engineer 'b~ ~instructed to ch~g~ the speciffications flor grading and "~" macadmmizi:~'Tazewell avenue, so as. to include the grading off First (Nelson) :Street', betwee~ Tazewell a~d ~ull-l.tt. avenue,,and'to advertise for bids for' the perfform~nc.e off-' said.. Work; :'said. bid~. to' 'be considered" by the co~ittee on Streets and reported to Counc'il with the.ir recom' msndation. '" .. ' {The recommendatibn ~s' adopted Ayes'-Backus-,Buckner,~oleman,~oul," bourn~Dar~ali';Fishburn,G~s~-~ ''' ' " ''" . -- . Graves.,H~rt,Kin~,LQscuye,~ays~ina~n, Mullen,Newton,Seiff~r~,Te~rill,,Wilkinso~:~Witt~Mr.. : . . . ._ .Preside~t-20. Noe~-0'). -- - .- -. .' . , .... .:~ ....- .-a .-. -:~:_ . ~;:;. .~, .. , _. ... . . ?. As to the pet it ion of a bridge at llth Stree formed by the city engine $1§0 for bridge, with ston -1597,-,, of. J;H.Bower~ and others for the construction t and Noorman Road,N,W.,the committee is er'that the estimated cost will not exceed e abutments:"-As 'this bridge is much needed to afford a means of ingress and egress to Moorm&n Road for a large num- ber of citizens in that section.of the city, the committee recommends the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the 0ity .Engineer be and is he~'e~.y authorized and instructed to construct a bridge over Trdut Run at llth Street 'and ~oorman Road, with stone abutments and wooden superstructure,at, a cost not to exceed $150, chargeable to the account of bridges. (The recommendat ion was adopted, Ayes-Backus ,Buckne~, Oole~n, 0oul- bourn, Darnall, Fishburn ~ G~aham, G~ave s, Hart ,King, Le~cure ,Mays, ~,iin ahan, Mul- len,Newton, Seife~t, Ter~ill,Wilkinson,Witt ,~ .President-20 ~ Noes--None. ) 8. 0the~ matters refe~ed to the co~ittee for consideration a~e being investigated,but.fo~ the present a~e deferred fo~ future action. We have taken .steps to give the property-owners hea~ings on the ques- tion of constructing the proposed sidewalks .on' Fradklin Road, Elm ave- nue and S~lem avenue,S.W.~west of 5th Stweet. Respectfully submitted, J~.' B. ~0N, A. ~.- ~ESOUR~,- G~0. L. ~T. .... -. TRUST~,ELECTION 0F. 0n motion 'of ~{r.' Hart the rules were suspended fo~ the ~urpose of electing'a School Trustee for the Second District,to succe.ed J. B. ~broselli, removed ~om said dis.t~ic~; and furthe~ on his mo~ion the Council determined to 'go into' said election. Mr. Graves. nominated S. S.. 'Ohristian, and M~. Newton nominated 0.B.Jones. The vote was taken as follows ~ and {,,~.-0hristian w~s de- clared elected: ,-~, . ...... .. For 0HRZST~--Buckner, Darnatl-, Gr~es ,Ha~*, i,e~scure ,Nays ,Min~mhan, Mullen,Witt,M~'Pre. sident_10.. ~.- ~ '- ~ ~., ... Fo r ~0~S--Bac kus, 0.o leman, O oul h cum; Graham,.Ki~g, Newt on, s e ife rt, Terrill,Wilkinson~,9. Not voting--Fishburn. - " R0~0~ RAZLV~AY ~.ELEOTR~C- 00..~'~. 'Buckner.~Unde~ a suspension of ~ules, Presented. a. communication. ~rom-the Ro&noke Railway and ~lectric Oompany, asking permission to double track' 0ampbell avenue from a point about 50 feet east o.f 0o~erce Street to a point about' 100 feet east of Randolph Street,and to construct the necessary turn-outs~switches, etc.~ which was read ~nd ~efer~ed to. the committee' on Streets. CITY ~NGZ~R. Mr. Fishburn:under a suspension'of rules, submitted a resolution ~equiring the city engin'ee~ t0 make his annual report by the next reg~Lls, r meebing 0f. 0ouncil, 'which was read, and on motion of Mr. Buckner laid on the table until the next meeting. R~PORT 0F 00~1ZTTE~ 0N ACCOUNTS. Mr. Hart~from the Committee on Accounts, ~ubmitted the .followin~ ~epont- The com_mittee on accounts repo~ts-ths.~' it has app~0ved the accounts and claims for the month of 0ctober~:unde~ appropriate heads S.s shown below, a~d recommends that they be app~oved'"by-Cdunc'il'and cs~ti.fied to the city ~udito~ ~d city.Treasurer ~nd 6rdere~to be paid' ~lections ~ 64.50 He~lth~- ~ 278.16 ~iFs .. --. ~56~ 60 Water... 42.8~ Jail ].4S.52 Public Prope~-ty 268.90 Lights - ~ '1~026. ]~ Sev;e r Re'pairs- 59.25 Police 1:080 75 Sew-st impro--= = .~ . - ~ ~.~m,~n s 356 O0 Paupers . .1. · ~. 174.6~ Street ImProvements !,867.S0 Street Repairs 747.'59 Contingent -' S0.82 Street C].e~.ning 55.07. Bridges S5.44 Stationery ~ Printing 49.18 Public-Cha~ities 69.~ Salaries !~20S. 8]..Oo~issions 89 ~ TOTAL '$7~ 999.20 2. The con~nittee has.been roquested to' co~sider and a~p~ove bills of Dr.B.D Downey,,~.~.0; Dr J.N~Lswis ~d Dr.J A Gale~ ~5, total for professional set.vices .~endered R.H.Dyer~a fo~Smer drive~ fo~' the steam firs engine~who was injured in an.accident, caused by the te~ runnin~g away on Jefferson Street several months ago. After due con- sideration'of said bills the committee is of opinion that they are not a proper charge against the city; that said Dyer was a 'salaried employ- ee at the time,and t~t in case of accident whereby an employee is -1598- (November 7.th,: !899. ) injured,and medical or surgical attention becomes necessary,said ee should'pay.:the',bi, lls, not the ci. ty, We therefo're ..recommend ~that the claims be.'re'jected,and-the physicians.pr.,esenting' Same notified of 3 .We attach hereto-a bill of H.~[ .'fo~. 43 68,eXp~ses incurred about the.-police department, and in~appFeh~nding..c~mifl~ ~hd.va~lous miscellaneous Cha~g~s;which the:Co~%ttee ~ecommen~s shall, be to the City Solicitor.,to infe~ this~.co~mi~tee w~ethe~ o~ not the is liable for all of. said charges~ and.~to:':gi~'~h'is.opinion as ~o Which 4. The"po.liCe departmen.t,rep.orts to-.the c.o~mztte~,on .lzghts o~t. ' for the month, o.f...0ctober,1899, 461- hfs and"47-m~n~e~;ma~ing ~10.83. to be paid into the city treasury by the light company at the' time' it ceives it~.war.~ant.- Respect-fu-~t~ submitted, GEO. ~. ~T,. . The report or the committee on accounts was. ad[~pted .b.y the"FjOllO~:. lng vote: Ayes--Bac~s.,Buckne.r, Cpleman,CoB-lbd. Urn~Da~nall-,'Fish~rn,~r~; h~, Grav~ s ~Hart, King i~e scu're ,Mays ,Minahan,Mullen-, Newton:, Seiffert ,Terra[I,. Witt Mr President -20.. Noes~-None Wilkinson, , . . - . . . ... REPORT 0F T~ OO~,ffT~EE 0N. S~RS. Mr., Bu~kner, ffrdm' the' e.o~ittee on sewers', submitted._the.:To;1-1o~ing -report: ..... 1. Concenning the,-question, of providl~g.a"s~stem Of"sewe:?B' for the Fifth Ward', the. mo~itte.e submits herewit'~ ~ ~'e.poF~ from' t~'e ~i.ty ~ineer, Which-provi:des. for.the Constr.~ction'ef a.~i.n'sewer-ff~o~n ~e. drain now in C~pbe:ll avenue,beginning at Hen~'~'str'e'~t, Street to Railroad avenu~ ;-th~n.c.e in..Rai~ro~d;, ave~Bq_ to 0o~eree S~;reet',.- thence in Commence Street,to ~enter..avdnue; thence in[~t~ri~ve~U~ to. 7th street. From this.. ~in' a..letteral system' iS ' Provided '. f~r northwest section of the-~ity, to be ~ow~'[as se~ion i25, For properties on, both sides.of ~e~.~ev a~enue fr0m. Oommgrce ~treet 'to';: 4th Street,and for properties, abutt~.n~ on.,~he.[no~h~side..of.,$h~nando~.... avenue and on both sides of 6enter.aven~e gFsm"~th'~t~eet..~o..llth The committee, recommends _that.-.~his plan.be adopte~;;..,.'It' a!se."~rbvides for sewering those properties.-.on the north,side' of S~l'e'm. avenue'~d'. Railroad avenu~ from-Henry Street; to..~o~erc~.]S:tre'et,a~d~..on"the_"west side of Commerce-Stre'et from.Rai.~roa~.;.av~nue ~o the..~ail~oad..The' mi tree attaches hereto-:a..-reso~u~i~,, which.,we-~ecO~end shal!.' b~..adop'~ ted, to provide flor giFi~2 ~ preP.ert~-0wners:'a he2n[~g, dn. tHe. ques, tion of constrict.inS sewers..in the Section abpve.~med',a~..'for' mak[n'g a hearing,.was' 'adopted..bx::the following vote: man, Coulbourn, Dar hall., Fish,Urn ,.Gr~,.G~a~s., Hart', King~Le~c~.e' ,M~s.~ Minahan, Mulle n, Newt on, Se i fert, Terrill,Wi'~ins0n[,w[t.t ~-Mr.. p~e-s t~en~k2.0; Said reso!u~ion~is recorded:.at..the..end of'th~'se praceedi~gs..~: ....... 2. The City'En~ine~r: r#com~ds[ t6 t'he Co~itt;e,.in[:~e:'m~r: ~f the proposed se~ers.-in.-Sect-i-0n -2-0~-F~ur{h- Ward',- on .which'the owners are:.yet to ~b~' heavd,.that: ~.~e .:System.s~ould be So .~xtgnded,s.o' ~-" to orovide ~for a-tine of sewers.on ~-llit't.'k~nue,'from a ~oifi't 'abdut' !00 feet'east: of Jeffers~on.Stree.~::t-0..-a point.about ..60~'f~et east..0'f_-[ Nelson Street.;the Co~mitt.ee .theme~gre recommeh'ds".th%' adoptio, n 0f. th'e RESOLED, That the resolution adopted Septembe.'lgth, 8'.~.gj, to.'"::' pnovid~' ' . for the constructio~ of'certain.%%nes-.pf sewers in the-Fourth' War~.'(P~r~: of which is ~own as Sec. t ion-2~/)~';~be ~nd is heredy ~ended so as to provide in the plans-.therefe~an.addittonal line as follows: 0n_.Bullltt avenue from a point about .... .lO0 feet east of'Jeff~rson'Street'~,t'0 a.'point[~'~ (The resolution was adopted, Ayes-jBAc~ ~'Buckn~'r;C01e~n~6~dlhdur~;. Dar hal! ,Fi shburn, arab~ ,-Gray9 s ,,H~r t ~King, Le s cu~e ,MaYs, Minahan ;[MBli~ n ,' Newton, Seifert ,Terrill~V~ilk-i'nsg. n,W~tt,~r.Pve~idsnt'l~20.: Noes-~None. ). 3. In-the'matter of ~he. . construction. : of ~.. the ....., drazn., iff' the /~lley.. the rear of the Terry Build%ng"-knd~:dt~e~.'pvoper~es.. ....:.: ~ bfi" the .east side of Jefferson Street between.:~Pbe~l-:~n~:.~d Kirk'ave2u~.,refer.red. to.'' this co, tree by the Comtttee..'on. S~'F~.~$.,.~h!~jm~ter'~s been con- .~!599'~ sidered jointly by .t.~e.o'omml~ee dh'Sewers and we regard the question of-c~ns~ucting ---J~-Un Motion it shall be 0 n mo't i o n should receive your earliest con. sideration.; adoption of the following r~soluti6~: : RESOLVED, Th&t ~he ~ity engineer be :'a~d is hereby authorlzed and in-. structed to ConstrUbt'a':drain p'iP~-ifi the alle~,--connecting with the drain in Campbell avenue,,and exted[lin~ ~o Ki~k avenue,- in the rear of the proEerties o~ the east sid~:'of''Jeff~.rs0n Street~ at a-cost not to exceed' ~150, chargeable to the account of-sew'er improvements: Provided, however, that the owner~"0f the'i"p~operty abutting.on the east side of Jefferson Street as"afgresaid:~vjill' d?dicate said allay to the public use(The resol~[On_v~as .adopted .by the following vote: Ayes--Backus,Buck- ncr, Coleman, Coulb°urn: Darnall, Pishburn, Graham, Grave s, Hart ,King, I,e scure, Mays ,Minal~an ,~fulle~, Se ifertTerr ii'l ~,Wilkinson ,Mr. Pres ident-18 .Noes-None. ) 4. 'The committee reported.'a reSolution'to 'Pro.vid~:,for replacing certain rotten-and b:roken Joists in the 6ampbe'll: avenue' drain,at a cost not to exceed ~,;100, :,vhich on motion ~of ,',,ir. 'Buckner was re committ ed to the committee~ on Sewers~ "for 'consideration i~ connection with the quest of .the street railway company for.-dOUbIe"tradking Campbell avenue. 3. The~ committee has opened and considered the bids for the .con- struction of sewers in Sections'25 and:'106. .THree bids' were received, which on being'tabulat, ed are found' to be as follOws,for each section the aggregate:. , .. . ; Sec 106 Sec. 25. Joseph .Abbitt & .cOmpany- "-~' '---'L~._~ .... ~_: :..., .... 7,389.85 Markley_.& Company-- .."' :"~'.-'. '- ;--:.~--':~-."-~'1;686.805,148.36 The committee .httabhes'-cCm~l~te :'t~bu~atl'Cns 'of' said :bids hereto,from which it Will be'seefi bh~t 'M~rkiey[[&'05.;~'i.s"the lowest bidder;and the committe~ recommends~that'.th9 :Cbn~rac% b~'~'a~arded~ to that firm,and to carry out.wh$ch,&nd' ot~e~'ma~t.~rs i~ b~nfiection with the construction of said sewers,the recCmmends'the'adQ~tidn of the folloW2ng resolution: RESOLVED,That..th.~ c~ntract"fdr th~-'C0nstruction"of the system of sewers in the Fourth Ward:,~dW~' as'Ss'cti0n 25,and the construction of the system in the Third. Ward;' known` as Sect'ion 106;be and is hereby awarded to ~.~arkley & Compafiy~ Safd fi'rm bei'ng~ th~: lowest bidder,at the prices mentioned in their bid of NoVember 4th,1899,and in accordance 'with the specific'ktions thereto'beloflging, upon which said bid was made, and' aggregating: Fo~ Section 25,~5,~48..Sfz;.and for Sec-.106,-$1,686.80. RESOLVED FURTHE. R, That' 'the City'. ~W5e. . and is. hereby' instructed to prepare the necessary contracts'and bonds to be. signed' and given by said Markley and 0ompany;" said bonds to be 'in .the penalty prescribed by the specifications,and the suffic-iency' of the-: :sursty' or .sureties, to be approved by the' Commit'tee on Finan. ce. '- RESOLVED .FURTHER,Thab: 'in order that sgfd; Wobk may have-the constant and proper inspection which' 'it will :require---~d~r-l'ng 'i~sp~x construction, the city 'engine.er is hereby authorized and instruct'ed-to-.'appoint one inspector,to be' Unde. r the' direction of the city en'gfneer, at a salary not exceeding ~;50' per 'mont.h',~:whose duty it' shall--be t0"inspect said work,as directed b~ .~ai'd' 8'ngineer; sa'i'd sg-l'ary to'be charged to sewer improvements,and to be apPortiOned to the :said sections aforesaid in the ratio of the contract price thereof:as a part of the cost for the constru'ction, of. said sewers. -. Re sp~.ctfully 'submitted, R.A. BUOKI~ER, ~' S ~P. SE IPERT, J .A .FISHBURN. The"~esoluti'on awarding cont'ract for Sewers was mdopted? in full, Ayes -Badkus, B~'ckne r ~ Coleman ... Coulbourn, Dar nell ,'Fish burn, Graham, Grave s, Hat t, King ;.I.e s cure ?~a¥ s, Minahan ,Mullen.., Se i fer t, T err i 1! ,Wi lkin's on, ~'~.r. Presiden$ 18.' Noes--None. ROANOKE~'BTREET. On mo2ion of'~r' Dkrnall the resolution as to 'Roa- noke Street' improvement was 'laid over until next meeting of Council. of' Mr. Bdckner it 'was ordered, that when Council adjourns to meet on nex2 TueSday night,November 14th, 1899. of Mr. Buckner t~e Council then adjourned. , .. ..-- ; -~ :_.._ ~_____200000 and the Oommittee on Streets, this drain as .one that therefore we recommend the -1600- A RESOLUTION AND REPORT as to sXdewalks on the south side of 0aetl~bell avenue,betwee, n §th and 6th Streets,and on the north s~de of 0am~ pbe!l . avenue, between 5th and ?th.~Streets. ..... . :':. iAdopted Novsmbe.~ 7th, 1899. ) .- " Your 0ommlttee On Streets,in pUrSUance, of resolutions adopted 7th,1899,a,~d May 12th,1899,providinz for 8lvinK a hearth& to the prop- erty owners on tho question of constr, uc.t!ng brick'~sidewalke,full, width with stony'curbing,on the south Side.of ~pbell avenue,between"Sth 6th streets,and on' the north Side of ~pbell_ avenue .between ~th and 7th Streets,'~n the quest ion ..of constructing .a six-fort wide br~ck Side- walk,reports that it gave' t0 the property owners to be ben'ef-ited by such proposed improvement's,heartngs~on 0ctober.Tth,189'9,and October 2~, 1899,at 2 o'clock P,M. 'and .10 o'.clock '~M,. on each of-the days,respect- ively, as aforesaid,at the office of the. cle'rk of ~ounctl. All of. the property owners aforesaid had due notice,but none-of them appear'eld fore the co,mitres,or offered any obJecti'on,except. F.B.. Thomas, a~d~ 0. Yat.es., A.V.~it'ehUr~t and S.Wl. Sellers and P.J.Hawks,. info~med the co~ittee in writing as to the.ir wishes i.n_ the ~tter... The Plans and' estimates made by the 0ity Engineer..were Drodu. ced before the' on Streets at the hearings afore$ai.d,as-explained to such~ of erty owns.rs as were pre'sent. The. co~i'ttee.!s of. opinion that the prop- erty abutting on said stre~.t ~vlI1 'be bene.fited~by: sa~d proposed improve- merit and that-it' ought to be ~de,and therefore.recommends the adoption of the following.resolution: ' '"..... . - ' BE IT RESOLVED'by. the co.on O0unCi~'f~~ the~.0ity of Roanoke;That it is expedient that'brick-Sidewalks'.'wlth, stone curbi:~g,shall--be COnstrUcted the full width of' the.si~eWalks.o~';]the south' side:'of' 'O~pb~II-aVenue, S.w., between Bth an~ .6th..streets., at porn. ts where 'no walks ekist:and that a six-foot brick sidewalk be constructed on .the .north.side .0f' C~pbell avenue ,between: sth m~d' 7th.ssreet. s; that .it ~s 'the sense-of" this Council that 'one-half. the .c'Ost.-o.f.-such improvement, should'.be paid by the owners 0f the-property Shut, ting 'and.bounding :on ~he street afore-' said,and benefited by said prcP0~sed imp~e~emen.ts.,and, that'o~e-half-of the cost .the-reef should be pmid'[odt 'cf.-the .city-Tr$asury~ and b0'rne by.' the city;and that said.proportiOn.to be assessed up$~ and'bor2e'bM-~'he property owners afOresaid,shall be"aPP0rt~oned .~ong said property own- ers upon such principles as ,the. 0ouncil~..shmll. hereafter'determine by resolution or o'rdinance;after, the .improvement. aforesaid shall 'have pl. eted - RESOLVED FURTHeR;That the city engi.nee, r:be and is hereby-ins.t'ructed to advertise for bids for making the improvement aforesaid in 'so~e news- paper published in the city 'of:RoanOke:for thirty days. time,and also to post a copy 'of.said advertisement at' the front ~oor.of~the'Co~rt House.; said bids to be made in'accordanC~ with the plans.-and.specifica-tions on file in the office of'~'the' Cit~'Engineer,and..,to'.'be~a.ccompanied With a certified check in the s~ of $50; and.the bidder to:.wh0'm.the-~ontract _. shall be awarded ,-shall be requ~ed.to.gi~e.-bond~in-the suTM off"fifty . per centum.of the contract D~ice o.f"the work;said-.bond-;.tO-be'apprOvsd' by the comm~ittee on Finance,and cofi'diti°ne~.for the faithful ~Perform-" ance of the contract afores~$.d..' ' ..- ...... ... - .... RESOLED FURT~R,That when s~id 'bid~ shall have been closed after thirty days' notice as aforesaid, _t~e.~ittee on Street.s is hereby authorized and directed to consider the s~e and report to Council, which shall award the contract for ~king said improvement,to the lowest responsible bidder,reserving the right,however, to reject any and all bids. qoOoo- A RESOLUTION AND REPORT as Commonwealth avenue,N.E.,from (Adopted "' ~1601-. ; ' " " to sidewalkS'om ShenandOah avenue and Jefferso~ Street to. V/ells avenue. November :Tth;-1899o.) Your Oommittee on Streets .in PUrSuance of a' resolution adopted May 16th, 1899~providing. fop giving a hearihg to'the property .oWners .on the question of constructing brick sidewalks,8 feet wide,of hard o.u~ned '~rick, on the north side of She.nandoaA avenue fpom'Jefferson street to Commonwealth avon,ac,and on the"west 'side of 6o~mon\vealth avenue.£rom Sbqnandoah avenue to Wells. avenue,reports 6hat it gave to the .proPerty own.~r-a to be benefited by such proposed, improvement, a hearing on .Sep- tember S0th,1899:and agafn on November lst,~1899, at. the~ office of the Clerk of Council. The only~proPerty 'owner i~ntere~s.ted,the Virginia Co., had due notice~and appeared before the Committee by attorney, or agent~ The plan a.~d estimate made by the· city enginee.r:w~re '.duly .exhibted and explained at the hearings aforesaid. The co~mmltte~ is 'o~ Opinion that t'he property owners abutting on said ~treet wiI1 be benefite~ by such proposed improvement.~and that i-t ought- tb be. ~made,and t~her, efore recom- mends the adoption of the following resolu'tion: B~ IT RESOLVMD by 'the Common Ooun'cil. for .the Ci'~y of...R0anoke, That it is expedient thag hard burned~bri~k sidewalks, 8 feet..Wfde,shall, be constructed on the north side of Shenandoah avenue,a~d~/dn 'the w~.st ~ide of Commonwealth avenue,from jefferson.~Street to Wells avenue;.and.t-hat.. it is t],~e sense, of ~his Council that one-half of'the 'cost of posed improvement should be~paid by the owhers of the property abutting and bounding on the streets.~aforesaid,and benefited by said proposed improvements,and that one -half of the cost thereof should .be paid. out of the city treasury and borne by ~the city;and that. said proportion to be assessed upon and borne by· the :Droperty owners aforesaid,shall be apporgioned among said propepty owners upon such prfnciples as the Coun- cil shall 'hereafter determine by'res01~.tion'or qrdlnance,afte~ the im- provement afopesaid shall have 'been-Com~pleted. RESOLVE]) '~-' ,, ' · , ,.URT~R? That the cit'~ engineer be and' is herl~by instpucted to advertis'e .for bids for making.the improvement aforesaid'in some. news.- paper published in 'the. city of. Roanoke Tot" bhirty days~ time,and also to post a' copy o.f said .advertisement at the 'frbn't' 'door of the Court House; said bids to be made in accordance with Dlans and specifications on fi!a i_r:. the office o:f the' cit~,'fE.ngi-nser-'~and. %o be. accompanied with a certified check in the sum of ~50, and th~ bidd~'r to whom the con- tract sba!,% ba awarded~ shall be required-to §i.ve bond.in the sum of fifty pe~- centum of the'contract--pric2 of~the..Work.~,' said bond to be approved by the committee, on Finance and Cond'i~i6ned fbr the faithfu] performance of th~ contract aforesaid. -. . ' -- RESOLVED _V~RTh~R~ That when' ~'a£d bids shall 'h, ave "been ~losed,after. thirty days( r~ot.ice as aforesal, d, the con~it~:e on Str. eetS is hereby authorized and directed to .considet the same 'and 'repor~ to:Council, which shall award t-he 'contract'fop'making said improvement to the low- est responsible bidder, reserving the right,howev~:r, rio reject any and oo0o0- --- ' ' 1602 A RESOLUTION' to provid:e:':'fo'r the-' cOn~tl-uc'ti6n'of: Sewers' 'in .'S.~.c'ti'on ' - . .¢ s"" .... ' " reon"~ ]20,and. to" give-the pr'ope~t: - owner '~ h~'a~"~ng' the """-'::' · : ......... :'"' ' "" ..... ' .... ': " - ~(Ad6pted' e'~' 7th, '1899,:')' ::"-: ' ':'"""' ";"'" "-':' · ~ "'' :-"' '.i..;..-~ . ' ': ~ .' ::'~' ' -''' '?'' - Sew'grs-' '~ th:~.:"Oomm6'fl'- cOiifi~il'.' is. h_er _- by authoriz~-~?and ins~ructed:;at such·'t~me''a's they"f'ix;~..n~.-'afte'F' this'.~ '.'" resolution' sna!-l- have bec'Ome~ a 'iaw, :"%.o':~i9~'~ a hearing' ..... b~f6~e,~ ..such~ co~1-." '. =ittee to the owners of:thl~-'.pro'~ert~.con%a,in~-d'Within:'the iim~t's of., ~....'.-...~,. Sewe.~ Section 120, abutting uRon s.tree,ts.,in, the. city of. Roanoke, de" . scribed as' follOws: .... ': , .....: .::. ':1_ .. ....- .: .,. On the south side of the' N-ors'6i~i"&-~Ve'~:~'~n Rail:~zay;'be%f~e~'fl Sal'e~n ave!]~e and-'s&~ ' ' ' '~": ' ' - ' "~ ':'- ~'"":- ~ ' d railroad,from 'F~_rst' (HenPy i~'$'~'re'et,, to.:,S.'e, do~id' (Com;. me-ce ). , St,~- ''' -, ~..e?, on:" th~-Wes:t si~-'~f ~'c°~d~OommerC'e.' '"'~,:. -,..,~:' . .') ~"~tr'.e'~% ;from... "' '~' ' "' Railroad-avenue to-~he Norf?.,lk'~ ~est~n~.'Ra~Iway; 6h'"..both ~id~§' o'f~. Center. ave'nu~'.~betWe~,h:Ooml~tBe,Street and ::Four~h:'St~e~i .... an~' °n:-the north side 5f-.'Shenandbah:'a'~e~6e,~h~~;~' ", ,- ' "~ i *'. ...- on"b~th' s'i~s"0f;"O~n%&r aveilU~, : . from : - '.": Fourth Street to Eleventh Street ,,,~. .,. , -,:..- ..... .~-, ..... . on the questio~.'of-'constr~:i~'.S~:v~':f~::'t~, ~ccOn~Sda.tio'~. a~;~:-:-ben~fit of ~.h_eir ,.,sp~ctive properties. And' sa~'d[.~omm~te~, ohall g~ve.not~ce .. of ten days'tO th~.:t;?6pe~2iz °~,~'h~.~-'bo~d~g ~.-"~u~i~g:-~ipo~ said:. ' streets, or w'ithih tHe~_i_imit '""" " "" ........ ~"~- :" - .~- "~ ' ' ' · - ' ' s 'o.ff the 'sec. t~pn ~ro~re'sa.~;: at .'the .~oihts indicated or'b~,n'e'fi'tSd:b[,~;-~ny such"prspos~d i~npr~vem~.fit;of'th~;' place ":"" " and time of said.,hea~ing,which: ~id notice-'shall'be s.eE.v..e~'at..least ': ",:' ~en days befo.re':the' aeax~' '' . - ..... ng~aff'6~e2'a~; and' shaI1 summon s~id Owners ~o .. .... appear before the Said-c~mzn~_ttee:~ab~"-'h~r~ ~;'~-':.a.~.~r.l~t'said:'~0-,: .... posed impro-¢eme. ~t, - sai~':h~ari'd~. Shall ~-no6"be ;n~d":~til .~a 'Pla[i .,of.:Such' · " proposed imprcvmment ' :'"'".~ . ' ...... .-- shall .a:~va b~efl"_~md~ b~[:t~ 9~:t:y.'j'F,~g.ineer',':~th a:~ estimate of the cest,afid'th~"a~6~nt-~'6.-b~, pa~d by."sach abuttir~g owner, such ~!a:~ a~d estimate t~-::~e-~i.i~d-in t~ Olerk's office Of the Oorm.,uon ...~..: Cou,:ci!,and. shall be produced before the COmmittee on Sewers at..the.'... hearzng afor2sa'~d - Afte'~. such'Hea~ing'?'h~l!-'ha~e ~ee'h.~ve~ ,by 'the 0o.m~ittee-o:~ Se~,'zers:, -it"~bJal-!, ~e.p. Qr't to,'q'ouncil wit}i rec.o.:~me'ndation, ... whether or -not '~aid im,troVement '~Hsu!d be ma.'d.e~nd what '~mount .of 2he , costs,, if any~ on~.! be .~ai'd by the 'oWners 0'f the 'r~'al estat~ inC_lud'e'~' wzonia t.qa bou~u, aar,e~' :afor~'sk'i'd', '".6r 5:6n'efite'd 'b'y':such[ im~-Povement ,.a'~id ,,,.~u proporuio~ .a._-.-~ne costs. O'f 't'he improvement 'aforesaid s~a!'! 5~ ~ ' '~ U ...... pa:_ d o~.it C._. ~ .,..h~ ci ~y,, tr-e s ry." ......... : ' ~ ' ..... .. ~' -' ..... : :" ' .... .--' ........ ~ ', . .', -_ ·., :.:-- :. -oOO'6oZ: .... :.; · =. :- . -. JOURNAL--00MMON 00UN0 ~L. sideration of the body was the veto of the Mayor as to tho proposition to improve Roanoke Street; whereupon, on motion of ,MrDarnall the con- sideration of said matter was passed bM for the time being, and tho Calendar taken up. R~PORT OF THE 00~,,~,{ITTEE ON 0RD~NANOES. Mr. KinE, from the 0ommittee on Ordinances, submitttd ~he following report: 1. As to the bill to prohibit persons from spitting or expectorating on the public sidewalks,and other public p~aces,introduced by ~[r. Ter- rill and refer~ed to this commlt~ee,we have c~nsidered this ordinance, and amended the ~ame by providing for posting copies thereof where the law is liable to be violated,and as amended, we recommend that it be adopt ed. (As ordinance above referred to,was read considered and adopted,and is recorded at the end of these proceedings.) 2. The petition of the Johnson G~Dcery Company and others, as to passing a law to restrain the commissioner of Revenue from issuing li- censes to unnaturalized persons to dc business in this city,we have re- ferred this ma~ter to the city solicitor for his legal opinion. S. Oonce~ninE the recommendation of the mayor that an ordinance be (The ordinance was read,conSidered and adopted by the following vote: Ayes --Backus, Buckner, Coleman, Coulbourn, Darnall ,Pishburn, Grah_am_, Graves, .~ :King~ Minahan ,Newton ,Terrill,Witt ,!??r President--lA. Noes--Se ifert, Wilkinson-2. Not voting--Ha~t. The president desires to be recorded in the ffirmative for the purpose of hereafter moving a reconsideration.) Said ordinance is recorded at the end of these proceedings. 4. As to the resolution previously introduced to provide for the appointment of two additional regular policemen, we report adversely as to this matter,and recommend that the subject lie on the table. (Recom~mendation adopted.) Respectfully submitted, A. E. KING, 7~.R. TERRILL, D.H.BACKUS, J.C.GB_AVES, Levi WITT. REPORT 0F THE C0~.~24ITTEE ON LIGHTS. Mr. Seifert,from the Committee on Lights, submitted the following report: I. As to the petition of citizens for a light at the intersection of 6th (Grove) and Luck avenue, the committee is much of the opinion that a light is needed at this point,and recontmends the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED,That the Roanoke Electric Light and Power Company,or its successor,be and is hereby aUthorized and instructed,under the terms and provisions of the contract between said company and .the city of Roanoke, entered into by ordinsmce adopted November 2~, 1897, to erect and maintain one standard 2000 candle power arc street light at the in- tersection of Luck avenue and Sixth (Grove) Street,S.%".; and to inform this Council when said light shall have been placed in operation. (The resolution was adopt'ed: Ayes--Backus,Buckner, Coleman ,Coulbourn, Darnall, Fishburn, Graham,Graves ,Hart, King,Minahan ,Newton, Self eft, Terrill, Wilkinson,Witt,Mr.President--l?. Noes--None. ) 2. The committee has also been requested to recon~mend the location of light' on Lynchburg avenue,N.E.,about 100 ft. east of its intersec- tion with lJth avenue,for the accom~modation of citizens residing in that neighborhood, but we have laid this matter over for further in- vest igation. passed to provide for the registration of cattle slaughtered in the city limits,and reports thereof to be made to the chief of police,the committee attache~ hereto an ordinance, which we recommend shall be adopted,to provide for carrying into effect said recommendation. This law follows the lines of the statute in respect to pawn-brokers and junk-dealers. Tuesday, November' 14th, 1099. The 0ouncil met at 8 o'clock P.M., pursuant to adjournment. . Present: Messrs.Backus, Buckner, 0oleman,0oul~ourn,~arnall,Fishburn, Graham, Grave s, Hart, King ,Mi nahan, Newt on, $ei fert, T err i 11, W i 12!nm on, Wi t t, M~ .President ~d --17. Abs ent-.-Le acute ,May~ ,Mullon = ~. . . The chair inform the Council that the first bv~ines~ for the co~~ - 3. In the ~att. er of .the re. so!Utton.rof, err.~d"t'o tfitd' .oommrtteo wi-th'" " instructions to .~n-vesti. gate.as' 'to'the ~cost',av~il'a'b'~lity':a,d. -'10~catl..on. . ".: for a light and powe~"Plah't: for the use 'of 'the .city,and 't.o.'i. be .owned.a,'yidlj .... controlled by the cl. ty,.!V~'.bOg tO rop.o.~.t.'.that. 'We,,'h~Ve [t~e jmat,t.,e.~, u..~.'der.~ :" consideration;and inveSt, igattons.a.'r-e now b'ot'n~"~de 'aibng th~se line'S'; The committee has un, dcr.constd'er, ati6n propq~iti0fl-$~both for' th~ orectiori: -.:-..n or purchase of steam_ and power pl~aff[s.. .tl.~jso·0. n_ lnr. orma io.n"jt , . , . . . ~ f. . . . ~ f~- o- : ~. . . . . ' . in tangible shape,and our investigations 'a.r~. /compleg~'d;xve'~.~ilI'make'.'..' ;~ report to. Coun. c!l, R~spe~.tfUlly' subLn'itt'ed,~ ".'. '$./.~P.~ ':SE:!.F_ERT,_' ': 'i''''~'':'~''~' .. '" [' "$,A.:FISHBURN, :'At' 'Bt:: ¢0'LE~[qN. '-" ' REPCRT OF'T.HE 'C.0.:.~ilTTEE~.0N FINANCE.· .' Mr ~;"O'ou~6~rh , from t. he Oommit; ...... tee on Finange..,' '.su~mitt..eld 'th'e, followi.'ng ~'e'por$.:';'[ " .... .-::.v.,~: ..:... :--:~' 1. .In the 'ma'tte'r or 'ehe''requeSt 0f the' 'polf~'...~.'pa.r,'~mefit'~0 .b'o'-fur-.. nished with overcoats .at. ~the expense o~' t~'~: c.~'~:i~.,t.~{~.'C'0~.5,i.t.t'e'e' has:'a:(.': reoort f~om the mayor. or,' the qwe'sti:6n.; ".bdt".~has'41,a[['d"thJe'.m~t:t.e?. :'°Ve..f-'-~6v', "e'' further conside~;a~ion:'__ ___~_ _ - ':~-' ..... ,~'-"-'" ----:;-:'- ..- -- .... 2. The com~n:~ttee sUbmits'herewfth Bofids ;~.~B"~veThave'exar~ined.~u~""- ....o.. · - '' '' ' " -f ,-[ '~ '- ~ , ' *-'.~'- ; -'.~- ' -'- - .. ~1~"' - I~ .... o ~ suant ~o r'esoluti, on,s.,df.aoU~}¢'±i,'a.n.d ~l.h'd~"g~'~l~gl~'~ guffi~e_ht;'and :Lr~"'-":-' ' prope:'-,orm'as..p[[epared by ~h~.c~ty-.sol.'~qigor,.a~d.recommen~ that.they.'"'. be a[.cepted,...~,.. ~Bg, nd ..of_.0..~.Berry .flor pa£n.t~ng certain . dbl:rc 'buzld~: ........ · n~s,~_n the .~um cz ~..606.50 w~h A~M.Neslon,sureg~ bead"of ~:R;Burton; ' ?~ collector of insolvent taxes,in the sum of ~;§00, with the Fidel't~:"~[ndt Deposit_ Company of Maryland,____._ as surety._ _,_ .. .-.. -.:-. ,, ..-.,-;- .: .... · .:-,..;. -~.'.t,. ('_*he recommend~.~ion wa~' acio. pted' and- bo~d~'~e~e'r~ted. )"";'-" '--'-' ' "" ';;" ~ - ~ ~-' :--o '" :~/ ' 7 i "~'-'- o .~ ". '-'? --,.'' ° ~ F'~ °~'~" "~--- ' t' o~ "t ~ -~ : ~ .'~ °~-~ 3 ¢oncer~±ng' ~he ~e~om_,nendat~r~n Of ~he Mayor'-that ~ho B~ll ~df ]~quor r~¢;,~,=rs~ ~~%ssociati · ,~, .... " .: . .-- '- :-. a -..~:'.:'..':e ...... - .... . on. ~f..Rqa~ok.e~,.amqun~%n.g,..~o ~:~0.20 ,I_'or work, be ~aid bit the ¢i , t'he" dommi fite~ 'fifids' tha.~ "fh~'~Wdr~"'oee~3~.men'; :'= ~'::"'-~: was fo? datec~ing'oersons~gg.~l, ty of sellzng~ll, quo_rs-Twitg0u,,t-tl'cebge~'l-~- '-:-'i.i~,· that s~tch 'work was'sudh as could not'-be'well'i. PeF.f0.~J~'e.~:'b¥[ja {~n~fd~m~d".~' policeman; and that said :assoc_ ,iai:_ ion,wi~. :the -saflction :bf:'the :~br'~'em- .... "' p!oyed a a~tective,ahd ~n consequence ~here~:m'~r~:t't{an-~.~3o ib fines' ., : for ~he city have .already.been impos_ed and col%e6~d~" 'Th~. recommends that~ the bill' b~ pa.id_;~.afid'ithat the';.city.~u~it6r'i~e ~nstr~c~" ' ed to ' - ' '- ,.,:,,. a trent ~n favor of"¢~id as~ocia~:ion-for ; 26,d~{r a'b to contingent expenses :::"-°-' '-" ......:'" :"':':'. -'--:- ;'- . (The recominendatlon wa~s ~0Pted' Aye~Z'2Ba.~us,Bu~kfie~,C6i~.].;C~i[. ' Dar n a i! ' F ~ sn bur n ' Ot~ahani:': Grave s "Har t';'Ki i~ ~ M-i :-n~'- ..... '~.T ~ '~New~ ~ n'} S ~ ife r t, · i i, Wi !.kins on ~..".;i t t .,'.Mr. Pres i d on t j -17. ' No~ s - -1~ fi'~ j )" bourn Rerri tion: ~"1 · ~ ~ marie As to 'the'petition bf the South-~-e~te~n_Building=.,& Loan..Associa.-._:... to c6rr~ct ~'-;'"'~" '"'""' " ' ,:':',:--," ~l-eg~d ~.rroneous assess_m..ent Oh[qio~,.bh. East:av~.nue, the com~aittee has. laid this.matter, or. er 0 .obtaiA f~ther"i~i~'dr_-aa':~;~:--'':;:'- 5 'As 'tO:'.~.be-pe. titio .~" -,-~'. '." · ' '. '. ." -. n of.,,..S.,~_I!%a~.s,askzng thdt_s, eT;er aha. s~dewalk-'~-- assessment '~vi.~a'against h~s~property on Campbell':avC.~de'~h '~he' 1889. be~ r=-.zun~d, ~s' fol~oWs.: -~or sidewalk .~75.,O0',"~nh':.f6~'- ~we-~ F...~.%~.~ .'~"-3""~'~(;-,u, - . ,,n= e~.u.~.,:_, ~tee has considered this p.et.itiCn very carGfully,and exa~mined ':'~'~' the opinions of the city'soticitt~r"~n~)the q.ues.tion, and.recomme,.n.d,that . one-..~.L~ oI the-a, ssessment .for. the .s~.d.e~ralk'be .17_ e_ I.~ .%i ~ de d '; -aN: i~ ~s':l~'OW; ' ~'i ,- ~he polzcy o! the-cz~y.to .... ' ' ' ...... =":' · ' - ' , ....... - ' - · : ' -' owners and the city oear the o~her half. -,T. he:.-commz~tee..=recommendsf, th~ -.' '.:" adoption of the ffol!bw'ing rts61uti- on:' -:" ~"'" - ':" " RESOLVED,That the city auditor be' ~nd-"is':~,~'b~"*' a warrant in favor' or F[r.R.S:Wi.lliams' fSr ~urpose of re. funding to h'~m one-half'of th8 amou&t':~BSe~: - ' · - . : ...... his property for sidewalk on-O..ampbell ave.hue'; to contingent expenses" ' ' ' '" ~Th= reso!uszon ://as adopted:. Ayes,_B.a.ak.us:~_U...ckner.~Qo_le:m.a..n.~go~.~'b-.0~,.--n-~;:,.-"'~T Darnail , ishburn araham graveB ,Ha. rt ?King,.'M~nah&~.~N.e, wtGn ~'S_e_~ 'f~r_ t';-..T'9'rVillt -. TXF' : "-- · ~_ ~-° - i .. ,,~-lk¢.nso~:,wzzu~mr.Pres~dent._~lT.-' Noes'_tNbne/) , ' ' ' .n' o.'be:.pa .fo ' ~i~.6 - o,'. o. As to he request..9~ Dr.H0. dgs0 .t i~ r';~. 's~.~r ns.'~r~.2 -,..'n ed by him inuommonwealth.. ' . avenue;from'-th& to We!].s avsnu~amo~nt~ng ~0 ~24..~5,actuai COSts:th~ commi.~.ttee' zs o~ .,u-~. opinion that Dr.Hodgsou ought to 'be pRid for this. [~,)wer...s~"it ~s'~'conr " strutted in' the '.ouhiic_ street,a distance of:;hal'~": a' 2quar;e. -, and;,.'t~bflg.h'.~...:j''''.. .... : :,' ::~: ?s.. -1605- (November 14th,1899. ) it is but a 4" sewer,yet it serve, s,.,.,the ,pu~.pose.f0.~ which it was built, as no other properties wil-L ev, er;','.be iconne, cte.d'.with it We recommend that the City Auditor be-.ins~!~uc.~[eld..,to 'dr'"aw.'.awarrant '~n favor Of w. Hodgson,.to the amount of ~:24.'lS,'6-Hargea~'le 'to c0ntin,'gen'tl,for 'fihe put-. pose of Paying him 'for .the~c'0nstrUcti.On:[0f the sewer'afor, esaid. (Nr. NeWton' moved to'amend the rec. omme'ndation by 'provi'ding 'that 'but' one-half'Of the cost of s~id sewer'slha.I1 'be .[~ef. unde.d, which was .re- jected~ The recommendation was then adopted: Ayes.--'Cole'man',.Oo[ulbourn, Dar hall, F i ~ h. bur. n, Gr- ah .am, Hant, Mi n .aha.'l~ ,Se ife ~ t, T err il I ,'Wi lk ins o n ,"7 i t t, Mr. Pr e side nt - 12. N0es.- ~' Ba Cku s, BUC k.h'e:~ , Gr. ave S, Kin g, Newt °n- 5. ') 7. As to the-res'6'lution of ~..Ir..Ter. rilI ?~f~red to this com;uittee instructing .She clerk 'to Qb. tain .fr6m'the daily, newspapers bids for pub- lishing fi'he 'city adwertising arid .ot~rj m. tterS necessary for.pub.ilo attantion, .the committee has cofi~idered the .question,and recommends the adoPt'iOn of ~he ~fo. llowing r. esolutionf RESOLVED,. That the~ Olerk.-.of C0unci'l,.be.'.in~t'~uCted to obtain bids from each of t~e 'daily'fiewspapers fOr p~inting-alI city advertiSements,and other matters which .may be ordered, p..ub, lished,for.,the .period of one year as follows: (lst') For 'all' Publi$~at~o~s. onde'-'a.~eek,.per line f_or each insertion.' (2d) For a:ll publiqations ,. [.'per l£h~ fbr each insertion; published:'-daily;mx.or as d.t.~ie~.'i'de':dirddted: Said. bids. tO be reported to the cSm:n~.t.'tee .off~ f. in~fic~ '",fo~[~fd~ther'_6on~i~er:a~ion ;and` recommenda- tion to CSun6~i .... : '-' '':'" ~' '~:' - ...... ' ' (The resolution'Was &d6 ~d:') ~ 8, As to the request of.:the. Meals & Buri~ Clot.hing C~,, .to .be issued a duplicate warrant for one' 1.0.st';..we .recommend. the adoption .of the fol- lowing.~r, eS.Ol, utioh~:. .... .:, -- ._... - RESOLVED , .. That ' th~g0ity A~di~o~.'~e .[-afl~ is~he~re~y, auth0~ized and di- rected,upoh".ttie~'~Pplication ~f'MeaIs & BU~ke'Olothin~'Company, to is- sue to said..fi~;m..&-dUpli~dte.'[~r~ant'.No.'i124.2.?,- for ~.:2.00, chargeable to Street'~e~a.i~S; ~nd'the.uit. y~Tre~ure'~..is h~rebY directed to refuse payment 5f .the 6. rigihal.; ~hoUl~[.'~he ~ame'~y.er.. b~...presented for.pa.yment." (The r~s~lution was' adopted.)'.. ' ........ 9. As. to'..the petition of G."L. Cannad~y' .aSking'to be refUnded sew-. er assessment.amounting to'~.12.50,this'matter;though once reported ad- versely by' this'cbm~ittee,has again' been br6Ught to its. attention;but for the same. reasons:.heretof, ore set forth, the committee .recommends that the-p~.tition..be ..de~.l'ine~. (Recommendat..iOfl-adopted.). 'Respectfully Submitted., '..W.R.' COULBOURN, : H'.M:'DAR, NALL-, S ~P.SEIFERT,J.H..WILKINSON. REPORT"~0~ CO:-~:{ITTEE ON :AccoUNTs[' 'Mr.- Hat.t, from the "Committee on accounts, presented the following' '~.ep0,'.t.': ". : · :.' .. The Cofnmit'tee on ACCoUnts recommends'the apDr0val'and payment of the attached.bi.il, of $6.7.50, in favor.of W.A.Wallace, .on account of Pub- lic PrOp-~r.t¥., f0. b plastering: at the_ 61d opera'house, The work has been completed knd accepted, by 'the City engineer'ahd the- cliim[ approved., by him. " . , ':'Resp. ectfUll, y submitted', ".GE0'.'.L. HAR.' T~ A.E.KING, _. -' ..... _.. J.A.FISI~URN' 'J.-B .NEWTON. The report:.[~a'~'jad6pted~',.afl~ the:".acc6i~nt.aliowe'd': Ayes-BackUs,Buckner, Co leman, ~ 0u ib~urn; Dayna ll',.Fi.S, h'bu?~n., G~h~; Gr.aVe s.., Ha~t, Ki ng~, Minahan, New- t on, seifer. ~ ~ Te~ri_ll.,?.filkins0h,Witt ,Mr ~ Pf~ i~'en~:,-'l?. Noes--None. REPORT 'OF'THE C'01~IITTEE ON'STREETS. '~ir..' Newt0n,. from the Committee on Streets,~ prese.n.ted..the follo_w, ing report'i 1. ConCerning' the' aDpi'ica~'i'on of the-:Roan~k~"-~ailwaY' and.'Ele6trib Company to'do.u.~le t'.r. ask..~a~.'Pb:el!..aV'dnue, 6-e't~e.-~.n. CommerCe Street' and Randolph.$tpe'et's~' the.j'cbmmit.t~e b'~gi.'.to.repqrt, that they have this mat- ter unde~:'cbnsldePati0h, ~dt~ ~ann0t'make a.report bhe~6n'until, a sub- sequent m,,9..eting,.. :... ..... - ... ~_ --. :: .- 2. The c6mmt.tte'e pr.e.s~h~s'her~with a p~an f0r wide~ing'Center ave- nue,N.W., between SeCond' and ~'th' $~reetg, 'whiCh.. matter'was."refer'red heretofore to the .city engine.er..t6 oDtai.n'options On the land suffi- cient f6r~ .the ' purpoSe ; .. and . we also'present.optiofi~ from five of the property owners, 'which' the dlt¥-~ng"ine~ has' 5b~ai. ned. We 'recommend that the plan' be adopted, for the Widening"°f"Oehter'-av. enue,between 2d and 4th Streets,and that' the o'ptlo~S .'f~om.~e 'following named, part.lcs be accepted,' wiz:" ~ ~'~ - '~ ' ' -1606-- (November 14th, 1899,,) B.F...Moomaw, 100 ft. front, average depth 13-1/2 ft.- ~ 150.00 Peoples' Perpetual Bldg. & Loan Association, 145 ft. front, average depth 18-1/2 ft. S00.00 D.B. Lavelle', 28 ft front,average depth 21 ft. 50.00 Mrs. Mar~ Ridley, 28 ft front, depth 21 ft 30.00 T.W.Spindle,Jr.' 45.5 ft. 'front',average depth 10 ft. - 100.00 and that the city Solicitor be and is hereby instructed to ]]ave the proper conveyance made to 'the city, for the land above .mentioned; and as to the four other property owners upon which options have not yet been obtained, we recommend that the city solicitor be further instruct- ed to institut-e condemnation proceedings 'f-or the acquirement of suffi- cient land for the purpose; Provided, that the city engineer cannot make satisfactory arrangements with said'property owners for the pur- chase thereof, at an estimated cost of ~.$70 additional; and all costs in connection with the widening of said Street to be~ paid' from the ac- cOunt of Street improvements. (The reconz.mendation was adopted: Ayes--Backus, Buckner,Coleman,Ooul- bourn, Damn!l, Fishburn, Graham, Graves ,Hart, King,Minahan ,Newton, Se if eft, Terri!l,Wilkinson,Witt,.~r. President--17. Noes--None.) 5. As to the matter of properly markin~ the Streets of the city and numberin~ the houses as heretofore reconmm, ended by the Mayor, the city engineer has submitted to the committee samples of markers,both for streets and houses,and prices thereof. .We find that the city can pro- bourn,Darnall,Pishburn Terrill,Wilkinson,~itt UNFINISHED BUS INESS for the construction o between Campbell avenu adopted, and ~ '- i Ayes-; Backus ~Buc.kner,C cure and have placed in position alluminum stamped signs for about 20 cents each. ~We recommend that this class of signs be adopted,and that the city engineer be instructed to purchase a~,d have placed in position not more than 1000 of said signs,. 'at a-c'ost not to exceed '$200, chargea- ble to contingent; and that the question of nmnbering the houses with new number plates, be for the present laid aside. Respectfully submitted, J.B. NEWTON, R. A. BUCKNER, J. H,WILKINSON. The recommendation was adopted' Ayes--Backus,Buckner,Coleman,Coul_ , Graham, Graves, Hart, Kin~,.~inahan ;Newton, Se if err, ,Mr~President-l?. .Noes--Nones. · An ordinance as to making the final assessment f brick sidewalks~.'on both. sides of Roanoke Street e and Church avenue,' was read~ considered and s recorded at the .end of these proceedings. oleman, C oulbourn, DaYna ll, Fish bu~-n, Graham, Graves, Hart, King, ~.'inahan ,Newt on', Seifert ,Te trill ;Wilkinson, .-Wit t ,~r. Pres ident-17. An ordinance as to making of the brick sidewalks on the 100 ft. north of Kirk avenue adoPted, as reported from the the final assessment for the construction west side of Jefferson Street,from a point to -Maple avenue, was read, considered and Com. mittee on Streets. Ayes--Back-us,Buck- , Coleman, Coulb cum, Darnall, Fish burn, Graham, Graves ,Hart ,King ,.%{inahan, Noes --None. net i,lewt on, Sei fert, Terrill ,Wilkinson ,Witt ,)~r. Bres ident-17. )..'.r. Seifert' in the chair· WATER SUPPLY. An opinion-from the City Solicitor as the liability of the Roanoke Gas and Water ~o., 'to furnish a'certain pressure on its fire hydrants; and also a report from .the chief-of the fire department as to tests o.f said fire hydrants, made in pursuance of resolution of Council heretofore adopted, were read~ and on motion of I,-,;r. Cutchin the Clerk of Council :vas instructed t'o furnish .each member of Council with a copy of the sa~d opinion "of.the city Solicitor and a copy of the report of the chief of .the fire departmen2; and that the matter be referred to the Fire .and:Water Committee for such action as they may deem fit to take and.report .'back to Council. .TAX 0N 00UNTR¥ _%[ERCHANTS.' A report from the Committea on Finance made September 19th, and laid over, as to license tax on country met- cants, was read and on motion of Mr. Darnall the consideration of said matter was postpon~d':~Until the .next meeting of Council. 0RDINA}~CE TO BE PUBLISHED. Mr: 'Cutchin submitted the following res- olution, which wa's read, . considered and adopted, Ayes 17 unanimous: (See next page) . -160?- (November 14th, 1899. ) · RESOLVED, That the 01erk of 0ouncil be and is hereby directed to have published the ordinance known as the anti-spitting ordinance,in the Roanoke Times,the Evening World, and the Southern Weekly News, once a week until January 1st, 1899. PROPOSED 0F_~RTER AI~ND:~{ENTS. Mr. 0utchin submitted the following resolution, which was read, considered and adopted: RESOL~VE. D, That a committee of five be appointed by the President of this 0ouncil, whose duty it shall be to advise with parties who may desire to see the charter of the 0ity of Roanoke amended by the legis- lature of Virginia,and report at the next meeting of Council such amend- ments as may be deemed advisable. Subsequently, on motion of ~r. Darnall the President of Council and 0ity Solicitor were added as members of such committee,making seven members thereof. The chair (after adjournment) appointed said commit- tee as follows: Messrs. Terrill,Darnall,Hart,Seifert,Graham. OVERSEER OF POOR ]~IR~T WARD. The rest§nation of W.l.Watts,as over- seer of the Poor for the First Ward, submitted at a previous :neeting of 0ouncil, was laid over, and resignation accepted when his successor shall have been elected. SIDEWALKS ON 02~PBE7~: AVENUE. ~.~r. 0oleman submitted the following resolution, which was read, considered and adopted: Whereas, a resolution has heretofore been adopted by Council provid- ing for giving the property owners a hearing on the question of con- structing brick sidewalks on the north side of Campbell avenue,from the building of Heironimus and Brugh to the Fiery Building; and whereas, plans,etc, have been made fo~ said sidewalk,and an estimate furnished by the city engineer;and Whereas, the property owners and citizens gen- erally are anxious that this sidewalks should be constructed, therefore BE IT RESOLV~D, That the committee on Streets be requested to take this matter up where it was left off,and give the prope~ty owners ~he hearing provided for by the resolution ~foresaid,and make report there- of to 0ouncil. ~%fr. 0oleman filed a petition with the resolution, which see. SEWERS, FIRST WARD. A resolution as to the construction of certain lines of sewers west of 7th Street S.W., in Section 21, previously re~ ported from the committee on Sewers, was read, considered and adopted: Aye s--Bac kus, Buckne r, C o leman, 0 oulb cum, Dar hall, Ftshburn, Graham, Graves, Hart, King, Minahan ,Newton ,Sci fe rt, Terr ill ,Wilkinson ,Witt ,M~. Pres ident -17. A resolution as to sewers on Highland avenue and Fourth Street S.W.', previously repo~ted from the Committee on Sewers, was read, considered and adopted: Ayes--Backus, Buckner,C°leman, 0oul~ourn ,Darnall,Fishburn, Graham, Grave s, Hart, King, Minahan, Newt on, Se i fer t, Te rrill ,Wi lkins o n ,Wit t, Mr. Pres ident-17. Said ordinances are recorded at the. end of these proceedings. NI~W BUSINESS. A communication from the fire ~oard asking that the salaries of the drivers and enginemen he increased to I~60 per month; also that bill of physicians for ~l? for professional services fo~ Reamy Dyer, a former driver,injured in an accident, was read and re- ferred to the Committee on Finance. A quarterly report submitted by the sanitary inspector, was read and ferred to the Conmmittee on Health An opinion of the City Solicito~ as to closing the fo~d in Roanoke River, west of the Franklin Road b~idge, with the d~aft of a ~esolution to close said ford, which he ~ecommended in the place of the resolution referred to him, was read. ~_r. Cutchin moved the adoption of the ~eso- lution. ~r. King moved that the matter be referred to the Street Com- mittee to ascertain if the fbrd be in a dangerous condition; which was agreed to. A communication from L.~.Lookabill, Secretary of the State Fire,naris' Celebration, returning $80.17, left over from the appropriation granted 't by the c~ y,and expressing the thanks of the association, was read, and on motion of 5{r. Buckner the check was received with thanks,and ordered to be covere~ into the treasury. SERVIOE OF NOTIOES ON PROPEHTY 0~ER8. The clerk read a communica- tion for the information t0 00until to show the cost of service of no- tices for improvements on parties in Pittsburg and other like cities, where ~2.50 and upward was charged,and a~ked for instructions as to paying these fees, whereupon on motion o~ Mr. Duckner, it was Ordered, That the 01erk of Council be authorized to pay the fees required for the service of notices on non-resident property owners and present bills at the end of the month. A communication from the Co-operative 0revery Association, by Hart & Hart, attorneys, asking to be refunded the ~ount of $22.2~ taxes that the same were erro- to the Committee on paid for the year 1898 and 1899, and alleging neously assessed, which was read and referred Finance; with tax tickets thereto attache~. An order of the Husting Court, calling the attention of 0ouncil to the list of real estate returned delinquent for non-payment of taxes for the year 1898,as not being in conformity with the law, so that the Council may take such action as may be proper in rendering the treas- urer aid in making up his report in legal form,etc.; which was read and on motion of Nit. Buckner referred to the Committee on Finance for investigation and to report at the next meeting of Council. A petition of ~,{rs. Katie B. Smith, proprietor of the Pohce de Leon Hotel, asking to be relieved from payment of fine imposed in police Court on account of violating the fire limits laws,and asking that the case pending in the Hustings Court be dishissed by the City Solicitor, was read. ~r. Terrill moved that the request be granted. ~r. Cutchin moved that the matter be referred to the Pinance Committee. The latter motion was agreed to. SEV, rERS FI~-~fH W;_RD, SECTION 120. ~,{r. Graham submitted the following resolution, which was read, considered and adopted, Ayes 17 unanimous: RESOLIKED, That the resolution adopted November 7th, 1899,to provide for the construction of Sewers in Section 120,and to give the property owners a hearing thereon, be amended so as to extend said system of se-.~vers to 12th Street, instead of llth Street. ROANOKE STREET IHPROVE~.~ENT. ~r. Kin~ moved that the matter .~fayor's veto of the Roanoke Street improvement proposition and etlon thereof, be postponed until the next meeting of Council. motion was agreed to. Ayes--Backus,Ooleman,Coulbourn,Darnall,Graham, Graves ,Hart, KinE,~inahan, Newton, Se i fert ,Nr .Pres ident-12. Noes --Buckner, Fishburn,Terrill,Wilkinson,Witt-5. CENTER AVENUE,GRADING. Hr. Graham offered a resolution to grade E ',~. between llth and 12th Streets, and to provide for Center avenue, .~., having the work done by the contractor for the work now being done between 5th and llth street's, to gether with an estimate of the city of the consider- The engineer that the cost would not exceed $625, was read and referred to the committee on Streets. ROANOKE STREET. ~.~r. Buckner submitted the following resolution: RESOLVET.~, That the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to fur- nish the Council with an estimate of the cost for grading,guttering and macadamizing Third (Roanoke) Street,between Church avenue and Franklin Road; and between Elm (8th) avenue and Walnut avenue. Said report to be made at the next meeting of Council. ~:!r. Cutchin moved to amend the resolution by striking out "from Elm avenue to Walnut avenue" and inserting from Ernest avenue to 0hutch avenue; which was rejected. The resolution of ~!r. Buckner was adopted. ~!r. Newton mot~ed that the City Engineer be instructed to advertise for bids for grading Center avenue between llth and 12th streets, which was referred to the committee on Streets. of Va. Castle No. 2 i~lystic Chain, to be of opera house, was read and referred to and others for sidewalk on Loudon avenue, 15th Streets N.";. was read and referred to the Commit- Petition of the Trustees refunded $5.00 paid for use the finance committee. Petition of C.E.Jennings be~.ween 12th and,, t~e on Streets. On motion of Mr. Darnall the Council then adjourned. -1609- AN 0RDINANOE as to making the final assessment for the consSruotion of brick sidevfalks on both sides of Third (Roanoke) ~ Street, between Campbell avenue and 0hutch avenue. (Adopted November 14th, 1899. ) Whereas, by resolution adopted December 6th,1898, it was provided that a hearing should be given the property owners on the question of constructing full width brick sidewalks with stone curbing,for the ben- efit of their ~espective properties,on both sides of Third (Roanoke) St. between 0ampbell avenue and Church avenue; and ?.Zhereas, said hearing was given on Narch ll, 1899, at which plans for the proposed improvement were presented.: together with estimate of the cost thereof,and were duly exhibited and explained to the property owners; and ~;hereas, by ~esolution adopted by Council Narch ll, 1899,it was declared expedient that sa~d sidewalks should be constructed,and one half of ~he cost of constructing the same assessed against the property owners bounding and abutting on, or benefited by any such proposed improvement,in the pro- portion and upon such principles as the Council might thereafte~ deter- mine by ordinance; and ordered that said sidewalks should be constructed; and %Vhereas, said work has been completed and accepted:now therefore, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council for the City of. Roanoke,That the principles upon which the assessment for the construction of said sidewalks shall be levied,shall be upon the basis of one-half of the cost thereof,apportioned among the property owners bounding and. abutting upon said improvement,and benefited thereby,according to the front foot- age of said property owners. B~ IT FURTPrER ORDAINED,That the City Engineer for the City of Roa- noke, be and is hereby authorized and directed to make up the assessment against the said property owners in accordance with the foregoing prin- ciples, which said list shall lie in his office for at days~open ~o inspection by any person whose oroperty it charge wi.th such assessment. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED,That the Committee on Streets thorized - istence by ].aw f least twenty is proposed to is hereby au- and directed to give at least fifteen days' notice of the ex- of such report to each person interested,in the manner provided or the service of notice,specifying the amount which is to be borne by t~ o ..n.: aforesaid assessment upon the land of such property owners, which notice shall cite such persons to appear at a time and place des- ignated by the Committee on Streets,and such apportionment shgll stand as to all p~rsons not appearin§ an.d objecting thereto,and shall be a lien upon th~ land so charged,enforceable as other taxes on real estate therein. Any person objecting thereto shall appear in person or by attorney at a time and place designated in said notice,and shall be heard at that meeting or at some~ subsequent one,and all further pro- ceedings had sh~ll be in accordance with the statute mad9 and provided in such cs. ses. oo0oo .... -1610- AN ORDINANCE as to making the final aseessment for the construction of brick sidewalks on west side of Jefferson Street. (Adopted November 14th, 1899.) Whereas, by resolution adopted September 6th,1898,it was provided that a hearing should be given the property owners on the question of constructing full width brick sidewalks with stone curbing,for the ben- efit of their respective properties,on the west side of JeffersonSt., from a point 100 ft. north of Kirk avenue to Maple avenue; and Whereas, said hearing was given on October 8,1898,at which plans for the pro- posed improvement were presented,together with an estimate of the cost thereof,and we~-e duly exhibited and explained to the property owners; and Whereas, by resolution adopted November 8,1898,the 0ouncil declared it expedient that sidewalks should be constructed as foresaid;and one- half of the cost for constructing the same assessed against the property owners bounding and abutting on,or benefited by any such proposed im- provement,in the proportion and upon such principles as the Council might thereafter d~ermine by ordinance; and ordered that said sidewalks should be constYucted,and let the contract therefor to the lo-west bid- der;and Whereas,said work has been completed and accepted, now therefore BE IT 0RDAI_krED b~r the Common Council for the city of Roanoke,That the principles upon which the assessment for the construction of said side- walks shall be levied, shall be upon the basis of one-half the 'cost thereof,apportioned among the property owners bounding and abutting upon said improvement,and benefited thereby,according to the front footage of said property owners. BE IT FURTHER ORDAikrED, That the City Engineer for the City of Roa- noke, be and is hereby authorized and directed to make up, the assess- ment against ~he property owners in accordance with the foregoing prin- ciples, which said list shall lie in his office for at least twenty days,open to inspection by any person whoee property it is proposed to charge wi~h such assessement. BE IT ~WJRTh-ER ORDAINED,That the con~mittee on Streets is hereby au- thorized and directed to give at least fifteen days notice of the ex- istence of such report to each person interested,in the manner provided by law fo~~ the service of notice,specifying the amount which is to be borne by the aforesaid assessment upon the land of such property owners, which said no~ice"shall cite such persons to appear at a time and place designated by the Conm.m. ittee on Streets. And such apportionment shall stand as to all persons not appearing and objecting thereto,and shall be a lien upon the land so charged,enforceable as other taxes on real es- tate therein. Any person objecting thereto,shall appear in person or by attorney at a time and place designated in said notice,and shall be heard at that meeting or at some subsequent one,and all further proceed- ings had shall be in accordance with the statute made and provided in such cases. -00000 ......... -1611- ~ A RESOLUTION as to sewers on Highland avenue and Fourth Street ,S.W.. (Adopted November 14: ].899.) RESOLV~D,That the ¢,ommittee on Sewers of the Common Council is hereby-- authorized and ~nstructed at such time as they fix,and after this res- olution shall have become a law,to give a hearing before such commit- tee to the owners of the property abutting and bounding upon proposed lines of sewers described as follows: On Highland avenue from the alley between Franklin Road and Fourth Street S.",I., to 4-1/2 Street, thence down Fourth Street,and connecting with the sewer in the al].ey between Highland and Nountain avenues, on the question of constructing sewers for the accommodation and benefit of their respective properties. And said Committee shall give notice of ten days to the property owners bounding and abutting on said streets,or proposed lines of seweFs,at the points indicated or benefited by any such proposed improvement,of the place and time of said hearing,which said notice shall be served at least ten days before the hearing aforesaid,and shall sunmmon said own- ers to appear ~efore the said co~mmittee to be heard fo~ or against said proposed improvement. Said hearing shall not be had until a plan of such proposed improvement shall have been made by the City Engineer, with an estimate of the cost, and the remount to be paid by each abutting owner,such plan and estimate to be filed in the clerk's office of the conmmon Council,and shall be produced before the con~mittee on Sewers at the ~hearing aforesaid. Afte~~ such hearing shall have been given by the con~mittee on Sewers,it shall report to Council with recommendation whether or not said improvement should be made,and what amount of the costs,~f any,shall be paid by the owners of the real estate abutting upon the sewer lines as aforesaid,or benefited by such imp-covement,and what proportion of the cost of the improvements aforesaid shall be paid out of the city treasury. -oo0oo A RESOLUTION as to the construction of certain lines of sewers west of Seventh Street, in Section 21. (Adopted November lath, 1899.) RESOLVED, That the Committee on Sewers of the Common Council is hereby authorized and instructed,at such time ,as they may fix,and after this resolution shall have become a law,to give a hearing before such committee to the owners of the property abutting and bounding upon pro- posed lines of sewers, described as follows: Beginning at the alley and 7th Street,between Campbell and Rorer avenues, thence south on ?th St., to Patterson avenue; thence on Patterson avenue to 8th Street; thence from 8th street to a point on 9th street,between Campbell and Patterson avenues° Also beginning on ?th Street at Patterson avenue,thence on Campbell avenue to 9th Street; thence on 9th Street to a point between · Campbell avenue and Patterson avenue, on the. question of constructing sewers for the acco~nodation and benefit of their respective properties. And said committee shall give notice of ten days to the property owners bounding and abutting on said st~eets, or proposed lines of sewers,at the points indicated o~°' benefited by any such proposed improvement,of the place ahd time of said hearing,which said notice shall be served at least ten days before the hearing aforesaid,and shall summon said owners to appear before the said conmmittee to be heard for or against said proposed improvement. Said hearing shall not be had until a plan of such'proposed improvement shall have been made by the City F~ngineer, with an estimate of the cost,and the amount to be paid by each abutting owner,such plan and estimate t° be filed in the Clerk's office of the Conmmon Council,and shall be produced before the Committee on Sewers at ~he hearing aforesaid. After such hearing shall have been given by the Committee on Sewers, it shall report to Council with recommendation wheth. er or not said improveme'~.t should be made,and what amoun~ of the costs, if any, shall be paid by the owners of the rea]. estate bounding and abutting~upon the sewer lines as aforesaid: o~' benefited by such im- provement, and what proportion of the costs of the improvements afore- 'said shall be paid out of the city treasury~ -oo0oo AN ORDINANCE to provide for the registration of cattle slaughtered within or near the limits of the city,and for making reports thereof. (Adopted November 14th, 1899. ) 1. BE IT ORDAINED by the Common 0ouncil for the City of Roanoke, That the owner or proprietor of every slaughter house, conducted within or near the limits of the city,shall be required to keep at such slaugh- ter house or place of business, a book in which he shall record in fairly written English, an accurate description of every head of cattle slaughtered or intended to be slaughtered at said slaughter house. Said description shall be recorded in said book previous to the slaughtering of the animal so described; and said book shall be open to the sinspec~ tion of every policeman, constable or sheriff of the City or County of Roanoke. 2. The owner or proprietor of such slaughter house ov butchering establishment shall on or before 12 o'clock Noon, of each day,except Sunday, deliver a report to the Chief of Police, on a blank form to be prescribed by such chief of police, a correct transcript from the book herein required to be kept, giving a description of the cattle killed or slaughtered on the day previous. S. Any owner or proprietor of a slaughter house, or 'butcher, who shall fail to keep the records herein prescribed, or to make a cor- rec~ report ~o the chief of police as required by this ordinance, o~ -,:ho shall in any manner violate the provisions hereof, shall be fined not less than one nor more than five dollars. 4. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. oo0oo- _~ ORDINANCE the sidewalks, steps -~ and for o~reet cars, to prohibit persons from spitting or expectorating upon places, or in of public buildings, or other public other purposes. (Adopted November 14th, 1899.) I. BE IT 0RDAIIfED by the Common Council for the City of Roanoke, That it shall be unlawful for any person to spit or expectorate upon the. sidewalks,or upon the steps, porches or platforms,or upon the floors, halls or entrances of any public bui,~ding, or upon the footways of any street or public place within the city, or within or upon the steps, floors or entrances of any street car or public conveyance operated ;-~ithin the City of Roanoke. 2. it shall be the duty of every person,firm or corporation,owning or operating street railway cars or public conveyances in the city of Roanoke, or of every occupant of every public building, to cause cop- ies of this ord~;nance to be posted in some conspicuous place in such conveyance, pub]_ic building, or elevators of public ouildings, in type of sufficient legibility to be seen from any part of such conveya~lce, elevator or street car. 3. Any person, firm or corporation, who shall violate this ordinance shall be subject to a fine of not less than one dollar for each offense. 4. This ordinance shall be in force on and after January 1, 1900. -oo0oo 3 0 U R N A L -- O 0 ]MM 0 N C O U N C I L. Tuesday, December 5th, 1899. The Council met in regular session at 8 o'clock P.M., Mr. Joel H. Cutchin, the President of the Council, in the chair. Present: Messrs. Backus ,Buckner, Coleman, Coulbourn, Darnall ,Fishburn, Graham, Graves, King ,Les cure :Mi nahan, Newton, Se! fert, Terrill ,Wilkinson, Witt ,Mr. Pres !dent -17. Absent --Me ssrs. Hart ,Mays ,~{ullen-3. On motion of Mr. Wilkinson the reading of the Jourr, al was dispensed with and further on his motion ih was approved. MONTHLY REPORTS. The city engineer submitted his monthly report, showing locations of work performed and cost thereof on Streets,Sewers and Public Property; and also reported the es.timated cost of improving Roanoke Street between 0hurch avenue and Franklin Road, and between Elm avenue and Mountain avet,ue (Walnut), at ~5,056.50, or ~'.~815.50 less than original estimate. The report was read and filed. Reports were also submitted and read and ordered to be filed f~-om the city auditor,city treasurer,clerk of the Markets,keeper of almshouse, city sergeant,board-of health and city physician. PETITIONS, were presented and referred as follows: By Mr. President: Petition of R.L.Branscome et als, for sidewalk on Chapman avenue, between lSth and 15th streets,$.W., to the Conunittee on Streets. By Mr. King: Petition of Dickerson & Griggs et als, asking that the law recently enacted as to requiring butchers to make reports to the chief of police 'of cattle slaughtered, to committee on Ordinances. By Mr. King: Petition of J.H.Marsteller and Nelson & Myers, to com- plete the sidewalk on Campbell avenue S.E. (south side) in front of J.W.Troupe's lot, to the Committee on Streets. By ~!r. Buckner: Petition of Wm. H. Paine et als, asking that sewers be constructed along the alley between Park and 8rove Street, to the Committee on Sewers. By the Clerk: Petition of the High Street Baptist Church, to con- struct a side~.valk along the north side of High Street, from Henry St., to Jefferson Street,. to the Conunittee on Streets. On motion of ,~.¢r. Darnall the Mayor's veto message of the Roanoke Street proposition was passed by for the present and until later. POLES, PAINTING OF. Mr. Coulbourn,under a suspension of rules, pres- ented an ordinance to provide for painting the poles erected on or along the streets and highways of the city, which by unanimous .consent was read, considered and adopted and is recorded at the end of these pro- ceedings. THE C_&LE~%R. the Calendar as nances,Accounts, Reports from committees were called,and placed upon follows: Streets ,Sewers ,Finance ,Public P~'operty,Ordi- and Fire and Water. REPORT OF CO~B~{ITTEE ON STREETS. Mr. Newton,from said Committee sub- mitted the following report: 1. We attach hereto reports and resolutions in the regaulr form on the hearings given the property owners on Franklin Road: Elm avenue and Salem avenue, S.W., providing for the preliminary steps as to the con- struction of the proposed brick walks on those streets. We recom~uend that these resolutions be adopted. (The resolution and report as to sidewalks on the west side of Frak-. lin Road from Second Street to Woods avenue, was read,considered and adopted, Ayes -Backus, Buckner, Coleman, Coulbourn, Darnall, Fishburn ~ Grahmn., Grave s; King .~ Les cure, Minahan, Newt on, Terill, Wi lkins on ,Wit t, Mr · Pres ~_de nt -. 16. Noes--None. A resolution and report as to sidewalks on 'the south side of Elm avenue, between Franklin Road and 6th Street;and on the north side of Elm avenue between Franklin Road and Fourth St~eet, was read,considered and adopted ~ Ayes--Backus, Buckner, Coleman, Coulbour-n, Darnall? Pishburm~ Graham: Grav~ s, King ~ Lescure ,Minahan, Newton, Terrill,Wilkins on ,Witt ,M~~ · Preside~,~-16. Noes--None. A resolution and report as to sidewalks on the north side of Salem avenue, f~om 5th Street to 9~h Street~ was read, cons!defied and adopted~ Aye s-Backus, Buckner ~ Co leman, Coulbourn: Darnall ? Fishburm, Gr ahem, G~-ave s, King~Lsscure,Minahan,Newton,Seifert ,Terrill,~?ilkinson~Witt ~ and Mr. -1~14- , (December 5th, 1899) President--l?, Noes--None, Said resolutions and reports ~re recorded ....... ceedings in t-ogular order. at the end of these pro- 2. As to the franchise requested by the Roanoke Railway & Electric Company for double-tracking 0ampbell avenue,the committee reports that they have this matter under consideration;but find it impracticable to report thereon at this time. ' 3. The committee attaches hereto a resolution to provide for the construction of a brick sidewalk on the east side of Commonwealth ave- nue,N.E.from Wells avenue to Rutherford avenue. This resolution is to give the property owners a hearing on the question,and we reco~.mnend that it shall be adopted. (The resolution was adopted-Ayes: Backus,Buckner,0oleman,Coulbourn, Darnall, Pishburn, Graham, Grave s, King, Les cure ,Minahan, Newt on, Se i fert, Terrill,Wilkinson,Witt,Mr.President-17. Noes-~None. Said resolution is recorded at the end of these proceedings.) 4. The committee recommends the adoption tion: RESOLVED, That the 0ity Engineer be and is rected to const~'uct cobble gutters on both sides of between 3d and at a cost not exceeding the accoun~ of of the following resolu- hereby authorized and dj- Dale avenue,S.E. ~' charEeable to ~175, !ov;inE additional report: 1. We submit herewith an ordinance to provide for levying the final assessment for the construction of brick sidewalks on the south side of Campbell avenue,from 6th to 10th Streets, and on the west side of lOth Street from Ca~mpbeil avenue to Patterson avenue,and on the east side of fo1- Ninth Street from Campbell to Salem avenue, which we recommend shall be said sidewalks having been completed and accepted. adopted, (An ordinance' as to making the final assessment,from 6th Street to 10th Street on Campbell avenue, and on 9th and 10th Streets ,S.W. ,was read,considered and adopted, Aye s--Backus,Buckner,Coleman,Coulbourn, Darnall, Fishburn, Graham,Graves, King, Les cure, ~.,lin ahan ,Newton, Se ifert, Terr il!,Wi!kinson ,Witt ,~r. Pres ident-l?. .~-~---None Said resolution or ordinance is recorded at the end of these proceedings.) 2. Concerning the question of opening the alley along the Roanoke ;~ Southern Railway tracks,as requested by petitioners, we have consid- ered this matter, as also the counter petitions thereon,and laid the question over for further consideration. S. As to the matter of giving the property o'~vners a hearing on the question of constructing a cementYsidewalk on the north side of Camp- bell avenue,from the building of Heironimus & Brugh to Rosenbatun,the co~m]ittee has taken steps to give the property owners a hearing. ~ Concerning the matter of closin~ the ford in Roanoke River,im- mediately-west of Franklin Road bridge,the Committee has requested the Chief of Police to make an exa~mination of said ford,which he has done and made report thereon. The Committee deems it inexpedient to ob- struct said ford by erecting barriers,and has so amended the resolution as to merely abandon it as one of the highways of the city,and to post notices to that effect. Said resolution is as follows, which we rec- ormmend shall be adopted' (The resolution was adopted, Ayes--Backus,Buckner,Coleman,Coulbourn, Darnall, Fi shburn, Graham, Grave s, Kin g, Les cure ,Minahan, Newt on, Se ife rt, Terrill,Wilkinson,Witt,~r.President-17. Noes-None.) Said resolution is recorded on the following page. 4th Streets, Street Improvements. Respectfully submitted, J. B. NEWTON~' R.A. BUOKNER, J .H.VfILKINSON, A.W. LESCURE .... The 4th recommendation as to cobble gutters on Dale avenue,was adop- Aye s--Backus, Buckner, Coleman, Coulbourn, Darnall,Fishburn, Graham, ~.:Ir. ted, Lescure,~inahan,Newton,Seifert,Terrill,~Yilkinson,Witt, Graves:King, President-17. Noes--None. STREETS--2d Part. The Committee on Streets also submitted the -1615- (December 5th, 1899. ) · Whereas, there exists a ford in Roanoke River,immediately west of the Franklin Road bridge,which is in a dangerous condition; and Whereas, the same is not needed for public use,owing to the fact that said Franklin Road bridge crosses Roanoke River practically at the same point,and thereby affords a safe and convenient way for the public to cross said' river at said point, Therefore BE IT RESOLVED, That the said ford be and the same is hereby discon- tinued as one of the streets or highways of the city of Roanoke; and the city Engineer is hereby instructed to cause notices to be posted at said ford,informing the public that the same has been closed or aban- doned as one of the highways of the city of Roanoke,and that. persons who use the said ford do so at their own risk. 5. As to the resolution for grading and guttering Center avenueN.W. between llth and 12th streets,with estimate of the city engineer thereon as follows: For grading,~500,and for gutters ~125,total ~:625,the com- mittee finds that this work cannot be done under the Narkley contract in connection with the other improvements on Center avenue,and so rec- onzmends that the city engineer be and is hereby authorized and directed to advertise for bids for grading and guttering said 0enter avenue be- tween llth and 12th Streets; said bids to be examined by the street Com- mittee and reported to Council with their (The recommendation was adopted by same l?, unanimous. ) 6. As to the petition of C.E.Jennings et als, for siddwalk on Lou- don avenue N.W. between 12th and 15th streets, the city engineer reports that such walk will cost I;l?5. We recommend the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the city Engineer be and is hereby instruCted to construct a longitudinal board walk on the north side of Loudon avenue N.W., between 12th and 15th streets, at a cost not exceeding ~175, chargeable to the account of street improvements. (The resolution was adopted by the same vote as last above recorded, Ayes l? unanimous.) ?. As to the petition of C.H.Elliot.t,asking permission to cut tree on the sidewalk at Third avenue and 15th StreetN.W.,. the committee has recommendation. vote as last recorded, Ayes referred this matter to ~he chairman for further investigation: (!{r. Newton reported that he had made an examination of said tree, and moved that the matter be left in the hands of the city engineer. Mr. 0oulbourn moved to amend the motion by instructing the city engi- neer not to allow the tree t'o be cut. unless it be necessary; which was agreed to,ar.d the motion as amended was adopte~. 8. The resolution as to spreading macadam on Shenandoah avenue N.W.. from Park Street to Nelm's Coal yard,is deferred for further considera- tion and until the macadam work now under way has been completed. 9. As to opening the alley between Luc$ and Marshall avenues,from 6th street eastward,the committee has referred ~his matter to the city engineer and Mr. Wilkinson, who will take the question up with the prop- erty owners and endeavor to secure the proper grants 'of the land. 10. As to the petition of A.Bowman and others to repair the side- walks on Second (Oon~merce) Street between Campbell avenue, and Franklin Road, we find the walks in fairly good condition,and recommend that the petition lie on the table. (Recommendation adopted.) ll. The committee has opened bids for the improvement of Tazewell avenue and Shenandoah avenues,and for grading Mountain avenue S.:7. bids were received, from Markley & Company and Jos. Abbitt & Company. Said bids are as follows: COMPANY JOS. ABBITT & COMPAI'Uf. Excava't ion, cu. yd Macads~miz ing, cu. yd Gutters, sq.yd & lin.ft It will be seen from Tazewell Shen' doah Tazewe ll - Shen ' doah. .55 .68 .5~ .72 .6,9, .65 ,59 .68 .17 .47 .i65 .49 the above bids that Markley and 0o., is the of the .work on Shenandoah avenue;and bidder for the improvement of Tazewell lowest bidder for the performance that Abbitt & Co , is the lowest avenue. The com~it tee lng resolution: therefore recommends the adoption of the follow- -1616- (December 5th, 1899.) RESOLVED, That Markley & Company be and is hereby awarded th~ CO,l- tract for grading,guttering and macadamizing Shenandoah avenue,between Jefferson Styeet and First Street N.",'.and between Cormmonwealth ~venue and the Randolph Street bridge,in acc~ordance with the plans,specifica- tions and bid therefor,at the following prices: Excavation,per cubic yard, 58 cents; macadamizing,per cubic yard,65 cents,and gutters, per square yard, 47 cents. The city Solicitor to prepare the necessary cont,'act and bond in accordance with the specifications,and bond to be approved by the conumittee on finance. RESOLVED FURTHER, That Jos. Abbitt & Company be and is hereby award- ed the contract for grading,guttering and macadamizing Tazewell avenue, S.E.,from Jefferson street to Second Street; af, d from the City Cemetery to llth street; and for grading First (Nelson) Street, between Tazewell avenue and Bullitt avenue,in accordance with the plans,specifications and bid the~'efor,at the following prices: Excavation,per cubic yard, 53 cents; .~nacadamizing,per cubic yard, 59 cents; gutters ,per lineal foot, .155 cents. The city solicitor is hereby instructed to prepare the necessary contract and bond in accordance with the specifications a:~d bid for said work; said bond to be approved by the Committe~ on Fizz. an ce. (The resolution was adopted, Ayes--Backus ,Buck,:er, Coleman, Coulbourn, Darnall, Pi shbu~-n, Grahmm, Grave s, Hart, Les cure ,_~.~inahan, Newt on, Se ifc rt, Ter- rill,Wilkinson,Witt,31r.President--17.Noes--None. ) 12. As to the bids for .grading ~,{ountain avenue between Franklin ...Road and Fourth Street,they are as follows fo~~ excavation,per cubic yard: [~arkley & Co. 38 cents; and Jos. Abbitt & Co. ,40. The city Eh- gineer informs the co~.mittee that he can perform this work by force count,at a much less cost,and the co..~mittee therefore recommends the adoption of the following resolution' R~S~,~V~,,~ ~ ~ That all bids for grading ~,{ountain avenue S.'V. between ~~_~ Road an~d Fourth Street,be and are he~-eby ~ejected;and the city engineer is hereby instructed to have said work performed by city force account,at a cost not exceeding ~:~00, chargeable to Street im- provements account. ~The resolution was adopted, Ayes--Backus ,Buckner, Coleman ,Coulbourn, Darnall, Fi shburn, Graham, Graves, King, Les cure, ~inahan, Newt on, Se ifc rt, Ter- r ill,!?ilkin son,V~it t ,U.r .President-17 .Noes--None. ) lS. The committee also recormnends the adoption of the following: ~aereas,bids have heretofore been asked for grading,gutteringand macadamizing Third (Roanoke) Street,between Salem avenue and Church avenue,and no bids having been received: RESOLVED,That the City Engineer be and is gutt. er and macadamize Third (Roanoke) Street,between Salem avenue and Church avenue,S.W.,by city force account,at a cost not exceeding ~'..700, chargeable to the account of Street Improvements. (The resolut ion was adopt ed ,Ayes--Backus, Buckner, Coleman, Coulhourn, Darnall, Fishburn, Graham, Graves ,King, Lescure ,Ninahan ,Newt on, Seifert ,Ter- rill,Wilkinson,.Witt,~r.President--l?. Noes--~one.) 14. In the matter of the resolution and petition as to the improve- ment of Patterson avenue and 1Sth street S.W.,the cormmittee finds that t~s ¥.~ork will cost in the neighborhood of ~.~'10,000. We recognize the hereby instructed to gr.ade, importance of performing this work,but for reasons apparent to deem it inexpedient to make any recommendation thereon at this 15. As to the petition for the improvement of Gilmer avenue city engineer be instructed to furnish the the cost for grading,guttering and macadamizing, of Gilmer avenue,from Commonwealth avenue,N.E, to all,we time. N.'?. ,we recommend that the committee ~vith an estimate of ~properly itemized) ~o orman Road,N TM (0:2 motion of .'.,,,ir. Buckner the words interlined as to advertising bids ¥~as stricken out,and the recommendation as above adopted.) lS. In order to connect two important macads~nized streets in the Third Ward, ~';ells avenue, between 2d street and Commonwealth avenue, (a short square) should be macadamized, and the committee reconnuends the adoption of the following resolution: for RESOLVED, grade,gutter (December §th,1899. ) That the 0tty Engineer be and is hereby and macadamize Wells. avenue,N.E., between, instructed to Second Street ~nd ac- be instructed ~o offer to all for sewer. Section 106 passes, 0ommonwealth avenue,at a cost not exceeding ~200, chargeable to the count of Street Improvements. (The resolut ion was adopted, Ayes--Backus ,Buckner, Coleman, Coulbour~,, Darnall, Pishburn, Graham, Graves ,Ming, Lescure ,~.~inahan, Newton, Sei fert, Terrill,Wilkinson ,Witt ,!4r.President--l?. Noes--None. ) 17. As to the bill of Roanoke County for paint i~,g the viaduct ap- proach to the Virginia avenue bridge,amounting to ~143,the contmittee reports that it has taken all the steps within its power to adjust said claim, but ~:ithout avail;and therefore reconmmends that it be ref.~rred to the city solicitor for such action as he may deem proper. (Adopted.) Respectfully submitted, J. B. NEWTON, J.H.WILKINSON, A.'~.LESCURE, R. A. BUCKleR. REPORT OF CO.~ITTEE ON SE.WERS. ~.{r. Buckner,from the Committee on Se':Ters, submitte~ the followi~,g report: 1. The committee,in the matter of constructing the drain pipe be- tween Campbell and. Rorer avenues, reports that but one bid was received for performing said work,that being from 21arkley & Company,$300. As the 0ity Engineer had estimated the cost at $200,and is yet of opinion that the work c&n be done by force account for that amount,the committee recommends the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED,That the bid of 5farkley & Co., for the construction of the drain pipe between Campbell and Rorer avenues,and between 6th and 7th, and 8th and 9th streets,be and the same is hereby rejected; and the City Engineer be and is hereby instructed-t° have said pipe laid by city force account .at a cost not exceeding ~:200', chargeable to the ac- count of sewer improvements. (The resolution was adopted, Ayes--Backus ,'Buckner, Coleman, Coulbourn, Darnall, Fishburn, Graham, Graves, King, Les cure, ?,{inahan ,Newton, Se if eft, Terrill ,Wilkinson ,Wit t ,~4r .Pres ident--17. Noes-None. ) 2. In order to facilitate the preparation of plans and preserve per- manent records of the sewer systems of the city,the Committee has been requested by the city engineer and clerk of Council to provide two of Sanborn's ~_':aps of Roanoke,bound in folio form,for the purpose of re- cording and showing the descriptions of the v.arious improvements and locations and ownerships of lots'. Said maps wmll cost !~S0 each. recommend the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVE]D,That the .City Engineer be ~and is hereby authorized and in- structed to purchase two copies of Sanborn's' Underwriters " Map ' of Roa- noke,to be used in the matter of local assessments,one for the office of the city engineer,and'the other for-the office, of the Clerk of Coun- cil, chargeable to contingent account. (The resolution was adopted, AYes--Backus,Buqkner,Coleman,Coulbourn, Dar hall, Fi shburn, Graham, Grave s, King, Les cure ,Minahan, NeWt o n, Se i fe rt, T e r- rill,U¢ilkinson,Witt,)~r.President--17. Noes--None. ) ~. Concerning the rights of way for the proposed_ lines of sewers in Section 106, in order that a uniform '.basis may be established for said system,a~,d that the city solicitor may have authority to close the mat- ter up, the committee recontmends the adoption-of the following resolu- tion: BE IT RESOLVED, That the City Solicitor persons through whose lands the pipe lines one-half of the amount wh'ich will be assessed against their lands for the construction of said sewers Under the plan for sewering said sec- tion,which has been adoPted, bM Council; and in the event that any of said persons fail or refuse to accept said' proposition for the rights of way for the construction of the sewer lines aforesaid through their lands, theE, the city.Solicitor is instructed to institute condemnation proceedings t,' obtain said rights of way. 'RespeCtfully. submitted, R. A. BUCKNER, J. A. FISHBURN, J. E. GRAHAM. The above resolution was adopte~,Ayes--Backus ,Buckner, Coleman, Coul- bourn, Dar hall, Pishburn, Graham, Graves ,King, Les cure, ~%~inahan ,Newt on, Se i- fert ,Terrill,Wilkinson 'V~ltt ,Mr .President--l?. Noes--None. REPORT OF G0~.~,{~TTEE ON on Finance, submitted the 1. As to the petition .l~lS- (December 5th, 185~, ) I~NAN01~.. Mr. 0oulbourn,from the followin~ report: of the and 0ommittee Southern Buildtn6 for relief from an erroneous assessment on lot on East avenue committee has investigated the matter,and finds that an error Association N.E. ~ the has been th. adJoin- comm~itted in transcribing the records of the land books;that ing house and lot was assessed for $100 for~the lot and ~600 for the house; while the property of the petitioner was a,~eesed at $?00 for the lot and f!600 for the house,and both properties are of equal value. It is clear to the committee 'that ~n transcribing the ftSure 1 was taken for a ?,th,toby causing an excess in valuation to the amount of $600, and an increase of taxes for city purposes of $?.B0 per year for five years. To correct this error and refund to said association the amounts so erroneously paid,the committee recommends the adoption o~ the fol- lowing resolution: RESOLVED, That the 01tM Auditor be and is hereby instructed to draw a warrant in favor of the Southern Buildin~ & Loa~ Association,or its attorney,i:, the sum of $87.§0, chargeable to contingent,for the purpose of refundi~g to said association taxe's for five years,--18~ to 18~, inclusive--on house and lot o~ East avenue N.~., said amount ~eing the difference between a proper assessmen~ and the erroneous assessment: Provided, however,that there be filed with this resolution,in the of- fice of the clerk of 0ouncil, proper certificates er other evidences showing th~ the taxes on said property for the years afo~ew~id have assessment of $?00 on the lot and $800 Ayes --Backus, Buckne r, 0o leman, 0 oulb cum, been paid in accordance with an on the house. (The resolution was adopted, Dar nell, Pi sh burn, Graham, Grave s, Eing, Les cure, Minehan, Newt on, Se i fort, ~ "~,Wilkinson,Witt,.'.~r.President--l~. Noes-None; Not voting--Terrill. 2. Concerning the petition of the Fire Board,a~king that the 0oun- ci! increase the salaries of the drivers a~d ~.ngineman of the ~ire partment to ~.60 per month,the co~lttee has carefully considered said matter; and while we appreciate the services rendered by these men,and believe that they ought to have more yet we deem it inexpedient thereon at this time. ~. In the matter of She claim of Mrs.S.V.Urquahart,presented by S.E. Jones,attorney,for d~ages alleged to have been sustained hy the said Mrs. Urquahart falling on the sidewalk on 1Bth ~treet N.W. ,the co,it- tee after investigation of said matter and consultation with the .city solicitor and police department,reports that it does not recognize the liability of the city as to said claim; and reco~ends that the attor- ney ~or ~rs. Urquahart be notified that the city declines to pay said claim for damages on accodnt of the injury alleged to have been susa. tab.ned by said Hrs. Urqua~rt. (The recommendation was adopted.) ~. As to the bond of Narkley & 0ompany, for the construction of sewers in Section 2B, amounting to $~,600, with J.A.Hoover and ~drews, sureties, the co~ittee reports that the bond was prepared by the city solicitor,and as to the sureties, we believe them to be amply. sufficient,and reco~end that the ~ond be accepted. money than they are now receiving, and impracticable to make any recommendation (The recommendation was adopted.) 5. As to the petition of the Co-operative Creamery Association,ask- ing to be refunded taxes,alleged to have been erroneously assessed on its property for the years 1898 and 1899,'and claiming exemptions u~,der charter provisions exempting manufactuers,the committee finds from the.' face of the tickets presented,said association has paid only on real estate,which is not exempt,and recommends that the clerk be instructed to inform Messrs. Hart & Hart,attorneys for said association~of said fact;and that if the claim be for other subjects of taxation, than real- estate,that they so advise the committee on finance,giving a full state- ment of said-claim, otherwise the Council will refuse to consider it further. (The recommendation was adopted.) -l~lg- (D~eember §th, 1899. ) 6. As to the Petit~0~ Of Va. Castle l~o. 2, Kn%ghts Mystic 0haXn, asking to be refunded five dollars for the use of the old opera house, which mnount has been paid into the city treasury,the Committee reports that the Council has passed a resolution declining to further consider said claims,and in further view of the fact that the hall has ~-ecently been fitted up,and is being rented and maintained as a source of reve- nue to the city,the committee can make no recommendation as to this matter. 7. As to the petition of Mrs. Kate B. Smith, proprietor of the Ponce de Leon Hotel,asking to he exempted from the payment of fine of ten dollars imposed in the police court on account of violation of the fire limit ordinance;and that .the case be dismissed by the city solicitor in the Hustings Court,to which it was appealed, we report that this is a matter not within the province of the committee or the jurisdiction of 0ouncil. 8. As to the. order of the Hustings Court referred to this 0ommittee in the matter of the report of .the city treasurer of the list of lands delinquent for the non-payment of taxes,the committee reports that said list has been duly advertised,and therefore the subject is now out of the ha~..ds of the committee and report thereon is not required. 9. Pursuant to resolution of Council the clerk has obtained bids for city advertising in the daily papers,which are as follows: Times,per line for each insertion, Daily, 0~; weekly, 05. World, per line for each insertion,Daily, 04; weekly, 05. The comm~ittee after due consideration of these bids recommends that the city advertising be distributed among both daily papers and the weekly paper,with which the city has now a'contract;and that the bids for the weekly rate by both the Times and the World be accepted,at five cents per line. Vfe recommend the following resolution for adoption: RESOLVED,That the Clerk-of Council be and is hereby authorized and instructed to publish all city advertisemehts,and all general ordinances hereafte~~ adopted, for four weeks,in the Evening World on Wednesdays of each week, the Times on Sunday of each week,and the Southern Weekly News on Saturday of each week. (The resolution was adopted, Ayes-Backus,BUckner, Coleman, Coulbourn, Dar hall, F i shburn, Graham, Grave s, Kin g, Les cure, Minahan, Newt on, S e ife rt, T er- rill,Wilkinson,Witt ,'..~r .President--l?.. Noes,-None. 10. The report of the city auditor shows that when the bills for this mont'h shall have been paid the a~propriations for street repairs and heal.th will have been over,drawn,$320.B6 and ~:148.12 respectively. The conmmi'ttee .recommends the adoption of the following resolution to supplem'ent said accollnmtS: RESOL.~ED, That the appropriations for the fiscal year 1899-1900 be and are hereby suPplemented as follows: Street. repairs ~:l,000; health, $500..&nd the city auditor and city treasurer are hereby directed to make entries on their' b.ooks' accordingly. W. R. COULBOURN; .... .' .~ Resp'e. ctfully submitted, .. .. ,: . .. J H.WILKINSON, H.M DAy, HALL Thefresolution to supplement the:.accounts for streets a~ld health, was agreed to, Ayes--Backus ,Buckner':, 0oleman, Coulbourn ,Darnall ,Pishburn, Graham, King, Lescure, Minahan ,Newt on, Se ifert, .~ilkins on ,Wit t ,.~,~r. Pre s ident- 15. Noes--Graves; Not voting--Terrill. ASSE,~fBLY HALL. Mr. Buckner, under a suspension of rules,granted by unanimous consent-~, submitted the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the use of the old opera house be granted to the Elks, free of charge, for 'the purpose of.:giving, a dinner to the poor children of the city on Christmas Day. .~..-,:..-.'..." The ~-~esolution was adopted, Ayes.w-Backus,Bu.c.kner, Coleman, Coulbourn, Fishburn, Graves, King ? Les cure ,Minahan, Newt on, S'~'.i fer t.. ,Witt -12. Noes-- Darnall, Graham, Te rr'ill,Wilkinson ,Mr: Pres ident--5: REPORT 0]~ C0~_~iTTEE ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. Mr. ~arnall, from the 0om- mittee on Public Property, submitted the fo'lloW~g report:: -1620- (December $th, 1699, ) 1. As to the matter of purchasing a sufficient number of folding chairs for the new hall over the market house, which were advertised pursuant to resolution of Council, but two bids were received,together · . viz from Strawbridge &~Oloth~er_, Phil. and Price-Armes w~th samnles, Co., Roanoke. Th~ prices quoted are $6~0 and $?.B0.per doz. We find that the most suitable chair will cost $7.,~0 per doz ,as per sample submitted by Strawbridge & 01othier,and that it will require about 40 dczen. We re co..~m.~e nd the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the City Engineer be and is hereby instructed to pur- ~,.s~: from St~.awbrldge & 01othier,Phil., forty dozen folding chairs for the use of the new hall over the market house, at a cost of $7.50 per doz.as per bid of said $trawbridge & 01othier,submitted to the 0o~mmit- tee on Public property and hereto attached. The cost of said said chairs to be ci~arged to the account of public property. (The resolution was adopted,Ayes--Backus,Buckner,0oleman,0oulbourn, Darnall, Fishburn, Graham, Graves ,King, Les cure, Minahan ,Newton, Se ifert, Terrill,Wilkinson,~:!itt ,~r.President-l?. ~oes--None. ) 2. In order that sufficient light may be fura~Ahed at the entrance of the new hall over the market house,we recommend that the committee to examine into the matter and recommend the the intersection of Salem avenue and First St.S.E. was adopted. ) of establishing rates for the renting of the committee recommends the adoption of on Lights be requested location of a light at (The recommendation 3. For the purpose Hall over the market house, the the following ordinance: (The ordinance fix the rates of renting said hall was, and on mo- tion of ~.,~.r. Newton amended by adding this section: "This ordinance shall be in force on and after January l, l~00." As to naming said hall,~left blank in ordinance),-~.~Ir. King proposed Armory H~ll; Mr. Sei- fart Assembly Hall, and ~',r. Lescure Market Hall. The first ballot stood, Armory Hall 8; Assembly Hall S and Market Hall 3. The second ballot stood Arnory Hall ? and Assembly Hall 10; so Assembly Hall was chosen as the official designation thereof. The ordinance as amended was then adopted,and is recorded at the end of these proceedings.) 4. In the matter of painting the Jefferson Street Engine Houze,the committee finds that after two coats have been placed on said building as provided for by contract,that it will require an additional coat for the front and south side of said building. The committee therefore recommends that the city engineer be and is hereby authorized and in- structed to have an additional coat of paint applied to the front and south side of the Jefferson Street Engine House, at a cost not exceed- in~ ~25, chargeable to the account of Public Property. (~.r. Fishburn moved to amend said recommendation, by taki. ng off the paint that has now been placed thereon, which was rejected. The rec- o~:u-nendation of the Committee was then adopted, Ayes-Backus,Ooleman, C oulbourn, Darnall, Graham, Grave s, Les cure ,.~inahan, Newt on, se if eft ,Wilkin- son,V..~itt and ~,~r. President-13. Noes--Buckner,Fishburn,King,Terrill-4- ) 5. Concerning the matter of extending the alley from Jefferson St. to Kirk avenue, in the rear of the Jefferson Street Engine House,the Ccmmi'~ee~ sanctioned the ope~ing Sf the alley for the purpose of laying the drain pipe therein,and generally for the public use;and we.ask that the council approve of this action on the part of the committee. (The action of the committee was approved.) 6. In the matter of making certain improvements to the market house and fitting up the new hall over same,the work is not yet completed,and for this rosen the committee defers a final report thereon. 7. We beg to 'inform the Council that there are fou~~ ~.ailway poles e~.-ected within the market square,two Of which are dead poles,and they ar-e obstructions of a dangerous character,the committee recommends that the city engineer be and is hereby authorized and empowered to .~s~use the Street Railway Company to move said poles from the mar-ket squab-e; provided, however, that this recommendation shall not apply to December §th, 1899.) the pole ne. ar the center of said square which suppo:'ts an electric light. Respectfully submitted, H .M. DARNALL, W .R. OOULBOURN, J. H. WILKINSON, A.W. LESCURE. The latter recommendation of the Committee was adopted. DAY TO ADJOURNMENT. Mr. Coulbourn, moved, when the Council adjourns it shall be to meet on Thursday night; Mr. Darnall moved to amend by fixing the date on the 19th inst.; Mr. Terrill moved to s~mend by sub- stituting Friday night,the 8th inst., which was agreed to,and the mo- tion as amended was then adopted. REPORT OF C0,~5{ITTEE ON 0RDINANOES. ?.{r. King,from the 0ommittee on 0rdinances, submitted the following rep0rt: Your Committee on Ordinances files herewith the opinion of the City Solicitor, as to the matter of the petition of certain merchants of the city and other citizens,parying that an ordinance be passed to com- pel the Commissioner of Revenue to refuse merchants license to unnatu- ralized persons. As will be see~, from this opinion,the city solicitor takes the ground that the Council can enact~no law whatever upon the subject;and the committee for that reason the committee recommends that the petition lie of The report REPORT OF. C0,~.~!ITTEE on Accounts, submitted The 0onm~ittee on heads,the following claims and of November, 1899, and recon~mend on the table. Respectfully A.E. KING, D. H. BACKU S, the Committee was submitted, V~.. R. TERRI LL, LEVI WITT. ON ad0pte4. ACCOUNTS. Mr. Fishburn,from the C on~.~itt ee the following report: Accounts has examined and approved under appropriate accounts against the city for the month that they be approved by Council,and and treasurer and ordered to be paid: $ 9.00 Salaries $1,282.81 140.00 Health 180.95 · 488.26 Public Proper~y 1,4~4.94 555.00 Sewer Repairs 88~25 101'.63 Sewer Improvements 744.05 936.54 Street Improvements 1,226.41 980.85 0om.~is s ions 62.54 87.59 Contingent 168.85 974.15. Bridges 350.55 61.11 Public Charities 54.08 -- ~9,94~.34 Aye s --Backus, certified to the Criminal charges Elections ' Fire Insurance Jail Lights Police Paupers Street Repairs Street 0leaning city auditor Stationery & Printing 33.78 TOTAL (The reconm~endation was adopted and accounts approved, Buckn er, Coleman, Dar nall, Fish burn, Graham, Gray es ,King, Les cure ,Mi nahan, Newton,Seifert,Terrill,Wilkins°n,Witt,Mr-President-16' Noes'-None. Not voting--Coulbourn. ) 2. Concerning the bills of' H.N.Dyer for expenses incurred in the Police Departmeflt,the committee attaches hereto an opinion from the City Solicitor,wherein he states that all expenses incurred in apprehending persons guilty of violations~ of the city ordinances,should be paid by the city; while claims for expenses incurred'i~, apprehending persons guilty of violations of the State law,should be paid by. the State. The Auditor-has separated the claims in accordance with said opinion,and the be amount which the city allowed. (The motion was agreed 3. The Committee also should'pay is' $14.50, which we recommend shall to by the same vote as last recorded,Ayes 16.) introduced a resolution to authorize the .~ayor to expend not exceeding $100 in any one case for the apprehension of criminals; which was rejected, Ayes-Fishburn,King,Newt°n,Seifert-4' Ncc s-Backus, Buckner, Coleman, Coulbourn ~ Darnall ,Graham, Graves, Les cure, ~.ffinahan, Terr ill, Wilkins on, Wit t ,Mr. Pre s id'e nt'-13. On motion of Mr. Buckner the Committee on Accounts was requested to reconsider the bills in the Garr.%son case,incurred by the Chief of Police,and make report thereon to Council. Report signed by Messrs. J.A.FISHBURN,A.E.KING, J.B.NEWTON. ~ The Council then adjourned,on division,Ayes 10, Noes 7. A RESOLUTION AN]) REPORT as to sidewalks on the west siC~ o~' Road, fron~ 3econd Street to Woods avenue. (Adopted December 5th, 1899. Your O ~ '~ - omm..ttee on Straets~in pursuance of a resolution adopted March 7th,1899,providing for giving a hearing to the property owuers on the question of constructing brick, sidewalks,six feet wide~ of hard burned brick,on the west side of Franklin Road,from Second StCeet to Woods avenue,reports that it gave to the property ewn-~s to be benefited by such proposed improvement,a hea~ing on December 2,1899,at the office of the Clark of Council. A very small percentage of the property owners was presen2~as will be seen by reference to the local assessment ~eco~ds on file in the office of the clerk of Council. The plan and estimate made by the city engineer were duly exhibited and explained at the heav- ing aforesaid. The co~ittee is of opinion that the property owners ~but~inE on said street will be benefited by such proposed improvement, and that it ought to be made,and thereffore ~ecommends the adoption of the following resolution: BE IT RESOLVED, by the Cont.mon Council for the City of Roanoke,That it is expedient that hard burned brick sidewalks,six feet wide,shall be constructea on the west side of Franklin Road,from Second Street to Woods avenue,S "! ' a~,d that it is the sense of this Council that one half of the cost of the proposed improvement should be paid by the own- ers of the property abutting and bounding on the street aforesaid,and benefited by said proposed improvement; and that one-half of the cost thereof should be paid out of the city treasury and borne by the city; and 'that said proportion to be assessed upon and borne by the property owners aforesaid,shall be apportioned among said property owners upon such principles as the Council shall hereafter determine by resolution or ordinance,after the improvement aforesaid shall ha~e been completed. RESOLVED FURTHER, That the City Engineer be and is hereby instructed to advertise for bids for making the improvement aforesaid in some news- paper published in the city of Roanoke for thirty days' time; and also to post a copy of said advertisement at the front door of the Court House; said bids to be made in accordance with the plans and specifica- tions on file in the office of the city Engineer, and to be accompanied with a certified check in the sum of ~;50;and the bidder to whom the contract shall be awarded, shall be required to give bond in the sum of 50 per centmT.., of the contract price of said work;said bond to be ap- proved by ~n~ Com, mittee on Finance,and conditioned for the faithful p~.rformanc.e of the contract aforesaid. RESOL¥-ED FURTHER: That when said bids shall have been closed,after thirty days~ notice as aforesaid,the Committee on Streets is hereby .:,tnoriz and directed to consider the same and report to Council,which shall award the contract for making said improvem~.nt to the lowest res- ponsible bidder,reserving the right,however, to reject any and all bids. oo0oo ~ RESOLU~T:%'' - __~:~ AND REPORT as to sidewalks on the south side of Elm avenue~bet.ween Franklin Road and B~xth Street,and on the north side of Elm ave:~ue~ between Franklin Road and Fourth Street. Adopted December 5th, 1899.) Your Com. m~ittee on Streets, in pursuance of resolutions adopted March 7th a:,d Nay 16th? 2.~99.~ providing for giving a hearing to the property o'..vn''-~,-:.~ o ~.n.. the question of constructing brick sidewalks,five feet wide, of hard ~.urned br'-;ck~on the south side of Elm avenue,from Franklin Road tc 6th ~treet,and on the north side of Elm avenue from Franklin Road to w~,,~_.~ ~,~ S,..:.-.-eet~._..:~ ~ W. , reports that it gave to the property owners to be benefited bp- such proposed improvement a hearing on December 2d,1899,at ,,~:a of f lc,= of the Clerk of Council. A very small percentage of the property owners was present, as will be seen by reference to the local a:.-'sessme.,,.t records on file in the o~fite of the clerk of Council... The plan and .~st~.~" .~,..~,.e made by the city Engine-er were duly exhibited and ex- pl~inad at the hearing aforesaid. The Committee is of opinion that the prop~:"ty ov-~ners abutting on said street will be benefited by such p::'-ooos~d improvem~.nt,and - -- ~,,~-, t wught to be made,and therefore recom~. mends the s. doption of tn..- following resolution: BE IT RESOLVED by the Oommon Council for the Oity of Roanoke,That is is expedient that hard burned brick sidewalks,five feet wide,shall be constructed on the south side of Elm avenue,from Franklin Road to Sixth St~eet,S.W. and on the north side of Elm avenue,from Franklin Road to Fourth Street,S.W.; and that it is the sense of this 0ouncil that one- half of the cost of the proposed improvement should be paid by the own- ers of property abutting and bounding on the street aforesaid,and ben- efited by said proposed improvement,and that one-half of the cost there- of should be paid out of the city treasury and borne by the city; and that said proportion to be assessed upon and borne by the property own- ers aforesaid,shall be apportioned among said property owners upon such principles as the Council shall hereafter determine by resolution or ordinance,after the improvement aforesaid shall have been completed. RESOLVED FURTHER, That the City Engineer be and is hereby instructed to advertise for bids for making the improvement aforesaid in some news- paper published in the 0ity of Roanoke for thirty days' time,and also to post a copy of said advertisement at the front door of the Cou~'t House; said bids to be made in accordance with plans ,specifications,etc., on file in the office of the city engineer,and to be accompanied with a certified check in the sum of $50; and the bidder to whom the contract shall be awarded,shall be required to give bond in the sum of fifty per centum of the contract price of said work; said bond to be approved by the Committee on Finance,and conditioned for the faithful performance of the contract aforesaid. R~SOLVED FURTHER, That when said 'bids shall have been closed,after thirty days' notice as aforesaid, the 0ommittee on Streets is hereby authorized and directed to consider the same and report to Council,which shall award the contract for making said improvement to the lowest res- ponsible bidder,reserving the right,however, to reject any and all bids. --oo0oo-. AN ORDINANCE the question of of Commonwealth ~o provide for giving the property owners a hearing on constructing six-foot brick sidewalks on the east side avenue,from Wells avenue to Rutherford avenue. (Adopted December 5th, 1899.) RESOLVED~ That the Committee on Streets of the Common Council is hereby authorized and instructed,at such time as they fix,and after this resolution shall have become a-law,to give a hearing before such committee to the owners of the property abutting and bounding on the east side of Oonmnonwealth avenue,N.E. ,between Wells. avenue and Ruther- ford avenue,on the question of constructing six-foot wide brick side- walks in front of their respective properties. And said Committee shall give notice of ten days to the property owners bounding and abut- ting on said street,at the points indicated,or benefited by any such proposed, improvement of the place and time of said hearing,which said notice shall be served at least ten days before the hearing aforesaid, and shall summon said owners to appear before the said committee to be heard for or against said proposed improvement. Said hearing shall not be had until a plan of such proposed-improvement shall have been made by the City Engineer,with an estimate of the cost,and the amount to be paid by each abutting owner,such plan and estimate bo be filed in the Clerks' office of the Common Council,and shall be produced before the Committee on 'Streets at the hearing aforesaid. After such he,ring shall have been given by the Committee on Streets,it shall report to 0ouncil with recommendation whether or not said improvement should be made,and what amount of ~the costs thereof, if any,shall be paid by the owners of the real estate bounding and abutting on said street,or bene- fited by such improvement,and what proportion of the costs of the im- provement aforesaid-shall be paid out of the city treasury. - oo0oo A RESOLUTION AND REPORT as to sidewalks on avenue,from 5th ~tr.~et to Ninth Street. (Adopted December 5th, Your Committee on Streets in pursuance of 16,1899,providing for giving a hearing to the question of constructing brick sidewalks,five brick,on the no'~*th side of Salem avenue,from the north side of Salem a resolution adopted May property owners on the feet wide,of hard burned Fifth Street to Ninth St., S.~.'-;. ,reports that it gave to the property owners to be benefited by such proposed improvement,a hearing on December ~,1899~at the office of the Clerk of Council. A very' small per centage of the property owners was present,-~.s will be seen by a reference to the local assessment rec- ords on file .tn the office of the clerk of Council. The plan and. esti- mate made by the city engineer were duly exhibited a~d explained at the hearinE aforesaid. The Committee is of opinion that the property own- ers abutting on said street will be benefited by such proposed improve- ment,and that it ought to be made, and therefore recommends the adop- tion of th~. following resolution: '-~ BE IT RESOLVED by the 0ommon Council for the City of Roanoke,That it is expcdient that hard burned brick sidewalks,five f~et wide shall be constructed on the north side of Salem avenue,from Fifth Street to Ninth Street,S.~¢.,and that it is the sense of this COuncil that one-half of the cost of the proposed improvement should be paid by the owners of the property abutting and bounding on the street aforesaid,and benefited by said proposed improvement ~ and that one-half of the cost thereof should be paid out of the city trea'sury and borne by the c~ty;and that said proportion to be assessed upon and borne by the property owners afore said ~ shall be apportioned s_mong said property owners upon such principles as the Council shall hereafter determine by resolution or ordinance,after the improvement aforesaid shall have been completed. RESOLVE~,_ w~w,~,~~.~.~,~,~. That the City Engine~.r. be and is hereby instructed to adver~.ise for bids for making the improvement aforesaid in some news- paper published in the city of Roanoke for thirty days: time; and also to post a copy of said advertisement at the~ front Coot of the Court House; said bids to be made in accordance with the plans and specifica- tions on fils in the office of the City Engineer,and to be accompanied with a certified check in the sum of $50;and the bidder to whom the contract s~ll be awarded,shall be required to give bond in the su3n of fift~ per ~n~um of the contract price of said work;said bond to be approved by the committee on Finance,and conditioned for- the faithful performance of the contract aforesaid. RESOLVED FURTHER, That when said bids shall have. been closed after thirty days: notice as aforesaid,the committee on Streets is hereby authorized and directed to consider the same and report to. Council, which shall a~vard the contract for making said improvement to the low- est responsibl~:-, bidder.~ reservin§ the right,however?to reject any and ali. bids. -oo0oo ~ 0RD~'~'~-~:'~-. :.~=..~,~ to pro~ide for painting poles erected o~ or along the streets a,,c~, hi~ - -. ~_.~.',wa_y~ cf the city. ~Adopted December ~th, 189~. ] 1. BE ~'" O~DA]~f~D_. by the Oommon Counc~] for-the O'~'~ __ z~ of Roanoke, That it shall be the duty of each teV=.:..g,--apn~ ~ telephone.eleot'¢.ic_ light and stree, t car or =*' * . ~.r~et rai]3/ay company,having poles erected on or along a~v street, or highway '" , -.~ w~unin the city of-Roanoke to paint with white paint for- a distance of not less than twenty feet above the grounr~ ali -' ~ ~ ~ i¢o.L.~s nov; standing owned or controlled by-any such company or corpor~tion~or v¢hich may hereafter 1be erected;and to thereafter paint in ~" ~ · __zn~ manne~' all such poles as often as the Oity Engineer may dea~u it n~.c ,ssaz.y to do sO. ~ ;,,,_~ o:¢d, uauc= shall be in force on and afte-- Ja:~un,.,, ~ 1900 ............. obOoo -1825- AN ORDINANCE as to making the final assessment for the construction of brick sidewalks on Campbell avenue,Ninth St. and. Tenth St. (Adopted December §th, 1899. ) Whereas, by resolution adopted August 18th, 1898,it was provided that a hearing sh. ould be given to the property owners on the question of con- structing full width brick sidewalks with stone curbing on the south side of Campbell avenue,between 8th street and 10th street ,S.W. ;and on the question of constructing five-foot brick sidewalks on the west side of 10th street Trom Campbell avenue to Patterson avenue,and on the east side of 9th street from Campbell avenue to Salem avenue,~for the benefit of their respective properties; and Whereas,said hearing was given on October lSth and October 51st, 1898,at which plans for the proposed im- provement were presented,together with an estimate of the cost thereof, and were duly exhibited and explained to the ~property owners ;and Whereas, by resolution adopted by Council November 8, 1898~it was declared expedient that said sidewalks should be constructed,and one- half of the cost for constructing same assessed against the. property owners bounding and abutting on,or benefited by any such proposed im- provement,in the proportion and upon such principles as the Council might thereafter determine by ordinance; and advertised for bids and awarded the contract for constructing said sidewalks to the lowest bidder; and Whereas, said work has been completed and accepted,therefore BE IT ORDAINED ~y the Common Council for the City of. Roanoke,That the principles upon which the assessment for the construction of said sidewalks shall be levied,shall be upon the basis of one-half of the cost thereof,apportioned among the property owners bounding and abutt- ing upon said improvement,and benefitted thereby,according to the front 'footage of said property owners. · BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED,That 'the City Engineer for the City of Roa- noke, be and is hereby authorized 'and directed to. make up the assess- ment against the said property owners in accordance ,with the foregoing principles,the report of which shall lie-in his office for at least twenty days,open to inspection by any person whose property it is pro- posed to charge with such assessment. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the Committee on Streets is hereby au- thorized and directed to give at least fifteen days' notice of the ex- istence of such report to each person 'interested,in the manner providgd by law for the service of notice,specifying the~ .amount which is to be borne by the aforesaid assessment upon the. land~ of such property owners, which notice shall cite such persons to appear at a time and place des- ignated by the Committee on Streets,and such apportionment shrill stand as to all persons not appea~ing and object'lng thereto,and' shall be a lien upon the' land so charged,enforceable as other~ taxes on real es- tate therein. Any person objecting thereto shall appear in person or by attorney at a time and place designated in said notice,and~ shall be heard at that meeting or at some subsequent one,and all further proceed- ings had shall be in accordance with the statute made and provided in such cases. ........ eo0ooo of Assembly Hall, and to A2.~ ORDINA!~CE to fix the rates for r'ental designate the official name thereof. (Adopted December 5th, 1899. ) 1. BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council for the City of Roanoke, That the rates or prices for the renting of the hall over the Fourth Ward 5~arket House, to be known hereafter as Assembly Hall,shall be as follows: For local meetings or entertainments,one night, $10.00; For transient entertainments or exhibitions, one night,S15.00; and $10.00 for each additional night thereafter,, or $50~00 per week'. These prices are hereby fixed and established,and are intended to cover' the cost of keeping the hall in proper condition and maintaining same;and the Council will not hereafter entertain any proposition for refundinE rents for the use of said hall. 2. This ordinance shall be in force on and after January 1,1900. ..... oo0oo ........ J 0 U R N A L -- O 0 M M 0 N 0 0-U N'0 I L. Friday, December 8, 1899. The 0ouncil met at 8 o'clock P.M., pursuant to adjournment. Mr..Joel H. Cutchin, the President of 0ouncil, in the chair, Present: Messrs. Backus, Buckner , 0'oleman ,Darnall,Fishburn, GaaveS ~ Hart, KinE, Les cure ,Mays ,Mullen, Newt on, Se ife rt, Terrill,Wi lkins on, Wit t ~ Mt.President--17. Absent--Messrs ,0oulbourn, Graham, Minahan__5. MAYOR'S VETO--ROANOKE STREET. The chair announced that the first business in order would be the consideration of the Mayor's veto mes- sage,as to the Roanoke .Street improvement proposition. On motion of U,r. Darnall the matter was laid.on the table until later ir, the eve- ning, which was agreed to, Ayes--0oleman,Drana. ll,Graves,Hart,King,Les. cure,Mays,Newton,Selfert ,.~ .President-10 Noes--Backus,Buckner,Fish_ burn, Te~rill, ."';ilkin s on ,Wit t-6. REPORT 0F C0~5{ITTEE ON FIRE AND WATER, ~r. Flshburn,from the 0om- mittee on Fire and Water, submitted the following report: 1. The chief of the Fire Department informs the committee that one of the horses used by the Alert F. ire Company has become .disabled on account of an injury sustained,and that it.will probably be several months before said horse is in a Corlditi.on for service. The Committee finds after consultation with the chief, that it will be necessary to have an additional horse;and that in case the disabled horse recovers, it will be profitable for the department to have .at at1' times to have an extra horse for emergency cases. The'committee therefor, e recommends the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the 0ity Engineer .be and is here~y authorized and in- structed to purchase an additional hSrse for the use of the. fire de- partment~ at a cost not exceeding $1B0, chargeable to the account of fire; and the chief of the fire department is hereby authorized and in- structed to have the disabled horse p~aced out on a farm or pasture, until restored. (Resolution was adopted, Ayes--Backus,Buckner, Coleman,Darnall,Fish_ burn,Graves,Lescure,Mays,Newton,Seifert,Witt,Mr.President_12. ·" Noes-- Hart, King, Te rr ill ,Wilkinso n-4. ) ' ' 2. The opinion of the city solicitor and .report of the Chief of the Fire Department as to the test of .the fire hydrants,and the rights' of th6 .city with respect to the GaS ~nd Water Company furnishing suf- on said hydrants, the committee has deferred this receives an additional report from. the ch'ief of the ficient pressure matter until it Fire Department, OVERSEER OF POOR, FIRST WARD., in the first ward, caused of the Poor for said ward, nominated John ~. Roberts, which has bee'n promised. .: Respectfully suSmitted, J.A.FISHBURN, J.E.GPJU{AM. The matter or-:filling the vacancy by ~he resignation of ~..I.Watts,as Overseer was-"taken up for consideration. Nr. Terrill and there being no other nominations, on was directed to cast the vote of the Nr..Roberts was accordingly declared motion of iff. Buckner the clerk Council; which was done, and elected. ENG!R~EE:S Ai'S'IUAL REPORT. on November 7th,u!t., as to The ~esolution submitted by Mr. Fishburn requiring the city engineer to submit his an::ual report, was taken up, i'~ having 'been laid over; and the Council being informed that said report was nearing completion;'on motion of L'.r. Hart said resolution was laid on the table. FRANKLIN ROAD., NU~BERING HOUSES THEREON° Mr. Terri. ll submitted the following resolution, which was adopted on motion .of ~r. Lescure: Whereas, the numbering of Franklin Road' from Roanoke Street to the City limits is very. confusinE, an~ is 'not in conformity.with the ave- nues crossing said Franklin Road, Now~ therefore, BE IT RESOLVED, That the City Engineer be and is. hereby requested to make reco~mmendations to the 0ouncil'at its next meeting~ as to the best means of relievinE same. (Decembe~ 8th, 1899. ) LEWIS ~:~ONU.':~ENT SITE. ~{~. Dar2all submitted the following resolu- tion, which being amended on hi6 motion by the addition of the last clause thereto, wi~h ~efe~ence ~o ~efe~ing certain question to the public p~opeFty co~ittee, was adopted: ~ereas, the Daughters of the Revolution contemplate ~he erection of a mon~ent to the memory of Gsneral Andrew Lewis, one of the heroes of the ~e~ican Revolution, who was a native of what is now the city of Roanoke, BE IT RESOL~D, That the City Qouncil hereby tenders to the Daugh- ters of the Revolution the privilege of erecting said mon~ent on the plat of g~ound in front of the City Hall, until a more suitable loca- tion ca~ be provided; and in case the said plat of g~ound above men- tioned s not deemed suitable, that the Co~lttee on Public Property be and is hereby instructed to confer with the Daughters of the Revo- lution as to the selection of a suitable site. HOLLIDAY (Third) STREET S.E., INPR0~NT OF. N~. Witt submitted the following ~esolution, which read,considered and adopted: RESOL~D, That the City Enginee~ be and is hereby instructed to furnish an estimate to the Street 0o~ittee of the cost of grading, guttering and macad~izing Third (Holliday) Street, from Tazewell avenue to Nountain (Ninth) Avenue,S.E~; and ~-1/2 Street from Third Street to the stone quarry;and the co~ittee on Streets is requested to consider the same and make report thereon to Council. " '.~.. FRIENDSHIP FIRE C0~Y. N~. Graves submitted the following res01u- tion, which on motion of N~. Buckne~ was referred to the 0o~ittee on I ~ Public Property: Resolved, That the Public Property Committee be requested to investi- gate the cost and advisability of constructing some receptacle for keep- ing the uniforms of the Friendship Fire 0ompany,and to report to Council. C0~,8.{0~WTEALTH'S ATTORhMEY. ~r. Newton submitted the following resolu- tion, which was read and on motion of ~{r. Buckner adopted: Vfhereas, the Commonwealth, s Attorney for the City of Roanoke has recently been elected to the State Senate,and has qualified and entered upon the discharge of his duties as such; and the question has arisen as to whether by such action he haz vacated the office of Commonwealth's Attorney for said city, or not, BE IT RESOLVED, That the City Solicitor is hereby requested to in- vestigate the 'law and inform the Council whether such office has been vacated, and if so what proceedure is necessary to fill such vacancy. ROA/,~0_~fE STREET, ESTI~IATED COST. The city engineer,in response to a resolution of Council adopted in November, reported the estimated cost of the improvement of Roanoke Street, as follows: 1st. Between Church avenue and Franklin Road $1,~_~0.00 2d. Franklin Road to Elm avenue 81S.50 ~d. Elm avenue to Walnut avenue _~, 6S6.50 Total cost of Roanoke street $5,870.00 On motion of I.:{r. Buckner the report was referred to the Cemmittee on Streets. LICEMSES, ENFORCE~NT OF COLLECTION. ~/~. Darnall submitted an ordinance to amend section ll.5 of the license tax laws, to facilitate the collection of license taxes,etc., which was read. ~?Ir. Terrill moved to refer said amendment to the Committee on 0rdi- nanccs: I~{r. Darnall moved that the matter be referred to the Committee on Finance, which latter motion was agreed to. In connection with the above matter, ~Ir. Buckner submitted the fol- lowing resolution, which was adopted: RESOLV~D, That the Co]mmissioner of Revenue be instructed to furnish at once to the i~ayor a list of all persons doing business in the city without the payment of the required license tax; and that the Nayor be requested to see that said licenses are paid, or that the parties be brought before the Police Court to show cause why they shou].d not be fined for doing business without the payment of licenses. -1628- (December 8th, 1899.) FIRE DEPARTMENT CHIEFS CONFItL~D. A communication 6£ the Fire De- partment Board, by F. J. Zeerbee, Secretary, informing the Council that at a regular- meeting of said Board held December 4th, 1899, the follow- ing named officers of the Depar.~ment were duly elected and asked that they be confirmed, viz: James McFall, 0hief Engineer; IF. J. }.~inahan, Firest Assistant Chief Engineer; John J. Geisen, Second Assistant Chief Engineer; which was read and on motion of ~r. Lescure said officers the Fire Department were confirmed. ..',~r. Seifert in the ~hair. POLICE FORCE, OVERCOATS FOR. Mr. Cutchin submltted~ a resolution to provide for the purchasing by the Mayor of one overcoat for each of the regular and two special policemen, at a cost of $23, chargeable to of police account. .~r. Buckner moved to refer ?~r. Cutchin moved being taken there said. matter to the finance com3, ittee. to postpone consideration thereof, and on a division were Ayes 6 Noes 9; whereupon };Ir. Outchin moved a taken; which was agreed to, Ayes9, the further consideration of the res- referred to the Finance Committee. On motion'of }.er. Cutchin, the resolu- and recorded on page 1616 of the Goun- reconsideration of the vote just Noes 6. t~r. Buckner objected to olution,and under rule 26 it was TAZEA,~ELL AVENUE I~PROVE~ENT. tion adopted December 5th inst. cil Journal, providing for awarding a contract to Jos. Abbitt & Company for grading,guttering and macadamizing Tazewell avenue, was recalled from the .~r. Lescure thereupon moved a reconsideration of which was agreed to. He then moved that the matter with said resolution, of the improvement of Tazev;e!l avenue be referred to the Street, instructions to re- advertise for bids for grading,guttering and macadamizing said avenue. ~,~r. Buckner moved by way of substitute, that said matter be referred be referred to the Street Committee to report~ at the next meeting. The latter motion was agreed to. ACTS 0P V~DkLISM. ~'~r. Darnall submitted the following resolution, which was read considered and adopted: Whereas, numberless acts of vandalism, have been perpetrated in the city,and destruction of public property has become a serious matter, that the attention of the ~¢ayor is hereby called to the matter,and that he is hereby requested to use his very best efforts for an enforce- ment of the law in reference to the defacement of public property,'and up from Roanoke to see that the law is strictly enforced against offenders. R0.~.t0KE STREET,NAYOR'S VETO. ~r. Fishburn moved to take the table the .V.,aYor's veto message as to the improvement of Street. iqr. Darnall inquired of the chair what would be the legal effect of a motion to take from the table being defeated. The chair ruled that if the motion was defeated the matter could not be brought up again at any regular or subsequent meeting. The motion to take from the table prevailed; whereupon ~,~r. Darnall moved to postpone action on the ~,~ayor's veto of the Roan~0ke Street im- provement resolution until the next regular meeting of this Council; which was agreed to, Ayes --Coleman,Darnall,Graves,Hart,King,Lescure, ~.~{ays ,D~.ulle n, Newt on, Se ife r t ,!4r. Pr es ide nt--l~. Noes--Backus, Buckner, Fishburn,Terril!,Wilkinson,Witt--6. ' 0n motion of ~.,~r. Terrill the Council then adjourned without day. -oo0oo- J O U R N A L -- C O M M O N C 0 U N C I L. Monday, December 18th, 1899. A special meeting of the Council was held tonight at 7.30 o'clock, in the Council Chamber for the following purpose: To receive the opinion of the City Solicitor in response to the resolution of 0ouncil, adopted at its last meeting, in reference to the position of Conmnonwealths Attorney,and to take such action thereon as the circumstances may re- quire,and to fill the vacancy existing in the office of 0ommonwealth's Attorney. Pre se nt: Mess rs. Backus, Buckner, Coleman, Coulbourn, Darnall, Fishburn, Graham, Graves ,Hart, King, Les cure ,Nays, .~.~inahan ,Mullen ,Newt on, Sei fert ,WiDt Mt.President--18. Absent--Messrs. Terrill, Wilkinson-2. OPINION 0F CITY SOLICITOR. An opinion from the City Solicitor,in response to the resolution of Council adopted December 8th, as to the position of Commonwealth's Attorney, was read, wherein the City Solici- tor held that the office of Commonwealth's Attorney was' vacant on ac- count 6f the election to and acceptance by Edward Lyle of the office of State Senator; and suggesting that it was the duty of Council to fill said vacancy. On motion of Mr. Seifert said opinion was received and filed. ELECTION OF C0:.J~:!0NWEALTH'S ATTORNEY. Mr. Newton submitted the follqwing resolution, which was adopted: Vfhereas, the office of Commonwealth"s Attorney for the City of Roa- noke has become vacant by the election and qualification of Edward Lyle who was Commonwealth's Attorney~for the City of Roanoke,to the State Senate of Virginia: Therefore BE IT RESOLVED, by Council, by the election of some person for the City of Roanoke. that we do proceed.to fill said vacancy to the office of Commonwealth's Attorney The Chair announced that nominations were in 'order vacancy in the office of CommOnwealth's Attorney. The 'application of Jas. T. Hinton was' read. Mr. Darnal-1 nominated Everett Perkins, a member which nomination was seconded by Mr. Coleman. Mr. King nominated J. Randolph Bryan, a member which nomination was seconded by Mr. Fishburn and The vote was taken as follows: For EVERETT PERKINS: For Backus, C o leman Coulbourn Darnall, Graham, Grave s, Lescure Minahan Mullen, Newton, Seifert to fill said -ll. of the Roanoke Bar; of the Roanoke Bar; by Mr. Buckner. J. RANDOLPH BRYAN: Buckner, Fishburn, Hart, King, Mays, Witt, Mr President---7. Mr. Perkins was declared elected to the position of Commonwealth's Attorney to fill the vacancy in said office, 'caused by the election to and acceptance by Edward Lyle of the of.f ice of State Senator~ COURTS TO BE NOTIFIED.' On motion of Mr'. Darnall the Clerk of this Council vms instructed to notify the Judge of the Hustings Court aad the Judge of the Circuit Court, that this Council has elcted Everett Per-kins Comf~onwealth's Attorney to-f~ll out the unexpired term of Ed- ward Lyle. On motion of Mr. Darnall the Council then adjourned. oo'0oo- J O U R N A L-- C O M M O N C 0 U N 0 i L, (16'JO ~ ) Tuesday, January 9, 1900~ A regular meeting of Council was held to-night at 8 o'clock, in the Council 0hamber, ~r. Joel H. Cutchin, the President, in the 0hair. Present: Mess~'s. Backus,Buckner,Ooleman,Ooulbourn,Fishburn,Lescu~ !.~inahan ,Newton,Seife~t ,Terrill,Wilkinson,Witt ,Mr.President~ Darnall-14, was Absent__Messrs.Graham,Graves,Hart,King,Mays,Mullen-6. 0n motion of Mr. Wilkinson the reading of the Journal with and further on his motion the Journal was approved. dispe~sed MAYOR'S MESSAGE. The following message from the Mayor was read,' To the Common Council for the City of Roanoke: I beg to repo?t to your Honorable Body that there has existed since December 01 one case of varioloid; and one case of smallpox since January 3. Mr. 0utohin~ acting Mayor, in my absence, at once quarantined the first pa~2~nt~as well as all other inmates of the infected house, which quarantine~as well as the quarantine over the last patient has been maintained in the respective infected houses,without removal of the patients,under direc- tion and authority of the board of health. The board also ordered ~e to have the smallpox hospital equipped for the reception of patients, should it be deemed advisable and necessary to occupy it. This,I have ascertained had been done by the city engineer,under authority of the former resolution of your body. I also submit to you a contract with Dr.%Vii,net Hodgson,touching the treatment of smallpox patients,vaccinat- ing suspects,etc, and providing compensation of ~'8 pe~- day therefor, ~.q~ile under your former resolution, I think you have authorized me to make such a contract, I prefer,should you think it advisable,that the present one be ratified. Dr.Hodgson reports that unless new cases de- velop he can probably raise the quarantine the last of this week. The Board oi' Health also decided that it is not dangerous for the attending physician to attend patients without being himself quarantined. -. I beg to recom~nend that the salaries of the two station keepers be increased from ~'40 to ~45 or ~:50 per month. To say that the same men will not continue in the service at the present price, would not be stating the facts; but I do not think that, considering the amount of money they handle and are accountable for, about ~6000 annually,they re- ceive a fair compensation for their services. ..~ I hope you can make some arrangement to pay the cost incurred by the chief of police in his efforts to apprehend Garrison,and to provide for reasonable expenditures of this kind in the future. In failing to do this we regard to lightly the safety of our homes and place too low an estimate upon the virtue of our women. I note with satisfaction the general disposition on the part of .your Body to keep in view the fact that some of the city's bonds will soon be subject to call,and can be refunded at lower rates of interest,a~,d beg to suggest that you can- not better promote this purpose on your part than by maintaining a good treasury and holding a fi~m grip on the city's finances. .- Jan.9,1900. Respectfully submitted, JAS. P. WOODS, Mayor. The matter of relation to contract with Dr.Wilmer Hodgs on ,was re- ferred to the Com3nittee on Health; and that concerning increase of sal- aries cf station keepers to the Finance Committee. VETO ~ESSAGE. The following message was read and ordered be filed: I h~reby return to your body with my disapproval a resolution adopted at a meeting held December 5th, 1899,providing for awarding to Jos. Abbitt & Co., a contract for grading,guttering and macadamizing Tazewell avenue,S.E. .~:ly reason for this action is, that at a subsequent meet- ing held December 8th, a resolution was adopted recalling said matter for further consideration. From the opinion of the city solicitor ex- pressed with reference to a resolution providing for certain fire equip-. merit, the return of which, without action by the mayor was afterwards requested by your body, and the request being complied with,it appears that the Tazewell street resolution would become a law unless disapprov- ed by the mayor within ten days after the same is delivered to him--a condition:I understand, you wish to avoid. XN~i Dec. 18, 3.899. Respectfully submitted: JAS. P. WOODS, Mayor. (Jan'uary @, 1900. ) On motion of Mr. Darnall the consideration of the Mayor's veto of the Roanoke Street improvement proposition was made a special order at 9 o' clock. AN~U3AL REPORT OF THE 0ITY ENGINE~ER. A communication from the city engineer transmitting his annual report, was presented and read and the report ordered to be filed in the office of the clerk of 0ouncil. MONTHLY R~PORTS of the City Treasurer, 0ity Auditor,01erk of the ~arkets,0ity Sergeant,Overseers of the Poor,Board of Health and 0ity Physician, were read and. filed. PETITION PRESENTED. Nr. Ooulbourn presented a petition signed by J.J.Adams,G.0,Ronk, et als, asking that sidewalk be constructed on the sout~ side of Noorman Road between Park and llth streets, which was read and referr'ed to the 0ommittee on Streets. THE 0AI.ENDAR. Reports of standing committees were called for,a~,d presented from the following: Public Property,Streets ,Finance ,Lights, Accounts,and f~om the Special Committee on 0hatter amendments. REPORT OF COM.~.iITTEE ON PUBLI0 PROP~RT¥. Mr.Darnall,from the 0om- mittee on Public Property, submitted the following report: The Committee on Public Property has been requested by the tax col- lector to provide a more suitable and convenient office for his uses,one which should adjoin the treasurer's office,as the business relations of both offices make it almost a matter of necess&ty that they should be in close contact,and convenient to the tax-.payers,in order to avoid confusion. The Public Property Committee after due conside~'ation of the matter,has agreed upon the following plan,which will be acceptable to the various officers concerned. (The resolution providing certain changes in the offices of the City Hall ~vas read, whereupon ~r. Buckner moved to amend the same by striking out the provision as to. providing a new office for the city sergeant, and directing ~hat officer to occupy the one to be vacated by the tax collector. ~:~r. Coulhourn moved to amend the resolution by puoviding that the office to be vacated by the tax collector shall be designated as a private office for the use of the Chief of Police and Police Jus- tice, which was agreed to. The question was taken on the amendment proposed by ~,~r. Buckner,and it was rejected, Ayes ~, Noes 9.) The resolution as amended was adopted, Ayes--Backus,Coleman,0oulbourn,Dar- hall, Le scure, ~inahan ,Newton, Se ifer t, Terrill,Wilkins on ~ ,Mr .Pres ' t-ll. Noes--Buckner,Fishburn,Witt-~. Said resolution is as follows: RESOLVED, That the office now .~occupied bY the Clerk of Council shall be hereafter used and occupied by the colleC'tor of city taxes; and the clerk of Council shall occupy the office now used by the city auditor, tke city Auditor taking the o~ice.now used by the City Sergeant; and the city engineer is hereby authorized and instructed to provide a new office for the city Sergeant,but cutting off a.portion of the office of the clerk of the Court,on the south end,and moving the water closet now at that point to the space under the west stairwa~ of the main build- ing; said changes to be made at a cost not exceeding ~.TB, chargeable to the account of public property. And the office to be vacated by the tax collector is hereby designated as a private office for the police justice and chief of police. 2. As to the resolution concerning lockers or receptacles for the use of the Friendship Fire Company in storing their uniforms,the mittee has requested the city engineer to nurnish a~, estimate of the cost,with a plan therefor, which will be reported at the uext meeting. Respectfully submitted, H.M. DARNALL, J.H.WILKINSON, A .W. LES CURE, ?~!. ~ I NAPL~N, W. R. COULBOURN. The hour of nine o'clocE having arrived, on Motion of M~-. Fishburn the consideration of the special order and matter of the Mayor's veto of the Roanoke Street improvement proposition, was laid over for the present. On a division, there were Ayes 9, Noes 5. REPORT OF THE CON4MITTEE ON STREETS. Mr. Newton,from the Committee on Strew. ts, submitted the following report: 1. A proposition to purchase a steam road roller. On motion of Newton this matter was re-co_mm__itted to the Committee on Streets. ($anuary 9, 1900. ) 2. 0oncoming the obstruction to the sidewalk caused by the fence .of ~he Iron Belt Building and Loan Association thereon~along its proper- ty on the east side of First StPeet,south of Elm avenue~ the oonumlttee in pursuance of a resolution of Council took the matter up in toni]sc-, tion with said association,and agreed upon the following proposition to be reported to Council: RESOLVED, That the proposition of the Iron Belt Building & Loan As- sociation to give one foot of land along the west side of its property located on the east side of First Street, cor~r of Elm avenue,for the purpose of building a stone wall,and to pay ~ of the cost, or (f?5,as its proportion for the erection of said wall,~nd to construct thereon after said wall shall have been completed, at its own expense, an iron fence, be and the same is hereby accepted. RESOLVED FURTHMER, That the City Engineer be and is hereby inst, ructed to prepare specifications and to advertise for bids for the erection of said wall; said bids to be ex~_mined by the 0onwnittee on Streets and ported to Council with their recommendation. (The resolution was adopted, Ayes_Backus,Buckner,Coleman,Coulbourn, Dar n all, Fish bur n, Les cure ,.V. inahan, Newt on, Se i for t, Terr i ll,"~ilk ins on ,Witt, ;.Ir President .... 14. Noes-.-None. ) '~. As to the petition of Nelson & ~yers and J.H.Narsteller,to com.- plots the sidewalk alone the south side of Campbell avenue,east of Jef- ferson s~reet,by constructing a walk in front of J.'V.Truup's lot ,the Corn- mit tee will give .'~r . Troupa hearing on Jan. lOth, 1900 ~ As to the petition of R.L.Branscome et als,for sidewalk on Chap- man avenue,between 1Sth and 15th streets, the city Engineer estimates the cost of this walk at ~:100, constructed of timbers and known as a longitudinal board walk. We recommend that the city Engineer be in- structed to have this walk put in at a cost not exceeding ~100.~ charge- able to street improvements. (The re comme~:dat ion was adopted, Ayes--Backus ,Buckner, Coleman, Coul- bourn, Dar hall ,Fishburn, Les cure, ~,{inahan, Newton, Se if eft ,Terr ill >Wilkins on, Witt ,5:h~. Pres ident --14. Noes --None. ) On motion of ~h'. Wilkinson the further consideration of the report of the Conunittee on Streets was postponed until an adjourned meeting. REPORT OF THE CO~,~'~ITTEE ON FINANCE. )fr. Coulbourn,from the Committee on Finance, submitted the following report: 1. A resolution to supplement the account of Public Property ~500, and Contingent, ~200, was on motion of !er. Darnall postponed until the adjourned meeting, which is to be held. 2. The attention of the Conzmittee has been called to the necessity of providing an incidental fund for the purpose of providing certain small sums ix: cash for the payment of freight, serving notice on prop- erty ov~ners, purchase of stamps and other matters of like character. V-;e therefore reco.m~nend the adoption of the following resolution: (A resolution to provide a fund of one hundred dollars in the hands of the treasurer~ chargeable to contingent, and subject to the orders of the city engineer and clerk of Council, and providing for the re-im- bursement thereof at the end of each n~onth by bills approved-by Council, ~as read, and rejected by the following vote, Ayes--Backus,Coleman, Coulbour n, Darnatl ,Les cure ,Newton, Se if err ,Terr ill ,Wilkins on ,Mr. President --10. Noes --Buckne r~Fishburn ,Minahan ,Witt-4. 3. The committee reports herewith an ordinance to amend and reor- dain the tax laws of the city for the year 1900-1900, which we recommend s~.a]l be adopted The only changes reconmm, ended by the com~nittee are -- - ' ~600; as follo~s' An income tax of one per cent. on all inclomes over .~. Dealers in options and futures,increased from ~100 to ~.500; Life In- surance Companies, increased from $85 to ~60; Ice Nanufacturers and Dealers, amended to provide that a separate license shs. ll be paid for each plant operated: Job printing establishments, ~:10; book binderies, ~f25; The tax on circuses,shows and menageries is amended so as to pro- vide a graduated rate per day, according to the price of admission. Sec. ll0 in relation to the enforcement of the license ].aws is amended so as to facilitate the collection of license ts~es. -1653- (January 9, 1900. ) The Oommittee recommends that after this ordinance aB amended shall have be~.n approved by the Mayor, the Olerk is authorized and instructed to have the usual number of copies printed in pamphlet form for distri- bution to the public. (On motion of Mr. Terrill the ordinance reported by the 0ommittee on Finance to amend the tax laws of the city, was ordered to be laid over until the next or adjourned meeting of 0ouncil; and that the Clerk be instructed to furnish each member of Council with a copy thereof in the interim.) 4. Concerning the resolution introduced and referred to this com- mittee providing for the purchase of overcoats for the use of the po- lice department, the committee reports that they have had the same un- der consideration. They make no recommendation thereon, but prefer to report the matter back for such consideration as the Council may deem wise. Respectfully submitted, W.R. O0ULBOURN, H.M. DARNALL, J .H.~Y~LKINSON, 8.P. SEIP. ERT. REPORT OF C0!~D{ITTEE ON LIGHTS. Mr. Seifert,from the Committee on Lights, submitted the following report: 1. Concerning the question of the advisability of the city owning its own electric light plant,and cost thereof,etc., referred to this conz?.ittee for. investigation and report, we beg to say that we have a proposition from the Roanoke Hydraulic 00mpany to sell the city its site for a power plant on Roanoke River for the sum of ~20,000. The Committee is informed and has definite knowledge, that if the city de- sires to acquire this site, that action must be taken at once. The Con~mittee therefore recommends the adoption of the following resolution: (The resolution presented by the Committee was read, providing for the purchase of said site, under certain conditions to 'be guaranteed, with payments in five equal annual instalments, with interest at 6~; whereupon Mr. Fishburn presented a letter from the Roa~,oke Hydraulic 00mpany, temporarily withdrawing said proposition, and moved that the matter be recommitted to the committee. Mr. Coulbourn moved to lay the matter on the table, which was rejected, Ayes 5, Noes 9. The motion to reconz~it the matter was then agreed to. 2. As to the resolution reported from the Contmittee on Public Prop- erty requesting the location of a light at Salem avenue and First St. S.E.; also the request of Mr. Hart for the location of a light on Lynch- burg avenue N.E. ,immediately east o'f its junction with Hart avenue, the Committee on Saturday night made an examination of these locations,and are of the opinion that lights are needed at the points mentioned. We therefore recom~.mend the adoption of the following resolution: (On motion of Mr. Buckner the resolution was amended by striking out the provision as to locating a light on Lynchburg avenue, and to re- commit the same to the committee on Lights to ascertain if there will be an extra cost for the location of same on account of distance from the circuit. The resolution was then adopted by the following vote' Ayes --Backus, Buckne r, Coleman, O oulb ourn, Darnall, Fishburn, Les cure, h'inahan, Newton,Seifert,Terrill,Wilkinson,Witt,~'-"!r-President-14- Noes--None. ) Said resolution as amended as follows, is herewith recorded: RESOLVED, That the Roanoke Electric Light and Power Company, or its successor, be and is hereby instructed, under the terms and provisions of the contract between said company and the' city of Roanoke~ entered into by ordinance adopted November 23, 1897, 'to erect and maintain one standard 2000 candle power arc light at the intersection of Salem ave- nue and First Street,S.E., and to inform this Council when said light shall have been placed in operation. 3. Upon an examination of certain lights in the Third Ward:we find that the light at Walker avenue and 5th street N.E. would serve a great deal better the purposes of the city and the public generally if it were located one square further east. We therefore recommend that the city engineer be instructed to confer with the light company and cause said light to be moved to the intersection of Walker avenue, and Sixth light (January 9, 1900. ) Street,N.E. All costs in connecti/~n with the removal of said to be paid out of the light account. Respectfully submitted, S.P. SEIFERT, J.A. FISHBURN, A.B. COLEMAN. The third reconmnendation of the light committee was adopted, Ayes- Backus, Buckner, Coleman, C oulbourn, Darnall ,Fishburn, Le scure ,Minahan ,New- ton, Seifert ,Terrill,Wilkinson,V;itt,Nr. President--14. Noes--None. REPORT OF THE C0~IITTEE ON ACCOUNTS. Nr. Plshburm, from the Gore- mittee on Accounts, submitted the following report: The 0ommittee on accounts .has examiSed and approved the accounts and claims against the city for the month of December,1899,and listed them under appropriate heads as show~, below. We recommend that they be ap- proved, certified to the city auditor and city treasurer and ordered to be paid: Criminal charges -$ 113.75 Salaries ......... $1,226.81 ~lec_tions" 5.05 Health 179.31 Fire 445.82 Water 668.02 Interest 7,102.50 Public Property 986.78 Jail 120.00 Sewer Repairs 159.13 Lights 1,131.44 Sewer Improvements 2,715.61 Police 1,056.20 Street Improvements 1,570.23 Paupers 79.61 Commissions 28.18 Street Repairs 575..34 0.ontingent 225.00 Street Cleaning 61.03 Bridges esl.68 Stationery & Printing 1~6.27. Public 0harities 1~.§8 Total ............ ~18,861.54 The committee attaches hereto a statement of the Police department showing that the lights were reported out for the month of December 214~ hr. and 41 min. .";e also attach a statement from the company show- ing the cause for the lights being out and so reported. The police de- partment reported said out for .the remainder of the night, but in cases of accidents where the company was not at fault and no negligence ap- peared, the committee has made deductions,and recommend that the com- pany be charged only for the time the lights were actually not burning. With these deductions,there is a total of l~14 hours, making $26.28 to be paid into the .treasury by the company at .the time it receives its warrant. V;e recommend that this statement of the lights out be approved. Respectfully submitted, J .A.FISHBURN, J. B. NEWT ON. The report of the Committee on accounts was adopted by the following vote: Aye s--Backus, Buckner, Co leman, Coulbourn, Darnall, Fishburn, Les cure, ~inahan,Newton,Seifert,Terrill,Wilkinson,Witt,Mr.President--14. Noes-0. ADJOU?~-~NT. On motion of ~{r. Seifert,it was ordered that when Council adjourns,it shall be to meet on Wednesday night, Jan. 17, 1900. CHARTER A3:~LrD~:~NTS,&c. Mr. Darnall, from the special Committee on proposed amendments to the City Charter, submitted a report, with cer- tain mnend~nents to the Charter and bills to be passed providing special' acts, which was read; whereupon .qr. Terrill moved to postpone the con- sideration of said report until Nonday night, when a special meeting shall be called therefor, and that each member of Council be furnished with a copy of said amendments and special acts. ~r. Buckner moved to postpone the matter until ~Vednesday night the 17th,--adjourned meeting, and that it be made a special order for that night, which was agreed to, and the motion as amended was adopted. .MATS IN PUBLIC ASSE~.~B!~GES. Mr. Darnall introduced a resolution to prohibit persons from wearing hats,etc., in public assemblages, other than meetings held for divine worship, and providing for the enforce- ment thereof, which was read. ~.{r. Coulbourn moved to strike out the words "other than meetings held for divine worship", Mr. Buckner objected to the present consideration of and under the rules it was referred to the Committee on On motion. 'of !~r. Darnall the Council then adjourned. .... oo0oo___~ which was rejected. the resolution Ordinances. J O U R N A L -- 0 0 M.~: 0 N C 0 U N 0 I L. Wednesday,January 17th, 1900. The 0ouncil met at 8 o'clock P.M., in the 0ouncil 0hamber, pursuan'~. to adJourn,~,ent. Present: )iessrs. Backus, Buckner,0oulbourn,Da~"nall~· Fishbur n ~. Graham, Grave s, Hart, King, Lescure ,}.~{ay s ,5!inahan , Newt on ~ S 9 ife r t. T~rrill,Wilkerson,Wltt ,Mr, President--18 Absent--Nessrs. 0 o leman, !~fu ll:~.~ .. ?Ir. Joel H. Cutchin, the President o~ 0ouncil, in the chair. ]~.AYOR'S MESSAGE. The following message from the Mayor'was read: ! beg to report that there are at present eight cases of smallpox and varloloid in the city,three at !~{r. Barbour's on Nelson Street and three at Mr. Wright's on 10th avenue S.~., one over Wiles 01othing. these pat ients being removed 1725,they can store.,and one colored patient on 4th avenue N.E. Two-of are about well. 0nly one of these parley,ts consents to to the pest house, and under the law, Code of 1887, Sec. only be removed by consent. ~ also report that Dr.G.B,Vogel has filed a claim for damages done to buggy b7 fire company wagon, amounting to ~25. ! trus~ it will be your pleasure to refer this claim for investigation. Respectfully submitted, JA~.P. ~00DB, Mayor. 0n motion of ~,[~'. Darnall ~he ~laim of Dr.G.B.Vogel for adamages to buggy,~noun~ing to $2~,. was re~erred to ~he: 0o~lt~ee on Finance. ~n connection with ~he Mayor's message as to s~llpox in the ci~, on motion of ~-~r. Buckner cerSain co~unica~ions from the Board o~ Health . . were ordered to be read The. first was a communication stat~ "th~.*. said bo.ard had requested the school au~horities to have the law enf~,r'c~d as to vaccination of children attending the public schools,and request.~ lng the 0ouncil to provide for ~ general vacclna~ion of those p~rsons in the city not attending the public schools; and the second was a cc.~:- munication requesting that {~500 be approprited to be used by the city engineer, in the matter of' building rooms near the pest house for de- tention purposes, s~e to be done under the direction of the Board of Health/ . ~.ir. Darnall the teachers reciting the or neglected offered a resolution to provide for the vaccination of of the public schools and pupils thereof, with a pi-eatable fact that the school board had either suspended the law, to enforce it as to vaccination in the public schools; whi'ch preamble, on motion of Mr. King was stricken ou~. The resolution offered by .~-~r. Darnall, as amended, was then adopted by the following vote :~ Ayes--Backus ,Buckner, Ooulbourn,Darnall,Fishbur~', Graham,Hart, King, Les cure, !.~ays ,.~..'.i nahan, Newton, Se i femt ,~Terr ill, Vzi lkins o n ,,Wit t, l.'~r. President--l?. Noes--None. Said resolution is as follows: R~SOLV~D, First, That the Board of Health be requested to see that the teachers and children of the. Public Schools have been vaccinated, and to require all such as have not been to be vaccinated at once; and those whose parents or guarAians are unable to have the same done:shall 'be vaccinated at the expense of the city. Second, That the ?~ayor be a~,d is hereby instructed to employ some ~ reputable, licensed physician or physicla~,s of the city to vaccinate su as are ~unable to pay for~ same,and to contract as to the price to be paid. Third, That the mayor be authOrized to purchase for the use of said physician or physicians, such vaccine virus as my be necessary for said purpose,and make ~eport to Council of his actions under t.h~_z --eso-- lution. ~ir. Wilkinson offered a resolution to appoint a spedial committee with full powers to act in conjunction with the llayor and Board of Health to provide against the spread of smallpox,and to have autho~"itY to provide additional accor~aodations at the hospital and purchase such equipments as may be necessary; which was read, whereupon ~r. Buckner that the Council could not delegate such sustained by the reaised the point of order power to the Co~nittee to expend money, which was chair,and the resolution ruled out of order. ~.~r. Seifert submitted the following resolution, Hr. Hart, which was accepted: with a.mendment by (January 17th, 1900.) RESOLVED, That an appropriation of $1,000 be and is hereby rode, to supplement the account of Health, tg'be Set aside subject to the orders of the Board of Health in conjunction with the Committee on Health, for use in cases' of emergency i~.'Caring for smallpox patients, and providing against the spread of smallpox-' in~ this city.. The re solut i on was adopted, AyeS--BaC~us, Buckner, 0oulbourn, Darnall, F is hburn, Graham, Hat t, King, Les cure',Maya ,'Minahan, Newt on, Se ife r t, Te trill, Wilkinson,Witt ,Mr. President--17. No,~-,None The consideration of' Unfinsihed Oua~ness coming over from last ~meet- REPORT OF ThE C0.~:~ITTEE ON STREETS.-''' The remainder, of~ the°report was re~d and conside~ed as followS: ~ · §. The committee attaches hereto a resolution to provide~f0r~giving the property owners a heering on. the~qt~$at~on of~constructinE~brick sidewalks Bth strew, t avenue to resolution at the end of'these proceedings: .... .. ~'~'..-~,' on the north side of. Wells '.avenue ' from 'Jeff~erson~ Street to; N.E., 'and on the south-side~ of Wells 'avenue from.comm°nwealth~ §th street N.E., which we ~eco~mend shall .be-.adopted; ~ The. was read'and adopted by-~the f01iowing.vote-,and, is rec0rded~ , Ayes--Backus, Buckner, C o~lb 0Urn; Dal'na I'l, ~ah~urn , Graham', Hart ,King ,. Les cure, Nays, Ni n~han, N.e w.t on ~ Se ife ~t $ ?~ ~!ll ~ ~ilkins on ,Wi t t ,Nr. Pres ident --18. Noes--None ~ fol~lowi~.~g: · 6. The Committee recommends the'adoption-' of.:the/' :'~ ''~ RESOLVED, That the'~ resolution heretofore adepted,-:pro.viding'f~r, th construction of fiVe foot~"b'rick~ sidew~lks :on ~the~ west. side..~,0f. Park, Or Fifth Street, from Nountain avenue .to the overhead ~ridge, be and is. hereby amended by substituting an eight ~foot':~riok walk; and. . that - the city engineer be' instructed to make thee-plans.and estimates accordingly. (The resolution was' ad0pt~d.')' " . 7. Concerning 'the question ~f the 'improvement of Tazewell avenue S.E.,with proposed change .to 10th' stree.t.~ the city engineer's estimate is as follows: ~or Tamewell, avenue---"~4,457; for 10th street,$875, Total---~;5,332. The committee recommends that the city engineer be and is hereby authorized and instructed to prepare the necessary speci- fications and to ·advertise for bids' for grading,guttering and macadan~- izing Tazewell avenu~ between 'JeffersOn street and-2d street,and.belt.ween. the City Cemetery and 10th street;and. 10th Street between':Tazewell.ave- hue and Norfolk avenue; .also grading:'First street betwe~.n .T-.azewell avenue and Bullitt avehue; 'smald"-bids- to..be examined.- by -the ..Committee-~ on Streets and repot.ted tO Oouncil'with~ the-'.recommendation:0f said mittee. We -further .reCOmmend that 'the.. city .engineer-~ be. and.~ is...hereby' instructed to prepare the speci'flcations for said 'work So as. to pr0vid.e.: that the macadam shall be'rolled with a'~'steam.road.roller, (The recommendation was' adopted, Aye~--Backus,Ooulbourn,Darnall,Gra-I~ ham, Graves ,Hart, L'es cure, A~ays ,Minahan ,Newton, Seife rt ~ Wilkinson, ~fitt ,Mr. President--14. Noes--BUckner,Fishburn,King,Terrill_-.4. )- 8. We file herewith a revised" profile of'Pi~.th (Park) Street s.w. between Church avenue and Mountain avenue, as prepared., by the city engineer incident to the improvement 'of that street, which we-recom-. mend shall be adopted by Couflcit,and the .grade accordingly~ So estab- !ised. - ...... . : (The profile was adopted and the grade so. established.) 9. The reconzmends'that the' city engineer. 'be. and.is~ hereby authorize'd and directed to advertise for bids' for 'grading Eighth:street N.W.., tween Shenandoah avenue and .Center avenue; said bids ~to be examined by the com~nittee on Streets and reported to Council with their recommenda-' tion. " " The recommendat ion was 'adopted, Ayes--Bmckus ,Coulbo'urn,Darn~ll,Fish- burn, Graham, Graves, Ha~t ,King, Les cure 'Mays ,Minahan ,Newt on ,Se ifert kinson,Witt ,.'.-.-',r. President'16. Noes--None; .-No~. voting--Buckner,T'errill. )' 10. The Committee has opened' bids for constructing sidewalks as follows: -' -: JOS.ABBITT & Co.--Shenandoah avenue and.'.0ommonwealth,59 cents; Salem avenue, 5 ft. walk 43 cents; North' si. fie' Campbell.~avenue 6 ft. walk, 47 cents; south side':of'0ampbellifull wldthi. ~1.33; Elm~avenue, -16,%7- ' (January 17th,1900. ) five ft. walk, 43 cents; Franklin Road 6 ft. walk, 47 c~nts. PATRICK POY--Walk on Shenandoah and Cbmmonwealth avenues~ 8%,. 54 cents With the exception of the walk on Shenandoah and Conm,lonwealth avenues and the south side of Oampbell avenue (full width) all of the bids above mentioned, exceeds the 0ity Engineer.'s estimates. The ..Committee ,there- fore recomrlends the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the contract for the construction of a 8-f£. hard- burned brick sidewalk on the nor'th side .of Shenandoah avenue,from Jef- ferson Street to Commonwealth avenue, and on t. he west side of 0ommon- wealth avenue,from Shenandoah avenue to Wells avenue, be and is hereby awarded to Patrick Foy, at 5'4 cents per lineal foot, he being the lowest bidder; and the City Solicitor is hereby inSt. ructed to draw the necesa- ry contract and bond to be executed and given by said Patrick Foy,in accordance with the plans, specifications and proposal therefor. RESOLVED FURTHER, That-the contract for' the construction of a full width Chilhowie brick sidewalk,with stone curb~ on the south side of Campbell avenue, between 5th and 6th streets, where pavements are not already laid, be and is hereby awarded to' Jos. Abbitt & Oor~pany, at the price of ~1.33 per lineal foot;, and the City Solicitor is hereby in- structed to prepare the .necessary contract and bond to be executed and given by said Jos. Abbitt & Company,in accordance with the plans, spec- ifications and proposal therefor. The bonds herein provided for are to be ~subject to the approval of the Committee on' Finance. RESOLVED FURTHER, That the bids for the construction of a 5-ft.brick walk on the north side of Salem. avenue; between 5th and 9th Streets; on the north side of Camp'bell avenue between~ 5th. and 7th streets; on the north side of Elm avenue between Franklin Road and Fourth stre'et and on the south sid~ of Elm avenue between Franklin Road and Sixth street,and on the west side of Franklin' Road between 2d street and Woods avenue, be and' are hereby rejected; and the city gl~g~]le~r is.hereby authorized and instructed to purchase the. necessary materials,and employ such la- bor as mak :be'required,' and have said sidewalks constructed under his immediate Supervision, chargeable to the account of street improvements. (The resold'rich was adopted by the following vote: Ayes--Backus, Buckner, Coulbourn, Dar hall ,Fi shburn, Graham, Grave s, Hart ,King, Les cure ,Mays Minahan ,Newton ,SeiTert ,Terrlll,Wilkinson,Witt ,Mr .Pr~sident--18. Noes-0. REPORT 0P C0,~,~"~{ITTEE- 0M FINANOE. The remainder of the report of the Conmmittee on'Finaz]ce was taken up and considered as follows: 1.. A resoluti0n"t0"supplement certain appropriations which are overdrawn: ' RESOLVE. D, That the' aDpropriations for the fiscal year 1899-1900 be and are hereby .suPplemented as follows: Public ProPerty, ~500.00; Contingent, ~:200.00. .And. the'city, auditor and city treasurer are hereby directed to make entries on their books accordingly.. (The resolution was %dopted, Ayes--Backus, Buckner, Coulbourn,Darnall ~.~,~ ~Minahan Newton Seifert Fishburn, Graham, G~ave s ,Hart ,King, Les.cure ,.,-~ ~ , , ' Terrill,Wi'lkinson ,Witt ,M~ .President --18. Noes--None. ) 2. ~ Ordinance to amend and re0rdain an o~-dinance adopted Jan. 10th, 1899, imposing taxes on persons,~eal estate and personal property and upon licenses,etc. ,and to continue the same in force for the cur- rent year, was next taken up for consideration,and disposed of by sections as follows: Sec. 5-~. As to an income t~. Mr. Fishburn moved to amend the sec- tion by striking out ~:600 and inserting $2000; Mr. Darnall moved to further mmend the s~e by striking, the amendment,and inserting ~1200, and also to insert the words~ "and an additional tax of one-fourth of one per cent. for school purposes; which was ~ejected. The amendment of ~.Ir. Fishbu~n was also rejected on a division, Ayes 7, Noes ll. The sectio~ as ~eported .from'the Co~ittee was also rejected. Sec. 46, as to .license fo~ sale of options and futures, at ~500 was next read. A petition'was-presented from0.0'Leary, against said in- which was re-ad; whereupon on motion of Mr. Buckner said section c~ease, $200 and so adopted was ~ended by striking out ~B00 and inserting , · SectiOn '53 as to tax on l~fe insurance companies at ~60 was next read. Mr. Fishburn moved to fix the amount at $50, which was ~ejected Ayes ll~ Noes 7. The section as repo~ted was then adopted. -16S8- (January 17th, 1900.) Section 58 as to license tax on ice manufacturing was adopted as reported from the Committee, Section 79 as to license tax on printing as reported from the Committee. Section 90 as to license tax on circuses,'s~0ws,etc., reporte~ from the Committee. Section ll0,as to enforcement of the license I~Wso to strike out the section as reported establishments establishments -was adopted' was" adopted as ..',ir. Terrill moved from the co~mittee and insert - sections 110 and llS ms originally drawn,and as law; which was rejected. The section as reported in their proper places exists in the present from the Committee was then adop.ted.. · ~.~ . Newton moved to amend section 40 of the ~xis~ing'law by. strik- ing out ~.-~150 ar, d inserting ~200,as relates to express companies; whiCh was rejected, Ayes 5; Noes 12. Mr. Hart moved to amend section 25,as to gaming tables,by striking out ~50 and inserting ~150; which was rejected. The ordinance as amended was then adopted, Ayes--Backus,Buckne~, C ou lb our n, Darnall, Pi shburn, Grave s, Hart, King, Les cure ,~mys ,~,~inahan, Newt'on Seifert,Terrill,V.~ilkinson,Witt and ~r.President--l?. ~oes--None. Said ordinance is recorded at the end of these proceedings. On ~notion of Mr. Hart, as ~mended by Mr.'Darnall, it was ordered that when the Council adjourns,it shall be to.meet again on Saturday night, the 20th instant. ~gND.~.~fENTS T0 CITY C~RTE~. The ~eport of ~he~pecial Committee on ~mendments to the City Charter was next taken up; and on motion of !~r. King it was resolved to consider the supplementary report as to amend- ment to Section 10S, exempting certain taxable subjects. A Bill to amend section 10~ of the. City 0hatter was read,with the recommendation of the Committee that 'it be 'approved by-Council. Col. S.S.Brooke and A.P.Staples by permission addressed the Council. ~r. Cutchin (.~r. Se ifert in the Chair) moved that said bill be re- ferred to the city solicitor for his opinion thereon,and" to make report at the meeting of this Council on Saturday ~he 20th inst. The motion was rejected, Ayes 2, Noes lS. !~.!r. Cutchin moved to amend the bill to read that the City Council shall have the right to exempt from city taxation upon the machinery and equipment of all new manufacturing industries locatinE in the city during the period of 20 from the date of their location. This amend- ~.ent was also rejected. The question was then taken on the approval Of the bill and the or- dering of its transmission to the General Assembly for enactment, which was decided in the affirmative by the following Mote: Ayes-- Backus, Bu ckne r, Darnall, Fi shburn, Grave Seifer t, Terrill, ..Wilkinson ,Witt-14. Noes--Cut chin. On motion of ~Ir. Buckner the Council then adjourned. -. oo0oo .... ( AN ORDINANCE to amend and reordain 1899, entitled "An ordinance impos.ing personal property,and upon licenses, an ordinance adopted January 10, taxes on persons,real estate and for the current year,for the sup- port of the city government,the payment of ~he interest upon the city debt,and other municipal expenses,and providing for the collection thereof",and to continue said ordinance in force,as amended,for the year 1900-1901. or corporation engaged in' the business of life dollars, benevolent societies excepted. engaged in the business of manu- each plant operated; and ~50 for conducting a Job printing estab- (Adopted January 17th, 1900. ) 1. Be it Ordained by the 0ommon 0ouncil for the 0ity of Roanoke, That the ordinance adopted January 10th,1899, entitled, "An ordinance imposing taxes on persons,real estate and personal property and upon licenses for the current year,for the support of the city government, the payment of the interest upon the city debt,and other municipal ex- penses,and providing for the collection thereof", be amended and re- ordained, and is hereby continued in force for the years 1900 and 1901 with the following amendments and changes,to wit: 46. On each person engaged in the business,as agent or other~vise, of selli~;g options and futures,or taking orders therefor, SB00, not prorated. ~$. On each person insurance,($§0) sixty 58. On each person or corporation facturing and dealing in ice, $50 for each - .dealer in ice. 79. On each person or corporation lishment, ~10; and ~B5 for each book-binding establishment, whether conducted, in connection with such printing establishment or not. 90. On each circus,show, or menagerie' (_other than those held in a building on which the license tax hereinafter imposed has ~een paid) when the entrance charge' is not more than ten cents, ~0 per day; when the entrance charge is over ten'. cents and not exceeding ~5 cents, per day; when the entrance charge is more than ~.5 cents and not exceed- ing 40 cents, ~100 per day; when the entrance charge is more than cents, ~.S00 per day; and ~:l§ for each sideshow, whether attached to said show, circus, menagerie or not. On every runner, agent or broker, or other person selling tickets at a greater price than the regular price of admission, $25. Any violation of this provision shall subject the violator to a fine of ~50. ].10. Any person,form or corporation, conducting a business, occupa- tion or profession for the conduct of which a license tax is required under this ordina:,ce~ without first obtaining such license, shall be fined not less than ~.50 nor more than ~10 a day for each day he is in default. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of· Revenue and treas- urer to report in writing .to the mayor every case of default as soon as it comes to his knowledge; and to the ~ommittee on Finance once each month. It shall be the duty of the Mayor i~mediately upon receipt of such report, to detail a policeman and cause such delinquents to be summoned before ~'he Police Justice to show cause why they should not be fined under the provisions of this ordinance; but the special'detail of a policeman shall not relieve the general police force from the general duty of enforcing this or any other ordinance; and the :~ayor shall especially see that all the requirements of this ordinance are erforced,and to this end he shall,at least once in each month, espe- cially require the police force to investigate violations of this ordinance. llS. So much of Section llS as is not incorporated in section ll0 is hereby repealed. 2. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. -- - oo0oo -1640- A RESOLUTION to provide for giving the property owners a hearing os, the question of constructing brick sidewalks on Wells avenue,N.E., be- tween Jefferson street and Fifth Street. (Adopted January 17, 1900. ) RESOLVED, That the Contmittee on Streets of the Common Council is hereby authorized and instructed,at such time as~ they fix,and after this resolution shall have become a law, to give a hearing before such 0om- mittee to the owners of the property abutting and bounding on the south side of :'fells avenue, between Contmonwealth avenue and Fifth Street,N.E. and on the north side of V~ells avenue from Jefferson Street to Fifth Street,¥.E., on the question of constructing brick sidewalks,six feet wide,in front of their respective properties. And said committee shall give notice of ten days to the property Owners bounding and abutting on said street at the poin%s indicated Or benefited by any such pr. op.osed improvement, of the place and time of said hearing, which said notice shall be served at least ten days before ~h~ hearing aforesaid, and shall sure,mort said owners to appear before the said Committee to be heard ~or or against said proposed improvement, Said hearing ~ shall not be had uz, til a plan of such proposed improvement shall have been made by the City Engineer, with an estimate of the cos:,an~ the amount to be paid by each abutting owner, such plan and estima%e ~o be filed in the Clerk's office of the Com_~on Council, and shall be produced before the Committee on Streets at the hearing aforesaid. After such hearing shall have been given by the Committee om Streets it shall report to. Council with rec- o~.~.endation whether or not said improvement should be made,~ and what amount of the costs thereof, '~:f.~Aan¥, shall be paid by the owners of the real estate bounding and abutting on said stree% ~r benefited by such improvement, and w.bat proportion of the cost of the improvement afore- said s}~%ll be paid out of the city'treasury.. - -Oo0oo ........ J O U R N A L -- 0 0 MM 0 N 0 0 U N 0 ! L. Saturday, January 20, 1900.. The Council met at 8 o'clock P.M., pursuant to adjournment: ~.Ir. Joel H. Cutchin, the President of Council,in the chair. Present: Messrs. Backus, Buckner,U01eman, 0oulbourn,Darnall,Fishburn, Grav es, Har'~, Kin g, Les cure ,Nays, !,,~tnahan ,~:~ulle n, Se 1 fort ~ T er~' ill, Wi lkins on, Witt ,Mr .Pr eside~,t-18. Abs ent--Messrs. Graham,New ~ on--£. The Oouncil resumed the consideration of unfinished business. REPORT OF C0.~.$.~ITTEE ON CHARTER AlfBND.".~NTS. Proposed bills to be enacted by the General Assembly, applicable to this city, reported from said Ommnitt~e on the 9th instant, we.re taken up for consideration,each member of Council having been furnished with a copy thereof. A bill to amend sections 90 and 102 of an act approved February 28, 1896,entitled an act to provide a new charter for the city of Roanoke, was read. F!r. Buckner submitted an amendment thereto,amedding Sections of- 61 and 62 of the city charter, in such manner as to consolidate the fire of mayor and police Justice; which amendment, was on motion of Fishburn deferred until the next meeting. Sec. 90 was read,and on motion of Mr. Seifert amended by adding the following words: "and who shall he elected by the qualified voters of city at large," so as to provide that the district justices should elected by the entire popular vote of the city. Said section was also amended on motion of ~.~r. King by striking out words "sixty cents" and insrtinE §0 cents, and striking out the the fees to be the be the words "thirty-five cents", and inserting 25-cents, as to charged in case of issuance of warrants. ~..~r. Ooulbourn moved to amend sec~tion 102,in relation to awarding con- tracts or performi, ng work by the. city, by striking out ~00 as the lim- it and insertinE ~?100; which was rejected. The question being on the section as pr-oposed by the Committee,~it was rejected by the following vote: Ayes--Darnall, Graves ,Lescure ,Mays,Seifert 'Nr .President~.6. Noes-- Backus, Buckne r, Coleman, C oulbourn, Fish burn, King, ?;~inahan, ~:k~!le n ~. ~i lki ns on Witt-10. Not voting--Hart,Terrill. The bill as amended was then .approved. A bill t6 provide for the election of a school board of trustees of the city of Roanoke, as reported from the 0onuaittee was then read,and r-ej'~-cted, Ayes--None' Noes--18, unanimous in the negative. A bill to authorize and empower the Common Council of the City of Roanoke, to issue bonds for the purpose of purchasing a park,and erect- ing a light plant, was read and rejecte, d by the fol. lowing vote: Ayes- Darnall, Graves, ~i nahan, Se ifer t- -4. Noes --Bac kus, Bu ckner ~ Coleman, Coul- bourn, Fi sh burro, Hart, King, Le scure ,Mays, }~ullen, Te trill ,". ~ilkins on ,~it t-lS Not vot ing--}-'~r. Pres ident. A bill to authori.~e the Conmmon 0ouncil of the city of Roanoke;to levy a~,d collect a~: annual rental for the use of sevzers, was read and approved by the following vote: Ayes--Backus,Coulbourn,Darnall,Fishburn, Graves, Lescure .,Mullen, Seifert ,Wilkinson,Mr .President-10. Noes--Buckner, Coleman ,King,Mays ,}:!inahan ,Terrill,Witt-7. Not voting---Hart. The two bills approved by Council as above mentioned, were ordered to be sent to our representatives in the senate and House of Delegates, with the request ~na~ they secure their enactment by all honorable means ROAN0~ STREET--~.~AYOR'S VETO. The chair laid before the Council the resolution adopted October 10th, 1899, providing for the improvement of Roanoke.. Street, together with the mayor's objections thereto, as .~ecorded on ~Journal page 159S~ and the question recurring, shall the resolution become a law and sta~,d as the judgment of the Council, the mayor's ob- jections to the contrary notvrithstanding, the same was decided in the negative by the following vote: .Ayes--Coleman,Dranall,Graves,Hart ~.,~ays ,Minahan ,~.~ul!e n: Se ifert ,Mr .President--10. Noes --Bac ku s ~ Buckne r, Pishburn, Terri!l,";iikins on ~5~-i t t-6. Not rot i:,g--Coulbourn, Le scure. ROANOKE STREET--BIDS FOR I.?~fPROVE~NT. }~r. Darna]l, submitted the followinf; resolution~ which was adopted: RESOLVED, That the City Engineer is hereby instructed to adver$~ise for bids to grade.~ gutter and macada~mize Roanoke Street from Erz, est avenue to 7th (Day) avenue; and to grade and gutter Roanoke Street from 7th (Day) avenue to ':Valnut avenue. Said bids to be opened by the Street 0ommittee and as they deem wise. (January 20, 1900. ) reported to the Council with ~ueh ASSEMBLY HALL. Mr. Seifert submitted the following was adopt ed, Aye s --Bac kus, Buckne r, Coleman, Darnall ,Fish burn, Grave s, Hart, King, Le scure, ~.!ays ,~,!i nahan, tfulle n, Se i fe rt ,Terrill ,Wilkins on ,Wit t ,l~r. President--17. Noes--None. Not voting-~Coulbourn. RESOLVED, That the Public Property Committe~. be instructed to grant the free use of A.~sembly Hall to the employes of the Roanoke Machine re c creme ndat i on resolution, which Works to hold a mass relief association. ~,~r. 0o~than moved to adjourn, which was rejected. ASSE.~/BLY H.~L.L. A communication from William ."Yatts Camp, ~onfeder- ate Veterans, asking for the free use of Assembly Hall on the occasion of Gen. Lee's Birthday (to-night) was, and on motion of ~.Ir. Buckner the request was granted. POLES, PAINTING OF. l~.Ir. Fishburn submitted the following resolution which was adopted: Whereas, the ordinance as to telephone companies, and other companies owning poles carrying wi~e in this city,requires said poles to be painted white,and ~.rhereas, it is ascertained that a white color is susceptible to stain from the chestnut wood, RESOLVED, That the Mayor is hereby authorized to permit said companies to paint their poles a green color., of 'such shade as the mayor may pre- scribe. STk~:~ ACCOUNT. Mr. Fishburn submitted the following resolution which was adopted--Backus, Buckner, Coleman, Coulbourn ,Fishburn ,Hart ,King, Les- cure, ~.~ays, Minahan ,~:!ullen, Sei fert, Terrill,Wilkins on ,Witt ,Mr .President-16. 11~oes__Darnall. Said resolution is as follows: RESOLVED, That the City Auditor is hereby instructed to draw a war- rant on the city treasurer, in favor of the Clerk of Council, for the sum of five dollars, chargeable to stationery and printing, for the pur- pose of purchasing postage stamps for the use of the offices of the clerk of Council and City auditor. city engineer, PAVE~MENTS, SV~EPING OF. ?_r. Fishburn offered an ordinance to pro- vide for sweeping the pavements on the streets in from~ of premises,etc. which was read and referred to the Committee on Ordinances. iSHOEING FOR FIRE DEPART~ENT. ~{r. Fishburn su~mltted a resolution to provide for the distribution of the horse-shoeing of the Fire De- partment horses between the three smiths i:~ the city who do work of that sort, which was read. 1~!r. Darnall moved to amend the resolution by providing, that in the judgment of the city engineer each of the three blacksmiths are equally capable of doing the work; which '~as re- jected, Ayes 7, Noes 8. The resolution was then adopted by the follow- ing vote: Ayes--Backus,Buckner,Fishburn,King,~'Iinahan,Seifert,Terrill, Wilkinson,Witt-9. Noe s--Coleman, Coulbourn ,Darnall, Har t, Lescure ,!'~ays, .~..iullen,1:Ir.President-8. Said resolution is as follows: Whereas, the Council has heretofore ordered that the shoeing of the Fire Department horses should be done by a competent horse-shoer; ~;d as there a~-e three persons engaged in the business or profession of shoeing horses,having establishments in this city, RESOLVED, That the City Engineer be instructed hereafter to have said work apportioned or divided as near equal as can be between Messrs. Rhodes,Haley and Williams, in order that each of said horse-shoers may have equal advantages and opportunities to perform said work. CITY WARRA~S,PA\~.'~NT OF. Mr. Fishburn submitted a resolution to provide that the city .auditor shall deliver the warrants ordered drawn to the persons in whose favor they are drawn as soon after the regular city pay-day as practicable, which was read,considered and rejected. WIRE ON STREETS. Mr. Terrill offered a resolution to direct the ~!ayor's attention to the violation of the ordinance as to companies throwing scraps of wire on the streets, which was read and referred to the Committee on Ordinances NONTRLY REPORT OF ENGINEE~R for the month of December, 1899, was re- 6eived and ordered to be filed. meeting to consider the question of creating a ' -1643- (January 20, 1900. ) REPORT OF THE C0.~.9,~ITTEE ON FIRE AND WATER. The 0ommittee on ~ire and Water submitted the following resolution, 'to provide for repairing the fire alarm system ahd to place said system in charge of the chief and paid men of the department; and also to abolish the position of Superintendent of the Fire Alarm system,R.L.Wright, formerly elected to said position, having vacated said office bY leaving the city. Said resolution is as follows: A RESOLUTION TO provide for the repairs to,and maintenance of the Fire Alarm System of this city. (Adopted January 20, 1900.) RESOLVED, That the position of Superintendent of the Electric Fire Alarm System, to which position the Council has heretofore a:,nually elected a suitable person, at a salary of ~:150 per annum, be and the same is hereby discontinued and abolished;and the duties devolving upon said officer, as heretofore required,shall hereafter be performed by the Chief of the Fire Department and the paid employes of the Fire De- partment under the direction of said chief; and said chief, by and with the asistance of the paid employes shall make such inspections of and repairs to said system as may be required, without additional compensa- tion. And the salary or monthly compensation heretofore granted the superintendent of the fire alarm system, be and the same is hereby dis- continued from and after January l, 1900. RESOL~ED FURTHER, That in order to repair the fire alarm system and place the same in proper wot.king order, the chief of the Fire Department is hereby authorized and directed to purchase such wire and other mate- rials as may be necessary, and to employ one or more limemen,as may be deemed necessary,to assist in repairing said system; the to'tal cost for materials and labor not to exceed $300, chargeable to the account of fire. oo0oo The res olut ion was adopted, Ay~s--Backus, Buckner, Coleman, Coulbourn, Da~-nall, Fi sh burn, Hart, Kin g, Les cur e,~in ahan, !~ulle n, Se i fe rt, Ter r ill ,Wilki n- son,)..~r. President--15. Noes--None. LIGHT LOCATED. The Committee on Lights submitted the folio'ring res- olut i on: Whereas, it is proposed to locate an additional light on Lynchburg avenue,E.g., a short distal, ce east of its intersection with Hart avenue, and the question having arisen as to ..whether or not said light was with- in the limit prescribed by the franchise and contract with said company, in which the said company is required to locate additional lights when not more than 1000 feet from any circuit; and ~rhereas, said proposed location is not more than 800 feet from any existing circuit,and there will be no additional cost to the city on account of the location of said light over and above the regular rental, RESOLVED, That the Roanoke Electric Light and Power Company,or its successor,be and is hereby instructed to locate one standard 2000 can- dle power arc light on Lynchburg avenue,about 150 feet east of the front e::trance to the premises of Dr. Hart,and to maintain the same,un- der the provisions of the contract between said company and the city of Roanoke,entered into by ordinance' adopted November 23 ,1897 ; and also to inform this CoUncil when said light shall have been placed in position. The res olut ion was adopted, Ayes--Backus, Buckner, 0oleman, Ooulbourn, Darnall, Fishbur n ? Hart, King, Les cureMinahan, _~.,lulle n, Se if eft, Terr ill, Vfil- kid, son ,~.fr. President--15. Noes--None: ASSE~:~.BLY HALL. On motion of Mr. B.ackus it was ordered that the free use for one night of Assembly Hall be granted to the Loco'motive Firemen for the purpose of holding a meeting of some sort, in the course of ab out three weeks. 0n motion of k~r. ~,~.ullen' the Council then adjourned. J 0 U R N A L-- C 0 M ~ 0 N C 0 U N C I L. (1644) Tuesday, February 6th, 1900, The Council met in regular session at 8 o'clock P.!!., with th:~, Presi- dent of Council, !.{r. Joel H. Cutchin, in the Chair. Pre sent: Hessrs. Backus,Buckner,Coleman,Coulbourn,Darnall,Fishburn, Graham,Graves ,Hart ,King, Lescure ,5!ays ,Mlnahan ,Nullen, Seifert ,Terr ill ~ · "..;itt ,Mr.President--18. Absent; Messrs. Newton,Wilkinson-2. On motion of Mr. Cou~bourn the reading of the Journal was dispensed with,and further on his motion the .Journal was approved. ]~,.0NTHLY REPORTS. The monthly reports of the City Engineer,City gilman, Board of Health,Clerk of the Narkets;~ity Treasurer, Cit~.r Aud- itor ,Keeper of the Almshouse, City Sergeant, were received and filed. The semi-annual report of the Commissioner of Revenue, showing the na,,~es of persons taking' out city licenses,the amount of license paid, &c. was presented a~,d read; and on motion of Mr. Hart the Clerk was instructed to furnish each member of Council with a copy thereof.. OVERSEER OF POOR, FIRST WARD. The chair called attention of Council to the fact that John ~!. Roberts, who was elected Overseer of the Poor for the First Ward had refused to qualify; whereupon on motion of .~r. Terrill,T. W. Spindle, a citizen of the First Ward, was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of .~..I.'Vatts. PETITIONS. .w.~. Lescure presented the petition of Lucian H. Cocks, J.H.Snyder, and others, asking that Nelson Street, from 8th avenue to 10th avenues, and 9th and 10th avenues, from Jefferson street to their termini, be E~aded, cubbed, macadamized and paved; which was read and referred to the Committee on Streets. A petition of Jos. A. Gale, asking that steps be taken to prevent the nuisance at the corner of Norfolk avenue and Jefferson street in front of the Gale Block, caused by drivers of drays,etc., obstructing the sidewalk and street; which was read and on motion of Mr. King was laid a2~de to be considered in connection with the report of the Ordinance Committee on said subject. A petition signed by T.E.Jamison and others, asking that a logitudi- hal board walk be laid on the east side of Fourth street,S.".;., between Albemarle and Walnut avenues; which was read and referred to the Corn- mittee on Street---Presented by-Mr. Terrill. A petition of D.5.!.Taylor, Administrator for .the estate of T.F.Taylor, deceased, asking to be refunded the sum of $141.00,amount of assessment paid in 1889 for sidewalk on Salem avehue; which was ~ead and-referred to the Committee on Finance. Presented by :~r. Wilkinson. A petition of the Central Trades af:d Labor Council, by I.A.Dunkel- berger, Secty., transmitting resolution requesting that .provisions'be made by th~. Board of Health whereby the people could be vaccinated for a sm?, not exceeding 35 cents each; which was read and refer~ed to the Committee on Health. A petition of W.N. Sampson, et als, asking that a sidewalk be pro- vided on Luck avenue from Park street to Roanoke street; which was read and referred to the Committee on Streets. Presented by ¥'-r. Tervill. POWER PLANT. On motion of ,~.r. Darnall, under a suspension of rules, ORDERED, That the matter of purchasing a water power plant for elec- tric light purposes be and is hereby referred to the Contmittee on Lights in conjunction with the Committee on Finance;and that this joint Com- mittee be authorized to investigate and report to Council what they can obtain a water power plant for; and also that they be authorized to obtain options (without cost to the city), if they deem it wise to do SO. The above resolution was amended on motion of )~r. Buckner, by insert- lng the words, "without cost to the city,"and as amended it was adopted~ C0?E~'.'_ITTEE REPORTS. Reports from the Committees on Streets,Fiz, ance, Accounts,Ordinances, Lights, Sewers and Health, were presented and placed on the Calendar in the orde~ presented. REPORT 0P C0~..D~ITTEE ON STREETS. Er. Lescure ,- from the Comnnittee on Streets, presented the following report: -February 6, 1900.- 1. The attention of the 0ommittee on Streets has been called to the necessity of. making certain repairs to the cinder sidewalks on Pourth Street N.E. and on Stewart avenue S.~. These %valks a~e, in places~ much in need of renewing,and we therefore reco~end that the city engi- neer be and is hereby instructed to have the cinder walk on Fourth et. N.E. ~etween 8th and 10th avenues,and on Stewart avenue S.E., from the Belmonth School Buildin~ eastward, repaired, at a cost not exceeding ~50, chargeable to the account of'Street Repairs. (The ~e commendat ion was adopted, Ayes--Backus, Buckne~, Coleman, 0oul- bourn, Da~ hall, Fish ~u~ n, G~aham, G~ave s, Ha~t, King, Les cu~e ,Nays, Ninahan, ~lullen,Seife~t ,Wltt ,Mr .P~esident--17. Noes--None. Not vot ing--Te~ill. ) 1. (Z) In connection with the work of constructing cobble gutters on Dale avenue S.E. which was o~dered heretofore, ~the Co~ittee fin~s that this street is much in need of g~ading, especially since sewers have been laid. At p~esent it is a~ost impassable, and we recommend that the city engineer ~e instructed to have Dale avenue ~etween Third and Fourth Streets S.E. g~aded and placed in good condition, at a cost not exceeding ~150, cha~geable to Street Improvements. (The recommendation was adopted, Ayes--Backus,Buckner,0ole~n,Ooul- bourn, Day-hall, Fishbu~n, G~aham, G~ave s, King, Les cu~e ,5~ays, Ni nahan, Nulle n, Seifert,Te~rill,Witt,?~.President-17. Noes--None; Not voting--Hart.) mot ion of Mr,0oulbourn and thereof shall not apply feet above the ground, a~:d any company or corporation in the city limits, to place any bracket step or steps, or 2. The attention of the Committee has been called to the fact that the telephone companies in the city have placed bracket steps on many of their poles in such manner as to obstruc~ the sidewalk,endangering pedestrians and also producing unsightly appearance. The Committee be- lieves that companies owning poles lines in the city can operate the same without resorting to this practise of erecting or nailing on the poles unsightly and dangerous appliances,and we therefore recommend the adoption of the following resolution: ( The resolution was read, and amended on Hr. Graham, by providing that the operations to that portions of.a pole less than eight as amended, was ~dopted, as follows :) R~SOLVED, That it shall he unlawful for or person, owning or operating pole lines or. nail, or otherwise attach to said pole other appliances of a similar nature, under a penalty of not more than ten dollars for each offense; Provided, that the provisions of this res-- olution shall not apply to that portibn of any pole from the ground up- ward a distance of eight feet. ~. The city engineer haz reported to the Committee on S~Feets that the plans for the construction of brick sidewalks on Center avenue and Fifth (Park) Street N.~V., are about completed and we have fixed upon Thursday, Hatch l, as the date for the hearing of the property o~ners. g. In connection with the hearing of the propemty owners as to side- walks on Center avenue and Fifth Street N.W., the Clerk estimates that it will require the sum of ~50 to serve said notices on non-resident property owners, a large per centage of said owners residing without the city; and we therefore reco~nend that the city auditor draw a war- rant for' the sum of ~SO, chargeable to contingent, for the purpose of serving notices on non-resident property owners for sidewalks on Center avenue and Fifth street N.W., and. render an account of the expenditures hereunder %o the Council. Respectxully submitted, R A Buckner:A.V.~.Lescure~ I concur in the above reconzmendations, except as to telephone poles having steps on them, which I do not understand, Geo. L. Hart° (The ~th reco.,mnendation was adopted by the following vote: Ayes -- Backus, Buckne~, Coleman, ~oulbourn ,Darnall ,Pishburn, Graham, Graves ,Hart, ~.. , ,~u 1 le n, , - · · King,Lescure ,Mays ,~.~inahan ~' Seifert Ter-ill,Witt ,~.:,!r Pres ident-18 Noes--None. ) REPORT OF THE, CO~O~.~ITTEE ON FIHANCE. ~../r. Coulbourn,from the Committee on Finance, submitted the following report: 1. We have examined and approved bonds filed by contractors, in pur-- suance of resolution of Council, as follows: Jos. Abbitt & Co., for constructing sidewalk on 0ampbell avenue, ~300: with S.D.Fe~.guson,surety. bonds were prepared by the City Solicitor,and have approved them and sureties offered fully sufficient, they be accepted by Council and filed, (The recommendation was adopted.) 2. As to the recommendation of the .Mayor to increase the salaries of the station keepers from ~40 per month to $,45 or ~50 per month,the committee has duly considere~ this reconmmendation, but prefer to make no. recormuendation concerning the matter; and therefore report the ques- tion back to Council for such action as they may deem proper. (~r.. Graves moved to increase the salaries of the station keepers from ~40 per month to $50 pe~ month; which was rejected, Ayes 9,Noes 8.) S~ Concerning the claim of Dr.G.B.Vogel for damages amounting to ~22, occasioned by a fire department wagon running into his buggy on Salem avenue on December ~1,1899, the committee finds the claim-stated in the following manner: For repairs to buggy ~14.50,and for hire of buggy whilst repairs were being made, f]?.50. The conm~ittee has decided, ~.l&. 50 after fully considering the request, to recommend the allowance of ~'' the amount paid for repairs to the buggy,--though in doing so we do not believe .there is any legal responsibility resting-upon the city,--and that the claim of ~.?.50 for hire of buggy ~e rejected We reco~mend the adoFtion of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the City Auditor be and is hereby instructed to draw a warrar, t in favor of Dr.G.B.Vogel, for ~1~.50, chargeable to contingent fund:for the purpose of reimbursing said Vogel for damages to his buggy, caused by a f~-re department wagon running into it on December 21,1899. (The re co~mendat ion was adopted, Aye s--Backus ,Buckne~., Coleman, Coul- bourn, Dar hall ,Fish burn, Graham,Graves ,Hart ,King, Les cu re ,,~ays ,3~Iinahan, Mullah, Seifert ,Ter~ill,Witt ,~,!r .President--18. Noes--None. ) n The City Auditor reports to the Committee that when the bills for the month of January shall have been paid in full,the accounts for insurance, street reFairs, public prOperty, contingent and public char- ity, will have been overdrawn. In order to supplement these accounts we recommend the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the appropropriations for the fiscal year, 1899-1900, be and are hereby supplemented as follows: Insurance $5~.00; Street re- ~. ~200 00; Contingent, ~200.00; Public 000 00; Wublic Property, . pairs ~ ~.1~ . ~ · Charities, ~-~$00.00. And the city auditor and city treasurer are hereby directed to make entries on their books accordingly. The vote was taken on the resolution,and there were Ayes l~,Noes 2. -.-].646.. (February 6, 1900. ) Markley & 0o., for macadamizing Sh, nandoah ave. ~00, with J.A.Hoover and W.L.Andrews,surety; Patrick P$$Yg0for constructing sidewalk on She:,- andoah and Commonwealth avenues, , with W.Hodgson, surety. These the 0ommittee deeming the recomnend that The chair announced that the resolution was carried. Subsequently:and later in the evening~ on motion of ~r. Buckner the vote by which the resolution was adopted was reconsidered. The question was again taken · Dar n al I, and ~h~ resolution was adopted Ayes--Buckner,Coleman,Cou]-bourn, F i sh bur~ ~ Graham: Hat t, King, Les cure ,Mays , ~inahan, Mu lle n, Se ire rt, T errill Witt~Mr. President-16- Noes--Backus,Graves-2-) ~. For a report as to the state of the Finances, the co~ittee calls attent~ ~ f Counc~! to the reports of the City Auditor and City Treas- ~.O~. O - urer i'iled ~o-ni~ht. Respectf~].ly submitted, W.R C0U ..... fr om t he C o~nJ.t't e e TH..~ - · ~-~,~T OW ~ CCS~{iTTEE ON Accounts ?~r Hart, on Accounts ~ submitted the fo!lowin~ report: The Committee on Accounts has ex,ii'ned and approved under heads the fei.lowing claims and accounts against the city:and that r, he same be approved, certified to the city auditor and urer:and ocdersd to be paid: - ~- - w' f~n~ 0~' InsUrance, ~50 00' Jail, ~'.97.5~; L~ghts, ~;999,7~; Po].ice~:944.SS; Paupers~ ~;80.59, Street '~ ~ o~ ~. '- .= ~ ~n ""' ) ~:71.99; Stationery & PrintinE~ pairs. ~;2~..3~, Str..et Cl~an_ g~ . $756 07; Water $3Q 72; Pub].ic .,-~, : ~?1~308.Sl; Health: ~ o.-' Salaries · : ' ~' "~ ~ .. ~ ~.9va ~2; Sewer repai.rs, ~3~.]0; Sewer Improvements:~i:S52.31; Street %m~rovements:~'928.92;.Oo~issions,~47'06, Oong.ngen~.7~.,o; -' ~- ~,: ' " Public ~har~gies, ~:190.45. Togal ~8,109.15. Brzages: .:;q4~.~6; appropriate r e c o:mme nd city treas- -1647- (February 6, 1900. ) (The reconmendation was adopted,and ~he accounts ~pp~oved by the fo llowtng vet e: Aye s --Backus, Buckne r, 0o leman, Coulbourn, Darnal l, Fishburn, Graham, Grave s, Hart, King, Lescu re, ~.~ays, ~!inahan ,Mu lle n, 8e i f ert, T err i 11, Vfitt,.~.{r.President-18. Noes--None. ) 2. ~he Oommittee has, in pursuance of a resolution of Council,again considere~t the question of-the claims of the Chief of Police in the Garrison case. 0nly two claims h~ve been filed with the Committee,and we recommend that they be allowed as follows: Hammonds Printing Works ~!29.00; and H.NoDyer, telegrams and incidentals, ~2~.67, both chargea- ble to conti~gento ~n view of the fact that the chief of police had made these e~.pendttu~es in an honest effort to cap.ture a criminal,fully believing ~hmt h~' was Justified in so doing, the contmittee recommends that these mccount~ be tallowed. (The reco~.m,~e~datton was adopted by the same vote as last recorded. ) 3. ~e file herewith the bill of Dr.W.Hodgson,amounting to ~.15.00, for attendance ~pon a woman in a case of confinement. This patient was at the time quara~tined,and could be visited by nO one save Dr.Hodgson, and as the claim is recommended by the city physician,the committee also recommends its approval, chargeable to the account of health, in the sum of ~i'10, which we think a very f~ir charge for the service rendered. (The recommendation was adopted, Ayes--Coleman,Darnall,Pishburn,Gra- ham,Hart ,King,Lescure ,Nays ,Ninahan,Mullen ,Seifert ,.~itt and l'~r .President --13. Noes--Backus,BucknerCoulbourn,Graves,Terrlll-B. ) 4. The committee files herewith the bill of J.H.Wingate,0ity Engr., amounting to ~12.00, for freight on car load of manure for the almshm,.se ~:5.00,and for detention charges, ,~;7.00. It appears that on Jan. 2~, the city engineer issued an order on the city treasurer for ~B.00 for money to pay this freight, which order the treasurer refused to honor. The car was ready for shipment on February 2,and the city engineer cal- culates the detention charges at ~l per day for 'i.? days, from Feb.2 to ~eb. 9, wV.00: '..7e submit the claim to Council for such action as it may deem .proper. Respectfully submitted, GEO. L. HART, A. 'E. KING, J.A.FISHBURN. .~.'.r. Graves moved that the ffreiEht claim above foe :,..]fa.O0 be paid. The motion was rejected by the following vote, Ayes 10, Noes 8. On motion of Mr. Terril! the vote by which the claim was rejected was then reconsidered; and further, on his motion the recommendation was amended by substituting ~.9.00 in th.e place of v12. '~' 00, and the reco~muen- dation as amended was then adopted, unanimously. REPORT OF THE C0~.9..{ITTEE ON ORDINANCES. :'~Ir' King, from the Committee on Ordinances, submitted the following report: 1. As to the resolution of ¥,r. Darnall, entitled "A resolution to prohibit persons from wearing hats or bonnets in places of public assemblag, es,and for other purposes," we have duly considered this reso- lution-a~:d have modified it with the approval of the parton,a~d as mod- ified,we recommend its adoption. (The ordinance was read, whereupon Mr. Seifert moved to lay on the table, which was rejected by the following vote: Ayes 8 Noes 10. ~r. Coleman moved to s_mend the resolution by striking out the words per- tail: to ejectment,and substituting a fine of one dollar for each person offending; which was rejected. The question was then taken on the adoption of the ordinance, and it was rejected: Ayes--Backus,Coleman, Coulbourn, Darnall, Grave s, Terrill-6. Noes--Buckne r ,F ishburn ,Graham, Hart, King, Les cure, .'.,~.ays, ~.'!inahan ,Mullen, Se i fert, ,.~it t ,Nr. Pres ids nt -12. 2. As to the ordinance introduced by Mr. Fishburn, entitled ordinance to require persons to sweep and clean the pavements of the sidewalks in front of their premises, we find that there is now no gen- eral ordinance covering this particular point,and recommend the adop- tio'n of the ordinance as modified or altered bY the Committee. 3. As to the resolution introduced by !-.~r. Terrill calling the atten- tion of the Mayor and Police authorities to the violations of the law in respect to companies owning. Pole lines in the city,who violate the law by throwing pieces of.wits,etC., on the streets, we recommend the adoption of the resolution as offered, as follows: -1648- (February 6, 1900.) ' telephone,telegraph and other companies oS simi- in this city, in repairing thc. ir lines of wire are in the habit of throwing scraps of wire on Whereas, the various lar character operating or stringing new wires, the streets in violation of the law,-- RESOLVED: That the attention of the Mayor and Police authorities is hereby called to said matter, with the request that an effort be n~de to prevent said practise,and to strictly enforce the law. (The resolution was adopted.) 4. Couce~'ning the petition of Dickerson & Griggs and A.C. Zerb~.e and others, asking that the ordinance be repealed which requires butch- ers to make reports of cattle slaughtered, the committee begs to report that it has deferred the consideration of this petition for some time for the purpose of giving the law a fair test;and we also heard the pe- titioners on the subject. The committee is of the very decided opinion that the law fails in the purpose for which it was intended,for the rea- son that it is a matter of impossibility to obtain accurate reports of such sufficiency as to be of any service in detecting stolen cattle" and as it now only serves to give trouble to some of the butchers', recommend that it be repealed. (The ordi~,ance was adopted,and is recorded at the end of these proceedi:~gs. ) 5. ~he committee also attaches hereto an ordinance to designate the stands for drays on the south side of Shenandoah avenue N.M., which we reco~nend shall be adopted. Respectfully submitted, A.E. KING, W. R. TERRiLL, D.H.BACKUS,. The ordinance to designate dray stands was read, '.'.~hereupon ?~r. Graves moved to amend same by substituti~,g the south side of Norfolk avenue, west of Jefferson street 150 feet. Mr. Graham moved that the further desig,~ation be specified by providing that the point shall be between the switch entering the Armour PaCking Company's property and Henry street; which was accepted and the amendment was agreed to. ~.{r. Sei- fert moved to further amend the ordinance by striking out the words, ,' which-was agreed to The ordi- "e~ce. pt upon the arrival of trai~:s, · nance as amended was then adopted ,'and is recorded at the end of these proceedings. DOGS RUNNING AT ~%RGE. introduced a resolution ten days, and that noti papers; which being s_me and adopted as follows: RESOLVED, That it shall be the duty-of each and every owner of any dog in the city limits, to keep or confine said doe upon the premises of said owner until ?garch l[' ['., 1900; a~,d after that date if any such dog is pe~m~ted to go upon the streets of the city, the owner thereof shall cause it to be properly muzzled; and any owner of a dog who shall violate or refuse to comply with this resolution shall be fined not ~r. Coulbourn,under a suspe~:sion of rules to prohibit d~s run~,ing at large .for the next ce be given' the owners thereof through the news- nded by Mr. Graham and Mr. Coulbourn, was read less than one dollar. RESOLVED FURTHER, That the chief of Police be instructed to cause the police force to notify the owners of dogs of this resolution; and notice thereof be also in~erted in the newspapers. n,~r0RT OF Th~ C0?5~.ITTEE 0N LIGHTS. ~.~r. Seifert,from the Committee on Lights: submitted on Lights the following report: 1. The committee on Lights has been requested to recommend the lo- cation of a light at the .intersection of Stewart avenue and 7th street S.E. We have examined the Situation there,and find that a li~.ht is needed,and so recommend the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the Roanoke Electric Light and Power Company, or its successor, under the terms and provisions of the ordinance adopted Nog- ember 23,1897,awarding a contract to said company for. furnishing lig~hts for city purposes,be and is hereby instructed to locate one additional at the intersection of Stewar.t avenue and light of 2000 candle power, Seventh Street S.E.,and to maintain the same ;and make report to this Council when said light shall have been placed in operation. -1649- (February 6, 1900) (The resolution was adopted,Ayes--Backus,Buckner,Coleman,0oulbourn, Darnall, Fi sh burn :: Graham, Grave s, Hart, King, Lescure, ~,{ays ,},~inahan, !...lul le n, Seifert,Terri].l,Witt :Er.President-18. Noes--None. ) 2. The attention of the committee has be~.n called to the excessive costs for li.ghting the police station with electric lights. 'Ve fir, d that but nine li-chts are used, and the cost for the past month was (~:28.35; while under the former contract the city was furnished with 33 lights for the entire building at ~21.45 per month. As will be seen by these figures, the subject is one which should receive attention,a~,d we therefore recom:nend that the matter be referred to the Committee on Lights,with authority to investigate and make such arrangements as are most feasible for lightin~ the police station at a more reduced cost. Respectfully submitted., S.P.SEIF'ERT, J.A. FISHBURN, J.E'GR.&HfG! A B COLE!&~N,J L.MULLEN (The last recommendation was adopted, Ayes 18, unanimous.) REPORT OF THE C0::~.',I_TEE ON SEWERS Mr. Buckner,f-om the Committee on Sewers, presented the following report: . 1. The committee on Sewers reports that if~ pursuance of the resolu- tion of Council, it has fixed upon March 1st, 1900, as the time for giving the propert[ owe, ers a hearing as to the construction of sewers il, Sec. 120, Fifth Ward. The City. Engineer, by letter dated Jan. 22, informed the Conzmittee that the plans for this system of sewers was about complete,and that the committee could fix the date at such time as they desired. The pla:, was recently filed in the office of the Clerk in an incomplete condition,and is still i:,complete,and it is very probe- ble that the time for the hearing of some of the property owners will have to be extended. The committee also fixed upon March I as the time for giving.the property owners a hearing as to the construction of a line of sewers on Rutherford avenue N.E., the city engineer suggesting that these property owners could be heard at this time;but up to this time no plan of this improvement has been filed,and we cannot say now when the property owners along this line can receive notice. As to the plans and estimates for.sewers on several lines in the First Ward &~d in Sec. 20, Fourth Ward, we ha.ye received no report from the city engineer as to when they will be ready,and cannot, therefore at this time say when we will be able to give the propert~y owners the hearing provided for by the various resolutions. (On motion of Mr. Buckne~ this part Of the report was adopted.) 2. At the request of the Conz.mittee the City Engineer furnished a statement, which is hereto attached, showing the progress of the work of constructing sewers, the amounts paid the contractor, work performed, etc. which we ask. to be read for the information of Council. 3. In conf:ection with-the service of notice on non-resident property owners in the Fifth Ward,Sec. ].20, the Clerk estimates that it will cost ~-50 to serve these notices,and we' therefore recommend that the city auditor be and is hereby instructed to draw a warrant, chargeable to contingent, in the sum of $50, for the purpose of paying fo~' the zervice of notice on non-resident property owners for Sewer Section and render a statement of the expenses hereunder. Respectfully submitted, .R.A. BUCKNER, J.E. GRAPD~'~: J.A. FISHBURN, . ~f TT . S .P.SEIFERT, J L.Y.U~,LEN adopted, Ayes 18, unanimous. ) The following report from the (The third recommendation was REPORT OF C0~,¥1!TTEE ON SEWERS. Com- mittee on Sewers, coming, over from.last month, was considered: 1. We attach hereto a report from the City Engineer, in the matter of certaiz, emergency work performed, in relation to the bursting of the 24" sewer main in Cs~m'pbell avenue. When ~arkley & 0o., opened this main, for the purpose of connecting the Third St. main therewith, it was found that the 24:'.-pipe had bursted,and upon uncovering it between the manholes at the Roanoke and. Southern depot and the one east of 3d street,it was found that nearly the entire line between these points was burs'ted. This necessitated putting in a new line of pipe on a con- crete foundation,and as it was a case of emergency work and had to be -1650- (February ~ 1900~) performed without delay, the city engineer, after consultfng with the chairman of the Committee,had the repairs made,the cost of which was about ~270. V;e recon%mend that this action on the part of the Con~nlittee be approved. (The report was adopted and the action approved.) 2. The Co~nittee also sumitted a resolution to provide, for a line of se~,vers in the alley south of Mountain avenue, from 4-1/2 street west- ward, which was read, considered and adopted, 'Ayes--Backus,Buckner~ Coleman, Coulbourn, Darnall, Pishburn ,Graham, Graves ,Hart ,King, Les cure ,~{ays ~.~!ina}~an ,)!ullen, Se ife r t, Te rr ill,Wit t ,~r President-18. Noes--None. Said resolution is recorded at the ~.nd of these proceedings. REPORT 07 C0~OfITTER ON HEALTH. ~r. Ninahan,from the Committee on Health, submitted the following report: 1. Acting in pursuance of a resolution of Council, the Committee on Health, in con~,ection with the Board of Health, on Jan. B2, directed the city engineer to erect at the smallpox hospital a building 16 x 40 ft., with a small cook room. This building is now in the course of construc- tion,and the cost thereof will be reported when the building shall have been completed. 2. In response to a resolution of Council the N~ayor has directed an ex~unination of the various sewer systems of the city,with a view of as- certaining what properties remain unconnected with the sewers,a~[d has made a report to the committe~, giving a list of such properties. As the general ordinances provide that the ~.~ayor shall have power to enforce the connection with sewers, the committee has no recommendation to make, other than to urge that the law be fully enforced. $. Concerning the contract with Dr. Hodgson for attendance upon smallpox cases, at the rate of $8.00 per day when all the cases are resident in the city,and ~.10 per day when. any of them are at the small- pox hospital, we recommend that the contract be approved. Respectfully submitted, 5{. :~INAHAN, LEVI WITT, A. B. COLE~L~N. The contract with Dr. Hodgson, made by the ~ayor, was approved. CITY ENGINEER. Mr. Fishburn offered a resolution to remove the city Engineer from office, for alleged' non-compliance with certain resolutions of Council, specifying certain .work which had not been performed; that for this reason the city engineer be removed; and.that the further consideration of the resolution be postponed until next meeting,and that the city engineer be furnished with a copy thereof; which was read, and on motion of ~{r. Darnall laid on the table by. the following vote: Aye s - - C o leman, C oulb ou rn, Darn al 1, Grave s, Hat t, Les cure, :¥Iay s, Nil nah&n, Mullen, Seifer t ,.~[r. President-il. Noes--Backus,Buckner,Flshburn,Graham~King, CRI}!INAL FU~,YD. ~r. Hart offered a resolution to provide & fund of not. exceeding ~500 in the hands of the }~layor,or under his direction, to be used in the apprehension of criminals; which was read and referred to the Committee on Finance. ~:~r. Cutchin offered, a resolution to give a hearing to the property or;nets on the question of constructing brick side'.~alks on both sides of Third (Roanoke) St. between Church~ avenue and Franklin Road; ;vhich %vas read and on motion of ~.'.r. Buckner referred to the Committee on Streets. He also offered a resolution to provide 'for an estimate for grading for said sidewalks on Third Street, which on motion of 5{r. Buckner was referred to the Conunittee on Streets. SAI~RIES OP STATION KEEPERS. Mr. Seifert moved that the salaries of the two station keepers be increased from ~40 per month to ~45 per month; vd~ich ',vas rejected, Ayes--Coleman,Dranall,Graves,Hart,Lescure, };~ays ,?.~inahan ,:.~.ullen, Se ifert ,~r. Pres ident -10; Noes --Bac kus ,Buckne r, 0 oul- bourn,Fishburn,King,Terrill-6. Not votlnE--%Vitt. On motion the Council then adjourned without day. oo0oo -1651- A RESOLUTION as to sewers between Mountain avenue and Highland ave- nue, S.'?., from 4-1/2 Street to 6th street. (Adopted Pebruary 6th, 1900.) RESOLVED, That the Committee on Sewers of the Common Council is here- by authorized and instructed,at such time as they fix,and after this resolution shall have become a law, to give a heari~,g before such com- mittee to the ~vners of the property abutting and bounding upon a proc- posed line of sewers to be constructed as follows: Running from 4-1/2 Street to 6th street S.:7., through private property between 4-1/2 and 5th streets,and through an alley from 5th street to 6th street,said alley being located between Mountain and Highland avenues, on the ques-' tion of constructing sewers for the accommodation and benefit of their respective properties. Said committee shall give ten days notice to the property owners i,tered, of the time and place of said heari~,g, s%~u- moning them to appear before said committee to be heard for or against said proposed improvement. Said hearing shall not be had until the city engineer shall have prepared a plan of such improvement, with an estimate of the cost,and the amount to be paid by each abutting owner, such plan and estimate to be filed in the Clerks office of the Council and produced before the Committee at the hearing aforesaid. After such hearing shall have been given, the Committee on Sewers shall report to Council with recommendation,whether or not said improvement should be made,and what amount of the costs thereof, if any, shall be paid by the property owners to be benefitted thereby,and what propo~- ~ion of said costs shall be paid out of the city treasury. -oo0oo AN 0RDI.~,b%?~CE to designate dray s%ands on Norfolk-avenue,Southwest. (Adopted February 6, 1900.) 1. BE IT 0RDAI~{~D by the Co.~mon Council for the City of Roanoke, That the south side of Norfolk avenue, between the switch entering the Armour Packing Company's establishment and First (Henry) Street, is hereby designated and prescribed as stands for drays,wagons or other vehicles used for hire for the drayage or conveyance of trunks,goods or other commodities upon the streets of the city;and it shall be unlawful for the owner or driver of any draY,cart, or other such vehicle to stand the same upon the streets of the city at any other place or places,or to leave a~y such team unattended, under a penalty of not less than one nor more than three dollars for each offense. 2. This ordinance shall be ih force from its passage. .ooOoo- AI~ 0RDIYAMC~ to require persons to sweep and. ke~p clean the pavements of the sidewalks in front of their premises. (Adopted February 6, 1900~) 1. BE IT 0RDAI}~D by the Co~mon Council for the 0ity of Roanoke, That it shall be the duty ~f each and every occupant of any tenement or business house abutting in any manner upon any sidewalk, which has been paved with brick, stone, concrete or other like material the full width of such walk, to cause such walk to be sprinkled and swept or cleaned off,and to remove all filth,waste day except Sunday, on or before 9 violation of this ordinance shall for each offense. 2. This ordi~,ance shall be in or trash therefrom, each and every o'clock, A. !.~. The penalty for any be a fine of not less than one dollar force from its passage. -oo0oo AN 0RDI~ANCE to repeal an ordinance adopted Nov. 14,1899, re§istraticn of. cattle and reports of cattle slaughtered. (Adopted February 6th,1900.) 1. BE IT 0RDAI!tl~D by the Common COuncil for the City as to the That the ordiz,ance adopted November 14th, to provide for the registration of cattle limits,and for making reports, thereof, be pealed. 2. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. ---ooOoo of, Roanoke, 1899, entitled "An ordinance slaughtered within the city and the .same is hereby re- J 0 U R N A L -- 0 0 H :.:~ 0 N 0 0 U N 0 :!: L. (.!552) Saturday, February 17. 1900, A special meeting of 0ouncil was held to-night at 8 o'cock P.M, in Council 01~amber; .~r. Joel H.Outchin, the President, in the 0hair. Present: Messrs. Darnall ,Pishburn,~raves ,Hart ,Lescure ,.'Mays ,Hinah~:n, Mullen ,Newton, Se i fert, T~. rr ill,Wilkins on,'Vlt t, ~.~r. Pres ident --1~. Absent. --Messrs. Backus ,Buckner, 0oleman, 0oulbourn, Graham,King--6, This meeting was pose of taking such i~,vestigation of the Fishburn at the last which resolution,charges,and specifications were laid on the table at that meeting. On motion of .Mr. Darnall the ~olution introduced by Mr. Fishburn on the 6th inst. a~,d laid on the table, containing certain, charges and specifications against the city engineer, was taken from the table. On motio~, of Mr. Newton, it was RESOLVED, That the preamble~ and resolutions introduced at the last called upon the request of five members,for the put- action as the 0ouncil may determine looking to an charges and specifications introduced by Mr. meeting of the' 0ouncil against the city engineer, is hereby directed, against J .H.~ingmte, City Engineer, together with a citation to appear before this Council on the 15th day of ~arch, 1900, and haVe' the same served on the 0ity Engineer by the City Sergeant,making return thereto to the Clerk of Council. 0n motion of :'~r. Seifert it was RESOLVED, That a copy of the charges and specifications~ as presented by .~,r. J.A. Fishburn~ be made and furnished to each member of Council within the ne~:t.ten days. On motion of Mr. Lescure it was RMSOLV~D, That the Clerk of Council be and is hereby directed to ~ up ~.nd furnish to the Council at' the time of the trial of the ma_~e charges and the specifications against the City Engineer, a list of all estimates,reports,plans and specications,mad~, for Council,and for the various Committees of Council by the Engineer, from May 1,1899 to Feb. 15th, 1900. The President laid before the Council certain correspondence b~tween himself and the City Solicitor in respect to the trial of cha~ges against an officer of the city; together with his opinion as to what consti- tutes charges and specifications, .and the method of proceedure'as to a trial thereof; which was red and ordered to be filed. On motion of Mr. Darnall, it was R~SOLVED, That the plan of proceedure, for the trial of the charges against J.H."ringate, City Engineer~ shall be as follows: 1. The president of Council shall preside and determine all ques- tions as to the admission of evidence. 2d. The records of proceedings of Council shall be admitted as evi- dence. O. a~d if bet shall not be permitted to vote upon the. 'charges and specifications. 4. The CounciLman who preferred the charges shall conduct the pros- ecution,and as such prosecutor shall have no vote upon, the determina- tion of the matter. 5. The accused shall be allowed to appear in person and by counsel. 6. The city Solicitor shall be required to act as advisor of Council. 7. The specifications shall be taken up and considered separately, and a vote shall be taken on each' before considering the next specifi- cation. ~ No member of 0ouncil shall be-required ~to testify on either side; any member of 0ouncil voluntarily chooses to testify, such mere- the re~zla~, meeting of 0ouncil by Mr. J.A.Fishburn,charging J.H.~.Vlngate, city engineer,with neglect of duty,and asking that he removed from office, be. treated as charges and specifications; and that the 01erk of Council is hereby directed to furnish said J.H.~.ingate with a copy of the said charges and speCifications,and that he be' cited to appear be~ fore the Council on the l~th day of March, l~00, to answer the same. On motion of ~?~r. Seifert it was RESOLVED, That the Clerk of~ this Council be and to prepare a copy of the charges and specifications -165Z- (February 17, 1900.) 8. ::.~en all the specifications shall have bee~: conside.~'ed a~d dis- posed of, if the charge is sustained of ~,eglect of duty, a vote shall the~, be taken as to ?~hether the city engineer shall be removed from office o'r not. 9. Proceedings shall be open to the public,and shall be conti~'~ued from night to night until completed. )..Ir. Pishburn moved to strike out the entire resolution, or plan of p~oceedure,and le~ the charges take theiF course; which was ruled out of o~de~ by the ch(~ir,as me~ely a negative motion. The ~esolution of ~.~. Da~nall was then adopted, Ayes--Darnall,G~aves, Ha~t, Les cll~e~.,lays, ?[inahan ,~(ul!en ,Newton, Sei fe ~t ,Uti lkins on ,";itt, }:Ir. Pre si- dent --12. Noes--Fishbu~n,Ten-ill-2. ~.~. Te~rill moved a ~esolution as to employment of counsel to assist in the prosecution; v~hich on motion of !~:~. Da~nall was amended by strikin~ out ~.75 and substituting ~'25, which ~esolution is as follows: R~q0L~D, That the Chair appoint a co~nittee of three, one of whom shall be }'ir. Fishburn, to employ counsel to assist in the prosecution, at a cost not exceeding ~:25, chargeable to the account of contingent. The resolution was adopted, Ayes--Darnall,Fishburn,Graves,Lescure, )lays, ..~ xnahan ,~ul!e n, Newt on, Se i fert, Te rr i 11 ,~Vilkin s on , ~r~'~ . Pres id ent -12 Noes--Hart; Not voting--Witt. The chair in pursuance of the above resolution appointed ing committee: ?~essrs.Fishbur:,,Terrill and Backus. On motion of Mr. Darnall the Council then adjourned. oo0oo the follow- Saturday, February 17, 1900. A second special meeting was held immedi~tely on adjournme~'t of the above,at which the s&me members were present, for the purpose of taking such action as the Council may deem expedient in relation to an objec$ion- a~a bill pending before the legislature of Virginia granting a general charter to telephone and telegraph companies. A comnuz:ication from the ~ayor was read, transmitting to the Council copies of certain corr~-spondence he had had with the City Attorney of Richmond in reference to the matter, and informing the Council that he had requested our representatives in the senate and house of delegates to oppose the bill. ~'-'.r. Hart introduced the follo'..vin~ resolution, ~vhich on motion of Lescure and ~r. Fishburn '.vas amended, and adopted as follows: ~!hereas, the attention of this Council has been called to a telephone and tele~E~ph bill now pending before the legislature of Virginia,in .which bill the interest of the city is not protected,ar:d-.,.~herein the city will be deprived of the right te-prescribe upon ',;hat terms and conditions the streets and alleys of the same may be used by said corn- pany, therefore BF. IT RESOLVED, That our senator, Edward Lyle, and representatives ?,-". P. Dupuy and :?..B:Bowles be and are hereby requested to use their utmost endeavors to prevent the passage of any bill by the legislature giving t¢ any company the right to.use the streets and ali~ys of this cz~y except upon such terms as may be prescribed by the city. -'~ ~ That the City Solicitor and Nayor be and are hereby RESOLVED -~. URTH~..R, appointe6 and requested to go to Richmond, if the necessity should arise, to take such action as to them may seem just and proper in order t'%at the City's interest may be properly protected; and the expenses to be incurred in so doing, to be charged to the account of contingent. RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of Council be and is hereby directed to immediately notify our' senator and representatives in the legislature. of this action. The resolution ::;as adopted by the follo':~ing vote, Ayes--Darnall,?ish- ~ Newton Seifert Terrill burn, Grave s, Hart, Les cure, )~ays ,~inahan, .~.~ulle n, , , , V;ilkinson,V;itt,Mr.President--14- Noes--None. On motion of :.~r. Terrill the Council~then adjourned. -oo0oo J O U R N A L -- 0 0 ~{ M 0 N 0 0 U N 0 I L. 1654 ) Tuesday, March 6, 1900. The Council met in regular'~;$ at 8 o'clock P.~,~.., with the Pre~&ee~t of M§ e~ne i lSa~kus~ o ~cRne~o~m$ n~fl o~b ouha~ Bar hall, Fi shburn, Gr ah'~n, Graves ,Hart, King, Les cure ,Mays, Mullen, Newton, Seifert, Terrill, .~:!r President-19 Absent--Mr ~.!inahan Wilkinson,V;itt,... · . · JOURNAL. On motion of !?..r. Coulbourn the reading of the Journal was dispensed with,and fu~-ther on his motion it was approved. MAYOR'S ..qESSAGE. The following com~.~unication from the 5{ayor was read: To the ;{on. Cou~,cil for the 0ity of Roanoke: I beg to call your at- tention to the imperfect form of the recent dog law, in that it provides a remedy only against the owner, who in most instances is difficult to find. There is no remedy provided against the tramp dogs. Having learned that the supposed hydrophobia is genuine, I approved the law, enforce it, nothwithstanding its imperfections, circumstances would soon justify you in its mod- and have endeavored to in the belief that the ification or repeal. I beg tc report that after consulting with several members of your body,and u~.on recommendation of the city physician,I contracted for a disinfectin~ regenerator, at the price of ~25.00, after getti~,g bids on some from two druggists. I did this, knowing I was exceeding my authority, but the need was urgent for disinfecting smallpox.houses,and. the rent for a machine was costing the city ~'l. O0 per room. I hope. it will be your pleasure to approve this action,and~ to turn _the machine over to the board of health to be used as occasion demands. ~ith the proper use of this apparatus, it will hereafter be °unnecessary to have clothing, drape~-ies, or furniture in houses infected with contagious diseaes burned. Respectfully submitted, JAS.P.WOODS, ~ayor. ~.~ portion of the ~-?.ayor's message referring to the recent dog. law was referred to the Committee on Ordinances; and that portion relating to the purchase of a disinfecting regenerator, was laid aside until the Committee on Health reports, which subject is provided for in said report. REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER. The city engineer submitted his monthly re- po~-t,givin~ in detail the work performed on streets,sewers,and other public matters during the month,and made the following recommendations: "An accident occurred at the quarry,caused by the sliding of a large rock off the cliff,which resulted in the killing of a mule and demol- ishing a cart. The mule was fdrtunately the least value of either the city owned. It will be necessary to have one in its place. I therefore recommend the purchase of one at a price not exceeding ~125." On motion of ~r. Newton this recommendation was referred to the Oom- mittee on Public Property with power to act, Ayes--Backus,Buckner,COul- b °urn, Dar na I 1, F is h bur n, Graham, Grave s, Hart, K i n g, Les cur e~u l le n, Newt on, Seifert ,Terrill,~.~ilkinson, Witt,%~r/President--l?. Noes--None. The city engineer also submitted a letter from the city Solicitor as to the widening of Center avenue, wherein he was informed that the purchase price for certain land from the Central Manfg. Co. and P. H. Rorer v~as excessive,and would ~ar exceed the appropriation for such purpose; ,which ,was referred to the Committee on Streets. ~.iONTHLY REPORTS were submitted,read and filed from the City Auditor, City Treasurer, Cit.v Physician,Board of Health, Clerk of the !~!arkets, Overseers of the Poor,and 0ity Sergeant. PETITIONS were read and referred to appropriate committees,as fol- lows: By. ?:.~'r. Cutchin,--Petiti0z, of T.L.Felts and others for sidewalk on 6th street from Campbell to to Salem avenue. To Committee on Streets. By Er. Cutchin--Petition of C.L.Thomason and tion of gutters on Ninth avenue, S,".~., from 4th ferred to the Com~nittee on Streets. By 2~r. Pishburn--Petition of the Brotherhood others, for the construc- to 5th streets, re- }~ercantile Co., and others, for a light at the intersection of Jefferson Street and Campbell avenue, to the Committee on Lights. By the Clerk--Petition of Peter Peeble's Heirs, for opening the al- ley, which has been encroached on between Rutherford and Harrison ave- nues,N.E., east of Commonwealth avenue, to the Committee on Streets. has heard most of the property owners-on the ques- tion of constructing sewers in Section 120, Fifth Ward, and has ad- journed the hearing until ~:!arch 10, inst. in order that some additional property owners may be.heard-. Respectfully submitted, R ~ BUCKN~R, . . . ~. J V.. GRAHAM, J. L. MULLEN, J.A. FISHBURH. The report of the 0ommittee on Sewers was adopted by the following vote: Ayes-Backus ,Buckner, Coleman, Coulbourn, Darnall ,Fishburn, Graham, Grave s, Hart, King, Les cure, ~.{ays ,Mulle n, Newt on, Se ife rt, Terr i 11 ,'Vilkins on, %~itt ,A{r Pres ident-1O. Noes--None. REPORT OF THE C0~.Q!ITTE~.. ON ACCOU!~fS. ~.~r. Hart, from the Committee on Accounts, submitted the folio%ring report: (The following report,after being read,was adopted by the follo'.ving vote: Ayes --Back-us ,Buckner, Coleman, Coulbourn, Darnall, Fishburn, Graham, Grave s, Hat t, King~ Les cure ,Mays ,~ulle n, ~lewt on, Se i for%, Terr i 11 ,'vi lkins on: ,";itt ,-~,-'r President--Iq. Noes--None. ) The 6ommittee on accounts has examined and approved under appropriate heads the following claims and accounts against the city for the month of February, 1900. "~e-recommend that ~hese accounts be approved by CounCil,and certified to the .city auditor and city treasurer and ordered to be paid: -1655- (March 6th, 1900. ) By ~r. Witt--Petition of J.H.,Marsteller and others,aski~,g that Kirk avenue be paved between the street lines between First St.S.E. and First St.S.W.,--to the Oommittee on Streets. Petition of D. Wm. Good, et als, to lay a board sidewalk on the south side of Oampbell avenue, between l~th street and 15th stre.~.t,-- to the 0ommittee on Streets. By Nr. Graves: A petition from 0entral Trades and Labor Council t'o repeal the law which requires a producer of farm and market supplies and products to pay a llcens-, tax for selling the same within the city, which was read on his motion referred to the Oon%.~.ittee on Ordinances. By the 01erk--Pet it ion of the N~anagers of the 0rittenden Home, by Ers. J.5'.Hartwell, President,asking that the Council make a small appr¢- priatio,: for the maintenance of said institution, to the Committee on Public 0harities. By the Olerk,--A request from ,%:rs.~.{.A.Shomo, for a deed to a lot in the city cemetery paid for her husband, as alleged, in the year 1884, being the southwest fourth of Lot. No. ~?, and purchased by J.D.Shomo, deceased,and requesting that the deed be made to A.D.Petterson and C.g. Pernston,--to the. Committee on Finance. Petition of Pace & Bobbitt, for the Pepetual Building & Loan Associa- tion, to be paid the amount of ~:16.75 rent of building, ~21 .";ells ave. N.~., which had been quarantined on account of small-pox, and on account of such quarantine the tenants refused to pay rent,-- to the Committee on Finance. REPORT 0P 00.~D.~ITTEE ON SE~ERS. .Mr. Buckner,from the Co~,mmittee on Sewers, presented the following report: The Committee on Sewers b~.gs to reRort as to the question of securing rights of way for sewers in Section 106, that the city solicitor has obtained under the terms of the resolution all the necessary rights of way, except two, viz: E.E.Pattie and A.H.Rown. These property owners refused to accept the terms offered by Council,viz: a consideration mmounti~,g to one-half of the assessment; and would only grant the deeds for a consideration equal to the whole of the assessment. Mrs'. Pattie ~ave as her reason that ~he sewer crossed her lot the full length in two dire ct ions , a~d as to A.H.Rown, the ~.mount involved was too small to warrant the city solicitor instituting condemnation proceedings,which would involve larger expenditures,and we concluded to accept the ter~m rather than enter into such proc'eedings. In fact, the city solicitor is of opinion: that the amount in either case was too small to warra~t such proceedings. The conside~ration of the deeds in both cases are,that the said property owners shall receive a consideration for said rights of way equal to the proposed assessment for sewers on their said prop- erty. We recommend that the deeds under these terms be approved,and put. to record. 2. The committee -1856- (.%{arch 6, 1900. ) Criminal Charges ...... ~. 11.00 Health .................. $ 295.20 Frire 576.80 Water 29.81 Interest 19,867.50 Public Property Jail 80.93 Sewer Repairs 133.60 Li .~.ht s, 984.75 Sewer Improvements 1,050.24 Police 916.05 Street Improvements 701.16 Paupers 119.6~ Oo~iss ions ~8.79 Str.9 e t Repairs 256.45 Contingent 34.60 Street Cleaning 29.58 Bridges (15.40) 1~.40 Stationery & Printing 52.27 Public Charities ~40.88 Salar ies 1,258.31 TOTAL ~'2 ~, 0~5 .~7 ~n connection with the above-mentioned accounts, there are some, which though they have been appFoved by the Co~ittee, we desire to call the attention of Council to, viz: A bill of Chas D. Fox, for ~25.80,for a disinfecting a~paratus. This machine was purchased by the Nayor,and the mayor has approved the bill. The co~mittae is informed that it very necessary for the city to have such an apparatus; and have accord- ingly approved the claim. We merely call the attention of Council to this matter in order that they may know that it has been procured. The co~ittee ~otes among the stationery bills certain claims for note heads,etc, furnished the tax collector. ~lle the custom has been to pu~-chase such supplies for officers receiving co~issions,and the clerk of Council claims he was informed by the city solicitor that was the duty of the city to provide stationery and office supplies for such officers, the co~ittee thinks that the Council should know that certain officers of the city,receiving and being paid commissions fo~ the transaction of the business of their various ofices,are fur:~ished with such supplies at the expense of the city; and ask for an expression of Council upon the subject, hwther or not the city shall continue to furnish these supplies to officers receiving co~issions. 2. The committee files herewith the report of the Police Department on l~gh~s out for the month of February. This report shows lights out 296 hrs. and 29 min., making ~5.93 to be deducted. In addition thereto the report shows that some of the ci~-cuits were out, and the police de- partment having no means of ascertaining the number of lights on the circuit, owiz~g to changes, could make no definite report as to this par- ticular item. Since that time a report has been filed,and we reco~end that the auditor make the necessary deductions for lights out, in addi- tion to those herein specifically set forth; and charge the company therewith at the time it receives its warrant, on the basis of the ad-, justment hereDofore agreed to, ~hat is, for the time the circuits were actually out. Respectfully submitted, GEO. L. ~T J i. PISHBURN, . i.E. KING, J[ B. !.Iota--- imount for circuits out,~:27.70; individual lights ~5.9~. REPORT 0F T~ C0).~:{ITTMR 0N FINANOE. ~fr. Coulbou~n, from the ~omit- tee on ~ina~ce, submitted the following repomt: 1. The ~epo~t of the city sudi~or shows that when the bills fo~ ~is month shall have been paid, the app~op~iations fo~ public p~ope~ty and public charity will have been over-d~awn. To supplement these accounts we ~ecommend the adoption of the follo%~ing ~esolution: RESOL%~D~That the app~op~iations for the fiscal yea~ 1899-1900 be a~d are hereby supplemented as follows: Public P~ope~ty, ~500.00; Public Charities, ~200.00, and the city audito~ and city treasurer hereby directed to make entries on thei~ books accordingly. (The resolution was adopted, Ayes--Bac~s,Buckne~,Coleman,Ooulbourn, Darn al 1, P i sh burn, G~ah~, Grave s, Hart, King, Les cu~e ,}~ays, ~.~u llen, Newt Seifert,Ter~ill,Wilkinson,Wit~,~.P~esident__19. Noes--None.) NOTE: In connection .with the supplementing of the tr;o accounts above mentioned, the Committee desires to call the attention of Council to them. Both of these accounts have heretofore been supplemented,and the co~ittee must insist through the Council, that they be not overdrawn again during the present fiscal yea~. 2. Concerning the account of public charities,and the excessive expenditures the~eund~ du~lng the month of ~eb~ua~y,'(a~ounting to ~.240.88) the ~o~lttee af~e~ ~ examination of the manne~ In which -1657- (},~arch 6, 1900. ) these accounts are made,and the public charity funds are dispensed, are of opinion that somethinK should be done to check this excessive drain, as quite a number of persons appear to be relieved who are unwhrthy. V;e therefore recorm.~end the adoption of the following resolution: (The resolution of the Oon%mittee was read a~,d adopted, calling atten~ tion of the police authorities and the overseers of the poor to the gert- eral ordina~,ces and requesting a strict compliance therevri'th; but sub- sequently the ordinance committee introduced an ordinance covering said matter,and conflicting with this resolution, which was also adopted (See ordinance at end of these proceeding), v~hereupon, on motion of Coulbourn the resolution of the finance committee was an~,ulled.) 3. The committee has approved the bond of Narkley ~ Company for the construction of sewers in section 106, said bond being in the penalty of ,.~:l,000,with "..r.L.Andrews and J.A.Hoover as sureties. The bond was prepared by the city solicitor,and the sureties being sufficient,in the opinion of the committee, we recommend that it be accepted. (The bond was approved and accepted.) 4. As to the petition of D.~(.Taylor, administrator,asking to be re- funded the amount of ~141.00, paid for the construction of sidewalk on Salem avenue in 1889, the committee finds that the petitioner paid for a full width sidewalk with stone curb,at the rate of ~1.50 per ft., be- ing the total costs. As the policy of the city is to charge the prop- erty owners but one-half of the costs for making such improvements,the co~mmittee deems it but just that one-half of this assessment should be refu~,ded,inasmuch as like petitions have recently been granted,and therefore recommend the adoption of the following resolution: (The resolution to refund ~.'.70/50 was read, whereupon on motion of .%ir. King the matter was recommitted to the finance committee, with the request that they lay down some general principle that will apply ~o all such e~ses.) 5. As to the resolution introduc, ed by Mr. Hart to provide for a special fund in the hands of the mayor for the apprehension of criminals the committee reports that it has this matter under consideration. We cannot make a report at this time. Respectfully submitted, .W.R. COULBOURN, H.!~..I. DARNALL, S. P. SEIFERT ,J. H .WIL~INSON, J.L.NULLEN. REPORT OF TH~ C0~.9.~ITTEF, ON STREETS Nr Newton,from the Conzmitt.:e on Streets, submitted the following report: 1. The committee on Streets ha~ opened bids for the construction of prosed stone wall on Henry Street. J.R.Harris was the only bidder, ~}~.75 per cubic yard for masonry, which would make the wall cost for yards, ~'~427.50. The committee is of opinion that this cost is bey- ond all reason,and rec0n%mends that the bid be rejected,and check of bidder returned. As to how this wall. shall be erected and placed in the at 90 prope~ position as respects the street lines, the matter over for future-c6nsideration. (The recon~.mendation was adopted. ) 2. The committee has opened bids for mthe the co~nittee has laid improvement of Roanoke Street and Tazewell avenue,and attaches hereto statements showing the cost of the work. 0n Roa:,oke street there were three bidders and on Tazewell avenue two. The work was bid upon by sections, in order that the Council might,if it de-emed it e~.'.pedient, award any one portion omit the other. The lowest bid for the work on Roanoke street,includ- i:ig the value of the macadam at the quarry, is $~,~54.54, and for the complete v~ork on Tazewell avenue, Nelson street and 10th street S.E. includir, g the value of the.ma-cadam at the aurry, is. ~'5,171.52. The committee does not recon%mend the award of the Contract for either of these proposed improvements, for the reason that at the end of this month the street improvement account had to its credit only (:2,856.17, while the statement' hereto attached showing the amounts necessary to complete the wcrk heretofore ordered and let to contract is somethi~,g over ~i~9,000. The committee, therefore, submits these statements to Council for its consideration, and for an expression as to whether it the wish of the-0ouncil that further work should be recommended until an adequate appropriation be made, for this ,and work already ordered. is .r. Darnall moved that the street, between Norfolk avenue ment of Tazewell avenue, from -1658- (March 6, 1900. ) contract for the improvement of Roanoke and Walnut avenue; and for the improve- Jefferson street to 10th street,and 10th street from Tazewell to Campbell avenue,and also for grading Nelson Street from Tazewell avenue to Bullitt avenue, in accordance with the terms of the advertisement, proposal and bids therefor, be awarded to the lowest bidders, T.:'!. "~ilkinso,~. for Roanoke Street and Jos. Abbitt & Co., for Tazewell avenue,etc, as per their respective bids. ~:.~r. Grahmn moved to recommit this matter to the Committee ~n Streets to ascertain .whether these contractors will perform the work , corem_eric- lng ii, the month of June, as specified by Mr. Darnall's resolution, at the prices bid, which was rejected. ..{0TE: Add to Mr. Dar~,all's resolution above, subject to the provis- ion,: however, that th~ work shall not be commenced before the 15th day of June, in the present fiscal year. The question was then taken on the motion of ?.r. Darnall and it was rejected by the following vote: Ayes--Coleman,Ooulbourn,Darnall,'Graves, .Hart, Les cure, ~{ays.~.~ullen, Newt on, }~!r. Pres ident-10; Noes--Backus ,Buckner, ?i sh bur:~, Graham,King, Se ifert, Te rr ill,Wilkins on ,Witt -9. Mr. Buck,,er moved the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the contract for the grading, guttering and macadam- izi,,g of Roanoke Street, between Norfolk avenue and Day avenue (except the two squares between Salem avenue and Church avenue); and for grading and guttering Roanoke Street between Day avenue and .Walnut avenue, be and is hereby awarded to T.W. Wilkerson, at the prices mentioned in his ~.~.3 904 54; bid,and aggregating, upon approximate quantities, the sum of .. , . and that '~ ~ne contract for grading a~,d guttering and macadamizing Taze- well avenue, between Jefferson street and Second Street S.E., and Taze- well avenue between the city cemetery and 10th street,and 10th street from Tazewell avenue to Campbell avenue; and for the grading of Nelson street between Tazewell avenue and Bullitt avenue, be and is hereby awarded to Jos. Abbitt & Company, at the price set' forth in the bid of said Abbitt & Company, and aggregating the sum of $4,060.52, upon app~~oxin~ate quantities. And the city Solicitor is hereby il:structed to prepare the necessary contracts and bonds to be given and executed by the above named successful bidders; the bonds to be approved by the Committee on Finance,and be subject in every wa~ to the plans, specifi- cations and bids therefor; work to comme~,ce as soon as the bonds are accepted; and the finance committee is hereby requested to make the necessary appropriations for performing the work. The resolution was adopted, Ayes--Buckner,Coleman,Darnall,Hart,King, Lescure, }~iays, ~,~Iu lle n ,Newton, Seifert ,R~r. President-Il. Noes--Backus, Coul- bourn, Fishburn, Graham, Graves, Terrill,Wilkins on ,"fit t-8. ~r. Duc~,'~ · ..,~r raised the point, whethe~ or not the vote was sufficient tc order this work, and whether 11 votes could, force an app~orpiation to be made therefor. The chair ~uled that unde~ the p~ovisions of the charter and general ordinances the vote upon the p~op~sition was sufficier~t,and that the resolution had been ca,tied. 3~ Concerning the bid for grading Center avenue N.W., between llth and 12th streets, two bids were received, viz. Markley & Company at 30 cents per cubic yard, and T.'V.Wilkerso~ at 33 cents per cub. yard, a~:d for gutters each bidder is the same at 15 cents per lin. foot. The approxi~:~ate quantities are 2640 cubic yards of grading,and 800 lin. ft. of gutters,and as per the bid of R',arkley and Company would amount to ~'. · ~:912.00. This statement is submitted to Council without recom~enda~ tion for the reasons above given. (?ir. Graham moved the following resolution:) RESOLVED, That the contract for grading and guttering Center avenue N.W.., between llth and 12th streets, be and is hereby awarded to Mark- ley and Company, they being the lowest bidder, at the price of 30 cents per cubic yard for grading,and 15 cents per lin. ft. for gutters, in according with the specifications and proposal therefor,and bid for same which was offered; the city solicitor to prepare the necessary contract and bond; and.bond to be subject to the approval of the 0om- mittee on Finance. (March 6, 1900. ) ~ -~mmendation or resolution of Mr. Graham was adopted, Ayes- Bac~ ~~n--~.'r, Coleman, Ooulbourn ,D~rnall,Fishburn, Graham,Graves ,Hart King, L~ scuts ,t~ays ,}~lullen, Set fert ,Te trill,Wi lkinson ,Witt ,Mr. Pres ident 18. Noes --None. 4. We file herewith an estimate of the city engineer for the con- struction of a sidewalk on the no~th side of High Street, or Cet, ter avenue, between Jefferson street and First Street. The cost for com- pleting this walk is ~53.B0. We also submit this proposition without re c Game ndat i o n. (Mr. Hart moved that the work of completing said sidewalk be per- formed by the city engineer, by constructing a brick walk in the space e~st of the church,and a slag walk west of the church, extending to 1st street, at a total estimated cost of ~,53.50, chargeable to street improvements; which was agreed to, by the same vote as last above recorded, Ayes 18, unanimous.) 5. We Gttach hereto a statement from the city engineer in response to a resolution of Council as to the improvement of Hollida¥ St. and 3-1/2 Street, from Tazewell avenue south. The cost of improving Third, or Holliday street alone, is ~$,02B. We submit the stateme~,t for such action as the Council may wish to take in respect thereto. (On motion of .Mr. Buckner this matter was recommitted. ) 6. The committee has opened bids for the grading of 8th street N.W. between Shenandoah avenue and Center avenue, as follows: Markley ~3o6; T r~."filkerson $301 The amount of earth to be moved is ~00 cubic yards. Tl~e engineers estimate was $300. We recommend the adoption of the follov~ing- resolution: RESOLVED, That the contract for grading Eighth Street N.W.,be~ tween Shenandoah avenue and Center avenue, be and is hereby awarded to T.'V.'Vilkerson, at the price of 43 cents per cubic yard; and the city solicitor be and is hereby instructed to prepare the necessary contract and bond to be given and executed by said T.W.Wilkerson,in accordance with the specifications and .bid; the bond to be subject to the approval of the conmittee on Finance. Aye s--Bac kus, Buckn er , , (The resolution was adopted, _ .. _,Coleman Ooulbourn .Wishburn Graham. Grave s ,Hart ,King, :.escure, ~ays ,.Mullen, Se ifert, Darn~ll,~- , - . __ .. ..___ Terrill,~Tilkinson,~itt,-".[r.Pres£den~-±?- ~oes_-_-.m.one._/.- 7. The committee on Streets on Feoruary ~,o~n gave the final he~rinE to the owners on the question of levying the assessment for the property construction of 'brick sidewalks on Jefferson street, Campbell avenue and 9th and 10th streets and Roanok~ Street. There was hut little ob- jection to these assessments, except.for the full width walks on Camp- hell avenue; but all of the objections were over-ruled by the Committee. As to the objections by certain property owners on Campbell avenue, viz. j.::.i. Ga~nbill,Mercantile Investment Co, L. L. Thomas, W.K.Andrews and J.A.2ishburn, the 0ommittee also over-ruled the objections of these property owners, whereupon they vailed themselves of an opportu~,ity to appeal the cases to the HUstings Court. The committee recomJ~ends the a~option of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the Clerk of Council be and is hereby instructed to certify a list of the assessments for the construction of ~rick sidewalks on Jefferson street, between a point 100 feet north of Kirk. avenue to ~[aple avenue; and on C~mpbell avenue, from 6th 'stre~-t to 10th street, ~nd also on Roanoke Street, to the collector of City Taxes mhd City Auditor, except in such cases where appeals have been taken; and the city auditor shall charge the collector there~vith, and the said collect- or shmll collect the same according to law. ~The resolution was adopted.) 8. As-to request of property owners for sidewalk on the east side of Bth street S.E between Dale and Bullitt avenues, the Committee finds ' brick walk,and that the only avail~ble Walk for this s.quare will .~e a on this the pr. operty owners should be g~ven a hearing. . , ( The commxttee presented a resolution to give the property o~,vners a as to said walk, which was adopted, Ayes--Backu~ s,Buckner,Cole- hearing, - ;.~. s Nullen, Seifert ,Terrill,Wllkinson,.Witt ,Mr .~resxaen~-xo, A,~u,~a--~,~,,~. ~ Said roaolut~on ts re~orAed &t the end of these proceedings. . -1660- ' (Narch 6, 1900. ) 9. Cohcerning the construction of brick sidewalks 8 feet wide o~z Shenandoah and Co_mmonwealth avenues, from Jefferson street to Wells ave- nue, which have been let to constract to P.Foy, the attention of the Committee has been called bo the necessity of making these walks the full width, as the curbing is already in, and to construct a walk but ~a~e~,~ .:t wide wil~_ leave a space of ~ feet,between the completed walk and the curb. As per the bid of Mr. Foy it will require not more ~ha~, ~!!00 to make the walk the full width,and we therefore recomme~,d the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the city engineer be and is hereby suthorized and in- structed to arrange with the contractor for the construction of brick sidewalks o:, Shenandoah and Commonwealth avenues, for constructing the walks the full width of ten feet, or to the curbing; or, in case of his failure to agree with said contractor, to construct said additional oaving by city force employment, the cost in neither case to exceed ~.!007 chargeable to street improvements; provided, that the arrangements or costs incurred by this resolution shall in no wise interfere with the contract between the city and said Foy, or with the proposed-assess- ment against the property owners for a part of the costs for construct- in~ said walk, (The recommendation was adopted, Ayes--Backus,Buckner~Coleman,Ooul- bourn, Dar hall, Fishbu rn, Graham, Graves ,Hart ,King, Lescure ,Mays ,Kullen, Newt on, Seifert ,Terrill,Wilklnson ,Witt ~'?-Ir .President--18; Noes --None. ) 10. The attention of the committee has been called to the poor drainage on Wells avenue N.E., between Kimball avenue and 5th street; and in order to remedy this trouble the city engineer recommends that cobble gutters be constructed on both sides of ..Wells avenue from Kimball avenue to 5th street,and on 5th street from Wells avenue to She~,andoah avenue, at a cost of ~70. The committee recomm, ends that the city engi- neer be and is hereby instructed to perform the work above mentioned at a cost not e×ceeding ~70, chargeable to street repairs. (The reco.-.:mendation was adopted (same vote as above) Ayes 18;Noes--0.) ll. Concerning the question of opening the alley along the Roanoke ,~: Southern Railroad, the Committee. will hear the property owners on this question on April 4th, at their regular meeting. 12. As to hearing the property owners on the questionb of construct- ing sidewalks on First street, between Campbell and Church; and on the east side of First between lOth and llth-avenues: and on the north side of Day avenue, between Jefferson and First Street, the conm~ittee will give the property owners a hearing during the present month, on the question of constructing the sidewalks provided for by the' resolutions of Council heretofore adopted. 13. The committee is now hearing the property owners .on the question of constructing brick sidewalks on Center avenue H.B~., Park Street an.d Park street S.W. As soon as these hearings are completed, the Conm~ittse will make report REPORT ~-eait~ ].~ As O? THE COt:[t~,iTTEE thereof to Council. Respectfully submitted, J. B. NEWTON, GEO. L. H~ART, R A BUOK~YER, J '? "~' · . . n. .ILKiNSON. ON HEALTH. Mr. Graham, from the Committee of 'the city for -.~:. report that to the Board of think t' ~ na ~ the ~' :- ~' therefore passed no such submitted the following report: to the resolution of the Central Trades and Labor Council, request that the Board of Health arrange with the physicians vaccinating at the nominal rate of 25 cents per capita, this request is a copy of a resolution transmitted both Health and to the Oouf, cil. The petitioners seem to Council has passed a compulsory vaccination law, and minimum rates should be established. As the Council law, we recommend that the Central Trades and Labor Council be informed as to the true status of the matter; and that as now stands the Council can make no such regulations,and that if any Me.~eral law as to compulsory vaccination had been passed, provisions would have been made by the city for having the work done at minimum rates. 2. The co~nittee Health recommending diptheria, scarlet attaches hereto a co~nunication from the Board of that all rooms where contagious diseases, such as fever and smallpox have occurred, be disinfected._ % it -1661.. (March 6, 1900. ) We are informed that an apparatus has been purchased by the Mayor for the purpose of disinfecting, and that the only costs in connection with such disinfecting will be the materials and the labor, which in any case will be small compared with what the city has had to pay heretofore. The Committee recommends the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the Board of Health and Mayor be and are hereby in- structed and authorized to have all rooms in any tenement ?hotel or other dwelling in this city, wherein has occurred any case or cases of conta- gious diseases, such as diptheria, scarlet fever or smallpox, to have such room thoroughly disinfected in the most approved manner; and the expense for so doing shall be borne by the city and paid out of the city treasury, chargeable to the account of health. Respectfully, J.~.GRAP4%~,~, LEVI VZITT, J. H .WILKINSON. on Health was adopted as unanimous. The report of the committee by the same vote lat above recorded, Ayes 18, REPORT 0F THP~ C0.'.'..~ITTEE ON ORDINANCES. ~dr. King, from the committee on Ordinances, submitted the following ordinances, which were read, considered and adopted,respectively, and are recorded at the end of these proceedings: 1st. An ordinance to require all paupers to be sent to the almshouse except in certain instances. An ordinance requiring dogs run~ing at large to be muzzled,and to amend a resolution heretofore adopted in respect thereto. Mr. Pishburn called attention of Council to the list of persons re- ceiving t.he public charities of the city,and asked that the names be read for the information of Council. Objections were raised to re~ding thereof, and the list was ordered to be filed in the office of the Clerk for the inspection of the members who wish to see it. FIRE DEPART~f~NT. A communication from the Fire Department Board was presented, informing the Council that J.J.Geisen had resigned as second assista~,t chief engineer,and that Anthony Geisen had been elected in his stead, and asked Council to confirm the appointment; which was done. ELECTRIC LIGHT PROPOSALS. ~r..~ilkinson offered a resolution as to obtaini~.g propositions for an electric light plant in this city; which was read. Mr. King moved to strike out the first paragraph, which de- clares it the sense of this Council that the city should own a plant,&c; ~r. Dranall moved that the information when obtained shall be furnished to the joint Committee on Lights.and Finance. The amendment by ~.~r. King to strike out was agreed to; and the a- mendment proposed by Mr. Darnall was also agreed to.~ ~.!r. Terril! mov- ed that the information, when obtained shall be furnished to each member of Council in a sealed letter; which was rejected. The resolution as amended was then adopted, as follows: R~SOLVED, That the Clerk of Council be and is hereby instructed to communicate with various companies or corporations in the business of constructing light and power plants, requesting them to submit proposi- tions to the city of Roanoke for furnishing and providi~,g a suitable power and light plant, to be operated by steam or water power, of not less than ~00 to 500 horse power, as may be necessary; and the in- formation, or propositions obtained h~-reunder shall be furnished to the joint Committee on Lights and Finance for their consideration. GENERAL ANDREW LEWIS. A communication~ from t~ie Daughters of the American Revolution, by .~;rs. Ida Norman Sh~k, Secretary, was presented by Mr. Darnall, in which the 0ouncil was thanked for extending a site for the proposed monument to General Lewis on the City Hall sqaure, but informed the Council .that it was the purpose of the chapter to erect the monument over the grave. The letter was ordered to be filed. SCHOOL OF METHODS. 'Mr. Coleman submitted the follow~:,g resolution: RESOLVED, That the Council appropriates the sum of ~.200, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to supplement the amount subscribed by citizens, for the Use of the School of Methods, in the eve~,t it meets in Roanoke this summer, and that the auditor be i~,structed to draw a warrant in favor of ~r. B. Rust, for said sum, chargeable to contingent fund. -1662- (March 6th, 1900. ) The resolution was adopted, Ayes--Backus,Buckner,Coleman,Darnall, Fishburn, Graham, Graves ,Hart ,King, Les cureMullen, Se ifert, Terrill, Wilkin- son,Witt,Mr.President_16. Noes--Ooulbourn, Mays-2. STREET CROSSING. Mr. Coleman submitted, the following resolution: RESOLVED,That the City Engineer be and is hereby instructed to con- struct a permanent crossing on Day avenue S.:V., about 7.5 feet east of Henry street, in order to provide a means of reachi~,g the sidewalk on the south side, chargeable to the account of street repairs. The resolution was adopted, Ayes-Backus,Buckner,Ool~man,Coulbourn, Darnall, Fish burn, Graham, Grave s, Hart, King: Les cure, Mays ,Mu llen, Se i fer%, Terrill,Wilkinso,~,Witt,~.dr. President__18; Noes--None. SIGN OVER SIDEWALK. ~:?r. President submitted a resolution to grant ~he Acme Carriage Company permission to extend a sign over the side- walk on Church avenue, 9 feet above sidewalk, which was read and re- jected. SID~,L~LK ON HIGH!~_ND AVENUE. .Mr. Coleman submitted a resolution to complete the sidewalk on Highland avenue (south side) from Com~merce street westward about 100 feet; which was read and on motion of Mr. Graham refer~-ed to the Committee on Streets. FIRST (H~NRY) STREET, STRAIGHTENING OF. Mr. Dar~,all moved that the Street Committee be requested to take up the question of straight- ening He~ry street, at its intersection with Franklin Road, and report to Council what the cost will be. ~..~r'. Buc.~n~r moved to amend the motion by including First (Henry) Street betwee~ 8th and 9th avenues, which needs straightening on ac- t thereon; which was agreed to; and the motion pred. t the Council count of an ~ncroachmen as ~menacd was then ado 0n mot ion of Mr. Har then adjourned. oo0oo benefited by such improvement, improvements aforesaid shall A RESOLUTION as to the constructiofi~ of a brick sidewalk on the east side of Fifth Street S.E., between Dale avenue and Bu!litt avenue. (Adopted March 6.. 1900.) RESOLVED~ That the Committee on Streets of the Common Couz, cil be and are hereby in'structed, at such time as the.v fix: a~:d after this resolu- tion shall have become a law, to give a hearing before such committee to th~. ov':,.ers of the property abutting and bounding on the east side of Fi~3th Street S.EL, between Dale avenue a~d Bullitt avenue, on the ques- tion of cor.,structing brick sidewalks five feet wide, in front of their respective premises. And said Com~nittee shall give notice of ten days to the property owners bounding and abutting on said street at the points indicated, or benefited by any such proposed improvement of the place · ~ an(; time of said hearing, which said notice shall be served at least ten, days before the hearing aforesaid,and shall summon said owners to appear before the said committee to be heard for or against said proposed improvement. Said hearing shall z, ot be had until a plan of such proposed, improvement shall have been made by the city engineer~ ,z_th an estimate of th~ cost and the s-mount to be paid by each abutting owner, such plan and estimate to be filed in the clerk's office of the Co,non Council,and shall be produced before the committee on Streets at thet~ hea~in,~ aforesaid. After such hearing shall hav~. been given by ~ne committee on St]~eets it shall report to Council with recommendation whether~or not said improvement should be made,and what amount of the costs ~..ereof, if any, shall be paid by the owners of the real estate boundin~ and abutting on said street or and what proportion of the costs of the be paid out of the city treasury. oo0oo -166S- AN ORDINANOE to. require all persons receiving relief through ~he Overseers of the Poor to be sent to the Almshouse, except under certain conditions. (Adopted 5(!arch 6th, 1900. ) 1. BE IT ORDAINED by the Common 0ouncil for the City of Roanoke, That the overseers of the poor shall not. hereafter grant relief to any person within the city limits,chargeable to the expense of the city'; nor shall the city physician prescribe or furncish medicines to any person ii: the city, upon an order from the overseers of the poor o~ otherwise; Provided, however, that in case of any person needing medi- cal ~ttention or supplies,and the fact being so reported to the board of overseers of the poor, said board shall determine whether or not either for medical attention or for supplies relief shall-be granted, of food, only after a certificate from the city physician has been pre- sented to said ~oard by the city physician that such person is unable and cannot be moved to the almshouse for treatment and care. 2. All ordi,~ances or parts of ordinances hereby repealed. S. This ordinance shall be in force· from oo0oo in conflict herewith are its passage. running at large to be muzzled,and to adopted in respect thereto. the City of Roanoke, That in relation to dogs running to read as follows: the City of Roanoke, That AN 0RD]N;J~C~ requiring dogs amend a resolution heretofore ~ (Adopted Narch 6, 1900. ) BM IT ORDAINED by the Common Council for the resolution ~dopted February 6th~ 1900, at 'l~rge, be amended and re-ordained so as BE IT ORDAI~ED by the Common Council for it shall be the duty of each and every .owner of any dog within the city limits, to keep or confine said dog upon the premises of said owner until 5{arch 1st, 1900;- and after that date if any such dog is permitted to~ go upon the streets of the c.ity, the owner thereof shall cause it to be properly muzzled. ' That in case where a dog is found upon .the B~- IT .VURTH1ER 0RDAIN1ED, stre,ts of this city, a~'~d the owner ~thareof cannot be found, or is un- known to the police officers,it shall be the duty of the mayor to cause s~id dog. or' dogs to be impounded, unless such dog or dogs be properly muzzled as herein before provided; and if not called for within two days after such impounding, shall be killed. 2. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this ordi- nan.ce shall be fined not less than one dollar for each offenze. S. This ordinance shall be in force from its-passage. -oo0oo-- j O U R N A L -- C O M M O N O 0 U N C i I,. Thursday,.~:~arch 15th, 1900. A special meeting of Council was held to-night(at 8 o'clock PM.) in the Council 0h~.mber, for the purpose of considering and passing upon the charges against the city engineer~, as provided for, pursuant to resolutions adopted F~.bruary 17th, 1900. Present: ,V, essrs. Backus ,Buckner ,Coleman ,Darnall,Fishburn,Grah~un, -~ullen Newton Seifer~Terrill: Witt, and Graves ~ Les cure ,Mays ,.~.~inahan ,... , ~ .~Ir President--16. Absent: ~:'..essrs.Coulbourn,Hart,Ki~'g,Wilkins°n-4' ' .%{.r.Joel H. Cutchin, the President of Council,in the chair. The Clerk informed the Council that the city solicitor was una- ble to be present at this meeting on account of illness. ~.'.r. Pishburn, (before any proceedings were commenced under this a resolution and preamble, providing that the pro- the city engineer be dismissed. resolution was not in order; that of proceedure,and provided for an it was only in order to amend or.modi- charges could be withdrawn 4 of the plan of pro- 52 of the Journal, as call), introduced ceedings against The chair ruled that said the Council had adopted a plan investigation thereunder; that fy the pla:', of proceedure. However, the by unanimous consent of Council. ~'r Darnall moved to amend Sections $ and -':'- . ceedure for this trial, as recorded on page 16 follows: So as to read,-- Sec. 3. No member shall be required to t but if any member of Council member shall be permitted, to Sec. 4. The councilman estify on either side; voluntarily chooses to testify, such do so. who preferred the charges shall conduct the 'prosecution. The amendments were adopted, Ayes--Backus,C°leman,Dranall'Gra- hmm, Grave s, Les cure ,Mays ,}:~inahan, ~,'~ullen, Newt on, Se ife rt, Terrill ,Witt, '.,~r .President--14; Noes--Buckner ,Fishburn. ?.~lr. Buckner desires to be recorded as voting in the negative on said amendments for the reason that the trial, which is to be gone %.~ .~ishburn, who has been made into to-night,would be unfair to .,.,r. - prosecutor ir', this case by resolution of Council. .'f.r. Daanall also submitted the following amendment to Sec. 7 of the plan of proceedure, which was adopted: Sec. 7. The specifications shall be taken up and considered separately,and after all the specifications have been considered,the testimony all taken,and the arguments have all been heard,then a vote shall be taken on each of the specifications in their regular order. Yr. Pishburn moved to postpone the further consideration, of the charges against the city engineer until ~onday,March 26th instant, at 8 o'clock P.?J-. Mr. Buckner moved to amend the time provided for in the resolution, by substituting April 16th, 1900, which was accepted by ,~:r. Fishburn and thereby became the ordginal resolutioz,. U.r. Newton asked that Hr. Glasgow be heard as attorney for the city engineer, as to the question of fixing the time for the i_uvestigation; which was refused,it requiring unanimous consent. The question was then taken on the motion of Mr. Buckner to post- r. one until April 16th, and it was rejected, Ayes--Backus,Buckner, ~ish burn, Graham ~ Terr ill ,Wit t-6. Noes --C 61eman, Dranal!, Grave s, Les cure, Mays, )..'inahan ,}~u!!e n, Newt on, Se ife r t ,Mr. Pre s ident -10. that the attorneys for 0n mot ior, of ~-~r. Graham it was ordered, the city engineer and the attorney for Mr.Fishburn retire and agree upon a date for the investigation. It was subsequently reported to the chair that no agreement could be reached. which was rejected, .'.~.ir. Buckner moved that the Council adjourn, Aye s --Bac kus, Bu ckner, C o leman, Fish burn, Graham, Te trill ,Wit t -?. Noes --Dar hall, Graves, Lescure ,Mays ,~inahan ,Mullen ,Newt on, Seifert and Mr. P~esident--9. .~.-~r. Seifert moved that the further consideration of the inves- tigation be postponed until next Thursday night,the 22d instant, which was agreed to, Ayes--Backus ,Buckner, Coleman ,Fishburn,Graham, .~].668.. (March 15th, 1900.) Minahan., Sei. fer t ~ Terr ill,Wit t ,:~.ir/Pr es ident-10. Noe s-.-Darna ll: Graves: Les cure ~Mays~ullen ~ Newt on, -6. Subsequently,on motion of ~r. Seifert,the vo~e by which the 0oun- cil postponed the consideration of the investigation ur..~il Thursday, .~.~rch g2, w~s reconsidered; whereupon ~ on motion of ?.;.r.Seife-~.t,the further, consideration of the charges against the city engineer-was postponed until Wednesday niMht,Marah 21, 1900~ at 8 o'clock. '~..-'!r, Buckner moved to ~efer the charges against th~ cJ. ty engineer together with all the ,..papers con~,ected with bhe case, ~o the .~:.~yo~ for investigation and report to Council. The chair ruled said motion out of order; for the ~.eason the Council havin~ already decided to take jurisdiction of bhe and investigate the charges, no motion was in or'der except a looki~:f~ to the investigation of the same. On motJ. on of M~. Seifert the Council then adjourned. oo0oo During the above proceedings~. $.H.Wingate;City Engineer;by counsel~ filed the following answer to the charges ' ANS~.~'R OF J. H. WINGATE TO CH3LRGES. To the Common Council for the City Engineer has been served with in t}~ Common Council. on February was laid on the table.and which on that matter mot ion cJity of Roanoke: The undersigned a copy of resolutions introduced 6, 1900.: by Mr.J,A.Fishburn,which February 17th?].900~was taken from the table and an investigation thereof ordered: The undersigned J.H.Wingate. City Engineer,notes that one of the resolutions provides as follows: Resolved, That J.H.Wi,ngate,City Engineer for the city of Roanoke, for failure to perform the duties herein specifically set fo'~th,be, and is hereby removed from office as city engineer for the city aforesaid.. The undersigned city engineer respectfully submits to the Coun- cil that, under the charter of the city of Roanoke,no power is vested in the Council to remove him from office,and therefore, the under- signed Czt~ Engineer respectfully submits that the resolution above referred to: in so far as it proposes to remove him from office,can- nct be sustained. The undersigned J.H.Wingate,-C'ity Engineer.~ however, is willing, and invites the Council to invegtigate the charges as specified in the resolution of the said J.A.Fishburn,and the said J.H~Wingate now appears to answer said charges,and, to furnish the Council with all information which it may desire,or which it may be proper to be pre- sented, in accordance with the plan of investigation heretofore ad- opted by Council.; and if it should be ascertained that the charges, or ~ny of them, or any part of them, be true ar.d wo~:thy of consider- ation bY Council~and as-sufficient ground for ~:ensure of the under- signed officer of the city of Roanoke,then the Council.~ it is sug- with a proper line of proceedure of the city of Roanoke ., and the law engineer for the city of Roanoke, suffered to remain incomplete the gested: should act in accordance under the charte'~- and ordinances of the land. The said J.H.Wingate, city denies that he has neg].ected and referred to him~as set forth, in the charges aforesaid.,and he denies that. the public .service, which he has been engaged to had in any-wise suffered from any neglect on his part. And said City Engineer a].so denies that he has failed to per- duties of his office as"specifically set forth" in the referred to. Respectfully, (Signed) J.H.WINGATE, Roanoke ;.Va .March 15~1900. City Engineer. work also per forR!: the - form the charge s ../ j 0 U R N A L --. 0 0'~ M 0 N 0 0 U N d Y L. Wednesday, March 21, ].900. · The Council met at 8 o'clock p.M., in the Council Chamber, pur- suant to adjournment from the special meeting of )~arch 15th inst. Prezent --D{e ssrs. Backus, Buckner, Coulbourn, Darnall,Fishburn, Gra- ham, Graves ,King, Les cure ,}~{ays ,Newton, Self eft ,Terrill,Witt ,!~{r. Presi- dent-15. Absent- .-::.es srs~ . Coleman ,Hart ,~:linahan ,.~ullen ,Wilkins on-5 . ~lr. Joel H.Cutchin,the President of Council, in the chair. The chair announced the business before the Council,which was the investigation of the charges against J.H.Wingate,0ity Engineer. Mr. King submitted a resolution, which was read, providing that all oroceedinEs or resolutions heretofore adopted looking to an in- vestigation of said charges be rescinded and annulled; and providing further~ that said charges, together with all papers appertaining to said matter, be referred to the Mayor for investigation, under the provisions of section 54 of the city charter. After a discuszion of ..t~he question,Mr.C.B.~oomaw,the City So- licitor was heard in respect to said matter'. ~r. Darna!l moved that Mr.W.A.Glasgow,Counsel for ~.lr.Wingate, be alsc heard in respect to the proposed resolutions of !,,Ir.King. Mt.KinE rose to a point of order,and made objections under the rule; v~hereupon Mr. Darnall moved a suspension of the rule in rela- tion to the privileges of the floor; which was rejected ~by the following vote: Ayes --Ooulbourn, Darnall, Graves, Lescure ,Mays ,Newton, Seifert-7. Noes--Backus,Buckner,Fishburh,Graham,King,Terrill'V~itt-7' Not voting--Sir.President. The question was then taken on the adoption of the resolution of Mr. Kin~, which was rejected by the following vote: Ayes-Backus, Buckner ,Fi sh burn: Graham,King, Terrill,Wit t-? · Noes--Coulbourn, Dar- ha!!, Graves: ~scure ,Mays, Newton, Se if eft ,~r Pres ident -8 .~r. Darnall moved that the Council do now proceed to the inves- tigation of the charges against the city engineer. ~ir. King asked to be excused from further attendance upon this meeting; which was refused. Mr. Buckner also asked to be excused from further attendance upon this meeting; which was refused. ~r. Fishburn also also to be excused from further attendance upon this meeting, which was refused, on a division, Ayes 6, Noes lC. The question was then taken on the motion of Mr. Darnall to pro- ceed to an investigation of the charges, which was agreed to. , The chair announced that the Council was ready to proceed; attorney for the pro~secution, in- v~hereupon Col. J. Hampton Hoge, formed the Council that he declined to offer any evidence iu sus- tainment of the charges introduced by Mr. Fi~hburn }~r. Darnall~ thereupon submitted the following resolution: Vgnereas, certain charges of neglect of duty having been pre- ferred by a member of this Council against ~r. J H.Wingate,City Engi neet,and this Council having met in special session to investigate the same; and %~Q~ereas, the prosecutor who preferred the charges has refused to insroduce any evidence in support of same,and declines to enter into the trial of such charges, That the said j.H.Wingate, City Engineer is hereby freed from all censure by reason of such charges; and its confidence in the ability of said and in the faithful and efficient discharged his duties as engineer of this RE S 0 LVE D, exonerated and this Council here by expresses j. H. V~ingate, as an engineer manner in which he has city; and RESOLVED ~_~-~3RTHER, case be,and are hereby i~!r. Kine moved to That the said charges and proceedings in this dismissed· mnend the resolution by striking out the first engineer from faithfulness and efficientcy,etc. ~r. Graham moved as a substitute cil withdraws all charges against the this Council is concerned. resolving clause, which provides for an exoneration of the said. charges,and expressing confidence in his ability, for the whole, that this Coun- city engineer,in so far as -1667.. (Mar ch 21, 1900) The question was taken on the substitute of Mr, Graham,and it was rejected by the following vote: Ayes--Backus,Buckne~,Fishburn, Graham,King,Terrill,Witt-7. Noes--0oulbourn,Dranall,Graves,Lescure, Mays ,Newton, Se ifert ,).~r. President-8. The question was then take~, on the amendment offered by Mr. King,and it was rejected by the same vote as last above recorded. The question was then taken upon.' the adoption of the resolution offered by '-..'-~r. Darnall,and it was adopted by the following vote: Ayes --O oulbourn, Darnall, Graves, Le scure, ,%.~ays, Newt on, Se ifert ,Mr. President-8. Noes--Backus, Buckne r, Fishburn, Graham,King ,Terrill, Witt-?. On motion of Mr. Da~nall the Council then adjourned. -oo0oo J O U R N A L -- C 0 )~ M 0 N C O U N C I L. (].668) Tuesday, April 10th, 1900. The Council met in regular session at 8 o'clock P.M., Mr. Joel H. Cutchin., the Pyesident of Council, in the 0hair. Present: %{essrs. Backus ,Buckner ,Coleman, Coulbourn, Darnall ,Fishburn, Graham, King, Le scure, .~inahan ,Newt on, Self er t, Terr ill ,'Vilkin s on ,Witt ,).ir. P,..esident-15. Absent: ~.~essrs .Graves ,Hart ,).~.ays ,).~ullen-4. %vas ~H... JOURNAL On motion of .~r Seifert the reading of the Journal dispensed with,and firthel' on his motion the Journal was approved. MAYOR'S )~{E. SSAGE. The following message from the ,~ayor was received, read and ordered to be filed: To the Co~.mon Council of the City of Roanoke. I beg to report that the Commonwealth's Attorney and Judge of the County Court of Roanoke, applied to me some time ago for leave to move to the city pest house two smallpox patients that were located in a thickley settled mining camp in the county, which leave was granted after consultation with the Chairman of the Finance Committee and other members of Council, upon condition that the county authorities would pay the pro-rata costD of maintaining said patients as was being paid by the city for city patients,and with the further proviso that the same would be satisfactory to you~ 'body .... Acting under this understanding we admitted to the pest house on the 15th day of Mac-"ch, ~,~o patients, which will be discharged to-day, and fou~ suspects admitted on the sa:ne date, which' were discharged on April 1st. in discharging the patients, the city purchased four suits of clothing for the suspects and will have to furnish two for the sich patients. Inasmuch as we are allowed to maintain the hospital within the confines of the county by sufferance of the Board of Supervisors, I think it would be well on .uour part,as well as a matter due to the county,to ratify the above understanding,and .to appoint a committee from your body to make settlement for the expense incurred by the city, with the Board of Supervisors, which will meet on the 4th Saturday in April,l~00. I ~beg to call your attention to ~he further large e~penditures in street improvements,and while the work cannot be done during the fiscal year,I think it would be inadvisable to order and further improvements on streets for the remainder of the year,except in most urgent cases. inasmuch as the Tazewell avenue work and the grading thereon is so closely con::ected with the sewers laid off in that section, the construc- tion of the one being largely dependent on the other, I did not disap- prove the measure ordering the work done, even though it exceeded the appropriation made for street improvements at the beginning of the year; and also for the reason that I consider the improvement a necessary one, and unless it is ordered before the new council assumes office,the work could not be begun until the fall,and would have to be proceeded with dur~.n~ the -~','inte:' months. As to the Roanoke Street improvement, I have fu~kly ezpressed my views of that to you in previous messages. I sug- gested i.,: .'ny last message that the responsibility of ordering that work ?;ould be left w~;th you. I do not feel that I would be justified in dis- approving the .,neasure,especially as it also provides for the Tazewell avenue '~;:ork ........ I still believe,however,that in doing this work :you are incurring a considerable expense to the city which will result in little ~=neral benefit ?~.y attention has been called to the urgent need of a sidewalk on High street between Jefferson street and Henry street,and I recommend it to your for your consideration as a needed improvement. I submit herewith a bill of J.L.Crawley for ~10 for rent for house for one month during time of quarantine. The general statute provides that all expense in caring for,maintaining and nursing persons infected v;ith smallpox shall be paid by the persons so infected,and if not by them,then by the city. ~qr. Crawley informs me that several railroad men,extras,getting small salaries ,and on partail time,were quarantined at his home;that they refused to pay him board during time of quaran- tine ...... The necessary groceries for the maintenance of these persons were furnished by the city,without charge to them. I submit the bill for your consideration,with the hope of getting your views for my future action. Respectfully submitted, JA~ES P. ,W00DS~ 5{ayor. -1669- (April lo, 1900.) REPORT 07 CITY ENG,.NE. ER. The city engineer submitted his monthly re- port,as to work performed ,and matters pertaining to Streets,Bridges, Sewers,Public Property and Lights; and also reported the location of the following polling places for election purposes in ~.~ay: First Ward--Peck Building, 346 Salem avenue; Second 'Yard--311 Second street $.W. Third Ward--Third Ward ~,{arket House. Fifth Ward--Store room,southeast corner of Park Street and Center avenue. I have been unable to find a room in the fourth ward, but hope to do so prior to the election 30 days. MONTHLY REPORTS. The monthly reports of the city auditor, City. Treasurer, City Physician, Board of Health,Clerk of the Markets,Over- seers of the Poor,and City Sergeant, were read and filed. On motion of Mr. Pishburn,the matter contained in the report of the Overseers of the Poor, as to sale of hay, was ordered to be referred back, that information may be furnished the Council why hay is being sold outside parties from the almshouse farm at a less rate than the city has to pay for hay, if purchased. NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY 0:~ERS. A statement from the Clerk of the COuncil as to the expenditure of certain funds for service of notice on non-resident property owners, in the matter of sewers and sidewalks, was read and filed. PETITIONS. The f~'llowing petitions were presented,and read and re- ferred as indicated below: Petitior, of B.S.Price and 11 others, asking that F{ountain avenue between 4th and. 5th streets S W., be graded,--To Committee on Streets. Petition of Wilson Wertz a~d 23 others, asking that High Street be extended from its present terminus to Moorman Road, and that a part of Moorman Road be closed,and also that the alley south thereof be e~tend- ed to connect with the alley parrallel with and ~ east of Park St., the petitioners to give the right of-way through their lands,and to re- ceive in consideration that part of Moorman Road to be abandoned: To the Committee on Streets. Petition of John M. Peddicord license tax on dentists be reduced on Finance. Petition of the Fire Board, by and other dentists, asking that the to ~:10, per annum' To the Committee F.J.Zerbee, Secty., complaining that hacks and other vehicles in front of the True Reformers Hall block the .way of the Friendship Fire Co., in responding to alarms, and asking that the nuisance be abated: Referred to the Mayor. Petition of J.E.Boehm and otherm, for sidewalk on the south side of Wells avenue from Jefferson street to First Street: To Street Committee. Petition of R.F.Taylor and others, asking that a'light be located at the intersection of 10th avenue and 7th street S.E.: To Light Committee. Petition of Katie B. Smith, to erect a four-story porch on the east- ern exposure of the Ponce de Leon Hotel, was presented by ~,~r. Coleman, and on his motion the request was referred to the Committee on Fire and Water with power to act. Petition of G.H.P.Cole, asking permission to build a railway siding from the Norfolk and Western tracks,extending across a portion of Church avenue,and across Third Street S.E. to his planing mill property on the east side of Third Street, together with a plan thereof, was presented by Mr. Coleman; whereupon,on motion of Mr. Buckner it was RESOLVED, That permission be and .is hereby granted G.H.P.Cole to construct a siding from the Norfolk & Western Railroad to his planing mill property on the east side of Third Street,S.E., said siding extend- ing a cross a Portion of Church avenge,and across Third Street; said siding to be put in at the cost of the petitioner, un'er the direction of the city engineer,and in accordance with the plan filed. THE CALENDAR. Repot.ts from Committees were called for,and were presented and placed on the Calendar as follows: Public Property, Lights, Sewers, and Finance, Accounts, Streets, Public Charities. The Council then proceeded to the consideration of the reports on the Calendar; and they were considered and disposed of in the following manner. -1670- (April 10, 1900.) REPORT 0F THE C0.~A%'fITTEE 0N FINANCE. Mr.Ooulbourn,from the on Finance, submitted the following report: !. As to the request of Mrs. M.A.Shomo, for deed to lot in cemste, ry, on which it is claimed the payments were made about 1884, the committee has, as yet, been unable to find any evidence the said payments were made; and has accordingly laid the matter over for further investigation. _. ~.1~.75 for rent '-~ As to the petition of Pace & Bobbitt to be paid ~ ' of house on V;ells avenue N.W., wherein the occupants or tenants ~vere the com~mittee has referred this question to the Mayor for quarantined, his investigation and report. (This section, providing for refunding D M Taylor ~70 50 for sidewalk assessment, was, at the request of the Committee, stricken fro:n the report.) 4~ The following contractor's bonds submitted to the Committee have been approved,and we recommend that they be accepted by Council: Bond of Markley & Co. ,for grading Center avenue N.W. between llth and 12th Streets, in the sum of ~<500, with W.L.Andrews and J.A.Hoover'as sureties. Bond of T.U;.Wilkerson,for grading 8th street N.W.,in the sum of $150, with R.H.Angell,suret~. These bonds were examined and ap- oroved as to form by the city Solicitor. - (The bond referred to were approved and accepted by Council.) 5. The report of the city auditor shows that when the bills approved a~ ~n_.~ meeting shall have been paid, certain of the accounts will be over-drawr,, and in order to supplement them we recommend the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLI~D, That the appropriations for the I'iscal year 1899-1900, be and are hereby supplemented as fol.lows: Pa.Npers~ $225.00; Health, $1,200~00; Public Property, $75.00, Contingent, $250.00. And the city auditor and city treasurer are hereby directed to make entries accord- iugly. (The Darna!i Committee the cit~ the year that paid' Elections -$ 33.00 Salaries,. ~1,258.31 Fire 343.10 Health, 1,276.18 Insurance, 25.00 Public Prop. erty, 262.14 Jail 95.20 Sewer Repairs, 75.25 Lights, 994.62 Sewer Improvements, 1,539.04 Police, 1,014.50 Street Improvements, 961.01 Paupe rs, 94.91 Con, his s ions, 50.94 Street Repairs, 44.00 Contingent, 278.61 Street Cleaning, 4.00 Bridges, 104.95 Stationery & Printing, 99.12 Public Charities, 113.91 Total -$8,667.79 The report of the police department shows that lights were out during the month of March 788.5 ho.urs, making $15.77 to be paid into the treas- ury by the company at the time it receives it warrant. Respectfully submitted, J.A. FISHBURN, A. E. KING, J. B. NEWTON. resolution was adopted, Ayes--Backus,Buckner,Coleman,Ooulbourn, , '~' ~ ~ _. ~::burn, Graham , King , M. inahan , Newton ,Sei fe-t_ , Te rrill,Wilkins on, Wit~ ,k!r .President--15. Noes--None. ) 6. Certain other questions pe~,ding befeore the Committee have been postponed for further investigation,and in order to consult with the city solicitor thereon,and obtain his opinion. 8~ For a report as to the state of the finances, the Committee calls the attention of Council to the reports of the city auditor and city Treasurer, which have been examined by the Committee. Respectfully submitted, W. R. COULBOURN, H.M.DARNALL, J.H. WILKINSON, S.P. SEIFERT. REPORT 0P THE. C01~:..'!TTEE 0N ACCOUI,rrS. Mr. Fishburn, from the Commit- tee on Accounts, submitted the following report' The contmittee on accounts has approved the accounts and claims for the month of March, and listed the same under appropriate heads as shown below. We recommend' that these accounts be approved by Council, and certified to the city auditor and city treasurer,and ordered to be (April lOth, 1900.) . J.ves .--Backus, The report o£ ~he colmnittee on accounts was adopted~. Buckner, Co leman, Cou lbourn: Fishburn, Darn all, Graham, King ~M inahan ~ Newt on, Sei£ert,Terriil,Wilkinson,Witt,Mr President-].5. Noes--None. REPORT OF THE C0,Kg.~!ITTEE ON STREETS. Mr. Newton,from the Conmmittee on Streets, submitted the followi,g report: 1o We attach to this report.,as a part hereof, reports and resolu- tions in the regular form on the completion of the hearings of the prop-. erty owners on the question of constructing brick sidewalks on Center avenue N.Wo, Fifth Street N.W.:and Fifth Street S.W.; also on First St. S.W.: between Campbell and Church avenues; and First St.S.W., on the east side, between 10th and ].lth avenues,and on 'the north side of Day avenue, between Jefferson street and First Street,which resolutions pro- vide that bids shall be advertised for and specifications prepared. We recom~nend that said reports a~,d resolution.", be adopted. (Said reports and resolutions were severally read and adopted by the following vote., and are recorded at the end of these proceedings'- Ayes - -Backus, Bu ckn~ r, C o leman ~ Coulbourn ~ Dar hall ~ Fishburn, King ~ Les cure Minahan,Newton,Seifert,Terrill~Wilkins°n~Witt'Mr President-15. Noes-0.) 2. As to the matter of opening the alle7 a!o~g the tracks of the Roanoke and Southern~south of Tazewell avenue,the committee heard the property owners in respect to said' question on April 4th.,.and deferred the same for furture investigation. $. The committee submits herewith certain propositions for the sale of steam road rollers,obtained by the city engineer.coverin5 both new and second hand machines. These propositions are i:, addition to those already reported,and are as fo].lows: W. C 0asr!er: 2d hand A. '~ . ].5 ton roller, .... -~1,600o00 Do, 2d-hand 10-ton 0astler 2,350~00 ..... r: 1 ,800 O0 Do. New !0.-.ton 0ast~=' 2~850.00 F. J. Korte. 2d-hand 10-ton Buffalo-Pitts~ ..... The committee believes that the city should own a stem.m road roller, and as the reasons for such purchase have heretofore been given,the Council is perhaps in position at this time 'to fully judge of the matter without an extended report. The committe~, recommends the adoption of the fo] lowing r~.so.!ution: RESOLVE. D~ That it is expedient that the c¢~y should own a steara road roller; and the matter of purchasing such machine is hereby referred to the Committee on Streets with power to make such purchase,either oi' a second-hand roller, or of a new.roiler~ as said committee may determine after full investigation. And said committee is also authorized to send the city engineer to make such examinations and investigations concern- lng road rollers as may be necessary, the expense of such trip to be paid by the city upon, account rendered by the city engineer. RESOL!~D FURTHER,That when said purchase of a road roller shall have been made, the committee on Finance is hereby requested to report a suffie~eflt appropriation for the payment of the same,and all costs con- nectedwith 'the. purchase thereof. (The resolution was adopted, Ayes- Backus~Buckner,Coleman,Coulbourn, Darnall ~ Ki rig, Les cure ~Mi nahan ~ Newt on, Se if err ~ T err ill ,Wi lkinson ~Wi t t ,~r. President-14. Noes--Fishburn-1.) A_. The city engineer reports that the bridge at Patterson avenue a,~d 21st street, is in a dangerous condition,and recommends that an arc. h culvert should be constructed, which will cost,estimated, ~l,000. We recommend that the city engineer prepare specifications and advertise for bids for the performance of said wOrk;bids to be examined by the com~nittee on streets and reported to Council with recommendation. (The recommendation was adopted.) 5. The street ra%lway Company having raised its tracks on Campbell avenue,between 5th and 7th streets to the true grade~ which puts them above the macadam about 6 inches,the macadam should be raised to conform to the track, which can be done at an estimated cost of ~200. We fcc- on,mend the adoption of the following resolution: (The resolut ion was adopted ,Ayes-.-Backus, Buckner, Coleman, Coulbourn Darnall, Fish burn, King, Les cure ,Minahan, Newt on, Se i fer t ~ T er rill, Wi lkin s on, Witt,Mr President-15. NOes--~Ione.) The resolution follows' (April 10th~ 1900.) R~SOLVED,That the City Engineer be and is hereby authorized and in- structed to raise the macadam on Campbell avenue, between §th and ?th streets S.W., to conform to the true grade,at a cost not exceeding ~200, chargeable to the account of street repairs. 8.. Commerce street between th~ Railroad and Franklin Road should be repaired. The estimated cost will be abo~t ~00. :Ve recommend the adoption of the following resolution: RESOL¥~D, That the City Engineer be and is hereby authorized and in~ structed to repai~· Co,me,ce street, or Second Street S.Wo~ between the Railroad and Frankli~ Road, at a cost not exceeding ~.00, chargeable to the account of street repairs. (The resolution was rejected by a vote of Ayes l~; Noes-~; and recon- sidered on motion of ~.,'r.Ter~ill, and adopted ~y the follo:~ing vote: Aye s --Bac kus, Bu ckne~, Coleman, Coul~our n, Darnall, Fish burn, King, Les cure, Ninahan, Newt on, Se ife rt, T errill ,Wilkins on ,Wit t, ~r. Pres ident -l§. Noes --0. ) 7. Conce~~ning the question of numbering the houses on Franklin Road, which was referred to the City Engineer to suggest a plan for the num- be~ing thereof so as to avoid confusion, the city ~ngineer reports to the Committee as follows: "As to re-numbering the houses on Franklin Ro~d,which was referred by Council for a plan, ~ suggest that the best and simplest method will be to start at Jefferso:i street with 0 and run ~o First Street; beginning at First street with 100; and making Second street 200, Third street ~00, and w'hen the avenues are reached, make 8th avenue 600, 7th avenue 700~and so on to the end." The committee recommends that the plan suggested by the City ~ngi- neet be adopted. (The recommendation was adopted.) 8. As to the petition of D.Wm. Good and others, for sidewalk on Campbell avenue, the Committee recommends the following resolution: RESOL~rED,That the City Engine~.r be and is hereby authorized and in- structed to co~struct a longitudinal board walk on the south side of Campbell avenue S.W.,between 13th and 15th streets, at a cost not ex- cee.ding ~120, chargeable to street improvements. (The re solution was adopted, Ayes--Backus,Buckner,Coleman,Coulbourn, Darnall ,Fish,urn ,King, Les cu~-e, :,:',in ahan ,Newt on, Se if eft, Terrill ,Wilkinson, ~itt ,~r. P~-es ident-15. Noes--None. ) 9. As to the petition of T.L.Felts,for sidewalk on 6th street S.W. the comnittee recommends the adoption of the following resolution:- RESOLV~D,That the city engineer be and is hereby instructed '~o con- struct a longitudinal board sidewalk on the east side of 6th street,S...w.. between Campbell avenue and Rorer avenue, at a cost not exceeding $60, chargeable to street improvements. (The resolution was adopted, Ayes--Backus,Buckner,Coleman,Coulbourn, Darn~ll, Fishburn ~ King, Le scure ,Minaha~, ,Newton, Seifer t, Terrill,Wilkin s on, Noes--None. ) also recommend the adoption of the following reso- Witt ,~.'~r President-15. 10. ~.he Con~mittee !ut i on: RESOLVED,That the City Engineer be and is hereby instructed to con- struct a longitudinal board walk on the west. side of !~aple avenue,com- mencing at the southeast corner of T.J.Burk's lot, and extending to V~alnut avenue a distance of 400 feet, at a cost not to exceed chargeable to street improvements. (The resolution was .adopted,Ayes--Backus,Buckner,Coleman,Coulbourn, Darnall, Fi shburn, King ~ Le scure ,Minahan ,Newton, Se ife~'t, Ter rill,W~ilkins on, V~itt ,~r. Pres ident-15. Noes--None. ) 12. The committee also recommend the adoption of the following: RESOLVED, That the city engineer be and ais hereby instructed to grade Elm avenue S.r,~. between 5th and 6th streets, so as to be able lay the brick sidewalk heretofore ordered, at a cost not exceeding chargeable to the account of street improvements. RESOL~rED FURTHER, That the profile of the grade of ~lm avenue S.,"!., between 5th and 6th streets, on file in the City Engineer's. office, indexed as N=l$, be and the same is hereby approved. (The re solut ion was adopted, Ayes--Backus, Buckner, Coleman, Co~lbourn, Darnall, Fi shbur n, King, Le scure ,Minahan, Newt on, Sei fert ,Terrill ,Wilkinson, Witt,Mr.President-15. Noes--None.) to ~200, (April 10th, 1900. ) 1S. In order that the work of improving Tazewell avenue may be com- menced and carried out in accordance with the plans prepared by the city engineer, it will be necessary to ~iden this avenue on the north side between First street and Jefferson street S...E., and as land sufficient can be acquired at a moderate rate, we recommend the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLV~D,That the City Solicitor be and is hereby instructed to ac- quire the land necessary to ~iden Tazewell avenue on the north side,be- tween First street and Jefferson street, in accordance with the plan made by the city en$ineer,and have the same conveyed to the city,at a cost not exceeding ~$50, chargeable to the account of street improve- ments. (The recon%me,~dat ion was adopted, Ayes-Backus ,Buckner, Coleman,, Coul- bourn, Darnall, Fishburn, King, Les cur e ,.~.{ i nahan ,Newt on, Selfs rt, Ter r ill, ~filkinson,Witt ,~:~r .President-15. Noes--None. ) 14. In order that the matter of widening 0enter avenue may be com- pleted and the work closed up, the committee recontmends that the city solicitor be and is hereby instructed to close up the propositions here- tofore accepted for the land on the south side of said avenue,and have the same conveyed to the city; and as to the land on the north side, owned by the Central }.~.anfg. Co., and P.H.Rorer, the committee recommends that the city Solicitor be instructed to institute condemnation pro- ceedings against the said parties for the~ acquisition of land sufficient for the purpose, in accordance with the plan made by the city Engineer; the costs in connection therewith to be paid out of the account for street improveme~,ts. Respectfully submitted, J.B. NEWTON, J.H.WILKINSON, R. A. BU CKNER. The last recommendation of the street committee was adopted,by the following vote: Ayes--Backus ,Buckner, Coleman, Coulbourn ,Darnall,Fishburn, · ,~ naha:, ,Newton, Seifert ,Terrill ,Wilkins os, ,Witt ,}~r Pre s ident - King,Lescure ,::~ ' 15. Noes--None. REPORT 0~ on, e.,-~ ON PUBLIC PROPERTY }:~r Darnall,from the Commit- tee on Public Property, submitted the followi~,g report: 1. As to the matter of purchasing a mule for use at the stone quar- ry, by the force employed there, which was to take the place of the mule recently killed by accident,and which matter was referred to the committee on Public Property with power to act, and to purchase a mule at a cost not exceeding $125, we beg to report that we have instructed the city engineer to make the purchase at a cost not exceeding $125. 2. As to the resolution introduced, by }fr. Graves to provide for the construction of certain lockers for the use of the Friendship Fire Co., in the Third V;ard Fire Building,for the purpose of storing their uni- forms, we beg to report that the city engineer has estimated the cost of six lockers, such as is desired by the company, at ~ each, making a total of !~18; and the com3nittee recommends that the city engineer be and is hereby authorized to construct said lockers at a cost not exceed- lng .:~18, chargeable to the account of Public Property. S. As to bids for heating the city hall and city jail, as the reso- lution of Council could not be complied with during the winter months, the city engineer postponed the matter of asking bids until this time, and he informs the committee that .he has asked for propositions to close on ~!ay let, for heating-the City Hall and City Jail With steam. 4. The attention of the committee has been directed to the condition of the fence around the city Cemetery, which is very much worn and di- lapidated, and it will probably require the erection of a new fence. We have asked the city engineer for estimates for constructing a new fence where required. 5. The attention of the committee has been directed to certain con- ditions at the stone quarry, which should receive the attention of Coun- cil. it appears that at the north end of the quarry, to which poi,t it is now being worked, a parcel of la:,d, containing in the neighbor- hood of one acre, was purchased,and a house erected thereon. The owner of this property is now complaining of the danger incurred by his family -1674- (April 10th, 1900. ) on account of blasting, and threatens suit and other proceedings against the city. Feeling that this was a matter that should receive prompt attention, we referred it to the committee on streets for investigation and recommendation to Council, together with a proposition to sell the city the .house and lot in question. 6. The Committee has assessed the stalls and stands at the public markets and fixed the minimum rates for the renting of said stalls, which will take place under the ordina~,ces, on April ~.?, 1900. Respectfully submitted, H.M.DARNALL, ~. MINAHAN, J.H. WILKINSON, W.R.00ULBOURN. On motion of .¥.r. Buckner the report of the Committee on Public. Prop- erty was adopted: Ayes-Backus,Buck~er,Coleman~0oulbourn,Darnall,Fishburn, Wilkinson ~Witt ,Mr President- King,Lescure,~!~ nahan ~Newton,Seifert,Te~'rill, . 15. Noes --None. REPORT OF Th~ C0.~.~!ITTEE ON LIGHTS. Mr. Seifert,from the Committee on Lights, submitted the following report: The committee on Lights to whom was referred the petition of the Brotherhood .~..~ercantile Co. ,and other business men,asking that an elec- tric light be erected at the intersection of Jefferson street and Camp- bell avenue, respectfully report that they have considered said petition and find that a light is greatly needed at the point indicated,and there- fore recommend the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the Roanoke Electric Light and Power Company, or its successor, be and is hereby instructed to install and maintain one stand&rd 2000 candle power arc light at the interseetion of Jefferson street and Campbell avenue, under the terms and conditions of the con- tract between-said company and the city of Roanoke, enetered into by ordinance adopted November 2~, 189~; and make report to this Council when said lights shall have been placed in operation. 2. Concerning the question of the costs of lights in the city jail or station house, the committee haz arranged certain charges which will materially reduce the cost .of said lights, a definite report on which will be made at a subsequent meeting. Respectfully submitted, S. P. SE IPERT, J.A. 2I SHBURN, J. E. GRAH3U~, A.B. COLEMAN. The report of the committee on Lights was adopted, Ayes-Backus,Buck- ncr, Coleman: Coulbourn:Darnall,Fishburn,Kin~,Lescure ,Minahan,Newt on, Seifert,Ter~'i!!~Wilkinson,Witt,.~r.President-15. Noes --None. REPORT OF T?~ CO~,Q..'...ITTEE ON SEV~ERS. Mr.Buckner,from the 0ommittee on Sewe~ submitted the following report: The Committee on Sewers attaches hereto reports and resolutions to provide for the further proceedings in the matter of constructing the system of sewers in Section 120, Fifth Ward, and for the line of sewers on Co.~m~,onwea~th avenue N.E., a hearing upon which has been given the property owners on ~.~arch I and March lOth, which resolutions and reports we recommend shall be adopted. The committee reports that the plans a::d estimates have been made for all other lines of sewers heretofore ordered by Council,and we have iz,.structed the clerk 'to serve notice on the property owners for the required hearings. We hope to be able to complete these hearings by the next regular meeting of Council. Said sewers are situated in the First and Fourth Wards,and when completed will materially extend and enhance the sewer system of the city. The estimated cost of the various lines on which the property owners are yet to be heard, are as follows' Highland avenue and 4th street S.W.- ............ $ 215.00 Alley from Calvary Baptist 0hutch,east to 5th street 98.?0 Rorer avenue, from City Stables, west to 6th street 200.00 Extension between El~ and Day avenues, S.W. 100.00 E~--tension between Highland and Nountain avenues,S.W. 600.00 Extensien in Section 21,Campbelland Patterson avenues, 1,670.00 E×tension,Section 20, Fourth Ward ....... 1,?10.00 Extension,Section 19, Fourth Ward, 200.00 Drain pipe in Section 20, new location 1,~.41.~5 Total-- $6,234~95 The estimated cost 6f the been given is as follows: Section 120, Fifth Ward, Ruthel-for5 avenue sewer . -1675- (Apx, il 10, 1900. ) work recommended ,upon which hearings have including outlet ............. - .... $8,325.10 ,-- 510.00 (The resolution reported by the sewer Committee were severally read and adopted by the following vote: Ayes--Backus,Buckner,C°leman'0°ul- bourn, Dar hall, Fishburn, King, Lescure ,Minahan, Newton, Se ife rt, Te rr ill ,Wil- kinson,Witt ,~.4~- President-15.Noes--None- ) Said resolutions are recorded at the end of these proceedings. 2. Ir, order to provide a fund to be used by the clerk of Council in the service of notice-on non-resident property owners,--the estimated mnount of which is ~;25,the committee recommends the adoption of the following resolut ion: RESOLVED, That the city Auditor be and is hereby instructed to draw a warrant in favor of the Clerk of Council for the sum of ~25,chargeable to contingent fund, for the purpose of providing a fund to be used in serving notice on non-resident property owners for hearings on the question of constructing certain lines of sewers in the First and Fourth ..Wards; and a report of the expenditures hereunder to be made to the Council. Respectfully submitted, R. A. BUCKNER, S .P. SEIFERT, J. A. FI SHBURN, J.E. GRAJ{A3~. The second recommendation of the Committee on Sewers was agreed to,- Aye z- -Bac kus, Bu ckne r, Coleman, C oulb cum, Darnall ,Fish burn, King, Les cure, ~ainahan ,Newton, Seifert ,Terrill,Wilkins on ,Witt ,Mr Pres ident-15 .Noes-O. On motion of ~,~r.. King the report of the Commit{ee on Ordinances was passed by until the next regular or adjourned meeting. The Committee on Public Charities presented a report, recom.nending by resolution, the payment of the sum of $5 per month for one year from April l, 1900, for aid of the Crittenden Home, which was rejected by the following vote: Ayes--Coleman,Fishburn,Minahan,Newt°n' Seifert ,Ter- rill,Wilkinson,Wit t ,Mr .President-9 · Noe s__Backus ,Buckner, Coulbourn, Dar hall ,King, Les cure -6. ROAN0}'E RIVER--DA~ PROPOSED. Mr. Darnall submitted the following motion of Mr. Buckner,and accepted Buckne r, Coleman, Coulbourn, Dar nall, Fishburn ,King, Le scure, Minahan ,Newton, Seifert ,Terrill,Wilkinson,Witt ,Mr'.President. -15. Noes--None. RELIEF- OF P.R. T\~REE. Mr.Minahan submitted the following resolution: Whereas~F.R.Tyree,a regular policeman .in the service of the city was incapacitated from duty for about three months on account of a severe speR1 of sickness; and on account of the loss of time he has been re- 'duced to such circumstances as to need assistance; and Whereas, said P.R:Tyree has been a faithful and effie~ent officer, therefore BE IT RESOL%MED, That the City Auditor be and. is hereby authorized and directed to draw a warrantb on the city Treasurer in favor' of P.R. Tyree in the sum of Sixty Dollars, chargeable to police account, for the purpose of relieving said Tyree in a case of financial distress, occasioned by the spell of sickness above mentioned. which was amended on resolution, by the mover: as follows: V. rnereas, an application is now pending in the county court of Roanoke County, for permission to cons'truct a dam across Roanoke River at some point below the mouth of Tinker creek; and :.Vhereas, the question of danger to the health of the city has arisen by reason of the construc- tion of such dam, therefore BE IT RESOLVED, That the committee on Health and City Engdneer be and are hereby instructed to secure the services ~f some competent San- itary engineer, if they deem it advisable, to report upon the danger to the ~ublic health by the construction of such dam, at a cost not exceed- lng $200, to be paid out of the health account, and a report hereunder to be made to Council. RESOLVE. D FURTHER, That the city Solicitor be and is hereby directed to 'appear before the county court and secure a postponement of the mat- ter until it can be investigated. The resolution above was adopted by the following vote: Ayes-Backus, -1676- (April 10, 1900.) The resolution was adopted by the followin~ vote, Ayes-Backus,Buckner Coleman, Coulbourn, Darn all, Fi shburn, King, Le scure ,.~.~i nahan, Newt on, Sei fert, Terrill ,Wilkinson ,Witt ,!~.!r. President-15. Noes--None. S~.~ALLPOX. A com_munication from the Board of Health, reconmnending that a guard be provided for the suspects at the smallpox hospital, that a well be bored to supply water to the said hospital; and that a suitable conveyance be provided to conduct patients to and from the hospital,and for other uses in connection with smallpox matters, which was read, v;hereupor: .~. Fishburn submitted the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the City Engineer be and is hereby authorized and in- structed to purchase a wagon for the use of the city in moving patients to the pest-house,and for other purposes in connection with the matter of the prevention of the spread of smallpox; the costs not to exceed ~i~_O,chargeable to the account of health. RESOLVED FURTHER,That the Mayor be and is hereby authorized to employ a suitable person as guard or watchman at the smallpox hospital,to be under the direction of the Board of Health,and his wages to be paid from the account of health. RESOLVED PURT}~R, That the city engineer be and is hereby authorized and directed to cause a ~ell to be dug on the almshouse farm at such point as may be directed by the Board of Health; and to provide the same with a suitable pump, all costs in connection with the boring of said well and providing a pump to be paid out of the account for health, the costs of boring said well not to exceed ~-1.50-per foot, including the cas ing. The re s6:iut i Backus, Buckner ~ Newton,Self err ~ VFELL AT AL~SHOUSE. Mr.Fishburn tion, which was adopted: RESOLVED, That the matter of the be referred to the Board ons above were agreed to by the following vote: Ayes-- Coleman, C oul bourn, Dar hall, Fishburn, King, Les cure, t.~i :~ahan, Terrill,Wilkinson,Witt ,Mr. Pres ident-15. Noes--None. also submitted the following resolu- advisability of boring a well at the of Health, to report to this Council almshouse '~;~hether or not the same is necessary,and for the best interest and health of the inmates thereof. PAY OF POLICE~.~EN. ~,,{r. Newton submitted a resolution to increase the oay. of the regular and soecial, policemen, to ~i~· and .~P..~ ~ per day'res-~ pectively, which was read, a~,d on motion of ~_r. Buckner referred to the Co~.mitt~e on Finance. CENTER AVENUE--GRADE by Bud Adams and others, lished on Center avenue OF, ~..Ir. Coulbourn presented a petition signed protesting against the grade recently estab- between llth and 12th streets, which was read and on motion of Mr. Darnall the matter of changing the grade on Center avenue between llth and 12th streets, be referred to the Committee on Streets, in conjunctio~z with the city engineer and City Solicitor,and that they shall have power to act. SIDEWALKS ON ROANOKE STREET. Mr. Cutchin submitted a resolution to provide for giving the property owners a hearing as to the construction of sidewalks on both sides of Roanoke Street,between Salem avenue and Campbell avenue, and between Church avenue and Franklin'Road, which was read, considered and adopted, Ayes--Backus,Buckner,Coleman,Coulbourn~ Dar hal !, Fi shbur n, Ki ~:g, Les cure, !'~inahan, Newt on, Se i fe rt, T err i 11 ,V~ilkins on, V;itt,:~£roPresident--15. Noes--None. Said resolution is recorded at the end of these proceedings. RELIEF OF E. S. POL!2%RD. ~.~r. Cutchin submitted the following res- olution: ~!.rhereas, E.S.Pollard while engaged in work on the Fire Alarm System without fault on his part sustained serious injuries, which resulted in the loss of two months time; now therefore BE IT RESOLVED, That the sum of One Hundred and Fifty Dollars be and is hereby appropriated, and the auditor directed to draw a warrant for that sum, to be paid to the said E.S.Pol!ard, in full liquidation of all claim for damages against the city of Roanoke; and the amount to be paid over upon Mt. Pollard depositing with the auditor such a receipt as may be prepared by the city Solicitor. -1677- (April 10th, 1900. ) The resolution was adopted, Ayes--Backus,Buckner,Coleman,Ooulbourn, Dar hall, Fi sh bur n, King, Les cu re ,~{i n s.h an, Newt on, Se i fe rt, T err il i ,Wi lkin s on, Witt ,5{r.President-15. Noes--None. SIDEWALK ON FOURTH STREET S.''~. 5{r. Fishburn introduced a resolution to provide for the construction a brick sidewalk on the east side of Fourth Street,between Salem avenue and Campbell avenue: which was re- ferred to the Committee on Streets. PUBLIC CH.~RITIES. On motion of ~.~!r. Darnall it was RESOLVE. D, That the 0o~mittee on Public Charities be requested to re- port to this Council what has been the ef~.cted of the resolution re- cently adopted by Council (introduced b.y Mr. Fishburn) which provides that paupers shall be sent to the almshouse,instead of being provided with supplies at their homes in the city. SID~..~.~LKS ON I,:~OUNTAIN AVE~CUE S.r~. ~;Ir. Outchin submitted a resolution to provide for the construction of brick sidewalks on the north side of ~.~ountai:: avenue S ~'~ between Franklin Road and Fifth Street; which was read and referre~, to the 0ommittee on Streets. ASSE~.~BLV HA~.--.~ILITAR\' CO!.~ANY. On motion of ~,~.r. Outchin it was RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Narkets be and is hereby directed to allow the Roanok.? Light Infantry Company to use Assembly Hall one night in each week for drill purposes, the night to be so used to be desig- nated by the }.~ilitary Company, subject to the general terms of the origi- nal cont~act. On motion of ~r. Buckner the Council then adjourned. -oo0oo A RESOLUTION, to provide for giving the property owners a hearing as to the construction of brick sidewalks on both sides of Roanoke Street. (Adopted April 10th, 1900.) RESOL~ED, That the Con~mitt~e on Streets of th~ Cormmon Council be and is hereby instructed, at such time as they fix,and after this resolution becomes a law, to give a hearing before such conzm, itt~e to the o'vners of the property abutting on both sides of Third (Roanoke) Street,between Church avenue and Franklin Road, and also on both sides of said Street between Salem avenue and Campbell avenue, on the question of construct- ing brick sidewalks, full width, with' stone curbing in front of their respective properties. And said committee shall give notice of ten days to the property owners bounding and abutting on said street at the points indicated or benefited 6y any such proposed improvement,of the place and time of said hearing, which said notice shall be served at least ten days before the hearing aforesaid,, and shall sun, non said own- ers to appear before the said committee to be heard for or against said proposed improvement· Said hearing shall not be had until a plan of said proposed imp-~ovement shall have been made by the city engineer,with an estimate of the cost,and the amount to be paid by each abutting own- er, such plan and estimate to be filed in the Clerk's office of the Com'.'.~on Council,and shall be produced before the Conz_mittee on Streets at the hearing aforesaid· After such hearing shall have been given by the Committee on Streets, .it shall report to Council with reconmmendation, whether or not said improvement should be made,and what amount of the costs thereof, if any, shall be paid by.the owners of the real estate bounding and abutting on said street, or benefited by such improvement, and what proportion of the costs of the improvement aforesaid, shall be paid out of the city treasury. -oo0oo -1678- A RESOLUTION AMD REPORT as to sidewalks on both sides of Center ave- nue N w between 5th and 12th stre=ts,and on both sides of Fifth Street N.~.V.,from Shenandoah avenue to Gilmer avenue. (Adopted April 10th, 1900.) Your Committee on Streets in pursuance of resolutions of Council adopted 5{at 12th and .~.ay 16th,1899, providing for givin~ hearings to the property ou~ners on the question of constructing hard burned brick side- walks,five feet wide, on both sides of Center avenue N.'V.., between 5th and 12th streets; and for constructing hard burned brick sidewalks,six feet wide, on the east side of Fifth street from Shenandoah avenue to Gilmer avenue, and on the west side of Fifth street from Shenandoah ave- nue to Moorman Road, reports that it gave to the property owners to be benefited by the proposed improvements hearings on March 1, and March 10th ,1900, at the place designated in the notice. A large number of the property owners were represented as will be seen by reference to the record of local assessments on file in the office of the Clerk of Council. The plans and estimates made by the City Engineer were duly exhibited and explained at the hearings aforesaid. The committee is of opinion that the property owners abutting on said streets will be bene- fited by such proposed improvements,and that they ought to be made,and therefore recomme:~ds the adoption of the following resolution: BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council for the City of Roanoke,That it is expedient that hard burned brick sidewalks, five feet wide, shall be constructed on both sides of Center avenue N.W.,between 5th and 12th Streets; and hard burned brick sidewalks,six feet wide,on the east side of Fifth street N..~V.,between Shenandoah avenue and Gilmer avenue,and on the west side of Fifth street from Shenandoah avenue to Noorman Road; and that it is the sense of this Council that one-half 'of the cost of the proposed improvements shall be paid by the owners of the property abutting on the streets aforesaid and benefited by such proposed im- provements,and that one-half of the cost thereof shall be paid out of the city treasury and borne by the city; and that said proportion to be assessed upon az:d borne by the property owners aforesaid,shall be apor- tioned among said property owners upon such principles as the Council shall hereafter determine by resolution or ordinance,after the improve- ment aforesaid shall have been completed. RESOLlrED FURTHER, That the City Engineer be and is hereby instructed to advertise for bids for making the improveme~,ts aforesaid in some news- paper published in the city of Roanoke for thirty days' time; said bids to be made in accordance with the plans and specifications on file in the office of the City Engineer,and to be accompanied with a certified check in the sum of ~50; and the bidder to whom the contract shall be awarded, shall be required to give bond ii, the sum of fifty per cent~un of the contract price of the work; said bond to be approved by the Com- mittee on Finance,and condi$ioned for the faithful performance of the contract aforesaid. RESOLVED PUP. Th~R, That when said bids shall have been closed after 30 days notice as aforesaid, the committee on streets is hereby author- ized and directed to consider the same and report to Council,which shall award the contract for making said improvement to the lowest res- ponsible bidder, reserving the right,however, to reject any and all bids. oo0oo A RESOLUTION 'AND REPORT as to sidewalks on the west side of Fifth street S.~7.bet~veen .~.ountain avez, ue and the Over-head Bridge. (Adopted April 10th, 1900.) Your Committee on Streets in pursuance of a resolution of Council adopted ?.ay 12th,1899,providing for giving a hearing to the property owners on the question of constructing brick .sidewalks,8 feet wide,on the west side of Fifth street S ~'~ between Mountain avenue and the over head bridge crossing the N.& W. Railroad, reports that it gave to the property owners to be benefited by the proposed improvement ,a hearin§ on 5~arch lOth,1900,at the office of the clerk of Council. A small per- centage of the property owners were represented,as will be seen by ref- erence to the local assessment records in the office of the Clerk of Council. The plan and estimate made by the city engineer was duly ex- hibited and explained at the hearing aforesaid. The committe~, is of opinion that the property owners abutting on said street will be bene- fited by such proposed improvement,and that it ought to be made,and theregore recommends the adoption of the following resolution: BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council for the City of Roanoke That it is expedient that hard burned brick sidewalks,8 feet wide shall be constructed on the west side of Fifth street S -r between ~ountain ave- nue and the overhead bridge, and that it is the sense of this Council that one-fourth of the cost of the p~.oposed improvement should 'be paid by the property owners abutting and bounding on the street aforesaid, and benefited by said proposed improvement,and that three-fourths of the cost thereof should be paid out of the city treasury and borne by the city,and that said proportion to be assessed upon and borne by the property owners aforesaid~ shall be apportioned among said property own- ers upon such principles as the Council shall hereafter determine by resolution or ordinance,after the improvement aforesaid shall have been completed. RESOLVED FURTHER, That the city engineer is hereby instructed to ad- vertise for bids for making said improvement in some newspaper published in the city of Roanoke for thirty days' time; said bids to be made in accordance with plans and specifications on file in the office of the city engineer,and to be accompanied with a certified check in the sum of ~25; and the bidder to whom the contract shall be awarded,shall be required to give bond in'the sum of 50. per cent. of the contract price of said work, said bond to be approved by the co~mnittee on Finance,and conditioned, for the faithful performance of the contract aforesaid. RESOLVED FURThMER, That when.said bids shall have .been closed,after 30 days notice as aforesaid, the committee on.streets shall consider the same and repo,'t to Council, with recommendation, which shall award the contract for making said improvement to the lowest responsible the right to reject any and all bids. bidder, reserving, however, -oo0oo- sidewalks on First A RESOLUTION as to the construction of brick Street S ~r. and on Day avenue S'.W. ' (Adopted'April 10, 1900.) BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council for the City of Roanoke,That it is expedient that hard burned brick sidewalks,five feet wide,shall be constructed on the north side of Day avenue,between Jeffe~'son street and First Street; and full width hard burned brick sidewalks on the ~vest side of First Street,between Camp6ell avenue and Church avenue,includ- ing stone curbing; and hard burned brick sidewalks five feet wide,on the east side of First St~.eet S.";., between 10th and llth avenues; and the. t it is the sense of this Council that one half of the cost of the prop- osed improvements shall be paid by the owners of the property abutting on the streets aforesaid,and benefited by said proposed improvements,and that one half of the cost thereof shall be paid out of the city treasury and borne by the city; and that said proportion to be assessed upon and borne by the property owners aforesaid,shall be apportioned among said property owners upon such principles as the Council shall hereafter dm'l~rmine by resolution or ordinance,after completion thereof. RESOLVED FURT}~R, That the city Engineer is hereby instructed to vertise for bids for making said improvements; and bids to be made in accordance with plans and specifications on file in the office of the city engineer,and be accompnied with a certified check in the sum of ~25; the contractor to give bond in the sum of fifty per centum of the contract price of said work; which bond is to be approved, by the Com- mittee on Finance,and conditioned for the faithful performance of the work aforesaid. RESOLVED FURTHER, That when said bids shall have been closed after 30 days notice as aforesaid, the Committee 6n Streets is hereby author- ized and directed to consider the same and report to Council, which shall award the contract for making said improvement to the lowest responsi- .ble bidder, reserving, however,the' right to reject any and all bids. .... oo0oo .... -1680- A RESOLUTION AND REPORT as to the construction of sewers in Sec- t ion 120, Fifth '#ard. (Adopted April 10th, 1900.) Your Committee on Sewers in pursuance of a resolution adopted November 7th, 1899, providing for givi~,g~ a hearing to the property owners on the question of constructing a system of sewers within the limits of Section, 120, reports that it gave to the property owners to benefited by such proposed improv~ment,a heari:,g on ~arch 1, 1900,and adjourned the same to March 10th, 1900,when the hearing was completed, at the office of the clerk of Council. A considerable number of the property owners were represented at the hearing, as will be seen by a reference to the local assessment records on file in the office of the Clerk of Council. The plan and estimate made by the city Enginear were duly. exhibited and explained at the hearing aforesaid. The Committee is of opinion that the property owners abutting on said sewer, or situated within its limits, will be benefited by such pro- posed., improvement,and that it ought to be made,az, d therefore recom- me::ds the adoption of the following resolution: BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council for the City of Roanoke, That it is expedient that a system of sewers in the Fifth .Ward, with a~, outlet therefor, knowr, as Section 120, and described as follows, be constructed: On the south side of the Norfolk & Western Railway, an out-let main from the main sewer i$ Campbell avenue, by way of First street,Norfolk avenue and Second street, to Center°avenue,there commencing a system to acco.m~aodate the properties on both sides of Center avenue, between Commerce street and Fourth street; and on the north side of Shenandoah avenue and on both sides of Center avenue, from Fourth street to llth street N.:.%~.; that it is the sense of this Council that one-half of the cost of the proposed improvement should be paid by the owners of the property abutting upon the sewer lines contained within the system aforesaid,and benefited by said proposed improvement,and that one-half of the cost thereof should be paid out of the city treasury and borne by the city; and that said proportion to be assessed upon and borne by the property owners aforesaid, shall be apportioned among said property owners upon such principles as the Council shall hereafter determine by resolution or ordinance, after the improvement aforesaid shall have been completed. RESOLVED FURT~qER, That the City Engineer be and is hereby in- structed to advertise for bids for making the improvement aforesaid in some newspaper published in the city of Roanoke for thirty days time; said bids to be made in accordance with plans and. specifica- tions on file in the office of the city engineer,and to be accompa- nied. rith a certified check in the sum of fifty dollars; and the bidder to whom the contract shall be awarded, shall be required to give bond in the penalty of fifty per centum of the contract price of said work; said bond to be approved by the Committee on Finance and conditioned for the faithful performance of the contract afore- said. RESOLVED FURT}~R, That when said bids shall have been closed after thirty days notice as aforesaid, the committee on sewers is hereby authorized and directed to consider the same and report to Council, which shall award the contract for making said improvement to the lowest responsible bidder,reserving the right, however, to reject any and all bids. -oo0oo -1680- A RESOLUTION AND REPORT as to the construction of sewers on the north side of RutherfOrd avenue N.E.,from a point about 50 feet west of Co~.~.~onwealth avenue to a point about 350 feet west of Third street. (Adopted April 10th, 1900.) Your committee on sewers in pursuance of a resolution adopted August 8, 1899,providing for giving a hearing to the property owners on the question of constructing a line of sewers along the north side of Rutherford avenue,from a point about 50 feet west of Commonwealth avenue, to a poi~,t about 350 feet west of Third street, reports that it gave to the property owners to be benefited by such proposed im- provement, a hearing on March 10th, 1900, at the office of the Clerk of Council. A very small percentage of the property owners were rep- resented at the hearing, as will be seen by referemce to the local assessment records on file in the office of the clerk of Council. The plan and estimate made by the city engineer were duly exhibited and e~plai'ned at the hearing aforesaid. The committee is of opinion that the property owners abutting on said sewer, or situated within the limits thereof, will be benefited by such proposed improvement, and that it ought to be made, and therefore recommends the adoption of the following resolution: EE IT RESOLV~D by the Common Council for the City of Roanoke, that it is expedient that a line of sewers should be constructed along the north side of Rutherford avenue N.E., f~om a point about 50 feet west of Commonwealth avenue to a point about 350 feet west of Third Street; that it is the sense of this Council that one-half of the cost of the proposed improvement should be paid by the owners of the property abutting upon the line of sewers described as afore- said, and benefited by said proposed improvement,and that onehalf of the cost thereof should be paid out of the city treasury and borne by the city; and that the proportion to be assessed upon and borne by the property owners aforesaid,shall be apportioned s~nong said property owners upon such principles as the Council shall hereafter dte~-mine by resolution or ordinance, after the improvement afore- said shall ha~e been completed. RV~SOL~MED FURTHER,. That the City Engineer be a~,d is hereby in- structed to advertise for bids for making the improvement aforesaid in some newspaper published in the city of Roanoke, for thirty days' time; said bids to be made in accordance with plans and specification on file in the office of the city engineer,, a~d to be accompanied with a ce~'tified check in the sum of fifty dollars; and the bidder to whom the contract shall be awarded shall be required to give bond in the sum of fifty per centum of the contract price of said work, said bond to be approved by the committee on finance, and conditioned for the faithful performance of the contract aforesaid. RRSOLVED FURTHER, That when said bids shall have been closed after thirty days' not ice. as aforesaid, the committee on Sewers is hereby authorized and directed to consider the same and report to Council, which shall award the contract for making said improvement to the lowest responsible bidder, reserving, however, the right to reject any and all bids. ......... oo0oo- J 0 U R N A L -- C 0 ~ ~ 0 N 0 0 U N O I L. ( 1682 ) Monday, A special meetinE of the Council was held to-night at 8 the Council Chamber, for the following purposes: lst~ To receive report from the Board of Health a,~d act the judgment of Council may be deemed proper; the reports April 23, 190~. o'clock, iu thereon,as in being in ref- erence to health conditions existing in the city. 2d. Also to consider some changes in the market law which may o6 prezented by the ordinance conmnittee,and to take such action thereon may be deemed expedient. City Board of Health would recommend compulsory vaccination,and a house to house canvass at short intervals in order to discover any cases that may be concealed and report them before they have a chance to spread$ and the. Board of Health would further reconz:~.end that the present small- pox hospita~ be..,used exclusively for those actually sick with the dis- ease,a,~d tha~ the entire hospital premises be surrounded with a barbed wire fence sufficient to prevent the escap~ of any of the inmates, and that a suitable place, such as the Alleghany Institute Building be se- cured as a quarantine station where all suspects, or those who may have bee.u exposed to the disease can be securely quarantined and guarded.. SAN~UEL S. GUERR~T, Se c t y. ~:~r. King, from the Committee on Ordinances, presented an ordinance to provide for a general vaccination in this city, which was read, con- sidered and adopted. Ayes--Buckner,Darn,%ll,Fishburn,King,Mays,Seifert, Terrill an~ ~r. President-9. Noes--Lescure,Ninahan,Newton,Witt-4~ Not voting, Coulbourn, Graham. Said ordinance is recorded on the next page. ('....!r. Self eft in the chair. ) ?-~r: Cutchin submitted the following ~-esolution, which was adopted, Aye s --Buckne r, C oulb cum, Darnall, Fish burn, Graham~ Kin g, Les cure, Mays, Mina han,Seifer.Z,Terrill,~:-President-12 Noes--Newton; Not voting,-%Vitt. RESOLVED, That the Board of Health and Mayor be instructed to employ such physicians as may be necessary, at a cost not exceeding ~'5.00 per day and Board to do such vaccinating as be required under the ordinance adopted tonight providinE for cumpulsory vaccination; and that the ~,{ayor be ~-equested to furnish each physician so employed with a police- ma.,: to go with him and make a house to house canvass of the city, and see that every person is vaccinated as required by the provisions of said ordinance. i',~_r. Cutchin submitted the following resolution, which was adopted, by the same vote as last recorded, Ayes 12, Noes l, not voting-1. RESOLVE~.D, That the U_ayor be authorized to purchase the necessary vaccinaticn points, or vaccine virus, to carry into effect the provis- ions of the ordinance providing for compulsory vaccination; same to chargeable to the account of health. ~;.r. Cutchin also submitted a resolution to provide for the renting, leaaing or purchasing of the Alleghany Institute Building, for 'smallpox hospital,and that the smallpox pest house now located on almshouse farm be used for colored patients only; which was considered and reject- ed by the following vote: Ayes--Buckner,Darnall,Fishburn,King,~{ays, Terrill,?~r Pres ident-7. Noes --Coulbourn, Lescure ,Minahan ,Newton ,Witt-2. suggested for the prevention of the spread of the disease; and suggested that better means of confinement be provided at the pest house. REPORT 0P BOARD OF HEALTH. The following report from the Board of Health was read: Owing to the spread of smallpox due to so many concealed cases,the Present: Messrs. Buckner,Coulbourn,Darnall,Fishburn,Graham,King,Les-. cure,I~ays,Minahan,Newton,Seifert,Terrill:Witt:~,{r President-l~ Absent: }~essrs. Back, s, Coleman, Graves ,}{'art ,},{ullen ~£ilkinso~..6 ~ ~..Ir. Joel H. Cutchin, the President of Counci!~ in the chair. A con~nunication from the ~{ayor was received and read, which showed the residence and locations of all persons infected with smallpox and those vzhich were quar-az~tined, there being 9 cases in the city and 71 persons in quaransine. He also reported that guaz'ds had been placed the houses which were quarantined, and reported generally as to methods Messrs. Graham and upon this meeting and Mr. Darnall in the -1683- (April 23d, 1900. ) Seifert were each excused left the Council Ohamber. Chair. from further attendance Mr. King submitted the following resolution, which was adopted, Aye s --Bu ckne r, Coulbourn, Darnall, Fishburn ,King, Les cure ,Mays, Minahan ~ Newton,Terrill,Witt,~.{r.President-12. Noes--None: as follows: RESOL~ED,That the Mayor and Board of Health be instructed to take such steps as may be necessary to secure the Alleghany Institute Build- ing, either by renting or leasing same, and to be used for a smallpox hospital,etc., for white patients only; and that the buildings now at the pest house be used exclusively.for colored people. All expenses incurred under this resolution to be .chargeable to the account of Health. .~.~ro Fishburn in the chair. On motion of ?.~r. King, 0rde~ed, That the Board of Health and ~,.~ayor be instructed to ascertain upon what terms the Alleghany Instdtute property can be purchased for the use of the city and report at the next regular meeting of this Council. ~..!r. Cutchin moved to construct a barbed wire fence around the pest house to prevent the escape of patients and suspects, which on motion of ~,!r. Newton was laid over. M ~ARKET REGUI.~TIONS. .%'..'r. King presented a petition from Dickerson & Griggs and other butchers in the city markets, praying for relief in the matter of market regulations, and asking that some restrictions be placed upon the sale of fresh meats outside of the markets; which was read and referred to the Cor, m~ittee on Public Property for report. ~~~0n motion of~?"{r .~~/~Buckner the Counciloo0oothen adjourned.~9/- ~/_~/'-)~ AN ORDINANCE to provide for a general vaccination in the city of Roanoke, Virginia. (Adopt.ed April 23d, 1900.) VM~ereas, in the jud. gment of the Common Council for the City of Roa- noke, it is necessary to secure the inhabitants of said city from con- tagious, infectious or other dangerous diseases- and that the occasion requires that all persons residing within the city of Roanoke shall be vaccinated, therefore 1. BE IT ORDAINED by the Common' Council for the, City of Roanoke, That all persons residing within the limits of the Oity of Roanoke, Vao~ shall be vaccinated with genuine vaccine matter, within five days after being required by the Board of Health for the City of Roanoke,Virginia, unless they produce a physician's certificate of having been vaccinated. within a period, which, in the judgment of the Board of Health shall render it unneccessary for them to be vaccinated again. 2. In all cases where the person to be vaccinated is unable, or his parent or guardian is unable, to pay for said vaccination, it shall be done at the cost of the city by such person or persons as may be desig- nated by the ~,~ayor of this city, and. at such price as may be agreed upon with the ~fayor. All expenses incurred hereunder shall be charged to the account of health. 3. Any person upon refusing to be vaccinated when required by the properly constituted authority, shall be immediately arrested and car- tied before the police justice, and for a refusal then he shall be fined five dollars, and in addition thereto incarcerated in jail until such party does submit to vaccination. · i. This ordinance shall be in force f~om its passage. oo0oo (3.684) J O U R N A L-- C 0 ~ M 0 N 0 0 U N 0 I L. Thursday, April 26, 1900, A special meeting of the Council was held in the Council Chamber to- night at 8 o'clock, for the purpose of rece'iving and acting upon a com- munication from the .Mayor,in relation to the ordinance adopted April 23, 1900, entitled, "An ordinance to provide for a general maccination in t~e city of~Roanoke; and to take such action in relation thereto as the Council m~y deem expedient, or such other and further action in relation to the prevention of smallpox in the city of Roanoke as may be deemed proper. By order of Joel H. 0urchin, President. Present: 5.~essrs. Backus, Buckner,Ooleman,Coulbourn,Fishburn,Graves, Hart ,King, Les cure ,~ays, Minahan, New,on, Seifert ,Terrill,Wilkinson,Witt, Mr .President-l?. Absent --~{e ssrs. Darna ll, Graham, }~.ullen--3. ~.r.Joel H. Cutchin, the President of Council, in the Chair. MAYOR'S ~.~SSAGE. The following message from the 5{ayor was read: To the Conmmon Council for the City of Roanoke: I beg to call your attention to the fact that the ordinance providing for compulso~.y vac- cination, passed at you~'special meeting held April 23, was passed by only nine voles,and as the same provided for the expenditure of money, in the opinion of the City Solicitor it is invalid,and for that reason is disapproved. Ordinarily, I do not think it comes within my powe~ to question the legality of the passage of any ordinance or resolution of your body, when it comes to me ceFtified as having passed; but to en- force this ordinance, it will be necessary for me .to secure a considera- ble amount of vaccine virus, with the chance of having the ordinance declared illegal when persons are a~rested for a refusal to comply therewith. The virus would thus be left on the city's hands; besides, when we imprison a person under an ordinance we wish to be sure of ou~ grounds. Respectfully submitted, JAS. P. WOODS, Mayo~. On motion of .~r. Graves the message of the ~.ayor was ~eceived and filed. 00MPULSORY VACCINATION. }~.r. Ki~,E introduced an ordinance to provide for a general compulsory vaccination in ~he city of Roanoke, which is the same as the ordinance recorded on page 1885 of the Journal, with and also some modification of Sec. ~, which the preamble stricken out, was read. ~r. Terrill moved to amend Sec. l, by providing for inse~t- ing after the words "physician's certificate", the words, o~ satisfac- tory proof thereof"; and also to add the following proviso at the end of the section, "Provided, that the operation of this ordinance shall not extend to persons under one year of age, nor over sixty years o~ age, who in the judgment of the Board of Health are physically unable to be vaccinated." _¥1r. Coulbourn moved to lay the ordinance on the table until the next regular meeting or meeting that may be called if necessary; which motion was agreed to by the following vote: AyesBackus, 0oulbourn,Graves,Hart, Les cure ,!,{ay s ,~.~!i nahan ,Newt on, .Witt-9. Noe s--Buckner, Coleman ,Fish burn, King, Sei fert, Te r rill,V.~ilkinson ,~;~r .President-8. S~;~ALLPOF PP~'SICIAN, &c. Mr. Wilkinson submitted the following res- olution, which was read, considered and adopted: v.~%ereas, complaints have been made by many~ citizens that the physi- cians and other, _persons attending cases of smallpox for the city, fre- quently con~e ~n con~ac~'~?ith the people, and fail to use the necessary precautions, therefe're-, B~..~I~i~RESOLVED~"~¥ ':- , That %~e~attention of the Mayor be called to said matte'r, with the request that he require all physicians and othe~ per- sons a%tending smallpox cases to exercise p~ope~ caution while-going about the city, so as not ~o come in contact with citizens on the streets or in other public places in the city. ~..!r. Seifert in the chair. S~A~.LLPOX HOSPITAL. };_r. Cutchin submitted a ~esolution to provide for the acquirement of the Alleghany Institute Building, for the use of white patients; which was read', and on ~,otion of Mr. Buckner amended by substituting the Committee on Public Property in conjunction with the ,%{a¥or, in place of the special committee of three,as provided. -1685- (April 26th, 1900.) Mr. Coulbourn moved to strike out from Sec. 1, of the resolution offered by 5.~.r Cutchin, the words "or purchase" · , as pertains to acquir- ing the AlleEhany Institute Building by purchase; which was rejected. The question was then taken on the resolution offered by Mr. Cutchin, and it was adopted by the following vote: Ayes - -Backus, Buckne r, Coleman, Fish burn, Grave s, Hart, Kin g, Les cure, Mays, Minahan, Newt on, Se i fer t, Te rrill,Wil~ins on ,Wit t ,%{r. Pre sident-16. Noes--None--Not voting--Coulbourn. Said resolution is as follows: RESOLVED, That thp committee on Public Property in conjunction with the Nayor, are hereby given power to act, and authority to secure the Alleghany Institute Building, either by renting, leasing or purchasing, and to have the same fitted up for use as a smallpox hospital for white patients; said con%mittee to act without delay, and to have the building ready for occupancy at as earl.'.; date as possible. RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Mayor be instructed and requested to have removed all cases of smallpox occurring in the city immediately after being found to the respective smallpox hospitals,--the colored patients to the present pest-house grounds, and the whites to the· Alleghany In- stitute Building. RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Mayor be required to notify.all persons who are taken sick with smallpox, that .if they remain i~' thei~ premises under the state law, that then they shall bear all the expenses incurred by the city in quarantining, or in every other way, the costs incurred on their ~.ccount, for the protection of the health of the city; but that such as will go to the hospital provided for smallpox patients, the city will bear all the expenses necessary to the proper attention of their cases. RESOLVED ?.'URT}~R, shall be charged to GOVEt~.P..~:UT EYPERT. the ~' Bo ~%ayor and ard of to come to Roanoke and and to make such reco:mnendation to the Board of Health,and by them to be submitted to 0ouncil, for stamping out the disease and preventing a further spread thereof as may be.necessary; and also that while such investigation is being made, that all persons be called upon to be vac- cinated, so that Council may be relievsd from the necessity of en'~orc- lng so'drastic a measure as a general compulsory vaccination law. The question was Saken on the resolution offered by Mr. Hart and it vzas rejected by the following vote: Ayes--Graves ,Hart,Lescure,)~inahan, Newton,Witt--6. Noes--Backus, Buckner, Coleman,Fishburn,King,Mays ,Sei' fert, Terr ill, P;ilkins on, ~..~r. President-10. 0n motion of ~- · .~r. Buckner the Council then adjourned eo0oo That all expenses incurred under this resolution the accoUnt of health. ~r. Hart submitted a resolution, providing that Health secure the services of a government expert make an examination of the question of smallpox, J 0 U R ],l A L -- COUNCIL. (1686) Tuesday, ~i~y 8th, 1900. The Council met in regnlar session at 8 o'clock ]).}~., in the 0oun¢il Chamber, t.~r. Joel H. Cutchin, the President of Council, in the cha~£r. l~reasent: - -}-{e ssrs. Buckner, Coleman, Coulbourn ~Darnall ~. %'is hburn, Graves ~fing, Les cure, }.ii'.na han ,Mew ton, Se if er t, Te rr ill, V? ilk inson ,W i t t ,~r. Pr e s ident - -15. Abs ent--)(e ssrs. Graham, :tuft ,l{ays ,).:ullen-4. Deceased- -}~r. Backus. JOURI. L~. 0n motion of )~r.Terrill the reading of the Journal was _ .~-~-~ hi tion it was approved dispensed w~th:and -~.~ ther on s mo · }.,LR. D~ H. BACKUS. !,~r. Buclcner submitted the followin~ resolution, which was read, considered and on his motion adopted: A RESOLUTION respecting the memory of D.H.Backus, a member of this Cotu~ci!, who departed this life )~onday,April 50, 1900. (Adopted }~ay 8th, 1900.) _ co.:lm~ttee was al~pointed l~ay 1, 1900, to draft suita- · he undersigned " b!e resolutions of respect to the memory of }Xr.D.H.Backus,a member of this Council, who departed this life on April 50,1900. i~r.B~ckus became a member of the City Council July 1, 1899,and by his courteous and dignified bearing, won the esteem and confidence of his colleagues in municipal affairs. He was faithful in the pe~forr~.~nce of his duties and was active and energetic in the furtherance of all matters pertaining, to the city's welfare. And in order tb~t the sen- tima~%s of this Co~ncil may be placed upon record, and that we may ex- press our esteem for a friend who has labored with us during the past year, we reco~mnend the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED,That the Coin%on Council for the City of-Roanoke h~S learn&d with deep regret of the death of _%.(r. D.H.Backus.~a member of this body; and in order that we may express our sentiments of the esteem and re- gard in which he was held,and of his worth aa a member of Council and citizen of the City of Roanoke,the Common Council hereby extends to his bereaved family and friends its sincere sympathy. RESOLVED PURT?d~_~R, That while we bow to the will of a Divine Provi- dence, we feel that the city Council~and the con~mu~.ity in which our friend resided,has lost a valuable and faithful member and citizen,-- one who has alYzays h%d the interests of the city and its people at heart,and who was loyal to a trust, and fair and generous in all his dealings with n~unkind. R~SOLVED ?URT.W~_~,R, That these resolutions be spread upon the Journal of Council., and a copy thereof sent to the bereaved fn~,ily of ?{r.D.Ho Backus, whose memory we honor and revere. R. A. BUC-~'~ER, J. A- FISh'URN, V;. R. COULBOUR~I. The above resolutions were adopted by a rising vote-una~imous. VACAi~CY FILLED. The Council then proceeded to fill the vacancy caused by death of ?~r. D. H~ Backus, whereupon }~r. Newton nominated J. E. !£essler to fill said vacancy, until the next general election. There being no other nominations, ~.Sr. Newton was authorized to cast the unanimous vote of the Council for ]~r. Kessler,and he was elected. ~.<~_YOR'S 1.~SSAGE. The following message from the )L~yor was read: To the Co_~non Council .for the City of Roanoke: I beg to report that the smmllpox contagion has nmterially improved within the last ten days. I think more contagion is spread from tramps who reach here on freight trains than ~from any other source: six have been arrested in the streets. While I do not anticipate nny general spread of the disease, I think the reco.~%endations of the Board of Health, who trove a techni- cal knowledge of such retorters: should be carried out. The money ex- pended in vaccination: w~hether innnediately needed or not, wkll prove a good investment. Infe~ted persons cou].d be cared for at much less expense if the city could acquire the Alleghany Institute property as a quarantine place Tor white persons. It is well worth the price asked for it for school purposes- The building is of sufficient distance from any other to prevent the remotest ch,nnce of any contagion from persons there properly guarded. Owing to lack of room at the pest house,many persons trove to be quarantined in the city, which necessi- tates the expense of a g~rd day and night. -1687- ( ~,~ay 8th, 1900.) Owing to the extra work required at this time of the police force, we l~ave been unable to strictly enforce the dog muzzle law for the past few weeks. In my opinion the danger, to prevent which was the purpose of the law, does not now exist,and I recommend its repeal. I again call your attention to the need of drinking troughs 1'or stock a~ the market square. The question of numbering the streets of the city which your body formerly had under consideration,has never been put into effect. I beg to reiterate the opinion heretofore e;r- pressed to your honorable body, and concurred in by every city official who has had any supervision of the n~tter, that you will never have a sanitary service, satisfactory wither to the citizens or the city gov- ernment, till the city takes charge of the ~tter of cleaning garbage, earth closets and cess pools,and ceases to leave this work to the indi- vidual. You~ can give the citizens a better aervice at half the cost, still make the department self sustaining,and,above all, ~ve a clean city, and you won't trove it other~,~ise. I need only to call your attention to the large expenditures recent- ly ordered for street improvements, and to the fact that the expendi- tures for the fiscal year will very greatly exceed the current revenues. No work except in c~ses of urgent necessity should be ordered during · "n~y be as this fiscal year The inj%uqction: "Live within your income, aptly made to the city as to the individual. Respectfully submitted, JAS. P. WOODS, ~0]~T~{5¥ R~PORTS. The following monthly reports of officers were read and ordered to be filed: City Auditor, .City Sergeant, Clerk of the ]~iarkets,Keepe.r of the ~lmshouse,Board of Health, City Physician. SALE OF HAY. A communication from D.H. Christian:. Keeper of the Almshouse, in response to a resolution of Council as to the sale of hay at the almshouse to outside par.~ties for a less price than the city has to pay for hay, was read and filed. B0~D 0V }~LTH. A communication from the Board of Health, recom- mending that ~a well be dug at' the almshouse farm, at the almshouse prop- er; and ales recon~.mending that some action be taken as to the bad con- dition of the open drain 'running between Shenandoah and Center avenues N.%%~.,from the west end Round House, so that the ~rouble complained can be remedied; wa~ rea.d .and referred to the Committee on Health. SP~_ALLPOX. A conmnunidation from the Chief of Police as to the num- ber of cases of smallpox quaran%ined in the. city,and the n~mber of per- sons provided for at the expense of the city, and in~o~_~ng the Council of the purchase of a horse a~ $140 Tot the use of the department, was read and ordered .to be filed. PETITIONS,&c. !{r. Darnall presented a petition from J~O.B~Palmer, Captain, requesting the use of Assembly ~ull for a second military com- pany which had been organized; which was read, and on motion of l~r. Darnall the request was referred to the ]~ublic Property Con~nittee with power to accon~uodate the second military company upon the same as the Roanoke Light Infantry Company now occupies the hall. The motion was agreed to, Ayes--Buc ~kner, Coleman, Coulbourn,Darnall, Fie hhurn, Graves K lng, Les cure, }:~ina hah ,New ton, S e ife r t, Te trill, Wilk ins on, Wi t t, .!{r. Pr e s id ent --15. Noes--Hone. Petition of ¥ost-Huff COmpany to erect a shed in the rear of their building 210 and 212 Jefferson~street, 18 x 20 fee~, was presented 'by }.~[r. Bucker, and referred to the Committee on Fire and Water. Petition of ~ms. },~.. H. }~oore et als, for the Lmprovement of Gilmer avenue NoE., between Kimball avenue and Shenandoah avenue, was pres- eared by }~. Graves, and refe_~red to the Committee on Streets. !.Ir. Terrill presented a petition signed by C. E. Eckerle and others, asking that Campbell avenue and 15th street S.~. be improved; which was read and referred to the Committee on Streets. ~Ir. Buck~er presented a petition signed by C.L.Saul & Co. Tice, Paul ~assie, }~.J.6ill and others, asking that the Roanoke Rail- way and Electric Company be required to sprinkle Jefferson street so as to abate the dust caused by the running of said company's cars, and making com~plaint of the.danmge caused by the dust on said street; which ~was read and referred to the 'Committee on Streets ~Or report. -1688- (~ay 8th, 1900.) £(eports of committees were called for,and were submitted C.~m~Sttees on 0rdinances,Public Property, l~inance, Accounts, and Sewers:and Tire and Water. 0n motion of ?.~.r. ~lshburn the regu~lar order was the report of the Co~nittee on Accounts ordered to REPORT 07 C0.~.*_-:ITTEE ON ACCOUNTS. ~,~r. Pis hburn, from Accounts, submitted the following report: Your Conm_,ittee on Accounts b~s examined and approved m~der appropri- ate heads the following claims and accounts against the city for the month of April,and reco~nnend that they be approved by the Oom]cil and auditor and city treasurer,and ordered to be paid $ 18.50 Health, $2~209~49 599.07 V/stet 662.39 121.68 Public Property 9~.58 5O .85 1,158.45 Sewer Repairs, 227.21 certified to the city Cr imina! c ~urge s- Fire, Jail by the Streets d ispensed withstand be taken up. the 0ommittee on Lights, Poi ice, Paupers, Street Repairs, Street Cleaning, Stat ionery ~ ¢-. Pr inting Salaries, 1,120.50 Sewer Improvements, 71.82 Street Improvements, 5,936.27 268.44 Commissions, 52 158.41 Contingent, 352.20 614 .~ 61.45 Br id ge s, 1,258.31 'Public Charity, 48,21 TOTAL $12~845.51 The rei'.ort of the police department shows t.bat the street lights were out during the month of April, ~78 hours and 56 min. ,---making ~.~7.58 to be paid into the treasury by the company at the time it re- ceives its warrant. And the Auditor is hereby instructed to issue a pay-in warrant to said company for that amount. Respectfully submitted, J.A.P. IS'..[BUPJ'~, A.E.KIHG, J. B. The report of the Committee on Acco~mts was adopted, Ayes--Buckner, C o Ieman, C o ulb o urn, Da mall, F i s hburn, Grave s, King ,Les cure, .~f, ina hun, Newton, Se if err: Terrill ,Wilkinson,Witt,]'.~r .Pres ident-15 · Noes--None. On motion of _~.~r. ?ishburn the report of the Public Property Committee was next taken up. REPORT O? C0~5'~ITT~ 0~.':[ PUBLIC PROPERTY. ?ir. Darnall, from the Com- mittee on Public Property submitted the following report: 1. Concerning the question of providing a smallpox hospital and house of detention for sus-'~ects, your co._rmnittee investigate~ the pur- chase of the Alleghany Institute Building,and made an offer of $4,500 for the property. Pending the negotiation and at a subsequent meeting of the Co.':~.~n. ittee, various and positive objections were raised by citi- zens o~'- the Fifth Ward against the use of the property for the purposes i~.dicated, together with a petition from citizens of-the Fifth Ward~ against the use of said building for such purposes, which petition is :.e Cor~nittee after full consideration of the mat- herewith filed; and t~ ter decided to witktraw the offer,and deem it inadvisable to make the purc has e. f (_....;~ . Fishburn submitted an amendment or substitute to the report o the Co:,.mait-tee, providing for placing -the mutter of prevention of s~.~!l~ pox wholly within the hands of the Board of Health, authorizing said board to adopt rules and regulations and providing for the erection of tents,etc., as additional acco~:m~odations as the pest house; which the c]~_ir ruled waz out of order. On motion of ~;._r. Sei~rt the Council concurred in the action of the Committee in declining to Purchase the ;,dllegb~uny Institute Building. ) The second., section of the 'report of the Oom_~_ittee was read,whereupon l.,~.r. King submitted the following as a substitute therefor: Resolved, That in order to provide suitable places for smallpox pa- tients and those suspected of having s,mme, the Board of Health and Cmt~- ~.-Lugineer are l~reby authorized to provide suitable tent or tents or houses, and to have such partition fences nuade as nmy he necessary to separate the white and colored smallpox patients and the white and colored suspects: all expenses hereunder to be paid out of the account of health, the orders to pass through the office of the city engineer as in other cases. st'n, 19o0. ) Tho an':enchnent proposed by }:ir. King was reje~;'bad:Ayes'-'B't%ckne:",Ool~man~ Fishbum::King:Seifert,Terrill ~Wilkinson,Wi%t ,}.ir .Pres iden2-9. Noes-- Coulbourn: Darnall ~ Grave s ,Les cure ,Minahan,Newton- 6. l.~. Se if err in 2he chair. }ir. ~ntchin moved that a co~.ittee of three be appointed with struct~ons to purchase the Alleghany Institute Building upon the most favorable terms ob%ainable and fit %he same up im~ediate!y for white smallpox patients. },.h". Buckner raised the point of order t~at this particuia~" question had just been disposeg of; which point of order was s~stained by the chair. Section 2 of the report was then adopted, Ayes-Bucl~er,Oolemp~n~ Oou].bourn ~ Darna]. !: P i s hburn ~ Grave s, King ~ Les cure ~ D!ina hah ,Newton ~ S e ife rt Terri!l ,Wi!kinson~Witt ,~{r.Pres ident-15. Noes--None · Sec, .~ of the re!~ort was then read and adopted by the same vote, Ayes 15, unanimous. Sec. 4 of the report was then read and adopte~. Sec. 5 of the report: to provide for the acquirement of Gish as a place of detention for white suspects, was read, and on motion }.~. Gr'aves was ;passed by until the Co~m~.ittee comes in with a :'eport staten[; the price at which the property can be acquired, Sec. 2 of the repor't was read> which pro¥ides for' ~iving 'the Board of .Health full power to pass rules and regulations for the prevention of the spread of cor..tagious diseases.~ was read. }¢_r. King offered an ordinance 'to provide for general compulsory vaccination in the city of Roanoke; and to provide T)enalties for the enforcement thereof,and - re ected b. specif,:inf.: the pr';~"s to be charged, which was r'ead~ and j Y the fei. levying vote' Ayes-.-Buckner,Coleman,Darnall~Fishhhrn,King,Sei- fa rt ~ Ts rrill ~Wi!kins on :,}~Ir · Pres ident- 9: ~o e s--Ooulbourn ~ Grave s, Le scure, }{ina hah ,Newton.,W1 tt-- 6. The resolution and recommendation of the CoF~mittee was then rejected by a wore of Ayes 8~ noes 7, ~. Graves moved a reconsideration of the vote by which said reconF~endation was rejected. The question then recurring to the agement to the report., the section (No.6) was modified by the committee by striking out the clause providing for a penalty for violating the rules of the Board of Health: and the same was adopted by the following vote: Ayes---Buckner~ Coleman: Coulbourn,Darna!!.~is~ bur-n, Grave s ~ King, Les cure ~ ~.:!ina hah, Se i fert, Terr ill, Wilk ins on-12. i,ioes_.-Witt.~.~-- President-2 ],Tot voting--Newton. Sec. 7 of the report was read and on motion of ]-~r. Darnall amended by presiding, that the vaccinating .to be done by physicians employed by the city .shall done without cost; and as' a~ended was adopted> Ayes .... Buckner, Co leman, C o ulb GUm .- Dran all_, Fis l~burn_, Grave s: King, Les cure · ~ ' '-' t Wi ,~.~ Pres~dent-13 Eoes-Mewto~ ,~. ~,~t-2. ce ~_~ .~r , Terrill~ lkins on · - · The ]-.ece~mmendations of the Public P.roperty Comm~i%tee in resard to the prevention of s~}llpox~ as indicated above,are as follows: (2d) We have taken up the question of acco~iodations for snmT!!pox Da';;ients.and aftor an inspection of %he pesthouso premises w~ reco]mnend that an additional cottage: or cottages: be buil2' on the $.esthous8 ~--~- th:k% a substantial fence be erected. 'there which will divide Dhe v;hi2e fr-o~ the colored patients ,.and the colored sick from the sus-- p~cts. , (PA) Wo rind that there has been only one guard employed 1;esthouse:. who is suppose~ %o be on duty day and night. We reco~pdnend %ha% a ~uard be emp!oye~d there during the day,and another Suard employed for service~,..~'~"~',~---~, ,'~=~,,.~ night~ or suc]~, add~ tional_ guards, as ~hebBoard. .. of Health m~y ~':i. md necessary~ so tha, t the premises can be carefu!i? guarded' hO BT~ ~ ~ ~' by right of the State law. (6th) We reco~nn=~nd tbnt the Board of _Health be given full authority and ample powers ~.o pass such rules and regulations as in their judg-. ment may-be deemed advisable for the protection of the-people against contagious diseases; and t~at the Council. appropriate to the Health fund whatever remount of money may be deemed necessary to meet. the -1690- (t{ay 8th, 1900.) situation, which funds shall be at the disposal of and to be expended under their direction. In order recommendations, we submit the following resolution That the Board of Health be and are hereby author-- to make such rules and regulations for the protec- health against contagious diseases, as in their requirements of the the Board of Health, to carry out these for adoption: BE IT RESOLVED, ized and empowered tion of the public judgment may be degreed necessary and proper. (7th) We recommend to the Board of Health in formulating its rules and regulations that it take such steps as are necessary to cause a general vaccination of the people to be nm~.de, Provided, tl~at any 'person vaccinated b~., a ph,3sician employed by the city shall be vaccinated free of cost; and that an accurate and careful house-to-house inspection of the city shall be '.~2~de for the purpose of ascertaining and locating any case of contagious or infectious disease that may exist. ~.~_r. Darnall moved (with amendment by ~_{r. Terrill, which was '.accepted) the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLXKE..D, That an emergency fund of $25 be set aside, on warrant drav. u~. by the city auditor, to the credit of the Board of Health, chargeable ~o the health account, to be used by said board in emergency cases in connection with their official duties. The res Glutton was adopted, Ayes-Buckner, Colezman, Coulbourn,Darnall, F i s hb urn, Grave s, King, Les cure, ~:Iina ban ,Newton, Se if eft, Terr ill ,Wilk ins on, ordered that when the Council ad- meet again on next Saturday night at'8 o'clock, Witt 'r,- President-!5 Noes-.-.~lone 0n motion of D.'.r. Lescure it was journs it sb~ull be to ~,3~ay 12th, 1900. The re..umin~er of the report of the Co._~n.uittee on Public Property was considered as follows: 2. in regard to the resolution of Co~u~cil requiring this Committee to look into the question of heating the city hall and city jail with steam, the city eng.ineer has received one bid, which the committee files herewith, at ~)5,080.-85. The committee is of opinion that the benefits to be derived from s.~e,mm heating are' not com_mensurate with the ~nount it would cost, ~nd we therefore reco~uend that the bid be not accepted. (The recom~nendation of the Committee was adopted,and bid rejected.) 5. Your Conkmittee received a letter from the m~.nager of the South- ern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, stating that said company declined i.o further furnish telephone service to the almshouse free of cost to tl':~ city, as the e~pense of ]m~intaining such a long line was very great, and the co,.upany was already furnishing a number of tele- phon.'es to the city offices and public buildings free of charge. The C'or...u~itte~ Dins referred this ~atter to the city Solicitor for investi- gation and re. port? whether or not the city can compel said company to furnish this service under the te.~.ms of ~.. former agreement. 4. As to the matter of the purchase of a certain lot of land with house thereon, o'~ned by a mnn named Campbell, which lot adjoins the stone qu~rry, the Co~mittee reco.'_.~.ends that this r:~atter be referred to the City Engine"r, the City Solicitor and the ).Iayor to investigate and report what is best to be done in the premises, ,mud also as to the necessity of making said purchase. (The 5. a recom_,uendation was adopted,and matter so referred. ) The committee attaches hereto a list of the market stalls,which out ~t ?ublic auctio~ by the Cleric of the ?&arkets on April in accord,mace with the provisions of the general ordinances were rented 27th, 1900, of the city. Respectfully submitted, H. ~.,I. %~. R. A. W. $. H. D~RNALL, COULBOURN, LESCURE, WILKINSON. -1691- (}lay 8th, '1900. ) P~v~PORT 0~., T'..~ C0}...?..EITT~ 0],1 i~I.}!A!,ICE. }.~r. Coulbourn, from tee on Finance, submitted the following report: 1. The report of the City Auditor shows that after the bills which are to be apl)roved at this meeting sh~ll .~.ve been paid, certain of the appropriations will be overdrawn, and in order to ~upplement them to the amounts which each will be overdr.avm, we recoumend the adoption of the following resolution: RESOL~.IE.D, That the appropriations fo~ the fiscal year,1899-1900,be the Conm~i t- and are hereby supplemented as follows, to r~it: ~ · ' ' '~ 154~37;. Uater ~ire, 0359.97; Street Cleaning, ~-,126 76, ~ealth, p2, , ~'.;109.42; Public Proi;erty, ~!85.81; Stree~ Improvements, $2,,42 27; Contingent, $244.02. And t}~ City Auditor and City Treasurer are. hereby d~rected to make entries on their books accordingly. (The resolution was adopted, Ayes--Buckner,Coleman,Coulbourn,Damml!, Fis hburn, Grave s ,}fins, Les cure, P~ina }%~n ,Newton, Se if eft, Terr ill ,Wilk ins on, V~itt,_-.,r.President-15 Noes-None ) 2. The Co._-mnittee ia informed that the Street Cor. mtittee, acting in pursuance of a resolution of Council, has i,urchased a steam road roller and itt order that an appropriation ~m~y be made for we reco::~nend 'the adoption of the following reso- at a cost of ..~o,250, the palment of same, lution: -- R~SOLVED, That a special appropria'tion,in 'the sum of ~3~g50.00, be aSd is h¢.reby made, to be designated as "Sterna Road Roller," and to be used for the paTment ofasstemrt road roller, purchased by the Committae on Streets. And the city auditor and city treasurer are hereby di- rected to make entries on their books accordingly. V.~,-,~ COULBOURI'.i Respectfully submitted, The resolution making an appropriation for a ste~'.'m road rol!sr was adop ted, Ayes--Buclmer, Coleman, C oulhourn, Darnall, 1?is hburn, Grave s ,King, ? Le scure ,..:~na han,}Iewton, Se if eft, Terrill ,Wilk ins on,Wit t ,'... ~ Pres ident-15 }~o e s - -!~one. 0n motion of 7ir. Graves the Council then adjourned. ........ oo0oo-- JOUEIIA~-- C OI~IMON COUNCIL. Saturday, ;,lay 12th, 1900. The Council met at 8 o' clock P. Joel H. ~tchin, the President of Council, in the chair. Present--~,ie s s~'s. Coleman, Coulbourn, DarnalI, Fishburn, Graham, Graves, Kessler, Les cure, ~,{ay s, t,[inahan, Newton, Sei fert ~ Terrill ,WilkiRs on,%?i tt, l:~.President--17. Absent--~[essrs. Buckner,Hart,King-3, REPORT OF CO~.~,!ITTEE OM OPd3I!{A/!CES. An ordinance to repeal an ordi- nance adopted !..'!arch 6th, 1900, entitled "An ordinance requiring dogs ru~_uing at l~rge to be n~uzzled, az~l to ~m%end a resolution heretofore on ordinance s, Said ordi- adopted in respect thereto," reported from the Co~.~uittee was taken from the Calendar, read, considered and udopted. nance is recorded at the end of these proceedi.~Ss. REPORT O? TIrE CO[..~:[ITTEE 0!1~ S~,"~12. RS. The report of the Commit t e e on Sewers, submitted '~,,~ ~.-'k~. Lk:ckner at last meeti~5, was cons~dered:_ l. Your Cor..:z~:ittee attaches hereto certain reports and ~'es.olutions as to hearings given on the construction of proposed servers in the 4th mud 1st ¥~ards, each of v~hich we reconuuend s.:~.all be adopted. This pletes the prelin~in~y proceedi~ss on all the lines of sewers the co~ n~ittee has ~u~der conten~lation at tl~is tM,%e, or v;l~c]~ ho. ye been o~dered "-.o~ Co~cil. -. (On motion of i?~. Hewton each of the resolutions were ~ended by providix~ that the advertisements shall be inserted in the Roanoke Times ~.d Eveni~ l%~orld. A resolution and report as to the construction of sewers in Sec. ~O, ~d a p~-t of Sec. 19, Southeast, %~as r~ad, as ~n~.~e~ and adopted ~ e s-- Col~:uan, Coulbourn, Darnall, Fi shbtu'n, er~'~n, Grav es ,l[es sler, Les ~re, X'.!ay s, ~fin~an, i.k~lle n, Newton, Sei fert, Terrill ,Y;il]~ins on, Wit t ,~ .Pres ident -- 16. ~o e s-- 17one. A resolution and repo~-t as to the construction of sea';ers on Highland ave':~3ae and Fourth street S.U., ~nd in the alley betYreen Highla~ ~nd T- 7~w-~ ~- ~ i~ ,,~:~. ~ avenues, from 4-1/2 to 6th street, was read as oznended ~nd adooted by the s~:e vote as last above recorded,~jes 16 ~% z~esolution and report as to the construction of se¥/ers in Sec. on Patte~son avenue and C~::pbell avenue, and between ?th and 9th Streets S.~7.~ %:'as read as o:uended, oa~d adopted, ~es 16, ~~mous,--s~e vote as last above x~ocorded. A resolution and report as to the construction of sev;ers between a?~ Day avenues, S.~,., on Rorer avenue from the alley east of 6th street to the City Stables, a-:~E in the o. lley betv~een Rorer ~d C~npbe!l avenues from Calvary ~'- ~ ~ .. ~:~?~st ~urch east to 5th street, ~,~as read as ~nended, o~d adopted by the s~u~e vote as last ~bove recorded, Ayes 16: unanimous. The resolutions and reports, as adopted above, are re'corded at the end of these proceedings. 2. Your Cor~uittee attaches hereto a co~::~ication fron: H.S.Trout, i?_ :?hi ch he asks tl~at the city entend the sev;er from the alley north of c...~ avenue ac~oss 6th street, in ordom that he m~y co~n~ect his ~emises there~?ith. The distance is 65 feet,and %';e ~ecor;rnend that the city nee~ be i~structed to build, this line across 6th street as indioated, in order ti~at ;J~3. T~out may co~%ect his preznises the~e¥;i%h~ cha~,~eable ~'~ovements the estimated cost to the acco~nt of seueF ~:~A~ Respectf~:l!y su~it ted, ~ .A. BUOI~-~R, $. P. SEI~RT. The secon~ ~ecor:~nendation of the Con~%ittee v;as adopted by tl~e vote as last above reco?~e~, ~es-16: on Streets: subn]itted ti~e fol!ov;iD~ report: !. Y/e file here%%~th a profile made by the city e~ineer of the grgde of Dale avenue S.~:., bet%,;een Sd and Ath streets, vzhich vze recor~ne~ shall be approved~ and the grade as indicated thereon established accordiD~. (The recommendation v~as adopted. ) NOTE: !~en the report of the Conmnittee on Sevzers above was adopted, ~.k~. Terrill voted Nee, as to the resolution pertai~s se%~'ers betxveen Hi~qland a~ ~,.~o~tain avenues, for the r~mson that the te~%s were not the' s~e as ~nted other property ~ers ~ivi~ the right of ~. (N~y 12th, ~900.) 3. The City Engineer exulls attention of the Con~nittee to the' fact that 13th street, between C~pbell ~venv. e ~d Cleveland avenue is in deplorable condition,--in fact it is the worst street in the limits of the city, ~nd s~ests that an expedit~e there of ~00, ~¥ill greatly relieve'the situation. YYe reco~m~end the ~doption of the followi~ res- olution: .P~SOL~D, ~h~t the City E~ineor be ~d is hereby instructed to p~r l~th street S.~.,~between C~pbell ~venue ~nd Cleveland ~ve~es,at ~ cost not exceedi~ ~00, chargeable to the ~ccount of street repairs. RESOLED ~~, That the City E~inee~ be aud is hereby instructed to ~rnish an est~:~te to the ~treot Conm~ttee for grading, ~tteriz~ ~nd mac~d~izi~ C~npbell mve~ue from loth to l~th streets, ~ l~th street ~etv~een C~upbell ~venue ~d tho Virginia avenue bri~e, (The recor~.~end~tion w~s adopted, ~es--Coleman, Coulbourn, Dr~nall, Pi shb~n, Gr ~:~, Ke s sler, Les cur~, I'~s, ~'{Ii n~an, ~:~11 e n~ Newton, Sei fert, Terrill,~;ilkins on,~;itt ,~.~r. Presmdent-16. Hoe s--A.~one ·; S. As to the petition of ¥~ilson.%Vertz and others, for the extension of High Street from its present terminus to ~oorm~n Road, and the ex- tension of tho alley south of High street in order to connect with ex- isting ~lley, the Conm~ittee has referred this question to the city en- gineer and City Solicitor to make an e~:~in~tion ~d report as to the. legal status of the matter,and other questio~ cox~ected therev~th. ~- As to the matter of openi~ the alley between Luck and aven~es, the Conr~ittee has obtained from the property o~'~ers the necessa~ ry deeds for the lo~.d sufficient for ti%e p~-pose, except in three cases,- viz: ~s. Jo~ E. Pe~, the Da~[ers Loan a~ Inves~nt Co., and ....... Goff. As to these property owners, the price asked by one, is in the ~udge~uent of the Cor~.~ttee too high, and the others ~re u~i.lli~ to make ~ concessions %?hatever. Y~e therefore roco~u~end the adoption of the follo%~;i~ resolution: RESOLED, Th[~t tho City Solicitor be ~%d is l~ereby instructed to institute conde~%ation proceedings for the acquisition of land suffi- cient for the p%u-pose of wideni~ the alley between Luck m%d ~arshall ave~es, to a ~dth of lsat., thresh the lands of ~s. J. E. Pe~.: The Ba~[ers Loan ~r~ Inves~ent Co., a~ ......Goff; the ~ount of the award of the co~auissioners in ench case,a:ad the costs co~u%ected there- with, to~ be paid. out of the account for street ~:%provements. (The resolution %'~as adopted, ~'es Coleman, Coulbourn,D~n~ll,Fishburn, Gr ~d~mu, Ees sler, Les cure, DIay s, ~i~~u, ~A~!len, Newton, Sei fert: Terrill, ~il- kins on, Wi tt, ~. Pre sident-16, lice sr-]~one · 5. As to the question of openi~ s.n slley alor~ the tracks of the Roa~:e ~ Southern Ry. Co. from the alley south of Tazewell avenue to the alley north of Bullitt avenue, the Conm~ttee after heari~ all of the property ovn~ers interested, deems it inexpedient to t~ke ~rtker' proceedings in the matter, and reco~m~end that the petition be not gr~nted. 61 The con~nittee reco~:m~ends the adoption of the follo~'zi~ resolu- tion: RESOLI~D, That the city E~ineer be and is hereby instructed to con- struct a cir~er side%~alk on the north side of Hinth..avenue H.E.: betvzeen Third Street ~ Lick P&~n, ~t a cost not exceedi~ ~50~ chargeable to the account of Street Improvements. ( The re conr~nendation %vas adopted, Ayes- Cole~uan, Coulbourn, Darnall, Fish- , ~.ay s b~vn: Gr~mu, Kessler, Los ~e ~ ' ,~,~in~s~,~.~llen, i{ewton, Sci fert: Terrill, Wilkinson,¥~itt, ~. Pre sident- 16 · Hoes--Hone. ) 7. As to the petition of the property owners to pave Kirk averne, between Helson street S.E., o. nd He~y st~-eet S.ll.,and assess a part of the costs to the said property owners, the Con~ittee attaches hereto a resolution to provide for givi~ a heari~ to the property o%-~ners,~-d for makiz~ the plans and 'esti~nates, wt~ich we reconm~end shall be adopted. (The resolution referred to was read s~d adopted: Ayes,---Celeron, Coulbourn, D ar~ll, ~i shburn, Gr ~a, Kes s 1 er, Les cure, ~:Iay s, ~in~e.n, ~ll eh, Ney;ton, Seifert, Terrill,Y~ilk~son,Witt,~ President-16.Noes--Hone · ) 8. The Con~ittee also attaches here{o reports and resolutions as to the construction of~ Side-~alks on the north side of C~pbell avenue, between the buildi~ of~Heiro~us & B~ ~d Rosenba%~; and also on the ~est side of ~ifth~ Street S.E.~ between Dale~ ~d ~llitt av'e~es; also as to the construction street S.E.. The property we reconm~end the adoption of the ~,esolutions referred to. (The resolutions were severally read, considered and adopted by the follow~ vote: Ayes-- Coleman, Coulbourn,Darnall,~.tshburn, Graham, Graves, Ke s sler, Les cure, May s, Mi nahan, L~llen, Hewt on, Sei fort, Terri ll, %~i lkins on, Wit t, ~,.~r. Pr e sident- l?. Hoes--Hone. Said resolutions, reported by the Street Committee a~ adopted, are recorded at the end of these proceedings. 9. Sever~l petitions for by Coumcil, have been the cost in each case. -1694- (May 12th, .' 1900. ) of sidewalks on Church avenue and First re'mots have been heard by tho Oonunittee,and improv~nents referred.to this Conrnittee referred to the City Engineer for an estimate of P, espe ctfully submitted, J. B. I~-EWT0!.'? R.A. BUCIG.~ER, J. i[.WILKIHSOI!, A.Y/. LESCUPdE. P%~rsuant to resolution of Council the Committee SUPPIiI~:~iCAL REPORT. on Streets instructed the city engineer to make a~% exs~-aination of steam road rollers,both second he~.d ~nd new machines,a~ ~lly investigate t!~eir construction and methods of worki~,m%d m~e report to the Co~ mittee. Acti:~ ~der these ins tn: ctions the City E~ineer made an in- vestigation and inspection of tl~e various ste~ road rollers,a~ finds that o~y two makes of machines ~e available at this t~e, viz. The Russell and the Oastler, bott~ ne%-; mac~nes,--the second h~d machines heretofore spoken of, nav~ been sold. The e~eer reconr,~ends the p~chaze of the Russell steve% road roller, at the price of $3,250.00, ~ud the cmm~ittee accordi~ly instructed ~ to p%~c~se said ma~ne, ~ud cause it to be delivered at once. 2. The conEittee submits herewith the profile of the ~-ade of 'lOth street S.%'., between Patterson and Clevel~d avenue, r~hich we recomnend shall be approved by Cotmcil. (The reco~endation was adopted. ) ~PORT 0P C0~.~:.~ITTE?. 0N UIP~'f~ %TAT~. The Co~ittee on Fire and Water submitted the followi~ report: ~su~ut to resolution of Council your Con~ittee on Pire & Water met on April 23d, 1900, ~d adopted the followi~ resolution: F~SOL~D, That permission be and is h~eby .~~ted to ~.~s. Kate B. Smith, proprietor of the Ponce de Leon Hotel, to erect a wooden porch, fo-~ stories hi~%, on the eastern e~os~e of said hotel, in accord~ce ~ith the dr~.~ ..... ~ presented to the Con~ittee. This matter, it %~ill be remembered, was referred to this Co~ittee uith power to act, and the pe~ission havi~ been ~.ted, as indicated by the above resolution, the matter is reported b~ck to CoUncil for record. Respectfully submitted, B.O.k~YS, A.E.t~EG, R0_~i0I~ RI'~. ~.-- DM:'~:~I-IG 0~ . The Cor~ittee on Health a~ City , in pursuance of a resolution Approved by Co~cil April 10, 1900, submitted the ~o!!owi~ resolution, as hmvi~ been adopted by th~n: RESOL~D, That the City E~ineer be zu%d is hereby inst~Gcted to con- sult with some sanit~-y engineer of reco~zed ~ud expert ability in ~s profession, and obtain his opimion as to the p~-obable effect w~ch the construction of the d~ or d~,~s at the points desired would have upon the health of the city of Roanoke am~ neighborhood, taki~ into consid- eration the flow of sew~e of the city of Ro~oke into said d~n or d~m, together rzith volume of ~vater in Ti~[er creek m~d Roanoke River; ~.d ~ther, that whether or not said d~ or d~ms could be properly flushed so as to relieve the deposits of sew~e into said d~s. A. B. COL~.:~I, ~I ~TT, J. H. ~~NSOII, J. E. GF~d. J.H.V~N~E, CitY E~ine er C0~,~JfTTEE 0N ACC0~ITS. ~. Pishbt~n, ~om ~e Com~ttee on Accosts submitted a bill of Geo. Jolutson, col. for services in Health Dep~t- ment, ~tounttmg to ~33.00, the s~e bei~ overlooked when re~lar pay- rolls were ~de up, m~d the s~e bei~ approved by the Comnittee ordered paid, Aye s-- Coleman, Coulbo~n, D~nall, ~s~,~, Gr~, Graves, Ke $ $1 e r, Les ~tre, May s, Mi~~, ~11 e n, Hewt on, Sei fer t, T erri 11, ~Ii il(ins on, Witt, I~. Pr esident- lV. Hoes--None. Mr. Seifert in the Chair. ~:~. Cut chin introduced an ..1695- (59~y 12th, 1900 ordinance to ~uend and. re-ordain Sections, ~19, 420, 422, 457, and 440, of the city Laws of 1898, in relation to the duties-of the Sanitary Inspector,. ~nd the performance of Sanitary work in the city; which was read, and on motion by him, referred to the Conm~ittee on Ordinances. LICENSE~-HOTEL STP~ATFORD. ~.~. Cutchin submitted the following res- oluti on: Whereas, B. R. Broom, who opened the Stat ford Hotel last fall and obtained a State license to sell 'liquors at the ba~r-room of the s~id Hotel~ and from an oversight of the Con~...~issioner of. Revenue failed to obtain city license; and X'~ere~s, the Commissioner of Revenue hms, this dsS-; ~mder threat to sa-rest the said B. Ro Brovm, he not being a resi- dent of the State for failttre to secure the necessary license, collected of Philo Po Brovm, brother of the said B°E.Brovm, two hundred dollars, the s~ne being the amount of cost of said license from the 1st day of October, 1899, zu~til the 1st day of May, 1900; and Y~ereas, it appeari~%z to this Council that the said barroom was not kept open but two months 6f the said pez'iod, How tt~erefore, BE IT P~SOLVED, That the Con~nissioner of Revenue is authorized to r. efund to Phil ~. Brox;~_x, the s~,m of One Hundred a~xl Thirty-four dolls~s, the amount of ~he tmearned license money,and turn into the. city treasu- ry the $~u.n of .~66.00 in full of said license. · The resolution was adopted, Ayes--Oolems-u, Coulbourn,Dm~nall,~ishburn' Graham ~ Gr ave s, Ke sler, Les cu~ e, May s, Mul!en, Newt on, Sei fer t, T errill kinson,%:[itt,Mr oPresident-16. Noes--None · LII,~E OF S_M.iITARY PURPOZESo On motion of l'~[r. Wilkinson, · ~ ~- .aez eby instruct ed t o pur- RESOLVED, That the C~ E~ksineer be and is chase one .Om" load of lime of use for sanitary pux-poses, at a cost not exceedi~Z ~;~.50 per ton, c!mrgeable to the account of health. The resolut-ion v.~as adopted, Ayes-.-Co!eman, Coulbourn,Darnall,Fishbttrn, ~' ~ L'k~l!en, Newton, Seifert: Terrill,%'ilkin- Gr abm%, Grave s, Ke s sler, Les ct~e, ,,~ay s ~ son,Uitt,Mr President-16. Noes .... Hone. T'P. ESPASS_~NG 0!~ SCHOOL PROPEP. TY. !?m. Coleman submitted an ordinance or r-eso!ution, impo o~,~ a penalty for trespassing upon the grotmds of the public school buildi~_~s~ and for defacir~z,in~uring or interfering with property the~-eon, which was read, ordered to lie over tuuder the ~les and referred to the Co~aittee on Ordinances. TOVM~ CLOCK. On motion of ?,'~. Gk~t chin, _ : t~.e RESOLVED That '~ Public Prop.erty Comnittee be a~.~l are hereby in- structed to obtain estJan~tes aa~.d ascertain the c~st of placing a_to%';n· clock~ either..on the ~:!arket house or the Cottrt ilouse, and report to Council the result of their investigations for further action. I'fATERIi:~G TROUGHS. On motion of I~,'~. Y/ilkinson,-- ~.~c . That the City E~ineer be smd ~ s hereby instructed to ob- ,.':I~,o0LVED, - tai:_'z p-~-ices or bids for puttiIlg in tkreo ¥:atering.. ti~ou?ghs~ of stone or iron~, to be co~_~.ected with the mains of the Vinton~Roanoke %'later Com- pany, and. maintained under the terrfls of the contract and franchise of said company; and to be located at the points heretofore designated by Cottucil, or such other points as the Cotmcil may hereafter designate. Such prices to be reported to Cotu~.cil for its action thereon, !,fE. LL AT AI~,:~S!IOUSE. I~'k. Fishbttrn submitted a r§solution to provide for. bori_~ a x'~ell at the almshouse, at a cost of ~1.50 per foot, which was read, and on motion of I;Iro Darna!l referred to the Comr, ittee on t~abli c Property. POLES, DEFA~i.~!~£ OF. !','~-~'. Dm-na!l submitted a_u ordinance or reso- lution, ~.uposimyj a penalty for defacement of telephone and other poles, byb posting, painting:nailing,pasti~ sigu%s or advertisements thereon, which was read and referred to tl~e Corm~ittee on 0rdimm~ces. AL_7.EY BETI~fEE!! CA~,..IPBELL A![D CHURCH. ~:h~. Fishbm-n submitted a resolu- tion to grade the alley between Campbell and Chin-ch avenues, west of · Third Street~ so as prevent the drainage water from r~uu~ing on private property a=ud that of the Greene-Memorial Church; wl~ich was read crud on motion of ~.~. Coulbourn referred to the Committee on Streets,. S~,;5%LI. POXo A conm~unication from the Board of Health, calling .atten- tion of Council to the needs of vigorous measures to stamp out smallpox~ -1696- (May 12th, 1900.) and suggesti,~g, compulsory vaccination and a house to house canvass of the city,etc, vms read and ordered to be filed. ?...'L~RIfET LAIVS. An ordin~mce to amend and reordain Sections ~78 and of the General Ordinances of the City of Roanoke, in relation to the sale of farm ~u%d domestic produce Yrithin the city of Roanoke, ous!y reported from the Con~nittee on Ol:din~u~ces,was taken up for consid- eration, and rejected by the follo%vir4~ vote, the chair ruling that the s~id ordinance required the votes of a!l~-a majority of the members of Co~uucil voting fo:~ same to adopt it, viz: Ayes--Coulbourn, Graves,Kess- let.: Lescure.~Nev;ton~ Seifert,Vfitt,~fs'oPresident-8o Noes--Coleman, Darnall, Fi shburn: .May s: Terri!!, lYilkinson,- 6. Not voting--l~lllen~ The Council then adjou',-ned. ~/// ........ oo0oo- ..... AN ORDiNA].ICE to repeal an ordinance adopted ~Iarch 6th, 1900, entitled ".~ ordinance re~irin~ dogs taming at large to be n~uzzled,and to amend a resolution heretofore adopted in ~-espect thereto." (Adopted 5~ay 12th, 1900. ) 1. BE IT OPdDAI~ED by the Comnon Council for the City of Roanoke, That the ordinance adopted ?~arch 6th, 1900, entitled "An ordinance re- quiri_~ dogs ~aDn%ing at large to be muzzled, and to ~%end a resolution heretofore adopted in respect thereto," be and the same is hereby re- pesd_ed. .... 2. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage, ...... oo0oo- A RESOLUTION to provide for giving the property ov~ners a hearing on-" . :. the question of paviD~ Kirk avenue, between First street S.E., and First Street (Adopted ?~lay 12th, 1900. ) RESOLVED, That the Conrnittee on Streets of the Common Council is hereby ~- ~ ' ~u~nor~_zed and instructed at ~ach time as they fix, eaad after this. resolution shall have become a law, to give a hearing before such Comittee to the ovmers of the property abuttiD~ mad bounding on both sides of Kirk avenue, between First Street S.E. and First Street on the q~estion of paviz~ between the property lines with vitrified brick, in front of their respective properties. And said con~nittee ihall give notice of ten dco-s to the property ovrners bounding and abut- ting on said street at the points indicated, or benefited by any such proposed improvement, of the place ea%d time of said hearing, ~.hich Said notice shall be served at least ten days before the hearing aforesaid, and shall sunrnon said ovmers to appear before the said committee to .be heard for or against said proposed irnprovement° Said hearing shall not be had until a pi. sm of such proposed improvement shall have been made by the city engineer, with ~a-_. estinmte of the cost, m~ch plan and esti- mate to be filed in the clerk's office of the Con~.aon Council, and shall. be produced before the Con~nittee on Streets at the hearing aforesaid. After such hearing shall have been given by the Conm.~ittee on Streets, it shall report to Council x;-ith re con%mendati on whether or not said ~m- provement should be made,mud ~,'.;hat amount of the costs thereof,if any,. shall be paid by the o%:mers of the real estate bounding.and abutting said street, or benefited by such improvement,and what proportion of the costs of the improvement aforesaid shall be paid out of the city .treas- ury . ........ oo0oo-------- A RESOLUTION o~%d report as to the const~ctlon of sewers in Sec, BO, and a part of Section 19, Southeast. (Adopted ~Iay l~th, 1900. ) Your Committee on Sewers in pursuance of a resolution adopted Sept~ 19th, 1899, providiD~ for giving a hearing to the propert.y oYrners~bn the question of cgnstructing sewers, described as follOws: Beginning at a manhole on Second Street between Church and Kirk avenues, thence on Second Street to Tazewell avenue; thence on Tazewell avenue to within ~00 feet of Jefferson street; also on ~irst street from Tazewell avenue to Bullitt avenue, and on Bullitt avenue from a point 100 feet east of Jefferson street to a point 60 feet east of First street; also beginning at the alley on Second Street between Church and Tazewell avenues, and running west in said alley(to First Street. £) Beginning on ~.~ountain avenue at the alley between ~efferson and First Streets, thence with ~':~ountain avenue to First Street, thence on First Street to Highl~ud avenue,--- reports, that it gave to the property owners to be benefited · by such proposed improvement a hearing on ~ay 1st and ~k~y 8th,1900, at the office of the Clerk of Council. A very small percentage of the property o¥~ners was represented at the hearing, as will be seen by reference to the local assessment records on file in the office of the cle~'4c of Council. The plan aP~ estimate made by the city engineer were duly exhibited and explained at the hearing aforesaid. The Convnittee is of opinion that the property ovrners abutting on said sewer.~ or situated %-;ithin the limits thereof, will be benefited by such proposed improvement,and ths. t it o~kt to be made,and there- fore recormuends the adoption of the follo%.','i~ resolution: ~ IT i-IESOLYED, by the Cocoon Council for the City of Roanoke, that it is expedient that lines of sewers~ should be constructed, (1) Begi_~_~_ing at a ms~nhole on Second Street, between Church and Kirk avenues~ thence on Second Street to Tazewell avenue; thence on Taze~'~ell avenue to Yzithin ~00 feet of Jefferson street; also on First street from Tazewell avenue to Lkxllitt avenue, s_nd on Bullitt Avenue £rom a point 100 feet east of Jefferson stre.et to a point 60 feet east of First Street; also begi~ing on Second Street at the alley between Church and Tazewell avenues, and running west in said alley to First Street° (~) Begi..-n~ing on 5'buntain avenue at .the alley bet%veen Jefferson ~d Fix~st streets, thence witl% ~:buntain avenue to First Street, thence on First Street .to Highland avenue, covering, the properties on the east side of First Street,--- that it is the sense of this Council that one-half of the cost of the proposed improvement should be paid by the ov~u%ers of the prop- erty abutting upon the lines of sewers described as aforesaid,and benefited by said proposed improvement, and that one-half of the cost thereof should be paid out of the city treasury.and borne by the city; ~d that the proportion to be assessed upon and_borne., by ,,].e oroperty o~,n~ers aforesaid shall be apportioned amoD~ said prop- erty o~:n~ers upon ~ach principles as the Council shall hereafter de- t e~wnine ' ~' D~ resolution or ordin~u~ce, after the improvement aforesaid shall have been .completed. RESOLVED FUR._THE.~E, That the City Engineer be andis hereby in- structed to advertise for bids for making the improvement aforesaid in the Ros~uoke Times ~%d Evening Y;orld for thirty days' time; said bids to be made in accords_uce v;ith specifications on file in the office of the city engineer, and to be accompanied with a certified check in the s~un of fifty dollars, and the bidder to whom the con- tract shall be awarded, shal~ be required to give bond in the sum. of 50~ of the contract-pr~{ce of said work, said bond to be approved by. the Co~.%ittee on Finance, and conditioned for .the faithful perform-_ sauce of the contract aforesaid. RESOLVED ~-13RTHER, That when said bids shall have been closed after SO days' notice as aforesaid, they shall be considered by the Conmnittee on Sewers and reported to Council, which shall award the contract, reserving the right to reject any or all bids. -1698- A RESOLUTION and report as to td~e construction of sewers on Highland avenue and Fourth Street S,Vt.; and in the alley between Highland ~u~d Mountain avenues, from 4-1/2 to Sixth Street. (Adopted May 12th, 1900. ) Your Con~nittee on Sewers in pursuance of resolutions of Council adopted September 14th, 1899, and February 6th, 1900, providing for givi~ks? a hearing to the property ov~ners on the q~estion of construct- · ng sewers described as follows: (1) On Highls_ud avenne,from the alley between Franklin Road and Fourth Street S.U. to 4-1/~ Street, thence dovrn Fourth Street .oa%d Connecting with the sewer in the alley, between Highland and Mountain avenue s. (~) Ru~_uiD~ from 4-1/~ Street to Sixth Street--througk private property between 4-1/£ and 5th street,and tltro~sh an alley from 5th to 6th str~eet,said, alley being located between Mo~mtain and Highland ova~ers to be benefited by 8th, 1900, at. the office A very sm~ll percent~3e of the' Property ovn~ers ~vere represented at the hearzng, as will be seen by reference to the local assessment records on file in the office of..the clerk of Council. The plsun and estimate made by tt~e city e~ineer were duly e~d~ibited and explained at the heari~ aforesaid. The Con~nitt.ee is of opinion that the property o%'~ners abutting on said server, or, situated %'~ithin the limits thereof, v~ill be benefited by such pro- po sed improvement, s~.d that it ~ht to be made; and therefore recom- mends the adoption of the followi~lg resolution: DE IT RESOLVED by the Con, non Council for the City of Roanoke, That it is ezpedient that lines of se%'~ers should be constructed, (1) On Highland avenue from the alley betwe~a Fro_o3~lin Road ~u~d Fourth Street S.V;. to 4-1/2 Street, thence do,;n~ Fourth Street, ~_ud co~.u~ecting with the sewer in the alley between l{ighl~d and Mountain avenue s. (2) Rurn~.ing from _%-1/2 Street to Sixth Street S.¥;,--through private property between. 4-1/2 and 8th streets, and through an alley. froth. 8th to 6th street, said alley bei~ located between Mountain and HiEhland avenue s; -- that it is the sense of this Council that one-half of the cos~ of the proposed improvement should be paid by the o:~ners of the property abutting upon the lines of sewers described as aforesaid, and benefited by said proposed improvement ,and that one-h~lf of the cost thereof should be paid out of the city treasury and borne by' the city s~.d that the proportion to be assessed upon~and borne by the property o~,n%ers aforesaid shall be apportioned o~nor~ 'said pr. op- erty ov~ners upon such principles as the Co~mcil sh~Rll hereafter te~.nine by resolution or ordinance,after the improvement aforesaid. shall h~ve been completed. Pd~SOLVED I,~3RTIgER, That the city engineer be and is hereby in- attracted to advertise for bids for making the improvement aforesaid in the Roanoke Times and EMening ¥;orld for thirty days' time; said bids to be made in accordance with plans and specifications on file in the office of the city eD~i~eer, and to be accompanied with a certified check~ in the sum of ~50; [uud the bidde~- to ~hom the con- tract shall be awarded shall be °required to. give bond in the sum of 80~/ of the contract price of said work, said bond to be approved by the Committee on Fin~uuce ~ud conditioned for the faithful perforn~? ance of the contract afoDesaid. PJZSOLVED ?URT}~R, That when said bids shall have been closed after thimty days notice as aforesaid, the Con~:~ittee on S~:~ers is hereby authorized and directed to consider the s~ne and report to Council, which shall award the contract for making said improvement to the lowest responsible bidder, reserving the ri~t, however, to reject any s~d all bids. .. - ....... oo0oo ........ avenue s, - -- reports, that it gave to the property such proposed ~nprovement a he~ri~lg on ~y of the clerk of Council. -1699- A PfESOLUTIOI'T and report as to the construction of s~vers in Section 21, on Patterson avenue and Campbell avenue,and between ?th and 9th streets, S.W. (Adopted May 12th, 1900.) Your Conr.]ittee on Sewers in pursuance of a resolt~tion adopted November 14th, 1899 , providing for giving a hearir45 to the proPerty' armors on the (~estion of constructi~g sewers described as folio%rs: -~ BeEinning at the alley suud ?th street, between Campbell avenue and Rorer avenue, thence south on 7th street to Patterson.avenue; the.rice on Patterson avenue to 8th street~ thence from 8th street to a point on 9th street between Csmpbell m~d Patterson avenues; also beginning on 7th stree~ at Patterson avenue; thence on Campbell ave- nue to 9th street; thence on 9th street to a point between C~npbell avenue and Patter son avenue, reports~ that it gave to the property ov~ners to be benefited by such proposed improvement a hearing on ~.~.lay 8th, 1900,. at the office of the Clerk of Council. A very small percentage of the property ov~ners was ~-epresented. at the hearing, as ~-~ill be seen by reference to the local assessment records on file in the office of the clerk of Council. The plan m~d estimate made by the city engineer were duly exhibited and explained at the hearing aforesaid. The Comn~ttee is of opir~ion that the property o%'a~ers abuttir~3 on said sewer, or sit- uated within the limits thereof, %'~ill be benefited by such proposed improvement., and that it o~,~ht to be made, and therefore recormnends the adoption of the followi~k5 resolution: BE IT P~ESOLVED by the Conmuon Council for the city of Roanoke, That it is expedient_that a line of sewers should be constr%~cted BeEimzing at the alley su~.d Vth street between.~Cam~pbell suud Rorer avenues, thence south on 7th street to Patterson avenue;, thence on Patterson avenue to 8th street; thenceflom 8th street to a point on 9th street, between Campbell and Patterson avenues; also begir~%ing on. 7th street at Patterson avenue, thence on C~upbell average to 9th street; thence on 9th street to a point bet,:~een C~npbell and Patter- son avenue s; that it is the sense of t!mis Council that one-half the cost of the proposed improvement should be paid by tl~e o-,'n%ers of the property abuttiD~ upon the lines of sevzers described as aforesaid,mud bene- fited by said proposed improvement,mid that one-half of the cost thereof should be paid out of the city treasury, and borne bY the city; and that ~he proportion to be assessed upon a_-%d borne by the property ay-reefs aforesaid shall be apportioned among said property armors upon such principles as the Council shall hereafter determine by resolution or ordinsu~ce, after the improvement aforesaid shall have been completely. RESOLVRD ,~,-tJRT~R, That the City E~ineer be and is hereby in- structed to advertise for bids for makin~ the improvement aforesaid in the Roanoke Times su~d Eyening World for 30 days' time; said bids to be made in .accordance with plans and specifications on file in the office of the city engi~.eer, and to be accompanied with a cer- tified check in the stun of ~50; sa~d the bidder to whom the contract shall be awarded shall be required to give bond 'in the s~.~ of 50~-~ of the contract price of said work~ said bond to be approved by- the Conwnittee on Pinto%ce, and conditioned for the faitl~k~l performsu~ce of the contract aforesaid. P~SOLVWO FUP. T}~R, That %'-~hen said bids shall have been closed after thirty d~ys' notice as aforesaid,_the Conmnittee on Sewers is hereby authorized and directed to consider the same smd report to Council: ~:~hich shall award the contract for maki~5 said improvement to the lowest responsible bidder, reserving the rifjht, however, to reject $~j and all bi'ds. ......... oo0oo- ....... -l oo- A RESOLUTION and report as to the constrx~ction of sm'~ers,between E]~n and Day avenues, S.Vt.;. on Rorer ave~uxe from the city stables to the alley east of 6th street; and in the alley between Rorer and C,mnpbel! avenues, frond Calvary Baptist Church east to 5th street. .. (Adopted ~i~y 12th, 1900.) 'four Consul tree on Sewers in pursus~uce of a resolution adopted September 19th, 1899, providing for giving a hearing to the property oYalers, on the question of constructing- sewers, described as follows: (l) Begi~n~_ing at a point in the alley between E]~n and Day ave- hues, east of 6th street, and running west in said alley, west of Sixth street a diste~ice of 180 feet, (2) On Rorer ave~mie frc~n the City Stables, west to the alley east of Sixth Street. (~) In the alley between Rorer and Campbell avenues,from Calva- A- ry Bapti_~,~ Church, east to Sixth .Street, repor'bs, that it gave to the propertybxzners to be benefited by such proposed improvement a hearing on };~iy 8th, 1900, at the office of the Clerk of Council. A very amall percentage of the property owners was represented at the hearing, as will be seen by reference to the local assessment records on file in the office of the clerk of Council. The plan and estimate made by the city engineer were duly exhibited and explained at the hearing aforesaid. The Conr.~[ttee is of' opinion that the property o~n~ers abutting on said sewer, or situated within the limits thereof, will_be benefited by such pro~ posed improvement,~nd that it ought to be~made, and therefore rec- o~mnends the adoption of the follo'~ir~?~ resolution: BE IT _RESOLVED by the Conrnon Colu%cit for the City of Roanoke, Tha.t it is expedient_that lines of se~'~ers should be constructed,-- (l) Beginl]ir~3 at a point in the alley between Elm and Day ave- nues~ east of Sixth Street, e~d F~uing west .in said alley, west of. S~_~.~ Street, a distance of 150 feet. (2) On Rorer avenue from the 8ity Stables west to the alley east of Sixth Street. ~ S) In the alley between Rorer and Campbell avenues, from Cal- ,.~ary Baptist Church east to 5th Street; ti~at it is the sense of this Council that one-half of the cost of the proposed ~nprovement should be paid by the o~.'~ners of the prop- aou~ti~ upon the lines of sewers described as aforesaid, and erty ' ~ ~ benefi.ted by said proposed ~nprovement; and that one-half of the cost thereof should be paid out of the city treasury and borne by the city; aiid that the proportion to be assessed upon mud borne by the property ol~ucers aforesaid shall be apportioned among said property oYn!ers upon ~ach principles as the Council shall hereafter determine by resolution or ordinance after the inlprovement afores~id, shall have been co!'.~leted. RESOLVED ~JRTI{ER That the City Engineer be and is hereby ~i- thorized a_nd instructed to advertise for bids~ for making the improve- ment aforesaid in the Eos~loke Times ~ud E~ening World for $0' days' time; said bids to be made in accordance 1-zith the pl~ls and specifi- cations on file in the office of the city engineer, ~ld to be accor~ po~iied with a certified check in the sum of ~SO; and the bidder to ~.hom the contract shall be avzarded shall be re-quired to give bond in tile suni of $O~ of the contract price of said work, said bond lo-be approved by the Co~mmittee on Finaiice and conditioned for the faith- ful performance of the contract aforesaid. RESOLVED FURRIER, That when said bids shall have been closed after thirty days notice as aforesaid,~ the Conmiittee on Sewers is hereby authorized o_ud directed to consider the s~me ~ud report to Could_cji, which shall award the contract ~for m~ing said 5uprovement to the lowest responsible bidder, reservir~ the right, h~'zever, to reject any and all bids. --------oo0oo--- ..... -1701- A RESOLUTIOH'and report as to' the the north side of Campbell aYenne, between the taus & B~rugh, and the'Rosenb~m Building. · (Adopted ~1ay lP. th, 1900 construction of sidewalks on b~ilding of Heironi- yOUr committee on Streets in pursuance of a resolution adopted September .6, 1900, providing for giving a hearing to the property. ova%ers_on the question of constructing brick sidewalks on the north side .of Campbell avenue S.Y;., from a point about ~K) feet east of Henry Street~ to a point about 1§0 feet east.of s~id Street, reports that it gave to the rpoerty ov,~e?s to be benefit.ed by the proposed improvement a hearing on N~' B, 1900, at the efface, of the Clerk of Council. NOne of the property owners was present at the hearing, as will be seen by reference to-the local assessment records on file in the office of the clerk of Co~mcil. The plans and est~nates made by the city engineer were then ~_ud there exhibited cu~.d explained. The Comz.~ittee is of opinion that the property..owners abutti~ on said Street %,~ill be benefited by such proposed improvement,sa~d that it ought to be made,'and therefore recon~uends the adoption of the follov~lg re solution: BE IT P~ESOLVED by the Conm~on Council for the City of Roanoke, That Chilho%vie brick..sidewa]-ks, Ik~ll v~ldth, shall be constructed on the north side-of Cs~npbell avenue, S.¥~., from a point about 50 feet east of Henry Street to a point about 180 feet east of said Street; and that it is the sense of tl~is ~o~mcil' that one-half of the coot of the proposed improvement shall be paid by the. ova%ers of the Proper~y abutting on the street aforesaid, s~.d benefited by such proposed improvement; and that one-half of the cost thereof sho. ll be paid out of the city treasury ~nd borne by the city, ea%d that the proportion to be assessed upon sa~d.borne, by the property ovn%ers aforesaid, shall be apportioned ~uo.~ said propertyb ov~ners upon such principles as the Council shall hereafter determine by resolu- tion or ordinance, after the jnnprovement aforesaid shall have been. comp let ed. RESOLVED FURT}~R, That the city engineer be and is hereby structed to advertise for bids for makiD~ the inhorovement aforesaid in the Roanoke Times ~.d Evening World for t~hirty days' time; said bids to be made in accordance v~ith plans and specifics, tions on file in the office of the city engi~.eer., and to'be accompanied with a certified check in the sum of. ~50, ~ud the bidder to whom the con- tract shall be awarded shall be %-equired to. give bond in the stun fifty per cent of the contract price of s~id work; said bond to be approved by the Committee on Fins~ce, and conditioned ful performance of the contract ~foresaid. RESOL\[ED ~THER, Th~.t .-.~hen said bids shall have after thirty days notice as aforesaid, .the Comr.~ttee hereby authorized and directed to consider the same and report to Council, which shall award the contract for making said improvement to the lowest responsible bidder, reserving the right, however, to reject s_ny and all bids° ........ oo0oo-- for the faith- been closed on Streets is -i?OZ- A _RESOLUTION ~a~d report as to the constr~ction of sidewalks on tl~e east side of Fifth Street, S.E., between Dale avenue Bud Ik~.llitt avenue. (Adopted LIay 12th, 1900.) .Your Committee on Streets in pursuance of resolution adopted i,~arch 6th: 1900, pro~.iding for -L--'iviD~z a heariD~5 to the propertY o~n~ers on the question of constructi~.lg brick side%'~alks on the e~zt side of Fifth Street, S.E., between D~le avenue and Bullitt avenue, reports that it gave to tho property o%-n~ers to be benefited by the proposed improvements hearings on ~::~ay ~, 1900, at the office .of the Clerk of Council. A large 1.~rcent~Se of the property o%~ners were represented, as %'~i!l be seen by reference to the local asses~%ent records on file in the office.of the clerk of Council. The plans ~ud estimutes ~:~ere ~uade by the city engineer, and were duly e~d~ibited and explained at the heari]~5 aforesaid. The Con%mittee is of opin- ion the. t the property ova_ers a~tting on said street ~'~ill be ~ene- fired by said proposed improvement, ~%d that it ot,~ht to bo made,: ea%d therefore recon~u%ends tl~e adoption of the follov;ing resolution: BE IT RESOLI~D by the Co~.~uon Council for the City of Roanoke, Th~%t it is expedient that hard burned brick sidewalks, five feet %'~,ide, shall be constructed on the east side of Fifth Street S.E., bet~'~een Dale. avenue ~nd Bullitt avenue; end that it is the sense, of this Council that one-half of the cost of the proposed improvement shall be paid by the ovrners of the property abutting on the street aforesaid, and..benefited by such proposed improvement, and that one- half of the cost thereof shall be paid out of the city treasury and borne by the city; ~ud that said proportion to be assessed upon and borne by the pz-operty ovrners aforesaid, shall be apportioned among said prope~tY o~'~a%ers upon such principles as the Council shall .here- after dete~_m~ine by resolution or ordinance, after the improven~ent aforesaid sl~all have been completed. FJ~SOT.VED ~UET}~R, That the City ED~sineer be ~d is hereby in- structed to advertise for bids for m~{ing the i]-aprovement aforesaid in the Roanoke Times and Evening ~Yorld for %Dirty days time; said bids ~ be made in accords2~ce %-zith plans em.d specifications on file in the office of the city e~,~_~'ineer, ~u~d to be accomp~qnied with a cer- tified check in the sum of ~:,50; ~.d the bidder to ~..~hom the contract she. ll be av~arded, shall be requi~ed to give bond in the'sum of fifty per centt:z:% of the contract price of said ~;ork; said bond to be a?3roved by the Con~nittee on Pi~mnce, and conditioned for the faithful perfo~mea%ce of the contract aforos~9.id. RESOLVED :.-~jP_.~Ti-~R, That -~hen said. bids shall, have been closed after thirty days' notice as aforesaid, the cor~nittee on Streets is hereby authorized ea%d directed to consider the same ~nd report to Cou_ucil, which shall award the contract for me]{i]~ said ~anprovement to the lo~'~est responsible bidder, reserving the right, hovzever, to reject oa~_y ~_nd ~11 bids. _ ........ oo0oo ........ 703- A RESOLUTIOII and report as to the construction of Sidewalks on First Street m%d Church avenue, Southeast. (Adopted May 12th, 1900. ) Your Conmittee on Streets in pursuance of a resolution adopted October 10th, 1899, providing for giving a hearing to the property oYmers on the question of const~.cting brick sidewalks on both sides of Nelson Street from the ~...~rket S~Rmre .to Church avenue, and on the south side of Church avenue from Jefferson street to Randolph street, m~_d on the north side of Church avenue from Halson street to Randolph Street, reports that it gave to the property ovmers to be benefited by tt~e proposed improvements hearings on May 12th, 1900, at the office, of the clerk of the Council° 0rtl3, a ~nall percentage of 'bl~e property om~ers was present as will be seen by reference to the local assessment records on file in the.office of the clerk of the Couflcil. The plm%s m~d estimates made by the city engineer were duly e~ibited o_ud e~-~lained at the hea~ing- aforesaid. The Conm]ittee is of opinion that the property ovmers abutting on said streets will be benefited by m~ch proposed improvement,and that it ou4.Sht to be made,'and therefore recommends the adoption of the fol- ].owi~.~ re solution: DE IT P~SOLVED by the CommOn Council for the City of Roanoke, That it is expedient., that hard bum~ed brick sidewald~s six feet wide shall be constructed on both ~ides of i.lelson Street from the Market Square. to Church avenue; ..and on the south side of Clmrch ave~e from ~efferson Street to Randolph Street, and on the north side of Church avenue from Nelson Street to Randolph Street; m~d that it is the sense of this Council that one-half the cost of the said proposed improvement shall be paid by the re, mars of the property abuttiD~ on the street a£oresaid~mud benefited by such proposed impro~ement~and that one.-half of the cost thereof shall be paid out of the city treasury mhd borne by the city; and that. said proportion to be as- sessed upon and borne by the property ovmers aforesaid, shall be apportioned amor~g said_property o%'mers upon such principles as..the Council shall hereafter detezvnine by resolution or ordinm~ce?after the improvement aforesaid shall have been completed. RESOL~ED ~-IYRTHER, That the City Engineer be m~d is hereby striated to advertise for bids for madding the improvement aforesaid in the Roanoke Times and E.veni~5 World for thirty days t~ne; said bids to be made in accordance with plans and specifications on file in the office of the city e~gineer, m~d to be accompm~ed with a cer- tified check in the stun of ~..550; m~d the bidder to whom the contract shall be awarded, shall be required to gl.ye bond in the sum of fifty per cent. of the contract price of said work; said bond to be approv-. ed by the Cor~znittee on Finance,m~d conditioned for the faithful per- foal. amice of the contract aforesaid° PdE. SOL;~D Fb~IER~ That wi~en said bids shall have been closed after thirty da~s' notice as aforesaid, the Con~nittee on Streets is hereby authorized ~_d directed to consider the s~mme and report to Council, which shall m'mrd the contract for making said improvement to the lowest responsible bidder, reserving the right, however, to reject a_ny or all bids. ........ eoOoo- ....... ;~OURNAL-- C 0 ~'IM 0 N O0UHCI T-. Tuesd~,y, June 8th, 1900. The Council met in regular session st 8 o' clock P.{':~., in the Council Chamber, ~r. Joe! Hi Cutchin, the president, in the Chair. ~' Pr e sent-- ~-..~e ssr s. Buckner, Coleman, C oulbourn, Darnall, _wi shburn, Graham,. Grave s, H~u- tKe s sler, Le scure, ~.fay s, Hewt on, Seller t, Terri ll, V;i lkins on,lVi t t, ~,h..President-l~;. Absent--~',1essrs. King,~inahan,5'k~llen-S. JOURNAL. On motion of ~fm. G~s]~am the reading of ttxe ~ournal was dis--. pensed with, ~u%d it was approved as recorded. 5t&YOR' S L~SSAGE. The follo~'~ixl~~ message from the ~.~yor was read and disposed of as indicated belov;: To the Conm~on Council of the City of Roanoke: I beg to state that in accbrdance with the reconmnendation of the Board of Health, and vritL the consent of the o~.~ers J.P. snd David Boy,Than, I directed that the two houses infected with smallpox on Franklin Road, be burned. Before burnish5 same, I had the prop.~rty valued by R.B.Griggs and I.V.Jotn%son, who placed the valuation at ~.~50; also by the city engineer, whose esti- mate is more apt to be correct in as much as he made a~l..esti~na.te of the ~nount of lun~ber in s~id buildi~s, whose valuation is ~.~80. I find no la~? authorizi~.~ the ~.layor to burn the buildings ~u~d before burni~ same, had notified the o:'n~ers to abate the nuisance. They were fined ~.~26 in the police court ~d then consented to the buildi~tzs beiD~ burned upon nV statement that I '~':ould reco..~?.end to Council to pay the value thereof, ~and as the engineer's valuation is more probable correct than the oth- ers, I recom~,nend that that ~nount be ps_id. _ I herewith attach fetters from the Board of Health E. B. Gri.ggs on~_d I. V. Johnson, and the.. city engineer. (On motion of ?,h~. Darnall this matter %:fas referred to the Co]~nittee on _~ins~uce. ) I also here~:~i,_~ s. ttach report of my findings under the investiga-~ tion of the officio.1 conduct of J.H.%?ingate, City Engineer. I had a stenographer takes notes of the ~idence introduced and my rulings there- on, which evidence can be typed out should the Council desire it; and should a?kv question be raised as to the correctness of these findings, ~ ask that this be done. I here,:~ith attach bill of stenographer for ~.~!~_.$0 for ts]<i_~., said notes, su~.d typic5 o. portion of the evidence, vrhich I t~_-ust ~';i!! be your pleasure to be ordered paid. I \'~;as urm~ill- lng to hold the investigation ~.~rithout notes of the e~idence bei~k5 taken, ~%d so stated to Council, en~_d I think this precaution was necessary in justice to the interests of the~ city, to the e.~sineer to myself. ~o reference to the Constitution, Art. VI, Sec..20, you %-zill find that thc I~ayor is given power to hold such investigations of the official co-~duct of city officers,and that no confirmation or rejection on. the part of Council of his report is provided for. I-do not tlti~ this power given him by the Constitution can be abridged by legislative en- actment,and o~u therefore of the opinion that the clause in the charter requiri~_lZ the action of the mayor to be approved or .disapProved by the Council: is invalid, in %~zhich opinion the city Solicitor concurs. (Qn ~notion of ~.:~r. Darnall the bill of Jo!u~ C. IVallace, Stenographer, for $ni~.80 v~-as referred to the Committee on _Winance. ) ihs. ve considerable doubt as to the suit~-bleness of the quality of stone no~.:~ bei~tz obtained fror:~ the city ¢~:arry, and in as much as com- plaints are beir.~z_made by ~..'lessrs, Cato~-T~i Bros. and also by ~.;~. Csmpbell property o~'~ners in t!~e-.t locality, that the operation of the quarry is d-~uagiD~5 their property, before other steps ar~ 'taken to purchase prop- erty, I reco~r~mend that Investigation be made as to the quality of the stone; s_nd also with a vie~.; to securir45 a quarry at some convenient lo- referred to cality in the western portion of the city. (On motion of D~. Darnal! this subject was mittee on Streets.) the Com- I further recon~nend that regular and special policemen be.paid the ~nounts sverally e.~:pended by them for overcoats,and that at least the salaries of the station keepers be increased. T.~ving expenses are much higher now than a few years ago,and policemen are not well paid. (To Committee on Fi~uce.) (Signed) ~AS. P. ~00DS, ~A~yor. -l?05- =une 5th, 1900. ) J.. C. GRAVES. ~r. J. O, ~aves, a member of this Council from the Third Ward, tendered h~s resignation to take effect at the close of the session; v~hich vms ~ead ~U%d on motion of ~:.~. Terrill vms accepted. VACANCY FILLED. r,~. Heat nominated J.A.Garla~.d, a. citizen of the Third Ward to fill the vacaucy caused by the resignation of J.C.Graves; and there being no other nominations, he was unaimously elected, the clerk casting the vote of the council as directed. REPORT OF CITY EHGII,~. The monthly report of ~he city engineer ¥~as read and' f~-ted, for the months of April s_nd .~..'Iay, sho~ing the v~ork performed d%%~ng those months on Street repairs, street improvements, sev~ers~-']iealth snd public property. PLt~,iBER' S LICENSE. The city e.~ineer reported to the Council the application of Calbreath & Hesser for o. pltm%bers' license,and filed there¥;ith a bond in tt~e st~. of One Thousand dollars with J.G.Knepp and E. O. Kernan, as sureties; s.nd recon~.~ended that the license be granted. engineer was city city On n~otion of ~[r. Darnall the recommendation of the city adopted and the license granted. ~i0}~HLY REPORTS. ~Aonthly reports of the city auditor, Clerk of the markets, city sergeant, keeper of almshou,~e, ~d board of health, were received and filed. B0!,~D OF INSOL%~F~IT TAX COIff~ECTOR~ The President laid before treasurer, physician north be improved ~.'~a]~[ s ~,';i th st one on Streets. Petition of D. C ounci 1 a comnmnication from the ~idelity and Deposit Company of },~arylsm. d, giv- ing thirty days' notice of the cancellation of the bond of Oustis R. Burton, as collector of Delihquent Insolvent Taxes for this city. On motion of ~J..r. Darnall. ( as amended by }:~. Buckner~,. which was ac- cepted) the notice was received ~ud filed; and the clerk of council was instructed to notify i?m. Burton of the reception of such notice, and require _him to appes, r and give a proper bond vrlt'.r~jn thirty days,and clerk to report to Council; .S-nd that the city auditor be instructed to check.-up the accounts of ~;_~. Burton as of the date of the cancellation of the bond. PETITIONS PILF~. ~,{r. Hart presented the petition of-H. C- Barnes m.~d others, aski~ that Jefferson street from the Stratford Hotel by macadamizir~ and the construction of brick side- curbing; which was read and referred to the Corm~ittee C. Yates to be refunded $37.50, sid~?alk assessment levied against property of Jos. Zav~son, (purchased by Yates) on Campbell avenue in year 1889, was read, ,mud referred to the Committee on Finance. Petition of ~ Denison su~d Jas. D. Johnston, Jr., asking that a se~;~er be constructed ruv~ing north frcrn Albemarle aver~ae,east of Jef- ferson street, in rear of property of J.W.Yfitt, to alley in rear of petitione~-s property, and bindi~ themselves to pay one-half of the cost of such construction; vzhich was read and referred to the Committee on Server s. Petition of I'.,I. B. Waters and others,' asking that Patton avenue be graded s_nd macadamized bet%~een Fourth street and Kimball avenue; which ~-~as read and referred to the Cormnittee on Streets. Petition of Jaz.~es Honest, asking that the stall rent on the ~.,,Iarket square, (for H.E. stand) be reduced to the assessed value thereof; was read and referred to the Comnittee on Pinance. Dh~. Seifert presented the petition of E.J.T. oney s.ud others, asking that sidewalks be constructed on Dale avenue,Bullitt avenue s_nd Holli- day street, vrhich was referred to the Street Conmtittee. -REPORTS 0P COI:'5'~.-ffT~ES. The reports of Committees were called for, ~.d submitted ar.d placed on the Calendar from the Con~ntttee on Pinance, Accounts, ~ire and ~ater, Sewers, Public Property, Ordinances, ~Streets and Light s. REPORT OF THE C0~,~IITTEE ON PI~-tANCE. ~. Darnall, from the Committee on Finance, submitted the followi.n~ ~eport: _ 1: At the.r.equest of th? city treasurer we su.h~i.'t the following res-. 01ut~.o.n, p~ovzdz_ng for issuzng t~ ~ ~ce~taln duplicate warrants, to take the pzace of those, which have been lost. ~e fiie certificates -1706- herewith from the payees in each caee, showin6 that they h~ve r~iv~ from the trea~rer the ~ount~ called for by said watt.ts. Said lution is ~s follows: " ~SOL~D, That the city Audito~ is hereby ~tho~ized ~nd to isle to C.W.Thom~s, T~ea~e~, duplicate warm,ts to t~e the plaoa of those ~hioh haw been lo~$~ as foll~?$~ No. i~S8 ~. R. Beale, Street Eep~i=s--- ~6.00 No. 1170 ~. L. Greenwood~ Salarl$~------ 10.00 No. 14T4 ~val E~ine Comp~ ~ Servers---- ~0. O0 The above duplicate watt,ts to be so m~ksd-by th~ city audito~,~ ~re intended only to t~e the place, of ~oh ¥~r~nts ~s have been ~aid ~d m-e now lost,~nd which the tread=er has failed to ~eoeiv$ credit for. (The resolution w~s ~dopted, ~es--~ckner~ Col~n~nmll,~lshburn, Oruh~u, Grave s, Hat t, Ke s seler, Les ~ e ~ M~ s ~ I~ewt on~ Sei fert, Te=~i 11~ =i lkin- son,Witt,~m.President-lG. Ness--None--Not Voti~--C~lbourn.) . 2. As to the petition o~ ~o~ M. Peddicie~d ~d othe~ dentists the city, ask~ that the l~cen~e t~x on dentists be ~educed from $15 per ~u to ~.~10 per ~m~, the co, tree ~ms oo~ide~ed t~u and as the license year ~ms co~muenced ~d the tax p~esoribed is n~ in force, v~e reconm~end that t!~e petition be not (The re cor,~.nendati on was concurred in.) 3. As to the resolution introduced by granted. Newton ~m.d referred' to this Con~:~ittee, providing for ~u increase of the salaries of policemen, both regular and special, the conm~ittee has carefully considered the question, and s~e of opinion that the members of the police force should receive the increase asked for by the resolution. We therefore recom- mend the adoption of the follo~'~n~ resolution: RESOLVED, That on and after ~uly let, 1900, the rages or salaries to be paid the regular a.~d .special Dolicemen, and station keepers shall be as follows: Regular polzcemen, ~2.25 per day for all actual service;.. Special policemen, for the fires six months' service, $1.50 per and ~mfter.. six months' service, ~72.00, for all actual serviue. Station keepers, ..~45.00 per month. (The resolution was agreed to by the follovrlng vote: Ayes--Buc]mer, Coleman, Coulbourn, Darnall, Pi mhburn, Grs_hsun, Grave s,H~rt, Ke ssler,Mays, Le scure, I!e~-~t on, Seifert, Terrill, Wilkinson. Wit t. ~.~_~ President-l?__ _...._% - ~=~- ~ · '.'-. As to the petition of Pace .$: Bobb~tt t~ b~ paid the. rent for house quarantined on account of smallpox, which petition w~as referred, to this co~nittee, and by the conmzittee for investigation and ~er_,ort by the ""~ · - ~- !uayor, ~?e file herev,~it~ the report of the Mayor thereon, v;hich is adverse to th~ payment of said claim. He also reports the bill of g. L. Cralle, ',[~10 for like c.harges, but as havi.~ more-merit.. For like reasons, tltis claim is also refused. (Recommendation adopted.) 5. The Conmzittee has been requested by the m~nager of the New City Directory to be gotten out by the Stone Printing & Manfg. Co., to order a mnnber of these directories at this time for the use of the city. ¥~e are advised that it has been the cumtom of the city to purchase three directories, for the use of police department, the city e~ineer and clerk of Co-~:-~_cil. We therefore recommend the adoption of the follow-. i~kz resolution: RESOLVED, l~.~at the clerk of Council be and is hereby instnmcted to pm'c~ase three city directories for the year 1900, go.t. ten Out b the Stone Printi~Z ~=~.Manfg... Co., at a. cost. not exceedin~ ~15,_ chargeable_ to the account of o~a~onery and Printing. _ (The resolution vms ~dopted, Ayes--Buckner,Colem~n, Darnall,~ishburn, Gr sd~n, Grav e s, Har t, K e s s i e r, Ze s cure, ~.~V s, Newt on, Seif err, T erri ll, ~i lkin- son, Witt,i:~r.President-!6. Noes--None. Hot voting--Coulbourn.) ' 6. The report of the city auditor for the month of. May shows that when the bills to be approved this evening shall have been paid, certain of the appropriations vrill be overdrawn;and in order to supplement ~them to that amount, we recommend the adoption of. the following resolution: ($une 5th, 1900.) RESOLVED, That the approp~iations, for the fiscal year, 1899-1900,be m~d are hereby supplemente~ aS follows: --~___. - Fire, ~552.12; Licht~, . VASB; Police, ~)B93~'80; Street Cle .'~n~ n~. ~+~.,.~,~e~v & Prznt~.~69,89; Sal~es,~2~0.22, Health,~3,ozz.'76; r~n~oSe~ents,~S,496.93; ~blic Ch~ities,~49.19; Continent, ~d the city auditor and city tvea~rer ~e hereby directed to ~ke tries on their books accordi~ly. Respectf%~ly ~bmitted, H.M. DAR1~LL, J.H.WI~IHSOH, S.P. SEI~RT. The resolution ~pplementi~ the appropriations, as above, %~as adop ted, Aye s--~ ckner, Coleman, D~nall, Fi sl~burn, Gr~, Grave s, Hart, Ke s sler, Le scure, I',i~' s, Newton, Self eft, T errill, Wilkinson,Wi t t, Mr. Pre siden~ -16. lIoes--Mone. IIot votiv~--Ooulbourn. ) _ . _ ~i-~ COI~TTEE Ol,~ ACCO~S. I.~ Hart, from the Co~ttee P~W0RT 0~ ~ ~ · on Accounts, ~bmitted the followi~ report: The Conr~ittee on Accounts has .ex~uined ~ud approved the accounts claims for the current month, m%d listed them %ruder appropriate heads as given belo%v. We reconr:%ond that these accounts be approved by C~ncil m~d certified to the city ~ditor ~d city trea~rer,~d ordered to be paid: Elections Fire, gail, Police, Pauper s, Street Repairs, Street Cles~-i~kS, Stationery. & Printi~ Ligh't s, Lrat er, l?l'~ 75 552.12- 1-3-5.35 12~. 10 6V.4B 101.69 62.68 72.35 !,063.Orr 37.69- Salari e s ................ $1,258.31 Health, 2,994.76 _~k~blic Property, Sewer repairs, Sewer improvements, Street improvements, Commissions, Contir~-sent, Bridg es, tk~bli c Charitie s, 358.63 1~. 09 133.90 3,496.93 822.22 55.00 271-.71 54.20 :L2, .... -~'~ ountS approved, Ayes--- (The re cor:.mendati on was adopted, ~_c. the acc r_~. ckner, Coleman, C oulbourn, Darnal!, Fi skburn, Graham, Gray e s, Hart, Kes sler, Le scure ,May s, Newton, Seifer t, T errill, Y~ilkinson,Y;it t ,Mr .President- 17. iloe s--None. ) In connection %'~ith the report of the Con~ittee, the President called s~tention of Council to the accounts for officers of election in the Third ~_d ~,~*~~.-~.~ ~.~ Wards, wherein two officers of the city, ~.Viz' W.E. Thomas, m~d ~3. L. ~nith, acted as clerks of election., at ~2.00, and ~de no charge therefor; s~d ~f~ested 'that these clams should be allowed; ~Thereupon, on motion of ~.~;r Darnall, said accounts were ordsre~ paid, Viz: W.E.Thomas, Elections, i~2.00; s~.d W. L. ~ith,Elect~ons, ,~.~. Aye s-- Bu ckner, Coleman, Coulb0urn, Darna!!, Fi shburn, Grad~mu, Gray es, Kes let, Le scure, May s, Newton, Seifer t, Terrill, Wi M:inson, Wit t ,Mr .President- 16. Hoes--Hart. ) 2. The account of Jmnes Ples!~nan for .~b, for house ~-m~tined on account of ~a!lpOX~1 for reasons heretofore expressed by this co~ittee is refused. We are advised that tl~s is not a proper .~h~ge against the city. 3. Y~e attach hereto a statement of the Ro~oke Railw~ & Electric Conkos~J, as t° the charge made for lights ~t duri~ the month of It appears that the comp~ has kept ~u exact account of the time the lights were out, end we have nothi~ to ~estion the accuracy of ~ch statement. The report o~ ~!~e police dep~tment for tl~at montl~ shows the lights reported 'out .3 ~s.,w~le the report of the electrici~ of the compm~ sho'~rs the ~ctual time of the lig!~ts out 98 h~rs, r~ir~ a difference of 435 hours, ~o~uting to ~8.70 in favor of the compaq. We reco~.]end that the deduction be allowed the comps, s~e to be credit on the charge for lights out for' the month of M~', as may_be ascertain by the ~tditor. ' - (0n motion.of ~;~. Seifert t~s part of the report in relation to was~ referred to the co,it bee claim for li~ts ~t Tor mOnth of Mar~ on Li~ts for investigation ~ report'.)" The co~ttee filed a statement 'of the~police department, showi~ 2555.4~/60 hours. li~ts out for the month of -1708- (June 5th, 1900.) 4. The co~muittee recor,~nends tl%e adoption of the follovring resolu- tion to obtain bids fo~' Ik~rnishing drubs sa%d filling prescriptions: · RESOLVED, That the Clerk of Council be oa~d is hereby instructed to obtain bids from the various d~waggists of the city upon the s~aue basis or specifications as have heretofore been adopted, for Curnishing medi- cines and d~ists .m%pplies, a~%d filli~ prescriptions for paupers for one ye~ from A~%st 1st, 1900. Said bids to be presented to the n_ttee on accounts for ezs~ination and re con~end~ti on to Council at its meeti~ in July, 1900. Respoct~lly ~bmitted, GEO. L. ~T, ~. A. PI SI~{, B. O. ~YS, ~. B. I~OH. The resolution ~s to obtmi~ bids for d~tgs was ~dopted. RF~PORT O~ COr. u.:~TTEE O1T ~IRE ~,~ Y;ATER, ~,~'. Mays~ from tt~e Co, it- tee on Fire mud Yfe. ter, m%bn~tted the followi~ report: Your comuittoe on Fire ~md Yfater to %'~hom was referred the petition of the Yost-Huff a~,~u~v for permission to build shed in the rem-v of their premises Hos. ~lO on~d ~l~ Jefferson street, reports that after investi- gation of said mntter, the co~ttee thins it would increase .the fire. risk to per, nit the shed to be erected, especially situated as it is proposed. And furthermore we have ascertained that the Yost-Huff Co., the petitioners for this privilege, have built a platform eztendi~ in- to the public alley in the rear of the buildi~ occupied by them, ti%ere- by obst~u~ctiD~ the alley. We recm~end .that the m~or be.requested to see that this obstruction is r~]oved at once,~d see .theft the said al- ley is kept open. 2~ We attach hereto a statement of the Chief of the Fire Department, shov~ the cost of repairi~ the fire alarm system, together with report thoreon, r~hich we ask to be read for the inforr~tion of CounCil -~ filed Respectfully ~bmitted, B 0 k~YS, J. C. GP~S. The z~eport of the Con~ittee on Fire ~ud ¥;ater v;as adopted. P~PORT OF Ti~E GOI~g5~TTEE O!t S~RS. ~. Buckner, from the Co~ittee on Sev;ers, ~bmitted the follor~i~ report: 1. The co~mittee hms-opened bids for the construction of the prop- osed system of se~ers in Sec. 120, Horth7zest, m%d for the line on Rutb~ ~e~ c~venue ~or~ as Sec 10~ Only one bid on each ~vas received, viz- l~ark!ey ~ · . ~ Co., a copy of %';hich is hereto attached Applyi~ the fi~u~es of the pid to the aooroximate ~utities, the bid for Section engineer, a difference of 1 2 of s~:~ers on ~therford ~venue exceeds the estimated cost of the city el~ineer. ~o~o--~ sano~nt of thzs bsa ms ~p686.80, ~d the estimate of the City e~ineer is ,;~5~.OO; The co~ittee reconmqends the adoption of the follovziD~ resol,ation:. RESOLED, That the contract for the construction of a 'system of s~v- ers in Section 120, Fiftt~ Ward, ~d ~t-let mains therefrom, be ~ud hereby ar~mrded to ?Sarkley '& C~p~, at~ the prices mentioned in the bid of ss. id i.5arkley & Comply, filed }Any 28th, 1900, (a copy of' %'zhich is. hereto atts~ched); said work to be done in accordance with plus and spec- ifications for said %yOrk on file in the office of the city e~ineer. The city solicitor is hereby inst~cted to prepare the necessary con- tract and bond to be exe~ted by Harkley & Comps; said bond to be ~b~ect to the ~oproval of the co~].~ttee on ~i~ce. RESOLED ~Ti~R, That the bid of Markley & Comp~ for the constx~c- tion of e. line of sewers on ~therford avenue,N.E., be and is hereby rejected; and the city e~ineer be ~ud is hereby instructed to purchase the materials ~nd employ ~ach labor as may be_ ne ce s s~y m~d const~ct the seYzers in section 104, On ~therford'avenue.,II.E., in accord~ce yfith pl8~s ~ud soecifications therefor,-~d at a cost, estimated,of ~ol0; c~.rgeable to the account of sewer ~prov~ents. (The resolution-was adopted, Ayes--~ckner,Colem~,Coulbourn, Darnall, Pi shburn, Gr~~, Grave s, Herb) Kes slot., Le s~tre, M~ s, Newton, Sci fert, Te~ rill, Wi~:inson,Witt ,i;~.President-lV. Noes--None. 2~. The co~%ittee files' herev&th Sketch of proposed saver lyi~ s~th of the Norfolk & Western Railroad, ~d between 2d street' ~d 9th St.~'/., ~d reco~ends ~e adoption of the follo~ resolution: ( ~une 5th,. 1900. ) t' The_repolut.ion repo,.ted by.the corsnittee, p~.ovidi~g for the prepara-- mort oz plus. oy the city ~Xneer, ~d ~ estmmate of the cost, of . 2he sewers mentioned theremn, was read m~d adopted, by the follor~ ~~ ~ ~U~cl;n~ 9~~, ~~~~, Fi shbu~, Gr~n, Ssi fe~t , · n . .~o~ vo~ Kessler ~. ~tchin (~..M. Seife~t in the char) moved.a reconsideration of the vote by whi~ the resolution was adopted, which was ~reed to. He ther~pon p~oposed as a ~bstitute for.the report of the Committee the u~al fonn of'resolution ProMidi~ for g~vi~ the property o~ners a hes~i~, ._ s~d the. ~r~pe~Gtio~ of plus and estimates therefor by the c~ty e~ineer; ~n~cn was read, considered e_nd adooted A-e-- ~? I em~, 9 ou l~ ot)En, Dar~l i, F~ shbt~, Gr~, Grav ~ s, It~ t, K e s s le r, Ze s cur e, f,~ay s, ~ewton, ~e~rert ~ Terrill,~filkinson,Witt, ~',~'Pre sident- 17 .Noe s--Hone. Said resolution ~s recorded at the end of these proceedi~s. 3. Certain matters in co~muection with the ~rface water drain in the southeastern part of the city are under consideration by the com- mittee,m~d report thereon ~ll. be.made at a ~bse~ent mastic. Respectf~ly ~bmitted, R.A.BU~G.~R, S.P. SEIF~T, J. E. GP~.~I, J. A. FI S~bTG I. R~ORT OT C0~E~ETTEE ON P~MC PROPEP~Y. ~;'~. Darnall, from the Co~ ~ttee on ~blic Property, sub, bred the follo¥~ report: 1. In response to a resolution of Council adopted at the re~lar meetir~; in ?[~, the co~ittee has obt~ned bids for ~ishi~ a clock, from. the leadi~ clock m~fGct~ers in t~s country. Said bids were s~bmitted t!~o~h the local dealers,~.d are ~s follows: .. L. Voight,Jr. Seth Thomas clock, ~ith wooden ~als, mud ell ~ood ?~--,~ ~rnished complete '~l 210 O0 With glass dials ................................ I 545 O0 Y~ith glass dials, extra ~)320- ..................... 1,332.00 K. W. Green, Seth Thomas .clock, ~th bell ~d wood work com- plete, mud ~,~ooden dials, ............................ $1,037.O0 With 1000 lb bell ................................. 973 O0 K. ~Y. Green, Seth Thomas clock, $~e as above ~'~ theft ~,~ood work m~d dis. ls, ...................................... - - 870 O0 17ith 1200 lb bell ............................... ....... 934.00 .~". W. Green, E. Howm-d clock comps, 1000 lb bell, dials, ~d woodwork ........ ~ ....................... - - - 880.O0 Sm~e, vi%th lily, ins. ted dials, .......... - ........- -~,1, 200. 00 The committee ~b~ts the above bids to Council for its considera- tion, ~:~thout recommendation. If i2 is the purpose of ~Co~cil to pu~ chase a clock, it is comp~atively easy to dateline, the lowest bidder. (~.~r. Fishburn moved that the report of the co~ttee as to clock be laid on the table; vzhich was rejected. ~M. ~tchin moved that the CoF~nittee on ~blic Property be instructed to purchase the clock from the lowest bidder,as mentioned in the report of the Conm~ttee. ~. ~c!~.er moved .that the report be referred back to the Co~ttee on ~blic Property, r~th inst~ctions to report to t~s C~ncil the lowest bidder, r~here the clock shall be placed ~d the cost of placi~ it. The motion of ~M. ~ckner ~s ~reed to, ~es--~ckner,Colem~,Pish- burn, GrOan, Grave s, H~t ,Kessler, ~e s ~re, Seifert~ Terrill, Yfitt ,Mr .Presi- dent-12. Noes--Uoulbou~,Darnalt,l~s,N~,Tton,~Yi~inso~5. ~,~. ~tchin moved.a reconside~tion of the vote by rzhich said matter was so. referred; wI~ch was rejected. Mr. D~nall moved tha.t a ~ off, money, not e~ceedi~ $25 be set aside for the use of the Co~ttee in thoroughly investigati~ clocks, m~ploy some one to m~ke ~t specifications for the use of the co~ittee, n order that it m~ ~rni'~ ~.intelligent report; which was rejected, es--D~nall, Les~re, Te~rmll Y~m~nson Uitt .', ~ ,' ,~,M.Pre sident- 6. Noes-- ~?kner, Colem~,Coulbou~,F~shb~n, Gr~m Graves Hart Ke I · .. ~JOb~~ TO. ~ motion of M=. ~~, it was o=de=e~ ~h== when C~ncil. adjou=ns, It ahall be to meet on Sa~u~ ~~,J~e - 1 A .RESOLUTION as to a proposed system of sw. vers between Second Street ~nd Mlnth Street, and between Salem avenue and Morfolk avonue,$.l?., ~a~d teritory conti~Uous thereto. (Adopted June Sth, 1900.) RESOLVED, That the Committee on Sewers of the Oonmton Council is hu~meby. authorized ~.d instructed, at such time as they fix, and after this reset._ lution shall have become ~ law, to give a hearing before such Con~uittee. to the o',-n%ers of' the property included or contained within the following described limits: Between Second street mtd Hinth street, s_nd between Salem averne ~and NorfoLk avenue, enid teritory contiguous thereto, southwest,-- on the ¢~testion of constructing sewers for the accommodation ~ud ben- efit of their respective properties. And said con~nittee shall give notice of ten days to the property o;'~ners bounding or abutting upon said proposed lines of sewers, at the points indicated or benefited by such proposed improvements,of the place and time of said he~.ri-~4~, v.d~ich said notice shall be served at least ten days before the hearing afore- said, and sh'.-~ll sunn~on ss. id o::mers to appear before the said Co~%ittee. to be heard for or against said proposed improvement. Said hearing shall not be h[~d until ~. plea% of such proposed improvement shall have been made by the~_~,,~ Engineer, v:ith ~ estimate of the cost,smd the s~nount to be paid by each abutting ov...~er, such ple~% and estimate to be filed in the Clerk's office of the Con,non Council, smd shall be produced before the Cor.~nittee on Se',-;ers at the heaa-i:x5 aforesaid. Af.ter such · hem-lng shall have been' given by the Con~nittee on Se%?ers,it shall report to Council ;'~ith recon~uendation, whether or not said iSprovement should be made, and ¥.~hat o~uount of the costs, if e_my, ~%all be paid by the o~,:m- ers of the real estate included within the description aforesaid, or benefited by sud~ ~uprovement, and ;;.hat proportion of the costs of the improvement afores-aid shall be paid out of the city treasury. ....... -oo0oo- ....... /alt OPOI!~YCE to prohibit persons fret., ~ ~ ~reopassing upon public school property in this city. (Adopted J~u%e 5th, l~O0.) 1. ~E iT 0?OJAIL.-ED by the Conap. on Council for the City of Roa- -~:~o::e~-, That it shall be unla%'~f~.ll for any person to loiter or othe~'zise trespass upon the grounds of any public school buildin~ in ·this city, or to interfere with, deface or destroy amj, public school property of the public schools of the city of Roanoke. /u%y person violating this ordine~ce shall be fined not less than five dollars for each offense: Provided, ho%Tever, that nothing contained herein shall be const~.ed as applyir~j to teachers or scholars in at tendir~ school, or persons i-u the perfonue~uce of their duties under the school regu- lations of this city. 2. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. ........ oo0oo-.-- ..... - I?iS- AH ORDINANCE 8rantil~ the Roanoke Carnival Association permission to hold a Carnival on the streets of the City of Roanoke, a~%d for other purposes. (Adopted ~une 5th, 1900. ) l~ereas, the Board of Trade of the City of Ro~oke, Virginia,has de- te~%ined to secure ~ Carnival to be held in said city for the week be-. gi~i~ ~uly Bd, and endi~; on ~uly 7th, 1900; and l'~ereas, the s~id Association has applied to the C~ncil for a ~spen- sion of the ordinances now enisti~ in co~lict with the purposes of said Association; and further that all fees, l~ce~es and revenues derived from the sale of pe~its or privileges 6r~nted on said days from the said 2d of July to the ?th of ~u~, l~00, shall revert to ~d be the property of said Association; ~d Yd~ereas, the purpose of said Association is to use the said revenues to promote the interest of ~.d pay the expenses of holdi~ said C~nival, therefore, BE IT ORDAII~D by the Con, non Cour. cil of t]~e City of Ro~oke, That the Roanoke C~val Association be and the sezae is hereby authorized to grm~t the privilege to merchants or other persons, of erecti~ v~oodon or c~nvass booths on the business streets of s~id city: Provided, how- ever,that the said booths shall e::tend from the ~rb line into the street not exceedi~ ten feet, m~d to collect the revenue from the sale of privileges and 8~ply the same to its purposes as above stated. 2. That said association be ~ud the s~e is ~3~o.n~ea the privilege of placir~ sho~;s~d onmsement studs on such of the cross streets of the city as m~ be.needed for its purposes; to set! the privilege of placi~ such shows or ~sement studs to ~ch persons as to it m~y seem proper ~md of collecti~ ~%d receivir~ the revenue therefrom, and applyi~ the s~ne to the purposes of s~d association. S. That the issue of ~y ~_~.d all s~ch licenses fr~u june lst,19OO to July 7th, 1900 to street venders, fakirs, shovm%en, ~d like privi- leges, either for in-doors or out, be ~ud the ssne is hereby ~spended; provided: however,that said association may issue all m~ch licenses ~ privileges for ~ch purposes at ~%ch prices ~%d with such !~nitations as to said association m~ seem proper, the revenue therefrom to be the property of s~d C~niva! Association, to be used for its purposes. ~ That all march,ts, f~irs, ve~ors ~d tradem~en ac~iri~ privileges and licenses from s~d. associs~icn be ~ud they are hereby allo%';ed to begin ~ildi~ booths in said business streets at ~ch points ~d places as may be designated by soid association, said booths not to be more thm~ ten feet in width extendible from~ the ~rb lim_e im~o the ~_~..~ said street, bet~-~een the 24th of ~t~ne ~_d ~ly 7th, 1900; am.d '~ merchants sm_d others, havi~ built said booths, be and they are hereby alloy;ed from july 7th'to six o' clock ~ I..i. o,~ july 10th, to remove the 5. That no merchmut or other person be alloy;ed to build booths, selD or exch~,ge wares, merchsmdise or other articles, or give e:d~bi- tions or perfo~m~ces, or e:d~ibit ~' articles, vzares or merchandise on the streets of said city %;~thout havim~ first acc~ired the privilege m~d obtained the consent of said Car~v~ Association. shall not apply to side- The word "sSreet" used in t~s ordinal, ce, walk s · 6. That no te~us or bicycles be allotted upon the places desig- nated by said Association as the"Booth District" from lO A. D~. to !l P.M. duriD~ the week of s~d Carmival. 7 ~~ in this ordin~ce shall be const~zed as to allow ~uy indecent or improper e:d~bition or to parfait m%y g~e of chance. 8. ~ violation of t~s ordinmuce or m~ part thereof shall be ou~ishable by a fine of from one dollar to one l~undred dollars. .. - 9. ..Tha~ all ordinm%ces or p~ts of ordin~ces in conflict hereof, be ~d the sa~ne are hereby repealed. - oo0oo -- J 0 U. H N A L --- C 0 M~I 0 N 0 0 U N O I L. Saturday, June 2.3d.., 1900 The Oc'ancil me~ at 8 o'clock P.,t4., pursuant to adjour~'nnent. Present .... },[~s.srs. Buckner, Ooleman,.0oulbourn~Darnall, Fishburn, Graham, Garland. Her t .. Ke ssl er, King, Les cure, Mays ,~in ahan, Mullen.~ New ton.: Se ife r t ... ' -'--~' Witt.,Y:r.President-~0 Non~ absent Te r r il 1. W'~- i k .:: L--. On. , . ' ' },~r. Jo'.:i H. Cutchin, '~he President of ~ouncil: The consideration of reports on the Calendar was resumed. REPORT OF T.~_M C0}.P.~.ITTtLM ON STRF~,TS. l.~r. N~wton:from ~aid submitted bh~ following report: lo Concez'nin~ the petition of $.E.Boehn et also. for the tio~_ of S ~.. e~'~- ~ommittee: COi~S 1;1'11(;,-- res o .i~,.' t io:;~ ;' ~.~.,=~-"~.~OT~,~.~-n~ ... ,.,,_: Tha~. '~he c~t~' ,] engineer be and is-her:~-by instructed to con.- s~.ruct a 51ag or cinder sidewalk, five feet wide, on the south side of We].ls avenua..N.W-, be~een Jefferson street and 'Firmer utree'[.,at'a co~, not exceedin~ ~' ' ~0, c~rEeable to the account of street ~ .="-'~- ~ · }~e r.e ~. olut ion was adop ted, Ayes--Buckn~ r ~ Co u!b our~ ~ La~'m~.,il, Vis h- burn, C-tahara. Garland, Hart ~Kessler ,King ~ Los cure ~}5% ys: ~!inahan~..=.ul].e~ ~ tcn.~ ~:.~=e~-t.Terriii,Wilkinson,Witt,}~ President--i9 1.Io~s-.-Nona ) o The conm~ittee has received the estimate of the city e-a~ineer for the '~'"'~""='~:'~ o~ Campbell avenue and 13th street~S.W.,which i~ ~4370:, ~500 of which is es'~imated to be paid by the Street Railway '"-- ¥~et $ . The co~ittee~ zn '~ie~v o'~' the making ~n,~ cos~ estimated, 3870 : - porzanca ti' ~e'tti]'~5 this work under way in t~ms for cons~a~,.=~ion nexa .~e::,~mm~and the adoption of the following resolution: ye ar: [~'~,~L'~7~ That the city engineer be and is her-=~'~ !~structed +-' =Ov ..... . ~'~ ~ "~ ~6" vert'J, se for bids for grading~ guttering and macada.~izin~ Oa~mpbei! a~enue S.W.~i'rom 10th street to 13th street, and 13th stree~ from avenue to the VirGinia avenue Bridge; said bicls to be e}:onuinod by the Co~ittee o:~ atreets and reported to 0ouncil wi~h their rec~..,.~nea ~hud tiaa c~ty .:~g.n,~er is further instructed to prepare the necessary sp.~c~.f[cat-,ons under which said bids are to be mego. · r.~olution was adopted ) 3. Th~ c~ittee also reco~,~ends the adoption of the following res.- o!ution~ providing for obtaining bids for the .improvement of Giimer avenu~ :. from Kimba].! avenue N.E. ~ to 1,1co--un Road ,N.w. :- RESOL%~ZD~That the City ~gineer be and t~ hereby instructed to vertise for bids for ~rading, guttering and macad~izing Gilmer avenue from Kimball avenue to }~oo~_an Road, and to prepare the specifications therefor~a zhat tL~ bids offered shall be made for the construction and como!eriCh of the work b~ sections, as fo!lows~ to Sec ~ ~ from Kimball avenue ~o Second stree'~. N E Sec o from Co~monwsa!th avenue to First street Sec. 3, from First street N.Vf., to ~!oo~=~n Road.' Said bids to be made for each section separately~and to be with a cerz. ifisd check for fifty dollars. After said bids s~ll be c!osed,s, fter thirt~ days' notice by advertisement as aforesald~they shall be e~:~mined h~- the co~ittee on streets and reported to Council with reno~enda'tio~, whether or not said work s~l!l be performed; the Ccunci! reserving the right to reject any and all bids. (~w.,~_.,. veso!utioi~_ = was adopted . ) 4. The cohmmittee submits herewith the profil:os of the certained by t~n~ = city engineer for certain streets~and, in orde. r to establish the grade thereon, we reconveyed the adoption of the fo!!owin~ reso!u'[.ion: ,~=..~ ~halt the 'S.W., (and 2he cross profile of the grade of Third (Roanoke) Street... street approaches thereto) between Norfolk av.~nuo and Walnut avenue; the profile of the grade of Taz~,~we]-I avsuue,o:=twe--=-u'-: Jefferson street and Randolph street; the profile of the grade of First street, between Tazewell avenue and a point south of Bullitt avenue; and Bullitt avenue between the Roanoke and Southern Railroad and Jefferson street; also the profile of the grade of ~]a'mpbell avenue a ~.i.d(,walk on the south side of Wells ave~me betwae'~'~ ~'efferson and Pirst street,l~.W., we reconn:~end the adoption ,of the fo].].owJ.ng -1715- (june 23d, 1900. ) between 10th and 13th streets,S.W., as ascertained by the city engineer, and 13th street between 0ampbell avenue and the Virginia avenue bridge,as ascertained by the city engineer, be and the same are hereby approEed. (The resolution was adopted,and grades accordingly established.) 5. The conEittee has opened bids for the construction of the pro- posed brick sidewalks on Center avenue N.V~!.,Fifth street N.W., and Fifth street S.W.,between ~ountain avenue and Overhead bridge. Said per ft. per ft. bids are as follows: ?or 5-foot walk on Center avenue N.W.---- - .38 cents For 6-foot walks on Fifth street N.W.- ........... .46 cents ~or double stone crossings, per lineal foot ..... .80 cents Vor 8-foot walks on Fifth street S.W., ...... 58 cents For double stone crossings, per lineal foot .80 cents These bids were submitted by i&~rkley & Company, th~lt firm b only bi,-der,and as said bids come within the estimate n~ude by engineer, we recommend the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLtNED,That the contract for the construction of 5-foot wide hard burned brick sidewalks, on both sides of Center avenue N.W.,between 5th stree~ and 12th street,and for 6-foot wide l~rd burned brick side- walks on both sides of Fifth street N.W., between Shenandoah avenue and ~:ioorman Road,and on the east side of Fifth street between ~oorn~n Road and Gilmer avenue,with the necessary double stone crossings,be and is hereby awarded to ~:iarkley &' Company, at the price of 38 cents per lineal foot for 5-foot walks and 46 cents per lineal foot for six foot walks, and 80 cents per lineal foot for double stone crossings,in ac- cordance with the plans and specifications therefor,and bid for same which was offered by said l.~urkley & Core, partY. The city solicitor is hereby directed to prepare the necessary contract and bond to be exe- cuted by l~!arkley & Company; said bond to be subject to the approval of the connnittee on Finance. P~ESOLVED FURTHER, T~t the con~ract for the construction of an 8-ft wide ~rd burned brick sidewalk on the west side of Fifth street S.W. between ~_Koun~tain avenue and the over-head Park street bridge, with the hello., awarded to ~_arkley necessary double stone crossings, be and is ~' ~ & Company, at the price of ~8 cents per lineal foot for constructing the walk,and 80 cents per lineal foo~ for constructing double stone crossings,in accordance with plans and specifications therefor,and bid for s~ne which was offered by said }~arkley & Company. The city solic- itor is hereby directed to prepare the necessary co~tract and bond to~ be executed by said ~:~.arkley & Company,-said bond. to be subject to the approval of the conm~ittee on Finance. (The resolution was adopted, Ayes--Buckner,Cole-n~n,Ooulbourn,Dar- nall, F i s hburn, Gra h~m, Garland, H~r tKe s sler, King, Les cure, }~ullen,Newton, Self err, Terrill ,Wilk inson,Wit t,}~r .Pres ident-20. Noes--0. ) 6. We reco~_~.end the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED; That the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to con- struct a slag sidewalk on the south side of Highland (10th) avenue, beginning at the southwest corner of Second street and Hig.hland avenue, and extending alo~_g Highland avenue in a '~esterly direction about 100 feet to an alley; said walk not to exceed the sum of ~15, chargeable to the account of street improvements. (The resolution was adopted by same vote as last above recorded, Ayes, 20 unanimous · ) STR.~T OO~'-~!ITTEE--SU]~PL~2~ENTAL REPORT: 1. V;e file with this report resolutions as to sidewalks on Wells avenue and Commonwealth avenue N.~., which we reco_mmnend s~l! be adop- ted. The committee has given the required_ hearing; and all of the property owners have been effected with no~ice.' We also file herewith a report and resolution as to sidewalks on Roanoke Street,between Salem avenue and Franklin Road, which we recommend s!~ll be adopted· (The resolutions to provide for advertising for bids for the con- struction of brick sidewalks on Wells avenue, Con~nonwealth avenue and Roanoke Street, were read, considered and adopted, Ayes-Buckner,Cole- man, O oulbourn, Darnall, Fie hburn, Grahmn, Graland, Hart ,Kessler ,King, Les cure .Pres .20. ) }~ys, ~znahan,~.,iullen ,Newton, Se ifert, Terr ill ,Wilkinson ,Witt per ft. e ing t he the city -1 ?l 8- (June 2~d, 1900. ) Said resolutions are recorded at the end of these proceedings. ~.. As to the ~tter of acquiring land sufficient for the purpose of widening Tazewell avenue between Jefferson street and ~irst Street, on the north side, the committee has re-considered the question ~s to condemnation proceedings with respect to the lot or,ned by S.G.Horton, and recon~mends that the proposition of .~.~rs. Horton to sell the city !and sufficient for the purpose, for the s~n of ~l~0, be accepted; and therefore reconmnend the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the proposition of .~.~rs. S.G.Horton to sell the city sufficient lan8 off the front of her lot on the north side of T~zewell ave~_:~s, between the properties of the Virginia Investment Company and W.G~Jones, for the s~nu of ~l~O, for the purpose of ~idening said.ave- nue~. according to plans on file in the office of the city engineer, be and the z~:~e is hereby accepted; and the city solicitor is hereby directed to prepare the necessary deeds of conveyance, upon the proper execution of which the city auditor is directed to dr~w a warrant there- for, in the s-~_m of ~l~0, chargeable to the account of street improve- m~ nt s. (The resolution was adopted, Ayes--Buckner:Cole~n,Goulbourn,Dar- hall, _Wis hbu~u~, Gra h~, G~rl~nd, Hart ,King, Me ssler, Les cure ,Mays ,~ina hah, ?:~ullen ~Newton, Seifert ~Terrill ,Wilkinson,Witt ,~r .Pres ident-~0. Noes--0. ) Z~ The committee begs to report that in pursuance of a resolution of Co~u~cil ~dopted April 10th, 1900, the city engineer advertised for bids for the construction of short pieces of sidewalks on Hen£~y Street, and on De~y avenue between Jefferson street and Henry street, said bids to cloze ~y ~8th, 1900, but none were received. The estin~ted costs of these w~lks are as follows: Day avenue, $19~60; Pirst street,between 10th and llth avenues, $160; Pirst street between Can~pbell and Church avenues., $206.40. In view of the fact that no bids were received for the construction of these sidewalks, the co~m~ittee reco_~.~nends the adoption of the follow- resolution' RESOL~ZED, That stru~t five foot the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to con- hard burned brick sidewalks on the north side of Day o~v~nue between Jefferson street and Pirst Street; and on the east side of ?irst street, between 10th avenue and llth avenue; ~lso a full width brick sidewalk with stone curbing, on the west side of Pirst street, betwee~n Campbell avenue and Church avenue (except at such point where walks are already laid), at the esti_~ated cost in each case as given above; same to be charged to the account of street i~nprovements. (The resolution was adopted, Ayes- Buckner,Coleman, Coulbourn,Dar- ~ ~ Graha_~,Garland, ~rt,Kessler,~.ing~Lescure,~'~ays, ~ullen, hall, Pis nburn, Newton, Se if eft, Terrill ,Wilkinson,Witt ,.~!r .Pres ident-19. Noes--None. No t vot ing--?~inaha~. ) STRF£ET C0}.~{!TTEE--ADDIT I0}~AL Pd~PORT: 1. The attention of the com~.ittee has be~n called to the necessity of g~adiug and guttering ?ifth (Park) Street S.V~. ,between Highland ave- nue and ~{ountain avenue, a dist~.nce of one square, in connection with the improvement of Park street now in progress. The estirmuted cost of this work is ~200. As it is very necessary t~.~t it should be per- formed in connection with the improvement of Pifth street, we recommend the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED,That the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to grade and gutter P. ifth (Park) Street,S.W., between Mountain avenue and High- land avenue, at a cost not exceeding ~200, c~.~rgeable to the acco~mt of street inprovements. (The recomm._endation was adopted, Ayes--Buckner,Colem~n,Ooulbourn, Darnall, Pis hbur~n, Graham, Garland, ~rt ,Kessler ,King, Le scure, }~Iays ,}.~ina han, ~ullen ,Newton, Se ifert, Terrill ,~.~ilkinson,Wit t ,~.~r .Pres ident-20. Noes--0 · )' 2. The committee has made an examination of the conditions existing on both Elm avenue and }~ountain avenue,and recommends that these avenues be graded and guttered. On Elm avenue bet~veen 5th and 6th streets the sidewalks have been brought to grade, which leaves the street about ~-1/2 feet higher; and on l~ountain avenue the grading 'and should be completed between Franklin Road and Fifth street. The committee rec- ommends the adoption of the following resolution: -1717- (June 23d, 1900. ) RESOLVED, Tlu~t the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to ad- vertise for bids for grading and guttering Elm avenue SOW0, between 5th and 6th streets,and filling Elm avenue between §th street and Ferdinand avenue; also for grading ~fountain avenue between 4th and 5th streets, and guttering said avenue between Franklin Road and 5th street; said bids to be examined by the street committee and reported to aouncll with reconnnendation. (The resolution was adopted.) 3. Concerning the matter of constructing a culvert on Patterson avenue between 21st and 22d streets, bids for which closed ~ay 2$th, 1900, the committee reports that but one bids was received, viz: that of ~&~rkley & Company, which the committee referred to the city engi- neer for tabulatign and report. Upon investigation of said bid in conjunction with the city engineer, we recommend that it be rejected, and in lieu thereof we reco~mnend the adoption of the following resolu- tion: (The resolution was read, which instructs the city engineer to per- form the work at an esti,~,~.ted cost of $1000, chargeable to the account of bridges; whereupon on motion of .~r. Buckner this nmtter was re-com- mitted to the commuittee on streets with instructions to report whether or not said work should be done at once or not, at the next regular meet lng of C ounc il. ~o The committee submits herewith a resolution,which we recon-~Gend shall be adopted, which provides for giving the property owners a hear- ing on the question of constructing brick sidewalks on both sides of ~ountain ~venue,between Franklin Road and Fifth street. (The re solution was adopted, Ayes--Buckner, 0oleman, Coulbourn, Dar- hall, Fis hburn, Gra h,.~n, Garland, BLurt ,Kes slot, King, Les cure, ~ays ,~.lina hah, ~ulle n, New t on, Se ife r t, Te rr il I, Wilk ins on, Wi t t, ~. Pr e s. -20; No e s- -None. ) Said resolution is recorded at the end of these proceedings. 5. As to the petition of citizens referred to this committee,asking for a sidewalk of cheap design on the east side of Fourth street S.W., between Hig!tland avenue and Washington avenue,we l~uve ex,mined the sit- uation there and noted the needs for the sidewalks, and recon~.mend the adoption of the following resolution: RESOL~ED, That the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to con- struct a longitudinal board sidewalk on the east side of ~ourth street, S.W., between Highland avenue and Washington avenue, ,ut a cost not exceeding $60, c.~rgeable to the account of street improvements. (The resolution was ado!)ted by the s,mne vote as last above recorded, Ayes-20, unanimous. ) 6. The committee has been requested by citizens to investi§ate,and if possible, provide an approach to the locality in the southeastern part of the city known as "Belmont Heights". The committee bus been over the ground and consulted with the city engineer in respect to said ~tter;and reco,.~mends that the subject be referred to the city engineer to inform the committee on streets as to the best manner of providing an approach to said locality,and the cost thereoZ. (The reco~.unendation was adopted. ) T. The committee has nmde an examination of the overhead bridges, and finds that they are much in need of repair. The henry street Bridge h~s been closed up,and travel' has been obstructed thereon for about 2 weeks. The Randolph street bridge and the ?ark street bridge is each in need of repairs. The work necessary in each case is new joists, new floors and painting. The engineer has zm~de an estimate of performing this work as follows: Park street bridge,S1078; Henry street bridge, ~llSB; Randolph street bridge, $1428. The committee recommends the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to pur- chase materials and employ such labor as may be required, and make the necessary repairs to the Henry street overhead bridge, by putting in new joists, new floors and painting same, at an estimated cost of $1,185, chargeable to the accotmt of bridges. RESOLVED FURTHER,. That the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to advertise for bids for repairing and painting the Park street and Randolph street overhead bridges,including the furnishing of the -1718- (June 23d, 1900. ) therefor, in accordance with pl,%us by the city engineer. Said bids vertise for bids for grading and guttering Northwest, between Gainsboro Ro~.~d and ~ifth with plo. ns and specifications therefor to be timated cost of this work is $2510.00. (The recomm, endation was adopted.) 10. As to the petition of citizens Jefferson street, from~Center avenue to for the improvement of 'North Gilmer avenue, the committee has examined this street carefully, and finds that it is in need of l, rove~ents and recol~nend the adoption of the following resolution: ?~E~SOLVED, That the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to ad- vertise for bids for grading, guttering and macadamizing North Jeffer- son street, between Cente~ avenue and Gilmer avenue, in accordance with plans and specifications therefor, to be prepared by him. Said bids to be examined by the co._~Lmittee on streets and reported to Council with re c online nd a t i on. (The recon~nendation was adopted.) ll. The conditio$ of Norfolk avenue, east of Jefferson street,h~s been investigated by the committee. We find that this street is much in need of repairs,not only on account of the natural wear,but also from the maintenance of hack stands thereon. These hack stands cause ~. nuisance in front of et.James Hotel which, in the ~udg/nent of the Con~m. ittee, should be ab~,ted. We recor~mend the adoption of the follow- ing resolution: RESOLV~nO, That the city engineer be and is hereby instruOted to re- pair: or L~.q~rove ~_¢orfolk avenue S.E. ,bet~veen Jefferson street and 1st Street, at a cost not exceeding $200, charEeable to the account of street renairs. F~SOLVED PURT}~R:That the conk~ittee on Ordinances be requested to ex~nnine into the law providing, for the maintenance of hack stands on Norfolk avenue,and ascertain and report whether or not a nuisance is ~uint¢:.ined there: together with such law or modification of the law as will ~bate the huisance. (The resolution was adopted, Ayes--Buckner,0ole~an,Ooulbourn,Darnall, Fi s hbu~u~ ~ Ga.~_ _aud~ , Hart , Les cu~e ~. Kes s le r,_~ys ,~{~ nahan,~:~Iullen, Newton, .... Sei- fert ,';;ilkinson:%¥itt :}er .Pres ident-17. Noes-Graham, King; Terrill-5. ) 12. The co~.mittee reco~u~ends the adoption of the following resolu- tion looking to the improvement of ~ourth (What) Street,S.E., which we reconmCend stroll be adopted: RESOLVED: TP~t the city engineer be instructed to advertise for bids for the grading ~.nd guttering of Fourth Street S.E.,between Tazewell avenue (~.nd Elm ~.venue, in accords, ncc with plans and specifications to be prepared by him. Said bids to be examined by the Committee on Streets and reported to Council with reco~m_~.endation. (The reconLmendation was adopted.) 15. Concerning the matter of the construction of sidewalks on Elm and Verdina~..2- avenues,S.W, from 6th street to the West End School Build- ing, which question was heretofore considered by Council and bids asked ing resolut ion: RESOLVED, That the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to ad- vertise fo~- bids for grading and guttering Third Street N.E.,between Shenandoah avenue and Patton avenue, in accord~.nce with plans and spec- ifications to be prepared by him. Said bids to be examined by the Com- mittee on streets and reported toCSunn~ll with reco~mnendation. (The ~-esolution was adopted.) 9. The co~mnittee also recommends the adoption of the following res- olution, as Harrison and Pairfax avenues, Nort~ves~:- RESOLVED, That the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to Harrison and Pairfax avenues (Park) Street, in accordance prepared by him. The es- necessary materials and specifica- tions to be prepared to be examined by the Committee on S~reets and reported to Comncil with recommendation. (The resolution was adopted, Ayes-Bucku%er,Ooleman,Oo~lbourn,Darnall, Pi s hburn, Gra h,~m, Garland, Hart ,Kes sl er ,King, Les cure, ~;.a ys ,}.~ina han,Ziull eh, Newton, Seif eft, Terrill ,Wllkinson,Witt, }.{r. President-20. /~oe s--None. ) 8. The co~mnittee has examined Third Street N.E. between Shenandoah and Ratton avenues, and find that this street is very much in need of' repairs and should be graded. We recommend the adoption of the follow- -1719- (June 23d, 1900. ) thereon, the committee reports that..bids were advertised in purst~nce of a resolution of 0ouncil, but none were submitted. In order that these sidewalks may be constructed for the accommodation of .the pupils attending school at the West F~nd Building before, the next seesion com- r, en~es, we recommend the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to con- struct a five foot slag walk on Elm and ~erdinand avenues, and on 10th street S.W.from 6th street to the west end School Building, at a cost not to exceed $500, chargeable to the account of street improvements. (The re solut ion was adop ted, AYes-Buckner, 0olenmun, Coulbourm,Darnall ~ i s hburn, Graland, Hart, Kes sle r, Les cure, }..~ays, }~ina hah ,U. ulle n, New t on, S e i- fert, Terrill,Wilkinson,Witt,}:~r President-18. Noes-King½Not voting-- Graham.) Respectfully submitted, J. B o ~EWTON, A. W. LES CURE, ~]~0. L. HART. REPORT 017 COI'9[ITTE..,E O],l LIGL~S. ~{r. Seifert,from the Cora~ittGe on Lights, submitted the following report' 1. The committee on Lights to vzhom was referred the petition of Taylor et als, asking that a light be located at the intersection of Highland hvenue and ?th street S .F,. ,respectfully reports that the com- mittee has examined the location,and we h~ve deferred action thereon for the time being,and we ask that the subject remain with the com- mittee to be reported on at will. We have requested the light com- pany to locate the light ordered at the intersection of C,~anpbell ave- nue and Jefferson street in time for the Carnival. 2. The committee on Lights to whor~ was referred the claim of the Roanoke Railway and Electric Company for lights out during the month of }..larch, which claim arises on a difference of 435 hours between the re- ports of the police department and the time said lights were actually out, we beg. to report the facts in said nmtter as follows:On k'arch 2d, Circuit B. is reported out by the police department, 159 36; and on }_Catch ll, Circuit A. is reported out by said department 374.02, making a total of 533.38 hours. The records of the company show as follows: "}:larch 2, south and southeast circuits out ten minutes on account of grounded con~utator. Circuit out at 10.20 P.I{. cut in again at 10.30 P.}{. },!arch ll, southwest circuit out at 10.40 P.~:I. on again at 12.30 A.~.:r_., making a total of 98 hours and 30 minutes for both circuits,actu- al time. The police department reports calculates these circuits out for the renw~inder of the night, which is in accord&uce with the con- tract; but as the Council has in such cases heretofore only deducted for the time the lights were actually out, we recommend th~.t the claim be granted,and that the city auditor be instructed to deduct 435 hours from the next c.barge against the company for lights out. (The reco.mmendation was adopted. -Respectfully submitted, S. P. SEIFF2qT, J.A. A. B. OOL~r,_A.]:~. REPORT 0P O0}:~.iITTF~ 0~'T PUBLIC PROPEK~TY. !{r. Darnall, from the Com- mittee on Public Property, submitted the following report: 1. 0oncoming the question of purch~using a tower clock for the use of t_he city, which question was re-committed to this committee at the regular meeting to report the lowest bid, where the clock shall be placed, and the cost of placing same in position, we beg to report t.hat the lowest bidder is K.W. green, for Howard clock at the price of ~1037; cost of placing clock in position, ~63, and t~ut the only avail- able place is the tower of the Pourth Ward }L~rket House, where said clock can securely be placed in position and to the best advantage. The original bid of K.W. Green was $1037 for the clock complete,placed in position; but we fo~md on examination of the tower t~t certain changes, suggested by the city engineer were necessary in order to properly install the clock. These changes Mr. Green agrees to make for the sum of ~6~, as per his letter hereto attached. We also submit a letter from the city engineer stating th,ut the tower has sufficient strength to bear the weight of the clock. We recommend the adoption of the following resolution: (June 23d, 1900. ) (A resolution to award a contract for erecting tower clock placed in position, to K,W,Green, was read, considered, and the tion being on the adoption of the same, Mr. King movod that the be referred back to the 0ommittee for recommendation whether or we are-able to afford a tova~ clock at present; which mo'tion was ., complete' ques- matter not reject- ed. Mr. Buckner moved to refer the matter to the finance Committee to report whether or not a tovm clock will justify the expenditure therefor'; which the chair ruled out of order. The question was taken the resolution as reported from the committee and it was re~ected: Aye s --Darnall, Garland, .~ r tLe s cure, ~.a ys, ~,!ina han, Newton, Se i fer t ;~r .Pres i- dent~9. Noes--Buckner, Coleman, Fis hburn, Graham, Kes sler,K ing,Mullen, Ter- rill,Wilkinson,Witt-10. Not voting--Co~lbourn.) 2. The co~nittee submits herewith a proposition from the Fairvie~ Cemetery Company to give to the city of Roanoke 2 acres of land for cem- etery purposes within the limits of ~airview: upon the condition that the city will keep it in good order. We are informed that the city would not be allowed to sell lots off this land, but that it wl_l'_l sim- ply serve the purpose of furnishing the city with a pauper burial ground that the committee has not had tir..~e to investigate the land or the de- tails of the requirement that would be made by the Fairview Cemetery Company; and we therefore recommend that the proposition be referred to the public property Committee to be appointed under the organization of the new Council. (The reco:.mmendation was adopted.) 3. We file herewith a report from the city engineer as to the cost of constructinE a new fence around the city Cemetery (on sides and rear) estimated cost for 825 lineal feet, at 20 cents per foot, ~165.00. We recommend that the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to construct a fence around the city ~em~tery, at a cost not to exceed ~165, cha~-geable to the account of Public Property. (The recommendation was adopted, Ayes-Buckner,Colenmn,Coulbo~rn, Darnall, Fis hburn, Graham, Garland, Hart ,Kessler: King, Le scure, ~ays, ~'~ina hah, Newton: Se ifer t, Terrill ,Wilkins on,Wit t ,_~,[r .Pres ident-19. Noes--None. ) 4. The co~mittee begs to report that under authority of a z'esolu- tion of Council adopted at the last meeting, oration of the public buildings of the city nival, by Cart & Kindervater~ at a cost not to the accotuGt of Public Property. 5. The committee begs to advise that during tion in this city, owing to the large number of pected to be constantly on the streets, that it we have authorized the dec- on the occasion of the Car- to exceed ~100~ ch?,rgeable the Carnival celebra- people whichb is ex- is absolutely necessary year, t he transacti with some ment of t that a number of public urinals should be erected. We therefore rec- ornuend that the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to have con- structed and placed in position six public urinals,at such points in the Carmival District as he may deem proper: at a cost not exceeding ~50; such urinals to be kept in proper condition by the s,muitary force. (The recommendation was adopted,Ayes-Colenuan, Coulbourn,Darnall,Gra- ham, Garland, Les cure, ]&ays, ~{ina hah ,_~.ullen, Newton, Se if err, Terrill, Wilkin- son,Witt,!~.r.Presidentl5. Noes-Buckner,Fishburn,King-3. Not voting--Hart, Kessler-2. ) 6. In submitting this, our final report for the present fiscal connnittee deems it proper to make a general statement of the ohs of the public property department during the fiscal year, account of the improvements which have been n~ade,and a state- he expenditures and resources of that department. ~.mount appropriated for public property--- ~6,717.44 Total expenditures during the fiscal year- Of the above e.x-penditures,there was paid for during the previous fiscal year ..... work ordered 6,717.44 ~l, 920.00 Actual expenses for this fiscal year,work ordered:etc., .... 4,797.44 In connection with this statement we call the attention of Council to the cost of fitting up or remodeling Assembly Hall,and the income derived therefrom, since it has been put in its present c'ondition,which was, ~1,387.26. The revenue paid into the city treasury for rents of -172~- "-. (June 23d, 1900. ) ' said hall since January let, six months, is ~285.00. The revenue de-~. rived from the old opera house for the corresponding period of. the.pre-'~ vious fiscal year (from January 1st, 1899, tO July ls't, 1899) ~aS $45. It will be seen from this statement that the income is a little in ex- cess of 20~ on the inves~ent for the past six months. We also call attention t0 the increased revenue derived from rents under the new arrm~ent, or c~nges made in the fish stalls. The cost of moving and remodeling these stalls ~as $129. The revenue derived from rents under the new arrangement was ~348, as against $96 for the previous fiscal year, while the said stalls were locate~ on the northeast co~er of the square. This c~ange gave the city a net revenue of $219, after paying for the c~anges ~ade. We file herewith a general detailed statement of the city Engineer, showing the e~editures on account of Public Property, up to April 1st, 1900. Respectfully submitted, H.M. D~N~L, A.W.~SCU~E, }~. ~A~N, W.R. COULBOURN. ~PORT 0~ 00}~%~ITT~ ON 0RDL=~CES. ~r. King~ from the Oo~ittee on ordinances, submitted the following report: 1. The committee on Ordinances files herewith an ordinance,which we reco~,~end shall be adopted, entitled an ordinance to amend and re- ordain Sections 188, 190, and 191 of the General Ordinances of the city of Roanoke, in relation to the duties of the collector of city taxes. The purpose of this ordinance is to extend the time from the fifteenth day of June in each year to the fifteenth day of October in each year, in which the collector of city taxes shall ~ake up the lists of delin- quent lands, erroneous assessments and delinquent personal property. The ordinance was prepared by the city Solicitor and we are of the opin- ion that it is necessary that it should be adopted, as it will" facili- tate the business of the office of the collector. 2. As to the ordh~ance introduced at the last meeting and referred to this Con~ittee, providing for the f~rcible removal of persons infect- ed with smallpox or v~ioloid, and of suspected persons,, to some house of detention provided for the purpose, in such cases as the city. would be required to incur expense in guarding, nursing, or caring for, or pro- vided any such persons violate the quarantine regulations of the Board of Health, ~s been considered by the Committee,and we reconm~end t~t the ordnance, which is hereto attached,be adopted. Respectfully submitted, A. E. KING, VS(. R. TE~ILL, J. E. ~SSL~. The two ordinance above referred to, under their respective titles, as reported by the co~uittee were each read, considered and adopted, and are recorded at the end of these proceedings. ~PORT 0F T~ C0;G:(ITTF~ 0N S~J~RS. ]ir. Buckner, from the Co~ittee on Sewers, submitted the following report: 1. As to the petition of Jas. D. Jo~ston and L~un Denison, for the extension of sewer from the ~anhole in Albemarle avenue,north to the alley south of said avenue, for the purpose of acco~odating the properties of petitioners, and agreeing said petition to pay one-~lf the cost on completion of said sewer, the city engineer reports to the CoEittee that the cost will not exceed $60. We reco~mmend the adop- tion of the following resolution: ~SOL~D, That the city engineer be and is hereby authorized and in- structed to construct a 6" sewer from the ~anhole in Albemarle avenue, (about 160 feet east of Jefferson street) north t~ough the alley east of Jefferson street, to the alley south of and parallel with Albe~rle avenue, thence in said alley to accommodate the prgperties of L~an Denison and Alene Jo~ston, at a cost estimated at ~;60; c~urgeable to the account of sewer ~provements. ~d on the completion of said sew- er, the city engineer is hereby directed to ascertain the actual cost, and apportion one-half 'thereof to the property o~ers benefited,and men- tioned therein, and report the s~e to Co~cil, t~t it may direct the levy and collection of such assessment in accordance with the te~ of the petitiom. (The resolution was adopted,Ayes-Bucker, C01e~an, 0oulbourn,Da~all, Fis hburn, Gra~, Graland, ~rt,Ke ssler,King, Les cure ,~ys, 2~ina ~n,Mullen, Newton,Se lfert, Terrill ,Wilkinson,Wi tt,2~.Pres ident-20. Noes--None. ) -l?22- (~une 23d, 1900.) 2. The Committee is informed bM the city engineer ttla~ i$ is the wish of the Peoples Perpetual Buildihg and Loan Associatioll~ ~)mt the sewer on ~:~ountain avenue S.W., east of Franklin Road be eX~lded east a .distanc~ 'of about 150 feet to accommodate the proper.tM owl~ed by said association, on which a house is being erected. The czty enEineer es- timates the cost of this extension at ~61; but-as there are obher prop- erties to be benefited, and as said aseciation has not as yet signed all agreement to pay the cost, or any part thereof, we reconmnend that the matter be referred to the sewer committee with power to act, and to have the sewer put in, upon the signing and filing of a proper petition or agreement by the property ovrners to be benefited, agreeing to pay one-half the cost. (The reco:z.~endation was adopted by the same vote as last above re- corded, Ayes 20 unanimous. ) 5. The co_~nnittee hns made an ex~nination of the drain)age conditions in the neighborhood of Stewart avenue and 8th street S.F.,.,and south of Dale avenue between 9th and 10th streets S.F.. At both of these places the committee finds that the lands of certain p]'oper%y ovrners are fre- quently submerged ~uring heavy rains; that drain pipes have been put in heretofore in order to 'relieve the situation, but owing to the de- pression of the lots, the streets, alleys and drain pipes will not properly carry off the storm water until the lots are filled at. each of the places naaned. The committee recom~.ends that the property owners be advised: at both places affected, that they are hereby required to fill their lots to such grade as n~y be given by the city engineer, in order that they nmy conform to the grades of the streets and alleys to be drained, in which event the city will make provisions for carrying off the storm water. Respectfull?: submitted~ R. A. BUCI{I~rER, J. A. iFiSia]3URN, S.P.SEI~P~T, J.E,GRAH~![, J.L,~LLEN. P~EPORT OP. C0~'~(ITTEF, ON. FI.~IA_w. CE. The committee on, by i~r. Ooulbourn, Chairman, reported as follows: 1. The committee reconm~ends grad ing and the United Jos. Abbitt the adoption of the following resolu- tion to approve certain bonds for contract work: R?,,SOLVED, That the contract bonds of T.W.Wilkerson, for macadamizing Roanoke Street, in th& penalty of $2000, with States Fidelity and Guranty Company of ~&~ryland, as surety; & Company for Erading and m~cadamizing Tazewell avenue, in the penalty of $2000, with S. D. Ferguson, as surety; and )~rkley & Company, for the construction of sewers in Section 120, ~ifth Ward, in the penalty of ~4500 . . . , with j A Hoover and W. L. Andrews, sureties, be and the sa~_e are hereby accepted,to guarantee the faithful performance of the con- tracts mentioned herein. (The resolution was adopted, and bonds approved.) 2. Concen~ing the petition of D. C. Mates for the payment of one- half of the amou_nt of the assessment paid by Jos. Lawson, for the con- struction of sidewalk on Campbell avenue in 1889, the committee finds that the lot now owned by ~{r. Mates was at that time owned by Jos. Law- son, and that the said Lawson paid the sum of ~75 for the construction of sidewalks at that place. ~...,.ir. Mates subsequently purcb~used the lo~ from Lawson,and now claims the amount petitioned to be refunded in his ovm na_me. The committee recurring to'a precedent heretofore established by Counc. il, recommends that the petition be refused, for the reason that }..ir. Mates waz not the owner of the lot at the time the sidewalk was constructed and the assessment paid. (The reco.~umendation was adopted. ) 3. The petition of Jas. Honest, the house, was referred to this committee. The petition requests that the rent be reduced to the amount of the assessed value of the stall made by the committee. This stall is located on the northeast corner of the )[arket square, and was valued at $5O0. When put up at auction it brought ~9.00, and was knocked out to Honest for that sum. The commit- renter of s atall at the }~rket tee recommends that the petition be refused, for the reason that the stall was rented under competative bids,and' in accordance with the laws. of the city. ' .... (The recommendat:~on was adopted.) -17RS- (June 2Sd, 1900. ) '"'.'- 4. The account of J,t~o and David Bowman, for house burned on lin Road,-amounting to the sum of $80, as per the valuation of the city engineer,and which is recommended to be paid by the 'Mayor, has been by us considered. The committee finds that these houses were infected with smallpox,and t~.~t the ~&~¥or declared them a nuisance,and the par-- ties were fined in the Police Oourts for maintai~ing a nuisance;and thereupon consented to the burning of the houses on condition that the Mayor would recommend t~t the owners be paid therefor, The committee recommsnds that the accounts be paid, chargeable to the account Health appropriation for the next fiscal year. (The recommendation was adopted, Ayes-Buckner,ooleman,Coulbourn,Dar. nall, Fis hburn, Graham, Garland ,King,Kessler, Les cure, ~ys ,Mina han,~iullen, Newton,Seifert,Terrill,Wilkinson,Witt,.~r.President-19. Not voting-Hart) 5. The account of John ~. Wallace for taking evidence in the Eingate investigation case, amounting to $44.80, reported to Council by the }~ayor.~ with the reconzmendation that it be paid, has been considered; and we reconnnend tb~at the bill be paid, chargeable to the account of contingent,and payable out of the appropriation for the next fiscal year. (The recommendation was adopted by same vote as last above recorded, AMes 19; not voting, 1.) 6. As to the recommendation of the ~,~ayor to pay policemen for over-- coats furnished them;and also to raise the salaries of the station keepers, the committee finds that the recon~nendation of the ~ayor ha~ been sent to Council before it took action as to raising the wages of policemen and station keepers,and as a part of the matter has been dis- posed of, the committee does not make any recommendation concerning it, but leaves the subject to the consideration of Council. Resi:ectfully submitted, W.R. COULBOURN, H.!~.DAR_~ALL, S .P .SEI~RT, J ..L .~LLFA~, $. H.WILKINSON. REPORT OF CON}.~IiTT~ ON F~J~LTH. Mr. ~inahan, from the Committee on Health, submitted the following report: In pursuance of a resolution adopted by this Committee and hereto- fore reported to Council ~{ay 12th, 1900, the city engineer engaged J.L. Ludlow, an expert, sanitary engineer, to examine into the matter of dam- ming Roanoke River by the Roanoke Hydraulic Company, and the Roanoke Water Power Oompany, at points below the city of Roanoke; ,~nd the said Ludlow, after a thorough examination of the situation and surroundings, nuade a report to the city engineer, to the effect that the conditions which would reSult from obstructing the natural flow of Roanoke River so near the city as either of the proposed dams would cause, would be inhnical to the sanitary condition of the city,and to comfort and health of the people. This report was made by J. L. Ludlow, to the c~y engineer of the city off Roanoke, in whose office it is now on file. in view of this report we recommend the adoption of the following reso- lution: RESOLVED, That the city solicitor be and is hereby instructed to de- fend and resist the application of the Roanoke Hydraulic Company and the Roanoke Water Power ~ompanY for the right to build dams across Roanoke River at the points designated in their applications for such rights in the county court of Roanoke County. Respectfully submitted, ~.MINA:~3/~, LEVI WITT. J.E.f, RAHA~.~, A .B. COLk~_~u~N, J. H ~WILKI~SON ~ The report, of the committee on Health was adopted. ~.~_A¥0R:S ~:{ESSAGE. A communication from the ~{ayor as to snmllpoE, Finances, and the general administration of the city goverDment during the fiscal~ y~ar, was read, and ordered to be filed. A communication from the Roanoke Railway and Electric 'Company in- forming the Council that certain lights heretofore ordered had been placed, or would be plac'ed, was read .and ordered to be filed. A communication from C.E. Roberts, calling attention of Council to the defective condition of the sidewalks in front of his store on Commerce street, was read; whereupon t~r. Buckner submitted the follow- ing resolution, which was adopted, Ayes--Buckner:0oleman,Darnall,Fish- burn, Graham, Garland, Hart,Eing,Kessler, Les cure ,Mays ,Minahan,]~ullen,New- ton:Seifert,Terrill,Wllkinmon,l;itt,~.Pr~s .-19. Noes--0oulbourn:- - -l?24- (June 23d, - 1900. ) RESOLVED, That the cit¥.]~n§ineer be and is hereby ins~uctsd to re-.. pair the sidewalk and place same in. passable condition, on the east side of Second street, between 0~mpbell avenue and Kirk avenue, S.W., at a cost not exceeding $100, chargeable to the account of street repairs. STONE ~UARRY. The Mayor, 0ity Solicitor and City Engineer, in pmr- suance of a resolution of 0ouncil adop. ted M~y Bth, 1900, submitted a report on the advisability of purch~smng a certain of land adjoining the stone quarry, from a man named 0ampbell, .and' recommended that no action be taken until it was found whether~ or not the quarry would war- rant further operation; and also fixing' the value of the property at $900~ which report was read and ordered to be filed. DA~GE BY BLASTING AT QUARRY. The Mayor, City Solicitor and City Engineer, in pursuance of a resolution of ths Committee on Streets, made a report as to ~:their investigations of ths damage done to L. Catogni's house, lll6 S. Jefferson street, 'by b~asting at the stone quarry: and recommending t~t the repairs be n~de to the ,amount of which was read and on motion of ~,~r. Buckner referred to the committee' on Finance. GISH FAR~i. A communication from W.J.Blair, proposing to sell the city the Gish tract, or a part thereof for power ,and park purposes, was read and on motion of ~:~r. Hart referred to t~he Committees on Lights and Parks, jointly. A petition of R. R. Jones, pastor the ~irst Colored Baptist Church, asking to be refunded $80.80, amount paid for grading alley along the north si'de of their Church on N.Jefferson street, was read and referred to the Conmaittee on Streets. - A petition signed by the drivers and enginemen 'of the fire depart- ment, asking for an increase of salaries,-with an endorsement by the Fire Board, was presented, read and on motion of Mr. Buckner referred to the Committee on Finance. A resolution by ~.~r. Fishburn, instructing the city engineer to place boards along the embankment next ~to the sidewalk on 0ampbell avenue, between Gambill's property and J. A. Fis'hbUrn's residence, to prevent mud and earth from being deposited thereon, was-read and referred to the Committee on Streets. RESIGNAT. ION OF CITY TREASURER. C. W. Thomas, 'treasurer of the City of Roanoke, tendered his resignation to take eTfect June 22d, 1900; which was read and on motion of Mr. Hays the. same was accepted. On motion of M~. Seifert, it was P~ESOL?ED, That the City Auditor and Clerk' Of Oouncil be instructed in C~njunction with the committee on Finance, to. Check up ihe books and accounts of the city treasurer's office, and ~ake report to Council at its next regular meeting. ]:~r. Darnall moved that the city Solicitor be requested to inform the Council (he being present) whether' or not it is legal for the..Council to e_~ct a successor to C. W. Thomas, to-night, and if it is necessary for him to do so in delivering that opinion, to construe the ordinances. The n~otion was rejected, Aye s-Coulbourn,Darnall, Graham,Hart,Lescure, 2.~ina han.~ Newt on, Se ifert, -8. Noes-Buckner, Coles.an, Fis hburn, Garland ,King, Kessler,Mays ,Nullen,Terrill,Wilkinson,Witt-ll. Not voting--~..~r.President. W. M. TURNER ELECTED. Nominations to fill the vacancy in the Treas- urer's office being in order, 1,Ir. King~ nominated Walter N.. Turner;and there being no other nominations, he was elected by acclamation, the clerk casting the vote of the' Council. On motion of Mr. Buckner the Council then adjourned. ---00 -1725- A RESOLUTION AND REPORT as to sidewalks on V~ells wealth avenue, N.E. (AdopZed June 23d, 1900. avenue and Common-. '.. Your Committee on SSreets in pursuance of resolutions adopted Janu~ arm 17th, 1900: and December 5th, 1899, providing for giving a hearing to the property o~ners on t.he question of constructing hard burned brick sidewalk$~, six feet wide on the north side of Wells avenue, N,E. from Jefferson street to Fifth street,and on the south side of Wells avenue N.Eo,between Commonwealth avenue and Fifth street; and on the east side of Commonwealth avenue, between Wells avenue and Rutherford avenue, reports that it gave to the property owners to be benefited by such proposed improvements, a hearing on June llth, 1900~ at the office of the Clerk of Council. The nnmes of the property owners present were no~ed~ together with any statements which they made; and the plans and estimates made by the city engineer were duly exhibited and explained at the hearing aforesaid. The committee is of opinion that the property owners abutting on said streets will be benefited by such proposed im- provements,and that they ought to be n~de, and therefore reconLmend the adoption of the following resolution: ' R~] IT ?~ESOLVED by the Common Council for the City of Roanoke, That it is expedient that hard burned brick sidewalks, six feet wide, shall be constructed on the north side of Wells avenue,-between Jefferson street and Fir. th street,N.E.,and on the south side of Wells avenue, between Commonwealth avenue and ~ifth street,N.E.; and on the east side of Co~onwealth avenue, between Wells avenue and Rutherford avenue; and that it ~is the sense of this Council that one-half of the cost of the proposed improvements shall be paid by the owners of the property abut- ting and bounding on the streets aforesaid,and benefited 'by such pro- posed improvements,and tt~t one-half~ of the cost thereof shall be paid out of the city treasury and borne by the city (except in the case of such property owners whose land abuts sideways upon said improvements, these s.hall be adjusted by the committee according to benefits derived at the time of the final hearing); and that said proportion to be as- sessed upon and borne by the property owners aforesaid, shall be appor- tioned ~lnong said property owners upon such principles as the Council shall hereafter determine by resolution or ordinance,after the improve- ments afores~.~id s~ll have been completed. RESOLVED FURT~K~R:That the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to advertise for bids for making the improvements aforesaid~ for thirty days' time: in the Roanoke Times and Evening World; said bids to be made in accordance with plans and specifications on file in the office of the city engineer, and to be accompanied with a certified check in the sum of $50,and the bidder to whom the contract shall be ~warded, shall be required to give bond .in the sum of fifty per centum of the contract price of said work; said bond to be approved by the Cormnittee on Finance and conditioned .for the faithful performance of the contract aforesaid. RESOLVED FURT~_MR,That when said bids shall have been closed after thirty days: notice as aforesaid,the Committee on S~reets is hereby authorized and directed to consider the same and report to Council,which shall award the contract for making said improvement to the lowest res- ponsible bidder, reserving the right, however: to reject ~ny or all bids. - oo0oo -1726- A RESOLUTION A/ID REPORT as to sidewalks on both noke Street, between Salem avenue and Franklin Road. (Adopted June 25d, 1900.) sides of Rca- Your Committee on Streets in pursuance of a resolution adopte~ April 10,1900 providing for giving a hearing to the property owners on the question of constructing hard burned brick sidewalks, full width, with stone curbing, on both sides of Third (Roanoke) Street, betw. een Salem avenue ~nad ~.ranklin Road, except at such points as sidewalks h~ve already been laid, reports that it gave to the prop- erty owners to be benefited by such proposed improvement, a hearinE on June ll,1900, at the office of the clerk of Council. The names of the property or,nets present were noted,together with any state- ments which they made,and the plans and est'~nnates of the city engi- neer as to this i?c, rovement were duly exhibited and explained at the hearing aforesaid. The Committee is of opinion t!~t the property o.~n~ers abutting on said street will be benefi.ted by such proposed ~.~rove~,~eut and that it ought to be mnde,and therefore reco~.mnds the adoptio~ of the fo!lowin~ resolution: BE IT ~G~.~SOLVED by the Common Council for the City of Roanoke, That it is expedient t]~ut full width, hard burned b~ck sidewalks, with stone curbing, shall be constructed on both sides of Third (Ro- a~.-~oke) street, between Salem avenue and Franklin Road, except at such points where sidewalks have already been constructed; and that it is the sense of this Council t.~t one-~mlf of the cost of the proposed improvements shall be paid by the ovrners of the property abutting and bounding on the street aforesaid,and benefited by said proposed improvement,and t]~ut one-half of the cost thereof shall be paid out of the city treasury and borne by the city (except' in the case of property o~:mers whose land abuts sideways upon said improve- ments, these sb~ll be adjusted by the co~mnittee at the time of the final assessment);and that said proportion to be assessed upon and borne by the property o;wners aforesaid,shall be apportioned among said property oraaers upon such principles as the Oounci'l sb~mll here- after determine by resolution or ordinance, after the improve~ent aforesaid shall have been completed. PdqSOL~ FURTHER, That the city engineer be and is hereby in- structed to advertise for bids for n~king the improvement aforesaid for thirty days' time in the Roanoke Times. and Evening '~Vorld; said bids to be made in accordance with plans and specifications on file in the office of the city engineer,and to be accompanied with a cer- t~,fied check in the sum of $50,and the bidder to whom the contract shall be awarded,s~ll be required to give bond for the sum of of the contract price of said work, said bond to be approved by the con~uittee on finance,and conditioned for the faithful performance of the contract aforesaid. RESOLVED FURTF~R, That when said bids shrill h~ve been closed after thirty days' notice as aforesaid, the committee on Streets is hereby authorized and directed to consider the same and report to Codicil, which sh~ll award the contract for making said improvement to 'the lowest responsible bidder, reserving the right however, to reject any and all bids. -oo0oo ........ -1727- AN ORDINANCE to amend ~nd reordain Sections 188,190 and 191 of the General ordinances of the City of Roanoke,as to Tax 0ollector. (Adopted J~ne 23d, 1900~) 1. BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council for the City of Roanoke, That Sections 188,190,~nd 191 of the General Ordinances of the City of Roanoke in relation to the duties of the collector of city taxes, be amended and re-ordained so as to read as follows: 188. On or before the lgth day of October in each year the collector shall classify into the following alph~betical lists all claims in his hands, due to the city for taxes and assessments which he is tn~able to collect by garnis.hment,distress,levy,or other means in hi.s power: ~irst. A li§t of the property,both real and personal;~mproperly placed on the Commissioner's books, or not ascertainable, together with the &mount of taxes or assessments charged thereon. Second. A list of delinquent taxes on personal property,with the nmmes and residences of the persons assessed therewith, said list to indicate whether such persons be white or colored. THIRD. A list of real estate which is delinquent for the non-payment of taxes thereon,which list shall be in the following form: "List of ~eal Estate in the City of Roanoke delinquent for the non- pal~ent of taxes thereon for the. year ........... " Name of Resi- What party dence ' Es tate assessed held in the land Quantity Description ~aount of and local of land. s ituat ion Taxes o f land. When re turned Delinquent. ~d the Collector shall at the foot thereof subscribe the following oath ,'I, A.B., Collector of City Taxes for the City of Roanoke,do swear that the foregoing list'is, I verily believe, correct and true;that I ~ve received no part of the taxes for which the re:-~l estate therein mentioned is returned delinquent,and that i have used due diligence to find the property liable to distress for ~said taxes,but have found none. 190. The Collector shall,on the 15th day of October in each year, deliver the first and second lists aforesaid,together vzith the tickets or bills so listed, to the auditor, who, wi.th the c_~irman of the ~in- ance CoE~.:ittee and Commissioner of Revenue, shall compose an ex~mining Bo~.rd, which shall examine the same before the E~i~'~ath (30th) day of the said month of October. If t~e said board be satisfied that the lists are correct, the auditor s~m~ll ~_llow the collector credit for the remounts thereof in his annual settlement, which shall be m~de on the 30th day of October; but if such lists, or any of them be found incor- rect, credit s]~ll be allowe~ for only So much thereof as is correct. The auditor shall deliver a cody of the first of said lists to the Com- missioner of Revenue, who shall correct his books accordingly. 191. The collector shall,on the fifteenth day of October in e~ch year, deliver the third list mentioned in Section 188 of this Ghapter, to the city Treasurer,mud a copy also to the city auditor. The treasur- er shall consolidate or combine the same with the list of land delin- quent for the non-pa~Gnent of State taxes for the like year,arranging said lists in separate columns,and shall advertise and sell the same in accordance therewith, and ~t the same time and in the same manner as is prescribed for the sale of lands delinquent for the non-payment of St~.te taxes,and s!~ll make report thereof, in duplicate, as is provided by law, to the co~poration court. After said sales shall huve been confirn~ed or corrected by s~id court, they shall be recorded in the office of the clerk of said Court, in a book to be knovm as the "De- linquent Land Book," and 'a copy filed in the office of the city audi- tor; and said lands ~y be redeemed in accordance with the statute made and provided for the redemption of delinquent lands sold for State taxes. ~. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. -1728- of A RESOLUTION as to the construction of brick sidewalks, on both '_,:Ioufitai~ avenue,S.W.,between Franklin Road and 1?ifth Street. (Adopted Jun'e 23d;. 1900.) ~ ,... ~' . sides RESOLVED, Tha't the Connni~tee on S%reets of the Connnon Council be and is hereby instructed, at such .time as it.shall fix,and aften this. res-° oluti'0n shall h~ive become a :law, to 'give a hearing before such Connni. ttee to the o;'a~ers of the'propertY abutting on both sides of }~_o~mtain· avenue S W between Franklin Road and Fifth Street,on the question:of ,con- structing six foot wide brick sidewalks; for the accommodation and ben'- efit of their respective properties. And.said Com]nittee sl~ull ,give notice of ten days to the property ovrners 'bounding and abutting .o~ the street at the points indicated or benefited, by' such proposed, improve--" ment of the place and" time 0~f Said hearing, which Said notice, shall be~: served at least t~fi days before the hearing aforesaid,and,shall said ovmers to appear before the said Conmnittee to be heard for or .:?--- against t~'~8 said proposed improvSment. Said"hear.ing. §hall not'be' had~' uutil a plan of such proposed improvement shall, im~ve been'made by the:-'.. city engineer, with an estir.-~ate of the cost, and the amount to be-paid'.. by each abutt~n.~ Owner, such plan~ and estimate to be f. iled in the Clerk's office 'of"the Coz.mUCh Coun'cil by the. City _.Engineer',and-shall be" produced, oefore the Commi. ttee on Streets 'at' the hearing aforesaid. ~,fter suc.'-~ hear s _ lng hall have~'~bee~i· 'given b? the" Co~ui.t't'ee ,on Streets.; it shall report to Council with recommendation, whsther 'o.P not said improvement should be made, and what amount of the costs thereof,.if any, shall be paid by the ovrners of' the' real estate bounding and abutting,:,~ on sa.id s.treet: or .bgnefited by such improvement, and what propbrtion.t--: of the costs of the i,-.~provement aforesaid. Shall be paid' out-of. 2.he ',:.'; c~ty treasury. ' 0oo gma! lp ox. pa t i~n.ts _ ~. for that City. 6f Roanoke, " A2~ 0RDiN~iJCE'to prOvide for the forcible .removal m-_.d suspects to houses of-detention provided by the purpo s e. (Adopted June 23d, 1900.) 1. BE iT ORDA[NFD by. the Com~uon Council 'for 'the That the };,_'ayor be' and' is 'hereby authorized,-up0~_..recor..~me'ndation of '~2~e~ Board of Health, to f0rcib~le...remove to such house of detention as may be establislded by the 'city' 'for' 'the~"' c'are .df-stol!pox' pa~:ieflts -hnd sUs.-'- pects, ...£~ny person or persons in the city who are found td:be infect-e'd- wi.t'~i-smallpox, or'` var iolo id ~ o~"wh0 have been 'exposed~'~heretO:'; .P~-ovi~.'ed, sudhjpersons 'refuse, Qr:are tmable to p,~y:the ex,6ens-es liable :to"-be';~-- incurred by' the: ci.ty in nursing, caring for: .g.uarding"and p. ro~iding"-f~? suci.~"~ersons; o-r. provided,· any such'per~n.s' violate ' any 'of-~ the qu~r~.': antinS'ffegglations of the Board of Health: :" . -' -'"" ~'[ This ordinance shall-be in 'force' fr0~a i'ts:'passage. ~' 5 [ .... :. ~ " ... .., , ...-ooOOo - ..... :- ' "- / / ;':'~'"~, . .:::'~~,..~0 ,- . ' ". .. JOURi AL-- OOMM01 00UI 0 A regular meet in~ of the 0onm~on_ 00tt~lC Il Wit! held nt 8 o ~ 9L~ok P o~o in the ~ouncil Chamber, at~d was oa~l~gd to ct;del by the ~le~, ~ho ~reso ant the ce~tt£1cates of qualifiO~O~t of the fo'.low,ns ~embers of Corn- cl~, elected at the l~et general e~ec~on~ Second ~'~rd--R..A.L Buokner, ~. O, ~So. Th~-d W~rd--O~ . Hart, ~. ~_, Mullur~. Fourth Wa~d--H, B. Donaldso~s A. W, Leisure, l~ifth ¥1a~d--C. ~. E~dd, O. B. ~Ones, and fo~ Vuo~noy, ~.B.l~ewton. The ~oll was c~L1ed~n~ t~ followin~ m~mbe~'s ~sponed to the!~ Messrs. Bucker, Oannnda~,Oole~n,Ooulbou~,Donaldson,?lshbu~, ~arl and, ~ones, K in~, Les cure ,Hl~~, ~llen, Newton ~ Pa~e ,Se ifert, Terril 1, Wilkinson ,Wi t t-18. Absent--~r~. ~. Eidd appeared later a~ t~ok his seat. ELE. OTION OF PRI~SIDI~T ~F O001~OIL. The election of a President of Council being in order, ~. King nominated R. A. B~Ackner, a Oouncilm~n from the Second V~ard~ and Hr. Lescurs nominated 5. P. 8eifert, a Oo~u~ c llman from the ?ourth Ward. The vote resulted us follows ~'or BU~I~TE~: Cann~da~,Cole~n,~ehburn,~ones,Kin~,~llen,Pal~e~ ~e trill ,Wilkinson,W~tt-10. Fo~ ~I~: Oo~bou~,Donaldson,~arl~nd,Les~ure,,M~~n,~e~oa-$, Not ~cti~--Buc~er,Soifert, Absent. ~rt,Kidd ~. Bucker was ~eclared elected Preslden~ of Oouncil, escorted to t~ c~lr by ~easrs. Ki~ ~d Seifert. T~ President appropriatel2 addressed the office. ~OTION O~ King nominate~ S.P.Seifert~ w~ was elected b~ accl~tion. D~W~G UOR S~TS. T~. Me~ers of Oo~ctX t~n p~eee~ed to d~w for seats, which resuXte~ as fol-l~s: ~a~aday~ole~n ~ ~one, ~rt-------- - ~ ~len,-------- ~ ~,wton, Oo~bou~, 12 Eid~ 13 Page, Do~ldson, 11 Kin6,' 17 8eifert ! ~ishbu~, 10 Lescure 15 Terrill, ~arland, Witt, 18 ~YOR'S ~SSA~. T~ felling o0~unicat~on from the ~yor was received and To t~ Co,on Co,siX for t~ 0it2 of Ro~oke: ~ntlemen, desi~ to call your-attention to t~ vacanc~ existing in of t~ office Police ~ustice of the City of Ro~oke, Va., due to t~ fact t~t Mr.~.A.Page, who fomerly filled t~t office on SaturdaM qualified ~s trial ~usticee therebM vacal~6 his office as Police ~ustice. In view of t~ fact that some doubts exist as to ~ .power to desists a~ one under t~ae circ~t~ces,I speciall~ ask t~t 20ur BodM, at its~meet~g to-ni6hte fall t~ vac~cM Police ~ustice to-dal. RespectfullM su~itted, ~uly 2d,1900. Z.R. BRYn, ~r., ~or. ~0TION 0F POLIOE '~STI~. 0n motion of ~ Seifert t~ me~s~ ffrom the l~ayor was received, ~d t~t the O~cil now proceed to tr~ electionof a Police Justice to fill out the unsuited tern of 3.A.Pa~. '~oml~tions to fill the vacancM In the office of Police Justice bela5 in order, M~. Fishbu~ herniated T.F.Barksdale,Mr.Pa~e nominated ~.W. ~werton, Mr. Terrill nominated W. A. ~augh, ~. 0o1~ ao~~t~ Thcs. ~. Wo~d; and the application of Jas. T, Hinton was p~asnted kead. The fit~st vote l~r Wretch: l~r WOOD: -17~0- resulted ~s follows: 0anna~aM, Oovlbo urn, Les cure Ooleman,Donaldson Mina ban, 1. ~or BARKSD~: Pot HOWE~TON: l~or WAUGH: Fo r WOOD: Tort-7. 21o election: No election: Mr. Hinton was dropped. The second vote resulted as follows: Oannada¥,Pishburn,-2. E~ng,Kidd,Page,~!tt,Mr.prest~®nt.$. C o ul bo u~n, Les c ute, l{ew t on, ~e rr iL1 ,l~lk ~as em-$. Coleman, Donald s on, Garland, ~onea ,Mi~ahan,lgaXle~, Se 1- Z~r. Barksdale was dropped. The third vote was taken as follows: ~or Howerton: Fishburn,Kidd,King,P~ge, l~irr, i~r.'.presldent.6 For Waugh: Ooulbou~, L~s cure, Newton, Terr~ll;Wilk~sO~5~ Po r Wo od: O~day, Coles,Donaldson, Garl~','jones,M~a~n, ~o election: }Ar. ~.u6h was dropped. The flout'th vote x'esult~d as follows: :.[~ ~.~n~ 01.~: Coulbourn, Pis hbu~,Eidd,Eing~pa~e, Te~ll- President.-8. ' For WOOD: Oannaday, Oo] ,~man, Do~;alds on, Graia~ ~ones,~escure, Thomas M. Wood was declared ~iec2ed to fall t~ va~~ ~ the office of Police Justice until August 1st, 1900. The Council t~n adJou~ed. ........ oo0oo-------- J 0 U R N A L -- 0 0 M~ 0 N 0 0 U ~ O I L, Tuesday, July 10th, 1900. The Council met in regular session at 8 o'clock P.M,, in the Oouncil ~hamber,and was called to order by Iff. R. A. Buc!taer, the President. Present: Messrs. Ooulbourn, Oole~n,Donaldson: ~is hbun], Garland, ~rt Jones ~Kidd ,King, Le s cure ,Mina ~n,Mullen ,Newton, Page, Se ifert, Terrill ,Wtl- ~-,.~.~on~Witt,~Presldent_lg. ABsent--Dr.Oannaday. .~:~ Journal of the Proceedings of Oouncil for July Sd~ was read and P"~ ~'~ ~ S ~S~AGE '~~ · The following message from the ~yor was received :'~a< ~nd ordered to be filed: To the Oo~on Co~cil for the ~ity of Roanoke: I herewith submit to you a statement of the condition of the health of the city. There are now in the smallpox hospital, whites 14; colored 15, total B9 To look af '- - --- -~- · ~.~..-nes~ 'hhere are three people employed besidgs the physician. There h,a~:~ been no change made in the pay of any of this help or of the physi- clan since the last report made to you on this subject. ~o'~her case of smallpo}: having developed in the city,and six persons having been exposed '~;hey will be taken to the smallpox hospital to--night, i am informed that during the present week four of the inmn:t~s now there ~,].l~ be disclmrged. The general healZh of the city, as far as I advised: is go. od,and I will urge upon your body i~ order to keep ~nd so faf as possible to prevent any recurrance of smallpox that spe-. ciai attention be given to a thorough sanitation of the city during the sunm~er. Owing to the lack of information~ caused I might say our~ recent .f~stivities~ I ~ not now ready to present my viev;s ~o Council on several subjects~ bu~ as soon as I have gathered all info~ation obtainable and have given the matters such eonsid=ration as x san, ~ will t~ke these matters up with youF body. ]~ot having detezmined on the police force of th9 city for th~ suing year, ~ do not at this time submit to you any n~es for your ap- proval, but will do this in the near future. Respectfully submitted, J.R.BRY~, Jr. ~PORT OP CiTY AUDITOR. ~ annual report and general statement th9 City Auditor~ showing the receipts and expenditures for the past fiscal year, and the probable resources and requirements for the pres- ent fiscal year, was submitted, read and referred to the eo~ittee on Finance. SI~K~G P[~. A report of the st~ing fund co~issioners, showing a general statement as to %he amour of city bonds held: the cash on hand nnd how invested~ was presented and referred to %he Committee on Finance. ~!0NT~Y ~PORTS.~.~ont~y ~eports of the 01e~k of the }~arke.ts: Keeper. of Almshouse,Uity Sergeant, Uity Physician and Board off Health, were read and o~dered to be filed. _%~E~]U~ ~PORTS fmom the Ole~k of the ~kets, Keeper of Almshouse. and Board of Health, were r~ad and filed. ' PETITIONS. The ffollowin~ petitions were presented, read and referred to appropriate comm~i~tees: Pe%ition off C. E. Jennings and others, askin~ that a brid6e be con- structed over the N. ~ W. Railroad at 12th street,Vfest; to 2he tee on Streets. Petition of I. P. V~iili~s~ Thos. S!ade and others, askin6 that a zoh% be located on 8th avenue N.W., in front of Reuben Wades property~ To the Oon~i~tee on LiEhts. Peti%ion of ~eo. Ho~es, L. 0. Wilkinson and others, asking ~ha-~ the b~ick sidewalk on ~m avenue S.W., be extended f~om 6th street westward a diet,ce of about 1/2-square; to ~he Oo~ittee on Streets. ~7 BUSIneSS. ~. Wilkinson offered an amendmen2 to Sec. 128 the General 0~dinances~p~ov[ding that the commissions of the Tax lector shall be 2 per cent; which was read and on motion of ~[r. Seifert meferred ~o the 0o~lttee on ~inance. City Clerk being the first office to fill,~.~fr, l~ewton nominated W. E. Thomas, who was elected by acclamation~ there being no other nominations · ~or City Auditor l~r. Lescure nominated J~s. ~:~.cFall, and there being no other nominations, he was elected by acclamation, t,!r. Lescure cast- ing the vote of the Council. For Collector of City Taxes, ~.~r. Coleman nominated J.B.Botts; ~.~r. Wilkinson nominated J. P. Coon, and the application of Geo. F. Hunter was read. The ballot resulted as follows: For J.B. BOTTS--Coleman,Donaldson, Garland, PLart,Kidd ,King, Lescure, ~ina hah ,Newton,Page, Se ifert .Witt ,~ir .Pres ident-13. ?or J. P · C00N--Coulbourn~ ~ishburn,Jones ,~Iullen,Terrill,Wilkinson-6. Mr. Botts was declared elected Collector of 0ity Taxes. I~or City Solicitor, ~;Ir. Wilkinson nominated C. B. Eoomaw,who was elected by acclsmnation, there being no other nominations. For Police Justice, ~r. ~ishburn nominated T. F. Barksdale;~r. ~Coleman nominated T. ~. Wood; ~r. Terrill nominated W. A. Waugh; ~.~r. Page nominated S. W. Howerton; the application of J~s. T. Hinton was read. The first ballot resulted as follows: Fo r BAF~ESDJ~E- - Co ulbo urn, Fi s hburn-~ilk ins on- 3. Fo r W00D--Coleman, Garland ,~ullen-3. ~o r WAUGH- --King, Les cure ,Newton, Terrill, -4. For H0~VERTON--Donaldson, H~rt, Jones ,Kidd,~inahan,PaEe, Seifert ,Witt, ~-!r President-9. 'No. Election. The second ballot resulted s~_~e as the first; and the third ballot was taken as follows: ~o r B~RKSDALE.-- Co ulbourn- 1. ?or W00D--Coleman, Garland-2. Fo r WAUGH--King, Les cure ,Newton, Terrill,Wilkinson-8 · l~or HOWW~TON--Donalds on,Els hburn, H~rt, Jones ,Kidd ,~!ina~n,~Iullen, Page, Se if eft ,Wi t t ,~ir. ~res ident-ll. S. W. Howerton was accordingly declared elected Police Justice. For Clerk of the ~.~arkets, ~. Colen~n nominated R. E. ~ole~n; ~ir. Terrill nominated T. 0. Bickers; Mr. Fishburn nominated J. H. E~r- man; and the application of A. C. Lemon was read: The first ballot resulted in the election of R. E. Coleman, as follows: For O0LE~&~N---Colen~un, Donaldson, Garland, ~rt, Jones ,Kidd ,Lescure ,~o~in- a han, Newt on, Page, Se if eft, Wilkins on,Wit t ,~Ir .Pres ident-14 · Eot BICKERS--Coulbourn,King,~ullen, Terrill~4. -1731- (July loth, 1900. ) ~. Fishburn submitted an'ordinance to amend and re-ordain section §21 of the General Ordinances, to read as follows: §21. No person shall permit a vehicle te stand upon the sidewalks or crossings ~mder a penalty of not ~ess than one nor mere than five dollars for each offense. which was ordered to lie over for thirty days, under ~he rules. ELE~CTION 0~ OFFICERS. On motion of ~r. P~ge the 0ouncil determined to go into the election of officers. Eo r EA~_~&~---Fi s hburn-1. Accordingly, R. E. Coleman ~or Assistant Clerk of the 0'Brien; ~Ir. Newton nominated was declared elected Clerk of ~!arkets. ~iarkets, ~r. Seifert nominated Frank J. B. Kessler; and the applications of A. H. Peck and F. H. Walker were read. The first ballot resulted in the election oF ~rank 0'Brien, as follows: ~o r 0 ' BR IEN-- C o i emnn, Donal ds on, Garland, Har t, K lng, Les cure, ~ina ~un, Page, Se if er t .Wi t t, ~.~ir. Pre s ident-ll · Fo r E~ESSL~R-- Coulbourn, ~is hburn, Jones ,Kidd ,i~ull en ,Newton, Terrill, Wilkins on-8. Frank O'Brien was accordingly declared elected. For City Physician, ~r. P~ge nominated Dr. R. W ~¥¥; and there be- lng no other nominations, he was declared elected by acclamation. ~or Sanitary Inspector, ~!r. ~.ishburn nominated O.D. Derr; ~r. King nominated S. W. Pace; ~r. Colen~n nominated W. H. Lookabill; ~r. Les- cure nominated J. P. Bas~m; ~r. Ooulbourn nominated C. C. Riley; and the applications of E. L. ~.~cClintock ~und J. W. Clingenpeel were re~d. -l?~- (July 10th, 1900.) The first ballot for Sanitary Inspector resulted as follows: ~or DERR--~lshburn,lYilkinson-2. ~or PAOE--King-1; Fo r L00.~ABILL--0olem~n, ;~r t,Kidd, Jones ,~ullen,?errill-B. F~or BAS ~L~--Donald s on, Garland, Les cure ,~{ina han, Se ifert ,V~it t-6. ~or RIL~--f-Coulbourn,Newton-.2; ~or }{c0LINT00K-Page; OLINGE~PF~L-- }.~.President. No~ Election. The second ballot was taken as follows: For PAOE--Pishburn,King-2. ~or RILEg--Ooulbourn,Newton-2. For L00.~_B ILL~--O o leman, Hart, Jones ,Kidd ,Mullen, Terrtll ,Wilkins on-7 Fo r BAS ~_~- -Donalds on, Garland, Les cure, }~ina ~n ,Page, Se if err ,Wi tt-?. ~or OLINGFAkVPEEL-}.~r President. The Third ballot wds taken as follows: FO r PACE- -~.is hburn, King ~}~r .Pres ident-3. For L00KABILL--Cole~n, l~rt, Jones ,Kidd ,l{ullen, Terrill,Wilkinson-7. For BAS H~--Donalds on, Garland, Les cure, }.~ina hah, Page, Se if eft ,Wi tt-?. FO r R ILEY--Ooulbouru~, Newton-2. The fourth ballot was taken as follows: For PAOE--Ooulbourn, Fis hburn, King,tit. Pre sident-4. For L00KABILL--Coleman, Hart, Jones ,Kidd ,~iullen,Newton, Terrill, Wil- kinson-8. ~or BASHA~.~--Donalds on, Garland ,Lescure ,Minah~n, Page, Se if eft ,Wi tt-?. The fi2th ballot was taken as follows: ~or L00!~B ILL--Co len~.n, Coulbourn, Fis hburn, Hart, Jones ,Kidd ,King ,}~ul- I en, Newton, Te rr il I, ~Vilk ins on, Wi t t, ¥~. Pr e s ident-13. Fb r BASH~f .... Donald s on~ Garland ,Les cure ,}.iinah~n,Page, Se ifert, -6. W. H. Lookabill was declared elected Sanitary Inspector. For Pound }faster and Blacksmith, }~.Tr. Fishburn nominated V.~.}~.}~iles; and there bei~g no other nominations~ he was declared elected, by ac cl~ t ion. ~or School Trustee, ~irst District, ~.?r. Colen~n nominated Roy B. Smith, and ;,~r. Lescure nominated J. P. WagEoner. The first ballot resulted as follows: l%r S~ITH--Oole~n, Coulbourn, .~is hburn,~(ing,~ullen,Page, Terrill, Wilkins on,),~r .Pres ident-9. ~o r WAG G02~ER--Donalds on, Garland, Jone s, Kidd, Les cure, 2~ina.b~n, Newt on, Seifert~Witt-~. Not vot ing--~rt. The second ballot resulted in the election of J.P.Waggoner, as follows: ~or S~ITH--Cole~n, Coulbourn, ~ishburn,King,~.~ullen,Page ,Terrill, Wilkins on, !~r .Pres ident- @. ~or WAGO0NER--Donaldson, Garland, P~rt,Jones ,Eidd,Lescure,~ina.~n, Newton, Se ifert ,Wi tt-lO. J.P.Waggoner was accordingly declared elected. For School Trustee, Second District, ~. Hart nominated ~:~.E.Thomas, and there being no other nominations, he was elected by acclamation. 0VERSF~RS 0.i~ POOR. Overseers of Poor for their respective w~rds, were elected as follows, vote being by acclamation in each case: First Ward, T. W. Spindle, on nomination of t~r. Wilkinson. Second Ward, T. J. ~itchell, on nomination of ~r. Colen~n. Third Ward, J. P. Schw~llenberg, on nomination of .~r. Hart. ~ourth Ward, S. L. Brown, on non~in~tion of .~!r. Se ifert. ~ifth Ward, ~. P. Scott, on nomination of ~.~r. Ooulbourn. The Board of Health, composed of two physicians of the city, to act in conjunction wfth the City Physician, were, on motion of ;.~r. Page, elected as follov~s: Dr. H. V.~. ~W~rriso~ ~d Dr. S. S. Guerr~nt. SOH)0L TRUSTE~..' ~... The resignation of ~r. T. To ~ishburne, as a member of the School Board for.the ~irst District, was presented and read. ~r. Terrill moved t~t said resignation be laid on the table to be taken up at some future time. He s~bsequently withdrew said motion; where- upon , on motion of Sudge King the Council by unanimous vote declined to accept said resignation. -l?~4- (July 10th, 1900. ) COLkECTION OF TAXE~S--P~~. Mr. Page submitted the following resolution, which was read, considered and adopted: Whereas, there has been considerable delay on the part of the State authorities in furnishing the Commissioner of Revenue with the proper books and blanks with which to nmke the assessment of property for the year 1900, in consequence of which the collector of city taxes has been unable to make up the tax tickets and arrange for the collection of taxes on July 1st, as the ordinances provide,-- RESOLVFD, Tha~ the time at which the penalty is added for the non- payment of city taxes, be and is hereby extended from August lmt, to September 1st, 1900. C0}~9~IITTEES APPOINTED. The President of Council announced the ap- pointment of the following standing and special committees of 0ouncll: STA~D ING C0~.9.~ITTW~S · FINANCE~ ....... Page, Seifert,Fishburn, PLart, Jones .. AC COUNTS ....... Har t, Wilkins on, King, Les cure, Kidd. STRJ~-~TS ......... Fis hburn, Page, Jones ,Wi tt, Phrt. S ~;~ERS- Se i fe rt, King, Wilk ins on, },{ul 1 en, Kidd. PUBL lC PROPERTY .... -Wi t t, }iina ~un, Go ulbou~m, Terrill, King. 0RD IN~3iCES .......... King, Cannaday, l{ina ].~un, Les cure, ~one s. FIRE ~_1~ WATER ...... Kidd, Lescure, Terrill ,}~ullen,Page .' LIGHTS ...... SCHOOLS -}~!ullen,Wilkinson, Jones ,Donaldson, 0ol -ez~%~. Col eman, C oulbourn, Wilkinson, New ton, Garland. -- Cannaday, King, Garland_, Co~ul bourn, Donaldson. SPECIAL C0!~'._ITTEES. T.~tkDE & C0}.2,'.?.RCE--- Terrill, Coleman, Coulbourn,Donaldson,}~[ullen. 0FFiOIAL t5%P ........ Jones, Garland ,Witt ,Page, Oannaday. P ~3~?£S ...... Wilkinson, Les cure ,Kidd, 0olenmn, 2.~ina ban, PUBL I O C;~3uR IT IES-'--Le s cure, Newton, Garland, Fi s hburn, Page.. On'motion of I~. Mullen the ........ oo0oo ........ Council then adjourned. J 0 'U RNA L -- ~ 0 MM 0 N (~OUN'~ IL. Wednesday, July 18th, 1900. A special meeting of the 0ommo$ 0ouncil was held to-night at 8 o'clock, in the 0ouncil 0hauber, for the following purposes: (1) To receive and act upon the report of the 0ommittee on ]~lnance, containing an ordinance making appropriations, fixing salaries, pre- scribing the commissions of the collector of city taxes; recommendation refusing account of League of American Municipalities; refusing claim of L. 0atogni for damage to House; declining bond of C.R.Burton and abolishing the office of collector of delinquent insolvents; and rec- ommendation approving bond of W.M.Turner. ~1(2) To receive and act upon the report of the 0onmaittee on accounts containing a recommendation approving the current claims ~ounting to $48, 951. ?4, and ordering payment of snme; a recommendation adjusting · ~laim of company for lights ~ut for the month of May and June; and re- port calling attention to the price paid for ice. And to take such action in reference to the subjects mentioned above as the Council may deem exped lent. Present: ~-Yes srs. Coleman, Coulbourn, Donald s on, ~lis hburn, .Garland, Jones, Kidd, Les cure, Minahan ,Mulle n, Newt on.~ Page, Se if err, Terr ill, Wilkins on, Witt,t~r.President-17. Absent--~.~essrs .0ann~day,H-~rt,King-~. REPORT OF THE C02.:~{ITTEE ON FINANOE. }~. Page, from '~ he 0ommittee on Finance, submitted the following report: Your committee on Einance presents herewith an ordinance n~king ap- propriations for the fiscal year 1900-1; which we recommend sh~ll be adopted. The report of the city 5uditor which was referred to this committee has been carefully considered:and we ~ve thoroughly investi- gated the resources and reqUirements,as pertains to A the present fiscal year. A conservative estimate-shows that the revenue to be derived from all sources during the fiscal, year, will if the taxes be promptly paid, amount to the'sum of $161,659.61, to which add cash on hand July l, 1900, $61,145.78, making a total of $222,805.39. Your co~w, ittee in reporting the appropriations at the commencement of this fiscal year, beg leave to urge and insist that the Council,and all of its committees shall keep within the appropriations placed :o the several accounts. Economy along all lines is absolutely imperative in view of the reckless expenditures during the year just' closed. Your committee finds from the auditor's report, and a thorough investigation of the expenses during the past.year, that there was paid out of the city treasury the large sum of ~198,227.54, or $38,794.30 more than the current revenue for the past fiscal year. Your committee also finds tt~t in addition to paying out this large sum of c~.sh over and above our current revenue, the former Council b~s further handicapped your Finance Committee and every other committee of this body,and in fact the whole Council, by. ordering on streets and sewers work amounting to $64,996.69, over one-half of which is either under contract: or is so far advanced that it is practically among the fixed charges of this yera. We find,therefore,theft the fixed charges over which your commit- tee has no control, such as interest on bonds, sinking fund,salaries, etc., and the work on streets and sewer improvements,already under way and beyond the control of Council,with very small appropriations for street and sewer repairs,and for bridges, public property,fire,water and lights:and other minor accounts,will exceed the current revenue this year by $11,332.61,without a.uy additional or supplementary appro- priations wh~tever. If the Council will see to it th~-~t its comm~ittees keep within the appropriations, we believe tik-~t next year we will be able to bring the expenditures within the current revenues. If this is not done a continued extravagant policy is pursued:we can see noth- ing but a sweeping away of our surplus 8.nd a failure to.meet our obli- gations. We deem it important and proper at this juncture to re~0m.- mend that all work ordered on st:'eets except tle~t under contract and beyond.the control of 0onmnittees,be rescindsd;and that the strictest economy be observed along all lines. (Referred to the 0ommittee on Streets.) -1736- ' · (July l'Sth, 1900) An% ordinance makinz approprlattoSs for the fiscal year 1900-1901, as reported by the Co.~ittee on ~inance, was read, considered' and ado.Dted; A es--Coleman O0ulbourn,Donaldson,Fishburn, ~arland,Jones,Kidd,Lescure~ Y , l~ina hah ~Mullen,Newton, Page, Se ifert, Te trill ,Wilk inson --17, unanimous. Said ordinance is recorded at' the end of these proceedings. 2. The committee also submits herewith an ordinance,which we rec- ommend shall be adopted, providing for fixing the salaries to Be paid the officers of 'the city for the present fiscal year. The Change we have recommended in this connection is a .reduction of the 2alar¥ of- the'- city sergeant from $600 to $400 per annum, and the requirement that the salary of' the Superintendent of Public Schools sh~ll be paid by the school board out of the funds levied and collected for school purposes. We have also recommended an increase of salary of the Pound T.(aster and Blacksmith from ~50 to $60 per month,whichw~e believe is merited and well worthy of your consideration. In the police account we have also recommended mu indrease of the salary of the police sergeant from $780 to $825 per annum. This is done in order to meet the advance of salary allowed the regular policemen at a previous meeting of 0ouncil. To pay all salaries of whatsoever sort five different appropriations are dra~wn' upon,aggregating $36,599.72. The committee recommends the adop- tion of the bill herewith presented fixing salari6s,etc. (An~ ordinance to prescribe the salaries to be paid the officers of the city for the fiscal year ending June ~0th, 190~,as-present6d by the committee was read. !?ir. Newton moved-to refer the question' to the city solicitor whether or not the Council can reduce the salary of the city sergeant during his term of office; which was agreed to. _~. Colemnn moved to amend the ordinance by n~aking the salary of the city sergeant ~600 in place of $400; which was rejected by the following vote: Aye s--C o I eton, Co ul bourn ~ Donalds on, Garland ,Kidd, Le sc ure, Mina hah,New- ton., Se ifert, Terrill ,Wilkinson,Witt-12. Noes--Fishburn, Jones, l(ullen, Page,.~.~!r.President-5~ the c~uir holding t~at it required 15 votes to increase the salary of any officer prescribed in the ordinance,as the ordinance'making appropriations had been adopted, upon the basis salaries reported by the committee. The question was t~ken on the ordinance, as reported' by the ~ommittee and it was adopted, Ayes 16, Noes 1--Minab~m vo'ting"Noe"; whereupon },~r. Cole~An moved a reconsideration of the vote by which said ordinance was adopted;which was agreed to, Ayes--0oleman,Ooulbourn,Donaldson,Oar~ land ,Kidd, Les cure, Kina ~%n,Newton, Se ifert, Terrill ,Wllkins o~ ,W i tt-12 · No e s- -Fi s hb urn, Jone s, ?&ull en, Page ,}~r. Pres id en t-B. The question was then t~%ken-on the adoption of the ordinance as re- ported by the Committee,and it was agreed to, Aye s--0 o I en~n, Co ulhourn, Donaldson, ~ is hburn, ~arland, Jones, Kidd ,}Kullen, Page, Se if err, Te rr ill, Wilkinson, Wi tt ,}.~r .Pres id en t-14. Noes--Lescure ,~inahan,Newton-5. Said ordinance is recorded at the end of 'these proceedings. ~. The committee also submits and herewith presents an ordinance fixing the commissions of the tax col'lector at two per cent. straight. It will be remembered t~t under a previous opinion of the city solici- tor, it was decided that for the first year the-tax collector should receive 3 per cent,and for the second year 2 per cent. Under the pro-. visions of this ordinance the term "year" is applied to' the incumbency of the tax collector,and alternately by years he receives S _a__n_d 2 per cent~. We believe it was the purpose of the framers of the ordinance tp pay only 3 per cent for the first year,and' each year thereafter .2 per cent; which the committee deems adequate compensation. We therefore recommend the adoption of the~ ordinance hereto attached. A.n ordinance to fix the co~issions of the collector 'of city taxes at two per cent, was read as reported by the Oommitte.e,~.whereupon Hr. Lescure moved to ~,end the same by 'substituting 2-1/2~, which amend- ment was re jected,Ayes'--Coleman,Donaldson, ~arland,Kidd,Lescure,Hinahan, Newton, Se ifert, Terrill-~. Noes-- Ooulbourn, l~is hburn, Sones ,~ullen,Page, Wilkinson, Wi t t ,Mr. Pres ldent-8. -1737- (July 18th, 1900. The question was then taken on the adoption of the ordinance as reported by the Oon~nittee,and it was rejected by- the following ¥ote: A~Oo ul bourn, l~i s hburn, Jones, Mullen ,Page, Wi lk ins on, ~t tt No e s--0 o 1 e~n, Donaldson, ~arl~nd, Kidd, Les c ute, Terrill 9 " 2. We file herewith a bill of the League of ~erican for two years' dues a6ainst the city of Roanoke,~ountin~ t0 ~40. Oo~lttee is advised t~t about t~ee years ago the city Joined this organization for one year and paid the dues required,~ounting to $20. As the city allowed its membership to lapse,we ~ve directed the clerk to retu~ the bill,and infom the secretary ttmt the ~ity of Ro~ohe Is not now a member of said organization and declines to pay any dues for membership therein. (The report was adopted.) 5. The report of the ~yor, cit~ engineer and city solicitor,rec- o~endinE the pa~ent of $50 to Louis 0atoll, for d~ges to his house on S.Jefferson street,alleged ~o have been caused b~ blastin~,which was referred to this comittee ~s been considered, and we recommend t~t the claim be not alhowed. It is ~ecessary to state the ~ny reasons why ~his claim should not be paid,as no reason has been furnished the co~ittee why the city should pay it. (The report on this subject was adopted.) 6. The bond of 0.R.Burton, as ~ollector of delinquent insolvent taxes,in the s~ of $500, ~s been e~ined. The fo~ of the bond such that we cannot reco~end i~ it ~aving been disapproved by the city solicitor;and we therefore recomaend t~t the bond be declined and retu~ed to ~. Burton. We also reco~end t~%t the ~ositi.on hen as "~ollector of Delinquent Insolvent Taxes" be and is hereby abolished; ~d t~%t all books and papers co~ected with said office be deposited with the cit~ auditor, subject to the future directions of Co~ctl. (The reco~endations of the Oo~ittee were adopted.) 7. The Co~ittee ~s ex~ined the bond of.W.M.Turner,Clty Treasurer, for the st~ of ~40,000, with the ~idel!ty and Deposit ~o. of Maryland as surety. The fo~ is approved by the city Solicitor and we reco~end t~t the bond be accepted. (The reco~endation was adopted and the bond accepted.) There are some other nmtters of minor importance coming over from the previous year,which the committee will consider and report at a subsequent meeting. Respectfully submitted, J. C. PAGE, J.A. FISBBUR2~, O. B. JOI~ES. REPORT 0P C015iITTEE 0N A000UNTS. Mr. Wilkinson,from the Committee on Accounts, submitted the following report: .. The Committee on Accounts has examined and approved the bills for the f, onth of June,and has listed them under appropriate heads as shovm below. We recomnend that said bills be approved by 0ouncil and ordred paid;and that they be certified to the city auditor ,and city treasurer: Criminal charges .......... $535.15 Elections 63.35 Fi re 35 7.14 Interes t, 21,825.00 Ja il, ll5.35 Lights, 1,037.37 Police, 1,217.35 Paupers, 152.93 Street repairs, 364.47 Street cleaning 68.84 Stationery & Printing, 158.30 Salaries, 1,258.75 The recommendation of 'Sinking fund Health, Wa te r Public Property Sewer repairs, Sewer _improvements, Street improvements, ~ommissions, Cont ingenc ies, Bridges, Public CI~rities, Steam Road Roller, the Committeo was adopted, $.8,320.00 2,059.09 630.00 572.91 47.48 3~379.98 2~816.43 44.40 496.80 95.88 84.77 3, 250.00 ~48,951.74 Ayes --Co 1 eman, Donaldson, Fis hburn, Garland, Jones, Kidd, Les cure ,Mina hah, Mullen,Newton,Page, Se lfert, Terrill ,Wilkinson,Wi tt ,Mr .Pres ldent-16. Noes--None. -1738- (July 18th, 1900.) 2. Concerning the charges for lights reported out and not burning for the month of }:lay, there is one item which the Light Company has aske~ be adjusted in accordance with the former rulings of Oou~Aoil. On Hay 19th, one circuit was reported out 1053 hours, while the actual time out was 137-1/2 hours, making a difference of 91511/2 hours,which the company is charged with, and which equals $18.31 to be credited the company furnishing lights, on a subsequent settlement. The lights reported out bM. the Police Department for the month of June, is 178-1/2 hours, n~aking $o.57 to be deducted from the July bill. We recommend that the city auditor adjust these claims in accordance with this re- port when he vouchers the bill for lights for the month of July. (The recommendation was adopted.) 3. The committee notes among the various bills those for in the city is charged at the rate of 50 cents per hundred. formed that ice is being sold in sn~ll quantities throughout for 35 and 40 cents per hundred. Why the city should be required to pay more for ice than private individuals we cannot tell,and deemed it expedient to call the attention of Council thereto. The committee however: approved the bills at §0 cents per hundred. (This subject was referred to the Committee on Public Property, instructions to see t~t ice is purchased to'the best advantage of city. ) ~_. The committee opened bids for furnishing drugs but found theft the druggists submitting them h~ad failed to fill in all the blankS,and they were returned for correction. Respectfully submitted, 0. ~i. KIDD, _ J. H. WILKINSON~ A. W. LESCURE. On motion of Mr. Page the 0o~mcil then adjourned. ........ oo0oo ........ ice ,where- We are in- the city has, with the ORDINANCE making appropriations for the fiscal year 1900-190i. (Adopted ~uly 18th, 1900.) BE IT ORDAINED by the Commo~X 0ouncil for'the City of R_oanoke,Th~t all revenue which shrill come into the city treasury prior to the first day of July, 1901, shall establish a general fund;and so much thereof as is hereinafter named, is hereby appropriate~, for the fiscal year closing June ~O,1901, for the following purposes,to wit: Criminal charges, - - - $1,000.00 Salaries, ............ $15,019.72 Elections, 500.00 Sinking fund, 8,~20.00 Fire, B,000.00 Health, S,000,00 Insurance, 100.00 Water 3,000.00 Interest §0,662.§0 Public Property, 1,000.00 Jail, 1,700.00 Sewer Repairs, 1,000.00 Lights, 13,000.00 Sewer improvements, 1§,969.00 Police, 14,200.00 0om~iss ions, 4,000,00 Paupers, 1,500.00 Oontingent, 1,000.00 Street Repairs, ~,000.00 Bridges, S,671.00 Street improvements, 18,000.00 Steam Road Roller, S,~§O.00 Street cleaning, 800.00 Public 0harities, Stationery & Printing 800.00 To tal ............ $172,992.22 ........ oo0oo ........ AN ORDINAN~ to prescribe the salaries to be paid the city for the fiscal year ending J1me 30t.hI 1901. (Adopted July 18th~ 1900 the officers o~ 1. BE IT ORDAIN~ by the Oommon Oouncil for That the salaries to be paid the officerm of the wise receiving appointment shall, for the fiscal as follows: To be pald out of the appropriation for Salaries: Judge of the Hustings Court .......... --$1,800.00 City Engineer 1,500.00 City Treasurer, 01erk of Council, City Auditor, Clerk of the 1.turkets, Hayer City ~olicitor Police Justice, Pound Master and Blacksmith Assistant City Engineer, Clerk for City Engineer, City Sergeant, Sanitary ~nspector, Assistant Clerk of the Markets, City Physician, J,~nitor, C i ty Hall, Watchman, City Cemetery, Commonwealth' s Attorney, Clerk of the Courts, the city of Roanoke, city,elected or other- year, 1900-1901, be !, 500.00 1,000. O0 1,000. O0 72O .00 600.00 600.00 600.O0 720.00 720.00 6O0. O0 400. O0 540.00 540.00 600.00 560.00 120.00 500.00 400. O0 TO TO be paid out of the appropriation for Paupers: Kee~er of Almshouse,---- ....... -- ....... $ 420.00 be paid out-of the appropriation for Police: 0bier ·of Police,------------- ......... --$ 900.00 Sergeant of Police, 825.00 Regular and special policemen to be paid as heretofore indicated .by ordinance. be paid out of the appropriation for Fire: One driver for Junior ;Mss 0ompan¥,-----$ 540.00 One driver for ~riendship ~ire 0ompany 540.00 One driver for Alert Tire 0ompany, 540.00 One driver for steam l~ire engine 540.00 One engineer for steam fire engine 600.00 2. The salary of the Superintendent of Schools for the 0ity of Roanoke is hereby fixed at $600 per annum, to be paid by the school board out of the funds levied for the maintenance and public schools. 5. The salaries provided for in this ordinance the officers or persons entitled to receive the same meats,after being approved by Council. 4. The official bonds required to be given under Section 124 of the *eneral 0rdir~nces, shall be given by such officers as are .men- tioned in this ordinance, wh~ are ful performance of duty: 5. This ordinance shall support of the shall be paid to in monthly ins~ull- be in force from t ts passage. '-"'"'"'"'-"'--' required zo give bond for the faith- J O U R N A L -- C O MM O N C 0 U ~ ~ I L. (3.740) Monday, July 2Sd, 1900. A special meeting of the Conmmon Council was held to-night at 8 o~clock, in the Council Chamber,for the purpose of receiving a petition from the Roanoke Land & Improvement Company and the NorfOlk & Western Railway 0ompany, to close and abandon a supposed street, running from Spruce street in a southern direction to the present line of the Roa- noke & Southern Railway; and to consider and act upon an ordinance ac- companying said petition, to close and abandon said supposed street. Present: ~essrs. Cannaday, Coleman,~ishburn, Garland ,Jones ,King,Lescure ~ina han ,.~full en, Page, Se ifert, Te rrill ,Wi tt, }.~r. Pre s tdent-14. Ab sent--Me ssrs. Coulbo urn, Donaldson, }&art, Kidd ,Newton, Wilk ins on-6. }-~. Buckner, the President of Cobu~cll, in the chair. At the request of ~...'~. Se ifert the petition referred to above was read. The ordinance was also read, whereupon, on motion ef Judge King the s,mne was mm. ended by adding at the end thereof, the words,"employing .at least fifty men"; and as amended the ordinance was adopted, Aye s - - Cannad al~, C o leman, Fi s hburn, Garland, Jones ,King, Les cure, }:~ ina h~un, 1.{ull eh, Page, Se ifert, Te trill ,Wi tt, }..~r .Pres ident-14. Noes--None. Al.? 0RDI.~.L~,.'CE to close and abandon a certain street,extending from Spruce Street in a Southerly direction to the line of the N.& W. ~ailway Corn_party, and to re-invest the title thereto in the Roanoke Land & Improvement Company. (Adopted July 23d, 1900.) Whereas, the Roanoke Land & Improvement Company and the Norfolk & V/esteru] Railway Co. ,have presented to the Common Council of the City of Roanoke, the following petition,viz: To the Honorable President and _~.fembers of City Council of the Cit~ of Roanoke: V;hereas, the Roanoke Land & Improvement Company o~?n that portion o£~ land lying in the city of Roanoke bounded by Spruce Street on the north, by the Roanoke River and a lot of land usually known as the Brick Yard, on the east; by the said brick yard and Walnut street on the south; and by the right of way of the Winston-Salem branch of the Norfolk & Wes- te,-u] Railv:ay Company, on the west;and V~hereas, the Norfolk & Westeru~ Railway Company is now the owner of a portion of the said land; and Whereas, there appears on on-e of the maps of the Roanoke Land and Improvement Company property, a space intended to be opened for a street r~mning from Spruce street in a southerly direction to the present line of the Norfolk & Westerr, Railway Company's line; and Whereas, the said street ~us never been opened or dedicated to the public or the use of the public in ~..ny way whatsoever; and Whereas, the Roanoke Land & Improvement Company and the ~orfolk & Western Railway Coml~any own all of the land abutting on the said pro- posed street,except that portion opening into Spruce street; and Whereas, a doubt hath arisen as to whether or not the city ~ath ac- quired any interest in the said propose~ street,and it being desirable to use the s,m~.~e for private property, and it being to the interest of the public,the Roanoke Land & Improvement Company and the Norfolk & Western Railway Company, th~ut it should be so used, Therefore, the undersigned,the Roanoke Land & Improvement Comp,tony and the Norfolk & Western Railway 0ompany do respectfully request the Council of the city of Roanoke to take such steps as ~ay be necessary and proper to close the said proposed street,to divest the city of any interest therein as such, and to re-invest all title and interest therein in ~he Roanoke Land ,% Improvement Company; and V;hereas, it appears to the Council right and proper,and to the in- terest of the city, the public, the Roanoke Land mid Improvement Company, and the Norfolk & Western Railway Company, Therefore 1900. ) BE IT ORDAINlm~,That the land so designated as a street referred to in said petition, be and the same is closed from She public; ~nd if it ever were, is no longer to be considered as a s~reet,and that all rights or interest held by .the city therein,and all rtgltts held by the Roanoke Imnd and Improvement Company therein be,and the s~me are hereby divested of the city,and re-invested in the s~td Roa- noke Land & Improvement Company, to have the s~me force and effe~ as if the said land were never designated on any map of the Roanoke ~nd Improvement Company, as a street. This ordinance, however, shall become inoperative and void,tulless there shall be erected on the boundary of land described in the said resolution, within one year from the date hereof, some building to be used for industrial purposes,employing at least fifty hands. ........ oo0oo ........ On motion of ].~_r. Lescure the Co~mcil then adjourned. J O U R N A L -- 0 0 ~,,~0 N (1742) Tuesday, August 7th, 1900. The Council met in regular session at 8 o'clock P.M.,and was called to order by the President. · .Present--.~e s srs. Oannaday, Coleman, Coulbourn, Donaldson, l~is hburn, Gar- land, Hart, Jones ,Kidd ,King, Les cure, Mina han ,Hullen ,Newton, Page ,Se ifert, 2e trill ,Vfilkinson,Witt, ~..r .President-20 Absent--None. ~r. Buckner,the President of ~ouncil in the chair. THE JOURNAL. On motion of ~.~r.Terrill the reading of the Journal was dispensed with; and further on motion of ~r, Page the Journal was · corrected by amending the ordinance fixing salaries,so as to conform to the report, that is,the salary of the Keeper of the Almshouse is $360, in place of $420: the same being a clerical error. 2~AYOR'S ~,~SSAGE. The following message from the 2~ayor was received: To the Common Council for the City of Roanoke. Gentlemen: I desire herewith to transmit to your Honorable Body my appointments on the Police force as follows: H. N. Dyer~ Chief of Police; J.O.Graves,Sergeant; Regular Policemen--R.2~.Beard,L.R.Evans,0tho F~lls, A. H. Griffin, L. Johnson,J. A. ~:~anuel,J.A.0tey, W.C.Patsel,E.C.Payne,W.J.Rigney, W.R.T~a~y, P. R. Tyree. ' State, on Keepers--W. B. Helm; and C. Maginnis. The above constitute the regular police force as provided for in the ordinances. Under the power conferred on me in the ordinances to appoint specials~ I desire to submit the name of E.P.Ayers, as a spe- cial policeman. These appointments are made to take effect Sept.lst, 1900. It has been customary in the past to have two specials,and for the past six months there have been three. I am not ready now to de- term. ine how many more specials I desire, nor to name them, but I will make this the subject of further communication to your Honorable Body. I would request that permission be granted me to occupy the office now occupi~dyby theaPOlice Justice for a short time each morning. I do this so I ma hnve convenient place at which to hear complaints,and to look into and hear and determine nmtters pertaining to my office. In my Judgment this will tend to systemitize my iwork and enable me to do it with more satisfaction both to myself and~the public. Before making this request I have seen the Police Justice and he has no objec- tion to this plan--nor can. I see how any one could object, as at the time I would be using the office whoever is Police Justice,will be holding police court. (~r. ~rt moved t~t permission be granted the Mayor for the use Of the office as requested; which was agreed to.) i ~m informed that there are 17 people at the smallpox hospital,or which some four or five staill h,~ve smallpox,and the balance are held as suspects. The doctor in charge advises me that he hopes to' have the hospital clear of patients within two or three weeks, if there are no more new cases. I hnve determined as soon as the hospital is vacated to h~ve it thoroughly cleaned and fumigated,and the port~ens not painted, whitewashed and all necessary repairs done. I would suggest that, in view of the likelihood of the recurrence of smllpox ii1 our city next winter,and in view of the fact that in the past the people D~aving smallpox and suspects have not been kept sufficiently apart in my Judgment,and in view of the further fact that .it is almost .impossi- ble, under the present arrangement at the hospital to do so,m~less the number of employes and g~rds be greatly increased, and fence of such nature as it would be b e twe en quart e r would t i t will of your On motion of Er. Page were approved by Council. that 'a practically impossible to climb, be run the quarters tha. t may be set apart for the suspects .and the s set apart for the patients actually having the disease. I herefore ask that you give this m~tter your consideration,and give me pleasure to take it up with any one of the Committees' Honorable Body. Respectfully, submitted, J. R. BRYAN, Jr.Mayor. the police-appointments as made bM the Mayer, -l?43- (August ?th, 1900. ) The recommendation of the Nayor as to the smallpox hospital building was referred to the 0onu~ittee on Public Property. REPORT 0~ THE CITY ENGII~EER. The city engineer submitted his report for the months of June and July, as the progress of work on streets, sewers,and other m~tters; Patterson avenue and 22d Committee on Streets. }~0NTHL¥ REPORTS. Tho and reported that to repair the bridge at street would cost $300; which referred to the monthly repaots of the City Auditor, City Treasurer,01erk of the Markets, 0ity Physician,Board of Health, City Sergeant, Keeper of the Almshouse: and the armual report of the school board, were received,read and ordered to be filed. F~EPER OF AL~-.~S~DUSE. The overseers of the poor reported that them had elected or appointed D .H.0hristian as keeper of the Almshouse, whereupon the appointment was confirmed. PETITIONS,&c. The following petitions were presented and referred to appropriate committees as indicated: Petition of W.L.Byrd and J.R.Waskey, asking for a bridge over Lick Run on 2d street, South of Conznonwealth ave. so that they ~y be able to enter the rear of their properties ~ --to the Committee on Streets. Subsequently, at the request of ~o~r. 2~ullen this petition was referred to the Committee on Sewers. 'Petition of J.E.Grah~m and nine others, asking that the system of sewers in the northwest be extended westward from 12th street, to 1Bth street,--To the Committee on Sewers. Petition of 2~rs. Geo. S. Luck to build addition to her stable corner Church avenue and 3d street S.W , 6' x 10' was read, and on motion of - ~ 1~. Terrill referred to the Committee on Fire ,~ud Water with power to act. Petition Wise avenue, of D.R.~iller and others, to 'place an electric light on east of the Va. Brewery, To the Committee on Lights. A communication from the ~ire Board, asking the Council to grant Jas. McFall, chief of the Fire Department the sum of one hm~dred dol- lars, to be used in defraying his expenses in attending the Chiefs' 0onvention to beld during the month of October. To the Committee on Finance. Petition of J. F. Hodgin and others, passed prohibiting women from emterlng asking that an ordinance be saloons, or purchasing anything of£ered for 'sale therein. To. the Committee on Ordinances. 'Petition of t~rs. C. H. Elliott and 2~rs. Fleming Ph~ines,asking that an electric light be located at the corner of London avenue and 15th street N.W. To the Committee 6n Lights. Petition of the Riley 0attle Company by C. C. Riley, asking permis- sion to erect an office and stable sheds on the lot west of Second Street S.E., between Salem and C~.~npbell avenues, to be used as a wagon yard. To the Committee on Fire and Water. POLIOE JUSTIOE. On motion of ~r,Fishburn the rules were suspended, and the 0ouncil determined to go into the election of Police Justice. t~r. Fishburn nominated. T.l~..Barksdals; l~r Colen~n nominated T.~.~.Wood; Mr.Terrill nominated W.A.Waugh; Mt.Kidd nominated $.D.Price; ~r. Witt nominated J.S.Dermmn, and the application of ~.T.Hinton was read. The first ballot resulted as follows: l~or BARKSD~T.~.--eannaday, Coleman, ~ is hbu~, Mart,I~ullen, Page ,Wilk ins on, ~ .Pres ident- 8. For WOOD--Coleman, Garland ,Lescure ,~inahan, Se ifert-5. For WAU~H--King,Terrill,-2. ~or D]~IMAN--Witt-1. Minton--None. ~or PRIOE--Donaldson,Kidd, ~ones,Newton-4. ~[r.Denman was dropped: the-second ballot was taken as follows: For BARKSDAI.l~.--Oannaday, 0oulbourn, Fis hburn, ~rt,Mullen,Page ,Wilkin- son ,Wi tt ,Er .Pres id ent-9. ~or W00D--Ooleman, Garland ,King, Le scure ,Minahan, Se ifert-6. For PRIOE--Donaldson,JOnes,Kidd,Newton-4. For WAUGM--Terrill-1. No election: Mr. Waugh was dropped. The third ballot resulted as follows: (August ?th.~lg00. ) Fo r BARKSD~.w.--Oannaday, 0o ul bourn ~ Fis hburn, t~rt ~ ~ones ~ ~t[lle~ ~.Pag$, Wilkins ~n ~Wi t t,~ir .Pres ident-10 · For ~00D--Ooleman,Donaldson, G~rland ,King, Lescure ,l~inahan,New~on ~ ~ei- fert,Terrill-9. For PRIOE--Kidd-1 · Mo election: Z~r. Price was dropped. The fourth ballot resulted as follows: ~or B.~PXSD~--Cannaday, Coulbourn, ~is hburn, Mar~, Sones ,~lullen~ ~age Wtlk ins on,Wi t t ,Mr. Pre s id en t-.10. Fo r WOOD--Coleman ,Donaldson, Garland ,Kidd ,King,Le s cure ,~.finahan,Newton, Se if eft ~errill-10 · No. ~election; and the 5th, 6th, ?th and 8th ballots were take~ wi~h the so_~e resFlt as the fourth; whereupon, on motion of ~lr. Wilkinson the Council proceeded with the regular order of business. THE 0ALENDAR. Reports from committees were called for, and sub- mitted by the 0ommittes on Accounts, Finance,Ordinances, in the order named. Sewers and Public Property, REPORT OF T~ O0I...21ITTF~E ON A0, O0b~TS. l.[r. ~rt, from on accounts, submitted the following report: The committee on Accounts hns examined and and claims for the month of July, and listed heads as shovm below. We recon~mend thnt these accomtts be approved by Council,and certified to the city ordered to be paid: Fire ~ 25~.26 ~ il, 1~?. 10 Lights: 1 ~ 0~. 02 Po!ice~ 1,!92.7~ Paupers, 13l. 51 Street repairs, 398 Street cleaning 14-3.39 Stationery & Printing 78.01 Salaries, 1,602.00 Health, 765.79 Streets, the commit tee approved the accounts sane under appropriate auditor and city treasurer and 94.64 58,86 2,288.84 2,104. ?0 527.54 15 4.34 207.20 99.44 ......... $11~ 2 99~ 9~ Water ........ Public Property Sewer repairs, Sewer improvements, Street improvements, 0ommis s ions, Contingent Bridges, Public 0harities, Total (The question being on the adoption of the recommendation of the ttee, [ir. OoleLnnn submitted an amendment to the report, [o allow city sergeant the s~u of $45.83 per month, instead of $33.33,as rted by the committee, ~nd to fix the sGlarY of said sergeant at per mmum, in place of $400; the chair ruled t~t the amend_~ent out of order; that it should first be considered by the finance connnittee; and further it was not genuine to the subject m~tter in this report. The recommendation of the committee was then adopted and the ~ccounts allowed by the following vote: Ayes--Cannaday, Coleman:Donaldson,~ish- burn, Garland, H~rt, Jones ;Kidd ,King, Lescure, ]~[inahnn, 2~[ullen ;Newton,Page, Se ifert, Terrill,Wilkinson,Witt,2~r-President-19 · No t voting--0oulbourn. ) 2. We h~ve approved the bill of C.W.Thomas, the former city treas- urer, to the amount of $104.65, for money lost in the failure of the Roanoke Trust Loan and Safe Deposit Company; and file herewith an opin- ion from. the city solicitor, which states that owing to the law in force at tt~.~t time, the treasurer was absolutely relieved from respon- sibility by failure of any bank in which the city funds were deposited for the loss of' such funds. 3. The account of the Nottingham 0oal and Ice 0ompany,for $4.35 for 8?0~of ice, at 50 cents per hundred pounds, is not approved bM the com- mittee for reasons stated in our last report. We are informed that ice is being sold to consumers in the city in small quaatities for 35 and 40 cents per hundred pounds. 0ertainly the city should have the benefits of the lowest prices in purchasing any sort of supplies;and we recommend that the bill be approved at the rate of 35 cents per hundred pounds. (~r. Terrill moved theft the bill be allowed at the rate of 50 cents per hundred pounds, as rendered; which was rejected by the following vo re: Ayes-Cannaday, Oolen~un, Jones ,King,l[ullen,Page, Seifert,Terrill, Witt-9. Noes--Ooulbourn,Donaldson, Garland, Hart,Kidd,Lescure,l[inahan, Newton,Wilkinson,Mt.President-10. Not voting-Mr, l~ishburn. 0 on~ni the repo 55o v, ra. S -1745- (August 7th,1900,) (Mr.~ishbu~n having voted "Aye" on the vote last recorded; the chair held that the same was illegal, on point raised by }f,r. Hart, and ordered that he be recorded as not voting.) The reco~.~endation of the Committee was then adopted, 4. The coLmnittee submits herewith three claim.~ for services rendered by physicians and others in lmlacy cases, as follows: E.B,o'Stone, 3 cases at $2.50 each, ........ $7.50 T. D. Armistead, 2 cases at $2.50 each .... 5.00 J.A.?age, J.P. holding two cases, at $1 each 2.00 These bills are not approved by the committee for the reason that they arise under the provisions of a new statute enacted by the last General Assembly, and we recommend tb~at they be referred to the city Solicitor for his opinion, which opinion is to be rendered to this com- mittee~ upon receipt off which a report will be ~ade to Council. (The recomm~endation was adopted.) 5. In one of the accotmts for the maintenance of smallpox patients at the city hospital, the com.~mittee no2es for supplies furnished the following items: Tobacco,S2.95; whiskey,~4.50; melons,75 cents. As these items are regarded by the Committee as ltu~uries,and not absolute- ly necessary, we have instructed the police department to hereafter cut · off requisitions for all like articles;and the co~nittee is further assured by the mayor and chief of police that no such supplies will hereafter be purchased on account of the city, except such articles as may be prescribed by the city physician. 6. The committee notes muong the bills for paupers charges for 22 prescriptions furnished N.C.Arthur. We are informed by the city phy- sician that these prescriptions were given upon order of the overseers of the poor. As the accom~ts,., from all inform,xtion we can gather,are un~-easonable, we recommend th,at the attentio$ of the overseers of the poor be called to this case, in order that steps z~ay be taken to reduce the expenses;and tH-ut m~less the case be one which the city is absolute- ly compelled to provide for, t]mt such expenses be eliminated. (The recommendation was adopted.) 7. The committee has opened the bids submitted by druggists for f~rnishing medicines and filling prescriptions for the city. Those submitted were from ~olmson & Johnson rand 0has. D. F'ox. The bid of ~has. D. Fox is much lower, and we recommend that the contract be a~arded to him. RESOL~ED,That the contract fdr furnishing all drugs and druggists' supplies,and filling all prescriptions for paupers, on prescriptions given by the city pllvsician, or other physician employed by the city, be and is hereby awarded to Chas. D. FoX, he being the lowest bidder, at the prices mentioned in his bid, submitted August 1st, 1900,and hereto appended; said contract to be in force and effect for one year from August lst,l@00,and until a new con2ract is ~ade and entered into. All charges under the provisions of this resolution are to be properly itemized,and submit'bed to the city physician for his approval before being passed upon by Committee on Accounts. (....he resolution was adopted, and the contract awarded to }f~ Fox.) 8. The city stree.~ 1.ights were reported out for the month of Suly, 869--42/60 hours, making ~17.4.0 to be deducted from the August bills. Respectfully submitted, GEO. L. HART, ~,H. WI~INSON, A. E. KING, A.W. LESOUR~. REPORT OF TB~ C02.~ITTF~E ON FINANOE. -~r. Page, from the committee on F'inance,. 'submitted the following report: 1. The committee ~as received from the commissioner of revenue hi's semi-annual statement, of licenses assessed upon persons for various bus inesz transactions,and have examined the same,s~d note thnt there appears to be quite a number of firms or persons who ~ave not yet paid their license. We recommend that the attention of the.Mayor and Com- missioner of revenue be called thereto. (The recommendation was adoDted.') -1746- (August 7 t h~ i900. ) 2. Th~ committee has ex-nmi'ned the bonds of certain plumbers applying for renewal of license,and are of the opinion thnt the surety in each case is sufficient. Said bonds are each in the sum of five hundred dol-lGrs~and are ~s follows: ~albreath & Hesss~,J.G.Knepp~ sureSy; Jas.-':~-~irrer, W.L.Andrews, surety; Geo. E. ~Lurkley & Company, ~eo. E. }.&qrkl~y ~nd C. ~&~rkley, sureties;A. J. Kennard, J.H.Mnrs~eller, surety; ~h~glebY:&:Brother company,with C. G. Shockey, surety. ~.he'," c'otm~.ittee recommends that these bonds be accepted,and t~t the licensB.:gpplied for be issued or renewed. (T-he .reco~nend~tion was adopted. ) 3~'."~:':TMe committee files herewith a letter from the Clerk of Council as to 'Jt:..he:-icost of city advertising;and suggesting that if the appropria- tion"fo¥~..'~s'tationery and printing is drawn upon Eot advertising in ~ newspapers, it will not hold out. The committee reco_~nends that all ordiHanoe~' or ~-esolutions respecting advertising in the city newspapers be repel:led;and that the clerk of 0ouncil be and is hereby authorized to secure the most advantageous rates for city advertising,and have all-d~.ti~s or adYe~'tisements published accordingly. (The' reconunendation was adopted. ) ~. in'regard to the official bonds of the officers of the city, whose te'~nns co~menced August l, 1900, the committee reports tt~t owing to an er.~or on the part of tho agent or the company fdrnishing the bonds:they are not forthdoming at tho proper time. Due application madm.'Do-~[t.he bonds, and they were sent to Roanoke, but were n~.~de out for one~.'year only, instead of two,and h~ad to be sent back for correction. This :~l~l'a~ invloves the collector of city taxes,the city auditor:City 61e~.k~,:.Oi-:t%? Solicitor~ and clerk of the markets. The n~atter off report- ing on '.:t lie s e bonds: is therefore deferred until the next meeting. The following bonds having the approval of the city solicitor as to fo~-m_,were ,approved by the co~.~itteo~and we recommend that they bo ac- cepted:' Bond Of V~.D~.}~.zles, potundmaster and bl~cksmith: ~500~ with the United Sts. tes .F.~delity and 6uar~nty Company, as surety. Bo.nd~.of Frank 0'Brien, Assistant Clerk of ~arkets, ~500, with the Fidelity and Deposit Company of l~ryland, as surety. Bond.:e.f W.H.Lookabill, sanitary inspector, ~100, with I.$.~.ieals, suret-y~: and the costract bond of }.tarkley & Compan_y, for the construction of sidewalks on Center avenue and Fifth street, $2 , 300 ,with $.A.Hoover and ¥!~L:./~ndrews, sureties. (The::.-reconnnendation was adopted and the bond accepted.) 5. The connnittee after giving due consideration to the matter of bonds; :o~ficial s, nd contract,recor~uends thnt hereafter all bonds, whethe, r-'given by contractor's or officers, shall be given with some acc'~t~$ie guaranty comp~uny. To carry out this recon~endation,we sub- mit the following resolution: all bonds hereafter given by officers of the city for con- s h~ll RESOL~D, T hat the fai'~'hful performance of duty, etc.,and all bonds required of tra~t.o.rs :~nd others, for tho faithful performance of contracts, be given':~with some acceptable guaranty company as surety. (The resolution was adopted.) 6.-~.~.T. he request of ?:~rs.l.?_.A.Shomo for a deed to a lot in the city cemetery, is laid over until prope~, evidence is produced th~at said lot was -p-¥~i~To r. 7. The proposition to provide a funds in the t~.~nds of the ~.,~yor to B'e".ds~d for the apprehension of criminals, in view of the city Solicitor's opinion thereon, which states that the city has no authori- ty to ~ke such aDnronriation, we recommend tb~t the question be laid upon th~.table. (The recommendatmon was adopted.) 8. The attention of the committee has been called to the fact a large amount of sewer and sidewalk assessments which hnve been levied remains uncollected in the hands of the collector of city taxes. We recommend that the city solicitor be and is hereby instructed to such steps as may be necessary to enforce the collection of all merits which have been levied. (Recommendation was adopted.) Respectfully submitted, J.0.PAGE, S. A.I~IS~IBURN, GE0 .L. HART,S .P. SEIFF~RT, O .B. JONF.~. ~,ssess- from t he Oom- -1747- (August 7th, 1900. ) REPORT OF TKE COMMITTEE, ON 0RDINANOES. Judge King, mittee on Ordinances, submitted the followin~ report: 1. In response to the resolution of Oouncil requesting %his 0ommit- tee to make an investigation of the law permitting hack-stands on ~tor- folk avenue,and the complaints aris~mg thereunder,and to report such changes as will abate the nuisance, submits herewith an ordinance des- ignating the hackstands on Shenandoah avenue N.W.,at least S0 feet west of the N.W. office building. The committee believes this point is am- ply convenient for the b~ckmen,and at the same time the nuisance will be removed .to a point where it will cease to annoy. At present there is much complaint by the proprietor and guests of the St.James Hotel, and the committee believes that the stand should be moved. V~e therefore recommend the. adoption of the ordinance hereto appended. (An ordinance.designating hackstands on'Shenandoah avenue N.V[., as reported by ~the Committee, was read, considered and adopted,and is recorded at the end of these proceedings.) ~ 2. Concerning the ordinance providing for the creation of a sanita- ry department for the purpose of removing ghrbage and cleani~.E cess pools and privies by the forces under, the direction of t~ Sanitary Inspector, the committee has carefully considered-this question, and deems it inexpedient to adopt the proposit'ion. We therefore report the ordinance adversely and recommend that it lie on the ~ble. 3. At the request of l~r. Wit~ we ~ve considered an ordinance pre- pared by him permitting t~t the sale and delivery of ice cream may be permitted on Sunday. The committee thin_ks t~ut it would be unwise ~o adopt this ordinance,and therefore report it adversely. In Justice to the patron of the bill, however, we submit the ordinance for the consideration of Council, under the views as above expressed. Respectfully submitted, A. E. KI~,IG, Chairrmun, A. A. CA~ADAI~, C. B. J01~ES. A~ ordinance to ~%mend Section 49§ of the General Ordinances of the City of Roanoke, so as to pe~umit the sale or delivery of ice cre~ on Sunday, was read. t(r. Subsequently presented the same with. t'he-words "the sale or" stricken Out, and the 0ouncil proceeded to consider Hr. Seifert moved to insert the words "The sale or", so t~t the last clause would read ,"nor to the sale or delivory of ice crewman dl- rectly~to consumers." The amendment was agreed to by the following vote: Ayes--Coleman, Donaldson, Pi s hburn, Garland ,Kidd, Lescure ,Mina.ban~ Se ifert,V.~l t t,~ir .Pres ident-10. Y.o es--0annaday, Coulbourn, Ha .rt, Jone s, King,Newton,Page, Te rrill ,Wilkins on- 9. The ordinance., was. then. adopted, as amended,, by the following vote: Aye s--Co I eton, Donald s on, Pis hburn,:~arla~d", Kidd, Le scure, l{ina h~n, Se i f e r t, Wi tt,~r .Pres ident-10. Noes--Oannaday ~ Co01bourn,P~art, ~one s, K/ng, Hewt on, Page, Te trill ,Wilkins on-9. Said 'ordinance is recorded'at the end of these proceedings. The Commuittee on Ordinances also presented ,.~ ordinance to amend Sec. 494 of the C-eneral Ordinances in regard to the observance of Sun- day; which was read, considered and adopted, and is recorded at the end of these, proceedings. }~r. Hart occupied the chair during the consideration of the above report of the Ordinance Committee. 2~,[r. Oo~n~_u moved to suspend the rules for the purpose of going in- to an election for the office of Police ~ustice. }.{r. ~lshburn moved that the Council adjourn until next Friday night (August 10th,1900) at 8 o'clock; which motion was agreed to. The 0ouncil then adJo~u~ned. ........- oo0oo ...... - -1748- AN ORDINANCE to designate hack stands on Shenandoah avenue,N.V¢. (Adopted August ?th, 1900.) 1. BE IT 0RDAI~ by the 0ommon 0ouncil for the City of Roanoke, That the north side of Shenandoah Avenue .N.W.,from a point S0 feet'west of the N. & W. Office Building to a point 30 feet east of Cart's Bot- tling Works: is hereby designated and prescribed as a stand for hacks and other vehicles used for the conveyance of passengers upon the streets of the' city; and it shall be unlawful for the owner or driver of any hack 6~ other like vehicle to stand ~he' same upon the streets of the city at any other place or places, under a penalty of not less than one nor more than three dollars for each offense. 2. This ordinance shall be in force from_~_ its passage. · oo0oo ....... ~-~ 0RDINANOE to amend and re-ordain Section 495 of the 8eneral Ordinances of the City of Roanoke, so as permit the sale or delivery of ice cream on Sunday. (Adopted August '~'th, 1900.) 1. BE IT 0RDAIA~D by the Con~.~on Council for the City of Roanoke, That Section 495 of the General Ordinances of the 0ity of Roanoke~be and is hereby amended so as to read as follows: 495. No person shall open his store or shop on Sunday for the pur- pose of selling or disposing of any articles of merc]wundise, under a penalty of not less than two nor more t~n ten dollars for each Offense; provided, that this section s.hall not apply to the sale of medicines~ newspapers or other current periodicals, nor to the sale or delivery of ice cream directly to consumers. ~. This ordinance shall be in force f~om its passage. ---oo0oo ........ AN ORDINANCE to amend and re-ordain Section 49& of the ~eneral 0rdi- nances of the city of Roanoke, in relation to the observance of Sunday. (Adopted August ?th, 1900.) 1. BE IT 0RDAI~tF~3 by the Conm_~on Council for the Oit7 of Roanoke, That Section 49~ of the 8eneral Ordinances of the 0ity of Roanoke, be ~%mended and re-ordained so as to read as follows: ~9~. ]~o person shall on Sunday labor at any trade or calling, o~ shall employ others in labor or other business, except in the ordinary household duties of daily necessity, or in other work of absolute ne- cessity, under a penalty of not less than two dollars nor more than ten dollars for each offense. This section, however, shall no~ apply to any person who conscien~odsly believes that the seventh day of the week should be observed as Sabbath, and actually refrains from all mec- ular business and labor on that day; provided, however, t~t he shall not compel an apprentice or sez~tant: not of his belief, ~o do seomlar work. or business on Sunday, and does not on .t~i day dis-ruth an7 other person. ~. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. oo0oo ........ 3' 0 U R 19' A ]'. -- 0 0 )~ ~,~ 0 N ~ 0 'U lq' ~ ! 'no Friday, August lOth, lg00o The Council met at 8 'o'clock P.M. pursuant to adJournment~and was called to order by. the President. Present--Messrs. Cannaday, Coleman, Coulbourn,Donalds on, l~is hburn, G~r- _land, Hart, ~.one s ,Kidd ,King,Lc scure, Minnhan, New t on, Page, Se iffert, Te trill, Wilklnson,Witt,I.fr.'President-19. Absent,-Mr.Mullen-l. Mr. R.A.Buckner, the President of Council, in the chair. The consideration of Oo~lttee reports on ~alendar was resumed. REPORT OF THE CO]~IITTF2~,, ON ST~TS. Mr.Flshburn, from the Committee on Streets, submitted the following repOrt: 1. The Committee .on Streets has examined the bids which closed July 3d, for the construction of proposed brick sidewalks on Church avenue and Nelson street S.E.,on 5th street S.E. and on the north side of Campbell avenue. Only two bids were received, viz.viz. T.W.Wllkerson and Patrick Fey, which are as follows: Ytllkerson Fey Total Est. 0ampbell ave. sidewalk,per ft. $1.25 $1.25 $125.00 100 Fifth street S.E. per foot .~2 .4~ 218.40 208 ~hurch ave. and 1st St.S.E.,per ft.. .~9 .49 859.95 799 The committee recommends th. ut the bids be rejected, and that the question of performing this work be laid over for future consideration. (The recommendation was adopted.) 2. The Committee has considered a proposition submitted b~ to sprinkle and sweep the streets of the city for the sum of ~4.~ per night. As this work is costing less t~un this sum by using the city forces, we ~ re commend t~t the bid be rejected. (RecOmmendation-was ' a~opted. ) ~.. As to the petition of C.E~.Jennings and others for the construc- tion of a bridge over the N.& W. Railway tracks at 12th street, we rec- ~ommend that the petitioners be notified that the city. is not in ~ posi- tion at this time to build the bridge. (Recommendatxon adopted. ~. The committee has opened the bids which closed Augus~ 1st, for repairing and painting the-P~rk Street and Randolph Street overhead bridges,and submits them herewith as follows: Central ~Manfg. Go., Furnishing pine Joists per M. ft. $1~.~0 Furnishing white oak flooring," FERRUle[ STAVE !~gO. Go. Park St. Randolph St. For heart pine joists, pe.r !,~ Ft. $20.00 20.00 For white oak flooring, " 1~.50 16.50 For relaying old bridge, per M. 8.50 8.50 ~Wor removing old bridge as whole 171.00 21~.00 For painting, as a whole 120.00 150.00 C~ A. BERRY, for painting 212.00 219'.00 The bid of Oatogni Bros.~ a_t $19.50 for pine joists, and $14.80 for white oak flooring, was thrown out on account of not' being accompanied with certified check,and not being in proper form. After 'ConSideratioh of t'he above bids, the Committee finds tb~t that of the Central lL~nufacturing ComPany for furnishing, the lumber is the most available,and is-the lowes't bid for'the lumber,and we reco~m~end that the Contract for" furnishing the lumber be awarded to that firm; the city SoliCitor to prepare ~he necessary contract and bond in accord- m~ce with the specifications;and bond' tO be~subJect to the approval of the committee on Finance. (l{r.. Coulbourn moved t~t. both bids be rejected,and tl~t the matter be referred back to the' street committee to'obtain'new bids; which was rejected, Ayes 8, ~{oes 10. Mr. King moved to-award' the contract to Catogni Brothers, as per their bid, which was also rejected', Ayes 9 Noes 9. I~. Coulbourn offered as a substitute t~t the question be recom- mitted to the Committee on Streets, which was also rejected. The question was then taken on the adoption of the report of the Committee,and it was rejected, Ayes-Fishburn,Hart,Jones,King,Minahan, Page, Terrill ,Wilkinson,r~itt,Mr.Pres ident-10, l~oe s--Oannaday, Co leman, . ¢oulbourn,Donald~on, GarXand,E~dd, La a cure,Newton, Se i£ert-9. -1750- (August 10th, 1900.) Mr. Coulbourn moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the re- port of the Committee was rejected; which was agreed to; whereupon he moved that the contract for furnishing the lumber for the Park Street bridge be awarded to the Central M~nfg.Co., and that the contract for furnishing the lumber for the Randolph street bridge, be awarded ~o 0atogni Brothers, at the prices mentioned in their respective bids. The motion was agreed to by the following vote: Ayes--0annaday,Ooleman, Co ul bourn: Donaldson, Garland, Hart, J ones ,Kidd ,Eing, Le s cure, Minahan,Newton, Page,Seifert,Terrill,Wilkinson:Witt,24r President-18, Noes-Pishburn. "We further reco~nend that all othe~ bids, for pminting, relaying, removing, etc. be rejected;and that the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to purchase the m~.terials and employ such labor as may be necessary and repair.~. .and paint the Park street and Randolph street bridges,in accordance with the specifications therefor,hereto attached and on file in his office. (The recommendat ion was adopted,Ayes-Cannaday, Coleman, Coulbourn, Donalds on ~ ~is hburn, Gar. land: Hart, Jone .s, Ki. dd., King ,Le scure, Minahan, New- ton,Page,Seifert,Terrmll,W~lkinson,W~tt~r President-19. Noes--None. §. The committee has also opened bids for grading and n~cadamizing certain streets,and for the construction of sidewalks, which were ad- vertised to close August 1st. Bids were received from T.W.Wilkerson for a part of the work,and by Patrick Foy for a part of the work. 1~o bids were received for grading and guttering Third Street N.E. ;grading and guttering ~rrison and ~airfax avenues;grading and macadamizing Jefferson street North, and for grading and guttering Fourth~ Street S.E. Bids were receive~ from T.W.Wilkerson for improvement of Campbell ave- nue and 15th street,Gilmer avenue N.E., and for grading Elm and Moun- S.W. As to these bids for grading and improving streets tain avenue s, the committee recommends theft the certified checks of the bidder be returned to him;and theft the question of whether or not this work will be performed, be left in the h~nds of the Oommittee for future consid- eration. 6. The committee has also opened bids for the construction of brick sidewalks on Wells and Commonwealth avenue N.E.- and Roanoke Street S.W. Patrick Eoy was the only bidder on Wells and Comnonwealth avenues,at 47 cents per lineal foot;and T.W.Wilkerson was the only bidder for the full width brick walks on Roanoke street at $1.40 per lineal foot. We reco~uend that the bid of T.W.Wilkerson for constructing sidewalks on Roanoke Street,be and the s~me is hereby rejected,as the price is far in excess of the estin~te nmde by the city engineer. (Adopted.) As to the walks on Wells avenue and Commonwealth avenue N.E.the boardwalks on these streets are in a very bad condition,~and, it is a very serious question whether or not they are worth repairing, but owxng to the state of the appropriation for this sort of work, the committee reco~:~ends that the city engineer nmke temporary repairs to the board walks on Wells and Commonwealth avenues,N.E., and on First (Nelson) street S.E., c~rgeable to the account of street repairs. (The reconmaendation was adopted.) 7. The ~com~ittee went over the city recently and nmde a careful examination of all localities where propositions are pending for im- provements. There is considerable work theft should be done,and it would gi~e the com_,nittee pleasure to be bale to recommend the perform- ance of much needed improvements; but the appropriations t~ve been made only to cover the work now under contract,or in the course of construc- tion. Therefore the committee is not in a position to recommend the perforn~nce of ~ny new work;and we append hereto a list of ~tters which have been laid on the table. All other subjects not embraced in this list, are still pending before the committee for ~future consideration. 8. As to the recommendation to construct a stone culvert at Patter- son avenue and 22d street,and the subsequent action looking to the re- pairs of the bridge there,or the construction 'of a new bridge; the mi ttee reports t~t they ~de an examination of the place,and are of opinion that the bridge there s~ould be repaired; and therefore recom- mend tlw~t the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to ~ve the same repaired at a cost not exceeding $S00, chargeable to the account of bridges. ~August 10th, 1900,) ~The recommendation w~s adopted, Ayes--0~nnaday,~ol'em~n,0oulbott~, Donaldson, Fls hbu~, ~arl and, ~rt, ~ones ,~idd ,Ein~, Le scure, Mina ~n ,Newton, Page, Se ifer~, Terrlll ,Uilkins on,~l t t,2~.Pres ldent-19. Noes--None. ) 9. The petition of Peter Peeble's ~irs to open the alley between Rutherford and ~rrison avenues, and to 'prevent t~ 'encroac~ent on said alley,~s been considered,and we ~ke the following reco~endation: That the subject of the encroac~ent on the alley be refer~ed to the Mayor;and t~t t~ property o~ers o~ing the ln~ t~ough which the petitioners desire the alley extended, be requested to info~ the 0o~ittee k~on w~t te~ ~hey will extend the alley t~ough said prop- e~ty to Fourth Street. (The reco~xendation was adopted.) 10. ~ to the encroae~ent on the sidewalk on the east side of First S~reet S.W., be~een ~lm and Mountain avenues,the co~ittee ~s made an ex~inntion of this plnce,nnd reco~endz before 'takin~ further steps that the question of th~s encronc~ent on the sidewalk,with all attend- in6 questions,--buildin~ n retninin~ wall and fence,etc., be referred. to the Oity Solicitor and City ~ineer for a report to the co~ittee, ~ivinc full info~tion ns to w~at the duties of the city are,and the rights of the city ~ the premises. (Re co~endat ion adopted.) 11. The co~ittee on streets submits herewith profiles prepared by the citF engineer of the grnde of ~lm avenue between Third Street and ~rn~lin Road;and Mo~tain avenue be~een Third Stree~ and Frn~lin Road, which we reco~end s~ll be approved by 0o~mcil,and the grade established accordingly. (The reco~endation was adopted. Respectfully submitted, ~.A.~IS~~, S~AY 0BS~2V~. 0n motion of 2,~.Cole~an the ~les were suspended, for the pu~ose of pemitttng a co~ittee from the Pastor's ~onference off this city to present a petition to the Council on tho ~t2er of S~day observ~ce,~d laws relating thereto; whereupon Rev. W.~. C~bell,~'.D., on be~lf off said committee, addressed the 0o~cil,and submitted a petition, praying t~at the 0ouncil reconsider its action in respect to ~ending Sec.495 of the General Ordinances,and asking t~u2 said section ro~ain as it now is. The petition was filed. Seifert, from the Oo~ittee P~PORT 0P TFJ~, C0~ITTEE ON SEVERS. 2.~. on Sewers, submitted the followin~ 'report: 1. The committee h.~s opened bids which construction of sewers. The following is a estimates made by the city .engineer: closed July 3d,1900,for the statement of the bids,and Sections 19 and 20. ~or certain lines of sewers in these sections, the ~ourth Ward, only one bid was recelved~viz., Markley & Company, engineer's estimate, $2 to these iT1 aggregating, $2,405.00; ,093.00. As sewers, we have recommended that bid of !&arkley & Compm~y be and tl~at the work, (including the cosstruction of the drain) the city. Sewers on Highland avenue mud ~ourth street S.Vf.,,~d in the alley between .~ountain av?nue and Highland avenue , .two bids were receiVed,--- !L~rkley & 0omp,..mny, ~1,135.75; 'T.W.Wilkerson,.$1,323.20; Estimate of City ~gineer,fj900.00. We have reconm~ended that these bids be re- re j ec ted, be done by jected and that the work be 'performed by the city. Sewers in Section 21, west of 7th street, only one bid was received, ~,iarkley & Company, $1,705.86;. Engineer's eStinmte We have recommended the award of this B~or certain short lines of be tweon~ Flm 'and Day avenue, on and Ca~_:~pbell aVenue, two bids $421.30; T.W.Wilkerson,$603.60; Engineer's estimate,S398.00. The com- mittee l~.s decided to recozzmend t~at this work be awarded to Markley & Company. In order to carry out these recommendations, we submit the following resolution for adoption: In submitting this resolution, the committee desires 'to say that the sewers recommended to be built are parts of the sewer, system of the city Which are 'being extended to meet the growing conditions,and which extensions were practically ordered at previoUs meetings of Council. The resolution is as follows: , $1,6 ?0'. 00. work to .Markley & Company. sewers in the ~irst Ward, in the alley Rorer avenue and in alley between Rorer were received as follows: .Markley & Co., ' (.gugust lOth, 1900.) RESOLVED: That the bid of ~arkley & Company for the of sewers in Sections 20 and 19, in the-~ourth Ward, which bid wag Bt~b- mitted 3uly 3d, .1900,be and the same is hereby rejected,and the city engineer be and is hereb.v instructed to purchase the mmterials and employ such labor as may be necessary, and to constYuct said seWerG an estimated cost of $2,09~.00; ~nd to take up and relay the 24" d~ain pipe between ~azewe!l avenue and Lick Run,and relay same in ~irst bet~veen Tazewell avenue and Terr's Spring,and to lay a new ~0" dra~n pipe in Tazewell avenue and Second Street,S.E., between Lick Run and First street and Tazewell avenue, connecting with the drain to be laid in said First street, at-~_u estimated cost of $1,441.25;. said work to be charged to the acco~t of sewer improvemen~s~ RESOLVED PURT;~R, That the bids for the construction of sewers on Highland avenue and Fourth street S.W.~d in the alley bet~veen avenue and Highland avenue, from 4-1/2 Street to 6th street,be a~d are hereby rejected,and the city engineer be and is hereby ~ instructed purchase materials and perform said work in accordance' with plans specifications therefor, at an estimated cost of $900, chargeable the account of sewer improvements. RESOLVED FURT;~R, T~t the contract for the construction of 'Sewers in Section 21, west of 7th street S.W.,be and is hereby awarded to ¥~rkley & 0ompany, at the prices mentioned in '~heir bid, submitted Jul.v 3d,1900,and aggregating, as per approxtn~te quanti~ies, the of ~1,?05.86; said work to be performed in accordance with the plans and specifications therefor. ' And also that the contract be and is hereby awarded to ~arkley Company for the construction of certain short lines of sewers as follOWS (1) In the alley between Elm nnd Day avenues, from ~nhole west, a distance of 150 feet west of 6th street. (2). On Rorer avenue from the city stables west to the alley east of 6th street; and (3) In the alley between Rorer and Campbell avenues,from Calvary Baptist Church~ east to 5th street,-- in accordance with the plans and specifications therefor, and at the price submitted in the bid of said ~rkley & 0ompany, July Sd,1900. RESOLVED ~WURT~, That the city solicitor be to prepare the necessary contract and bond to & Company for the faithful performance of the bond to be as specified in the specifications approval of the conm.~ittee on Finance. 2. The committee files, herewith a petition signed by Beller& Har- roll, agents for Stone and B~ker, and the Bakers Loan and Investment Company: by T.W.Gcodwin; asking that the sewer proposed between High- land and }~o~u~tain avenues, be extended from 6th street west a dist~uce of about 150 feet,and binding themselves in said petition to pay one- half the cost of such extension on the completion of .the sewer. recommend the adoption of the following resolution: P~ESOLVED,That upon the petition of Stone & Baker, and the Bankers Loan and Investment 0ompany, property owners, asking t~ut a s~wer be built in the alley between }~ountain and Highland avenue, from 6th st. west,a distance of 150 feet,and binding themselves to pay one-half the cost of constructing said sewer upon the completion thereof, the city engineer is hereby directed to perform said work by having the sewer put in,and report .the costs thereof to this. Council,apportioned among the property owners in accordance with this resolution; and in order that the Council may take steps to order and direct the ~ollection thereof. 3. The conm~ittee reports t~t the city engineer has completed the short line~ of sewer from Albemarle avenue north to the alley south of the properties of Alone Johaston and Lyman Denison, as petitioned for by said property o~wners. The total costb of said sewer was $4S.04, one-half of which is to be paid b~y ~the petitioners as follows: Alene Jo~-~ston $10.76; Lym~n Denison,$10~76. The committee rec- ommends that said sums ~e placed in the h~nds of the tax collector for collection;and a copy furnished the city auditor, that the tax collector n~y be charged therewith. ~d is hereby instructed be executed by }~arkley work above mentioned; said and to be subject to the -1753- (August. 10, 1900.) ing the 0ity PLall,inside and out,at an estimated cost of about The city engineer was instructed thereby.to perform the work; but as the appropriation was not sufficient, he permitted it to go over,and now requests the 0ouncil to take such action in the m.~tter as it my deem expedient. Therefore, the 0ommittee has considered the question, and recommends tb~t the matter of painting the city hall'be laid aside for future consideration, together with the nmtter of making certain im- provements to the Hustings Court Room, asked for.by the Judge of the Court. ' The 0ommittee's attention has been called to certain leaks in the roof of the City Hall. We recommend that the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to hnve same repaire~, cb~urgeable to the account of Public Property. 2. As to.. the question of purchasing ice to the best advantaEe of the city, .we beg to recommend as follows: That the. city engineer be instructed to purchase 1000-lb ticket books from the ice companies, to be paid for at the rate of $5.50 for each 1000-lb OfciCe;and the auditor-is hereby instructed to~draw~a warrant on the ity treasury,' chargeable to the account of t: '" '. Public Property, in the s~m of $5.50 for the purposes aSoresa'ld. 5: The attention of the committee has been directed to the exist- ence of a gate in the city cemetery fence,on the west side thereof, near Stwart avenue,which was placed there by permission of Council. As the existence of the gate is a nuisance,the com_~lttee recommends that the.privilege heretofore granted be rescinded and armulled;and that the city engineer,while construct~.ng the new fence,be instructed to close said .gate to the public. ~.. The city tax collector has requ. ested the committee ~o.purcbase and have placed in his office a standmng desk, to cost about $25. We recommend the adoption of the following resolution: city engineer be instructed to purchase and have of the collector of city taxes one standing desk not exceeding $25,chargeable to the account of We also report in.this connection that the city engineer has com- pleted the short line of sewer petiti, oned for by the Peoples Perpetual Building and Loan Association,to be constructed on 2~ountain avenue, west of Franklin Road,and for which said association agreed to-pay one- half the cost. The total cost was $47.30,and 'the amount changed to the Peoples Perpetual Building and Loan Association is $t3.65,which we reconnnend shall be placed in the hands of the collecter of city taxes for ~.ollection,and a copy sent to the auditor, that the collector my be charged therewith. 4. 0oncerning the question of covering the drain C,~mpbell avenue, in a permanent manner, the committee reports that it has this subject under consideration, but cannot make any definite recommendation at this meeting. Respectfully submitted, S. P. SEiFSV, RT, J.H.WILKINSON.'.' J.L.~UL~, A.E.KING, C. ?~. KIDD. Tile report of the sewer Committee was adopted as a whole, on motion or ~r. Terrill, by the following vote: Ayes--Cannaday, Oolenmn,Coulbourn Donalds on, Fi s hburn, Garland, .Hart, Sones ,Kidd, King, Les cure, ~.~ina ban ,Newton, Page, Seifert, Terrill ,Wilkinson,Witt~Mr .Pres ident-19. Noes --l~one. REPORT OF C0.~:~ITTEE ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. l~r. Witt, from the Oommlttee on Public Property, submitted the following report: 1. The attention of the committee ~as been directed to the tion of Council adopted during the last fiscal year, providing RESOLVED, Thnt the placed in the office or counter,at a cost Public Property. A. E. KING, Wm. R. TERRILL.- above recorded, 5. The proposition.of the'~Falrview Cemetery Company to give the city two acres of land in said cemetery, is under consideration,and. will be reported upon at a subsequent meeting.. Respectfully submitted, LEVi ~'~ITT, · ~[. I~INAHAN' The report'was adopted by the same vote as last Ayes, 19, unanimous. resolu- for paint -l~4- (&u~uat 10th.1900. ) HEW BUSINESS.The city enslneer submitted a report, calltn/~ attention to the condition of the draJ~n tn 0ampbell ~venue, ~nd ~vtsin~ t~t ~ho coverln~ sho~d be-replaced with new ~terinl; which ~tter wns reforr~ to the Co~ttae on Streets. He nl~o reported t~t t~ siphon co~eetln6 the sewer from the ~o~t~ oas~ with t~ C~bell Avenue ~ln ~d been co~leted. The city engineer submitted also a blank form of contract between the city and the Norfolk fe ~estern Railway Oo.,craAtinE the city the right to build a sewer under its tracks at .the Second (Connnerce) St. crossing; which o~x motion of. !.~r. Colenmn the !~Ayor was ordered to exe- cute on behalf of the city. A communication from .J.H.~.~arsteller, lnformlng the ~o~ctl t]mt he pu~osed butld~n~ a granoltthtc stdew~k tn front of his new ~stdence on Me,rain avenue, at a cost of $2ES,and asking the e~ty to pay one- tht~ t~ cost, or ~75, was read and referred to t~ Street ~o~ttee. A coca,cation from Jo~ W. Woods,Judge of the ~stlngs Court, to~ether w~th a petition from the members of the Roanoke B~r,ask~ng t~t certain c~nges be ~de ~n the ~sttngs Court Room, and appoint- ing A.?.Staples,Judge ~.~ordon ~obertson,and Ro~ B. Smith, ~ co~tttee to appear before the .Co~ittee of 0om!ctl, t~ which it my be-refers-ed; was ~resented and referred to the 0omi.tree on Public Property. A codification from J.0.B.Pa~er, Capt. Roanoke Blues,askt!~g an equipment room be provided in Assembly ~11 for thelr use, was ...pres- ented and referred to the Co~lttee on Publlc Property. - A resolution was presented by }~r. Htna~n, to light at the intersection of ~ther avenue and North JefferSon'Street, which was read and referred to t~ .~o~ttee on Lights. .l(r. }~ina~ also presented ~ resolution, as follows: Resolved,That t~ c~ty engineer be tnst~ct~ to const~ct a foot bridge across Lick R~ at .-L~chburg Road, at a cost not exee~g ~20. The resolution w~s ~ferred to t~ Co~lttee on Streets wit~ ~uwer to act, Ayes 19, un~ous. ~ acco~t of J.~.~es, for 3-1/2 days vacation, from ]~rch 15th~ to J~e 50th, 1900, $7.00, was presented,~d referred to t~ Oomtttee on ~i~nce. ~ ordinance to l~rO~1de a penalty for ~ violation of the l~rovls- ions of C~pter HII of tM ~neral 0rdtn~ces~ In relation to publlc sewers, was presented, ~d referred to the ~o~ttee on 0rdtn~ces. ASSAY ~. 0n motion of ].~. ~rt the free ~e of Assembly ~11 was grated to Joe. ~o~ndexter, for t~ C~1stl~n C~rch~Oolored~ t~ forth 3~day tn Au~st~l~0, for settees ~ 11 A.][. :~ ~.~(. ~d 7.P .~. the l~t meet~g, con~~z t~ Pollce appoln~ents of the }~or, be reconst,ered. The c~r r~ed t~t t~ ~ton was out for t~ reason t~t ~ vote t~en on the eonft~tlon of sa~d ments,and the s~ ~v~ been agreed to~ it was equiv~ent ~ ~ elec- t[on,~d could not be considered; ~ nlso t~t t~ ~tter ~d been- tr~~ltted to the ~or. ~ere~~ ~. Coulbou~ appealed ~om dec~slon of the c~ir ~d t~ c~tr w~ sus~ed by t~ followl~ ~ote: Ayes--~s hbo, ~rt,Kt~, ~s'cure,Hina~,Pa~e ~U1lk~nson~Wlt t-8. No e s-Ca~aday, Co 1~, Co~ bo~, Do~ld son, Ga~i~ ,Jon es ~K~dd ~N~ t on, se 1left ~Terrlll-10. POLICE ~STI~. ~.Co~bou~ moved .to ~o into t~ election of Justice, which was agreed to. Hr.T~F.BarksdAle,~d ~.T.I~.Wo~ betnE in nomln~tion~tM vote was taken as fo11~s: .' ~r ~~--~~day, Co~bou~'Don~dson,Flshbu~,I~rt,Jones,~dd~ Eew t on ,~aEe, Se tfert, T~r r ~11, U~lk~s on ,U~ t t ,~ .Pres ~d~-14. Fo r W00D--~ole~, Garl~d ,E~g,Lescure ~Hlna~-5. ' ~.Barksdale was declar~ elected. The Council then adjourned. · o00oo ~OURNAL COMMON COUNC IL. F~iday, August $1,' 1900. A special meeting of Council w~s called to-night at 8 o' clock,in th$ Council Chamber,upon the request of five members,for the following purposes, to ~rit: (1) To correct the minutes of the meeting of Council held August 7th, 1900,and those of the adjourned meeting held on August 10th, and to prop- erly make u.p the ~ournal of said meetings. (2? To properly record upon the m~nutes the votes of the members of Council on the report of the Mayor,and each recommendation, appointment and clause thereof,read and received at the meeting held August ?th, 1900. (3) To consider and determine whether the appointment of the members of the Police force reported to Council at its meeting on August 7th, 1900, were approved or not, or properly confirmed or not, at said meeting or at the adjourned meeting thereof on the 10th day of August ,1900 ; and to determine if the Journal and minutes thereof are properly recorded,and to properly rec- ord the same,and the votes of the members of Council on said appoint- ments. (4) To do any and all acts necessary and proper to be done to n~intain the efficiency of the present police force,and to prevent the discharge or removal of members thereof,except for cause,after charges shall have been preferred and sustained. The roll ~as called and the following members answered to their names: ~.{e s s rs. Canna da y, C o 1 eman, C oulb cum, J one s, Kidd, ~.~ naha n, Nklll eh, Newt o n, Seifert-9. No quorum. After ren~ining in session until 8.50 P.M.- Messrs. Terrill and Fish- burne appeared, ' whereupon the roll was -called a second time, and the following members answered to their names: Mss srs. Cannaday, Coleman, C oulbourn, Pi shburn, Wones, Kidd, Minahan, Mullen, Never on, Sei fert, Terrill- ll. Ab sent-- Me s s rs. Donald s on~ C~arland, IIar tKing, Le S cure, Pag e, Wi lkins on, Wit t, ~. President- 9. ;~. Coulbourn submitted the following resolution, which was read: ~l~ereas, at a meetinE of Council held August 7t.h, 1900,the minutes_ read in part,"0n motion of Mt. Page the police appointments made by the ~,~yor were approved by Council;"and Uhereas a majority of Council did not vote in favor of said appointments,therefore BE IT RESOLVED, That the minutes of said meeting be corrected so as to read:"~-.h-. Page moved that the police appointments made by the }~yor be approved by Council; which.appointments were not approved or con- firmed, but that the motion was The chair ruled (~. Seifert presiding) that ~he resolution was not in order, as the Council had confirmed the appoSntments of the ~.hyor according to the Journal,and that the ~ournal ~as correct; and further~ more that the action'contemplated .by the resolution was in the nature of a reconsideratio$, and at .a special meeting no action taken at a regular meeting c~n be reconsmdered except there be lB members present, and that 15 members were not present. .V.m. Coulbourn thereupon appealed from the decision of the chair, on v.'hich the vote v~s taken as follows: Ayes--Fishburn,Minahan, Terrill-3. Noes-- Cannaday, Coleman, C oulbourn, Jones, Kidd, ~,~llen, Newton,- ?. Not voting--~fr. Sei fert. The chair announced that the appeal had been decided in the negative, but subsequently admitted that the decision of the chair-had been re- versed.by said vote, and the question was taken on the resolution sub- mitred by ;~. Coulbourn, which was agreed to by the following vote: Aye so-Cannaday, C clearon, C oulbourn, Jones,Kidd, Ltallen, Newt on,- ?. Nos s-- Fi shburn, Mi_ nahan, sci fert, T err! ll-4. During the consideration of the above resolution, Mr..Coulbourn also introduced a second~ resolution, reciting the action taken with reference to the police,and resolving that the ma. yor be requested 'to specify what cause he has for the removal of any policeman~and that the appointments made by him be not confirmed until he so reports; which resolution was ruled out of order by the chair for ~easons given in the decision of the chair with respect to the first resolution. On motion of Mr. ~ishburn the Council then ad, out'ned. J 0 U RNA' L-- C 0 M.MO N · ' : COUNCIL. ~riday, August S1, 1900. A special session of Council Was called to meet~ to-night at '$ o'clock in the Council Chamber, upon the request of five members in w~iting,. for the following purposes, to wit: (1) To correct the minutes of the meeting of Council held August 1900,and those of the adjourned meeting held on August 10th,and to prop-. erly nmke up the Journal of said meetings. .(2). To properly record. upon the minutes the votes of the members of. Council on the report of the l~hyor,and each recommendation, appointment and clause thereof'read and received at the meeting held August ?th, 1900. (3) To consider and deterntine whether the appointment of the members of the Police force, reported to Council at its meeting on August ?th, 1900,were approved, or not, or properly confirmed or not,at said meeting or the adjourned meet- i:tg thereof on the 10th day of August ,1900 ; and to determine if the Jour- nal and n~nutes thereof are properly recorded,and to properly record the saab,and the votes of the members of Council on said appointments. (~) To do any and all acts necessary and proper to be done to n~intain the efficiency of the present police force,and to prevent the discharge or removal of members thereof,except for cause,after cica'tEes shall have been preferred and sustained. The ~ol! ~-~s called and the follo~:rin6 members answered to their names: Me ssr s. Carmaday: C olenRn, C oulbourn, Jones, Kidd, ~0~nahan, Mnllen, Newton, Seifert~9. No quo~'um~ After ren~ini~ in session until 8.50 P.~.,Messrs.Terrill and Fish- buE~ appeared and answered to their names at a second roll-call: Pre sent-- Mas srs. Cannaday, C ole~an, C oulbourn, Fi shburn, Jones, Kidd, ~ina- hen, _bbllen, Ne;;~ on, Sei fert, Terrill- ll. Absent-- Messrs. Donalds on'Garland, l~rt, King; Les cure, Page, Wilkins on, Wi t t, Mm. Pr e s ident- 9. ~,ir Coulbourn, submitted the following resolution,which was read: l".,~ereas, at a meeting of Council held August 7th, 1900,the minutes read in part, "On motion of ~.~. Page the police appointments made by the Mayor were approved by Council"; and Whereas, a nm]ority of Council did not vote in favor of said appointments, therefore BE IT RESOLI~D,That the minutes of said meeting be corrected so as to read= "M2.Page moved that the police appointments n~de by the ~yor be approved by Council; which appointments were not approved or con- firmed,but t_hat the motion was lost." The chair ~-uled (~,.~.-Seifert presiding)'that the resolution ~was not in order, for the reason that the Council had confirmed the appointments of the ~yor, according to the Journal,and that the Journal was correct. M_~. Coulbourn ther.eupon appealed ~from the decision of the chair, on which the vote was taken as 'follows: Ayes--Fishburn,~nahan, Terrill-3. No e z- -Canna da y, C o lenun, C oulb ourn, Jone s, ICi dd, Mull eh, Newt on-. ?. Not voting-~Seifert. The chair a~buounced that the appeal had been decided in the negative, but subsequently admitted that the decision of the chair had been re- versed bM- said vote, whereupo, n the question ~as taken on the adoption of the resolution submitted by ~r. CoulbOUrn, which was agreed to:-- A ye s-- Ca~Luaday: C olen~n, C oulbourn: Jones, Kidd, ~llen, Newt on-- ?. Ho e s~- Pi shburn = _~nahan, Sci fert, T e trill- 4. During the consideration of the above resolution, ' Coulbourn introduced a second res°lution, reciting ~:~e action ta- ken ~with reference to' the police appointments, and resolving that the Mnyor be requested to specify what. cause he has 'for the removal of.anY policenRn,and that the appointments n~de by him be not confirmed until he so. reports; which resolution ¥~s read, and c.hair ruled' that the same ¥~s o~t of order, for,.the reason that the action contempla.ted by the resolution v.Rs in the nature of a reconsideration, and at a sPecial meet.- lng no action taken at a.r~egula'r meeting can be reconsidered except there be 15 members present,and that 15.members ~ere not present. No further action v~s taken with ~egard to this resolution. On motion of ~,~. Fishburn the Council then 'ad~ourned. O' OURNA $-.-- COMMON COUNCIl,. . . Tuesday, September 11, 1900. The Council met mn regular .session at 8 o' clock P.M~ ~_~. R. A. Buckner, the President. of Coun.ciL, in the Cha%r. present--Messr.s. · Cannaday,~Colenun, Coulbourn,'DOnaldson, FlShburn, Gar- land, Hart, Jone s, K~ng, ~e s cure, Minahan. . . . . , MAxl len , Newton , P ag e-S, e if e r Wilk~nson,Witt,Mr Pres~dent-19. Absent--Mm. Kidd. '. ' . THE JgUR-WAZ. Th~ Clerk commen~ed' t.o read the Journal of the proceedings o.f Councxl for the regular aess~on 0~'.August ?tl~nd the adjourned ses- Szon of August 10th, 19001 After readinE, a portion of the proceedings,~- Mm.V. escure moved that the further readina of the Journal be dispensed with~and that the Journal stand approved' as-reaord.ed; which action'-vas agreed, to by the following vote: Ayes--Donaldson, Fmshburn, Garland,Hart, King-, Lescure, I~nahan, Page, Sei left, Terrill, Wilkinson, Noes---Coleman, Ooulbourn, Jones: },tallen, Nevr~on- 5; Not _ voti .ng--Cann~. da~. The'Journal of the proceedings of August'.31sti{specmal session) ~as read, whereupon },~. Seifert moved that said minutes,of Au~ust Sl' be expunged f~om the Journal; which motion vas agreed.to.by the follow- ina vote; Ayes--Donaldson, Fishburn, Garland,Hart,King, Lescure,Minahan, Page, Seifert, Terrill,~Vlilkinson, Wit t, }.~. President- 13. Noes--'Cannaday, Co leman, '.C oulbourn, Jones, ~txllen, Newt on- 6. .. MAYOR'S .}~SSAGE. The following message from the Mayor was read: To the Common Council for the City of Roanoke: It is vrith great pleasure and satisfaction that I announce to your Honorable Body that the la.st case of smallpox ~as discharged from the smallpox hospital on August SOth, 19OO;and that since that time our city has been absolutely free from this disease. The buildings at the hospital were put in. good condition, roof painted, etc.,houses locked up,and all the bed clothinE and other property Stored in two rooms, which rooms, have, I am infO~med, been disinfected. ' .VETO. I herevrlth return to.yOur H.onorable vrlthout my approval,an or'dinance to amend and. re-ordain Sectmon Ag§ of the General Ordinances Qf the City of Roanoke,so as to permit the sale or delivery of ice Cream on SundaY,which was adopted on August ?th, 1900. I .did not approve said ordinance,beCause after a consultation ~.7ith Judge l?oods,judge of the Hustings Court,I became convinced that the ordinance in its present form is illegal and invalid, and that if the matter would go up before the Court,it would so hol~. 'TO make it valid, it should ha.ye a clause attached mak.ing the ordinance not apply to people who consc~-ent~ously believe that some other day than the' first .daY.of the week, should-be ob-- served, as a Sabbath,.and who do so Observe the day they conscientiously believe Should be observed as'~the Sabbath.' t .(The_question was taken,'Shall the ordinance become a law, the ob~ec~ io~sl of the }-~yor to the contrary nOtwithstanding;i: which was decided. in the.negative by the following vote:'Ayes--None-; ~oes--19,unanimous. I am informed that ~he chain..gang has not had regular work for some time-pas~. They have been used in a quarry,and the city engineer in- forms, me' that the labor is not such as can be used to advantage in the · quarr~ nor has he at present any work on which, in his judgment,he can use this labor to advantage. I have taken the matter up w~th the Com- mittee on Streets and the city Engineer,~nd the Committee on 'Streets now has the question of the cost of operating the chai~ gang under ad- visement'. The present foreman.of the chain gang is :M~.J.R.Beale-,and he is also foreman of the quarry. The city engineer i~forms me that he regards ~. Beale's servi6es as more valuable at .the quarry, than with the chai. n gang..'.. I desire~ to say to your Hon. Bo~y that I stand ready to appoint--esther Mt. Beale or some one else,a.s m~y be deemed mos.t ad~ ~isable, to work. these.men, as soon~as' .I' am mnf~rmed by the Commattee on Streets or c~ty :engxneer that there i~s work T0r them to do. L~In_reference ~to the. Campbell~ aVenue drain. On the 8th day of Sep- tember the ci.ty engineer 'reported to me that' the drain .was in a danger- ous condition east of ~efferson street. ~e together took the matter up with the City Solicitor,and following his advice'we gave to the' Roanoke Railway and' Electric ~0ompany written notice not' to run their cars over said ~ra!.m~ east of ~efferson. street till. further notice;and that if they did ao.;they did it .at'their own. risk;end the city would not be respon~.,~ sible for any accidents resulting therefrom. , -.L?~?- .. ' (~eptembe~' 1~, i900. )' ' ' · Since Saturday t.he cit.y engineer ~s ~de a ca~e~ inve~ti~tion 'of- the condition of samd d~xn and infor~ ~ t~t the d~in from a point about opposite Nelson & ~'ers ~rd~re store,west,is in a fairly good condition; but' t~t from t~ poin~ east,the condition is bad. I ~ow t~t the ~tter of coveri~ t~s d~in properly is before y~r Hon. Body and its co~ttees, who are doi~ their best to get the ~tter in shape;and I cgn o~y add t~t I hope the ~tter' ~11 be pushed to as ~pid Concluslon as possible. In reference to a letter from the Co~ttee on Streets dated ~uly 28, 1900,asking ~' to notify certain property ovmers to fill their lots up ~tte~ the street or alley g~ade,I desire to. report that I took the promptly-and had the parties notified. In regard to a letter of August 15th,1900, from the R.A.Buckner,acting Mayor, in reference to the fould between Bullit% and Elm avenue S.E. ,I desire to tO Committee on Health to conditio~ of the alley report that the sanitary inspector informs me that the alley has been cleaned and is in proper condition. In-regard to the letter dated August Vth, l~00, from the Conmittee.on Streets,in reference to encroachments on alley between Rutherford and Harrison avenues,N.E., I had the chief of police investigate the matter, and he reports that there is a controversy between the property-owners on either side of the alley, as to who has encroached upon the alley. I will.investigate this matter, consult the city engineer,and see to it that the alley is opened. Respectfully submitted, ~. R. BRYAN, ~r., Mayor. Dr. Cannaday moved to suspend the rules for the purpose .of intro- ducing a. resolution to repeal the action of Council v~th.'reference to the polmce appointments; which motion ~as rejected. ~,DNTHLY REPORTS. The monthly report of the City Auditor,City Treas- urer,Clerk of the ~rkets' City Sergeant,City Physician, Keeper of the Alnzhouse and Board of Health, were read and ordered to be filed.. PETITIONS,&c. ~.,.~. Hart presented.a'petition signed by ~osephene Traynham and LuCy Daniels,Oon~ttee,asking the Council to have the fence of the colored cemetery in Old Lick repaired on the south side; ~'~hich v~s referred to the Conunittee on Public Property. Petition of.the ~anette Iand.Compan~, by. 17. P.Dupuy, Secretary,praying for relief in the. matter of excessive taxation and aCcunulati0n of back taxes, v~s read and referred'to the Committee on-Finance. A conmm~nication from S.S'.Brooke,Clerk of the Hustings Court,calling' attention to the condition of the-delinquent tax book,which-is dilapi- dated and badly word,and recommending that a new book be provided,in which shall be recorded all unpaid taxes, ~as presented and read. ;~.Lescure moved, with amendment by Mr. Buckner,that said matter be referred to the Committee on Finance with power to act, and to have" a new book provided and the .delinquent unpaid taxes recorded therein, at a cos.t not exceeding $?S; which motion ~as agreed to by the follov~ ing vote. Ayes-~-Oannaday, Coleman, Donaldson, l~is~burn, Gar-l_~nd,Hart, ~ones, Lescure, ~nnhan, Mewton, Page, Seifert, Terrill, ~M President- 14. Noes-- C oul bourn, King, ~.t~ 11 en, Wi lkins on, Wi t t- 5. · Petition of ~.M.O'Brien and others, askin~ that cinder sidev~lks be constr~cted on the s0~th side of ~amison avenue between 6th and 7th St., also and on the east side of Vth street between Dale and ?th avenues,and to in, rove the gutters on and along 'said'streets; was presented and ferred to the Conm~ttee on Streets. A conmunication from Jos. Stras, transmitting account for $18.15, re- for repairs to carraige-belonging to him, damaged by a fire department vmgon, was presented and referred to-the Committee on Finance. Petition.of R..H. D~y and others to open.the alley between campbell and Kirk avenues, from a poin~ east of Day building, east to within 100 ft. of ~efferson Street, thence south to Kirk avenue, was presented' and referred to the .Committee on Streets. Petition of-2.. L. Kennett..and others, asking 'that the alley on the north side Of Rorer avenue,between 'Sth and 9th streets, be opened, was presented and referred tO the Committee on Streets. Petition of W.H.Westwood and others, to ex~end 14th St.N.~.,to Loudon. avenue, was referred.to the Oommittee on S~reets. o 1758- (September" ll, 1900. ) .. Reports of Committees were called for,and presented f~om Accounts, Fi~e and Uater,Li~hts,Finance,PUblic Property, and Streets,and' placed upon the Calendar in. the or~er presented°_ REPORT OF THE CO~ITTEE'ON ACCOUntS. Mr. Hart, from the Committee on Accounts, submitted the follov~r~ report:' The Committee on Accounts has ezamined and approved under appropriate heads,as~ shown below, the accounts and claims for the month of August. We recommend that the same be approved by Council,and certified to the City Au.ditor and City Treasurer,and" ordered to be paid: Crinmnal Charges ......... $ 73.60' Stationery & Printing .... $ 80.35 Charities, Repairs, Cleaning, ~.ire, Interest, Jail, Light s, Police, Paup e r s, Public Street Street 5~8.40 1,815.00 1~2'.09 1,044.54 1,219'. 85 95.55 47.62 645.88 76.28 Sa la ri e s, Health, Wa t e r Public Property, Sewer Repairs, Sewer Improvements,. Street Improvements Commissions, Contingent, 1,202.69 ? 64.63 62.85 278.19- 170.79 3,3 20.69 '2,965.36 2,741.68 8.35 Bridges, 676.39' Total ....... 2. ~Te desire to call the attention of Council to the account of the tax collectgr for commissions on account.~ of .collectzng czt.y taxes,am- ounting to ~2,741.68, The account under prevzous constructmons-bf the law by the city Solicitor, is evidently correct; but we call attention thereto to show the wisdom of-establishing a uniform ra~e of commissions for each and every year. if the city taxes had been collected, during the month of July, the collector would have been entitled to a con~mis- sion of but two per..cent., but on.account of t~e delay in getting the returns from the office of the Commissioner, the collector vms unable to make up his books and commen~ce the collection of taxes until after August 1st, at which time he ent~ered upon the new term of his office, and was therefore entitled to S~' on all collections of 1900 taxes. S. YJe are advised tlm't the contract for furnishing coal to the city has expired,and we recommend the adoption of the follov, ing resolution: RESOLVED, That the City Engineer be instructed to obtain bids for furnishing .coal for the use of the city, preparing proper specifica- tions for 'the delivery thereof.,the kind of.coal required, and when ob- tained to submit the same to the committee on Public Property for its. consideration and report to Council. 4. We attach hereto the report of the Police Department for lights out for the m~n.th of AuguSt, which amounts to 682 hours and 40 n~[nutes, aggregating, ~1o.65; ~'e .also attach a credit of 292 hours for lights reported oust for the month of July, which we have adjusted under the terms of previous decisions of CounCi$,amotmting to ~5.84, leaving amount to be charged to the company, ~7.81. W.e recommend that the auditor adjust this account for lights out when the bill for lights for the month of September is presented. Respectfully submitted, GEO. L. HART, A. V-/. TRSCURE, A. E. ¥~ING, ~. H. WI T, KINSON. Page submitted a resolution by w~..y of amendment to the report Committee On Accounts, together ~th an account .o'f the Notting- of the ham Coal & Ice Company, for ice 'furnished the city at the.rate of 50 cents per 100 pounds, 'and providing for the payment of said acco~unt to the amount of ~5.48, for ice f~_~_r.nished to August 8th, 1900; which read, whereupon the chair .ruled that said account and' resolution could not be considered, that it w~s out of order,and would have to go through the proper channel and'be reported'by the Committee on accounts. The report of the Committee on-Acco ~unts was then adopted by the following vote: AYes--Cannaday, Coleman, Coulbourn, Donaldson, Fishburn, Garland, Hart, ~ones, King, V.e scure, ~,~'na!u~n, ~llen. ,Newt on, Page, sei fert, Terrill, Ui lkinson, Witt, ~. Presfdent-- 19. Noes--None. (September Xi, 1900.). PJ~PORT OF THE COmmiTTEE ON ~iRE AND TATER. Mr ~esoure,from the Fire ~ Water Con~ttee, sub~t~ed the follg~ repo~t~ ....... . ~ The Co~ttee on Fire & ~ater to whom,~s re~'erred the pet~xon ox ~,s. G. S. Luck, to erect a wooden shed s x 10 to her carriage house, near corner of Roanoke Street and C~rch avenue,S.~.,be~ leave to port t~t act~D~ under.the authority of Council we g~nted per~ssion f~r the eregtxon of saxd addition or shed, the ~tter ~vi~ been ref- ezred to thms co~ttee ~th power to act;and we ask that the action of the Co~ttee be approved by Co~cil. 2. The petition of C. C. Riley to establish a ~gon lot and build office and shed,and so forth, on the ~nt lot on the south side of Salem avenue,west of second street S.E.,is deferred for ~ture consid- eration, as we are advised tl~t the petitioner is in no haste t!~e privilege. Respectfully sub~tted, A.W.~SO~, W.R.TE~I~, ~. L. ~~N, ~. C. PAGE. The report v~s adopted. _REPORT OF THE C0~.~TTEE concerning ON LIGHTS. Mr. ~.~.llen, from the Committee submitted the follo¥~ing report: on Light s, 1. As it is perhaps known to all the members of Council, the contract with the Roanoke Electric Light and Power 'Con~pany, for lighting the city v~_ll expire November 1,1900,and the Committee has taken up the question of making arrangements for lights for the future,so that the new ar- ~-angement ~,~ill commence with the expiration of the present .contract. The conm~ttee has asked for propositions for lighting,and has also un- der consideration the various questio, s pertaining.to the city owner-. ship of a light plant. The subject is not yet in a state wherein the conmmittee can report any.definite information to the Council. 2. There are several petitions referred to this committee,aski~ for the location of lights in various parts of the city,and the comrait- tee reconm~ends that these petitions,as well as any proposition for the~ removal of lights, be laid lighti~ the city. over until some arrangements are made for ---~ .. ~ H.B.DONALDSON, O B.~0NES, ~. L.I~LEN, J.H.ITIIJ~_INSON, A.B.COLEIv~kN. cozmmittee was adopted. ON FINANCE. ~.~.Page, from the Committee on ~.ngell, surety; and bond of Catogni Brothers, for furnishing lumber, with ~os.. Stras, surety.. Plumber's Bond, of E.]~.Hanes & Company, $500, with ~.M. Harris , surety- (The recomn~endation wus adopt, ~d,and the .bonds approved. ) account .of~.E.Eanes,$?.-OO,for 3-1/2 days vacation allo~rance The between ;~rch 18~h, and ~une ~0th, 1900, has been considered, but we .have laid the matter over until we can get a statemen: from the Chief' of Police. ~. We have been requested to consider~ the petition of. Dr. Blue. I~buntain ~oe, who used Assembly Hall for several weeks during the past fiscal year,and failing to pay his rent in full, the city sued out an attachment,and levied on certain property belonging to the petitioner The report of the light REPORT 07 THE C01:.~,.,WTTEE ~inance, submitted the following report: The Oonunittee has e~nmined the following official and contract bonds, and one plumber's bond, which have been prepared by the City Solicitor, or .has his approval as to form. ~e recommend that these bonds be ac- cepted, as the sureties offered.in each case seem to be.amply 'sufficient: ~. B. Botts, tax collector, $1~,000, with the. Fidelity and Deposit Company of ~ryland, as surety; ~as. E~cFall, audmtor, $6.,000, with the Fidelity ~nd Deposit Company of }~hryland, as surety; ~. E. Thomas,Clerk, :~i1, 000 ,. v~ith the U.S.Fideli~y & Guaranty Co. of IvM. as surety; T. F. ~arksdale, Police ~ustice, ~l,000, same company; R.E.Coleman, clerk of the R~rkets, $1,000, same company; C. B. ~omaw,' City Solicitor,S1,000, same company; H. M. Dyer, Chief of Police,S1,000, same company; D.H. Christian, Keeper of the Almshouse,$500, ~.rith the Fidelity and Deposit Cor;~any of ~ryland, 'as surety. Bond of I,.~rkley & Company for the construction of sidev~lks ,$2, 300, with ~.A.Hoover and W.L.Andrews, sureties. Bond of Central ~anfg. Co., for furnishing, l~uuber,$350, with R.H. -3.760- (September 11,.1900. ! . for the sum of about $80. As the petitioner pa~d qu~te a large sum to tl~e city for rent,and as he is now unable to pay this amount, we rec- ommend that the city~ Solicitor be irmtructed, to have the proceedin6s. against him dismissed,and that the unpaid rent be rebated; provided, however, that Df. Blue Mountain Joe will Day ~he costs connected vrlth said case. tD (~Th~e rec.o,.mn?ndati_on, was adopted, Aye.s--Carauaday, C..oleman,Ooulbourn, ona~s on,?'.~ s_no .urn_, 9a.r.A~. nd_! ~.rt, Jon~es, Kmng, Lescure, Minahan, ~,~Allen, New- on: wage, ~emrert, Terrxz£, wmlkmnson,V~itt, ~. President- 19. Noes--No.n. e. ) ~. We have considered the request of the fire board to grant ~100 to the chief of the fire department to pay his expenses while attending the National Convention of fire chiefs;and in connection therewith a petition ..... .o.f citizens~and business men to grant the fire companies of ~ne cm~.y ~ne su.m of ~.$50 to pay their expenses in attending the State aonventmon at Rmchmond,and regret that we'cannot see our ~ray clear to make the allo~.,~nce asked for. We appreciate ft~lly the services of the firemen, but the revenue of the city v~ll not permit any charges except those of absolute necessity, and we believe that the firemen will fully understand and appreciate the position of the Council in regard to this matter;and we recommend that the clerk inform the companies by letter of the facts in the case,and our reasons for being unable to grant their re¢~Aest. (~. Colen~n submitted ~ substitute fo.r the report of the Committee, providing that the sum 'of ~50 be approprxated for the.purpose of pay- lng for a band to attend the fire companies while attending the State Piremens' Convention,and directing ..the audi. tot to draw a v~rrant there- .for, ?h.argeable tO the account of fire;~ whmch ~ras read, and the ques- tion ~emng taken,~he substitute.v~s re~ected,--Ayes--Cannaday, Coleman, Dona .ldson, Garland, Hart V.e scure ' ~Enahan. I.~Allen. Newt on- Seifer* ~ T~r~ ~ President- ~. The recommendation of the Committee was then adopted. ) 5. We have conside.red the request of the Public Propert~ Con~nittee to supplement the Publmc Property accotmt to the extent of ~300, for the purpose of making certain changes in the Hustings-Court Room, asked for by the Court and the Bar. It appears that bhe work .is absolutely nec- essary, both for the health and convenience of thos~ having business in or with the Court,and we therefore recon~nend the' adoption of the follow- ing resolution: RESOLVED,That the appropri.ations for th~ fiscal year'lgO0-1901 be supplemented as follows: Publmc ProPerty, ~300.00; and the city Auditor and .City TreasUrer are hereby directed to make' entries on their books accordingly. Also .t!zat the Health account be supplemented to the ~mount of $1,000, as this appropriation will be' overdravm when the August bills are paid. (The resolution ~s adopt'ed, Ayes--Cannaday,Colen~n, Coulbourn,Don_ ald s on, _wi shburn, Garland, _Hart, Jone s, King,'T.e s cure, ~ nahan, Newt on, Page, Seifert, Terrill, WilkinsOn, lVit t, ~:M. President- 18. Noe s--None. ) 7. Yfe have been requested to reconm~.end.bhat the sidev~lk assessments harged against the Y.~d.C.A. property on Jefferson Street,amounting to ~28.$2 be rebated, on account of religious cl~aracter of this institu- tion; and also by the school board t° rebate the amount charged against them as a board for sidewalks constructed in front of the west end building,amounting-to $112.28, and 9n Roanoke Street in front of the High School Building, 'a~mounting to ~51~'67.. tVe have 'considered these req~lests, and are of opmnion that the assessments, which now stand as liens,. Should be' cancelled, in the first instance, for the reason that the Y.M.C.'A., is some'what in.the anture of a church, in front of which- side~,~lks have been constructed without cost; and as to the school buildir4~s,these are .city properties, and .cannot be assessed merely reducing the school appropriation. ~e reconm~nd the of the following resolution: x'~ thout adoption (September ll, 1900.) RESOL~ED: Tl%at the tax collector be instructed to mark on the lien docket in the office of the clerk~ of the' Court,that the following as- sessments are satisfied by being-rebated: Y, ~'I. C. A., Jefferson Street .Sidewalk, ..................... $ 28.62 City School Board, Campbell avenue sidewalk ......... - ........ 112.28 City School Board Board, Roanoke Street side~ ......... ---- And that the City Auditor be inst~cted to give the tax collector. credit for the amounts so rebated. (The resolution was adopted, Ayes--Can~day, Cole~n, Do~ldson,Fish- bux~n, Garland, Hart, Jones, Ki~, Le scure, }~nahan, Ne~ on, Page, Seifert ~Te~ rill~Wilkinson,Witt, 5~President--1T. Noes--None. Not voti~--Ooulbo%%rn. ) B~ The Co~tbee ~s considered the license tax ~estion as to shows,circuses,etc., i~osed~under Section 90 of the license tax ordi- nance, Adopted January 17th, 19OO,and reco~nds t~t it be amended so. as to provide t~t "w~en the entente c~rge is more t~n 40 cents,SiS0 per day"'in place of ~SO0 per day as now provided. The other provis- ions of the Section are to rejoin as at present. To carry this mendation into effect, %ye sub~t here~th an ordi~noe~ wl~oh %ye rec- onm~end sh~].l be adopted. Respect~lly sub~tted, J. C. PAGE, GEO. L. ~RT, J.A. FISh. N, C. B. JO~S. The ordi]~nce reported by the Co, tree to a~nd~ Section 90 of the tax and license laws v~s read, whereupon on motion of ~. King the same ~.~s ~mended so ~s to ~ead, ~hen t~}e entrance c]~rge is :more,t~n 40 cents and not exceeding. 50 cents,~lS0 per day; when the entrance charge is more than 50 cents, $2~0 per day." And as amended the ordnance v~s adopted by the follo%~ vote: Ayes~Ca~day~Cole~n,Do~ldson,- Fi shburn, Garland, ~rt, ~ones, Ki~, ~;~ ~n, Nev~ on, Page, Sei fert, T erri ll, Witt ~ 5,k~.Presidenb-15. Noes-Coulbourn, Les~re,~;ilkinson-S. Said ordinance is recorded at .the end of these proceedi~lgs. REPORT OF THE C0~TTE1~, ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. ~n~. ¥~itt.,from the Co~ mittee on ~.~blic Property, submitted, the following report: l~ We have been re. quested by the"City Treasurer and-Co]~nissioner of R~venue to make some improvements to the offices occupied by them. The Treasurer requests ~t'hat .he furnished, with a desk of similar design to that furnished and placed .in the office of the tax collector,and both officers request that the w~lls of the room be kalsomined. The Con~ittee believes 'tha~ the. improvements .asked' for should be gr~nted,and reconm~.ends the adoption of the following resolution: (The $~esolution vras read, to perform the work above mentioned at a cost of ~.50, whereupon, on motion, of ~.~.Seifert,this n~tter %~as re-conw n~itted to the Com~nittee on Public Property.) 2~. .Concerning the recommendation of-the. 5~yo~ as to n~king certain improvements to the smallpox hospital, Principally consisting of running a division' fence between the buildings occupied by actual' cases and suspects, 'the Conmnittee has considered this n~tter and laid it over for future consideration when the necessity of the occasion shall .demand. At present there is no smallpox cases in the city or at the hospital, but should the disease again make its appearance, we believe the rec- o~endations of the 5'hYor should be carried out. .5. The con~nittee has investigated .the alleged proposi, tion~ of the ?~irview Cemetery Company to give two acres of land to the 'city for cem- etery put-poses under certain conditions,and finds that there is nOtl%ing in the proposition. ~: As to the comn~3__uication from ~udge John W. Woods',tr~nsmitting.a petit'ion of the members-of the Roanoke Bar,aski~ for certain improve' ments to the Hustings Court Room, the Conm~ttee has fully investigated the proposed changes,or improvements, .which are. in general aS follows: It is proposed to move the present-stand used by the ~udge and.clerk, and in its place erect a low platform on the east end of the room, and to cut off the entire space ~north of the.main entrance, doc.rs by a rail- ing, for use of'the Bar and Court,and officers thereof, leaving the space on the south side"Of the room for .spectators. It is further proposed to cover the floor with coco~ matting,and ~o provide suitable chairs for the (September 11, 1900.) the Court, Clerk and members of the bar,and also a f~__-_t desk for ' . ~udge,a ruilir~ desk for the clerk,and 11 desks similar to those in the Council C. hamber for the use of the Baa,and stenographer. These cl~es are estzn~ted to cost not exceedin6 $$O0,and the members of the' bar are very urgent in the request that they be made,claimin~ t~at the conditions now existin~ there are unbearable,and from a sanitary stand- point are inimical to the health of the court and members of the Bar. It is further claimed that the changes proposed vrlll improve the acous- tics of the court room, concerning which it is needless to make comment. The committee files herewith a plan of the proposed changes,together with estimates for providing the necessary furniture,submitted by two firms of the city. We recommend that the changes be made,and that the city engineer be instructed to obtain bids for the matting and fur- niture,and submit the same to the committee on Public Property,and that the Committee on Public Property sh~ll h~ve authority to have the im- provements made,the costs not 'to exceed~300, chargeable to the account of Public Property. (The recommendation was adopted by the~ following vote: C o lenmn, C oulb ourn, Do na lds on, Fi shburn, Graland, Ha rt, J one s, King, Les cure, New~on.~n~l~an 1 Page , Seifert , Terrill, Wilkinson, Wit t, Mr . President--l? . Noes-- 8. The re¢~Aest of the Roanoke Blues,by J.0.B.Palmer, Captain, asking that a room be provided for storing the arms Hall,has been considered. The estimated cost adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED,T~t the City Engineer be and is Ayes-Cannaday, hereby instructed to pro- vide a .floor in the tower,and cutting and putting. ~n a door,at a cost exceed $25, chargeable-to the account of Publzc Property. LEVi ~VITT, A. E.- KING, WM. R, TERRILL, ~. ~:ENAHAN. The resolution above reported as to room in Assembly Hall, v~s adop- t ed, Aye S- - Cannada y, Co leman, C oulb ourn, Donaldson, Fi s hburn, Garland, Hart, Jo.ne s, King, V.e s cure, ~$~nahan, Newt on, Page, Sei fert ;T errill, Wilkins on,Wit t, I','~ President-18. Noes--None. 'REPORT 0F THE C0~TTEE ON STREETS. ~. Fishburn, from the Committee on Streets, submitted the-following_report: As to the petition of J.H.~rsteller informing the Council of his~ intention to construct a granolithic sidev~lk in front of his new res- idence on ~buntain avenue,and requesting ~hat the city pay. one-third of the cost thereof'amounting to the sum of ~?$,we have considered this matter,and find that ~r. ~:arsteller' s.purpose is to make a creditable and permanent improvement and maintain the same for B0 years; but while we v~uld like to assist property%owners in such laudable undertakings, our fir~nces are 'in such shape that we are in no position ~o do so. ¥Ie therefore reconmnend that the petitioner be advised-of the inability of the city to grant his request. 2. The resolution of Council instructing this committee to have foot' bridge put in over Lick R~un at Lynchburg Road, has received our attention, and we have instructed the city engineer to build an ordi~__~_ry foot crossing x~lth hand rail,and secure the same in position by posts to prevent ~rashing av~y. The bridge will shortly be placed in position. $. The city engineer requests that a telephone be placed at the stone' quarry,as it is very important to have immediate and direct com- n~nication therewith, which, v~ill be'a saving of time and labor. We find that a pole line will .have to be' const?ucted by either company, and that the cost v~ll be $S0. per annum, for whichever telephone is used: we reconunend the adoption-of the following resolution: RESOLVED,That the city engineer is hereby authorized and instructed to have ~ Bell telephone ~placed at the stone-quarry,at a cost not ex- ceeding ~0 per. annum; the same' to .be removed at once in case the quarry is abandoned, in which case the rents are to cease on removal of the telephone. a room for the use of the Roanoke Blues,in Assembly Hall,by laying not to of ~aid company in Assembly is ~25. We recommend the - 1?63- (September 11, 1900. ) 4. The conm~ittee has considered the obstruction to the side-~alk caused by the temporary retaining wall on the east side of First St. S.~V. south of Elm avenue,and receiVed a.report t.hereon from the City Solicitor and City Engineer. These 0fflcers having previously ~rade re- ports thereon, from which it appears that in order to make this sidevtalk of uniform width it will be necessary for the city to build an expensive retaining ~all,and as we regard other matters of decidedly more press- ing nature,we have laid the subject over for future consideration. 8. We have also received a report from the city engineer and City Solicitor as to the extension of Loudon avenue N.t;7. and the abandonment of a part of ~:Ioorlran Road, which we have laid over for future consider- ation. This n~tter came up on petition of %~ilson Wertz and others. ~. The city e~]gineer has submitted to the Comzaittee profiles of the g~des of certain streets, prepared by him, v~hich we have examined,and reconm~end the adoption of the follo%~ing resolution to establish the g~_-ade thereon: RESOLVED,That the profiles of the grades of Tazewell avenue,from the City Cemetery to llth Street S.E. Tenth St~-eet S.E. from Tazewell avenue to Norfolk average. Albe~mrle ave~u~e,between 3d Street and .Franklin Road. Highland avenue,between 2d Street and Franklin Road. Third (Roanoke) Street, between Franklin Road and ~,~untain avenue, and betv;een Albennrle avenue, east and west of Third (Roanoke) Street, as prepared by the City Engineer, be and the same are her~.by approved, and the grades as shoYm thereon established accordingly. 7. The comz, ti'ttee has considered in conjunction ',with the Comn%ittee on ~ .... the reports of the city engineer in regard to .the covering ,)e~' S ~ of the drain Campbell avenue. The e~lgineer submitted to the Con~.uittee plans aud estimates for inproving the run in various ways. The total cost of placing ~ permanen~ ~overing on~,.this drain and improvi .~ the .~ z~ .~: · n~ :;~lls thereoT~, ;'~ill be from ~15,0.00.~o ~18,.000. These estzn~tes are not based on usin5 railroad, or szm~lar iron, as n~terial,upon which the city engineer has not yet obtained quotations. We have referred the financial ~testion connected vrith the matter to the' finance mittee, to report whether or not an amount of money sufficient for t~s purpose can be appropriated;and we ~ve also asked the city engineer to ~ke a thorough e~d~tion and detail report as to th~ actual con- dition of the drain and the ~.lls and timbers therein, so that vze ~y be in a position to deter[~ne whether or not it can be repaired. Respectz~tlly sub~tted, ~. A. FIS~N~Ch~irn~n, Z. C. PAGD, C. B. ~0~S, T, MVI. ~'[ITT, GE0. L. ~RT. The report of the Co~ndttee on Streets v~s adopted by the fOllo~ rot e: Aye s-- Can~day, C clench, Do~lds on, ~i shburn, ~ rland, Ha-rt, Zone s, Les OLtz~e ~ ~.~ D~]~t ~ ~'~eV~ on~ Page, Sei fert, Terrill, ~'i lkins on, Wi t t., ~'h-. Pre si dent - 17. Moes--Coulbourn. ~ BUSI}~SS. ~. Seifert introduced an ordinance to amen~ and rd~ .... t Section of the General 0rdi~nces so as to provide for the. s~.le of soda v~ter, cigars, and the sale and delivery of~ ice cream di- rect to comsumers, on Sunday; ~'/hich w~s read,and ordered to 'lie over for t]~rty days under the ~le. ~'.h~. Seifert also sub~t-~ed a resolution, authorizi~ the auditor to draw a ~rrant in favor of the C~ef of the ~ire Department for the ~m cZ ~.00 to pay the exDenses of the firemen while attendi~ the State Convention, which tins considered by t~nimous consent, and rejected by the followi~ vote: Ayes-Can~day, Colenmn, Do~ldson, Garland,~rt, ~escuz-e Newton, Seifer~, Terrill, Wilkinson- l0; Noes--Ooulbourn Fi shburn, Zones, Y~ng, Page, WZt t ~ it~~' President- ~. ' ~t~. Cole~n offered a resoZtttion to increase the sa~ry of the City. Sergeant to ~550 per a~um, and asked i~ediate consideration thereof, ~at on objections bei~ raised by ~,'~.~age it v~s referred to the Co~ n~ttee on Pi~nce. -1764- (September ll, 1900.) POLICE APPOINTS~NTS. Dr. Cannaday submitted a ~esolution to repeal the action taken by Council on August 7th Yrith reference to the 5~yor's appointments of the 'police force; which %z~s read, whereupon the chair ruled that the resolution' was not in order; that the appointments had been n~ade and approved by 'Council, the subject was finally disposed of, as certain rights had vested under said action of Council. Dr. Cannaday thereupon appealed from the decision of the chair~and the chair vms sustained by the following vote: Ayes-Donaldson,~ishburn~ Garland, Hart, King, Le scure, Page, Seifer t, Terrill, ~Vilkins on, %~it t- ll. Noes~Cannaday, Coleman, Coulbourn, ~ones,Newton,- 5. Not voting-The Pres' t. CLERK OF COUNCII~-VACATION. On motion of ~',~. Hart the Clerk of Council was granted a vacation of ten days sometime during the month of September, as may be selected by him. -I~LSON STREET. ~r. Donaldson subn~itted the follovrlng resolution, %~'.'.~ich ~as read, considered and adopted: l'~hereas, it is necessary to place %~agons attending the n~rkets on Nelson Street,south of the },~rket Square,and as it is also necessary to keep the street in proper conditio$,-- RESOLVED, T~hat the ~ayor be requested to cause seid street to be thoroughly cleaned sa~d sprinkled once each day,and to be limed at least t~:~ice each week, The costs of such cleaning, liming and sprinkling to be charged to the account of health. In connection w~th above resolution, a con~unication from the Clerk of the i~£arket %~s read, making the statement timat it was .absolutely necessary, unless other provisions be nnde, to place ~:~gons on Nelson street · I,,~I.~EP~%L sPRING ON LYNCHBURG ROAD. ~,~. Seifert called attention to the condition of the so-called n~neral spring on Lynchburg Eoad,%~hich enters a drain pipe %ruder the street,and is by that means carried to the south side of the street and deposited, ( near Cioverda!e Road) where persons were usinE it,and as its present condition w~s likely to prove u~ealthy, he moved that the city engineer be instructed to close the north end of the drain pipe,and put in a ne%v pipe at another place for d~ainage purposes,and allow the present pipe to be used for the spri~; which %~as agreed to. On motion the Council then adjourned. -- oo0oo- ....... AM ORDII'%&NCE to. amend and re-~rdain Sec.90 of the tax and license ordi_~ance,adopted January 17th, 19OO,in relation to the license tax on circus e s, s l~ovzs, et c. (Adopted September ll, 1900. ) 1. BE IT ORDAII~D by-the COmmon Council for the City of Roanoke, That Section 90' of the ordiD~nCe adopted January 17th, 1900, entitled "An ordinance inposing taxes on persons,real estate and persorkal prop- erty, and upon licenses for the current year, for the support of the city gover~muent,the payment of the ~nterest upon the city debt,and other nu- - "as pertains nicip8.1 expenses,and providing for the collection thereof, to shows,circuses,&c. ,be amended and reordained so as to read as follo%,zs: 90. On each circus,show or menagerie (other than those held in a bui~.~, which the license tax hereinafter in~°se~ has been paid) %fnen the entrance charge is not more than ten cent. s,.~20 per day; when the entrance charge is over ten cents and not exceeding twenty-five cents,S50 per day; when ~.he entrance.charge is more than 25 cents and not exceeding 40 cents, $100 .per day, when~the entrance charge is more and not exceeding 50 cents, ~150 oer day;and when the en- than 40 cents - " trance charge is more than 50 cents, $~5~ per day; and $15 on each side- show, whether attached to sa-id show, circus,menagerie or not. On every rurmer,agent or brOker, or other person selling- tickets at a greater price than the regular price of admission,$~5. Any violation of this provision shall sub~ect the violator to a fine of fifty d_ollars. ~. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. ........ oo0oo ........ ~OURNAL-~ OOMMON COUNCIL. .~\lesday, October 9th, 1900o The Council met in re$~lar session at 8 o'clock P.M..~ in the Council Chamber, $,.~r. R.A. /kxckner, the President of Council,in the chair. Present': ~.~es srs. Ca~aday, Cole~n, Coulbourn, Donaldson, Fishburn,Hart, Jones, Ki~, Lescure, ~.~nahan, ~llen, Nev~on, Page, Sei fert, Terrill, V~ilkinson, XVitt,~-~.President-lS. Absent--~/~ssrs. Garland, and F~dd~-2. T~ ~ODR;tAL. On motion of ~. TeK-rill the remdi~ of the ~Ou~al dispensed with, and further on his motion it ~s approved. P~YOR'S ;,~SSAGE. The follov~ng message from the ~yored,dated Octo- ber 9th, 1900, v,~s read: To the Co~:on Council for the City of Roanoke:- Havi~ received in- forn~tion from the City Engineer and Co~ttee on Streets t~t'the chain ga~ can now be operated, I desire to transit to your Hono~ble Body my appointment of Superintendent of the chain ~ng; and sub~t the ~me of ~. C. r~orris, as said SupSrintendent. I am informed by the chief of police, whom I l~d recently to go to the s~llpox hospital and inspect the pre~ses,t~t said pren~ses m~e in good condition and the property left there st ill ren~s stored as it v~s. So far as I know the health of the city is good. Respectfully subr~tted, ~.R.~YAN,~r. ,~yor. The ~estion v,~s taken on the confir~tion of M.C.R~rris as Superin- tendent of the C~in gang; and said appointment a:~s confirmed. REPORT OP CITY EMGIi.~8:R The City E~ineer subn~tted his report for the months of August and September, sho~:ing the state of the work on public inprqvements,and repairs gene~lly; together v~th a s~mtement as to how an incidental fund of ~28.00 for e~enses in his office,had been disposed of; which report ~s read and ordered to be filed. The monthly reports of the City Auditor, City Treasurer, Clerk of the ~rkets,and Keeper of the Alehouse, ~:~ere' read and referred to the Co~uittee on Finance;and ordered to be filed. The monthly reports of the City Sergeant,City Physician, and Board of Health, ¥~ere read and ordered to be filed. ' ' ' PETITIOMS ~ ~?- ,.~ ~' CO~'~:~ICATI0~S. A com~,~ication from J.H.~owell "an~ others", calling the attention of Council to the method returning de- tin~ent lands sold for the non-payment of city taxes,and method re-se!li~ lands v~hich have been once sold, ¥~s presented,read and referred to the Con~ttee on FiD~nce. A conu~m~nication from ~'~ ~. C. Tho~s,Guardian, by ~as.P V~oods,Attorney, asking t~qt certain streets in the Janette V~nd Compan~ t~ct,west of ~ from Bluff Ave~e to Uoods avenue,and %~;est of Park St. from the Fiver to Bluff avenue, be closed and abandoned, %%~s presented,read and referred to the Con~-0ittee on Streets. A proposition from B. L. Hoff~n to ~ild an extension to the fish shed on the ~f~rket s~are, on the South end thereof~ providix~ the city %?ou!d fu~ish the ~terials, ¥~s presented bY ~%~h*- Coulbourn, %?ho moved t~t the city furnish tke !vm~er and ~alio%~ L.~r. Hoffz~n to build the stand. On motion of !gm. Seifert the n~tter %%~s referred to the Con~ittee on Streets. Petition of R. ~, Boland and others,asking for the opening of Chest- p.~it Street, v~s read and ~eferred tO the Co~ttee on Streets. A com~unication from i%&~s. Philip ~cEldo~,~ey, President of the ~qdies' kid Society of Lee Street '." %,~ Church, asking for the-use free of charse of Assen~ly Hal! fo~ one nizsht, October 25th~1900, %%~s p~esented by ~.;~. i~lle~, and on his motion the ~eq%~est %,~s E~nte~. A conm~nication f~om a Co~m~ittee of the Red ~en, askinE fo~ the use free of cha~ge of Assemb!~ Hall on the ~ht of 0ctobe~ l~th, inst. ,for the p~pose of holdin~ an ente~tai~nent fo~ the benefit of the hospita!, ~'~s p~esented 53 D~. Co!e~;and on his motion the ~equest ~s A con~nication f~om B.H.P~a~lin~sskin6 the p~ivi!eEe of selling. the ~.~te~ f~om a ~ne~al sp~in~ in the street on L~ch~E Road~%~s ~ead and refer~ed to the Co--tree on ~i~e and ~ateF. A communication from J.¥;.Boswell~p~oposin~ to ~ell %he cit~ ce~tain.~. lan~ in the ~ea~ of the ~ail fo~ the sum of ~500:~s ~ead and. ~efe~ed -1?66- (October 9th, 1900. ) to the Con~nittee on Public Property. A petition from R. H. V;oodrum, H.S.Trout and others, asking tlmt certain improvements be made to l~th street and Campbell avenue,~vhich ,:~s read and referred to the Conmmtttee on Streets. ~.~r. Lescure (under a suspension of males) submitted an ordinance, accompanied %,~ith a plan, to permit the Norfolk & Western Railvmy Company, to occupy certain portions of Railroad avenue and. Ho].liday Street v~th its tracks, so as to form a connection between its main line near the Randolph street bridge,and the tracks of the Winstaon-Salem Division, south of Campbell avenue; which %,ms read and referred to the Co~mrittee on Streets, for report. REPORT "0P THE C0;:.~STTE~Z ON PII~ANCE. ~..~.Page, from the Conm~ittee on Pinance.~ submitted the follo%'~ing report: 1. The petition of the ~an~tte I~nd Con, any, by U.P/Dupuy,Secty., asking the Council for relief in the hatter of city taxes,has been par- tially considered;and we have referred the question to the City Solici- tor and I,!ayor for investigation and report to the Con~ttee. The amount of city taxes due by this company from 189~ to 1900, is about ~:.1,900. '~,q~en a report shall have been made by the officers to whom the matter is referred, the Co~ttee -,t~ll n~.ke report to Council. 2. The Conm~ittee has considered the requests of ~.;b~s.I~.~.A.Shomo,and of Herman Crueger for deeds to their respective lots in the City Ceme- tery. ~:;hile the evidence that these lots '~:ere paid for is not positive, yet owing to the nutilated condition of certain records in the Treasur- er's office, ',-:here cemetery pay~:~ents were supposed to be recorded,about the year 18B4,and subse¢~ent, the burden of proof is apparently placed upon the city to sho'-.,~ that the payments were not actus, lly r~de. The Committee is, ho~vever, satisfied, from eVidence before them, that the parties mentioned paid for their lots, and we recom~nend t~hat the ~;ayor and Clerk be instructed to ].~ake them proper deeds of conveyance,and the City E~ineer to furnish the necessary descriptions. $. The conm~ttee has considered the request of J.E.Eanes,for pay for ~-1,/£ d~.ys' vacation,amountirq~ to ~7.00, for the year con~encing l~:arch 18th,1900,ana reports,t~at in its judgement, ~¢m Esnes is clearly not entitled to receiw; additional pay on this accour{t. The vacation provided ~for the police department is a privilege,and when an officer avails himself of it,his pay is not to be reduced; but in case he does not take the vacation, he is not for t]%at reason entitled to extra pay, or additional compensation. .~k%rthermore ~.Eahes received 6-1/2 days vacation from ~:~rch 10th to Jun~ SOth, 1900,at. %vhich time he v~ent out of office. In our ~udgment he has received alt he is entitled to;and we recon~nend t]~%t the account be refused. 4. As to providing,and copyi~g the delinquent la. nd book in the of- fice of the Clerk of the Court,the Com~:~ttee .has had the book printed and bound;and the hatter is under consideration of employn.~nt of some one to do. the u:ork. ,. 8. The claim of Jos. Str~s for ~18.15 for dan~.ges to his carriage by being str%~ck by the fire departnmnt %~gon on Salem avenue,is deferred for proper investigation by the officers of the fire department. 6. As to the resolution to increase the salary of the city sergeant from ~?~ per ~..~m~ to ~?~§0 per anm~n, which resolution recites that' there are sufficient funds in the salary appropriation to provide for this incr-ease,the Con~:~ittee. begs to report that after an e~mination of the accounts, the appropriation v,~ll not be sufficient to adn'./t the £ncrease; t_hat instead of there, being a surplus, there v~ill in reality be a shortage. The salary of the Clerk of the Court for the previous fiscal year,not accounted for, v~as p~c~ from this years' appropriation; 'also ,~.,~u on the salary- of the Superintendent of Schools. We therefore recon~nend that the resolution lie on the table. 7.- The Corr. mittee on Accounts laid before the Com~ttee a bill in favor of the City :'~~.....~_~._~. for ~18 for incidental expenses of his office for the month of 0ctober,1900. It appears t_h~at this account is to es- tablish a fund in the hands of th8 city engineer to pay freight,tele- grams and other li}~e e~enses. The Committee believes it is necessary t~ have a fund available for small amounts for incidental expenses; -1767- (0ctober 9th, 1900. ) . but we do not regard it as the policy of the chaz'ter or the ordinances of the city to permit any fund to be held and expended outside of the. proper channel. In order to provide temporarily for such cases as ~mAy arise, the Committee recon~nends the adoption of the. follov;ing resolution: RESOLVED, That the City Auditor be and is hereby instructed to draw a ~rrant for the sum of $25, chargeable to contingent; said fund to be held by the city treasurer, and subject only to the order of the chair- nnn of the ~fi~ance Conmmittee,and to be used for the payment of such in- cidental expenses as in his judgment may require prompt settlement in cash. The finance comn. dttee to render a statement as to how the same has been applied. Respectfully submitted, J.C.PAGE, O. B. ~0NES, J .A. FI SPKBURN, GEO. L. HART, S, P. SEIFERT. The report of the Conm~ttee on Finance ~ras adopted by the following vote: Ayes--Cannaday, Coulbourn, Donaldson, ?ishburn, Hart, ~ones, ~;~nahan, Mull en, Bage, Sei fert, T errill, Wi lkins on, Wi t t, ~.~. Presi dent- 14. Noes-- Colen~n, King, Newt on, S. Not voting--Lescure. REPORT 0P THE C0~.~0;ITTEE ON ACCOUHTS. Mr Hart,from the Con~nittee on accounts, submdtted the following report: ' The Committee on Accounts has exan'~ned and approved under appropriate heads, as shoYn~, below, the following claims and accounts against the city for the month of Septen,oer,and we recommend that they be approved by Council,and certified to the city auditor and city treasurer,and ordered to be paid: Crin~nal charges ........ ~, 6.00 Fire, 422.84 Jail 274.17 Light s ~ 1,036.79 Police, 1,086~98 Paupers, 88.00 Public Charities, 132.23 Street Repairs, 635.~5 Street Cleaning, 71.8'3 o~at~unery ~c Printing, 70.20 Salari ~)l 205 S9 es, ............... , , Health, 222.20 Water 642.97 Public Property, 141.44 Sewer Repairs, 213, O0 Se'~:~er Improvements, 2,403.61 Street' Improvements, 1,677.81 Contingent ~ 11.46 Bridges, 733.57 Total-- '~" ....... · ...... ,~,11, 07~. i9 2. The Conmdttee calls the attention of Council to certain bills. for material and supplies, which have been ordered and bills presented therefor. One of,.these bills is for supplies for the fire department, to the amount of ~48. 7.5; and there are one or two otl~er bills, all of .,ri.ch ~;'ere ordered '-.;~thout any reference to Council or a cormnittee hav- ing jurisdiction of the matter. The Cm~ttee has approved the .bills, but has called the attention of the city engineer and chief of the Fire Department to the fact t~bat bills of like character shouid first re- ceive the. approval of Council, as provided for in the general ordinances. 3. The Co=~mitte. e begs to call the attention cf Council to the large sums paid for gas in the public buildings of the city, especially t.h.e fire bui!di_~l.~S These three buildings are - ~ ' - :.- ' co~t~n.g for lights from ~35 to :,~o0 per month. VJe reconm~end that the light Conmtittee take up and consider the ~estion of lighting, at least one of the cit~, buildings by roes_us of an acetolyne or gasoline plant, as an experiment,and see if the costs for lights ca~uot thereby be reduced. 4. The comn~[ttee has failed to approve the account of R.K.Rice for services rendered in s~.:~eariD~ in the conunissioners appointed by the Court to condenm certain land for city purposes. The amount of the bill is $2, v£nich appears to be excessive, and furthermore, it was not prop- erly itemized to show specifically~.the nature of the services performed. Another bill of the same sort for ,~1.25 in favor~of S.?.Patterson,as rendered, %;Rs approved; but the committee desires to call the attention of Council to these bills to sho¥; that,in their judgment,there is no necessity for any amount being paid for this purpose. There are city officers authorized to administer oathes,who receive a salary,and who should attend to matters of this sort without putting the city to this e~ense. The judge of the court, the clerk of the court or the police · -1V68- " (0o%obeP 9th, 1900, ) performin~ this servi~e, ' report of the police department sho%,~ing Justice, are all capable df 5. !~e attach hereto the lights out during the month of September 18?S hours and 48. minutes. This report is n~de in accordance with previous findings of Council,and we recon~,~end that the auditor be instnlcted to adjust this claim by deducting the amount from the bill for lights for the month of October. 6. As to the bill of the Nottingham Coal & Ice Company, for ice fur- nished the city for the month of July, 1900,and to August 8th, 1900, amounting to w~.48, at 50 cents per 100 lbs. ,in view of the fact that Council has previously decided that this claim sho~ld be paid at the rate:~of S5 cents per 100 lbs., we reconm~end that the account be paid for ~,~.87, or SS cents per 100 lbs. Respectfully submitted, GEO. L...HART, J. H .~-'3I.L~'~L.S0~: ,~.~ ~ A .%'.:' L~SCUR~. K~.Ifirq5 moved to amend the last section of the report of the Con~ ndttee on Accounts, so as to provide that the bill of the Nottingham Coal and Ice Company shall be settled a~ !~5.48, or 50 cents per 100 lbs. The ,notion %was agreed to by the follovzing vote: Ayes--Canrk~day,Colen~n, C oulbourn ~ Dor~lds on, Pi shburn, Jones, King, khllen, Ne~.vt on~ Pa~e ~ Sci fert, Terri!l, . Witt' ~'h~. Pres~dent-- 14. Noes--Hart, Lescure, ~3i ldo. ins on- 4. The report of the Committee '~s then adopted as amended by the follo'~ring vote: Ayes-Ca~.uladay, Coleman, Coulbourn, Donaldson, Fishburn, Jone s, King, Le scure, ~0~nahan, ~,;ull en, .%ievrt on, Page, Sci fert, T erri 11, ~i'i lkinson %';itt, ~Y~ President- 1V. Noes--Nart- 1. REP0~T 07 TH~ C05_r,..~TTE~ 0!.~ STR~.~ETS. ~.Pishburn, from the Con~nittee on Streets, submitted the fo!lo~,%.~ing~, report: 1. Citizens residiD~5 on the south side of Day avenue S.l:;.betv;een Roanoke Street and ?rarkklin Road being much in need of reconm~end that 'the city engineer be inst~lcted to lay a longitudinal board v~!k on the south side of said avenue betvzeen Sd street and Prar~k- lin Road, at a cost not to exceed %740, chargeable to the account of street reI:airs. (The recommendation %,~s adopted. ) ~. Conce~-~nirug the reconm]endation of Council to place a telephone at the stone q~.arry, at a cost of ~.~ per annum, to be removed v;henever the Cotuucil so orders and directs, y;e are informed by the ?~D. yor ttuqt a con- tract~ has' been presented to him by the company to be executed for three months time. The telephone has been placed,and ¥;e recom~u]end that the i.~'~yor be authorized to execute the contract on behalf of the city for the period of three months,and for such periods thereafter as may be required for the use of the city. (The reconm]endation was adopted. ) S. The city Solicitor reports to this comntittee that he had in pur- suance of instructions of Council instituted conden~aation proceedings' a~3. inst the Central ~.~ntlfacturi~ Company and P.H.Rorer for the purpose of obtaining the land necessary to widen Center avenue along their prop- erty;and that the comn~issioners had assess~.d the damages to said Cent~al ~':~nufacturing Conkoany and P.H.Rorer ~" to be ~:,750, in case the Court '~'~s of opinion t'.,~at the line between Center avenue and the property' of said Central ~:,~nufacturing Company and P.H.Rorer, is where the city claims it to be, to %:~[t, at the face of the south veal! of Lick Run;and if the. line is ~are it is claimed to be by said Central I~hnufacturing Cor..~pany and Rorer, to wit, in t.h.e ndddle of said %~ll, that they assess the damages to said parties at ~ii900. This comznittee is of opi-..tion that the city would not be justified in paying so.ratch for said damages for the purpose of ~:ridening said avenue at the point designated, and the Conm~ttee recommends-that the wideniD~ of Center avenue along the prop- erty of said Central ~;anufacturing Company and P.H.Rorer, be abandoned; and that the city-solicitor be instz%tcted to have dismissed the said condemnation proceedings from the docket o¢ the Court. (The reconmmendation was adopted. ) (0ctober 9%h~ 1900, ) 4. The Conu:~ttee has investigated the conditions arisin~ by reason of gradi.~ and filling in Roanoke Street between Franklin Road and Day avenue,and finds that in order to n~intain the fill it is necessary to either const~ct retaining %~lls or ac~ire land from the ad~oini~ property ov~ers sufficient to petit the fill to slope out,rd from the street on either side. The city engineer has ascertained t~t the ~nd for this yurpose can be acquired for the sum of ~7~, whxch ~s less t~n it %~ll cost to build retaining %~lls, The co~ttee therefore reco~ mends that the city engineer and city Solicitor be and are hereby au- thorized and directed to ac~ire the land sufficient for the purpose of permitti~ the extension of the slopes of the fill of Roanoke Street between Franklin Road and Day avenue, over the present street lines,the costs not to e):ceed ~2V8, chargeable to the account of street improve- ments. And the city Solicitor to see t~t the proper conveyances of title be made to the city, whether the land be ac~ired by purc~se, condemation or other¥~se. 5. Several other rotters as to the opening of streets,alleys,and the const~ction of certain side%~lks,]~ve been considered, but are de- ferred for future investigation and report. Respectfully sub[~tted, J.A.FIS~N, C. B. J0~S, J. C: PAGE, GEO. L. ~RT, ~VI WITT. Section ~ of the report of the street committee,providing for ac~ir- ing certain land to receive the slopes of the fills on R~noke Street, ~s considered, whereupon i~.~. King moved to amend the same by providi~ that the city do not buy the ground for sloping the sides of the street, but that the city build retaining vmlls so as to hold the street in p~ sition. (The City Engineer estinmted the cost of such retaining %~lls ~!~:~. . at ~ 00 ) ~h~. Terrill moved to reco~t the ~tter; which %~s rejected. The c~estion v.~s ~aken on the amendment by Judge '~' ~, and the same %~s rejected by the follov~ vote: Ayes--Ca~ad~y,Cole~n,Do~ldson, King: Le scure, i~ullen, T errill, %?ilkinson- 8. Noe s--Fishburn, ~rt, gone s, Page, Seifert,Witt,l~.~r. President- 7. Mot voting-Coulbourn, U~~n, Ne~on. The chair holdi~ t~t to adopt said amendment it rec~ired a ~jority vote of the whole Co~cil, as the amendment carried an expenditure of ]honey greater t~n that recormnended by the Co~ttee. The ~estion %~s then taken on the adoption of the report of the Street Cormuittee and it v~s agreed to, Ayes--Ca~day,Do~ldson, Fishburn, Hart, Jone s, Lescure, ~,~nahan, ~hllen, Ne~,~ on, Page, Sei fert, Wit t, 5~. President - la. Noe s--C oler~n, King, Terrill, Wilkinson '4. Not voti~-Coulbou~. SIDEV~ALK 0N CA?~BELL AVEM~. ;~. Cole~n,under a suspension of n~les, introduced a resolution to const~ct vitrified brick side~.~lks on the north side of CanLobell avenue, between the building of Heironi- ~s & B:~gh and the Rosenba~ building, which was on motion of ~;m. Coulbourn, referred to the Cor~ttee on Streets. CA~-.PB~LL AVE~UE D~iIN. The follov~ng additio~l report %'ms subnitted by ~a~. Pishburn, from the C°~ttee on Streets: The Committee on Streets and sewers k%ve considered jointly the ques- tion of the improven~ent of the Campbell avenue d~in by placi~ ~ new covering thereon from the west side of the 5~rket Square to Norfolk avenue,and we file herewith a report from the city engineer stati~ t~t te~orary repairs ~ve been ~de,and givi~ t~ee esti~tes for placi~ a new covering on the drain, both over the double drain and single d~in. Said estir,~tes are as follows: Mo. I For coveri~ with 60 lb. T.~ils,-- Double drain, ~10,027.00; Single drain, S6, Y~4.--$16,761.00 No. 2 For cove~-ing %~th cross I bea~,and lo~i~udinal steel plate arches between the beams,-- Double drain,~6,520.00, Sidle. drain, ~5,992.00. Total, $12,512.00. No. ~ For coveri~ with brick arches Double d~in ~5 875 00; Sidle drain, ~6,400.00. ' Total, $12,275.00. ' ' ' After due consideration of the above esti~tes, the Co~ttee rec- o~ends the adoption of the follov~ resolution: - 1770~ (Octobe~ 9th, 1900. ) RESOIJVED,That the City 'Engineer be and is hereby instructed to pre- pare plans and specifications for the recovering of Campbell avenue d~ain with pern~nent material,between the west side of the ~rket Square and Norfolk avenue; said specifications to be dra,~n so as to include the three plans submitted by the city engineer,and to so provide that bidders may submit bids on any one or all of said plans,and for the double drain and single drain covering separately. And to further pro- vide, that when the work is advertisedl for, that a certified check for one hundred dollars must accompany each bid,and the contractor to whom the work n~y be let to give a ~arantee bond, acceptable to the finance conmcittee in the penalty of 80~& of the contract price, the city reserv- ing the right to reject any and s. ll bids or parts thereof. Said plans and specifications to be examined by the Con~nittee on Streets and Sew- ers and reported to Council with their recommendation. The Council will observe from the report of the City Engineer that he recon~nends the plan of covering the drain vcith a b~ick arch; but the conm,ittee deems it advisable to ask for bids on all three plans,and for the single drain and double drain separately. We are also informed by the city engineer that it is necessary to cover the double drain at once, but that the single drain, under the repairs recently n~.de,r~ay possibl~ stand for several months. Respectfully submitted, ~.A.PIS.qBURN, GEO. L. HART, C. B. JONES, J. C. PAGE. 5.t-. Coleman 'in the chair. ~fm. Seifert moved to amend the resolution in the above report, so as to provide that the city eng~ineer shall prepare specifications,which may be seen in his office on and after Octobe~~ loth, and to advertise for bids for performing the work; which amendment ;'ms rejected, Ayes- Carn~aday, Dons. ldson, King, Lescure, I'.f~ns. han, Hewt on, Sei fert- V. Noes-- Coul- bourn, _wi shburn, ~one s, ~,'u 11 eh, Page, T e rri ll, ¥;i lk ins on, Wi t t, N~. Pr e s i dent- 9 Mot voting-- Coleman, Hart. The report of the Committee as above recorded yeas then adopted,-- A_ y e s- - C armada y, C o le]ra n, C oulb ourn, Dona lds on, Pi Shburn, .Wart, J one s, !fine, Lescure, !~iDmhan, k~ull eh, Newton, Page, Sei fert, T erri ll, YYilkins on, Y',~i tt, and I~k-. President- 18. Noes--None. REPORT O? C05.~:~ITTEE ON SE?MERS. I...'~. Seifert, from the Committee on Sewers, svbmitted the followin4E report: 1. The pipe draining the spring at the gas house of the Roanoke Gas & Water Company, which spring is upon the street line, became choked on the line of said company's p~operty,and could not be opened,and the course of the pipe had to be changed to 7th street, thence alo~lg the lower ena of the gas company's property,and th~o%lgh the culvert of the L?orfolk & V/astern Railroad. As this -,,cas emergency work we directed the City Engineer to change the pipe line, :':hich has been done at a cost of ~';.~159.S9, and we ask that this action on the part of the City Engineer and, the Con'~ittee be approved. . ~-~. We .h~ve. considered the question of the open drain through a part of the Northwest Section, from the West }End Round House,and the City Engineer has submitted a report to the Committee to provide for divert- ing the ¥;ater from the old charanel, and carrying ittnrouoh' '" the prop- erty of the railroad company, along the tracks' thereof, to the Cormnerce Street crossing. We l~ve referred this question to the City Solicitor for his opinion and advice as to what steps,or method of proceedure is to be taken to require the railroad company to take care of this v~ter, and to divert it from the present drain. 'S. The condition of the drainage from Gilmer avenue N.W., and from the alley to the south thereof, east of Park Street, has been considered by the Committee. All this drainage, passes through the lands of the Central ~..'~nufacturi-ng. Company, creating a nu. isance and damaging the property of that company. In order to provide for this drainage we recommend tl~at the city engineer-be instructed to put in a 20" drain pipe through the lands of the Central ~anufacturing-Company, north of Moorman Road and east of Park Street, at a cost not exceedin~ $100, chargeable to the account of sewer repairs. -- 1YT1.- (0ctober 9th.~ ].900, ) 4. As to the petition of Byrd and Waskey.~asking that a bridge be ccn~i~:.c .ed across i~ick Ruu in the rear of their premises so as to pro- vide a m~e~s~,_~' J. ngr,~ss and egress, the co~m~ttee has considered this subject, though we think it ~=s improperly ref'erred~and is properly a subject for the street Committee, in view of the fact that the coveri~ of tt~e ~m fell in and was removed by the city:, causi~%s great inconven- ience to these property o~_ers~ we recommend that the city engineer build ~. bridge..across the ~%~n to accommodate the oetitioners: at a cost not exceeding ~$0~ chargeable to the account of bridges~ 6~ Some other ~tters and propositions for the e~nension of sewers, are deferred for ~utu~ e consideration. Respectfully sub, trod, S~P.SE!~RT~ 2.L~JL~N, J. H. WI~INSON, A.E. KING. The report of the Conm~ttee on Sewers v~s adopted by the following Vd t e: A ye s-Cannaday, C o!e~n: C oulbourn, Do~ld s on, Fi shburn ~ Hart, Jone s, Ki~: Lescure ~ ~na~n, Mul!en~ Ne~on, Page, Sci fert, Terri 11, Wilkinson, Witt, ~. President-- !8. Noes--None. SE~R O~ PISTON STREET. A petition signed by J.A.Fishburn,and R.H.Pishburn~askinE that a sewer be extended on Pishburn st~eet,from Ca~obe!l avenue south a distance which._ the ~f~*~t~~.~.~ _driers agreed to pay ~0 of sa~d_ amount~ ~s presented by '~-'sr.~ ~'~~ Wilkinson ~nd King of the sewer Cmm~ttee, ~th the reconm~endation 'that the sewer be put in as petitioned ~ for; which ~s read and on motion of ~c~ Seifert ~s re'~'erred to the Color, tree on Sewers. REPORT OP THB COk,~TT~,~ ON c~n . ~ .q from the Committee ..~ .... ,.~.~N~b,~., ~udge King, on ~.~ ~=~,~-~.~=_ subntitted the fei lo~v~ n-~, report: ~ ~e attach he~eto an ordi~m.ance provid~.ng for conducting parades on the~=treets~ of this city~ which ~',~., recon~mend sh~]l. _ . be adopted. The city engineer advises ~h=t an ordinance of this kind is necessary to provide against accidents on account of defective or insecure streets, and also that a petit ~y be re[u~ired before any parade using ve~- __. ~.~~ to go upo~_ the streets of the city, in order that a secure roadv~y nw~y be }~.pped out. 2~ As to the petition of J~F~Ho~in and other ii~_~or deaiers,aski~ that an ordinance be adopted to prohibit women~ether white or colored, from entering saloons for the purpose of dri~i~ or purc!~asi~ any- thing offered for .sale therein, the coma~ttee thi~s, that such ordi~nce if adopted~ would be illegal,as it would be ~nifest distribution between the sexes~ or between classes of persons~and therefore we rec- drummond t]~t the petition lie on the table. ' 2. The con~ttee also recommends the adoption of an ordinance here- ~dth filed to amend Section 29 of the city license law, in respect to a license tax to be imposed on persons selling realty bonds,or any other bonds to be paid for in installments,etc. ,which ~s been prepared by the city solicitor at the rea~est of the cently arisir~ under the license laws~ Respectfully sub, trod, The ordinance reported by the Comn~ttee and adopted;, and is rec The ordinance report license laws in respect considered and adopted~. committee, to cover a case re- A. E. KING, A.W.I~SCURE, A. A. CAI'E.I~DAY. on Ordinance,to provide for conducting parades on the streets of this city, vas read, considered orded at the eud of these proceeding..s. ed by said cc.~.m.~ittee to amend Sec. 29 of the to persons .~l .. ..,~-~ realty bonds, etc,, v~s read, Ayes 17 u~.nimous---Camnaday~Cole~mn,Cou~bourn, Donaldson. ....... '~ishbu~n, Jones ~ .... ~. ~._ ~ ~ ~,~,~han . [~,~.~l~en.'~ ' . Nev~on, Page ,. Sei- fert~Terrii!~Wi!kinson~Witt..~,~,Presid?r,t..!7, Said ordi~nce is re- corded at REPORT 0F THE CO~TTE~ 0N PUBLIC PROPERTY. 'I'~. Witt, from the Con~-~J_ttee on ~ab!ic Property: suo_~ ~.~ed ,~ne fo!lowi~ report: 1. Under the resolution of Council adopted at the regular meeti~ in September:the co~n~ttee in conj'~uction %~th the City Engineer:~ve taken steps to i~orove the Hustings Cc~rt Room~the ]~tter ~ving been referred to them with power to act. The work incident to the ch~es ~s been done,and the engineer obtained bids from the fur~ture dealers (0ctober 9th, 1500. ) for supplyi~lg the n~tting for the floor am.d the desks and the chairs. On e~mination of the bids we found that of .Lowe,~-~ "~ Boone the most avail- able for the mgtting at 55 cents per sq. yard,laid in place,which for B~B ~rds, is :~].BB.10. The contract for the necessary furniture,%~th the exception of one flat table,which v~ll be ~ade to order,%~s aYmrded to the ~'~ u Ste-~,~rt ~rniture Co~]any for the sum of ~l. 50; and the engineer v,~.s inst~cted to purc~se said furniture and ~tting end ~ve same olaced in position. Also .to have one table r~de at a cost of about {?~00. Ue ask that this action on the part of the Con~ttee and City Engineer be ~pproved. (0~tted from the above report is one desk for the ~udge at ~0~ which the Co, tree agreed to. ) ~ Ue file herewith a letter from the Clerk of the Court, asking that a filing case be provided for taking care of the papers belongi~5 to the Hustings Court. As it is necessary t~t this case should be pro- vided in order to properly preserve the documents of the office,we rec- onumend t]~t the city engineer be and is hereby inst~cted to have a filing case ~m~de for the use of the clerk of the Hustir~s Court,at a ~', ,I cost estin'~ted of ~?=~, c~argeable to the ~ccount of ~.blic Property. S~ The City ~ngineer,under the direction of Council,~s obtained bids for furnishing coal for the use of the city. Bids were asked from ll local dealers: and ~t two were received,viz. The Nel~ Coal Company -,-,~,knd~ews ~¢ Co, The ~id of ~he NeXn~s C~a~ Con~an~ is ~ch ~he lower,at the follm~-i~ prices: City property delivery Public Charity delivery klmshous e delivery Delivery at almshouse,car load lots Nut. or Lump Run of ?3 98 .,~ . ~..~,o. 29 4.25 3.40 4.5O 3.70 4. Ue reconunend the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the' contract for furnishing the city of Roanoke with coal for the present fiscal year,be and is hereby av~rded to the Nelms Coal Company, at the prices mentioned in their bid of October 3d,1900, and in accordance ~with the specifications thereto attached. The City Solicitor is hereby instructed to prepare the necessary contact ~nd bond,in accordance with the specifications. 4. Concerning the ~tter of ~king certain i~rove]~nts to the of- fice of the City Treasurer and Co~ssioner of Revenue,which ~:~s re- ferred to this Committee,the first estinmte being too low at (~SO,the Com~uittee instructed the City Engineer to proceed '~th the work,which consisted of kalsomining ~lls,pa~nting %';cod work,and putting in a standing desk,at a cost of about :~50. As it r,~s necessary t~t this work should be done,we ask t~t this action on the part of the Co~ttee be app roved. 3~ As to the petition to build a fence on one Side of the colored cemetery in 01d Lick,the Co~'~ttee l~s investigated this n~tter,and finds that the city has no right or title in said cen~tery, it being private property,and we therefore ask to be .relieved from~ the further consideration of the petition. Respectfully subn~tted, I~VI V~TT, M. 5~l~~Y, lt~:~. R, TE~IT,L. Report of the Conm~ttee on ~bi'ic Property v~s adopted, kyes-Cam~- ~y, C o lenmn ~ Donalds on, Pi shburn, ~one s, King, Les cure, kzmai~n, ~,i~ll eh, !Tewt on, Page, Seifert,Terrill,Wilkinson,Witt, 5'~.President-- 16. Noes- None. ~ · ~ s Rg]PORT 0~ CO~.~..,., ON ~LTH. Dr. Ca--day,from the Conm~ttee on Meal. th, submitted the following report: The Con, tree on Health files herev~th a letter from the Board of Health to the D~yor,yihich ~eq~ests t]~t offioer to .appoint some physi- cian whose services ~y be ~vailable to e~ne and investigate sup- posed oazes of sn~llpox,~nd to h~ve c~rge of any cases should they occuz'. The Co~ttee has considered the ~estion,~nd regards the sug- gestion as timely ~nd'proper; ~d at the ~ggestion of the ~yor we sub~ the following ordinance,~vhioh ~?e 'recon~end s~ll be adopted. -l?73- (Ootober 9th, 1900. ) The ordinance proposed by %he Comntittee, to provide for the appoint- ment of a physician to examine and investigate ~supposed cases of~ s~rall- pox, and to have charge thereof,should any~cases occur in this city, ~.~s read, considered and adopted by the following vote: Ayes-Oannaday, C o i eman, C ou lb ourn, Dona l d s on, Pi s hburn, Jone s, King, Les cure, Mi r~u hah, M~ll eh, Newton, Page, S. eifert, Terril!,¥lilkinson,Wit t, ~.~r. President- 17. Noes--None. 2. We beg to say tb_.~t there are no cases of snRllpox in the city at this time,8.nd we trust th~.t the disease has been effectually stan~ped out; but in case any cases appear, or suspected cases, we desire to be in a position to act with promptness,--hence the above ordinance. Respectfully submitted, A .A. CAI~_U%DAY, A .E.KI~:!G, W. R. COULBOURN, H.B. DONALDSON. The ordinance above referred to., is recorded at end of these pro- ceedings. REPORT OF THE C0~,.~..~TTEE ON LIGHTS. ~b~. ~:~llen, from the Committee on Lights, submitted' the following report: Your Con~ntittee on Lights has had several conferences vAth the repre- sentative of the Roanoke Railv~ay and Electric Company ','~ith a view of ~.Rkzno a new contract for lighting the city. There were minor detsils in ar~angi~16 the form of contract which were adjusted satisfactorily to both parties; but the nRin question, and the one upon which we have failed to agree is as to the price to be paid and the term of the con- tract. The first proposition of the company v~s as follo%-~: One year contract,2? cents per light per night; ° Two year contract,24-1/2 cents per light per night; T~hree year contract, 22 cents per light per night. ~t a second meeting the Company st~ll adhered to the price of 22 cents per light per night for a three .year contract. The Conmtittee de- clined to accept the proposition, and submitted an ordinance to the Com- pany, ¥~th all other details agreed upon %'~_th the exception of the rate, and proposed to report the ordinance to Council, providing for 21 cents per light per night for a three year contract (which is the same as the present rate) unless subsequently advised by the company that the price ¥~s not acceptable. The light company inznediately notified the Com- mittee that no price lower tl~an 22. cents for a three year-contract would be accepted by the Company, but agreed to 21 cents per light per night if a five year contract were entered into. At this poin~ the negotiations ceased. The committee is unvrilling to recomn]end a five yea~_- contract, or a price greater than 21 cents per light per night. ¥!e file herev~ith an ordin~ance which we have prepared,and is agreed to in every other detail except as to the time and the rate' to be paid. In view of the fact that the Committee has failed to secure what we consider a reasonable proposition from the Roanoke Railv~ay and Electric Conpany for lighting the city, we recormmend the adoption of the follow- ing resoluti on: RESOL\~D, That the Con~nittee on lights be and is hereby authorized and directed to open negotiation ~,,~ith other light~ or electric companies with a view of entering into a contract for lighting the ci.ty,and grant- ing such franchise or rights as may be necessary to permit such company or companies to operate and do business in the city of Roanoke. RESOLVED ?URTHER, That the Committee on Lights is further directed to investigate and ascertain upon what ternm and conditions the city can put in a municipal lighting plant;and to confer with companies and cor- porations in the business of erecting light plants,and nRke report to Co-~uncil with their recon,r~endations. Respectfully submitted, j. Lo ~¥~LLEN, M. B. DONALDSON, C. B. JONES, J. H~ t.%'ILKINSON, A.B. COLE~.%~N. The report of the Conmtittee on Lights ¥~s adopted. UHFINISiJ~,D BUSINESS. An ordinance to amend and reordain Section 495 of the General Ordinances, so as to permit the sale or delivery o~ ice cream on Sunday,and of cigars,etc.,having laid over for thirty days, came up for consideration, whereupon on motion of }~'~. Page said ordi- nanee vms laid over for an additional tlLirty days. - l??4- $0ctober 9th, 1900.) RESIGIIATION 0F ¥;~.t.R. TER~ILL. ~r. Terrill, a mem~e~ of Council from the Pirst ¥[ard tendered his resignation, to take effect at once,Which read and on motion of N:r. ~ishburn accepted. VACAMCY ?IL!JED. )!~..Vishburn moved th~.t the Council go into an elec- tion to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of t~1r. Terrill,v~hich v~s agreed to, whereupon ~.~t~. Wilkinson nominated P. %?. Huff,a citizen of the First Ward to fill said vacancy. There being no other nomina- tions, ~r. Huff .~?as elected by acclamation, the clerk casting the vote of Council as directed. SIDEV;AI~K 0~! HIGHTAND AV~UOE. ~r. Coleman introduced a resolution to provide for giving the property ovaxers a hearing on the question of constructing a brick side%~alk, six feet :'rlde on the north side of qigh- land avenue, between ~efferson street and FrarB~lin Road; which vms read and referred to the Corm~ttee on Streets. CA~BELV., AVE.~.UJE DRAIN. On motion of ~'~r. Lescure it v~s ordered, that the City Engineer be instrx'~cted in preparing the plans and speci- fications for recovering Campbell avenue drain, that he include there in pl8.ns and specifications for covering same ~rith cast iron. R~SIG~'~.TION 07 W. R. COULBOUPd~. Y;. R. Coulbot~rn, a Counciln~n from the Fifth %?ard tendered his resignation to take effect at once, which v,~s read ~nd on motion of ';~A"-m. Newton the resignation v~s accepted. The question of filling the vacancy caused by the resignation of iVm. Coulbourn vms deferred until the next regular meeting. OVERSEER OF POOR, PIPTH ~?ARD. ~..~;. P. Scott, overseer of the Poor for the Fifth Uard, tendered his resignation as such overseer of the poor, ~'~hich ~s read and on motion of Mm. Nevrton accepted. On motion of ~:~;r. Ne%~on the Council proceeded to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of I~r. Scott, whereupon ;.~r. Newton nominated B. L. Hoffn~n, Who v~s elected by acclamation, the clerk of Council cast the vote as directed. On motion of ~. Page the Council then ad~ourned~ ........ oo0oo ....... ~'- ~- on the Streets A'~:: 0RDI;~ANC'E to provide for conducting parades,~c., of this city. (Adopted October 9th, 1900.) 1. BE IT ORDAI:.~TED by the Con,non Council for the City of Roanoke, That it shall be unlawful for any person or persons, or any circus, sho',~.', or menagerie to conduct any parade or moving exhibition on the streets of this city, v;herein v~agons or other vehicles or conveyances are used, %'rlthout first obtaining a permit therefor from the city Engineer. Said pern~it s~hall specify the route, or street or streets upon v~'hich said parade or exhibition shall move. Any person or persons violating the provisions of this ordinance, by refusi~%~,~ to obtain such permit, or moving upon any street or streets not specified in such pez~- m/t, when so obtained, or in any other manner violati~%g the provisions hereof, s~hall be fined not exceedi~ one h%mdred dollars. 2. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. -' oo0oo-- -177~- Ail OF. DIKA.qCE to amend and re-ordain Section 29 of an Ordinance . o~n~ taxes on persons, real estate and personal property and upon licenses, ~or the cu~-~ent year, for the support of the city goverD~ent, the payment of the interest upon the city debt and other nm;nicipal ex~enses and providi~ for the collection, in relation to a license tax upon any incorporated con, any or person vJho sells realty bonds,or other bonds to be paid for in installments. (Adopted October 9th, 1900.) I. B~.~ IT OR DA I ;,R,] D by the Conmon Council for the City of Roanoke, That Section 29 of an Ordinance imposing taxes on persons, real estate and personal property and upon licenses,for the current year,for the support of the city gover_mnent, the payment of the zn~ere, t upon the city debt and other n~nicipal e}penses and providing., for the collection thereof, be amended and re-ordained so as to read as follovzs, to wit: 29. On each person conducting the business of a broker, dealir~ in stocks, bonds,notes, money, bills or other evidences of debt, and upon any incorporated company or person ~:~ho sells realty bonds,or any other bonds to be paid for in install~nts,and v;hich are subject to reden~p- tion before K:~tr..ring, and which are liable to lapse on the failure of the purchaser to pay the installments as. they become due, ~lO0.OO .... not prorated. 2. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. ........ oo0oo- ....... ~'? 0ED!"~,~'....-CE to provide for the appointment of a physician to ine and investib~ate supposed cases of sn~llpox;and to l~ave cb~arge thereof, should any cases occur in this city. (Adopted October 9th, 1900.) . .~ IT ORDAIHED by the Corr~non Council for the City of Roanoke, :.-~ the :';nyor is hereby authorized, whenever in his jp. dgment he deems it p_.~ope_-~, to enmloy, some physician to e~r~ne suspected cases of s:~.~.llpox; and if such cases turn out to be smallpox, to enter into an ar~anj~ement ~'~th such physician, or x;dth some other physician, if in his judgment he deenm it best,to n~nage the case or cases, upon the best tern:s that can be agreed upon bet%-een the physician and the nmyor. ~.° This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. ........ oo0oo--- JOURNAL-- COMMON COUNCIL. Tuesday, November 6th, 1900. The Council met in regular session at 8 o' clock P.M., in the Coun- cil Chamber, and was called to order by the President, N~.Buckner. Pres ent: Me ssr s. Coleman, _Wfshburn, Garland, Hart, J one ~, Kidd, King, Le s- cure,, ~,Tinahan, Never on, Page, Sei fert, Huff, l';ilkins on, Witt, Mr. President- 16. Absent: Messrs. Cannaday,Donaldson,:~%llen-$. 5~NUTES APPROVED. On motion of ~.~. Lescure the reading of the Jour- nal was dispensed with, and further on his motion it vms approved. I:©~HLY.REPORTS OF OFFICERS. The monthly reports of the City Engi- neer, City Auditor, City Treasurer, Clerk.' of the 'Markets,Keeper of Alms- house,City Sergeant,City Physician and Board of Health, were submitted: read and ordered to be filed. VACANCY FILLED. On motion of ~'~. Jones the rules were suspended for thc purpose of filli~%E the vacancy in Council caused by the resignation of %;. R. Coulbourn. Mr'. Kidd nominated So B. Pace, a citizen of the 5th.xvard, to fill the vacancy in Cotmcil caused by the resignation of W.R.Coulbourn; and~ there being no other nominations, ~. Pace elected by acclamation, the Clerk casting the vote of the Council. ASSE~,~LY HALL. On motion of ~%~. Lescure the use,free of charge, of Assembly Hall, v~s granted to the employees of the Norfolk & Weste~n Railv~y Company for Thursday night, November 8th, 1900, for the purpose of holding an entertainment. PETITION. Petition of A.D.Vane and others, asking that a side,walk be constructed on the west side of 12th street M.W., between Loudon avenue and the Railroad, %~s read and referred to the Committee on Streets. Presented by ~. Jones. ADJOURN~;.~NT REFUSED. Mr, Page moved that Council to now adjourn to meet tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. The motion v~s rejected, Ayes-Cole- man, Garland, Jones, Kidd, King, Lescure, Page- 8. Noes--Fi shburn, Hart, ~.~inat~an, Never on, Sei fert, Huff, Wilkinson, ¥!it t- 8. ~0~. Seifert in the chair. REPORT OF THE C05$,.ETTEE ON ACCOUR~TS. ~',.~. Hart, from the Committee on Accounts, submitted the following report: The Committee on Accounts has examined the accounts and claims for the month of October, and listed them under appropriate heads as shorn% below. We 'have approved said a. ccounts and r. ecommend that they be ap- proved by Council,and certified to the city auditor and city Treasurer and ordered to be paid, as follows, to wit: Criminal charges, ....... $ 10.00 Salaries,-- Fire, 381.36 Jai 1 1.00 Light s, 9 77.94 Police, 1,125.68 Health, Wat er Public Property' Sewer Repairs, - ~.1,336.01 · 253.28 14.90 305.66 12. O0 Paupers, Public Charities, Street Repairs, Street Cleaning, Stationery and Printing 102.85 70.47 88~. 88 99.16 77.90 Sewer Improvements, Street. Improvement s Commissions, Contingent, 2,283.24 l, 637.91 115.9 7 6.25 Bridges, ~ 323.70 Total ~10,020.16 The police .department reports lights out for month of October, 61? hours, making $12.34 to be deducted, from bill; which we reconm]end audi- tor shall adjust on settlement of bill for month of October. RespectfullN Submitted, GEO. L. HART A.W. LESCUR~_~, J.H.?fILKINSON~ E. E .KING; C. M.KIDD. The report %was adopted,Ayes--~;~ssrs. Coleman,Fishburn, Garland,Hart, Jone s, Kidd, King, Lescure, Minahan, Newt on, Page, Sei fert, Huff, Wi lkins on, Wi t t, ~,,~ President-16. NOes--None. 'ASSES~LY HALL. On motion of }.~. Buckner Roanoke Division No. l, Ancient Order HibernianS,%~as granted the free use of Assembly Hall, for one week,November 26th to December lst,inclusive. On motion of Mr. Page Council then adjourn until tomorrow night at 8 o' clock, November ?th, 190.0. JOURNAL--COMMON COUNCIL. (1777) Wednesday, November 7th, 1900. The Council met at 8 o'clock P.M., pursuant to adjournment. Present: ~..~ssrs. Colennn, Donaldson,Fishburn, Garland, Hart,Huff, Jones, Kidd, Pace, Page, Sei fert, Witt, ;.,'~. President- IS. Absent: ~s srs .King, Lescure,}J~nahan,!;~llen,Newton,Wilkinson-6. Dr. Cannaday came in near on the Calendar %'~s resumed. ~s read,and laid aside for Seifert, from the Co~nittee on the close of the session. The consideration of reports The report of the Commdttee on Finance future consideration. REPORT O? T}~ C0~:~.~TTEE ON SE%~RS. ~.~. Sewers, submitted the followirk5 report: 1. Concerning the question of the drairmge of waste water from the West End Round House through the Fifth Ward, between Shenandoah avenue and Center avenue, the committee has considered this (~estion and ref- erred it to the City Solicitor for his legal opinion, whether or not the city could require the rail¥~y company to provide a ;cay for this v~Rter upon its ov~.~ land,and prohibit it from discharging it upon the land of private parties. The Conm~ittee :'ms previously informed by the City Engineer,and ]~d ascertained from observation, that this could be done. The city Solicitor advises the committee,as %will be seen by opin- ion hereto attached, t~hat the Norfolk ~ Western Railway ban be required to take care of this drainage upon its ova% land. The Committee there- fore reconm:ends that the Norfolk & Western Railway Company be and is hereby requested to provide a means whereby the %~ater from the %?est End Ro%md House may be conveyed to the natural v~ter v~ys by %'~y of its oven land, without discharging such water upon the land of private parties, and allo~.:~ng to r%m through the city between Shenandoah avenue and Cen- ter avenue,N.¥;., as the continuation of such practise is causir~ a nui- sance, of which n~ny citizens are complaining. We Ik~rther reco~Enend t.~.t the clerk send a copy of this resolution or recomn~ndation, to the proper ~uthorities of the Norfolk & ~Testern Rail%-~ay Company. 2. As to the petition of J. E. Gra.ham and others for the extension of Sev~'er System 120, Fifth ¥;ard, so as to include the teritory west thereof lying between 12th and' 15th streets, accommodating,as t]%e pe- titioners state, 2S houses, the Committee ]ms laid this petition over for future consideration. ~ As to the drainage conditions at 8th street S.E. and Step,art avenue, the convnittee finds that some improvement is n~cessary there in order to-protect the property of people residing in the locality,which property is submerged during every heavy rain. In order to provide against the trouble, we recommend t.ha.~ the city engineer be and is here- by instructed to put in a 12" drain pipe on 8th Street, con~uencing at Tazewell avenue,and running south in 8th street to alley south of and parallel to Tazewell avenue, thence in said alley west, about 80 feet, at a cost not exceeding [:~50, chargeable to the account of~sewer repairs. The report of the Coz~nittee on Sewers was adopted, Ayes-ColenRn,Fish- burn, Garland, Hart, Huff, Sones, Kidd, Pac e, Page, Sei fert ,Witt, ;~.~. President- 12: Noe s--None. CAI.~PBELL AVEN~U[~ D~_.~IN. The Comadttee on Streets and the Committee on Sewers,subndtted a ~oint report approvi_~, specifications for, and in- st~cting the city engineer to advertise for bids for covering Campbell avenue drain, from west side of the ~:hrket S~.~are to Norfolk avenue; which v.~s read and on motion of" :,.m. Page re-conm~tted to the Committess on Streets and Sewers for further consideration. REPORT OF C05~TTEE ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. ..V~. Witt, from the Committee on _rk~.blic Property, submitted the follovrlng report: Your com, Dittee on Pu.blic Property has considered partially the com- munication from J.W.Boswell, as to selling.' a sn~.ll~piece of land to the city, in the rear of the city ~ail, for the sum of ~500. lee have laid the subject over for future consideration, as we have no appropriation to the credit of the Public Property account. 1778 (November ?th, 1900. ) A request from stall renters to make certain changes to the entrance of the Yarket House and Assembly ,Hall, has been considered,and this matter is deferred for future consideration. '~?e are informed that the Hustings Court Room, recently ordered to be improved,has been cormpleted,and the furniture put in place, The City Engineer will n~ke report thereon, showing the cost of the work,and other d~ails in connection therewith. Respectfully submitted, LEVI V~ITT, A.E. KING, M. R~HAN, P. W. HUFF. The repor~ v~s adopted. REPORT OF THE COR$.I[TT:,~E ON STREETS. ~.~. PishbuPn, from the Committee on Streets, submitted the follo~;~ng report; which v~s read,and on mo- tion of ~. Hart Sections I and § of the report, providing for improve- ment of 13th street and Campbell avenue, and construction of brick side- ::~alks on Co,~.~onwealth avenue and Church avenue and Nelson Street,and also on north side of C~mpbell avenue, which are chargeable to Street Improvements, were laid over for future consideration. The other por- tions of the report were then considered as follows:- £. As to the petition of'B.L.Hoffman to extend fish shed at the ket Square,provided the city will furnish the materials,so as to include the space occupied by him, the Comn~[ttee finds t.hat such extension would encroach upon the line of the side'~,~lk,and Yze recomJnend that the petition be ;~efused. 3. As to the petition for openi.~j~ Chestnut Street, we have referred this matter to the city Engineer to ascertain upon what terms and at what cost the city can ac¢~ire the land. ~. Yfe attGch hereto a conm~nication from the city engineer, trans- n~[tting a letter from the Overseer of Roads of Roanoke County,calli,~ attention to the condition of Tinker Creek ~ord,at the M. & W. RGil~'~ay bridge. This ford in in a dangerous condition, and the Work re~%red to be done by the city ~:~[thin the corporate lin~[ts is estimated at We recom~.:end that the city engineer act in conjunction with the County au-~horities,and have this ford repaired at a .cost not exceeding ~?o0, chargeable to the account of street repairs. (The recon~mendation -~?as adopted, Ayes-Coleman,Dor~ldson,?ishburn, Garland, Hart, Huff, Jone s, Kidd, Pac e, Page, S ei fert, Wit t, R'~. Pre si dent- 13. ~'loes--None. ) 6. YJe recommend that the city engineer be instructed to put in a crossi~Ig at 10th Street S.Y~~. ,on north side of Campbell avenue, e~tendiD, u along Campbell s. venue to a point opposite the West End School buildi.~ entrace, at a cost not exceeding ~20, cnargeable..to the street repairs ac count. (The reco~'nendation ~'~s adopted by the same vote aS'~last above re- corded, Ayes lS, una~zimoUs. ) ~. The conm~[ttee has considered the petition of J.hl. 0'Brien and oth- ers,for the construction of a cinder sideu~lk on-Jamison avenue and 7.th street S.E. We find that the v~lk is n~ch needed by citizens residi.~ there as a means of getting out to the main thoroughfares,and we rec- o~..,nend that the city engineer be instructed to constz~ct a cinder side° -,:~lk on the south side of Jamison avenue between 6th and 7th streets, thence on the east side of 7th street to Dale avenue, at a cost not e.~:ceeding ?.~o0,': ~ chargeable to the account of Street repairs. (The reconm,.endation ~-;as adopted,Ayes IS,unanimous,same vote as first above recorded. ) 8. The Corm:~ttee reconm'~nds that the presen~ board walk on the east side of ~welfth (12th) Street N.W. between Shenandoah avenue and Center avenues, be nmved to the west side thereof. At present the walk ~is of no practical service; but if placed on the west side it will accommodate a large number of persons en~loyed at the '~est End Round House. The Conmzittee recoz~nds that the city engineer move the ;m. lk as requested; the cost not to exceed ~18, chargeable to the account of street repairs. (The recommendation .was adepted by~ the same vote as last above re- corded, Ayes 1S, unanimous.) 1779 (November· .Tth, 1900. ). 9. The Con~nittee has consider'ed the Ordinance presented by the Norf- old ~c Western Railv~ay Company to lay its tracks on portions of Norfolk avenue and Holliday-. street. We changed 'the oPdinance as.'presented in several particulars,and in sUbh n~nner as to. fully protect the interests of the city in keeping the streets in proper repair'; and.have prescribed that the plan shall be changed so as to require the railv~ay..company to enter upon its .oYn% land south of Can~bell avenue. The ordinance,with the modified plan.accompan'ying is hereto attached. This ordinance re- quired that l{orfolk avenue shall be maintained' by said company,as' is now or n~y hereafter be improVed,and that it sDall pave between the curbs on Holliday street with brick or Belgian blocks,between Norfolk avenue and Campbell ~.~venue;and in crosssing Campbell avenue drain, to conform to the city specifications, and plans for the in~Jrovement of that drain. Ue recon.m~end that the ordinance be adopted. (The ordin~ance :a.bove ~eferred to, ~waS read, considered and adopted by the follov,~ng vote: Ayes-Colen~n,Donaldson, Fishburn, Garland , Hart Huff, Jones, Kidd, Pace, Page, Sei fert ,.~it t, ~-. President- lS. Noes--None. Said~ ordinance is recorded at th~ end of these proceedings. lO. As to the petition of~!;~.C.Thomas, Guardian, by'~as.P.l~oods,Attor- ney,asking that certain streets and alleys in the Wanette Land Company's tract be Closed and abandOned, the conm-.~ttee has considered the' subject and having' referred it to the City SblicitoP,and obtained ~is opinion thereon, we~'recon~mend that the petition be g~nted. 'The City Solicitor states 'in his opinion, which is hereto attached,' that .there is no legal reason why~the city should not close .the streets as-petitiOned for by ~..~ Thongs. V;e therefore recon=~end, the a'doption of' the following reso- lution: , . . ' A RESOLUTIOH' to clg'~e certain streets in the Janette .I~and Company's tract. ' · '~Adopted November '?th,. 1900.) ¥~hereas ¥;.C~ Thongs, Guardian, has presented'to Council a petition, aski'~g' that certaih streets 'in"what' 'is ]aaovrn as the Janette ~and Com- pany tract, be closed and abandoned, to the~ public, he having acquired the land for farn~ing purposes.; a. nd. ¥~nereas, the streets and alleys to be closed. and abandoned,as peti- tioned for, have never been graded, laid out or used as streets and al- leys, and no building lots have been sold thereon, No~.;~ therefore BE IT RESOLVED, That the streets and alleys as sho:~n upon the plat of the Janette !~.nd Company's property,now acquired by ~7.'C.Thon~s,Gr., r~u~.ning throv~zh that portion of said tract west of the following de- scribed line, to ~;~t: Begin_ning on the line between the Janette Land Company and Exchange Building & Investment Company tracts,. 150 feet west of 6th (Grove)Street,S.W.; thence south, parallel to ~ixth Street, 180 feet to the south side of ¥~ing George avenue; thence with the South side of said avenue in an easterly direction 160 feet to the west side of Otb street; thence vrith the west line of 6th street in a southerly direction to the south side of Bluff avenue; thence vrith the south side of Bluff avenue in an easterly direction, to the east side of Fifth, or ~ar!,-. street; thence extending in a southerly direction to the southern boundary of the ~anette Iand Co..~pany's land, be and the same are hereby closed to the public;and if they ever were,are no longer to be consid- ered streets and alleys;and that all rights or interest held by the city therein, and al! rights formerly held by the ~anette Land ComPany therein be and the same are hereby di~ested of the city, and re-invested in the Janette I~nd Co~npany or its successors,and to have the same force and effect as if the said land were never designated as streets and alleys on any ~ap of the said Janette Land Cornpany. Respectfully submitted, J.A. FI SHBUR!.;, GEO. L. HART, I~EVI ~ITT. The resolution to close certain s~reets,etc., in Janette Land 'Com- pany tract, was read, .considered and adopted, Ayes-Coleman, Donaldson, Pi shburn, Garland, Har t, Huff, Jones, Kidd, Pace, Page, Seifert, ~it t, ~r. - President-iS. Noes--None. ) ' 1VSO (November 7th, 1900,) GUARD FENCE ON CEHTF~, AVENUE. ~r. _Wishburn submitted the following resolution, vshich %~as read, considered and adopted by the same vote as last above recorded, Ayes 15, unanimous: ~."d%ereas, a dangerous place exists on the south side of Center avenue near the freight station, abutting on the il.& %V. Rail%,~y Con~pany's prop- erty, which should be fenced, RESOLVED, That the City Engineer be and is hereby instructed,in con- nection :'rith the Railv~y company, to take up the n~tter of fencing, said embard~ment, or dangerous place,and have the work done in corn%ection ~'~th the rail%'m.y company, the costs to be charged to the account of .street repairs, and that the rail~ay company be re¢~ired to pay its propor- tionate part of said costs. PER~,ESSION TO ERECT SIGN. On motion of 5~r. Seifert it %,~s RESOLVED, Ttuat ~.~anna Brothers be and are hereby granted permission to erect an illuminating sign at their saloon on the north side of Salem avenue, west of Henry Street,to be at least 12 feet above the sidevmlk,. and to be erected under the supervision bf the city Engineer. TELEPHONE TO AL~,~HOUSE. A con~unication from the City Solicitor in- forming the Council v£nat had been done by him in relation to the claim of the telephone company,and the right of the city to require said com- pany to n~.intain a telephone at the city almshouse, %'~s read and re- ferred to the Public Property Conmtittee. COAL CONTK~.CT. A comnunication from Nelms Coal Conpany declining the contract for furnishing coal to the city," ~,ms read and referred to the Conm~[ttee on Public Property. A conmunication from R.R.~ones, in regard to fencir~ the colored cez~ etery at Old Lick, v-.~s presented and referred to the Cor~.mtittee on Pub- lic Property for investigation, together with a resolution by ~:~m. Hart to place a fence there at a cost of ~8. COAL FOR CITY PURPOSES. On motion of ~'~. Page the Committee on Public Property v~as inst~n~cted to investigate vd~at the city can purchase an- tracite coal by car load for city purposeS,and report at the next meet- i~ of Council. On motion of ~:~'. Seifert the Council then adjourned. ........ oo0oo ........ 1781 A!~? 0RDIi%.tI~CE granting the Norfolk & Western Railvmy Company permis- sion to occupy portions of Norfolk Avenue and Holliday Street ¥~ith its tracks. (Adopted November 7th, 1900. ) 1. BE IT 0RDAIA~ED by the Conmnon Council for the City of Roanoke, That the privilege is herein granted to tl~e Norfolk & Western Railway Cor:%pany to occupy Norfolk Avenue and Holliday street in the city of Rca- noke, vrith the tracks of its r~ilway, fora space not exceeding thirteen feet in width, entering upon Norfolk avenue where the north line of said Norfolk Avenue crosses the east side of Lick Run; thence crossing Nor- folk avenue and Lot No. 12, Sheridan Tract, said lot being located at. the southwest corner of Norfolk avenue and Holliday street,and rurn~ing not further east than the center of Holliday street,at a point about nKdw'ay betv~'een Norfolk avenue and Campbell avenue,and thence to 3-1/2 feet east of the southwest corner of Holliday street and CamPbell Avenue, to the property of the Norfolk and Western Railway Company, thence through same to a connection with the main line of the Winston-Salem Division of said railv~ay company. 2. The said railvmy company shall keep Norfolk Avenue,from curb to curb,in first-class repair, paved like other portions of said avenue,as far as said avenue is occupied by the tracks of the said rail.~ay com- pany; and shall pave Holliday street from Norfolk avenue to Campbell avenue, from curb to curb,with vitrified paving-bricks, or Belgian blocks, accord-~z~ to plans and specifications as may be adopted by the City of Roanoke,and shall maintain the same thereafter in accordance there~.-.;ith; and in crossing Campbell avenue drain the said company shall conform to such plans and specifications as shall be prescribed by the City of Roanoke; and said-railYmy company shall also conform to the ex- isti:~ grades of streets,and such grades that n~y be hereafter adopted by said city. S: This ordinance shall not be effective %u31ess the said railway com~.ny shall commence and complete the constn~ction of the tracks~ herein provided for w~thin the period of one year from the date of the passage hereof. ........ oo0oo ........ J OURNAL-- C 0 lt,[MON COUNC I L. Tuesday,December llth, 1900. Ttxe Council met in regular session at 8 o' clock, P.M., in the Council Chamber and ~ms called to order by the president pro tempore, L~. S.P. Seifert. Present: Messrs. Cannaday, Donalds on, Pishburn, Garland,Hart,Huff, Jones, Kidd, Ae scure, I~.~ nahan, ~Atllen, Newt on, Pace, Page, Seifert, Wilkinson, Wit t, - 17. Absent--~.~ssrs. Cole~n,Ki~,~ckner-~. JOUR~'AL. On motion of ~. Ne~on the readi~ of the Jour~l v~s dis- pensed ~ith, and further on his ~tion the J~~l v~s approved. ~YOR'S ~.~SS~E. The followi~ ~ssage from the l,/ayor v~s read: To the Co~m,~on Council for the City of R~noke. I here~ith ~nd to your Honorable Body a co~ication from the Chief of Police in ~v~ch the relative numerical stre~th on the police forces of the various cities of Virtuinia, together ~th the respective pay of the officers and men are contrasted. I wo~ld ask t~t you give this n~tter your consid- e~tion. In 'this co~ectmo~ I desire to call your ~ttention to the fact that the patrol~n of ~r cxty are relatively speakm~, better paid t~n any other city, whilst the officers are ~ch worse paid; and t~t our force is relatively ~ch the s~llest in the State. (On ~tion of ~. Newton the confiscation ~s referred to the Co~ ~ttee on Pi~nce.) I desire t~t your Monorable Body v~ll at this meeti~ adopt the or- dinance which is here~ith subn~tted. This ordi~nce is d~m by n~self at the suggestion of Dr . Pry,President of the Board of Health; and its object i~ to give the Board of Health and city officers inforz~tion more speedily and accu~tely in reference to e~ptive diseases t~n we l~.ve hitherto had. I deem this at t~s ti~ r~st important, as,although l~ve in our city no s~llpox, yet ~e are continually hearing ~mors of m'~m!!pox at no great distance from us; and we can ~.rdly hope to escape this v~nter having at least a little s~llpox. In this ordi~nce, titled "An ordi~nce requiri~ people to report e~ptive diseases" ,pro- vision is ~de whereby the city authorities will ~ve i~u~iate notice of the e~istence-of any e~ptive disease in our city, whether the par- ties have ~ physician or not; and can at once take steps to ascertain from ~ physician, if there be one,or ~hrough a physician employed by the city ud~at the nature of the e~ptive disease is,and adopt any prop- er and necessary measures to prevent the spread of contagious diseases. This ordin~nce ~s the most easnest support of the Board of Health ~nd Cm~, Physician, and I ask t~?.t ~'our Honorable reference to a coam~ttee, as ~'$~tever is done at all efficacious, ~m~st be done at once. (The ordiiuance reported by the 5~yor as to read, Body to e,~ct it,'~'zithout in this connection= to be eruptive diseases considered and adopted on motion of ~fm. He-,-..-ton, by the fol!o-,-zing vote: Ayes--Donaldson, ?i chburn, Gmmland, Huff,Kidd, Newton, Page; Seifert- 8. '_."?oes--Can:~day, ~ones ,Lescure, r..k--:llen,Uilkinson,Uitt- 6. Not voti~-- ."..~art:i.:ine. han. On motio~ of ~"~. Page ordir.~nce ~',~s ordered to be published for thirty days. Said ordinance is recorded at the end of these proceedin6s.) The Chief of Police informs me th~.~.t the buildings and property at the s~:~allpox hospital are in good condition. So far as I know, or am ~.d- vised, the general condition of the city ~n regard to health and other-. ~;~se, is good. In reference to city e}:-penditures, in view of the probable e~ense of taking care of sn~..J, lpox, the large amount of the api:.ropriations for the pern~nent improvement of streets, se--.?ers, etc. ~ n'nde at the bejjinni~.~ of the fiscal year,and the certainty tP~t in the very nea-~ future ~.-ze will be compelled to e~:pend a large amount of money in perma'nently recovering Campbell avenue drain, and in payment of the January interest, I would earnestly advise your Honorable Body to be as econo~'~dcally as you can consistently ,:.~th public safety. The city en~uineer informs n~, and I also know ~rom perso.~..! inspec- tion, that the chain ,l:ang has ~o.~e some very good work in repairin,~ dirt streets in various portions of the city, particularly in the South- and Southeast. 'Respectfully submitted, ~. R. BRYAM, ~.'~yor. %';e s t -- l?88- (December llth, 1900. ) MO],~HLY R~PORTS.The monthly reports of the City Auditor, City .Treas- urer,City ~ngineer, Clerk of the Markets, City Physician and Board of Health, City Sergeant, Keeper of Almshouse,were presented, read and ordered to be filed. A3L'.'~o&.% REPORT O? CITY }.:I,?GINE~,R. The City L~ngineer submitted his annual report, sho:;ing location, cost and distribution of cost for work during the past fiscal year performed in his department; which read and ordered to be filed, and be at the d~sposal of any member Council. of PETITIONS, gcc. A conm~%nication from the Roanoke Literary and Debat- i'.v~: Sociaty, by U.~".. Shickel, President, asking to be rebated to the anount of five dollars on rent paid for the use of the Assembly Hall on Nov. ~th, 19OO; was presented and read, whereupon ~:~. ¥;itt moved to refund the amount as petitioned for, which v~s rejected by the follow- ing vote: Ayes--Cannaday,Garland, ~ones,Newton, Page,Seifert,Witt,- ?. .'. ~o e s-- Pi shburn, Far t, Hu f f, Ki rid, Ae scu re, ~,.T[naha n, L~A1 len, Pa c e, Wi lkins on- 9. Hot voting--Donaldson. A cm..m~nication from Fred J. ?erbee, Secty of the Fire Board, ask- ing t.hat 1000 feet of hose be provided for the fire d~partment, also one dozen g%,.m coats and hel~mets, ~and that the sum of .;~12 per month be allowed for ~,.~shing at the different stations; which %~as read and re- ferred to the Conm'.~ttee on .-Wire and ~ater. , A con~nication from ,~h-s. .~.'": ~. Hart',?ell, asking assistance for the Crittenton Home, ~?as presented, read and referred to the CorAmzittee on ?i.~nce. A petition from ?. B. ~,'~rkley and the Hyde Park ?~nd Company, asking for a release deed from the city to certain land sold said company by the city knova~ as a part of the Old poor Uouse· Tract, ~ras presented and read, whereupon on motion of ~.~. Page the follov~ng resolution '.vas adopted: ?,'...-',SOLVED, That the petition of the Hyde ~ark V~nd Company ~nd P.E. [hrkley, askinf; for a release deed to ~ part of the tract of land as the Old Poor House tract, be and is hereby referred to the City So- licitor; and if, after his investigation, thereof, he finds that it is the duty of the city to furnish said deed and that the land has· been paid for, the proper officers of the city are hereby aut~orized and inst~'.cted to ::z~ke and deliver said deed to the Hyde Park Y~nd Con, any, or its assif~s. ;... con~unication from S. C. of 'uS00, v:itk T.R. Tillett as of the city, be accepted, -~as Pi:manc e. A conm~uuication from ';T.. H. provisions be n~de for taking Priddy, as;~i.'.kU that his bond in the sum surety, as plumber,~ under the ordinances read and referred to the Conmmittee on ~ones~ SIO Campbell· avenue, asking t~nt care of the surface water in the rear of his property, ~s presented read and referred to the Com~:~ttee on Se~;;ers. A con~,t%nication from W. P. Ik~puy and T.P.Buford, of th~ Confederate ~:. Ca]r~, ask~.~.,~''' that a bill of .,~15. O0 for funeral e}.]penses of J. ~::. ~{night, late an en®!oyee of the city and member of said Camp, .be paid by the city; ~:;as read and referred to the Conm~[ttee on Pinance. REPORTS O? C05.~.~TT~-~ES. Reports of Co~'-ittees %,ere called for and the Calendar n~de up and considered as fOllo-;;s: ::...'-,ru~.-~: O? COiJ...~TTEE OM LIG~'.~TS. Mr. I~hllen, from the Co~mzittee on Lights, subndtted the follo::.~n6- report: Your Con~.,~ttee .on ALights submits herev,~th a contract between the City of Eoanoke and the Roanoke Rail;,~ay and Electric Conmpany for ligl~ting.~. the city for the period of three years from November 1st, 1900,- at the pr.ice of 21 cents per light per night. This is the same form of contract N~m presented to Council v~ith the Committee's report at the October meeti.~, the only change beiD~g in the schedule, which is changed by vmy of ef- fecting a compronzise,so t~hat the-lights s.hall be turned on 80 minutes after s'~uset,and continue lighted until ~O minutes before sunrise. This pt'oposition mas submitted ~y the Light Company and readily-accepted by ~he Committee. T,,re are under the' impression ~hat. this 'arrangement -.l?84- (December ll, 1900. ) is amply sufficient for the proper lighting 'of the city; and as the appropriation under it ¥~ill not have to be increased, we reconm~end that the contract, whick is in the form of an ordinance, approved by the City Solicitor and hereto attached, be adopted. 2 The Committee has considered the ¢~estion of altering the loca- tion'of the light at the intersection of Jefferson Street and Tazewell avenue, so as to provide for a better diffusion of the light on said Tazewell avenue, and recomn~nd that the light company be instructed to change said light from the northeast corner of the inte~-section to the southwest corner of said intersection; and also that the light 10th avenue and 5th street N.E., be changed or removed to 2d street and 8th avenue N.E. Respectfully submitted, J.L.~,',t3L!/EN, J. H. YflLKINSON, H.B.DO}~LDSON, C. B. JONES. The ordinance providing for a contract bet%'zeen the City and the Roa- noke Railv~ay ~ 'Electric Company for liEhting the city, ¥~s read, con- sidered and ~dopted by the follov~ing vote: Ayes-Oannaday,Donaldson, Pish- burn, ~~~E~ Garland, }~rt, Huff, ~ones, Kidd, Lescure, ~;~r~ahan, 5T~llen, ton, Pace,Page,Seifer~,~ilkinson,Y~itt-l~. Noes--None. Said ordi~%nce is recorded at the end of these proceedi~s. The second reconm~endation of the co~ttee as to c~nge of location of certain lights ~s also adopted. REPORT 0P Ti~ G0~ETTEM 0N ~I~l~. ~.~. Page, from the Committee on Fiance, subn~tted the follo~'~ report: 1. l~e subn~t here.J~th an ordi~nce to amend and re-ordain Sec. 35 of the c~ty license lav~s, to provide a separate license for dealers in ~'zood at ~L10 per a~um, ~-d~ich we reco~nd for adoption. The intention of the ordinance is to per~t dealers in wood to take out a separate license. (The ordi~nce v~s read- whereupon ~J~. Fishbu~m moved to amend the same by striki:~ out ~10 and ~n l~eu thereof to ~nsert ~1o, ¥~nich was rejected. The ordinance as reported ~s then adopted, Ayes--CanD~day~ Do~ lds on, ~rland, Huf f, J one s, Kidd ~ Le scure, ~ nahan, ~llen, Ne~ on, Pac e, Page,Seifert,~Jitt-18. Noes--Pish~rn,Y~~ilkinson-2. Said ordi~nce is recorded at the end of these proceedi~s. ) 2. The Co~ttee sub, ts herev~th the petition of the Southwestern ~ildi~ and Loan Association, by Joel H. Cutchin, Attorney, asking for s rebate of taxes on the house snd lot on East avenue ~'~ clerical error on the books of the assessor of.ta~es. The Council l~s heretofore g~nted the pet'itioner a rebate of ~V'oO per year on the same propert~. ~e reoo~mu~nd t]~e adoption of the follo%~ resolution: RESOLED, T~t the City Auditor be and is hereby inst~.cted'to dray; a v~r~nt in favor of the So~th%-;estern ~ilding ~c Loan Association, or its attorney, in the sum of :.~;~.80, chargeable to continent, for the purpose of refundi~ to said Association taxes for the year 1900, on house and lot on East avenue ~I.E.; said amount bei~ the difference between the proper and the erroneous assessment, appeari~ on the Co~ ~ssioner's books. (The resolution v~s adopted, Ayes-,Ca~day, Do~ldSon, Fishbu~,Ga~ Seifert,Wilkinson,~itt-17. Noes--Mone. ~. From the report of the city auditor the co~ttee is a~vise~ tPm. t v~hen the bills for the month of November shall ~ve been Dai~ tlqe accounts for health and ~blic Property ~11 ~ve been overdra~'rn. In order to supplement these accounts, we recommend the a~option of the follo~'~ ~e solution: RESOLED, T}~at the appropriations for the fisoal,yea~, !900-1901, be and are hereby supplemented as follows: Health, ~06.60; P~blic Property, ~o0~. ~. And the City Auditor and City Treasurer are hereby directed to nnke entries on thei~ books scoordingly. RespectfUlly subn~tted, J.C .PAGE, S .P. SEI~RT, J.A.~IS~~, C. B. ~O}~S. The ~esolution supplementi~ appropriations' wo%e as ~s~ above ~eoo~e~, Ayes 17, ~anim~s. -178S- - ' 'Ii (December 11, 1900. ) HEPORT OF THE CON~,.~TTEE ON ACCOUNTS. Mr. Hart, from the Com~ttee o~l Accounts, submitted the follov~ing report: The Cm~ittee on Accounts has ezamined and approved under appPopri.. ate heads the follov~ing claims and accounts against the city fop the month of November,19OO,and reconm~nd and ordered paid: .3 '.-. i mi na 1 Charges,-- Electi cna, 189.6~ Fire, ~68.80 Interest, $, B0~. 80 Jail, 440.14 Lights, 1,157.12 Police, 1, 10~. Paupers, 67.23 Public Charities, 26.65 Street Repairs, 9~6.63 Street Cleaning, 80.20 that· they be approved by O0uncil .~ Stationery & Printing .... Salaries, Health, Water Public Property, Sewer Repairs, Sewer Improvements, Street Improvements, Conm~is si ons, Contir45ent, Bridges, 26,16 l~ 2~4,87 ~4~i. 61 121,14 209,89 99.7'1 1,843.19 4,919,20 67.28 91.70 1, _20_2.66 Total ............. ~17, 995143 ~ ~he Con~,dttee has approved the bill of Catogni Brothers, for the sum of ~415.67, for lumber furnished under contract for repairs ~'to Ran- dolph Street bridge. This lumber, the engineer informs t,he committee, ~.-~s not furnished ~;~thin the specified time,and the contract orovided ?. that a penalty should be e~mcted thereupon, to the amount of ~5 per day. We referred the account to the Committee on Streets for investigation, and that conm~ittee reported it back vrith the recormmendation that it be paid and that no penalty be exacted. We therefore recommend that Ca- togni Brothers be relieved from said penalty, for the reason t:~t the first bill of lumber shipped them %~as rejected,and t.hat they .had trouble in ~avi~5 the order filled. 3. The Cor:%~.~ttee attaches hereto the bill of the Yost-Huff Company for one .hay rake for the almshouse farm, purchased by the Overseers of the Poor without obtaining an order-from the city engineer. It appears timt the Boa~-d of Overseers of the ooor are under the impression that they l~ave the right to purc.base such n~terials and implements as are re~ired at the alnmhouse vrithout reference to the city engineer. As the rake ~?as purchased several months ago and ]m.s been used, under the cir- cumstances we recon%~r~nd the approval of the bill; and tl~at the city Solicitor be re¢A~ested to e~mine the lav.~ upon the subject, and advise the co~.~:~ittee as to the authority of the Board of Overseers of the Poor in n~kinfj such bills, so t~hat proper instructions n~y be given said board, as it re~uests. We file here'.ith the police report on lights found out during ~he month of ~'~oven?oer, ~,'d~ich aggregates 368 hours, n~king ~!?.36 to be de- dv. cted from the December bills. Respectfully submitted, GEO. L. HART, J. H. WILKI!-iSON, C. M. .KIDD. The report of the Com~ttee on Accounts va~s adopted, Ayes--Oannaday, Donaldson, Pi shburn, Garland, Hart, .Huff, Jones, Kidd, Lescure, }:~[nahan, ~-~.~llen, ~Tewton, Pace, Page, Seifert, Wilkinson,~;itt--17. Hoes--None. RzPO.~.~ OF THE COD~:-~TT;?,E ON SEWERS. ~.f~. Kidd,from the Servers, snbr~[tted the following report: ?he Conm'~ttee on Se%'~'ers submits here::.~ith an ordinance levying the fiD~l 10~, 25, has been OChre%itt e e on ~to provide for assessn~nts for the'construction of sewers in Sections !0~. and 120, which we recommend shall be adopted. This ~zork conpleted and accepted in accordance with the specifications. Respectfully submitted, C.M. KIDD, S. P. SEIFERT, ~.H.%~;I~fIHSON. The ordinance above indicated, reported from the Committee on Sewers v,~s read~ considered and adopted by the following vote, and is recorded at the end of these prOceedi~%6, s: Ayes-Cannaday,Donaldson, Fishburn, Gar- land,Hart,Huff, Jones,Kidd, Lescure, ~na.han, ~llen, Newton, Pace, Page, Seifert, %Vilkinson, ?;itt-l?. -l?86- (December 11, 1900. ) REPORT 0P THE, C0~,~.ETTEE ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. I',~. Wit t, from said Committee, submitted the following report: The Cormnittee has considered the com3runication from the City Solic- itor, as to the maintenance of the telephone to the almshouse by the telephone company,and after ascertainin/~ the facts in connection with the maintenance of this line,we are of opinion, that as a n~tter of equi- ty the City Should contribute som~thin6 to%,~rd repairing this line, The poles ape decaying and are in a measure ready to fall,and it ',;'ill quire new poles from the river to the almshouse, about fifty in numbe~. ¥[bi!e believin~ that the city has the right to corapel the telephone com- pany to provide free service at the almshouse,yet as above stated,we are of opinion that the city should assist the company in repairin~.~ this line as a n~tter of equity. ¥;e therefore recommend tlmg. t the cora- pany be allo,,ved the sum of $25.00, payable from the public property a¢count~ for the purpose of repairin6 the pole line to the almshouse; provided, that the new poles to be put in are satisfactory to the city engineer; and provided further, that in appr'opriatin~ the above sum of money, for the purpose aforesaid, it is not intended, to establish a duty upon the part of the city to contribute to the repai~ of said telephone line, and this action is not to be taken as a precedent to govern fu- ture dealings of the city ¥~ith the telephone company with reference to said line. 2. Concernin6 the rf/itter of fencin~ the colored cemetery in 01d Lick~ the Conm%ittee has referred this subject to the city Solicitor for investigation and report ',-',':.aether or not the property is private,or Yzhether it belor~s to the city, or what right or title the city in it. ¥,qlen the City Solicito~ ~ports the committee will n~ke such reoonm'..endation as in their ~ud~ment is proper. 3. We are infoPmed that the conditions at the City Cen~tery.~ espe- cially vzith reference to the burial of the indigent poor and of stran- gers, is such as to demand attention. The entire space has been occu- pied: and graves are frequently bein~ interupted by subse~3.ent inter- ments. Al! of the burial lots have likewise been so!d~and the property is no lo.~er a source of revenue to the city. The Cont-:~ttee believes that the City should acquire a tract of not more than ten acres of land for cemetery purposes, conveniently located, and establish a city ceme- tery. We believe that the sale of lots would pay for the land (if ob- tained at a reasonable price) and n~intain the cenBtery in a creditable nRnnero We recommend tl~t the. Public Property Committee investigate locations and obtain propositions for f%~rnishin~ a tract of land for cen~tery purposes,and after selectin~ the most suitable location: to report to Council vzith such ~econm]endation as it nRy deem ey_pdient. 4, Conce:-ming the purchase of coal in car load lots for the use of the city, the Engineer informs the committee that he has obtained quO- tations as fol!ov;s, fob. cars Roanoke: Pocahontgs run of rmin~., ~"'~ ' ' ~¢~.85; nut or ltu~p, ~[;3.55; Kimball ~.~4 ~' . 50 ~ntracite, ~6.75, Same, ~7.00 for 2240 lbs. ton; Mingo, $3.15, ~.~3.30. We recon~mend that the city engineer be and is hereby in- st~cted to purchase one car load of ~.Sngo Coal, and one car load of Alma coal, at the prices q~oted above, to be used at the city buildings and at the almshouse, chargeable to the proper accounts, Fire, Public Property and Paupers. 5. The Committee has investigated the condition of the city black- smith shop, and finds that in order to properly conduct the work there and store ~he materials, that a new shop will have to 'be erected, which will cost ~250. We recon~.end that the' city engineer be and is hereby authorized and directed to cause a new shop to .b.e erected on the city stables lot 24' x 40'' ' , at a cost not exceeding $:250, chargeable to the account of public property. 6. The City Engineer reports that the fence on the south side of the city stables lot l~as given a~'~y, and vrill ~ave to be renewed and recommends that as the city is very 'short of fence room, that a shed be built in connection with the fence, the whole 'to cost not exceeding ~lO0. The Committee recommends that the city engineer be and is hereby (December 11, 1900. ) authorized and directed to renew the fence on the south side of the city stables lot and to build a shed in connection therev~ith, at a cost not exceeding $100, chargeable to the account of public property. 7. In order that the Alert Pire Company ~y be provided v~th tele- phone service, we reco~nd the adoption of ~he follov~ng resolution~ RESOLED, T~t the ~blic Property Committee be and is hereby au- thorized to ~ve a telephone placed in the Alert Fire ~ildi~; and the ~b~yor is hereby authorized to sign the contract for said telephone on behalf of the city. The e~ense for the ~inte~nce of said telephone to be paid from the account of fire. 8. The repairs to the Husti~s C~rt Room ~ve been co~leted,and furniture delivered and placed in position. ~VI ~TT, ~. ~NAHAH, P. W. ~PF, S. B. PACE. On motion of L~?. Hart the report of the ~blic Property Corm~dttee ¥~s adopted by the followi~ vote: Ayes--Can~d~y, Donaldson, Fishburn, Ga tls. nd, 5~rt, Huff, Jone s, ~dd, Lescure, ~i~]~n, ~A~llen, Hev~ on, Pace, Page, Seifert, ~Tilkins on, ~;it t- 1 V. Noes--None. REPORT OF TH~ CO~.ETTE~ 0;~ STREETS. i~m. Fishburn, from the Co~ttee on Streets, submitted the following ~eport: 1. As to the petition of certain parties for openi~ the alley be- tvzeen Salem avenue and Rorer avenue,and between 8th and 9th streets,S.W. the city engineer ~s obtained infor~tion from the property o%~ers tb~t they are decidedly adverse to ~vi~ this alley opened;and ~e therefore reco~end t~t the petitioners be notified t]~t it is inex- pedient to open this alley, on ~ccount of objections and excessive de- n~nds of the proper~y ov,~ers. 2. As to opening the alley between Ca,bell and Kirk avenues, east of the Iron Delt ~ilding, the city engineer ~s ascertained t~.t all of the property ov~ers ~'~ll agree to the openi~ of the alley as far east as the Y.I~I.C.A. lot. At this point the lot ov~ed by E.Ni~er ~ould be affected,and he seriously objects to putti~ an alley thro~ ]~s property,as it would practically ~in it. The co~ttee,hov~ever, reco~u~ends t]~t the alley be opened as far east as per~ssion ~s been obtained (the land bei~ given v~thout cost to the city) and that the City Solicitor be instructed to obtain whatever deeds on conveyance ~y be re~isite to vest the title to said land in the city for street pur- poses.. The ~tter of extendi~ the alley further east, or through to ~irk avenue, ~ll ~ve to be postponed for future consideration. S. As to the drai~ge conditions of Gregory Avenue ~.E., in front of DR. O.H.P.Cole's property, the city e~ineer esti~tes the cost of the cobble 8~tter and gradi~ at ~lO0. This v~ork is necessary on ac- count of the daD~erous condition of the street, ~rge holes bei~ vmsl%ed in it, which in the present condition are likely to cause accidents. lye reco]~end t]mt the city e~ineer be and is hereby inst~.cted, to con- st~ct cobble ~tters and perform the necessary g~.di~ on Gregory Ave- hue ~.E. in order to improve the drai~ge conditions and ~ke the street safe, at a cost not exceedi~ $100, c~rgeable to the account of street repairs. ~. The city engineer inforr~ the Co~ttee t~ the land necessary to v;iden the ~lley between Sth and 6th streets S~W. south of Luck av~ ~ue, P~ving been acquired by conde~tion ~d pu~c~s~?, it is necessary to move the fences back,and open the alley to the public,a cost which %ms p~ovided for in the conde~tion proceedi~s. ~e reco~end the city engineer remove the fences and buildi~s back to the line cfo. ired, 8~nd open the alley to the public, at a cost not exceedmD~ ~2o~ c]~rgeable to the account of street repairs. 8. The City Engineer ~s req%~ested the Co~ttee to consider the n~tter of purc~sing a steam d~ll for the use of the stone ~arry~ Con~:~ttee finds under the present ar~e~nt ~ch de~y is caused the cont~ctors and the city on acc~ntb of the slow.and i~de~te process of ~arryi~ the stone; and we believe t~t if a steam drill is proc~e4 it ~ll pay for itself ~t~n a short ti~. We are infor~d t~t a (December il, 1900.) steam drill can be used to advantage at this time,and that a suitable nmchine can be procured for the sum of $350. We reconm~end that the City l~ngineer be and is hereby instructed to obtain bids from various n~nufacturers for furnishing one steam drill for the use of the stone quarry; and after such bids, or qv~otations, have~ been obtained, he is hereby authgrized to make the purchase of said nnchine at a cost not exceeding ~3350, chargeable to the account of street improvements. Other n~tters for future consideration. pending, before the Conunittee are deferred Respectfully submitted, J.A.PISHBURN, J. C. P~GE, C. B. JO~£S, LEVI WITT. The report of the Conmdttee on Streets v~s adopted by the following vote: Ayes-'Carmaday, Donaldson, Fishburn, Garland, Hart, Huff, Jones ,Kidd, Le scure, 55nahan, }~klll eh, Newton, Pace, Page, Sei fert, Wi lkins on, Wit t- l?. No e s- - None. REPORT O? THE CO~,.'~-~.~TTEM 0N ORDIN.~NCES. Dr. Cannaday, from the Cora- mittee on Ordinances, submitted the follov~ing report: The Conmzittee subn'~ts herewith an ordinance to amend and re-ordain Section ~3~ of the General Ordinances of the city in relation to caus- in£~ obstructions to streets,alleys and other public places; also an ordinance to amend and re-ordain Section ~66 of the General Ordinances in relation to n~kir¥_; connections with the public sewers,and requiring permits to be obtained therefor; also an ordinance to prohibit persons from trespassing on city. A. A. CAI~IkD.~Y, A.W. ~.F. SCURE, M. ~ffNAHa. N, C.B. JONES. The ordinances reported by the Committee on OrdiDmnces were severally read, as indicated by titles above, considered and adopted; and are recorded at the end of these proceedings. R:'~'~-~ OF THE CO~:.$fffTT~g;g ON _wINAJ~.~CE The following reconunendations of the Committee on Finance, comang over from last monthly meeting,were considered under the head of unfinished.' business and disposed of: 1. In relation to the conmmnication from J.H.Nowell, in relation to t!~e sale of delinquent lands for the non-payment of taxes, the Com- mittee reconm~ends to Council that the tax collector be required to fur- nish to the city treasurer, his delinquent tax list, n~de off in such n~nner that the said treasurer will only advertise and sell for delin- quent taxes such lands as have not been sold for taxes prior to the year for Which he is making omt said list; or, in other words,that he be required to strictly comply with the law with reference to making up the lists of lands delinquent for the payment of taxes. We also rec- on~nend to Council that the city treasurer be requested to strictly com- ply with the la~.with reference to the sale of lands delinquent for the payment of State taxes. (The recon~nendation vms adopted) £. The Conunittee in pursuance of authority of Council has provided the proper blank book and index for copying the list of delinquent lands in the office of the clerk of Court;and as to the employment of a suitable person to perform this work, we are of the opinion that it is of such c]uaracter that the services Should be performed under the in]nediate direction' of the clerk of the Court. We therefore recon~nend that the clerk of the Court be and is hereby authorized to employ a suitable person to copy the lists of delinquent city taxes in the book provided for the purpose, at a cost not- exceeding the sum of ~$?5,charge- able to the-account of contingent. (The recommendation r.~as adopted by san~ vote as last above recorded, Ayes l~ unanimous. ) S. As to the claim of Jos. Stras for $18.15 for damages sustained by his vehicle on account of bei_ug struck by a fire department ;~agon on Salem~avenue; we have considered this subject and thoroughly investi- gated the circumstances.surrounding the case,and reconmr~nd that the claim be refused;and recommend that the clerk be instructed to notify ~,.~. Stras, that with the information before the Committee it would appear that there was no carelessness on the part of the d~ive~ of the moo. ) the city is not,in · , l'/89- (Dece~be~ ll~ fire department apparatus, and therefore n~nt of the conm~ittee, liable therefor. (The recommendation .was adopted. ) 5. -As to the petition of the Janette Land ~Colmpany by W~P,D~pUy, Secty. ,asking .that some relief be afforded that company on account the ~udE~ of alleged e~-~cessive taxation or valuation of property,abe Conmnittee has considered this n~tter in conj~u~ction ~ith the city Solicitor and and files here¥~ith the opinion of the city Solicitor thereon, which is decidedly adverse to such proposition be considered by Council, his view bei.~, that Council has no jurisdiction in n~tters of that Sort, ¥;e reconm~nd that the ~anette Land Company be notified that the C0~il has no jurisdiction in the n~tter. (The recommendation v~s adopted. ) 6. l'~e file here~ith a petition from Henry Davis,~anitor of the City Hhll,asking for an increase of salary. This pet~ition is endorsed by every officer of the city. Davis is now gettino $~0 per month,and the Conm~ttee is decidedly of the opinion that his services are such that he is clearly entitled to more pay,and we recolmnend~ t~t he be granted an increase of $$ per month, or in. other words,that his salary shall ~e woo per month, conm~encing Movember lst,1900. (The recon~r~endation ~r~s adopted by the same vote as last above re- corded, Ayes l? unanimous.) ASSE~LY ~&LL. The following, resolution offered by k~. Seifert was read, considered and adopted: RESOLVED,T~t the free use of Assembly Hall be and is hereby granted to the Elks for the pu. rpose of giving their ChMlstmas entertainment on December £~th, 1900, the object being to give a free dinner and Christs~s tree to the poor children of the city. STREET I~2ROVE~.~NTS. A resolution signed by ~essrs. Fishburn,Hart and Seifert of the Finance Conmdttee, ~as presented,making an appropri- ation of 800 from the funds collected on account of assessments from the property o~ers, for the purpose of continuing further improvements on streets,v~s presented and read, whereupon ~. Page moved to refer the same to the Committee on Streets, Which v,as agreed to by the fol- lo~.~i~ vote: Ayes--Cannaday, Donaldson, Garland, Huff~ ~ones, Kidd, ~0~llen, Pace, Page, Seifert, Wilkinson- ll .. Noes-- Pi shburn,_Mart, Le acute, ~,X.~han, ~. Lescure presented a request from to use a portion of the. end of 6th St., storage, purposes; and on his motion referred to the Conm~ttee on Streets and City ~ngineer with Dor~ldson submitted the follov~ing resolution,which 16 unanimous, ?jr. Lescure not voting: the City Engineer be and is hereby authorized to pro- station %'~ith a cot,basin and towels physician in the perforn~nce Of his duties disabled persons; said ex- exceed the sum Ne%Tt on, V;it t- 6. C0$PEP~TIVE SUPPLY C0~'2ANY. the Co-Operative Supply Conpany L~.i?., near the railroad .tracks for the same ~,:ra s pov~er to act. CITY JAIL. %-~s adopted, Ayes R'ESOL%~D, T~t vide and furnish the police sary to be used by the 'city neces- following resolu- there while attending or operating on sick or pense to be charged to the account of jail,and not to of fifteen dollars. P~&ILV~;AY CROSSINGS. ~$r. Donaldson also submitted the tion, which %,ms adopted: %~ereas, there are two alleys crossing .the R.& S. tracks bet%,~een TaZ- well and Bullitt avenues,and extending from 1st to Sd 'Streets:and ~here- as, under the franchise and right of.¥~ay of the R.& S,all crossing are re~Dired to be nminta~ined by said con~any;~ud Vgnereas, said crossings are at present in impassable cohdition,and the use thereof is necessary to the public, RESOLVED,That the City Engineer and City Solicitor be and are hereby' instructed to take up said matter with the Norfolk & Western Railway Co. and do whatever n~y be necessary to require said company to construct and n~intain suitable and convenient crossings at the points said alleys cross the Roanoke & Souther~ trmcks. (December 11, 1900. ) ASSE~LY HALL. 5~r. Pishburn submitted the following resolution, ~'/hich %-~as read, considered and adopted:' R~iSOLVED,_That the clerk of the markets be and is hereby instructed to make no charge for Assembly .Mall for the nights it vms used by the Democratic Club for public speaking during the presidential campai~n. On motion of ~:~. Page the Cotmcil then adjourned ~.zithout day. ........ oo0oo ........ AM 0RDI;.~AHCE requi~ring people to report er~p~tive diseases. (Adopted December il, 1900. ) 1. BE IT 0RD~I!~D by the Con, non Council for the City of Roanoke, Theft it shall be cumpulsory upon the head of every household or family in the city of Roanoke, to report .in~nediately to the President of the Board of Health, or to the Chief of Police,any and every eruptive dis- ease t~t may occur in such house or family. Any person failing to n~ke said report v~ithin t~.~enty-four hours after discovering said eruptive disease, shall be fined not less five nor more than one husdred dollars. 2. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. ....... oo0oo ....... A!T 0RDI!.~TCE to amend Section $0 of the license laws in relation to dealers in wood. (Adopted December Il, 1900. ) 1. BE IT 0RRAII{ED by the Con,non Council for the City of Roanoke, TI~,-1 ~- ~.~.~ Section ~ of the ordin~nce adopted J~nuary 17,1900, entitled "An ordinsonce in~osing taxes on persons,real estate and personal property and upon licenses,for the support of the city government,the pGyn~nt of the interest upon the city debt,and other mmzuicipal e:~enses and pro- ~ding for ~he collection thereof," as pertains to persons dealing in wood, be amended and re-ordained so as to read as follow~: Sec. ~8. On each Coal, coke or wo~d dealer or agency,~2O; and on each person conducting a wood yard, $10. 2. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. ~ ....... eoOoo--- ..... A;~ ORDI:iANCE,to amend and re-ordain Section 2~2 of the General Ordi- nances,in relation to causing obstruction to streets,alleys and other public places of the city. (Adopted'December ll, 1900.) 1. BE IT 0RDAIh~ED by the Common Council for the City of Roanoke, That Section 2~2 of the General Ordinances of the City of Roanoke,be and is hereby an~nded and re-ordained so as to read as follows: 232. It shall be the duty of the Dhyor and police for~ce to cause all obst~ctions to be removed from the public streets and'alleys. Any person causi~g an obstruction or obstructions to the streets and side- ¥~Rlks, &~tters or alleys, shall be fined not less than $2.§0; and~ for each day said obstruction or obstructions is or are permitted to remain, a fine of not less than five dollars per day shall be imposed ~on the person offending. 2. This ordinance shall be in force from its paasage. ........ oo0oo ........ -1791- AN ORDINANCE to amend and re-ordain Seatio~ 2o6 of the General nantes, in relation to making connection witlx the public sewers. (Adopted December 11, 1900. ) 1. BE IT ORDA-I;~D by the Co~.mnon Council for the City of Roano~e~ T.ba~ Section 2~6 'of the General Ordinances of the City of Roanoke,be and is hereby amended and re-ordained so am to read as follows: 26~. Ail connections of privtate drains or sewers with the public sev.mrs of the city shall be made in accordance with the plans and specifications therefor on file in the office of the city engineer'; and no person, firm or corporation shall ma~e any such coxLnection with the public sewers or drains of the city without first obtaining a permit therefor from the city engineer. Any person violating, the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than five dollars for each offense. 2. This ordirm~nce shall be in force from its passage. ........ oo0oo ....... Ali 0RDI]~iCE to prohibit trespassing upon public (Adopted December ll, 1900. ) 1. BE IT ORII~I}~D by the Con, non Council for the City of Roanoke, Tluat any person, firm or corporation who shall trespass upon any public property of the city,not used for public thoroughfares,passage ~ways, or for uses by the public, or who shall deposit materials or' encroach upon any such property owned,held or controlled by the city, shall, be fined not less than five nor more titan one hundred dollars for each offense. 2. This ordinance sh~-~ll be in force from its passage. ........ oo0oo ........ property of the city, AN ORDi..'~U%NCE struction of se',:~ers in Sections 106,25,104 and 120 of the (Adopted December ll, 1900. ) Whereas, by resolution adopted October to provide for n~king the final assessment for the con- sewer system, 11, 1898 it v~s provided tl~t a hearin.d~ should be given the property ovmers on the q%testion of con- str%~.cting a system of sewers in Section 106, which section is bounded on the north by Gilmer avenue,on east by Kimball avenue,and a point parallel to and about 100 feet east of 4th Street; on the south by Shenandoah avenue,and on the west by Holliday street, for the accon~nodation and benefit of the properties within said district; and on June 7th, 1899,a hearir~3 ¥~s given said property o%rners,at which plans fo'r said improve- n-e. nt were presented,together with an estimate of the cos.t thereof,and ~-'.~ere duly erd~ibited and e~l~ined to said property o%rners;and v..,.q%ereas, by resolution adopted September 19,1899,the Council decla.red it e)~edi- ent that such sewers should be constructed,and one-half of the cost of const~ucting same assessed against the abutting property ovmers,bounding and abutti~ on or benefited by such proposed improvement,in the propor- tion and upon such principles as the Council should thereaf-ter determine by ordinance,and ordered that said-sewers should be constructed; and V~.ereas, by resolution adopted ~rch ll,1899,it was provided that a hearing should be given the property owners on the .queStion of construct- lng a system of sewers in Section 25, which section is bounded on the north by Tazewell avenue; on the south by };muntain avenue; on the west by the ROanoke & Southe~n Railroad, and on the east by 5th Street,for the acconm~odation and benefit of the properties v~itl%in said district; and on ~,:hy Sd and ~y Slst,1899,hearings were given to said property ovmers, at which plans for the proposed improvement were presented, to- gether ~th an estimate of the cost thereof,and were.duly exhibited and em~lained to said property owners; and Whereas, by resolution adopted September 19,1SS$,the Council declared it expedient that such sewers should be constructed,and one-half of the cost thereof assessed against the abutting property owners,bounding and abutting on, or benefited by such proposed improvement,in the proportion and upon such principles as the Council should thereafter de~ermine ~y ordinance, and ordered that said sewers should be constructed; 'aA~d ~hereas, by resolution adopted August 8, 1899, it was provided that a hearinfi~ should be given the property o~,mers on the question of con- structing se;..rers in Sec. 104, which section comprises the properties abuttir~'~j on the north side of Rutherford avenue,from a point about 80 feet ~'~est of Conap. on.wealth avenue to a point about 350 ft. west of 3d Street,for the accomm..odation and benefit of the properties within said district;and on ~rch 10,1900,a hearing v~s given said property o'.~.~ers, at which plans for the proposed improvement were presented,together ~n esti.r~te of the cost thereof,and were duly exhibited ~and explained to said property o~wners;and ~'~9%ereas, by resolution adopted April lO,1900 the Council declare~ it expedient that such se~,'~ers'should be const_r~.cted and one-he. If of the cost of constructing same assessed against the abut-~ tin~.5 property o::mers, boundir~E and abutting on, and benefited by such proposed improvement,in the proportion and upon such principles as the Council should thereafter determine by ordinance,and ordered that such sewers should be constructed; and ~'~ereas, by resolution adopted November 7,1899 it ~'~s provided theft a hearir~5 should be given the property owners-on the question of const~%~ct- ir<~ se¥~ers in Section 120,%'~hich section includes the properties abutting.-' and bounding on both sides of Cente',~ aver.~e between Con~erce street 8.nd ~_th street -,'~.~'~. ,and on the north side of Shenandoah avenue and on both sides of Center avenue,from 4th street to llth street M. %:;. , for- the ac- con~uodation and benefit of the properties within said district;and on ~.~rcj 1st, 8.nd ~.~D. rch lC, 1900,a hearing w~s given to said prope~tY ers,at which plans for the proposed improvement were presented,together ~.~ith an estir,~te of the cost thereof,and were duly e~/~ibited and ex- plained to ~said property o~,:mers; and %'~nereas, by resolution adopted April 10,1900, the Council declared it expedient that such se~:;ers should be constz%~_cted,and one-half of the cost of constructing same assessed ag~ainst the abutting property o~.'a~ers,boundi~ or abuttin~ on, or bene- fited by such proposed inprovement,in the proportion and.upon such prin- ciples as the Council should thereafter determine by ordinance, and ordered that said sewers should be constructed; and i:~ereas, all of the in~prove]'~nts aforesaid have been completed accepted, Now Therefore BE IT 0RDAI~.~D by the Conm~on Co%:3~cil for tl~e City of Roanoke, That the principles upon %~hich the assessment for the construction of said se',-~ers shall be levied, s_hall be upon the basis of one-]~.lf the cost thereof, 'apportioned amor4~ the propertyb-;a%ers bounding and abutti~.%g upon so. id improvements,~and benefited thereby,according to the front foots, ge of said property o%:.~ers. RESO.T,VED .Tr.~P.T}{?,R,That the City. Engineer for the City of Roanoke,be o. nd is hereby authorized and directed to make up the assessment against the s~.id p~roperty or-reefs in accordance with the foregoing principles, · ..-~hich said list s]~n. ll lie in his office for at least tv.~enty days, open to i~.spection by any person -,~:hose property it is proposed ~to charge %'~ith such assessment. RESOLVED _..-~qJRTPH,]R, Tlu-~t the Con]nittee~ on Se%'~ers is hereby authorized o. nd directed to give 8.t least fifteen days' notice of the e~.-.istence of such report to each person i~terested, in the manner provided by la%;~ for the service of notice, specifying the amount which is to be borne by the aforesaid assessment upon the lands of such property ov~ers,~ which notice st~.ll cite such persons to appear at a time and place designated by the Conndttee 'on Sewers; and such apPortiormnent s]~ll stand as to all persons not appearing and ob~ectinfi thereto,and sl~all be a lien upon the land so charged, enforceable as other~ taxes on real estate, therein. &ny person objecting thereto shall appear in person or by attorney at the time and place.designated in said notice,and sl~all be heard at that meeting or at some-subsequent one,and all further proceedings l~d shall be in accordance' with the statute ~.~ade and provided in such cases. ........ oo0oo--' ...... AN Company purDoses ORDI].[~NCE awarding a contract to the Roanoke Railway & Electric light the city of Roanoke with electric lights,and for other DE IT ORDAI!,~D (Adopted December ll, 1900. ) by 'the Con~uon Council for the ~City of Roanoke,Virginia, Tl%at the Roanoke Rail-~ay & Electric Company is hereby granted the con- tract and franchise for lighting by electricity the streets of the cit~ of Roanoke,Va., for the period of three years from the date this con- tract £~oes int~ effect,upon the follov,~ ter~ and conditions~ i That the Roanoke Rail~y ~ · ~. Electric Company s~ll from and afte~ the first day of Nove~foer,19OO,furnish the City of Roanoke,Va. ,with one ~A:ndred and fifty,or ~re,arc lights,si~r to those now in use for lighti~7 the streets of the city of Roanoke,Va.,or ~th other lamps which take(~O) four hundred a~ fifty ~tts (which is the nearest knovn~ equivalent to the present lamp,kno~ as 2000 candle power lamp) and e~.al to those now in use. And the said city by its Co~.~on Coun- cil n~y order additio~l lights from ti~ to ti~r~ upon the sa~ basis and upon the same ter~ as those hereinbefore specifically provi~ded for, and for which lan~s shall be furnished in place by the Roanoke Railv~y -~% ~lectric Con~.any, upon bei~ ordered so to do, ~d at the point or points designated. Said lamps s~ll be of the .same'power and capacity and identical in all respects with those above described; provided) that no single lamp~ shall be re~ired to be placed mo~e t~n 10CO ft. from any line of circuit t~t ~y be in ope~tion. The overhead cor~ st~ction to be of the best quality of v~re,well insulated,and supported on cross-pieces, provided v~th insulators of the best quality~· ~ That the Roanoke ~ilvmy ~ · ~ Electric Co,any s]~ll ~ve all nec- ess~ry pop, ers,and nay use such currents as ~my be necessary for suc, cessfully carryi~ into operation the privileges herein g~nted,as~ fol- lows: The furnishing of arc lights for the city; power, incandescent ~n~d arc lights for private use;and for such purpose s~ll ~ve the f~n- c~se of usi~ the streets and alleys of said city;but in usi~ such streets and alleys the said co,any s~ll be subject to the direction of the legally constituted authorities,as the Council for the said city n~.y direct;and the said conpany s~ll not in any~ ~nner interfere v~th the free use of said streets and alleys,or obstruct the free'passage of vehicles or street cars t~o~h the said city. The height of v~res supporti~ said lamps sb~ll be not less. t~n twenty-five feet above the ground. S The Roanoke Rail%my 5 Electric Co~any's lamps 'and poles,used or to be used for city lighti~, as herein provided, s]~ll be and re~in at such points as s~id la~s and poles are' now located; Provided, t~t the City of Roanoke,t]~ough its Co,ion Council,s~ll have the right to order the' change of-location of any l~ or lamps,at any ti~' dee~d advisable ] '- o~ it,upon ~v~ notice in v~iti~ to the said R~noke Railvmy & Elec- tric Con, any;and the said co~y shall, ~'~t~n thirty days after n~ tice ~s been given, c~e the location of such lamp or ~lamps as di- rected; provided ~rther, however, t~t the said Roanoke Rail~y & Electric Co~ny shall~not be required to c~nge the location of ~re than tsn of s~id lamps at its. o~ e:-~ense in any one year. And the said ~oanoke Rail~-~y & ,~lectric Co,any sh~ll n~ke and keep up all necessary repairs ~nd renev~ls to said ~s. ~. The Roauoke P~il~ & E ' ~ ~v~ ~ ~-~-~ ..... Y l~ctr~9 Co~any~s~ll keep the ~mps herein --y _ _- ~_. ~ . e cry_ ~ght in ~he year, from thirty ~nutes after ~u-se~. ~o t~rty ~te~ before sun-rise, the Schedule for the same t - ~ ~ · '~ ~ ~ - . ~ 0 ~ ot~ t~_e bas~s, o~ the ~sm~ and settm~ of th~ a~ ~ ~.~=~, v~ .~ ~.%~da{~ for ~he Unx~ed S~%es~.fom ~he pemloR of t~ee earns from t ...... ay of ~ove~er,l~OQ~and ~f ~t so elects ~t the e~miratinn n~ ~h~ sa~[ ~ee years so to d~,upon ~ivi~- ~ne*,. ~----' ~i'~ .... ~-L-i r-- ~ne aoanpke Rall~:;~y ,u Electric Co,ny, in write,,the said city ~ ~ c~se ali~ poles,la~s,~res and other ~ble appliances for~n~ a~rt oi' the overhead const~ction, ~ich are used exclusively for city ~:i.ghting, at a price to be fixed by arbitration. Said city ~hall choose one arbitrato~ and. said company shall choose one. In the event of these arbitra%ors fsi-ling .to agree,they shall appoint a referee,whose decision shall be binding upon both parties. Neither the arbitrators nor the referee shall be citizens of the City of Roanoke,Virginia. 5. ~henever a single light is found not burning it shall be consid- ered and presumed to be and remain out during the night,and for all single lights reported as being out,a deduction from the monthly bill of two cents per hour shall be made for each single light reported out- from the time the same shall be found not burning, for the remainder of the night. But in the event that all the lights on-any circuit or cir- cuits are out through unavoidable accident, a deduction from the monthly bill of t~'zo cents per hour shall be made, for each light on said cir- cuit or circuits, only for the actual time the lights on said circuit.. or circuits were actually not burning. In case of said co~mpany ~rll- fully or voluntarily failing to furnish lights in accordance with the stipulations of this ordinance, the said company shall pay to the city of Roanoke the sum of Two Dollars and fifty cents per light per night for every night, or part of night, each light renmins unlighted,as li- c~idated damages and.not as a penalty; Provided, however, that the said Ros. noke Rail~.~y & Electric Company shall not be liable for, or sub- ject to any damages, penalties, deductions or rebates herein provided for, if its failure to con~ly ~wlth the terns of this agreeraent be caused by strikes or combi:mtions of miners or laborers, or interuption of transportation, or from any cause or any occurrence beyond its con- trol; but the City of Roanoke shall not be recpaired to pay for any light-or lights for the time they may be not burning on account of such strikes, or .other causes beyond.the control of said company. 6. The said city of Roanoke shall pay to the said Roanoke Rail~'~ay ..~ Electric Cormpany a rents.1 of twenty-one cen.ts f.or each light per ~might, pay~.ble monthly; saxd rental of the samd lmghts to commence on the first day of November,1900, and to continue throughout ~the period of this contract; the said rental for addmtional lmghts~o conm~ence in~.ediately upon the turning on of current for said lights by said company; and shall so continue throughout the'period of this contract. And in the event that the said city shall,at any time, be in default in the payment of said rental,fOr a period of three months,then after ten days' notification in v~riting to said city, the said company shall have the privilege of cutting off said lights.until the amount due and in arres, rs to it shall be paid-by.said city. 7. This ordinance shall take effect from the first day of November, 1900, and if the Roanoke Rail~'~y & Electric Company 'shall, ~,~thin fif- teen days from the date of its' approval by the ~:~yor, file -,:~ith the Clerk of the Common Council its acceptance in writing .of this ordinance, .a. nd enter into bond,payable to-the' city of Roanoke,in the penalty of. ~.~20,000, with security, approved Dy the Common. Council,conditioned for the satisfactory performance of the stipulations contained in this or- dinance, the same shall immediately become a contract between the city of Roanoke and the Roanoke Railv. Ry & Electric:.-Cor~pany,and bindir4~ in every res!-ect upon each of the parties hereto. 8. Tl~at in the construction, operating and maintainiD~ of said plant, so far as the same applies to .the carrying out of the provisions of this ordinance,the Roanoke Rail~ray & Electric Company shall be, and i'b is hereby held responsible for any damage to all property or pe~_~son which it ).nay commit. 0o00o '- " (1Vga) JOURNAL-- CO MMON C 0 UNO I L, Tuesday, January 8th, 1901. The Council met in regular session at 8 o' clockP.~t., in the Council Chamber; and was called to order by the President,~.R.A.Bk~cknet. Pre sent--~'~e s s rs. Cannaday, Cole~m n, ?i shburn, Hart, Kidd, Never on, Pac e, Page, Seifert, V~ilkinson, V~it t, ~. President- 12. Absent--Mes srs .Donaldson, C~a r land, Huff, Jone s, Ming, Le scure, ~nahan, R%All en, - 8. On motion of ~. Seifert the readi~lg of the Journnl was dispensed Yrith and fu:~ther on b_is motion the Journal was approved. ---~-~&~YOR'S ~..~,SSAGE. The followir~g n~ssage from tl~e ~.:~yor was read: To the Cormnon Council for the City of Roanoke. I herewith return to your Honorable Body without my approval, an ordiD~nce to amend Sec. of the license laws in relation to dealers in wood, adopted Dec. ll, 1900~ A%~ reasons for vetoing this ordinance are, that it is vague and anfoi~x~ous,and from the lang~a.a, ge you.. cannot tell whether dealers in wood are to pay a license tax of ~.)25 or I herewith hand to your Honorable Body a letter dated December 31, 1900, from I~ssrs. Cocke & Glasgow, to myself, in reference to a claim of J. D. Penick against the city. I have taken this r,~tter' up with the city engineer,in whose department the accident is alleged to have hap- -pened;and have asked him for a report in connection therewith. He l~as not been able to furnish me %;~th a report as yet; and as soon as I get it and am accurately informed as to the facts in Corn~ection %-,4th this claim, I ¥,ill report them to your Honorable Body. Respectfully subntitted, J.R.BRY~N, Jr. I~yor. The ordinance above referred to, to amend Sec. 35 of the license law~, in relation to dealers in wood, not approved by the A%~yOr, %was read,and the question being.-, put, shall the ordinance become a law, the objections of the ~yor to the contrary notvrlthstandi-ng, the same was decided in the negative by the following vote: Ayes--None. Noes-Canna- day, Colen'~n, Fi shburn, Iiart, .~ dt, Newton, Pace, Page, Seifert, V.Jilkins on, V~i t t, ~':~ President-12 On motion of R'~. Wilkinson the matter of the claim of J.D.Penick v~s referred to the Con~nittee on Finance in conjunction with the City Solicitor. MO_?.tT_bU,Y REPORTS O? OFFICERS. The monthly reports of the City Engi- neer, City Treasurer, City Auditor, Keeper of Almshouse, Clerk of h~r- kets, City Sergeant, City Physician and Board of Health, were 'submitted, read and ordered to be filed. PETITIONS,e.~cc~ lf~. V~ilkinson presented (by request) a claim of J.V~. Shields, for ~..,ioi60,accotLut Tor repairing buggy-damag.ed by being struck' by fire department engine on Salem avenue, December 21, 1900; which vms read and referred to the Comn~ttee on Finance. A con%.~x~nication from ~.:L Thiery, Sec. of the Soc. Y~abor Party of Roanoke, asking tl~at i.~,lO be refunded to his organization,, which amount had been paid for one night's use of Assembly Hall~. vms read and re- ferred to the Con~mittee on Finance. A com,.wGnication from C.A.Blake, requesti~ that the license tax on skating ri_~ks be pro-rated, was read, whereupon, on motion of ~'~. Hart, the Con,missioner of Revenue was instructed to prorate .-said-license for the renRinder of the .~ear at the rate of $10 per month, or $100 per year~ ~:~ Kidd presented a petition from the United Brethren Church, in the Northwest Section ~of the city, asking for-a, sidev~lk around said church, which v~s read and referred to the Committee on Streets. H,.:O_~T OF THE CO~,~ETTEE ON FIRE Fo WATER ~,~.~ Kidd'. fr. om the Com- n,~ttee on Fire and water, submitted the follovrlng report; which read and on motion of R~. Page so amended as to provide that the Com- n~ittee shall ob~in bids for furnishing the fire department equipments, and report thereon to Cotuucil: 1.- The Coramittee has consider'ed the request of the fire department Board.. for 1000 ft. of hose,and one dozen'gum coats and helmets,and.also ,~)12.00 per month for wasking and cleaning at the different stations. -1?96- (January 8th, 1901. ) We are informed by the chief that these equipments are very necessary, as at present none of the %,mgons can be supplied with a change of hose, and that as the %'rushing,and cleaning of beds,etc. ,this property belongs wholly to the city and the companies are now unable and l~ave no means of paying this e):pense,as they have heretofore.. The estimated cost of the supplies are, for 1000 ft. of hose, from ~550 to $900, accordiD~g to the c~ality th~.t may be purchased, and gum coats and helmets, (~100. ¥;e recon~end tha~t the ComJaittee on Pire and. ¥;ater be and is hereby au- thorized to obtain bids. or quotations from the various manufacturers ~'or furnishing said equipments,and make report to Council %:rlth their rec.- . o~muendat i on. ~?e further reconmnend that the chief of the fire department be author- ized to have ,the necessary ~shing and cleaning done at the different ,~. fire stations, at a cost not exceeding {el2.00 per month, chargeable to fire account,end bills to be presented therefor in the usual Ymy. (The recor.~m~endation was adopted by the follo,,.rin6 vote: Ayes--Cannaday C o le]nan, Fi shburn, Hat t, Kidd, Hevrt on, Pa c e, Page, S ei fe rt, Wi lk ins on, Y;i t t, I~.h- President- 1'~ · ~. Noes--None· ) 2. The Conz~ittee files herewith the petition of the Price-Armes-Co, to construct a cor~'ugated iron building, two stories high, in the rear of their business house,fronting on Kirk avenue; said buildiz~.~ to be const~?ucted of iron frandng,and covered ';~ith corrugated iron, and to be praa~.caliy fire proof; size, §0 x 87 feet. As the adjoining property o~-~nerS join in the petition, and as there can possibly be no danger on account of said building, we recon~nend that the city engineer be structed to grant a permit for the erection of said building. (The recon~endation v~s adopted· ) 3. To other ~:Rtters referred to this co~nittee, viz. the petition of B.P~Pranklin to sell v~ter from spring on Lynchburg Road,Grid the request of the Riley Cattle Company to establish a ¥~agon yard on Campbell ave- hue, ~est of Randolph Street, h~ve been disposed of, no action thereon being recruited. 4. ¥~e are. informed by the Chief of fire department that the fire hydrant located at Cleveland avenue and ~l?th street S.¥~., is no longer of service, as the buildings which formerly existed there have been noved a wry, and as a hydrant is much needed at Roanoke and Sp~'~ce St. (Third St. and Albemarle avenue) we recommend that the city engineer be instructed to have said fire hydrant moved to that point. Respectfully submitted, G.M. KIDD, J. C. PAGE. The 1Rtter recommend of the Con~ittee ~as adopted. · ~r~;¥~~w~ 07 THE C0~?E~-ETTEE ON S~'~ERS. ~;~. Seifert, from the Co~u~ttee on Sewers, subnd~ted the follo~wing report: As to the petition of u ;~. ~.~. Jones, !Io. S16 Cs~upbell avenue, nRking complaint as to storm ;,rater running on his premises, the con~nittee has considered this ~atter and referred the question to the city engineer for investigation and report to the Committee, as to what is best to be done in the premises. Other nRtters pending before the Co~ttee are in such state that no report can be made at this meetir~. The nec- essary action will be taken subsequently and report made thereon. Respectfully submitted, S.P. SEIFERT, C. M. KIDD, J. H. WOJ~[I NS 0N~___~ REPORT OF THE C0~,.~:~TTE1.,] 0N STREETS. ~;m. Fishburn, from the Conw mittee on Streets, submitted the follo,:ring report: 1. The Conmtittee submits herewith a request from the Roanoke Railv~y & Electric Company to construct four switches, or turnouts from its car b~..rn on Ernest avenue to the lot on the south side thereof,and co]Luecting with the svrltch in the alley west of Roanoke Street. The Con-~nittee has considered the request and recommends that it be granted. We file here~-rith an ordinance, which we recommend sl~all be adopted, 6zRnting the privilege. (The ordinance as submitted, was read, considered and adopted by the following vote :- Aye s--Can~day, Coleman,_Wi shburn, Hart, Kidd, Newton, Pace, Page, Sei fert, Wilkinson, Wit t, 5~. President-- 12. Noes--None. Said ordinance is recorded at the end of these proceedings. ) -1797- { ~anuary 8th, 1901. ) 2. As to the request of the Co-Operative Supply 0ompany to cons~r~ct a railv~ay switch across,and use a portion of 6th street,N.',~., for its purposes,the committee has considered tlxe matter,it having been referred to them x-cith power to act. The opinion of the city solicitor is that the city has no right to close or abandon, or allow any part of said street to be used for private purposes, as such would be a virtual aban- donment of the street,end when so abandoned would revert to the former ovmers,and the title of the city thereto would be vitiated. The Com- mittee, therefore, reconm',ends as follows: That pern~[ssion be gr~nted to the Co-Operative Supply Company to in a switch across 6th Street M.W.from the N.& W. railway tracks,enter- · ,_.~_~ the coal yards of said company, with the.understanding that it is to be put in and used and un~er the same conditions as the present switch, and be removed whenever it is deemed necessary, or is hereafter ordered by Council; and in laying said sv~ltch, it shall be n~de to con- form to the street grades as now established or which may hereafter be established by Council;and the repairs to the same s~ll be n~intained by the Co-Operative Supply Company. (The recor.m~.~ndation of the Committee vn~s adopted. ) S. The Conm,~ttee has considered the complaint made by R.S.Koehler, to~eth-er with a request for grading :~ighland avenue in front of his prem- ises, n~de necessary by the gradi~z of Roanoke Street, in order that he ~ray be able to const~.ct a retaining ~all; and have instructed the city Engineer to .have the necessary grading done by city forces, as soon as convenient. 4. The conm~ittee submits the following resolution, and recommends ii,at it be adopted: Whereas, the state of the city's finances is such as to require prontot and imc~diate action in order that the credit of the city n~y be preserved,and t~hatv funds may be kept on hand to meet regular fixed c!~rges as they become due and are payable; and '~hereas, owing to the large amount of street and sewer work, both permanent improvements and repairs that have been carri~d on by the city, by the employment of city forces, is gradually depleting the city treasury,and cannot be n~intained, RESOLVED, That the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to dish, ss all street and sewer forces now employed by the city, except the chain gang force, said dismissal to take effect on and after the fifteenth day of ~anuary, 1901. RESOLVEDPUn'~'THE~-~, Th~at in any case in which emergency work is re- quired to be done,and it is necessary that labor be en~loyed fo~ that purpose,that the city engineer be authorized,under th~ direction of Council, or the Conmdttee on Streets,as the case may.~be, to employ such labor as may be re~iuired to complete that ~particular piece of work;, it being the intent and purpose of this resolution to abolish all perma- net street forces except the chain gang and sanitary force, but said. sanitary force shall consist of not more than seven men; proMided, ever, t~.t the quarry force shall not be disn~ssed until the existing nt~cadam contracts are completed. Respectfully submitted, ~.A. FISHBURN, ~. C. PAGE, IEVI WITT On motion of Dr. Cannaday, as amended by ~. Buckner, the above res- olution v~s modified by providing that the sanitary force shall not enceed seven men, in place of five, as reported, which amendment v~s accepted by the cor~n~ttee. ~:~. Hart 'moved, that instead of cutting off all street and sewer ~orces_ ;:~' that we continue two ~eneral rep.air forces at a cost of not over :.~600 per month~ for labor; which motmon he subsequently withdrew, and moved t~t the resolution be re-comrmitted to the street, sea?er' and health cormmittees, jointly, for report at an adjourned meeting; which motion v~s rejected by the follovring vote: Ayes--Hart, Newton, Seifert, Wilkinson-4. Noes--Cannaday, Colenan, Fishburn,Kidd, Pace, Page ,Witt, and ~:~. President-$. The resolution as reported by the co~w~ittee was the~ adopted, Aye s-- Canna day, _wishburn, Ei dd, pa ca, page, ~it t, ~,.~. Pre sidentl- ?. Noes-- C o lema~, Ha rt · Newt on, Sol fort, ~i lkins on- ~. - Durin~ the consideration of the above resol~tlo~ ak the request of the President, ~r~ $eifert took the chair, and the president, addressed the. Council in opposition to the amendments Offered,and advocated 'the resolution as reported by the. Oommittee; statinE tl~at i~ the Oouncil ~as %o believe the repo,'ts subn~%ted by the officers of the v~s necessary that pro]~ot and immediate action be taken to preserve the credit of the city; and that he as President of the Oouncil intended to rule in the intel'est of economy:and exercise every effort in his power to keep the city so].ven%,~ The expenses of %he city would haYe to be out down, or the rate of taxation raised; but this latter means should be the last resort.~ as this was a. city of poor people--people who lived upon l~a~es and daily earnings, and a very snell number lived upon incomes. These people expect the Council to leEislate in their interest. It is said that the streets are in better condition than they have ever been., and a great deal of money b~%d been e>~ended upon them. If the streets are in tl~at condition, they can afford to v~it a%vhile:--oertainly until the Council. could see its ¥~y clear:and know what Tunds it had to expends, else the city would soon be in a condition when its %warrants would be floating,and it would h~ve no available cash ~or any. purpose~ (Recorded by request° ) REPORT OF THE C0~STTEE ON FINANCE~ M~u. Page, from the Committee on Finance, submitted the following report: 1. We file herewith the bond of the Roanoke Railway and Electric Co. in the sum of- ~0:000 to ~arantee the faithful perforn~nce of the con- with the United States Fidelity and Guar- tract for lighting the city, anty Company as surety. The form of this bond has been approved by the city Solicitor,and we reconm~.end that it be accepted° (The recommendation was adopted, and the bond accepted' ) 2. The committee also submitted a recommendation gran.ting E.J.Har~well, President of the Crittenton Home the stun of ~15.00, to aid said institution, which was read, and on motion of ~.~. Buckner passed by for future consideration. 3 The request of the chief of police for an increase of salary, . and also increase of .the-force, transnt%tted to Council by the N~yor,and referred to this committee, has been considered, and we recon¥~end that the matter be laid on the table, as under the existing conditions the Committee sees no ~ay of granting the request. (The recomnmndation was adopted. ) .. 4. The request of S.C.Priddy & Conpany to accept plumber's bond with personaI security,has been cDnsidered:and in view of the fact that other plumbers, have filed bonds vrlth personal security, prior to the tin%e of the adoption of the resolution, requiring ~uarantee companies as surety, which bonds were accepted, .in 6rder that 5~r. Priddy may be placed on the same footing with the others., we recommend that the bond of S.C: Priddy & Company, ~.M_th.T.R.Tillett, surety, be accepted; with the distinct understanding.that hereafter, al! bonds of whatsoever character, are to be given ~ith some acceptable guranty company as surety. (The recommendation %,~Rs .adopted. ) 5. The committee has considered the pet.i.t.~on of William Watts Carap. C.V., to pay a bill of 0akey & Woo].%wine of $18~00, for the funeral ex- penses of-the late J.~L~t._~ght. We recon~nend that the camp be notified by the clerk tl~at the' city is unsoble at present to pay the biil, ~.and that we cannot,therefore grant the request. (The recom~nendation was adopted: ) 6. The con~nittee also submitted a reso].ution to supplement the .~.ealth~account- $268~98; ~blic Property, $106~85 and Sewer Improvements, 101.70, which %,~s ~read and on motion of 5~. Buckner passed by for fu- ture consideration. 7. The conm~ittee submits herewith an ordinance to amend and reor- dain and continue in~ force the ordinance imposing taxes on persons, real estate and personal-property and upon licenses,etc. We went over this ordinance carefully and made only two or three changes,as follows Sec. ~9: as book binderies and printing establishments; Sec. 84, as sewing machines: repealed; Sec. 89 as to skating rinks; and Sec. ll0 requiring reports of conmnissioner of Revenue. We cents the the support~ of the reconuT~endz tl~at the munber of copies be -1799- reconmnend tlmat the same levy 0 for city purposes,and 25 for school purposes, be continued as heretofore;and file herewith , estin~te and report of the school board of the amount required fop public schools for the coming year. The committee ordinance as amended be adopted,and that the usual printed for distribution before the first day of (The tax and license ordinance' submitted by the Committee was read, whereupon !','h'. Pace subn~tted an amendment thereto, providing that sec- tion 35 should read as follows: On each coal, coke and wood dealer, or agency, $25; and on each person keeping a wood yard alone, $10. Fishburn moved to amend the amendment by making the amount($~.5) fifteen dollars, which ~was rejected. The amendment by Mr. Pace v~s then agreed to; and the ordinance as amended V~s then adopted by the following vote: Aye s-- Cannaday, Coleman, Fi shburn, Hart ,Kidd, Newton, Pace, Page, Sei fert, Wilkinson, Witt: ~Ar. President- 12. Noes--None. Said ordinance is recorded at the end of these proceedings.. ) In view of tl~e fact, that althot~zh your conmtittee warned this Council at ti~e begim~i.qg of the fiscal year, having exce.e, ded the current revem~e priations by about $17,000, we find not to exceed the appropriations, of the city in our list of appro- that several of the accounts have that several others will certainly future unless the Council calls a had to be supplemented already, and !~ve to be supplemented in the near halt. We therefore urge that the Council use every effort to curtail e>~enses for the balance of the fiscal year,as at the pre~ent rate of expenditures,and making a conservative estimate as to our resources, your conmnittee sees no hope but a deficit in meeting our obligations in the month of April. 1Ve therefore suggest that no work be done during the next few months except actual emergency work,and that the street and sewer forces be curtailsd as much as possible. Respectfully submitted, J. C~ PAGE, J.A. FISHBURN, S. P. SEIFERT, GEO. L. HART. REPORT O? T~HE C05@,.'ETTEE OI¢ ACCOUNTS. Mr. Hart, from the Comn~ttee on Accounts, submitted the following report: The committee on accounts has examined and approved bills fOr the month of December, 1900, under appropriate heads,as listed below;which reconwnend shall be approved by il,and certified to the city auditor and treasurer and ~rdered pa.i.d, Criminal charges, ~ C ounc vi- 29.50 56.70 318.5~ 211.79 1,120.71' Street Cleaning--- Stationery & Printing, Salaries, Water, Sewer Repairs, 1,171.08 154:45 49'.36 746.39' St re et ' Improvement s, C Ommis sions', C ont ingent, Bridge s, Total--- Elections, Fi re, Jail, Light s, Police, Paup ers, Public Charities, Street repairs, The police department reports lights oub -for the month of --~ 78.7? 51.00 1,242.94 643.33 31.20 1,616.92 40.80 12. O0 '- 245.16 '7,820 j6-6- De c ember 1127--6/10 hours, making $22.54 to be .deducted from the January bi. ll, v£nich the auditor is hereby instructed to 'adjust. Respectfully submitted, GEO. L. HART, C. M. KIDD, J.H.WILKINSON. The report v,~s adopted, Ayes--Cannaday,Coleman, Fishburn,Hart,Kidd, Newton, Pace,Page, Seifert,W. ilkinson,Witt,Mr. President,-12; Noes--None. A letter from the city Solicitor as to the title to cemetery in N.E.R0anoke, %was'submitted'and refSrred to on _Public Property for report. On motion of Mr. Pace, RESOLVED, Tkat permission be and is to put in a window in place ora door in the of Tompkin' s saloon on Can~bellavenue; said the city engineer. On motion of Dr. 'the colored the Committee hereby granted to B.L.~ioffman, buildi.ng immediately west permit to be issued by Ca.nnaday the Council then adjourned. .... o00oo ' - - 1800- .AN ORDINANCE to amend a~d reordain an ordinance adopted January 17th, .].900, entitled "An ordinance imposing taxes on persons, real es- tate and personal property and upon liecenses ~for the current y. ear,for the support of the city government, the payment of the interest upon the city ~debt and other municipal expenses and providing for the collec- tion thereof." (Adopted ~anuary 8th, 1901.) 1. BE IT ORDAINED by the Oonmon Council for the City of Roanoke, that the ordinance adopted ~anuary 10th, 1899, and amended ~anuary 1Vth, 1900, entitled "An ordinance imposing taxes'on persons, real estate and personal property and upon licenses for the current year, for the sup- port of the city government, the payment of the interest upon the city debt and other n%~niciapl expenses and providing for the collection force thereof", be amended and re-ordained, and is hereby continued in for the year 1901-2, with the following changes, to wit: Sec. 35. On each coal, coke and'wood dgaler, or agency, $25; on each person keeping a wood-yard,alone, U10. or corporation and Sec. 79. On each person~,conducting a ~ob-printing establishment, $10; and $28 on each book binding establishment, whether conducted in connection with printing establishment or not; and on each agent or person soliciting or taking orde.rs fo~ printing establishments or book- binderies not licensed by this 'cxty, '~)lO. Sec. 8~ as to the license tax on agents or companies for the sale of sev~z[ng machines, is hereby repealed. On the'proprietor of each skating rink, $100, or ~)10 per Sec. 89 month. Sec. 110o Any person, firm or corporation'conducting a business,Oc- cupation or profession, for the conduc.t of whic.h a license tax is re- quired under this ordin~.~nce, without fzrst ~btamning such license,shall be fined not less than ~2.80 nor more than $10 a day for each day he is in default~ It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Revenue and Treasurer to report in writing to the Mayor every case of default as soon as it comes-to his knowledge; and the comntissioner of revenue shall also report to the finance committee, the name,location and busi- ness of every person in default; ~and if there be no case of default, he shall so report. It shall be the duty of the ~yor immediately upon' receipt of such report to detail a policeman,and cause such de- linquents to be sunm~oned before the police ~ustice to show cause why they. should not be fined und'er the Provisions of this ordinance. But the special detail of a policen~n shall not relieve the general police force from the general duty of enforcing this or any other ordinance; and the Mayor shall especially see that all 'the requirements of this ordinance are enforced,and to this end he shall, at least once each month, especially require th~ police force to investigate violations of this ordinance. 2~ This 'ordinance shall be in force from its passage. ........ oo0oo ........ AN ORDINANCE granting the'right to the 'Roanoke Railway & Electric Company to construct four switches or turnouts,across Ernest Avenue. -. (Adopted January 8th,~ 1901. ) 1. BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council for the City of Roanoke, That the Roanoke Railw~y'.~& Electric Company be and is hereby granted j · pern~ssion to construct four tracks or turnouts,and such appurtenances and appliances as n~y be necess, ary for the operation of its cars over the sam~, from the line now operated bY it on the alley west of Roanoke Street, from Salem avenue to Ernest Avenue,and on and across-Ernest Avenue to the car-barn of said Company. 2~ -The above permission 'is granted upon the condition that the Roanoke .~ Rai lway & E186tric.Company shall keep its tracks crossing Ernest Avenue to the" established grade, and maintain the same in as good condition as the~ residue of the street. $o This ordinance shall~be in force from its passage. ........ oo0oo ........ J 0 U H N A L -- C 0 r~ [~ 0 H COUNCIL. Tuesday, February 5~ 1901. The Council n~t in reda!ar session at 8 o' clock P.;~.1..in the Council Chamb~.~.~ ?...'h-. R.A.Buckner, President of Council, in the chair. Pros ent--- i';',e s srs. Cannaday, Coleman, Donalds on, Fi sl~burn, Hart ~ Huffsgone& ~{i dd: .~ nahan, Hewt on, Pa c e, Page, Sci fe rt, Wilkins on, V;i t t, ~fm o Pre si dent- 16~ A~3s e',':t- - 5.~es s rs. Garland, King, Les cure, ~,~il en- 4. On motion of !~:~. Hart the reading of.the ~ournal was dospensed with, ~:.a further on his motion it was approved. r.,~YOR'S ~,.,.~SSAGEo ~he follovd~5 message from the ~,~yor v~s read: To the Con,non Council for the City of Roanoke. I aegret to inform your Honorable Body tl~at on the 17th day of January smallpox appeared in the city in a tenement house near the Roanoke & Southern depot. patients and suspects were at once renmved to the smallpox hospital.. Since tl~at tin~ there have 'been four other cases in the city,and one case among the suspects at the hospital,--in all six cases. In all cases the suspects and paptients were at once taken from the city to th~ hospital,and the houses fumigated. I, actinE underv authority of Council !~d, before any sn%~llpox appeared, made a contract with Dr, Wilmer Hodgson for the investigation of suspects and attending to pa- tients, should any Cases occur. He at once took active charge of the n~tter,and has been in cl~rge ever since,and informs me that all pa- tients are getting on well. i'~ arrangement with Dr. Hodgson is as follows' He is to look after all suspects for nothing and in the eve~%t t~hat there should be s~llpox,he is to receive ~76.00 per day for e~ch day;and if I should thi~: it necessary, is to go to the smallpo]: hospital and rennin there,in which event board for himself and horse are to bs pro~ided: _~ also purc_hased for the use of the sn~llpox hospital two stoves and fixtures:costi~x~ a little over ~.?ll. O0. I received a letter from the Sec~-~etary of the Board of Health, informing me that the f.~miga- tot was so out of repair t.hat it could not be used,and reconm~ending tb~.t the old fun~igator be repaired and a new one purchased, so that in future we n~ght always have one n~chine that we could use. I h~d the old fum~gator sent back to..the factory,and purchased a new one Of dif- ferent nnke at a price of ~50~90 laid dora% in Roanoke. I bought a. more e}_~ensive machine in order to save ezpense in the operation. It recon~nended 'by the U.S.Surgeon General as the best on the market. I _have been informed by the City Engineer tl%at the Norfolk & Western Rail~,:~y Compan~v is building a platform on Shenandoah avenue east, which extends over the street some five or six feet. I r~ceived this letter yeste;-day and at once wrote to ~-~ Jolu~son, asking him to take the matter up so that it .might be adjusted satisfactorily to the city authorities, and notified him if this v~s not done I would have the work stopped. I have also been informed that the alley running., from Ernest avenue North to the alley between. Ernest avenue and the. Norfolk and Western E~ilway, has been closed, and that the people li~ing along, the last mentioned alley have no means of ingress or egress.. I have taken this matter up ~.~':ith the city engineer and city solicitor, and from 'the information I b~.ve, believing t~ha.t the alley has been improperly closed, I shall take steps to have the 'same opened. In co]~_ection with tke sm~llpo× n~tter, I have employed one negro n~n to stay at the hospital, ~o cook, etc., and pay him one dollar per day~ Respectfully submitted, J. R o BRYAN, 5~yor. !~DMTHLY REPORTS. The monthly reports of the City Treasurer, City Auditor;Clerk of the !~rkets, City Physician and Board of Health, City Sergeant and Keeper of the Almshouse, were .presented, read and ordered to be filed~ REPORT OF CiTY ENGI].~ER. The monthly report of the City Engineer was subn~itted: together %,~th the recor~]endation that the cobble gutter on Gre-jory Aveuue, bet~:~een ~efferson and .Second St., and sand'and sl~g· ~lk on Jamison avenue and ?th street S.E. ( mmterials for which had been delivered) and moving fences and buildinEs on alley west of 5th street and south of I~ck awe.n~e, should be completed. (~ebruary 5th, 1901.) The report of the City Engineer was read andfiled, and the recon~nen- dations as to completing the vtork above mentioned, v~s referred to the Conw~ittee on Streets. PETITIONS, ~oc. A petition from R.E.Beeton, Jr., asking permission to construct a one story brick cased shop on south side of Luck avenue, east of 2d street, on site of old livery stable, 22' x 60', vms present- ed; and on motion of ;,~. Wilkinson referred to the Coz~ttee on Fire and Water with power to act. A co~nication from Frederic B. Webb to fill depression in lot between Rorer and Campbell avenue, west of 6th Street, in order t~t buildi~s ~y be const~cted thereon, v~s presented and referred to the Committee on Servers. A request from the chief of Police t~t the Council pay ~.~_ to him, honey returned to Sam. ~-~cAllister by said chief, and ~'~hich v~s stolen from Police Headquarters by Eugenez Newso~, since convicted of the crime, ~s read and referred to the Co~m-~ttee on Pi~nce. An account of T. V~. Wilkerson, contractor, a~unting to ~S3.19 for alleged injury sustained by on account of daz~ges to a ~le o~n~ed by ~m and hired to city, v~s presented and referred to the Con~dttee on Fiance in conjunction with the City Engineer. Petition of C. E. Roberts, D. Saylor Good, and others, asking that a sidev~lk be const~cted on the east side of Ro~.noke Street betv~een Franklin Road and Elm avenue, v~s presented and referred to the Co~ ~ttee on Streets. Petition of Alex. Jones and others, asking t~t a lzo~t be erected at or near 8th street and 8th avenue N.~., at ~t. Zion ~ptist Church site: to take the place of light recently removed therefrom, ~s pres- ented by ~. Hart and referred to the Conm~ittee on Lights. A co~m~nication from J. C. Burks, ~',hD. subn~tting a proposition to perform the work of attendi~ to sn~llpo~ patients and suspects, for the sum of %~100 to ..~,zmo per month,v~s presented and referred to the Co~ttee on Health. REPORT O? C05~,'~TTEE ON FI]-~NGE. ~h-. Page, from the Co~u~ttee on ~nce sub~tted the followin~ report: 1. The Con~ttee files herev~ith a co~~cation from the Police Justice, trans~tting a req%~es~ from Je:~%ie Ross, colored, of Bedford County, asking t~t a fine of ~?15.00 i~osed by the Police ~ustice on her husband be returned. It'apr~ears t~t on December Sl, Chas. Ross, who v~s employed in this city, vms arrested ~nd fined ~15 on the c~rge of bei~ d~ and resisti~ an officer. It v~s afte~'~rds ascertained t]~.t he vms a l%matic~ ~s so adjusted by a co~ssion, and has since been confined in the assylum..As the fine ir~0sed %~ms n~festly erro- neous and improper, v;e recommend that Se~-~e Ross be and is hereby ~nted the sum of :~:~lS.O0~ paysble from the continent fund, to rei~ burse her for a~t erroneously paid by her into the city treasury, on accost of C]~s. Ross, an adjudged lu~tic. The city auditor is hereby inst~cted to draw said v~rrant. (The recomuendation ~s ~dopted, Ayes--Ca~day~ Cole~n,Do~uqldson, Fi shorn, Hart? Huff, Wones, ~dd, }3i~n, Newton, Pace, Page, Seifert, Wi lkins on, %Vitt, ~fm President--16. Noes--i{one. ) ~.~. ~. T~e claim of J.%'. S~elds for %{1~, for da~es to buggy by being st~ck by the fire department e~ine ~s been considered. %Ye are in- formed by the Chief of the Fire Depart~nt t~t the da~ges done to S~elds' buggy ~s' necessary; t~t the driver, purposely ~n into it in order to sabe the ap~tus from ~n~ into the curb stones~ thereby possibly incurri~ greater da~e and e~ense to the city. The c~ef co~]]ends the action, of the driver and reco~m~ends t~t the bill be paid. We therefore reco~]end that the to draw a ~r~nt in favor of J. from contingent f~d, as da~es by fire department e~ine. (The reco~endation ~s adopted, Ayes--Ga~day,Vole~n, Do~ldson, Fi shburn, ~rt, Huff, Wones, Kidd, Wd~~, Ne~ on, Pa ce, Page, Seifert, Wi lkin- son,~itt,5~.President--16. Noms--None. ) city auditor be and is here~y instructed J. Shields for the sum of ~,15.60, payable to his buggy on account of being struck & have paint ed, the city - 1803- ( Peb~,_m~y 5th, 1901. ) Concerning the claim of J. D. Penick for.daln~ges alleged to been sustained by him at Park street bridge when it v~s being the nRtter has been thoroughly investigated in connection with Solicitor,and we are of opinion, from the facts as far as we can learn them, that the city is not liable to Penick for any dar~ages what ever. 4. We file herewith a letter from Hoge & Hoge, asking dan~ges for Elias Jacob, a Syrian, alleged to have been hurt by a pirce of lumber falling on him at Henry street bridge. The attorneys in the case offe~ to con~ron~se and settle the claim upon payn~nt of ~i;250. After inves- tigation of the rratter we reco,mmend that the offer to compromise be refused, and that no further action be taken in regard to the matte~ by Council, the city Solicitor having full power to defend the interests of the city in case any other action should be taken. 5. The petition of M Thiery, Secty. of the Soc..T.~bor Pamty, for ;" paid for the use of Assembly Hall ~or Political .the refundi~ of ~lO, _ purposes during the recent campaign, has been considered. In view of the fact that Council granted the free use of said b_all to other polit- ical parties, we reconm~end that the auditor be instructed to refun.d, the amount, by d~awi~lg a warrant in favor of M. Thier~ for the sum of ~.;.10, payable from the contingent fund. (The reco~:endation ~as adopted, Ayes--Cannaday,Coleman, Donaldson, Fi shburn, ~rt, Huff, ~one s, Kidd, R~nahan, Nevrt on, Pa c e, Page, S ei fert, '~7i t t, h~-. President- 15. l~oes--Wilkinson- 1. ) 6. In order to supplement certain accounts which have been over- draYm by the approval of the January bills, and certain December bills left over, the Committee reconm~nds the adoptio~ of the follovring resolution: RESOLVED, That the appropriations for the fiscal year 1900-1901 be and are hereby supplemented as follows, viz: ' . . ~. - . '. Crznanal clzarges, ~?115.09; Street Repairs, ~i,~0.13; Health, ~564.43; Public Property, ~180.57; Sewer.Improvements, $564.90; Street Im- provements, ~)1, 345. 77; Bridges, ~383.?0; Street Cleanir~5, for the purpose of purchasi:lg a.new street sweeper, ~-.3360.00. Total, And the City Auditor and City Treasurer are hereby directed to make entries on their books accordingly. Respectfully submitted, J. C. PAGE, GEO. !~. HART, S. P; SEIFERT, J.. A. PISHBURN, C.B. J0i.~S. The resolution supplementing certain appropriations %~as adopted, A ye s-- Carnza da y, Co lenin, Dona lds on, Fi shburn, Hart, Huff, $ one s ,.~fi dd, Nevrt on, Pac e, Page, Seifert ,Wilkinson, Witt, I~. President- 16. - I.toe s--. IIone. REPORT 0F T.HE C0~;'5TTEE ON ACCOU!,r~S. ~. Hart, from the Conm~ittee on Accounts, submitted the following report: The Committee on Accounts has examined the current bills for the month of January, and those left over for the month of .December, and approved and listed them under appropriate heads as shovrn below. We recon'~,aend tl~at these bills the regular v~y, viz':. Criminal charges, Fire, Interest,. ~ail, Light s, Police, Paupers, !k~blic Charities, Street Repairs, Street Cleaning., Stationery & Printing, be approved by CoUncil and ordered paid in $ 183.50 378.67' 19,43 2.50 174. V5 i, 110.68. 1,131.93 78.40 330.22 .487.94 92.40 69.75 ' k..~l 243 09 Salaries, ............. , . Health, 564. $3 Water 41.48 Public. Property, 180.57 Sewer Repairs, 77.13 Sewer .Improvements, l, 014.35 Street Improvements, l, ~0~.44 Commissions., 65..m8 Contingent, Bridges,. 'Total 2. The Conm~[ttee desire~ to ically to the follov~ing matters, currer~t ~illz: call the' attention of Council specif- in connec.bion vrith the approval of the · - 1804- (February 8, 1901.) let. On the the payroll f. or the fire department the salary of Ramsey, the driver for.the Alert Fire Co. is reported in full. Ramsey vms injured by bei~ overco~ at a fire about two weeks ago, and in oon- se~ence ~s incapacitated fo~ duty for several days, duri~ which a substitute ~s employed at 2d. We call attention to the grocery bill on account of. public .c~rities w~ch ~ounts for the-month of Ja~ary to ~119.05. Sd. The bills of the Co-0pe~ative Supply Co. for coal purchased by the city, conce~i~ which purc~se so~ ~testi'on ~s been ~ised, upon investigation the Co~ttee finds under the pur~liar circu~tances of the case, the purc~se of t~s coal ~s not against the citY ordi~nces. 4th. The t~tal amount of the bills approved this month will be seen ~l' o the-SB~ooO.ffth~s $19,~2.50 is for ~anuary t d reminder ~belo~s to the December bills, w~ch ~e~e lef~ ove~ on accost of no appropriation to pay them at the re~lar me~ti~ in ~anuary. These deducted would leave the uary bills about ~. The report of the police dep~rt~nt sho~ ~ights repo~$d out duri~ the month of ~a~y 1188 hours and 25 ~nutes/ ~ki~ ~25.71 to be deducted from the Peb~ary bills, which the auditor is hereby in- st~cted to adjust. Eespectfully sub~tted, GEO. L. ~RT, ~. H. ~II~KiNSON, C. M. KIDD. The report of the Co~ttee on Accounts ~s ~dopted, Ayes--Ca--day, C olean, Dom~lds on, Fi shburn, ~rt, Huff, ~one s, Kidd, ~Y~q~n, Ne~*~ on, Pa c e, Page Seifert, YYilkins on, Witt ,~,~. President- lb. Noes--Hone. REPORT 0F T~ C0~ETT~ 0H STREETS. ¥~. ~isl~burn, from the Com~ttee on Streets subn~tted the followi~ report: 1. We are advised by the City E~ineer ~at the street sweeper is almost entire~y worn out, ~d tl~t it ~ll not ~n another ~nth. T~s ~c~ne cost ~?~15.00 in 1892, and we ~ttach a proposition from Y~illiam C. 0astler .to fur~sh a new' ~c~ne of i~roved design, but same ~ke, for the sum of ~560 f. o. b. cars Roanoke. In view o~ the fact t~t it is necessary to have a street sweeper, we reconm~end t~t the Co~ttee be ~nd is hereby authorized to purc~se a street sweeper at ~ cost not eXceedi~ ~60.00 f.o.b, cars Roanoke, said ex- pense to 'be c~rEed ~o the account of street clemni~; provided, however, that' the Co~ttee on Fiance ~ll .report, ~nd Council order ~ supple- ~nty appropriation sufficient ~or the purpose. (The reco~ndation was adopted, Ayes--Ca~a~y,Cole~n,Do~ldson, Fi shburn, ~rt, Muff, ~o~e S, ~dd, ~ ~ n~ Ne~ on, Pac e, Page, Seifert, ~Ii ~in- son,~Vitt,~.President 16. Noes--None. ) ' 2. The Co~'~ttee sub~tted a report and resolution to provide for the substitution of wooden cro~si~s in the place of stone crossi~s on certain sideV~s on F~lin Road, ~lm avenue, Salem avenue, .Camp- bell avenu~ and on Center and Fifth Street, (the ~latter unde~ contact ~rkley ~c Co. ); which ~s read, and after son~'discussion, and.'conside~ ation of an amendment by ~. ¥filkinson t~t said crossing be p~ced ly where necessary and'te~orarily; the whole ~tter· ~s reco~tted to the co~ttee for further investi~tion and report. 5. We are advised t~t it is necessary t~t the fore~n of the ga~ should ~ve some one to assist l~m in taki~ care of the prisoners wox~ked on t~t force. Already five men have escaped in consequence ~o~ the fore~n ~vi~ no one to assist ~m or upon whom he could rely. These escapes ~ve occurred wl~en the fore~n ~s off with a ~n at the ~ter closet, or when he ~d t~tsted so~ to go to the ~ter closet alone. We recommend t~t the citY e~neer be authorized to e~loy one paid ~n,~.at the ~ges of $1.10 per day, whose duty it s~ll be to as- sist the fb~e~n of the c~in ga~ in looki~ after and cari~ for the prisoners' and to othe_~se perfor~ work as ~y be re~ired. (The recon~endation'~s adopted, Ayes--Ca~day,Cole~n, Do~ldson, Fi shb~n, Ha~, Huff ,~on~s, ~ dd ,.~ ~ ~n, Ne~ on, Pa c e, S eif err, Wi ~ ins on, ~itt, ~. ~resident-l~...Noes-'~ge. ) · ' $'.' A.. FIS~~' v.~VI ~TT, -GEO.' L. ~RT, ~. ~. PA~. - 1805- February 5th, 1901, ) REPORT 0F THE C0~,Z. HTTE~, ON SE'WERS. },'~. Seifert, from the Co,tree on Servers, sub~tted the followi~ report: 1. The Co~ttee is infor~d by the City Engineer t~t the siphon which conveys the se~ge 9cross Lick R~ from the Passe,er S~ation, burst, and t~t to renew ~t will cost ~150. After invest~atmon and consultation with the city engineer, instead of repairi~ the siphon we ~ke the follox~ reco~endation: T~t a new sewer be laid from the passse~er station and com%ect the Jefferson Street sewer,and t~t the old line of pipe extendi~ to Lick Run be abandoned. The Norfolk & Western Railvmy Co,any to open and refill the trench, and the city to furnish and lay the pipe at a cost of $50. The Norfolk fo Western agrees to this proposition, and recon~,end 'that the city engineer be inst~cted to ~ve the work dome. 2. Concerni~ the co~laint of H. H. Jones, as to d~inmge of the alley south of Campbell avenue and west of Roanoke street, the city e~ineer has ~de an investigation and sub~tted a report to the Co~ n~ttee of the conditions e~stiD~ there, witlx an estimte of co~t of pe~for~ the work necessary to drain the alley. The cost is We are not satisfied as to the e~:pediency of this work,and ~ve laid the ~tter over' for future consideration. ~. The plan for server Section 8, between Salem avenue and the ~il- road, and between 2d and 8th streets S.~f., ~s been co~leted,and the co~m~ttee vzill give the preli~ry heari~ about Apr~ 1st. We are now servi~ notices on the property ova%ers for the fill hea~ i~s for levyi~ the assess~nts for sewers in Sections 106, 10~,25 and 120. These heari~s are to take p~ce ~rch 10th. ~. Concer~:~ the ~tter of the d~i~ge from the west end round house, the city engineer reports to the Con~ttee t~t he has'~d sev- eral conferences %'dth the Norfolk & Western officials in respect thereto, and Ires advised the co,any that the only expeditious ~~er of carryi~ off t~s vmste v~ter is to provide a drain alo~ and upon its o~ pro~ erty, thereby diverti~ it from the Private property between She~ndoah avenue and Center avenue N.V;. He supposes t~t the railway cozily v~_ll speedily attend to the ~tter. Respectf~ly sub~tted, S.P. SEi~RT, C L.. KIDD. The repo~ of the Co~ttee on Sewers %ms adopted, Ayes--Ca--day, Col e ~n, Dona lds on, Fi s hburn, ~r t, Huff, ~one s, ~ dd, ~ ~n, IIev~ on, Pa c e, Page Seife~, Vfilkinson,Witt, [?~5 President .-- 16. Noe s--~one. REPORT OF THE CO!~,5TT.EE 0~ PUBLIC PROP~TY. ~,~. Witt, from the Co~ n~ttee on ~blic Property, sub~tted the followi~ report: 1. In regard to the ~tter of fenci~ the colored cemetery in no~th- east Roanoke, which x~s referred to this co~ittee, we have investi- gated the. title to t~s land, ~vi~ referred the subject to the city Solicitor. Tkat officer reports t~t he can find nothi]~ w~ch would lead him to believe that the title to the property..~s vested in the city, and in fact has not been able to ascertain in whom the title to said property iS really vested. He is safe, however, in sayi~ t~t the title is not vested in the city. (~. Hart~ved that the ~%blic Property Co~ttee be authorized to !~ve a suitable fence placed around the colored cemetery at a cost not exceedi~ $25. ~. Huff moved to reco~t the ~tter to the ~ttee for further investigation and to see about getti~ additio~l land for e):tension of said-cemetery; which ~s~ rejected. The question then recurri~ to the motion of 5~. ~rt, and it requiri~ under the ~les 15 votes to adopt sa~, it vms rejected by the follo%~ vote: Aye s-- Ca~aday, Co le~n, Do, ldo on, Fi shorn, ~rt, ~, ~one s, ~ dd, Ne~ on, Pa c e, S ei f err .-- ll.' }~oe s--Huff, ~ge, ~;i lkins on, Wit t, ~ckner- 5 2. The attention of the Co~-&ttee ~a been directed to the ~tt~'r of conducti~ Asse~ly ~ll, especially %~th reference, to the revenues which should be derived t~refrom. As is well knovm by the Council t~is_ ~ll vms entirely remodeled,and co~leSed ready-for use 'by the first of the present fis~l--y~. The cost ~s $1,675.94. T~t-. the .~' (~ebruary Sth, 1901,) Council n~y have some idea as to what is being derived from this hall, and the cost of n~intaini~ it, we subn~t the followi~ state~n~ Amount received for .~ents from ~uly 1st to ~num~y lst--~ .~ 60.00 Cost of ~ lights, ~.~6.00; electric lights,~0.OO;~el -- ~.00 It ~.,~ll be seen t~t the e~cess.of cost of ligl~ts and f~el alone, for five months, as co~ared'r~th s~x months' receipts, is (~l~.OO. Add ~o this the ite~ of insu~nce, v~ter and repaims, and the costs of ~int~i~; s~.id }~lZ are f~r in e~cess of the ~eoeipts, In fact~ the ~mintain~nce of it is ~ source of ~oyance ~nd ~den to the city; and t~s due altogether to the policy pursued in direct vio~tion of the city ordinances of g~nti~ the free use of s~id ~ll for varies purposes; The Con~ttee believes t~t Assembly H~ll should be rented or leased, and therefore recon~ends the adoption of the follo¥,~ng res~ lution: ~,~,SO~3,ED, That the Co~ttee on ~blic P~operty be and is hereby au- thorized 8.nd directed to invite proposals for renti~ or leasi~ Asse~ bly Hall; said l~ll to be rented to the highest responsible bidder,in the judgn~nt of the Oonmdttee,and secumety to be given fo~ the full a~unt of the price bid. The lessee to ~ave full c~rge of said ~ll, s. nd to be ~.t all e:.~ense for %,rater, lights and fuel,and ~ve control of all appurtenances thereto belo~i~. Said rental to corm~'~nce on ~,~rch 1st, 19Ol,and to continue fo~ one year,but the lessee is to l~ve the refusal of the hall for an additio~l twelve months at a price to be fixed by the public property Con~ttee. Respectfully sub~tted, EVI WITT, S.B.PACE,. P.1~.~. of the Coz~ttee as to leasi~ Assembly ~ll ~s The resolution adopted. ASSE~.~TTf ~.~T~. On motion of ~. Buc-~-mer <i~lO.00 ci~r-ges against the La. dies' Aid Society of the Second Presbyterian Church for the use of Assembly ~.{all during the month of January, ~s rebated and a~ulled. On motion of ~. Hart the Lee Street Ilorthern ~ethodist Church g~Rnted the free use' of said ~ll on the night of Feb~ary 21, 1901. REPORT OF T~ COI~TT~E ON FIRE & ¥;AT~R. I~. ]~dd, from the Cor~ ~ttee on 9ire ~ Y~ater sub~tted the followi~ report: ~rsuant to instructions from Council the Conm~ttee obtained bids from nmnufacturers and d~lers for furnishi~ lO00 ft. of fire hose. Bids from nine co~anies were suD~tted,and after cm. reful ey~~tion of the sa~les submitted ~nd other investi~tion of the hose, the co~ttee recon~ends as follows: RESOLVe, That the contact for furnishi-~ 800 ft. of Keystone b~nd fire hose be retarded to the ~b~ic ~ire Hose Con, any of Hew York, at the price of 90 cents per foot, in accordance v~th the specifications. And t~t the contr:ct for ~rnishing BOO feet 'of Paragon brand fire hose, be mhd is hereby a~ed to the Eureka Fire Hose Co,any of Hew York, at the Price of 90 cents per foot, in accordance with the speci- fications. EESOT~D 9URTI~, T~.t the chief of the Fire Department is hereby authorized to purc~se one dozen ~m coats and one do zen .. he l~t s for exceedi~ $100. The c~rged to the Eccount of the use of the fire department, at a cost not e~-~enses incurred under this resolution to be fire. Respectfully submitted, O. ~:~. KIDD, P.I.7.HUFF. The report of the con~nittee on Fire and lYater v~as adopted, Ayes-- Ca~n~aday, C olenmn, Donalds °n,_~i shburn, Hart, Muff, ~ones, !~dd, }~Rnahan, Newt on, Pace, Page, Seifert, Wilkins on, ,'Vitt, ~,:~. President- 16. Noes--None. ) PUBLIC SA-WW~TY REGULATIONS. On motion of ~,~m'. Kidd the Ordinance Com- mittee was recfaested to frame and present an ordinance .covering the. hat- ter of cleaning and burning out cl~imeys and flues, v~ith a proper pen- alty attached ~ On motion of I~c. Hart the Council then ad~ ourned. /~' Tuesday, M~rch 5th, The Council ,net in regular session at 8 o' clock P.M.- in th.e~Ancil C!~mber,and vm~s called to order by ~Jr.S.P,Seif~rt, the prea~bnt P~0tem, Present: Messrs. Cannaday,Ooleman, Don~ldson, Pishbur~x,Hart~Hu£f,~ones, Kidd, King, ~inahan, }:~A 11 eh, Pace, Sci fart, Wilkinson, Wi t t- 1~. Absent: ~'~ssrs. Garland, ~escure, Newt on, Page, ~r. President- ~, Messrs. Cannaday, ~'~inahan, and ~Allen appeared after first roll call. $OURHAL. On motion of ;~..~. Xing the reading of the ~ournal ~s d~s- paused with, and further on his motion it w~s approved. ~,~&YOR' S ~ESSAGE. The followin~ message from the };h¥or was read: To the Co~amon Council for the City of Roanoke. Gentlemen: I herewith return to your !{onorable Body without al, Sec. ~ of the report of~ the 0om:~.~ttee on Streets and the reconm~en- dation thereto attached, as follows: "We recon~end thatft~ city engi- neer be authorized to employ one p~id man at the ~ges o .10 per day, whose duty it shall be to assist the foren~n of the chain gang in look- ing after and caring for the prisoners,and to otherwise perform work as n~y be required." };~ reasons for not approving this reconm~endation are as follows: I think the foreman of the chain 8ar4~ should be able to ~nage and control the chain gang, without any assistance, unless the chain gang exceeds ten, This is not but is the practise ~.~nd experience of the Mews. Should the chain gang e~'ceed ten, I be made for the employment of some one to only my view of the matter cities of Danville and ~Te,:rport think that° provision should assist the foren~n; but since the chain gang has been operated under the foren~n employed by me,it has rarely e~ceeded ten, and I e:~.pect the average would be about seven. The City 'Engineer and myself havmng agreed t.hat the chain gang, should not be operated with less than ~ive, orders to that effect have been issued to the foreman, aa we believe it would not be profitable to the city to do otheru'~ise. Again, the history of the ch~in gang in the city of Roa- noke will demonstrate that on two or three occasions the operation of the chain gang has been done a':~y with by Council on account of the pense,and each time this expense has been created by the addition of first one and then another paid man to the force. Desiring th.~t the gaD~.q should not be abolished on account of not being profitable,I am opl'osed to the addition of paid men to the force. As to the escape of prisoners, I do not consider that as a very in~ortant matter. If they stay in the city or return to ~the city they are re-captured by the po- lice force,and h~ve to serve not only.their original, time, but additional tim~. If they leave the city it is in my opinion a good riddance; and I only ~,rlsh t~mat all such ctu~racters wo~.ld le.%ve our city and never return. I regret to inform your Honorable Body that the snmllpo~ situation has not improved,and that even with the most economical admira%~tration, the em~ense incident thereto is considerable. Under the rules of the Board of Heo_lth, if smallpoE breaks out in a fancily,the patient is taken to the hospital, ~less willing to bear his ova e~:penses;and the other members of the fatally are q~arantined in the house for thirty days. In most of the instances of q~arantine, the support of the family being either quarantined at the hospital,and the people dependent on the daily labor of said support for existence, the city has to take charge of the pa~-ties quarantined and feed them. During the past two weeks the city has had to feed wbout 1SO people, including those quarantined and those at the hospital, and the ezpenmes are considerable. These .n~atters are being conducted' as econon~ically as possible,unless the city desires to buy at wholesale instead of at retail; but ,3rith the purchase of these supplies I .have nothing to do,as such matters are in the hands of the city engineer, and I only give .him such information, aid and counsel as I can. In other respects.~as far as.~ I am advised,the city is in a healthy condition; and I have urged upon the sanitary inspector to give the city as thorough cleaning as possible. Respect full~- submitted, ~. R. BRYAN, ~r., A~yor. ' -1808- (~rch 5th, 1901. ) The question being stated, Shall the recommendation of Conmzittee stand as the Judgment of Council, the objections the Street of the 5~hyor on motion ~,~. Hart said ~.,estion(as man on chain gang force) was referr'ed to the contrary notwithstanding, to enployr,]ent of additional paid to the Conu:,~ttee on Streets. J~0RT O? CITY ~-!GI!,'.EER. The city engineer submitted his monthly report, showing location and cos~ of work performed in his department during the month of Pebryary,and recora~..~nded that the sanitary force be increased to nine men. The report was read and filed and on motion of ~..'..m. P~rt the reco~.~endation ~as referred to the Health Con',uittee. ~DMTHLY REPORTS of the Clerk of the .%.~rket, Keeper of .~ln~house, City Physician and Board of Health, City Treasurer and City Auditor, were read and ordered to be filed. PETITIOMS,&c. Pet'ition of J.H.Amos and others, citizens of the P. ifth ~.Yard, prs. ying t.hat the Council will provide sufficient funds or other me~ns for an increase of the school building facilities in said ward, v~as presented, read and referred to the Committee ou Schools ,.% Education. Petition of J. W. ~.."~nnich and others, asking t.hat an alley be opened and maintained between Shenandoah s. venue and Center avenue N.r.~., east from ~th Street, ';ms presented, read and referred to the Con~.,~ttee on Streets. Petition of C. E. Sowder,asking permission to put in pipe at spri~z on Lynchburg Road, at his o:,a~ e::pense, %~as referred to the Com~,dttee on Streets, on motion of ~'.~. ~;ilkinson. Petition of Ed !~ininger, by Scott "- Staples, attorneys, asking re- fund of :..ll£.~0 paid for sidev~lk on Ca~pbell avenue, in year ¥~s presented ~nd referred to the Cor. m%ittee on Finance. REPORT O? C0~,~.']~:.~TT~:E 0M '.'tE_,<H. Judge !~.i .nE, from the Health Con~- ndttee; submitted the follo,,'~ing report: To the Com~.~on Council. Concerni,~. the proposition of Dr.J.C.Burks to perform the duty of attending 8_ll snnllpox patients for the city, the Corm~ittee has considered said n~tter in connection with the city Solicitor s. nd ?~hyor. Dr. Burks proposed to perforn~ this service for the sum of i:.:12O per month. The n~yor informed the corm~dttee that he had an agre.e, ment ~;~[th Dr.W. Hodgson to attend all sn~llpox patients for the sum of ~'.:6 per day dx,ring such period as sr~llpox existed,and that prior to the bres. king out of the disease he %was to look after all suspects v,~thout charge. The city solicitor advises,after lookiug into the arrangen~nts between Dr.Hodgson and the ~'.hyor,that the contract binding,and would continue until the present epidemic of sr~llpox v~as eradicated. The con~mittee therefore recon~nds that the rpoposition of Dr. Burks be declined for the reasons above stated. Respectfully submitted, A.'E. KING, S. B. PACE, H.B.D0~,IAT.,~SOM. On motion of ~,~. F~rt tl%e report :vas adopted as presented. REPORT OP TH~ C01,2,.~TTEE ON Ti[G}{TS. ~. ¥;ilkinson, from the Co~;dt- tee on Lights, subraitted the followi.~ report: To the ConmDn CoUncil: The Conm'~ttee on Lights has considered cer- tain requests for the location of additional lights, one at intersec- tion of Norfolk and Campbell avenues, and one at intersection of :-lorth Jefferson street with Gilmer avenue. At each of these points there is n~.ch travel,and at present it is exceedingly dark. %7e are of opinion that the lights are needed and reconmnend the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the Roanoke Railway & Electric Company, under the terms 'and provisions of the contract dated November' l, 1900,be and is hereby directed to erect two standard electric arc lamps, as are pro- vided for in said contract at the followi,.lg points: One at the intersection of.~ Norfolk avenue and Campbell avenue. One at the intersection of-.'North ~efferson Street and Gilmer avenue. (The resolution was adopted, Ayes-Colen~n, Donaldson, Fishburn,Hart, Huff, Jones, Sfidd,King,Pace, Seifer. t,V;ilkinson,lTitt- 12. I'~oes--None. ) 2. As to other requests for petitions for lights, the Committee v~ll n~ke an inspection of the plant and various locations,and report at a subsequent meetir~g. - 1809- (5.~rch 5th, 1901. ) 3. We have instructe~ the gas and %%~ter company to cona~ect the bath heating apparatus in the engine houses with a separate meter,in order that we my know what this gas is costing, and that a "fuel" gas rate r, ny be obtained thereon. Respectfully submitted, J. H. ~VI.T~[I!~SON, H. B, D0~'J%LDSON, In refjard to section S of the above report, the C. B. J0~S~ A. B. CO Council being inforn~ ed that the Gas and Water Company would put in meters and c~rge ~el rate therefor, if the p~'oper pipe co~ections were ~de by the city, on motion of ~h'. Hart the city enginee.r vms inst~cted to ~.ve the pipes put in; which Yms agreed to by the same vote as last above rec- orded, Ayes lR u~animous. REPORT 0F TH~ C0~A~TT[{E OH SE¥.~Rs. ~,~. Seifert, from the Co~ttee on Se%~ers, sub]-~tted the follo-~ing report: l. As to the petition of v.B.Uebb to fill lot on corner of &th St and Rorer avenue, through ¥~hich drain pipe ~s been L~id, this ~tter is laid over for future consideration, and to ascertain if there be ~ny liability on the city. ~. As to the co~olaint of H.H. Jones, conce~i~ the drai~ge of the alley south of Campbell avenue and in rear of his property, we ho. ve ~de an e~~tion of this n~tter, and find t~t it is only necessa~'y to grade the alley so as to continue the flow of the vmter do%%~ to the cross alley. This ~;ork can be done ~t a very snell ez'pense; but as it is a street nntter we recon~end that the ~subject be referred to the Street con'~ttee with the request tl~t they ~ve the necessary gradi~ done. ~. The hearing of 6he property o%-~ers for the fill assessn~nt for se~ers in Sections 106, 104, 25 and 120 v~ll take place Yarch 15th-,1901; and the conm~'~ttee ~-~ll report a resolution to provide for the final as- sessment for the other co~.leted sections at the nezt ~eti~. Respectfully subn~tted, S.P. SEIFERT, A .~. KIHG, J.H.WILKI~SON, C.~.KIDD.. The repoFt of the Sev;er Co,tree v~s adopted. REPORT 0F THE C0~ETT[~R 0~ 0RDI~]CES. ~udge Ki~, from the Co~t- tee on 0rdi~nces, sub~tted-the following report: To the Corn]non Council: In compliance %vith the request of Council adopted ~t last meeting, t~t an ordi~nce be adopted vCth ade~ate pe~lties as burni~ out chi~eys and flues, the Co~ttee reconn~nds t]~t Sec. S15 of the Gene~l 0rdi~nces as now in force be [~nded and ~e-e~cted, with penalty attached. (The 0rdi~nce v~s read, considered and 5dopted by' the same vote as last above recorded, Ayes, 12, u~nimous; and is recorded 2. The con, tree ¥~s also ~equested by the health authorities to p~-ovide a more excessive pe~lty for any violation of the ~w in regard to physicians reporting5 contagious diseases;but upon $~D~tion of the present law, the co]~dttee believes it to be fully ade~te-to cover all cases,and., if enforced the penalty-is ~mply sufficient. A. E. ~HG, C. B. J0~S. AN 0RDI]'IANCE to amend and reordain Sec. 315 of the General Ordinances in relation to burniD~ out and cleaning flues,etc. (Adopted I::hrch 5th, 1901. ) 1. BE IT 0RDAI!.~D by the Con, non Council for the City of Roanoke, that Section 315 of the General Ordinances be amended and reordained so as to read as follows: 315. The oYmer or occupant of every house, shop or other building within the city, shall cause the flues or chimneys thereof to be swept or burned out as often as n~y be requisite to keep the' same clean. Any person failing to comply with the provisions of this section shall fined not less than two dollars for each offense. 2. T.his ordinance shall be in force from its passage. be ........ oo0oo ........ (March 5th, 1901,) REPORT OF C0:;.~ETTE'8 ON FIRF, AND ¥;ATER. 5:~. Kidd, from the Committee on Fire and Water, submitted the following report: To the Common Council: Your Committee on Fire. and Water to whom was referred the petition of R.!~.Beeton,Jr., with power to act, considered said n~tter on February 13th, 1901, and granted permission to said Bee- ton to erect a one-story brick cased building, 22' x 60', on the south side of ]{irk avenue, on site of old livery stable, said building to be used as a shop; and requested the city engineer to issue the usual pea"- mit, which we understand has been done. The committee do not believe that in granting the above petition the fire risk will be increased; and no objections were raised by the property Respectfully subraitted, C. ~.~. KIDD, Chamu. ~:~NORITY REPORT. The undersigned representing the minority of the Conm~ttee on _wire and Water, begs leave to dissent from the views ex- pressed in the above report, and asserts that he does not believe it to be a good policy or precedent to establish by Council to refuse applica- tions of this sort, as has been done in several cases heretofore,and then grant a permit on application of another petitioner. P. W. HUFF. On motion of ~,~. Fishburn the action of the Conmuittee on Tire and Water in granting building permit to R.E.Beeton, Jr., -~as approved. REPORT OF C05~,~TTE.;~ ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. Mr. ¥~itt, from the Com- mittee on _Public Property, submitted the following report: 1. The Con~,.'~ttee on Public Property acting under authority of a res- olution of Council adopted. February 5th, 1891, providing for leasing Assembly Hall, reports that it advertised for bids to close-February 28th. Three bids were received which are as follows: ~132 00; Silas Walthall, ~,z~u.50. H.H.~.'arkley,~.~E1.00; J. H. Morris, · The bid of Silas Walthall being the highest, the Committee 'leased him the hall for the sum of i~1~0.50, for one year, in accordance with the resolution; and required the navments to be n~ade ~arterlY, the lessee giving four notes for the sum' o~ $35.13 each, with securety approved by the Chairn~n of the Committee and Clerk of Council. These notes have been filed and approved, and we recon~end that the action of the Com- mittee be confirmed by Council. (~_~. Y!ilkinson presented an opinion of the City Solicitor in regard to the right of Council to delegate certain powers to a comn[ttee, r~hich %was read in connection ~.~ith the above reconm:endation. 5.~.m: Fishburn moved t_hat the action of the Con~'~ttee be confirmed, which %vas agreed to, Ayes--'Colen~n, Fishburn, Hart,Huff, ~ones,Kidd,King, Pace ,Witt- 9. -!.~oes--Cannaday, Donaldson, Seifert ,\Vilkins on-~-· ) 2. The Conunittee has considered the n~tter of'placing a fence around a portion of the colored cemetery in 01d Lick,and finds that cost be only about ~u for n~terials, the colored people agreeing to do the and work. We reconm~.~end that the ci. ty engineer furnish R.R.Jones, otherS, materials to cost not ezceeding ~20, chargeable to account of Public Property, for the purpose of erecting a fence around a portion of the colored cemetery, provided the finance Committee will recommend a supplementary appropriation of sufficient amount for the purpose. (The vote ~as taken on said reconm~endation, and there were Ayes 12, noes 1, .and the chair ruled that to n~ke a grant for such purpose, under rule $4 it would require 14 votes, and therefore the recon~flendation ¥~s rejected. ~,9~. Hart thereupon moved a reconsideration of the vote by which said matter ¥~s rejected; which reconsideration v~s agreed to, and the subject passed until later in the evening.) Respectfully submitted) ~.F. VI WITT, A. E. KING, S. B. PACE. 5{INORITY REPORT. The undersigned dissents from the majority report concerning the proposition to furnish $20 worth of materials to build a fence around the colored cemetery, for the reason that he does not be- lieve that the city has the right to.n~ke an appropriation of money to aid in the maintenance of any ce.metery except such cemeteries as are o~ed and controlled by the city. P. W. HUFF. -1811- (~,h~ch Sth, 1901. ) ~TE%-',' BUSII,TESS. J. B. Newton, a member of this' Council from the Fifth Ward, tendered his resig~tion, which ,,~s read and on motion of ~. ~(idd the sa~ %~s accepted. The ~tter of filli~ the vacancy thus caused v~s deferred for ~%ture consideration. Waller P. Huff, by per~ssion, addressed Council in relation to the practise of certain saloons and public houses per~tti~ a~sements therein, for which the perfor~r takes up a collection; and asked t~t Council prohibit and restrain the p~ctise by ordinance; which %'ms on ~tion of ~.~. ~[~rt, referred to the 0rdi~nce Committee. STR?,,.T PRIVIL~G~ ~ Pace presented a request on behalf of the Exchange Buildi~ Co., for a pe~t to place a step on the side%~lk at ~o lO~ Jefferson St., extendi~ on the sideYmlk not over 18" and to be about 5 ft. ~1o~5, which vms referred to the Conm~ittee on Streets v~th power to act. 0n ~tion of !'.~. Hart the Council took ~ recess for l0 ~nutes, and on reassen,bli~ ~Jessrs. T~llen and ~fi~]mn appeared,--10 n~mbeFs pres- ent, whereupon the following reports were considered. REPORT OF ~'"~ ~" . · _ ~¥, C0[.~'~TTE~.. 0!T FI!~CE ~.~ Fishburn, from the Con~ n~ttee on Finance, subn~tted the following report: 1. Concerning the com~nication from H.N.Dyer, aski~ that ~jl0 be repaid him, which v~s stolen from the office of the chief of police, said money being put up as collateral,and ~s in c~rge of the station keeper. It %fas stolen by one of the prisoners,who at that time ~s t~msted about the pren~ses. The Co~ttee reconm'.ends,~n this instance, - ~ '-~-- Dyer, who ~de good the anount ,ha~ the money be re-imbursed to ~.:.. th. us stolen, and that the City auditor be instm~cted to d~w a war~nt therefor, chargeable to contingent ~nd. (The recmmnendation ~s adopted, Ayes-Cam~day,Colmmn,Do~aldson, ~i shburn, Hart, Huff, Jone s, Kidd, Ki~, ~5~han, ~'f~llen, Pace, Seifert, Wilkin- son, Witt- 15. ~oes--None. ) ) ~he c~m~ ~ w~ be ~e~or~e~ o~, ~ ~he co~r~ee ~o~es ~e~e~o ~o~o~e ~ fo~ ~he use o~ gr~e~on Ho~ e.n~ reool~ue~ ~ ~e s~,~ o~ ~.00 be ~n~ ~ ~e~eb~ ~ ~ ~o~ o~ [~B. Z.W.~we~ oh~e~b~e ~o pub~o o~~es; ho~ ow~ ~o ~he p~ese~ ~~a~ co~~on o~ ~he a~ ~e oo~~ee ~s u~b~e ~o ~eoon~en~ ~]m~ ~e ~e~es~ be ~~e~. (~he ~eoomJ~~o~ vms ~o~e~ k~Bo~W~- ~. Noe~ First St S.W., wherein ~ c~se of s~llpox occurred. It appears t~t the ~;nyor ~d an understandi~.v~th ~.fm. ~rner t]u%t the city would either rebuild the stable or.pay an e~itable amount to the or, gr. ~;~. Turner values the stable at ~,;35 or ~40, but is v~lli~ to take ~25 for the property. We record]end t~t the city auditor be and is hereby directed to dra-;-; a v~r~nt in favor of M. W. Turner, for the sum of ~25.00,. chargeable to the account of Health, for the purpose of payi~ l~m for-the stable bused at 614 First Street S.W., by direction of .the ~,~yor. (The recommendation v~s adopted, Ayes-Ca~day,Oole~n,Do~ldson, Fi shburn, Harg ~ hk~ff, 7oneson, Witt- 18. Noes--None')S~ ~dd, Ei~. , ~.Xm~n, b~llen, Pace, Seifert, Wi ~in- 5. The Committee notes by report" 'of the city auditor that when the claims for the month of February are paid, 'certain of the .appropriations will'be overdraw, m, u.nless supplemente$. In order to provide for the payment of these claims,as well as a ~20 appropriation asked by the Comnittee on Public Property, the committee recomlaends the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the appropriation for the fiscal year, 1900-1901, be and a.re hereby'supple~.~nted as follows: - -. ~.. Crlmi~_.~n~.l charges, ~;6.00; JaiI, ~9n85; Street Repairs, ~56.75;,. Health, ~1,059.34; PB. blic Property, ~$S1~,.77; Sewer Improv.e. ments, Street Improvements,~l;1,035. S8; Bridges, $13.58. Total, And the city auditor and city treasurer are hereby directed to entries on their books accordingly. J. A. C. B. The resolution nmking supplementary Respectfully submitted, FIS~[BURN, GEO. L. ;MART, JONES. appropriations v~s adopted, ,07; rr~ke Aye s- Cannaday, O o le~ran, Donalds on, Fi s hburn, .Hart, Huff, ~ one s, .Kidd, King, Iv'~nahan, ~.,~llen, Pace, Seifert ,Wilkinson, Witt- 15. Noes--None. REPORT 0F C0~.;I':/TT~] OH ACCOUI:PfS. Ivh~. Hart, from the Conm~ittee on Accounts, submitted the following report: The Conm,ittee on Accounts has examined and approved clain~s and ac- counts against the city for the month of February, 1901, and listed them under appropria~ heads as~ shown below We recor,~uend that these accounts be approved by Council, certified ~o the city auditor 'and city treasurer and ordered to be paid, viz:. ~'~'l ~r~mana~ c-qarges ...... --- ~ o.00 Salaries ........... w ,237.37 422.20 Health, 1,054.84 183.46 W~ter 31.23 979.44 Public Property 293.77 973.70 Sewer Repairs, 51.59 118.24 Sewer Improvements, 394.07 257.27 Street Improvenents 1,035.5,3 55.06 356.75 Co~.~issions, 75.02 Contingent, 42. lO 48.60 Bridges, 8.53 Total--- :~V, 624.3'7 Fire Jail, Light s, Police, Paup e r s, Public Charities, Street Repairs, Street Cleaning, Stationery ~ Printing, The report of the out during the month to be deduCted from the-¥arch bills, which directed to adjust in accordance with the ResPectfully submitted, GEO. C. police department shows tlqat lights were reported of February, 1901, 296-38/60 hcrdrs, making .~j5.93 the city auditor is hereby contract. L. ~RT J.H.WILKIMSON, KIDD k E '~'T ~' Tr'! The report of the Cor~..'~ttee on Accounts was adopted, Ayes--Cannaday, C o le n~n, Do ~%a lds on, Fi s hburn; Hat t, Huf f, J ones, Kidd, !Ling, I~kahan, kk~ll- eh, Pace, Seifert, Wilkins on, ~;it t- 15. Noes--None.. . - :~. . . Fishburn, from the Corm~dttee RE~ORT O? TH,_, COI'..:~.~[[TTE~ ON STR~]ETS I;'k' on Streets, subn~tted the folloYzing report: l. As to' the report of the City Engineer, submitted at the last n~eting of Council, recormnending tb~t the work heretofore ordered,viz: Cobble gutters and~ra~: ding Gregory-Avenue, between Jefferson and Second.~ St.N.E.; Slag and sand sidewalk on 7th street and Jamison avenue,S.m. (nmterials for which are on the ground, and moving.- fences and buildings on alley west of 5th street and south of .Luck avenue, the con~nittee reconm~nds, that as all of this work wms heretofore ordered by Council, and the inability of the engineer to complete it v~s caused by cutting off the street forces, we .recommend that said Work be performed by the chain gang, and that the work of moving the fences and buildings back to the alley line be done at once. -The city engineer is hereby directed to have said work-done in the manner above ~indicated. Amendment by ~Vm. Hart and }~r. Muff---That the city engineer- be in- structed to have said work done with the emergency force; but.he is hereby directed to use the chain gang as far as possible. The amendment vras agreed to; and the recommendation as amended .vms then adopted by same vote as last above recorded, Ayes iS,unanimous. 2. The Conmittee also presented a recon~nendation, in response to petition of D. Saylor Good et als, to lay side,talk on the east side Roanoke Street froln Franklin Road to Elm avenue; which ra~s read and on motion of 1:h'. P. ishburn referred back to the Conm~ittee for consideration. 3. lTe attach hereto the opinion of the City Solicitor in of furthe~ regard to the subject of substituting. ':.,ooden crossings in the place of stone on certain sidev~lks constructed both by the city and by the contractor~ This opinion is very plain,in tt~t before the final assessment can be made against the property owners for the cost of constructin~z such side- -;,~lks, that they -~ill have to be completed as origir~lly contemplated, otherwise it will jeopardize the collection of the assessments, l';e rec- onm~end that the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to carry out the work in accordance with the original specifications, and to see that the contractor completes the ~-';ork as speedily as possible. (The Co~'~mLittee' s recommendation v~s adopted, Ayes--Carmaday,Colen~n, '~- ~nahan, ~,.~llen, Pac e, Sei- Do~lds on, Fi shburn, Hart, Huff, Jones, Kidd, :~, fert, ~'..'ilkins on, V!itt- 1§. ~.Ioe s--None. ) 4. The Co~m~ttee has been re~uested to again consider the petition which has been Dendi:.~ ~nny months for the opening of an alley along the east side of the Roanoke and Southern Road, south of TazewelL average, from the alley sot~th of Tazewell to the alley north of Bullitt avenue. One of the ! roperties that formerly stood in the w~y of opening this alley was burned recently, and perhaps the alley can no'~'z be opened to advantage. V;e recor~:~end that the city Solicitor be instructed to as- certain the cost of opening, this alley; what rights of Ymy will be given for the purpose, and v~hat v,~ll have to be acquired by purchase or con- detonation, and make report to the Con%mittee at the next meeting. (The reco~:~endation was adopted. ) 5. Y~e attach hereto the report of the city engineer showing the dis- tribution of emergency street work,and the cost thereof, during the month of February., 1901. %'e have examined said report,and note one itran therein of ~-~.17.80 for b~uling coal. Upon inquiry at the city engineer's office we ascertained that this vms for labor only, in moving a portion of a car load of coal recently purchased from the coal yard to the city hall and two engine houses. It appears that the car load of coal weighed 31 tons, and that 42 cart loads Were moved, 32 to the city hall and 8 to the Friendship engine house and 5 to the .~lert fire building, each cart load being 9T5 lbs, at a cost of about 42 cents for labor only. This would make the cost of deliveri, ng this coal, in- cluding all the other expenses, such as feed, time keepin~ and n~inte- nance, about ~{1.O0 per ton. The Conmrdttee is reliably informed that this coal can be delivered for 35 cents per ton, and we recormnend that the city engineer be instructed, when hereafter purchasing coal by the car load, to have the same delivered by contract. (I:M~ich reco~mnenda- tion ~'~s adopted. ) Respectfully submitted, J. A. FIStiBURH, C. B. J0~ES, GEO. L. HART, LEVI WITT. COLORE.~.~ CE?~ETERY IM OLD LIC."(, U!~NCING OF. Section 2 of the report of the Cor~mittee on _Public Property, recorded on page 1810, and passed by at the time, ~7as taken up on the reconsideration; whereupon Hart ]~.~oved the following amendment: That $20 worth of lumber be furnished R. R. Jones and others, for the purpose of building a fence along, the south side of the colored cemetery in old Lick, in considerati-on of the city having buried paupers there; which amendment vms agreed to. The said section of the report as amended %was then adopted by the following vote: Ayes--Canna.day,Cole~.Rn,Donaldson, Fishburn,Hart,Huff,Jones,Kidd, ~%.ng, ~.~mhan, ~.~hl!en, Pace, Se/fert, V;ilkinson,Witt- 15. Noes--None. On motion of ~. Hart the Council then adjourned. J 0 U RNA L-- O 0 MM 0 H 0 0 U N C I L. Tuesday, April 9, 1901. The Council met in regular session at [~ o' clock P.X.~., and v~s cal!~d to order by the President, R.~ R.A.Buckner. Present: ~,Jessrs. Cannaday: Coleman, Donaldson, Fishburn,Huff, ~one s. Kidd, Lescure ~ Pace, Page, Seifert ,Wilkinson, Witt, I'~:h- .President- Aba ent-- ~..~e s sra. Garland, King, Hart, ~.f~nahan, ~llen. - 5. On motion of .~r. Donaldson the reading of the Journal %fas dispensed with and further on his motion it v~s approved. R'~AYOR:S R.~SSAGE. The following message from the ;~:~yor was read: To the Conm~on Council for the City of Roanoke, Gentlemen: I teEn'et to inform your Honorable Body that the e}./)enses incident to the Heulth Deap~:tment during the last month were very heavy. The s?~llpox situa-. tion is improving slowly; and by the l~th of this month if there be no developments, the in~rovement '.'..,ill be 'most marked, in vd~ich event the expenditures for the month of April will be considerably less than t]~.t for ?~hrch. As this improven~nt is contingent, I would recomn.~nd that you spend no money during the rest of tl%e fiscal year, except on matters absolutely necessary, as you %-~ill see from the reports of your fiD~ncie..1 officers that our balance for the reminder of this fiscal year is n~ne too large to meet den~nds already e.visting; and 1%.~ould urge upon your Honorable Body the practise of the strictest economy. Respectfully submitted, J. R. BRYAi.~., Jr., ¥.AYOR, REPORT OF T}~ CITY [~.MGINE[~R. The City engineer submitted his monthly report: show:lng the location and character of work performed durin~z the month in his department, on Street irnprovements,'Street repairs,Street Cleanir%5 and Sewer Repairs, and n~de the follov,~ng reco~.u.e~.dations.~ v:hich were referred to appropPiate conmdttees, viz. Streets and Public Property: (1) Repazrs to various n~c.~dam-streets, particularly to avenue betv~een the R..& S. Railroad and bPick row, and on Tazewell ave-- hue between 4th street and the city Cemetery, should be made, thereby utilizing the surplus product of the cr-~sher. 0nly the fine n~cadam is required for work under contract. This is about 1/~ith of the output of the c~%~sher,---the other J/4ths being stored at the plant. (STREETS ! ~ 2) 0wmng to the crowded condition of the city stable lot it is necessary that additional ground contiguous to the stable property shom!ld be acquired, otherwise we v~lll have to take care of n~.chinery, n~ateris, ls,etc. This ~m~tter, in my judgn~nt, dennnds attention at once.. (5) The v:ooden superstructure on the 4th yard n~rket house tower badly decayed and in such condition as to require inm~di~te repairs, 'v~hich v~ll cost approxir~.telY, :~$100. (PUBLIC PROPERTY.) ?jONTHLY REPORTS. The monthly reports of the City Auditor, City Treasurer:City Physician, Board of HealthCle'rk of !'fmrkets,Keeper of A!n~- house: and City Sergeant, were read and ordered to be filed. PETITIONS, C0?:~'~NICATIONS, &c. A communication from the Lin~:~-ood Land ConTpany, by j.A.Jan~son, President, informing the Council tb~.t said corn pany v~s the exclusive ova%er of the land upon which -~,~s located a part of.~:yncnou~:'-- '' ~o Road, at the point knovax as ~rarnklin I:~'~ne~_~l Spring, and protesting against any action being taken by the city touching the sproin:g as well as the cont~n~ed use of the land as a public vmy; v;hich re~d and referred to the Co~m~ittee on Streets in con~unction ~::ith the City Solicitor and City. Engineer. Claim of J. Hampton Hoge, Attorney, for services in prosecute, nE the case of the city of Roanoke ~vs. J.H.Wir43~at'e, before the ~s presented and referred to the C0nm~ttee on Finance. Petition of the Roanoke Hospital Association, by lV.E.Thon~s~Secty. asking that a light ~e located at the entrance to the Hospital grounds: and n~intained by the city, was read and referred to the Conmdttee on Light s. VACANCY FILLED. ~;~. Jones nominated G.W.Crumpecker, a citizen of the Fifth Ward,. to fill the vacancy in COuncil caused by the resignation of J.B.Newton; and R~P. Crumpecker vms elected by acclamation. He was then sworn, in and took his se~t in. Council. REPORT OF C0~'S~-~TTgE ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. ~.:~. YZitt, from the' Committee on Public Property, submitted the followillg report: The Conm~ttee on ~blic Property be~s to report t]u~t in accordance with the provisions of the ordi~noes it ~s assessed the stalls and stt%nds in the public ~rket hol~ses for the co~ year, datin~ from- ~,hy 1st, and fixed the ~ninm~ prios therefor. 0nly a few ~nor chan,~es were ]~de; some of the most desirabl~ ~at stalls were increased in value; while the outside ~ckst2rs~ stalls,on the east side of the ket~ were decreased from ~:~4 to %1,~ per month, on account of ~ck of nRnd for these stands. The clsrR of the ~.;~rkets r~ll rent such of the stalls as are for rent under the provisions of the ordinances on April. 29th. in connection ~th the public ~rkets,the attention of the Com~ttee ~s been directed to the necessity of providi~ additio~l space to stan~ the '~a~ons attendi~ the ~rket. We ~ve exa~ned certain tions~ and recon~end tb~t the co~,ittee be authorized to secure bids prices on additiom~l space for standi~ ~rket %~gons,etc., and report prcpositions to Council for its action thereon. Resl:,ectfr~lly subn~tted, LEVI WITT ~ P.W. S. B. PACE: The President informed the Co%~ncil t]uat the reminder of the repo~ .~s on the Calendar ~?ould, to a large eztent, re(~ire the concurrence of 15 members of Counci.1; whereupon ~ recess v~s taken~ and an effort w~s ~de by the police department to secure the attendance o~ absent bets. ~'~u 10.30 o'clock, the Council haVi~ ~esu~d session, on motion it %was detern~ned to adjour]~., until Friday night. At this j~cture Lescure aFpeared, whereupon the motion v~s reconsidered on motion of ~ckner~ and the Council resun~d its session and the consideration of Conm'~ttee reports. R~'D6~ 0F THE CO~:G~f~T~]~,, 0N ~I!~A~lCE. Mr. Pa~e~ from the Conm~ttee Ui~nce~ subn~tted the followi~ report: !,. Y;e ]~ve info, ired into the merits of the claim of T.W.¥;i!kerson for ~S5.19 for r~ule alleEed to have been da~Eed by the city. It appears from the testimony of the city engineer and city b~cks~th~ who ~d c~.r~e of the city stables,that the ~le in [~estion %,~s hirsd by the city~und v~s not in sound condition when first put %o work,and in their judgement from the effects of a previous injury it became unfit for sem--. vice and v~s sent home to the or, er,after bei~ used for several weeks. We do not re~ard the city as liable to ~.J~. YJilke~son for any dan~e whatever:and therefore reco~m~end t~%t the bill be ref~sed. ~.~ ?Je ]~ve also considered the claim of Ed. Ni~er for ~112:= ' side~.!k assessn~nt paid in 1889, which he asks to be reftbnded. THe r~Attee bas considered said request and rec0~ends t~t it be dec~m~,~'-~-~ ~. The report of the City Auditor for the month of Ifsrch shows tb~t %~%hen the bills for t~t month shall have been paid, certain of them be overdravm, In order to supplement these accotmts, we reconm~end the adoption of the folloui~ resolution: RESOi,~D, Tl~t the appropriations for the fiscal year 1900-1,be and are hereby supplemented as f.o. llows: Crimirkal charges ~;p 2~.50 ~aii 121.65 Street Repairs, 467.16 Street Cleaning, 52.39 Public. Property- Sewer Improvements Street In~rovement s Bridges, 8 6.44 28. O0 73('~. 4 7 112. ].i ~; 559 52 Health, 1,737.80 Total ....... ~.~3, And the city auditor and city treasurer are hereby directed to n¥~ke tries on their books accordingly. 4. The attention of the Committee has been o2_~ite a number of persons havir~ claims due by v~rrants therefor, while at the same time said called to the fact that the city, collect the persons are due the city for taxes, which they decline to settle. We recommend that the City Tax collector be directed to file with the city auditor a list of all persons owing city taxes who have claims from the city becoming due,and that the city auditor be authorized to-deduct the amounts-due the city from such claims payable by the city. And we further recon~nend that or, ring to the present financial 'condition of the city treasury, thatw ApPil 9%h, 190]., the tax collector be requested to expedite the collection of taxes n~ch as possible, 8. The ~,~yor appeared before the Conm~ttee and n~de a verbal state.- merit that various persons had requested the city, through him, to nD. ke settlement of the rents of houses quarantined on account of smallpox..: among the tenants,and the Co,~m~ttee has considered the matter and are of opinion that the city is not liable for an~ such rents during the time houses are q~a~antined| and we reconm,,end that all such requests be refUsed. 6 The Committee has cOnsidered the matter of checking up the and accounts of various city officers, having charge of the collection and disbursement of public revenue ~ and reconm'~end the adoption of the fol!owiD~5 resolution: RESOLVED, That the Chairman of the Fi~.ance Corm~[ttee be and is hereby empowered to employ an expert accountant to checE uP the books and ac-- co~uuts of the .c. ity at the close of the present fiscal year: at a cost not e)[ceeding ~.~180. Respectfully subndtted, J. C..PAGE, J.A. PIS~UR:.i, C. B. JOH[':S, S.P. SEiPERT. On motio;~ of [.?m. Seifert the report was adopted, Ayes--Cam~aday: C o le n~n: C rump e cke r, D cna lds on, Fi s hbu rn, Huff, J one s, Kid d, Les cur e, Pa c e, Page, Seifert,Wilkinson~¥;itt, [.~ President-15. Noes--i.Ione'. CO~...~,-[[TTS,,.,~ 0~ ACCOU!.~S. 5~. Wilkinson, from 'the REPORT O? THE "' n[ttee on Accounts~ submdtted the follov;ing report: The Conm.~ittee on Accounts has e~:amined and approved the accounts a~ainst the city, as listed below under proper heads, and rec.- on~uends that they be approved b~- Cotuncil and certified to the city audi- tor and city trea.,surer for payment: Crimi_~ml cl%a~ges---~----~{~ ~o.ou Stationery.~.~ '~ Printing---_ -,... . 30 Fire, 1:4~2.79 Salaries, l, 240.. 0~ Insurance: 78, 75 Health, l; 742_ 30 Interest, 1,515.00 Water, 653:03 ~ail, 121, 65 Ptibiic Property, 10o:~44 Lights, 1~107,55 Sewer ~epai~s, 30.23 Police, i, ~'90.96 Se%:i~[~ imprOvements. 28. O0 Paupers, ili., 59 Street improvaments, 730., 47 Public charities, i96,47 C~n~.,ui~i0ns~ 106,.88 Street Repairs, 467.16 CoD_ti~ent . 04~ .z Street Cleaning, 426.4.~ Bridges, 117.!i · Total :~ll, 831~ !i ~. Among the bills approved by the Co~.~nittee we desire to ca]~ the attention of Council to the follov~lng: The total health account amounts to [;1, 742. 30 ; of v~hich ~)800..24 is for grocery bills on account OI- Sl'.,'~IIDOX, an~[ ~77-.o.4~ for..other charges on account of sn~l!pox, mak- '"' 523 71. lug total snallpoz ~harges, ?l, . We also call attention of Council to cl~arge of 75 cts. tkack hire:ex.- pended in bringi~ members of Council to attend the reg~lar meeting in ~rch. The conm~[ttee has also approved the bill of j.F.Lewis,of Port Republic, for ~'~150 for horse sold to the .Wire Department. It appears that the Council authorized this horse, to be purc!~ased by resolution of Council adopted December 8th, 1899,and the purchase v~s delayed until quite recently. 3. The report of the Police department shows that lights were found .o. ut and not burning d~ring, the month of I'~hrch, 897-1/2 hours, ~raking ?7 95 to be deducted from the bills of the of April, which the city auditor is hereby Respectfully submitted, The report of the Conunittee on Accounts light contoany for the month directed to adjust. GEO. L. HART C.M.KiDD~ J. H. ¥7I Y~CINS 0N. vms adopted, Ayes--Cam%aday: Coleman, C rump ecker, Donaldson, Pi shburn, Huff, Seifert,Wilkinson,%Vitt, ~ President-15. Noes--None. REPORT OF THE C0~,.IITTE~, ON HEALTH. Dr.. Cannaday, from on Health, to whom had been.referred the recon, m]endation of gineer to increase 'the health'force from seven to nine men, Jones ,Kidd, Le scure ,'Pace; Pa.ge? the C on,.~-nitt ee the city reported, April 9th, 1901. recon%mending that the same be concurred in, which was considered and rojected by the following vote: Ayes--Cannaday,C~len~n,Cz%lmpecke~ Donalds on, Huff, ~ones, Kidd, Pace, Sei fert,W.ilkins on, lO: Noe s--Fisl~bu~n, Lescure?P~ge,Witt, ~,."~. President-~. REPORT O? THE CO~,~,.ETTF, E OH. FIRE A~'~D WATER. ,¥~. Kidd, from the Co~;~ n~ittee on Fire and Water, submitted the following report: lo The Chief of the Fire Department has advised the Co,m~%ittee that a new set of wheels and axles are necessary to be provided for the Friendship Hose v~gon, as the present .,bearings tu~ve worn out, We are advised th~..t the cost will not e~:ceed ~i~l~0. We recom~.,.end that the City engineer be and is hereby authorized to purchase ~ set of. arch b~ll :'oller bearing,.wheels and axles for the Friendship Hose ~gon, at ~ cost no~ to e×ceed ~1£0, c_hargeable to the account of fire. £. We are informed by the chief of the fire department t~t a fire hydrant is necessary to be locate~ on the north side of Church avenue, s. bout 100 feet west of First St.S E. in the vicinity of .'-',.~.ndy' s livery stable~ The chief had a hydrant ~laced there on trial, n~de by the ~lanm.'norgan Iron Works, of L~_chbur. g, which has given entire satisfaction'~ but if its use is continued the city will have to p~y for the hydrant. ~nder the contract vrith the Gas and-~ater 0ompany, said company is to furnish all the hydrants, therefore, we reco~,m,~end 'the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVF~D, That the Roanoke Gas £c Water Company, under the terms and conditions of the contract now in force, be and is hereb~- required to locate and n~intain a fire hydrant, of such design as may be acceptable to the chief of the Fire Department, on the north side of C~:~rch avenue, about 100 feet west of First Street S.~. ~ The Co~.m~ttee is now consideri~5~ the mather of locating certain vratering troughs and drinking.' fountains on the pipe-lines of the Vinton- Roanoke ¥;¥.ter Company, and as soon as they ~re decided upon,and prices oota~_._ed for the troughs a. nd fountains, we will report subsequently to the Council for its consideration. Respectfully submitted, C.~.KIDD, P.W.HUFF, ~. C. PAGE. The report of the Cozm:~,~ttee on Fire and Water was adopted, .~yes--- Ca~da y, C o 1 en~~n ~ C m~.n~p e ck er, Dor~ Ids on, Pi shburn, Huff, Jone s, Kidd, Les cure, Pace, Page, Self eft, ¥;ilkins on, Witt, ~;~. President- 1S. l,~oes--None. The report of the Cor~:~ittee on !,ights ','ms , on motion of ~'. Donald- son, reco~mnitte~' to the Comndttee for further consideration. R~.£PORT O? THE CO~,~..IITTE[,: Ol-I STREETS. I::~. Fishburn, from the Conm~[ttee c;-,_ Streets: sub~,~tted the following report: ~.. We attach hereto a report from the city eng.'ineer as to the matter of straightening First St. at Franklin Road, in ¥¢hich we are informed t?~t the strip of land necessary for the purpose is about to be occupied oy a buzldzng. This strip ¥~s formerly 9ffered to the city for :'~150. %:!e are advised now t}~Rt the owner v~nts ~450 for it. We have laid the subject aside for future consideration. 2~ The City ~.]ngineer reports to the Co~nittee, transmitting a letter fron~ C. '~,. ?,,~cl~el, calling- attention to the n~unbering of the houses on Pirst Stree,...,~ ~:;. It appears that the numbers on the east side of the street are correct, ¥~hile those on the west side of the street are de- ra~ed. We reco~r.m, end tb~at the city engineer be and is hereby inst~ucted to change the numbers on the west side of Wirst. Street .., ~.'6;. , ~o conform to those on the east side. The costs, which will be small, to be charged to contingent expenses. ----3. The Roanoke Rail%,~y & Electric Company requests permisszon to re- locate one of its tu~'nouts at Campbell avenue and Jefferson Street:by moving the one from the northeast corner to the southwest corner,in or- der that a continuous line may be maintained from Campbell avenue to Crystal Spri~_~.~. We recommend that the permission be granted, 'and sub-' n~t the following resolution: (The resolution which also provided for the location of a s¥-~itch on Jefferson street at Church avenue, and another on Campbell avenue, near Fishburn's bookstore, which was adopted with the report; but sub- sequently ~,~. Page moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the same was adopted, and the proposition to put in said switches was April 9th, 1901. Committee on Streets; and the referred to the resolution following,w~s adopted: ) RESOLVED,That permission be and is hereby granted to the Roanoke Railway & Electric Company to remove its turnout at the northeast corner of Campbell avenue and Jefferson street and re-locate the same on the southwest corner thel~eof;said company in removing and he?~fter r~ain-. taining said burnout is to be subject to the franchise now in force, and to the ordinances and regulations of the common Council~ The work to be done under the direction of the'city engineer and t© his entire sat- isfaction, and to be conpleted ¥~ithin sixty days from the date hereof,-.- otherwise this permission is void. 4o As to the reconmuendation of this Co~m~,ittee to employ one paid man on the chain gang: to work when required and otherwise to assist ~he foreman in looking after the prisoners and preventing escapes, which recomnmndation v~s vetoed by the ~.~yor after being adopted; and reco~w~ r~.tted to this conm~ttee, we beg to say that we ~.~st dissent from the views ezpressed by the ~'~yor. ¥7e find it absolutely necessary if the chain gang is to be n~intained, to employ one day laborer~ We therefore reconmnend that the 5.hyor:s veto be permitted to stand as to the former recommendation; and subn%it the followi_~ resolution, which authorizes the Committee to cause the employn~ent of a paid nRn only at such times as it may be necessary: RESOLVED, T~hat the Co~Enittee on Streets is hereby empowered,at such times as it may deem necessary, to authorize the e~oloyment of one day laborer to work under the direction of the fore~ran of the c]~uin gang: whose duty it shall be to perform day labor on the streets of the city, and when necessary to assist the foreman in taking care of the prison- ers. The ¥~ges of said labore~'j to be ll cents per hour for such time as he is employed and actually works. 5.~ As to the petition of J.W. Al~nnich et als, to open the alley be- tween Shenandoah and Center avenues, east of 4th street I.I.Wo, we b_%ve requested ~he city engineer to obtain propositions, or estinRtes fo~~ the acquirement of the land necessary, and to estlr~te the cost of open- i~lg the alley;and report to the Committee. 6. The request of C.E. Sowder for perntission to use v~ter from the so-called mineral spriD~ on Lynchburg Road, has been considered, We are advised that there is a controversy now pending as to the o'..,aaership of this sp.ri.~, and under the circumstances can make no recommendation. The street sweeper v~s purchased in pursuance of instructions of Council, ~t a cost of $~60,- an.d has been delivered and is now in service. 7.. The req~est of the Exchange Building Company to place a step on the sidev~.lk in front of No. 104 Jefferson Street , has been considered, and the Conmnittee having power to act, granted the privilege as re[~est- ed. We ask that this action by the Cormmittee be confirmed. 8. The matter of grading the alley, as reconm':ended by the sewer Cor~K[ttee; west of Roanoke Street between Campbell avenu, e and Church avenue,is deferred for examination by the Co~E~ttee. 9.. As to opening the alley along the Roanoke & Southern Railv,Ry tracks, south of Tazewell avenue, the City Solicitor is now investigat- ing said n~tter, and-is conferring 1.,rith the property owners as to the accB~.irement of the land~ ~ l%q~en he obtains the necessary infornRtion, we will report thereon.' Respectfully. submitted: J.A.FIS~{BURN, C. B. J0~S~ LF. VI WITT: GE0 L. HART, J ~ PAGE The report of the. Street Conm~ittee ¥~s adopted by the follo¥;ing vote' Cannaday, ColenRn, Crumpe cker, Donaldson, ?i shburn, Huff, Jones, .Kidd, Pace, Page,Seifert,lVitt,~¥k~ President-iS voting Aye. Noes--Lescure. ?iot vot- ing-o - Wi !ki ns on. REPORT OF TPkW~ C0~,~'~TTEE ON SE%~RS. ~%~o Seifert, from the Comz~ittee on Sevzers, submitted the following report: Your co]mv,/ttee on Sewers begs to report that in pursuance of an ordi- nance adopted December llth, 1900, it gave the property benefited by the construction of sewers 'in Sections 25, 106 and 104, being in the Third and Fourth Wards, a hearing .on the question of levying the assess- ments against the Properties within said districts for the ~improvements April 9th, 1901, aforesaid, on khrch 1.Sth, 1901. After hearing said property o~:~ners tlie ~udgment of the Conm~ttee %~s rendered,t]~t each of the properties ¥;ith- in said districts na~d, is benefited by the improvements mentioned in the ordi~mnce aforesaid ~nd notice to said prope~'ty o~m. ers,and t~at said properties be c~rged %~th the a~unt assessed, tl~.t bei~v~ the propo~ tio~te amount of the costs c~rgeable to the abutting property for the improvemeD~ n~ntioned. We file herewith the reports of the city en- gineer on the apportio]u',~nt of the costs of the inprovements aforesaid, and the notice and amount of assessn~nt in each case; also the action of the Conmnittee on the heariD~ aforesaid, as recorded in the book of Local Assessments, ¥;hich is hereby refer~ed to and nmde a part of this report, ¥~ich record sho¥;s the amount of assessment in each case,the judgment of the Corm~ttee and what appeals were taken to the ;~sti~s ~u~ ~ We recon~uend t]~t the action of the Con, tree be approved 2. ¥~e file herev;ith a resolution to provide for gi¥i~ the property o¥~ers a hearing on the (f~estion of const~%~cting a system of saY;ers in Sec. '~ from 2d to 8th streets on Salem and Eruest avenues, ¥J~ich ¥;e recon'u~end shall be adopted. .~ (The reso!~ltion is recorded, on next pa~e.) ~--~ o~ ConcerniD~ the drain%age from the ¥;est End Round House: on i~ov. 7th~the Con~:~ttee on Settlers reco~%ended, v;hich reco]~m~endation ¥~s adop- ted: t}~at the l.~orfo!k ,% Uestern Railv~y Con~any be requested to divert the v;aste v~ter from .the ¥;est Round House:in sl~ch n~.~uer ~_~u it r;ould not fio¥~ upon private property,and said company ]~vi~5 be~n dt~!y infor~d of.the action of Council thereon, and thus far not ho. vi~ co]replied ~id rec~est,~e recon~u%end that the city Solicitor take c]k~rge of said n~ltter:and take such steps as are necessary to re[j~ire the ]'~orfolk ¥;estern Rai!¥~y Conxnany to divert the v~ste v~ater from the ¥;est End Round House~in such rm~ner that it v;i!! not flov~ onto private property. 4: In connection with the proposed construction of a system of sevz- ers in Section 8, betv~een Salem avenue and Norfolk avenue, ~;est of Street, the Cor.~.n~ttee is advised tl~t the plani~z ~!1 con,panI ¥;hich ~s acqt%ired the lot at the corner of Salem avenue and Roanoke Street pose to build on said lot in~nediately, and over the line of the proposed ~'~ension of said system; in ¥;hich case it v;i]l be necessary to put in a part of this pipe line before the buildi~ is const~cted. ~;e recon~ mend tb~t the city engineer be authorized to put in a pipe line for said se¥;e~' throuf~h the lot in q~estion, such distance as nD.y be necessary, provided he can oD~a~n a contract 7~_th the ovfners of the t)roperty for such right of v~y,~nd v;ith the additio~.!..agreement to pay the ascer- tained assessment on the con,!etlon of said se~er: !ess a rebate of one- h~lf of such assessment for the right of ¥~y; provided t~t the city Solicitor a~.!?roves the contract, and is satisfied t~t such action is legal in all respects~ 8 Conce'~n~6 the ~ ~' ........ pe~z,zon of Frederick B.Uebb to fill lot at co~er ~oze~ avenue and 6th street,the committee has deferred this ~.tter indefinitely: Under the present circ~tances vze ca~ot' see hot; v;e c~n n~.ke any recon~uaendation on the subject. Respectfully subn~tted, S.P.SEI~RT, C. ~3~. ~{IDD, The report of the Com~r~ttee on Sewers ¥~s adopted by~ the follow~ vote: Aye s--C~n~day, Col erin, C ~mpecker, Do~ldson, Pis]Courn, Huff, Jones }{i dd: Les cure, Pace , Page, Seifert , ~il~.inson, ~%~it t, ~. President- 18 . !ices- 0 RE~,f~VAL 0P SI~LLPOX PATIENTS.-!~ DoD~ldson sub~tted the fo!!o%¥i~ resolution, ¥;hich ~;as read, considered and adopted: I[~ereas, there is considerable complaint on the part of the citizens concerning the indiscrimi~qte n~ner in %vhich snRllpox patients are moved the hospital, and of the ~er in vzhich the conveyance for such ~.p~urpose is driven about the streets of the city in the day tin~,therefore '~ RESOLED, T~t the ~;ayor and Board of Health be and are hereby re- pasted to cause all s~!lpox patients to be removed after 11 o'clock at ~i~ht, and to proi~bit the s~llpox v~on used for the conveyance of ~.-s~!pox-~a-tients from goi~ about the streets of the city at any ti~ exeept~.be{~;~en the hours of 11 P.~. and(~. A. ~.) five o' clock A.~.~. April 9th, 1901. SURP_JU~ ~¥~CADAIvi ON 3-1/2 STREET. ~!m. %%ritt submitted the follovzi~ resolution, which was read, considered and adopted: RESOLVED, That the question of disposin~ of the No. S nmcadam ~vhich is accun~lating at the quarry, be referred to the Street Cor~mtittee and the City Engineer, with the request to have the same spread on 3-1/2 Street,if in their judgment the same is advisable. PERIviTT TO ERECT SIGN. On motion, of ~,."~. Seifert ~oseph Hanna g~nted pern~ssion to erect a sign ~n front of his saloon on north side of Salem avenue, east of ~.efferson street, said sign to project from the second story of the building; and the city eu~ineer to issue the required permit. on motion of ~...h-. Seifert the Council then adjourned. -, -oo0oo--- A RES0!.UTION as to a proposed system of sewers bet%yeah Second and Sixth Streets S ',"./ and between Salem avenue and '-'. ~-~' w and · · =~o_ Iol.. ~venue~ from 6th street to 8th street S.i7., betvfeen Rorer ave~%ue and Norfolk avenue. (Adopted ADri! 9th, 1901.) RESOLED, T~t the Co~muittee on Sewers of the Co~uon Council is here- by authorized end inst~cted, at such tin~ as they fix, and after this resolution shall ~ve become a law, to give a heari~ before such Co~ ~ttee to the o%;~ers of the property included or contained within the follov;i~5 described li~ts: Between Salem avenue and Norfolk s. venue from Second Street to 8th street, and between Rorer avenue and Norfolk avenue, from Sixth Street to Eighth Street, and kno~ as Section 8, of the Sewer System of the City of Roanoke, on the q%~estion of const~cting seltzers foz- the accozm~odati-on and benefit of their respective properties. And said Oormnittee s~ll give notice of ten days to the property o~ers boundiD~ and abutti~ upon the.proposed lines of sev;ers within the dis- trict indicated, or benefited by the proposed in~)rovement, of ~n~ place and time of said heari~, which said notice shall be served at least ten d~ys before the hearing aforesaid,and Shall su~on said o~'nzers to appear before the said cormr~ttee to be heard for or a~.inst said pro- posed i~rovement. Said hearing shs. 11 not be ]~,d until a plan of such proposed' improvement sl~ll ~ve been nmde. by the city engineer, with an esti~te of the cost,and the amount to be paid by each abutting o~mer, such plan and estinmte to be filed in the clerk's office of the Conm~on Council,and shall be produced before the Co~ttee on Se%:~ers at the heari~ aforesaid. Aftem such heari:~ s]~ll lmve been given by the Co~n-~dttee on SeYzers, it s}~%ll report to Council v,ith reconm',endation, whether or not said ir~rovement should be ]~de, and-.d~t amount of the costs, if any, shall be paid by the o%~ers of the real estate included within the description afoDesaid, or benefited by such i~orovement, and w]~t proI. ortion of the costs of the i~rovement aforesaid slmll be paid out of the city treasury. And the Co~ttee on Servers is hereby authorized to offer the p~operty o~ers through whose ~nds the sea,'ers in said district are to be laid, an e::e~tion to the amount of one-~alf of the proposed assessment for the ri~t of vmy necessary to const~zct said sewers through private property. - - oo0oo Saturday, April 1S. th, 1901. A special meeting of the Council vras held tonight at 8 o'clock,in the Council C]~mber for the following purposes: 1st. To consider and act upon a resolution to be reported from the Comndttee on Streets, as to granting the Roanoke Railway & Electric Co., permission to construct a switch on Jefferson Street,and a switch on Campbell avenue; and to take such action in connection with said n~tter as n~y be deemed expedient. _---?---2d. To consider and act upon a report from the city engineer as to ~?the establisb3nent of polling places for the various ¥~ards. ~ Present: l',.:iessrs. Colen~n, Crumpecker, Donaldson, Fishburn,Huff, Jones, ~.[ing, Lescure, ~'~llen, Pace, Page, Seifert ,Witt, ~Jm President- 14. Absent- - ~es s rs. Cannaday, Garland, Hart, Kidd, ~-~na]u%n, Wi lkins on- ~. REPORT OF CO~:I':/TTE~. ON STREi~TS. ~,~. Fishburn, from the Committee on Streets, submitted the following report: The Conmuittee on Streets to whom was referred the request of the Roanoke Railway & Electric Company for permission to construct a switch on Campbell avem~e between Jefferson and FirSt Streets; and also a sv~tch on Jefferson Street between Campbell avenue and Church avenue, beg to report that they have considered the subject, and submit herewith an ordinance in accordance with the petition of said c~mpany, providing for granting the permission, with the usual restrictions. In submitti~NE this ordinance the Committee does so without its reconunendation, but leaves the subject to the consideration of Co%tucil. Respectfully submitted, J.A. FISHBURN, C.B. JOI'UES, !lEVI ¥TITT. An ordinance granting the Roanoke Railway & Electric Con,any perntis- sion to const:%~ct a diamond tu~mout on Jefferson street, bet::,een C:-.~.n~- bell and Church avenues; and a diamond turnout on Campbell avenue, be- t:'~een Jefferson and First Streets, v~s read in connection ~,',~th the report. k~. Crumpecker moved that the report and accompanying ordinance be referred back to the Committee on Streets for its further consideration and recommendation; and report thereon to be subn~itted at the next regu- lar meeting; which ~s agreed to. ~ REPORT 07 THE CITY ~NGINEER: POLLING pT~CES. The follo',';i~z report from the City Engineer %ms read: To the Honorable City Council, Gentlemen: I' have secured the follow- ing polling places for the spring election, where registrars will sit on Tuesday, },~ny 14th', and election held on Thursday, 5'by 25, 1901: First V;ard. (Peck BX~ildi .ng) No. ~46 Salem Avenue, S.U. Second ¥;a~d. (Fox's 01d Drug Store) No. 205 Second St. Third ~,-7ard. Third Ward ~'~rket House. Fifth Ward Fisher~ s Store House, ~o. ll0 8t~ (Park) St. I have been unable to secure a place for the Fourth ¥;ard, therefore ~.,~_ll not_ be able to report the location until later. Very truly yours, J. H. WIN~J~TE, City Engineer. ............ Qn motion of ~.'~. Page th~:report of the City Engineer v~s adopted. On motion of I~,;m. Fishburn; J.W. Hancock, Secty. of the Roanoke Rail- %:~y & Electric Company, %'fas permitted to address Council, which he did, on the question of the permission asked as to constructing svritches on Jefferson Street and Campbell avenue,vrith reasons therefor, ahd why action was requested at this time. On motion of I:~. Huff the Council then adjourned. oo0oo--~-- 3' 0 U RNA ]L-- 0 0 lVi MO N C 0 U N O I !,. Tuesday, khy ?th, 1901. The Council met in regular session at 8 o' clock P.}¢i.,in the Council Chamber,and vms called to ordel- by the President, I'dr. R.A.Buckner. Present :- ~,iessrs. Cammday,Oole~n,C~mpecker,Donaldson, Yishburn, Huff, Jones, Eing, ~escure, ~llen, Pac e, Page, Sei fert ,'~?ilkins on, l?itt, k~. Pres- ident- l~. Absent-- ~ssrs. Garland,.Mart, Kidd, }~Knahan- 4. THE., JOUR~L. On motion of ~. Seifert,the readir~_-, of the Journal vms ~ispensed with, and the same approved as recorded. },-RYOR'S ~.~ESSAGE. . The following message from the I'~yor ~ms read: To the Conm~on Council for the City of Roanoke, Gentlemen-I desire to submit to your Honorable Body the following appointments on the police force: As re&~alar,in the place of J.A.0tey, resigned, g. P. Ayers; As special, J. A. Overstreet. I desire to e~qpress to Council the satisfaction that I feel in the s~m~ll amoun~ of last month's expenditures; and to urge that in the month to con~ the same rigid econo~ be practised. I am glad to be able to report that the s:mllpo× situation is in, roving. Respectfully submitted, J. R. iL~.YAH, Jr., The appointments of the ~hyor were confirmed. REPORT OF THE CITY FJ';GINEER. The city engineer submitted his monthly report concerning the work performed on streets, etc. and made ~he follov~lng recommendations or special mention for the consideration of C o~mc i i: (1) 'He subndtted a letter from Catogni Brothers, calling attention to plastering falling at their residence on South Jefferson Street, based upon the allegation heretofore made that the same was caused by blasting at the city quarry, and asking that said matter be laid before Council for i,~Enediate action; which v~s read, and on motion of ~. Fishburn the matter vms referred to the Public Property Committee in conjunction with the city engineer and city Solicitor to nmke a thor- ough invest igation. (2) A new br.i. dge is ~adly needed over Y~ick Run at Gregory Avenue, which will cost ~200. The present one is in a dilapidated condition. Referred to the Co~mnittee on Streets on motion of ~..Huff. (S) The city engineer also reported that his attention had been called to the probable dedication of Woodland Park to the city of Roa- noke by former ovmers, for park purposes, and as a matter of precaution had refused a permit to build a house therein; and l~d been served with a writ of notice for a mandamus to compel the city engineer to issue said permit, and reconmnended that the city Solicitor be instructed to defend said ~n-it,if in his judgment i~ is advisable to do so. On motion of ~;~. Page the recon~,endation, of the engineer v~s adopted. (~) The city engineer also reported that he had secured the room No. 18 Campbell avenue S.E. 'for election purposes,as a polli~ place,~=c. which was approved by Council. ~{ok~rKLY REPORTS. The ~onthly reports of the City Auditor, City Treasdrer, Clerk of the I~rkets, Board Of Health, City Physician, City Sergeant, and Keeper of Almshouse, were read and filed. PETITIONS,fcc. A petition of Andy J~ Huff~ was presented,, re~iuesting that a drain pipe be laid across 10th avenue S.E. inmnediately east. of 9th Street, for the purpose of draining his lbts, was read and referred to the Comardttee on Sewers.. 1~. Pace presented a petition signed by J. H. Brovm and 17 others, askir~g that an electric light be located at the corner of Sd Street and },~lcDowell avenue, N.tT., which vms referred to the Committee on Lights. ~vS~. Seifert presented a resolution to provide for the construction of a sand and slag .sidewalk on the north side of Tazewell avenue, from Nelson Street to Jefferson street, a distance of one block, which was read and referred to the Committee on Streets. REPORTS OF CO~.:~:.KTTEES were called for,and submitted in writing by the Committees on Finance, Accounts, Streets, Sewers, Public Property, Ordinances,and Zights; and severally placed upon the Calendar. 1823 (May ?th, 1901. ) REPORT OF THE C05.F~ITTEE ON PII.t~NCE, Mr. Page, from the Committ~9 on Finance, submitted the followir4g report: 1. The fol!owir45 appropriations will be overdrawn to the extent of the amounts rk~med below when the April bills shall have been paid. In order to provide for the payment of these accounts, the Committee ommends the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the appropriations for the fiscal year ,1900-19Ol~ be and are hereby supplemented by the following amounts and for the follow- i~ purposes, to wit: Fire ..... %~ 298.88 Jail 113.87 Street Repairs, 383.36 Street Cleaning, 69.40 Health, ................. ~?1,305,96 Public Property 57.56 Sewer Improvements, Street Improvements, 19.90 689.93 And the CitM Auditor and City Treasurer are hereby directed to ~ke tries on their books accordingly. (The resolution v~s adopted, Ayes-Cannaday,Cole~n,C~mpecker,Donald- s on~ Pi shburn, Huff, Jones, ~ing, Le scure, ~,~bllen, Pace, Page, Sei fart, Wi lkins on~ 1Mitt ~ .,'~. President- 16. Noes--None. ) ~. The Con~nittee has considered the bill of J. Hampton Hoge,for for attorney~s fee,in prosecutin~ .J.i-{.¥finARte, City Engineer, before the ~fayor, on charges preferred by ~m. Fishburn. We report the same back to Council,and beg to say that we have no recommendations to n~%keo If the Council desires to further consider the claim, th~ subject is before them. (No action v~s taken on this n~tter.) 3. The Conm~[ttee has considered the request of the proprietor of the hobby-horses now in operation in this city, for a monthly rate..on taking out licenses for the city. The ordinance now provides that such an~sements shall pay ,~O0 per year, not prorated. 0vring to the fact t.]%~t these ammsements are in operation only a short time during the year, we thinS{ it equitable and proper that a monthly rate should be allowed,and so submit the following amendment to Sec. 4? of the license ].aws. (The ordinance was read, considered and adopted by the following vote, and is recorded at the end of these proceedings: Ayes--Oannaday;ColenRn Csrumpecker, Dormlds on, Fishburn, Huff, Jones, Kin~, Les~l~$, ~';ullen, Pace Page, eifert,Witt ~ President-15 ~ ,' -' ~' ' , · . . _~oes--~zlk~nson-l~ Respectfully submitted, J. C. PAGE, S.P. SEI_WERT, J. A. ~..ISHB~,~. B. J0~rES. REPORT 07 THE CO['~v~:.ffTTEE 0~.~ ACCOUNTS. Sf~. Wilkinson, from the Com- nzittee on Accounts, submitted the followir45 r'eport: The Committee on Accounts has examined and appr'gved under appropriate heads the followin~ claims and acco-~mts against the city for the month of April: and listed them under appropriate heads as shot;u% below.~ Vfe recommend that these accounts be approved by Council and certified to the City Auditor and City Tr§asurer and ordered to be paid: Elections, ~ 33.00 Stationery ~c Printing--- Fire, 424.83 Salarie s, 1,240.07 Jail, !, 305.96. _,~z~nt s; 47.84 Police, 57.56 Paup e r s, 20.00 Public Charities, ].9.90 Street Repairs, 689.93 Street Cleaning, 90.77 ~7,181.26 accounts is $1,305.96, 113.87 1,056.99 1,364.45 82.55 178.. 53 383.36 69.40 Health, Water tk~bli c Property Sewer Repairs, Sewer Improvements, Street .Improvement s, Commissions, 2. The Con~nittee calls the attention of Council to the for healt~h approved for this month, the aggregate of which .o.f vzaich ~:~189.08 is for general sanitary purposes,and the balance, ~1,116.8.8 is the charge on account of smallpox. ~. The report of the police departments show lights found out and notbbuNning during the month of April 556-11/60 hours, making $11.12 to be deducted from the I~y bills, which the auditor is hereby directed to adjust. Respectfully submitted, GEO. L. HART, J. H. WILKINSON, A. E. KING. 1824 (~,~y ?th, 1901) The report of the Committee on Accounts was adopted by the follo¥~ing vote: Aye s-- Cannaday, Coleman, C rump ecker, Donalds on, Fi shburn, Huff, Jone s, King, .~,es cure, Iv~ llen, Pace, Page, Sei fert, Wilkinson, Wit t, r~ Presi dent- 16. No e s-- Hone. REPORT O? Tlt'~ CO]'..1~'~iT'I'F,~ OM ORDL'.~.M'OES. Judge KinE,, tee on Ordinances, subn~tted the following report: Your Conmdttee on Ordinances, to whom ~'~s referred from the 0ormuit- the n~tter pres- we recon~nend shall be adopted. 2. At the request of the r,'hyor we also hibit persons from sending in false alarr~m shall be adopted. Respectfully ~J~. Seifert in the chair. The report of the Conm~ttee subn~t an ordinance to pro- of fire; which we recommend sub,:ti t t ed, A. g. KING, A, A. CA~ADAY, C. B. JONES. charged to street repairs. (The'reconm~endation was adopted, Donaldson, Pi shburn, Huff ,J one s, ](in6 , Witt, I:..~. President-18. Noes--Hone. ) adopted unanimously, and the ordi- nances referred to in the above' ,.-eport were adopted therewith, and are recorded at the end of these proceediD~s. ~'b~. Lescure x:ms excuse~ from further attendance at this meeting. RgPORT 07 THE C0~,~.,WTT~E 0]'i STRM;~ITS. We attach hereto the report of the City Engineer showing the distribution of labor and mterials for street repairs,etc, during the past month, which we ask to be filed. 2. Concerr~ the rotter of opep~ng the alley between Shenandoah and Center .avenues, ~.¥I. east of .4th Street, we file here'~th a report from the city engineer thereon, with propositions from t~e property oYmers. One property o~.-mer claims-damages to the amount of $~400,and'additional costs would be about ?.,o0. Y~e have laid the nRtter o.ver without action, as the city is not in a position to perform the ~.;'ork at this time. 3. The ovmers of the building at corner of Horfolk avenue and 1st Street S.'!g. knorm as the Southern Hotel, desiring to i~.wprove the prop- erty, and to construct a side~mlk along the east side on 1st Street, propose to furnis!.~ all the nRterials if the city will perform the The cost v~lll, be ~,16 for labor;, and we reconm~end t.hat the city ?,ngineer be authorized to lay the x;Rlk, provided the o,;mers of the property ~,-~ill furnish materials to his satisfaction: the costs of such labor to be Ayes-- Camnaday, C olenmn, C rump. ecker, ~hll eh, Pac e, Page, Sei fert, Y7i lkins on, 4. Concerning. the report of the City Engineer as to the repairs to certain macadamized street, we .haVe .authorized the city engineer to use the surplus macadam for raking emergency repairs to the n~cadamized streets 'where necessary. §. We have als0 rec~ested the city engineer and city solicitor to investigate and 'report to the Committee as to the title of tlxe land occupied by Lynchburg Road,~i.E., and the ovmership of the so-calKed ntineral spring thereon; also ::Jhat arrangeme:~ts can be made for acquiring a strip of land along the Y.t:!. C. A. lot 'on !firk avenue, for the purpose of v~ldenir~g.~ said averme. (In comuection ~'n~th the rotter of widening Kirk awenue, the City engineer and city Solicitor subndtted a-report, sho~'~_ng that the Y.i.~,i.C. A., would give the strip of' land ?-1/2 ft wide on Ki~-k avenue, the full length of its lot, provided the city would acquire a strip of same width f:-om the Yomug ,"fens' Investment Company on the north; and reported that the latter could be acquired'for ~-~1800; Which was read and on moti'on of ~..'.~. Buckner referred to the Con~mittee on Streets to report as to the advisability of purchasing said land. ) ------~-~6.. The Comn~ittee on Streets has considered the request of the noke Railway &'Electric. Company as to placing'a diamond turnout on Campbell avenue,and has prepared an ordinance in~con.nection ,with the City SoliCitor, which is herewith attached, granting, said privilege. ~e reconmmend that' the ordinance be adopted. ented by hr. Waller P. Huff, of prohibitir~ ez[hibitions of various sorts in saloons and taking collections therefor, begs to report that it ,bas considered said nRtter and submits l~erewith an ordinance thereon,which (The OchreS%tee also submitted a letter from the Roanoke Rally;ay and Electric Company, declining to accept the provisions of the ordinance which is reported by the Oonm%ittee; and subndtted in lieu thereof th~ dl-aft of all ordinance prepared by the Cornlmany,which said compa~ de- sired to be laid before Council. ) Respectfully submitted, ~. A. 9ISHBURN, J.O. PAG~ v~,VI ¥~TT, O. B. JO~S, .-~m. %Vilkinson moved to recon~t the nntter to the street in conjunction with the cits engineer and city solicitor, and that they be requested to take the sub,eot up with the Roanoke company for the purpose of reaching an agreement; which vras rejected. .~,k~. Buckner proposed amend Sec. £ of the ordinance reported bi the Oo~:~%tee, to read as folio%rs: The permission, in so far as the diamond turnout on Campbell avenue in conce~ned, is ~z~nted %vith the understandin~ that when hereafte~~ the city shall deterH'~ne to have Campbell avenue drain recowered, and shall 6rant a permit to said company to double-tr~aok Campbell avenue betv;een 2d street S.V..'. and Randolph Strew.:% S.E., the said comDans sha%l then remove the turnout herein provided for. The amendment v~s agreed to, A~es--Oaru~aday,Oolen~n,~ishburn, Jones~ .~Cin~, ~.~,llen, Pace, Seifert,¥;itt, I.,~ President-lO. aldson, ~hlff, Pag, e, ¥;i l_kins on- ~. ' The ordi~nce as amended %fas then adopted b~ the follor;irqs~ vote,and is recorded at the end of these proceedings: ASes--Cannaday,Ooleman, C r~uup ecke r, Donald s on, Fi shbuz'n, Jones, King, ~.~Allen, Pace, Seifert, ¥Iit t, President- 12. Noes--Huff, Page, Wi l~ins on- ~. -~REPORT 07 THE C0.¥~?ETT.~[.~ 0N SEVERS. l:b~.Seifert, from the ConT.~ittee o~ Sewers, subbed%ted the follo%~ng report: The Conm."~ttee on Sewers, in pursuance of the ordinance adopted Dec- embe~_~ ll, 1900, gave a hearing to the property owners benefited by the construction of sewers in Section 120, Fifth Ward. ¥Je file herewith the report of the apportionment made by the city engineer, and return the notices to Council, with the judgment of the Con~nittee, which is, tD~t all objections are overruled, and t.hat the properties in said dis- trict are benefited by the in~;rovement mentioned in the notices,and that being the proportionate the in~.~rovement mentioned they be charged ¥;ith the amount assessed, t}uat part of the cost charged to said property for in said notices. 2. Conce~u~ing the rm%tter of const~nacting a 8, v£nich lies between 2d Street and Sth Street Salem and Norfolk avenues, the Conm~.,ittee after system of sewers in Sec. S.~L,and on and alor~ further consideration finds it necessa:~y t.hat sor~ additional properties should, be taken in, and submits here~th a new resolution to take the place of the resolu- tion adopted at the last regular meeting. The resolution provides for giving the property o'~u%ers a preliminary hearing, and we recommend that it be adopted. 5. As to the petition of ~.B.VIebb to fill lot at the corner of Rorer avenue and 6th Street, we report that we can find no record where~ the city ever agreed to fill said lot,. as alleged by Webb, .and we recomnmnd that the filling as asked for be not done by the city. 4. Frederick C. Ford having purchased the lot on Albemarle avenue, bet%'~een the Roanoke ~: Southern Railvmy and *th Street S.E., proposes to establish a plant thereon to manufacture brick,and requests permission to divert the branch v~ter ru_~.ing on the north side of Alben~rle avenue into the city sewe~ at 4th Street,and convey it through a 6" pipe across Alben~rle avenue to his property. The Cormnittee,together with the City Engineer, have examined the premises and are of the opi~Lion that said permit should be granted, provided that the said ~ord will agree not in any Fay to interfere with the city sewers,and if at any time the diver- sion of said stream should become a nuisance, that he will abate the same on notice from the proper authorities; and also t~hat if the city of Roanoke finds it necessary to use said stream for flushing its sewer, that the entire supply, or as much thereof as may be needed, shall be f~y ?th, 190i.) and further, that when be thro~m back into the thrown into said 'sewer; the ~mm~facture of brick ceases,the ,:~ter Shall sewer aforesaid, it being intended that the diversion of said ~ater shall be utilized in the mn- ufacture of brick only, by said Pord. 5. In order to car~-y off the storm water it is necessary that a drain pipe should be laid in the alley east of ?th street, between Tame- well avenue and Stev~rt avenue, a distance of 150 feet. We reconm~end that the city engineer be and .is hereby instructed to'l~ave this pipe laid at a cost not e~:ceeding ~40, chargeable to se~.'zer repairs. Respectfully submitted, S. P. SEI~ERT, J. L. A. E. KIN~, J.H. ¥~ILKIHSOH. The report of the Co~m.~ittee on Sev~ers, with the ordinance acco~]any- lng as to providi'~j3 a hearing for servers in Section 8, vms adopted, and the resolution, or ordinance is recorded at the end of these pro- ceedings, Aye s--Cannaday, C olen~n, Cr%~mpecker, Donaldson, _wi shburn, :~uff, Jone s, King, ~:k~llen, Pace, PaRe, Seifert, ~Vilkins on, V;itt, },:k-' Pre sident- 1~. No e s- - ~one. CONSTITUTIO.~? CON-VE~!TIO~-I. On motion of ~-J~. Vishburn the rules %vere suspended in order to alloy; a Comn~ttee of citizens to address the Coun- cil on the subject of getting the constitution Convention to adjourn from the city of Ric~hmond to Roanoke; v~here~:pon A. J. Brand, A.P.Staples, and aothers addressed Council on the subject mentioned. On motion of ~dge King,as amended by ~';m. Page, it v~s ordered, That the President of this body appoint appoint a Con°,~,~ttee of five n~mbers, '~zith the President ex-officio a member of Said Com]uittee, to co-operate %'zith the citizens Committee of five, for the purpose of get- ti~_.lg the Constitutional Convention to adjourn from the City of Richmond to the City of Roanoke to hold its sittings duriD~5 the time it will be in session; and that the Co~]m~ittee have authority to invite the con- vention, on be]~lf of the City Council, to meet in the City of Roanoke. REPORT 07 THE C0~.~.~TTEE 0!.~ LIG..q/~S. ~.;r..%~llen, from the Con~.~ttee on Li~hts reported as follows: Your Con~ittee on Lights to whom %~as re-comn~tted the report sub- mitted April 9th, providing for the location of four additional lights at the follov~ing points: Alben~rle ave. bet,;~een 6th and Vth Sts. S.E.; N~d~son ave. and 5th St. ~.=.~? ~ ; Loudon ave. and 15th St.~.U.; Third St. and ~I°rfolk ave. S.¥;., be~ to report that after due consideration of the n~tter, together with the status of the present appropriation for lights, v;e reconm~nd that these lights be not put in %mtil after the appropriations for the next fiscal year are n~de. The Co~rdttee is at,are of the urgent necessity for said lights, but thiruks it best to %~ait until the new appropriations are n~de. £. Concerning the red, est of the Roanoke Hospital Association for an electric light at the entrance to the hospital grounds, the Con~?.~ttee has considered said ~atter, and regrets that it cannot reconm~nd the same. The property is without the city 1.imits and v;e do not believe %ye have the right_~ to establish and m~intain lights ¥~ithout the city at the public e;~ense. Respectfully submitted, ~.L.~.~LLEH, C. B. JOI'.~ES, On motion of ~.~. Page the report of the Con~nittee on Lights %,~as adop- ted as read. REPORT OF THE C0~%-~..~TTEE ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. ~. Witt, from the Conmnittee on Public Pr. operty, submitted the following report: 1. As to the question of.obtaini~lg additional land for standing n~rket ~agons, we recOnm~.end that .the Clerk of Council confer ~',~th the ovmers of the p~operty along the north side of ~w~~~m Campbell avenue, between 1st and Rd Streets S E. and ask them to submit propo- sitions for renting the land for one'year with the privilege of five years; and with an option for the city to purchase said land at any time during the said five years at a price to be specified;and report to be made to the Committee On Public Property for its further consideration and repor~ to Council. (~y 7th, 1901. ) 2. Concerni~5 the recommendation of the City Engineer as t0 repairs to the tower of the 4th Ward 5~rket house, the Cool, tree reconmnends that the city engineer be reqllested to make a careful inspection of tower,and a further estimate of the cost for repairinc same. In this co~Lnection we desire further to report that there is no money to the credit of the public property account, Gnd it is necessary fop the Coin- n~ttee to be assured of the absolute necessity of maki~l~? any repairs before we can take action. $. Concerning the reconm%endation of the City Engineer to acquire certain lots of L~nd adjoining, the city stable property for the purpose of e.~tendin~ said lot, ;ye report that a proposition v~s made to trade the three lots east of the site,and adjoining it, for the Rorer Hall property. In this connection v;e are under the impression tl~t Rorer Hall cannot be disposed of by the city, as it v~as a ~ift, dedicated to the public use. The price, boy, ever, asked for the lots is QTO0. We think it would be very desirable to purchase them at a fair price, but the fism~res quoted are, in the judgment of the Committee, excessive, and %ye recom~end that the purchase be not nRde at that price. 4. The n~rket stalls and stands were rented out by the clerk in accordance with the ordinances of the city at the minin~un rates fixed by the Committee. 1Ve attach hereto a list of the renters and the prices per month in each case, %';hich v;e ask be filed as a part of this repol't~ Respectfully submitted, I/EVI WITT, P. t%'. · . . t,~. KI]TG. S B PACE, A The report %was adopted· REPORTS AS PIi~A~iCES OF T~ CITY Al,rD_ REDUCTION OF E~ENSES. ~. Huff submitted the following resolution, which %ms read, considered and adop- ted: VM~ereas, the attention of Council has been called to the probable fi~ncial condition of the city at the com~:~ncement of the ne:~.t fiscal year, wherein it is shov~ most conclusively that the receipts from tax~s and other sources %~ll be insufficient to provide fo~' the running ex- penses of the city government; and Vhereas, it is important t]~%t i~m-~'~e- diate action should be taken by all departments of the city government, with a view of reducing.- e)[penses, therefore RESOLVED, That all the standing Conm~ittees of Council having cl~arge of departments in which public moneys are expended, viz.: the Con~mittees on Accounts, .Winance, Streets, Sewers, .~h~blic Property, Health, Fire & Water and Lights; and also the followi~5 named officers of the city~ or heads of departments, viz: The Chief of-Fire Department, City Ser~ geant, ~hyor, Overseers of Poor, Keeper of Al~house,City Engineer, Clerk of Council, City Auditor, City Treasurer, Co~.mtissioner of Reven~e, Tax Collector, Chief of Police, Police ~ustice, Clerk of the Dhrkets~ and City Physician, be and are hereby directed to furnish the Coun~cil v;ith such statements or suggestions as they n~y deem proper, as to what extent and by what means their various departments can reduce expenses, as well as for the city generally. Said reports or Statements to be filed ;~.~th the clerk of Council prior to the regular meeting in June, and be by him presented to Council at that time. WATER ~OR FIRE HYDRA!~TS. I~-~r. Huff also submitted the following res- olution, which ~was read, considered and adopted: RESOLVED, That the Roanoke, Gas & Water Company be and is hereby requested to furnish the city of Roanoke a proposition to supply v~ter for fire purposes and the extinguishn~nt of fires by meter rates; and in connection therewith to suggest a medium or method for measuring- or ascertaining the ~ount of %~ter so used. -~--~-On motion of ~.~. Page the Council then adjourned. .....- -- oo0oo ....... A -RESOLUTION as to a proposed system of sewers in Section. 8x between Second St. and Eighth St. S.~?. on and along Salem avenue and Norfolk avenue. (Adopted ~-~y ?th, 1901. ) RESO.TjVED, Thnt the CoHmdttee on Sewers of the Conm)on Council is hereby authorized and instructed, at such time as they may fix,and af- ter this resolution shall have become a law, to give a hearing before such cors~dttee to the o¥~ners of the property included or contained vrithin the follo~Ting described lin~ts: On the west side of Second Street, between the -~orfolk ~ Western Railroad ~.nd Salem avenue; and on the north side of Norfolk avenue, between Second Street and the west side of the Roanoke Railway and Electric Company's plant; and between Salem avenue and ~.;orfolk avenue, frcm Second Street to Sixth Street; and between Rorer avenue and Nor- folk avenue, from Sixth Street to Eighth Street, and knov~n as Section 8 of the Sewer System of the City of Roanoke, on the question of con- structing sewers for the accoH~nodation and benefit of their respective pz~operties. And said Co~.~m'~ttee s.h~ll give notice of ten days to the propsrty ova_ers bounding and abuttiD~ upon the propesed lines of sevz- e)_'s within the district indicated, or benefited by the proposed im- provement, of the place and time of said hearing, which s~id notice shall be se~ed at least ten days before the hearing aforesaid, and shall SUH~On said o'~ers to appear before the said comnittee to be heard for or against said proposed improvement. Said hearing shall not be had until a plan of such proposed improvement shall have been n~de by the City. engineer, with an estimate of the cost, and the amount to be paid by each abutting ovmer: such plan and estinnte to be filed in the clerk's office of the Conm~on Council, and shall be produced before the Conm~ttee on Sewers at the hearing aforesaid. After such hearing shall have been given by the Committee on Sewers, it shall report to Council with recon~.~endation, v;hether or not said i~rovement should be made, and what amount of the costs, if any, shall be paid by the ovmers of the real estate included within the description aforesaid, or bene- fited by such improvement, and what proportion of the costs of the im- provement aforesaid s_hall be paid out of the city treasury. And the Conmtittee on se~.:~ers is hereby authorized to offer the property ov,~ers .through vthose lands the sewers in said district are to be laid, an exemption to the amount of one-half of the proposed assessment for the right of v~y necessary to construct said sewers throtLo~h private property. ...... oo0oo ..... All 0RDI!.?~NCE to prohibit the giving of e~d~ibitions and taking collec- tions in saloons and other public places. (Adopted ~y ?th, 1901. ) i. BE iT ORDAINED by the Conm~on Council for the City of Roanoke, That it shs. ll be unlawful for any person to give exhibitions or enter- tai~-..~.ents of singing, dancing, juggling, sleight of hand feats, or other perfornRnces in saloons or other public places, and to take up collections from the spectators or by-standers, under a penalty of not less than two nor more than ten dollars for each offense. 2~ This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. .......- oo0oo ....... AN ORDII.-~NCE to prohibit person from sendin~ false alarms of fire. (Adopted ~y ?th, 1901.) lo BE IT2~ ORDAI2~D by the Conm~on Cotuucil for the City of Roanoke, That it shall be unlawful for any person,knowingly, to send into the fire department,either by means of the fire alarm telegraph, or by tel- ephone, a. ny false alarm of fire, under a penalty 'of not less than five nor more than twenty dollars for each offense. 2~ This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. ..... ---00000 ........ 18~9 AM ORDI!.~.ICE granting the Roanoke Railv~ay & Electric Company permis- sion to construct a diamond turnout on ~efferson Street,south of Church Avenue, and a diamond turnout on Campbell avenue, between ~efferson Stl~eet and First Street. (Adopted ~y ?th, 1901. ) 1. BE IT 0RD^Ik~ED by the Con, non Council for the City of Roanoke, That permission be and is hereby granted to the Roanoke Railway & Elec- tric Company to construct a diamond turnout on ~efferso$ Street, be- giruui~ at a point thirteen feet south of Church avenue, and ru~uing south 150 feet to a point; also a diamond turnout on Campbell Avenue, begi.n_uing at a point bb feet wes$ of ~efferson Street, and extending west¥~rd 193 feet to a point, opposite Price-Armes Company store door. Said turno~ts are to be so constructed that the vrldth between the outer rails shall be l~ feet, which leaves a space between the outside rail ~nd the curb of about 13 feet, giving.- a clearance of ll feet 6 inches, between the car and the curb. .Said railv~ay and electric company in constructing and nmintaining said turnouts is to conform to the fran- chise of said company as now in forc.e~and the ordinances and re&~lations of the Common Council which are now ~n force,or which'may be hereafter adopted; the work of const~ction to be done to the entire satisfaction of the city engineer, and .to be completed v;ithin sixty days from the d~te hereof,--otherv~se this permission is to be void. ~. The perndssion, in so far as the diamond turnout on Campbell Avenue is concerned, is granted with the understandi~lg, that when here.- after the city shall determine to have Campbell Avenue drain recovered, and shall g~-ant a permit to said company'to double-track Ca~upbell .&venue, between Second Street S.~.."..'., and Randolph Street, S. ~., the said company shall then remove the turnout herein provided for. S. This ordinance shall be' in force from its passage. ........ oo0oo ........ A!~ ORDII{&MCE to amend Section 47 of the License la'ws in relation to the tax on hobby-horses, and other like amnsements.. (Adopted },,bY 7th, 1901. ) lo BE IT 0RDAIi.~ED by the Conmnon Cotu%cil for the City' of Roanoke, That Section 47 of the license laws of the City of Roanoke, adopted January 8th, 1901, be and are hereby amended and re-_ordained 'so 'as to read as follows: ~7. On the p~oprietor of each flying-jeruuy, hobby-horse, or other like amusement, $20 per month for each month or part thereof. 2. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. ........ oo0oo ........ .:, J O U R NA L-- C 0 ~10 N C O U N C I L. · Tuesday, ~une 11, 1901. The Council met in regular session at 8 o' clock P.~. ,in the Council Chamber, and was called to order by the President, Mr. R.A.Buckner. Pre sent-- ~e s srs .Coleman, C rumpe cker, Donladson, Fi shburn, Hart ,Huff, Jones ],idd, Kixlg, ~inahan, Pace, Page, Seifert, Wilkinson, Wit t, ¥~ President-- 16. No e s- --Cannaday, Garland, Les cure, ~ll eh, - ~. ' JOURNAL. On motion of ~,~. Page the readir4E of the ~ournal was dis- pensed with and it v~s approved as recorded. I.;AYOR'S REPORT. The following message from the ~.hyor v~s read: To the Common Council for the City of Roanoke: It gives me great satisfaction to be able to report to your Honorable Body that there tuuve been no new cases of sn~llpox developing in the past three weeks; and if no more do develop the last patient will be released on the 25th of thJ.'.s month. In response to the resolution offered by 5I~. Huff and ado'pted at the last meeting of Council, I desire to say that after giving this matter considerable thought and getting such information as I could from your financial officers and clerk, I have made a conservative estimate of the receipts for the next fisgal year from all sources; and think that they v~ill certainly amo%unt to ~143,600. I l~ve also gore over the exq~endi- tures which will have to be n~de 'for the neT. t fiscal year, and which '~ 000. Thus you will see, if my estimates are I estimate %:~ill be '~"' - 600 correct, there will only be left to cover emergency e~enses ,~z~, , together with such balance as may be on hand at the end of this fiscal year,which will amount to approximately $~0,000. In making the above estin~te of expenditures, I have allowed nothing for street improvements or sewer improvements; and have based the other appropriations,in many instances,on figures .less than spent this year: and it will only be by the best business methods and strictest economy that the incoming cil can hope to live ~rithin its means. In reference to the money spent inm]ediately under my supervision, unless we have smallpox next year, the only appropriation of which I would have control w~uld, be police. That appropriation is based upon a chief, sergeant,12 regulars, 2 specials and 2 station keepers,and I do not see how the city can be properlY policed with less, and freq~xently we need more. I cannot con- sistently recommend any cut in this appropriation,--in fact vrith the city:s finances in proper s.hape,I would ask for an increase. There is one matter to which I would especially call your attention, and that is the habit of Committees to spend money when there is no ap- propriation to the credit of the account to which the money should be charged. This should be ~stopped,and the Conm~ittees and officers having appropriations in charge when they see that their appropriations are or ¥~ll be overdra~m, should be required to ask the Council for an appro- priation in advance of the expenditures,instead of first spending the money and then compelling Council to appropriate it. This custom is,in my ~udgment,responsible for the continued supplementary appropriations, and if it be not stopped I Can see no sense in n~king an appropriation at the begi~miug of bhe fiscal year. You had just as well let the com-~ mitt,es and officers proc~-~& and spend what they desire; and I would ask Council to give this n~3t~er careful attention and devise some plan -,?hereby this evil may be s'b._gp?ed. Respectfully submitted, ~' ' ~ R BRYAN, ~r ~yor M01.¥~Y REPORTS. The monthly reports of the City Engineer, City Auditor, City Physician, City Treasurer,Clerk of the Markets,City Ser- geant:Keeper of Almshouse, and Board of Health, were read and ordered t6 b'e"~filed. PETITIONS, £~. Petition of John ~,-~. Tinsley asking that materials be furnished bY the city for sidewalk to be constructed by him in front of his residence on Roanoke Street, a distance of ?S feet, vms read and referred to the Committee on Streets. of are hereby supplen~nted as f.o. llows: Criminal cl~arges ........ ,~ 284.00 Elections S1.76 Fire, 666.55 Jail, 151.02 Public Charities, 175.39 Street Repairs, 444.31 Street Cleaning, 65.74 the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the appropriations for the fiscal y~ar,1900-1, be and Stationery Sa lari e s, Health, Public Property, Sewer Improvements, Street Improvements, Commissions, & PrintiD4~ .... ~ 6.77. 265.31 1,134.98 76.26 35.45 960.55 700.66 '$4,998.75 hereby directed to n~ke eh- And the city Auditor and City Treasurer are tries on their books accordingly. 2. In response to the resolution of I~. P.W.Huff, asking for sugges- tions on the line of economy and reduction of e;~enditures, we beg to report that in view of the decreased revenues for the coming fiscal year we suggestv that in n~king the appropriations the most rigid economy be practised, and that the total appropriations be safel, y within the current revenues; and that when the appropriations have been made that the Com- n~ttees of Council and the officers of the city having control thereof be instructed t~ut in no case shall the appropriations be exceeded: and %;~e further suggest t.hat at the beEinning of the coming fiscal year, a resolution or an ordinance embraci~lg these suggestions be adopted by Council. Respectfully submitted, J. C. PAGE, J.A. FISHBURN, GEO. L. HART., C. B. JONES, S.P.SEIFERT. The report of the Committee on Finance %,ms adopted by the follo¥~ng vote: Ayes--Coleman, Crtm~ecker, Donaldson, _wishburn, Hart,Huff, Jones ,Kidd, King. -, UiD~han, Pace, Page, Seifert, Wilkinson, ~itt, !~.~. President_ 16. ~,~oes-O. REPORT OF THE C0~;.E.JETTEE ON ~LTH. Judge King, from the Committee on Health, subntitted the following report: 1. Concerning the resolution adopted 5~y 7th, requesting this Com~ mittee to subndt suggestions as to a reduction of exq~enditures, we beg to say that there are certain fixed charges connected v.~th the health department, such as the sanitary force,that carmot be eliminated, if are to exercise a due regard to the health .of the city. In connection vn[th the sn~llpox contingency it is impossible to make suggestions as to a reduction of expenditures, except as to the physician employed to look after smallpox patients and suspects. But owing to the contract existing between the city and the physician now in charge being for the period during which the epidemic exists,accordin6 to the opinion of the City Solicitor, nothing can be done in this respect until the disease is f~a~ly eradicated. ' Petition of J. W. Barnard to grade the alley between Rutherford- and. Harrison Avenues, from 5th to 6th street N.E., so as to correct the sur- face drainage, was read and referred to the Committee on Streets. Petition of H. D. Guy asking that some action be taken by Council v~ith reference to adjusting the location of A Street S.W, at Patterson avenue, the petition having purchased lot on this cornea, in which, upon a survey being made, he finds a shortage of 19 feet; was read and on motion of ~.:~. Fishburn referred to the Committee on Streets in con- junction with the City Engineer and City Solicitor, %with power to act. Petition of %?. J. Blair, asking the city execute a quit claim for alleged interest in alley north of Ernest avenue, in rear of lot ova%ed by W.P.Bush, and suggesting a proposition to extend an alley from EPT~6~1 avenue north through the lands of Beverly Harris,W.P.Bush and Gertrude Blair, to the alley north of Ernest avenue, which %was read and on mo- tion of ~,..~. Fishburn referred to the Conmnittee on Streets in conj~mc- tion with the City Engineer' and' City Solicitor. REPORT OF THE C0~,,~;.ETTEE ON ?INANCE. DM; Page, from the Conmittee on Pinance, submitted the following report: 1. The report of the City Auditor shows that when the bills for the month of }~y shall have been approved, certain of the appropriations · will 'have been overdra%'a%. In order to aupplement these sufficiently, and close up the accounts for the fiscal year, we recommend the adoption - 1832- ( June 11, 1901. ) (The Conm~ittee _submitted a .resolution providing tl~t sl~ou_l.d smallpox occur hereafter, that the Oonmnttee on Health should.have authority to employ a physician, etc. subject to ratification by Council; which matter ¥~s, on motion of Judge King, passed by until the nezt meeting of Cotmcil. ) 2. The Committee desires to call the attention of Council to the fact that it has been reported to us that a large number of property owners, o~-ming the land abutting upon sewers recently constructed, have failed to connect their premises with such sewers, after being notified to do so by the sanitary inspector. We also call the attention of Council to the drainage of the lot on the south side of Tazewell avenue, between'Jefferson and First Street S.E. This lot ov~ed by L. 0betrayer is in bad condition for lack of proper dra. ir~uge or filling, and is a~ menace to the health of the cora- munity. We reconunend that the attention of the ~,'hyor be called to both of these matters, and that he be requested to cause all persons not comuected with the public sewers, to n~ke cormection at once; and t.hat he take proper steps against the ova~er to have the lot in [~estion properly drained or filled. Respectfully submitted, A .E.KING, H.B. D0~.L~LDSON, S. B .PA~E. The second reconm~ndation (Sec.2) of the report of the Conm~ittee on Health, was adopted. REPORT 0P THF~ COb';i.~TTEE.0~ ACCOUi~rs. ~f~. Hart, from the Con~.ittee on Accounts, submitted the folloV~ng report: The Corm~dttee on Accounts have e~mined and approved the accounts and claims against the city for the month of R~hy 1901, and listed them render appropriate heads as sho,,m belovz. We recon~mend that these ac- counts be approved"by Council and certified to the city auditor and city .treasurer and ordered to be paid: Criminal charges .......... $284.00 Elections, Fire, Interest, Jail, Light s, Police, Paupers, Public Charities, Street Repairs, Street Cleaning, 189.08 666.5'5 2,8?2.50 1~1.02 1,074.69 1,3(13.01 76.48 205. $ ~ · 444.31 65.-74 Stationery Salaries, Health, lVa ter Public. Propert y, Sewer RePairs, Sewer Improvements, Street Improvements, ¢Sf~ais si ons, C ont ingent, & Printing ....~ 106.95 1,241.73 1,134.98 58.42 76.26 13 5.73 35.45 960.55 845.15 28.00 Total-. ............ ~'ill, 9--36.01 2. In comuection vrith the above-bills the Con~&ttee desires to re- port special~y in regard to cel~..ain of ~them: The total bills f.or health account are $~1154..9.8, of ~;~hich .~256.50 is for other-general sanztary purposes, leaving ~87~.48 to be the total charges on accotmt of smallpox. The total charges on account of $57. X7 is for benevolent donations, public cl~arities is ~720o.36, of which ~.~1~8.19 which ~'~s applied to leaving ~' ~ on 'orders of the overseers of the the relief of the poor in the City poor and city p~ysician. 3. .There have been placed in the hands of this Committee several claims on account of quarantine of private, families in the city. These claims are for grocery bills, house rent,etc, and: are being investigated by the Committee. 4. The report of police department shows lights out in ~..:hy 380 hours nRking ~V. 60 to be deducted from the June bills, which the city auditor is hereby directed to adjust. made on authority of Council, its Committees, or the officers of city having control Of such matters; and therefore tl~is Cormnittee no reconmnendations ~ to make as to a .reduCtion of e~enses. Respectfully submitted, GEO. v.. HART, C. M. KIDD, A. E. KING. 5. Concerning the resolution this Committee as to a reduction Comm~ttee'~oes not authorize any bills the has of Council asking for suggestions from of expenses, we beg to say that this expenditures, but merely approves the (June 11, 3.901.) The :ceport of ths Comn~ttee on Accounts was adopted~ O ~zr,~ c.~:k ~.z-. Do~!ds on: Fi shburn, ~rt ~ Huff: Jone s, Kidd, Kiz~ Pa~e, Seifert ~Wilkinson~itt, 5.~. President.- 16. Noes--None. REPORT OP THE OO~TTEE ON P~LIO PROPERTY. Mr. Wi-tt~ from the Coz~nittee on Public Property sub, fred the follov~ repot, t: !, The Corr~ttee ~s been re[~zested by the Overseers' of the Poor to consider and report as to the advisability of purc~si~ a reaper and binder for the almshouse farm. The city ~s 20 acres of wheat be cut and ~s heretofore ~d to depend on the hire of a ~chine. believe that the Overseers can contract '~th some one ~v~ a reaper to cut the wheat for ~>l.00 per acre; and we ~ve instructed them to ~ke an effort to do so. In case, however they fail to secure some one v,~th a reaper to do the work at the proper ti~, we recon~nd t~t the Overseers of the Poor be authorized to purc~se a standard reaper and binding ~chine, at the best possible ter~, from some general agent ~n this city who carries a full line of'repairs, and who ~ll give a written guarantee that a full line of repairs %~;ill be carried; the cost not to exceed ,:~100, and in case the purchase is decided upon, the city engineer is hereby instructed to issue an order therefor. ( The Co~.cil vas informed t~t the Overseers of the Poor had issued an order for the purc~se of the n~chine; and after some discussion of the n~tter, ~.~. ~ckner moved~ as a substitute for the report,-- That th~ proposition of W.P.5.~ndy, filed -¢~th the report, to cut the wheat for ~?l.00 per acre, be accepted; and t~t the qu~tion of purc~s- i~ the ~chine be referred to the ~blic Property Cor~ttee in con- j~uuction with the City Engineer for investigation and report as to the advisability of ~ki~ the purc~se; w]~ch was agreed to by the follow- ing vot e: Ayes--Fishburn, ~ones, Huff,Kidd~Ki~, ~,~5~han, Pace,Wi~inson, Witt, k~r. President- 10. Noes-- C olean: C~oecker, Do~lds on,Hart, Page Sei fert-- 6~ ) 2. Conce~'ni~ the claim of Cato~i Brothers, for danmges to house on south Jefferson Street, alleged to ]~ve been caused by b~sti~, we are un~d~r the i~ression t~t this ~tter ~s been improperly referred to this Committee,and so we report the same back to-Council without any action:and ask t~t it be referred to a co~ttee ~vi~ proper juris- diction. S~ Concer~i~ the q~.estion of ac$%iri~ additio~l land to stand ~rket %~gons, the Co~ttee endeavored to secure prices and obtain options for the land on the north side of Ca~bell avenue, between Nel- son Street and Randolph Street. We asked t~t propositions be ~de both for renti~ the land and for the sale of the sa~; but the prices thus far obtained are,in the judgment of the Co~ttee,unreaso~ble, and we recommend t~t the ]~tter be dropped. 4. Conce~i~ the resolution of Council requesti~ t~s Committee to ~ke such report or su~estions as it ~y deem prope~ as to a reduc- tion of e~enses, we beg to say t~t we do not deem it necessary t~t any i~rovements to the public buildi~s be ~de at t~s time, and no repairs except those absolutely necessary to preserve the buildings, and t~%t all e:~enses,except those of absolute necessity be elicited. Respectfully sub~tt ed, LEVI WITT~ P.W. ~, ~'D~IS ~'~NA~N~ A. '~ KING S PACE ~. ~ · B. . THe re,in, er o~ ~h~ repor~ v,~s h~ Seif~rt in ~he REPORT O~ T~ CO~,~TTE~ ON SE~RS. ~. Seifer~, from ~he Co~tt~e on Sewers, ~ubmit~ed a repor~ on the preli~ry heari~ as to ~he con- s~o~ion of mewers in Sec~io~ 8 o~ the sewer system as proposed; w~cH ~s re~ ~nd on mo~ion of ~. Pa~e ~he same ~s referred bac~ ~o ~he Co~tee to be reported on the commenoemen~ of ~He next fiscal year: Aye s-- C olen~n~ C ~e c~ er, Do~ldson, ~i shburn, Huff, ~ones, Pace ~ Pa~e ~ Wit ~, ~. Presiden~- i2. Noes~-~r~, Xinu, Seifert, Wi l~ins on- ~. 2~ THe Co~ttee on Sewers further reported as follows~ Conoe~i~ ~He peri,ion of Andy ~. Huff ~o build a pipe across lO~h avenue ~or d~i~ge purposes, this ~t~er ~s been deferre~ until ~he Co~tee could ~e an e~~ion of the situation ~here. - 18~4- (~une llth, 1901.) 3. In response to the resolution of ~ay ?th, requesting this Com- mi.ttee to n~ke suggestions,etc, as to how expenses n~y be reduced, we beg to say t'l~t the records will show that this Conm~ttee has el%deavor- ed to adl~.nister affairs as economically as possible during the past fiscal year, and have recommended nothir~ but emergency work, or such work as was absolutely, essential to the health of the city. The ques- tion of sewer repairs is a contingency--it n~y be s~nll and it may be q%~ite extensive, depending, largely upon circumstances. This Comn~ttee therefore~, has no further suggestions to n~ke, other t]~n it will en- deavor to see that the work done is performed as econon~[cally as pos- sible ~ Re spec t f~tlly submitted, S. P. SEIFERT, C. ~;I. KIDD, A. E. KI!T~. REPORT 0P THE C0?~TTEE 0h~ STREETS. I;~. Fishburn, from the Cor~rittee on Streets, submitted the folloYring report: 1. Concer~iing the question of the o',,~ership of the land occupied by Lynchburg Road, at Franklin I.;ineral Spring, the Con~ttee has adop- ted the follov~ng resolution; i~hich we ask be approved: ¥~q%ereas, from report of the city engineer and City Solicitor,it ap- pears that the Stock-Yards Company is the oi.a%er of the land upon which Lynchburg Road is located, at the point where Pral~lin ~ineral Spri.~ is situated; and said Stock Yards Company having signified its willing.~ ness to convey the right of vmy over its land for street purposes; and Yaiereas, the Stock Yards Company asks for a pernit to improve the spring..' by opening the street and laying a pipe so as to convey the ter from said spring to its 'ova% land,-- Resolved, That it is 'Con~nittee p the sense of'this . . that a ermit be granted to the .stock Yards Co~pany by.the Czty Engineer to enter upon the street and zmprov~ said spring, (zt-being reported ti~.t the water from said spring is in danger of contamination, and the o~',~ers desiring to~ in, rove said spring at once; ) the street ~to be replaced in good condition to the satisfaction of the city engineer,and this action to be reported to Council for confirmation. (The resolution of the Cormnittee %~as approved by Council. ) 2o The attention of the Committee has been called to the pond in 14th Street near the Brewery, and the Committee has considered the q~estion of drailting same in corn%e~.tion vn[.$h the city engineer, whose report shows it ~.~ill cost bet.ween .~750 and $100, dependent on whether or not rock v,~[ll be struck-in the excavation. ¥;e reconm~end theft the City engineer be authorized .a. nd instructed to drain said pond into Lick Fun, at a cost between~50 and ~100, chargeable to Street repairs. (The recor~endation was adopted by the .follov,~D~ vote: Ayes--Colel~'an, Crumpecker Donalds on, Fi shbu.~-n, Hart, ?k~ff, Jones ,Kidd, King, ~nahan, Pace Page; Seifert, Wilkins on, Wit t, ~.~. President- 16. Noes--None. ) 3o ¥;e attach hereto a request from the Y.~.C.A. to extend the steps of its front entrance on Jefferson Street, a distance of 18" and erect two colurnns on the side¥~lk. After consideration of said matter we have ascertained that the Y.}~.C.A. has abandoned this Plan, and will place their building back to the Street line; and we therefore recor.~nend t.hat the permit be refused, as it will be an obstruction to the street if so erected. 4. The following matters have been deferred: Opening alley betYzeen Shenandoah and-Center avenues N.VJ., and construction of slag sidev~lk on. Tazewell avenue S.E., from Jefferson Street to Nelson Street. 5. The attention of the City engineer has been directed to the drainage on 5~ountain avenue, between Pranklin Road and 4th Street,with the request that he investigate .and report %?.hat can be done to improve the situation. He has also been requested to require the Norfolk & Western Railway Company to improve Jefferson Street crossing; and the street rail-.?ay company to improve the street adjacent to its tracks at the Jefferson Street bridge. (June 11, 1901. 6, In regard to the resolution of Council adopted at the 3~t8% meet- i~%g, requesting inforn~tion or suggestions from this Committee as to how e.~enses can be reduced, we beg to report, That this con~.~[ttee has been practising econon~v to the best of its ability ever since its ap- pointment, and are not now ordering anything except absolute emergency work, and therefore do not know of any further'recommendation we can n~ke at this time looking to a reduction of expenses. Respectfully submitted, ~.A.FISHBURN, GEO. L. HART, J. C. PAGE. The ren~inder of the report ~ras adopted. CITY CES.ETERY. On motion of. N~. Hart it was ordered tlmt the atten-. tion of the Public Property Conm~[ttee, when appointed, be called to the ~.~tter of arranging for a new city cemetery. KIR?~ AVENUE, WIDENING OF. The n~tter of widening Kirk Avenue,by acquiring a strip of land from the Y.~.C.A., %~as brought up by h.~, Fish- burn, with the request that action be had thereon. ~. ¥Tilkinson moved to refer the subject to the Street Conwnittee, in conjunction with the City engineer and City Solicitor, to report at the next regular or called meeting. Judge King moved by way of amendment, that when the Council adjourns, it ~adjourn to meet on next Friday night the 14th inst.. and that the Street CoCr.~ttee be requested to report upon the matter at that time; which ~ras' a~reed to. H. D. GUY PETITION, 'RECONSIDERkTION. On motion of'~'. C~mpecker the vote by which %he ~etition of H.D.Guy was referred with power to ablt~..;-.~s reconsidered. 5~. Cz%u~pecker thereupon moved that the peti- tio~...o_~ H.D.Guy in regard to his property at Patterson avenue and A St. be re~erred to the Street Conm~ittee to report next Friday night in con- j~uuction with the City Engineer and City Solicitor. The motion v~s agreed to. ?~m. ~.~Sna]mn offered a~ resolution for the relief of ~%~rs. A.C.~cNan~r~, which vms referred to the Finance Committee to report next Friday night. ~.{OLLIDA¥ STREET. ~.~. Donaldson submitted the following resolution, which v.~s read, considered and adopted: RESOLVED, That the ~yor be and is hereby instructed to have Holli- day Street, which has been blockaded for two months or more by deposit- in6 brick thereon between Tazewell avenue and Dale avenue, pla~ed passable condition by having said n~terials or other obstructions re- moved at once, at the expense of the o',~mer; and in case said o~ner fails or refuses to have said materials or other obstructipns removed after bein~ requested to do so by the ~yor, a fine not exceeding ten dollars per day is hereby imposed. SIDEWALKS. ~. Donaldson offered a resolution to construct a sidewalk on Camden St.S.E. from Tazewell to Norfolk avenue; on- Salem avenue, from Nelson St. to Sisler's shop, and to complete the board vralk on Fra~%klin Road between HenrY and Commerce, which vms referred to the Con~.uittee on Streets. 5~TER R~.TE FOR FIRE HYDRANTS. A letter from ~.C.Ravm in answer to the request for a meter r~te for fire hydrants, vms' read and referred to the Committee on ~ire and '#ater. - SI)~H STREET N.¥;. 5~. Pace offered the following resolution, which v~s referred to the Street Committee: Resolved That the City engineer be instructed to fill or drain Sixth St. N.¥~., between First Avenue and the N. & ~?. Railroad, a distance of about lO0,as rater is now standing on this Street. DRAII,tAGE FROI%.~ ~ST END ROU~.TD HOUSE. A communication from the City Solicitor, .~as read, stating what action had been taken by him with reference to requiring the N. & W. Ry Co. to provide for taki~qE care of the vmste rater from the West End Round House; and informing the .Coun- cil that said company had agreed to comply with the wishes of Council as speedily as possible, and that the drainage from said round house would be taken care by the company; which m~tter was referred to tl~e 0onm~ttee on Sewers. -1836- ~,{~. ~one, subm~tted the follo~'~r~ resolution, ~.~hxeh ~s adopted. . _ . -.~ .,~--~o~ p~o~c sc~oo& in the Plfth ~a~ ' ' . . .~.. D~I_~ ~--~--~w~u~ ~1~ ~e sc~oo ' add~tiona~ ~mrter~ ~+ .... ~__ ,_. · board bex~ forced to rent . ~' - ~ ~O~AOA~~XO expense to the tit- an ~ a s~ . y, d ~ereas umtable additi . . , _ _ _ .~ on to~he ~lrose school bu~l m~ cos~ or from ~5,000 to ~4,000 , therefore d ~ can be erected at a BE IT EESOLV~, T~t in order to provide ~nds for the purpose of erectinc such addition, t~t the Co~ttee on ~i~nce is hereby author- ized and inst~cted to consider ~mys and ~ans therefor, and ~ke report to Council v~ith their reco~ndation. ~'~POETS O~ O~iCERS AS ~DUCTIOM OF E~ENSEB. In response to the resolution adopted ~y 7th, 1901, reports from the follov~i~ ~med City or,ricers ~ere read and referred to the Con, tree on ~i~nce, viz: Conn~ssioner of Revenue, City Engineer, City Treasurer, City Auditor and Chief of Fire Department, Clerk of Co~cil, Clerk of the ~rkets, Keeper of the Alehouse, City Physician, and Collector of City Taxes. The Council then adjourned to meet ne~ Fri~y ni~xt. JOURNAL--COMMON C 0 U ]'lC I ~,. Friday, June 14th, 1901. The Council met at 3 o'clock 'P.I~.1., pursuant to adjournment, vrith the Fresident of Council, ~:~. R.A.Buckner, in the chair. Pre sent- - ~.,'~ s srs. C rump e cker, Donalds On, Pishburn, Hart, Jones, M~[nahan, Pace,Page, Sei fert, Wilkins on,Wit t ,.%~. President- 12. Absent--Messrs. Cam~aday, C oler,~n, Garland, Huff, Kidd, King, Lescure, D~llen,- 8. RI~,POHr OF THE CO~;ETT ~;., 0., STR~;E~S ;';~ Fishburn, from the Committee on Streets, submitted the following report: 1. Concernin6 the matter of acquiring a strip of land from the Y.M. C.A. ~--1/2 feet r,~Lde, and e.v. tending back about 170 feet, for the' purpose o~'" vcidenin~ Kirk avenue to a uniform width, the Con~nittee after 'due con- sideration of the rotter recon~nends that the land be acne, ired by pur- cl~ase; and that the city of Roanoke hereby offers to the Y.~.,i.C.A. the sum of ~.?1,000 for said strip of land; and iD_ case the same is accepted, said sum is to be provided for in the new appropriations, out of funds now in the treasury not appropriated. And that the city Solicitor be and is hereby instracted to e)~mine into the title of the land and see that the proper and adequate conveyance is made before purchase money shall be paid over. (On this subject L.'k-. ~ones also submitted a minority report, giving his views why said strip of land should not be acquired; which Yms read and ordered to be filed. ~:M. Fishburn also informed the Council that the Y.M.C.A. directors had so far failed to accept the conditions of the purchase; and subsequently on his motion said matter rras referred to the City Engineer and City Solicitor, with instructions to investi- gate and ascertain whether or not the strip of land in question l%as not already been acquired by the city by dedication or otherwise for street purposes.) 2. Concerning the petition of ~dr. H. D. Guy as to the location of A. Street S.¥;., and the q~estion of its encroachment on his property, corner of A. Street and Patterson avenue, the Comr.~dttee reports t]uat from inforn~tion derived from the City Engineer's office, A. Street, as now located, ]ms been open for 12 years, or thereabout, and is therefore properly located; and· if there is a shortage in r.~. Gu~'s purc~se, it ~st neceessarily be the fault of the g~ntor. For t~s reason the Conm~ittee is u~ble to take any steps in the presses. Respectfully sub~tted, J. A. FISSION, GEO. L. ~RT, ~VI V~TT, J. C. PA~. REPORT 0U T~~,~~~"~w~'~"~ 01~ FIi'~NCE . i.;~. Page, from the Conm~ttee on Finance, subr~tted the followi~ report: Your Co~nittee on Fiance, to whom v~s referred She resolution intro- duced by ~. I';~i~n, .~a_ng for the payment of ~20 for the relief of ~'~ ,,~-~. A. C. McHama~, begs to report t~t in view of the fact t~t the city is at such large e~ense on account of snallpox, it is in~ossible for it, and it oamuot be e~ected to pay the rents of parties who are ~arantined, or who are taken to the smllpox hospital, ~d therefore the Con~-¢~ttee recon~nends the ~efusal of t~s and all like applications. (The report vms adopted.) BUII,DiHG IN FIRE LIk,XTS. read: Respectfully submitted, J.C. PAGE, C. B. J0~'~S J.A.PISHBURN, GEO. L. ~RT. The following petition v.~s presented' and To the Common Council for the City of Roanoke: I respectfully ask per:mission from the City Council to erect a one-story building, size about 40 x 100 feet, on the northeast corner or Jefferson Street and Luck avenue; said building to be constructed of iron siding and metal roof, or be brick-cased; also to have permission to erect same clair of building on Church avenue, nearly opposite the Post Office. 0nly. one building is ~o be erected. . I expect to oc.cupy either, one or the other of these lots ~th a building for a printing office,_~ as I ?~ave sold the building now occupied by me, and will have to vacate in 40 days. Therefore, I respectfully reg,.est action hereon to-night. Respectfully submitted, A.B.HA~DB'D. ( ;~u.%e 14th, 1901. k~r. Donaldson moved that the permit asked for by ~. Hammond be g~anted; 8.~.d the motion. ~as agreed to by the follov~ing vote: Aye s-- 5~ ssrs. Crun~ecker, Donaldson, Pi shburn,Hart, Jones, ~Snahan, Pace, Page, Seifert,'~'~rilkinson,~itt,M~.President--12' Hoes--None. OVERSEERS OF POOR, RESIG~TIONS. The following comnunication %~as presented e. nd read: To the Honorable !;~mbers of the City Council,Gentlemen: Yle, the tundersigned members of the Board of Overseers of the Poor, respectfully tender our resignations to take effect at once. Respectfully, T. J. ~;~[tchell, T.~:J. Spindle, B. L. Hoffn~n. On motion of }..~. Pishburn the resignations of said overseers of the poor were accepted. RESOLUTION OF THA!~{S TO OFFICERS OF TH[~ COIE'~CIL. ?...~. Hart offered the following resolution, %'~hich ,,'~as considered and adopted: RESOLVED, 1st, That the thanks of this Council be and are hereby e~:tended to its President, ~. R.A.Buckner, for the courteous,fair, impartial and business-like manner in which he has filled the office of President and presided over the meetim~s of this body during the past year. 2d, That we also ezt~nd our thanks to the President pro tern of this factory ?~ . . Council, ~.:r. S P Seifert, for the fair, impartial and-very satis n~rn~er in which he has presided over the meetings, and discha~ged the duties of the office in the absence of the president, during the past year. 3d, That we also extend our tha~s to the Clerk of Council, };~. V;. E. Thongs, who has served in that position for many years past, and has discharged the duties of the office to the entire satisfaction of every member of this body. On motion the Council then adjourned. ........ oo0oo ........ eS.' JOURNAL--C'OMMON COUNCIL. ~onday, ~uly 1st, 1901, Council v~s held tonight at 8 o'clock in the called to order by the Clerk, who presented the & A regular meeting of Council Chamber,and xras certificates of qualification of the following members of Council~ elected at the last general election to serve two years from July First Vfard--J. H. Wilkinson and P, W~ Second Ward--A. B. Coleman and Jas.. D. ~ohnston. Third Ward--M. ~nahan and ~. E. Rennet. Fourth Ward--S. P. Seifert and B, 0. Mays. Fifth Ward--S. B. Pace and G, W. Crumpecker. The roll was called and the followin~ members answered to Me s s r s. Pi s hburn, C anna da y, Wi lk ins on, Huf f, Buckne r, Pag e, C o 1 ema n, J chri- st on, Ren.uer, Donlads on, Sei fert, ~ys, $one s, C rumpeck er-- 1~. Absent-- Me ssr s. Hart, ~llen, Minahan ~ Ki rid, Pace-- ~. E?.~OT~ON OF PRESIDENT. The e. lection oaf a President being the first business in order, Mr. Page nomxnated R. . Buckner, a Councilman from the Second Ward. The nomination was seconded by Mr. Crumpecker~ there being no further nominations, ~. Buckner v~s .elected unanimously' Messrs. Page and Lescure were requested to escort the President the chair; which ~as done. The President-elect appropriately add .r~sed the Council, after which he assumed the chair, and announced that the Council was ready for business, and that the next in order was the EIECTiON OF PRESIDF~{T PROTEMPORE. Dr. Oannaday nominated ~. Cole- man, who declined, and the nomination was withd~av~n. Mr. page nominated ~r. Seifert, who was' elected by acclamation, the clerk being directed to cast the unanimous vote of .the Council. DRA~ING FOR SEATS. The Council, on motion of ~. Coleman proceeded to draw for seats; but subsequently on motion of ~,~. Cx'~mpecker said vote ~s reconsidered; and further, on his motion it v~s ordered that all of the old members retain their present seats, and that the incom- ing members occupy the seats of their several predecessors. WIDE. NING OF KIRK AKENUE. On motion of ~. $ohnson the Council pro- ceeded to the consideration of the matter of the ownership of a strip of land lying on the north side of Kirk avenue, at ~efferson Street, being a part of the Y.M.C.A. lot, which n~tter l~ad been referred to the City Solicitor and City Engineer to investigate and ascertain the .own- ship of said land, and whether or not the city had acquired the right to use it for street purposes. The opinion of the City Solicitor was read, which gave the history of the laying out of the adj'oining lands, stated that the question of dedication for street purposes was depen- dent on the intention of the Y.M.C.A. I.:~. VLS.~Olanahan and F.B.Thomas addressed the Council, stating that the Y.M.C.A, directors or trustees had never, intended to dedicate or in any wise surrender the use of strip of land for street purposes; whereupon, on motion of ~.Page it RESOLVED,That this Council, on the report of the City Solicitor, de- cides that the City of Roanoke has no right to the ?-1/2 ft. of land lying on the north side of Kirk avenue, extending west from ~efferson Street, 170 feet, and being the same strip of land in controversy be- tween the City of Roanoke and the Young Mens Ghristian Association. The resolution vras agreed to; and the resolution submitted by I'~,~. Wilkinson to grant a permit to build, on said strip of land to the Y. M. C. A. people; and a resolution by v~y of amendment thereto, of- fered by ~. Fishburn, to purchase said strip of land for the sum of $1, S00, were each withdrawn. The opinion of the City Solicitor submitted i$ the above case.vras' ordered to be filed. their- names: -18~0-. (~uly 1st, 1901 The President announced the appointment of the and special Committees: followir~ starfdin~ FINANCE ........ Page,Sei~ert,'l~ce, FisHburn, Hart. ACCOUNTS- ...... Hart, Huff, Donaldson, ~ones, Johnston. STREETS ........ ~i shburn, Jones, Hart, V.e s cure, Page. SEWERS ......... Sei fert, Kidd, Huff, C o leman, MA~I len. PUBLIC PROPERTY--WilkinSon, ~ohnston, Minahan, Mays ,Crumpecker. ORDI~tANCES .....CoIeman, Carmaday,Renner, Crxunpeck er, ~hys. ~IRE & WATER--- T. escure, Huff, Johnst on, Mallen, Pace. ~I GHTS .........~llen, Wi lkins on, Kidd, ~ohnst on, Donald s on. SCHOOV. S ...... -- C rump e ck er, Coleman, ~l~ys, Rennet, Cannaday. Pr~.ALTH ......... Cannaday, Donaldson, ~ohnston~Kidd,Minahan. SPEC IA]~ CO~S~TTEES: TRADE AND C05$~ERCE--Huff,Renner, ~ohnston, Kidd,Seifert. OFPIC IAA M~P ........ Pace ,~'Le scure, Rennet, Coleman, Wilkinsom. PARKS ............... Ei dd, Donaldson, ~ nahan, Huff, Page. PUBLIC CHARITIES .... ~ones, ~llen,Mays, ~ohnston, Flshburn. On motion of Mr. Coleman ~he Council in regular then adjourned, to meet asain session on Tuesday night, the .~th instant, at 8 o' clock. .... ~--- oo0oO-"-- ..... J 0 U RNA L -- C 0 M M0 N C '0 U N C I'L. Tuesday, July 9th, 1901, The Council met in regu_l~r session at 8 o'clock P.M., in the Council Chamber, and was called to order by the President, ~.~. R.A.Buckner. Present: Messrs. Cannaday, Coleluan,Orumpeck er, Donaldson,Fishburn, Huff, Jone s, John st on, Kidd, V.e s cure .~ Mays, ~.,~ D~ hah, MGll eh, Pac e, Page, Renne r, Seifert, Wilkins on, Mr. President-- 19. Absent--~. Hart. JOUR~L~_L. On motion of Mr. Wilkinson the reading of the Journal dispensed with, and further on his motion it vras approved~as recorded. N~YORCS M~SSAGE. The following message from the Mayor was read: To the President and Members of Council, Gentlemen: In reference to a resolution calling my attention to the fact that certain sewer connec- tions had not been made, I have gone into this matter carefully ~,rith the City E)_l~ineer and Sanitary Inspector, and have ascertained that there are 2V places~ at which such connections should be made. These parties have all been notified by the Sanitary-Inspector, so he informs me. As an additional precaution, I ~.~ill,however: have each of said parties notified by ~ policeman, and if the sewer connections are not then invnediately made~ I v~_ll have the parties failin~o to ntake them be- fore the police Justice. In reference to the condition of Holliday Street, to which my attention v~s called at the ]~st meeting of Council, I at once took the nRtter up,.and the City Engineer informs me that the brick have been' removed and the gutters opened. The Chief of Police calls my attention to the fact that there are now no suitable place or places at which the dogs can be inTpounded in the city. A good many years ago ttxey were confined in the pound at the city stables; but t~his was abandoned, owing to the fact that it was a ~uisance to the people residing near by,and thereafter they were taken .to .some buildings near the race track. These buildings have been torn down. It is inportant t?~at some place should be provided at once,so t.hat the work of collecting the dog tax may proceed, and I would ask the Council to empower the city engineer to erect a Pound for dogs at some suitable place, and instruct him to do so at once. The last :Patient v~s discharged is now no ~n~llpox, either in the from the hos. pital today, and there city, or at the smallpox hospital. Respectfully submitted, J. R. BRYAN, Mayor. of the ~,~yor as to a dog pound was The recom~nendation referred to the Conzmittee on Public Property. REPORT 0F CITY ENGINEER. The City Engineer submitted his monthly ~report, gi~iD~ statement of work performed on Streets,Sewers, Etc. and other transactions of his office, and made the following recommenda- tions: "I desire to call the attention of Council to the necessity of pro- viding additional lot room at the city stableS, as it is impossible to take care of our machinery with the present facilities.." This matter ¥~s referred to the Committee on Public Property. "The Tinker Creek Bridge on the Lynchburg Road needs painting, and I recomlnend that the matter be taken up with the County Supervisors, as a contract em~sts providing for the maintenance of said bridge, to be borne by the city and county equally." Th_is matter was referred to the Committee on Streets. REPORTS OF OFFICERS. The annual report of the City Auditor, City Treasurer;Clerk of the I~rkets, School Board, Commissioner of Revenue, Board of Health, and Keeper of the Almshouse,; also the monthly reports of the City Physician, Keeper of the Almshouse and Clerk of the Markets, were read and ordered to be filed. PETITIONS, fcc. Petition of r~s. Nannie B.Wigmore,asking the Council to urge the final adjudication of the controversy as to the title to the land in Woodland Park, on which she desires to erect a building and was refused a permit by the city engineer., was read and on motion of R~. Pace referred to the City Solicitor for his legal opinion. - 1842- (July 9th, 1901. ) A conmunication from the Fire Board, by R.H.Dyer, Secty., asking the Council to provide for the payment of the expenses of Was. McPall, Chief of the Fire Department, while 'attending the Chiefs' Convention, vms read and referred to the Committee on Finance. A petition from W.W.Rule, asking to be relieved from payment of li- cense tax on his printin~ establishment, vms read and referred to the Committee on Finance. A petition signed by R.D.Carlisle,~.T.Bandy,~.W. Staples, and ~.T. Strickland, asking that a sidewalk be constructed on the south side of Patterson avenue, between 13th and 14th Streets, ~as presented,read and referred to the Committee on Streets. REPORT OF THE CO~;~-:ETTEE ON FI.~.~kNCE. ~¢~. Page, from the Comnittee on Finance,subraitted the following report: Your Cormuittee on Finance has considered the question of n~king ap- propriations fo~- the fiscal year 1901-2, and submits herew~ith an ordi- nance for that purpose, which we reconm~nd shall be adopted. ¥~e have gone over the estimated resources 9arefully,and find thg~t the receipts for the coraing year will be about ~1~9,000, as against .~jl~8,000 fo.r the past fiscal year, a difference in rotund numbers of about %~20,000; mn addition to th~s the cash on hand at the commencement of this. fiscal year is about ~$0,000 less than at the beginning of the prevxous year. %~e have made the appropriations ~ccordingly,and urge and insist that the Council and all of its Committees will keep within the appropriations credited to the several accounts. To carry out this idea we have in- corporated a section in the ordinance making appropriations, which %';e recon~nend shall be adopted. In making, up the list of appropriations, the Committee has abolished the street and sewer improvement accounts, except in so far as is necessary to appropriate a small amount to com- plete work already ordered; merged the street repairs and bridge ac- counts, and abolished the account for public charities, and provided for the maintenance of paupers ou~ of the pauper account only. We have n~de a straight appropriation of ~l,000 for the aid of the Roanoke Hos- pital, v~ich appropriation we believe to be in the interest of the public welf.a, re. The total amount appropriated by the ordinance sub- ~.~itted is ~130,635.66, and.the e~timated revenue from all sources is $149,278.20, leaving a margin -of ~18,6~2.54. (The ordinance making appropriations for the fiscal year 1901-2, v~s teaS, whereupon ~.~. Wilkinson mo.ved to amend Section l, by substi- tuting ~6,000 in.place of ~l,000 to the credit of Public Property. The question vms taken on the amendment,and on a division there were Aye s- CaDma day, Coleman, C rumpe cker, Donaldson, ~ ohnst on, Kidd, Le scure ? ~ays, Mi ~nhan, Wilk ins on- l0. Noe s--Fishburn, Huff, Jones, ~.~llen, Pace, Page, Ren- ner, Seifert,I~' President-9. So the amendment was not agreed to. The ordinance as reported from the Committee was then adopted by the following vote: Ayes--Cannaday,Cole~n,O~ecker,Donaldson, Fish- burn, Huff, ~ones :~ christ on, Kidd, Le scure? l~ys, ~,~i na ha n, 5~llen, Pace, Page, Rermer, Seifert, I.~. President- 18. Noes--WiLkinson. Said ordinance is recorded at the end of these proceedings.) 2. The Committee submits herewith an ordinance to fix the salaries for the fiscal year, which we recommend shall be adopted. In connec- tion v~th this report we have provided for two months salary for the Clerk to the City Engineer,(June and July), and reco,w~nend that on and after August 1st, that his services be discontinued. His salary is $50 per month. We also recommend that the services of the telephone boy employed in the city engineer's office, at the sum of $2.00 per week, be dispensed ~.rith. (The recommendation as to the City Engineer's office force was adopted There were some other reductions in the salary account which the Committee .desired to make, but found under the charter provisions that we could not make them. (The ordinance fixing salaries was read,considered and adopted by the followin~ vote: Ayes-Cannaday,Ooleman,Orumpecker,Donaldson,-~ishbu~n, Huff, ~ones, Johnston,Kidd, Zes cure, Nays, Mi~ahan, Nl~llen, Pace, Page, Renner, Seifert,~ilkinson, Mr.P~esident-19. Noes--None. - 1843- (~uly 9th, I901,) salaries is recorded at The ordinance fixing the end of these pro- ceedings. 3. The Committee submits herewith an ordinance providing for the abolition of the Board of Overseers of the Poor, which we recommend shall be adopted. ~Te believe that the adoption of this ordinance will be the best interest of the ci.ty, as in our judgment it will tend to better regulation of pauperism in the city, and will materially reduce expense in this particular. No paupers are to be provided for outside of the almshouse; the mayor is to be charged with the commitment of digent persons to the almshouse, and the Keeper of the Almshouse is to have full charge of the almshouse and premises. The city solicitor has ex, mined the ordinance, and is of opinion that it is legal. We therefore recon~nend its adoption. (An ordinance to provide for the regulation of pauperism in the city, for t. he conduct of the almshouse,and prescribing the duties of the keeper of the almshouse,was read, and on motion of ~r. Crumpecker was amended by striking out the last clause of Section 5, in regard to punishment of inmates of the almshouse for cause. 5.~. tescure moved to lay the ordinance over for thirty days, v~%ich v~s rejected. The ordi- nance was then adopted as reported from the Comn~[ttee, with the amend- ment: and is recorded at the end of these proceedings.) 4. The resolution of ~.~. Jones, member from the Fifth Ward, request- ing provisions to be made for the erection of an addition to the Mel- rose School building, ~s before the Committee, but is deferred until the next meeting.. .5. The Con~mittee has considered the question of extending the time when the penalty shall be added for the non-payment of city taxes,and believe that it will be for the best interests of the city and the tax- payers that the time should be extended to September let, and recommend the adoption of the following resolution: RESOL%~D, That the time at ;~.d~ich the penalty is added for the non- hereby extended from August l, 1901, be and is adopted. ) Respectfully J. C. PAGE, S. B. PACE. OF TP~E CO~.$~ETTEE ON ACCOU~fS. 5{r. Huff, submitted the following report: submitted, J .A. FI SHBURN, payment of city taxes, to September let, 1901. (The resolution REPORT from the Committee on A c count s, Your Com~nittee on Accounts has examined and approved under appropri- ate heads the following claims and accounts against the city for the month of ~une, 1901,and recommend that they be approved by Council and certified to the city auditor and city trea.surer and order_e_d tg. be paid: Elections ........ ........ Criminal charges 8.00 Sinking fund, 8,S~0.00 449.17 Hemlth, 6~.78 2,1~0.00 Water, 6~6.44 249.6~ Public Property, ~5.01 1,027.63 Sewer Repairs, .98 1,197.85 Sewer Improvements, 62.06 159.05 Street Improvements, 390.36 1,006.40 Contingent, 14~. 84 63.40 Commissions, lO1.55 S6.10 Total ........ $~-~ Fire, Interest, Jail, Light s, Police, Paupers, Street Repairs, Street Cleaning, Stationery and Printin~ 2. The report of the Police Department shows light.s reported out and not burninE for the month of June 186-22/60 hours, making $3. ?2.to be deducted from the light bill for the month of July, which the Omty Auditor is hereby directed to adjust. 3. The attention of the Committee has been called to the matter of the payments to the clerk of the Court for conmnissions on account of collecting delinquent land taxes. It appears that the clerk of the Court has been deducting his commissions, and receiving credit therefor from the auditor, without the bills passing through the regular 'channel. · - 1844- ' (~uly 9th.~ 1901.) ¥le recommend that hereafter all bills of the clare of %he Oc~rt fop collecting delinquent taxes be audited and approved by Council in the regular ~ay;and that the city auditor be instructed to require the clerk of the Court to cover into the city treasury the total amo~mt of his collections of city taxes,and render his bill for commissions. We n~ke this recommendation for the reason that all claims should be paid thro~,~h the auditor's office,in order that the system of accounting may show~ the entire transactions of the city. Respectfully submitted, P.W. HUFF, H.B. DONALDSON, C. B. JONES, JAS. D. JOHNSTON. The report of the Committee on Accounts v~s adopted by the follov~in~ vote: Ayes--Cannaday,Coleman,Ozaunpecker,Donaldson,Fishburn, Huff, Jones, Johns t on, Kidd, Le scure, .~h ys, }~inahan, ~llen, Pace, Page, Renne r, Sci fe rt, Wilkinson, 5~.President-19. Noes--None. REPORT OF C0}.~:ETTEE ON FIRE A_~rD WATER. ~o Lescure, from the Com- ~.~ttee on Fire and Water, submitted the following report: Your Con~nittee on Fire and Water has considered the n~tter of provid- ing and locating three %ratering troughs and drinking fountains, in con- nection with the society for the prevention of cruelty to animals. A n~mber of the Society has gone over the city with the city engineer,and selected the follo;-ring named locations, which being approved by the Coma~ttee, we reconm~end their adoption by Council, viz: One on Randolph Street, south of Campbell avenue, about 50 feet. One on Conm~erce Street, between Salem avenue and the N. & W. Ry. One at the corner of Park Street and Center avenue, N.~., all of which are on the line of the .Vin-Roanoke Water Co's pipes. These locations are named in a general way,and the more specific locations are to be dete_vwnined by the city engineer. The Committee is informed that the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v~ll furnish ~he cast iron watering troughs; and we recommend when this is done, that the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to have said watering connected vrith to be paid out Respectfully troughs ~properly said connections the ;,,Rter mains. All costs in making of the ~ppropriation for ¥,~ter. submitted, A.W. LESCURE, ~. T.. I~J L.~,W.N, P. W. HUFF, JAS.D. JOHNSTON, S. B. PACE. The report of the Fire and Water Con%aittee vms adopted by the same vote as last above recorded, Ayes,19 ~manimous. U]~FINIS_KED BUSI:~ESS. A report of the Committee on Health, coming over from last' month, with a reconmmndation as to the employment of a physician to attend smallpox cases, should the disease again occur; vms read,and on motion of ~,.~. ~allen referred back to the Committee on Health. A report of the Sewer Committee, on the preliminary hearing for Sew- er Section No. 8, coming over-from last month, was read,and on motion of 5~. Seifert referred back to the Sewer Committee, to give said Com- n~ttee an opportunity tO consult vnith the finance Committee as to ob- taining an appropriation. NE%? BUSII~SS. A conmm~ication from Dr.T.W.Crozier, as to repairs to sidevmlks on Church avenue, was presented, read and referred to the CoKmnittee on Streets. WATER~ WORKS FRANCHISE. A%'~. Crurmpecker submitted, a resolution, alleging the right of the city to purchase the v~ater works of the Roanoke Gas ,-% Water Company, and instructing the city Solicitor to ex~mine into the question and report what rights the city has in this respect, with his legal opinion thereon; together ~ith a notice, if the city has such right, to be served on said company, signifying the in- tention of the city to purchase said water works; ~fhich was read and on faction of Mr. Page referred to the Committee on Fire and Water. GIIA~R AVENUE I~ROVE~NT. }:.~. Crumpecker also", submitted a resolu- tion requesting the street commattee to report on the n~tter of macad- armizing Gilmer avenue, be.tWee~ ~ommonwealth avenue and }~oorman Road; and requesting the finance committee to make an appropriation therefor; which was read and referred to the Committee on Streets. ( ~uly 9th,, 1901. ) ~.~.Buckner~ (Mr. Seifert in the chair): submitted the ordinanoe.~ which was ordered to be entered on the ~ournal and lie the ne>~ regular meeting: Ordinance to fix the commissions to be the Collector over unt i 1 An Ta xe s. 1. Be it Ordained by the Common Council for the City of Roanoke, Tbnt paragraph 2, of Section 128, of the General Ordinances, in relation to the Conm~issions to be paid the collector of City Taxes: be amended and re--ordained so as to read as follows: "The Collector of City Taxes shall receive in consideration of all services performed by him in the n~tter of collecting and paying into the city treasury all moneys belonging to the city, the sum of two percentzun; except tl~t he shall be allowed a commission of ten percentum on the aggregate amount of dog taxes collected by him." 2. This ordir~ance shall be in force from its passage. E!]ECTION OP OFFICERS. On motion of- Mr. Coleman the Council proceeded to the election of officers. For City E.~ineer, Mr. Seifert nominated ~. H. Wingate; and there being no other nomiD~tions, on motion of ~:~. Page the Clerk vms in- structed to cast the unanimous vote of Council for him, and he ~as de- paid c~ared elected. For City Physician, no other nomiD~tions, to cast the unanimous of Oi%M ~;m. Page nominated Dr. R.%V.Fry, and there being on motion of ~.~. Fishburn the Cle4k %'~as instructed vote of Council for him, and he was declared elected. For Sanitary Inspector, ~,.~r. I~llen nominated W.H.Lookabill, and Job_nston nominated S.W. Pace. On the first ballot Mr. %ookabill was declared elected by the following vote: For LOOKABI LI~- CaD_~ da y, Coleman, Cz,.~mp ecker, Donalds on, ~i shburn, Huff, ~"~-~.du ~-' Le scure , ~,~nahan, ~llen, Rennet, Sci fert, Wilkinson- 13 . For PACE-- ~ones, ~ohnst on, ~,~ys, Pace, Page, 5~. Presi dent- 6. For Pound I'~0hster and Blacksmith, ~. Pace nominated W.M.~iles, and there being no other nominations, on his motion ~..~. 5.5les v~s elected. For .Keeper of the Almshouse, ~;m. Coleman nominated D.H.Christian, and there being no other nominations, on motion of ~. Fishburn the Clerk ','ms instructed to cast the unanimous vote for ~r. Christian, and he ~'~s declared elected. For School Tr-astee, First District, Mr. Huff nominated T.T.Fishburn$,. and there beim~ no other nominations, on his motion the clerk was in- structed to cast the unanimous vote of Council for ~..Fishburne, and he was declared elected. For School Trustee, Second District, ~h~. Crumpecker nominated ~.M. Garland; and Mr. Lescure nominated S. S. Christian. On the first ballot !%~. Garland vms elected by the follm;~ing vote: For GARIA]..qD--Crumpecker, Pishburn, Huff, ~ones, ~ohnston, Kidd, Pace,Page, Wi M<ins on, ~.~. Pres ident- lC. For CiSqI STIAN--Cannada y, Co lenin, Donaldson, Les cure, ~,~ys, ~ nahan, .~:~hllen, Renner, Sei fert- 9. For members of the Board of Health, 5~. Colen~n nominated Dr. H.W. 'Wmrrison and Dr. S. S. Guerrant, and they were elected unanimously. DOG POUND. On motion of Mr. Page the vote by which the M~'yor's rec- ommendation as to a dog pound ~as referred to the Committee on Public Property, '`'ms re-considered; whereupon he submitted the following res- olution: RESOLVED,That the City Engineer be instr~.cted to select a site and erect a suitable building or enclosure for xmpounding dogs, at a cost not exceediD~ $50.00, chargeable to contingent. The resolution was agreed to by the follov~ing vote: Ayes--Cannaday,. Colen~n, C rx~mpe cker, Donaldson, Fi shburn, Huff, Jones, ~ohnst on, Kidd, ~.e scu~e, !,;ays, ~;~ nahan, ~,~llen, Pace, Page, Renner, Sci fert, Wilkinson, Mr. Presi dent-- 19. No e s- - None. On motion of ~. ~,.~llen the Council then adjourned. --- .... - oo0oo ........ AN ORDINANCE making a~ppropriations for the fiscal year 1901-2. (Adopted ~uly 9th, 1901. ) 1. BE IT ORDAINED by the 0ommon Council for the City of Roanoke, That all revenue which shall come into the city treasury prior to the first day of ~uly, 1902, shall establish a general f~tnd; and so much thereof as is hereinafter named, is hereby appropriated for the fiscal Criminal charges- - ,000.00 Stationery & Printing .... ~ ~00.00 Elections, Fire, Insuranc e, Interest, ~ail, Lights, Police, Paupers, Street Repairs, Street Improvements, Street Cleaning, 500. O0 5,000.00 BO0. O0 48,4 20.00 2,000.00 12,800. O0 14,200.00 1,250.00 6,000.00 1,600. O0 800. O0 Salaries, Sinking Fund, Health, Water Public Property, Sewer Repairs, Sewer Improvements Commissions 14,445.66 8,320.00 ' 2,500. O0 3,000. O0 1,000. O0 1,000. O0 100.00 ~, 600. O0 C ont ingent, 1,000. O0 Roanoke Hospital Assoc~ Total ........... ~130, 635. 66 2. The above named appropriations are fixed and established for the fiscal year, and shall, in no case, be over-drawn. In case any appro- priation is likely to be overdrawn, the officer or Committee having charge thereof, shall report such fact to the Committee on Finance,with an estimate of what amount will be required for the next succeeding month, or for the completion of said object; and until such appropria- tion is made sufficient to meet the requirements, no work shall be un- dertaken or done, or supplies or materials ordered or purchased. In case the Council fails or refuses to provide an appropriation with suf- ficient funds to meet the requirements of any particular case, all work, charges or obligations thereunder, not previously contracted, shall im- mediately cease; and no officer, cormmittee or other person, shall di- rectly or indirectly incur any charge against the city, unless there be an ample appropriation therefor, under a penalty of.not more than one hundred dollars: Provided, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to any contract or obligation incurred or authorized by ordi- nance or resolution of Council. 3. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. ......... oo0oo ........ AH 0RDI_~ANCE to prescribe the salaries to be paid the officers and other employees of the city, for the' fiscal year 1901-2. (Adopted ~uly 9th, 1901. ) 1. BE IT 0RDAII{ED by the Common Council for the City of _Roanoke, the salaries to be paid the officers of the' city, elected or otb- June ~0, That erwise receiving appointment shall, for the fiscal year ending 1902~ be as follows: To be paid out of the ap~ropriation~fo-.r salaries: ~udge,Hustings ~Court .... ~ ~1,800.00 sslstant City Engineer $ V20.00 City E_~ineer 1,500.00 Clerk,Engr,(2 months) .100.00 City Treasurer, 1,$00.00 City Sergeant 400.00 Clerk of Council 1,000.00 Sanitary Inspector 540.00 City Auditor, 1,000.00 Asst.Clerk Markets 540.00 Clerk of ~rkets, ?20.00 City Physician, 600.00 ~f~yor, 600.00 ~anitor City Hall, 420.00 City Solicitor- 600.00 Watchman, City Cemetery 120.00 Police Justice, 600.00 Commonwealth' s Attorney 500.00 Pcund Master & Blacksmith V20.00 Clerk of the Courts, 400.00 To be paid out of the appropriation for saupers: Keeper of Almshouse .......................... ~ 360.00 To be paid ou.t of.the appropriate, on for Policec Oh/er of Sergeant o£ Police, ~25. l~e~ula~ ~d ~peci~l policemen to be paid heretofore prescribed, by ordi~nce. . To be paid ~t of the appropriation for Fi~e: 0~e drive~ fo~ ~o~ ~ose Cg~any, ~540.00; One driver $0~ ~iendship F~re Co,any, S540.00; One d~er for Alert Pire Compa~,$~0.00; One drtvsr for ste~ Tire e~ine ~540.00; One e~ineer fo~ ste~ ~re e~ine,$600.00. 2. The salary of the~,Superintendent of Schools ~or the cit'y of Eoa- noke is hereby fixed at ~600.00 per a~um, to be pared by the school board out of funds levied for the ~int'e~e of the public 3. The salaries provided for in this ordi~nce s~ll be officers or persons entitled to receive the same in monthly after bei~ approved by Co~cil. 4. The official bonds re~ired to be given ~der Sec.124 of the Gen- eral 0rdi~nces,s~ll be given by such officers as are mentioned in ordinance,who are re~ired to give bo~ for the faith~l perfor~nce of duty. 5. This ordinance s~ll be in force from its passage. ........ oo0oo ........ schools. paid to the installments, AN ORDINANCE to provide for the regulation of pauperism in the for the conduct of the almshouse,and prescribing the duties of the keeper of the almshouse. .~ (Adopted July 9th, 1901. ) 1. BE IT-0RDAIP~D by the Common Council for the City T_hat the Keeper of the Almshouse shall be elected by the city, of Roanoke, Council for the term of one year. The Keeper of the Almshouse shall have charge of the almshouse farm, and all appurtenances thereto belonging, shall manage and control the same under the direction of Council,or .the Committee on Public Property,and shall repo.rt to Co.t?cil f.rom time to time,giving a full statement of the transactions of his off~ce,the number of paupers cared for at the almshouse,and the expenses incurred for the care of paupers thereat. Said Keeper of the Almshouse shall, under the direc- tion of the Cormnittee on Public Property, be authorized to sell the pro- duce of the almshouse farm, to make requisitions for supplies, and to do and perform such other duties as are now req~ired, or which may be hereafter required by the Council. 2. The Board of Overseers of the-Poor,consisting of one member from each v~rd, is hereby abolished from and after the first day of AUgUst, 1901. Any case of pauperism arising in the city,upOn being reported to the ~'fnyor, shall be investigated by such officer,or officers,as the Mayor may designate,and he shall require a report to be made to him by the person nRking such investigation. After such investigation the Mayor n~y cause such pauper or indigent person to be committed to the alms- house;and in the case o~ the death of an. indigent person, in the city, the .~..'hyor may cause the body to be buried in the almshouse cemetery, at the e~ense of the city. 3. All supPlies,implements or materials for the almshouse or farm, shall be furnished only upon request of the Keeper oT the Almshouse, or Committee on Public Property, and shall, in all cases,be ordered throu~ the office of the city engineer. No bills for medicines or supplies s_hall be fu~n~ished any pauper or indigent person not an inmate of the alnmhouse,unless authorized by Council. ~. The City Physician shall,upon request of the Mayor,investigate and ~mke e~ntinations of persons applying for admission to the almshouse. The City Physician shall have authority to order the discharge of pau- pers from the almshouse,whenever in his judgment they are physically able to care for themselves. The Keeper of the Almshouse shall have authority to dismiss all inn~ates,not in care of 'the city physician,when- ever in his judgment such persons are able to care for themSelves. 5. All ordinances or resolutions of Council in conflict with this ordinance,and such parts of Chapter XXXVIII of the General Ordinances,as are in conflict herev~ith, be and are hereby repealed. 8. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. ........ oo0oo- ....... J 0 U RNA L-- C 0 ~.~MO N C O U N C I L. (z84s) Tuesday, August 6th, 1901. The Council met in regular session at 8 o'clock P.KI., in the Council Chamber,and vms called to order by the President, R.h-. R.A.Buckner. Present: Cannaday,Coleman,Orun~ecker,Fishburn,Hart,Huff,Jones,~ohn- s t on, Kidd, Nm ys, ~ nahan, ~'~A ll e n, Pace, Page, Rennet, Sei fe rt, Wi lkins on, President-18. Absent--5~essrs.Donaldson, Lescure- 2. JOUR2L~L. On motion of ~.~. Seifert the r. eadin6 of the ~ournal was dispensed with, and further on his motion it was approved. ~;AYOR'S-51ESSAGE. The' following message from the ~yor %~as read: To the Cci'anon Council for the City of Roanoke, Gentlemen: I herewith hand you a letter to myself from ~'~. Jos.W.Coxe. In reply to Coxe's.letter I wrote him that I h~.d no power in the premises, but would conm~nzcate his complaint to Council, and ask that you investigate the matter. (The 'letter from ~,~. Coxe referred to, was here read, mak- ing complaint as to blasting at the stone quarry, which he alleged has damages his premises, and the matter was referred to the Committee on Street s. ) The Commissioner of Revenue has made report to me of certain parties who have not paid their lice.rises; and I shall see that the licenses are either taken out or the partzes legally prosecuted. I have been informed by Dr._Wry, President of the Board of Health, that to-day three cases, of suspected smallpox were reported to him;and that he requested Dr.Hodgson to investigate the same. Dr. Hodgson reports that he is .urkable at present to say whether the cases be variolid or not. At Dr. Fry's request I have had the inmates of the house notified to stay in doors, to permit no parties to come in, and I ,~ll have the premises fumigated at once. Dr.Hodgson's contract with the city is terminated, and I would ask Council to take steps empowering some Com- mittee, board or officer to make arrangements to attend these parties should the cases develop to be varioloid, and a~so to investigate said cases and finally dete~nine whether or not they be varioloid. Respectfully submitted, ~.R.BRYAN, Jr. 5~yor. On motion of Dx-. Cannaday by unanimous vote, the n~tter concerning the employment of a physician to attend smallpox cases,etc., was re- ferred to the Commi'ttee on Health with power to act. B~wPORT 0P CITY ENGIr~ER. The monthly report of the City Engineer vms submitted, shorting work performed in that department during the month of July; and also submitted the folio%ring appointments, which on motion of !?m. Page were confirmed:' ClaUde ¥oore, Assistant City Engineer, and Henry Davis, Janitor City Hall. REPORTS 07. OFFICERS. The monthly reports of the City Treasurer,City Auditor,City Physician,Board of HealthCity Sergeant,Clerk of k~rkets, and Keeper of Almshouse, were read and ordered to be filed. PETITIONS, &c. Petition of S.S.Christian to construct full width brick sidewalk vrith stone curb in front of his premises,and agreeing to. pay one-half the cost on completion, vras .read and referred to the Corn- mittee on Streets. Petition of A.C. Zerbee and others, asking that a fire hydrant be located and Kimball avenue N.E., vms read and and Water. with endorsement of the _Wire Board at intersection of Patton avenue referred to the Conm~itt~e on'Fire Proposition of the PAirview Cemetery Co., by Jno.~.I/Oakey and C.B. Bell,Committee, ~to sell the city said cemetery,or certain burial rights therein, vras read and referred to the Committee on Public Property. Petition of C.E.Zieler and others, asking th.at the alley between Wells and Gilmer avenue H.W., be drained, vms read and referred to the Conm~ittee on Streets. Peti.tion of "Citizens o.f .Patton avenue H.E ", asking that said ave- nue be mrmproved by macadammzzng ~from 4th St. [o Kimball avenue, read and on motion of }~. Hart referred to the Street Committee. Petition of ~.F.Nottingham and others, asking that sidev~lk be con- structed on south side of Highland avenue from Franklin Road to Levris Street, and that the customary assessment be made against abutting prop- erties, was read and referred to the Committee on Streets. - 1849- (August 6th, 1901. ) REPORT OF T~E.e C0~TTEE ON PINANCE, 5~, Paged from the Con~nittee on · F-~n.ance., ~. submitted the following report: " '!;.~''' 'In response to a resolution by I;~ Jones, asking that provisions · b~-n~qde 'for funds to erect an addition to the Melrose school building,and '~ :pla'68"d ih the hands of the school board, the begs to say that it has not considered the necessity for the erection of such addition'; but in conn-~Stion therewith has ascertained from the city auditor that there is a fund now due to the public schools from collections on delinquent lands-made by the clerk of the court since April 1898, amountirkg to ~,~i82.80, which we recon~nend be paid over to the school board. We "'"'rec'onuuend the adoption of the follov,~Lng resolBtion: ~"' ": 'RESOLVED, That a special appropriation of($~,682.50) four thousand six~..h..tu~dred and eiglxty-two dollars and fifty cents be and is hereby n~de-"for the purpose of paying over to the school Board the proportion of d..elinq¥.ent taxes collected by the clerk of the Court, .due to the pub- .~.....lic' school funds, as sho~ by statement of the city auditor dated Au- ~.;~ guest' 2d: 1901. (?~",a~ Crumpecker moved to amend said resolution by providing that the aDpropriation when paid over to the school board sh~ll be used for the specific purpose of erecting an addition to the ~elrose public school buildi:~5; which ¥~s rejected. The question was taken on the adoption of the: ~:esolution as reported, and it %~as agreed to: Ayes--Cannaday~ .C~.l..e n~n., C rump e cke r, Fi shbur .n, Hart, Huff, Jones, Johnston, Ki .dd, 5~ys, ~:~ n~han, ~.~.'..l_ eD.~ Pace, Page, Rennet, Se~ fert, l::ilkins on, ,~ .President- 18;,/.Toes .... None. ) ;-~'.-:2~-- Concerning the re(~est of the Fire Board that the expenses of ga's:~rMc~ll Chief, be paid while attending the National Convention of "Pire~'C, hiefs, we reconm~end the adoption of the following resolution: EESOL~D, That the City Auditor be and is hereby inst~cted a to '~rawi(a'~'~ ~;Rrrant, chargeable to fire, in favor of James Mc_wall,Chief, for the sum of One hundred dollars, for the purpose of payi.~ his expenses ~" '~.~h~le"attending the National Convention of.Wire Chiefs. -' ('The resolution vms adopted by same vote as last above recorded, ;.~.~'S.-..18, unanimous. ) ~:'~" $'~ '.. The sewer improve~mnt account will be overdrawn upon payment of · ": ~'july bills to amount of ~41.4~, due the fact that in estin~ting the amount required to finish certain work,no account was taken of the June bills., amounting to about $62. We recon~nend the adoption of the fol- love.' -.~g resolution: '~RESOLVED, That the appropriation for sewer Impr~.vements for the fis- cal year 1901-2, be supplemented to the amount of ,~.'~tl.45, and the city au~z~or is hereby directed to n~ke entries on his books accordingly. .... (,-The resolution was adopted by santo vo~e as last above recorded, Ayes 1$~ unanimous. ) ~_.. As to the petition of IV.Vf. Rule, p~-aying that he be relieved from ':'?~_.e['~oayment of a license tax for conducting a printing office, we report '/.ad'.v-ersely thereon, and recomz:.~nd that the petition be refused. ....... .'8o The bond of J H.Wingate, City Engineer, for the sum of , · ~;4 ~ 000 !'.'~?i'~j?J'the Fidelity and Deposit Company of ~ryland as surety, has been e~m~..'ned and approved by the Committee, and we recommend its acceptance. '- Two other official bonds have been ~tuavoidably delayed; and one other -.-3:~s refused. A report will be made on these at next meeting. ('The Bond of J.H.¥;inggte mrs accepted. ) ..... .6, The Comar.~ttee files herewith a letter from the City Engineer,call- ~'~"attention to the necessity of continuing the services of the bell- boy in his office to attend the telephones, and states .that unless tkis "i'~'-<lone the use of the ~'phones nRy as Well be dispensed %with. The Co~_;..',J~ittee re.c. om_mends that the services of the bell boy be continued at '-~Sa'lary of ~ s:2.00 per week, payable from the Bublic Property acco%u%t. (On motion of ~,~. Wilkinson the recommendation v~s amended by sub-' st-itutiD~ the word "Salaries. in place of "Public Property" -' : so as to provide that said services shall be paid from the account 'of salaries; and the resolution as an'ended was adopted by the same vote as last above -recorded, Ayes 18, unanimous. ) (Aug~st 6th, 1901. ) 7. The n~yor appeared before the Committee and requested that some provisions be made for him granting relief to the poor of the city in. cases where it ~as inexpedient to remove such persons to the almshouse; and after due consideration of the subject we are of opinion that some means should be provided for g~anting relief in accordance with the sug- gestions of the (The Comndttee an ordinance to amend Section 3 of an ordinance adopted July 9th, 1901 (Journal page 1847), which ~as read, considered and adopted by the same vote as last above recorded, Ayes 18 unanimous, and is recorded at the end of these proceedings. ) 8. The following matters were considered and deferred until a ~ubse- quent meeting: Request of sewer committee for an appropriation of ~3,600 for the purpose of constructing a system of sewer in Section 8. Request of the city sergeant to be paid an extra allowance on account of feeding the chain gang three meals per day. 9. Concerning the question of the amount of commissions paid the tax collector, the conm~ittee has considered said subject, and recon~ends to Council that the ordinance offered by ~,~. Buckner at th~ last meeting of Council, providing that the co~Enissions of the tax collector shall be two per cent., for collecting city and school levies, be adopted° Respectfully submitted, J. C. PAGE, J.A. FISHBURN, S. B. PACE, GEO. L. HART, S. P. SEIFERT. ~:M. Seifert in the chair. The recommendation of the Finance Com- mittee t~ving called up the ordinance submitted by I~. Buckner on July .gth Ulto, ~. Buckner submitted statements, which were read, showing the amounts which had been paid J.B.Botts, Collector, since August 1st 1898, and addressed the Council thereon. On motiOn of ~-. Pace the ordinance was amended by striking o-~t the words, except that he shall be allowed a con~ission of l0 per centum on the aggregate amount of dog taxes collected by him," which vms agreed to, Ayes 10, noes 8. The question ~Rs then taken on the adoption of the ordinance as amended, and it was agreed to by the following vote: Ayes-- Cannaday, Coleman, C rumpe cker, _wi shburn, Hart, Huff, Jone s, Johns t on, Kidd, ~¢a ys, ~.~ nahan, ~ll eh, Pa ce, Page, R enne r, Sei fert, Wi lkins on, ~%~. Pres i dent --18. Noes--None. Said ordinance is recorded at the end of these proceedings. ~:~. Buckner v~S excused from further attendance upon t.his meeting, REPORT 07 THE C0r.~E:~T.TEE' ON ACCOU~S. ~,.M. Hart, on Accounts, submitted the following report: Your 'Conm~ttee on ACcounts reports that it has under appropriate heads the_ accounts listed below, they be approved by Council, and certified to the from the Conmnittee e~amined and approved and recon~nend that city auditor and city treasurer and ordered Criminal charges Fire Interest Jail Light s, Police, Paupers, Street Repairs, Street Cleaning Stationery and Printing t~ be paid: 30. O0 $?9.55 17, 8?2.50 200.76 1,011,12 1,16~.53 96.08 1,181.87 81.40 54.90 Salari e s .............. - Health Public Property Sewer Repairs, Sewer Improvements Street Improvements ~ommissions, Contingent Roanoke Hospital Assocn Total ............ $1,286~ 02 263.39 32.81 · 275:48 79 1 25.2O 2,.269 121o26 166.68 (The recomn~ndation v~s adopted and accounts approved by the-follow- ing vote: Ayes--Canna4aY,Colen~n, Crumpecker, Fishburn,Hart ,Huff, Jones, Jotn%s t on, Kidd, 5~ nahan, I~%%1I eh, Pace, Page, Renner, Sei f eft, ~i lkins on, l,J~. Pres- ident-l?. Noes--None. ) ' 2. The Committee notes that when the above bills shall have been ~aid the sewer'improwemen~ aocount ~ill be over-drawn to the amount of ~41.4~, due, as We a~e informed, to an error in estimated the amount required to com~Iete the work mnde~ way or ordered at the con~nencement of the fiscal street hrs. and whi oh ~1881- (Au~tst 6th, 1901:) .5~ The report of the police department Shows. the electric lights found out and not burning d~ring the month of Wuly, 422 57 ntinntes:; ..making $8.46 to be deducted from the August bills, the city auditor is hereby directed to adjust. (The recormnendation vms adopted. ) 4. The Committee has opened bids for furnishing medicines and fill-. i,.%g prescriptions for paupers for one year from August 1st, 1901. Only two bids were received, viz. Pox & Patsel and Van Lear Brothers. On examination we find the bid of Fox £¢ Patsel is the lower, and recommend that the cont~.ct be av~rded to that firm, and subn~[t the following reso- lution for adoption: RESOLVE. D, That the contract for furnishing all dm~ss and dr~gists~ supplies and filling all prescriptions fox- paupers on prescriptions given by the city physician, or other physician employed by the city, be and is hereby awarded to Pox -..% Patsel, said firm bei~lg the lowest bidder, at the prices mentioned in their bid, submitted July el, 1901, and hereto appended: said cont_~act to be in force and effect for one year from August l, 190]., and until a new contract is n~de and entered into. All charges under the provisions of this resolution are to be properly itemized and submitted to the city physician for his approval before beir~z passed upon by the Conm~ittee on Accounts. (The resolution was adopted.) 5~ The comn~ttee files here%'~lth, a letter from the.city physician concerning the arrangements and regulations for furnishing supplies and n~dical attention to persons in ~arantine on account of smallpox. This inforn~tion is given on account of a nuanber of claims made for the payment of grocery bills contracted by persons in quarantine Without authority of any officer of the city; and the committee recorm'~ends in view of the regulations established by the. Board of 'Health: that all' such claims be refused. We further recommend that the regulations of the Board of Health as to furnishi.~ supplies to persons quarantined on account of s~allpox be printed and posted at all houses so quaran- tined. (The reconm~endation was adopted. ) 6. The Committee submi.ts herewith a letter from the ~ayor in ref- erence to the claim of W.P Alkhorn for :~. ~6 for groceries furnished durir~ the time his premises were quarantined. ~r. Alkhorn~ the. ~y- or states, refused to go to the smallpox hospital, and therefore under~ the regulations of the Board of Health v~s req~ired to furnish his ova~ provisions, and is not entitled to be furnished any supplies by the city. ;~Ye therefore reconm.~nd that the claim be refused. In regard to the bill of Dr Hodgson for ~,?l for extra services, ?o.80 of which is for ~isits paid to families in q~arantine~and in attendance upon persons not afflicted with snmllpox, by direction of' the ~yor, and the ren~inder for vaccinati.~ persons as ordered by the .mayor when the occasion demanded. The n~yor states that he is '~ of opinion that ~r. Hodgson has nonf~egal claim for vaccinating as per his claim of~64 50; but a~ to the claim of ~ . ~,6.80 for visits as afore- said~ reco~nends that this amount~ be allowed. Your Conm%ittee therefore reco~mends that Dr. W. Hodgson be allowed the sum of ~6.~0 for extra services during the time he v~s en~loyed as s~llpoz physician, for attendance upon. persons in quaranti~.e, but that the ren~inder of the said bill for vaccinating, to vrit: ~64.50, be refused, and the auditor is hereby instructed to draw a warrant in favor of Dr. V;. Hodgson for the sum of ~o. 50, chargeable to the accotuutb of Health. RespectfullY submitted, GEO. L, HART, JAS. D. JOP~{STON, P. ¥;. HU_WF, C. B. J OI~ES. The l:.st reconm].~ndation of the Conm',~ttee on accounts %'~[~s a_dopted,' by the follov~ng vote: Ayes--Cannaday, Coleman, Orumpecker, PishbUrn,Ha.rt,Huff, Jones: ~ohnston, Kidd_, };5 nahan, .~.~llen, Pac e, Page, Rennet, ~ei fert, ¥;i lkzns on, ~. Presz dent- 1 ~. No e s -None. (Au6ust 6th, l~O1. ) REPORT OF THE CO~.I[TTEE ON STREETS. Mr. Fishburn, from the Committee on Streets, submitted the followin~ report: 1. The City Engineer recommends to the Committee,in view of the fact that considerable dama6e resulted from recent heavy rains,n~king it necessary to repair the board wulks,etreets,.bridges,etc.,that the force be increased,and stating that it-was in, tactical to perform the work v~ith the use of one force. The Committee, after consideration of said matter, recommends that the city engineer be authorized to employ an extra street force to repair, board walks, and perform other work reconmmnded by him, made necessary by the recent heavy rains,etc. 2. The city engineer 'informs the Committee .that P. Street in the Riverview Add. just north of the Norwich bridge, is as laid out origi- nally, too steep to be used.as a street, and ~vagons,etc., have made an arbitrary road around the hill, immediately adjoining the Roanoke Iron Company's land, through? the lands of ~ohn McCarthy. ~vM. ~aOarthy pro- poses to convey sufficient land to open a new road alon~ the iron conw pany~ s property from the bridge to Patterson avenue, in consideration of the city conveying to.him the land no~? occupied by P. Street, from the bridge to-Patterson avenue. The city Solicitor advises that this can be done, and the Conm~ttee therefore recommends that the City En- gineer and City Solicitor be and are hereby instructed to take necessa- ry steps to exchange P. Street from Norv~ch bridge to Patterson aver~Ae for a sufficient roadway ~0 feet wide from said bridge to Patterson avenue, .alo~ the Roanoke Iron Company's property, on the lands of ~ohn ;,:~cCarthy, provided, after looking into the matter they find that the proposed roadv~.y is not already open as a street. .3. Ooncernmng the petition of. ~ohn M. Tinsley to be furnished ~with Fh.material.s to .lay a sidev~lk in front of his pre.mis'es on RoanOke Street,' e agreemng to perform the-work, ~.he Committee xs informed by the City .~ineer that the walk v~ill cost ~0, but that it should be laid by the-:.city. We .reconxnend. that the city engineer be authorized to lay or construct the v~lk, provided. D~. Tinsley will furnish or pay for the materials necessary. ~. The Committee has '-referred the petition of V~. ~. Blair as to opening ~lley north of Ernest avenue and west of Roanoke~.Street, to the city solicitor for'his investigation. 5. Concerning. the resolution introduced by .¥~. Donaldson and ref- erred 'to this Conmdttee p~oviding for the construction of slag side~alks on Can~len street S.E. and Salem avenue S.E., also to complete the Board walk on Pranklin Road, between 1st and 2d Streets, the Co~mmittee as laid over the proposition to construct a slag walk on Salem avenue, ~ei~:~.o.f opi~nion, that when a ~alk is constructed on this street, it snouza .ce cz a permanent: -character. As to the other .proposed walks,we believe they should be:.constrt~cted, and so reconm~nd the adoption of the follov~ing resolution: RESOLVED, .Th~.t the City Engineer be and is hereby instructed to con- struct a slag smdev~lk on 8-1/2 (Can~len~ Street S.E., from Ngrfolk ave- nue to Tazewell avenue: estimated cost $?$.00; also a sla~ s~dewalk to con~plete the existing ;'~lk between 1st and .2d .stre.ets, on Franklin Road S.~., estimat~ed cost $~0.00. The costs of samd smdev~lks to be charged to the account of street repairs. 6. .The resolution.by ~-M. Pace to fill or drain 6th'Street bet'ween the railroad and Shenandoah avenue, has been considered and laid over temporarily. ?. Concerning the question of painting Tinker Creek bridge at Rich- mond Pord, referred to this Committee on recommendation of the city engineer, we recommend that the' City Engineer be instructed to confer with the Supervisors of Roanoke County,. and ascertain if the county authorities are now ready to cooperate with the' city in painting this bridge, and make report to the Conm~[ttee, together wi'~h the terms and conditions that may be agreed upon. Under the agreement for the con- struction of said bridge, the county is to pay one-half the expense of maintenance. - 185Z- (August 6th, 1901.) 8'. As to the petition of R. D. Carlisle and others, to construct side¥:a].k o~?. ~euth side of Patterson avenue, between lSth and 14th st. the Cor~mittee has considered this m~tter and instead of recon~nending the sidewalk at this time, we are under the impression that the grading of tl~e sidevmlk and the correction of the drainage there, will satisfy the petitioners at this time. We therefore recommend that the city engineer be instructed to grade the said sidewalk, so as to turn the surface %~ter into 13th street and to prepare it for laying a side%,~lk, should Council hereafter order it: the cost to be c~__~_rged to street re- pairs account and work to be performed by the chain gang. 9. The petition of T. W. Crozier to repair the sidewalks on Church avenue in front of his' premises, has been considered. These ~alks are cen~nt and somewhat broken in places, but will last for nnny years yet, 8.nd no da~lser is incurred by reason of the present defects. We are therefore unable to recon~uend this improvement a.t this time, as to re- pair these walks in the entire block %will cost ~200, and many other places are more in need of repairs or improvements; and for this reason the subject is deferred. 10. As to the-resolution of ~;m. C~n~mpecker to improve Gilmer avenue ¥~e have considered this subject, and find that the improvement is much needed; but we ')~ve laid the n~tter over for the time being, but when the city's fi~_~.~nces will justify we will be glad to reconm]end that this work be done. ll. The following emergency work vms ordered by the "street Con~nittee at a meeting held July 22, 1901: (].st) Grading west side of lSth street between Cleveland avenue and Canpbell avenue, and depositing materials taken therefrom on Campbell avenue between 12th and 13th Streets. Work being done by ci~.in gang. (~.d.) Repairing the bridge on Lick Run at Gregory Avenue, estin~ted cost ~'200 (3. d) The en~'ineer v~s authorized to increase the sanitary force by putti~ on such number of additional men as may be required to perform · ~ertain emergency work reconm~ended by him. ~. On ~une 28th the city engineer reported to the Committee that the sidewalk covering over Trout Run, corner of First Street and Camp- bell avenue, lk~d fallen in and would ~ve to be renewed at once. Where- upon the Committee realizing the emergency of the case ordered that the coverir~z be replaced ~rith r~ilroad iron. The work has been perfgrmed and the coveri~lg is now in good condition,' the cost of which is ~-j156.41. Respectfully submitted, ~.. A. FIS~{BURN, C.B.~ ~0NES, ~. C. PAGE, GEo. L. MART. On motion of ~f~. Hart the report of the Committee on Streets vms adopted as a whole by the following vote: Ayes--Cannaday,Coleman,Ortun- pecker, Fi sl~burn,_Hart, Huff, ~one s, ~ohns t on, Kidd, 5~ys, }~nahan, ~:hllen, Pace ~ Page, Ren_ner, Sei fert ,Wilkins on,- l?. Noes--None. REPORT OF C01~:~TTEE 0N PUBLIC PROPERTY. 5~r. WilkinSon from the Com- n~ttee on ~blic Property, submitted' the following report: The Corrmittee on Public Property begs to .report that it has l~ad under consideration the question of acquiring additional land for the purpose of enla. rging the city stables lot;also the proposition to acquire land for the purpose of establishing a city cemetery, and has examined vari- ous sites in and .about the city, both of which subjects are in such- state at this time, that we are unable to make an intelligent report; and ask;therefore,that the question be 'deferred until a subsequent mett- i_~. 2. We attach hereto a letter from the city engineer, in which he states that he has traded the four-horse road roller for a horse for the Fire Dept.; t~hat the roller was of no use,and rapidly depreciating in value, while the horse is an extra good one and valued at ~225. ~e recommend that the-trade be approved by Council. ~ Respectfully submitted, ~ H WII~{INSON, JAS D. JOHNSTON, ~$DRRIS ~.~NAHAN, G. W. CRU~ECKER,B. O. ~%YS. The report was adopted by same V~te as last above recorded,-Ayes 17, unanimous. (August 6th, 1901. ) REPORT OF THE C0k,~TTEE 0N SEVERS. ~M. Seifert, from the Co~ttee on Sewers, sub~tted the follo~~ report: 1. A report and resolution as to the const~ction sewers in S~ction 8, b~i~ the p~ell~ry steps the~on, which ~ad ~nd l~d over until a subse~ent ~eti~, and until an a~r~~- t~on ~s ~de therefor. 2. Concerning the petition of Andy ~. Huff~ to construct a drain pipe across l0 avenue S.E., ~ust east of 9th Street, the Committee is unable to n'ake a report on this question at this meeting, and have laid the subject over for further investigation. 3. As to the matter of.recluiring the Norfolk & Western Railroad Co. to take care of the w~ste %water flowing from the West End Round House, through private prope~rt-y, brought to the attention again by report of the City Solicitor, stating that the Company would perform the work, we note that up to this .time nothing has been done,and have requested the city E~lgineer to investigate the cause of the delay. If no ac- tion is-taken by the company by next meeting, a report will be ,made to Council.~ looking t.o an enforcement of the resolution of Council. 4: Complaints made concerning a pond of standing Water between Church and Luck avenue, west of First Street S.W., have been attended to and the matter referred to the proper officers for attention. Respectfully submitted, S.P.SEI_WERT, C.M. KIDD, A.B.'COLE~_~, P.W. tUjF~w, REPORT OF T:~E C0~'~ETTEE 0N FIRE AND WATER. ~M. Huff, from the Com- mittee on Fire and Water, submitted the followin6 report: Your Committee on Fire and Water to whom was referred the resolution introduced by 5.~. Crun~ecker at the meeting held July 9th, 1901, pro~ding for.looking into the question of the right of the city to acquire by purchase the water works-of the Roanoke Gas and Water Company, beg to report that they have considered said resolution, and v~hile they l~ave not considered the~ subject .fully on its merits and the question of the expediency of the proposed.purchase, yet as the resolution is one of inquiry only into the matter for the purpose of giving the Council inforn~tion as to the legal' status thereof, we recommend t.hat the reso- lution be adopted, which is herewith attached. Respectfully submitted, P.W..qUFP, 'JAS. D, JOHNSTON, The resolution was adopte, d, and is ceedings. ' ~. ~. ,%.~J~.V. AEN, ~. B. PECE recorded at the end of these pro- B01'-..rD O? SANITARY INSPECTOR. ~M. Colen~n moved that in case of the Sanitary Inspector tlaat he be allowed to give bond with personal secur- ity; and tloat the resolution requiring a bond from a guaranty company be repealed in so far as his bond is concerned. _ l~. P_age moved by way of substitute,that the city nay for the o~_ tlle oanitary InSpector to t.he amount of $5.00, a~d~t~at'he be ed to give a guaranty.bond, sa~d costs to be charged to contingent; which was acCepted~ by ~.~. Cole~_m~n; and the vote taken thereon as follov~ Ayes--Coleman, CrumPeck er, pag?__ ~. Noes,_ Cannaday, Fi shburn,.Hart' .Hu. fl, Jo_n? s, ~o~hnst on, Kidd, ~h. ys, 5.~naha n, 5,~llen, Pace, Rennet, Sei fert, Wi 1- ~nson-i~. so the resolution was rejected. ~NITARY iNSPECTOR--VACATION. On motion of ~. Hart,-- RESOLVED, That 'the Sanitary Inspector be allowed a vacation of l0 days at some time during the month of September, the time to be selected by him when he can so.arrange it that his absence will not be detrimen- tal to the city. _wINANCE REPORTS. on motion of-Dr. Cann~.day, it was RESOLVED, That the Chairman of_ the Con~attee on Pinance for the fis- cal year 1902-3, and each fiscal'year thereafter, shall hand to the Cle~-k.of said Council, the ~~xx report of said Committee five-days before the July meeting of COuncil which considers said report; and that the clerk of Council shall mail a. Copy of .said report to each member of Council two days before said July meeting. - 1855- · (August eth, l~O1.) TAXATION A!~D EXEN~TION. L~. Wilkinson submitted the follo~ res- olution, w~ch ~s read, considered and adopted: ~ereas, the ta~ble values of tho city ~ve been ~terially reduc~ by the new assess~ntb on real estate ~de in the year 1~, and a ~ ther reduction of values.~s continued for a lo~ period by ~ c~rter amendment exe~ti~ ~chznery and e~ip~nt of ~nufacturi~ p~nts from the pa~ent of all city t~xes, both of which have a tendency to deplete the city treasury, but ~re especially is the ~tter provision burdensome on account of the establis~nt of a p~n of une~l taxa-- tion in the city, and in order t~t the ~tter ~y be in,ired into, and t~t the Council ~y underSOld the co~itions resulti~ from said exemptions, it is hereby ~SOL~D,That the Con~ssioner of Revenue be and is hereby directed to n~ke up a statement sho~'~ the amount, c~cter and m~ers~p of all property exempted from city ta~tlon by reason of the provisions of the city cl~arter, with the amount of city and school taxes, each sep- arately t~t would be assessed thereon, if said property were taxed as other property is taxed, and ~r~sh a copy thereof to the city solic- itor. RESOLVED r'tJRTHER, is hereby requested (lst) as to whether the payment of city That the City Solicitor, on receiving said report to furnish this Council with his legal opinion, or not the exemption of the propert-y aforesaid from taxes is constitutional; and (id) whether or not the method of ascertaining said exemptions and allo~:~ng said exemptions is in accordance v~ith the charter provisions, and if the offiCers of the city have strictly complied with the law in all particulars in res- pect thereto. Said report and opinion of the city Solicitor to be sub- m.~tted to Council at next regular meeting. STREET COE.~.~TTEE. ~.:~. Seifert submitted the follo-,?ing ordinance,which v~s read and ordered to lie over until next regular meeting: Be it Ordained by the Corer. on Council for the City of Roanoke, That Sec. 222 of the General Ordinances of the 'city. of Roanoke, which reads as follows: "The Committee on Streets n~y, without reference to the Council, order such repairs to the streets,alleys and highways, as may in the opinion of the city engineer require immediate attention, pro- vided that the sum to be ezpended on such repairs shall' not exceed in the a~regate one-fourth of the appropriation made for street 'repairs. during any one year. All orders or directions given to the city engi- neer by the Committee on Streets for work to be Performed under this Section shall be in 'writinE", be and is hereby repealed. 2. This ordinance shall be in force from its Passage. COL.~-.-ETTEE 0N STREETS. ~'~. Seifert 'submitted the following resolution: Yfhereas, a resolution was adopted on janUary 8th, 1901, authorizing the Con~..~ttee on Streets to have emergency work perf.ormed, and permit the emplo>~nent of labor,and purchase ~materials therefor;, and Yfhereas, the purpose and intent of the cha~ter and general ordinances seem to indicate that all work authorized shall be :by resolution of Council specifically applying,and 'that no authority shall be delegated to Committees to act and exercise large powers with respect to matters in- v olvi.~g expenditures of money; and ~hereas, 'the term "emergency work" is sometimes construed so as to extend to improvements of such' character as the Council should pass upon, and as the Council has ample time and opportunity to pass BE 1901:. pairs which Canna day, C o lenen, C ru~p eck er, Hart, ~ones ~ Johns ton, Kidd, M~ys, Minahan, ~l- len~ Pa ce, Page,. Rennet; Seifert, ~i-lkinson- 15. The resolutiOn, as offered by'Mr.' Seifert' was then adopted. upon all subjects of whatsoever kind, therefore IT RESOLVED, That so much' of the resolution adopted January 8th, as pern~its the Conmuittee on Streets to have work performed or re, n~de without the concurrence of Council, be and is hereby repealed. Fishburn moved tO lay the resolution over until next meeting,. w~s rejected by the followir4E vote:'Ayes--Fishburn,Huff-2. Noes-- -1856- (August 6th, 1901. ) SUPPLEmeNTARY APPROPRIATIONS,&c. ~. Crumpecker submitted ].o~ng ordinance to amend Sec. 133 of the General Ordinances, was read and ordered to lie over until the next meeting: the fol- which 1. Be it Ordained by the Conm.~on Council for the City of Roanoke, That Sec. 153 of the General Ordirmnces in relation to overdrav~ing ap- propriations and the vote required to supplement the same, be and is hereby amended and re-ordained so as to read as follows: 133. Ho money shall be e~q~ended on any department of the city gov- ernment beyond the amount appropriated to such department in the gener- al appropriation ordinance for that fiscal year, unless such expenditure be authorized by the concurrence of a majority of the Council. 2. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. SPECIAL C0~$,~TTEE 0H v_~EGISL~TION. ~'~. Huff submitted the follo~,'~ng resolution, which v;as read,considered and adopted: RESOLVED, That the President of Council be and is hereby instructed ~o appoint a conm~ttee of five members, one from each ward, to be knovn% as special committee on Legislation, v~hose duty it shall be to consider and formula~te such an~ndments to the charter of the city, or other laws as n~y be necessary, looking to a reduction of expenses in maintaining the ~overnl,~ent of the city. Said Committee is authorized to consult and confe~~ with business men and citizens of the city, and obtain the opin- ions of the city Solicitor, from 'time to time as n~y be required. After forn~).lating its recon~nendations or sx~gestions, said Co~mmittee shall nm~ke report to Council for approval: And the' President of Council sh~.ll be ex-officio a member of the Comndttee provided for herein. FIRE DEPARTSENT EQUIPMENTS. A communication from the Fire Board, by ~.T. l~,~tchell, Seo.ty., asking that the Council furnish for the use of the Friends~hip Fire Company 24 rubber coats and 2~.fire helmets, v~as presented and referred 'to the Committee on Fire and Water. I';OODIAI'UD PARK. The City Solicitor submitted an opinion in the matter of the petition of ~s. t~annie B. Wigmore, as to erection of a residence in ¥~oodland peet to the ion that it the duty of read and ordered to On motion of Park, in which the facts in the case were recited man_d_~nus proceedings already takem, and giving as was not .incumbent on the city to push the case, the .plaintiff, v~ho institutes the proceedings; be placed on file. D~llen the Council then adjourned. ........ ooOoo ........ with res- hi s opin- that being which was AN 0RDIN~&NCE to an.~nd Sec. S of an Ordinance adopted July 9th, 1901, in relation to granting relief to the poor of the City. (Adopted August 6th, 1901.) ~l. .BE IT 0RDAII~ED by the Common Council for the City of Roanoke, That Sec. 3 of an ordinance adopted July 9th, 1901, be amended and re- ordained so as to lead as follows: 3. All .supplies,implements and n~terials for the almshouse farm shall be .furnished only upon rec,%est of the Keeper of the Almshouse, or the Committee on-Public Property, and shall, in all cases, be ordered through the office of the city engineer. No bills for medicines or supplies shall be furnished any pauper or indigen~ person not an inmate of the almshouse, unless authorized by Council; provided, however, that the ~:~yor upon investigation of any case may grant relief in the way of supplies or. medicines to 'persons no~ inheres of the almshouse, when in his ~udgment he deems it to be to the best interests' of the city. 2o This ordinance shall be in force ~from its passage. ........ oo0oo AN ORDINANCE to fix the con3nissions to be paid the Tax Collector. (Adopted August 6th, 1901. ) 1. BE IT ORIi%INED by the Common Council for the City of Roanoke, That paragraph 2, of Sec.128 of the General Ordinances, in relation to the connnissions to be paid the collector of city taxes, be amended and re-ordained so as to read as follows: "The Collector of City Taxes shall receive in consideration of all services performed by him in the matter of collecting and paying into the city treasury all moneys belonging to the city, the sum of two percentun~." 2. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. ........ eoOoo- ....... A RESOLUTION concerning the purchase of water works of the Roanoke Gas and Water Company. (Adopted A%~-ust 6th, 1901. ) V. dlereas, a special ordinance was passed by the the 15th day of August,1882, granting the Roanoke Council of Roanoke on T_and and Improvement Corn?any the exclusive right to supply the Town of Roanoke with water upon certain conditions and reservations therein stipulated; and %%~nereas,pursuant to said ordinance a resolution was afte.rw~.rds,to ~t: on the 8th day of February, 1885,passed,granting the prmvmlege of supplyi~¥3 v~ter to the T~wn of Roanoke to the Roanoke L~nd and Improve- ment Company, and that said resolution v~s accepted by said company;and %~nereas, another ordinance was adopted on },,~rch l, 18B?,authorizing the Roanoke I~nd and I:nprovement to assign and transfer the right' to supply the tov, u~ and inhabitants of Roanoke with water, to the Roanoke ".Jater %%~orks, all of which ordinances and resolutions have been accepted by the said Roanoke Water %;'orks Company; and Whereas, it is provided in Sec 6 of the original _... : _ . _. ordinance, .passed on the 15th day of Aug~st,1882, ~na~ at th.e expzra~zon of 20 years from the time fixed for the comple- tion of samd rater works, the tovm s~hall have the right, upon giving one years' notice of such purpose and inten, tion, to purchase from the said company; . . . .(See provisions of sazd Section) and V~ereas, the time of twenty years from the completion of said %rater works,as provided for by said ordinance, will expire on the 15th day of October, 1902,at which time the City of Roanoke will have a right tuuder its contract with said company to purchase said wa~er works; and Yfhereas, the City of Roanoke desires to comply with the requirements of said ordinance and contract v~ith said company, so as to be prepared to make the purchase of said Fater works at the expiration of said time by giving the notice req%%ired under said ordinance to said company,and in the ~ueantime to have such amendments to the city charter .enacted as amy be necessary to enable the city to make said purchase,-- RESOLVED, That the City Solicitor examine into the rights of the' city as provided by the said ordi- to render his opinion at the opinion, after examining to purchase said water out in said ordinance and to purchase said water works and franchise n~ce and contracts vrith said company,and next regular meeting of the Council. RESOLVED, That if the City Solicitor is into the question, that the works,pursuant to the terms of city has the right and conditions set contracts vrith said company, that he shall prepare the-one years' legal notice of the purpose and intention of the city to purcl~ase from the said company, the x~ater works,property, rights,franchises and privileges thereto belong.-ing, as provided by said ordinance, and. submit the said no~ice to Council along with his said opinion. ........ eoOoo- ....... (:L85 ) JOURNAV---COMMON OOUNC IL. . . Thursday, A.ug~_ st 29th, 1901. Oo~c~e~4~e~~2f Counoml ~s 'hel~.to~ght at 8 ?' clock, zn the s~b~tted from the C~~°~ $~'r~°~~,~'~~ and_actl~ upon. a report ~ n~ wazer as '%o the location of f~re hydrant to be used by.the fire department in the races.on Ymbor Day; and such re~lmtmons mn regard to said ~ces,or pr0vms~ons therefor as ~y be prope~ fo~ the council to consider; and to take such other and further actmon mn respect to said races as ~y be dee~d e~edment. 5~,~r~~i~D~ ~O~d~5~ ~ecke~, ~rt ~ ~%f~ ~one s, ~ o~s t on, Le scuts, Fi~j~fi~.~j~, ~.~~, ~u~, fage,ae~er, ~eifer~ ,~m.Fresi~ent-~lso 5~. ~s ~~t~-~e~~~M~s~o~e~rd~d v~e bem~ taken previ- ' . e~n,~o~iason K~dd Wml ' - , . . ~ ~ klnson 4 ~. ~ckne~, the P~es~dent of Couno~l,~n the c~i~. ' ~]PORT OF T~. COI~TE~ ON FI~ AND ~ATER. 5~. Lescu~e, from the Co--tree on Rite and V;ate~, sub~tte~ the follov~ report: Your Co--tree on Fi~e and Wate~ ~s o0nside~ed, at the request of the Fire Depa~ment, the ~estion of the location of a fire hydrant for ~he proposed-labo~ day ~oes. We a~e informed t~t the ~ces course selected is Pleasan~ Avenue, f~m Jefferson Street to ~~lin Road, alo~ the 01d base-ball g~ounds. It is necessa~ t~t a h~d~nt should be placed in order to acco~date the department,near P~lin Road,on said avenue. We therefore reco~end the adoption of the followi~ res- olution: EESOL~D,T]~t a fire h~d~t be te~oraril~ located on Pleasant Ave. about 309 feet ~as~ of F~l~n Road, at a point heretofore selected b~ th? c~t~ e~nee~ and fi~e ~epa~men% Boa~; said hydran~ to be p~acea in position b~ the.Roanoke Gas and Water Co~~,under the pervision of the city e~nee~, on P~iday,A~st S0~h,1901; and in case no other arra~e~nts can be ~e f~r a h~d~nt,t~t, the one now lo- cared, on Church ave~e at ~nd~ s Lzvery stable, be taken~u, and re, porar~ly used.for such pu~oses,and to be replaoed in posit~on when ~he ~ces are ove~. Ail oosts in connection v~Zh the ~emo~al and replace- ment of said h~d~nt to be c~Eed to the account of Respectf~ly sub~tted, · A. W. !~SC~, J. L. S. B. PACE, p. V;. . JAS~S D. J0~STON. . The reDor~ of the F~e and Water Co--tree ~s adopted b~ the fo~w- · ~ v?te: Ayes--Ca~da~,C~pecke~,~rt,Huff,~on~s,jo~ston, Aesc~e, ~:~YS, ~5~h~n, ~llen, Paoe, Page, Re~e~, Seife~, ~~~ ~ .P~es~dent- lS. Noes--None. · _ 5~. Huff submitted the following resolution: Resolved, That the President of Council be authorized and instr%lcted to appoint a con~nittee of three citizens, one to be a vetiernary sur- geon, and the two others, expert horsemen, and' that said c0nmdttee con- fer bath the fire board and decide upon the method of conducting said races, which in their judgment will be the least detrimental to the ho~ses and equipment to be used in said races. And that the fire de- partment board subscribe its acceptance to the method proposed by the Con~nittee herein Provided for,before the expense is incurred of placing the fire hydrant to be used in said races. After a general discussion of the resolution, in which the President of the Pire' Board was heard,and also the city engineer, a vote was taken on said resolution, and it was rejected. On motion of ~.Seifert the Council then adjourned. ........ oo0oo- ....... 3' 0 U-R NAL -- C 0 MMO N C 0 UNC I L. Tuesday, September 10th, 1901. The Council met in regular session in the Council Chamber at 8 o' clock P.M., and was called order by the President. Present: ~,%sssrs. Oannaday, Colem~n,0rumpecker, Donaldson, Fishburn, Hart, Huf f, Jone s, Le scure, 5'hys, 5~nahan, ~llen, Pace, Page, Rennet, Sei fert, Wi lkin- son,,k~.President--18. Absentees--Messrs. Johnston, Kidd-2. JOURNAL. On motion of ~. Hart the reading of the 2ournal pensed with,and it vms approved as recorded. THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. Mr. Hart by submitted the following resolution, which was read, ted: was dis- unanimous consent considered and ado? Whereas, the Common Council for the City of Roanoke, Virginia,in session assembled,has heard of the fiendish and cowardly attempt on the life of the President of the United States,-- BE IT RESOLVED, First, That we conten~plate with horror any person claiming citizenship among the people of this great republic so debased and treacherous as to plan and carry out under the guise of friendship so heinous a c. rime. Second, Yfe earnestly ask the law making powers throughout the land to unite in a deter~f~ned effort to extern~inate all forms of ans. rchy. Third, We extend to President ~Kinley and his household our deepest sympathy. His noble character, wise statesmanship,sp].endid executive ability, and marked devotion to his invalid wife have endeared !tim to the people of the South and to the entire Nation. - Fourth, We earnestly hope that his useful life ~ay be spared to the Nation, and that God in his wisdom and mercy v~ll sustain him~in his affliction, and speedily heal the wounds which have bro-~ht pain and sufferir~ to our Chief ~gistrate and gloom and sorrow to the people, to the end that we my all unite in universal thanksgiving over his restoration to perfect health, and that the peace, prcsperity and happi- ness of this land nmy be preserved. On motion of ~,.M. Hart the President and Clerk were directed to send a copy of the resolution to Geo. B.Cortelyou, the President's Secretary. ~YOR'S R~SSAGE. The following message from the R~yor was read: To the ~mbers-of the Common' Council, 6entlemen: In reference to the standing water in the city reported to me, I-have had Louis Obermyer notified as to the lot on the southeast corner of Tazewell avenue and Nelson Street; and the papers were put in the hands of the 'police with --~nstructions to notify Mrs. Susie G. Horton in reference to the lot 'near Horton's Livery Stable, on the southeast corner of Henry and Church Street. As soon as the time allowe~ to these respecti-ve parties in which to fill their lots has expired, I will,unless the said lots are filled to the satisfaction of the city engineer, have said parties be- fore the police court." In reference to another lot.in the southwest section of the city owned by Williamson's heirs, I have been unable to get service on these parties,and can take no steps against them; and if the Council desires the said lots filled, I will be glad if they v;ill instruct the city engineer to fill it. I would especially call the attention of your Honorable Body to the low teritory between Salem and Ernest avenues, immediately west of the alley leadi~ into the Roanoke Railway and Elec. Company's plant. The ova. ers of property in this vicinity have all been notified to fill up their respective lots, except one lot whose owner we cannot locate. Some of them are already partially complying v~th the notices. V~hen the lots are filled it will help the situation; but I believe some steps will have to be taken, looking towards keeping the surface water coming down Ernest Avenue from running into this locality. Respectfully submitted, ~. R. BRYAN, Jr., M~yor. The subjects in the 5~yor's message relative to surface drainage were referred to the Committee on Streets. REPORT OF THE CITY ENGINEER. The city engineer submitted his usual monthly report, which was read and ordered to be' filed. -1860- (September 10, 1901. ) The City Engineer also submit.ted his annual report, showing the dis- ~ribution and cost of labor and materials for repairs and improvements in his department for the past fiscal year; which was read and on mo- tion of }~r.. FiShburn'orde~ed to lie .in the office of the Clerk of the Council for e~amination by the members' of Council. The City Engineer also requested a vacation of ten days either in September or October; which on motion of ~M. Page v~s granted. R'DNTHLY REPORTS. The monthly reports of the City Auditor, City Treas- urer, Clerk of ~'~rkets, Keeper of Almshouse,City Sergeant,City Physician and Board of Health, were received, read and ordered to be filed. PETITIONS, &c. Petition of J.H.Hackler, asking that he be allowed to erect a fruit stand on the south side of Campbell avenue: either on the east of Nelson & Myers ' Store, or on the west side, as n~y be hereafter determined,v~s presented and on motion of },~. Lescure referred to the Committee on Fire and Water w~ith power to act. Petition of S. B. Carey, asking that Albemarle avenue, between Jef- side~alks Committee ferson and Roanoke Street be in, roved by n~cadamizing and that be constructed thereon, %vas presented,read and referred to the on Streets. Petition of E. D. Dickerson, asking that provisions be made sell fish on the 5~rket Square, v~s presented and on motion referred to .the Committee on Public Property. to Page for him PetitioD_ Can~bell and Patterson avenues,, be opened, by acquiring a certain lot now occupying the space, ~as presented, read and referred to the mittee on Streets. _REPORT OF TItE C0~$~KTTEE ON PINANCE. Finance, submitted, the follo~wlng report: of IV. K. Andrews and others, asking that Sth Street, between Mr. Page, from the Con~.dttee on l~ The official, bonds of W.;~.~.~les, Pound Master and Blacksmith~for the sum of ~500, with the U.S.Fidelity and Guaranty Company, as surety; and bond of D.H.Christian, ·Keeper of Almshouse, for the sum of v~ith the Fidelity and Deposit Company Of ~...~ryland, as surety, have been examined by the Comn~ttee and approved, and we reconmnend that they be accePted by C0uncil. ~ 2. The Public Property Committee.having determined to recommend the purchase of three lots from W.~.Winch, ad~oining the city stables lot, for the purPose of enlarging~said property, has asked this .mCOmmit- tee to supplement the public .property account to the amount of !il,O00. We are advised that in orde. r to properly.protect and care for the city's property it is necessary tO acquire, this land, and so reconm;end the adop- tion of the follov~lng resolution: RESOLVED, That the appropriations for the fiscal year,1901- 2 be and are hereby supplemented aS follows: Public Property, ,~l,000, for the purpose of purchasing certain land to enlarge the 'city stables lot. And the City Auditor~ and city Treasurer are hereby directed to make entries on their books accordingly. 3. The request of the sewer Co~maittee for an appropriation of ~3600 to' construct a system of Sewers in Sec. 8, has been deferred until next meeting, in order to give the sewer Contmittee an opportunity to consult with the property o~mers respecting their inclination to convey the rights of ~ay and pay'~for the sewer when constructed. 4. The request of the City 'Sergeant for extra compensation for boarding prisoners on the chain gang has been deferred until a subse- quent meeting in order that the matter may be properly~ investigated. Respectfully submitted, J.C.PAGE, J.A.FISHBURNE, GEO. L. HART, .S.B. PACE. ~. 'Lescure moved that the report of the Finance Committee be adopted in full, which was ~agreed to, Ayes--Cannaday, Coleman, C~mpecker,Donald- son, Fi shburm, Hart', Huff, Jones, ze S cure, Mays, $~nahan, ~Ilen, Pace, Page, Ren~ue r, Sei fert, Wilkinson, ~r President- 18. Noes--None. .REPORT OF~ THE C0~.~ETTEE ON ACC01R~S, ~.~. Hart, from the Committee on Accounts-, submitted the following report, which was adopted in full,-- Aye s-- Cannaday, Coleman" C rum~ ecker, Donaldson, l~i shburn, Mart, Huff, J one s .~e s cure, ~ys, ~ nahan, ~all eh, Pace, Page, Rennet, Seif err, Wi lkins on, President--IS. Noes--None. - 1861- (September. 10, 1901. ) The Conmdttee on Accounts has examined and 'approved bills £or the month of Ausust,1901,and listed them under appropriate heads as shovm below,and reconm~end that they be approved by Council and certified to the city auditor and city tr$asurer,and ordered to be paid: CrinKnal Charges ........ Fire Interest, Jail, Light s, Police, Paupers, Street Repairs, Street Cleaning Stationery ~% Printing 144. O0 2,175.00 203.45 1,131.51 1,103. ?9 97.31 1,295.61 45.89 42.40 Salaries- ............... ~z, 195.~V Health, Wat er Public Property Sewer Repairs, C onuni s s ions, Contingent Roanoke Hospital Assoc. Schools--Special 290. ?~ 10 2.63 11.50 142.95 581.89' 138.62 83.54 ~, 682.50 988, ~1 2. Tl~e Con~,~ttee calls att.e, ntion of Council to thet~e items, viz.: .~nterest, .~2,175 and Schools, ~:,4, 682. 50, total $u,857.50, leaving, ~,7,130. ?l as the aggregate of the montl%ly bills for general expenses. 3. The report of the Police Department ShoWs lights reported out for the month of August 302-1/2 hours, making we.05 to be deducted from the bill of the contoany for the month of September, -~hich the city aud- itor is hereby directed to adjust. Respectfully submitted, GEO. L. ,HART, P. ~;. HUFF, C. B. ~0NES, H.B. DO~!~LDSON. P~POET OF TI{~ CO!:~-:~TT~ 0N STREETS. ~;m. ~ishburn, from'the Cor~ttee on St~eets, submitted the fol!o--.;~ng report: !. Concerning the complaint of Jos..l Y. Coxe, as to dar:~ge to his residence by blasting at the stone ~.arry, we report tt~qt as the q~.arry has been operated very little during the past month, the ~.z%tter has not been investigated,and is deferred for futire consideration. 2. As to the petition of S.S.Ohristian to lay full r;idth sidev~alk vrith stone curbing in front of his residence on Patton avenue,ii.go, for v;hich he agrees to pay one-half the cost, v;e repor.t as there have been c~ite a n~m~ber of petitions and requests of this sort, vze deem it' e;~e- dient to recommend a general resolution covering.- a. ll cases of like na- ture. We recon~nend the adoption of the follov~ng resolution: RESOLVED, That in each case where a property owne.r shall furnish or pay for the materials for a permanent sidewalk abuttzng, upon his prop- erty, that the city s~hall perform the labor of laying such sidewalk. This is only to apply to sidewalks along nncadam or paved streets,and is not to inlcude the cost of curbing, which is to be paid for by the city, whenever in the judgment of the street Committee it 'is deemed necessary to place curbing along such proposed side%~alks. ~. .As to the petition of U.F.Nottingham and others, to construct of HighLand avenue, from Frur~lin Road to inas much as the grade has not been do not deem it advisable to lay tlmis side- side%%~lk alor~g the south side Fourth Street, we report t.hat tablished on this street, we %~lk at this tin~. 4. The repairs ordered to 13th Street between Campbell avenue and Cleveland averme .have been completed, and the n~terials deposited on Campbell avenue between 12th and 13th Streets, as ordered. This fill raises the street to grade,and should be covered with nmcadam, using the surplus materials at the quarry. The only cos.~s entailed will be that of haulin~ and spreading, and v~ll not exceed ~100. We recommend that the city engineer be authorized to have this work done, chargeable to the account of street repairs. 5. The Con~nittee files herewith a letter from Chas. S. Churchill, Er4~. ~. of ¥;., H. & W. Ry., in which he states in answer to an inquiry from the city engineer, that whenever the city improves Holliday Street by paving or macadamizing, the railway company' will in, rove that por- tion of the street occupied by its tracks in like manner. This is not in accordance W_th the franchise granted the railway company of Nov. ?, 1900, which requires said company to pave said street from Norfolk ave- nut to Campbell avenue, from curb to curb, with paving bricks or Bel- gian blocks. ~e recommend for adoption the following resolution: (September ~0, 1901. RESOLVED, That the Norfolk & Western Railway Company be required to carry out the provisions of the ordinance adopted November Vth, 1900, granting a franchise to said company to occupy portions of Holliday St., %:~th its tracks, by paving Holliday Street %with vitrified bricks, from curb to curb, between Norfolk avenue and Campbell avenue; and that the city enEineer be instructed to see that the work is done. 6. The Committee has taken up and made an examination of the matter of openi~lg the alley between Harrison and Rutherford avenues:N.:'~. which has been pending nearly two years. This alley, except for the obstruc- tions existing, whict~ may be removed by the police authoriti.es, is open the entire ~ength, v~ith the exception of one lot at 4th Street, o',reed by the National ~tAtual Building & Loan Association. The ovn~ers of this lot in making a proposition to grant the land sufficient to open the alley, ask that the lot be filled and buildings thereon raised. The Committee thinks this an exorbitant proposition, and does not recommend its accept- ance. ~e are of opinion, however, that the alley should be opened by conder;mation proceedings,and so recommend the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the City Solicitor be and is hereby inst~cted to in- stitute condemnation proceedings in the Courts to acq!tire sufficient land from the National 5~.ttual Buildin~ & Loan Association to extend the alley between Harrison and Rutherford avenues,N.E., westvmrd through said company's lands at Fourth Street; all ezpenses incurred by reason of such condensation to be charged to the account of Street repairs. Respectfully submitted, J.A. PISHBURI~, ~. C. PAGE.~ GEO. L..MART, A. W. 7,.w. SCb~RE: C. B. The report of the Street Conm~ttee, v~s on motion of ~. PSart~. adopted by the follo,;~i~ vote: Ayes--C~nnaday, Cole~n,Crun~oecker, D~nalds on, Fi shburn, Hart, Huff, ~one s, Les cure, ~,~h y s, ~ina hah, ~.~ll eh, Pa c e, Page, R e m'ze r, Seifer~, ~;ilkinson, },.~. Pre sident-- 18. Noes--None. REPORT OF THE C0~;~,.~TTEE ON LIGH"~S. },~. }.&~.llen, from the Con%%~ttee on Lights, submitted the follo~'~ing report: The Committee on .Lights,in pursuance of a and adopted by Council, now recommends that for be located as follows: (See resolution report submitted I'~hy 7,1901 the lights therein provided beloW). The Conm~tt ee recor~,~nds the adoption Of the follov~in6 resolution to carry into effect its recon~nendations: RESOLVED, That the Roanoke Railway and Electric ComPany,under the terms and conditions of the contract adopted December ll, 1900, be and is hereby inst~*~cted to locate four. additional electric lights, of standard desi&~,etc., named in said ord~inance, and to maintain the same during the continuance of said contract, at the following mentioned points: One light One light One light One light on Highland avenue at ?th Street S.E.; On ~Yadison avenue at 5th Street,N.E.; on Loudon avenue at 18th Street,N.W.; on Third Street at Norfolk avenue, S.W. Respectfully submitted, ~. L. ~PLI~N, J.H.~ILKINSON, H. B. DO~,IALDSON. The report' of the Commmittee on Lights vms adopted by same vote as last above recorded, Ayes 18,unanimous. REPORT 0F THE C0~.~STTEE ON HEALTH. Dr. Cannaday, from the Co~ttee on Health, submitted the follov~nE report: The Conmnittee on Health in pursuanc.e of a resolution adopted August 6th, 1901,met on the day follow,lng and employed a physician to have charge of smallpom cases,and suspected cases, should the disease again appear in the city. Proposals were received from various physicians in the .city for looking after the work required,and after opening same and consideration thereof, it was by unanimous vote decided to employ Dr. T. D.. Armistead to attend any epidemic of smallpox~ Dr. Armistead is to look after all suspects for nothing; and if smallpox breaks out he is to attend all smallpox patients,either in the city or at the Hospital. He 'is to do all vaccination in connection with smallpox - 186Z- ' · (September 10~ 1901. ) that n~y be required by the proper aUtho~i%ieS~ He is to attend all sickness of whatsoever description existing in quarantined houses,and is to perform such other services in connect$on with smallpox as may be required by the Committee,and is to receive $3 per day from A~Eust 1st to December 1st, and ~.5 per day from December 1st to August 1st, for such days during said periods as smallpox e~t~ts,either in the city or at the hospital. Tl~e n~yor was requested to have prepared and execute a contract between the city and Dr. Armistead. We recormnend that tl~is agreement be approved. -' Respectfully subndtted, A. A. CA~ADAY, M. ~,.~NAHAN, H.B.DONA~:BSON. The report of the Co~nittee on Health v~as adopted by same vote as last above recorded, Ayes 18, unanimous. REPORT OF THE CO~9,ffTTEE ON ORDINANCES. Ma-.Coleman, from the Comn~ttee on 0rdinauces, subndtted the follo~wlng report: The Com~%ittee on Ordinances submits herewith an ordinance to regulate the sale of cocaine in this city. Our attention has been directed to this n~tter by the police department; and it has been shovm that the evil is growing to an alarming e~-tent,and is causing nuch misery and suffering in the city amo~lg certain classes of people. As certain per-. sons persist in selling the drug,we deem it important that some action should be taken by Council,and so reconwnend the adoption of the follow- ing resolution or ordinance, hereto attached. Respectfully submitted, A.B. COIA~,M~N, A.A. CAI~AD.~Y, B. 0. ~.,~ YS, G.W. CRU~ECKER, ~'~. E. RENHER .. The ordinance reported by the Committee, e~titled An Ordinance to reg- ulate the sale of cocaine,eucain, or preparations thereof in this city, was read, considered and adopted by the same vote as last above recorded. And the Clerk v~s directed to furnish each druggist in. tt~e city vrith a copy thereof. Said ordim~nce is recorded at the end of these proceed- REPORT C o nF.-~ t tee 1. In OF THE C0~?2~--~TTEE ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. Mm. ~ilkinson, from the o$ Public Property, submitted the following report: relation to acquiring a tract of land suitably located for the purpose of establishing a city cemetery, we report that we have had under consideration three or four different propositions to sell the city from 15 to 20 acres of land. ~st of these propositions came be- fore the Conm~ttee on the day it met, and ]reave not,therefore,been proper- ly considered nor the lands carefully examined. The question is ac- cordi_~gly deferred until the next meeting. 2. Concernin~ the question of acquiring additional lahd to enlarge the city stables lot,the Comn~[ttee submits a proposition from W.F.Winch by Beller & Hi~rrell, Agents,offering to sell the city three lots,~ust east of the city stables lot,and abutting thereon, having a front.a, ge of 150 feet and an average depth of about 100 ft., for the sum of $1,000. The Committee has thoughtfully considered this subject,and of opinion tkat it is necessary to acquire the additional land. The present lot is crowded %,~ith n~terials,buildings,stock' and implements,and there is other property of the city suffering for lack of proper storage,and we therefore reconmnend the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the City Engineer and City Solicitor be and are hereby instructed to purchase on behalf of and for the use of the City of Roa- noke, a certain parcel of land containing three lots, fronting on Rorer avenue: about 150 feet, adjoining the W.F.'#inch, for the sum of .'~1,000; and st.~cted to examine' the title to said proper conveyance thereof. Respectfully submitted, city stables'lot,and belonging to the city solicitor is hereby in- land and see that the city gets a J. H. ~I!~INSON, B. 0. MAYS, G.W. CRU.~,IPECKF~R, M. MIltAHAN. The report of the Public Property. Committee was adopted by the follov~- ing vote: Ayes--Cannaday,Ooleman, Crumpecker,Donaldson,.Wishburn,Hart, J o ne s, ~.~ y s, ~ nahan, Mallen, Pa c e, Page, Renne r, Seif err, ~i lkins on, Mr. Pres i- dent--16. Noes--Huff; Not votlng--Le, acute. (September 10, 1901. ) REPORT 0P THE C0~'~[TTEE 0N FIRE AND ¥I&TER. ~.~. Lescure, from the Conmzittee on Fire and Water, submitted the following report: 1. The Committee has been presented with a bill by the Vinton-Roa- noke Water Company for the sum of $199.96, for specials along its line designed for connections to proposed fire hydrants when located. We have referred this bill to the city solicitor with the req~lest that he inform the Conm~ttee as to whether or not the s~me is a legal clzarge against the city. 2. The req~est of the fire Board that 24 helmets and 24 rubber coats be furnished the ~riendship Fire Con~any, we beg to report that we have examined the equipn~n~ now in use and find that said cor~any is nuch in need of helmets and coats. The chief informs us tl~at the equip- n~nts asked for can be purchased for not exceeding ~!~225. We recommend that the Chief of the Fire Department be and is hereby authorized and directed to purchase, after obtaining q!~otations,£4 fire helmets and ~4 rubber coaSs for the use of the ~riendship Fire Company, at a cost not exceeding .~225, chargeable to the account of fire. The city engineer is hereby instructed to issue an order therefor. 3. As to the petition of A.C. Zerbee and others, aski_.~ that a fire hydrant be located at the corner of Kimball avenue and Patton avenue,M.'E. the Comnzittee finds that there are a large number of houses in this vicinity without proper fire protection. We reconw..~nd, therefore, the adoption of the follov~i~ resolution: RESOLVED, That the Roanoke Gas & Water Company be and is hereby re- quested,under the terms and conditions of the ordinance adopted February 12th, 1894, to locate a fire hydrant on the northeast corner of ;{imball ,'~ ~ ; and use the hydrant now located on the avenue and Pat ton avenue,.~. . race course recently used by the firenmn, for that purpose,removing it to the location above designated. Respectfully submitted, A. '..:Y. ~ESCURE, P.~.;I. HU -FP_., S. B. PACE. The report was adopted, Ayes--Cannaday,Colennn, Crumpecker,Donaldson, Fi shburn, .Mart, Huff, ~oneS,, Le scure, IrOny s, I;~r~ahan, ~.~llen, Fac e, Page, Rennet, Seifert,V;ilkinson,[~,~ President--18. Noes--None REPORT OF C05.~vETT~E ON SEWERS. I$~. Seifert, from the Conmdttee on SeWers, presented the following report, ~yhich ¥~s adopted: The Con~nittee on Sewers begs to report that in pursuance of a resolu- tion of the Council heretofore, adopted, the Norfolk ,-% lVestern RailYmy Company has conm~nded the work of changing the course of the v~ste-v~- ter from the West End Round House, so as to prevent it from rurming t]trough and upon private property. We presume that the work will be con~leted within a short time. Respectfully submitted, S. P. SEI FERT, P. Yl. _HUJFF, J. L. I~ULLEN. U!'.rFII!ISI{ED BUSII.~SS. The report of the Sewer Cormq~ttee as to con- strx1.ction of a system of Sewers in Sec. 8, vms deferred until next meet- ing of Co~uucil. An ordin,~nce to amend Sec. lSS of the General Ordinances, in relation to overdravri_~ approDriations,etc., submitted by ~cm. Crumpecker at last meetin~z, v~s taken up .for consideration, and after some ren~rks thereon by the patron, the ordinance, by consent of Council was withdrawn. An Ordinance, entitled An 0rdi~mnce to repeal Sec. ~22 of the Gener- al 0ydinances, submitted by ~:~. Seifert at the last regular meeting, v~s taken up for consideration, and read and adopted by the following -vote: Ayes--Cannaday, C clench, Crtu~pecker, Donaldson: ~ones, Lescure, ..'~ys, MR ns.t~n, 5.k~llen, Pace, Page, Rennet, Seifert,Wilkinson- 14. ;~oe s--Fi shburn, Huff, .Sk~.ckner, Pre s. - ~. Not voting--Hart. Said ordiD~.nce is recorded 'at the end of these proceedings. EX~,~TION 0P }~%CHIN?~RY. The City Solicitor, in response to a resolu- tion adopted at the last regular meeting of Council, subnRtted an opin- ion on the legality of exempting the machinery and equipment of manu- facting plants from city taxa.tion, giving his opinion that the provis- ions of the city charter which permitted said exemption were illegal, and unconst.~tional, which opinion was read, whereupon 5{r. Wilkinson (September lO, 1901. j submitted a resolution instructinE the co.n~.~ssioner of Revenue to levy city taxes against all subjects for taxation in the city in the same n~nner that State t~xes a~e levied; and the Collector of Taxes to r~ke out tax tickets against such property and collect the taxes so levied: this to apply to yea~ 1902 and each subset%eh% yearn; which resolution v;as read and on ~tion of ~. Pa~e laid on the table, Ayes---Cann~day, Col :~n, C ~m~eckeF, Do~lds on, Fi shbu~n, Ha~t, Le soure ~ R[lys: ~ahan, Pace ~ Page, RenneP, Seifert, 5~-.PPesident-15. Noes---Huff: Jones:%Tilkinson-3. Accompanyi~ the opinion of the City Solicitor above ~efe~Ped to, was a statement from the Commissioner of Revenue: shov;infj the prope~tie~ exempt from ta~tion, values, and amount of city and school taxes ~es- pectively t~t would be assessed thereon, ~'~e~e said property taxed. YfATER ¥;OEKS O~ ~S A!~ %'~ATER C0~;~A!-~. The City Solicitor, in ~es- ponse to a resolution adopted At, st 6th,1901: sub~.tted an opinion that the City of Roanoke unde~ the ordi~nces and franchises 6~anted the Roanoke ~nd and Impmovement Co~any, ca~ot compel the Roanoke Gas l~ateF Con~any to sell its v~ter works to the city of Roanoke, v;hioh -¢,~as read and ordered to be filed; v;hereupon ~. Crumpecker subn~tted the fol!oYzi~ resolution, which v~s read, considered and adopted: RESOL%~ED, T~t a con~ttee be appointed by the Counci!~ con~osed of the chair]~n of the _Wire and ¥/ater Conu~ttee: the City Engineer and President of Council, to confer with the Roanoke Gas and ~%ter Company, and ascertain if said company v~ll sell its v~ter works and franchises to the city of Roanoke, and if so, the ter~ and price %hereof; and t~t said con~ttee report the result of said conference at the next re~~ meeting of Council, or as soon thereafter as practicable. PRIVATE COPING ON ~LSON STREET. ~. Seifert called attention of Council to dan~ge to coping in front of privste residences on Nelson St~eet by persons selli~ on the ~hrket: and moved t~t the ~tter be referred to the ~blic Property Cor~m~ttee for investigation and report back to Council the result of such investigation. L~C~.. RUN IN MORT~&ST. ~. ~.~llen called the attention of Council to freq%~ent overflowing of Lick Run in ]'~ortheast Roanoke, and on motion the ~tter was referred to the sewer Co~-~ttee in con~unction ~Ath the city e~ineer to investigate and ascertain w~%t remedy ct~n be had and report back to Council. SIDEWALKS 0N E~; A~,~ ~RDI!%A!~ A~~S. ~r. V;ilkinson submitted a resolution as sidev~lks on Elm ~nd Ferd. i~nd avenues: ~;;hich v~.s read and referred to the Con~ttee on Streets. APPROPRIATIOi.I ~L~NCES. On motion of Urn. Lescure the cle~k %~s re- cf3.ested to report to Council each regx~lar meeti~ the balance standi~ to the credit of each appropriation. I~'. Pace subn~tted a resolution providing for a road~my through the L~lrose property at 19th St. which ~s read and referred to the C~t- tee on Streets. LiCEi~SE T,~X 0~ OSTEOPATHS. Dr. CaDmaday subndtted an ordinance inpose a license tax of ~,z5 per annum on persons practisi~ osteopathy. I'.T. Lescure moved to refer same to the Fi~%nce Con'~u~ttee,. ~hich was jecte~. The ordi~mnce as sub~tted %~s then adopted: and is recorded at the end of these proceedi~s. ~Z~. Coler~n submitted ~ resolution to place side%~lk on north side of Ca~obell avenue between stores of Heiro~mus fc Co.: and Rosenbaum Bros., which %~s read and referred to the Cor~ttee on Streets. ~. Lescure subn~tted a resolution to place crossi~s across 9th St. S.E., at Bullitt avenue and Ja~son avenue~ and across Dale avenue at 5th Street S~E., '~;hich %~s read and referred to the Corr~ttee on Streets, D~. Lescure also subn~tted a resolution to lay drain pipe across Tazewell avenue at ~Holliady Street, which ~s referred to the Co~ttee on St re et s. ~¥~. Jones (by re~est) sub~tted an ordinance to levy a license on bootblacks, w~ch on motion of ~;m. Seifert was ~id on the tkble. Re~est of %'.S.~Cla~n ~c Co.~ to be ref~ded ~ license tax i~ posed on I¥~dgeburg Fire In. Co., ~thdrav~ from State, vms read and referred to the Co. tree on Fiance. On ~tion the C~ncil then AN ORDINANCE regulating the sale of cocaine,eucain, or preparations thereof, in this city. (Adopted September 10th, 1901. ) 1. BE IT ORDAINED by the ConmDn Council for the Oity of Roanoke, That it shall be unlawful for any dm~ggist or other person, except as hereinafter set out, to sell,give av~y or dispense to any person or persons, cocaine or preparations containing cocaine, eucain or prepara- tions containing5 eucain. The provisions of this ordinance, however, s~hall not be constz%~ed to P~'ohibit sales-of coaaine, or preparations containing cocaine, eucain or prepaNations containing eucain, by drug- gists or wholesale dealers to regularly licensed physicians or dentists to be used by them in their respective professions; nor shall this or- dinance apply to the dispensing of cocaine or preparations containing cocaine, eucain or preparations containing eucain, in usual doses on physicians' prescriptions put up by registered pharmacists, or dispensed by a physician or dentist in the regular practis'e of his profession. 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars~ for each offense. ~. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage ........ oo0oo ........ AN ORDI~!AMCE lation to to repeal Section ~ of the General Ordinances in re- powers of the Cont~ttee on Streets. (Adopted September 10th, 1901 ) BE IT ORDAINED by the Conmnon Council for the City of Roanoke, That Section 222 of the General 0rdiD~nces of the City of Roanoke, which reads as follows, 222 The Committee on Streets may, vrlthout reference to the Council, order ~such repairs to the .streets,alleys and highways as may, in the opinion of the city eng-ineer, require immediate attention; provided, that the sum to be expended on such repairs shall not exceed in the aggregate one-fourth of the appropriation made for street repairs during any one year. All orders or directions given to the city engineer by the. Con~'nittee on Streets for work to be performed under this section shall be in writing, be and is hereby repealed. 2. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage ........ oo0oo ........ A!{ ORDINA_MCE imposing a license tax for practisir45 osteopathy. (Adopted September 10th, 1901. ) 1. BE IT ORDAI~IED by the Conm~on Council for the City of Roanoke, That each osteopath practising hi.s. profession in this city shall be required to pay a license tax o.f ~2~.00 per arkuum. 2. This ordinance shall be ~n force from its passage. ........ oo0oo--- J O U R NA L-- C O MMO N C 0 U N C I Z. 'as~t'~ the ~wishes of the Council, as the city, whether or not they desire me to present association or its abandonment. Respectfully submitted, J. R. BRYAN, Jr., ~:hyor. I~. Pa. ge moved that the ~yor be advised that it is the sense this Council that in the stockllolders' meeting he. shall vote the Tuesday, Octobe~ 8th, 1901, The Council met in regular session at 8 ov clock, w~th the l~e's~d~nt, of Council, R~."R. A. Buckner, in the chai~. Present--~ssrs. Plshbu~n, Hart,Huff, ~ones,~escure,~.hys,Minahan,Pace,.~ Page, R e~me r, Sei fe~t, Wilkinson, ~.~. President- 13. A b sent- - ~.~ s s rs. Canna da y, C o Ieman, C rump e ck er, Dona lds on, J o hns t on, ~i rid, ~11 eh- 7. . T.HE JOUR.~L. On motion of N~. v-escure the reading of' the Journal' -. ~s dispensed v~th and further on his motion it was approved. - I,fAYOR'S ~ESSAGE. The following message f~om the Mayor'v~s read: To the President and Members of the City Council:. I beg to advise t]uat a meetin~ of the stockholders of the Roanoke Hospital Association, has been called for October 12th, 1901, to determine whether or not the present association shall be continued,or abandoned at once~ and as the city is a large stockholder in said association, I desire to be advised direct financial agents of the vote for a continuance of the of stock of the city for the abandonment of the Roanoke Hospital'Association; and to do all in his power to aid the consumn~tion~ of the sale of the hospital to ~.'~s. Ryan; which motion was agreed to. THE CRITTEI-~TON H0~. On motion of ~M. Hart, by un~dmous consent, a conm~ttee from the Board of Directors of the Cmittenton Hon~ were permitted to address the Council in behalf of said home.Accordingly, Rev. ~:.,'h~. ~.Milton a_ddressed the Council on the subject,and p.~esented a petition, signed by the Presid~n.t, Matron,and otb.ers, ask.~ng.tha.t an appropriation of $500 per annum oe made for the a~d of sa~d ~nst~tution. ~'~. P. B. Thonms also addressed the Council in behalf of said home, whereupon, on motion of ~:.~. Hart, the petition presented, was referred to 'the Co~,mdttee on Finance for consideration and report. ~,-'D~'~.LILY REPORTS. The mont.hly reports of the City Auditor, City Treasurer, Clerk of the' l,~hrkets,City Physician, Board of Health, Keeper of the Almshouse, were presented,-read and ordered to be filed. The City Sergeant presented his-monthly report, in which he called 2he attention of Council to the .need .of strap, iron bunks or cots for the use of the prisoner~, two bunks to each cell; which n~tter was re- ferred to the Committ'ee on Public .Prop.erty. PETITIONS, ~2. A petition signed .by L. 0betraYer, and others, com- plaining of v~gons attending the Market~ being placed on Nelson Street in front of his premises, and alleging .that said proper, ty v~s damaged on that account, which was read and referred .to the Committee on Streets. A petition-signed by S. S. See and others, asking that Third Street, N. E., between Shenandoah avenue and Conm~nwealth avenue, be graded, guttered and nmcadamized, which was read and referred to the Conumittee. on Street s. REPORT 0F THE, COI~,~TTEE ON FINANCE. ~.' Page, from th~~ Committee on Finance, presented the following report: 1. We attach hereto a co~mmuuication, from T.F. Barksdale, Police tice, asking that he be granted a vacation of 10-.or 12 days with pay, during this month. In view.of the fact that the police justice has been closely confined since the commencement of his term-of office, we reconm~nd that he be allowed a vacation during the month of-October, 1901, not exceeding 12 days, and .that no deduction from his salary shall be made on account of such vacation. 2. .The petition of W. S. McClanahan and Company to be refunded ~35, amount paid 'by the ~'hdgeburg Fire Insurance Company, as .city license, said co~pany having withdrav~ from business from the State, has been referred to the City Solicitor for his legal opinion. -1868- (October. 8th, 1901.) · 3. The committee attaches hereto a. request of the city. sergeant to be-allowed extra on account of boarding prisoners on the-chain gang, A statement accompanying the request sets forth that-a loss of from 10 to 12 cents per day is incurred by reason of having to furnish these prisoners~ three meals per day. The Committee is clearly o~ opinion that it is but ~ust and equitable t.hat the sergeant should be allowed something extra for board these prisoners and fUrnishing three meals per day, since .it is a general practise to f~lrnish but two meals per day to persons kept continuously in jail. it is also well kno~n that the-prices for provisions are now exceedingly high. The committee therefore recoramends the adoption of the following resolution. RESOLVED, That an extra allowance of ten cents per day per capita, be and is hereby granted the City Sergeant for the board of priaoners worked on the chain gang, and that the said sergeant be required to fur- nish three meals per day to such prisoners on the days they are worked on the chain gang; and the city auditor shall require a daily report to be made to him of the number of persons worked on the chain gang in order that the accounts may be properly checked. This resolution shall be effective from October 1st, 1901. Respectfully submitted, ~. C. PAGE, ~.A.FISHBURI~E, S.B.PACE, GE0.L. HART, S.P.SEIFERTo The report of the Committee on Finance was adopted by the following vote: Aye s-- Fi shburn, Hart, Huff, jone s, Aescure, I~,hys, l~nahan, Pace, Page, Rennet, Seifert,¥;ilkinson, I,fm. President-13. Noes--None. ~EPORT 0F THE C0,%'Z..~TTEE 0T~ ACCOUNTS. I,~ I{art, from the Co~nittee on Accounts, submitted the follo~ing report: Your Con'~ittee on accounts has examined and approved under appropri- ate heads, as shova~ below, the following accounts and claims against the city for the month of September,and recommend that they be approved Council,and certified to the. city auditor and city treasurer and - by ordered to be paid: Criminal c.harge s ........ Pire, ~ail, . Light s, Police, Paupers, Street'Repairs, Street Cleaning, Stationery ,% Printing, 12.00 602.14 202.07 l, 051.29 l, 155.30 76.68 '1,380.80 59.07 79.60 Salaries ............... Health, Water Public Property Street Improvements, C on~ s si OhS, Contingent, Roanoke Hospital Total- .... $1,195.37 377.79 645.10 1,022.93 150. O0 53.24 4'8.02 83.34 2. The report of the police department shows lights found out and not bur..ning for the month of September:, 968 hours and 39 minutes, maki~ ~19.37 to be deducted from the bill of the light company for the month of October, wl%ich the city auditor is hereby directed to adjust. Respectfully submitted, GEO. L. HART, P. W. H13FP. The report of-the Committee' on Accounts was adopted by the follov~ing vot e: A ye s-- Pi shburn,-Hart, Huff, Jones, ~e scure, ~h ys, ~,,~ nahan, Pa c e, Page, Renne r, Se if ert, Wi lkins on, ~. Pres id ent- 13. Noes-- None. REPORT 0F THE C02.~'[[TTEE 0N STREETS. M~. Fishburn, from the Con~nittee on'Streets, submitted a report, on various and-sundry subjects, whic.h ~as 'read,' and on motion of ~. Mart temporarily laid aside. REPORT 0P .THE C0~.~,.'[[TTEE ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. ~-'~. %rilkinson, from the Commit'tee on Public Property, submitted the following report: 1. .As to the request of E. D. Dickerson to be provided with a proper space or shed in which to sell fish on the 5hrket square, we beg.to say that all of the fi. sh sheds have been rented,and the applicant desiring to conduct this business as .provided .by 'the city, the-Committee is opinion that a suitable shed should be erected. Accordingly we re- quested the city engineer to 'furnish an estin~te to build an addition to the north end of the shed, which is hereto attached, showing that the - 1869- cost, including plun~ing will be$37'; we ~ecommend that the city engi- neer be instructed to have the addition erected according to plans nade y him, and to conform with the present shed at a cost not exceeding 3V, c~rgeable to public, property account| and that the addition when erected shall b~ rented by the clerk of' the ~Zarkets to E.D,Dickerson for .~he sum of ~8.50 per month until M~y %m~, · '* (The recon~nendation was adopted by the follo~wing vote, :--Ayes--Fish- burne, Hart, Huff, ~one s, V~e acute, Nhys ~ Minahan~ Pace, Page, Rennet, Sei fort, Wi~Winson, h~ President-iS. Noes--None. 2. By re~olution of Council the Committee was instructed to examine into the matter of the coping owned by private property on Nelson St., alleged to have been da~raged by wagons attending the 5~rket. We have examined into the matter,and do not see horn the coping can be, or~ could have been damaged by the public, as it is private property and on the property line,and the city has nothing to do with it. We ask,therefore that this Conmdttee be discharged from the further consideration of this subject. (The recommendation v~s adopted. ) 3. The Committe.e also submitted a report as to .the purchas, e of land for a new city cemetery, setting for the locations and prices ~hereof exan~ned, and recommended that the Hoover Tract, in the southeast pa~'t of the city be purchased, containing about 15 acres, for the s~un of ~-)200 per acre; which was read,and on motion of Mr.-Lescure ~eferred to the Committee on Finance. 4. The Committee attaches hereto a proposition from C*.E.Roberts, proposi~lg to rent a part of the first floor of Rorer Hall, for the pur- pose of conducting a grocery store and meat shop. He proposes to pay 60 for one year or more for the use of 30 x 18 feet on Roanoke and Campbell; and to fit up the place and make the necessary repairs and alterations at his ova% expense. In view of the fact that this building is standi_~ in a partially dilapidated condition, and is not all needed for the use of the city, we reconm~nd that his proposition be accepted, and submit the following resolution for adoption: RESOLVED, That a part of the first floor of Rorer Hall, 18 ft on Campbell avenue, by 30 feet on Roanoke Str~.et,. be.leased to C.E.Rob.erts for the period of one year for the sum of ~,60, sa~d Roberts to parti- tion. off said space and make such other repairs as are necessary,and such additional alterations as he nay require and the city engineer nay deem prper to be made, at his own expense; all'repairs and alterations to be done under the supervision of the ci.ty engineer and to his sat- isfaction. The City Solicitor is hereby directed to prepare the nec- essary contract to be executed by said Roberts. The rents provided for hereunder to be paid monthly or quarterly in advance; .Provided, however, that the City Solicitor approve~ of this transaction, and it is legal for the city to rent said property. (The recommend__~_tion was adopted by the following vote: Ayes--Fish- burn, Hart, Huff, ~one s, Les cure, ~ ys, Uinahan,Pa ce, Page, Rennet, S ei fert, Vilkinson, .President--iS. Noes--None. ) .~ Respectfully submitted, J. H. WIIiKINSON, B. 0. M~YS, ~I. ~NAHAN. OF THE C0~'~TTEE ON FIR~ AITD V;.ITER. ~. Lescure, from the on .Wire and Water, submitted the following report: REPORT Committee The Committee on Fire and Water to whom had been referred the claim of the Vinton-Roanoke Water Company for *the sum of $199.96, for spe- cials put 'in for connections for fire hydrants along its pipe, re- ferred said matter to the city Solicitor for his legal opinion. The City Solicitor has investigated said matter and we attach hereto l%is legal opinion, which states that the city is not liable for such . c~rge'. We therefore recommend that the account be refused. Respectfully submitted, P.W. IUOFF, A. W. T.~.SCURE, $. B. PACE. On motion the report of the Fire and Water Conraitte was Idopted. -18VO- (October 8th, 1901. ) REPORT OF THE C0~:ETTEE ON SEWERS. 5~. Seifert, from the Con~nittee on Sewers, submitted the follov~ing report: 1. As .to the question of the complaint concernil~5 the over-flowing of Lick Run, in Northeast Roanoke, the Committee has examined the condi- tions there, but is unable to n~ke any recommendations at this meeting. The subject is accordingly de'~rred for f~ture consideration. 2. As to the n~tter of the drainage of lots between Salem and avenues, west of Roanoke Street, we report that in as nuch as the %~ater on Ernest avenue has been taken care of by the Committee on the trouble existing there lies with the property owners, and the thi_~ that can be done is .to 'fill the lots to the prope~ grade. ~. The following n~tters ]u~ve been considered are deferred until an inspection can be made by the conm%ittee, and an estimated cost of doing the work of placing drain pipe also placing drain pipe made up by the City Engineer: The matter across Tazewell avenue at }{olliday Street, and across 10th avenue at 9th Street,S.E. Respectfully submitted, S. P. P. SEIFERT, W. HUFF. Ernest storm Sts., only The report of the Committee on Sewers was adopted. LICENSE TAX ON OSTEOPA'.T~S. }~. Huff introduced an ordinance, en- titled An ordinance to amend and reordain an ordinance adopted Septem- ber 10th, 1901, providing for a license t~x'on osteopaths; which was read, considered and adop%ed, and is recorded below. I~FERIOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. ~. Lescure called the attention of Council. to the matte~ of constructing inferior buildings, a practise prevailing to some extent in the Fourth Ward, where improper n~terials, inadequate foundations, and defective structural work is employed; and on his motion the matter was referred to the Committee on Ordinances in con~unction ~,'~lth the City Engineer, with instructions to go over the b%~ilding laws of the city, and report to this Council such amendments or alterations as Will provide against the erection of improper build- ings in the city, or the employment of improper n~terials or defective structural work. On motion of 5~. ~ys the Council then adjourned. ........ ooOoo ........ AN 10th, ORDII-%~NCEo,.to amend and reordain an ordinance adopted 1901, pro~v!dinE 'for' a license tax on osteopaths. ' (Adopted October 8th, 1901. ) S ep t ember 1. BE IT 'ORDAINED by the .Common Council for the City of Roanoke, That the. ordinance adopted' SePt'ember 10th, 1901,providing for a license tax on osteopaths, 0~e. amended and reordained so as to read as follows: That each osteopath practising his profession in this city shall be required to pay alic. ens'e tax of ten dollars per ann~un, not prorated. ~. This ordinance sh~l.t be in force from its passage. - - oo0oo- - J 0 U R !'IA ~--- 0 0 I:IM 0 N O 0 U II C ! ~,. Tuesday, October 22d, 1901. A soecial meeti~ of the ConEon Council was lleld to-night ?t 8 P,M,, in the-Council cham~er for the purpose of c. onsidering and acting upo~n~ ti~e report of the Conm~ttee on Streets, whmch was submitted to Co%mOm1 October 8th, 1901; and also the amendment to said report of G.W, Cr%~m- pecker, offered as addendum thereto, asking for g~-adir~E, guttering and macadamizing of Gilmer avenue from Conm~onwealth avenue to and to take such action on the whole or any part of said report as the Co%mcil may deem expedient. Pre sent- - M~ ssrs. Canna da y, Coleman, C run.~ eck e r, Donalds on, Fi s hburn, Huff, ~ones, Kidd, ~'Snahan, Pace, I,.k. President- ll. Absent- o !:~s ers. Hart, Johnston, Le scure, 5~ys, ~hllen, Page, Renne r, Seifert, Y~i lkinson- - 9. The folloYring supplementary report of the Co~mnittee on Streets sub- n~itted on October 8th, 1901, v~as taken up, read, considered and adopted: REPORT OF THF, C0~.~:ETTEE ON STREETS. The Co~mnittee on Streets,to whom v~s referred the petition of ~;.J.Blair to permit the exchange of certain land for alley purposes, adjoining the lands of ¥Y.P.Bush and Beverly Harris, on Ernest avenue, attache.s .hereto a report from. the City Solic- itor, which sets forth the proposition, together with his recommenda- tion tl~at the agreements be acdepted and aarried into %ffect. The Com.:~.~ittee reconm~nds that the ax:rangement be approved; which is, that in consideration of the City of Roanoke releasing its claim or any ti- tle it n~y have in strip of land 12 x.42 ft. north of and adjoining lot.of W.P.Bush on Ernest avenue, and 2oining with Blair ~nm ? conveyance of ~ame to V~.P.Bush, said Bush will convey to the city a tr~angx~lar strip o.f land oft the west side of his lot, 5 feet wide at the base and rumuing to a point on Ernest avenue, so as to make the alley between ~-%~sh and Beverly Pattie' land a %miform width of 8 feet. Respectfully submitted, J.A. PISHB-U~J~, GEO. L. HART, A. %?..~SCURE, C. B. JOINS. The president announced that a considerable part of the report of the Conmdttee on Streets now to be taken up, required an expediture of money,and as there vms no appropriation remaining to the credit of the Co]m~ttee after this month, it would require 15 votes to pass any of said n~tters, and but ll members were present. On motion of I'~h-. Crumpecker all subjects in the report of the Corn- mi-tree on Streets recA~iring an ezpextiture of money or an appropriation, were ordered to lie over until the next regular meeting. I:~. Crumpecker also submitted a resolution to provide for the grad- Lk~.., guttering and n~cadamizing of Gilmer avenue fro~ Common',vealth ave- hue to I~.~orn~n Road, and n~ki~tg an appropriation of ..~,5,000 therefor, · ~;Tuich vms read and. ordered to lie over and. be considered in connection x:~ith the report of the Street Committee deferred until the next meeting. Street and i s 4. through the ~.~lrose old road at present REPORT 07 THE C0~..~.~:ETTEE 0N STREETS. The of the report considered: 1. The~petition of S.B.Carey and others o W ~~.. between ~efferson and Roanoke Street, :?e beg to say that repairs are now being made to the sidewalks,. to the street proper, it has been shaped up by grading, etc.,as the city is able to proceed at ~this time. The matter of the petition of W.K,Andrews and S.¥~., between Patterson and Campbell avenues, 'deferred for future action thereon. The Conm'~ttee has considered the resolution for opening a propertY for an approach to the County road, in use being pri.vate propertY, is soon to be following is the. portion to improve Albemarle avenue has been considered, and and as far as others to open Sth has been considered roadvmy the closed to the public, so we are infOrmed. We are of opinion that 1Vth Street is the most leasable and economical 'route. We therefore recommend that -the city engineer be instructed to grade and impro.ve 17th Street N.~V.,· between ~lrose and Staunton avenues, So as to make the 'same passable -October, 2~, 1901,- for t~vel, at a cost not exceedin~ ,~20O, c~r~eable ~o street ~el:al~s. the account of passable for (,'~. Pace moved that the n~tter of making l?th Street travel, be referred to the Street Co~dttee in connection with the City Engineer, with.power to act, and %with authority to n~ke said street passable, until an appropriation can be n~de; which vms agreed to by the follovring vote: Ayes--Cannaday,Cole~an,Crumpecker,Donaldson, Pishburn, Huff,Jones,Kidd,};dnaPmn, Pace,I:.~r President--Il. Noes--None. ) ll. The City engineer reports as follgws in the n~tter of the pur- chase of lot on Center avenue for widening street and opening alley: "In as rmach as ~ part of S.L.~yo's lot on Center avenue is re~ired for widenir~g that street, for which I agreed to pay :~-~50, and also th.at it is necessary to open a~ alley through his lot for an outlet for alley in rear,and finding] that other parties were negotiating for it with a view of exacting exorbitant danages from the city, I deemed it best af- ter consulting v~ith the chairn~n of your Committee and other Councilnmn, to purchase the entire lot 28 x 100 feet, for ~'100. After taking we require for the street and alley we .have a lot 1~ x 79 feet left, which will doubtless be v;orth as ranch as we pay for the whole. I desire, therefore, that the Cormnittee ~'rill reconm~nd to Council the ratification of my action." V!e recommend that this action on the part of the City e~Tineer be approved. (The reconm~end~tion ~v~s -adopted. ) 14. The Co,wm~ittee has Considered the q~estion of Providi~5 certain regulations governing the planting, of s~hade trees on the streets, and to provide against improper planting and the use of i~nproper trees ,- rec- onm.~nd the ~doption of the following ordinance. (An ordinance to provide for the planti.~., of shade.trees in the 'streets of the city, '~as read, considered and adopted, and is recorded at the end of these proceedi.~s.) lO. In reference to the ~resolution adopted at the meeting of Council held September 10, 1901, re~,j~iring the ?'iorfolk J~ ','?estern Railr~y Co., to pave with vitrified brick Holliday Street ~'.here said railv~ay company has placed its t_-acks-under the 'ordinance of November 7th, 1900, the Corm'mittee begs to report that they have received a letter from [:.~. L.E. _Johnson, Vice President and General I~hrm. ger of the !.lorfolk h Wes- te~u~. Railv~ay Con, any, su~.esti.~.g t.hat as the city of Roanoke has not paved any other portion of Holliday Street with pavir45 brick or. Belgian block, and has not adopted plans and specifications for inproving ad- jacent .portions of Holliday Street, tlnat the said l~orfolk ..'.: Vfestern Railv~y 'Company be allowed to n~cadamize that portion of the street over which its t.~acks run in a ,.-~nner satisfactory to tl~e City e.~ineer, it being understood that the rail%my company will pave this street with vitrified b.~c:< or Belgian blocks rzhenevre the · c~. lmas prepared its plans and specifications for the improvement of that street in that lo- cality. The Con~aittee is .of opinion .that as no part of the street has been paved with brick or Belgian block, and as it is not contem- plated at this time to improve said street in such mamuer, the contem- plated n~cadamizir~5 'of 'Holliday Street by the railv~ay con.many v~ill place said ~treet in sufficiently good condition for the purposes of the city. We therefore reconmmnd the adoption of the followir~E resolution: (A resolution permitting the Norfolk and Weste~-n Railway Con, any to macadan~ze Holliday Street instead of paving, ~as read, considered and adopted, and is recorded on next page. Ayes--Carmaday, Colera%n, Crumpe cker, Donaldson,Fi shburn, Huff, Jones, Kidd, l~inaha n, Pace, ~M. Presi dent- ll. iloes--~'~one. ) 16. In regard 'to the report of the I~.'hyor as to drainage of certain lots on Salem and Ernest avenue, and resolution for drain pipe across Tazewell avenue at Holliday Street, these n~tters have'been referred to the Committee on Sewers, .it being our opinion that both subjects come ;?ithin the ~urisdiction of that Com~.~ittee. Respecl~fully submitted, J.A. imlSHBUPJ{, GEO. L. HART, A. I~. LES(:URE, C. B. JONES. -18?~- October 22d, 1901.) T'.~E GISH FARS~-PROPOSED PURCHASE. ~. Fazff, by unanimous consent~ submitted the following resolution, which was read, considered and adopt ed: RESOLVED, That the question of purchasing the tract of land known aS the Gish Tract, to be used bY the city for' Park and Cemetery purpoSes~ be and is hereby referred to the Committee on Finance, Public and Parks, with instructions to investigate and report at lar meeting the advisability of n~kiD~ said purchase, and reco:m~endations in connection therewith as said committee The Council then, on motion, adjourned. ........ oo0oo ........ Property the. next Pegu- such otheP may deem pPop- of AN ORDINANCE to provide for the planting the city. (Adopted October 22d, 1. BE IT ORDAINED by the Con, non Council of shade trees in the streets for the City of Roanoke, That no poplar or mulberry of whatsoever variety~ shall hereafter be pernz[tted to be planted on or in any street or sidewalk of the city. In any case where a person desires to plant trees in or on the street or sidev~lk in front of premises owned by him, the trees shall be nished by the property owner, and planted at the expense of the citY, under the directions of the city engineer. Any person violating this ordinance shall be fined not exceeding ten dollars for each offense. 2. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. ........ oo0oo ........ A RESOLUTION authorizing the Norfolk & ¥;estern Railway ComPany to macadamize Holliday Street as a temporary improvement, in place of paving, as heretofore required. (Adopted October 22d, 1901. ) RESOLVED by the Comn~n Council for the City of Roanoke, That the ~orfolk & Western Railway Company be allowed to macadamize Holliday Street, from Norfolk avenue to CamPbell avenue, from curb to curb, and thereafter to maintain the same; said macadamizing to be only a tempO- x-ary improvement. RESOLVED 2, That the permission granted the Norfolk ;c Western Railv~ay Company to macadamize said Street instead of paving it, as required by the provisions of the ordinance adopted November ?th, 1900, is not to effect the provisions of said ordinance requiring 'the Norfolk & %Vestern Railv~ay Company to pave said street with vitrified bricks or Belgian blocks~ at any time the Council for the City of Roanoke may determine to have said street so paved; and that the provisions in said ordinance are to remain in full force and virtue. RESOLVED 3, That this resolution shall not take effect unless 'and until the said Norfolk & Western Railway Company accepts the same in v~iting and agrees to continue to-'be bound by the provisions of the aforesaid ordinance of November 7th, 1900, requiring it to pave from curb to curb said street, as'provided by said ~ordinance of November Tth, 1900, whenever the said Railway Company shall .be required '~ so to-do by the Council. ~' ........ oO0oo- ...... - JOURNAL---COMMON COUNCIl,. Tues.day, November 8th, 1901. THe Council met in regular session at 8 o' clock P.M., in the Council Chamber, and vas called to order by the President, Mr. R. A. Buckner. Present :--~o~ssrs. Cannaday, OOleman,Orumpecker, Fishburn,Hart, Huff, Sones Johnst on, Kidd, ~escure, ~:hys, M~All eh, Pace, Page, Rennet, Seifert, Wilkinson, ~.'PreSident-18. Absent--~ssrs.Donaldson,Minahanx2. THE JOURNAL. On motion of .Mr.. Hart'the reading of the ~ournal was dispensed with, and further on his motion it was approved. REPORT OP THE CITY-FJ~GINEER. The City Engineer submitted his monthly report, for the months of September ~and October, showing extent and lo- cations of repairs to streets, sewers,etc. He also reported that $1,296.60 had been collected 'from various parties on account of street work and paid into the city treasury. In regard to 'the City Cemetery, the City engineer reported as follows "In as ranch as the public grounds in the city Cemetery are full of graves, I recommend ~that you pass a resolution prohibiting further in- terments in the city Cemetery except in private lots." Whereupon on motion of ~. Huff it was Resolved, That in as nm~ch as the public grounds in the city-Cemetery are full of graves, that further interments in said cemetery, except in private lots, be and is hereby prohibited. 5ONTHLY REPORTS. The sician, Board of Health, were read and ordered to At the request of the monthly~reports of the City Auditor,City Phy- Keeper of Alnmhouse and Clerk of the Markets, be filed. President, N~. Seifert took the chair. PETITIONS, &c. ~. Hart presented a petition signed by J. F. Bernard and others, asking that the sewer be extended across Commonwealth ave- nue on the north side of Rutherford avenue, a distance of about 60 ft., which vas read and referred to the Committee on Sewers. Petition of Chas. E. Harris, W.H.Bowles, C.D. Keffer and others, asking that the proposed side-~alk on E~en avenue and 7th Street, be ex- tended to the West 'End School building by way of Elm and Ferdinand instead of by way of ?th Street, and stating reasons therefor, read and on motion of ~. Wilkinson ordered to lie on the the report of the-street Conndttee on that subject is con- of L. R. Hanes and others, complaining of the practical of the Street Railway line on Patterson avenue between 17th Streets,. and asking that steps be taken by the Council avenues, which were table until sidered. Petition abandonment 13th and require the street railway company to lk~rnish a serviceable schedule said line; ~ms read and on motion of ~..Buckner referred to the Com- n~ttee on Streets in conjunction with the City Solicitor. Petition of C. R. l~urrow and others, asking for better roads or Streets, from the terminus of the Cove Road at .city limits, to llth Street and Moorn~n Road, which was read and referred to on Streets. ' the Committee to on Reports REPORTS from the Committees on Finance, OF CO~:ETTEES. Petition of ~Thos' J. sewer in alley east of a distance of about '50 side,talks on 7th Committee on Sts., A'ccounts, joint report of Committees on Finance, Public ProPerty and Parks, as to Gish l~arm, reports of Committees on Fire and Water, Sewers, Streets .and~ordinances, were presented in.the ordem named, and placed ~.~ the Calendar for consi~eration. ~ .Burke and others, asking for an extension of the Jefferson Street and south of Albemarle avenue, ft'. and' agreeing to pay one-half the cost thereof ~,~s presented,read and referred to the~Committee on Sewers. Petition of A. C. F. erbee and others,, a~king that Patton avenue N.E., between 4th street and Kimball avenue be improved by.macadamizing, read and referred .tO the Committee on Streets. Mr. Johnson (verba. lly). presented .a petition as to avenue S.W., .wl}ich was Ordered to be referred to the the signed petztion to be filed with the clerk,. (November 5th, 1901. ) REPORT OF THE COI~.9;~TTEE ON PINANCE. 5~. Page, from the Committee on Finance, submitted the following report: 1. 1. The report of the city auditor shows that when the accounts for the month of 0c.tober shall have been paid the s~reet repairs appro- priation will have been overdrawn to. the amount of ~984.78, which we recon~nend shall be supplemented. .We also attach hereto a letter from the Street Committee, requesting that the sum of~;1.~ 292. 03 , recently collected and paid into the city treasury on account of work done on Streets for street railway company, and others, be appropriated account of street repairs. The Committee also recommends that done, and submits the follow~ng resolution for adoption: RESOLVED,That the sum of ~984.78, required to pay the street to the this be repai~ proceedure, the attorneys agreeing to accept for Penick the sum of in settlement of the claim, in lieu of the judgment rendered; provided, the Council will order the sum paid at once. The Committee reconm~ends that the ci.ty Solicitor be instructed to settle the claim of the judg- ment of J.D Penick vs. the City of Roanoke, by payment of said ~udgment to the amount of $425.00, at once, and without appealing the same to the higher court: And the City Auditor is hereby instructed to draw a v~rrant therefor, when so requested by the City Solicitor, chargeable to the account of Contingent. ('The reconm~endation ~as adopted by the following vote: Aye's--Canna- day, Coleman, C rump e cker, ~i shburn, Hart, Huff, Jone s, Johnston, Kidd, Les cure, ~,:~llen, Pace..Page,Renner, Seifert,Wilkinson, 5.~ President-17. Noes--0. ) ~. The Council at the last meeting reduced the license tax on oste- opaths from $25 per arn~_~_~ to $10 per annum, not prorated, pending which the petitioner for the reduction, Dr Chas Carter,had paid to the Com- missioner of Revenue, the sum of $18~ 75 fo~ the part of the year re- maining, and now asks that the sum of $8.75 be refunded to him. The Co~lnittee recommends that the city auditor be instructed to draw a war- ~ant in favor of Dr. Chas. Carter for the sum of ~8. ?~, to refund a part of the license tax paid on osteopaths at the rate of .~25 per annum, the tax having been reduced under an ordinance of Council to ~tl0 per annum; said warrant to be charged to the account of contingent. (The recommendation was adopted, Ayes--Cannaday,Cole.~an, Crumpecker, Fi shburn, Hart: Huff, Jone s, Johnston, Kidd, Le scure, }~hys, ~.~llen~ Pa Ce, Page, Rennet, Self eft :Wi].kinson,'~..~ President-18. Noes--None. ) 4o As to the petition~o~ W S.~cClanahan & Company asking that the license tax amountin~ to ~8 p~id by the 5~dgeburg Fire Insurance Com- pany, be refunded, said company having withdrawn from business in this State. we file herewith an opinion from the City Solicitor statin4E~ that he knows of no good reason why said license tax should be refunded. The Con~nittee entirely concurs with the City Solicitor in this view, and reconm~ends that the petition be refused. (The recommendation was adopted and the petition refused. ) ~° The following matters have been considered and are laid over fo~ consideration at the next meeting: (1) Report of the Public Property Conmtittee,reco~nending the pur- chase of.a site for-a city .cemetery i~ the southeastern part of the city, anG making an appropriation of ~3~000.00 therefor. ly tried in the Hustings Court, i~ which a judgment ;vas rendered in favor of the plaintiff for the sum of $500. 0v~lng to circumStances surrounding the case, the City Solicitor reconm~ends in view of the eX- pense attaching to the appeal, that the case be settled without fur~ her bills for October, over and above the appropriation, and also the sum of ~1592o05, collected on account of the street railway company and others,on account of street work, making a total of ~2, 276. 81, be and is hereby appropriated to the credit of the street repairs account; and the city auditor and city treasurer are hereby directed to make entries on their books accordingly. (The resolution was adopted by the following vote, Ayes--Cannaday, Coler~n: Crumpecker~ Fishburn, Hart ,Huff, Jones, JoY, st on, Kidd, Lescure, ~,~ullen: Pace ~ Page, Rern~er, Seifert, V;ilkins on, ~ President-- l?. Noes--O: ) 2. The Con~nittee files herewith a communication from the City 'Solic- itor in regard to the suit of J.D Penick vs. the City. of Roanoke,recent- -1876- ~November 5th, 190lo ) (2) The petition ofj.~the Board of ~,,~nagers of the Crittenton Hon~, as~i~g that the s~.of ~500 per a~m be appropriated ~or the aid of said institution by the city. (S) The reqnest o~ the Se~er Go--tree for an appropriation of ~,600 to build sewer in Section 8. Respectfully ~b~tted, ~. C. PAGE, ~ A FIS~~ REPORT 0F T~ C0~,~TTEE 0N ACCOUI~S. ~. ~rt, ffrom the Co~ttee on Accounts, sub~tted the ffo[~ov~l~ report: The Co~ttee on Accounts ~ e~n~ and approved under appropriate heads as sho~ below, the ffo~lov~ accounts and clair~ against the city ffo~ the month off 0ctobe~, ~90l',and reco~nd t~t they be approved by Counci~ and certified to the city audito~ and city treasurer and ordered to be paid: Cri~ml c~rges .... ~ 6.00 Street Cleaning, ...... ---~ 75.42 94.00 Stationery & Printi~ 43.22 4~5.87 Sallies [, 223.47 75.50 Hea~th, 323.~1 [~0. l0 Wate~ 44.90 [,088.6~ ~blic Property 95.43 [, ~86. ~6 Con~ s s ions, 34.52 · 02.28 Continent, 98.48 2, [20. [0 Roanoke' Hospita~ 83.34 Tota~ ........ -~"7,220'j 5~ Elections Fire Insurance, Jail Light s, Police, Paup e r s, Street Repairs, 2. The report of the Police Department shows lights found out and not bur~ng' for the month of October, 1901, 1350 hours and 5 minutes, n~king ~2~.00 to be deducted from the light account for the month of November, which the city auditor is hereby directed to adjust. Respectfully submitted, GEO. L. HART, P.W. H]JFF, JAS. D. ~0~STON. The report of the Committee on Accounts v~s adopted, Ayes--Cannaday, Colenmn,~, ~u~mpe cker, Fi shburn, Hart; PS~ff, ~ones, ~olu~st on, .Kidd L'es cure, ~hys ~,hllen, Pace, Page, Renner, Seifert, %~iLkinson, Mr. Presi dent- 18'. Noes--None. t THE GISH_FARM,. REPORT 0F C0t~TTEES ON RINANCE: PUBLIC PROPERTY AND 'PARKS AS TO-PURCHASE OF. ~'m. Wilkinson, from the joint Conm%ittees.. on Finance, Public Property and'Parks, submitted a report and resolu- tion, providing for the pur. chase of said property, and accepting the .option obtained by ~as'P. Woods from K.~rs. N.E.Gish, and proposition of Jas. P. Woods to .sell said land to the city for the sum of ~lO,O00: provided,the title to said land is 'satisfactory,and the city has the right under the charter provisions to make said Purchase, and instruct- ing the city Solicitor to e~mine the title to said land, and see that the proper conveyance is nmde,which %was read. ~,~r. Buckner moved to amend' the resolution by adding the following: Resolved Further, That in case the city decides to purchase said land that the city engineer be instructed to make the necessary outline survey; which was agreed to. " ~.'M. Coleman presented a petition signed-by S.H.Heironin~s & Co., and others, asking that the'city purchase said property for park purposes. ~lr. Crumpecker offered an amendment to resolution,as reported, pro- viding t_hat the purchase be made,and, that cash be paid only for such sum as may be required, and that the Council undertake to secure such legislation as nay be necessary to enable the city .to issue bonds for the purchase of said property and improvement thereof, and from the proceeds-of the sale thereof to refund to the general fund of the city the amount p.aid f~or the cash payment, and the balance to be used for'the deferred payments and ultimate improvement and mainter~nce of · said park. · On motion of Mr. Johnston the amendment proposed by Mr. Crumpecker · %was. laid on the table. On]notion of Mr. Fishburn , Waller P. Huf. f, who was present~ was -permitted to address the Council on the subject, which he did, in 'opposi~tion to the proposed purchase of the Gish Farm. ,-,18'77~, (November Sth, 1901. ) On mo~ion of ~.~. Nh~s the resolution w~.s amended by providing that the purchase price of ~10,000 shall be pazd in 'cash. ~. Hart moved that when Council, it adjourn to meet on Friday night the 8th inst, and that the further consideration of this matter be de- ferred until that time; which motion was rejected. The Council then proceeded to vote on said report, which is as follows The Committees on Finance, Public Property and Parks, to whom was jointly referred the proposition to sell to the city of Roanoke the Gish Farm, on Roanoke River, .in the city limits, begs to repor~ that they have held a meeting and considered said matter. We attach hereto an option by KCr. Jan~s P. Woods, good until November 10, 1901, in which he prop.o, ses to-sell or convey the said property to the city, for the sum of .~lO,O00, upon the conditions therein named being agreed to by the city° These conditions are that Mrs. Gish be allowed to move cer- tain shrubbery and flowers from the yard and garden of the residence; to remove the bodies from the family grave yard and fence around same, and all ~,rlre from the inside division fences,and also to remove negro shanty on the northeast-corner of said property. ~. Woods secured this option at the request of certain members of Council, at a cost of $£$: and if the property is 'purchased by the city this cost will have to be paid. The value of this land for 'the purposes of a Park, ceme- tery, or such other purposes as the city may desire,, is well knov~n to all the members of Council. The tract contains 60 acres~ with a large frontage on Roanoke River, and extending to high, cater mark on the oppo- site bank. This land will steadily increase in 'value,and even if it be left lie without any improvements of any kind, there cannot possibly be any loss to the city in making the purchase. After careful consid- eration of the n~tter, the Co~aittee reconm~ends that the purchase be made, and submits the following resolution for adoption: RBSOLVED, That the City of Roanoke hereby accepts the proposition of James Po Woods; and option of ~:~s. N.E.Gish to sell to the city the tract of~ land, containing 60 acres more or less, kno;.m as the Gish _Warm, lyi~ on Roanoke River, in the limits of the city, for the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars,cash; provided, the title to said land is satisfactory, and the city has the right under the charter provisions to make said purcha s e. Resolved Further, T_hat the City Solicitor be and is hereby instructed to e>~amine the title to said land, and see that the proper conveyance of same is made to the city. Resolved Further, That in case the city decides to purchase said land that the City Engineer be instructed to make the necessary outline survey. Respectfully submitted, ~.H.I?ILKINSO;~, '~AS.D. ~O~{~STOi.~, S. B. PA CE, J.A. PI SMBUP2'~, P. ~J,". HUFF, G. tV. CRUI'~E C KF.R, ~.C .PAGE. The question was taken on the adoption of said report,and it was rejected by the following vote: Ayes--Caztnaday;Coleman, Crumpecker, Fi shburn, ~tff, ~one s, ~ohns t on, B. hys, Pa ce, Pa, ge, Se ire rt, Vet lkins on, Buckner-13. Noe s- -Hart, Kidd, Les cure, ~hllen, Renner-- 5. ~","'~.Buckner changed his vote to "Nay" for the purpose of moving a reconsideration of the vote just taken, which he did, and the question ~s accordingly reconsidered, and the report again laid before the Council. On motion of ~. Buckner it ~was ordered that when the Cotu~cil ad- journs it shall be to meet on Friday night at 8 o'clock, the 8th inst., at ;~hich time the consideration of said report shall be made a special order. ?.~. Crumpecker gave notice that he would at the special meeting on Friday night next,introduce the same resolution which he had introduced to~might in regard to said purchase,and which was laid on the table. On mot.~on of ~',.~. Buc~ner the Council then adjourned. JOURNAL.--COMMON COUNCIL. Friday.~November 8~ 1901. The Council met at 8 o'clock P.M., pursuant to adjourmnent Present-- ~,Ms srs. Cannaday, Coleman, C rumpecke r, Dona lds on, Fi s hgurn, Hart, Huff, Jones i Jolmst on, V.e scure, ~ys, ~nahan, M~llen-, Pac e, Page, Renner, Sei- fert .~ Wilkinson, Mr, President- 19. Absent.-- ~. Kidd. Rrm. t~.ckner, . the President of Co~acil,in the chair. On motion of R~. Seifert the special order v~s for the present diS- pensed with, and reports on the' Calendar taken up for 'consideration. REPORT OF THE CO~TTEE ON FIRE AND WATER. ~.Lescure, from the Committee on Fire and Water, subn~tted the following report: The Conmnittee on Fire and Water has been requested by the Fire Dept. Board and Chief of the Fire Dept., to consider and recommend the ques- tio~ of providing a new hose wagon for the ~unior Hose Company. The wagon now in use is about worn out and becomes disabled on nearly every trip ~o a fire. The hose wagon of the Friendship Fire Company is in need of repairs also,as the body and frame are both in bad shape:and ¥~ill have to be attended to at once. The Committee therefore reoom-. mends the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the Chief of the Fire Departmen~ b'e..and is hereby in- structed to prepare specifications for the constm~cti0n of a hose wagon for the 2unior Hose Company, and bids to be obtained therefor from lo- cal ~,~anufacturers and others,and when bids are so obtained, that the Com~ mittee on Fire and Water be and is hereby authorized to av~rd the con- tract for building said hose wagon to the best advautage of the city. RESOLVED F~RTHER, That the Conm~ttee on Fire and Water be and is hereby authorized to have the hose ~agon of the Friendship Fire Company repai.~'ed at such time as 'the same can be dispensed with from the set.- vice of the department. The Committee estimates that the cost oi' the new wagon and repairs to the Friendship wagon will. not exceed Respectfully submitted, P. W. HUFF, JAS. D. JO?H:~STON, S. B. PACE, A. Wo LE. SCb~E. The report was adopted, Ayes--Cannaday,Co!en~n, Cm~npecker,Fishburn, Hart ,.Huff, ~ones, Johns t on, Lescure, ~¢,~ ~han, ~¢~ll eh, Pac e, Page, R emuer, S ei- fert, ~ilkinson, ~ President- 17. Noes--None. REPORT OF TME. ~O~'~.:~TTEE ON SEWERS. N~.Seifert,from the Co:'maittee on Sewers, submitted 'the following report: Jolm White and o~thers,, ownir~g proper, tY on the south side of ~Yells avenue, between Jefferson ~nd Henry Streets, complain of hydrant and v~sh mater' r~nning off the alley in front of ~ordan's Row, and running onto their premises. The' Conmmittee having made a persor~l examination of the premises ,'finds that the greatest trouble is caused by the lots between said alley, and the avenue, being lower than the sewer in the Street. This trouble can 0nly be remedied by fillinE in one of these lots and running a pipe from the alley to the sewer in Wells avenue. We therefors recommend .that when any of the property owners fill one or ~more ~of said'lots so. that the city c. an .lay a pipe, then that the City Engineer be instm~cted to. lay a pmpe so as to carry off this water, the distance being about 150 feet, at a cost not exceeding $75°00. The report was adopted, Respectfully. submitted, S.P.SEIFERT, 17, unanimous, by same vote as : C.M. KIDDt~ last above, recorded. :" A.B. COV~W..~AN, P.W. HUFF. REPORT OF TH~ CO~'~'ETTgE ON ORDI;CANCES. ~/~.Coleman, from the Commit~ tee on Ordinances, submitted~ the following report: Your COmm.~ttee on Ordinances, to whom was referred the matter of n~king such revision to the building laws of the city as may be neces- sary to. prohibit the erection .of improper and unsafe buildings and the employment of improper .materials, begs to repor:t'' t~hat they have had the matter under consideration,and have referred the question to the City Solicitor and City Ep~ineer. to prepare such ordinance as nay be neces- sary to remedy the. defects, upon which this Committee will report at a subsequent meeting. Respectfully submitted, A. B. COT.E~N, A .A. CANNADA Y, ~¢. ~ RE~ER, G.W. CRU~.~ECKER -].879- (November 8th, 1901. ) REPORT OF ThME. CO~,~STTEE ON STREETS. 5'~. Fi shburn, from the Commit~ tee ol': Streets~ submitted the following report: 1. The petition of L.0bernM~er and others: complaining of a nuisance created in front of their premises on the west side of Nelson Street, near ~¢arket Square, caused by wagons attending the markets, was re-- ferred to this Conm~ttee, and as this is a matter which should properly come within the province of the police regulations, we recommend tl~at the n~tter be referred to the ~yor, for such action as he nay deem proper. (The reconm~ndation was adopted. ) 2~ The petition of S.S.See and others, for the in~rovement of Third Street N.E. ,has been considered and laid over for future investigation. 3~ The Conm~ttee ttaches hereto a letter from L.E.Johnson:Gen. 5~n. of the Norfolk Jc Western Ry. Co. ,in regard to the in~rovement of Holli- day Street between Norfolk avenue and Campbell avenue. ~.,.~. Johnson re- quests that the city perform the work at the expense of the rail';my company,and suggests in connection there'~ith that if slag can be used in the place of macadam, and the co~..~any be allowed to haul the curbing f~ee of charge,tkat a saving can be effected. After consultation %with the City ED~ineer, we are advised that slag for the foundation can be used? but that the covering should be the finer macadam produced by the c),m~sher,and that otherwise the proposition of the railway company be accepted. We therefore recommend that the City Engineer be authorized to perform the work of n~cadamizing Holliday Street,between Norfolk avenue and Campbell avenue, at the expense of the rai.].way Company,and to arra~e with said company for the delievery and furnishing of such ~terials in connection therewith as he may deem proper; and the City ED~ineer is also authorized to use slag as a foundation for such mac- adam, such slag to be furnished and delievered 'by ~the railway company on ~he ground. ~'Vhe recommendation v~s adopted, Ayes--Cannaday. Coleman, Crun~ecker, Fi shburn. Hart: Huff: jones, Johnston: Les cure: ~D. y s, ~;,~ r~han, ~.~ll en ~ Pace, Page Rermer: Sei fert ,Wilkins on, D~. President- 18. Noes--None. ) q.. We attach hereto a letter from the City Engineer,in which he re-. quests permission to close the alley r%%rnning through the city stables lots recently purchased, from the alley on the south to Rorer avenue. Said alley proposed to be closed is of no public benefit,and the Com- mittee reconMnends that it be closed,and the City Engineer is~hereby di- rected to c].ose the same, in order to throw all the lots for city sta- ble purposes into one enclosure. (The reconm~ndation was adopted. ) 5. The city engineer reports that the sum of ~1,-29 2. 03 l-~s been col- lected from the Street Railway Company and others, for and on account of the improvement of streets,and that there is yet 'due by the Street Railw?.y Company, which will be paid in November, the sum of $1,000. .We have requested the finance Comn~ttee to mare a~ appropriation of the amounts so paid in to the credit of the Street RePairs account. 6o We have referred the question as to whether the alley between Wells and Gilmer avenues,and between Jefferson and Henry Streets, is a private or public alley, to the City Solicitor for' his opinion, the subject _having arisen on complaint of the property o',whets adjacent as to the condition of said alley. Respectfully submitted, J. A. PIS..U~URN, C. B. JOULES; GEO. L. HART, J. C. PAGE. REPORT OF T~ CO~,.~E~'~TTEE ON STREETS--IR',-rF. INISHED BUSI!:~SS. The follov;- lng r~tters in the report of the Committee on Streets; subr~.tted to Council October 8, 1901, and deferred~ were taken up for conside~-ation. 3. A report and resolution providing for tl~e. construction of a slag side%wa!k on Elm avenue and 7th Street~ and acquirement of lot at .Tth Street and Elm avenue for the extension of said st~'eet; %~as read in O'or~%ection v~th a petition from citizens, asking that the route be changed from 7th Street to Ferdir~nd avenue; whereupon· on motion of ~,:~. Huff the resolution v~s amended by eiin,~nating the proposition to purcbase a lot for the extension of 7th Street, and changing the route from 7th Street to Ferdinand and lOth Street. -188C- (November 8th~, 1901. ) ~. Crumpecker moved that the proposition be referred back to the Committee' to decide upon what route the ~alk shall be laid; which vms rejected. The amendment proposed by ~. }luff was then agreed to. The question belgie on the adoption of the resolution as amended, on motion of ~...~. Page the whole matter v~s recon~mitted to the Committee on Streets to ascertain the cost,and just where the %talk shall be laid. 6o The Comn~.ttee recom~aends that the City Engineer be instructed to put in plank crossings in the southeast section as follows: two crossings over 9th Street at Jamison avenue and Bullitt avenue: one crossir%E over Dale avenue at 8th Street: the cost of the three not to exceed ,,~,~5: charEeab].e to the account of street repairs. (The recon~nendation was adopted, Ayes--Cannaday, ColenRn~Cru~ecker, Dona id s on, Fi shburn, Har t, Huff, Jone s. Jolms t on ~ Les cure, i,/a y s: Iv~ naha n.~ 5.i?, ll eh, Pace, Page, Retorter, Sei fert ;Wilkinson~ ?.:%~ President- 19 ~' . . ~,.oes---None. ) A resolution by ~::~, C~un~pecker, prgviding for the improvement of Oilmer avenue, at a cost of ~5:000: v~s read at tlzis juncture, which %was previously submitted and ordered to be considered in conjunction with the report of the Street 6ommittee; whereupon ~:'.m, Crurmpecker moved tl~.t the ren%~inder of the report, includi~ his resolution: be adopted as whole; vdmich ,;~s rejected, Ayes--Cru. mpecker:Dona].dson.:Hart'.~ ~ones, 5~ys .~ ~nahan., l~%~ll en: Pac e, Rennet- 9. Noes-- Cam~aday, C clench, Fi shburn, Huff~ a'ohuston. Lascure. Page: Self err W~ ]kinson. l:.~' Pres~ dent-lO ~ ~.~ moved to amend the resolution so as'to include the sidevalk heretofore proposed on the north side of Wells avenue~ from Jefferson to 8th S~reet. Mr. Seifert in the chair. ~.'k. Pace moved that the amendment proposed by R'h-. Hart be referred to the Conm~ittee on Streets; which vas agreed to. ~'. Coleman submitted a reso].ution amendment to the resolution re- ported fron: the Con,r?,*~,,uee, providi~z fox~ the construction of certain sidev~alks on Canlobell avenue, between Nelson ,2 Myers and J.H i'.,'hrsteller, and between S.H.Heironim~s $:' Con.many and Rosenbaum Brothers: 'and also between the old Times Buildi~lg and cement walk west thereof, the three pieces making a total of 225 feet, at a cost of about ,;?200; which amendment v~s, on motion of ~;~. tk~ckner, referred to tl~e Cormnittee on Streets~ with instructions to report' at the next meeting of Council, Ayes 15, Noes 2, not voting 2. The resolution as reported by the Co~rmittee vms then read as follows: RESOLVED, That the bid 5f Patrick Foy to constr~act brick sidevmlks on Con~nonwealth avenue, between Wells avenue and Rutherford avenue,here- tofore received; be and is hereby accepted, for the sum of 47 cents per lineal foot: under the plans and specifications heretofore prepared by the city engineer; and the city solicitor is hereby instr%~cted to pre- pare the necessary contract and bond. And in case said Poy declines or refuses to accept said contract (his certified check havi~lg been re- leased) the city engineer is instructed to proceed with the work of constr,~,cti~_%~ said sidev~lk, in accgrdance with the specifications therefor.~ at a cost not e);ceeding ,'.,;600. 00 ~ chargeable to the account of street repairs. RESOL~D ~JRTMER: Tt~at the City Engineer be and is hereby instructed to construct brick sidev~lks on the south 'side of Church avenue,between Jefferson Street and Randolph Street, and on both sides of First St. S.E., from the ~'~rket S¢Bmre to Church avenue,in accordance with plans and specifications _.~r~tofore prepared (e.liminati_n~% therefrom the pro- posed sidev~lk on the north side of Church avenue between First Street and Randolph Street); bids f°r which have heretofore, been advertised fo]:, ]:eceived and rejected. The cost ~_ll be' about ~630, as per former estimate of the ci. ty engineer, chargeable to Street repairs. (The resolution v~s adopted, Ayes--Cannaday~ Colenmn. Crun~pecker:Don- alds on, Fi shburn, Hart, Huf f, jone s, Johns t on: Les cure, ~¢ays .~ [fR nahan, Dall en, Pac e, Re~mer, Sci fert, Wi ].kins on, ~,~~ . Pres ideflt- 18.· Noes--Page . ) Co R. H. -~ood~am desires to lay a cement sidewalk in front of his premises on 13th Street S.¥;. ,and proposes that if the city will perform the work tlmt he %~Rll furnish all the materials. The City Engineer -1881- (November 8th, 1901. ) recomnmnds that %he proposition be 'accepted. V;e recommend that the Ci~.y Engineer be instructed to perform the work, provided: }~r~ YToodrum will furnish all the ~terials; the costs of such labor to be char~ed to the street repairs account. (The reco~-~ndation vms rejected, Ayes--Oan~day,C~mpecker,Pis~rn, Huff 5~!len-- 5~ Noes--Cole~n~ Do~ldson~ ~rt, Jones, ~o~ston~ Lesoure~ ~%~ys :, ~inahan~ Pace ~ Page,Re~er~ Se~ fert ~lV~lKlnson~ D~' ' ' ' -President.' - !~: ) 9, ¥;e are informed by the City E~ineer t~t ~,,~essrs.A.5~.Helson and ~%~.P~ndy propose to ~ul ~cadam from the ~ar~y and deliver the same on Kirk av~ue~ between Jefferson Street and Nelson Street, provided the city will grade the street and l~y the ~cadam. The City E~ineer states t~t the costs will be very s~ll, as the 6radi~ can be done with ~he chain ga~. As this street is in bad condition, we reconm]end that the proposition be accepted,and t~t the city engineer be inst~ct- ed to perform the work. And we further reco~%end t~t the same prop- osition be extended to Kirk avenue between Helson and Randolph Streets: and t~t if the parties interested ~ll ~ul the ~cadam necessary for i~orovinE t~t portion of Kirk avenue, t~t the city engineer be inst~%~cted to ]mve it ].aid also. The costs to be c~rged to street re- pairs account,. ~The recon~endation %~s adopted: Ayes--C~aday,Oole~n~C~ecker~ Do~n].ds on: Fi shburn, Hart, Huff, Jone s, Jobnst on~ Les cure, ~.hys, ~.~5 r~h~n ~ 5~llen, Pace Pags~R~.~n,.. ~Seife~,¥;i!kinson,~ President-19 Noes--None. ) ].(~ Concerni~d the improvements in progress on lS~h Street and Ca~obe].l aveD3~e S~W., the city engineer reports t~t in order to protect the ~cadam~it ~].l be necessary to lay cobble ~tters on the west side of 1Sth Street f~om Cleveland avenue to Campbell avenue:and on the south ~ide of Qampbell avenue from l~th to lSth Streets~ the cost of which ~,~i].l be ~00~ We reco~end that the City Engineer be instn~cted to have the ~tters put in~ at a cost not to excee'd $~00: chargeable to street repsirs account. (The reconm~ndation v~s adopted, Ayes--Ca~day, Cole~n:C~.~ecker, Don~. ~_.~ d. s on~_ . Fi. shbu._~n. ~ ~rt ,.Huff, Jones ~ Jo~st on, ~~, ~hys, I~ nahan ~ ~,ful leo, Pace ~ Page ~ Renner~ Seifert ,V;ilkinson, I;,5- President- 18. Not votim~-Lescure. ) i2~ Con,oe~J.~ the condition of 6t~ Street !~.W., betv;een She~ndoah avenue and the-~i!road,~vhere sta~nt vmter is standi~ in the Street, to the aonno~noe of the community, .we reco~nend t~t the city em~ineer ~[o Yd]at ~s necessary by filli~ or d~ini~ to relieve the situation. The cos~'to be'c~rged to street repairs account. (The reco~ndation %~s adopted, Ayes 19, u~nimous. ) !3. ..... Pro~a=~tv~,~_ _~ o%q%ers on .the south side of Highland avenue between Jef.fe~'son.and First Streets,S.W.:desiri~ to p~nt s~de treeS,we are informed by the city engineer t~t this ca~ot be done until cobble ~tters ~ve been laid. -The. cost of t~is work %';ill 'be :~60. We recon~ ]nend that t~e city em~ineer be instructed to lay cobble ~tters on the south side of Highland avenue,between Jefferson Stre~ and First St ;~.. · S~¥;:, at a cost not exceedi~ 960, c~geable to street repairs account. (The recom_mendation v~s adopted: Ayes--Cad, day, COlen~n,C~n~ecker, Do~ ldson~ Fi shbur, n, F~rt, Huff~ Jone s, ~o!mst on~ Les cure, ~.;ays, ~ ~h~n, Pace... Page, Re--er, Self err ,~ilkinson, };~. President- 19. Noes--None ~ ) ~ The amendment to the report, proposed by ~,~. B~n~ecker, pro- vidin~ for the i~r0vement of Gilmer avenUe, and n~ki~ ~n ~ppropria- tion of ~ ~=:O00 therefor, v~s read, whereupon on motion~of ~m. ~ckner the same was refe~red to the Co~ttee on Streets. · PETIT~O~.~ _W0R_ SEI~R E)~ENSI0~. Petition of H. T. ~11, aski~ t]~t the se¥~er be extended so as to accommodate his property on the east side of Ros. noke St. 66 ft~ south of Albe~rle avenue, by buildi~ a line from the sewer in s~id ~venue or from the alley south thereof~ and agreei~ on the~ co~oletion said extension to pay his part of the cost: accordi~ to the frontage of his property. ~;m~ P~e moved to refer said petition to the se%~ze~ Cor~ttee with power to act, %~;hich ~s rejected by the follo%~ vote, Ayes--Cole~n, ~ff: Jo~ston~ 5~ys, 5-~llen, Page, Self eft- 7. Noes--Can~day,C~ecker, Do~lds on ~ Fi shburn, ~rt Jones, Lescure, ~~n, Re,er, ~i lkins on, ~. Pres- ident- 11. Not votl~-Pace. -1882- (November 8th, 1901.) The petition of H.T.Hall vms then referred to the Sewer Committee on motion of .%Ir. Hart, for its conSideration. GISH FAR~P- PROPOSED PURCHASR OF. The Council took under considera- tion the report 'of the joint Committee on ?inance, Public Property and Parks, providing for the purchase of the Gish ~ar,which report is rec- orded on Page 1877 of the Journal.. ~.'~c. Huff req~tested t.hat pern~ssion be granted to certain citizens who were present,to address the Council in relation to the purchase oT the Gish Farm, to which objections were raised'by ~,"~. ~hllen and ~:~. Page. After- some discussion of the report, ~:~. Donaldson moved' to amend the resolution therein contained, by. providin~ that the part of said land to be retained by the city' shall be retained for park and arm~se- ment purposes only; he being advised that if purchased it would probably be the intention 'of the city to sell off a portion for building lots, and the 'intent of 'his amendn~nt being to prohibit any part of said land being used for .'cemetery pUrposes. T. he. eanendment vms agreed, to by the following vote, Ayes--Cammday, Colen.~n, Donalds on,'Fi shburn, Huff,Jones, ~ohnst on, ~ys, Pac e, Seifert, Wi 1- kinson, ~.~ PreSident- 12. Noes,-Crumpecker,Hart, .~.escure, ~.Km~lmn, ~,~llen, Page, Renn~r- ~. The 'questiOn was then taken on the adoption of the report, providi~!g for the purchase of the Gish ?arm, and it vms rejected by the follo~'z- ing vote: Aye s-- C am~aday, C.olen~n, Crun~p ecker, Dom~lds on, ~i shburn, Huff, ~one s, Jotmst on, .~:hys, Pace, Page, Seifert, ~ilkins on, ~k Presi dent~ - 14. Noes-- Hart, .~e s cure, ~i na ban, [.~tl en' Rennet-' 8. Before ~the above' vote was announced, ~. Huff changed his vote to ~Nay" for the purpose of moving' a reconsideration, and the vote xms then remounted, Ayes 13, Noes 6. So the report was rejected. ~ Huff moved a reconsideration of the vote by '.~;hich the report had been rejected. The reconsideration v~s agreed tO. ~.~r~ Huff moved to refer the q~estion of the purc~hase of tI~e Gish Farm to the finance Committee .with the request t~h~t they repost to- night, some p~an by which the purchase can be effected. l~,'h:: Lescure moved that the _W. inance Co~uittee be req~ested to issue a Pr0clan~tion to the freehold voters of the city to vote on the question of iSsuing bonds for the purchase of said m~m~k~ Gish ..Warm. Ii~. C~.n~ecker m0ved..thnt the Council adjourn to ~et tomorx-ow night for the purpose of .considering this question. .~'c~ Wi-lkinson.moved that the members of each vmrd select a repre- sentative 'from among their number, and the representatives so selected to const'±tUte .a committee-,' of. which the President of Council s~ll be exofficio a member of said committee, and that this subject be referred to them ~-~_t!i instructions to report to Co~mcil.. k~r.. Huff vrithdrevz _his mormon, and pending the consideration of the other motions, nOne .of which v~s put -to a vote, 0~ motion of ~;~'~. page the Co~mcil adjourned ','-rithout day. JOURNAL--COMMON COUNCIL. ~riday, November?lSth, 190i~ A special meeting of the Common ~uncil was held .tonight in the Council Chamber for .the following purposes: First, To consider and act upon the question of tlle purchase' of the Gish Farm for the use of the city,and to take such other and furthe~ action in respect to said~matte~ as the Council may deem expedient, Second, To consider and act upon the report from the. Committee on. Streets in regard to the exchange of certain land for the purpose of straightening 10th Street S.W. ,between Rorer avenue and Salem avenue~ Present: ~'~s srs. Cannaday, Coleman, Crumpecker, Donaldson, Fi shburn, Hart Huff, Jones, Jo)ms t on, Le scure, Mays, ~!mllen, Pace, Page, Seifert ,Wilkinson, ~r. President---17. Absent--~ssrs.Kidd,~'~nahan, Renner--S. ~r. Buckner,the President of Council in the chair. The Council proceeded to the consideration of the-nRtter of the pur-~ chase of the Gish Farm, and the amended report of the Committee under consideration when the Council last adjourned, ~v~s read. M~. Sei fert offered the following amendment thereto.: Resolved further, That a special appropriation of Ten Thousand Dol- lars be and is hereby made for the purpose of payinE the' purchase price of said farm;and the city auditor is hereby directed to make entries on _his books accord.ingly. The amendment ~was agreed to, Ayes--Cannaday,ColenRn, Crumpecker,Don- alds on, Fi shburn, Huff, Jones, Johnston, ~eE~E, ~hys, Pace, Page, Seifert, Wi 1- kinson, l.~. President --14. Noes--Hart,~Allen, 2; Not voting--~escur~e. ~. Lescure offered a further amendment to the resolution.as amended, providing that the Council .re quest ~the General Assembl~ to ~ass an act authorizinE the Council to mssue 4~ bonds to the amount of ~25,000 for park and cen~tery purposes, and submit the same to a vote of rati- fication or rejection by the freehold voters;and in case of.ratifica- tion, the purchase price of said GisH Farm to be returned to the City Treasury from the proceeds of such sale,and the residue used fort.park improvement and cemetery purposes; and in case of rejection by the freehold voters,tha.t said Gish Farm be sold at auction or otherwise, as the Council may direct, to the best advantage of the.city; which amendment v~s read; considered and agreed to. The question~was 'then taken on the adoption ~of the report as amended, and the same was agreed to by the following vote: Aye s-- Cannaday, C olema n, C z'umpeck er, Donalds on, Fi shburn. Hart, Huff, Jones, jolLus t on, Le scure, Mays, Pace, Page, Seifert, Wilkinson, ~r ~ Pr~ sid ent-- 16. No e s-- ;~t~llen. REPORT OF JOINT C0~IKTTEE ON FI_~IANCE' PUBLIC PROPERTY AND PARES. The Conmnittee. on Fiuance, Public Property and.Parks,to whom was joiStly referred the proposition to sell to ~the City dfI Roanoke the Gish tract of land on Roanoke River,and ~within~ the city limits,begs to report that they _have held a meeting and considered _said matter, We attack. hereto an option by ~. Jas. P.Woods,. good until Nov. 17.~h, 1901, in which he proposes to sell or convey said property to the city, for the sum of ~i~lO,000,upon the conditions therein named being agreed to by the city. These conditions are that ~rs.Gish be allowed to move certain shrubery and flowers from the yard and garden of the residence;~ to move the bod- ies from the fancily grave yard and fence around same~.and all wire from the inside division fences,and also to remove negro shanty on the north- east corner of said property. ~-~.. Woods .secured this option as the re- quest of certain members of Council at a cost of $25,and if'the' prop- erty is purcl~sed by the city this cost will have to be paid. The value of this land for the purposes of a park,cemetery,or such other purposes as the city may desire,is welt~known to all _the--members of Council. The tract contains 60 acres with a large frontage on Roa- noke River, extending to high-water mark. on the 'OpposLte ~bank..~ This land will steadily increase in value,and if it be.~left lie .witHout improve- n~nts of.aDy .kind,there cannot ~possible be a ~ ___.ny loss to the city in - 1884- (November After careful consideration of the matter,the Gonmmittee recommends that the.-purchase be. made,and-submits the fo~llowi .ng"~esolution for adop- tion, (as amended). - RESO_V~VED, That the City of Roanoke hereby aCcepts-the option of Mrs. N. E. G±sh, 'and Proposition of' Jas. P. Woods,to sell to' said city the tract of land,containing 60 acres more or less, known as the Gish Farm, lying'on Roanoke Ri'vet, in the limits of the City, for the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars, cash; provided, the title to said land'is satis- factory,'and the cit'y'has the right under the charter Provisions to n~ke said. purchase. RESOLVED FURTHER, That the city Solicitor be and is hereby instructed to examine ~ the- title to said land,and see that the proper conveyance of same is n~de to the city. RESOLVED FURTHER,That in case the city decides to purchase said land that the city Engineer be instructed, to make the necessary outline suryey. · · RESOLVED FURTHER, That in case said land is purchased,that 'the part to be retained shall be used' and retained f0'r park and an~sement pur- -poses only. -RESOLVED _WURT~R, That a special appropriation of Ten Thousand Dol- lars. be and is hereby n1~mde for' the purpose of~ paying off the purchase. price of said' farm; and the city auditor is hereby directed to make en- tries on his books' accordir~ly.- .- RESOLVED FURTHER,That whereas, it has ibeen generally expressed by the members-of this Council that the citizens of this city desire a ~public. park and cemetery for the benefit of..~the people; and Whereas, we know from past experiences that the' resOurces of the city will not allow or permit the purchase,i~proving and n~intenance of a public park and cemetery, in the n~nney in which they should be conducted or nRin- tain~d, therefore BE IT RESOLVED,That this Council hereby requests' the next General 'Assembly, which convenes, in the city of Richmond' on the first I,f, onday -in 'December,. to pass an act (whiCh act shall be drawn by the City So- licitor and submitted to this Council for approval) auth6rizing this ~.ouncil to issue prak and c~metery improvement bonds to the amount of 0i~25.,000,be.a.r~ng_~ ~nterest at the rate-of 4~ 'per annum, and of the denomi- -nation of $25,$50 and $100 each,, to be used' for. the purpose of purchas- ing, improving and mainta, ining a public, park and cemetery only; and the said act to further provide that within sixty days from the passage thereof, the. ~reehold voters of the'city of Roanoke shall be required to vote on the question of the issuance of said bonds as in said act provided; and i~ case the freehold voters 'ratify the issuance of said bonds.: the amount of purchase money paid for the Gish--Farm shall be refunded to the City Treasury.from the proceeds of such sale; and in case of the rejection of such bond. issue 'by the freehold voters, then said Gish Farm shall.be sold by the city at public auction, or otherv~ise, to the best advantage of the city,~ as 2he COuncil may direct. - - oo0oo- REPORT OF THE C0~..~TTE~, ON STREETS. "~. Fishburn, from the Conm~[ttee on Streets~ submitted the following report: '- ' To the..Common Council for the Ci.t'y of Roanoke: The attention of the Committee on Streets has been called to an off- · set. in Tenth Street, between Rorer avenue and Salem avenue, S.W., which changes the' course of the Street about ll or 12 feet. ~f~. ~V. I,~. Gray- bill cyrus .the ·land on. both sidss Of this street~and through error built _his house .to conform'to-direct lin~s, and "not as the land was originally ~aid out,J-the-consequence being that a part of the house has been built in the Street; but' fOrtunm.~Y for-~'~. Gr~mybill and the city as well, he ov~ed the .land, as above stat.ed, on both"sides of the street, and (Nowember~ 15th, 1901.) he now proposes to convey to the city a strip of land about the v~idth on the opposite side of the Street, in considerations, of the abandoning or conveying to him a strip of land on the side of the street ~n which he has built of like dimensions, so as ko place his house entirely on his own land,and also to straighten the street~ The average width of these strips of land is ll and 12 feet, and the Com- mittee recom~uends that the proposition be accepted,and that the exch~.~ge of the land be n~de between ~.~,~.Graybill and the City of Roanoke, So as to straighten said 10th Street between Rorer and Salem avenues; the City Engineer to nnke the proper surveys, and the City Solicito~~ is hereby directed to see that t~e proper t~ansfers of the land are n~de, so that said exchange nny be made effective; and on the completion of said excl~ange,the street is hereby established according to the new lines. The above report of the Committee On motion of I'..~. Page the Council Respectfully submitted, 1 J. A. _wISHBURN, ~. C. P~GE~ C. B. JONES, A. ~. TRSCURE, GEO.. L. HART. on Streets ~ms adopted. then adjourned. ~OURNA]~-- (~OMMON C OUNC I'-%. Tuesday, December 10, 1901. The Council met in reEular session at 8 o' clock P M.,in the Council Chamber and was called to order by t~e President, ~,~r~R.A,Buckner. Present; ~.Mssrs. Cannaday,Colen~n,C~mpecker,Donaldson (late) Fish- bur~e ~ Hart, Huff, Zone~ ,Kidd, ~e s cure, Lhys, $~ nahan,.~l~ll en, ?a c e, Page, Rennet Seifert,Wilkinson,~r. President-19. Absent: ~r. ~ohnston. JOURNAL. On motion of ~. ~art the. ~urther reading of the ~ournal vms dispensed with, and the same was approved as recorded. CITY CONSTABIE. On motion of $~r. Pace the rules Were suspended for the purpose of taking up and considering the resignation of J.E. Eanes, Con~table. The res~nation of J.E.Eanes, city constable, was read, and on motion of Mr. ~rumpecker the same was accepted; and on motion of ~. Hart .the Council proceeded to fill the vacancy. Nominations being in order, Mr. Fishburn nominated G.W.Ammen; Seifert nominated A.L Calvert;' ~r. P~ce nominated E.S.Wingfield; ColenRn nominated C.ElRoberts. The first vote resulted as follows: For AnEen-- Fi shburn, Huff- 2; . For Calv err-- $one s, Les cure, ~nahan, ~fnllen, Rennet, ~eifert- ~. For lMingfield-- Cannaday, Crumpe ck er, Hart, Kidd, ~ays, Pace,~ President-?.. For Roberts--Colen~n,Page,Wilkinson-3. No election; ~r. Ammen ~vas dropped. A second vote resulted as follows: For Calvert ,-- Jones, Lescure, ~,~nahan, Nhllen, Rennet, Sei fert- 6. For ~Vingfi eld--Cannmday, Cr~mpeck er, F. ishburn, Hart, HUff,Kidd, ~ys, Pac.e, ~ President-9. For Roberts-oColem~n,Page,Wilkinson-3.. °NO election: ~,,~. Roberts was dropped. On the third vote being taken, as follows, E.S.Wingfield ~as elected: Po~ Calvert--Colen~n, ~ones, Le scure~na~han, ~llen, Rennet, Sei fert- 7. For Wing fi eld-- Cannaday, Crumpeck er, Fi shburn, Hart, Huff, Kidd, I'~ys, Pace, Page, Wilkinson', ~ President-- ll. ~YOR'S ~ESSAGE. T~e following message from the ;,~yor v~s read: To the Con, non Council for the City of Roanoke. I regre~ to inform your Honorable Body that on Saturday, the Vth day of December, 19Ol,two cases of smallpox appeared in the city,and that another case w~as dos- covered today. Dr.Armistead at once took charge, acting under the au- thority of the. contract heretofore m~de between the city and himself, and reported to Council by the Con~nittee on Health. I had the two cases that were discovered on Saturday removed to the hospital on Sunday,and have had all parties exposed also removed there. I will have the case discovered today removed tonight. There are now at the hospital 17 peo- ple; and by tomorrow there will be 22 people there, not includi~ the man in charge, ~M. Horgan, and the cook, and a n~n to get wood. All par- ties in any way exposed are being vaccinated by Dr. Armistead. The cases thus far are confined to colored people; and I am using the ut- most endeavor to prevent the spread of the disease. Very respectfully, J.R.BRYAN, Jr. Nhyor. The report of the ~.~yor v~as referred to the Committee on Health. EEPORTS OF O~FICERS. The monthly report of the City Engineer; City Auditor.~City Treasurer;Clerk of the ;~rkets;City Sergeant; Keeper of the Almshouse, and City Physician and Board of Health, were presented, read and ordered to be filed. PETITIONS, ,~. Petition W.M. Graybill,T.T.Fishburne, and k~rs.J.A. Woody, asking that slag ~alk with oak ~ails be laid on west side of 10th St, between Patterson averse and Salem avenue, and agreeing to furnish n~terials for same-; was presented and referred to the Conmdttee on Streets. Petition of L. ~.ohnson and others, asking that the alley between 8th and 9th Streets,. north of Dale avenue, be graded, w~s presented by ~r. ~escure,and referred to the Conm~ittee on Streets. - 1887- ( ]:)eeeml:)ex' Petition of Jas.A/ Terfy,R.W. Ooles and otherS, .asking that sidewalk be constructed on Harrison avenue N.W., between First and Fourth St,~ ~ras presented by Mr. Pace and referred to the Conmnittee on Streets. Petition of C.E.Sowder and others, asking that a sidewalk be construc- ted on Shenandoah avenu, e.N.W., and that said street be improved furt.he_r by grading and macadammzlng; which was read and .referred to the Commit tee on Streets. Dr. Cannaday presented a petition verbally (to be filed with ClePk hereafter) for the construction of a sidewalk on east side of P~ark St,~ east of the xmz~corner of Church and Park~ to Salem avenue; which was referred to tl~e Corn- commencing at alley and e~tending north n~ttee on Streets. Petition of Bert others, Staples and asking that sewer vent pipe near intersection of Commonwealth avenue and Rutherford avenue, be re- moved; was read and referred to the Committee on Sewers. REPORT OF THE CO~,.9~.~TTEE ON FINANCE. ~. Page, from the Conm~ittee on Florence, submitted the following report: 1. The ;~.~yor and City Solicitor appeared before the Committee and called attention to a bill or ordinance pending, before the Committee on Taxation and Finance of the Constitutional Convention, wherein it is proposed to permit the State government only to levy license taxes, and tO prohibit cities and counties from levying an~ collecting auy license taxes v~hatever for the sale of liquors, or the conduct of any business or profession; and being, informed that there vms a.probability of the Convention acting favorably thereon, unless a vigorou, s protest be made by the cities of the Commonwealth, the Committee de,ms it im- portant that the nRtter should receive attention at the hands of the city government, and so submits the following resolution for adoption: RESOLVED, Theft the City Solicitor be instructed to proceed to Rich- mond and appear before the Committee on Taxation and finance of the Con- s t itut ional Convent i on and gard to levying terests vention, deem proper. The expense incurred by the~city Solicitor to be paid out of the appropriation for contingent. (The resolution was adopted by the f~ollo~ing vo.te': Ayes--Cannaday, Donalds on, Fi shburn, Hart, Huff, ~ones,Kidd,Ma.ys , ~na'han, ~f~llen, Pa ce, Page, Rennet, Sei.fert, Wilkins on, };~. Presi~ent-18. N '.~ ~.-- Coleman, C rumpe cker, Le scure,~- S. ) -. 2. The city Solicitor has Cal..led the attentisn of this Con~nittee to two suits pendin6 in .the-Husti.ngs 'Court of ~%his city, brought by Yates and Reid to recover.damages :on.~acco~int .of the city building a drain Pipe through their.pr, emiSes on-Eo=e~'.avenue. There were three suits ~rbught, one of '.whiq~-':has'bee~-L'!~.e-termined,and a verdict of ~-~20 rendered in favor of %he pla.intiffl ~0%~nsel for the plaintiff'~now proD.o, ses to ~ -.. of ~20 each. settle the re_maining two su£'~.Out of Court on the payment As it would ~probably cost more. than this to try the recommends ..bhat the City Solicitor be authorized to maini.ng cases above mentioned out .of court, without cost 'not exceeding $20 each. (The represent the interests of the city in re- the proposition pending to prohibit the cities and counties from and collecting license taxes; and to further represent the in- of this city before that or any .other Committee, .or the Con- o~ that or such other questions or proposi.tions as he nay suits, the Conm~Lttee settle the two re- further trial, alt a recommendation was adopted, Ayes--Cannaday,Coleman, Crun~ecker, Donaldson, _wi shburn, Hart, _.Muff, ~one's, Kidd, .Le scure, }J~ys, ~,.~ nahan, Nhllen, Pace, Page, R~nner, Seifert, .Wilkinson, ~.'President- 19. Noes--None. ) $. - The petition of the Crittento~ Home by Mrs. J.W,'Hartwell and. o~hers, asking for an appropriation of $.800 per annum for the mainte .hence of said institution, has been duly considered by 'the Committee, and we' recommend the adoption.of t~e following resolution.: RESOLVED, That an allowance of $1~ per month, for bhe remainder of the fiscal year, commencing with-December 1, 1901, be'and~is hereby granted to the Crittenton Home, for the purpose of~.a!ding said institu- tion as a .public charity; and the-':city auditor is hereby, instructed to (December 10, 1901. ) the tract provided,, under the put chase; make. up vouchers therefor monthly/' chargeable to the account of contin- gent,and submit the same' to Co.tkuc:il for approval'in the regular way. (The resolution was adopted, 4~yes-~.13annaday,Coleman,Cr~unpecker, Donalds on, Fi shburn, Hart, Huff, ~ones, Kfdd, Le scur~, Mays, Minahan, Nhlien, Pace,Renner,Seifert,Wilkinson-17. Noes--Page, 5'~.President-2. ) 4. The City Solicitor reports' to the Committe8 that by resolution adopted November 15th, 1901,'the Council acSepted the option of ~;~s. N.E.Gish and proposition of Jas. P.Woods, to sell to the city of Roanoke of land known as the Gish Farm, containing about 60 acres; that the city solicitor finds that the city. has the right charter provisions and the laws of the State to make said and further that the city solicitor be instructed to see that the proper conveyance is n~de to the city. In obedience to which res- olution, the city solicitor reports that he has examined the law bear- lng upon the subject,and concluded that the city did have the right to purchase the property for the purposes m~med .in the resolution, that is, for to has the that the city auditor has issued a warrant .in payment money,and turned the same over to '5.Ms. Gish, thereby transaction. 5. lye attach hereto a the purposes of a public park; that he has also 'emamined the title said property,and finds it satisfactory after the proper conveyance been made. He also reports that the deed has been zmde,conveying land to the city,and that it has been delivered and recorded,and of the. purchase completing the conmm3nication from the Committee on Sewers, asking, that an appropriation.be made for the construction Of .sewers in ~eco 8, to the amount- of ~}3,600, and also an additio~zal amount of about ,'i$400 for some short extensions, in all amOunting to ~4,000.. The street repairs account and contingent- accounts will also be overdrawn by small amounts after the Current bills have been paid, and i.n order to provide for these,and the carrying on of certain work heretofore Qrdered,and paY;,the current bills, we have recommended a supplementary appropriation of ~1:500 for Street repairs and $250 ~or contingent. We therefore recommend the adoption: of the following resolution: (The resolution $4,000 improvements; ~1,500 appropriating for sewer for Street repairs and :.~250 for contingent, was Crumpecker offered the that an appropriation of street improvements ami.' zing Gilmer avenue, provided by the report be agreed to, Ayes 10; Noes 8. ~..[~o Lescure moved to 9mend the first claus sewers, by strihing out ~4,000 and inserting Ayes 9; Noes 10. On motion of };~. Page it was ordered that voted on separately, as to appropriations 5'~. Crumpecker moved to take and consider read; whereupon ~,'M. following amendment thereto: Resolved further, of .~5,000 be and is hereby made .to the account for the purpose of grading,guttering and macad- between Commonwealth avenue and Moorn~n Road,as of the street Committee"; which amendment vms of the resolution as to 400; which ~s rejected, the various proposition reconm~ended.. the amendment proposition as to the appropriation for Gilmer avenue improvement first; which was agreed to, Ayes 10; Noes 9. The-question was accordingly taken on the amendment, and the vote · resulted: Ayes--Coleman, Crun~ecker, Donalds on, Hart, Jones, Kidd, Lescure, 5~[nahan, 5.~llen, Pace, Rennet- ll. Ncc s--Cannaday, Fi shbu~n, Huff, Mays, Page, Seifert, Wilkin s on, I,,~. President- 8. So the amendment was rejected. The ques{ion was then taken on the resolutio~ making an appropria- tion for sewer improvements; and the same was rejected: AyesFishburn, Huff, Mallen, Seifert, Wi lkinson, Mr: President- 6. Noes--Cannaday, Coleman, Crumpecker,Donaldson,Hart (changed in order to move reconsideration) · ~one s; Kidd, Le scure? ~hys, Minahan, Pace, Page, Renner- 13. The question was then taken on the appropriation for streets and con- tingent; whereupgn on motion of ~.¢~. Hart said resolution was amended by adding there $400 for sewer improvements; and the resolution as- amended was adopted: Ayes--Cannaday,Coleman,Orum~ecker,Donaldson,Fish_ burn, Hart, Huff, Jones, Kidd, Les cure, 5~ys, ,%.~ nahan, ~.Mllen; Pace, Page, Rennet, Seifert,Wi]J¢inson, 5~. President- 19; Noes--None. -1889- · (December 10, 1901. ) adopted, is as follows: street repairs account be supplementgd to the contingent account to the. amo~u, nt of $250; and account to the amount of ~400, and the city aud- are hereby directed to n~ke entries on their said resolution as RESOLVED That the amount of $~,500; the the sewer in_~rovement itor and city treasurer books accordingly. 6~ We beg to advise the Council that in accordance with a resolution heretofore adopted, the Committee on. Finance employed ¥;.E.Cal].ahan~ accountant, to check the books and accounts of the city and report , thereon: The work has .been completed and r.,;m. Oallahan has subndtted t-ds report.~ which has been examined by the Committee. The report shows that the financial affiars of the city are in good shape, only a few clerical errors being discovered~ which will be adjusted. There are several recormnendations made by the accountant as to keeping and check- lng the accounts, which we have under conside_~ation, and cannot,there- fore,report at this meeting,and have laid the report over until a sub- sequent meeting, when it mende..t i on thereon. REPORT OF THE C0r:~[TTEE on Accounts, submitted the will be submitted to Council with our recone- Respect fully submitted, J. C.. PAGE, S. P. SEIFERT GEO. L.HART, S.B. PAC~, J.A. FISHBURN. ON ACCOUNTS. ~,~. Hart, from the Committee following report: , The Committee on Accounts has examined and approved accounts and claims sgainst the city for the month of November, 19Ol,and listed them under app?~opriate heads,as shovm below, and recommend that they be ap-m proved by Council and certified to the and ordered to be paid, viz: Criminal charges ......... E!ections .......... i~ 158o 70 Pi re ~40~ 83 Jail ~iS. ].~ Light s 1, 10 ?. ~4 Police, 1,143. ~0 Paupers, 88. l0 Street repairs, l, 479.50 Street cleaning, BY. 98 Stationery and Printing 66.45 Salaries 1, 19~. ~ city auditor and city treasurer --,~ 24.50 Health, ............ \Va t e r Public Property Sewer repairs, Sewer improvements Commissions C ont ing ent Gish Farm Roanoke Hospital Total ....... ~ 289.31 43.59 162.93 40.20 664.23 134.33 655.49 10,000.00 83.34 ~8,358.. 91 2. The report of the police department not burning for the month of November,190]., n~king ~34.11 to be deducted from the month of December, which Respectfully submitted, .shows 1705 lights found out and hours and 23 minutes, account of the 'company for the the city auditor is hereby directed to adjust. GEO. L. HART P. W. .HUFF C. B. JO~S. was adopted, Ayes--Cannaday, , Huff, ~ones, Kidd, Le s cure, ,';~ y s, lkin. s on; ~,'~ President .... 19. The report of the Com~mittee on accounts Co .len~n.~ Crumpeoker, Donalds on, Fi shburn, Hart _~.'5ns. han? ~ll eh, Pa c e, Page, Refiner: Sei fert, Wi No e s- - None. REPORT OF THE COK~;..~TTEE ON STREETS. N'm Fishburn, from the Committee on Streets, submitted a report, which v~s'considered and acted upon Council as follows: ~. Wilkinson moved to amend the report by adding thereto (Sec.ll) providi~z for a sidewalk on Elm , Ferdinand avenues,and 10th Street; which amendment was agreed to, Ayes 10; Noes 6. ~;~. Coleman offered an amendment to the report (Sec. 12) providing for the construction of brick sidewalks on. Campbell avenue, between Preironimus & Co. and Rosenbaum Brothers; which was adopted. He also offered an amendment to said report, providing for giving the property owners a hearir~ on constructing certain snell pieces of sidewalks on Cs__~pbell avenne; which was adopted. (December 3.0, 1901. 1. The Comwd.ttee has considered the matter of constr%~cting brick sidewalks on Wells avenue N.E., and decided to recomn:end that that por~ t~on of the proposed wale on the north side of( Jefferson Street to 8th Street) of said avenue, be built, and that the portion on the south side be omitted. The esti~ted cost of this v~lk as per bid of P.Poy, $938.30. ~;e recommend t~he adoption of the following resolution: ResOlved.,That the bid of Pat. ~oy to construct brick sidewalks on the north side of Wells avenue,between Jeff. erson Street and Fifth St., at the price of ~7 cents per lineal foot,be and is hereby accepted,under the plans and specifications heretofore prepared by the city engineer; and the city Solicitor is hereby instructed to prepare the necessary contract and bond. And in case the s~id Foy refuses or declines to acceRt the contract (his certified check having been released) the City-Engineer is instructed to proceed' with the work of constructing said sidewalk,in accordance with the specifications therefor; all costs provided for under this resolution to be charged to the account of Stre et repairs. (The resolution was rejected by the following vote: Ayes-.-Cannaday, Coleman, Crump eck er: Don~lds on i P~rt ,.~one s ,Kidd, Lescure ,~,Ainahan, ~.;~llen, Pace,Renner, Seifert,Wilkinson-- l~. Noes--Fishburn~Huff,Page, ~:~ President --4. 5,~o ~mrt asked to change his vote to "Nay" in order tha{ he might move a reconsideration of the vote. ~,~: Page moved to refer the matter to the Conwnittee on Streets, which was rejected, Ayes 8;Noes 10. ) ~ The Committee has considered the resolution heretofore introduced in Council by ~. Crumpecker,and referred to this Committee, providing for the impro'vement of Gi].mer avenue: at a cost of $5,000:and making an appropriation therefor; which we recon~mend sl~ll be adopted: Be it Resolved, that an appropriation of ~t8,000 be and is hereby made for the purpose of gFading, guttering and n~cadan~izing Gilmer avenue, between Commonwealth avenue and Moorman Road: %~rith the proviso that not exceeding $_:000 per month shall be ex~ended thereon. · Resolved further, That the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to employ such forces as may be necessary and perform the aforesaid work, bids heretofore received P~ving been rejected. (The resolution was rejected by the following, vote: Ayes--Coleman, C ~zmp.eCker, Donalds on, Hart, Jones, Kidd, Le scure, Minahan, ~ll en, Pace, Renner- ll. Noes-- Carn~aday, Fi shburn, Huff, Page, Sei fert, Wi ld{ins on, Mr President-?. 5.~. Crumpecker asked that an appeal from the decision of th~ cDair be noted, as he contended that ll members of Council could vote an appro- priation, notwithstanding the ordinance bearing'upon the subject; and that the motion for an appeal be continued until the next meeti_ng, and that in the meanwhile the question be referred t'o the city.~bolici; tot for his opinion. The chair ~,~led (5~.Seifert in the chair) that the appeal should lie direct to Council, and if ~;~. Crumpecker desired to press the appeal, or in~ zsted thereon, he would be compelled to put the question at once. No further, action .was .taken in respect to the matter.) 3. As to the resolution providing for the construction of slag side- walk on the north side' of Gre, gory avenue, between Jefferson.and Holli- day Streets, the Committee after an ex~mination of the location, finds that it would be bett.er'~o locate the walk on the south side, the esti- mated cost for which ~s .~75. We recommend..that the city 'engineer be and is hereby instructed to construct a slag sidewalk On the south side of Gre. gory~avenue between Jefferson and Holliday Streets, at a cost not exceedi.ng ~.75, chargeable to the account of Street repairs. (The resolution was adopted, Ayes-'Cannaday,Colen~n,Crumpecker,Don- alds on... Fi shburn, Hart, Huff, Zone s, Les cure, 5~[nahan.. ~Azllen, Pa c e, Page, Rennet, Seifer~:Wilkinson.~I~ President--l?. Noes--None. ) ~o The Con~nittee~ ~has been urgently requested to again consider the matter of opehing~Ohestnut Street, from Paech Road eastward,and we file herewith propositions from property ov~ners to Sell the land suffi- cient for the puz~pose for the sum of ~150. The grading will cost $?5, making the total cost~ $~'~5~ The Committee thinks this matter should now be disposed'of.,in' view of the low prices of land,and submits the following ressluti'on 'for adOPtion: (December 10, 1901 ) RESOLVED,That Chestnut Street be opened from Peach Road eastward, through the lands of the following named parties, who are to receive in consideration of the land taken, the prices namedl G.F.. lark, ~20.00; Iron Belt B. & L. Association, ~5.00; E,~Preston, $10.00{ S.D. Fergus on, $30.00; J.W. Bowers, $5'.00; G.H.P. Cole, %~.80.00. The City Solicitor is hereby directed to obtain the proper conveyances of the land necessary to open said street,in accordance with surveys made by the city engineer. RESOVED _WUR'.THER, That on the acq~zisition of the land for opening the above mentioned street, the city engineer is hereby directed to cause the same to be graded, at a cost not exceeding $7S.00. All costs in connection with the opening and grading said Chestnut Street, to be charged to the account of street repairs. (The resolution vms adopted , Ayes--Cannaday,Colen~n,C~umpecker,Don- alds on, Fi shburn, Hart, Jones, Le scure, N~ nahan, ~llen, Pace, Page, Re~n~e r, Sei- left,Wilkinson, 5~ PResident-16. Noes--Huff. ) S. ~e fi].e herewith a copy of the ordinance adopted October 22d, 1901, as to macadamizing Holliday Street by the N. ~ W. Ry. Company, duly accepted by said company, which we recomn~nd shall be filed. 6. We file herewith a detailed report, of the city engineer as to exs)enditures on Street repairs for the month of 0cto~er, which we ask to be filed. It shows expenditures for that month, ~2120.10. 7. %Me attach hereto a resolution, -~nich we recommend shall be adop- ted~providing for giving the property o-~ners a hearin~ on the q~estion of constructing brick sidewalks on both sides of Franklin Road, from 2d St.S W. to Jefferson, St. and on both sides of Tazewell avenue from JeffersOn Street to 2d Street S E., and on south side of Tazewell ave- nue from 2d Street to 8th Stree{; and on both sides of Tazewell avenue from 8th street to 10th Street. (The resolution, which was adopted by the following vote, is recorded at the end of these proceedings: AyesCannaday,Colen~n,C~-umpecker,Don- alds on, Fi s hbu._~n, Hart, Huff, Jone s, Les cure, };~ nahan, },~ll eh, Pa c e, Page, Rennet, Seifert,V;ilkinson,};m President-17. Noes--None. ) B. The city engineer has made a profile of the grade of Dale avenue from 8th Street to llth Street,S.E. Which we have examined,and recommend t_hat the same be approved; and the grade is hereby established in ac- cordance with said profile. (The recommendation-~as adopted and grade established accordingly.) 9. The Committee has considered the matter of macadamizing Albemarle avenue from Holliday Street to Franklin Road, so as to provide a way of com~nunication between the n~cadamized streets r%tuning north and south, and also that a sufficient and serviceable Street n~y b-e provided to the stone quarry. The grading will be very light and for the present the constr%~ction of gutters can be d~-~pensed with. The cost of grading 0 and macada~nizing as furnished by the city engineer, will be ,?l,0 0. (The resolution providing for the performance of the above mentioned work by the city forces, at a rate not exceeding $200 per month, '%~as read, and on motion of ~r. Hart referred back to the Conm~ttee on Streets. 10. The cost of grading and macad_s__m, izing Fourth Street S.E. ,between Tazewell and Dale avenues,is $280. (}~. Lescure moved that this work be done under.the supervision of_ the city engineer by the city forces, u. si]l~ the surplus materials at .the stone quarry, at a cost not exceeding {~280, chargeable to the account of street repairs; which was adopted, Ayes--Cannaday,Coler~n, Crumpecker, Donalds on, Fi shburn, Hart, Huff, Jones, Les cure, ~Sna l~n, ~ll en, Pace, Page, Re_uner, Sei fe rt, Wilkins on, 5.~. President-- l?. ) ll. The amendment to the report, offered b~. ~,:h~. Wilkinson, as tO sidewalks on Elm and Ferdinand a. venues and 10th Street, at a cost not exceeding $500; was re~d and resected by .the following vote: AyesCar~na- da y, C o i e man, Dona lds on, Fi shburn, Hart, Huff, _%es cure, Pa c e, Sei f ert, Wi lkins on, -10; Noes--Crumpecker, Jones,~llen,Page,}fm. President. Not votin~-- ~inahan, Rennet- 2. - 189P~ ~Decembe~~ 10th, 1901. ) the end of these proceedings. 14. Certain other petitions,etc., the Committee has the next meeting~ Respectfully submitted, (Except Secs. 1 and 2) ...... J.A.FIS~URN, ) C. (Except Section ~ffNORITY REPORT. 12. Whereas~ a hearing ]]as heretofore been given the property own- ers on the question of constructing sidewalks on the north side of Campbell avenne between the building of Hieroni~us & Company and Rosen- baum Brothers, the cost of which will be about ~lO0 for full width vit- rified brick walk,- RESOLVED, That the city engineer' be and is hereby instructed to pur- chase the necessary.naterials and have the said walk constructed at a cost not exceeding $100, chargeable to the account'of street.repairs. '(The resolution was adopted, Ayes--Cannaday,Colenan, Crumpecker,Don_ alds on, Fi s hburn, Hart, Huff', ~one_s, Les cure, ~,.~ nahan, 5~llen, Pa c e, Page, Renner, Seifert,Wilkinson,~.President 17. Noes--None. ) 13. N~. Coleman's amendment to the report, being a res'olution to provide for giving the property owners a hearing on the question of con- structing certain short pieces of sidewalks on Campbell avenue, between 2d Street S.W. and First St.S.E., :'ms read, considered and adopted, and is recorded.at the end of these proceedings. The vote being as fo llows th ere on: Aye s- - Cannaday, C o leman, C r~unp e ck er: Dona lds on, Fi shburn, Ha.mt ~ Huff, Jones: Les cure, 5~ n aha n, ~,~llen, Pace ~ Page, R enne r, S ei fe rt, Wi lkin- son, 5~oPresident--17~ Noes--None. ) Said resolution is recorded at deferred B. JONES, 9) ........... A. W. LESCURE, ) ~EO. ~. HART. ~,~r. Fishburn presented a minority report and untii r-e $ o- lution that no street improvement work be undertaken during the winter, and that all p~'opositions pendin6 for street work be laid aiide until ~rch 1st, during which time only emergency work shall be done; which ~as read and rejected by the following vote: Ayes--~ishburq~. Noes-- Canna. day, Coleman, Crumpeck er: Donalds on. _Hart, Huff, ~one s, Les cure, ~ nahan, $~llen; Pace: Page ,Renner, Seifert, Wilk~ns on, N~. President- 16. ) PARK AND CENETERY IS~ROVES~NT BONDS. ~. Lescure moved td suspend the rules for the purpose of acting upon the bill prepared by the city Solicitor providi,.ng for the issue of park and cemetery improvement bonds to the amount of ~£5,000. The rules were suspended and the bill pres- e.nted an.d read; whereupon 5~. Huff moved to refer the n~tter to the Czty Solzcitor for.his opi.nion, as to whether or not under the charter ~he ci.ty has the r~ght to ~ssu.e any further bonds; whi.ch was rejected. On motzon of N~. Lescure the bzll as prepar.ed by the czty Solicitor was then approved, and ordered to be transmitted :t0 the sena.te and House mf Delegates of Vi.rginia, for enactment. The motion ~as agreed t.o bY the following vote. Aye.s--Cannaday,Coleman, Crumpecker,Don$1dson, shT n, rt, Fones, Lescure, Ninahan,Pace, Page,Renner, Seifert, ~.~t, Pres- i~ent 14- Noes--Huff,~.~llen,Wilkinson-S. . REPORT OF THE ~COK~TTEE ON SEWERS. ~;~. Seifert, from the Comn,~ttee on Sewers, submitted, the following report: 1. Concerning the resolution introduced in Council to place a drain pipe across Tazewell avenue and Holliday Street, the Con~ittee after an investigation of the matter, finds t~hat it is impracticable to lay a.. pipe across the street. The City engineer estin~tes the cost of dmzng this work at $240,by laying a drain pipe from 2d street to Sd street. The work is very badly needed as there, is at present an open drain across · Tazewell avenue at Holliday Street, causing a dangerous place in the street; and besides this, the locality about this intersection is frequently flooded,producing .bad effects in the matter of sanitation. ~e recommend that .the city' er4$ineer be instructed to put in the drain pipe at a cost not exceedinglY40, chargeable to sewer improvements. 2. Concernin~ the petitio~n of ~.P.Barnard, to extend the sewer on the north side Rutherford ~ ..... ~ ..~ ~ .of_ ~ .avenue, f.rom. CommonWealth avenue, a dis- ~mnu~u.~ o~_ ~_ee~, ~o accommoaate, certazn, proper$ies, the Committee has scer~azne? that the cost .of this work'will be $100; and we recommend tha~.~the czty engineer be and is~hereby instructed to have the sewer · ~t z~, at a cost not exceedin~ ~100, chargeable to sewer improvements; -1893- (Deoembe~ 10th, 1901. ) provided however, that previous to the commencement of said work, aL1 property owners who are to be benefited by said sewer, ~ill sign an as-~eement to pay one-half the cost thereof, according' to their front footage o So The petition of T.J. Burke, to extehd sewe~' in the alley~eaSt of Jefferson Street and south of Albemarle avenue, has been considered, and we find upon estimate being made by the city engineer, that the work will cost. 5~. Burke has already signed an agreement to pay One- half the cost, and we recon~nend that the city en~3ineer be instructed t~o have the extension n~de at a cost not exceeding~S0, cDargeable to sew er improvements. ~. Concerning the petition of Harvey T. Hall? to build sewer in the alley east of Third (Roanoke) Street,and south of Albemarle avenue, upon examination of the location, we find the most practical plan is to build a sewer extension from the main now in A].ben~rle avenue, south in the alley, so as to accommodate the properties of A. Blair An~rim~ ~OSo ~,'L Coxe and Harvey T. Hall: the estir~ted cost of which is ~100. We recomlnend that the city e.~_Eineer be and is hereby instructed to have such extension n~de according to the above n~ntioned plan, at a cost not exceeding $100, 'chargeable to sewer improvements; provided?however, that previous to the commencement of said work, all property o%~nuers who are to be benefited by said sewer extension, wiil have signed an agreement to pay one-half the cost thereof, according to the fron. tage of said property owners. Respectfully submitted, S. P. SEIFERT, P.W. HUFF.,. C.~I. KIDD~ J,L.N~IL.T~N, A.B. COLE~kN. The report of the Committee on Sewers was adopted by the fol.!om, iD~ vote: Ayes--Cannaday, Coleman, Crumpecker: Donaidson, FiShburn,Hart, Huff, 2ones, Les cu~e, Minahan, N~llen, Pace, Page, Rennet, Seifert, Wi'lki'~s on, ~o President--l?, unanimous, on each proposition in above repoPt. REPORT OF CO~:~[TTEE ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. ~,~r. %Vi ].kins on from the Corn~ nYittee on _Public Property, submitted the fo].!owir~ report: i. Concerning the matter of purchasing coal by the car-load lot for the use of the city, we have in qui~ed into the matter and submit the fol!ov~ing_ resolution for adoption: RESOLVED, That the city engineer be and is hereby instr,.~cted to as- certain the rates for obtaining coal for the uses of the city by car- load lots, from time to time as it may be required; and if he finds there %rill be a saving in this method of purchasing it, and that as nuch as a car load can be handled at one time, he is hereby authorized and directed to purchase coal for the use of the city in that manner, and have it distributed to the various places where it is to be used. 2. Concerning the request of the City Sergeant %hat strap iron bunks be provided for the cells of the jail, we have referred this matter to the city engineer for estimates , etc. ~o The property known as the Gish Farm having been purohased~ we have been advised by the agent that the insurance on the dwelling house and barn located thereon, to the amount of %~!,000.~ would expire on D~c. 20th.~lgO1, snd have authorized the agent to renew same for three years. 4. The Co~m~ittee begs further 'to call the attention of Cotmcil to the matter of n~king some provisions for the care of the Gish Farm prop- erty, and placing it in the hands of some Committee or officer or board for n~nagement. As we understand it, the city is not ready at this tin~ to make any improvements thereon to fit it for a park,and we res~ pectfull'y suggest that the Council make some provisions at once for haviflg the property looked after,and the buildings occupied until the Council gets ready to open it up as a public park. Respectfully submitted, J.H.WILKINSON, MORRIS G. V;. CRu~PECKER. The report of the committee was unanimmusly adopted; and as to the Gish-'Farm property, on motion of Mr. Donaldson the same was placed in the hands of the Committee on Public Property, to carry out the sugges- tions · of 'the Conmaittee in section ~he 4th of its report. -1894- (December' 10, 1901. ) REPORT~0F SPECIAL C0~ITTEE ON WATER WORKS PURCHASE. Mm. Buckner, from said special Comm.'tree , submitted the fOl.lowing report: This committee hawmng been appointed to obtamn a proposition from the Roanoke Gas and Water Company for the sale of its plant to the city, that the n~tter has been taken up with 5~. J.C.Rav~,5~n- begs to report ager, who will comnunicate with his company and give us an answer as soon as possible. We hope, therefore, to make a satisfactory report your January meeting. Respectfully submitted, i~.A. BUCKNFiR, J.H.WINGATE, A. W. LESCURE, Committee. moved that the house on the quarantining persons suspected or rejected by the following vote: The report was read and adopted. HOUSE ON GISH FARM. h~. Renner Farm be used by the city for to smallpox; which motion was ~t Gish exposed Ayes--Hart, Jones, Y-e scure, N~nahan, ~llen, Renner- 6. Noes-- C ~nnada y, Coleman, C rump e ck er, Donalds on, Pi s hburn, Huff, Pac e, Page, Seifert ,~ilkinson, ~ President-- ll. BULLITT AVEI~GE. ~,9. Seifert submitted a resolution to provide for grading and guttering Bullitt avenue, from Sd to 5th Streets, which read and.referred to the Committee on Streets. ! SIDEWA!~KS. ~r. Hart .submitted a resolution to provide for-the construction of brick side~valks on Wells avenue N.E.and the acceptance of the bid of P.Foy for the construction of the work; being the same resolution which had-been rejected .this evening; which the chair decided was not in order as the matter had been di-~posed of. On motion of ~. Hart the subject of constructing said side;talks, v~s then referred to the Committee on Streets. SIDEWALK ON ~TH (Twelfth St. ) N.W. ~r. Pace submitted a resolu- tion to provide for the construction of brick sidewalk on the ~ast side of 12th St.N.W., between Loudon avenne and alley between Center and Shenandoah avenues; which was read and referred to the Conwnittee on Streets. SIDEWALK-ON SHENAIrDOAH AVENUE N.W. ~. Pace submitted a resolution to provide for the construction of a cinder or board side~alk on the south side of Shenandoah ~venue, between 8th and 12th Streets, N.W.; ~which was read and referred to the Committee on Streets. ~PIRE HYDRA,frS IN FIFTH WARD. ~b~. Pace also 'submitted a resolution to provide for the location of fire hydrants as follows: Center avenue and 'llth Street N.W.; Gilmer avenue and llth Street N.W.; Moorman Road and Fairfax Avenue; on Gilmer avenne about midway between 2d and 3d Streets, N.W.; and at Center avenue and Sd Street, N.W.; which was read and referred to the Comnittee on Fire and Water. On motion of ~,~r. Page the Council then adjourned. ........ 0000o-------- -1894- A .RESOLUTION to pr?vide .for gl. vin~ the property a hearinE on the question of constructzn~ brick sidewalks on Franklin Eoad and Tazewell avenue, from Second St~S.W., to 10th S{reet,$.~. (Adopted December lOth, 1901. ) . RESOLVED, That the Committee on'Streets o~ the Con, non Council be and is hereby instructed, at such time as they fix,and after this resolution becomes a law, to give a hearing, before .such Committee to the ovmers of the property abutting on both s~des of Franklin Road,between 2d St. and Jefferson Street; and on both sides of Tazewell avenue between Jef- ferson Street and 2d Street S.E/; and on the south side of Tazewell avenue between 2d Street and 8th Street,S.E.; and on both sides of Taze- well avenue, between 8th street and Zenth St.S.E., on the q~estion of six feet wide,in front of constructing hard burned brick sidewalks, their respective properties. And said Committee shall give notice of ten days to the property owners bounding and abutting on said streets, at the points indicated or benefited by such proposed improvement,of the which notice shall be served at least place and time of said hearing, ten days before the hearing aforesaid, and s~hall summon said owners to appear before the 'said Committee to be heard for or against said pro- posed in.~rovement. Said hearing, shall not be had until a plan of such proposed improvement shall have been made by the city engineer, with an estinRte of the cost', such plan and estimate to be filed in the Clerk's office of the Conm~on Council, and shall he'produced before the Comnittee on Streets at the hearing aforesaid. After such hearing shall have been given by the Committee on Streets, it shall report to Cotu~cil with reconm~ndation, whether or not said improvement should be n~de~ and what amount of the costs thereof, if any, shall be paid by the Owners of the real estate bounding and' 'abutting on said street,~ or benefited by such proposed improvement,and what proportion of the costs of the improvement aforesaid shall be paid out of the city treasury. .......- 00000- .... ,'-- A RESOLUTION to provide for giving the property ov~ners a hearing on the ~estion of constructing certain sidewalks .on Campbell avenue~ be- tween Second Street S.W. and First Street,S.F~. (Adopted December '10th, 1901. ) RESOLVED, That the Conmtittee on Streets,be and is hereby instructed, at such as whey may fix, after this resolution shall become a laws to give the property owners on Ca~EPbell avenue, at-the follov~ing desCribed points, viz: On the south side of Campbell avenue,between the buildir~s of Nelson & M~'ers and J.H.~,~rsteller; on the north side of Campbell avenue, between Second Street 'S.W. and First Street S.E., (exCepting therefrom such properties as are already pr0vide~ with pern~nent side- ~;Rlks in front of them), on the' question of constructing vitrified brick sidevmlks in front of their respective properties. Said Committee shall give notice of ten days to the property' ovaiers bounding or abutting on said street at the points indicated or benefited by such proposed im- provement, of the place and time of said hear, which notice shall be served at least ten days before the hearing aforesaid,and shall sunmmon said o;,mers to appear before said Committ~ee to be heard for or against said proposed improvement'. Said hearing shall not be had until a plan. of such proposed improvement shall have' been made by the city engineer with an estimate of the cost; such plan and estimate to be filed in the Clerk's office of the Common Council,and shall be produced before the Committee on Streets at the hearing aforesaid. After such' hearing s.hall have been given by the Committee on Streets, it s.hall report to Council with reconm~ndation, whether or not said improvement should be made,and what amount of the costs thereof,if anY, shall be.p~id by the or, nets .of the real estate bounding and abutting on said street, or ben- efited by such in~rovement; and what proportion of the costs of the improvement aforesaid shall be paid out of the city treasury. ........ oo0oo- ........ AN ACT to authorize the Con~,~n Council for the City. o.f Roanoke to issue bonds or ce~'tificates of debt to the .amotmt of ~2o,000, fo~ the purpose of purcl~si~, i~rovi~ and n~intaini~ a public and cemetery fo~ the city of Roanoke. 1. Be it e~cted by the Gene~l Assembly of Virginia,That Con,non Council for the City of ROanoke nRy cause to be issued cer- tificates o~ debt o~ bonds to the amount of twent five thousand ?20,000) Dollars, to be knovm as Park and Cemetery bonds, in addi- tion to the amount of bonds allowed to be issued under Section 99 of the C!~rter of said city, which bonds slzall be sold oy said city at not less tl~an par, the proceeds thereof to be used by said city for the purpose of purc~si~, i~roving and r~intaini~ a public park and cemetery for the cit~z o~ Roanoke. Said bonds shall be ~s~ued ~n denonu~t~ons of ~,25 ~50 and ~lO0 each, and shall bear · nterest at the ~te of 4[/~ ~er'ann~, and shall not be irredeen~ble for a period greater t~n 34 years. The said bonds sbmll be cured in the same ~.nner as other bonds and contracts in said city are e~'ecuted: Pmovided, t~t the said Council shall not issue said bonds or certificates unless and until it is authorized so to do by a n~jority vote of the freehold voters of the City o~ Roanoke vol 'i~ on the qnestion. - 2. Be it further enacted by the General Assembly of Vir~inia, T~mt for~ the purpose of ascertai~ the sense of tt~e freehold voters · of the City of Roanoke upon the ~estion of issui~ the aforesaid bonds, there ~11 be an election held in the said city ~-ithin si:~ty days from the time this act becon~s a la~;~, at ~fi~ich election all freehold .voters in said city shall ]~ve~ the ri,uht to vote; and if a n~jority of those voting, vote in z~avor of issui~ said bonds, the Council shall issue the same in accordance with the provisions of this act. Said election shall be ordered to be held by the Council 'fzitl~in the time prescribed by this act, and s]ml! be held as (1) The sergeant of said city and the Co~dssioners of elec- tion hereinafter ~med, are hereby directed to open the polls at · the various voti~ places of the city on the day ~amed by the reso~ lution of the Council ordering said election, and take the sense of the freehold 'voters of said city for or against the issuing of said bonds. (2) The'Lhyor of said city is required to give twenty notice of said election, setting forth the time and places thereof, by postind: said notice at some public place in each ~-m. rd of said cit.y and by publi ~ ' s.~. the same in son~s, newspaper published in the '~cit.y of Roanoke for the .same period of time. (3) The judges of election in the several ~'mrds of said city are.hereby appointed con. m~ssioners to conduct sai~ election, and in ..case of the failu?e of any one or more of them to act, then the or p~aces of such s~m. ll be filled in the n~nner provided by la~'~ the case of regular elections Vhe said e~,~*~-- in the. nnnner prescribed by the State law for the conduct of elec- tions when there are no candidates nond~ted by any p l_~zc:~l ~art~. Ballots for the issuing of said bonds shall read ~For issuinf, Park and Cemetery Bonds", and ballots against issuing said bonds read "Acainst issuing Park and Cemetery Bonds." ~ · Cm~:[ssionePs of election sh~-~ll,in'~ediately after lng the polls,count the ballots deoosited,and shall,~:~ithin t~zo days thereafter ~.ke a written return of the ~'esult of said election to the President' of Council of' said city, specifyi~MT the ~zmber of votes cast for ,and the n~ber of votes cast against the issuing of said bonds,and the president of Council shsfll,at the ne:~t re~lar o~u 'Council order said returns to spread upon the recoPds of said Council. And-the Con'~ssioners of election s}~all furthermo_e seal up in sgpa~te' packages, the ballots for and afjainst the issuim~ of said bonds,and with two days from the closiz~ of said polls ,t~.ns- n'~t the same to the clerk Of the Council,.to be kept by him amm~ the archives of the city;and said packages s~ll not be o~.ened duri~ the spac8 of 12 months' thereafter, v~t.hout-the consent of the President of Council, or-tl~e Council in templar 2. T~s act sl~ll be in force frog's ';ts passage. JOURNAL--- C O~,IMON COUNCIL. Tuesday, January 7th, 1902. The Council met in regular session at 8 'o'clock,P.~'I., in the Council Absent--r:.~essrs. Johnston,Kidd,~ys,Mhllen, and ~r. President-5, JOURNAL. 'On motion of ~. ttuff the reading' of the Journal was diS- pensed with, and the same was approved as recorded. ~.~YOR'S ;,~SSAGE. The following message from the ~yor was read.: To the Common Council, Gentlemen: Pursuant to a request of the' Board of Health, the present smallpox hospital being full of negro pa.t.ients and suspects, I requested the city engineer to have erected two six room houses for the accommodation of whit~ patients and suspects. The bulk of the n~terial for these houses is on the ground,and they are being erected as rapidly as possible. Since December 2?th smallpox has increased a great deal, being confined almost entirely to negroes. Up to to-night there haVe been only six cases among the whites,five of which are in the city,all of whom are taking care' of themselves,and one at the sn~llpox hospital. On January Sd, 19 persons were re&~sed from quarantine at the smallpox hospital; and tomorrow, I am informed by Dr. Armistead, there vrill be 1S more, .so that when .the qUarters for the whites are completed, I think there wall be room enough to handle the epidemic. Under the d~rectlon of the Board of Health I am endeav- oring to have both vaccinatmon and fumigation done as thoroughly and promptly as possible. Respectfully submitted, J. R. BRYAN, Jr. ,Mayor. REPORTS OF OFFICERS. The monthly reports of the City Engineer, City Auditor, City Treasurer, Clerk of ~rkets, City Sergeant, City Physician and Board of Health, and Keeper' of the Almshouse,-were read and ordered to be filed. The balances to the credit of the various appropriations were also read for the information of Council, pursuant to resolution. PETITIONS, ~ec., were preasnted, read and referred as follows: Petition of J. B. Barnhart et als, asking that Francis O'Brien-be re- moved as assistant clerk of the ~arkets, and complaining of. the conduct of ~,..~r.. O'Brien in the performance of his official duties--To the n~ttee on Public Property. Petition of Yost-Huff Company, accompanied..with a recommendation f~-om J.Allen Watts, to bu. ild a shed for the protection.of animals along the fence of their hitchxng lot, in rear of their premises, corner of Jefferson street and Church avenue--To. Committee on Fire and Water. Petition of R.f Hudgins, et als, asking that electric street lights be located at Ferguson avenue and Bibb Street;also at 'Lynchburg avenue and Shawnee Street--To the Committee on Lights. Petition of C. W. Atkins, et als, asking that an electric light be located at the. intersection of Dale avenue and Tyler Street, S.E. .... To the Conunittee on Lights. Petition of P.I~. Oliver to construct wagon lot with suitable sheds, covered ~rith asphalt stone, on his lot west of~a.~d parallel with }~n- dy's Livery Stable---To the Committee on Fire an~ Water. Petition of the Fire Board, by Chas. E. ArmOUr, cng, Secty., asking athat ~the Council, order the.payment of. bills, of . Dr. J.C.BodoW,~for. ~ll, _nd ~G?e_s ~Pharmacy., fgr $9.$0, medxcal attention and .medical supplies ~.or ~'rea zeroee, injured while in the dischar~.e.of his du~-=-.~ -~ rzreman, .... To the Committee on ~inance. ~ --~-' '-" ~""~'~ Petition of Ballard Huddleston, et als, asking that sidewalks be constructed on Salem avenue, north side , be extended from' gth -to 10th Street; also that the sidewalk on the south side of said avenUe be ex- tended from 8th Street to 10th Street--To the Committ6e .on Streets. REPORTS OF ~O~9,~TTEES. Reports of the Conmmittees on Pinance,Ac- counts, Streets, and Public Property, were presented, and referred to the Calendar for consideration. Cha_mber, and was called to order bY Mr. S.P.Seifert,president'protempore. Present: R~s srs. Cannaday, ~oleman, C rumpecker, Donaldson, ~i s..h..bur .n, Hart · Huff,.ffones, Lescure (late),~nahan,Pace,Page,Renner, Seifert,W~lk~nso~.l~ ~ on REPORT OF THE C0~ETTEE Finance, submitted the -1898- (January ?th, 1902. ) ON FINANCE. Mr. Page, following report: from the Committee 1. in order to supplement certain appropriations which will be over-dra%m after the payment of the December bills, to provide for the s~xallpox contingency,and the. payment of other accounts for the month of January,. 1902, we recommend the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the appropriations for the current year, 1901-2,be and are hereby supplemented, or added to, as follows: S.amllpox,.$2,§O0"00; Insurance, $100.00; Street Repairs, $1,000.00; Contingent; $100:00; Health, $200.00. And the city auditor and city treasurer are hereby directed to make entries on their books accordingly. (The resolution v~s adopted, Ayes--Cannaday,Coleman,Crumpecker,Don- alds on, .wi shburn, Hart, Huff, Jone s, Les cure, ~v~nahan, Pac e, Page. ,Rennet, Sei- fert, Wilkinson-- 15. Noes--None. ) 2. The Committee submits here%,~ith an ordinance to provide for the aD, ual levy of taxes on real estate and personal property,to the amount of $1.00 for city purposes and 2~ cents for school purposes, on the $100: which is the same as last year, and which we reconunend shall be continued for the year 1902. As to licenses we made some changes,and taxed some new subjects, as 16~ill be indicated by the attached ordinance, which we recommend shall be adopted; the other sections of the law to continue in force as they now are. (The Council then proceeded to the consideration of the ordinance reported by the Conmnittee to provide for the annual levy of taxes,and the assessment of taxes on licenses; which was read. On motion of 5~. Pace Sec. 90, pertaining to the tax on shows,circus' and menagaries, was re-committed to the Committee on Finance. The ordinance,with the elimination of Sec, 90, was then adopted, as reported by the Con~mittee, by the following vote: Ayes--Coleman, Crum- pecker, Donaldson, Fi shburn, Hart, Huff, Jones, Mina.ban, Pac e, Page, Rennet, Sei fert, Wilkinson- 13. Noes-- Cannaday- 1. Said or¢inance is recorded at the end of these proceedings.) S. The Con%m~ttee submits herewith the report of W E.Callahan, the Accountant, who checked the books and accounts' of the'city for the years ending July 1st, 1901, pursuant to resolution of Council. We are glad to report that ~.~. Callahan found the books and other fiscal af- fairs of the city in good shape,and only a few clerical errors are re- ported for adjustment. We recommend the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That in order to correct the accounts of the city in ac- cordance v~lth the report of '~.E.Callahan,accountant, the following ad- justments 'are hereby ordered to be made: City Treasurer,. voucher 9848, charge- City Treasurer., vouc. her, l$945, charge ..... City O0 57 50. O0 O0 27 95 50 above to be paid into for the amounts Treasurer, voucher, 11423, credit ............... · City Treasurer, voucher 13113, credit, ............. 1 City Treasurer, Frank Smith, license tax, credit ...... 30. Chief of Police, on week-ly payments, charge 7. Clerk of the 5.~rkets,on weekly payments charge ..... . Tax collector, on weekly settlements, charge .... . The auditor is hereby instructed to charge the officers tioned with the amounts due,and cause the same treasury; and to give proper credit- by voucher the city treasurer. ( The resolution v~s adopted. ) (2) The accountant also recommends that all Commissioner of Revenue be reported to the city men- the city due to licenses levied by the Auditor, and by him charged to the tax..collector and be collected by the tax collected and paid into the city treasury. The Committee does not recommend that this be carried out, but thinks it better that the-amounts should be charged to the city treasurer,and by him collected direct from the ap- plicant' for license. In order to facilitate this plan, and insure the collection of all licenses before being issued by the Commissioner of ( ~anUary 7th, 1902, ) Revenue, we recommend that the license forn~ hereafter printed contain the treasurer's receipt for the license tax rec~ired, which shall be presented by the applicant to the Commissioner of Revenue~who shall issue the license only after the tax has been. paid; and the form to be used zhall be substantially the san~ as that followed by the law. (This reconmlendation v~s adopted, Ayes 14, unanimous. ) (~) The accountant also recommends that all fees originating in ~he office of the city enginee~ be reported to the auditor and by him charged to the tax collector for collection. On examination of the char~e~- provisions the Committee finds that the city engineer is to re- ceive all fees originating in his office,which shall be paid into the treasury. It is therefore very doubtful whethe~ the tax collecto~ could be ve~ted with this duty, and. for that reason we fail to make any ~'econ~endation in regard to the matter. (4) ¥~ith respect ~o the raatter of the adjustment of the interest account,so that the coupons fo~ each years' interest shall .be separated and only an appropriation made for the exact amount of interest accru- ing; the cancellation of coupons by the Conmtittee on Accounts,and com- paring the same with the Treasurer's voucher for interest paid, the city auditor and COnmdttee On accounts are now carrying out this rec- onm',endation, which we recommend shall be approved,and the appropriation for interest nmde ax hereafter as suggested. (The recon~nendation was adopted. ) ' 4. The Committee file§ herewith the bond of W.H.Lookabill, Sanitary Inspector, in the sum of f~100, with the United States Fidelity and Guar- anty Co~',i:any, as surety; which we recon~nend shall be accepted and fi-led. (The recon~.~endation ~was adopted,and the bond accepted.) ~. We attach hereto an ordinance to p¥,ovide for .the issue of bonds or certifics, tes of debt to the amount of ~2$,000, for the purpose of purchasing,improving and maintaining a public park and cemetery' for the city of Roanoke, which was drawn by the City Solicitor in pursuance of an act of the 6eneral Assembly, recently passed. The ordinance provides for the bond issue in the regular way,and for the holding of a freehold- ers' election on February 1Sth, 1902, when the vote will be taken for and agRinst the issue of said bonds, lMe reconm~end t~hat the ordinance which is hereto attached, be adopted. (On motion of I~.~. Lescure the ordinance was amended so as to provide for the publication of the notice in each of the daily papers published in this city; and on his motion it vras further amended by providing that the election shall take place on February 20th, instead of February 15th. The ordinance as then amended, entitled "An ordinance to pro- .v. ide for the issuing of bonds or certificates of debt to the amount of ~.,~5,000, for the purpose of purchasing;improving and maintaining a public park and cemetery for the city of Roanoke,"was. read, considered and adopted, by the following vote: Ayes--Cannaday,'Ooleman, Cr~mpecker, Donalds on, Fi shburn, Hart, Huff, Jone s, Les cure, l..~nahan, PaCe, Page, Renner, Seifert, V,~ilkins on- 1S. Noes--None. Previous to taking the .above,two other votes were taken, each of which was insufficient for the adoption of said ordinance,but each ,.'~Rs reconsidered on motions of ~ssrs. Hart and Huff, respectively. Said ordinance is recorded at the end of these proceedings. ) 6. In order to provide for the refunding of the various bond issues of the city,as they are subject to call,or my fall due, we recommend that the city Solicitor be instructed to prepare such act as n~y be necessary, perr,~itting the city o'f Roanoke to refund any or all of its bond issues, as they are subject-to call, or may become due;and after such act is draw~ by the city Solicitor, that our representatives in the General Assembly be re(luested to-have the same enacted. (The reconmnendation was adopted. ) ?. The ConMnittee reconm~ends that the city engineer be instructed to obtain bids whenever practicable, from dealers of the city, for fur- nishing supplies for smallpox patients, and other mlnicipal purposes; and to purchase such supplies 'by wholesale, as far as possible. -1900- · ( January 7th 1902. - ,~ , ) ~.m. Flshbu~n moved to amend t.he recomm~ndation as. reported so as to Include_all dealers, by strikl. , ou was ~~, +~ ,~ .. ..... ~ t the wo~d wholesale , which whic ~ ~,~.~n ~ __.~ ~ ~ c2~t the pend~ propos~tzon' _ ~-~l~UX patients-; ana the reco~endation thus Aye s-- Can~ da y, Co le~n, C ~ecke r, ~on~lds on, Pi s hburn, ~rt, ~ f f ~ J one s, I~na~n,Pace,Page,~e~er, Seifert,l~zLkznson_14. Noes-TNone. ) 8. On exa~tzon of the fi~ncial reports, we fznd the cash ~n on ~nd.January lst,1902, ~7,19S.~0. ~._ ce approved at this meeti , $10 078 5~. De as of 'this date. ~ ' ' ' from which deduct bills to leaving $$7,115.'11, cash on hand Respectfully submitted, J. C. PAGE, J.A. PISHBURH, GEO. L. HART, S.B. PACE. I~.h~. Wilkinson moved to take from the table introduced by hinl, providing for the E)~.~TION OF ~CHINERY. the resolution heretofore of the machinery of manufacturing establis_hments, · ,which vms agreed to. The resolution was accordingly ~ead, and on motion of ~. Pishburn laid on the table,until it be ascertained w~t action the Constitu- tio~l Convention will take in ~elation to. such ~tters, Ayes-Can~day, C°le~n' Pi shburn' ~t ' 5~~n' Page' Re~e~,Seifert- 8· Noes--C~ecker, Donalds on, Huff, ~one s, Pac e, Wi lkins on- 6. REPORT 0P T~ C0~E~ffTTEE ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. ;~.~. Wilkinson, from the Co~ttee on ~blic Property, sub~tted the following report: The Co~dttee on ~blic Property ~s. been requested by the Clerk of the Courts to consider and report upon the advisability of placing, ce~ tain metal shelvi~ in the vaults of his office to acco~odate the rec- ords, deed books,2~. At present there is not sufficient room to store the acc~lations _ of the last few years, and the patrons of the office ar.e put to ~c~ inconvenience for the lack of proper space to tran bus~ness. The Co~ttee ~s befo~ ~+ *,..~ ~ ..... ~-~ _ ~ . ~act addltio-" ..... . . ~-~ ~,-~ ~--~o~xons rot ~urn~s~ .~ me,am snelv~. Put we thou~t it advisable before re or _ on said ~tter to invest~at~ a~ ~-~--~- ~ ...... P ti~ .. o ~ --~ ~ou=~-u~m~ ~ne cost or DEllGi~ ~n tension to said office, and acco~di~ly referred . - ~~ for fuller estl~tes,plans,J~, and ~ll ~o~t~rat~u~q~ 2. The Co~ttee authorized the city e~ineer to purc~se a desk for one ~f the clerks of: the office of the Clerk f ts cost of ~.00, which we ask t~' ~- ~ .......... o the Cour , at a u u~ ~U~Cll ~ll approve. The reco~endation ~s adopted. ) . In co~uection %~th the placi~ of renewed insu~nce on the vari- ous city buildi~s, the Cg~ttee ~s ordered t~t sh~ld be renewed for five years, instead of three, considerable savi~ %~ll be effected by so doi~. 4. Concer~ the ~tter-of placi~ strap iron b~s in the cells of the city' jail, the Co~ttee is not yet ready to ~ke a report there- on, for the reason t~t it ~ms been v~ble to obtain propositions for perfor~ the work, uPon which to base esti~tes. S. %~e attach hereto a co~~cation from the city engineer, in w~ch he states t~t o~.dng to the prevalence of s~llpox in the city, t~t it ~j%ll be necessary to ~ve two ~les, the esti~ted cost of which v~ll be ~2~0. After-the sn~llpox epide~c is over the ~les can be used for at~eet purposes. We reco~end, t~t the c~ty - ~ineer be authorized to purc~se two ~les at a cost not exceed~ $2~0, c~rgeable to the acc'o~t of public prope~y. Respect fully, sub~$ted, all policies expiring as heretofore,' as a · The recommendation to .purchase two mules was ado ted b th f ,- · ng vote: A es--Ca · . P . y e ollo~;~ ~.~, . .... .Y.~ -_ _n~day, Cole~n,C~mpecker,Donaldson P~shburn ~ . , ,~, ~unes, ~nanan. Pace - Pa~o ~~- ~-: o ......... ' _ . , .Mart. - · o~,"~,",~,-, ~ ~ert', Wl lKlns on-- 14. No es__ None. J.H..K'ILKINSON,. M. };ENAHAN, G. W. CRU~PECKEH. -1901- ( January 7th, 1902) 1KEW BUSINESS. ;..~M. Fishburn introduced an o~dinance to prohibit per- sons under the age of foumteen years from frequenting bowling alle.ys~. Jec. and participating in the games conducted therein, which was con- sidered by unaimous consent, and on motion of ~'.?. Coleman was adopted, Said ordinance is recorded at the end of these proceedings. CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. 'A commxmication from the City Solicitor informing the Council of his action in the matter of the bill pending before the Finance Committee of the Constitutional Convention which provides for prohibiting cities and tm~ms and counties from collecting taxes from public improvements, liecenses,C~c., and reserving this to the State, was read, and ordered to be filed. GENERAL ASSEmbLY. A comnm3nication from R.H.Angell,a member of the House of Delegates, transmitting a copy :of a bill" To require any per- son who may have caused an injury to any person or property, whereby bhe city of RmmEmk~ Norfolk is rendered liable, to be Joined in any suit against said city to recover damages for such injury, and to pre- scribe the mode of proceedure in such suits; and stating that he had amended said bill so as to include the city of Roanoke, and 'desired to know the pleasure of Council thereon. The Council havir45 been informed that the bill v~s approved by the City Solicitor of this city, ~on .mo- tion of [~ Hart the Clerk was instructed to write to our r~presenta- tives in the House of Delegates and Senate of Virginia from this dis- trict, and advise them that the Council would like to have the City of Roanoke included with Norfolk in said act. REPORT OF THE C0~-~TTE~ ON ~.CCOUNTS. ~ Hart, from the C0n~aittee on Accounts, submitted the following report: The Conmtittee on Accounts has examined and approved bills for the month of December under appropriate heads as shown below, and recoNm~end that they be approved by Council,and certified to the city auditor and city treasurer and _o_r_d_er_e_d t~ be paid: Criminal charges - · 310.$0 Street cleaning ......... $ 48.00 Fire 394.16 Stationery and Printing 42. l§ Insuranc e, Interest, Jai 1, Light s, Police, Paup ers, S nR 1 !p o x, Street repairs, 2. The report shows street lights _maki_n~ f~29.79 to be month of January, adjust. 23 ?. O0 1, 83 7.50 163.05 1,099.94 1,143.73 186.90 615.98 1, 37~. 64 of the police department Salaries, 1,203.47 found out and not Health, Water Public Property Sewer repairs, Commissions, Contingent, Roanoke Hospital Assoc'n Total ........ for the month 249.25 639.25 132.93 48.84 129 136.33 83.34 of December burning, 1489 hours .and 43 min., deducted from the account of the company for the 1902, which the city auditor is hereby directed to Respectfully submitted, GEO. L. HART, H. B. DONALDSON, C. B. JONES, P. V;. HUtLF. The report v~s adopted, Ayes--Cannaday,Colezman, Cmunpecker,Donaldson, Fi shburn ~ Hart, Huff, Jones, Les cure, ~,R ruuhan, Pace , Page, R en_uer, Sei f ert, Wi 1- kinson--15. Noes--None. REPORT OF THE C0},.~iITTEE ON STREETS. A report of the Committee on Streets, signed by Messrs. Hart and Jones; also a report signed by M~ssrs. Fishburn and ~age, in regard to improvement of Gilmer avenue and Wells avenue side,walks, were read and on motion of Mr. Hart re- ferred back to the Street Committee. A resolution by ~. Fishburn to make certain repairs to Campbell avenue west of lSth Street, ~at cost of J.B.~ishburn, vms read and .re- ferred to .the Committee on Streets, on motion of Mr.~Pace. A resolution by 5~. Pace to construct a cinder walk on the south side of Gilmer avenue between llth and 1Sth Streets, N.W., was 'read and referred to the Committee on Streets. ,1902- (January 7th, 1902. ) ~D DOG. Dr. Cannaday called attention' of Council to the fact a dog belonging to R.~.Dooley,reported to have been n~d,. had on the 5th inst. bitten ~. Paul ~,~ssey, Luck avenue, and thereafter at- tached and had bitten, quite a number of dogs in the neighborhood. The dog had been killed, and ~,~r. ~ssey now requested that the dog's head ascel.-- be sent to tt%e Pasteur Institute, Baltimore, for the purpose of taining whether dog was affected with rabies. Mr. Huff moved that said matter be referred to the Committee Health with power to act, and that they be authorized to e;.~pend exceeding the sum of $50 to have the head of the that Stmda y on not dog examined. The motion was agreed to, Ayes--Can~day,Colen~n, Crumpecker,Donald- son, Fi shburn, Hart, Huff, ~ones, Lescure, ~.~nahan, Pace, Page, R enner, Sei fert, Wilkinson- lB. Noes--None. On motion of ~. Page the Council then adjourned. ...... oo0oo ....... AN ORDINANCE to prov~ide for the issue of bonds or certificates of debt to the amount of ~2~,000 for the purpose of purchasing, improving and maintaining a Public park and cemetery for the city of Roanoke. (Adopted January ?th, 1902. ) ¥~hereas, under the authority of an act of the ~eneral Assembly of Virginia, approved .._, it is deemed expedient by the Common. Council for the City of Roanoke to provide the sum of twenty-five thousand' (fi~2~,000.00) dollars, for the purpose of purchasing, improving and maintaining a public park and cemetery for the City of Roanoke, therefore, 1. BE IT ORDAIneD by the Conmnon Council for the City of Roanoke, t~t for the purposes above mentioned, the ~yor of this city is hereby authorized and directed to execute for,in behalf of and in the name of the city o~. Roanoke, Virginia, bonds to the amount of twenty-five thousand (~28,000) dollars, dated at such time in the future, not later than the first day of July, 1902, as he may deem advisable, and paya- ble thirty years after date. Said bonds to be issued in the denomina- tion of twenty-five, fifty and one hundred dollars each, and to bear interest at the rate of four percentum per annum, payable semi-annually, and to be of the style and form such as are kno,~n as coupon bonds. Said .bonds to be signed by the City Treasurer. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed ~o affix to such bonds the corporate seal of the city of Roanoke, and duly-attest-the same. Said bonds to be sub- stantially after the following form: STATE ~07 VIRGINIA, CITY OF ROAEO~E--Four per cent Bond. _Kuow all ~ by these Presents: That-the City of Roanoke is indebted to the bearer in the sum of dollars, payable in current money of the United States, thirty years-from the date hereof, at the office of the treasurer of said city, .with interest at the rate of four per- centum per annum, payable, semi-annually at the aforesaid office upon the delivery of the proper coupons annexed hereto. It is provided that from and after the lapse of fifteen-Years from the date of this bond the same shall be redeen~ble at any time according to the choice and option of the City of Roanoke, upon the payment of the principal sum and such interest as then n~y be accrued thereon and unpaid. T~his bond is issued in' pursuance of an ordinance of the Common Coun- cil for the City of Roanoke,. passed on the 7th day of January, 1902, and ratified by a vote o.f_the freehold voters of said city, at an elec- tion held on the 20th day of Pebruary, 1902, under the authority of an act. of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved on day of 1902,entitled an act to authorize the 'Common Council for the Cit~ of Roanoke to issue bonds or certificates-of deb't to the amount of ~28000 for the purpose of purchasing, improving and maintaining a public park and~ cemetery for the city of ROanoke", and is secured by a sinking fund of one .per centum, tO be set aside annually from the revenues of the city. Witness the signatures Roanoke, and .the corporate ed by the city clerk,this City ~hyor an~ Treasurer of of the said city hereto affixed, 9o2. the City of duly attest- seal of day of .. ....... .. city 01erk. (Form of Coupon) of Roanoke will pay to the bearer at (Seal) Attest .. -- The of the city Treasurer dollars upon bond for -: _ . Rhyor. · Treasurer. the office for six months' interest due dollars. · . . · · Treasurer. 2. These bonds when duly exec~' ~ii ~.' ~~ ~-~ ~Y the ~yor to the Treasurer of the city, who under the direction and control of the finance committee of the Con, non Council, shall sell the same for and on account of the city. 3. The sergeant of said city and the Commissioners of election here- inafter named, are hereby directed to open the polls at the various voti.~ places of the city,on the 20th day of February, 1902, and take the sense of the freehold voters of the city for or against the issuing of said bonds. 4. The Mayor of the city is hereby required to give twenty days' notice of said election, setting forth the time and places thereof,by posting said notice at some public place in each ward,of the city,and by publishing the same in all the daily newspapers published in the city of Roanoke for the same period of time. 5. The judges of election in the several vmrds of the city are here- by appointed commissioners to conduct said election, and in case of the failure of any one or more of them to act, then the. place or places of such shall be filled in the manner p~ovided, by law in the case of regu- lar elections. The said election shall be conducted in the manner pre- scribed by the State law for the conduct of elections where there are no candidates nominated by any political party. Ballots for the issu- ing of said bonds shall read "For issuing Park and Cemetery Bonds",. and ballots against issuing said bonds shall read, "Against issuing Park and Cemetery Bonds." 6. The commissioners of election shall,immediately after closing the polls,count the ballots deposited,and shall,within two days there- after, make a v~ritten return of the result of said election to the President of Council, specifying the number of votes cast for,and the number of votes 'cast against t-he issuing of said bonds; and the Presi- dent of Council shall, at the nest regular meeting of said Council, order said returns to be spread upon the records of said Council. And the Commissioners of election shall furthermore seal up in separate pack- ages the ballots for and against the issuir~.of said bonds,and within two days from the closing of said polls transmi$ ' .the same to the Clerk of Council to be kept by him among the archives of the city; and said packages shall not be opened during the space of twelve months there- after ~thout the consent of the President of Council, or the Council in regular session. V. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. ........ ooOoo ........ AN ORDINANCE to amend ar~ reordain, and continue in-force the ordi- nance adopted ~anuary 10th, 1899, and amendments thereof, .entitled "An ordinance imposing taxes on persons,real estate and personal prop- erty and upon licenses 'for the current year, for the support of the city government,the payment of the interest upon the city debt,and other mnnicipal expenses a. nd providing for the collection thereof. (Adopted ~anuary 'Tth, 1902. ) 1. BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council for the City of Roanoke, That the ordinance adopted January 10th, 1899, as amended January l?th, 1900, and January 8th, 1901, entitled "An ordinance imposing taxes on persons,real estate and personal property and upon licenses for the current year, for the support of the city government, the payment of the interest upon the city debt and other mnnicipal expenses,and pro- viding for the collection thereof, be amended and reordained, and is hereby continued in force for the year 1902-3, with the follow±ng changes, to wit: 17. On each daguerrean or photograph artist in this city,S25; not prorated. 18. On. ea_ch attorney at la.w, architect,conveyancer, collecting agent, dentist,cmvil engineer,physicma.n or .surgeon, o.r veterinary surgeon,. transacting business or.practicing h~s Professmon in this city, ~15, and on each ~.15.' osteopath, ~8. Upon each person selling upon the streets of this city, or in other public places, snacks or other eat. ables, or conducting a s and for sellin~ soft drinks,~c.., not otherwmse licensed by ~the city,S2.50; and on each person conducting a lunch counter or snack house, ~10. 4~. On every license to a fortune teller, palmist cl~irvos~nt, or astrologer or conjurer, $50 .per annum, or ~5 00 n~r ' ~.5~ On each person keeping a feed or wagon yard, month. $15, not prorated; but this license shall be ~ranted only upon the written authority of the city engineer. ' 4?. On the proprietor of each flyin~ Jenny, hobby horse,or other zke amnsement, ~20 per month, for each month or part thereof. 49. On each person con.du, ctzn~ ring ~ames,knife racks,baby racks,ar~ games of chance n~t prohibzted by law,~§20 per month for each month or part thereof, or ~100 Per year t- §9. On e~.ch junk dealer, .fo~ the privilege of transacti=~ ne sum of :~1,000- which Sh~11 ~--~ %` of canvasszng for the ~ur~os~ ~* ~--~ ...... - - · .. e przvllege .~:_ _ . . = ~_ ~ ~ uuF~5 any ~unx or o~ner n~tters or ~nmngs rot any SUCh junk dealer, .or for sale to a junk dealer, shall be one.~_half of the .sum imposed by this se.c. ti.on on such junk dealers. 6?. On each lmvery or sale stable, ~18, and an-additiorkQ1 tax of fifty cents for each stall therein; but this license.shall not apply to hacks and carriages kept on the street for hire,, as ~s provided for ~in Section 51; an.d _on each feed and boarding stable, not conducti a livery business. SlO_ . ng 'A~ .. in addition thereto,for all purcha~'es in excess of .$2,000; and on all purchases in excess .of $50,000, there shall be a .tax of ten cents on every $100 in additzon thereto, in excess of '1550,000. Dealers in dry-goods, lumber, furniture,groceries, and met- -chant tailors, or persons engaged in any other mercantile business what- soever, or whether .they be of the kind or class with those enumerated or not, except where otherwise herein specified, shall be embraced in this provision. 85. 9n all slot mac.hines not prohibi.ted by law, there shall be a tax of ~2.80 per an~..um,~ and the regulations applicable thereto s~hall be the same as are applxcable~ to , and provided for those licensed under the State law. 3~. On the proprietor of each shootir~ EalXery, ~10 per month each month or part thereof. 91. On every proprietor of a public or private building, kept used exclusively for any theatrical or similar performance,panorama public exhibition, varSety show or other entertainment (whether any charge is nade for admission thereto or not), ~50 per year. 2. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. ........ ooOoo ....... Tb~t of fourteen years and participating AN ORDI~fANCE to prohibit persons under the age from frequenting bo~ling alleys, pool rooms, &c., in the games conducted therein. (Adopted ~anuary 7th, 1902. ) BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council for the City of Roanoke, it sh~ll be unlawful for the keeper or proprietor of any bowling alley, ten pin alley or pool room, to permit persons under the age of fourteen years to visit or frequent any such bowling, alleY, ten pin alley or pool room, or~ to take part or p~ticipate in any game con- ducted therein, under a penalty of not more than ten dollars for each offense: Provided, however,that this ordinance s.hall not be applicable to persons employed by the keepers or proprietors of such bowling alleys, ten pin alleys or pool rooms. 2. This ordinance ~hall be in force from its passage. ........ oo0oo ........ J' 0 U R N A L--- C 0 M M 0 N C 0 U N' C I .'r,, ( 9o6) Tuesday,February 11, 1902. The Council met in regular session at 3 o'clock P.LI. ,in the Council Chamber, and ~as called to order by the President. : Present: 5-~ssrs. Cannaday,Coleman,Crumpecker,Donaldson,Pishburn,Hart, Huff, Jones, Johnst on, ¥~idd, Ae scure, ;,~ys, Ifdnaha n, r~%%ll en, Pace, Page, Rennet, Sei fe rt, Wilkins on, I~. Pre sident- £0. Absent--None. DEATH 0F POLICN JUSTICE BARF~DA.~R. At the request of the President ,"¢m. Seifert took the chair. .;,~. Buckner thereupon announced that Thos. F.. Barksdale, Police Justice, l~ad died at his late residence in t,his city., on Saturday l~st. He spoke in the highest terms of' r~'~r. Barks- dale as a most ezcellent citizen and faithful officer. On motion of ~,.~. Buckner it ~ras ordered that when Council adjourns it s.hall be to meet on Thursday night next (Febr~ary l~th) at .~ o'clock. JO'u/q!-~A. On motion of ~0~. Seifert the readings, of the Journal %'ms dispensed with, and the same vms approved as recorded'. ~;AYOR'S ~,:~SSAGE. The following message from the ~;ayor %fas read: To the Common Council for the City of Roanoke. Gentlemen--I am glad to inform your Honorable Body t.hat the smallpox situation is im- proving. The houses which were under construction for the accommoda- tion of the whites have been completed,partially furnished and occupied, and we are now in condition to remove all persons,both white and col- ored, from the city, in accordance with the resolution of the Board of Health, adopted last year. The building, of these houses added considerably to the cost of smallpox this month; but the cost in fu- ture, unlesz there is a greater inm~ediate abatement of the disease than either the Doard of Health or myself anticipate, ;vill be considerable. The cost of provisions alone, ruruui~ from 15 to 16 cents per individ- ual per day, according to the best fi~res t_hnt I an~. able to I herewith t~ansmit to your Honorable Body a letter from the Board of Health to myself in reference to certain wells in the northeastern portion of the city, in which the condemnation of certain wells is recon~.cended. After a consultation with the City engineer, I find that this section of the to~% has no water supply except that derived from wells and s~rings; the mains of neither of the ,:~ter companies being extended therein. On consultation ~ith the city solicitor in regard to this question, he v~s somewhat doubtful as to whether there ~as any existir~, ordinance covering this and like cases. I would there- fore recon~:~end t~hat this co'nm~nication be considered by one of the con~ mittees of your Honorable Body in connection with the city Solicitor, city engineer and board of health, and some definite plan be adopted governing such cases. I desire to call the attention of your Honorable Body to an a~uend- merit to the City Charter, approved February 2~, 1900, extending the exemptions upon nnchinery,J~., of any manufacturing- establis}m~ent to be open, ted in this city for twenty years, beYond the ti:ne originally set out; also an opinion of the city solicitor, rendered to Council -upon its re~:uest,holdir4~ that said exemp'tion is ~u~constitutional, ille- gal and void; and also to a tabulated statement furnished to Council, per its re~est, by the Con~,~ssioner of Revenue, sho'~ir~q the amou.l-~t of property e~.empted from taxation ~u%der said pro~sion, and the amount of revenue that would accrue to.the city were said property taxed as is all other property in the city, -;;hich amount aggregates about ~,000, and which for twenty years would bring into the 'city, were said property ~" 000 I have reCently consulted with the city solicitor taxed, ~..:1 ~0, . concerning this ~luestion,and he informs me if there has to be,and it seems to me there must be, test of the legality of said exemption in the courts, he n~ch prefers that the city should hold the position that the exenption is illegal and void, and that the property now clain~d to be exempt, should and must bear its equ~l and fair proportion of taxation along with all ~other property, than be forced into the posi- tion of contending tl~at the act is constitutional and valid by some citizen, or non-resident tax-payer, who would refuse to pay the taxes leVied on his or its property, .on the ground that~the entire levy for (February 11, 190~. ~ city purposes, for the year 1902,and any subsequent year,is illegal and invalid,and uncollectable, because said levy was not n~de in pur- suance of law, in that certain property not exempt in accordance with. the constitution and laws of Virginia, ~s attempted to be exempted. b~ an unconstutional amendment to the City charter. It is the policy tt~e present city ~overnment to refund all the city's bonded indebted- ness as rapidly as possible,and the city solicitor at the reguest of Cotu~cil has prepared ~n ac.t authorizin~ said refunding, which act will be presented to the General Assembl~ at its next meetin~ on the 19th of Peb~'~.{ary. I am info,ned tl~t in the year 190S we will be able refund ~,000 of said indebtedness. By doing so we will certainly be enabled to s~ve two per cent. thereon, which will amount to an an_nu- '" ~0 In order to be able to refund these bonds it is al s~ving of ,?1, . absol-~.tely essential that we pay our interest promptly. Should the question arise as to the legality of our entire levy for city Durposes, and I am informed that such q~estion is likely to arise if the preaent plan of exemption is pursued, we would be unable to collect any taxes; would be unable to maintain our streets, servers and other city depart- ments; be unable to n~intain Our schools and also to pay our interest: therefore, it seems to me that it would be. the part of prudence to take the advice of the city Solicitor,~nd put ourselves in a position where, if there be a question about this matter, we will b~ on the side that if we loose, will invlove only the ul~-~n~te loss~ of ~,000 per a_~n~um, rather than be put in the position of our entire levy being called into ~uestion, and the wheels of our entire city goverrm. ~ent be~ lng absolute~_y blocked until this ~estion can be passed upon by the Court of Ap[.e~ls; and the ~estion of our ability to ~refund our bonds being seri~-~sly jeopardized, not to say entirely thv~arted. I would therefore reco.um~nd that your Honorable. Body take such steps as would put you in the position preferred by the city solicitor, or, in other words that you treat the said amendment as illegal and void, and di- rect the Con'..~aissiOner of Revenue in assessing property, to assess the property heretofore ezempted, e~:actly on the same basis that he assesses all other property in the city. Respectfully submitted, J. R. 'BRYAN, Jr., ~.~yor. On motion of ~. Page the reference by the ~fmyor to certain wells ' was referred to the Committees on Fire and Water on llth avenue _I.E., and ..'~ealth. On motion of ~f~. Wilkinson it-was determined to take up 'and dispose of the reconm~endation of the n~yor in regard to the-taxation of prop- e~'ty which is now exempted. ~J~. ¥!ilkinson, thereupon, submitted the ~ollowing resolution: ~ereas, the City Solicitor has rendered t)~t it is illegal and unconstitutional to from unifor~n city ta~tion; and an opini6n .to the Council exempt any class of property ~q~ereas, the Co~.dssioner of Revenue has rendered the~ Council with a sta2e~nt shorting what property has been and is now exempted from city taxation under the provisions of the city~ charter, therefore BE IT RESOLVgD, That the Commissioner of Revenue be and he is hereby inst~_~cted to assess all property in the city for city taxes in the san~.e manner that said property is assessed for State taxes, and to decline to on~t the valuation of. the machinery or other property of n~nu-~acturi~lg establis.h~ents now omitted under the provisions of the city charter; and the tax collector shall make out tickets against said property and proceed to collect the taxes thereon as the taxes on other property are collected. The provisions of this resolution are to apply to the taxes levied and collected for the year 190~ and each subsequent year. The resolution ','~s adopted by the following vote: A ye s- - C a nnaday, C o leman, C rump ecke r, Donalds on, Fi shbu rn, Hart, Huff, Jone S, Johns t on, Kidd, ~e scure, R~ys, l,.~[nahan' R~ll eh, Pace, Page, Renne r, Wilkinson, ~. President-- 19. Noes--Seifert. (February 11, 1902. ) GISH FARSt 5~r. Pace, under a 'suspension of the rules, submit'ted the followi~%g resolution, which ~as read, conside.red and adopted: Whereas, there exists in the minds of some of the citizens of this city that it is the intentio, n of the City Council to 6tilize the Gish _Warm for park and cemetery purposes; and Whereas, on the 15th day of November, 5-~m. Donaldson offered a res- olution to the effect that no part of the Gish Parm should be used for cemetery purposes; and Whereas, it is the desire of this Council that no misunderstanding shall be left in the minds of its citizens as to the purposes for which t~e said Gish Farm are to be used, BE IT RESOLVED, That the resolution heretofore offered by t~r. Don- aldson and adopted by Council is hereby re-affirmed, and that is, that it is. the sense of this Council that no part of said Gish Farm shall be used for a cemetery. On motion of 1~. Seifert it was decided to take up the reports of the Commdttees on Finance and Accounts. REPORT OF Th~ CO~TTEE ON FINANCE. },~r. Page, from the Committee on Finance, subndtted the following report: l. We have had %ruder consideration the sections of the license tax ordinance in relation to bill posters, and also as to circuses,shows, etc., but have deferred the report thereon until-next meeting. 2,. The request of the Fire Board that the bills of DR.J.C.Bodow, for ~ll:O0 and 5~cGee's Pharn~cy, for ~9.SO, medical attention and drugs, on account of an injury sustained by Fred Zerbee, a member of the de- part'ment, who was hurt while attending a fire, be paid, has been duly considered by this Committee. We recon%mend that the city auditor be and is hereby instructed to draw '~rrants in p~yment of said bills, chargeable to the account of contingent. S. We have re~.eived from the Light Conmdttee a request for a snell appropriation of9 el25.O0 for the remainder of the fiscal year to pro- vide for the payment of four additional lights which they propose to order in. As there are now sufficient ftunds standing to the credit of this appropriation, and as it will have to be supplemented an~y the last month of this fiscal~year, the· Committee prefers, to v~it un- til that time, when the acco%:~t will. be supplemented in closing up the affairs of the present fiscal year. 4. The Con~issioner of Revenue has submitted, for the inspection of this Con%.-tittee, his semi-annual .report, covering the period July 1st, 1901 to January 1st, 1902, which Shows the total collections on acco~mt of licenses issued in that period, $2,08~.Sl. We file the report herewith. 5. The report of the City Auditor shows that When the bills for the month of January shall have been paid, certain of the accounts will be over-drawn unless previously supplemented. We recommend the adoption of the following resolution in order tom supplement said ac- c olL~lt s: RESOLVED, That the appropriations for the fiscal year 190].-2, be and are hereby supplemented as follows: Ss~llpox ......... $~, 000. O0 Street Repairs, -~-- 1,000.00 Health ........ 250.00 . C onti~ent ....... .. ~50. O0 Total. - ~S,~00~ O0 And the city auditor and city treasurer are hereby directed to make entries~ on their, books accordingly. Respectfully submitted, J.C. PAGE, ~. A. FISHBURN, GEO~ L. " S. B. PACE, S. P. SEIFERT. The report.was adopted as read: Ayes--Cannaday,Cole~ran,Crumpecker, Donaldson, ~i shburn, .Hart, Huff, ~ones, ~ohnston, Kidd,Le scure, ~ys, ~inahan, N~llen, Pace,Page,Renner,Seifert,Wilkinson,~r President-- 20. Noes--None. ..lg09- (February 11, i902, ) from the Committe8 REPORT 07 .THE COI~-.~TTEE ON ACCOUNTS. Mr. Hart, on Accounts, submitted the following report: The Con~rittee on Accounts has examined and approved under appropri- ~.te heads, as shown below, the following claims and accounts against the city for the month of January, and recom_mend t]~,t they be approved by Council and certified to the city auditor and city treasurer and ordered to be paid, viz.: Criminal c,harges- Elections Fire Insurance Interest, Jail Light s, Police, Paup e r s, Sn~llpox, Street repairs, Street cleaning, ~ 21.00 15.75 403.73 24.00 18,630.00 137~.43 1,153.74 1,087.28 70.47 2,498.39 1,068.09 49.98 Stationery Salaries, Hea].th~ Wa t e r, Public Property Sewer repairs, Sewer improvements, Street improvements, C or~mg, s s ions, C ont ingent Roanoke Hospital, Total-'---- :?~ Printing ..... ~ 44.13 1,222.80 263.28 33.76 124.79 51.56 70.35 163.49 106.98 185.55 83.34 8-9- The Council will note ti~t amo~l~ Interest .......... the items approved are <,,!B, 630.00 Smllpox, 2- 498 39 .... _., ,~8 39, which deducted from aggregating a total of ~,,~-., 1 ~-: [50 s the current bills the total leaves ~76,3~! a for the month of January, 1902. 2. The interest account of ~18,630.00 -,was duly checked, and the coupons e>:amined and cancelled. 3. We call attention to an item of ~;4.35 under the head of con- tiD~ent, which we have approved. This bill Yras authorized by the mayor for railroad t_~ansportation for Mrs. T. Bondurant, from Bristol to Con- cord, Te~.. The woman ~was a pauper and liable to be a charge upon the city,and the nmyor having, done t~e cheapest thing under the cir- cumstances, we have approved the bill. ' 4. The report of the police department shows lights found out and not burniD~, 2336 hours and 38 n~nutes, duri~lg .She month of January, for -~n~cn ~7.73 is to be deducted from the bills of the company for the month of February, which the city auditor is hereby directed to adjust. Respectfully submitted, GEO. L. HART, H. B. DONAY~DSON, JAS. D. J0.~STON. P. W. HUPF, The report of the Co~mrXttee on Accounts w~s adopted by the follow- ing vote: Aye s-- Cannaday, Coleman, Cru~up ecke r, Donaldson, Fishburn, Hart :Huff, ~ones Johns t on, Kidd, tes cure, 1.~hy s, r~'~ nahan, ~,'b. ll en, Pa c e, Pag e, R enne r, S e i f e rt, Wilkinson, I'.'"~ President-- 20. Noes--None. ELECTION ~F POLICE J~STICF.. The President informed the Council that on next Thursday evening, Feb.ruary 13th, the Council would proceed to fill the vacancy in the office of Police ~ustice, occasioned by the death of T.F. Barksdale, and requested all members to take due no- tice thereof. On motion the Council then adjourned, by the following vote: Ayes- - C olen~n, C rumpe ck er, Fi shburn, Huff: ~ohns ton, Kidd, Page, Self eft, lf~ President-: 12. Noes-- C an~d~y, Dona lds on, Hart, ffone s, Les cure, Pace, Renne r, Wilkins o Accordingly the Council adjourned to meet on 'Thursday night, the 13th instant. --- oo0oo-- - Thursday, February 13, 1902 The Council.me~ at 8 o'clock.o.},-! ' _pursuant to adjournmen+ ~ called t'o or.d. er by the P sident, I.;~. Present-- }:;essrs , cannaday, Coleman, Crumpecker, Dorualds on, Fi shburn, Hart, Huff, ~ones, Johns t on, Kidd, Le scure, I~ys, },~ nahan, l,%~ll eh, Pac e, Page, Rennet, Sei fert ,Wilkinson, I.:~. President-- 20. ~..bs ent--None. ELECTION O? POLICE JUSTICE. On motion of ~. Page the regular order of business was suspended, and the Council proceeded to the election of a Police Justice. }~.~. Page nominated j. R. ryan, Jr., and IvY. Crumpecker B- J.W. Neal. A vote was taken, and resulted in the election on the first ballot, as follows: P. or BRYAif--Cannaday, Coleman, Donaldson, Fi shburn, Huff, Kidd, Lescure, l~hys, R'Anahan, lv.hll en, Page, Sei fert, Wi lkins on, P, ir. Pre sid ent-- 14. Pot NFAL---Crumpeck er, Jones, Johnston, Pace ,Renner, Hart-- 6. ?¢~. Bryan v~s accordingly, declared elected Police Justice. RESIGNATIO:.i 07 5I-~YOR. ~,-~. Page presented and read the resignation of J.R.Bryan, Jr., as ~-..hyor of the City of Roanoke, to take effect at once, and on motion of }..-~. -~,escure the resignation, v~s accepted. ~-.'~. Burckner, the President of Council,by virtue of his office mediately succeeded to the office of Ifayor, and requesting I,.?..r. Seifert to take chair, vacated his office as President of this Council. In retiring, he appropriately: addressed the Council;. and the chair there- upon an~nounced that the election of a President of Council ~vas next in order, and at his request ~..?.~. }luff took the-chair. ELECTIOI; OP P::~SID,:;:.,T COU!iCIL. ,:-~. Page non-,~mated S.P. Seifert for President of Coumcil,and he vms ~unanimously elected., the clerk casting the vote of Council as directed. Iv{essrs.-Page and -~ishburn were appointed to Conduct~ the President to the chair, ~.-¢hich duty vms Performed. The President appropriately addressed t..he Council,and ~took his seat as presiding officer. E~ECTI01,..-' OF PRESIDEHT PRO TE~,:PGRE. The office of President pro tempore of the Council having become vacant by the election of I-.h-. Seifert as President, it %,ms determined to go into the election to fill said vacancy. Thereupon ~.,.h~. Pace nominated ~%.~. Crun~yecker,and Jotn~ston non',~-nated I;9~, Coleman. On the first ballot l.~lr. Cz~mDecker '~as elected by the followi.~ vote: ~or CRUI=?£C KKR--C oleman, Dorkalds on, Mart, Huff, Jone s, Kidd, I,;kz ll en, Pa c e, Renner,T/ilkinson, Irk-. President-- ll. ?.or CO'~I'.."~I!{-- Cannaday, Cnzmpecker, Fishburn, Jotn. nst on, Lescure, I'~hys, ~.~nahan,.Page-- CO~.TCILI/~.I¢--VACAi-~Cy ?i~.J~ED. On motion of l~:r. Page the Council pro- ceeded to fill the vacancy occasioned, in the-Second V;ard by the suc- cession of lJ.~. Buckner to the office of l'/ayor, l~r. Joh_uston nominated J-E.~:i. Hanckel, and he'Was unanimously elected, the Clerk casting the vote of the Council as directed. REPORTS 07 OFFICERS. The monthly report of the City Engineer as to Street repairs, street inuprovements,and other ms. tters '~as read. He also c@lled attention of Cotu~cil to the condition of the tower of the Pourth lVard },hrket House, which was in need of repairs; which mat- ter %was referred to the Conm~ittee on Public Property. The monthly reports of the City Treasurer, City Auditor,City Physi- cian, Board of HealthClerk of .~./arkets,City Sergeant,and Keeper of Alms- house,' were read and ordered to be filed. PETITIONS,,%c. R:lr. Huff presented petition of L.B. Davis,by j.p. Woods,attorne'y,asking that alley in rear of and west of ?ranklin Road con_necking Albemarle and Lyon avenues, be straightened, and aski~g the city to 9acate the southern half of said alley,whereupon he would deed a sufficient amount of land on a line with the northern half of said alley to .straighten the same. Ivh~. Huff thereupon presented the following resolution, which' w~s read and adopted: nominated of lvlr. Br,j-an -1911- (Febr%~ary 13, 1902. ) RESOLVED, That this petition be referred to the Street Conm]ittee in connection with the city engineer and Solicitor with power to make the .necessary exchange, of the land in question, if they deem it ad, visable. ~. Lescure presented the petition of O'Halloran & Co~any, asking that they be pern~itted to erect an ornamental light sign in front of their place of business No. 21 Salem avenue; which on his motion was referred to the City Engineer with power to act,and with authority to grant the request. Dr. Cannaday presented' a petition signed by W.Hodgson and other physicians of the city., aski~lg that the ordinance' be repealed recently passed, which increases the license tax on physicians; accompanied with an ~.~nend~::en~ to the lic~.nse laws, which raakes the sa~d lxcense [~10 per aD_unto: in place of ~18, as now is the law; which petition and pro- posed an~.end~nt, %~s, on motion of ~;'.m. Muff, referred to the Conmnittee on Finance, %~_th the re~%~est that said Comndttee obtain inforn~tion from other Virginia toy, s as to what is the custom in regard to taxing physicians. i~. Hart presented a request from J.J.Sheehan, to be refunded the sum of $1. ~£, back taxes paid on lot corner of Fourth Street and East avenue: now o¥~ed by the city, for the yearf 1,$92, claiming said tax was previously paid, and that the latter .paid was in era-or; which v~s referred to the Co~mnittee on Finance. Petition of J.~.:;.Crawford et als, for side%walk on the north side of :::hrsnal~ avenue between 5th and 6th Streets, and to repair the sidewalk on north side of said avenue bet~'~een Franklin Road and 5th Street, ';ms presented, read and referred to the Con~.~ittee on Streets. Petition of ~. W. Crav~ford et als, asking that a light b'e located at intersection of ~\hrshall avenue and Fifth Street, %was presented read ~..nd referred to the Cormmittee on Lights. Petition of J~,~-.Hodgin et als, asking that a light be-].ocated at intersection of Dale avenue and Holliday Street, v~s presented, res. d and referred to the C ,~ ' . o~.muttee on i~ights A co~.~:]~:~3.nication from ]Dr. Emil Doff, Cl~icago, asking if it ;~;ere pos- sible to obtain a franchise that he might const_~.ct a telephone sysDem in this city, ;?as read and referred to the Comn~ttee on Ordinances. A co]~munication from [%~s. S. Meal, tl%aruking the Council for aiding the Crittenton Home, %~s read and filed. Pe,~ion of J.B Pollard, complaining of the conditions e~-isting on 12th Street S.W., between Can~bell avenue and the riVer, and to the dan~.ge occasioned a spring on his premises by reasons thereof, p~esented, re~-~d and referred to the C0.,rm~ttee on Streets. A co]~m.unication from A.a..Mover, suggesting plans for the improve- merit of the ~ish ~.-Varm for park purposes, and the appointment of a su- perintendent in charge thereof, and offering his services .for such po- sition, ¥~s presented, read and referred to the Conm~ittee on Public P top ert y. REPORT 07 THE CO...:~.'.~**,-.~ ON ,qg~%LTH. Dr. CaDmaday, from the Commdttee on Health, to whom was referred the matter of having the head of the alleged n~d dog which dog attacked and bit r','~r. Paul, ~;assie, examined for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the dog was affected ;;¢ith rabies, begs to report t.hat the chairman of the Con~r~ttee in pur- suance thereof, sent the head of the dog to the Pastuer institute, Bal- timore, and on Friday a letter ::ms v~itten by Keirle, stating that the dog had been undoubtedly affected with rabies. 2. We beg to report that DF. T.D.Armistead, who v~s appointed to have charge of the s~.~allpox patients and sus~.~ects, at the price per day betv.,een August 1st, and l '. : December 1st, and per day from December lst~ to August 1st, has, owing to the extensive prevalence of the disease, asked for an advance of wages, or salary. The Cor~u~ttee has duly considered the n~tter, and finds that Dr. Arm- istead's services have been .highly satisfactory to the ~yor and ${ealth authorities, and theft all patients and suspects have been well looked after. On September 10th, lg01, the agreement between this Comndttee -191~- (~ebruary lSth, 190£. ) and Dr. ArmiStead, was reported to Council for approval. We attach hereto a copy thereof for the information of Council. Dr. Armistead informs us that he will be compelled to resign unless his pay i~ in- creased. At present he is required to use two horses in the preform- ance of his duties, and his services are required almost continually. After due conside~tion of the matter we recommend that under 'the co~- tract we cannot raise his salary. RespectfUlly, A. A. CANNADAY, V,r. B. DONALDSON, JAS. D. JOH/~STON, M. The report was received and ordered t'o be filed. REPORT OF THE CO~'~'~TTEE ON LIGHTS. ?;m. ~llen, from the Committee on Lights, submitted the following report: The Coz~ttee on Lights has taken under consideration the various petitions and requests for the locs. tion of additional lights,and b~s decided to recommend four. Petitions in ext~-eme northeastern part of the city ask for two lights. In this case we have granted one. The other lights are in the Fifth, First and Fourth %~ards~ respectively. We recon~end the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED~ That the Roanoke Railway & Electric Comp8.ny~%mder the terms and conditions of the contract made and entered into between the city of Roanoke and said company, on December ll, 1900~ be and is hereby authorized and directed to locate standard 2000 candle power ].ights, or their equal,and the~eafte~, to maintain the same, at the follo~.~ing mentioned points: One light at Ferg~son avenue and Bibb Street~N.E. One light at Patton aven~e and Third Street,N.W. One light at Allison (].~th) Avenue and ~th Street S.%~;. One Light 8. t Dale avenue and Ty].er Street,S' E. One of the above-mentioned lights as proposed, viz. Ferguson avenue and Bibb Street, is about ~000 feet without the present circuits.~and onehalf of the extra cost %will have to be paid by the city~ which will be in the neighborhood of $70. This cost: with the rental of the fc%~r lights to be placed, will not increase the appropriation for the remainder of the fiscal year more than !.~l~. ~ The Committee has noted the excessive cost of lights in the city Hall,and has directed the city engineer to ~have certain lights turned off at proper' seasons,an.d has instr%~cted the officers in the building to be more. care in the use of gas. Respectfully submitted, H. B. DON.~LDSON, [[~. D. JOHI~STOH. J. H. WILKINSON, C.M. KIDD. The report of the Com~,dttee on Lights vms adopted, Ayes--Cannaday; C olen~%n, C~%u~p ecker, Donaldson, Fi shburn, Hart, Huff, Jones, So?ms t on: ;~idd, !~e s cure, ~,~ y s, ~r~han, 5~ll eh, Pa c e: Page, Renner, Wi lkins on, ~. P re s id entL 19. REPORT OF THE CO~.2¢ETTEE ON FIRE 8~ WATER. ~. Lescure, from the Co~w n%ittee on Fire and Water, submitted the follov~ng report: 1. The new hose %~agon authorized by the Com~cil has not yet been let to contract, for the reason that th'e Comn~ttee has been delayed in gettir~ bids for the construction bf said %w~.gon. A report thereon vrill be r~ade at the next meeting of Council. 2~ As to the resolution offered by ~¢~. Pace providing for the plac- ing of five fire hydrants in the Pifth Ward, we have duly considered this matter in con~nection with the Chief of the Fire Department,and have recommended that four of said 'hydrants be placed; whilst the one proposed at ~oorman Road and Fai~-fax avenue is deferred for future con- sideration, owing to the fact that there is no The other hydrants recommended are muCh needed ter fire protection, and so we recommend the adoption of resolution: RESOLVED, That the Roanoke Gas & Water Company, under conditions of the ordinance adopted February 12th, 1894, hereby directed ~o locate s~and~r~ fi~e hydrants at the tioned poinf, s.- ~rater main at this point. in order to secure bet- the following the terms and be and is following men- (February 13, 1902. ) One hydrant corner of Center avenue and llth Street,N.Wo One hydrant corner of Gilmer avenue and 10th Street,I'I.W. One h.~drant corner of Center avenue and Third Street,N.W. One hydrant on Gilmer avenue,mid%~y between £d and ~d Strests,N.W. R~,._,O.,~YED ?RIRT!-~R, ~hat th~ Roanoke Gas and Water Company be and is hereby directed to move the hydrant now located at Shem~ndoah avenue and l~Ith Street, to Center avenue and iRth Street; and also to raise ,.l~e hydrant at Gilmer avenue and 12th Street so that it may be used~ and to the satisfaction of the Chief of the Fire Department. ~ The Comu~ttee has been requested to locate and P~ve placed a in the Southeastern part of the City. There alarm box on Belmont Hill, are in o.~ms neighborhood thirty or more houses,and the nearest fire alarm box is probably a half mile a~way. Yfe .have consulted with the Chief of the Fire Department and recommend that the box be placed. RESOLVED, That the chief of the Fire Department be and is hereby authorized and directed to cause to be purchased a fire alarm box and necessary n~ter-ials for the same, and locate and place the same in .po- sition on Belmont Hi!l, in the Southeastern part of the city, .at the most available point, at a cost not exceedi~ $~8, ~c~hargeable to the acco~mt of fire. S. %~e have requested the street Com~0ittee to improve 9th at Center avenue, by putting in a drain pipe and otherwise repairir~ the street, so that the fire department wagons and apparatus nay get from the hydrant at Center avenue and 9th St., to the streets north and south of Center average. ~. Yfe have considered the petition of P.¥~.01iver to place a ~.wagon ~.~undy s ry Stable also the petition of lot on his ].and west of ~'' ' Live ; Yost -Huff Company to build sheds in the r~ear of their lot, corner of~ Church avenue and Jefferson Street, so as to p!:ovide shelter for ani- mals vMs. ich n~y be hitched there v;hile their ova~ers are transacting bus- iness in the city. ~ · ~s we understand it,P ~:.Oliver proposes, to build certain sheds around his lot and enclose the same, so as-to provide stab].es for horses, and the center of the lot to be used for standing %wagons brought into the city by persons from the country. It is to be and fees of course will be charged for · more or less of.a public nature; the use of it. He desires the privilege for a period of ten years. The Yost-Huff Conpany desires only to erect sheds ~or hitching purposes and is altogether a private affair~ The Comn~ttee has f~lly considered this nntter is respect to both petitions.~ and owing to the protests of the abutting property ov~ners it declines to reco,nmend the granting of the privilege for the erection of either of said sheds. Respectfully submitted.~ A.W. . .... P. ¥;. HUFF, S. B. PACE. The report of the Con~,~ttee ~on Fire and Water %,,~s adopted, Ayes--- Canp~day ~ C o 1 e~ran ~ Crumpecker, Dona ids on ~ Fi shburn, Hart: Huff, Jones, Johnst on, ~.~i dd, Le scure, ~;ays, $.~ ~han, ~i~!len, Pace ,Page, Renner, ¥!i lkins on? ~ President --19. Noes--None. REPORT OF TP~ CO?,?~"~TTEE ON STREETS. ~.$r. Fishburn, from the Coronet- tee on Streets, submitted the following report: 1~ As to tt~e petition of W.~tGr.aybill,Fishburn and lVoody.~ asking that a sidew~!k of slag, with oak~ rails be laid on the west side of 10th Street S %'. from Patterson avenue to Salem avenue, the petition- ers to pay for the materials, we reconm]end that the city er~ineer be and is hereby instr~cted to lay said sidevmlk, as petitioned for, pro- vialed, that the property ova~ers will furnish and deliver on the grounds the necessary materials therefor. ~It having been reported by the City E~ineer that this v~lk had already been put in, under a misapprehension, on motion of ~¥~. Huff the action of the city Engineer in respect thereto ~as approved.) - 191-1- February 13, 1902. ) L~. Jones moved .that the remainder of the report of the Committee on Streets be adopted as a whole. The chair accordingly put the question on the adoption of the remainder of the report, and it was re- j ected, Ayes--Cr~:mpecker, Donaldson,Hart, Jones, 5~nahan, ?gullen, Pace,Ren- ner-.8. Noes-- Cannaday; C olen~n, Pishbdrn, Huff, Job~.~ston, Kidd, Les cure, ~ys, Page, Wilkinson, },'M President-- ll. 5.tr. Hart changed his vote to "Nay" for the pu~-pose of ~noving a re- consideration. The vote was accordingly announced,Ayes 12, Hoes ?. On n~otion off ~,.tr. Hart the vote by which the report of the Conwnittee on Streets v~s rejected, %was re-considered; and then, on his motion said report (except the part above acted upon) :vas refer~_-ed back to the Conm~ittee on Streets. Said report contains the proposition to constn:ct sideYmlks on N~-l~s .mm~ aventte, L~acadan~ on Gilmer avenue; slag walk on Gilmer avenue, bet- ween llth and 13th Streets..N.W.; and slag walk on Chapr,~n avenue from Campbell avenue to 13th Street,S.W.; also a minority report signed by ?,~essrs. Fishburn .~.nd Page in opposition to the constrttction of side- ¥~lks on Wells avenue, and the improvement of Gilmer avenue. REPORT' OF THE CO~,~TTTEE. ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. ~. Wilkinson, from the Conm]~[ttee on Public Property, submitted the following report: ].. A petition signed by J.B.Barnhart and others, complaining of the conduct of P.O'Brien, assistant clerk of the ~rarkets, and asking that said O'Brien be removed and that some one else be elected in his stead, ¥~s referred to this Conm~ittee. The Con~m[ttee t~as considered the complaint to some e.-:tent, and recoLmuends that the petition be laid on the table, for 'the reason that we believe the investigation and fi- nal determination of such n~tters comes within the jurisdiction of the mayor. (The recommendation was adopted. ) 2. Yfe attach hereto a letter from D.M.Christian,keeper of the alms- house, calling attention to the fact that occupants of the pest house are rapidly cutting off all the wood on the pre~r,~ses for fuel. We have ascertain ttuat all the stoves recently placed at the pest house are designed fox~ buFning wood,and therefore it is impracticable to use coal. We are of opinion that it is to the best interests of the city to pur- chase wood, rather t.han that all the standing timber should be destroy- ed; and therefore reconm~end ttu~t the city enEineer be instructed to ar_~ange for purchasing a .supply of wood for the use of the s~rallpox hospital. (The recon~:endation %,~s adopted, Ayes--Ca~u-~aday,Coler~an, Crtunpecker, Dona lds on, Hoa rt, Jone s, ~ohns t on, ~{i dd, Les cure, ~fa ys, ~...~ ne. hah, ~hll eh, Pac e, Page,Repiner, Seifert (Pres.) ,Wilkinson-- 17. Noes--Fisi~burn, Huff- 2. .$. Concerning the question of w.hat disposition shall be ~Tade of Assembly Hall for the condng year, commencing ~.~hrch lst: 1902, the Conw n~ttee l%az eT~rmined the pre~'~ses and finds that the property l~as been badly da.n~ged, that.much of the furniture has been destroyed or lost,and the property generally is in bad condition. Under the terms of the contract the rental price ~s ~140.50 per.anntun, for one year, with the privilege of the refusal for an additional year at a price to be fixed by the Corm,dttee on Public Property. In accordance with the pro- visions of said contract and the decision of the Committee as to the future disposition of said property, we reconm~end the adoption of the following resolution: RESOT~\~.~D, That 'the refusal price at which Si].as ;?althal].~ or his rep- resentative or successor,n~y have possession of Assembly Hall for an additional year, conm.:encing .~hrch 1st, 1902, be ~nd is hereby fixed at $400 for the year, under the terms and conditions of the contract now in force; and in case the said property is refused by Silas Wal- thall, his representative or successor, then the said property, on the first day of 5.D. rch, 1902, s.hall be turned over to the Clerk of the I~rkets to be~ rented by him as heretofore,and be under his imzaediate direction and control, in accordance with the general ordinances of the City.. (The resolution was adopted. ) -1915- (February IS, 1902. ) 4. The attention of the Comu~ttee has been directed to the import- ance of planting a number of fl-uit trees on the almshouse farm. Thews is a portion of said land well adapted to fruit,~ andros the plat8 is almost destitute of fruit trees, we reconmuend the adoption of the lo¥~ng resolution: RESOLVED, That the City Engineer in con~unction with the chairman of the Public Property u. olm~ttee, be and are hereby authorized and directed to select, purchase and have planted on the almshouse farm, SOO apple trees and S00 peach trees, at a cost esti~rated at 9100, chargeable to the account of paupers. J. H. WILKINSON, G.W.CRU~,~ECKER, Respectfully submitted, ~. 55N^UAM, JAS. D. JOHNSTO!'.I, B. O. N~YS. The reconunendation as to purchase of trees was adopted, Ayes-- Carmaday, Coleman, C run~eck er, Donaldson, Fi shburn, Hart ,Huff, Jones, Johns.ton, ~_f/dd, Le scure, l~ays, ~.;dr~.~han, ~llen, Pace, Rennet ,Wilkinson, 5:~. President; REPORT OF SPEC IAL C O~:.~.~TTE~;' '~"~ ON PURCHASING ~'~rATER WORKS . ~..Ir. Lescure from said Conunittee reported, as follows: Your Con~dttee in obedience to a resolution of Cottncil requested the Roanoke Gas and %rater Company to submit to the City of Roanoke S which re¢~est v~s duly t~ansmitted proposition to sell its .~ater works, to the president of that company. In answer thereto ~;'e attach hereto a letter from F.J.Kimball, President, dated December 19, in w~hich he states that whilst his company would be Yrillin~. to Bell to the city of Roanoke its entire plant, both for gas and water, it would not be willing to sell one independent of the other; and suggests that if the co~mnittee is in a position or has authority to negotiate for the pur- chase of the entire plant, his company will be ',Milling to take the nRtter up in detail with the city of Roanoke. He also asks that the city indicate ho:,; much of the real estate of the company it would be willing to purchase in co~mection ;vith the plant. As the Conm~ittee is not vested ;:~th the authority alo~ the lines indicated, we submit the con~Launication to Council for such further inst~ctions as it may desire to give the Committee. Respectf%~!ly Submitted, A. W. LESCURE, J.H. WING:kTE, . R. A. BUCkleR. I~. C' ' ' ,.~,mpec.~er moved tl~t the report be received and filed, as the city is not in position to negotiate for the purchase of the entire plant. NATUraL GAS SUPPLY. ~. President submitted a resolution, as follows, which vms adopted and referred-to the Committee on Ordinances: ¥~nereas, Louis A.Scholz,C.G. Smith and Henry Scholz desire a franchise for the purpose of introducing into the city of Roanoke, natural gas to supply consumers in said city gas for fuel and illuminating purposes, said franchise to be granted under such re~.lations and proper restric- tions as the Council may prescribe, and with the privilege of occupy- ing the streets,alleys and highways of said city in order to lay the necessary pipe lines and make the proper connections, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED, That said request be and is hereby referred to the Conm~ttee on Ordinances, and said conm~ittee is hereby directed to take said request under consideration in connection with 'the city Solicitor, and draft and report to Council and the applicants for said fran~chise, such ordinance to grant said franchise as they nny deem proper. SIDE¥;ALK ON TE~'~TH STREET, S.E. !~. President also introduced a res-~ olution to provide for a slag side~alk on the eas.t, side of 10th Street, $100 which ~,was re- from Dale to Tazewell avenues,S.E., at a cost of ; ferred to the Committee on Streets. PAUL .~;~SSIE. Dr. Cannaday s~bmitted a resolution providing that Paul ~ssie be paid the sum of $£~, chargeable' to contingent, on acc- ount of the e~mination of the head of mad dog for rabies; which refer~ed to the Committee on ?inance. GOOD ROADS CONVENTION. Mr. Hart presented an invitation from TheO. Parker, and others, Committee of the Good Roads Convention to be held in the city of Danville, on February 1~-£~, in which a request w~s made that representatives be sent from this city; and on his motion it -1915- (February 13, 190£. ) RESOLVED, Tl~at the matter of sending a representative from the City Government of the City of Roanoke to the Good Roads Convention to be held in the city of Danville, February 1V-22, 1902, be and is hereby referred to the Finance Conmdttee with authority to act; and that they be empowered to authorize the city engineer to make the trip to Dan- ville in attendance upon said convention, and he is hereby allowed a stun not e):ceeding $80 to pay his e>~enses in cormection-therewith. The resolution v~s adopted unanimously. SANITARY REGUL~TIONS. .V~. Pishburn subndtted the following resolu- tion, which ~was referred to the Co~mnittee on Health: Whereas, there is considerable complaint as to the nnnner in which the sanitary work througkout the city is conducted by the various con- tractors, Resolved, That said nntter be and is hereby refer~ed to the Comuit- tee on Health, to consider and report on the advisability of adoptin~ an ordinance providing (1) To divide the city into a certain number of districts,and allot one of ench to a contractor, to be licensed by the Council, and whose duties, fees and. other ~r~tters pertaini~%g to s~id work shall be regulated by the Council: 'or, (2d) To provide that the city sb~%ll take charge of said work vt[th its own forces, and per- form said work under the direction of the city authorities,and collect the fees arising therefrom for the use of the city. SIDEWALKS 0N DALE AI~N-UE. ~::~. Donaldson introduced a resolution to provide for the construction of longitudiD~l board %~lks, with slag between, on the north side of Dale avenue between Edgewood and 10th S.treets; also on the south side of Dale avenue between Vth and 8th Streets; which vms.referred to the Conm,~ttee on Streets. ~_~;:'~,:,~.;::~..,,~o TO !~ICENSE L~WS. ~,~.. Wilkinson introduced two amendments to the license laws, am~.nding Sec. 59 as.?o~l junk dealers, so as to n~ke the amount of 'e~ - · 000; and an amendment to tax ~;?~.O0,~n place of , Sec. VO, as to merchants license, so as to provide that for all pur- .chaSes in 'excess of ~2,000, there shall be a ta.~: of 20 cents on the ~100; ';zhich amendments were referred to the Finance Co~mnittee. On motion the Council the Council then adjourned. J 0 U R N A L -- C 0 M~ 0 N C O U N C I L. Tuesday, March 11, 1902. The Co,n~ci]. met at 8 o'clock P.M. in regular session in the Council Ch~:~bez~ ~nd ¥,.~s called to order by the President, ~h~.S.P.Seifert. P~_~ezent: ~:I6ssrs. Cannaday,Crumpecker,Donaldson, Fishburn,Hart,Hu~'f~ J o o..,~ $ :. S'ohn~ s t on ~ Kidd, Les cure ~ ~ys, ~nahan, ~All eh, Pac e, Pag e, R enne r, Wi 1- kinson~h:~President-.18 Absent--Messrs. Coleman and Hanckel=2 THb] JOURNAL. On motion of.~.Mr.. Page the reading of the 2ournal dispensed ;'.-ith and it ~Rs approved as recorded. ~.~.Y0R'S ~,ESSAGE. The following message from the ~:~yor was read: To the Conm~on Council for the City of Roanoke, Gentlemen:--~I~this, the first message it becomes my duty to submit to your Honorable ~dy~ I trust that it will not be out of place for me to speak generally, thro~.tgh briefly,of the some of the more important municipal subjects. Contel'nines the finances of the city, it is hardly necessary that I should speak at length. From what I know of the personel of the Cotuacil and the views of its members as to the administration of the city's affs. irs, I .feel well assured that every effort will be made to keep its finances well in hand,and that strictly economical business methods will prevail in all departments of the city government. This policy is absolutely' necessary,as it is well known to every member of Council that the surplus which has heretofore been in hand in the nature of a mont. hly balance,is rapidly being exhausted, an~ by the end of the fis- cal year will almost entirely ~Lave disappeared. From that period w~.rd the Cottucil n~st arrange to co.nduct the financial affairs of the city with,and depend upon the current revenues alone. To maintain the health of the ~ity should be one of the chief aims of the city government,and as the warm season is approaching.,I respect- fully suggest t~hat the Council Commit~te~'on Health will take vigorous steps to co~operate vrith the police and sanitary departments,and en.- courage their respective efforts to give the city a general and effec- tive cleani~-~g up. It is my purpose to ~pay especial attention to the so. nitary condition of the city,and 'to use. every effort as spring and sunm~er approaches to place the city in the best possible condition from a standpoint of heal~.h,and have all sections of the city thoroughly cleaned and kept in that condition. As a rule a cleanly city is a healthy city:and I truest that the Cou~.cil -~ill aid with its co-opera- tion s~nd good judgment,and from time to time adopt such laws or resolu~ tions as it may deem proper, for the betterment of the service; and when so adopted I will endeavor to have them strictly enforced. Prom the reports which I have constantly received, I am glad to port that the smallpox situation is improving. The figures show that since ~F'ebruary ].st, there has been a material decrease of smallpox at the pest house. The follov~ing statement will giMe some idea of the dec~-ease during the past month. On Feb. i there were 98 innmtes at the pest house; Feb. 8th, 111; ;:£arch i ~2; .~;~rch o 28 at the smallpox hospital, 18 s~re ,~uspects. In the sons so quarantined being that of medical attention. Feb. 15th, 81; Feb. 20th, 69; Feb. 22, 61; At this date there are 28' persons confined l0 of whom are affected with the disease and city there are 7 houses quarantined, the per-- required to pay ~their ov~ e>Lpenses, except If this decrease~ continues and holds good _~or another month or two,the disease v~ll 'be practically eradicated f~om the city. ~,1y attention has, on more than one occasion been' directed to the importance of closing the various bowling alleys operated in the city: not .later than 12 o'clock at .night. The reason is apparent and will be well understood by every member of Council,when it is remembered that the saloons being closed at 12 o' clock,after that hour these bowliD~z alleys become the rendevous for disorderly persons, who carry on their boisterous conduct to unseemly hours of the morning. I therefore re- quest' that you pass such ordinance as you may deem proper as will re- ~ire all bowling alleys to close at 12 o'clock at night. I am of opinion that such measure will materially aid the police force of the city in controlling or forcing out a certain lawless element,whose ope~ations are carried on issued inst~-~ctions -1918- (~%xrch ll: 1902. ) at these late hours of the night. I have to the police force to spare no pains to break up this disorder,and endeavor to rid the city of vagrants and thieves,and I hope with your co-operation to be in a measure sucessful. I shall, from time to time:if the occasion requires,ask the Co%%ucil to pass such ordinances as will be effective in ridding the city of all classes of lawless and offensive elements. (Referred to the Con~ittee on Ordinances. ) There are two vacancies on the rolls of the regular police force,and there bei~ sveral special officers in line of promotion, I ~ve pointed ~.A.Overstreet and L.J.Locke as reg~lar policemen, said appoint- ~nts to take effect as of ~rch 1st, and respectfully ask your confir- n~tion of same, as I regard both men efficient and faithful officers. Respect~lly sub~tted, R. A. BUCkeR, ~%yor. On motion of ~,~h~. Lescure the police appointments reported by the }~hyor Were confirmed. REPORTS OF OFFICERS. The monthly reports of the City Auditor,City T~easurer,Clerk of the ~hrkets,City Physician, Board of Health, City Sergeant : and Keepe~ of the Alehouse, weme read and ordered to be filed. PETITIOHS:~%c. The petition of the Stone Printi~ & ;.;~nufacturi~ Co. and others engaged in the n~nufacturing ~siness,and business men of the city: requesting that the Council re-open the ~q~estion of taT~tion of the m~chinery:etc~, of ~3~cturi~ establishments, and give then% or their ~epresentatives a heari~ thereon, ~s read. ~m. H~rt moved that the resolution of the ~o%uucil adopted at its last meeting instz~ctinE the Commissioner of Revenue to assess the ~.c~nery and e~f3.ipment of ~nufacturi~ establis~ents, be repealed. ~lu: Page moved that ~h~ motion to repeal, and also the oetition ore- sented~ be referred to the Co~ttee on Ordinances. k~ Wilkinson moved that the whole ~tter be laid on the table. The chair put the question on the motion of ~. Page to refer the petition to the Con~ttee on Ordi~nces,and it %fas so referred. Petition of H.G.Roberts,et als, aski~ t~t cinder sidewalks be ~id on 10th Street,Dale avenue and Ja~son avenue,$.E.; and that Tazewell avenue, from lOth to llth Streets; llth Street from TazeYzell to Ja~son, and Jamison from. llth to lS'th Streets be ~cada~zed, v~s read and re- ferred to the Con~ttee on Streets. Petition of W- W. Hanson and Thcs. ~?. Spindle,Jr., captains of the Roanoke Blues and Roanoke Light Infantry Companies, respectively, ~s presented: aski~ that the Co~cil grant said companies the free use of AsSembly Hall on ~.~onday and ~Tuesday nights of each week. By per~ssion ~ %~atts addressed the Co~cil in be]u~lf of the ~litary companies. 5'k~, ~ishbu~ moved t~t the req~est be g~nted, .p~ovided that the ~ll v~ll in all cases be vacated at 12 o' clock at' night. ~,~..¥;ilkinson nkoved that the petition be referred to the ~oint Con~ttees on Fiance and Public Property~ to consider and report. Pe~.ition of R.~.tBeard and others, asking that a pla~ -~lk be laid on ~th St~eet S.E., from 8th avenue to 9th avenue. Petit~ on of ~¥h~s. ~ean Iarerty, asking t~t the license tax on shoot- i~.galleries be prorated for the reminder of the fiscal ~'ead, whereupon~ on motion of ~. V;i~inson, it ~s RESOLED: That the Co~.ssione~~ of Revenue be authorized to pro~te the lic. e~_se tax on shooting ~alleries for the re~ini~ months of the license year at the ~te of ~lO per month. The resolution ~.s adopted, kyes--Can~day,Cn~ecke~,Donaldson, Fish- burn: Hart ~ Hu f'f: Jones, ~o~st on, Kidd, Le scure ~.~h Ys, ~na~n, ~l i en, Pa ce ~a~e Renner~Wilk~nson,'~:~.President- 18 Noes- None. Petition of Wm. R. Ter~ill and others, aski~ that the re-numbering of-Frard[lin~ Road from ~,~ars~ll avenue to the city Ii,ts, heretofore or~sred by Co~cil: be attended,to, v~s read and referred to the Co~ n~.ttee on Streets. -1919- (5~rch 1!, 1902. ) Petition of Wm. 5t. Graybill, J.A.Woodey, asking that the drain pipe which crosses Rorer avenue west of 10th St. be extended along said ave- hue to 10th Street; was read and referred to the Conm%ittee o$ Sewers. Petition of Jas. P. Woods to re-purchase the Gish Farm from the provided, the city agrees to sell the same, for the sum of $1~,000 and the expenses incurred by the city in such purchase.. ~. Hart, moved, on the presentation of said petition, that the proposition of Woods be accepted to take the property at the price the city paid for it, plus the expenses incurred by the city. ~'~. Page moved that the request be referred to the Public Property Coma~ittee, to investigate and see wh~t can be had for the property; and that they also investigate and report on the advisability of the city selling or ~etaining it; v~hich motion ,~as agreed to by the follow- ing vote: Ayes-- Can_~aday, Cm~mp ecker, Pishburn, Huff, ~one s, ~ohnston, !~idd, ~;ays, Pace, Page, R~u~,~Wi lkins on, ~. President-l~. Noes--Donaldson, Hart, Le scure: ~.,5~ahan, 5~ll en, R enne r- 6. REPORT OF THE CO~...~dITT!,~:~-ON FI~NCE. ~. Page, from the Conmnittee ~.~n~.nce, submitted the following report: The Co~.~mittee on Finance, to whom ~as referred certain-proposed amendments to the license laws, report thereon as follows: Sec..].8, prooosing to reduce the license tax on physicians and sur- geons from ~15 %o ~lO, so as to conform to the present rate,is not rec- on~.?.ended. The Com~ittee sees no reason why one class of professional men should be c_barged less than another. Sec. ~4, as to the proposed tax on bill posters,and defining bill posters, is reported with t]~e reco~mendation that it be adopted. It increases the license from ~10 to ~$~0 per annum. Sec. O~, amendment p~oposed to reduce the license tax on ~unk deal- ers from ~;lO00 to ~00, is not recommended. Sec. VO, amendment proposed as to merchants linense. The Committee has considered this question, and recom~mends that the section stand as now enacted,with the exception that th~ license tax sha~l be $~0 on the first ~O~DO of purchases, in place of ~0 on the first $2000. We be- lieve this will be more equitable and fair to all parties. We attach hereto an ordinance embodying the two amendments which we have recommended, that is to Sec. 2~, pertaining to bill posters, and to Section 70, as to tax on merchants license. %~e reconrnend that this ordinance be adopted. _ Sec. 90 pertaining to license tax on circuses,shows,etc.,refer.~ed back to the Co~m~ttee has been considered, and we are of opinion that for the present the law should remain as it now stands. (i~!ro ~.ones proposed an amendment to Sec. VO, making merchants $10 on first ~.]lO00 of purchases, and all over that~ amount 50 cents per $100, which v~as rejected. The ordinance proposed by the Committee to amend Sections 24 and 70 of the license laws, was then adopted by the follo¥~ing vote:' Ayes-- Cannaday, C ~m~acke r, Donalds on, Fi shburn, Mart, Huff, Jones, John- st on, Kidd, Le scure, ~ys, ~Snahsn, ~.~l len, Ps. ce, Page, Renner, Wilkins on, 5~r. President- 18, Noes--None. Said ordinance is recorded at' the end of these proc'eedings. ~. We recon~r~end that the Clerk rected ~o obtain bids and have ~00 for distribution. (The recommendation ~'~s adopted, S. The Committee has considered Cannaday to pay Paul ~¢assie the sum of Council be authorized and di- copies of the license laws printed Ayes 18, unanimous. ) the~ resolution introduced by Dr. of $25, chargeable to contingent. This we presume to be in connection with the authori~tion of Council to ]~ave the head of a maddog e~mined at '.the Pastuer Institute, of Bal- timore, a-t a cost not exceeding $50. We .uDderstand that the authori- ties of the institute agreed, to examine the h~ad of the dog free of cost, if 5~. 5~ssie would take the treatment; he did so, and therefore no charge %~as made for the exami .nat. ion. W~ recommend that the account be not paid,and that the ~e~oluti~o~ lie o~% the ~able. -1920- (l~rch 11, 1902. ) (The recommendation was adopted by the following vote: Ayes-Crum- p e.cke r, Donalds on ~ Fi shburn, Hart ,Huff, Jones, Johnston,Kidd, }~ays, Pace, Page, Mr President- 12. Noes--Cannaday, Lescure, ~Knahan,Renner, Wilkinson- §. ) '4. The request of J.J.Sheehan to be refunded the sum of $1.22 back taxes erreneously assessed against him and Sold ~to,and which belongs to the city, has referred the matter to the City Solicitor as to certain 'questions connected with the paid on property which he been considered,and we l%ave for investigation and report transfer of the property. "~e are not ~satisfied with what year the taxes are said to be errene- ously assessed. 5. The report of the City Auditor shows that when the bills for the current month shall have been pai.d., two of the accounts, Street Im- provements, ~.518.09; Contingent, $112.91. The Public Property Commit- tee also re¢luests an additional appropriation of $150 to make much needed repairs to the tower and sheds of the market house. We rec- ommend the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the appropriations for the fiscal year 1901-2 be sup- plemented as follows: ~ Public PropeFty,~ $1~0.00; Street Improvements, ~,i518.09; Contingen{~ ~.i'~. 91, Total ~?Sl. O0. And the City Treasurer and City Auditor are hereby directed to n~ke entries on their books accordingly. Respectfully submitted, J.C.PAGE, J. A. FISHBURN, GEO. L. PL~.RT, S. B. PACE. The resolution to supplement the appropriations was adopted, Ayes-- C armaday, Crun~ eck er, Dor~ld s on, Fi shburn, Hart, Huff, Jones, ~ oinks t on, Kidd, Lescure, ~fays, M~nahan, I,.~llen, Pace ,Page, Rennet,Wilkinson, The ?resident-18. Hart, from the Comndttee and approved under appropri- No e s ~- None. REPORT 07 THE C0k~.~TTF, E ON ACCOUNTS. Mr. on Accounts, subn~tted the followir~ report: The Committee on Accounts have e~mined ate heads the following claims snd accounts against the city for the- montk of ?ebruary, and recommend that they be approved by Council and certified to the city audito~ and city treasurer and ordered to be paid: Criminal charges--: ..... ~ 222.50 Stationery ,% Printing ..... $ 46.60 Elections 69.80 Salaries, 1,222.04 Fire 42~. 02 Health Interest · 1,280.00 Water Jail' 134.33 Public Property Lights 995.2~ Sewer Repairs Police 946.5l Sewer Improvements Paupers, ~lll. 55 Street Improvements SnRllpox 76~. 25 Commissions, Street Repairs, 839.29 Contingent Street Cleaning ll. 20 Roanoke Hospital Total 12S. 59 32.99 305.01 12.37 30.38 626.81 14 2.29 285.32 83.34 2. The report of the Police Department for the month of February .s. hows lights found out and not burning 1066 hours and 31 minutes,making $.21.3S to be deducted from the bills of the company for the month of },~rch, 1902, which the city auditor is hereby directed to adjust. Respectfully submitted, GEO. L. K&RT, P. W. HUFF, C. B.. JONES, JAS. D. JOH}~STON~- The report of the Committee on accounts vms adopted by the follovrlng vote: Ayes--Carmaday,Crumpecker, Donaldson, Fi shburn, Hart, Huff, Jones, Johnst on, Kidd, Les cure, Mays, ~.~ nahan, 5~hll en, Pa c e, Page, Renner, Wi lkins on, 5.~.President-' 18.. Noes--None. REPORT OF THE CO~....$,KTTEE 0N STREETS. Mr. Fishburn, from the Comlnittee on Streets, submitted the following report: 1.. The Committee has considered the petition of L.B.Davis, by Jas. P. Woods, attorney, asking that the alley between Albemarle and Walnut' avenues, west of Franklin Road, be straightened by moving the southern part thereof westward, a distance of $6 feet, .so as to conform to the northern part of said alley,and agreeing to convey the land for the '1921~ (~,'arch 11, 1902, ) providing,the city will relinquish to him the present alley,in which there is located a sewer, the city reserving the sewer right of way. The Com~dttee. recon~nends that the request be granted,and that the alley be moved from 154 feet west of Franklin Road to 190 feet west of Pra~J~lin Road,~..~.Davis conveying the necessary' land for the pu~ pose,and the city relinq~ishing to ~..'~. Davis the present alley,in which the sewer is located, ~6 feet east of the proposed new loca- tion, but resrving all the necessary right of way for seid sewer an~ the n~intenance thereof; and that the 'city solicitor and city engi- neer be end they are hereby inst~:cted to prepare the deeds and 'make the necessary surveys so as to accomplish the above recon~aendation, provided, the sewer right of v~y can be protected to their entire s~t i s faction. 2. As to the petition presented by L.R Manes ~nd others,request- ing the Council to take steps to re~ire the'Roanoke Rail,~ay and Electric Cor~)any to fu~ish a better schedule on the P~tterson ave- hue line,west of lSth Street,it beir4s alleged that said company ru:~ing only two c~rs thereon daily, one about 6 A'.~;h and the other about ll P.I:i. neither of which afforded the people any semvice,we referred the matter to the..city solicitor for his opinion, in which he takes the viev~ (the opinion being hereto attached) that if the ~.llegations in the petition be t~-~.e,that such action on the part of the comp,~ny is virtual!y a discontinuance of the lice,and that such discontinuance 'is unla~vful,unless the Council has given its consent thereto. We ~ttach hereto the opi_~_io~ of the City Solicitor,and reco.~..mmend that the n~tter be referred to the ~yor in conjtutction v.~ith the city solicitor,~nd tho. t they be re.quested to take the ~.~.t- ter up ¥~th the company and ascertein if a bette~ service c~n be fu~:nished on said line. ~. Th6 follov,~.,~., matters h~ve been. referred to City Eng,. for estimates: (1) To in,prove 9t}-. Street. N.W., on either side of Oenter avenue; (2) Petition of. Bsllard Huddleston et als, for sidev~alks on both sides Of Salem ~venue,west of 8th St. (~) Petition of ~.W. Or~- ford et c~ls, for side':~alk on ~hrshall avenue, 5th to 6th Streets. (4) Petition of W'm. ~,.~Burney et als, asking that ~',-'~o~UUtain avenue be i~;~proved in the southeast section, and sidewalk laid thereon. 4. The report of the Con%udttee on Streets,re-consider-ed and re- conm.~Atted to this committee at the last meeting,has been 'laid~ over for future consideration. Said report contains propositions to-con- st:~uct brick sidev~alks on %'Yells avenue ~-~.E. and to .improve-~ilmer avenue by nncadamizing. ~o The petition of J.B,Pollard, in which he makes conpl8int of ~he conditions existiz~ on his premises between Roanoke River and ,he River Boulevard,and at 12th Street S.~. ~as been considered. ~.-'h~.Pollard alleges that a valuable spri~lg, on his premises is being dar,~ed by storm ~water flowing from 12th Street, and much of his land is beinE v;ashed a,.'.-,~y. The Con~.~ittee after due considerati°n of the n~tter recon%mends that ~. Pollard be notified that the city .b~s no jurisdiction of his premises or the spring thereon. The conditions there beinf.~ confined to private property, and the Conunittee does not think the city is in anyvmise responsible or liable. ~, The Com~dttee ~L~S considered the various requests and pe- titions for sidewalks,on in the Fifth, one in the _Wirst' and two in the Four-th ~.:/ards: three of. which are approaches to school bUildinEs, and reconm'~end that they be put. in,as indicated by the follo-,:ring res- o lut i on. RESOLVED, and directed to const~ntct sidevzalks on the follo;;ring mentioned Streets- 1st. Slag or longitudinal' board v~alk on the south side of ruer avenue, between llth and 13th St. reets,N.~%r. Estimated .Cost 2d. f~ lon~.=itudinal board walk on the nue, from Campbell avenue to 13th Street. That the City .Engineer be and is hereby authorized Gil- north side of Ch~..pman ave- Estimated cost ~150. -1922- (5,hrch ll, 1902. ) Sd. A longitudinal board walk on the north side of Dale avenue,from 8th St~ to 10th Street S.E.and on th~ 'south side of Dale avenue between 7th and 8th Streets, estimated cost $2£5. 4th. A longitudinal board or slag x'mlk on the east side of 10th St, S.E, between Stewart and Tazewell avenues, estimated cost !~50. 5th. To construct cobble gutters on east side of East avenue,from Gilmer avenue School Buildings to ~d Street. Estinntedcos~ ~"~.O0o The costs of constructing such sidewalks and ~gutter are to be charged to the account of Street Repairs. Total cost ~600. Respectfully submitted, J. A, FISHBU~,:, C.B. J0krES, J. C. PAGE, A. W. LESCURE0 ~.~. Lescure moved that the report of the Street Con~dttee be adopted as a whole.., which v~.s agreed to; and the report ':~s accordingly adopted by the followi~-k5 vote: Ayes--Carmaday,C~mpecker,Donaldson, Fishbu~n, Ha rt, _Mu ff, Jone s, ~ ohns t on, ${i dd ~ Le sCure, ~,h y s, .K.Snahan, ~;u.ll en ~ Pa c e: Page, Rermer, Wilkins on, ~m. President-- ].8. Hoes--None. REPORT O? CO[~f~ITTME ON PUB.TffC PROPERTY. Mr. Wilkinson, from the Conm,ittee on ~h.~.blic Property, submitted the following, report: The Conm~ttee on Public Property to whom vms referred the matter'of providing additional metal shelving for the office of the Clerk of the Courts,and incidentally therewith,the matter of providing an extension to said office,beg to report t.hat they have the subject under consider- ation, bt~t are unable as yet to n~ke a definite .report,and have l~id the ,matter over for future consideration. 2. The City .engineer reports to the Conmnittee that the condition of · .the tower of the .Varket-Mouse is such as to demand immediate attention; also that the shed of said n~rke.t house,along~ the Salem avenue front is in needed condition of repairs.~.~?~o repair the to'~er will cost ~,i~100 and the shed $~0, r~n]':inE in all, {,~±ou. We reconm~.end the adoption of the following resolution: · -..~.oOLVED: That the City Engineer be and is hereby authorized and in- st~cted to _..b~ve the tov.,er of the Fourth Ward 5~rket House repaired and placed in safe condition; also the shed of. said market alor~5 the Salem avenue frontage,, at a cost not ~exceeding ~.~lS0, .chargeable_ to the accotunt of Public Property. .. Respectfully submitted, ~. H. V~LF~INSOH, ~B. O. ~fAYS, · JAS. ' D'. ~0~H]-~STON. The report of the' Con~nittee on Public Property Was adopted by the same vote as last above re~orded, Ayes 18, unanimous. ~PO~T OF TP~_. CO~.-~-ETTz,:~; ON ORDI!~.~NCES. Dr. Car~day, from the Com- mittee on Ordinances, submitted the fol!o~:~[ng report: your Con~'~dttee on Ordinances .to whom v,~s referred 'the request of Louis A Scholz,C.G:S~nith and Henry Scholz for a-franchise for the pur.- pose'of~introducing natural gas into this city,have taken the rmatter ~under consideration:and in conjunction with the city Solicitor, city., en- gineer and. applicants for .the f.r/a, nchise have agreed upon the terms' and conditions~ thereof. The ordinance for that purpose .hereto appended, was. drafted by 'the city..solicitor, 'and is,in its present form acceptable %o the applicants. V;e are of oPinion that the ..interests of the city are amply prote~;ted therein and recommend that the ordinance be adopted. 2~. Concerning· the proposition to reA~late the sanitary work in t]~e city,introduced by ~,-~.Fishburn, the conm,~ttee reports t}%at it has the ~.=a-tter. tu. uder cons-:deration; but as it is one which recf~ires considera- ble thought and investigation,we are-not, in position to report now. Respectfully subraitted, 'A. A. CANADAY, G. %7..CnU~,P~C~fER, B. 0~ ,";~YS. An Ordinance grantir~ a franchise to'touis A Scholz,C.~.Smith and Henry. Scholz to ffurnish, natural 'gas for fuel an~ illunz[nating purposes to the city of Roanoke and inhabitants thereof, for a period of ~hirty yea'~'s, :~s presented"b.y~the Co~.,~ittee in'.conjunction with its report, and on motion of '_,',.:~ Huff the same v~s .-':laid over until the next meeting of Council. and in the meantime the Clerk shall furnish each member of Council with a Copy of the same. --1923- · (M~rch 11, 1902. ) REPORT OF THE C059~TTEE ON LIGHTS. ~,~. Mallen, from the Commi{tee on Lights presented the following report: The Committee. on .Lights at the request of n~ny citizens residing on Shenandoah avenue N.W. between Commerce Street and Park St., recommend the adoption of the following resolution to change the location of a light thereon, where it will serve better the purpose for which it was intended,and diffuse light in both directions on Shenandoah avenue~ RESOLVED, Tl~at the Roanoke Railway and Electric Company be and is hereby directed to move the electric light now located at Shenandoah avenue and Fourth Street N.W., eastward a distance of about 500 feet, to the addle in said avenue, between Commerce Street and Fourth Street. Respectfully submitted, C.M. KIDD, J.H.WII,KINSON, J. L. ~I~EN, H~ B ~'D01~LDSON. The report of the Co~t-tee on Lights was adopted by the same vote as last above recorded, Ayes i8 unanimous. ~,~PO_~T OF THE C0~,~,~TTEE ON ~ALTH Dr Ca~aday:~ from the Co~ttee on Health, submitted the fo].lo~.~ report: Concerni~ tl~e report of the ~yor sub~tted to Council Feb~ary 11, 1902, as to certain wells on llth avenue H.E., accompanied v~tk a state- ment from the Board of Health reco~ending t~t said wells be condenmed, which ~s refer~ed to this Co~ttee, we beg to say t~t this is a very difficult problem to handle, for the reason that there are no water rains laid in the avenue in cf~estion, and if the wells are condec_ed, the fa~tlies usir~ water therefrom v~].l be placed to great inconve~ence. In view of the fact that there is a doubt as to the legal right of the city:under the existing ordinances,to close these wells,we do not rec- o~nend that any action be taken at this time,other t~n tMt the tary inspector be required to ~ke freq~ent e~]~tions of the wells and see that they are kept in as good condition as possible. Respectfully sub~tted, A.A.C~IADAY ~AS. D.~ JOH~STON, M. C. M. KIDD, H.B. D0~LDSON. The report of the Co~ttee on Health was adopted. REPORT 0F THE CO~.~ETTEE 0N FIRE AND WATER. ~. Lescure, from the Conm~ttee on Fire and Water, sub~tted the follov~ report: Your Co~ttee on Fire and Water acting ~der the authority of a resolution of Council: met on Feb~ary 22, 1902,and opened bids for the const~ction of a new hose v~gon for the use of the J~.~or Hose Co. any, said bids bei~ ~de on specifications prepared by the Chief of the Fire Department. 0nly two bids were received, as follows: Levi Witt, complete wagon, with plain beari~s---:- ...... $295.00 Same, with Arcjibald roller beari~s --- 320~00 Virginia Carriage Co. ,complete wagon, ,~th plain bearings--S350.00 Same~ v~th Arc. bald Roller " 407.50 Same~ v.~th Timpklin bearings 427.50 The bid of Levi Witt bei~ the lowest the contract ~s a~rded to him for the sum of $320, for ~g0n co~lete with Archibald Roller bea~- in~s. The Chief of the Fire Department v~s authorized to place the order and see that the work 'i-s perfor~d in accord~ce'with the speci- fice. tions. We reco~nd that this action on the part of the Committee be confir~d by Co~cil. (The action of the Co~ttee.~s confir~d.) 2~. The ~tter of ~healthy wells on llth avenue N.E. referred to this Co~ttee and also the health Co~ttee, is reported back with the suggestion that it was i~rope~-ly referred. The Co~cil can re'~dily ~der that this Core. tree l~s no jurisdiction alo~ the iiues s~- gested. 3. The Co~ttee on Fire and Water ~s considered a petition signed B~A~[~rgan and other citizens off the southeaste~ part of the city, presented to them~aski~ tl~t a fire hyd~nt be located on the Vi~fton- Roanoke Water Company's line~ at the intersection of Dale avenue, and 13th Street, The Con~ttee reco~nds t~t the hYdrant be put in, and sub. ts the follo~ resolution for adoption: -1924- (N~rch !1~ . 1902. ) RESOLVED, That the Vinton--Roanoke Hater Company be and is hereby directed, under the terms, of its franchise,to place a standard fire hydrant,of such design as n~y be approved by the Chief of the Fire De partment, a.t the intersection of Dale avenue and 13th Street,S.E.,the cost of said hydrant and the placing chargeable to the account of Water. authorized to lay of same to be paid for by the city, And the said company is further 13th Street and Dale avenue for a six inch main in the purpose of furnis.hing vmter from its mains to said fire hydrant, and otherwise supplyir~5 consumers; a Detroit therefor to be granted by the city engineer. .4.. The Chief of the Fire Department requests that an additional' horse be purchased for the use of the Department, for emergency cases, or while other horses are being shod', as present only the e~ct number of horses necessary to supply the various apparati are in service,one horse having recently-died. The Con%mittee reconm~ends that the City Engineer and Chief'of the Pire Department be authorized to purchase a horse for the use of' the fire department at a cost not exceeding w~.~., cha~'geable to the account of fire. Respectfully submitted, A.W. I~SCURE JAS. D. JO~d~STON\~ ' S. B. PACE, P. W. HUF~~. The report of the Fire and Water Committee %was adopted by the fol- lo~.'_ug vet e: Ayes-Cannaday, Crttmpecker, Donaldson, Fi shburn, Hart .. Huff, J one s :~ ,Tohns t on, Kidd: Les cure Wilkinson~ ~,~!~, President-- !8. Noes---Mone. REPORT OF"CO5~iSSi0~!ERS OF ELECTION. ~.4essrs.E.A.N~honey,H.~:~ Darnall, F.A~VYintermeye~.~H.B. Donaldson and A. J. Davis, Comn~issioners of'the election held on ?ebi%~ars~ 20th~ 190Z, to determine the ,,question ¥;hether or ~ ~ ~ ~5~ 000 worth n~ the ci,.y ,Jouncil should be authorized to issue of park and cemetery bonds, reported that the total number of votes cast %~.s 5].8 of which 188 were~ for issuing park and cemetery bonds, ~$0 were cast against issuing park and cemetery bonds; Which report v.~s received and ordered~ to be filed. SIDEV~ALK 0N EL~f AVE~rUE 'S.V~. ?;~. ~ishburn submitted the following resolRtion: RESOLVED,That the. City Engineer be instructed to construct a slag or lOngitudinal board walk on the south.side of Elm avenue S.W. ,between 6th and 7th Street, at a cost of about $75, chargeable to the account of Street Repairs. The resolution ;vas a~reed to by the following vote: Ayes--Carmaday, Crump ecker: Donaldson, Fi shburn, Hart, Huff, Jones, Kid~, ~.~ys, ,~,~nahan. ~full eh, Pace ... Page: Renner, Wilkinson, ~.~. President-- 16; Noes-- Johnst on. ~.~TIIOD OF REPORTING LIGHTS OUT'. ~. Donaldson submitted the follow- lng resolution, which.was read considered 'and adopted: RESOLVED', That the Clerk of Council be authorized and directed to have a sufficient number of postal cards properly printed and directed, accordi.~ to attached form, to be placed at the residences of various persons living where electric lights are located, to be used by them in givi..ug notice to the police department-of lights being out; said postal ,.':ards to be distributed as directed by the Chief of Police. FIRE HYDPANT AND FIRE AIARKI BOX--REKrDVAL OF. I~. Donaldson submitted the followin~ resolution: RESOLVED, That' the fire hydrant now located at a point on Wise ave- r. ue. east of the Virginia Brewir~ Company's plant, be moved eastward on Wise avenue to the furnace crossing. RESOL%~D FURTHER, Tl~at fire alarm box ~o. 35, now located at the corner of ¥;ise avenue and 12th Street S.E.be also moved eastward on Wise avenue to the furnace crossir~g; P~SOL%~ED P%~THER, That said matters be referred to the Committee on Fire and Water with power to act. The resolution 'was adoo.ted, Ayes--Cannaday,Crumpecker,Donaldson, Fi shburn~ ;{art ~ Hu. ff.~ Jones, ~ohnst on, Kidd, ~,~ys, 5iinahan, I~illen, Pace, Page, Rennet ~ 'i:ilkinson: ~. President- 17. Noes--None. -1925- (5~rch 11, 1902. ) .LICENSE TAX ON PHYSICIANS,&c. Dr. Cannaday offered the follo~#ing r.e s o lut i on: Resolved, That the license tax on physicians and surgeons be placed st ~.~10 instead of The resolution was rejected, Ayes__Cannaday,Donaldson,Huf_.f,~°nes~ Kidd, 5.~ys,~Mirk~han,I~llen,5'~ President--9. Noes__Crtunpecker,~'lshburn, Johnston, wace, Page, Ren~er ,Wilkins on- 8 · Hart, ~ . FILLING OF 'LOTS ON TAZEIVELL AYEI~UE.. .k~ Donaldson called attention _. ' ' near Nelson Street, of Council to certain lots on Tazewell avenue, which were heretofore ordered, to be filled by resolution of Council, and on his motion the Clerk of Council was directed to inform the Nhyor thereof, with the request that he have the n~tter attended to. · WG CITY HALL AND JAIL On motion of Dr. Gannaday the matter IiEAT~-~., ' ' of heating the City Hall and City Jail either by steam or hot water, was ordered to be referred to the Committee on Public Property,and that said Conm~ttee be instructed to investigate the cost and expedi- ency thereof and report to Council. UNITED STATES COURT FOR ROANO~.%E. ~.{r. Johnston submitted the fol- lovri~lg resolution, which was reefd, considered and adopted: effort is being nmde to have 'the Congress of the States Court in the City United of Rca- Ycq%ereas, an States establish a term of the United noke, Vir6inia; and ~Vnereas, the United States has not now a suitable place to hold said Court in said city; and ¥~ereas, a Circuit Court Room is deemed a suitable and desira- ble place in which said Court could be held; and ¥9~ereas, the holding of such Court in said room will not, in the opinion of the Common Council of the City of "Roanoke,interfere with the use of said r~om by the Circuit Court. Therefore BE 'IT RESOLVED by the C0r~non~Council for the C.ity of Roanoke,That the room in the city Hall of Roanoke, now used by the Circuit Court of said City for holding the terms thereof, be and the same is hereby tendered to the United States Government for the purpose of holding its terms of the United Sates District and Circuit Courts of the 1Vestern District of Virginia, to be held in the City of Roanoke until such time as the United States can secure a more suitable plaOe-in which to hold the sessions of said Courts; and BE IT RESOLVED ?URTHER, That a suitable room in the ~City Hall be tendered to the United States Gove_,uament for the use of the Clerk of said Court, and of a United States [~rshall. CO!~,.~.~TTEES OF COUNCIL. The President announced the following changes in the Committees of Council: FINANCE--Page, Le scure, Pac e, Fi shburn,Hart · SE¥~RS-- Mays, Kidd, Huf f, Hanck el, I.~llen. FIRE A}rD %VATER-- Les cure,Huff, Hanckel, Nhllen, Pace. ( Special. )- TRADE AND C05~RCE--Huff,Renner,Johnston,Kidd,D°nalds°n' On motion of !:~m. Page.the Council then adjourned. -1926- A!.I ORDINANCE to an~nd and re-ordain the ordinance adopted January 7th, ].902, entitled "An ordinance imposi~ taxes on persons, real es- tate and personal property and upon licenses for the current year for the support of the City government, the payment of the interest upon the city debt,and other nun~cipal expenses,and providing for the col- lection thereof. (Adopted 5~rch 11, 1902. ) 1. BE IT ORDAIN'ED by the Con,non Council for the City of Roanoke, That the ordinance adopted January lOth, 1899, as amended January 1Vth, 1900, January 8th~ 1901, and January 7th, 1902, entitled "An ordinance imposing taxes on persons, real estate and personal property and upon licenses for the current year, for the support of the city gover:mnent, the payment of the interest upon the city debt and other municipal ex- penses:and providing for the collection thereof," is hereby amended and re-ordained, and continued in force for the year 1902-3, v~th the fo]t3w- iraq c.hanges, to wit: Sec. 2~t. On each bill poster ~20.00. The term bill poster sb~ll be taken to include every person or concern who or which posts bills~ labels or other things for compensation, or tacks or nails or paints signs on buildings, fences,sign-boards or public places~ or distributes circulars, books or packages from house to house for compensation; provided:that nothing, herein contained shall be taken to include per- sons or concerns re,~3u~larly engaged in the sign-painting business,nor to prevent merchants from circulating by _hand,n~tter advertisi.~ their o;;~ wares, or to restrict the circulation of ,~atter advertisi_n~g the auction sale of real estate or other property. Sec. 70. On every license to a merchant or mercantile firm, the tax to be paid shall be graduated as follows: I~ the amount of pur- than ~>50~000~ the tax n thereto: for sl! pv~rchases excess of ~.-30,000, there shall be a tax .of ten cents on every . ~100 in addition thereto in excess of .~0,000. Dealers in dr~-goods, lumber, furniture, groceries, and mer¢:hant tailors, or persons ~engaged in any other mercantile business wlmtsoever, or whether.~they be of the kind or class with those anumerated or not, e×cept ¥;here otherv,~se herein specified,~ sh~ll be embraced in this provision. This ordinance sb~%ll, be in force from its passage, .... oO0oo .... j O U R N A L-- C 0 MM0 N C 0 U N C I L. Tuesday, April 8, 1902. The Council met in regular session at 8 o' clock P.~.~.., in the Cou~Gil Chamber, and was called to order by the P~esident, ~r.S.P.Seifert. Pre sent-- Me ssr s. C armaday, Coleman, C rump ecke r, Donald s on, Fis hburn, Hart, Huff, Jones, Johnston, Les cure, ~ys, Minahan, Pace, Page, Re~mer, ¥lilkins on, and ~j~r. Pre sident-- l?. Absent__MesSrs.Hanckel,Kidd,and 5~llen--3. TI~ JOUFG~AL. On motion of Mm. Huff the reading of the ~ournal was dispensed with, and further on his motion it v~s approved. E~'S CARNIVAL. By unanimous consent,I',-1r. James P Woods addressed the Council in behalf of Roanoke Lodge B.P.0. Elks,'No.19?, and asked that an ordi~tance be pas~ed , which he had drava%, permitting said lodge to hold a Carnival on 5~y 12th to 17th, inclusive, without the payment of license fees to the city,&c.; which ordinance v~s thereupon intro- duced by ~J'~. Page and on his motion adopted by the following vote: Aye s-- Carmaday, C olen~n, C nl~mp, ecker, Donaldson, Fi shburn, Hart ,Huff, Jones, Johnston, Le scure, ~hys, ~f~nahan, Pace, Page, Renner,Wilkins on, ~:Ir. President- 17. Noe s--None. · Said ordinance is recorded at the end of these proceedings. I~.i~YOR'S 5~SS~GE. The follov~in~ messaEe from the ~¥~yor was read: To the Conm]on Council for the City of Roanoke., 6'entlemen: The ques- tion of the schedule in operation by the Roanoke Railv~ay and Electric Company on Patterson avenue:west of 13th Street,referred by your Honors. able Body to the Mayor and City Solicitor:is reported on at length and in detail in another paper, in connection with the City Solicitor. As stated in a former message I have been takin~ vigorous steps to abate certain nuisances in the l~ture of houses of ill fame in certain sections of the city,and also a disorderly element that infested Rail- road avenue; and I am ~lad to report that in a measure I l~ve been suc- cessful. It is my purpose to continue alon~ that line,and hope at no distant day the city will be practically rid of such nuisances and dis- orde~.~ly elements. I regret to state that since my last message sn~llpox l~as broken out in several sections of the' City,and the number of inmates at the s,.r~llpox hospital has increased to some extent; but I feel that we have the matter well in hand,and hop in a few weeks the disease will be eradicated. The weather havin~ become favorable and opened so as to permit v~ork~ I bee to report that the sanitary and gineerin~ departments are usir~5 vigorous measures to put the streets in proper condition and to Eive the city a ~eneral cleanin6 up. A complaint ¥~as submitted by a large number of citizens in the north- eastern section of the city,complaining of a nuisance existin~ on the old stock yards 6hounds, caused by dammin~ a stream of water to form pond in order to raise water-cress. The pond not only caused a nui- sance and %~as a menace to the health of the con~nunity, but obstructed the road-~,~aYs; and upon investiEation of the matter I instructed the city engineer to open the dam and abate the nuisance. He has carried out those instructions and the nuisance is now abated, The Cotmcil is aware that the ~eneral Assembly at its last ~ession passed an enablim~5' act authorizin~ the Council to refund the outstandin~ bonds of the City as they are due or are subject to call; and as qu. ite a number of these bonds will be subject to call in 'the near future, I surest that the Council take steps to put itself in'position to refund said bonds as they become due or are sub~ect to call, and thereby save to the city a considerable item in the v~y of interest. Respectfully subn,~tted, R. A, BUC~',rER, 5~yor. i,~]01.~q_LY REPORTS 07 0F.~'ICERS. The monthly reports of the City engi- neer; City Auditor, City Treasurer, Clerk of the I'~arkets,Keeper of the Almshouse, City Sereeant,City Physician and Board of Health, were read and ordered to be filed. -~- ..... PETITIONS, ?~c. The ~ollowin~ petitions were read and referred to appropriate Conmsittees: -1928- (April 8th, 1902. ) Petition of W.S.Hurt and 15 others, asking that Eighth (Elm) Ave- nue S ~.!~, between Park and Grove Streets be improved by grading, etc., --,To'the Committee on Streets. Petition of 0.P.Wi!kins and 19 Others, composing, the Eureka Band, asking for perndssion to use Rorer Hall, as a band room~ or class room, until othemwise occupied, v~s presented by Mr. Pace and referred to the Con~nittee on Public Property ;with power to act. Petition of T. ewis Ga!lagher and ~ others, asking that a light be located at Shenandoah avenue and Fourth Street N.W., at the point from which light ~was recently moved---To the Committee on Lights~ Petition of the Roanoke Railway & Electric Company to extend its line on Franklin Road from the present terminus at 10th Avenue, to its intersection with 18th Avenue---To tl~e Conm',~ttee on Streets. ~Petition of A~M. Nelson, A.P.Staples, and l~ others, asking that Alben~rle avenue from Franklin Road to Roanoke Street, thence on Roa- noke Street south to a point 100 feet south of Walnut avenue---To the Conm~ttee on Streets. Petition of E~G~Brindell and ].9 others, asking that the alley be- tween Dale and Stewart avenues, at the City Cemetery~ where an off-set exists: be com~ected by acq~iring a strip of land off the lot belonging to ifesse Woods. To the Com~.'~ttee on Streets. Petition of E.P.Ayers, policen~n, asking that he be allowed half-time for time lost during the months of February and ~rch, amounti:lg to 29 days, equaling ~32.30, on account of straightened circumstances---To the C orm~i t t e e on Fiuanc e. REPORT 07 ThUg C0~TTE..-, 0N PIN.~_NCE. ~,~. Page, from the Comn_.dttee on Finance, submitted the follov,~ng report: ,-. Concerning the petition of Mrs: Hannah SheePmn to be refunded the sum of (.~5.51 ta~es paid on engine house lot in the Third Ward, for the year 1892, and which were paid by Mrs Sheehan in 189V, ~ t oezna since discovered that the payme.nt '.was erroneous, we attach hereto the opinion of the city Solicitor to whom we referred the q~estion for investiga- tion. He reports that the taxes should not have been paid by Mrs. Sheehan, and' that they should now be refunded to her. The amount is $5.51; and the reason that the taxes came out in the -name of ~,;~s. Shee- hah in 1892, was becat~se the deed %'~s not n~de tmtil January of that year. We therefore reco~mnend that the city auditor be and is hereby instructed to draw a warrant in favor of ~;~s. Hannah Sheehan for the sum of $5.51 for the purpose of reftuudiD~5 to her taxes erroneously paid by her on Third Ward engine house lot for the year 1892,and charge the same to contingent. 2. The report of the city auditor shows that when the bills for the month of i'~'D, rch shall have been paid certain of them will be overdra%m. In order to supplement these accounts and provide for the payment of the bills, we recoma~end the adoption of the folio%wing resolution- ~" That the appropriations for the fiscal year ~901-~,be and · ,";SOLVED, _. ,, are hereby supplemented as follows: Insurance- -- ~ 15.25 Street Improvements ..... $ 467.67 otreet repairs, 1,0!2.80 Co:m~[ssions, 27,47 Health~ 129.57 Contingent ].75.56 And the City Audit'or and City Treasurer are hereby directed to ~ake entries on their books accordingly. 3. The finance comnittee desires to call the attention of council to the fact that 'after the payment of the bills for ,'~arch tl~at there will be only about $3,000 in the treasury; and unless the most rigid economy is practised for the balance of the fiscal year we will find it l~rd to meet our interest on ~uly !st. And we recormnend that no expense be incurred e~cept absolute emergency work until after the beginning of the next fiscal year. Respectfully submitted, if. C. PACE, J. A. FISHBURN, S. B. PACE, GEO. t. HART, A. W. I~ESO1rRt~.. (April 8th, 1902. ) On motion of Mr. Crumpecker the report of the Conm~ittee on Finance %vas adopted as a whole, Ayes_-Cannaday,Colen~n,Crumpecker,Donalds0n, Fi shburn, Hart ,Huff, Jones, ~ohns t on, Lescure?amys, ~;d.nahan, Pace, Page, Rennet, Wilkinson, Mr President-l?. Noes--None. REPORT 0F'T~F& C0~,9,.~TTEE ON ACCOUNTS. 5,~. Hart, from the Committee on Accounts, submitted the following report: The Conm~ittee on Accounts has examined and approved under, appropriate heads the following claims and acco~mts against the city,and recom-::end certified to the city auditor and that they be approved by Council,and treasurer and ordered to be ~id~ Criminal charges- ~12.00 - 95.50 369.56 78. '/5 1,128.2? ~Sg. 0~ l, 1gl. 65 98.52 558.56 1,041.31 54.72 Elections, Fire Insuranc e, Lights, Jail Police, Paupers ~ Public Charities Street repairs, Street cleaning, Stationery Salaries, Healt~h, War er _~h~bli c Property Sewer Repairs, Street Improvement s C on~.~ s s i ohs, C ont ingent, Roanoke Hospital Total - 49.50 1,195.57 241.34 653.45 53. ?8 115.06 46?. 6? '73.48 175.56 s .34 Sv-; 9'4a. o2 2. The report of the police department shows lights found out and not burni~lg during the month of N~rch, 1902 13~4 hours and 54 minutes, n~kir~ ~;~6.70 to be deducted from the bills of said company for the month of April; which the city auditor is hereby directed to adjust. Respectfully submitted, GEO. L. HART P. W. HUFF ffAS. D. JOHi.~STOL~ C. B. J0~ES H.B. DONALDSON. The report of the Committee on Accounts yeas adopted 'by the same vote as last above recorded, Ayes 17, unanimous. REPORT 07 THE C0!~.~TTE2 0NPUBLIC PROPERTY~. I~. Wilkinson, from the Cor.~nittee on Public Property, submitted, the follo,~ing report, which ?.,'k~. Huff moved to adopt as a ?;hole, and v;hich-~s rejected by vote of Ayes 12, Noes 4. The report ',vas then taken .u.p by sections and Consid- ered as follows: I. The carpet .on the floor of the Circuit CGurt Room, which is used also for meetings of Council, having become unfit for use,and practical- ly wor_~ out, we recomn~end that it be replaced with cocoa .n~.bti~, the estimated cost of which is ~80. We recormnend t_hat the city engineer be instructed to obtain bids from dealers in the city,and have the nRttim~5-, placed, on the floor, at an estin%%ted cost of ~i,80~ chargeable to the account of public property. (The reco~nn]endation ~ras adopted, Ayes--Cannaday,Colen~n, Cr%u~pecker, Dona 1 d s on, Fi s hburn, t{uf f, J one s, Johns t on, Les cur e? ~¥~ ys, ~,',~ na ~han, P~ c e ~ ~age, Re~u%er,Wilkinson, 5~.Presidemt--16. Noes--Nonev Not voting--Hart 2. The comnunication from Jas. P.Wood.s, asking, that tt%e City,if it desires to sell the Gish Farm, permit him to re-purchase it from the city, at the price paid therefor and costs incurred, t%as been considered and has been deferred for future considerati~o~.by the to some extent, Committee. 3. The resolution instructing this committee to 'investigate and re- port as to the costs and advisability of he~ting the city hall and city jail ,:~ith steam 'or hot v~ter:l%as been considered and the matter referred to the city engineer for estimates,general plans,etc. The comnfittee will report_ thereon at a subsequent date. 4. The Comnffttee has assessed the stalls and stands at the public nRrket houses' at the Same rates which prevailed last year, no change being made in any instance. They will be rented out by the clerk of the mark ets on Ap ril 2Sth. 5. The table used on-the .stage .at Assembly Hall havir45 been carried off or othez"Nise disposed .of,and the clerk of the n~rket being unable -19SO- (April 8, 1902. ) to locate it, we recommend that the city e~n~ineer be instructed to pur- chase a new table at a cost not exceeding ,$o.00, chargeable to the ac- count of public .pl~operty. (The recommendation was ~adopted by the-same vote as last above re- corded, Ayes 18--Noes--None. I not ~voting. ) 6. The clerk of the markets has called our attention.to the condi- tions of ~ater closets belonging .to the city nmrket, .which is used dur- ing the day by large' numbers of persons, and as a conseq~aence,unless pron~otly attended to,becomes very filthy. The work has been previously attended to by an old colored man, who received as compensation what given him. His collections,however,dwindled to such extent,that he abandoned his cha~ge; and since that time the Water closet becomes very offensive during heavy market d_~ys. We recommend that the clerk of the markets be authorized to en.~loy a man to t~ve charge of the closet,and keep the same clean and in good condition, at the vrages of $8.00 per mouth, chargeable to the account of public property. The payments to be made on approval of the clerk of the markets in the usual manner. (The reconm~endation ~as .adopted, Ayes--Carmaday, Coleman, Crx~mpecker, Oonalds on, Fi shburn, Hart, Huff, ~ones, Eobn~st on, Le scut e, ~:hys, ~?, n-ahan, Pace, P~ge, Rennet, ~ri lkinson, ~,".~. President-- l?. Noes--None. ) ?~ The ~riends~zip Fire Company desires to hold a fair in order to provide funds for the better equipment of the company, co~.~'nencing April 18th and continuing ten days. They desire to occupy and use the hall knor~n as Assembly Hall for this purpose, and the request :,~s bro~ght before this Com.~'~ttee. We reco~nend, t.hat as the Fire Department is a part of the city. government,and in the city service, t.hat the use be granted them of the said hall, and the clerk of' the n~rkets informed of this action. (The recoramendation v~s adopted. ) 8~ The matter of extending the office of the clerk of the Courts and providing metal shelving., therefor, is deferred for future consid- eration, as is ~lso the matter of providing_ strap iron bu~ks for the js. il, which :~ras previously req~ested by the city sergeant. 9. The cemetery matter and also the question of making certain im- provements on the Gish Farm, has been deferred for future consideration. Respectfully submitted, ~. H. ~AS. D. E0!~STON, B. 0. ~YS, · G.W. CRU~ECIfER, ~.I. ~,:~XNAHAN. Ik~ring the consideration of the report, .~,.Ir. Lescure brought up the q~estion of the sale of the Gish Farm, and moved that the proposition of l.:~r. Fishburn submitted at last meeting for the purchase of said farm ~'~ 000 be accepted The chair ruled said motion as for the sum of ~ll, , . bei~lg out of order, for the reason that the. subjsct was pendimg in the hands of the public property conm~ttee. I¢~-. Lescure subsequen.tly moved to again take said matter up. b~r. Hart moved a suspension of the rules ~_or the purpose; which was rejected. REPORT OF TIlE C0I.~fJTTEE 0N LIGHTS. ~,~. ~Vil-kinson, from the C omn~ttee on Lights, 'sub~.mitted the follovri.~g report: The Committee on lights has cbnsidered the several petitions and re- quests for lights which have been pending before the Comn~ttee,or re- cently referred. The light recommended to .be placed on I;-',cDowell avenue M.~V. has been Petitioned for two or three times,and is badly needed. The light recor~ended to be placed on Lynchburg avenue at S.havmee St., was asked for a-short time ago, in comuection with the light ordered in at Ferguson avenue an~d Bibb Street. ¥7e find that one light is not sufficient for this section of the city,and have accordingly reco~amended .one additional. The other two lights have recently been petitioned for, and on examination find they are much needed. We recomzaend the adop- tion' of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the Roanoke Rail-~ay and 'Electric Company, under the terms and conditions of its contra'ct now in force between said company and the city,be and is hereby instructed to locate standard 2000 candle power arc lights, Or their equal, at the ~ollowing mentioned points, (April 8th, 1902. ) On motion of ~.~. Crumpecker the report of the Oonmdttee on Finance ~was adopted aS a whole, Ayes--Cannaday,Colen~n,C~umpecker,Donaldson, Fi shburn, Ha rt, Huff, J one s, $ohns t on, ~.e s cure? amys, M~nah~n, Pa ce, Page, Renner, Wilkinson, I,..'m President- l?. Noes--None. REPORT 0P'T~F& C0~,~TTEE ON .ACCOUNTS. ~,~. Hart, from the Committee on Accounts, submitted the following report: The Conm~ittee on Accounts has examined and approved under appropriate heads the following claims and acco%rots against the city,and recorm-..:end certified to the city auditor and that they be approved by Council,and treasurer and ordered to be ~aid: Criminal charges ........ ~ 12.00 Stationery ~% Printix~g .... I~ 49.30 Elections, .95.50 Salaries, 1,195.SV ~,ire 369.56 Health~ 241.34 Insurance, 78.75 Water- 653.45 Light s, 1,128.27 Public Property 58.78 Jail 236.05 Sewer Repairs, 115.06 Police, l, 1gl. 63 Street Improvements, 46V. 6V Paupers~ 98.32 Con~dssions, ~3.48 Public Charities 558.56 Contingent, 175.56 Street repairs, 1,041.31 Roanoke Hospital 83.34 Street cleaning, 54.72 Total ' - ..... ~V~,943.02' 2. The report of the police department shows lights found out and not bu~mi~lg during the month of ~.hrch, 1902 1834 hours and 54 minutes, maki~.~g $;36. 70 to be deducted from the bills of said con~pany for the month of April; which the city auditor is hereby directed to adjust. Respectfully submitted, GEO. L. HART P. W. H13F? JAS.D. ~OHi.~ST0!~ C. B. J0~UES H.B. DON.,\LDSON. The report of the Committee on Accounts was adopted 'by the same vote as last above recorded, Ayes 17, unanimous. REPORT OF TH2 C0!~9.[[TTEE 0:;PUBLIC PROPERTY: ;~.~r. Wilkinson, fr0rn the Cor.'~.~ittee on Public Property, submitted, the following report, which i..,'h~. Huff moved to adopt as a whole, and which vms rejected by vote of Ayes 12, ]?oes 4. The report ',was then taken .up by sections and Consid- ered as follows: I. The carpet on the floor of the Circuit Court Room, which is used also for meetings of Council, having become unfit for use,and practical- ly work out, we recommend that it be replaced with cocoa n~gti-..~, the estirm~ted cost of which is ~80. We recomnend t.hat the city engineer be instructed to obtain bids from dealers in the city,and have the nmttiD~ placed on the floor, at an estimated cost of ~i,80: c_hargeable to the account o_~ pUblic property. (The recommendation ~was adopted, Ayes--Cannaday,Coleman, Cru~npecker, Donaldson, Fi shburn, Huff, Jones, ~ohnst on, Lescure~ ~.~ys, ~.~ina ~ban, Pace ,Page, Re~uer,Wilkinson,~Yr. Presidemt--16. Noes--None= Not voting--Hart.) 2. The conmunication from Jas. P.Woods, asking ttu~t the City, if it desires to sell the Gish Farm, permit him to re-purchase it from the city, at the price paid therefor and costs incurred, has been considered to some extent, and has been deferred for future consideratio~by the Committee. 3. The resolution instructing this committee to investigate and re- port as to the costs and advisability of heating the city hall and city jail ,zith steam 'or hot vmter:l~as been considered and the matter referred to the city engineer for estimates,general plans,etc. The comndttee will report, thereon at a subsequent date. 4. The Committee haz assessed the stalls and stands at the public n~rket houses' at the Same rates which prevailed last year, no change bei~4~ rode in any instance. They will be rented out by the clerk of the markets on April 28th. 5. The table used on-the .stage at Assembly Hall having been carried off or othez-~ise disposed of,and the clerk of the market being unable -1930- (April 8, 1902. ) to locate it, we recommend that the city e~n~.ineer be instructed to pur- chase a new table at a cost not exceeding ~o.00, chargeable to the ac- count of public .property. (The recommendation was adopted by the-same vote as last above re- corded, Ayes 16--Noes-,None. I not voting. ) 6. The clerk of the markets has called our attention.to the condi- tions of water closets belonging to the city market,, which is used dur- ing the day by large numbers of persons, and as a conse~.~ence,unless promptly attended to,becomes very filthy. The work has been previously attended to by an old colored man, who received as compensation what vms given ~im. His collections,however, dwindled to such extent,that he abandoned his cha~ge; and since that time the Water closet becomes very offensive during heavy market days. We recom, mend that the clerk of the markets be authorized to employ a man to have charge of the c~loset,and keep the same clean~ and in good condition, ~t the wages of $o.00 per mouth.~ chargeable to the account of public property. The payments to be made on approval of the clerk of the markets in the usual manner. (The reconm~endation %~as ~adopted, Ayes--Cannaday,Cole~an,Crx~mpecker, Donalds on, Fi shburn, Hart, h\~ff, Jones, John%s t on, Le scure, I~h ys, ~,~in.ahan, Pace, Page, Rennet, Wilkinson, ¥.~. President-- l?. Noes--None. ) 7. The ~riendship Fire Company desires to hold a fair in order to provide funds for the better equipment of the company, com'nencing April 15th and continuing ten days. They desire to occupy and use the hall knov~n as Assembly Hall for this purpose, and the request v~s bro~:~.'ht be£ore this Comn-~ttee. ¥;e reconmnend, t.hat as the Fire Department is a part of the city-government,and in the .city service, that the use be granted' them of the said .hall, and the clerk of' the n~rkets informed of this action. (~The recorm~endation vms adopted. ) 8~ The matter of extending the office of the clerk of the Courts and providing_ metal shelving., therefor, is deferred for future consid- eration, as is also the matter of providing_ strap iron bur~ks for the jail, which :.~s previously req%~ested by the city sergeant. 9. The cemetery matter and also the question of making, certain im- provements on the Gish Farm, has been deferred for future consider-ation. Respectfully submitted, J. H. '~VI.V.~KII~.SON, JAS. D. JOI~'~STON, B.. 0. ~AYS, · G.W. CRU~ECKER, M. ~:~NAHAN. Ik~ring the consideration of the report, Mr. Lescure brought up the question of the sale o£ the Gish Farm, and moved that the proposition of 1..~.Fishburn submitted at last meeting for the purchase of said farm ~'~ O00 be accepted The c~air ruled said motion as for the sum of ~11, , . being out. of. order, for the reason, t.]mat the subjsct was pending in the hands of the public' property con~nittee. ~¢~-. Lescure subsecxuently moved to again take said matter up. ~. Hart moved a suspension of the rules for the purpose; which was rejected. REPORT O? THE C0[.:~;FFTTEF, 'ON LIGHTS. ~,~. lVil_kinson, from the C onmdttee on ?~ights, submitted the follovzing report: The committee on lights has cbnsidered the several petitions and re- quests for lights which have been pending before the Comndttee,or re- cently referred. The light recormnended to be placed on McDowell avenue N.W. has been Petitioned for two or three times,and is badly needed. The light recommended to be placed on Lynchburg avenue at Shav~nee St., was asked for a short time ago, in cormection with the light ordered in at Perguson avenue and Bibb Street. ¥7e find that one light is not sufficient for this. section of the city,and have accordingly reco~r~nended one additional. The other two lights have recently been petitioned for, and on examination find they are much needed. We recommend the adop- tion- of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the ROanoke Rail-~-ay and Electric Company, under the terms and conditions of its contra'ct now in force between said company and the city,be and is hereby instructed to locate standard 2000 candle power arc lights, Or their equal, at the i~ollowing mentioned points, -19~l- (April.eth, 1902. ) the same, under the terms J. C. PAGE, S.B. PACE J. k. FISHBURN. The joint report of the adopted. and conditions of l,~as and thereafter to maintain tile contract aforesaid: One lighZ on l,.~,cDowell avenue,N.%V.-at or near Tl%ird Street,the exact location to be definitely determined by the city engineer. One light on ~rshall avenue,about half way between 5th and 6th Sts. One liglxt at Dale avenue and Holliday Street S.E. One light at Aynchburg avenue and Shawnee Street,N.E. Respectfully submitted, 5. H. WI LKINS ON, H.B. DONALDS ON. The report of the Committee on Lights was adopted, Ayes--Cannaday, Col ennn, C ~nlo e cker, Donaldson, Fi shburn, ~rt ,Huff, ~ones, Lescure, ~ys, l~Rnahan, Fac e, Page, Renner,l¥ilkinson, ~..~. President__ 16. Noes- O. Not voting- ~ oh_ns t on. REPORT 07 TIlE C0?,~:~TTn]E ON SE¥~RS. 5ir. l~%ys, f. rom the Committee on Sewers, reported that the petition of !V.t,.1. Graybill and others for the extension of the drain pipe on Rorer avenue, had been referred to the city engineer for estimate. JOI.~ REPORT 0F COI,,~TTEE ON FII-IANCE A~.PD PUBLIC PROPERTY. Said Con~nittees presented the follo'#ing report: Your Committee on Finance and Public Property, to whom was referred the petition of the Roanoke Light Infantry Company' and the Roanoke Blues by the officers of said companies, requesting that they be allowe~ the use of Assembly Hall on two nights in each week, viz. },.~onday and Tues- day nights for the purpose of meetings and drills,beg to report that they have considered said matter, and recommends that the petition be granted. In order to carry out the details of the matter and provide for the proper care of the hall,and the use and regulations connected therevJith, %ye recontn~end the adoption of the follo;'~ing resolution: RESOLVED, That upon petition of the Roanoke Blues,by W.Y~.Hanson,Cap- tain, and the Roanoke Light Infantry Company, by T.~7. Spindle , Jr. ,Cap- tain, for the use of Assembly Hall on ',.~,ionday and Tuesday nights of each week, to be used by the said companies for the purpose of meetings and drills, permission is hereby granted said companies for the use of said .hall, under the following conditions and stipulations: First--That said hall shall at all times be rudder the direction and control of the clerk of the markets,, as well as'the fur~%iture and other prop e~-t y therein. Second--That in case said l~all is rented by the clerk of the n~rkets on either ~.~onday or Tuesday nights, said companies shall not be allowed the use of said hall on said nights,but me.y have the use thereof on some other night in the week, provided, it is not rented by the clerk of the markets; and in case the said hall is rented by the clerk of the mar- kets for a series of entertainments or meetings, continuing for a week or :note, said companies s.hall not have the use of said hall on the nights so rented, o~ut in all such cases the clerk .of the nRrkets shall give at least twenty-four hours' notice to the captains of said companies. Third--. That during any entertairunent or meeting, conducted in said ~hall, for ~yhich the same may be rented by the clerk of the markets,the members of said military companies shall in no wise interfere ¥~ith said meetings or entertainments, or interupt the proceedings thereof. Fourth--That the members of said military companies shall in all cases vacate said hall at not later than 12 o' clock at night. Fifth--That said companies will be permitted to use said hall for a period of 12 months ~mder these conditions; but shall,at any time be required to vacate upon thirty days' notice from the Council. Sixth--This resolution .to be effective only when the provisions thereof t~ve been accepted in writing by said military 'companies. Respectfully subn~tted, J. H. WI~INSON, JAS. D. JOHNSTON, 59RRIS 55NAHAN, B. 0. N~YS Committees on Finance and Public Property (April 8th, 1902. ) REPORT 0P THE C0~,~ITTEE 0N STR'~ETS. ;.~r. Pishburn, from the CoA.wnittee on Streets, submitted the following report: 1. The impr.o, vement of Ninth Street, north and south of Center ave- nue, v~[ll cost ~200. As this work is very important in connec~ion %with the fire protection, we reco~m~:end that the city engineer be inst~cted to repair the street at a cost not exceeding ~200, chargeable to Street repairs. ~. As to the sidewalks re~uested on Salem avenue S W. ,as petitioned for by Ballard Huddleston and others, estimates were ~ade for brick sidev~alks, but owing to the fact that the street has not been improved at this point, the committee is of opinion that some other character of sidev~alk should be substituted, and have accordingly laid the informa- tion relative thereto. The request for sidewalks on ~arshall avenue bet¥;een 5th and 6th Streets, for like reasons,has also taken the same S. In order to provide a corn~ection between the side,walk on Dale avenue, and ~he sidewalk recently const~.cted on 10th Street between Ste¥.~rt and Tazewell avenues, we recono~end that the city engineer be instructed to construct a longitudinal board ¥~alk on the east side of 10th Street S F,. between Ste'~art avenue and Dale avenue, at a cost not exceedi~ ~:.~' ' 78100 , chargeable to the account of street repairs. 4. The condition of East avenue N.E., between CoH~onwealth avenue and I~imball avenue, is such t!~t the fire department wagon, the station for which is situated on said avenue, can but with difficulty pass over same in answering fire alarms. We recommend that the city Engineer be instructed ~o improve this street by shaping the same up,and plac.i, ng thereon some nRcada~u, where most needed, ~t ~ cost not exceeding ~)100, chargeable to the account of street repairs. ~. As to the petition concerniD~5 the renumberir45 of the houses on Franklin Road,heretofore ordered by Council,we have re~.uested the city e:~T, ineer to attend to this n~tter. 6. We recon~-~.end th(~t the city engineer be instructed to construct a lo~.'itudinal board v;alk on the south side of Patterson avenue,between 6~ chargeable to the 13th and l~lth streets, at an estimated cost of accotu~t of street repairs. T. We also recOnmnend E.hat the city engineer be instructed to con- strict a longitudinal bg~rd walk on the south side of Shenandoah avenue :-~.W., between 8th and 12th Streets, at a cost not e×ceeding $~00, charge- ~ble to the~ acco~t of street ~epairs. 8. The Conm~ittee has been re(~.uested by the property owners on Sth Btreet S.E.between Dale und Bullitt avenues, to further the matter of putting do~;u~ brick sidev~lks heretofore started under the assessment plan, and expressing themselves as being willing to pay their propor- tionate cost. The matter is trader consideration and will be reported on ~t a subsequent meeting. 9. The q~estion of constructing a longitudinal board walk on Harri- son avenue between 1st and 4th Sts.H.W. is ~lso under consideration. 10. The matter of givi~ property ovrners, on Ca.~bell avenue a hearing as to constructir~.~ ce_~t(%in short sidevralks,is ~nder consideration. ll. YYe attach hereto a co~m~nication from the city engineer, trans- n~tti~g a re(~est from m^.joEenD~rd to const~ct the second story of his building over. the alley between Ca,bell and .Kirk avenues,in the same n~_uer as the iron Belt Bu. ildiD~ ~e recon~'~end that the permission be granted, provided,the wo~k of const~ctin6 said building ove~ the alley is done to the satisfaction of the city engineer. 12. As to the re~est of ~,~s. Susie G Ho~ton for permission to tem- pora~-ily fence Shenandoah avenue ~.l.~.in'Hyde Park addition, we are hold- ing this matter for further investigation. 1S. 0ther'~rntters referred to or pendiD~ before the Committee,not speciafica'lly mentioned herein,.have been referred to the city engineer fo~ estimates,or are ~mder consideration by the Comndttee. Respectfully submitted, J. A. FISHBURN C.B. JONES GEO. L. HART A. ~;. LESCURE. -19S3- (April 8th, 1902. ) On motion of ~.~r. Fishburn the repor~t of the Committee on Streets ~was adopted by the following vote: Ayes--Cannaday,Coleman,CrumpeckeP, Donalds on, Fi shburn, Hart, Huff, Jones ~ Johnst on, .Tje scure, 5~ys, ~,~inahan, Pace Page, Renner, Wilkinson, 5~. President-- 17. Noes--None. REPORT OF THE CO~,~..~TTEE ON FIRE .~.ND WATER. 5{r. Lescure,from the mittee on Fire and .Water, submitted the following report: The Committee on Fire and Wate~ to whom was referred the resolution. adopted at the last meeting of Council,authorizing the Committee on Fire and Water to .have the fire hydrant located on Wise avenue,east of the Brewery,moved eastward on said avenue to the furnace crossing;~ also that fire alarm bo): Ho.$~ located at Brewery,be moved to the intersection of Wise avenue and furnace crossing, begs to report that they have consid- ered said matters,and recon~nends that the city engineer be and is here- by instructed to have the fire hydrant and alarm box moved as directed by the Comn,ittee. The action of Council in ordering a fire hydrant to be located on the Vinton-Roanoke Water Company's line at Dale avenue and 13th Street, has not eyt been complied with, owing to some misunderstanding on the part of the company. The ~ratter is under advisement between the city engineer and n~.nager of the company, and will,we, expect, be adjusted in a short time. Respectfully submitted, P. ¥~. :TUFF, S. B. PACE, A. W. LESCURE, Chairman. The report was adopted by the same vote as last above recorded, Aye s 17, un~imous. REPORT O? THE CO~-F..',~TTEE ON ORDIN~HCES. Mm. Coleman, from the Commit- tee on Ordinances, submitted the follovring report: 1. The question of preparing an ordinance reg%tlating the sanitary work of the city,is deferred for future consideration: 2. The n~tter of adopting an ordinance requiring bowlir45 alleys to be closed at not l~ter t!~%n 12 o'clock at night, has been considered and is deferred for future action, as a question having arisen in con.- nection therewith of the possible effect such ordinance would have as regards other similar establishments or places of anusement. The com- mittee therefore desires further time in which to consider said hatter. ~. Our attention has been called to the condition of the deed rec- ords in the office of the clerk of the court. There are ten deed books not indexed for lack of proper indexes; and as it is very impor- tant that they should be indexed and kept up to date, we recommend that the necessary indexes be purcl~ased,and that the Clerk of Council be authorized to obtain bids therefoi", and purchase such volumes of sa,ne,including grantor and grantee, chargeable to the account of sta- tionery and printi~. Respectfully submitted, A. B. COLEM~N G.W. CRU~,~ECEER A..~. CA!..w...~ADAY B.O. ~;~AYS. The above report vms adopted by the same vote as last above recorded, Ayes 1V, unanimous. The comn~ttee on ordinances also reported an ordinance to provide regulations concerning vmgon lots,livery stables,etc.; and reconmnended that the same be adopted, which ;~as agreed to b$ the following vote: Aye s-- Cannaday, C oleHmn, C rump ecker, Donaldson, Fishburn, Hart ,Huff, Jones, Lescure,?~hys,5'Rnahan,Pace,Page,Renner,~;~ President--iS. Noes--Johnston, Wilkinson- 2. Said ordinance is recorded at the end of these proceedings. EYJ~.~TION OF MACHI}FERY OF ~::~t~FACTURING ESTABLISH.~.~TS. The Com- mittee on Ordinances, also subn~itted the following report, wl~ich was read and on motion of ~:~. Page received and ordered-to be filed: The undersigned oormnittee on ordinances, to whom %~as referred at the last meeting, of Council the petition of the Stone Printing Company and others, and the resolution of Council passed at its February meeting instructing the Com~nissioner of Revenue to assess for taxes the machin- ery and equipment of manufacturing industries, Would respectfully report, -19S4.-. That at a meeting of your conm~ittee~ the leg~.~l, question involved,as well as what should be the .policy of Council 'in the premises, was dis- cussed by representatives of the various manufacturing industries of the city, as well as representatives of divergent Miews from such in- terests,and in view of the importance of the q~sti0n -involved, your conm~ttee hGs given the subject careful and ~tho~ughtful consideration. It is obviot~.s however, that the meal and p~ctically the only ~estion involved is a legal one about which it see~ our. courts have not as yet passed upon. The city solicitor, 'however, who-is the legal adviser of the Council in all leal ~tte~s that ~y arise ~e~taining to the ac- tions of ths Co~ucil, ~vi~ been asked by the Council to advise it whether the acts exempti~ the ~nufacturi~ industries of the city constitutional (which is the c~estion refemred to your co~ttee) in a ~itten opinion has advised and instructed Council t~t such act is un- constitutional; therefore, Council acting on the advice of the city s~ licitor, directed the co~ssioner of revenue to assess such property for taxation. As stated, therefore, it v~ll be seen t~t the clear-cut proposition at issue is a leal one upon which Council ~s so~h~ the advice and opinion of the city solicitor and ~s weceived the same. Occupyi~ this position, we do feel t~t we should adhere to the advice. and decision of the city solicitor,and entertaining this view,we deem it u~uecessary to recon~end to the Co~cil any ordinance, as the o~di- ~nces now in f6~ce are in accordance with the legal views of the city solicitor. Respectfully sub~tted, -~. B. COLE~%~'~,: G. W. CRU~'~ECJ~R, W.E.Rg~R, A.~_. CA~DAY, B. 0. ~YS. RONAOME K&IL~AT ~ ELECTRIC -- ~ ~ ......... ~. The ~yor and City Solicitor, to whom ~d been referred the petition of L.R.~nes and others, as to thc schedule in operation by the Roanoke Railway ,% Electric Company on ~atterson avenue,west of 1Zth Street,v~th a view of adjusti~ said ~tter, reported t~t by the o~di~nce adopted Feb. Tth, 1893,the Co~cil reserved to itself the right to say whether o~ not the street railway conpany ~ght discontinue any of its lines, and as in the opinion of the city solicitor the action of the street ~ilway co~uDany is a discon- tinuance of said line,, the Co~cil ~st dete~dne whether it will con- sent to said discontinuance, o~ insist t~t the street railv~y company give a proDe~~ service on the line in question. It is proper to say that the Council can enforce this provision in its o~dinance only by proper proceedings in Court: The report v~s received and filed.. An ordinance granting to ~ouis A ScholE, C.G.S~th and Henry Scholz the right to furnish ~tural gas fo~~' fuel and illu~ting purposes to the city of Roanoke and the i~bit~ts thereof,for a period of thirty years, having laid over since last. re~lar' meeti~, and the ~mbers hav- i~ been furnished wi~h a copy thereof,~s read, considered and adopted, by the follow~ vote: Ayes--Ca~day,Cole~n,C~mpecker,Donaldson, Fi shbu ~, Hart ,Huff, Jones, Le scure, ~Jhys, ~~n,?a ce, Page, Re~er, ~. Pres- ident- 18. Noes-- Jo~st on, Wilkinson- ~ Said ordinance is recorded at the end of these proceedi~s. GISH FARM. ~.~. Rennet moved the following resolution: Resolved, T~t the public property Con~ittee be inst~cted to adve~ tise for bids for the space of 20 days fo~ the sale of the Gish Farm, said bids to be received subject to acceptance or rejection at the next mseting of Council. ~'h~ Sei fert ( "'- · ~'~-.C~npecker in the c~ir)moved as a substitute for the above, That the~blic Property Con~ittee be inst~cted to ~ve a report before Council at .its ne~t re~lar meeti~ in regard to the sale of the Gish property, and t~t said conEttee use its o~m ju~ment as to the best ~~er or method of findi~ out the p~ice, or obtaini~ bids for the sale of the property. The substitute of ~, Seifert ~s adopted, Ayes--Oan~day,Cr~ecker, Fi shbu~, HUff, Jone s, J o~s t on, ~ys ,.Pac e, Page ,.Wi lkin s on, ~. Pre s i dent- - ll. Noes--Colen~n, Do~ldson,~tLescure,Re~e~-_$. Not voti~--~~n. (A ril 8th, 1902.) P ~SSE},{BLY HALL. ~. Lescu~'e informed the Council that Assembly.Hall bad'been rented' on '~,~arch lVth, for the purpose of holding a.soclal meeting, by the Ancient order of Hi~ernians., Y.51: I. and .Knights of Columbus, and moved that the sum of {?lO, whLch had been paid therefor be refunded to them; Which motion was re~-ected by the' folio%wing vote: Ayes-- Cannaday, C olen~n, Donaldson, }{art, Lescure, ~:~nahan, Page, Rennet, and ~.~m. President--9. Noes--Crumpecker,?ishburn,Huff, ~ones, ~ohnston,5~ys, Pace, Wilkinson-- 8. NELSON STRE%]T SIDEWALKS. 5~-. Donaldson submitted a resolution to provide for making t]~e sidevmlks on the west side of Nelson Street be- tween the ~'arket S¢i~are and Church avenue, which are now 6 feet wide, ~ in order to accommodate n~rket wagons,~c., full vrldth, at a cost of :~180, which matter was referred to the Committee on Streets, on motion of .~,.~. Huff. SIDEWALKS 0N HOLLIDAY STREET AND EL~'! AVE,~-~JE, S.E. ~,~. Donaldson als9 offered a resolution to provide for the construction of brick side%~alks five feet wide on the west side of Holliday Street from Tazewell ave- nue to Elm avenue; and on both sides of Elm avenue from Nolliday St., to Fifth Street, and re¢iuesting the Committee on Streets to take the n~tter under consideration and have plans,etc, prepared preparatory to giving the property o-~ners a hearinE thereon; which resolution referred to the Con%mittee on Streets. , COUNCIL, ~ETING NIGHT. ~:~. _w. ishburn submitted an ordinance to amend and re-ordain Sec. 9 of the general ordinances to fix the time for holding the regular meetings of Council,viz. "That the regular ~etings of Council shall be held once a month on the Friday after the- first ~:.bnday in each month," which vms ordered to ].ie over until the ne~-t reg~.%lar meetin.~. SIDEWAL}~ ON ~',~DORI~N ROAD. ~.,~[r. Pace submitted .a resolution to provide side of -_.o~ ~he const~ction of a longitudinal board walk .on the south ;~.~oo~n~n Road from 5th to 6th street,at a cost of ~80; which was,on mo- tion of ~,-~m. Fishburn referred to the Committee on Streets. The Council then adjourned. ........ oo0oo ........ AM ORDI~:~.NCE to provide regulatio..~s concerning livery stables,wagon lotB,and other shelters for animals. (Adopted April 8th, 190~. ) 1. BE IT ORDAIA~ED by the Co~mcil of the City of Roanoke,That before the Corm~ssioner of Revenue issues a license-to the keeper of a livery stable,a wagon lot, o~' any other person who keeps sgalls or shelters horses for hire,the applicant shall produce a certificate from the. Engi- neer of the city, stating that the premises for which the license is desired,is well lighted, well ventilated,well drained,and that the horse will be sheltered from the weather,and that the stalls are sufficiently wide for the animal to lie do',m in comfort; and that the city engineer shall not grant this certificate until he has personally examined said premises,and seen that they meet the requirements herein contained. ~. BE IT ?URTHER ORDAINED, That the owners or occupiers of all sta- bles,v~gon lots or other shelters for horses,who have already obtained license for this year, shall within thirty days from the passage of this ordin~.nce,put their premises in a condition to comply %wlth the terms of the first section hereof,and that at the end of said .thirty days,the city engineer shall report to this CoLuncil whether the provisions of this ordinance .have been carried out. ~. That for any violation of this ordinance a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than ten dollars shall be imposed; and each and every day of failure to make said changes as above set forth, after written notice has been given by the city engineer of the changes re- shall .constitute a separate offense here- quired under this ordinance, under. 4. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. ........ oo0oo ........ -1936- AN ORDINANCE granting Louis A, Scholz,C,G~Smith and Henry Scholz right to furnish natural gas for fuel and illuminating purposes to the city of Roanoke,and inhabitants there~f,for a period of thirty yearse (Adopted April 8th, 1902~) 1. BE IT 0RD.AINED by the Con,non Council for the City of Roanoke, That Louis A.Scholz,C.G.S~,~th and Henry Scholz be,and they are hereby, upon the acceptance of this ordinance in vrriting,invested for a period thirty years with the right and privilege of furnishi~lg to the city of Roanoke and to the inhabitants thereof,natural gas for fuel and illumi- nating purposes,and the use of the streets,avenues,highv~ys and alleys of the said city, and its future additions and annexations,for the pur- pose of laying., pipes and other apparatus in conveying natural gas for the-use of the city and the inhabitants thereof; and the right to dig in such streets of the said cit'y and its future additions and annexa- tions as n~.y be hereafter specified by the Council, for the purpose of laying,nnintainiD~5,repairing and removing such pipes and other appar- atus used in conveying natural gas to the consumers thereof. 2~ The right to said g~nt,franchise,~ight and easement thereof, shall be held in consideration of the following conditions to be complied v;lth by the said Louis A.Scholz,C.G.Smith and Henry Scl~olz: I. Before the said Louis A Scho].z,C.G.Smith and Henry Scholz shall lay any pipes in the streets,a~enues,t~ighv~ys and alleys of the said ~.ity,they shall furnish to the city engineer of said city,a rmao showing the location of the pipe lines to be laid in said city u~.~.der t~is ordi- nance:and if the said ~mp shows the pipe lines to be upon the streets, avenues:highways a~d alleys which .have been designated by Council for the purpose of laying said pipes by the said Louis ~..Scholz,CoO.Smith and .'.-{enry Scholz,aud if the said lines do not interfere with any of the sewer pipes,v~ter pipes and gas pipes situated in said streets,the city engineer shall approve the same,and Shall grant a pern~t to lay said pipes as designated by said nap,and the said Louis A~Scholz,C.G Smith sa~..d Henry Scholz shall not open any street,avenue:highway or aliey in said city:or lay any pipes therein,without having first obtained from the City Eng_neer of the City of Roanoke a permit for so do~_ng. Ii. The said Louis A Scholz.~C.G.Smith and Henry-Scholz shall lay the pipes authorized to be 'laid by this ordinance upon such lines and grades as n~y be required by the city engineer,and the same s]%all be raised or lowered to conform to existing grades of streets and sewers,and grades that may hereafter be adopted by the Council of said City; and in laying said pipes no sewer,drgin,water or gas pipes shall be interfered with; and in crossing streanm the pipes shall be laid below the bed of such streams to such depth and in such manner as n~y be pres cr_oed by said city e? .~gineer ~ iii. The said pipe li:~es sb~ll not be laid in any public grounds or. on any bridge of the city without special authority so to do by the said C o~uaci 1. ~V. V~'~e~ any paved or macadam road is opened for laying mains or service pipes~or for repairing the same,the refi!li~ and repairi~g of the streets shall be done by the city forces,and under the direction and supervision of the city engineer:and to his good liking and satis- faction;and when any granoiithic or cement sidewalks shall be entered it shall be done by the city forces under the like direction and super- vision of the city e~l~ineer and to his good liking and satisfaction. Ail costs of the said refilling_ on the paved or n~cadam streets,and the opening and refilling of the granolithic or cement sidewalks,includ- ing necessary n~teria!s for repairs,shall be paid by said Louis A.Scho!z, C.O~Smith and Henry Scholz,within thirty days after a bill for repairing said work and furnishing said n~terial s?~ll have been rendered the said Louis A.Scholz,C.G.Sndth and Henry $cholz,which said bill shall be based upon the actual work and materials,with ~ added to said actual costs,and unless the said bill is paid within the said thirty days ,the city e_~.ineer shall be notified thereof~and he shall not grant a pern~tt to the said Y~ouis ASn. ho!z,C G Sn,~th and Henry'Scholz to open any Street,sidewalk or ~lley at ~t~er points until said bill is paid. When any streets or sidevmlk which has not been paved or macadamized is - 19~ ?.- opened and refilled by the said Louis A Scholz,C.G.Sn~th and Henry Scholz, it shall be ].eft. in as good condition as it YJas before the ir._g was n~ade,and to the. satisfaction of the city engineer of said city. V~ The said Louis A Scholz,C.G. Smith and Henry Scholz shall be sub~ ~.~ of Roanoke and all mrdinan~e$ ~ect to the existing ordinances of the t!~at n~y be hereafter adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke for gove~_miD~s the streets,sidewalks,alleys,bridges and pipe grants of~said city. VI~ Zq~enever a property owner along the line of the gas nnin desires the use of said gas,either for fuel or illun~natin6 purposes,the said Louis A Scholz:C.G. Smith and Henry Scholz Shall be required to lay at their o~m costs and expense service pipes from their main to the line of t!',e lot occupied by the consumer. Vii. The said Louis A Scholz,C.G.Smith and Henry Scholz may Charge and collect for gas furnished %under this ordinance, a sum not to exceed ~O cents a thousand cubic feet of gas. For the use of each meter fur- u.-;_shed by the said Louis A Scholz,C.G.Smith and Henry Scholz, they sh~l-1 be entitled to charge at a'rate not in excess of 50 cents per month. Consumers shall be furnished with a meter if they so desire one,which meter shall be of standard make,and when the consumer s.hall pay to the said Louis A.Scholz,C.G.Smith and Henry Scholz,in the ~:~y of a monthly rental for the use of said meter used,an amount e¢I~al to the monthly rental and the costs of placing the same,the said meter shall belor~z to the consumer,and the said Louis A Scholz,C.G.Sz~£~,th and Henry Scholz s'_.~ll not have the right to charge ~he consumer with the monthly rental fcr said met er. VIII. The City of Roanoke,under such ordinances and re~tlations as its Council shall prescribe,s.hall have the use:free of charge of all necessary gas for fuel and illuminating purposes for its public build- ings, that is, to ',,,.'it: public market houses,City Hall and Jail,and for the necessary supply of all other public buildings oi' said city,includ- ir.,g the fire buildings and public school buildi~%zs:and all buildings used by ,the ~mmiciD~l authorities of said city; and for that purpose . . c.~o-~ she.].l lay all ~rains the said Louis A Scho!z,C G Smith and Henry S ~ ~' - - b~d.~.g~ as now sitauted, ne,~essary to c, on~ey the Eas to ali. the said ' '~ '~' ~- and to ~o.r~ish gas to all-buildings that n~y hereafter be erected;which are erected upon r~ins already laid, or which nay be erected upon streets on which the said 7~ouis A.Scholz,C.G. Smith and Henry Scholz would be ~ustified in ~ "' ~' and to all other public buildings hereafter ,_a:~ ~ng mains, erected by the City of Roanoke wherever the same may be situated; Pro- vided~ the city of Roanoke will lay the n~ins necessary to convey the gas to the last mentioned buildings. IX. The said gas n~ins shall be os such size as shall be prescribed by the City Council. X. The said Louis A.Scholz,C,G.Smith and Henry-Scholz bind themselves to i:o. rnish to the City of Roanoke all necessary gas for lighting the streets of said city at a cost not exceeding 25 cents per 1000 cubic feet of ~.as,in the event the said city desires to liEht its streets by gas .. XIJf~he said Lottis A $cholz,C.G. Smith and Henry Scho!z s?al% cease to furnish gas to their'customers for a period of twelve consecutive months,the rights and privileges granted under tlmis ordinance shall be · ~cid;a~.d in case of any forfeiture of this franc!~ise,the said 'Louis A. Scho!z,C.G.Smith and Henry Scholz shall not have the rig!~t to move the pipes laid under this ordinance from the streets of the city. 3. The said Louis A.Scholz,C.G.Smith and Henry Schoiz shall not bays the right to assigm or transfer any of the rights and privileges gr~anted under this ordim~nce,except by and with the consent of the Council of the City of Roanoke,upon such conditions as n~y be prescribed by said Council by ordinance. · ~. This ordinance shall go into effect only when the said Louis Scholz:C.G. Sm~th and Henry Scholz shall agree to indemnify the city of Roanoke against all loss or dan~ges by reason of the exercise of the privileges granted under..this ordinance,by entering into bond with good security, for the sum of $25,000, such security to be approved by the -1938- Finance 0ommittee of the City Council. 5. The said Louis. A.Scholz,O.G.Smith and Henry Scholz shalltwith~n sixt'y days from the passage of this ordinance, acceptw this ordinance in writing, ~xich written acceptance .when filed with said Council,sh~ll be spread upon the records of said..-C6uncil;and if this ordinance is not so accepted by the said %ouis A-;S'~holz,C.G.Smith and Henry Scholz,within sixty days the same shall become null and void. 6. The said Louis A.Scholz,C.G. Smith and Henry Scholz shall begin the laying of pipes and the construction of the plant contemplated by this ordinance with 18 months from the passage of this act,and shall furnish natural gas for fuel and illuminating purposes to the city of Roanoke and the citizens living on the n~ins of the said Louis A.Scholz, C. G Smith and Henry Scholz within three years. $. The failure of the said .Louis A. Scholz,C.G. Smith and Henry Scholz to conform to any of the provisions of this franchise will work a forfeiture thereof. ........ oo0oo ....... AN ORDINANCE granting certain privileges to Roanoke Lodge No. 197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. (Adopted April 8th, 1902. ) Whereas, Roanoke Lodge No. 197, Benevolent and Protective Order of F~lks,of '-the City of Roanoke Virginia,a benevolent and fraternal organi- zation, have decided to conduct an enterprise conm~only knov~n and desig- nated as a street fair, or carnival,in the City of Roanoke,Va. ,on 12,1~,14,1O,16 and l~,lg02, and to that end b~ve expended large sums of money in advertising the same;and Vd~ereas, it is believed by reason of the efforts of said Roanoke Lodge No. 19?,Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks,as aforesaid,a large number of persons will be attracted to the City of Roanoke during reap great finan- the said time,whereby the citizens of said city will cial and other benefits;and l~1%ereas, the proceeds of said enterpise are to be objects of said Roanoke Lodge No. 19V,Benevolent and devoted to the Protective Order of Elks,which are charity and benevolence; and Whereas, said Roanoke Lodge No. 197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks has pledged itself to aid the authorities of the city of Roa- noke,in preserving and.maintaining order,and the due observance of the laws and ordir~nces in said city during said time, Now therefore BE IT. ORDAINED by the Co~u%cil of the CitY of Roanoke, 1. Tl%at the said Roanoke Lodge No. 197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks,its agents, employees,assigns, lecensees, concessionaires, and such other persons as may be desiganted by said lodge, be and is hereby exempt and relieved from the payment of any license fee, or tax to the city of Roanoke~ for the purpose of conducting any .enterprise, amusen~nt,show, e~dxibition or attraction in said city, on ~ay 12,15,14, 18,16 and 17,1902. ~. That no license tax shall be issued by the City of Roanoke to any person, firm or ccrporation for the privilege of conducting therein and no person, f~rm or corporation, other than such as are enumerated in the preceding section shall be permitted to conduct therein a the- atrical or like performance or show, or any amusement, exhibition, attraction,games of skill or chance, or to any hawker, peddler or vendor, or for any other purpose which would conflict with.the inter- ests of said Roanoke Lodge ~'~o. 197, Benevolent and protective order of Elks, within five days precedir~ and ten days following the llth day of ~y, 1902. - - - eoOoo- J O U R N A L-. C O M M O N C 0 U N C I v,. (19S9) Tuesday, ~y 6th, 1902. The Council met in. regular session at 8 'o' clock P.M. ,in the Council Chamber,and was called to order by the President, ~,~r. S.P.Seifert. Present-- 5!essrs. Cannaday, Crumpecker,C, oleman, Donaldson,Fishburn, Hanck el, Hart, ,Huff, J ones, ~'ohns t on, Kidd, Le scure, ~ys, ~,5nahan, r~,%~ll en, Pa ce, Page, Rennet, Wilkinson, ,%~'. President-- 20. Absent--None. THE JOURNAL. On motion of r~. Page the reading of the Journal vms dispensed with,and further on his motion it was approved. --~--~ ~I&YORS ,¥ESSAGE. The follov~ing message from the ~yor vms read: To the Conmnon Council for the City of Roanoke, Gentlemen:- Since my last message to your Honorable Body the smallpox situation has materi- ally improved,both in the city and at the smallpox hospital. There are only two houses in the city under quarantine,and the quarantine upon these will be raised in a few days. There are thirty-one persons at the smallpox hospital--all negroes, of which there are eight cases and the rest are suspects. Should there be no further outbreak of the dis-- ease we hope to have it fully eradicated by the end of the month. Concernir45 the maintenance of law and order in the city, I beg to report that conditions have been remrkably good during the past thirty days,and a rigid enforcement of the laws against gam'o~ing houses and. houses of ill fame has had a good effect; and I am glad to be able to report that there is now no gambling housesin operation in the city. The houses of ill fame which .have given so much annoyance to citizens, especially in the residence portions of the city, have been suppressed, and i hope by the time my term shall have expired that these houses -J~-ill ]rave been entirely broken up. It-shall certainly be my aim to drive them ~r..m those sections of the city where they are a nuisance and an offense to the people. Con~laint has heretofore been made in Council concerning certain lots oD. Tazewell avenue~ which are a nuisance to the health of the conmw~nitY. Steps have been taken to abate the nuisance by giving instructions to the property ova. ers to fill the lots o:,~ned by them which caused tl~e nui- sance. This has been complied with in all Cases except one. A certain lot knoYa~_ as the Espenlaub-lot, which is in litigation, is in such co~i- dition that it is a menace to the health of the neighborhood,and I re.c- o~E~end that instructions be given to the city engineer to properly fill o~- d~w, in it,and .have the costs charged up against the lot in accordance with the provisions of the c.harter. (This recomJ:~endation was adopted, Ayes 20, unanimous. ) I beg to reiterate what I said in a former message concerni~lg the closing of bowling alleys at not later t~n 12 o'clock at night,and I trust the Cotu~cil will give the rm~tter due consideration. I regard it as very essential in preserving the law and order of the city to compel the closi:~ of these places at that hour; and I am under the impression that pool rooms and other like places within tl~e scope of the ordinance. of anusement should all be brought Respectfully submitted, R. A. BUC~ER, ~yor. REPORT OF THE CITY ENGII~F~R. The city engineer submitted his monthly report concerniD~ the location and character of work performed on Streets, Sewers and public property,and made the follow, lng- recommenda- tionsA; which were acted upon by Council as .indicated below: First. I have much trouble in dis~mguishing poles carryim~ electric ';,~res,and therefore I recommend that the ordinance requiring them to be painted be an~nded so as to require companies to paint their.poles dif- ferent, colors,the smme to be specified by the city engineer. This -~ill prevent confusion and dissatisfaction. (On motion of ~. Hart this matter was.refer~ed to the Committee on Ordinances to draw an ordinance covering the subject. ) Second. A controversy has arisen between the county and city author- ities as to the corporation line in the Northwest section of the cit¥~ I therefore reconmnend that the matter be referred to the city solicitor for his opinion, which is to be reported to Council. - 1940- (~y 6th,~ 1902. ) (On motion of ~. Hart the Second. recommendation of the city engineer was adopted,and the n~tter~ referred to the city solicitor.) Third. I submit herewith a petition from residents and business me~ living and ope~ting on Kirk avenue,asking that it be closed between Jefferson Street and Nelson Hardware Company's store,and stay closed during the Elk's carnival week, in order toD~ive more room for carni- val purposes,which the ~ayor and myself recommend be granted. (On motion of ~.~. Page this recontmendation was adopted. ) Fourth. I have secured the following voting places for election to be held on Thursday,the 22d inst.: First Ward--Peck Building, Salem avenue, between Sd and 4th Sts.S W. Second ~Vard--No. Sll Second Street,S W. ' Third Ward .... Tl~ird Ward ~hrket House~ Fourth Ward--No. 22 East Campbell avenue. Fifth Ward--No. llO Fifth StreetiN.W. Registrars will sit at the above places Tuesday,~y ].3tho (On motion of ~.~.~. Colen~n the voting places selected by the city engineer were approved. ) MO;~TH]'~Y REPORTS OF OFFICERS. The monthly reports of the City Audi- tor.~ City Treasurer:Clerk of the Khrkets, City Physician and Board of Health, City Sergeant and Keeper of Almshouse, were read and ordered to be filed~ ..E~I~IONS. The following petitions were presented,read and referred as indica'?.ed below: Petition of E. ToBurnett and 39 others, askiD~ that a fire alarm box be placed at the bo~_er of Eleventh avenue and Henry Street.~S.W.--To the Con~nittee on Fire and t~ater. Petition oi' W. L. Richardson, pastor of the Belmont Baptist Church, asking tl~t a light be placed at corner of Ste,ARrt avenue and Ninth Street,---To the Con~,~ttee on ~ights. Petition of H.E.McDonald and others,asking that an electric light be placed at corner of'Fifth avenue and llth street,N.W.-o.-To the Com- mit t e e on ~z, ight s. Petition of W.H. Trout and l? others, protesting against the closing of Shenandoah avenue N.W., by~ W.H. Horton---To the Committee on Streets. Petition of ~the Fire Board, by Chas.E Armstrong,Secty.~ asking that 12 rubber coats and 12 helmets be provided for Alert Fire Company No.4; also that E.S~Pollard, driver of engine be allowed one-half pay for 'time lost from ~.~hrch 6th 'to April 1st, 1902,---To the Conmmittee on Fir e and V;at er. Petition of Dr.S.Simon, asking that the east side of Henry Street, North of Salem avenue, be so improved as to provent storm ~water from dan~giD~ his pren~ses and fl.owing into the building. -This petition ~was subsequently, on motion of ~.h~. Kidd, referred to the Co~mu~ttee on Streets and' City Engineer with power to act. Ayes-- C olenRn: C rump ecke r, Don~ lds on, Fi shburn, Hancke I, Hart, Huff, Jone s, J ohn~s t on, Xi dd.~ De s cure ~ Mays .~ ~.~nahan ~ ~..~ll eh, Pac e, Page, Renner: ~;~r Pre si dent-- 18 o No e s-- Canna da y, ~.¥i lk '~ns on- - ~ ~. ' REPORT 0P TITE C0~.~_TTEE ON FINANCE. ~0~. Page, from the Conm~ittee on Finance~ submitted the follow~[r~ report: 1. The petition of E.P.Ayers, a regular policeman,aski.~ for relief on account of loss of time by sickness during the months of February and ~.hrch, ~.~9 days at half time, amountiDgg to $32.50, h~s been considered, but is deferred z~or the present,and will be reported on. at the next reg- ular meeti~. 2. The report of the city auditor shows that when the bills for the month of April v~ill have been-paid, certain accounts would be over~ drays, and in order to supplement to the amount of such over-drafts,and permit the payment of the bill. s, we reconEend the adoption of the follow- ing resolution: (The resolution was adopted by the following vote: Ayes--Cannaday, Coleman, Crump ecker, Donaldson, ?. ishburn, Hanckel, Hart, Huff, Jones, Johnston, Kidd, Les cur e, ~ays, K~nah .an, ~ll en, Pa c e, Page, R enner, Wilkins on, Mr Pre si- dent-- 20. Noes--None. ' (~ay Sth, !902. ) RESOLVED, That the appropriations are hereby supplemented 3s follows: Fire .... $ 65.27 Jail 108.10 Paup e rs, 2.04 SI~llpox 754.69 for the fiscal year 1901-2,bs an~ Street repairs, ........ Health, Street Improvements Contingent 088.76 69.49 126.90 And the City Auditor and City Treasurer are hereby directed to make entries on their books accordingly. 33 The V;alsh City Directory Company is getting out a new city dj- rectory for the city of Roanoke,and requests that the city make sub- scription for the usual number of copies. We recommend that the clerk of Cotn~cil be authorized to place .a.n order for the usual number of cop- ies. which is three, at a cost of ~18.00, chargeable to the account of Stationery .& Printing (The recommendation was adopted by the same vote as last above re- corded, Ayes E0,uD~nimous. ) 4. The matter of revising the license tax o~. circuses,ah°Wa and menageries, has been considered at the request of 51r. C.W.Beck~er; but the Comn~ttee deems it inexpedient to recommend any change in the existing law. S. The Com~nittee on Finance files herev,Sth a deed, which .has been e:~mined and approved by the city solicitor, providing for the release of certain property in the Hyde Park Tract, formerly o'm~ed by the city, and kno','~, as the poor House Tract. The property has been fully paid for: but for some reason or oversight, the same was not properly re- ].eased. We recommend,therefore,that the 5'~yor be directed to execute the said deed on behalf of the city,and deliver the same to the parties interested for recordation. Respectfully submitted, J. C. PAGE, GE0.L. HART, J.A.FiSHBURN, A?%V. IESCURE, S.B.PACE. the Finance Con~mittee w~s adopted,and last above recorded, The fifth recommendation of the deed ordered to be executed by the same vote as Aye s 20, unanimous. REPORT OF THE C0~:~[[TTE~ ON ACCOUNTS. Mr. Hart, from the Committee on .Accounts, submitted the following report: The Comndttee on Accounts has examined and approved under appropri- ate heads the follov,~ng claims and accotu~ts against the city,and rec- cmn]end that the same be approved by Council and certified to the city auditor and city treasurer and ordered to be paid: Criminal charges .......... $ 29.00 Stationery & Printing.--.-- ~ 72.55 Fire 361.12 Salaries, 1, Jail, 258.06 Health, 284. Light s, 1,106.74 Wat er 44. Police, 1,16!.49 Public Property 74.01 Paupers, 165. ~0 Sewer Repairs, 21.07 anal!pox 816.51 ~ "' Street 1,088. ?6 Roanoke Hospital Street 82.60 Street Improvements 69.~9 C~ntingent 126.90 Total R epai rs, c 1 e aning, 2. The report of the police department shows lights found out and not burning for the month of April,IS44 hours and $2 minutes,making $3.0.89 to be deducted from the light account for the month of ~y,which the city auditor is hereby directed to adjust. in connection with the above matter, we file herewith a report from the cb~.ef of police as to the result of the postal c~d system for re- porting lights out. This report shows that of the 59 cards turned in during the month, charges of $22 hours were made of lights out,not discovered by the officers. Respectfully submitted, GEO. L~ HART, P. W. 'HUF2, JAS.D. JOh.U~STON, C.M. KIDD, H.B.DONALDSON. --1942- (N~y '6th, 1902. ) The report of the Committee on Accounts ~as adopted by the vote: Ayes-- Cannaday, Colen~n~ Crumpecker, Donaldson, ~i shbur'n~ Hanokel Hu fl, Jone s, John st on, Kidd, Les cur e, 52 ys, Minatmn: 5~11 en ~ Pac e, PaE e , Renner Wilkinson, 5~ o President-- 20. Noes--None.. REPORT OP THE C05~ST%EE ON LIGHTS. Mr~ };~l!en~from the Committee on Lights, submitted the folloYring report: The Comn~ittee on Lights to whom ~as referred the petition of Lewis Gal!agher and others,asking that a light be located at Shenandoah ave- nue and ~ourth Street,N.W., at the point where a light Yras previously located.~and which %was removed by order of the Council,has been consid- ered. and %,e recommend ~hat the question be laid over u~qtil the commence- ment of the next fiscal year. Respectfully submitted, J. L. ~3LT_~N, C.M. KIDD, J oH.WII~{INSON, The report %was adopted. --------REPORT 0F C0I,~.~TTEE ON STREETS. Mr. ~ishburn, from the Committee on Streets: submitted the following report: The Committee on Streets to whom ~ras referred the petition of the Roanoke Rail%way and Electric Company to extend its line on Franklin ROa~ from Highland avenue to Woods avenue, begs to report that they said hatter ~mder consideration, and it will be reported at ~ subsequent meeting~ ----'- 2. We recommend that the city solicitor be directed to take the necessary steps to condemn six feet of the ].and adjoining the alley (on the east side thereof), extending from S:et-~'~vr~'.~'f~ avenue to Ernest aven~e, west of Roanoke Street. Respectfully submitted, J.A. FISHBURN, J.C. PAGE~ C. Bo JONES, GEO. L. .HART. The report of the Committee on Streets was adopted by the same vote as last above recorded, AYes 20, unanimous. REPORT 0F THE C05~'...~TTEE ON SE~RS. M~. K.~.ys: from the Con~nittee on Sewers: submitted the followinE rep0rt: 1. The Committee has been requested by the authorities of the new Y.MoC.A. building to provide sewer acconm]odations for the proper drain- age of said building. As constructed it is impossible to connect the basement o.f the building with the sewer on the east side of Jefferson Street, and 'it. is now proposed that an 8-inch sewer be constructed on the west side of Jefferson Street, from the sewer in Campbell avenue to the Y.M.C.A. building, for which the said Association will pay the costs of opening and refilling' the trench,and the city to furnish and lay the pipe. We' recommend the adoption of the follo%'~ing resolution: RESOLVED, That the city engineer be and is hereby authorized and di- rected to lay an 8-inch line of sewer pipes from the sewer main in Camp- bell avenue, south, on the west side of Jefferson Street to the Y.M. C.A. bull. ding; provided, the Y.M.C.Association will agree to pay the costs of opening and re-filling the trench: the cost not to exceed the sum of $50.00 to be paid by the city for furnishing and laying the pipe, chargeable to the account of sewers. %The is reconmnendation %~as adopted by the same vote as last above recorded, Ayes 20, unanimous. ) ~ The Committee has considered the petition of W M. Graybill and others, to extend the drain pipe along. Rorer. avenue, eastvmrd to 10th Street: and deeming this to be a street n~tter entirely,have accordingly referred the question to that Committee. 3. Concerning the _matter of what has been done by the Norfolk Western Railway Company to provide for taki~lg ~care of the %~ste-v~ter from the ~;est End Round HOuse, the Committee has requested the Engi- neer of N~intenance of Way to advise them of the status of the matter, and what has been done,in order that it might be reported to Council. 4. The Committee has considered the pressing demands made by citi- zens and property ovm'ers for the const~ction of the proposed system of sewers kno%n~ as Section 8, which is to sewer certain properties along Salem and Ernest avenues, from Con~erce street to 8th Street, and are of opinion that th~ work of constructing this system should be started as speedily as possible. Those who are conversant with the situation The fourth recommendation of the Committee on Sewers to advertise for bids fo~ constr~cting sewers in Section 8, was considered and rejected by the following vote: Ayes--Cannaday~Fishburn,HanCkel,Huff,~ys,~llen, Wilkinson, ~,~ President-- 8. No es-- Col en~n, C run~p ecke ~, Donaldson, Hart, jones ~ ~Tohnst ~n, Kidd, Lescure, ~¢~han: Pac e, Page, Rennet-- l~. REPORT OF THE C05-~¥STTEF~ ON ORDINANCES. ~r. Coleman, from the mittee on Ordinances, submitted the follo',,~ing report: lo Our attention has been called to the importance of extendiD~ the fire limits so as to include the properties abuttiD~ on both sides of Jefferson Street between LuCk and Tazewell avenues. This portion of the street is in the business Section,and.we are of oPinion that it should be protected from inferior houses,and therefore rscommend the adoption of the following ordinance. (Au ordinance to extend the fire limits so as to inClude the proper-- ties abutting on both sides of ~efferson Street between Luck avenue and Tazewell avenue, was read,considered and adopted by the' following vote: Aye s-- Carunaday, C olenRn, C rump e cke r ~ Donaldson, Fi shburn, Hanck el, Hart ,Huff, J one s, J otu.~ s t on, Kidd, N~ y s, ~nahan, ~1 len, Pa c e, Pag e, Rnner,' Wi lkins On, ~. P~esident-- 19. Noes--- Lescure. ) Said ordinance is recorded at~ the end of these proceedings. 2.' As to the proposition referred to this Committee to provide for closing pool rooms at not later than 12 o'clock at night, the Conmtittee after again considering said ¢~esti0n, has referred it to the city so- licitor to draft an ordinance; which, if it can be done so as to meet the views of the con~..ittee,will be reported at the next meeting. ~. We have also refers-ed the quzestion of preparing an ordinance gove_~ning the sanitary regulations of the city to the city solicitor to prepare an ordinance covering said matter. The subject~ will be further. considered by said committee before reporting thereon. Respectfully submitted, A. B. COLE}~'.~3~ B. O. W.E. RE~NNER, G.W.CRU~ECKER, A.A.CAhq~ADAY. REPORT OF THE CO}.~..ETTEE ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. ~%~r Wilkinson, from the Conm~ittee on Public Property, submitted the following report: 1. As to the petition of O.P.Wilkins and others, members of the Eureka Band, asking that said band be allowed to use a part of R°rer- '_~all for a band or class room, on'examination of the matter we find that the property was rented by the city engineer some time last. fall to J.B.Newton: as a carpenter shop. 51r' Newton occupies;therefore, the second floor,and we recommend that the petitions be notified tha.t the property is rented. In connection with this' matter we are also in- fo,ned' that the rent has not been paid, .and further recommend that 'the city. engineer be instructed· to place the account in the hands of the tax collecto~ for collection as other claims due the city- ( On ~motion of ~r. Huff this reco~neB~_.ti°~ was adopted.') -1943- 6th, 1902. there will redily understand how important it is that these sewers shomld be put in. The health, of the city is seriously menaced by further de- lay,and conditions are becoming aggravated by reason of increased buildings and in~rovemen~s; and as stated above, the property owners and residents of that locality are particularly urgent that something be.. done for their- relief. As this matter has been reported on,and the re- po~-t lies on the table as unfinished business, the Council is in posi- tion to take it up and adopt it at any time. But in order to ascer- tain just w!~at the cost will be and to further the proceedings,the Com- mittee recon%mends that the City Engineer be instructed to advertise for bids for the construction of this system of sewers, in some newspaper published in the city of Roanoke for thirty days' time; said bids to be asked in accordance with specifications heretofore prepared, or to be prepared by the city eD~ineer, and when received to be opened and re- po~ted on by 'the Committee on Sewers, with their recomn.~ndation. About 40~J of the properties effected have signed agements to pay their pro- portion of the costs of these sewers. Respectfully submitted: B, O. MAYS, C. ~t. KIDD, J. L. ~JL.I/EN, P. W. HUFF. -1944- (5~my 6th, 1902. ) Concerning the resolution adopted at the last meeting of Council, requiring this con~ittee to have a report at this meeting of Council in regard to the sale of the Gish Farm, etc., we beg to report that sin~e this matter came into tha hands of the Committee on a proposition from Jas. P.Woods to re-purchase the property at the cost price to the city, and expenses, incurred, there was a proposition n~de to p~.rchase the property at $11,O00. This was followed by another at 911,500, and while the Conm~ittee was considering the ~atter, a still further propo- sition was made to take the property at ~12,000; and it appearing that this property is increasing in value, we report that in our judgment it is inexpedient to make a sale of it at this time. 3. Other matters pending before the Conmmittee in regard to improve- merits of the Clerk's office of ~he Hustings Court, heating of the Court House and Jaii by steam, and the question of acquiring a city cemetery, are deferred for future consideration. Respectfully submitted, J.H. WILKINSON, B. 0. 5~YS, G. W. CRU~PECKER, JAS. D. JOHNSTON. ~',b~o Hart moved that the highest bid presented to the Committee on Public Property for the sale of the Gish Farm be accepted,and that the farm be sold. lv~... Colen~n moved to so amend the motion as to provide that the bid for $12,000 be accepted. 5~-o Page moved that the proposition as to sale of the Gish Farm be laid on the table: which was agreed to by the following vote: Ayes-- Cannaday, Crump ecker, Fi shburn, Hanck el, Huff, Jones, Johns t on,Kidd, 5.~ys, Pace .~ Page, Wilkinson, The President-- 13. Noes-- Col en~n, Donalds on, Ha rt, Les cur e, $~na ban, ~ll eh, Renner-- ?. UNFINISHED BUSINESS.An ordinance to amend Section 9 of the General Ordinances in regard to changing the meetings of Council to Friday after the First ~.~Ionday, having laid over since last regular meeting, was upon re~est of ~. Fishburn, the patron, withdravrn by u~nimous con- sent ~ _&SSE~LY HALL. ~. Pace moved a reconsideration of the vote taken at the last mee%ing of Council by which the Council refused to ref~tud the sum of $10 paid by certain organizations for the use of Assembly Hall on .~rch l?th. ~r. Wilkinson raised a point of order, that there ~as an ordinance (a cody of which he submitted) prohibiting the Council from refunding rents paid for the use of said hall-. The c_hair over- ruled the point of order,and decided, that the motion of ;~.~r. Pace v~s in Order, whereupon a vote was taken, and the motion to reconsider ~s rejected, kyes--Coleman,Hanckel,Hart, Lescure,~nahan,Pace,Page,Renner, The President-o 9~. Noes-- C rump ecker, Fi shburn, Huff, Jones, Johnst on, Kidd, ~%~.ys ,I~llen,IVilkinson-9. Not votin~--Cannaday,Donaldson-2. GiSH FAR~. ~. Hart moved that 'the clerk of Council be instr~cted to advertise for bids for 20 days for the sale of the Gish }~arm, to be re- ported a~ the next ~eeting of Council by the Public Property Conm'~tee. ~'~. Rems_er moved by %~ay of substitute therefor, That the clerk of Council be ins t~'~ct ed to advertise in the three daily newspapers pub- lished in the city for 21 days from the '10th day of this month to the 31st 'thereof: s-bating that the Gish Farm will be sold at public auction in front of the Court House on the 31st of ~y,1902, for cash. Dr. Cannaday moved that the motion of ~.~. Hart and substitute of ?~31r. Renner lie on the table; which was aEreed to. DEAD ANI~.i&LS,DEPOSITING OF NEAR CRYSTAL SPRING. The following reso- lution offered by ~?~.Hanckel, was on motion of ~. Hart adopted: Whereas, certain parties are depositing dead animals and other filth and refuse matter near the base of ~Sll 51ountain above the spring which ~aters the city, causing ~ nuisance and endangering the lives of the citizens of the city, RESOLVED, That the with the request that the police department laws to justice. attention of the Mayor be called to said matter he cause the nuisance to be aba~4d, and through' endeavor to bring the violators of the health -1945- N~y 6th~' 190~. ) ASSES~LY HALL. }~. Rennet submitted the following resolution: Resolved, That the sum of Five Dollars be rebated to Grace Methodzst Ct~urch from the payment of $10 made for the use of Assembly Hall on the night of 5.~y 2d, when an entertainment vas given for the benefit of said church. And the city auditor is hereby directed to draw a ~arrant for the sum of Five Dollars, payable to ~:~-s. J.R.Hoover, in or,er_to rebate the said cl%arge for the use of said hall to the sum of ~5.o0. The resolution was rejected by the follov~ing vote: Ayes-- Hanck el, Hart, Lescure, ~.,~nahan, Pace, Page, Renner, The President- No es-- C olen~n, C rump ecke r, Donaldson, Fi shburn, Huff, Jones, Johns t on, Kidd, ~,~ys, ~ll en, Wilkins on-- ll · Not voting--Cannaday. --~--- On motion of Mr. Page the Council then adjourned. .... oo0oo ........ AN ORDINANCE to extend the fire limits so as to include the proper- ties abutting on both sides of Jefferson Street, between Luck avenue and Tazewell avenue. (Adopted ~',~Y 6th, 1902. ) 1. BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council for Ehe City of Roanoke, That the fire limits be extended so as to include the properties front- ing on both sides of Jefferson Street between Luck ~venue and Tazewell avenue, and more particularly described as follows: Begim%ing at a point on Luck avenue,about 100 feet ~ast of Jefferson Street, thence south, parallel with Jefferson Street, to Tazewell avenue; thence with Tazewell avenue and Fraruklin Road, westward to a point l?O feet west of Jefferson Street; thence north, l?O feet from and parallel v~.'_th Jefferson Street.,.~to-.the---pre'sent fire linttt ....tine--on--'~uck avenue. And said district so included herein shall be subject to all the fines and penalties now prescribed by the general fire regulat i ohs, lindt laws of the city. 2. This ordinance shall be in forb'e from its passe, ge. - ~- oo0oo ........ ~0URNAL--0OMMON OOUNCIL. Tuesday, June 10th, The Council met in regular session at 8 o' clock P.M., to order by the President; Mr. S.P.Seifert. 1902. and was called Present-- ~essrs. 0oleman, Crumpecker, Donaldson, ~ishburn,Hanckel ,Hart, Hu~ff, ~one s, Kidd, ~e s cur e, ~ys, ~nahan, Mall eh, Pa c e, Page, Renner, Wi lkinson, r~.President--18. Absent--Messrs. Cannaday, Johnston--2. · JOURNAL. On motion of ~. ~escure the ~eading of the Journal was dispensed ~rith,and further on his motion it was approved as recorded. -~~YOR'S MESSAGE. The following message from the-Mayor was read: To the Council for the City of Roanoke, Gentlemen:---One vacancy hav- ing been recently occasioned in the roll of the regular police force, I have appointed C.E.Trout in place of P.R.Tyree, resigned. I have also appointed in pursuance of the provisions of the city charter and general ordinances, the following special, or extra policemen: D.Horgan, J.W. Burnett, J. M. Ware and G. G. Hurd. Wnder the provisions of the city charter and general ordinances it becomes the duty of the mayor to appoint such number of special police- men as he may from time to time deem necessary to preserve the good order of the city. The above mentioned men have all been serving the city as policemen for quite awhile,a~hdeSo.far as I am aware have ~n~.de faithful and effi~cient officers in d~scharge of their respectmve duties. I respectfully submit their names to your Honorable Body for your consideration, and i hope it will be your pleasure to confirm them. During the continuance of the Elk's Carnival recently held here, the members of the regular police force were required to perform extra services;and'were on duty from 1~ to 18 hours out of the. 24. We con- cluded that it would be better to 'have the additional services of these men, than to employ untried men,. who as a rule, a.re unsatisfactory. I would therefore respectf~}lly recommend to Councml that the men who were on duty be each paid ~lO.O0 additional for extra services per'- formed by them during the week of the Carnival. I deem it nothing more than just to these policemen. We concluded that it would be a matter of economy to exact this extra service from them, instead of employing new and untried men. This recommendation applies t-o all the members of the regular force,or to all who have performed extra duties in that ca- pacity;and if you conclude to adopt my recommendstion, it can be ad- justed in the payrolls for the month of June. The smallpox situation has materially improved,there being very few cases at the pest-house, I hope within a few weeks that the disease will be entirely eradicated. In this, my last message to Council, I desire to extend to the Coun- cil and to the officers of the city my sincere thanks for the cordial co-operation I have received at their hands in the administration of the city government; and to congratulate the people of Roanoke upon the good finanCial showing of the city's .affairs at the close of this fiscal year. I believe that by the practise of economy--an.d strictly business 'methods,the expenditures of the city can be kept wmthin the current revenues,thereby enhancing and encouraging th~ growth and pros- perity of the city. Looking back over m~ past record of fifteen years as an officer of this' city in various capacities,it is with par- donable p. ride that I point to .the part I have taken with others, in ac- complishing the material advancement of good government and mmmicipal improvements. Though soon to.sever my connection with the city gov- e rnment, rains to Again I shall still take a lively interest in everything that per- the prosperity of Roanoke and the welfare of its people. thanking you, and wishing you great success, I remain, Your most obedient servant, R.A.~ BUCENER, N~yor. ~. Fishburn moved that the recommendations contained in'the ~,~yor's message be adopted. The motion was agreed to,by the following vote: Ayes-- Coleman, Crump e6ke r, Donaldson, Fi shburn, Hancke 1, Hart, Huff, Jones, Kidd, Les cure, ~ys, Minahan, M~ll eh, Pace, Page, Rennet, Wilkinson, Mr. Presi- dent--l?. Noes--None. -1947- ( June 10th~ 1902. ) . ....... ~ .T~v ~NGINEER. The .city engineer submmtted h%,_.s, ~POHT u.~'.'r~ ux~ ~ .... ~ ......~ -f work ~eufo~d du~l'~ month on Street repairs,. ~-~- --.~ ....... - provements, public property and li~ts. He also ~de the follo~ reco~endation, which ~s, on motion of ~. ~rt, referred to ~t'tee on Finance: $o~ of the official ~ps ~ve become very ~ch wo~.and shou~ should be co~leted between n wed' also the Official Survey ........ _ __~ re e '. ~_~-_ t,..~.~,~11. ~-~ W-~'. ~ Rail~F and Thlrd street o.w, 9~....~ ~econd Stree~,~.m: '~~_~e~Y~nes'which ~s already caused ms a great con~s~on ox ~n~ ~ ~ ~ . . . ........ ~'~ iderable lmtigation; besides th~s, xt ms very u~zzmcuz~ zor.~nxm cons ........... ---~-'s." fern=ned) J.H.Wx~te, City ~xneer~ of fi rte ox the ~l~y au~x- ,.~~.v ~w RTS OW OFFICERS. The ~nthly repo . . _ ~__~ .~ ~itE~e;~; of Ai~house and City Sergeant, were reaa ~a or~,-=--- be filed. PETITIONS, ~. A co--cation from C.W. Beckner, t~ns~tti~ d~ft of an amendment to Sec. 90, of the license tax ~ws, in regard to the license tax on circuses,me--eries,etc., ~s read and referred to the Oommi t t e e on Finance. Petition of 0.P.Wilkins and 13 others, tween the N~rket Square and Church avenue asking Shat Nelson Street be- .be cleaned and' sprinkled dai- ly in consequence of its use by the city for market purposes; was read, and on motion of R~. Donaldson it was ordered that the attention of the ~yor be directed to this matter, with the request that he have the resolution of Council heretofore adopted, providing for cleaning and sprinkling this street carried out. REPORT OF THE COmmiTTEE ON FINANCE. Mr. Page, from the Committee on Finance, submitted the following report: 1. The petition of E.P/Ayers, regular policeman,asking that he be allowed half-pay for time lost during the months of February and March, 1902, has been considered,and we reco~end the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the city auditor is~hereby directed to draw a'warrant in favor of E.P.Ayers for the sum of $32~ 50, c ~hargeable~ to_ the_account of Police,a.nd payable from the appropriation of the nex~ fiscax year, the same bemng half-pay for time lost by said E.P.Ayers on account of sickness during the months of February and March, 1902. The recommendation was adopted;. Ayes--Colen~.n,C~ecker,Donaldsom, Fi s (hburn, Hanck e l, Hart, Huff, Jone s: Km d~ ~Le :_s_c~~f Non~t ~ ~~_e_n~$~ .e ~Page' Renner,Wilkinson, The President--l~. 2.. The case .of the City of Roanoke vs. Bolling 'to compel the removal of the damaged lavery stable on t.he s.w. corn.er of Church avenue and_ Henr Street,having been decided ~n the Circuxt 'Court adversely to the Y the city Solicitor having advised that an.~appeal be taken to city, and ......... ~ ~~o w~ authorized him to~do so, pending a Renner,~ ' , S. The report of the City Auditor shows that w~.en the bills for the month of ~y: 'being the last month of .the prese.nt fxscal year, shall have been pared, cert?in o_f .t.he approp_r_x~ti_on~s_~w~l~l~h~.~v~ br~,e~,iOr~%dofawn; ' nt the same %0 ~a= ~~ =,,=~- =- and in ?rd.er to supp~e.m.e_ ..... -~ .~-~ttee recommendathe adoption close the ousiness ox ~ne y~=~, ~ ~,-~ of the following resolution: ......... (The resolution was read and adopte~_.D.Y_~ne Ay~s~- Col eman, C rump eck er, Donal_ds on, _Fx snm~_rn, nanc_~ ?.l_ ,. _n~_ _r_~, n~__x.~, Jones, · n Pace ~a e,nenner,wx£~znuuz~, ~ the scure Ma s Minahan, Mmlle , , g Kidd,~e , Y , ' President~-lS~ Noes--None. ) Said resolution is as follows: ( ~me, 10th, x o2, ) RES0?.VED, That the appropriations for the fiscal year, 1901-2, be Elections, - --$ 145.25 Street repairs, ........ $1,581.7? 702.12 Salaries, 83.64 75.00 Health,- 358.07 155'.10 Public Property, 108.20 286.45 Street improvements, 286.08 71.7V Conm~issions, 863.59 Fi re Interest, Jail, Lights, Paup ers, Smallpox 571.79 Contingent, 100.51 . ' Total ......... $5,339,3-4- And the City Auditor and City Treasurer are hereby directed to make entries on their books accordingly. REPORT OF THE C05~TTEE ON ACCOUNTS. Mr. Hart, from the Committee on Accounts, submitted the following report: The Committee on Accounts has examined and approved bills under the following heads, as shown below, and recommend that they be approved by Council, and certified to the city auditor and city treasurer and or- tiered to be paid: Criminal charges, ........ Elections, Fire, Interest, Jail, Light s, Police, Paup ers, Smallpox, Street repairs, Street cleaning, $ 174.50 220.50 ?02.1-2 4,590. O0 155.10 1,204.81 1,224.80 71.77 571.79 l, §81.77 88.37 Health, Wat er, Public Property, Sewer repairs, Sewer improvements, Street improvements, Conmissions, Contingent, Stationery and Printing--$ 42.40 Sa lari e s, 1, 20 5.93 358.07 39.94 212.27 7.41 252.30 286.08 863.59 100.51 Roanoke Hospital 83.26 Total ............. ~!4,03'7'~ ~9' 2. The report of the police department for the month of ~.~y, shows lights found out and not burning during said month, 807 hrs. and 12 min., n~king $16.14 to be deducted from the light account of the company for the month adjust. The report of.. June, which the city auditor is hereby directed to RespeCtfully submitted, GEO. T.. HART, C. B. JONES, ' P. W. HUFF, H. B. DONALDSON. of the Committee on Accounts was adopted by following vote: Ayes--Coleman, Orumpecker, Donaldson, Fishburn, Hanckel, Hart, Huff, Jones, Kidd, T. escure,~hys, ~inahan, Mmllen,Pace, Page, Renner,Yilkinson, The President--18. Noes--None. REPORT OF THE C0~ETTEE ON PUBT. IC PROPERTY. Mr. Wilkinson~ from the Committee on Public Property, submitted the following report: 1. Concerning the question of building an extension to the office Of the clerk of the Courts,and making certain improvements therein, the committee has been unable to do anything for lack of funds,and recom- mends that this matter lie over until the beginning of next fiscal year. 2. The question of acquiring a new city cemetery has been before the Committee for a considerable time,and we have heretofore nmde a recom- mendation that a c~'tain tract of land be purchased for that object,but for the lack of the necessary appropriation no action was taken by the Council;and we recommend that this matter lie over until the beginning of next fiscal year. 3. Ye also recommend that the question of heating the City Hall and City Jail by Steam or hot water, be deferred for the present;and that the matter of providing strap iron bunks for the cells in the city jail be laid &n the table. 4. From March 1st to June lst--three months--the rents from Assem- bly Hall amounted ~o $50.00, as reported by the Clerk of the Markets. -1949o (June. lOth, 1902. ) The clerk also~ reports t.hat two of the. notes o.n the rent of last ~a~ ' amounting to ~?0.28, rema~n, unpaid,and we have instructed him to. take the steps necessary to enforce the collection. These notes were giv$~ by Silas Walthall,the renter of the Hall, and were properly secured By endorsement,and there is no reason why they should not be collected. 5. The Committee has approved the notes given by the renters of .the various s~alls in the Markets, securing the stai~ rents year commencing May 1, -1902. hands for the of the clerk of the ~rkets for collection as Respectfully submitted, J. H, WILKINBON, G. ~. CRUMPEC~R, motion deferred payments for These notes are in the they become due. ~. MINAHAN, B. 0. M~YS. Committee was adopted. On of ~r. Huff the report of the REPORT OF THE C0;~ETTEE ON ORDINANCES. Mr. Coleman, from the Commit- tee on Ordinances, submitted the following repbrt: 1. The recommendation of the city engineer that the various com- panies operating pole lines in the city be required to paint their poles different colors to be specified by the city engineer,has been consider- ed;and we recommend that it be' laid over for future consideration. (The recommendation was adopted. ) ~. The proposed ordinance to provide certain sanitary regulations in the matter-of removal of garbage and filth,has been considered,but the committee is unable at present to make any recommendation that in their ~udgment would better the present conditions. They therefOre ask that the question be deferred. (Recommendation adopted. ) 3. The Committee has carefully considered the question of ClOsing bowling alleys,pool rooms,etc, at 12 o'clock at night, as recommellded by the ;~yor;and have also referred the matter to the city Solicitor, and after due reflection we report adversely to enacting the proposed crdinance. The Committee realizes that there are certain places that should be regulated by law, and which are a nuisance to the maintenance of good order, but there are other bowling alleys and pool rooms,the operation of which .do not in the least' detract from the good order of the city. We cannot classify them under the laws of the city,and if one is closed, they will all have to.be closed alike,and for this reason we recommend that the question lie on the table. (The recommendation was adopted. ) 4. The ~tter of so amending the building laws as to prevent the erection or construction of inferior buildings,or buildings which are dangerous or unsafe in the mode of their construction, has been con- sidered by the Committee, and we are of opinion that the law as it now stands is sufficient to prevent 'the erection or construction of infe-' rior buildings;and we reconwnend that the city engineer be instructed to strictly comply with the requirements of the building regulations be- fore granting permits to erect buildings. · ~The recommendation was adopted. ) §. We have been requested by a committee representing the Central Trades and Labor Council of this city, to report an ordinance consti _ tuting nine hours a days' work,in place of l0 hours, by all labor em- ployed by the city. The Committee which appeared before us presented n~ny good reasons for this move on the part of the city, the principal one being that the contractors and builders throughout the city have agreed to nine hours as a days' work; and it is practically necessary. for the city to do so, should it desire to perform any work of this character and employ union labor. The'Committee therefore recommends the adoption of the following ordinance: Respectfully submitted, A. B. COI~E~N W. E. RE}~ER G.W. CRUMPECKER, B. 0. MAYS. The ordinance was adopted, Ayes--Colen~n, Crumpecker,Donaldson,Hanckel, Hart, Huff, Jones, Kidd, ~.e s cure, Mays, ~nahan, M~ll en, Pac e, Page, R enne r, Wi 1- kinson, The President--17. Noes--Fishburn. Said ordinance is recorded as follows: -195G- (June. lOth, 1902, ) AN ORDINANCE prescribing the number of hours which shall constitu%e .a days' 'work on all work"done .by the city. (Adopted June 10th, 1902. ) 1. BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council for the City of Roanoke, That nine hours shall constitute a days' work on all work performed by the city. 2. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. ----'-- ooOoo ...... REPORT 0F THE COMMITTEE ON FIRE AND' WATER. Mr. T. escure, from the Conwnittee on Fire and Water submitted the following report: lo The petition signed by E T.Burnett and others,asking th.~t a fire alarm box be placed at the cornSr of First Street and llth avenue S.W., which was referred to this Committee,has been considered,and while we find that an alarm box is nm~ch needed in this locality, the people being entirely dependent on telephones,yet, owing to the fact that the fire appropriation is exhausted,we recommend that the n~tter be deferred ~E~ cost of a new til the commencement of the next fiscal vear. box and placing same will b.e about $175.~O. The 2. The request of the Fire Board for 12 rubber coats and lB helmets for the Alert Fire. Company, has been considered in connection with the Chief-of the Fire Department; and we find that said company has now in service 6 coats and 6 helmets; and we are of opinion that six additional coats and'helmets will be sufficient for the needs of that company. We therefore-recommend that the chief of the Fire Department be author- ized to purchase six rubber' coats and six h~lmets for the use of the Alert ~ire Company,at a cost not" exceeding ~50.00, chargeable to the account of fire; an order to be obtained~therefor from the city engineer in the 'usual manner. 3. The Fire Board also requests that E.S.Pollard,one at the Jefferson' Street engine house be allowed half pay lost on account of sickness from ~rch 6th to April 1st. has.'been considered' in Connection With the Chief of the we recommend the adoption of the following re'solution: of the drivers for 25 days This matter Department, and RESOLVED, That E.S.Pollard,driver for the Fire Department,be and is hereby allowed half-pay for time lost' on account of sickness, from March 6th to April 1st, amountinE to $19.00; and the city auditor is hereby directed to draw a warrant .therefor', and charge the same to the account of .fire. 4. -The petition of Geo; N. :DickinsOn to ~erect a frame dwelling house (or brick cased dwelling 'in Case. it is deemed ineXpedient to grant permit for frame dwelling).on his lot on Roanoke Street,immediate- ly north of the 'High School Building, has-been considered,and we beg to report that' after due consideration of the matter that it is inexpedient that a permit fo.r a frame dwelling should be granted in that locality, the same being 'within the 'fire limits. We recommend,, however, that the city .engineer be authorized to issue a permit for-the erection of a brick-cased bUilding on said lot,' upon-2he proper application of the petitioner. Respectfully submitted, A. ~. I2~SCURE J.-E. M. HANCKEL, S. B. PACE, J. L. ~ ~I~EN. The report of the-committee o$ Fire and Wat'er was adopted by the following vobe: Ayes~-'-Colen~n,CrumPecker,Donaldson, Fishburn, Hanckel, Hart ,-Huf f, Jone s, Ei dd, V~e s cure, ~ ys, Minahan, M~ll eh, Pa c e, Page, R enne r, Wi 1- kinson, The President--18. Noes--None.' S .REPORT OF THE_C0~S~I. TTEE 0.N SEWERS. Mr..Mays, from the Committee on ewers, pre.sented, the follov~ng .report: ~..Thee 99',mmittee 'on Sewers presents herewith a contract drawn by the ~mty. '~olmcitor, which provides 'for the-construction of a sewer connec- tion from the main line of the sewer leading to the Northwest .(Sec. 120) to the 'property of T.J. and J.G. Byr~e, said proposed line extending from' east side o~ Commerce street at Norfolk avenue across the said Commerce street and to the line of the said Byrne, in which contract it (June. 10th, 1902. ) ' is proposed that the parties of ~he first par% will Pay for the and refilling of the trench and that the, city. will furnish and Xa2 the necessary pipe. . This proper'~¥ formerly belon6e~ to W.~.Dilwor~h others, at the time of the hearir~ given in Sewer Section S, in which section said property is located, and ~pon which the s.ai~ Dilworth was given a h.earing; but in consequence of the failure o~ the city to con- struct samd system of sewers, an~ it ~ein~ possible to connect the sai~ premises with Sewer Sec. 120, or-the main therefrom, the cost of which will not excee~ the propose~ assessment on sai~ property in Sec. ~econunend tha~ the contract be approve~ and execute~ on the par~ of the city,and the city sn6ineer be instructed to lay the pipe ms thereim. pro.~ided for; and that the propose~ assessment in Section ~ against said property be cancelled upon co~liance with the contract aforesaid. Respectfully submitted~ B. 0. MAYS, P. H. HUFf, J. L. MU~LEN. The report of the sewer Committee was adopted by the same vote as last above recorded, to wit, Ayes 1~, unanimous. REPORT 0F THE COMMITTEE ON STREETS. N~, Hart, ~rom the 0ommittee on Streets, submitted the following report: '~-- 1. In-relation to the condemnation proceedings ordered at the last meeting of Council, providing for ac~uirin6 si~ fee~ 9fl the east si~e .of the alley between Salem avenue and Ernest aven~e,leadin~ to the oar sheds,immediately west of Thir~ Street,we report that since an investi- gation has been made of the matter,we find it impractical to con~emn the land on the east side of the alley for the reason that a buildin~ has been erected up to the present property line. We recommend that the City Solicitor be instructed to take the necesmary steps to condenm si~ feet on the west side of said alley, in lieu of the east side, which is the only change in the recommendation as adopted at the last meetin~. (5~ Wilkinson moved to amend the recommendation by providinE that the city condemn 8 feet .feet of land in Place of six, and that the street railway con, any be required to place its tracks on one side of the al- ley so it may be used by the public; which was reSected. The recommendation of the Committee was then adopted by the ~follow- ing vote: Ayes--Colen~n, Crumpecker ~ Donaldson, ~ishburn, Hanckel, Hart,Huff, Jones, Kidd, Lescu. re, Ma~s, ~inahan, N~llen, Pace, Page, Rennet, The President-- 17. Noe s--Wilkmns on. ) ~ 2. STREET RAILWAY EXTENSION--FRANKLIN ROAD. .A majority of the mem- bers of the. Conm~ittee on Streets, viz. Messrs. Fmshburn, Page and Jones, submitted a report and ordinance to grant a franchise to the Roanoke Railway and Electric Company to extend its line on Franklin Road from Highland avenue to Woods avenue, under the same conditions as now ob- tain in respect to other lines operated by said company; with the rec- ommendation that the ordinance be adopted. ~fessrs. Hart and Lescure from the same committee also submitted a report and ordinance to grant said franchise under certain restrictio.ns; viz. that said company be required to obtain the consent of 8ouncil to construct all turnouts and switches; and that a permit be obtained from the city'engineer for making all and any repairs to an~ of its lines in the city, and also that said company be required to sprinkle the streets of the city which are macadamized and upon which said company's tracks ~ are laid,as often as may be required to allay the dust, the water therefor to be furnished by the city; which ordinance Mr. Hart moved to substitute in place of that reported by the majority of the Committee. 5.~r. Crumpecker moved that both of the reports pertain to said exten- sion be deferred until the next meeting of the Council; which v~s agreed to by the following vote: Ayes--Orumpecker,Donaldson,Hart, Jones,Kidd, ~¢~ys; M~nahan; ~.~!len, Pace: Wi lkinson, The President-- 11. Noes~-~ Coleman, Fi shburn, Han~w ~ l~ Huff ~ Le scut e, Page, Renner--~ ~. So the matter was accordingly deferred until the next meeting of~ the Council. -1952- (June lOth, 1902. ) 3.. The Committee has considered the petitions presented by citizens of the northwestern portion of the city,and residents of. the. County and property ovmers,protesting against the closing of Shenandoah avenue through the lands of the I~ndsdown Land Company, by W.H.Horton and S.C. Horton. We are advised that Shenandoah avenue and other streets in the Iandsdo¥~n Addition were regularly laid out as streets;that they have bee; open to the public for more than five years;and that they are necessary to the public travel; and we therefore recommend that the mayor be in- structed to cause said streets to be opened;and that should any resis- tance be offered,he is hereby authorized to take such steps,accordin~ to law, as may be required to open-said streets to the public wherever the same have been closed or obstructe~ in the city limits;and where encroached upon by fences he is hereby instructed to have said fences moved back to the proper line at the cost of the person or persons causir~g 'the obstruction. (On motion of ~,:b~. Coleman this matter ~as referred to the City So- licitor for opinion as to whether or not the city has the right to cause the opening, of said streets. ) 4. The Con~nittee has considered the petition of Dr.S. Simon,com- plainin6 of damages occasioned to his premises on Henry Street north of Salem avenue,by defective drainage, which matter ~as referred to this committee M~ith power to act:and report that the matter has been attended to by the city engineer and drainaEe improved by filling the street for a short distance. 5. Other subjects pending before the Committee are deferred until after the commencement of next fiscal year. Respectfully submitted, GEO. L. HART, A. W. LESCURE. CITY BODlCDARY. The city Solicitor reported as follows in reEard to the controversy which has arisen as ~espects the boundary in the north- western section of the. city between the Coun%y and City authorities. "I bee ~o report that after makir~ as careful examination as I could, I am of the opip-'~on that the teritory referred to in the report of the City engineer is within the limits of the city of Roanoke. The City of Roanoke has been exercising jurisdiction over that t~ritory since 1890;and I would advise that the officials of the city of Roanoke be-instructed to contin, ue to do so. I am informed that the Co~m%issioner of Revenue of Roanoke County has listed that property for taxation %~ithin the limits of the county of Roanoke. The Commissioner of this $tt~m also informed, l%as done the same. Our tax collector should pro- ceed to collect the taxes in t_hat teritory ~ust as he has heretofore done. If the County of Roanoke persists in its claim of that teritory the n~tter will have to be settled by Court under proper proceedings. Yours tr~Gly: C.. B. ~.;D0~.~ City Solicitor. On motion of Mm. Lescure the report of the City Solicitor was a¢opted. THIRD STREET N.E. ~.Renner submitted the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the City Engineer be and is hereby instm%cted to pro- ceed with the work of grading and guttering Third Street,N.E. ,between Shenandoah and'Patton avenues,using the street force which is now regu- larly employed, for that purpose. The cost not to exceed ~200. The resolution was adopted, Ayes--Coleman,C~umpecker,Donaldson, Fish- burn, Hanck el, Hart, Huff, Jones ~ Kidd, Lescure ? ~.%ys, Minal%an,'~ll en ~ Pa ce, Page Renner,%~ilkinson, The President.--].8. Noes--None. Petition of T. JoCarter et als: for brick-ssidewalks on Fifth St.and Dale avenue,S.E., v~s referred to the Committee on Streets. BUILDING IN FIRE LIMITS. On motion of ~. Lescure the matter of the erection of a frame building by H. Bach_~ach, on his premises on Nor- folk avenue,S.E. ,without' a permit therefor,z~s referred to the Conmnittee on Fire and Water with power to act; said building being in the fire .limits. ~ On motion of the Council then adjourned. .....- - -oo0o ......... JOURNAL--COMMON COUNCIL. Thursday, June 26th, 190 2. A special meeting of Council was held to-night at $ o' clock in the Council Chamber for the following purposes: 1. To consider and determine the question of granting a franchise to the Roanoke Railway and Electric Company to extend-its line on Franklin Road from Highland avenue to Woods avenue,and under such con- ditions as the Council may deem proper. ~-- 2. To consider and act upon a report of .the Com~dttee on Public Property as to granting the use of Assembly Hall to the Roanoke Hospital ~nagement for practise purposes,in getting up the. entertainment for the benefit of said hospital. · ----- Present--~essrs. Coleman,Crumpecker,Fishburn,Hanckel,Hart,Huff, Jones, Jol~us t on, Lescur e, ~ys, Minahan, ~0~All eh, Pace, Wilkinson-- Absent-- ~es srs. Cannaday, Donaldson, Kidd, Page, Renne r, The President-- 6. The ordinance granting the Roanoke ~Railway and Electric Company the right to extend its car line on Franklin Road from Highland avenue to Woods avenue, as reported by the majority of the Committee on Streets at the regular meeting of Council held June 10th, inst.,v~s read; and it was moved by ~. Fishburn that it be ~dopted. ~. Hart submitted an ordinance, as the report of the minority of the Committee on Streets,in the same form as the above, with the excep- tion of the addition thereto of the following clause: "And upon the further condition that the said Roanoke Railway and Electric Con, any shall sprinkle the streets of the city which have been n~cadamize~,and upon which its various lines are operated, during such tin.~s and as often as it may be necessary to allay the dust,tli'e -~ater for such purpose to be furnished and paid for by the city." ~. Hart moved to substitute the ordinance presented by him for the n~jority report,and that it be adopted. Petitions were presented by ~essrs. Hart and Pace, from Henry Bohn and 2~ others in the northwestern section of the city,along the Salem line, and from Bert Staples and ,55 others, of the northeast, along the east Roanoke line, requesting~ that no additional franchise be granted the Roanoke Railway and Electric Company to extend its lines without making street sprinkling a condition precedent; which were read and ordered to be filed. By Permission of Council--Harris Hoge addressed the Council in be~half of the extension on Franklin Road,with requiring any conditions in addition to those now in force; and John M. Hart also addressed the Council in favor the street sprinkling clause as proposed. The question was then taken on the substitute as proposed by Hart,and it wRs rejected by the following vote: Ayes--Hart, Lescure, ~nahan, Pace--4. Noes--Coleman,Crumpecker, Fish- ~u~, Hanck e I, Huff, Jone s, Johns t on, ~ys, ~All eh, Wi lkins on-- 10. The question was then taken on the adoption of the' ordinance as pro- posed by the majority of the members of the Committee on Streets,and it was adopted by the following vote: Aye s-- C olen~n, C r~unp ecker, Fi shburn, Hanckel, Huff, Jones, Lescure, ~ys, ~$Allen,~ilkinson--10. Noes--Hart,~nahan, Pace--3. Not voting--Johnston. .... ~ S~o the ordinance was adopted,and is recorded on the next page. .REPORT OF THE C0~.~METTEE ON PUBLIC PROPERTY.. ~.~ilkinson, from the Con~dttee on Public Property, submitted the following report: The Roanoke Hospital Association, in which the city is a large stock- holder, requested the use of Assembly Hall for the purpose of training the young people and children of the city who are to take part in the entertainment to-be given by said. hospital on July ~d,4th and Sth. The Committee took the request under consideration on June l?th, at a n~eting called for that purpose,and decided,that in as n~ch as the city is larEeI~y interested in the hospital and the maintenance thereof, that the request should be granted,and adopted the following resolutio$: ( June 26th, 1902. ) ~hereas, the Roanoke Hospital Association has requested the use of Assembly Hall for the purpose..of training the young people and children who are to take part iS the enter.tainment to be given by said Associa- tion_ on July Sd, 4th and. 5th; and. Whereas,. the City of Roanoke is a stockholder in said Association, RESOLVED, That the use of said hall be and is hereby granted to said Association for practise purposes; provided, that said association will pay the cost of keeping the ~same clean and in proper condition. We recommend that this action on the p~.rt of the Conm~ttee be approv- ed,and the resolution adopted by Council. Respectfully submitted, J.H.WILKINSON, B. 0. MAYS, JAS.D. JOPE.~STON, M. ~NAHAN. The report of the Conmnittee vas adopted by the following vote: Ayes-- C clench, C rump e cker, Fi shburn, Hanckel, Hnrt, Huff, Jones, Johnst on, Lescure, ~¥~ys, Minahan, ~ull en, Pac e, Wi lkinson-- 14. _Noes--None. The Council then adjourned. ~ ........ ooOoo---~ .... AN ORDINANCE right to extend Woods Avenue. granting the Roanoke Railway and Electric Company the its car line on Franklin Road from Highland Avenue to (Adopted June 26th, 1902. ) 1. BE IT ORDAINED by the Con, non Council for the City of Roanoke, Virginia, That the Roanoke Railway and Electric Company be and is here- by granted the right to extend its car line on Franklin Road,from the intersection of Franklin Road and Highland Avenue,its present terminus, to the intersection of Franklin Road and Woods (Fifteenth) Avenue,S.W., and to construct Upon said street its tracks,turnouts and appurtenances, and to operate its cars,and to use said line as an electric line only. BE IT FURTHER ORDAI. NED,That this ordinance is subject to all the conditions, stipulations and provisions contained in the ordinances of August 9th and 15th, 1892, passed by this Council,granting general powers to the Roanoke Street Railway Company, as modified by this ordi- nance, with exception, however, as to the time mentioned therein,--the Roanoke Railway and Electric Company is to have four months' time from the passage of this ordinance in which to construct this line. 2. This ordinance is to be effective only when it shall have been accepted by the Roanoke Railway and Electric Company. ........ oo0oo ........ JOURNAL--COMMON COUNCIL. Tuesday, ~uly 1, 1902. The Council met at 8 o'clock P.M., as provided by law, and called to order by the Clerk, who announc.ed that the mem_.bers Of . Council elected.at the last general elect~on had quali.fxed by ta~A~ the oath of off~ce; and further announc.ed, that an elect~on of President of Council was in order, prevmous to which the roll be called by wards to ascertain if there be a quorum present, The roll v~as called,and the followir~ members were present: First Ward-- P · W, Huff, J .H. Wilkinson, C. W. Thon~ s, L. H. Vau~han. Sec ond Ward-- A. B. ¢ o 1 en~n, ~a s. D. Johns t on, ~. B. Ant rim, J '. C t Page · Third Ward--M. Minah~n,W.E.Renner,Geo. L. Hart, J.F.Heazel: Fourth Ward-- B. O. M~ys, S. P. Sei fert, H. B. Donaldson, ~. E. Hough. Fi fth Ward-- G. ~. Crumpecker, S. B. Pace, L. L. Schwab, W. M. Shi ckel. NO~NAT~ON FOR PRESIDENT. The Clerk announced that nominatiotts were in order for President of Council. NM. ~ohnston nominated ~.H.Wilkinson, a Counciln~n from the First Ward; which ~s seconded by Mr. Huff. ~. Page nominated S.P.$eifert, a Councilman from the Fourth ~ard; which was seconded by Messrs. Donaldson and Hart. The roll was called and the vote taken as 'follows~ FOR WIT.XINSON-~Antrim, Crumpecker,Hou~h,Huff, ~ohnston, Renner, Schwab, Shick el, Vau~han-- 9. FOR SEIFERT--Colen~n, Doru~ldson,Hart,Heazel, L~ys, ~nahan, Pace, Pa~e, Thomas-- 9. Not votin~--Messrs.Wilkinson and Seifert. Nd election. A motion to take a recess was rejected. Mr. Crumpecker moved to adjourn until next Tuesday night at the usual hour; which was also rejected. A second,third and fourth ballots were taken with the same result as the first. ~. Hart moved to take a recess for ten minutes, which was agreed to; and a recess of ten minutes was accordingly taken. The session was resumed at 9.S o' clock. A fifth ballot was taken with the same result as the first.- ~. Crumpecker moved that when the Council adjourns it.shall be to meet again on next Tuesday night at 8 o'.clock; which was rejected. Mr. o' clock; The H~rt (at 9.10 o'clock) moved to take a recess until 9.80 which was agreed to. The Council accordingly took ~ re~ess. session was resumed at 9.S0 o' clock.. A sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and-tenth ballots were taken with the same result as the first. Mr. Huff moved to adjourn until next Monday night at 8 o:clock, which was rejected. '- Mm. Renner 'moved to take a recess for ten minutes; wkich was amended by Mr. Heazel to 20 minutes; and agreed to; accordingly the Council took a recess until 10.? o' clock, when the session was r e sume d. The !lth to 16th Dallots inclusive, were taken with the same result as the first. ~,;m. Crumpecker moved to adj.gux~; which was rejected. The 1Vth to 21st ballots were'--taken with the same result as the first. Mr. Page moved to adjourn until tomorrow night at 8 o' clock. Mr. Antrim moved to substitute next Monday night. Both motions were subsequently withdrawn. The 22d, 2Sd, and 2%th ballots were taken with the same result as the- first.. Mr. Crumpecker moved to adjourn; whioh was rejected. Th~.~§th ballot was .taken with the same result as the first. (Zuly 1, -1902. ) M~. Crumpecker moved that when the Council adjourns iS be to meet on next Friday night at 8 o' clock. Mr. Page moved to substitute Thursday night in place of day night; and a further substitute was offered by Mr. Heazel to adjourn until tomorrow night; which.was rejected. The substitute offered by Mr. Page v~as also rejected. The motion offered by ~.. CrUmpecker to fix the time for a~- J ourrLment on Friday night the 4th instant, was then adopted. A pair between Messrs. Johnston and Hart was announced for Fri- day night,in case either one of them should be absent, the same also to apply to Saturday night, in case the Council met on that night. Accordingly at 10.35 o'clock, the Council adjourned. Friday, July 4th, 1902. Page, Thomas-- 9. Not voting-- Messrs. Wi lkins on No election. The 2?th to ~6th ballots,inclusive, were ~esult as the 26th. At 8.$S o' clock, ~on motion of ~0~. Pace the Council recess for twenty minu~es. The Council resumed its session at 8.$§ o' clock. The 3~th to the 45 ballots were taken vrith the same the ~ 28th. At 9.~ o' clock, on motion of Mr. Page the Council for 20 minutes. The Council resumed its session at 9.2S o' clock. The 44th, 4§th and 46th ballots were taken with the result as the 26th. The Council met at 8 o' clock P.M., pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the Clerk. Present-- Mes srs. Ant rim, Coleman, C rumpecker, Donaldson, Hart, Heazel, Hough, Huff, ~ohns t on, Mays, ~{inahan, Pace, Page, Renner, Schwab, Seifert,Shickel,Thomas,Vaughan,~ilkinson__20. Absent--None. The balloting on the election of a President of Council was resumed,--the 26th ballot standing as follows: . FOR WILKINSON--Antrim, Crumpecker,Hough, Huff, Johnston, Rennet, Schwab, Shick ~l, Vaughan-- 9. FOR SEIFERT-- Coleman, Donaldson, Hart, Heazel, ~ys, Minahan, Pace, and Sei fer. t. taken with 'the took a result as took a recess same ~. Mays moved that when the Council adjourns it shall be to meet tomorrow night at'8 o' clock; which was agreed to. Accordingl. y, the Coun.cil on motion of Mr. Page, adjourned to meet tomorrow (Saturday) nmght at 8 o' clock. ~-~ - ....... eo0oo ...... ~ ~0URNAT, ¢0MMON e COUNCIL. Saturday, July 5th, 1902. The Council met pursuant to-adjournment,and was called to at 8.15 o' clock by the clerk. ' Present-- ~s s rs .Ant rim, Coleman, C rump ecke r, Donaldson, Hart, Hea/0~ Hough, Huff, Johnst on, Mays, Minahan, Pace, Page, Rennet, Schwab, Sei fert ~ Shickel, Thomas, Vaughan,~ilkinson-- 20. None absent. The pending question bein~ the election of a President,a.nd names of Messrs. Wilkinson and Seifert being before the Councml, the vote was taken on the 47th ballot, as follows: FOR WIV. KINSON- -Ant rim, Crumpecker,Hough,Huff, Johnston,Rennet, Schwab, Shi ck el, Vaughan, -- 9. FOR SEIFERT--Coleman, Donaldson,Hart,Heazel, Mays, Minahan, Pace~ Page, Thon~ s, -- 9. Not voting--Seifert,Wilkinson--2. No election. R~. Heazel moved that the nominations for President of Council be re-opened. The motion was agreed to. ~0M. Seifert requested that his name be withdrawn as .a c.andida.te for President of Council; whereupon Mr. Page who placed hmm mn nomm- nation,withdrew his name as a candidate. Mr. Donaldson nominated J.O.Page, a Counci.lman from the Second Ward, for President of Council. The forty-eighth ballot was taken as follows: FOR WILKINSON--Antrim, Crump ecker, Hough, Huff, Johnston,Rennet, Sch~ab, Shickel, -- 8. FOR PAGE--C oleman, Donaldson, Hart, Hea zel, I~ys, ~inaD,an, Pace, Seifert, Thomas, Vaughan-- 10. Not voting--Page,Wilkinson. ~. Page having received a n~jority of all was declared elected. The Clerk requested ~-~ssrs. Donaldson and That the Councilmen as pective seats for the I~YOR' S ~.SSAGE. read: In obedience to pSinted one Chief of the votes cast, he Vaughan to escort the President to the Chair, which duty w~s performed, and after the President had appropriately addressed the Council,he assum~i" the duties of the office. ' PRESIDENT PRO TE~,~0RE. The President announced that the next business in order would be the election of a President pro tempore. ~r. Shickel nominated G.W. Crxunpecker. Mr. Johnston nominated A.B. Coleman. M~. Crumpecker asked that his name be withdrawn,which was agreed to; and on motion of I~. Seifert th~ nominations were closed. On motion of ~. DoSaldson the clerk was instructed to cast the unanimous vote of the Council for ~,%m. Coleman for the office of President pro tempore. The vote was cast as directed,and Mr. Coleman w~s accordingly declared elected President .pro tempore. SELECTION OF SER~S. On motion of Mr. Seifert it was ordered, they are now seated shall retain their res- ensuing year. The following message from the Mayor was the laws and ordinances of the city,I have ap- Police, one Sergeant and 12 policemen, and here- with transmit their names and rank,and ask confirmation of the~. 'same' by your Honorable Bcdy. ST~A. TION-KEEPER. From a careful study of the Ordinances and proceedmngs of Council I find no authority to appoint two station- keepers:consequently have not followed a custom heretofore prevailing by submmtting names for the position, but call attention thereto, so that such action may be had as is proper by your body. S.PE. CIAL POLICES~N. I appoint at this time no special policemen for two reasons,--First. The ordinances as heretofore construed put the power, in the hands of the Mayor to make the force to meet his views,without the necessary restraint on the part of Council. -1958- ' ( ~ul¥, &th', 1902. ) Second. That it is my desire, to organize the police force upo~ a more effective and satisfactory basis,and pendin~ your considera- tion of recommendations herein made a].or~ the desired line,deem it. best t,o delay n~kin~ any such appointments until a later day. POT. ICE POROE.' The insufficiency of the present force is rec- ognized by all,and if the persons and property of our people are to be protected,a larger force is necessary;and the needs of the city imperatively demand an increase. No city in the State has anything like so small a force in proportion to population; some have four times as n~ny. ~;hen it is considered that we have one man for each sixteen hundred of population, it is apparent to all that we are largely without police protection. The duty Of a police force is to protect property and persons,and prevent crime,rather than to detect criminals after crimes have been committed. RECOM~NDATIONS. I therefore recommend that the Pelice depart- men~ be constituted as follows, to wit: One Chief of Police; two sergeants of police; one detective sergeant; fifteen patrolmen; one sanitary policeman;two special po- licemen; one turnkey, or station keeper, making a total of 22 men. The force at present consists of, One Chief of Police;one Ser- geant of Police; twelve patrolmen; four special policemen; two sta- tion-keepers, making a total of twenty men. It is absolutely necessary for the proper conduct of the de- partment to have two sergeants. It is proposed to dispense with .the services of the night station-keeper,solely in the interest of econontv,and the impositio$ of his duties upon the sergeant on duty at night. It is proposed that the sanitary policeman should be under the direct supervision of the health department, subject to the ~,~yor and Chief of Police,and consequently would not be a charge upon the police appropriation. SPECIAZ POLICEMEN. The specials are intended to be in the na- ture of substitutes,and will be on duty during the sickness or ab- sence of the regUlar policemen, consequently vrill not add to, but diminish the amount required for the fifteen regular men. SAiARIES. I recommend that~the pay of the departmen~ be Ss ~fo!low.s; viz..: Chief,pe~ mont~,$85; sergeants,per month,.~..~; $75; ~etect~ve sergeant,per month, $65; patrolmen ., per. day, actualservic.e, ~2.2§; special policemen,per day actual serv~ce,~2.00; sanitary policeman, per month $60; station-keeper,per month, $45. Should the Council decide that there should be more special policemen than recommended,and an additional station-keeper as well, it will be 'nothing more than is needed; but it is my desire in the recommendations submitted to ask for nothing but What is absolutely necessary. The plan proposed carries with certainty as to the cost of the department,and contains no loop-hole for adding,and no oppox~ tunity for padding payrolls. Respectfully submitted, JOEL H. CUTCHIN,},:ayor. APPOINTS~NTS OF POLICE for the teen of Joel H. Cutchin, Nhyor of the City of Roanoke, beginn.i.'ng JUly 1st, 1902. Hugh N.Dyer, Chief of. Police; J.C.Graves,Sergeant of Police, and A.H. Griffin, Peter R. Tyree, J.A. Ma~7_~al, L. R.Evans ,Robt. ~. Beard, W. J ~ Rigney, Laban Johnson, W. R. Tal].ey,E. P .Ayers, W. C. Pat s el, J.A. Over- street,7,.J.Locke, patrolmen, Nos. i to 12, respective].y. the On motion of ~. Hart the message of the 5~yor was referred finance Committee. on motion of Mn~. Seifert the Council then adjourned. to ........ oo0oo ........ ~ 0 U.R N-A L-- COMMON 00liN0 I ]~. Tuesday, ~uly 8th, 1902. . The Council met in regular session at 8 o~clock,P.M.,and was called to order by the President,M~.~.O.Pa~e. Pre sent-- Mes sr s .Ant rim, C olenmn, C [au~ e cker, Donaldson, Hart, Hem zel, Hough, Huff, ~ohns.t. on, Mays, Minahan, Pace, Rennet, Schwab, .S_el f err, Shi ck el, Thomas, Vaughan, Wi lkinson, The President-' 20. Absent _ None. IfAYOP,'S NESSAGE. The followir~ message 'from the Mayor was teac and referred to appropriate Committees,aS indicated belows- To the Honorable City Council, Gentlemen:--At the first regular meet- ing of Council in each year it has been customary for the Mayor to com- municate in writing such matters as is deemed~ proper to be brought'to your attention. Since my induction into office the time has not been sufficient for me to examine into the city's affairs so as to enable me to properly present my views, or' to n~ke .general or specific recommen- dations in regard thereto. However, there are some m~tters which I deem of importance and take the liberty of calling to your attention. PUB]~IC HEA~.TH. i am ·forced to admit that the sanitar_y condition of the city is not good; and that the public health demands that vigorous and immediate measures be taken to put the city in good condition. To that end I am using every means at my con, and,and suggest that the Com- mittee on Health be especially charged with the duty of making such in- vestigations as will result in the most effective manner in bettering existim~ conditions. There are at present ten convicts confined in the city ~ail, with a prospect of more being added,which cannot be sent to the State.penitentiary;and while not a charge upon the city, is menace to he=lth for reasons apparent to all. ( _~w.~TH CON~.:~TTEE) SEWERS. The sewer system of the city should be extended as rapidly as possible, for it depends to a large extent the Future healthfulness of the city. The formation underlying the city being of tB~t character which has a tendency to absorb and hold n~tter which may' in the future give trouble. The collection of all outstanding assessments should re- ceive your earnest and prompt attention. (To Committee on Sewers.) STEEETS. The streets and alleys, of the city should be kept in re- pair and in good condition,and whenever practicable the approaches to the city should be impr0ved, easy ingress and egress being a benefit to every house-_b.older in the city. As rapidly as-the finances will admit street improvements of a pern~nent .character should be made..(Streets.) SIDEWALKS. The policy of improving the' sidewalks of the city: Should enEage your attention. Boardwalks are a disgrace to the city'the' size of Roanoke,and a species of extravagance that should not be' indulged in. The life of such walks being an average of three yes,si, and the cost about one-hal~ that of brick,which has a life of from five to seven times as great, therefore recommend that' efforts be ~'aken to extend brick sidewalks on all the macadamized streets ~nd such as are graded, upon such equitable basis as will be lust to all the people, Suck walks as .have been laid upon w~ich final assessments have not been made should receive immediate attention,and the collection of unpaid .assess- ments pushed in order that the funds arising therefrom n~y be used to extend this great and pressing public improvement. Sidewalks adding more to the attractiveness and desirability of the city than any other public improvement,and being such as to benefit the greatest number at the least cost,should impress your Honorable Body with the necessity for active efforts in this direction. ( To Committee on Streets:) GERBAGE. I must call your attention to the real necessity ex~sting for a scavenge~-, or scavengers,under city control,in order that the' sanitary conditions may be improved. The present plan being unsatis- factory, ! respectfully request that your body take this n~tter under consideration through an appropriate committee. (Health Committee. ) POLICE DEPARTMENT. Recommendations have been made along this line in a previous comnunication, but I herewith submit an inventory of all the property in charge of the department,that I have been ~ble to find, -1960- (July 8th, 1902. ) nothin~ havir~ be?3' turned over by. the outgoing 'Mayor.. I request ~hat. the inventory be f~led.for future reference. The..pol~ce have. no. pla- tols, batons or belts belongin~ to the city, each n~n furnishing his · own equipment. (To Committee on Public Property.) Bespeaking for your Honorable Body a wise, economical,energetic and progressive_ administration, of the city's affairs, I am.. - Respectfully, JOEY, H. 'CUTCHIN, Mayor. REPORT OF THE CiTY AUDITOR. The annual report of the City Auditor giving abstract of receip.ts and disbursements for the fiscal year end- in~ June 30th, 1902, and estimated receipts and requirements for the fiscal year endin~ June S0th, 1903, was presented, read and referred to the Committee on Finance. 'REPORTS OF O~2ICERS. The monthly and annual reports of the Board of Health and City Physician,were presente~;read and filed. The monthly and annual report of the C!_erk of the Markets was ~nted, read and ordered to be filed. The monthly report of the City Sergeant was read and filed. The monthly and annual reports of the Keeper of the Almshouse presented,read and ordered to be filed. pres- werG The annual report of the School Board of receipts and disbursements for the past fiscal E T..v.C T I ON mined to go CLERK OF Thomas; and motion~of Mr. Hart the President Was directed to cast the unanimous vote of the Cotmcii for W.E.Thon~s, which was done, whereupon he was declared elected. CITY AUDITOR. For the office q~..Oity Auditor, Mr. Hart nominated James Mc_Wall; and on motion of Mr. ~~ the nominations were closed. On motion, of Mr. Mays the clerk of Council was instructed to cast the year,was read and ordered to be filed. OF OFFICERS. On motion of Mr. Seifert the Council deter- into the election of officers. COUNCIT.. For Clerk of Council,Mr. Seifert nominated W.E. on motion of Mr. Antrim the nominations were closed. On MoFall, which was done,and he was thereupon For the office of Collector of City Taxes Botts; Mr. Shickel nominated M.D.Moss. The vote thereon was taken as' follows: ~or BOTTS--Antrim, Coleman, Donaldson, Hart, Heazel, Hough, Johnst on, Mays, Minahan, Pa ce, Rennet, Seifert, Thomas, Vaughan, Wilkinson, The President-- 16. For MOSS--Orum~ecker~Hough, Schwab, Shichel--4. Mr. Botts was-declared elected. CITY SOZICITOR. For the office of City Sglicitor, Mr. Wilkinson nominated ~.B.Moomaw; and on motion of M~. ~seifert the nominations were closed. On motion of Mr. Hart the clerk of Council was instructed to cast the vote of the Council for Mr. MoomaW, which was done, and thereupon he was declared elected. POLICE JUSTICE. For the office of Police Justice,Mt. Coleman nomi- nated J.R. Bryan, Jr., and Mr. Shickel nominated J.A. Page. The nomina- tions were then closed and the vote thereon taken as follows: For BRYAN- -Ant rim, Coleman, Crumpecker, Donaldson,Hart,Heazel,Huff, Johnst on, Mays, Minahan, Rennet, Sei fert, Thomas, Vaughan, Wi lkins on, The President-- 16. For PAGE---Hough, Pace, Schwab,Shickel--A. CT.ERK OF THE MARKETS. For the office of Clerk of the Markets Mr. Mays .nominated R-E.Coleman; and on motion of Mr. Heazel the nominations were closed. On mOtion of Mr. Crumpecker the clerk of Council was in- structed to cast the vote of Council for Mt. Coleman, which was done, whereupon he was declared elected. SANITARY INSPECTOR. ~or the office of Sanitary Inspector,Mt. Hart nominated W.H. Lookabill, and Mr: Shickel nominated S.W. Pace. The nom- inations were closed,and the vote taken as follows: For Z00KABIIJ~-CrUmpecker,Hart,Huff, Johnston,Wilkinson-- 5. For PACE--Antrim, Coleman, Donaldson, Heazel, Hca~gh, Mays, Minahan, Renner, Schwab,Seifert,Shickel, Thomas, Vaughan, The President-- 14. Mr. Pa~ce was accordingly, declared elected. vote of the Co~ncil for Mr. declared elected, CODLW_.CTOR OF CITY TAXES. Mr. Johnston nominated J. B. CITY PHYSICIAN. For the office .of. Cit~ Ph~sici~n ~. Pa~e (~.0o~ ~n in ~he Chair) non.ted Dr_R.~.F~; ~d on ~tion of, ~,~eife~t the notations were closed. $n ~tion of.~, Pa~e the Clerk ~s in-' st~cted to cast-the vote of'C~oil for Df. Fry, which ~$ done,' upon he ~s declared elected. P~ ~ST~ & B~OKS~TH. For.the position of Pound ~ster and B~ok- s~th, ~.Thoms non,ted ~.M.~les; and on motion of ~.5eifert notations were closed. 0n ~tion of ~.Thoms the clerk ~s stmcted to cast the vote of Co~cil for ~.~les, wMch ~s done, v~ereupon he was decl~d elected, ASSISTANT C~RK~0F-..T~- ~R~TS. For the office of Assistant.Clerk of the Markets ~- ~il~~n non,ted G.~.Robertson; ~.~ys no~t~ '~~ O'Brien; ~ Pace no~na~.~.J.Ad~. The notations were th~ closed, and 2he ~ote taken as fo~oWs: Fo r R0~RTSON-,- ~ff, Vaug~,~ilk~on-- 3. For 0' BRIEN---~trim, Do~ldson,~rt,Heazel,H~,~ys,~~n,Re~e~, ~fa~, Tho~s, The President-- 11. ~or ADA~--Cm~ ecker, ~o~ston, Pace, Sch~b, Shickel~- 5. }~. 0' Brian ~s declared elected. ~EPER 0F AL~HOUSE. For the position of Eeeper of Al~house,~. Wilkinson no~ted'D.H.Ohristian, and on motion of ~.Do~ldson the nominations were closed. 0n motion of l~'.Antrim the clerk of O~Cil ~s instructed to cast the vote of the Co~cil for'~ ChriStian, ~d he ~s declared elected. ' ' .. ... FO~ SOH00E TRUSTEE--DISTRICT No.1. ~.Ant~m non,ted ~.Seifert no, hated A. B.~~ond. The no,nations were closed,~d 'the vo~e tak~ as follows: For' ~0~-~t rim, C ole~n, C~ ecker,~rt ,~f~, ~o~st on,;~~n, PaCe, ..For ~~~- Donaldson, Heazel, Ho~h, ~hys, 5ei fart, ~o~'s-'- 6. ~-M.~oOd ~s declared elected. SCHOOL TEUST~--DISTRICT No.2. F~r the office of"s°~t for ~istrict No. 2,~.C~ecker non,ted E.5.~Na~e; ~"an~ on of t~M.Seifert'.the notations were closed~ 0n mo~ion of ~Hea~el the Clerk of Co~cil ~s directed to cast the vote of C~cil for ~. ~Namee,which. ~s done; whereUPon he ~.s dec,red' elected. BOARD 0F- ~LTH. ~.Ant~m non,ted Dr.H.~.~rrison ~d Df.S.S. ~errant, as ~~ers .of the.Board of Health; and on.motion of ~n no~natibns were closed. ~ motion of ~.Cm~ecker the' clerk instructed to cast the. vote 'of Co~cil for Drs. P~rrison and Guermnt, which ~s done; wl~reuP, on th~ were-' declared elected. ~W BUSI~SS. ~.Seifert'-'~~tted the follo~ resolution: Resolved, .That 'the City. E~ineer'-:be inst~cted to ~ve a telephone placed in the ~yor's offfice in the ~erry ~ildi~, ~ to be paid for by the city. ~ mokiO~ of ~.H~ff the resolution ~s referred to the Co~ttee on Public Property. Petition bf McHe!is a Byrne to erect a si~ in front' ~f their place of business~ Corner of Norfolk av~ue and Nelson' Str'eet',sm~lar to one in front 'of John Ha~'s saloon, ~s read ~d referred to the Co, tree on Streets. Petition of l~s.E.S.Hartw~ll, Presid~nt of the Crittenton AHome,aski~ for a renewal of the approP~ation of ~5.00 per month to the aid of. said institution.for the' co~ fi'soal y~ar, ns read ~d refe~re'd to the Co--tree on Fiance. PetitiOn off Jos. T.E~lebY.and t6 others, aski~ .t~t an electric street lisht be located and ~intained on Ca, bell' ave~e near the intersection of Fourth Street; ~s-read ~d referred to. the Co--tree Petition off H.S.Trout and 4 others, aski~ t~t.~ electrl~st~eet li~t be located and mintalned on.Ca.bell ave~e at the inter~ction of Sixth Street,$.W., ~s read ~d reffer~ed to the ~i~t Co. tree. : -196Z- ' ( July. 8th,, 1902. ) · Petition of J.B.Fish.burne and 8 others,asking that an electric street lzght be located and maintained at the intersection of Cleveland avenue and 13th street,S.W., was read and referred to .the Committee on Lights. Petition of W.T.Watkins,for permission to improve frame building.in fire limits,corner of Commerce Street and Church avenue, by. extendin~ front to street line and converting it into store house,was read' and re- ferred to the Committee on Fire and Water. Petition of E.H. Whitlow, asking to be refunded the sum of ,4.00,paid by him to the Pound Master on June 25th, 1902, for four head of cattle impounded, in which petition he alleges that other parties having cattle impounded at the same time,viz.. Dr.~.eigh Buckner, L,,~rnn Buckner, Miss Kim- mer~y and W.C.Thomas,obtained orders from the Mayor for the release of their stock without the payment of any f3.ne whatever, v~s presented , read and referred to the Committee on Finance. Petition of Mrs. W.J.Lemon, asking, that the Council pass such ordi- nance as may be necessary to perEit her to carry on the work of erect- lng a building on the northeast corner of Tazewell avenue and Jefferson street, a permit for which had been obtained from the city engineer, and which was subsequently revoked, in consequence of the enactment of an ordinance extending the fire limits; which was read and referred to the Committee on Fire and Water. C~,0SING STREETS IN IANDSDOWN ADDITION. The City Solicitor in res- ponse to a resolution of Council, presented an opinion in regard to the c].osiD4~ of certain streets in the-Landsdown Addition by S.G.Horton and W. HoHOrton, giving as his opinion that the streets which had been closed were illegally closed and could be required by the Council to be opened to the.public:as the city or the public had acquired the rights to the use thereof as streets by reason of the dedication of the same by the land company which laid out said streets; was read on mo- tion of Mro Hart referred to the Committee on Streets with power to act. COUNCIL COMMITTEES APPOINTED. The President announced the appoint- ~ment of the following standing and special committees: FINANCE ........ Seifert, Hart,-Pace, Coleman, Thomas. ACCOUNTS--- ~---Hart, P. W. Huff, 0 rump ecker, Mays, J ohnst on. STREETS- ...... Vaughan, Hart, DOnaldson, J chris t on, Pa ce. SEWERS-- -.--- £-- Mays, Hea zel, Coleman, P. W. Huff, Shi ck el. PUBLIC PROPERTY--Wilkinson, Mays, Pace,Heazel, Coleman. ORDINANCES ..... Coleman' Cru~mp ecker, Seifert, Wilkins on, Rennet. .FIRE & WATER- -Donaldson, Thomas, Johnston, 5~inahan: Pace. LIGHTS ....... --Pace,Minahan,Ooleman, Thongs, DonaldSon. SCHOOLS ---Crump ecker, VaUghan, Join%st on, Renher, J. E. Ho~%gh. BE.<H .........Johns t on, P. W. Huf f, Hea zel, 5~a ys, Schwab. ( Special Committees. ) TRADE & COMNERCE .... Renner,P.W. Huff,Antrim, J.E.Hough, Shickel. OPFICIAL MAp ........ J. E. Hough,Antrim, Shi ckel, Thomas, Rennet. PARKS ............... P. W. Hu f£, Hea ze i, Seif ert, Pa c e, J chris t on. PUBLIC CHARITIES .... Ant rim, J. E. Hough, Schwab, NSnahan, Wilkinson. ....... oo0oo ....... Mr.Antrim asked to resign from~the assignments of Committees wherein his name appeared. ~.Seifert raised objection thereto,and no action was taken, in regard to the mat~er. POLICE. APPOINTMENTS CONF~RNED. ~{r. Wilkinson-re~uested that the Council take-up .and confirm the Police appointments of the Mayor. On motion of Mr. Hart. the Police appointments made by the Mayor, and reported to Council July 5th,and recorded on page 1958 of the Journal, were read and confirmed by .Council. On motion of Mr,Coleman it was ordered-that when the Council adjourns it shall be to meet on Tuesday night at 8 o' clock, u%y 15,. 1902. The Cotmcil then adjourned. -' ......... 00000-- ...... ~OURNAL--. (~OMMON COUNCIl. Tuesday, ~uly 15, 1902. The Council met at 8 o' clock P.M.,pursuant to ad~ourrunent,and was called to order by the President,~,~' Pres ent-- Ms s s rs. Ant rim, Coleman, C rump ecker, Donaldson, ~, Hca zeX, Ho~h, Huff, ~hys, L~~n, Re~e~, ~ce, Sch~b, S~ckel, Tho~s, Vau~n, kinson, The President--lB. Absent--~ssrs.~o~ston, Seifert--~. ~ BUSI~SS. The president a~~ced t~tv the C~cil ~s worki~ ~der the head of New ~siness when it last ad~ou~ed. R~ORT OF T~ CITT ~Gi~. The City E~ineer sub~tted a repo~ on the followi~ ~tters: 1. I s.ubmit he.rewith a conmmnication from T.S.Davant requesting that the smdewalk mn front of his property on Clark Avenue,S.W., be graded so he.can erect a stone wall on the street line. I estimate the cost at ~50 an.d reconmend that it be referred to the Committee on Streets for inveatmgation and report. 2. I a.lso submit the application of the Pintsch Compressing Con~_-__uy'... for a permat to '~rect a plant on the N.J: 1~. RY. ComPany's property on -the south side o~ Shenandoah avenue,N.E'.,opposite Sd. Street,for the manufacture of oi~'gas to be used for supplying, coaches of the railway company. I have taken this matter up with Messrs. ChUrchill and Lewis, of the N.& W. Ry-. Co. ,who assure me that there is. nothing offensive in the manufacture of this ~as,and the plans and rules of the company indi- cate that the plant in its construction and mai%~tenance will be an or~- -nament to that locality. ! therefore recommend that the matter of granting the permit be referred to the Committee on Health, in connec- tion w~ith the ~hyor,Chairrmn of the Board of Health and City Engineer, v~ith power to act, after a f~ll investigation. I make, this recomen~.' dation as the Pintsch_Co~~ ~ to. begin ~rk at once.. (5~. Re,er ~ved to refer the ~tter to the Co~ttees on ~.re' and Water and Health for report. ~. Heazel moved t~t the reco~~tion of the city e~neer be adopted. ~M. ~ff ~ved to strike ~t from the e~ineer' s-recom~- tion, the wo~s "~th power t~ act', ~d t~t as a~nded ~the-.recomen- be adopted. (Accepted by ~. Re~er,~ and ~eed to by C~0~ci2,)' dation 3. ~ore, which The City'~ngineer also recommended that th9 salarx of Claude assistant-City Engineer be increased from ~60 to ~VS- per- month; on motion of I,~. Huff was referred to the Committee on ~inance. The city engineer also reported on the work performed during · ~e month on Street repairs, and sewer improvements. 5. I desire to again call the attention of Council to the condition of the Campbell avenue drain cover, especially to that .part-east of~ 2d (Randolph) Street,as it has become in such a. dangerous condition that the cover must be renewed or the street closed. I think by closely v~atching the section west of Randolph Street it can be kept in passable condition for another year. ~.This matter was referred to the Committee on Streets and Sewers in con~unction with each other. ) 6. The blacksmith and wheelwright shop at the city stables has been complete.d. I recommend that the interior of the C~ty Hall be painted and ca!cmmined,and a new tin roof placed on the origmnal buildingu' to the Committee on (On motion 'of Mr. Hart this matter was referred Public Property,.) REPORT OF.THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE. Mr. Hart, on Finance, submitted the following report: from the Committee i. The Committee submits hereWith an ordinance n~.king the appropria- tions for the fiscal year 1902-S,which we have preparedmafter carefully cousidering the finances of the city, and.'reconrnends that it be adopted. We find on examination of the financial repOrts,that the estimated re- ceipts for the ensuing fiscal year,accruing from taxes on property,li- censes and other sources, as ascertained, are as follows: .. . n (~uly 15th,- Xg~. ) Receipts, $165, 541. 9~5, appropriations, $$149,099.00; leavi~ng a hal- . anco unappropriated' of .%16,442. 95; cash on hand ~uly 1,1902, ~25,159.42, maki. nga total a.vailable fund over and above the amount appropriated of $41,582.3?. The estimated amounts made up by the city auditor as ascertained from the several departments of what would be required for the fiscal year aggregate $16i,~49.00. Some of these accounts the Committee thought.wise to reduce, c. onseq~.en~ly the total amount recomended to be approprxated by the Commattee xs ~12,2~0.00 less than that recommended by the city auditor. In regard to the amounts appropriated for repairs and public improEements to streets and sewers, the committee regrets that it cannot,under existing conditions,recommend an adequate sum in each case. They are far below what they should be,but in order to keep strictly within the current revenues,--which is now a well defined poli- cy of the city,--we deem it imprudent to appropriate a larger sum than is named in the appropriation ordinance. We trust that the bill will meet with the approval of Council,and when adopted that the several de- p.~rtments will make an effort to live within the appropriations to the respective objects. (The Council took under consideration the ordinance making appropri- ations for the fiscal year. ~. Antrim moved to a. mend by making the item for street repai.rs,~6,000,i.n place of ~10,000, and the item for street improvements, ~l,600.00,1n place of ~5,000; both of which~amend- merits were rejected. Mr. Wilkinson moved to~ strike out the account of Sanitation,$~,S00, which was also rejected. The question was taken on the adoption of the ordinance making appro- priations,and it was agreed to by the following vote: Ayes--Coleman, Crump ecker, Donaldson, Hart, Hca zel, Mays, ~nahan, Pa ce, Shi ck e l, Thomas, Vaughan, The President-- 12. Noe s--Antrim, Hough, Huf f, Rennet, Wilkins on- §. Not voting-- Schwab. Said ordinance is recorded at the end of these proceedings. ) 2. We attach hereto an ordinance fixing, the salaries to be paid for the~fiscal year 1902-~, which we recommend shall be adopted. No change is made in this ordinance from the one adopted last year',with exception Of the drivers of the fire department,and certain officers of the police force. At the request of the chief of the fire department and fire board,we hav~ recon~.ended an increase of th.e driver of the steam fire engine frgm ~45 ~o ~55 per month, and the drmve.rs of the 'three hose ~ Ohs,from $45 to $50.pe.r month, each. Concerning the~police department we have carefully consmdered the Mayor's plan for the improvement of the force,and agree with.his suggestions, except that we do not at this .time recommend the appointment of a sanitary p. oliceman',that matter be- mng deferred until we can more carefully consxder it. We submit here- with an ordinance to provide for the police department as the ~yor desires it to b'e conStitUted, and in accordance with the recommendations of the Committee as to salaries. ~e recommend that this ordinance also adopted. We make no change in the salaries to be paid policemen except, in the case of sergeant.s, each of which we recommend shall be p. ai~d ~840 per annum, which is' $.V0 per month. The sal.ary of the ~hief · s ~V8 per month, and patrolmen $2.25 per day, and statmon-keeper ~540 per annum. This plan carries but a- small increase of and we.are confident the city will obtain a its adoption. (The ordinance fixing the salaries to be wms taken up by Council for Consideration. appropriation, more effective service by paid for the year 1902-5, On motion of ~.~. Huff the same was amended by inserting the following after the police items: "The Ordinance heretofore adopted constituting'nine hours as a days' work shall not apply to the number of hours worked by the police force." ~&'. Rennet'moved to strike out from the police items,the provisions for a second sergeant; which was rejected. The ordinance as amended was then adopted by the following vote: Ayes--Ant rim, Coleman, ~ rump ecker, Donalds on, Hart, Hea zel, Hough, Huff, ~ys, Minahan, Pace, Schwab, ShiCkel, Thomas, Vaughan, Wilkins on, The President-- 17. Noes--Rer~er. Said ordinance is recorded at the end of these proceedings.) -1965- .' (Jul7 16th,' 1902. ) " . An ordinance to amend Section 6S o~ .the General Ordinance8 in ~l~- t~on to ~he Police force of ~he oi%~ ~s ~aken up fo~ ~nd re~d, considered ~d adopted by the follo~ vote: Col e~n, C ~ ecker, Do~ldson, ~rt, Mss zel, H~h, ~ff, ~Y~ ~Fesident -lY. ~oe8. Sch~, Sh~ ck el, Tho~s, Vain, T~ lkins on, The ~d ordnance-iG recorded at the end of these ~. The petition of the ~tt~to~ ~o~e,b7 ~k~n~ t~t an approp~ation ~f ~ pe~_~ ~nth to .the a~d ?f_ sa~d ~n~t[tut~on,~e cont~nued,~G been cons2de~ed,~n~ we reco~end petition ~e ~nted,--the c~ty aud~to~ to put 2n v~cher for the month~y,~s ~s heretoffore ~een done,~nd c~e the sBme' to the acc~t of public c~rities~ - (The reco~endatmon ~s adopted,Ayes~-A~ri~le~,~~C aldson, Hart, Heazel, Ho~, ~ff, ~y~~9~ e, ~~er, 4. By ~y of e~la~tion the Co~ to certain ite~ of the appropriation ordinance. The. acc~t of ~blic C~rities has been revived,to provide for the indigent poor' of .the city, ~d the appropriation to the Crittenton Ho~. Ue ~ve raised 'an acc~t kno~ as SanCtion, to ~ch are to be c~rged all ite~ heretofore c~rged to health; ~d the health acc~t is subs$itute'd in place of S~llpox, and .only contagi~s disease costs to be c~rged a~inet it. The other appropriation ite~ ere kno~ ~der the sa~ titleS, as last- 5, The petition of E.H.Whztlow t.o be refunded $4..00 .o.n accc~.t, of. _ certain stock.impounded,a, nd upon whzch he paid fine.s.~o _t.ne_~_oun~ n~s~er has been conszdered,but zs deferred for .fut.u.re. c.o.nsl?_e_r~.?_z_o_nI ...... .. ~ ~ Committee on Finance recommends tlm~t ~ne ~oo~s mn~ ~uu~,~e of ~'.he ;~';y be checked by an expert accountant f.or the fiscal year com- ms~cmng ~uly let, 1901,and ending ~uly .let, 1902, .and further recommend that the matter be referred to the Commmttee on Fznance with authority' to employ an expert accountant for that purpose; the expenses of such work to be charged to the account of contingent'; the costs not to eXCeed Respectfully submitted, GEO. L. HART A. B. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ACCOUNTS. ~. Hart, on Accounts, submitted the follow,lng report: The Committee on Accounts has examined and approved the bills for the month of June, which are herewith listed under appropriat~ heads; and we reconmnend that they be certified to bhe city auditor and city one hundred dollars. . (The recommendation was adopted by the same vote as last above re- unanimous. ) corded, Ayes~ 18, treasurer and ordered to be paid: Criminal charges ......... $ 4u.00 56.20 Elections, 606. ].8 Fire; Insurance,' ~0.00 ~ail, !VV. 79 Lights, 1~ I05.12 Police, l, $3?. 68 Paupers, 9 V. 04 97.52 Public Charities, Street Repairs, 1,521.19 Street Clearing, 90.66 Stationery & Printing 135.31 S. B. PACE, C. ~. THOMAS. from the Committee Salaries, Sinking fund, Health, Wat er Public Property Sewer' improvements, Street Improvement s Commissions, Contingent , Sanitation, Roanoke Hospital 8,320.00 441.62 65 ?.' 72 220, 24 ~?.B6 83.34 782.25 Total ......... 2. The report of the police department shows lights found. 'out and ~.t burning during the month of June, 398 hours and 26 minutes,making 97 to be deducted from the bills of the light company for the month of July, which the city auditor is hereby directed to adjust. -196~- ( =uly l$th, · 1902; ) $? The contract for furnish!n6 medicines and m~.dical supplies for the' city will expire AuEust 1st, and we recon~nend.that the clerk be ~instructed to obtain from the ~arious dru6gists of the city for fum~ish- ir~ medicines and surgical appliances,and disinfectants, for one year ,~:..:~..from August 1st, under such specifications or forms 'as the city Physi- ~oian may su/~est. Said bids to be reported to-the Committee on A~st ::lst, and the Committee on Accounts is hereby authorized to award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, reserving the right to reject ..any and all bids;and their action to be reported to Council for approval. Respectfully submitted, GEO. L. HART, P. 9. HUFF, G.W. CRUMPECKER: B.O.~YS. The report of the Committee on Accounts was adopted by the follow- :ing vote: Ayes--Antrim, Ooleman, Orumpecker,Donaldson,Hart,Heazel,Hough, Huff, M~ys, ~nahan, Pac e, Rennet, Schwab, Shick el, Thomas, Vau~han, Wilkinson, The President-- 18. Noes--NOne. REPORT OF THE COh~ETTEE ON FIRE AND WATER. Mr. Donaldson from the Con~nittee on Fire and Tater submitted the following report: 1. The petition of Mrs.W.J.~emon for permission to proceed with the work-of erecting a buildin~ on the northeast comer of Tazewell avenue and Jefferson Street, has been considered by the Committee,and we recommend that it be not granted. 2. The petition of W.T.Watkins to extend building' owned by him on the northwast comer of Church avenue and Commerce street,and convert the same into a store'house,was referred to this committee. The peti- tioner desires to extend the present frame structure,using similar ma- terials, to the street line. We haVe not been able' to fully investi- gate the matter,and as the location is within the fire limits,we ask that the n~tter be deferred for'future consideration. 3. In regard to the resolution adopted March ll, 1902 providing for the location of a fire hydrant on the corner of Dale avenue and l~th Street S.E.,we.recommend the adoption of the following modification thereof,to change the location: RESOZVED, That' the resolution adopted ~rch ll, 1902, 'directing the Vinton-Roanoke Tater Company to place a Fire hydrant on the Corner of Dale avenue and l~th Street,S.E. be amended so as to provide that said hydrant shall be located at the intersection of Dale avenue and 12th Street,SoE., the lat~er location being more expedient,and affording better protection to property. .~. The petition of E.T.Burnett and others,asking that fire alarm box be located at llth avenue and Henry Street,S.W., has been considered and deferred, for future consideration. Respectfully subn~.tted, H.B. DONAI~DSON, S. B. PACE, C. ~ THO.~AS. On motion of Mr. Hart the report of the Com~ittee on Fire and ~ater ~s adopt ed, REPORT OF THE C0~ITTEE ON STREETS. M~= Vaug~n, from the Committee on Streets'.~ submitted the following report: 1. We attach hereto a proposition, or re~mest~ from J.S:Perry, in which he asks the city to..~oin him in constructing a granotithic side- vmlk in front of his two store rooms on Campbell avenue,the cost of which will be about $90,--the city to pay one-half and take up the brick sidewalk recently there constructed...' We have duly considered this matter and recommend that Mr. Perry be notified that the city will release him from the payment of the brick sidewalk assessment as- per- tains to said prope~-ty,and take up the brick and remove them; provided, ~.~.Perry will construct a granolithic sidewalk in front of said prop- erty at his own expense. (The' recommendation was adopted. ) 2. The committee recommends the adoption of the following resolu- tion in regard.to the improvement of Gilmer avenue: Whereas, the necessity for g~dir~, ~utteri~. and macadamt'~ir~ G't~, · met avers has been repeatedly and ~lly reco~zed ~ t~e favorably re~orted on sevem~ ti~$ heretofore by the street Co~tt~ and ~ere~s,-it Bas Been .tacitly consented to B~ the members o'f t~t t~s should be the first street i~rovement to be taken up where appropriation ~s been ~de sufficient for the pu~ose;, and ~ereas, an appropriation ~s been ~de by the fiance co. tree for street improvements; and ~er~as, it has been estimted by the e~ineer,that the cost off ~ding, ~tteri~ and ~cad~zi~ G$~er avenue from Oo~n_wealth avenue to ~or~n Road will not exceed ~5,000, ~ IT RESOL~D, That the ~di~, ~tteri~ and ~cada~zi~ of Gil- ~r avenue between Co~~?a!th avenue and Moo~n Road is hereby o~ere~ to be done, at a cost estm~ted at ~4,500, ctm~eable to the accost of street in~rovements. ~SOLVED ~RT~R: That the city e~ineer be and is heneby inst~ct~ to e~ioy such forces of men as ~y be necessary,and perfo~ the afore- said work, bids heretofore received ~vi~ been re~ected. (~-. Rennet moved to include in the above resolution, as an amend- m~t thereto~ Third Street, between She~ndoah avenue and Oo~onwealth avenue, at an esti~ted cost of ~l,600,~king a total cost of ~6,~0. ~. Heazel moved a DArther a~ndment by inclu~i~ the i~rovement of ~Velis areolae from Henry Street to Co~nwealth avers. 0n ~tion of Mr. Huff both of said amendments were referred to the Co~ittee on Streets. The ~estion v~s then taken o~ the resolution as reported by the Co~ttee,and it ~s ~reed to~ Ayes--Antrim, Cole~,0~ecker,Do~ld- son, ~rt,Heazel ~ Ho~h, Huff ~ys ~ ~nal~n, ~ ce, Re,er, Sch~b, S~ ckel, ThOngS, Vaug~n~ilkinsort, F~~~d~X-- 17. Noes--The President. 3. Concer~in~ the opinion of the City Solicitor as to the ~tter o~ closin~ certain streets in the ~ndsdo~ Addition, which ~s referred to t~s Co~ittee ~th power to act, ~vi~ been duly considered, we beg to report t~t we ~ve referred the ~tter of. ~kir~ a prope~ sudsy of the streets,to the city e~ineer, it bei~ necessary t~t the ~tes ~d bo~ds off the streets in ~estion be defined'before the e~r~c~ merits can be .ordered to be re~ved ~d the streets opened asain'to the public; and the ~tter of causi~ said streets to be opened and the~ obst~ctions removed, to the ~yor and city solicito~ to take the ac- tion necessary, and give such notice as ~y be re,ired. We 'reco~d that' this action on the part of the Co, tree be approved by Co,oil. (The recomnendation of the Comfit'tee ~s adopted. ) 4. The city-e~ineer calls the attention off the Oo~ttee to the which ~s become roach worn ~d condition of the stone c~s~~ plant, in need off repairs. , A new s~reen and other part~ of the ~chinery are required, the total cost of which repairs ~11 be ~300. Ue reco~nd that the city e~ineer be inst~cted to ~ve the stone crisher and va- ri~s annaratus co~_ectsd there~th, put in proper repair, at a cost not exc~di~ $300? chargeable to the accost of street repairs. (The recommendation v~s adopted--Ayes--Antrim, Co!e~n~C~ecker, Do~lds on, ~ rt ~ Heaze ! .~ Ho-~h, Hufff, ~ y s, ~r~b~n ~ Pac e, He~e r ~ Sch~b, S~ckel, Tho~s:Vaug~n:Wi!kinson~The President-~lS. Noes.--None. ) 5. The petitio~ off McNelis & By,ne for pe~ssion to erect a si~ --in front off their saloon: corner o~ Railroad avenue and Nelson Street, si~.lar to the si~n erected by Jotm Ha~a,under authority of Council, ~s been considered:~d we reco~end t~t the pe~ssion be granted. (The reco=,mend, ation v.~s adopted. ) 6. There are $o:-:~: other ~.tters pending beffore the Co, tree on Streets which b~_ve been al. effete'ed from time to time. The 'co~'ttee ~11 ~11 a careful inspection by going over the city in.a short time,and report on such z~t'ters as in their judgment requires attention~or as can be ps.-,.for.r,~ed m.~th the means at hand. Respectfully submitted, L. Ho VAUGt~N, S. B. PACE GEO. 'L. HART; H.B. DONAT, DSON. furnished in order that the relative standing of the force may be n~tter of record. It is hoped by this method to sti~ulate those pying a lower grade to aspire through merit to a higher grade;and occupying a higher grade to do their best in order to n~intain, or -1968-. (July 15th. 1902. ) ' ADDITIONAL STREET FORCE. The Committee on Streets also submitted the following recommendation: Owing to the necessity for. making immediate repairs to many of the streets and sidewalks, the city engineer requests an additional street force, to consist one foren~n, six men and two cart boys'. The Committee recommends, that the city engineer be authorized and directed to employ an additonal street force,as requested, to consist of one for~, six men and two cart boys, to continue until such time as the Council shall further order and direct. L.H.VAUGHAN, GEO. L. HART, S. B. PACE. The reco]muendation was adopted., Ayes--Antrim:Colen~n, Crumpecker,Don- aldson, Hart, Hea zel, Hough, Huff, 5~ys, 55nahan, Pace ,Renner, Schwab, Shi ck el, Thomas,Vaughan,Wilkinson,The President--18. Noes--None. POLICE APPOINTmeNTS. The ~ayor submitted the following amended list of police appointments, pursuant to provisions made this evening for an increase of the force: -H. N. Dyer, Chief of Police; J.C'Graves, first Sergeant of Police; J. A. ~,~nuel, second Sergeant of Police; A:H.Griffin,detective Sergeant; Patrolme~--P.R. Tyree, No. l; L.R.Evans,No. 2;Robt.~ Beard,No. 3; W.J.Rigney,No.4; Laban Johnson,Nc.S; W.R.Talley,No.6; E.P.Ayers,No.?; %7. C. Pat s el, No. 8; J. A. Overst re et, No. 9; L. J. Locke, No. l0; C.E. Trout, No. ll; Dani el Horgan, No. 12; A.L. Hancock, No. 13; J.W. Burnett, No. 14; G. G. Hurd, No. lS. Substitute$--Smith, C.A. ,No.1; Hiler,R.¥,'., No.2. Station-keeper, or Turnkey--C.N~ginnis. All of the above were appointed and confirmed at a previous meeting, except the new men authorized to-night in place of special policemen and station-keepers heretofore on the force. This list is n~de ~nd a 00011- those better their standing. I. Nery respectfully ask that these appointments 5e confirmed at this meeting. Ve.-y respectfully, JOEL H. CUTCHIN, ~ayor. On motion of 5~r. Heazel the police appointments of the }~.~yor were confirmed, Ayes--Ant rim, colen~n, Crumpecker, Donaldson, Hart, Heazel, Hough, Huff, N~ys, ~inahan, Pace, Renne r, Schwab, Shickel, Thomas, Vaughan, Wi lkins on, The Preside~t--18. Noes--None. PETITIONS,&c. On motion of ~,~. Hart the petitions on file were re- ferred to appropriate Committees: Petition of R.L. Branscome,R.B.Adams, and others,for light at Patter- son avenue and l~th street; To the Committee on Lights. Petition of Same, for board sidewalk on 16th street from Patterson bo Rorer avenue; thence on Rorer avenue to 19th street, similar to walk now being put down. on Chapn~n avenue--To the Committee on Streets. Petition of ~s.%7.~.Lemon, to construct foundation for stable on lot Nc.l?, Section l, Oak Ridge,and do such blasting in connection therewith as may be necessary--To the Committee on Ordinances. Petition of ~.C Eggleston and others,to extend Third Street, between Seventh and Tenth Avenues,N.E. To the Committee on Streets. Petition of Roanoke Lodg~ No.19?,B.P.O.Elks, by ~as.~'~all,Secretary, to g~ade ~lley in rear of lot owned by said lodge,upon which it is pre- paring to build, corner of Tazewell avenue and Jefferson street---To the Committee on Streets. SANITARY INSPECTOR-- VACAT ION. asked for a vacation on July i?th, ~.~. Hart was granted. CLERK OF COUNCIL--TYPE~RITER. W.H. Lookabill, sanitary inspector, 18th and 19th; which on motion of The Clerk of Council requested that the ol.d typewriter no.w in his office be exchanged for a new machine,at an estimated cost of $60~ which on motion of 5~. Hart was referred to the Committee on Public ~ erty th power to act by the following top wi , vote: Ayes 18 unanimous, same as last above recorded. SEWERS, SECTION. 8. -1969- . , ( ~uly lSth, 19OZ. ) N~."Huff submitted the following ~esolution~. Resolved, That the report of sewer Committee, now on the Calendar. urn_der Unfinished Business,pertaining to the construction of sewers in Section 8, be taken up for consideration. ~,~r. Rennet moved that the matter be referred to the Committee on Sewers; which ~as agreed to. REFUNDING OF. ~,~. Wilkinson submit ted BONDS OF THE CITY, ing resolution; which was read,considered and adopted: the follow- Whereas, it is important for the best financial interests of the' city that the out--standi.ng bonds of the city of Roanoke should be speed- ily refunded at a lower rate of interest; and Whereas,the act passed by the last GeneFal Assembly of Virginia,pe~- mits the city of Roanoke to refund said bonds only as they become due, or are subject to call, therefore BE IT RESOLVED, That the City Solicitor be and is hereby authorized and directed to prepare such bill as may be necessary, and to take steps to secure its enactment by the General Assembly, as will enable the City of Roanoke to refund at any time, any and all of its out-standing bonds, at such rate of interest and upon such terms as .the Council for the City of Roanoke way deem expedient. Said bil'l to set forth su. ch specifications as the city Solicito-- n~y think proper. CITY },~NUAL. 5~r. Huff moved that the Clerk of Council be author- ized and directed to re-publish the City N~nual for year 190~-$, at a cost not exceeding $~0, chargeable to the account of Stationery and Printing. The motion was agreed t0, Ayes--Antrim, Colem~n, Crumpecker, Donald s on: Hart, Hea ze.~, Hough, Huff, 5~ys, 5~nahan, Pace, R enner, Schwab, Shi ckel, Thomas, Vaughan, Wilkins on, The President--18. ~ Noes--None. CLERK OF N~RKETS, VACATION. On motion of 5~.Coleman, the Clerk of the Warkets, RoE.Coleman, ~.~s .~granted a vacation of one week, sometime during the present month, or at such time as may be designated by him. GISH ~AR~. ~r. Pace called attention of Council to the fact that the Gish Farm property was lying idle and producing, no revenue for the city, and moved that the n~tter of renting the house thereon, and leas- ing the land for grazing, etc., be refer~ed to the Committee on, Public Property with power to act,and with with authority to make a contract %hat so in case the property is sold possession may-be given at once. The motion was agreed On motion of ~. Pace to. the Co,m%cil then ad~ curried. ........ oo0oo ........ - 19 VO- AN 0RDINANOE making appropriations for the fiscal year, 1902-3. (Adopted July 15th, 1902. ). 1. BE IT ORDAINED by the. Common Council for the City of Roanoke, T.hat all revenue which shall come into the city treasury prior to the first day of July, 190S,. shall establish a general fund;and so roach thereof as is hereinafter named, is hereby appropriated for the' fiscal year cl.osing June 30th, 190~ for the Crimmnal charges ....... ~1,000.00 following purposes, to wit: Salari es ............... $14,4S4.00 Elections, 500.00 Fire, In suranc e, Interest, Jail, Lights, Police, Paup ers, Public Charities, Street Repairs, Street Cleaning, Stationery & Printing Sinking fund, 8, aB0.00 5,000.00 Sanitation, S, 500.'00 600.00 Health (sn~llpox) 2,500.00 48,420.00 Wat er ~, 000.00 2,280.00 Public Property 2,000.00 iS,800.00 Sewer Repairs, 1,000.00 15,92§.00 Sewer Improvements, 2,500.00 l, 250-.00 Street Improvements, 5,000.00 500.00 Commissions, 4,500.00 10,000.00 Contingent, 500.00 B00.00 Roanoke Hospital I 000.00 oo.oo ..... O0 2. The above named appropriations are fixed and established for the fiscal year,and shall,in no case,be over-drawn. In case any appropria- tion is likely to be over-drawn, the office or committee having charge thereof, shall report such fact to the Comn~[ttee on Finance,with an es- timate of what amount will be required for the next succeeding month, or for the completion of said object; and until such appropriation is made sufficient to meet the requirements,no work shall be undertaken or done, or supplies or materials ordered or purchased, in case the Coun- cil fails or refuses to provide an appropriatio$ with sufficient funds to meet the requirements of any particular case, all work,charges or obligations thereunder,not previously contracted, shall immediately cease; and no officer, committee or other person shall, directly or in- directly, incur any charge against the city,unless there appropriation therefor,under a penalty of not more than dollars~" Provided, that the ~provisions.of this section to any contract or obliEation incurred or authorized by resolution of Council. 3. T~is ordinance shall be in force from its passage. ........ oo0oo- ....... be an ample one hundred shall not apply ordinance or AN ORDINANCE to prescribe the salaries to be paid the other employees of the city for the fiscal year 1902-S. (Adopted ~uly lath, 1902. ) 1. BE IT oRDAINED by the Common Council for the City officers and That wise 190S, the salaries to be paid the receiving appointment be as follows: Judge, Husting Court .... City Engineer City Treasurer, Clerk of Council shall, for of Roanoke, officers of the city, elected or other- the fiscal year ending June 800. O0 ~00, O0 500. O0 1,000.00 City Auditor, 1,000.00 City Physician, 'Clerk of ~rkets, 720.00 Janitor,City Hall, Assistant City Engineer- - $. City Sergeant Sanitary Inspector, Assistant Clerk, Markets V~atchman, City Cemetery Commonwealth' s Attorney Clerk of Courts, Telephone boy, (Engineer.) Ma yo r, 600.00 City Solicitor, .600.00 Police 'Justice, 600.00 Pound Master · Blacksmith ~20.00 720. O0 400. O0 540.00 540. O0 600. O0 420. O0 120. O0 500. O0 4O0. O0 104. O0 To be paid out of the appropriation for Paupers: Keeper f Almshouse ..... $~60 00 One Chief of Polic~, $900.00, three Sergeants, (first,secon.~ ana detective sergeant), $850.00 each; f.ifteen regular patrolmen,S2.25 per a. for all actual service; one statmon-keeper', ~.SAO.O0 per annum,: d y . . , · h~ n-d~_nanc~ heretofore adopted constmtutxngrane hours as a. day? wor~;'~s~{~--not-apply to the number o.f hours worke, d by the polmCe force. . To be Paid out of the approprma~ion for F~re: .... One driver for '---.,.u~ior Hose Company, $600.00; O_ne d_raver ship Fire Company,S600.00; One driver for Alert F~.re uompany, $6uu..uu; One driver for steam fire engine, $660.00; One ~ngmneer for steam fmre engine, $600.00. 2. The salary of the Superintendent of Schools of the City of Roa- noke is hereby f.ixed at $600 per annum, to be paid by the school board out of f~mds levmed and collected for school purposes. ~. The salaries provided for in this ordinance shall be paid to the officers or persons entitled to receive the same in monthly installments after being approved by Council. ~. The official bonds required to be'given under section 124 of the Senegal Ordinances shall be given by such officers as are mentioned in this ordinance, who are required to give bond. for the faithful'perform- ance of duty. All such bonds to be given with.some acceptable guaranty conpany as surety. ~. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. ---- ....oo0oo- ....... AN ORDINANCE to amend Section 6S of the 8eneral tion to the Police Force of the City. (Adopted July 15th, 1902. ) Ordinances in rela- 1. BE IT ORDAINED by the common Council for the City of Roanoke, That Section 63 of the. 8eneral Ordinances in relation to the Police force,be and is ~hereby amended and re-ordained so as to read as follows: 6~. The ~yor shall appoint a Chief of Police;one first Sergeant; one second 'sergeant; one detective sergeant; fifteen patrolmen; two special policemen (who are not to be paid except when working in the place of a regular patrolman), and one station-keeper, or turnkey,which appointments he shall report at the next regular meeting of Council, and if said appointments are approved by it they. shall be confirmed. Said Chief,sergeants and policemen shall constitute the police force of the city,and shall hold their respective positions during good.behavior, or,until they may be severally removed by .the Mayor, or, by a three-fifths' vote of the whole Council,after notice to and failure of the Mayor to act,after having been requested to do so by the Council. And'no .spe- cial or extra policeman, except ,as herei.n provided, shall hereafter be appointed by the 5~yor, or carried on the payrolls of the city,except by special authority of the Council. 2. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. ........ oo000-- ...... JO ~RNAL COMMON COUNCIL. Saturday, July 19, 1902. T. he Council met in special session at 8 o'~clock,P.M. ,upon call issued by the President,for the following purpose: To receive and act upon a report from the Committee on ..,.- - - ~ Health, ¥~ty En~gm. ne .e .r ,May?r and Chirman of the Board of Health,in regard to ~ne appmlca~mon of the Pintsch Com.~ressing Company,to erect a gas p~.lnan, t on the No.r. fo_l.k.& Western Railway Company,s property,on Shenand$ Avenue,oposmme Tnlrd Street,N.E. ,for the manufacture of oil gas for the use of the railway Company. Ho Present--Messrs. Antrim,Coleman,C~.r_u.m.pecker ,Donal.dson,Hart~Heazel ugh,Huff ,Johnston,Mays,Pace ,Renner, ~nmcKel, The President--14 Ab sent--Minahan, Schwab, Se if eft, Thomas, Vaughan, Wilkinso n-6. REPORT bF THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, MAYOR AND CITY E~GINEER. · M~. Johnston,from the Committee on Health,&c., submitted the follow- ing report: To the Council for the City of Roanoke. At the meeting of Council held July 15th,1902,the application of the Pintsch Compress- ing Company for permission to erect ~n oil gas plant on the south side of Shenandoah avenue,N.E. ,on the property of the Norfolk & Wes- tern Railway Company,for the purpose of manufacturing oil gas to be furnished the railway company for the illumina.tion of passenger cars, was referred to the Committee on Health,Chairman of the Board of Health,Mayor and City Engineer,for investigation and report. The Committee and officers named met yesterday,and after due considera- tion of the matter,we find that there is nothing objectionable,so far as we can learn,with the information before us,to the erection of szid gas plant,or its use for the purposes named. The Committee and officers, to whom the matter was referred,are of opinion that the danger connected with the manufacture of said gas is very im- probable and remote,and that so far as we can learn,it is not at all offensive. We therefore' recommend that the city engineer be and is hereby in.structed .to issue_a permit~ for the erection and construction of said plant mn accordance with the plans and specifications submitted with the application. Respectfully submitted, JAS. D.' JOHNSTON, B. 0. ~iAYS, S. B. PACE, P. W. HUFF, Committee. · JOE?: H. CUTCHIN ,Mayo r. J. H. WINGATE, C i tyEngr. After the reading of the above report,Mr.Renner moved to lay the same over until Monday evening,the 21st inst. ,in order that fuller investigation may be m~_-de of the matter. The motion to postpone the consideration until Monday evening, was rejected by the following vote: Ayes--Antrim,Crumpecker,Hough, Jolmst on, Pac~ ,Renner, Shickel--?. Noes--C oleman,Donaldson,Hart, Heazel,Huff :Mays, The President--7. On motion of Mr. Heazel the report of the Committee Was then adopted as submitted, and the permit for the erection of said gas plant accordingly grante~. On motion of Mr. Mays the 0ouncil then adjourned. --------oo0oo ........ JOURNAL-- COMMON COUNC Tuesday, AuguSt 5th, IL. 190~. The Council met in regular session at 8 o'clock,P.Mo,in the Cotuucil Chamber,and was called to. order by the President ,Mr .J.O.Page - Present.--Mes srs. Antrzm, Coleman, Crumpecker ,Donaldson,Hart ~Heazel ~ . Hough ,Huff ~ Johnston, Minahan ,Pace ,_~enner, Schwab ,.Shickel, Thomas, Vaughan, Wilkinson,The President--18. Absent--MesSrSo Mays and S'eifert--2, THE JOURNAL° On motion of Mr. Huff the reading of the Journal Was dispensed with,and further on his motion it was approved. ~ ~&YOR'S ~ESSAGE. The following message f¥om the Mayer was read: To the City Council, Gentlemen : --I desire to C-0,11 your attention to a few matters at this meeting which appear to me should be considered by yot~ body. PUBLIC HEALE. The sanits.~y condition of the city is far from sat- isfaCt~ry',s, nd while s. ctive efforts are being m~de toward ~provement, the work of putting the city in good condition ha.s just begun. The Public Health is not what it should be, and the~r,.Rt~.l death rate,to- gether with the char~cter of the diseases prevailing~dems, nds p~rsistent and continued~., effort. I regret to say that the physicians to not ren- der the Board 'o~f Health the assistance they should in promptly report- ing ca. ses under'-their care in accordance with the ordinances. I ~.~ pleased~however,to inform you that the city is clear of small- pox; that the physician heretofore in charge is no longer on the pay- roll; that the hospits, 1 has been closed, all buildingS ,bedding, etc., fu- migated and s~.or~.-': and all employees dismissed. ;There should be some repairs made to some of 'the buildings in order to preserve them,and a small store house should be built to prevent loss of supplies in future, such as I am informed occurred last winter° These'dmprovements should be ~_~Jde while they can be made without the unusus. 1 cost attending any work-while smallpox is prevsolento ( Referred to the Committee on Public Property.) HOGS. Roanoke being the third city in the State it appears proper that the question of keeping hogs in the ' : c~ty limits should receive attention at your hands~ Hog pens are numerous and on the inorease, and unless Council deems it more profitable and pleasant to raise hogs than children,the ordinances should be changed;and without delay. (Referred to the Committee on Health.) " Vf00DI~dQ~D P.~-~Ko Many of our people have purchased and now ov~u lots ~.~. wha. t is known s.s Woodland Park, in the Southeast Secti~on- of the city and s. doubt having arisen in the mind--:of the city engineer as to the sta.~us of the property, he has declined to grant permits to owners of lots to build thereon. In view.of this doubt-it appears but' just and right that steps should be-taken ~o ascertain whether the said land' has been dedicated to the city by former ovmers or ~Oto If it does belong to the city steps should be taken looking to the taking chs. rge of same~ v£nile' on the other hand if,there, hs.s been no dedi-cation,and the city does not ls.y cls~im thereto,persons owning lots therein should be grant- ed pe~units to build upon their property. I sUggest that the matter be ts. ken 1.~o by tht city solicitor,and proper proceedings had in order that the matter ma.y be determined. (On motion of Mr o Hough this matter was referred to the City Solic- itor, City Eogineer',and the. committee on Public Property, to have the. title examined and make report. ) GISH F~_RM° The Gish farm now owned by the city is .undoubtedly val- u~ble for park purposes,and the city engineer Will present to Council at its next meeting a plan for the opening up or continuation of cer- tain streets of the city abutting thereon~ the sale of a portion of the ls. nd,sond s. general scheme of action, which.I feel confident will merit the B. ttenti'on of your body, as well as to meet the views and wishes of the public. I would therefore recommend that no action be t~ken toward renting or selling the fa:~n until you have time to examine the report and plans to be submitt'ed. COLORED C~METERY. ~ne colored cemetery on the north side is reported to be £illed completely,and that a continued use thereof will be injU- rious to the health of the community. I recommend that suits~ble (1974) (August 5th, 190,9... ) action be had to prevent further interments therein. (Public Property. SIDEW~T.K ASSESEMENTS. Your body should,without delay, proceed to the final assessment and collection of all final sidewalk asses-~ents, where sidewalks have been completed. ( To the Street Committee.) POLICE RULES AkrD REGULATIONS. The charter makes it my dutyto pre- scribe the uniforms, rules and regulations of to your approval; and in accordance therewith, you to approve them. Respectfully submitted, ~0EL H. the police force, subject ! submit same and ask CUTCHIN, Mayor. Mr. Huff moved that the rules and regulations presented by the Mayor be laid over until next meeting,and that the clerk of Council be in- structed to furnish each member with a copy thereof. Mr. Hart moved that the rules and regulations of the police force as prescribed by the mayor be approved; which motion w~s agreed to by the following vote: Ayes--Antrim,Ooleman,Donaldson,HartHough,~ohn- ston,Ninahan,Pace ,Shickel,Thomas ,Vaughan,The President--12. Noes--Crumpecker ,Heaz el ,Huff ,Renner ,Wilkins on--5. IlONTHLY REPORTS. The monthly reports of the City Engineer,City Treasurer,City Auditor,Clerk of the Markets-, City Physician, Board of Health, City Sergeant, and Keeper of the AlmShouse, were read and ordered to be filed. ~ PETITIONS, &c. Petition of H. E. l[cDonald, and others, asking that the ordinances of the city be so amended as to permit milk cows,heifers, and horses to run at la. rye in that portion of the Fifth Ward,west of 12th street and North of Ninth avenue t was presented, read and referred to the Committee on Ordinances. Petition of W. 5. Rigney, policeman,asking to be allowed salary for time,-lost by reason of sickness from ~uly $th to 29th,24 days, making $54.00, was read and referred to the 0ommittee on Finance. Petition of ~. M.Derflinger and others, asking that Salem avenue between Vth and 10th streetS,S.W., be graded,-guttered and macadamized, was presented, read and referred to the Committee on Streets. Petition of the Fire Board., - by 0has. E. Armstrong, Secretary,asking that the building nOW occupied by the Alert Fire Company be extended at a. cost of about $250, was presented, read and referred to the Com- mittee on Fire and Water. FIRE D~P__AR~, TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES. ~r. Coleman presented a petition signed BY~ L.E.]:ookabill, chairman,and others, of the Committee Of Arrange, men.ts of the city fire organizations, asking that the sum of $2§0 be ~mllowed to-'defray the expenses of the fire department in at- tending ..th. e ~tate Firemens' Association, at portsmouth,on the 2Otb inst,, ~ich was read; whereupon Mr. Coleman moved the following re o:i, utior,;, ' RESOT,VEDtThat the city ~uditor be instructed to draw a warrant for the 'sum of $250, chargeable to the account of fire, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the fire departments of this city in their attendAnoe upon the Virginia State Firemens' ~ Convention ,at Portsmouth. The resolution w~s adopted, Ayes--Antrim,Coleman,Crumpecker,DonaldSon I~rt ,Heaze I ,Hough ,Huff, ~ohns t on ,Minahan ,Pace ,Penner ,.Schwab, Shicke i, Thomas ,Vaughan ,Wilkinson , The President--18. Noes--None. REPORT 0F ~ CONt~ITTE...E ON'FINANCE. ~r.' Hart, from the Committee on Finahce, submitted the 'following report: 1. ~e report of the city engineer recommending that a certain sec- ti. on of' the. official survey be completed,and that certain of the maps which have become much worn be renewed, has been considered,but in the absence of information as to the cost of the work, we have referred the ~atter to the city engineer for information as to the probable time it will take to do the work,and an estimate of the cost thereof; and will report at a subsequent meeting. 2.' The petition of E. H. Whitlow to be refunded the sum of $4.00 pound fines,imposed by the pound master ,on account' of four head of his ca.ttle being impounded, has been considered. It appears that Mr. Whmtlow makes this request for the reason'that orders were given by the mayor for the release of stock of other persons impounded at the -19?§- (August · §th:' ].902.) and we learn upon further investigation that it has been under certain conditions and circumstances for the mayor action thereon° 4o In pursu~nc met and employed check the books and of a resolution of Cou~cil the Committee on Finance B.~ B ~ Harding, a well-knovm e.xpert accountant,to accounts of the city and make report thereon~ Mr. Harding prcposed to perform the service for the sum of $100,and his bid was accepted. He has been notified of his appointment,and will report for duty on or about August 20th. 5. In accordance with the general Ordinances of the city,the Com- mittee has ex,.mined and approved the official bonds of the officers of the city. These bonds are all given with guaranty companies as s'~ety,and as to form have been approved by the city Solicitor. They ~re as follows: Bond of W. E. Turner, City Treasurer, $40 , 000 , with the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, as surety. Bond of W. F. Bryant,commissioner of Revenue , $3 , 000 ,with the Fidel- ity and Deposit Company of M~ryland, as surety° Bond of J. B. Botts, Collector of City Taxes:$1§,000,with the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company. as surety. Bond of James McFmll,City A~ditor;$6,000, with same company. Bond of W.EoThomas, City Clerk,$1,000~with same company. Bond of C. B. i~oomaw, City Solicitor,$1~,000, w~th same company. Bond of J.R. Bryan,Jr.,Police Justice,$.l.,000,wmth same company. Bond of R.E. Coleman,Clerk of ~ar. kets~ $1,000, with ss.me company. Bond of H. 1[o Dyer, Chief of Polmce, $1,000. with same company. Bond of D. H.Christian,Keeper of A~r, shouse,$500, with se:__~e company. Bond of Fo0'Brien~Asst.Clerk of Markets,S500, With s~me company. Bond of W..~f. Miles,Pound Master,&c., $500. with same company. Bond of S. W. P~ce, Sanitary Inspector, $100,with. same company. The Co~m. ittee has approved the above bonds ~nd recommend that they be accepted by Council. (The recommendation was adopted,and the bonds approved and accepted.) 6. The Committee atte..ches hereto a letter from the Fire Board,ask- ing that James McFall, Chief of the Fire Department,be allowed the sum of $100 to defray his expenses in attending the annual convention of Fire Chiefs,which meets in the city of New York° The Committee has considered the request,and recommends ths. t James Mc]~s. ll,Ch.ief, of the Fir. e Department, be allowed the sum of $100 to defray his expenses in att-ending the Fire Chiefs' Convention, which mee'bs in the city of New York; same to be charged to the account of Fire. (The recommendation was adopted, Ayes--Antrim, Coleman,Crumpecker, Donald s on ,Hart ,Heaz el ~Hough ,Huff, Johnston, Minahan ,Pace ,Rennet ,Schwab, Shickel,Thom~s,Vaughan,Wilkinson,The President--18. Noes--None.) same time; the custom tO give orders upon the pound master for the release of stock impounded without the payment of s. ny fine. But at the time these orders were so given,there were other persons who paid the fines imposed upon them; and we recommend that hereafter no one be released from the payment of pound fines upon orders of the mayor,on account of stock impounded. We further recommend that the petition of ~ro ~hitlow be refused,and that he be so ~dvised. (~r° Wilkinson moved to refer the recommendation ~f~ the Committee to the City Solicitor for opinion; which was rejected, Ayes--Autrim, CrLunp ecker ,liough ,~.finahan ,Rennet, Schwab, Shi cke i, Vaughan ,Wilkins on-9. No e s--Co le~,._an, Donald s on ,liar t ,Heaz el ,Ht~f f, Johns t on, Pace ~ Thomas, The President--9 o ~. Heazel moved that the recommendation of the Committee be adopted, and that the question of ~uthority for releasing stock from the pound be referred to the city solicitor,with the request that he give his opinion thereon, as to v~o has such authority; which w~s agreed to.) 3. The recommendation, of the city engineer,referred to. this com- mittee,to increase the salary of the Assistant City Engineer from $60 to $~5 per month, has been considered, bu.t is deferred for future -1976- (August 5th, 1902. ) ~. At the request of the Mayor we have again Eonsidered the ques- tion of appointment of a sanitary policeman, which matter was previ- ously referred to this committee. The mayor informs us that owing to the health conditions of the city it is absolutely necessary to have this officer,and he is confident it would be a saving to the city fi- nancially; and ultimately of great benefitto the people. The duty of this officer will be the investigation of complaints,looking after in- fectious or contagious diseases~, fumigating infected premises,and in general, to look after the health conditions of. the city,subject to the orders of the mayor and board of health. After due consideration of the matter we recommend that the mayor be authorized to appoint a sanitary policeman, subject to confirmation by Council, who shall be paid for his services the sum of $2°00 per day for all actual service, chargeable to the account of health. (The recommendation was rejected,Ayes--Antrim,Coleman,Donaldson, 'Hart,Pace,..Thomas,Vaughan--~. Noes--Crumpecker,Heazel,Hough,Huff, Johnston,/~lnahan,Renner ,Schwab, Shickel,Wilkinson, The President-all o ) 8. By recommendation of the expert accountant who last checked the books and accounts of the city, it was provided that all past due in- terest should be provided for in a separate appropriation,so that each year. the actual amount for interest should be appropriated in the gen- eral account,and at the close of the year the balance remaining unpaid to be transferred to the past due interest account. In order to put this plan in operation,it is necessary to make appropriations from time to time this year for the past due interest as the coupons are presented. After the present year the account will adjust itself. At present it is necessary to make an appropriation of $195 for past due coupons presented,and we recommend the adoption of the following: RESOLVED, That an appropriation of $195.00 be and is hereby made for the payment of interest due prior to year 1902-5,~nd that the city auditor is hereby directed to make entries on his books ~ccordingly. (The resolution was. adopted, Ayes--Antrim,Colem~n, Crumpecker,Don- a lds on ,H~rt ,Heaz el ,Hough ,Huff, ~o.hnst on, ~Mina~an, Pac e, Renner, Schwab, Shickel, Thomas, Vaughan,Wilkinson, The President--18 · Noes--None o ) 9. The proposition previously presented providing for changing the basis of ascertaining the license taxes on circuses,manageries,etc., h~s been deferred for future consideration by the Committee. 10. The attention of the Committee has been called to the accumula- tion of delinquent, insolvent personal and capitation taxes; and we are of opinion that an effort should be made to collect as much of these taxes as possible, especially for the past ~o years.. We therefore recommend that the finance committee be authorized to endeavor to se- cure some competent person to undertake the .~work of collecting these taxes,and make report at the meeting of Council with recommendation, as to appointment, compensation,bond,etc. (The recommendation was adopted. ) Respectfully submiSted, GEO.L. HART, S oB. PACE, C .W. THOHAS, A .B · CO~~. REPORT OF CO~DLITTEE ON FIRE AND WAT~. lit. Donaldson,from the Com- mittee on Fire and Water, submitted the following 'report: The Committee on Fire and Water to whom v~s referred the petition of W. T. Watkins,asking that he be allowed to ~_m_prove his property,lo- cated on the northwest corner of Commerce street and Church avenue,now occupied as a dwelling,by converting the same into a store room,with glass front and extending the same to street,report that it is the purpose of the petitioner to use the same class of materials for such' extension as are used in the construction of the present building, though they are to be first-class in every particular,and the building is to be occupied and used by Nr. Watkin's family,on the second floor; and the first floor is to be rented only to respectable and responsi- ble persons;~ and no shade trees are to be cut. After due considera- tion of the matter we recommend that the request of Mr o Watkins be granted,and that the city engineer be instructed to issue him a permit to make such extension,in Re spec tf ully on The report of the Committee on Fire and Water was adopted. REPORT OF THE COMMITTE~ ON ACCOLrNTSo Mr. Hart, from the submitted the following report: Accounts, -1977Z (AUgust 5th, 1902, ) accordance with the provisions of this ~eport, submitted, HoB. DONAT.DSON, C.W. THOMAS, S. B. PACE, JAS.D.JOHNSTON, M.MINAHAN. Committee The Committee on Accounts has exsmined and ap~rove~ under appropri- ate heads the following claims and accounts against the city,and rec- omanend that they be approved by Council,and certified to the city aud- itor and city treasurer,and ordered to be paid: Criminal charges ........ $141.00 Salaries, ............... · $1,195.37 Fire, 456 °20 Health 304.07 Interest, 21,307.50 Water 42.83 230,8~ Public Property 121.79 Js~il, Lights, t~156.43 Sewer repairs, 55.20 Police, 1,220.37 Sewer Improvements 203.29 Paupers, 76.74 Commissions, 2,390.28 Public Charities, 63 °83 Contingent 168.40 Street repairs 1,217.21 Sanitation, 321.96 Street c!e~ning, 69.38 Roanoke Hospital, 83.34 Stationery & Printing, 12.35 Interest,prior to '02-3 19§.00 Total ............ -$31,035.41' 2. The Committee has approv, ed current interest charges to the of $21,307~50; and past due interest to the amount of $195..O0,and cotu'~ted and cancelled t1'~e coupons for same. 3~ ~e report of the police department shows lights found out and not burning duriug the month of July, 438 hours and ll minutes, making $8.~6 to be deducted from the light bill of the company for the month of August, which the city auditor is hereby directed to adjust. 4. ~_q~e con~nittee opened and examined the bids for furnishing drugs for the use of the city for the year ending August l: 1903. 0nly two bids were received, viz., Fox & Patsel and Van Lear Brothers. After an examination of same and not being ready to report, we recomm._end that the matter be deferred for further consideration by this committee. Respectfully submitted GEO. L. HART,. P. W. HUFF, G. W o CRLP2PECtGKR. The report of the Committee on Accounts w~s 'adopted, AMes--Antrim, Coleman, Crumpe cker ,Donaldson ,H~rt ,Heazel ,Hough,Huff, Johnst on,Minahan, Pace ,Renner, Schwab, Shickel, Thomas ,Vaugh~n,Wilkinson, The President--18. ~o~t No e s --None. P~PORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON STREETS. ]&-. Vaughan, from the Committee on Streets, submitted the following report: l~ The Co~ittee recommends that the city engineer be instructed to use~ all ~vailable street forces for Cleaning the for the present, gutters and streebs of the city, commencing in the central portion of the city and working outv~rd. We are informed-by the city engineer th_~.t he cmn perform this work in about two weeks ,and as the health of the city is likely, to be threatened during this season of the year,by reason of the stoppage of the drsoins and the growth of grass and weeds in the gutters, we. ~re of opinion' that this work should receive first attention o (The recommendation was adopted. ) 2. The Committee-has-considered the petition of Roanoke Lodge No. 19V,B.P~0.Elks, for grading the alley in the rear of their lot,on.the southeast corner of Tazewell avenue and .Jefferson Street,~ which grading consists in removing a small knoll of.rock to a depth of about four feet, said alley extending from Tazewell avenue to Nelson street. The estin~ted cost for performing the ~work is $100. We recommend that the city engineer be instructed to grade the Alley in question, at a cost not..exceeding $100, chargeable to the accoUnt .of street.repairs; ~pro- vided~, however,that the work is not to' be done tmtil the street forces have completed the work of cleaning the streets of the city, as set out in Section l, of this report. -1978- (August §th, 1902. ) (The recommendation of the Committee w~s adopted, Ayes--Antrim, Coleman, Crump e cker ,Donaldson,Hart ,Eeaz e 1 ,Hough ,Huff, Johnston ,Min?~._~n, Pace ,Rennet, Schwab, Shiokel, Thomas ,Vmughan ,Wilkinson, The Pr esldenm ~. ). 3. The Committee submits the profiles of the grades of Gilmer ave hue, from Commonwealth avenue to Moorman Road, and Fourth Street,S.E., from Tazewell avenue to. Highland avenue, which have been prepared by the city engineer; we recommend the adoption of the following resolu- tion: RESOLVED, That the profile of the grade of Gilmer avenue from Com- monwealth avenue to Moor. man Road,and Hourth Street ,S.E. ,from Tazewell avenue to Highland avenue, be and are hereby approved,and the grade thereon accordingly established. (The resolution w~s adopted.) 4. The petition of 5. S. Perry and others for the construction of sidewalks on the south side of 0hutch avenue between ~efferson street and Commerce street, h~s been considered by the Committee. We find that the.petition has been signed by all the property ov~ers in the block between Jefferson and Henry streets, except one; and in the block west of Hen. fy street only one has signed. The petitioners agree to pay one-half the cost of constructing the sidewalk immediately upon its completion. Though we consider this work very important,and think that the sidewalk should be constructed, we ~re unable to recommend it at this time, it being necessary to h~ve the opinion of the city solic- itor as to wh~t proceedure the city should, take under the new constitu- tion,and whether that instrument amends or interferes with the general law pertaining to Sidewalks so constructed,and that he also obtain in- formation as to the ovmers of the lot who have not signed the petition, between ~efferson and Henry streets, pending which the matter is de- ferred for future consideration.~ On motion of .Mr. Vmughan,it was determined to amend this section of the report by substituting a petition signed only by~.~.Perry,Trustee, agreeing to pay one-half the costs of constructing a brick sidewalk · with stone Curbing in front of his premises, corner of Church avenue and Henry street. Ayes--Coleman, Crump ecker ,Donaldson,Hart ,Hough ,Huff, ~ohnst on ,Pace, S chveab, Shickel, Thomas ,Vaughan ,Wilkinson, The President--lA. Noes--Heazel,~inahan,Renner--$. Not voting--Antrim. Said petition is as follows: To the Council for the' City of Roanoke. I respectfully petition your Honorable B. ody to construct a full. width brick sidewalk, with curbing mn front of my property located on the southeast corner stone , of Church avenue and Henry street, fronting 50 feet on Church avenue; and upon the completion of said sidewalk by the city, I hereby agree and bind myself to pay one-half the cost for constructing same. Aug. 5,1902. (Signed) ~. S. PERRY. Trustee. The Committee on Streets recommends ~hat ~the sidewalk be put in as pe_titioned for by ~fr. Perry, chargeable to the account of street improvements; and on the completion a bill to be rendered him for one- h~lf the c°sts, which the tax collector is instructed to collect. §. In connection with the work of macad~nizing of Gilmer avenue, the city engineer has suggested to the Committee that the city purchase the necessary teams for performing this work, as it would be more sat- isfactory than hiring. We recommend that the city engineer be instruc- ted to obtain bids for hiring the necessary teams by the day; but if he finds it cheaper so to do, he is hereby authorized to purchase four mules, and four carts or two wagons, as'he may deem expedient,and the necessary harness, chargeable to the account of. street improvements, ~nd payable from the fund set' aside for the improvement of said Gi~mer ~venue o 6o In regard to connec~-ing the ~lley mt the city cemetery ,'between Stev~rt and Dale avenues, by taking ~ triangular strip off. two lots, we recowwnend ~that this ~tter be referred to the city engmneer and city solicitor, with instructions to act jointly in the matter, make the necessary surveys,etc., and to purchase one of the strips of land -19?9- (August §th, 1902',)' and that the other strip required from Jesse Woods; of land be condemned provided, that satisfactory arrangements cannot be made for its pur- Respectfully submitted, L.H. VAUGHAN, JAS. D. ~0IrNSTON, S.B. PACE, H. B. DONAT.1~SON, GEO. L. HART. The remainder of the report of the Committee on streets, Sections 4 to 6,inclusive, as amended,and as above recorded, was adopted by the foll.~wing vote: Ayes--Antrim, C. ole_.m_~n, Crumpecker ,Donaldson,Hart ;L~eazel, Hough ,Huff, Johnston ,Ninahan,Pace ,Renner ,Schwab, Shickel, Thomas ,Vaughan, V~ilkinson, The President--18. Noes--None. CA}~PBETJ, AVENUE DRAIN-- JOINT REPORT. The Co.m~ittee on Streets and the Con~nittee on Sewers, submitted the following joint report: ~e Committee on Streets and Sewers to v~om was referred the report of ths city engineer in regard to the dangerous condition of the Camp- bell avenue drain, east of Randolph street, beg to. report that~ they have considered said matter in joint session,and find that repairs will h~ve to be made as indicated by the city engineer. We are unable at this time to make any .definite recommendation,as we hav-e requested the city engineer to obtain quotations for sufficient .railway iron to cover said drain between Second street and Norfolk avenue,and'to estimate the cost for performing the work. He will probably be in position to report on this matter during the present month, when we will meet s.nd consider it,and msoke reco~,mnendation to Council thereon at the next reg- ular meeting. Respectfully submitted, L. ti. VAUGHAN, GEO. Lo HART S. B. PACE H. B. DONAT,I~SON~ A.B. CCT,~Akl~ ' ~/ ~. F. ~ZEL, W. lI. SHICKE]5. REPORT OF THE C0~.~ITTEE ON ORDINANCES. Nr. Coleman, from the Com- mittee on Ordinances, submitted the following report: The Con~nittee .on Ordinances, to whom was referred the recommendation of the city engineer, requiring, the different companies operating pole lines in the city to paint their respectiVe poles different .colors, to be specified by the city engineer, submits herewith an ordinance to amend and re-ordain Sec. 2~4 of the General Ordinances, pertaining to poles, and which as amended, embodies that suggestion. We recommend that the ordinan£e be adopted. Respectfully submitted, A. B. CO¥.~A_~I, f. H. WII~KINSON, G. W. CRD~PECKER, W. E. REN~P~R. An ordinance to amend and re-ordain 'Section 2~'4 of the General Ordi- nances, in relation to poles planted in the streets~w~s read, considered and adopted, Ayes--Antrim, Coleman, Crumpecker ,Donaldson,Hart ,Heazel, Hough ,Huff, tiinahan ,Pace ,Rennet ,Schwab, Shickel, Thomas ,Vaughan ,Wilkins on, The President--l~. Noes--None. Not voting--Johnston -) _~~__SREaid ordinance is recorded at the end of these pro. ceedings. PORT OF THE C0~.~ITTW~. ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. tit. Wilkinson,from the Con~ittee on Public Property, submitted the following report: l. As to the resolution introduced, in Council and referred to this Committee, providing for placing a telephone in the }.-~-yor' s office,in the Terry building, after due consideration we recommend that the re- quest be not granted,and the subject lie on the table. (Adopted.) 2. The report of the city engineer recommend that the interior of the city hall be calcimined,and that a new tin roo~ be placed on the original building, has been considered,bUt for the present the matter is deferred for the purpose of obtaining estimates of cost 'from the city engineer, which he has been requested to make. ~. The request of the clerk of council to have the typewriting ma- chine in his office, exchanged for a new machine, at a cost of $60, was referred to this committee with power to act',and we report that we have instructed the clerk to make the exchahge, at a cost not exceeding $60. 4. At a previous meeting of Council a resolution was adopted,re-' ferring to this committee the matter of. renting the house on the Gish Farm Tract, and also to rent the land for grazing purposes,the committee to have power to act thereon,and'in case the same is rented or leased, that it be provided that the city i~ te have p~mseesion at 1980- (August §th, 1902.) case the propertY is sold. We beg to report that after due considera- tion,that it is expedient th~house only should be rented,and recommend the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED,That .the dwelling-house,out-buildings and grounds ,immedi- ately sub-rounding them,on the Gish Farm,be rented to R. B. Webb, for the sum of $10 per month, payable monthly to the collector of city tax- es; said rents to commence as of August 1st, 1902, under a monthly lease': but subject to a ten days' notice to vacate at the end of any month; and with the understanding that ~%~r. Webb, or such other tenant as the Conm~ittee may place in charge of the property, will look after the lands and property on said place,and see that they are duly cared for and prevent destruction, of the said property; and it is further understood that no other part of said lands, except as above mentioned, shall be rented or leased to any one for any purpose whatsoever. (The resolution was adopted. ) 5. The Committee has considered the matter of making certain im- provements to the-office of the clerk of the Hustings Court, so as to accommodation for the records of said office,and have referred suggestions to-the city engineer to m_a. ke estim__ates and submit the committee for its' consideration, pending which, for the the.m~tter is deferred. Respectfully submitted, J.. H · WILKINSON, ~. F. HE~,AZEL, S. B. PACE. provide- certain them to present, PLAN FOR PARK IMPROV?~NT. The Committee on Public Property also submitte4 a resolution, providing for the improvement of the Gish Farm, by having plans and suggestions prepared and submitted by the city engineer, with an estimate of the cost of such improvements, which the Committee are to take under consideration,and report to Council; which was read and on motion of ~lir. Antrim laid on the table, Ayes--Antrim, Coleman,Donaldson,Hart ,Hough, ~ohnston,llinahan,Renner ,Shickel, The Presi- dent-lO. Noes--Crumpecker, Heazel, Hn~_f,Pace,Thomas,Vaughan,Wil- kinson--8 LICENSE TAX mAtqKND~S PROPOSED. Mr. Wilkinson introduced an ordi- nance to amend the license tax law by striking out section ?8,pertain- ing to manufacturers of flour and mill; and section 80,pertaining to p]~.ning mills,etc.; which was read and referred 'to the Committee on Finance o SALARY OF 'ENGI -NEER OF' STE~fM FIRE ENGINE. Mr. Donaldson moved that the finance Committee be instructed to look into the matter of increas- ing the se. lary of the engineer of the ste_~_m fire engine, and report thereon; which was agreed to,and the matter accordingly referred. SEV~KR SECTION 8. Mr. Wilkinson submitted the following resolution: Resolved, That the city engineer be. and is hereby instructed to ad- vertise for 30 days in the regular way for bids for the construction of Sewer Section 8. 15-. Coleman moved to refer the resolution to the Committee on Sewers, ~ich was rejected, Ayes V, Noes 10, on division. The chair ruled,thereupon, that the resolution Was not in order,for the reson that said matter was pending with the sewer Committee,and should be first reported from that committee, or the resolution could not be considered except by unanimous consent. ASSUmaBLY HAV.L. Mr. Heazel moved to refund to the societies which used Assembly Hall on the night of M~rch 21, 1902, the sum of $10 paid by them for the use thereof; which request was, on motion of 1.{r. Hart referred to the Committee on ~inance. STRET RAILWAY COMPANY-- SPRI1UKLING STREETS. Mr. Antrim introduced an ordinance requiring the RoanOke Railway and Electric Company to sprinkle the streets, avenues or lanes of the city of Roanoke, traversed by its lines for the better, protection of the health.and general com- fort of the public; which was read and on motion of M~. Wilkinson re- ferred to the Committee on Ordinances. -1981- (August 5th, 1902.) solving that in the police court for the recover 'of said fines as shova~ to leased during the pa~t year, from June l, 1901~to June ~Oth, which was read and referred to the Committee on Finance, -~n motion of ~r. Cr~unpecker the Couhcil theu adjourned° · oo0oo CITY I~BOR.. Mr. Johnston (by request) introduced' an ordinance to re_Deal an ordinance adopted june 10'th, 1902-,"an ordinance Prescribing the number of hours which shall' constitute a. daYs'~ work on all work d~ne bY' the: city" and prescribing the wages to be paid for' labor~ whioh was read and referred to the Co_m~ittee on Streets° -POUND FINES. 2&r. Antrim introdUced a resOlutio~ reciting the faot that certain pound fines had been released on orders.of previoUs~mmyors, as evi'denced by a list furnishe~ by W.M, 2~iles, po6nd mmster, and' re- the city solicitor be instructed to institute px-oceedings be re- 1902; ~ AN ORDINANCE to amen~ 'a~d re-ordain Section 234 of the in relation to. poles' planted, in the, streets. Ordinances, (Adopted Augdst 5~ah, 1902. ) General 1~ BE IT ORDAI~ED 'by 'the. Common Council for the City.'of Roa- That Section 234 'of' the General Ordinances be s~aended and re- n°ke, ordained so as to-read as.follows: ~234. No telegraph,electric.~.or telephone company doing'business · ~ this.-, city. shatl~erect, a pole or poles in any s~treet o.r alley_u~. ~ le~s a permit~ has been grant, ed therefor by..the city. ~engmneer. ~amc '~ermit~ Shall s. Pecify the he~-ght ~nd locatmon, of samd p?le or poles, ~ud-the erectmon of. the Same ~shall' be under th'e directm0n of 'the city engineer.. Every pole so erected~within~the city~ limits shall be painted within~ sixty days af.te~ being .placed in position, ~nd~ the'color' emp. loyed in such p~inting shall be designated by the-'city e~gineer ~· ~and. within sixty~ days. after ~this~-ordin~nce goes into~ ef£~'ct,- all poles, now er. ected-in t~e .city~sh~ll be'painted such .... color as the city engineer may s.~e6ify, 'and each~omDany ~nl~ in the'citM shall 'be requmr~d'to e~ploy di~lerent colors f.r. om~ ~ther c°moanies.-~ '~ All Unsound~p01es shall .be remo.ved~.~up~on~ notmce from ~the ~it.y. engineer'. ~ ~ Any'p~erSon-or c'orpor.~tion.fa~ling.t,o ob- ~- ermmt' ~from the ~it engm~eer~ 'or'failmng or rezusing-mo~ obey any~notmce duly given by h.mm pursuant to~.the pr-ovmsm.ons o. _ this section, or who shall' in any m~n~er viol~te~ the pfovmsions of this · s~ali be fined not mor. e~ than' twenty dollars for each seotion, offense · 2. This ordinance Shall l~e in force from its passage. ---'- .... 0o0~o-~--- JOURNAL--COMMON COUNCIL. (198~) September 9, 1902. The Council met at 8 o'clock,P.M., in the Council Chm~lber,and was called to order by the President thereof, ~;~. J.C. Page. " Present--A{essrs. Antrim, Coleman, Crumpecker ,Donaldson ,Hart ,Heazel, ..: Hough, Huff,2,~ys, ~linahan, Pace, Rennet, Schwab,Shickel, Thomas, Vaughan The President--l? · Absent--]~essrs. ~ohnston,Seifert ,Wilkinson--5. -' THE JOUrnAL. On mo t ion dispensed with,and further orded · -"---- NAYOR' S ~SSAGE .~ The fo of }ir. Hart the reading of the Journal .on his motion the' same was approved as rec- llowing message from the mayor was read: To the P.-onorable City Council, Gentlemen : -I have to report the sani- tary condition cf the city much improved,but far from ~hat it should be. The prevalence of' fever is such as to admonish us to be vigilant. Peace and order prevails to a high degree. Public ~ealth. From a canvass of the physicians, 16 reporting,there v~s on the 1st d~y of August, 2? cases of typhoid fever. During the month ~0 more cases developed; several physiaians failing or refusing to give any information, i deem it my duty to report these facts,as all physicians regard fever as more to be dreaded than smallpox. The Board of Health desire men appointed by some authority to assist in their work,and will so report to your body. I trust-you will see proper to give heed to the board, as--upon them, to a large degree,de- pends the healthfulness of the city. Smallpox. The Health Co~ittee will report to you reco~!ending the emPlo~ment of _~ Physician to attend~ smallpox. The ~.mount is sm~_ll. However,judging from the experience of all, it is in Luy opinion unwise to have a physician attending sn~llpox patients mingling with people . I would recommend in case we have small in all mixed gatherings that - pox, which is probable,from the present indifference to fumigation,as advised by the Board of Health,that the physiaian employed be required to remain at the hospital and visit suspects in the city from that point,rather than reside in the city and visit the hospital; that he be required to wear, when coming'to the-city, clot~hes which have been disinfected. He could also h~ove charge of the hospital. (Referred to the Committee on Health.) Electric Lights. ~Th$ electric lights paid for by the city are far 'from s~tisfaCtory. Complaints from citizens have been numerous,and the press has called attention thereto. These complaints call for some action, which I believe will work an improvement and insure a more ef- ficient mode of ~nagement and oversight. At present the only restric- tion is for the police to report lights out and make deductions. The contract calls for lights of 450 '~tts each. No provis.ions exist for testing or measuring the lamps to see that the comps~ny is livinE up to its contract. I see no reason why .the city should not !a~ow tt~at it gets the lights contracted and paid for, the'same as is done in pur- chasing other supplies. We pay a large'sum of lights and have about the porest lighted-city in the state. I reco~nend that the ~ight Com- mittee be authorized and directed to employ an electrician to test, or .measure the lights furnished the city,from time to time,and if necessary to'purchase an instrument., at ~ cost not to exceed $50, with which to do the work,and°report to Council the result of such measurement, with recon~nendations, if necessary. (Referred to the Co~:~ittee on Lights.) Plumbers. The General Assembly at its session 1901-2, page 360, passed an act in relation to plumbers ,and provided' for a board of exam- iners. It app,_ars that the cities of Lynchburg, Petersburg ~nd Dan- ville may be exempt therefrom by ordinance of their respective Councils. It is obligatory for the Council of Roanoke. I therefore recommend tl~t the matter be referred to the Co..~m~ittee on Health,and that they take the matter up with the city Solicitor and report to Council as to the~proper course in the.premis.e.s. (Referred to the Commxttee l~ealth and Ordinances.) -~September 9, City Hospital. The city hospital should be provided with another s~,~_~ll house for an offiCe,and store room erected, which in the interest In bad weather the hospital is almost mnaccessible on s. ccount of the difficult road; it is important ~~" of econo, my, should be done at ~nce. · conditions be or improved. I am-informed that. that existing changed, last winter it required three and four mules to draw-a 'small covered wagon up the hill. I recom~end that the city engineer be directed tc make such road as will enable a team to get to the hospital,using his discretion as to the matter of route. (Referred to the Com,.~.ittee on Health.) Gish Fan.~. I submit herewith a plat of the the advisability of opening Park street to the the farm; 10th avenue to the river on .the west; street, on the west; 6th street to llth avenue that all the lots lying east of Park avenues be sold. There will be about and the opening of the streets n~med that section, without eEpense to the into the treasury. Gish Farm,and suggest southern boundaries, of · llth avenue to SiXth on the -south; and fbrther street,and north o£ llth and. loth-' 40 lots which will be valuable, will incrase taxable values in city,and put considerable money (To the Co,m~.itees on Streets and Public Property.) Sidews. lks. I must again call your attention to the necessity of making final assessments for all completed sidev~lks, which now amount to about ~lO,O00, as that money should be available to extend sidewalks to sections where they.are so much needed. (To Street Commibtee.) Respectfully, JOEL H. CUTCHIN, ~Mayor. VETO 3.3E$SAGE. The following message from the .Nayor was read: To the K. onor~ble City Council, Gentlemen: I find myself compelled to return to you without my appr. o~l, a resolution adopted at your session of August 5th, 1902, granting permission to V;.T.V~atkins to extend and enlarge the wooden dwelling, situated on the northwest corner of-ChurCh ~venue and Commerce Street, for the following, reasons,, among other,.viz: ~_e Charter, Sec. ~_l, authorizes the Council. to establish, fire. limits ~ithin which no building shall be cons~tructed, except .of bricl~, stone or other incombustible materials. Your body has exercised that power and enacted ordinances establishing fire ' limits ,and~ prohibited the erec- tion, addition or extension of wooden buildings therein.' See Sections 304, 305 and 379. All these ordinances, in'the, most positive terms, prohibits such an extension as is authorized b~. ~the.-resolution in ques- tion. I find no authority vested in CounCil, or anywhere else, to Suspend the operation of an ordinance. Sec. 598 provides~'the methbd of amending ordinances. Without xied thus tion assigning, other, reasons, IJaia· saris-. to rest my disapproval on .the presumption that the.. Council h~'s~n°t the right to suspend the ordinances of the. city by a simple resolu- adopted, as was the resolution now dosapproved. Very respectfully, JOEL H. CUTCHIN,. l~yor'.- On motion of !~.~r. Hart' the ..~Mayor's veto message, as above, was re- ferred to the Committee on Fire and Water,and to the-cit~.- solicitor, with the request that he furnish said Co~ittee his opinx~n thereon. _REPORT OF T~-~?. CITY E~GIA~ER. ~The City engineer submitted his 'monthly report on street ~repairs, street improvements, sewer repairs,and public property, and made the 'following recon~endations: (1) The fence on the almshouse farm along the public road eas~ of the house shou.ld be renewed and Set back about ? feet so as to admit of the road bemng prop.erl.¥ repaired. I reco~end that ~this be referred to the Co~ittee· on P{ioliC Property. (So referred.') (2) The present road leading from the public road to the smallpox h'ospital is too steep and ~is in an impassable condition. I reconznend that it bo changed so as to run from the public road in fr§nt of the a]~shous.e and following the ridge to the' hospital. This of course' will require a new road constrUcted at'a cos~ of from $100 to $1§0, which .I reco~rend be done this month, in order to allow it to settle before freezing weather sets in. In order to expedite the work, I.recommend that the matter be referred to 'the Committee on Health with power to act. (1984) (September 9, 1902. ). this matter was referred to t~e Committee on of absence for ten days when it suits best for leave of absence asked for by the city (On motion of ~,~r. Hart Health. ) (5) I request a leave me to be away. On motion of ].~. Hart the engineer v~s granted. }~!0N~I,Y REPORTS. ~{6nth!y reports of the City Auditor,City Treasurer, City Sergeant, Keeper of the Almshouse,Clerk of the ~L%rkets,Board of Health and City Physician,were read and ordered to be filed. PETITIONS° ~:~r. Colems0n presented a petition signed by Alice H. O'Leary and others, asking tha~ a brick sidewalk with stone curbing, be laid on the east side of~ ~efferson street from Kirk avenue to .?-,iountain avenue (gth), and'agreeing therein to pay.one-half the cost thereof-upon the completi.~ ~of such walk; which was read and referred to the Committee on Streets. Petition of T. E. ~amison and others, asking that sidewalk be placed on the north side of Walnut avenue, also stepping stones across Fourth ferred to the Committee on Streets. Petition of Gallagher and Byrne, namental sign at No. Committee on Streets. from.Franklin Road to Fourth street, street, was presented, read and re- asking permission to erect an or- 9 Norfolk avenue, .~ms read and referred to the ~o V;. Pedigo,and others, asking that Petition of V;. L. Richardson, ~ an electric light be located at the intersection of Stewart avenue and Ninth street,SoE., was presented, read and referred to the Co~ittee on Lights ~ Petition of Jo S. Licklider and others, asking that Lewis Street be extended from }~arshall avenue to Luck avenue, was presented by ~..~r. Vaughan, read and referred to the Committee on Streets. REPORT OF T}:]~ CO~IT~E O~ FI~I~CE.~.:[r. Hart, from the Committee on Finance, submitted, the following report: 1. ~ir. B. B. Harding. , the accountant.employed by the financ$ commit- tee· to check the books and accounts of the city, calls attention to the account, standing on the books of the auditor, knoVau as the City Fund account, amounting to $333,000; $290,000 of which is chargeable to Roanoke &~Southern bonds,and the .other is .made up of various im- provement accounts ,not clearly set forth. The proper distribution of this remainder of about $133,000, will reqUire a check going back to 1892. As the account now stands, it is Very unsatisfactory and hard to explain,and the committee thinks it 'ought to be properly checked and adjusted. This work. will be additional to that contracted for by the Committee, requiring about three 'days in which to complete it. We rec- ommend: ~herefore, that an additional sum, not exceeding~ thirty dollars be allowed for checking these accounts, prior to July lst,1901, and ~djuSting the same in accordance with the reco_~,~.~endations of th~ ac- c ountant. .(The recommendation was adopted, Ayes--Antrim,Coleman,Cr~npecker, Donaldson ,Hart ,Heazel ,Hough ,Huff ,.'..~ys ,1.~inahan ,Pace ,Rennet, Schwab, Shick- el,Thomas, The President.-16. Noes--None. )' 2. The committee has considered~ the petition of W.J.Rigney, police- ~__s.n, to be paid the sum of $54, for 24. days time lost by reason of' sickness,from July 6th..to July-29th;. and recommends that the sam.= be refused. Notwithstanding that prec4dents, so called, have been estab- lished in this particular, the ~committee does not. approve of the prac- tice. There .-is an ordinance granting policemen ten days vacation, with pay,in each year,and this is invariably taken advantage of by all the officers of the force° F~urthermore, we are of opinion,that as good and adeO~uate salaries are .paid the policemen,that it should not be ex- pected in case of sickness or other °¥dinary bodily aliments,that the city should grant allowances for time lost',even in whole or. in part. V;e understand also :that ~ir. Rigney before he was able to resume the regular duties of patro~man,was~given ~empl0yment at the station-house in place of one of th_e station-keepers,:the city .thereby affording-him an opportunity to draw his. sal. ary w~en~ otherwise he could not have done -1985- (Septembe~ 9.th~ _1.902,) so. ¥£e therefore reconm~end that the petlt].on.be refused. (The recommendation ws.s adopted,and the petition refused.) 3. The co~mnittee has considered the question of the a-ppoinHueut of e~ collector of delinquent insolvent taxes,and r.ecommends the appoint- ment of ."Tr. C. Z~. Younge for the position, subject to the action of Cotuucil. If appointed, we recommend that his bond be fixed at :$500,. with some acceptable guaranty company as surety, which shall be execut- ed by him before the lists are delivered to him for collection. His compens=_tion is fixed by ordinance mt 25~. (C. N. Younge vm.s appointed and the recommendation of the co'-~mittee adopted by the following vote: Ayes__Antrim,Coleman,Crumpecker,D°nald- Schv~b, Shickel, Thomas, son ,H~r ~ ,Heazel _~{ough ./{ays ~linahan ,Pace ,Rennet, " ' 'Noes--H{uff · ) Vaughan,The President--16 · 4. The co~mnittee has considered the ordinance introduced bY ~. ¥[ilkinson to repes~l the ordinance imposing a license tax on planing · .~50 each per annum; but as there are some mills and flouring mills~ of legs~l question involved, we have referred the matter to the city solic- pending which the report thereon is deferred. introduced by !.~. Donaldson to increase the sala- the steam fire engine, is deferred for future itor for his opinion, 5. The reso].utiou ry of the .engineer of consideration - 6. The resolution submitted by ~.-'~. Heazel, providing for refunding to certain societies which used Assembly Hall on the night of ~£a%rch 21, 1902. the sum of $10 paid therefor, has also been'postponed for further cons 4_ dera ti on o S. ~ne resolution introduced by lit. Antrim,and referred to this Committee: which directs the city solicitor to institute proceedings _ ~h~ collection of certain pound fines, due upon stock re- ~ ooking to ~ = leased by former mayors of the city, as therein alleged, we beg to re- port that after an ex~:_mination of the opinion of the city solicitor · ~'--- we recommend that the pound master be instruc- bearing upon this m~ ~, ted to release no more cattle or other stock impounded, as under the opir~ion of the city solicitor, the pound master alone is liable; but in-as-much as the cattY[ referred to had been released by him under the impression that he was doing what was right and proper,and not wishing to i~,pose the pa~ent of these fines upon the pound master, we recom- .mend that no further action be taken in respect to the matter. (The reco~-endati°n v.~s adopted.) 9. Concerning the recon~mendation of the c'ity engineer as to the completion of a certain section of the official survey of the city,and the renev~l of a number of the maps,we understand that the map commit- tee hs.s ts. ken this matter up, therefore we deem it unncessary that any report should be nuade by this committee. 10. The committee has considered the request of the city enginger to increase the salary of the assistant city engineer from $60-t° $~. per'month. The chs~racter of the work performed .by Mr. l{oore, the length of time he has been employed by the city,his ability and faith- fulness, are facts well -known to the members of Council, and while we feel that we cannot recommend the full amount asked, we submit, the fol- and ask its adoption: lowing resolution, _~L. ESOLVED,That the salary of the assistant City Engineer,be and is hereby fixed at $840 per annum, payable monthly, and to commence as of Seotember 1st. 1902. - ' Aye s--Antr ia, Co leman, CrumD ~cker ,Donald- (_~ne resolution was adopted, s on ,Hart ,Heaz el ,Hough ,Huff ,_¥~ys ,$.~inahan ,Pace ,Renner, S chv~b, Shickel, Thomas,Vaughan,The President--l?- Noes--None ;) ll. The Chief of Police has aga-in requested the committee to. con- sider his .application for an increase of salary,and we fil& herewith a letter from him,giving figures as to the cost of uniforms,imposed and to be im~..osed upon for the present year. These alone he states, cost him $112.70. Without taking this into consideration,however, the ~com- -n%ittee iz oi' opinion that the chief of police is paid an inadequa'te salary. All the other members of the force have received some increase during the last year or two, but the salary of the chief has remained to -1986- (September 9 ~ 1902) t' $?5 per month. We therefore recommend that his salary be increased o ~80 per month, and submit the following reso].ution for adoption: Resolved,That the salary of the chief of police be and is hereby fixed at the san of ~960 per annum, payable monthly; said increase to coherence as of September l, 1902. (The resolution .v~as rejected by the following vote: Ayes--Coleman, Donaldson ,]{art ,Huff ,Mays ,Pace ,Thomas ,Vaughan- 8. Noe s--Crumpecker, ]{eaze!,Houg~',~inah~n,Renner,Schwab,Shickel,The President-8. Not voting --~r o Antr im. ). . 1~o In concluding this report the cozm~:.ittee desires to forewarn the Council concerning the financial condition of the city, and to urge that strict economy be practised along all lines. ~'fe make this state- ment in the hopes that our reco_~uendation in regard to the salaries of two officers of the city will not thereby be affected. %~hese men have served the city long and faithfully and desrve the increase recommended. But what we most desire to impress upon the Council is the necessity for looking well after our present revenues,and seeking to increase them to meet the growing needs of the city. Contingencies not foreseen at the co~mnencement of the fiscal year are now appearing,and if ;~ mis- take not, wf!l~ require large expenditures. The replacing of the cov- ering of the Campbell avenue drain will, if ordered, require from ~7 000 to $10,000 It is also stated that aoaid ~ire department will be required some time during the present fiscal year. These ,together with ccntemplated sewer and street improvements, makes it imperatively necessary th~ot strict economy be practised in all departmeu~.So Respectfully submitted, GE0. Lo ~3~RT, C. W. ~H0}~'~AS, S. Bo PACE., A. B REPORT OF T~ C0~5{ITT~ ON ACCOUNTS. }~iro Hart, from the Con~aittee on Accounts, submitted the following report: The ~ommittee on Accounts has ex~m~ined and approved Lmder appropri- ate heads the following claims and acco%rots aga;inst the city for the month of August, ].902, and reconn~end that they be approved, certified the city auditor and city treasurer a~nd ordered to_be paid: Fire ..................... $1,~o69.E5 H~alth ................. $ 49.08 .Iait, 150. ' 6 Public Prop~- ~r~y gl2.1? Lights, l, l§~_.3g Water ~7.30 Police ? 1,470.68 Sewer repadrs, 136.83 paUPers ll5.36 Sewer Improvements, ?. 75 ~Z~blic charities, 51-50 Street Improvements, 1,001.55 Street Repairs,. 1,851.22 Contingent 97.95 Street cleaning, -84.58 Commissions, 61.00 Sta-tionery & Printing, 92.65 Sanitation, 431.53 S~laries,. 1,~0~.A~7 Roanoke Hospital, 8~.$~ Total ............. ~$9 §8~.1§ (The reco~nnendation was adopted,and the accounts approved by the ~ollowing vote: Ayes~-Antrim, Coleman,CrUmpecker ,Donaldson,Hart ,Heazel, Hough ,Huf2 ,~ys ,.¥.inahan ,Pace ,Renner, Schwab, Shicke i, Thomas, Vaughan ~ The President--l? o !~oes--None. ) 2. The report of the police department shows lights found out and not burning dt~ring the month of August,1902, 906.hours and 40 minutes, making ~I8.13 to be deducted from the .bills of the company for the month of September, which the city auditor is hsreby directed to adjust. 3. The committee .has-considered the bids submitted for furnishing drugs for the us~e of the city for one year, conmuencing August 1,1902. After 'carefully considering these bids, the committee recommends that the contract be divided, ~by awarding it to Fox & Patsel for six months, and to Van Lear Brothers for six months, they being so nearly alike that it is difficUlt for the co~Tmittee to really dete~mine which is the lower bid. We deem. it proper ~to state in this connection,however, that th~. bid~ of Van Lear Brothers was received by the clerk,~- ten minut6s after the time appointed for closing-the bids, which, how- ever, was not taken into account by the Committee. We reco~mnend the adoption 'of the. following resolution: (September 9th, z9o2. ) RESOLVED,That the contract for furnishing drugs,etc. ,and filling all prescriptions,be awarded to Fox & Patsel,as per their bid for the first six months, commencing A,ugust 1, 1902; and for the second six months 1902 to Van Lear Brothers, as per their bid; conmnencing February 1st, , Provided, however, that if either of the above parties fail or refuse to accept this contract, the whole of the same shall be awarded to the other party. And the parties to whom this contract is aw~rded¥-shall be required to itemize their bills,and submit them each month' to the City Physician, who shall check the same with his prescriptions,before bills ~re passed upon by the Committee on Accotunts. Respectfully submitted, ~GEO. L. tLART, B. 0. MAYS, (except as to drug contract---P. W. RUFF, G.~I. CRUNPECtO?Jt. ~gINORITY P~PORT. Mr. Huff submitted a minori.ty report as to the drug contract reported by the Comm~.ittee on Accounts, wherein he objected to the form used,in obtaining bids and giving reasons therefor, and sub- mitted a form on which bids should be asked,and reconnnended that it be substituted for the majority report,and bids again asked from drug- 2ists under the form he submitted. " ~.~.~. ~trim moved to re-connn, it the whole matter to the Conm~ittee on AccoL~_ts for further investigation and report; which was rejected, Ayes 6, Noes 10. The above resolution of the Co_~v__,ittee on Accounts v~s then adopted, · ~in'~han S chw~b Heaz el ,_...~y s, , , Ayes--Coleman, Crumpecker ,Donaldson, Hart, _ ~,~ough ,Huff, Shickel, Thomas, Vaugh~n, The ~President--l~.Hoes--Antrim, Pace, Renner--5. .~,~ .~ . from the Committee on _~PORz OF C0~I~ITTEE ON STREETS. IL~. Vaughmn, Streets, submitted the following report: 1. We have considered the ordinance introduced in Council August 5th, 1902, and referred ~o this Committee, providing for the repeal of the ordinance heretofore adopted constituting nine hours a days work, and providing 'for the payment of labor at the 'rate of 12 cents per hour for all actual time employed. The Committee recommends the adop- tion of said ordinance, which is as follows: Be it Ordained by the Council for the City of Roanoke,That the or- dinance adopted June 10, 1902, entitled "An Ordinance prescribing the n-~ber of hours which shall constitute ~ days work on ~ll work perfromed by the city", and recorded on page 1950 of the Journal,be and the same is hereby repealed. Resolved further, ~at 'all labor employed by the excePt foremen, skilled city. on streets, sewers and other public work, labor and cart boys, shall be paid ~t the rate of 12 cents per hour,for all actual time employed. This ordinance shall be in force from its p~s ssLge. (~..tr. HouEh moved as a substitute for the ~eport of the Committee, That nine hours sh.~ll constitute a days work on all work perfo.~ned by the city, &nd laborers when required to work over that time, shall be paid .for-time and half time, for all work so done. i[_~. Coleman moved to amend the substitute by providing that laborers shall be paid for all over time at the same rate per hour as for regu- lar worki~:g hours; which v~s rejected, Ayes 8, Noes 9. The question being on the adoption of the substitute submitted by _~. T{ouEh, --On motion of Mr. Rennet the whole m~tter was "laid on the table. 2. .a time of the The city engineer calls attention to the necessity of employing keeper to keep the time of the city forces during the progress work now in hand. There about ?0 men employed mhd the foremen have been keeping the time .of the men, which is found to be unsatis- factory ~nd imperfectly done. V!e reco~r,~end that the city engineer be authorized to employ a time keeper, to keep the time of the city forces and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the ci.tY engineer~ at a salary of $40 per month, chargeable to street.improvements-, for not exceeding three months. -1988- (September 9th, 1902, ) (The vote was taken on the appointment of Subsequently ~. the adoption of the r ec onnnendat i on pertaining Ayes 10, Noes the vote by to a time keeper,and it was rejected, 6. Minahan moved a reconsideration of which the same was rejected,and the reconsideration was agreed to. The recommendation of the committee was then adopted: Ayes-~Antrim, Coleman, Crump e cker ,Donaldson ,Hart ,Heaz el.-,Huff ,Mays ,Mznahan ,pa9 e ,Re'nner Schw~b,Shickel,Thomas,Vaughan,The Presiaent--16. Noes-~Hough. ) ' 3. The Committee recommends the adoption of the following resolu- tion to provide for the construction of cobble gutters on Bullitt ave- nue, between 3d and 4th streets, S.E.,this being very necessary ow~ug to the conditions there: RESOLVED, That the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to grade and cobble gutter Bullitt avenue., between Third street-and Fourth street,S.E., at a cost not exceeding $200, chargeable to the account of street repairs. (The recommendation was adopted, Ayes--Antrim,Coleman,Crumpecker, Donaldson ,Hart ,Heazel ,Hough ,Huff , Mays, Minahan, Pace, Renner Schwab Shickel,Thomas, Vaughan, The President--17. Noes--None.) ' ' 4. Other matters pending before the Committee have been ~eferred for future consideration. Respectfully submitted, L. H. VAUGHAN, GEO. L. HART, / H.B.DONALDSON, JAS.D. JOHNSTON, S. Bo PACE. r~0INT REPORT OF COMMIT~ ON STREET A~D SEWERS. The Co~,~nittees on Streets and Sewers, submitted the following joint report: The Committee on Streets and Sewers to whom was referred jointly the matter of the condition of the Campbell avenue drain covering,over that portion of Lick Run between Randolph street-and Norfolk~ avenue, beg to report that they have considered the same,and find that it is necessary that repairs be w~_de at once. Council has already been made aware of the dangerous .condition of this. covering,and the consequences that might result in case of a collapse, i~he city engin=~er has called at- tention to it from time to time,and we now feel that the time is at hand when prompt action should be had. The city engineer estimates the cost for covering this .portion of the run with railway iron at ~lO,O00,and for a brick arch, about $7,000. We are of opinion that a portion of this cost should be bnrne by the street railway company,and have asked the 'city molicitor for his opinion thereon,in connection with other details bear'ing on this matter,pending which we recommend that the proposed improvement be advertised,and bids requested for cov- ering sam~,both with railway iron,also .for arching it with brick,and submit the following resolution for adoption: RESOLVED,That the city engineer be and is hereby directed to prepare ~specifications and to advertise f'or bids for covering Lick Run between Randolph street and Norfolk avenue, First--with railway iron(old rails) and brick and concrete filling. Second, by means of a BriCk arch,extending from wall to wall,and including the necessary reb_uilding of the walls and restoring, the street The notice t0 provide that a certified check for the sum of $100 must be deposited with each bid;and the Council to have the right to reject any and all bids. ~_fter said bids shall have been received the Com- mittee on Streets. and SeWers shall meet jointly and consider the same and make report thereon to Council. Respectfully submitted, L. H. VAUGHAN, S. B. PACE H. B. DONALDSON, J.D. JOHNSTON, B. 0 .~ MAYS, J. F. HEAZEL, W. M. SHICKEL. The report was adopted by the following vote: Ayes--AntrUm,Coleman, Crumpecker ,Donaldson ,.Hart ,Heaz el ,Hough,Huff ,Mays ,Minahan, Pace ,Rennet Schwab,.Shickel,Thomas,Vaughan The Presiden.t--l~. Noes.--None. ' CITY SOLICITOR'S OPINION. 'The City Solzcitor submztted an opinion in response to the' request of the Committees on Streets and Sewers as to the use. of the street by the street railway company,the liability of said company and the city thereupon,and the question of giving due -1989- ( September 19o2. ) '~u~ic~ to the street railway company of the condition of the street, W]~zc~. was read, whereupon, on motion of '~{ro Nays,the opinion of the .~zt~. Solzcztor was referred to the ~yor w~th the request that he give ..~The~.s:treet railway company such notice as ~s therein contemplated. ~ '~0?NT REPORT OF CO~ITTEES ON ~ALTH AND ORDINANCES. The following a~3~'%o~{~+~ report w~s presented: 4~';:~. iThe Committees on Health and Ordinances, at the request of the ~'~~d of Health, submits herewith certain ordinances,pertaining to the ~?_.al~h department, which we recommend shall be adopted. These ordi- nances h~ve been examined by the city solicitor,and pronounced to be in. legal form. They are as follows: m.~i' An. ordinance to provide for the registration of persons practising o~o~w~fery.(~) An ordinance to amend section ~ of the General Ordi- h~'.ces so as require reports to be made by physicians in charge of con-~ .~_~;ta~ious or infectious diseases of the convalescence or termination of ~'~S~!~ disease, to the Board of Kealth,in order that steps may be taken .%~'properly f~nigate or disinfect the premises where such disease ex- ~ed. (~) An ordinance to prohibit persons from departing from, or entering upon premises that have been duly quarantined,and imposing fine for a violation thereof po~'ting placards or notices on <~d.iseases exist~and providing a :~.~f.~.~ such pl~_cards · ~ ,~.' Re sp e c t fully _~ne ordinances reported by , (~) An ordinance to provide for houses where infectious or contagious penalty for the defacement or removal % submitted ¢ ~AS. D. ~OHNSTON, L oL.SCHWAB, BoOo ~YS, ~ oF .HEAZEL, P.W. HUFF, A.Bo CO~ W.E. RE~.I~R, J .H .WILKINSON · th'e Co~ittee on Health and Ordinances, were,on motion of ~{r. Coleman, adopted: Ayes--Antrim,Coleman,Crumpecker 'DShald s on ,Hat t ,Heaz e i ,Hough ,Huff, ~,~ys ,.~inahan ,Pace ,Rennet, Schwab, Shickel,Thomas ,Vaughan,The President--l? o Noes--None · Said ordinances are recorded at the end of these proceedings. ~'~'~_DVW~RTISING ORDINANCES. ~{r. Heazel moved that the clerk of Council be instructed to advertise ~he ordinances adopted this. evening,in · ~t~ich the general public zs interested, for 15 days time,in some news- p~Der published in the city,and that he obtain bids from all the. daily .~3¢~'ers and award the contract to the lowest bidder. ..... ~'~/~r. Huff moved to refer the matter to the Finance Co~v,~ittee; which 'W~ rejected. eu~ ~e motion of ~{r. Heazel v~s then adopted, Ayes--~tr~,Cr~pecker~, ~6~ald s on ,Hat t ,Heaz e I ,Hough .~ys ,Ein~an ,Pace ,Rennet, Sch~b, '~omms, 9~a~ghan:The President--14~ ~oes--Coleman,H~f,~ickel--5. ~ '~ORT OF ~ CO~5~ITTRE ON ~~. ~. H'~f, from the Committee on' Health, submitted the following report: 1. Anticips~ting that smallpox will prevail again in the city d~ing ,~. winter,and that it would be necessary to make arrangements before through its chair~n, advertised .~hd for its treatment, the Co~ittee, ~ -~-~6~ bids from physicians of the city for~the treatment of s~llpo~ c~es, should any occ~. They were asked to bid for performing the work ..~$~ a statsd s~ per day, month and year. Bids were received from ~. ~-T ~b.A~istead ,Dr .J.C ~Burks ,Dr .Wi~er Hodgson,Dr .G .0 .Giles, and Dr. ~ederick Webb, which have been ex~ined by the Co~ittee,and the bid '~'6~' ~ Webb fo~d to be the lowest. He proposes to perfo~ the work f6~ .~.50 per day or ~50 per month to December l; for the next four mghths, $4 per day or $100 per month,and after that for the reminder ~ the year, $~ 50 per day or ~50 per month; or, he will perfo~ the $600 , year The Col~ittee reco~ends that the ~id of Dr. Webb be accepted, for the s~ of $600 per year, services to begin,and salty to co~ence upon the development of the first case of s~llpox; ,$z~:id physicizn to vaccinate all i~tes of houses 'infected and all sus- ctsthe city to f~nis~ the points; and the ~yor is hereby author- ~ed ~.o execute a proper contract between the city and Dr. Webb,which contract is to be dra~ by the city solicitor. -1990- (September. 9th,~902. ) · 2. The Committee submits a.n ordinance herewith to provide for the .employment of a smallpox physician,and to amend and re-oraain the '~w mn respect thereto. In consequence of the proceedings of Council h~v n become somewhat complicated in this -~ .... '- ..... " i g -~u~, we aeem it '.proper at this time, in co. nnection with the emplo~ent of smallpox Physician,that th.e law b.e-revised and clearly set out, not only for the overnme t- par.tlcular case, but to rovi __ g _ n off this · _ . P de for the future em lo s~clan, should ~t ~- ~ ....... -~ -. p yment o~' such phy- ~~, ~ane we recommend that it be adopted. ......... ~-'~" the adoption of the to amend and re-ordain section at the end of these (The ordinance herein referred to is recorded proceedings. ) 3. The recommendation of the mayor in regard hog pens in the city, which was referred to this considered and we recommend hereto appended, Ordinances to the maintenance committee ,has been following ordinsmce, 552 of the General-' of prohibits de. ce ~ we on ~ebruary 1st, of that year, thereby giving those hogs on hand ample time to dispose of them. ~ Respectfully submitted, P. W. HU~F~ J.F. HEAZEL, JAS.D. JOHNSTON, L. L. SCHWAB, B. O. ~A~YS. },.fr. Cru~pecker m~ved to adopt the report 'of the Committee on Health as a whole. ~:~n~. Hough moved to strike out the ordinance as to keeping hogs within the city; which was rejected~Ayes 6; Noes 9. M~r. Pace moved to amend the same ordinance so as to provide that hog pens shall not be located closer than 50 feet to any street,nor 100 feet to any residence; which am~endment ~s also rejected. ~e report of the Co~ittee and the ordinances submitted by it were adopted by the following vote: Ayes--Coleman,Cr~pecker ~Hart,He~ze:l Huff ,}~ys ,t4mn~an ,Rennet ,Schwab, Shickel ,~e President--Il. Noes-"Donaldson,Hough.Pace,~o~s,Vau~an.5. Not voting--~trim. ~e ordinances abo+e ~referred to are recorded at the end of these proceedings. S ~ORT 0F ~ CO~ITT~ 0~ S~S. ~. l~ys from the Ocli "" ewers, submitted the fol . , ttee. on .~ ~_ lowing report. - ...." . +. -~ne comities has considered the question of constructin sy~te~ of sewers mn Sec. 8, heretofore ~der co~~~-- ~--.~ ~nc upon which a hear~n'~ has been ~ ~ ~ _~.....~=-=~un oy ,~_ _~.* .... ~. . ~i.~,~ ~ ~uu~t~ng property ov.~mr · ~_es~.~eo cos~ of this 'Improvement is ~3 ~ ~___.~t~ ~_ ~.-..~- sysmem ne nut in as o~~-~, ---~ .... ~ '~Y, ~v~u~ ~ne . . t- ._ --6j..~y uun~emp&ame~; out we have inserte provmsmon mn ~he reso u ' . - d a _.~ ._. _- .... ~ t~on that the Co~cil shall have authori ~zmznzsn the wor~ zo b'e done in -a~ ----: ........ ~y to .. . . ~ Au ~u~mon, so %aat ~e cost will' come wzthin the approprzatzon now available for sewer zmprovements. We reco~mnd th~ adoption ~f the following resolution: . -- . (~,e resolutzon, ~mch ms recorded at the.~nd of'these proceedmngs, ~s adopted by. ~he following 'vote: ~eS--.~tr~,Coleman Cr~pecker'. Donaldson,Hart ,Heazel,Hou~,H~f ,~Ys ,~{in~an,Pace ,Re~r Schwab Sh'zc el,~omas,Vaughan, The Preszdent--17. N=-~--~,~ ~ , , . k ~. ,~e co~i~tee'~ttaches'hereto '~ petition s~ned b R . "." Lev~ ~, .F.!~[.W~lli~s. and the Fidelit--w~ ~_~_ ~ y ~ .~~-~ ~ T~grm wa~er oramn mo relieve the sit,rich. ~e 9~Y engmneer reporm~ that phs total ~ cost will not exceed $100. We:j' recoEend t~t the cmty e~g~neer ~be instructed to do whatever work is necessary to- properly dramn th~se ·premises, at a Cost not. exceeding" :L. $100, chargeable to sewer repasts, and upon the comp!etitmon of the w°~ bills to be rendered to' said propert oEer - . whmcn they are hereb re ui . Y s for one half the oost~ . ~. . .y q red to paY~nto the city treas~y. ~---'~ __[~e.~ec°~fndatzgn.~s.adopted by the s~e vote as last above tek: coreco, - Ayes ~7, ~mous.) , in respect thereto. In view of the fact that this ordinance the keeping of hogs within three hundred yards of any resi- have provided that it shall not go into effect until 190Z; persons who have .-1991- (Sgptembsr 9th, 1902.) .5 ~ In connection with the zmprovement of Gilmer avenue now in prog- ress~ the city engineer informs the committee .that the sewer now in said avenue carries both storm water and sewage; that it is connected with storm w~.ter inlets,and, that the outlet mains are being mtaxed se- verely as a consequence. He recommends that a 15" sewer pipe be laid i n said avenue.from Henry st~'eet to Commonwealth avenue, 'the .cost of which will be $900. This sewer pipe. to .be connected with the branches carrying sev,~ge,and the old sewer pipe is to be used for carrying storm v~ter only,and to be discharged into Lick Run. The Committee ~ recommends however, that for the present the pipe be laid only between Henry .St. and Jefferson street, the cost of. which will be about $500 , including the necessary connections,and~ leave the portion east of Jefferson St., until he is ready to commence the work of macadamizing thereon. We recon~..end that the city engineer be. instructed to have the sewer_pipe put in between Jefferson street and Henry Street,before any-macadam is laid on said street,the cost of same to be charged to sewer repairs. (The reco~umendation w~s adopted by the. same vote as .last above, re- corded, Ayes 17, unanimous. ) W/' 4. Complaint having been made to the committee of the conditions existing in the northwest by reason of the waste water from the West End Round House being permitted .to still flow on to private property, the committee made an examination of the matter and finds that the Nor- folk and Western Railway Company is putting in another tank at the ~est. End Round House,which in our judgment will minimize the amount or.waste water. We recommend that the matter stand as it ,now. is without further action,until this tank is put in,at which time we steps will be necessary. ~ Respectfully submitted, .B.O. ~I~AYS', P. W. HUFF, do not' think further J, F. KFJ~ZEL~ W. M~ SKIC_KEL~ REPORT OF T-~F~. COP~ilTTEE ON PUBLIC PROP__ERT¥. ~. Mays, from the. Committee on Public Property, submitted the following r~port: 1. The recommendation of-the Mayor concerning the ov~ership of ¥;oodland Park property,having been referred to this co~ittee,.in con- junction with the city engineer and city solicitor,to ascertain the status of' the matter and _ms. ke such reconznendations thereon as. would settle the ~atter, or put it in such~ shape that persons who 'own.lots therein and desire to build thereon, may understand a~ether or no~t ~the city is to take charge of the property, beg to report tha~ the.city solicitor has given his opinion, which is hereto attached, that V~od- land Park has been, by action of the former-o~mers, dedicated to~,the public for park purposes; that is, by the same.proceedure ~wherein it dedicated the streets and alleys through its propertY,it also dedicated the land k~_own as Woodland Park,and that. the. public' 'has .certain vested rights therein,and no act or~failure to.act by the"officers of the~Oity of Roanoke, can affect the rights of the public, to the use of'said park. We therefore recommend that the city. solicitor be instructe~'.~te insti- tute such proceedings in court as may be necessary t6. vest the city ?~ith the proper control of said property for park purposes. 2. The recommendation of the city engineer that the interior of the city Hall be painted and calcimined,and that ~new tin roof be has been considered~ It is estimated placed on the original building, that the painting and calcimining will cost $1'56,and the new tin roof about $567~. We recommend that the city engineer prepare specifications for the performance of this work and advertise for~.bids until October '1,- 1902,for the perfOrmanCe .of the same;said bids~.to .be-examined-.-by the committee' and reported to Council with its recommendation at the next regular meeting. 3. The co~w,~ittee has made an inspection of the buildings at the almshouse,and finds them in fairly goo. d condition, except 'that a new tin roof is needed on the old corn cr~b, which will cost $15 or $20. T~_is building is used for storage 'purposes,..and wagon shed,and in order to protect the property,the .roof should be placed on the building.at. 6nce. We recommend that the citY ' engineer be instructed to have the- work done at a cost 'of $15 or $20, chargeable to 'the accoUnt of Public Property. -1992- (September 9, 1902. ) lng through the almshouse property is in bad con- almost 'impassable. It is also,at that point, too widened. It is a county road, but the county has others for the location Henry street and llth avenue,S.W.,and the matter thor investigation.- 2. The matter of extending building of Alert Fire company, is also deferred for future consideration. $. Acting. under the authority- of a resolution heretofore adopted by Council,the committee has awarded the contract for repairing the wagon of the FriendShip Fire Company to the Va. Carriage Factory,for the~ sum of $8§.§0; and also ordered the equipments therefor,costing $A$.§0 additional,making $129,00 in all; which we recommend shall be approved. Respectfully submitted__ H. B. DONALDSON, JAS. D. JOHNSTON, (l~e]~ort. a~proved'.)' S.~B.PACE, C. W. THONAS, ]~. N~NAHAN. A o The road lead di. tion,and in places narrow,and should be persistently refused to. make any repairs or improvements thereto. We recommend that the city engineer be instructed to take the matter up with the authorities of Roanoke county,and propose to them that the city will move the fence back and widen the road,provided the county will repair the road,and upon such proposition being accepted,the city engineer is hereby directed to move back the fence such distance as he may deem proper,and to renew or repair the fence, chargeable to the account of public property. 5'. The'committee has examined the property at the city stables,and finds the steam road roller stored under a shed adjoining the stables. In order' to. remove the roller from a position where it.would be endan- 'gered by fire,and also to a~oid the necessity of insurmng it, we deem ' lo t, and it proper that a shed should be-erected on another part of the the roller stored thereunder when not in use. The cost of the shed. will be about $50!as per estimate of the city engineer. Vie reco~end that the city e~ngmneer, be instructed to construct said shed at a cost not exceeding $50, chargeable to the account of public property; and as none of the property there is. insured, we further re.commend that when this work is done,that the committe~e have au..tho~i, ty to insure the same, or such part thereof as they may teem expealen 6. T~.e request of the _mayor for c_ert~a_in e. quipmen~ts, f..or th.e polic.e.. force, vxz. pistols ,batons ,belts ,handcuzzs ,nmppers ,wnms~Aes ,etc., es~m mated to cost about $~00, has been deferred for the present,and will receive consideration hereafter. 7. The request of the.mayor for ~ telephone in his office in Terry Building,has been considered and is deferred for future consideration. 8. The recommendation of the mayor that no further interments be permitted in the colored cemetery,in-as-much as the said cemetery is alleged to be filled and all the space taken up, is under considera- tion, pending which we have referred the subject to the city engineer for investigation and report. Res'ly-submitted, J.H. WII~KINSON, J.F. A.B.COLE~, $. B. PACE, B. O. NAYS. The report-of the Committee. w~s adopted,on motion of Mr. Rennet,by the following vote: Ayes.--Antrim,Coleman,Crumpecker,.Donmldson,Hart, Heaze i ,Huff- ,Hough ,Mays ,Minahan ,Pace ,Rennet, Schwab ,.Shmcke 1, Thomas, Vaughan The Presi'dent--1V · Noes--None'.. REPORT OF C0~ITTEE ON OFFICIAL NAP.- Mr. Hough, from said Committee, submitted a report,reconm~endA that the section of the bwtween Roanoke street on the west, Randolph street on. the east, the Norfolk & Western Railv~y on the north, and Tazewell avenue-and Franklin Road on the south, be completed, at an estimated cost of $600; that an appropria- tion of that amount be _~:de therefor; and also submitted a report thereon, which w~s read, and on motion of Mr. Heazel' laid on the table by the following ~ vote: Ayes--Coleman,Cr. umpecker,Heazel,Minahan, Pace,Schwab,Thomas,Vaughan,~e President--9. Noes--Antr~_~,Donaldson, Hart ,Hough,Huff ,2~.ays ,Renner, Shickel--8 · REPORT OF ~ CO~ITTEE ON FIRE. AND WATER. Mr .Donaldson, from the Committee on Fire and V~at'er, submitted the following report: 1. The cow~_ittee has considered the petition of E.T.Burnett and of a fire alarm box at the intersection of is deferred for fur- ~1993~ ( Sep't:e~ber · 9 i 1902, ) 'REPORT .0F~THE COI$iITTE, E oN~.0RDINANCES. Mr ,' Coleman~ 'fro~ th'e tee'on"ordinance~, s'ubmitted the following ~eport~ ~" ........... 1. ~We submit herewith an ordi'nance to s~end and re-ordain Sec, of the Genera.1...0rdinances,.s0 as to"'Ves% the assis:tant clerk~of:th.~e markets with police powers, A'~ instance recently.occurred wh&re' it v~s.neces'~ar.y, for the assistant. ~ 'clerk to ar'~eS't'an 6ffending pers'oi%~'~-.:~~ which was done 'and the-offender taken be'fore-th'e.p01f6e justice, .... He v~s discharged fo~" th~ reason'' th~t":s~kid ~ssi'stant-clerk'had no-au-t~0rity to. make an arrest. We reconmuand ~he"ad0ption'of the ordinauce;kttached: (The ordinance to a~end .and' re-ordain- Section' 460 of the ~ene~al ordinances:' so~as to vest the assistant, clerk':0f~'~the markets with police pow. ers:was read', considered and adopted.,and-';is, rec'orded at' {h% end of these pro'c~edings. ) ''~'' - "~ ~-~' ~' ; ~'" ....... ---2. The 'ordinance introduced by'}~r. Antrim and~ referred~ t~-th'is'c6m- providing that the 'street railway company-be required to' DDr'i.nk- mittee, . . .... · le the streets trasersed-by its lines, has been considered, but' we are of opinion that the subject should be considered by..th.e committe, e' on -streets ," which committee more properly has jurisd, ictioln '0~ the matter; and we recommend that it be so referred.-' (M~. Hart moved as 'a substitute for-the report 0f-'~the csmmi%t.ee' that thee or'dinance providing for" sprinkling the streets~by the s~geet railv~y company, be adopted without, referring it to the street tee as recommended; which was agreed"~to,and thee "6rdin'anc'e'wa's ad6pted by the following vote: Ayes--Antr~',Col'eman,.Crumpecker,Hart,Heazel, Hough ,Mays ,Minahan ,Pace ,Renner ,Schwab, Shickel, Thomas--13. Noes--Huff', Vaughan, The President--3. Not voting--Donaldson. Said ordinance is recorded at the end of these proceedings.) ......... ~ The petition of H.E.McD0na!d and other..s.,.request.ing.that dinance be adopted permitting' cattle' and horses to'-run times,in a part. of the. Northwest, Section ered,and we recommend that it li~.'on' .the Respectfully submi.t'.t:ed',' A. G. an cr- aft large 'at all of the city, ha's been bonsidm .table · B C0Lm ', W.' E. .. W, c Lm Ec . N.W., changed' more people and diffuse 'light to b~tter' kdvantage. light does little or no service. We recommend 'the 2ollowing resolution: That the-Roanoke' Railway and El~6t~'ic . REPORT 0~ THE. COI:~IT'~' ON LIGHTS;: ' M:r~. p.~c.e~i.from'~ the Committee~ .... ~n Lights, submitted the f0.ii, owing repOrt.: "';~ . .:~. :... 1,. We have .bee'n requested ~to change '%~e~ liEh..t on. Gilmer"'av. enue, about.100 feet eastward', to .w~.rd Commonwealth' avenue. We.are'.advi'se.d 'J' th~t'this change, will be ag .r e.eab le to'~ t~{e,residents .of that~ IgCality,. tter adVantage'~ :' have. and will also diffuse light to be We also b~'en' recuested to have the light no located at Fern St~eet and' 8tl~.St~-e~t - to Magnolia avenue and '8th:"street, where it.will serve ".'At present this adoption of the P~SOLVED, . 'c0mpafly, under the terms of its contract,.b'e and is-hereby'direct'ed to'move the light, now located on Gi]?ner avenue west of Commonweal'th .~venue', eastward on-Gil- met avenue to a-point about_ 15 feet east of Bethany Church..door. -. And also move the light now located at Fern street 'and 8th. ~T.V;., to M%%gnolia. 'avenue and 8th .str.eet, !TOW. 2. There are se~en petiti°r~s pending before the committee location of additional lights, but. they are 'tion can be.made, of the prgpo~ed' loc~'~..ions. ~ RespectfUlly su~bmitted,. S..B, street,. for the' .deferre.d' uh.til an' exmin~- ' DON~LDSON, A'~'"~B .' COLE~'iAN': '~. Heazel-mo~ed t'~ eiimi'nat'e that p~rt-of the-reso'l~ti'on'and're-. port which.prolvides for 'the remo.val 6f.the 'light' on Giimer"'avenue;' which motion was-rejected. .. The'report 0~ 'the Committee wa~-then' 'adopted?' "~ ~.~ POUI~nD FI~FES. The City Solicitor Subm_itted an-~ opinion' in relat~idn to the imposition of pound.fines,the aut'.hority'%o release stock pounded ,&c . giving as h'is opinion' that no one has the authority to order the release of stock impounded;that amount paid the pound master for the redemption of stock are redemption fees, and .the pound master. is responsible therefor~ which was read and ordered to be filed. -1994.- (September 9 ,. 19oz. ) , FJ'.TE%:SI0!! OF EIGHTH STREET S.W. Mr. Thomas submitted a resolution 'to provide for ti~e acquisition of a lot for the extension of Eighth Street, S.W., between Campbell avenue and Patterson avenue; which was' res~d and referred to the Committee on Streets· A~.*IWALS PI~..~TIMG AT LARGE. .~.r Antrim introduced an ordinance to amend and re-ordain Section 551 of the General Ordinances, so as to pr.ohibit, cattle running at large in that portion of the Second Ward north of V;alnut avenue, and for other purposes; which was read and referred to the Committee on Ordinances. PtBIB._.wRS". LICA~NSES AND BONDS. The application of Theo. Possine,for Plumbers.' license accompanied with a bond for $500, with the 'Fidelity and Deposit Company 'of ~aryland as surety; also. the application of W. R. Hesser,with bond for ~500, with J.G._Wnepp, as' surety; were sub- mitted and referred to the Committee on ordinances, to be considered in connection with a recent act of the General~Assembly in relation thereto, .as respects the licensing of Plumbers by- a board appointed' for that. purpose. LICK 'RUN -- CLEANING OF. L~r. Donaldson called attention to the fil- th3, condition of Lick Run; and .on his motion the city engineer was instructe~t to have the city forces clean this run from Tinker Creek to the old distillery building in the northeast, before Cold weather sets. in,. The Council.. tt~en',on motion~ , adjourned. ....... '-oo0oo-- AN ORDINANCE' t-0 'provide for the registrat'ion of persons practising ~.idwi'fery in ithis city· .... (Adopted september 9, 1902. ) BE IT ORDAINED,by the Common Council for the City of Roanoke,That every woman who Shall act' as midwife,or practise obstetrics in this city, shall be requ'ired to r.egister her name and residence,and a general 'memorandum of her experience in such capacity, with the President of the Board~ of. Health. The record of such registration shall be kept in a bo.'.ok, fo~ .that.purpose by th~ President of the Board of Health. Any person violatin'g the provisions of this brdinance by fail{ng to regis- ter as aforesaid, shall be subject to a fine of not less than one nor more- than five dollars. ~ '2. This ordinance shall be. in force from its passage. .... o0oo A~N-0RDIK_~TCE to-provide for quarantine of premises where infectious or cohtagious diseas'~Js occur,and to prohibit persons from entering thereon,or departing therefrom during such quarantine. (Adopted September 9, 1902.) 1. BE IT ORDAINED. by the Co~m~on Council for the City of Roanoke, ~_at the General Ordinances pertaining to contagious diseases, be amended by adding to Chapter XXXII, a new section, to be knovm as Sec- ti'on 445-b~ as follows: 445-b. Vfhenever in the judgment of the Board of Health or ?.~yor it becomes necessary in order to protect the city against contagious dis- eases, they are authorized and' empowered to quarantine such premises as may be infected, and to prohibit any person or persons from entering into or departing therefrom; and any person entering upon or into quar- antined prem. ises, or departing therefrom', shall be fined for such vi- olation a sum not less than two dollars and fifty cents, nor more than twenty dollars for every such. offense. 2. This Ordinance shall be in force from its psssage. ---- .... oo0oo ........ -199§- AN.ORDINANCE to amend and re-ordain Section 442 of the General OrdZ- nances, So as require physicians to make' reports' of the convalssee~Oe of , or 'termination of contagious diseases.. , ~ (Adopted September 9,.]902'.) ~.; ~'" City of ~, .~.. Se 1. BE IT O~AI~D ~y. the Co~cil f~r the Roanoke c. 442'~of'the GenerAl.~0rdinances of the Cmty of ~oanoke, in"relAt~on to .~king repo~ts"o~ contagious dis~a'ses,be and ms hereby.~ende~'and reUordaS~ned~ so as '~5o'read as follows: 442. It Shall be the dut~of~every.practising' phy~iCi~' in~t~i~ · city~ ~0 shall'find..anY .case~ of C~ntagious or i~ectious disease',L.such as scarlet fever, ~m~llpox, Asiatic cholera, diphtheria, whooping'~ cough, measles, ~,~Hus ~fever,~nd sUCh other diseases '~.~'are me~iened in the ~o~s puescM, ibed by:the. Board of Health for makin~'subh r~ports, within twelve hou~ after .the existence of such disease sh~ll have come to his ~owledge,t0 report~ the s~e to the Board of Health and t0'.L~he ~he ~duty of the Physician Superintendent of Schools.It shall also by '~ ~ charge of any such case, to report .to the Board of Health the conva- lescence or termination of such disease, in order that such steps ~y ~ay be.taken as.~y be necessary.t, properly f~igate-or disinfect, the 'premises ~eEein such disease existed,if'in the jud~ent~ef..the Board of Health"Such ~disinfection or~ f~igation 'is deemed advisable. Such~ physician shall give in said report~the name and residence of 't~e tient, and the.n~ture of the disease wit~ Which such .patient is-affecte~ andi~' case the ~Pe~s*n so ~ffected~ is'a'miuor, ~sUch report shall also give the names and residence of th8 parents/o~ gBardian o~ S~ch.~minor, If ~ny prac~isiDg physician she. ll.fa~l te' comply with the requirements of thi's section he shall be liable 't0 fine 'of not more than .ten. d~l~s .for eac~ offense. * ~' '~ ~.' "2~ ~.~S~ Ordinance shall 'be'" in .force fr0~~ its .p~ass~ge. ;"~ oGO00 " ' ' , t'~ - . .. :.', ~ ~ - - '' ' ~; -.. :' .. , .' .. -- " .~ ; .. -.-, ~.~ :' :~' ; · = ~. . · ,.. · · '~'" '" ..... 9 - ~ .gth, . :..l';''BE IT"0~AI~D Bx.the:JCp.~cil-for' the.:Dity .of.'~R'0ano~',..~ab ..the 'General Ordih~nc'es be :~ended by adding t0:~pter ~Ii.: ~. new..'sec%'iOn, to be ~o~n as Section 4~5-a, a-s 'follows, .~...wit: ~'- ~ 445,a. it ShaI1 be the .duty 6f-.the police depar~ent, ~t~o~h'euch --pol~ice- officer ~'S ~y ~be desiganted by :the ~yor,. to. i~edimtely, pqst ''in m conspi-cuous, pla'ce upon any bu~i~ing ~where any. contagious-0r ~infec- 'tious disease ~X%S.~S',' .such~pla. car~ as ~y be.. ~esignated .by,and upon the ord. er' of %h~~ Board of Health.' ~ ~y person removAng~- defaping, or-i ~'~es~ro~ing such.Placard or notice so Pos'ted, shall be f.~ned, not less ~th~n ~wo dolla~.s'-~d' fifty cents nOr..more than' te~ dollars' for every '~uch~0ffense ~ 2. ~is Ordinanc.e' shall.'b~ .in for'ce '~rom its passmge.L. ..... ' oo00o ''L~ ~ O~IN~N~E to. amend ahd ~he-ordain Sec. 460 of. th~. General .0.rdi- Dances,so ~s ~o ~est' th~ Asst. Clerk o~. 2~rkets wi. th-police .powers-. ~-~' , ~"~ ~ " (AdoDted..J September 9th',. 1902.) ' ~ . ~ ~ ~" 1. BE IT"'~AI~D by~ the-Cov~cil f. or the citY~ ef Reanoke, That Sec. 460' of %H'& General' Ordinances .be ~6nde~ and re-ordained'~s~ follows: . 46.0.~ ~t 'Shall be. :tHe duty. 0f the.ASs~istant Clerk 0~~ ~t~.e ~arkets to assist~ the Cler~.'0f~' the"~rkets in .tRe. discharge o~. his-L duties,and ~&~ absenbe~ or. ihability oF that '0fficer,. he sh~ll perform, and d$schmrge &ll %He'd~j.e~'~re~uired by 1~9 ~0 .be~.p..~rformed ~pd ~is~a~ged by staid ~'clerk'0f~th~' ~ar~et~'~~'''~ He shall exer~cise and.be vested with a.tl-the p'oWe~s-of' a'Fegular .police~n of~' the~' ~ity. ~. ~- ' 2 e' ':~'" ~ '~' ' ' ' '~ms ordinance m~l~;.be in for~e f~om its ~ss~ge. ..~,... -~996- ." AN ORDINANCE to provide for the employment of a physician to a~tend 'cases of' Smallpox,and perform other duties in connection therewith, (Adopted September 9, 1902.) 1. BE IT ORDAI~TED by the Co_~.~on Council for the Ci,ty of Roanoke, That the.:'0.~mmittee on Health is hereby authorized at such tL,~ during the year'aS it may deem proper, to' receive bids from practising physi- cians of the city, to examine suspected cases of smallpox,and to per- form. such other duties as ~ay be required in attending smallpox pa- tients, and to award the contract to one of Said phYsicians,by the day, · month or year, upon such terms as may be agreed upon, subject to the approval of Council; said physician to look after and care for such cases of Smallpox as may arise in the city.. · 2; This ordinance shall be in force from its passage~and all ordi- · nances or parts of ordinances or resolutions of Council in conflict herewith, are hereby-repealed. ........ oo0oo ...... -- A"RESOLUTION as to the' construction of'a System of Sewers in Sec.8, and to provide for advertising for bids therefor,and obtain rights of way,and for other purposes. " (Adopted September 9th, 1902. BEn-'IT RESOLVED by the Council for the City of Roanoke, Thalt a sYste~ sewers should be-"constrUcted withi~ the following described-limits: the west side of Second'Street between.the.Norfolk & Western.Railway and Salem avenue; on the north side of Norfolk avenue,between Second street and the west side of the Roanoke Railway and Electric "Company's plant; between Salem avenue and Norfolk avenue, from Second Street to Sixth street; - and between Rorer avenue and-Norfolk avenue, from Sixth Street to 8th Street, known"as sec. 8; that it is the sense of this Council that one-half the cost of such improvement should be paid by the ova~ers of the property bounding and abutting on the lines of sewers within the district aforesaid,and_benefited .by such proposed improvement and that~' one-half of t]Qe'-cost thereof should be paid out.of the. city treasury and":borne b~ 'the city;and 'that Said proportion tb be 'm'Ssessed against and borne by.. the. propert, y owners af. ore. said,shall be apPor'tioned ~_mong.said proper, ty '-o-.wners .up.on ·such'principles as the Council shall ~ier'eafter 'deter~..ine 'by'reso'lutTon or~ ordinance ~ after the. 'improvement 'afOresai'd~ sha-tl have been completed'..--- ~' ~ .... · '~ RESOLVED FURTHER,.Tha-t' the city engiheer be' and ' is her-eby instructed 'tO-advertise for bids--f0r ms. king the improvement aforesaid,in someA news- paper published in the city of Roanoke for ~thirtY'days time; s~id bids to'~ be re. mdc in accordance with 'pl.'ans':'and :specif. ica.~tions on. file in' the office "of the ci-ty engineer,and.'~to be.'~cc0mpani_ed with .a certified check for the stamen'of $~O;and the bidder to 'v~ho~ 'thee coh'tr, aCt..sh~:~ll' be. awarded Shall be required' to give' b'o~d t6'~he amount of fifty 'per cent of~ the contract price-of' the said work;and conditioned for the fai.th~.ul Per- of £'ormance of the contra.ct. And the said notice is to set forth ~the fact that the city reserves th~ right 'to reject any and all bids;and also to diminish the ~nount of the' work tb be ~erformed. The Committee on Sewers is authorized to consider said bids, after the expiration of the no~ice,and' repor.~ to Council with thei~'recomme'ndation. RESOLVED FUR~, That the city solicitor before said work shall be let tq.contract,shall tak~ up the question of sec;uring wha.tever rights ~of i~a.y may~be neces~-y.,and endeavor, to' have the property, owners exe- cute' conveyances' for the Same~, as may be' required, under'the terms of the' .~esolution adbpted -May. ?th, 1901, Viz..That_each property owner -granting the right-of w~y shall be allowed;an exemption' to the amount .:-:.e,-~ one-half of-the assessment to be hereafter levied for the ~onstruC ti'on 'of said sewers;and in case-any prop'erty, owner refuses or. decline to cohVey th~ right of way for' 'said sewers,under the. term~·afbresaid, the city solicitor is hereby instructed to institute' proceedings, to have such rights of .way condemned, in accordance with the plan upon which said property owners have been given a hearing. ........ eoOoo ........ A~ ORDINANCE 'to 'amend .and"re~ordain Section 552 of the General'Or- dinances,in relation to the maintenance' of hogs in' the' city.., (Adopted SePtembe~ 9th., .1902.)'.-"- .. .- '~:- -. :~ 1, BE IT OBi&I-NED' by "the 'Co~nno~ Council for the-City'of--Roanoke, That' Section 552 of the Gene~.al'.0rdinances ,be ,amended. and.reorda, ined ~ so as to read as follows:' .. · ..~-:' ~'. -' 552. No~ person shall be permitted to keep any:hog in. tHe<'0i~y'.except in an enclosed lot or pen, not~.dloser to 'any resi:dence-than:.t, hree..h, un-. dred yards, under a-penalty.0.f not-less .'tHan ~one nor'mOre' than five ~ollars for each offense.- '~Sh'ould:~omplai~t be .made that any pen or hog lot is so located'.~s to be :'offensive , and the mayor is-satisfied. that such is the cas'g, the~may~-' shall at once require '~uch.pen .t:.o~:be to be~.eleaned and'hogs :removed therefrom; said pen 'o~ lot -6f five .dollars be a failure to ordinance shall sh~tl'be imposed .for~-e~ch~'and every day. comply herewith ~after-such order has been · --z"' o be in-force -'~ ..... . . . -000007~..~ removed, or. and a fine there shall !n%'d e o 2. This and Electric CompanyJ. c£ty of Roanoke,tra-. AN ORDINANCE requiring the Roa~oke~ 'Railway to sprinkle the streets,avenues or lane's of-:the versed by its-lines, fop the better'protection of the health'and com- fort of the general'public.- ' - ...... .- -~ (Adopted September 'gth, 1902.) '-' - 1. BE IT ORDAINED. by the C6mmon Council fOr the City: of Roanoke,- ~nat the Roanoke'Railway and'Electric Cgmpany,using the street's,-'avenues or lanes of the city of Roanoke be',. and' it iS'h~reby required .to-sprink- le properly with water, the' streets, avenues or'lanes traversed .by the lines of its railv~y,i during each day~'when~necessary~throughout -the year,the same to be:'~one- so 'as to' lay all-dust,without thereby.render- ing the' streets muddy for a width, of the'stree.~ occupied:by 'the rails and ~ortion of the road bed between'them,and-' for a. distance of-::at least six feet out~ide of the:'outer rails , in ':a:- m~nner satisfactory:-to-the !Z~y6r and City Engineer.'-. ' .'. ~ ~.- . .. '.. .-. 2. That the City of Roanoke sha-ll furni'sh, all w~t~r .Used for the purposes mentioned in this ordfnance,'and none other;, provided, however, that. it shall be put to no expense for appliances..which:may, be necessary t o obtain such water. " · · . ..... ". ' -. ~-~ 3.. In the event that the Roanoke Railway and EleCtric' Company shall neglect or refhse to sprinkle s'aid;.°streets'~ avenues or.-laneos,~ traversed b_y. its lines in accordance: with' the re'~ui.rements of this-ordinance, it shall'be fined not les's than' ten nor .more .than twenty-fi~e do.liars-for it shall so' negle6t, or refus'e to :sprinkle ~as r.e- th' be' recovered as other fines' are recovered, before of th~ City: of Roanoke. :~'- -' -"-.~"" - .- the' duty of' the poi'iCe department-of--the' city of through-its proper Officers, to.report any"failure to~.c0mp, ly ordinanbe ' ' " "~'' ~'' "' :-each knd every day quired, sai'd' fines the 'police jUstice %'. It shall be -Roanoke, with' 'this "_5,' This ordihance shall' 'be in force after' thirty 'days"subsequent its passage. .._ - -' ~- :- : '~ -:-'- ' -: - -- :: --'-o00oo .-' ' ' J 0 U RNA L -- C 0 MI~ 0 N C O U N C I L. (1998) Tuesday,0ctober ~th, 1902. The Council met in regular session at 8 o'clock,P.~., and was called to order by the President, Mr. 5. C. Page. -Present; Messrs. Antrim, Coleman, Crumpecker ,Donaldson,Hart ,Heaz el. Hough ,Ituff ,~ays ,l~inahan ,Pace, Shicke 1, Thomas, Vaughan ,The President--18. Absent--l~e ssr s. ~ohns ton,Rennet ,Schwab, Seifert--4 o THE JOURNAL--On motion of ~r. Hart the reading the ~ournal ~ras dis- pensed with,and the same as recorded was approved. 2~AYOR'S MESSAGE. The following message from the Nayor vms read: To the City Council, Gentlemen: I report the condition of the city as satisfactory in every particular, save and e~cept from a sanitary standpoint. The health of the community is not what it should be,and the physicians,sc far as. I am informed, are a unit upon the question that it is due to the lack of proper precautions from a sanitary point of view. Typhoid' fever prevails to an extent that should engage our best attention. Scarlet fever, diphtheria, malarial fever and other filth dis.eases, prevail. I am doing everything possible under the circumstances, but a sanitary policeman is as essential as ever,and each day but emphasizes the necessity therefor. Superintent of Chain Gang. -- For cause ~.C,Eorris was removed as Superintendent of the chain gang and C. Debow appointed. ~ames Robin- son, an assistant,was also removed for cause,and 0.G.Lewis appointed as guard and assistant. I recommend that the chain 'gang be employed on the approaches to the city. The high price of coal will compel our people to use wood to a large extent~and the interest of the public will be advanced by keeping the roads and streets leading to the city in good condition. I recommend also that the use of the carts and cart- boys b~ the chain-gang.be dispensed with,and the two carts now used turned over to the s~n~tary inspector for his use. I suggest that the chain gang should walk to their work the same as in other cities. !~JILK COWS I~POUNDED. I desire t° call attention to the fact that Under your. instruct'ions no caws can be released from the pound unless the fines,and costs for keeP--25 cents per day--be paid. It may not occur to you, but there are some c~ses that persons are unable to pay the fine and'costs, and cows. may be sold 'when it would be eqivalent to confiscation,and work a great hardhhip. I recon~aend that the mayor, who is acting as overse, er of the poor ~under your very unwise require- ment, be .aUthorized to give an order on the treasurer, chargeable to public charities, to pay the pound master the costs, but not the fine., whenever in his judgment to require payment of costs would work such a hardship as to make the case one of charity. (Finance.) OVERSEF~qS OF POOR. The duties' imposed upon the mayor and police by the discontinuance of the overseers of the poor are very arduous and expensive. One policeman is constantly employed at a 'cost to the city of about $800. per year looking after these cases. The amount expended in public charity by the mayor or 0?erSeers of the' poor will not amount to' tha.t much. The old board of overseers were inexpensive; the poor house and poor farm w~s being con~stantly improved under their wise man- agement and warn beginning to be a source of revenue. The.receipts from the faTM are-falling off, the farm not improving,and the change, to my mind, was not advantageous. I recommend that the proper co~ittee take this subject under, consideration with a view of again going back to the plan which has been in successful .operation from time immemorial. VerY respectfully, JOEL H. CUTCHIN, ~,-~yor. On motion of ~-Ir. Hart the roes. sage of the ~ayor was r. eceived,and the subj.ects therein,referred to appropriate committees, viz. Health, Streets, Finance, and 0rdinances~ 'respectively. M01~I~.~Y R~0RTS. The monthly reportS' of the City Auditor', City Treas- urer, Clerk of the I~arkets, 'City Sergeant, l~eeper of' the Almshouse, City Physician and Board of Health, were received and filed-. REPORT. OF ~ CITY.ENGII~m,k~R. The city engineer submitte~ his monthly ~report pertaining to improvements and repairs made on streets, sewers, and the extension of v~ter mmin by the Vinton-Roanoke Water Company. POLLING PLACES. following polling places for -1999- election to be the general (October ?th. 1902.) The city engineer al~o reported having secured the held November 4th~ 1902, viz ~ First Ward---Peck Building, No. 346 W. Salem Second ~.'ard---No. 311 Second Street ~lird Ward---Third Ward Market House. Fourth V!ard, Sisler Building,No. ll3 E. Fifth Ward---No. l0 Fifth Street, N.W. The polling places reported by the city avenue. Salem avenue. engineer were approved. POV~D.~ER ~.~.GAZINE. l~ne city engineer also submitted a commUnication from D W.Flickwir, requesting permission to erect for the N.V~. Ry.Co., a building or m~gazine, ten feet squmre, in which to store explosives, same to be located at the foot of- 22d'Street,on the Norfolk & Western Railway Company's property, Northwest~ which w~s read and on motion of ~,fr. Hart referred to the Committee on ~Fire and'Water with power to act. PETITIONS, &c. A communicalion from Saml. S. Guerrant, Secretary of the Board of Health, recommending that some steps be taken to inspect all cows Trom which milk is sold in the city, and also all dairies from which milk is used for consumption, was read and referred to the Com- mittee on Health. Petition of A. J. Leader, Geo. P. Carr, et als:asking that ~n elec- tric light be located at the intersection of Wells avenue and Henry street,E.W., w~s presented and referred to the committee on Lights. VOLUNTEER FIRE~N RESIGN. A commDuuication from the.~Junior Hose Co., by A W.Dyer, Secret~ry, The Friendship Fire ComPany,by C. R. Epps and othe~s , Committee, ~nd the Alert Fire Company, by Conrad Geisen,and others, com~nitt~de: together with a communication from the Chief of the Fire Department,in which the members of said volunteer organizations tendered their resignations as such, to take effect on or about Decem- ber 31, 1902; and also requesting the use of the meeting rooms now used by them respectively for the purpose of maintaining a ve~.erans' organi- zation; which were presented and read and on motion of ~.~. Antrim re- ferred to the Committee on.' Finance in conjunction with the Committee on Fire and W~ter. A petition from E. D. Shull: E. J. Loney and others, asking that the Roanoke Rifle Club be pe~uni'tted to continue the use of' the Athletic Park range for rifle prac_tise, ?~s presented by Mr. Huugh, and on his motion the permission asked for was granted, until further ordered by this Council. Petition of J. B. Newton and others, asking that the alley on' the south side of Gilmer ~venue, between Second street.and Fifth S'treet,N.W. be cobble guttered, was read and referred to the Committee on Streets. Petition of Thcs. G. A_uderson and others, asking thmt a crossing be placed on the e~st side of Fourth street,S.W.. ~.cross 12th avenue,.was read and referred to the conm~ittee on streetS. Petition of J. R. Garrett and others, asking that a plank and gravel sidewalk be laid on 15th street, between Patterson and Salem avenues, thence along Salem avenue to 16th street, was re'a~ and referred to the Comm~ittee on-Streets. A communication from C~ N. Younge,whO had b~en recently appointed delinquent insolvent tax collecto~', declining t6 accept said position., was presented,read and referred to the Committee on Finance. Petition of H. W. Baker, by A.E.King, ~ttorney,.'asking that he be rebated on a stock broker's licenze taken out by h,im,for the sum of $200,and on which business was discontinued AugUst 19,1902, was read and referred to the Committee on' Finan6e. Petition of J.BoBotts,M.C.Franklin,M. A. McClure a~d Roy B. Smith, asking that sidewalks be constructed on. the north si~e of MoUntain avenuc, from jefferson street to line of R A.Buckner,~nd a. greeing, to pay one-hzlf the cost' thereof, was referre~ to the Comraittee on Streets. -. ooo ) (0ctober 7, 1902.) U~.?ITED STATES COURT. ]~.~. Coleman. submitted the following resolution: ~,~ereas, a term of the United States Court has been provided for the city of Roanoke , and for that purpose the Council has heretofore by reso- lution granted the use of the Circuit Court room,and rooms thereto adjoining; and V~hereas, members of the Roanoke Bar, who have interested themselves in getting said court here, have been informed by the dis- trict attorney that the accommodations are in-ad~.q~zCte~ that in conse- quence it is-very doubtful if the judge thereof will hold ~. term of court in this city;and that it is important that some action should be taken in order to provide additional acco~zaodations, for it is under- stood that if one tezm of this court can be gotten for this city,there is but little doubt that in a very short time possibly two or three terLns will be held here, therefore, BE iT P~SOLVED: That the Committee on Public Property be and is here- by authorized to confer with the judge of the Hustings Court,s. nd the District Attorney,or such other officers of the United Sts. tes Court as may be necessary:and ascertain what additional acco_~nuod~tions can be provided for said court; said committee to have power' to _m.~ke such changes or alterations as may be necessary.., and to of-f er such addi- tional room cr rooms ~.s m~y be required and c~n, with the consent of the courts of this city: be granted. The expenses so incurred to be charged to the account of public property~ The resolution was Cdopted, Ayes--.Antrim, Coleman, Crumpecker ,Donald- son ,Hart ,Heazel ,Hough :Huff :}~ays ,~iins~han ,Pace, Shicke I, Thomas ,Vaughan, The President--16. Noes--None ~ SIDEVb~T.K, GR~.~.,_~TE-!;~0RIAL CHURCH° 2.~r. Coleman:presented a petition signed by the pastor and official bce. rd of Greene-~.iemorizl Church, ask- ing that a granolithic sidewalk be constructed on the front and side of said Church '~ner of Church avenue and Commerce street, and calling attention to the improvements now being made to that property, which was read, whereupon ],~z. Coleme~n moved that the sa_me be referred to the Committee on Streets with power to act. The motion was agreed to, Aye s--Antr ira, Co leman, Crump ecker ,Donaldson ,Hart ,Heaz el ,Hough ,Huff ,]~ys, ]-!ianahan ,P~ce, Shickel, Thomas ,Vaughan ,Wilkinson, _The Pre sident-- 16. No e s--None. REPORT OF T~K~ C0~.L?.~ITTEE. ON FI~.IANCE. l...!r. Hart, from the Co~¢mittee on Finance, submitted the following report: 1. The ordinance introduced ~nd referred to this ConnnitSee to repeal Section ~6 of~ the license tax laws, as to flouring mills and also Sec- tion 80, as to planing mills, has been considered,but the co~ittee is not remdy to report thereon at this time. 2. The Conu~ittee files herewith the report of the Accountant,~,~. B. B. Harding, employed by the city to check the books and accounts. The reports consists of a balance sheet, a statement of expenditures for the fiscal year,and totml of receipts and cash on hand. He reports that a general check was m~de,and the books ,with the xception of a few minor errors, were found correct. The only recommendation m~de by him is that the Roanoke and Southern Railway stock, amoDuuting to $200,000 be taken from the city fund s. ccount,and placed to stock account, which t~s already been ~ttended to by the city auditor~ 3~ The Committee haz been furnished by the Co~issioner of Revenue with his .semi-.annual stateEent of licenses issued: which we have exeJa- ined; and have requested him to furnish the committee with a statement showing the names and businesses of parties ~o have failed to take out- licenses since M~y 1st, 1902.. 4. The committee files herewith a request from the Electoral Board by Chas. I. Lunsford, President, requesting that the judges and clerks of elections be paid the sum of $5 per diem each; and stating that ow- .lng to the small pay now provided that it is impossible to get men to serve,.exc, e. pt by frequent urging and much solicitation. The judges are now pa~d '$2.~§ per day and the clerks $2.00. We reco,~mend that the ordinance be so amended as to fix the fees of the judges and clerks at $3.§0 per diem. We submit herewith an ordinance for that purpose, 19o2. ) -~O0i- (October ?%h~ which we recommend shall be adopted. (.~n ordinance to amend and re-ordained 'Section 590 of the General ordinances in relations to the fees of judges and clerks of elections, was read. considered and adopted, by the following vote: A es-2-Antr im Coleman, Crumpecker ,Donalds on ,Hart .Heazel,Hou .gh ,Huff, 5~ys :_~Dahan ,Pace, Sh~ckel,Thomas ,Vaughan ,Wilkinson,The Preslaent--16 o Noes--None. ) Said ordinance is recorded at the end of these proceedings. 5. We recommend the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED,That the appropriations for the fiscal year 1902-3, be sup- plemented as follows: Contingent, .... $300.00; and the citY.auditor and city treasurer are hereby directed to make entries on their books ac- c or d ing.] y · (The reso.~.~u.:on v/~s adopted by s~me vote as hast above recorded ) 6o ¥;e submit herewith a petition signed by certain officers of the city, ~eoonunending. that a No o 3 Burroughs Accounting M.%chine : which has- been on hand for several months on approval,be purchased at a cost of ~575~ The conLmittee has investigated this machine carefully,and finds that it is w~ery useful to the several departments,and submits the re- quest to Co~mcil for its actiOn thereon. Respectfully submitted GECo L~ }5%RT, Co W. THO~AS, A. Bo CO~', S. B. PACE. Ob motion of ~.~r. Heazel the matter of the accounting machine, as reported, was referred back to the Committee on Finance to report at the next ~eeting: R_RPORT O? ThE CO:.~IT~ ON AccoU~TS, .%{r. }{art, from the Committee on Accounts, submitted the following report: The Commit%ce on Accounts has examined and appro'~ed under appropriate heads the folio;ring claims and accounts· against the city for the month of September:and recommend %hat they be approved by Council,and certi- fied to the city auditor and city treasurer and ordered to be paid: Criminal charges ....... ---- $. 98.00 Sta.tionery & Printing,- ~ 1~4.~7 Elections, 15.01 Salaries, '~1· ~ ..~05 .S? Fire 464.45 Water 70.55 Interest, 1,505-00 Public Property ~.58.57 Jail ~ 181.25 Sewer Repairs, 41~ ,59 Lights, 1 ~ 120.04 Street improvements 4~5.4V Police, 1, 46~ .91 Commissions, 144.11 Paupers, lS§~ 15 Contingent · ~16.84 Public Charities, 111.65- Sanitation: 364.17 Street repairs, 1,154.68 ROanoke Hospits. 1, 83.34 Street Cleaning, 69 ~92 Total .............. ~9 ~'2-5~.~-~ 2~ The report of the police department shows !igh't.s found out and not burning during the month of September, 1088 hours and 51 minutes, making $21o7~! to be deducted from the light account of the company for the month of October, which the city auditor is hereby directed to adjust. 3o The committee begs to Call the attention of Council to Sec. 100 of the license ]%ws, which provides that the collector of city t~es shall receive the sum of. 10~ on the amount of dog~ taxes col-letted by h~m. The collector has submitted his account,which aniounts to about ~ ~ O0 on this basis,and we are informed by the city solicitor that i~c is correct',and we have approved the account accordingly. V;e belie?e this section of the license tax ordinance w~s overlooked in the reViS- ion last made; as previous to that time' the general ordinance'had been adopted, which provides that the' collector~ shall receive but ~/.-~& on-all collect!cue, of whatsoever sort made ~y him,' As the license ord'inance. was passed subsequent to this general ordinance, it is there in effect. until a!tsrod,amended or repe~led. We attach'hereto an ordinance to amend said se~.~ion in accordance with the general ordinances,which we recom.~,end shall be adopted (T.he ordinance to amend and re-ordain section 100 of the license laws,as reported~, w~as read,co.~sidered and adOpted,and is recorded mt the end of these proceedings (October Vth, 1902.) reports that the drug contract, which was awarded for the six months commencing ~ebruary 1, 1903, 4. The co~.it t e e to Van Lear Brothers, vms refused by them.and in accordance with the te~.~s of the resolution the whole of said contract was awarded to,and accepted by Fox & Patsel. Respectfully submitted, GE0. L. HART, p. w?. HUI~__w, G. ¥~.CRUt~PECKER, B. 0. !~AYS. The report of the committee on accounts was adopted,and the accounts approved by the following vote: Ayes--Antrim,Coleman,Crtnupecker,Donald- son ,Hart ,Heaz el ,Hough ,Huff ,Mays ,.'..~[inahan ,Pace: Shicke i ,Thomas ,Vaughan, Wilkinson,The President--16 · Noes--None. REPORT OF THU~ C0~,~.ITTF~E ON ORDINANCES. '..,.ir. Coleman,from the Commit- tee on Ordinances, submitted the following report: 1. The con~aittee on Ordinances, to whom was referred the ordinance introduced by D'._r. Antrim,having for its purpose the prohibiting of cat- tle running at large in that portion of the 'Second Ward north of Walnut avenue, begs to report that they have considered said matter,and are of opinion that the ordinance should not be adopted~and reco~'..~_ends that it lie on the table. (The recon~endation was adopted.) We beg further to report that after the above nentioned ordinance had been referred to this committee, ~:'-'~. Antri~ submitted another ordi- nance for our considgration, having for its object the prohibiting of cattle running at large within the city limitS; and ~%ile the Comnittee does not feel that this ordinance, which was submitted as a substitute for the one originally introduced pertaining to the second ward, is properly before the conmmittee,they are of~ opinion that it would be well for the Couucil to refer the propriety of adopting said ordinance to the voters of the city to be voted on at the next regular election 'to be held in November, for the purpose of ascertaining the wishes of the people .upon the passage of said ordinance or one of s_~_~-ilar import. tn~n-{ We ha'we consu].~ed with the city solicitor on this subject,and ~ ' ~ this is the most feasible plan for settling this question. We therefore reco_~nnend the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVE, D, That for the p~pos~ of ascertaining the wishes of the vot- ers of the city on the q~lestion of adopting an ordinance to prohibit cattle from running at large on the streets and avenues of the city:an election is hereby ordered to be held on Tuesday, November 4th, 1902, at the time the general election takes place. 2. The judges of the regular election are hereby appointed to con- duct said· special elect'ion, which shall take place at the same time and places a~ the regular election,and under the same regulations. ~. The Clerk of Council is hereby authorized to provide separate ballot boxes and ballots for conducting· said election,which shall be delivered to the judges thereof. Ballots for the ordinance shaoll read: "FOr the Ordinance to prohibit cattle running at large." Ballots against the ordinance shall read: "Against the ordinance to prohibit cattle running at large." 4. After closing the polls' the judges of election shall count the ballots so deposited,and the conm%issioners thereof shal~l certify the returns -to the President of this Council. 5. For the propose of giving due notice of said election,the Clerk of Council is hereby directed to publish a notice thereof for fifteen consecutive days previous thereto ,in some newspaper published in this citY, together with the ordinance which is proposed to be adopted. (The resolution was adopted by the following Vote:· Ayes--Antrim, Coleman: Crtm~pe cker ,Donaldson ,Hart ,Heazel ,Hough ,!{u~ f ,~ays ,]..tinahan ,Pace, Shickel, Thon~,s ,Vaughan ,Wilkinson,The President--16. Noes--~one. ) 3. In regard to the application for a plumbers' license by Theo. Possihe, and.W° R. Hesser, accompanied with their respective bonds for ~-~ the committee has, in conjunction with the city the Sum of ;~500 each, soliCitor examined the acts of Assembly of last session, which bear upon this m_atter, and finds that it provides~ that in all cities of the State of over 8000 inhabitants, (Lynchburg,Petersburg and Danville) excepted), there shall be a plumbing board appointed,and their election and duties,etc., to be prescribed by Council. As no ordinance has yet been adopted,and as the question is one which requires some further -2003- (October 7th, 702. ) considdration, we recommend that the questxon be referred back to' this conmlittee, in conjunction with the city solicitor to prepare such ordi~ nance as may be necessary and report to Council. (The recommendation was adopted.) 4. The Committee submits herewith an ordinance to amend and re-or- dain Section .239 of the General Ordinances., so as to require 'red-lights to be placed on obstructions, left in the streets of the city at night, which we reconsaend shall be adopted, Respectfully submitted, A.B. COLEt~,. J.H.V.giLKINS01~, G. W, CRUIEPEC]G~R.- The ordinance to amend and re-ordain SectiOn 239 of' the General .0rd£- nances as to placing red lights On obstructions in .the streets mt- night, was read, considered and adopted, and is recorded at the end of. these proceedings. P~EPORT OF THE C0.lu.~iITTEE ON STREETS. Mr. Vaughan, from the~ Costal.tree. on Streets, submitted the following, report: 1. We submit herewith an ordinance to provide for making the final assessments for the constrUctiOn of all the brick sidewa.lkS Whicl~.have heretofore been completed under the assessment-plan,and accepted by the city engineer. We recommend that the' ordinance be adopted. (An ordinance to provide for making the final assessments, for~ the oonstruction~ of certain brick sidewalks which have heretofore been' completed., v~s read, considered and' adopted by the'following v~te:Ayes-~ Antrim7- Colenan, Crumpecker ,Donaldson,Hart',Heazel ,-Hough ,Huff ~ys r Ein-~han ,Pace, Shickel ,Thomas ,Vaughan ,Wilkinson--15. l~oes--None. Said ordinance is recorded at the end of. 'these proceedings.) 2.~. Page: the President of Council,reques'ted Mr. Coleman to take--the. chair, and ~;~.s excused from f. turther attendance on this session.. 2. The petition of' ~. S..Licklider 'and' others for extending-Lewis, or Fourth Street, from r~fars~li-avenue t0 Luck avenue,-has-been con- sidered, but is deferred until the Committee can make a mor. e careful exa_._m__ination of the situation and conditions ~there. 3~ The petition of Gallagher & Byrne to erect 'an ornamental sign at No. 9 Norfolk avenue, similar to the one erected by ~ohn Hanna-,bY.Der-.-' mission of Council, has.~been considered,and we recommend that '.the per- mission be granted; provided, that the supporting, arm be attached to the building not less than 13 feet above the .sidewalk,' and..to extend out-~rd not more than 3.-1/2 feet. (The reco~muendation was adoPted.) 4. The resolution offered by !.~. ThomaS' to Provide for the ex.ten- .. sion of 8th street between CamPbell and Patterson avenue, has been-" considered, but the committee has deferred 'the-same until it' can'.nmak~i'-- further examination. the' aommi~e'e 5. There are a gr. eat many other matters-pending before and under consideratxon by it, but before theY can b'e acted UDon intel_-... ligently, it is necessary for' the Committee' to take a trip. over the city and make.lan examination, 7&ich'.they ~Will do,an~ make reDo~t at the next meet~_ng of Council. ResPectfully. Submit.ted~--. GEO. L. HART,' S. B. PACE', DONALDSON, · H. B.' ' 'iL.. H. VAUGP~N. REPORT OF ~ C01.~.tITTEE- ON'PUBLIC PROPERTY.' iL-. Wilkinson,.' from the Committee on Public Property, submitted the following report: 1. The Committee has opened bid's for painting, calcimining,plaster- ing, papering and making repairs to 'the.. city Hall and Court House.. Fov~ bids were received as 'follows: J.D. McNamee, $424.00; Rhodes & Bingham, $225'.00; C. A. Berry,':-~..~.- F, L. Campbell, $196.50. The bid of F. L. Cs-m__,pbell being~ the.lowest for this w.ork, we.recom- mend that the contract' .be.i awarded to him., 'and that the'cmtY solm¢itor, be instructed to prep.are '.the necessary contract'and 'bond .to 1be givea and.executed by the Said Campbell.' ~ (~Th~e re.c.0m~.e~nda~i?~n..W~s. ~.doPt.ed, A~e~-'-Antrmm,C0'leman,Crumpecker., ~ona~a so_n.: _~.a~. m ,~ieaze±.~u~z.,~io._ugh,~ys ,t/~nahan,Pac e, Shickel" Thomas," Yaugnan ,wmlKinson.-15, l~0ems--ltone ;~l (O°to~er ?t:h, lgO~. ) 2. No bids were received for renewing the tin roof. on the original part of the city Hall,and as its-condition is such as to demand immedi- 'ate attention, we recO..amend that the .ti.fy engineer be instructed to have Such work done thereon., ms is '~bsolutely necesSary,and at the lowest price obtainable. The above ~entioned work to be charged to the ac- count of nublic property.. (The r~co~mendation wa-s adopted, ~Yes--Antrim,Ooleman,0r~m~pecker, · Donaldson ,Hart ,Hough ,Huff ,May s,Minahan ,Pace, Shicke 1, Thomas, Vaughan, Wilkinson--IA. Noes,-Heazel. ) $. The report of the citY engineer recommending that the road be widened on the almshouse farm, east of the buildings for a distanc, e of about 300 y.~rds, by setting the fence back about ~ feet,and renewing the fence, has been considered. We are informed that there are enough posts on the farm,and nearly eno:,gh wire to build the fence;and owing to the nmrr'owness of the road and the dilapidated condition of the fence ~We reCommend that the city engineer be instructed to set the fence back about ? feet,and to widen the road and renew the fence. The cost to be charged to the account of paupers. (The reco~mxendation .w~s adopted, Ayes l§, unmnim0us.) A. The committee submitted a report ~nd resolution providing for extending certain streets on the Gish Farm~property:toge~her withes plat or n~p thereof, and reconzaending that 38 lots and ~ .~trip of land platted thereon, be sold-for building lots. Mr. Cru~.pecker moved that the recommendation lie over until the next meeting of Council,~nd~ that' the members be' furnished with'a copy there- of. ~!~. Antrim-moved to lay the recommendation on the ly; .which was rejected. The motion of ~. Crumpecker over'until the next meeting was- then agreed to. table indefinite- to lay the report -5. The Committee reconnaends, that the city engineer be instructed to place the chain .gang at work on the Gish.Farm,mnd have the said property cleaned up and placed-in- good condition by that means; the costs to be charged to the account of. public property. (~.Hart moved to. lay the recommendation on the table; which was Ayes 5, NoeS.lO, adopted. ) The roof~ of .the city stables~ that the city engineer be and is hereby at a cost not exceeding $65, chargeable rejected, then The"recommendation of 'the Committee was needs renewing,and we recommend instructed to recover the same to the account of public prop- moved that the city engineer'be instructed to ascertain sufficient 'old corrugated tin from the railway, company stable ,and obtain prices thereon. The motion was agreed erty. (-'-Jr o HeaZel if he can get to cover this to.) 7.. ~..e con~m~ittee recommended the purchase of 17 belts,at $2 each; 19 batons-at 50 cents each; 20. whistles at 25 cents each, and 3 pistols at 50 each, . $10. total of' ~0.00, for the use of the police department, the sa~e having been requested by the mayor; which matter was on mo- tion of ?.Ir, .Hough referred to the Committee on Finance. 8. Th'ere are some 'other matters pending before the Committee,which requiring further, investigation,prevents a report thereon ~t this time. to Respectfully submitted, ~T. H..W~iLKINSON, B.O. ~ -F'~~EL, S. B. PACE, A .B. CO!~Z~L~S.I. I-Zr. Hough moved that the vote by which the chain gang was ordered perform ~certain v~'rk on the Gish Farm be re-considered; which motion was reject'ed, .Ayes ?, Noes 8. Ita-~PORT OF THE CO.?~.~IT~ .ON LIGHTS. ."fr. 'Pace, from the Committee on Lights, submitt'ed the following report: The COmmittee on Lights went over the city on l-,~onday night and made a.~carefu! i.nspection of the lights,and examined the locations where additional lights are' petitioned for. There were seven, petitions for lights before the Committee,but w.e have.recommended only three addi- tion&l s.t this ~time','and 'the 'changing slightly of the locations of two lights now in use[So-as' to diffuse light more satisfactorily. We 'recommend"the adoption of-the following resolution: -2005~ (October ?th', 1902.) RESOLVED, That the Roanoke l~ailWay and Electric Company under the te.r~.s and conditions of the contract and franchise now. existing said company and the city of Roanoke,be and is hereby instructed to locate and maintain, standard 2000-candle power arc lights,as provide4 for in said contract, at the following points: One light at intersection of Shenandoah-Avenue and Ath StreetjN.W. One light at intersection of Bullitt Avenue and 9th Street,,~.E. One light at intersection of Patterson avenue and 16th Street',S.W. street be move. d or shifted abou~ Lo z?e~ sou~n om ~n~ pU~A~ now suspended, and that the light ~t C~pbell avenue and Fifth street' S.W. ,be moved or shifted about ~ feet south of the polSt ~ere it now suspended. 2. ~e ~yor's reco~endation concerning the ~tter of having, the lights furnished by the light company tested to ~scertain. if 'the~ city ~s being supplied wi~ li~ts according to contract, is under consid- e~tion. Respectful~ submitted, S. B. PACE, H.B. DONA~SON, C. ~. ~0~S. The report of the Committee on Lights was adopted, Ayes--Antrim, COleman, Crump ecker ,Donaldson,Hart ,Heaz el ,Hough ,Huff ,Nays ,E(inahan ,Pace, Shickel,Thomas ,Vaugha.n--14; Noes--Ncne REPORT OF THE C0~ITT~ ON ~IRE AND'WATER. ~:m. Donaldson,from the ~ommittee' on Fire and Water, submitted the following report: The Committee on Fire and Water to whom was referred the veto message of the Mayor, disapproving the permit granted W.T.Watkins for the exten- sion of a frame building on the northwest corner of Church avenue and Second street,S.V~.' begs to report that it has obtained the opinion of the city solicitor in respect to said matter, which is herewith filed. It will be seen by reference to this opinion, that the Council has the right to grant said permit, and that in so doing the' validity of the law is unimpaired. We recommend,therefore ~that the permission here-" tofore granted W. T. Watkins for the extension of the building, corner of Church avenue and Second street,S.W., stand as the judgment of. the objections of the Nayor to the contrary notwithstanding., Cotuucil, RespectfUlly The report of the ~ire submitted, and Water H .B .DON~J~DSON, C. Vi. THO1~-~S, S. B. PACE. Committee v~as adopted by.unaimous vote,14 members voting .in the affirmative; and so the veto of the Mayor JJournal page 1983) Was not sustained. JOINT REPORT OF CO~-'.ITT~ ON STREETS At~-D SEV~RS. ~e Co~itt.~e on streets and Sewers submitted a joint report on the bids rec?ived for construction of the cover~g of the C~pbell avenue dramn,between s~id wor~; which report ~s read ~na o~ mo~lon.~ back to ~e Co~ittees on Street. s and :Sewers,with instructions ~o nave ~ conference with the officers of the street rail~y company as to what proportion s~id company will pay for recovering said drain;' and other ~tters in connection therewith,and report at next meeting of ~Co~cil. ~ RO~O~ ~IL~AY & E~CTRIC C0~~--S~ET SPRI~ING. ~. ~trim info,ed the Co~cil that the street railway-company complained %~t it had not been accorde9 a hearing on the ordinance adopted $~pt. 1902, providing for sprmnkling the streets of the city traversed by the lines of the street railway company,and not being able to comply- therewith at this t~e, submitted the following resolution: ~SOL~D, ~at for -the p~pose of giving the RoanOke Railway and Electric Company an opport~ity to be .hemrd on the question of the street .sprinkling ord~uce adopted S'epi.. 9, 1902', that the operations. or said ordinance be .end are~ hereby .suspended until l~rch 1st, 1902; · and that said ~t'ter be referred' to the Co~ittee on streets. )~{r. H~f moved that the ordinance referred-to be repealed; ruled out of order. ~e resolution offered by adopted · which was- then -2006- Jos. Abbitt & Son, Roanoke ,' Va.------------- 4,Z87 -95 Chas. E. Ashburner ,01ifton Norge ~ Va.------- 4,185.50 The bid of 0has.. E'. Ashb~rner, it will. be Seen ~ is the lowest;but this is nearly ~600 in excess of the estimate made by the city engineer, which is $S,600~ The con, nitres after a careful examination of the bids in conjunction with the city engineer, finds that they are excessive,-- the prices bid for labor and materials,being in most cases, higher than can be obtained by the city. We therefore reconmaend the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the bids of C. Markley, Joe. Abbitt & Son, and Ohas, E. Ashburner, for the construction of the system of sewers, in Section 8, and which closed October Sd, 1902,be and the. same are hereby rejected. And the City Engineer is hereby instructed to purchase the necessary materials and employ such labor as may be required,and perform the aforesaid work, according to the Plans and specifications, conm~encing at the eastern ~.ortion of' said ~ district ,and working westward; provided, th~.t more .than ~2000 be expended on said work for the present. 2. The request of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, corner of Campbell avenue and Third Street,SJ.~.r., to run a 6', sewer pipe from the me. nhole in the· center of Campbell avenue, opposite alley west of said church, and extort, ding. therefrom th the church property, a distance of 50 feet, and costing $30, was considered by the committee on sewers September 20th,and it being' sho~m that this latteral branch be constructed at once, so as to facilitate certain improvements .that were being made,. the committee instructed the city engineer to make' said connection, and charge the same to the account of' sewer~~ repairs. We ask that the Council approve this action on the part of the committee and city engi- neer. Respectfully submitted, ' B.. 0 .~YS, J .F .HEAZEL, A .B · C0~'[AN, P.'W. HUFF, Vi. M. SHICKEL. The report of the Conmaittee on Sewers %r~s adopted by the following vOte: Ayes--Antrim, Colen~n ,Crump ecker ,Donaldson ,Hart ,Heazel ,HouEh ,Huff, l~.~'kys ,Pace, Shickel, Thomas~,Vaughan--13. lloes--None. ~ '~ ' . "~. from the Co~.~3aittee on FuA~0RT OF ~U{E u0:~ITT~ OA~ .~FF_~:LTH Hux~f, Health~. submitted the following report: 1. The co.-w~ittee has examined the road leading from the county road on the almshouse farm to the smallpox hospital,and finds that the pres- ent road ~s too steep,and has ~shed s. nd become impassable. V!e there- fore reconkmend that's new road,conumoncing at the gs~te in front of' the almshouse sand ruu~ning thence 'to the top of the ridge,and thence along the top of the ridge to the smallpox hospital, be opened in place of the road heretofore used;and that the city. enginecr be s~nd is .hereby instructed to l~y the same out,and have such. grading aegis necessary done thereon, a.t a cost not to exceed $150, chargeable to the account of' health. .-. (.~ne reco~;~],:endation was adopted, AyesL-Antrim, Colson, Cr~,~pecker, Dona ids on ,Hart ,Heaze 1 ,Hough ,Huff ,?~_~ays :Pace, Shic ke ! ~ Thom~s, Vaughan-- 15. Noes--None ~ ) .. 2'. The report 6f the LS~yor concerning the provisions of the Act of the General Assembly pertaining, to a plumbing board, which applies to the city of Roanoke,and seemingly requires ths. t such board be organized in this cit~, and by ~whom .all plumbers' licenses shall be issued,has been considered by the ~committee~ but owing to ~certain legal questions involved, has been referred to the city solicitor for. his opinion.. As soon. as his advice .is-obtained the conmittee will again" take the matter under consideration and make-report to Council. (October ?th, 1902,) REPORT OF T}D~ C0~,~[ITTEE ON SEV~S.. ),~. Mays.' from the Committee on Sewers, submitted, submitted the following report: 1. The 0ommittee has opened and considered the bids submitted for the construction of the system of sewers, known.as Section S. Three · Markley, Roanoke, Va. -----------.,---,,,,,,.,, 3. The recon~endation employed and his services the s:raallpox hospital and sidered, but owing to the into,we report adversely thereon,c, nd on the t~ble. Respectfully -200'/- (0~tober ?th, 1902.)~ of the ~liayOr that the smallpox physician,when required, should be compelled to reside at transact his bUsiness therefrom,has been con- nature Of the contract which has been entered recorcn~.end that the ,-..ugEestion lie submitted, P .~,-V.HUFF, B. 0 .I/AYS, g .F. HEAZEL. Antrim the third recommendation of the Committee on the services-of the .smallpox physician, was or. tiered On ,',lotion of }~. Health,in regard to to be referred back to the Committee on Health in conjunctio~ with the city Solicitor. A]~Ii~LS I,~'~0[~-B1E, D..!~. 'J.E.Hough called attention of Council to the fact that a widow,,'~rs.Thomas ~oormzn, had a .calf Which-had been im-- ~ounded and sold; that during such impound[i'- she made inquiry of the poundmaster and ,:~s inm'ormed that no such animal was impounded~ The anin~l w~s however sold for the sum of $?.00, $4.50 of which was for fine and costs~ and moved that the Counczl order the .return of the pro- ceeds of the sale of said calf to ~.~rs. Moorman. On motion of ~,~. PJ.!I,Huff s~id matter was referred to the Committee on Finance in con- jtmction with the ~ity solicitor With power.tO act, S~.L[,POX Pb~'SIgIA1;, On motion, of Lfr. Hart it v~s- ordered thmt the ]~yor be requested to withhold the matter.' of the execution, of the contract between Dr. F. B. Webb ~nd the city of Roanoke for_' smallpox practise until the next meeting of .the 'Council. Er.w,C~ICIANS, On motion of I~_~. Donaldson'the Committe~ on Ordinances ~.s instructed to investigate and report at the next meeting of Coun- cil on the advisability of requiring all electricians in~. the city to be either registered or licensed under certain regulations- RESIGNATION OF S. B. PACE, ,"'.Jr. Pace tendered his. resignation .as a member of Council from the Fifth Ward, which on motion of L~. Antrim was accepted. On motion of }:~r. Hart it was determined to go into the election of a member to fill said vacancy. _~,_r. Crumpecker nominated ~. A. Page to fill the vacancy'.ocCasioned by the resignation Of '.~r. Pace,. and there being no other nominations, the clerk w:as instructed~ to cast the unaimous vote of the Council for him, ~ich v~s done,and thereupon $~r. ~.A.Page was declared duly elect- ed to fill the unexpired of t~. Pace. On motion the Council then adjourned. oo0oo -2008-. AN ORDINANCE · nantes,in'relation to obstructions in the'streets of quiring that .lights be placed thereon at night. '(Adopted October. 7th,' 1902.) 1. BE IT ORDAINED by the .Council for the City 259 of the General Ordinances. of. the city of Roanoke, amended and re-ordained so as' to read as follows: 259. Builders may occupy one-half, of the width of to amend and' re-ordain .Sec. 259 of the General 0rdi- the city,and re- of Roanoke, That Sec. be and is hereby front.-of the premises upon which a -with building material ~ during such for such erection', but no longer,- opposite side of the street in the the. street in building or wall is being m~ected, reasonable time as .may be necessary Should there be a building on the course of erection at the same time, may of provis- than then each builder shall occupy no.more than one,fourth 'of the width of the street,. Such.material so placed shall-not in any way obstruct a gutter., so as to prevent the natural flow of water therein; and during the night time red-lights by .lantern shall be placed conspicuously on Qr over such material,or, other obstruction or obstructions .that necessity be placed upon. the. streets. Any~person violating-the ions of this Section shall be fined not less than five nor'more ten dollars for' each offense. 2. This ordinance ~shall be ·in force from .its'passage. - ....... oo0oo ..... - AN ORDINANCE.' to amend and re-ordain .Section 590 of .the General Or- dinances in-relation to the fees cf.'judges and clerks of .elections. . ....(Adopted October. 7th, ~1902.) ~ 1... 'BEFIT .ORDAINED by the-Council for the City of Roanoke,-That Section 590 of the~ General Ordinances. of the city. of Roanoke be amended and re-orda, ined so as .read .as follows:- 590. The fees of judges, clerks and' commissioners of elections shall be as follows': Judges and clerks,($3.,50) three.dollars and fifty cents per day~ and commissioners 'for making returns and certifying. -the. same to-the Clerk of the cour. t,-one ~-dollar each,., for each-election. 2. .This ordinance shall be in force from·:its passage. --- .... 00000- ....... A}T ORDItTANCE to amend 'and re-Ordain Section 100 of the license and t~x ordinance,'adopted .January' ?th.,lgO2,and amended 1larch .ll, 1902, (AdOpted October ..7th, 1902. ). 1. BE IT ORDAINED by the' Council"for.- the City.of Roanoke, That Section 100 of.-the-.'0rdinance .adopted January 7', 1902,and amended Narch 1.1,190£, entitled -"An ordinance imposing taxes on.'persons,real' estate and personal 'property 'and upon.licenses'for the support of the ciby government,' the payment of the' inter, est upon the city debt-and other .municipal.expenses and .providing for.·the collection thereof,be amended and re-ordained so as to .read as follows: .100. The.Commissioner of Revenue shall be allowed"-a..commission of five· per cen~um ~n-.the aggregate amount of such dog taxes so listed by ~.. -This ordinance shail be in force from its"passage, -2009- AN ORDINANCE to provide for making the final assessments for the con- struction of certain brick sidewalks,which have heretofore been com- pleted and accepted. (Adop ted 0c tober' ? th, 1902. ) V~ereas, by reso.lution adopted ~t~ay 16, 1899,it was pr.ovided that a hearing should be given th~ property owners on the questmon .of construct lng full width brick sidewalks on the north .side of Shenandoah avenue between Jefferson street and Co_~nonwealth avenue,and on the West side of Con~nonwealth avenue between Shenando'~h avenue and Wells avenUe,for the benefit of the properties abutting thereon;and on September ~ 30 ,and November 1, 1899,a hearing was given the property owners interested therein and to be benefited thereby,at which hearing-plans and estimates of cost were presented and dulY.~ exhibited ;and whereas, ~by resolution adopted November V,1899,the Council'declared it -expedient that such sidewalk should be constructed,and one-half'-the cost thereof assessed against the property bounding and abutting~ on such improvement and ben- efited thereby,in the proportion 'and upon such principles as~ the Coun- cil should thereafter determine by ordinance,and ordered that such side- v~lks should be constructed; and · ' it was provided that a Whereas, by resolution-adopted March ?,' 1899, hearing should be'given the property owners-on the question of con- structing full-width brick sidew~!~s,with stone curbs;on the south side' of Campbell avenue between §:~h and 8th Streets,S.W,,(except at such points where walks had already been laid, for the benefit of the prop- erties abutting thereon; ~and on~0ctober ?th;1899, .a hearing was given the property ov~uers interested therein~ and to be benefited thereby, at which hearing plans and estimates of cost ~were presented and duly ex- hibited;and Whereas, by resolution 'adoPted. November ?,1899,the Council declared it expedient that such sidewalk should be .constructed,and one- half the cost thereof assessed~ against the property,bounding and abUt- ting on such improvement and benefited thereby,in the proportion'and upon such principles as ~the council should thereafter~determine by or- dinance,and ordered that such sidewalk .should be constructed; and ~:~ereas, by resolution adopted. May 12,1899, it Was provided that a hearing should be given'the property owners on the question~ structing brick side~mlks six feet wide on .the north-side of CamPbell avenue,between ~th and ?th' streets,S,V~.,for ~the benefit of the proper- ties abutting thereon;and on 0ctober~ ?th,18gg,a hearing was given~the property owners intereSted~ therein~and~ benefited-thereby,at which hear- ing plans and estimates of ~cost were presented· and duly exhibited;and Whereas, by resolution adopted November ?, 1899,the council declared it- ~-~xpedient that such ~ sidewalk- should be constructed,and one-half ~the o~st thereof assessed against the property abutting thereon and bene- ~i~ed thereby,in the proportion and upon such principles as the Council should thereafter determine by~ ordinance,and ordered--the improvement to be made; and V~ereas,by resolution adopted.March ?,lSg9,it. was provided that a hearing, should be given-the-property owners on~ the. question of con- stnuctin~g brick sidewalks., six feet wide on-the West side of Fr'anklin Ro~d,fro~. Becond street .to Wo~ds avenue,for the benefit of 'the proper- ties. abutting thereon,and on December.~ .2 ,1899 ,a hearing was given the property owners interested therein and benefited ~thereby,at' Which' hear- ing plans and esti~ates~of cost were ~ presented and ~du!y exhibited;and~ V~ereas ,by.. resolution adopted D~cember-: 5th,1899 ,the' council declared it expedi..e.~t that such sidewalks should.be constructed, and'one-half of the cost thereof assessed against the· property abutting~ there~n and' benefited thereby,in the.proportion, and upon. such principles as:the Council should thereaf.ter..determine.by~ ordinance,and ordered the im- provement to be made ;.-and 'V[hereas, by resolutions .. adopted on l~arch'?,1899 and':MaY 16,1899,it v~s provided that a hearing should .be given the.. property owners °n the question of constructing' brick .sidewalks . five feet wide,on .the south side of Elm avenue, between -~ranklin Road and Sixth street,and' on the horth side of E~m avenue, between Franklin Road and Fourth street~for the benefit .of the properties-thereon;'and on' December 2,1899,a hearing -2010- was given the ~ property ovmers interested therein and benefited thereby, a'b which hearing plans and estimates o~ cost were presented and du.~y exhibited; and whereas~by resolution adopted December 5,1899, the Coun- cil declared it expedient that such-sidewalks should be constructed, and one-.half the. costs thereof assessed against the property abutting thereon and benefited thereby,in the proportion and upon such princi- ples~.s the Council should thereafter determine by ordinance,and or- der e.d the improvements to be made; and ~.hereas, by resolution adopted t~ay 15th, 1899, it was provided that a hearing should be given the,property owners on the question of con- strutting brick sidewalks six feet wide on the north side of Salem aven~e, from 5th to~gth streets,for the benefit of the properties abut- ting thereon; .and on December ~2, 1899,a hearing was given the property owne~"s interested therein and benefited thereby,at which hearing plans and estimates of cost were presented and duly exhibited; and whereas, by resolution adopted December 5th, 1899, the council declared it expo- council improvement to dient that such sidewalks should be constructed,and one-half-the cost thee-eof assessed against the property abutting thereon'and benefited thereby,in the .proportion and upon such principles as the should thereafter determine by ordinance,and ordered the be ms.,~e; ~.nd V~hereas, by resolution adopted ,'.Nay 12, 1899, it was provided that a hea~-ing should be given the property ovmers on the question of con- structing brick sidewalks ,five feet wide on both sides of Center ave- nue from 5th to 12th streets ,N.V,'. ,for the benefit of-the properties s.b~tting thereon;and on .'...larch 1,1900,a hearing was given the property ovmers interested therein and benefited, thereby,at v,l~ich hearing plans e. nd estimates of. cost were presented and duly. exhibited;and whereas, by resol~tion adopted April 10, 1900 the Council declared it expedient that such sidewalk should be constructed,and one-half the cost thereof assessed against the property owners abutting thereon and benefited thereby,in the proportion and upon such principles as the council should thereafter determine by ordinance,and ordered the improvement to be made; and Whereas, by resolution adopted }.~ay 16, 1899, it was provided that a hearing should be given the. property owners, on the question of con- structing 6-feet wide brick sidewalks on the east side of Fifth street NoW. ~from Shenandoah avenue to Gilmer avenue,and on the west side of Fifth street from b'henandoah avenue to .?.£oorman Road,for the benefit of the properties abutting thereon,and on ~_-~rch l, 1900 and ]~arch 10:1900 a hearing v~s given the property owners interested therein and benefited thereby,at which hearing plans and estimates of cost were presented and duly-.eXhibited;and %~ereas, by. resolution adopted April 10, 1900,the council declared, it expedient that such sidewalks should be constructed and one-half the cost thereof'assessed against the property abutting thereon 'and benefited thereby,in the proportion and upon such princi- ples. s as the Council should ..thereafter determine by'ordinance,and or- dered the improvement to be made; and ¥;l%ereas, by resolution adoPted ~y' 12, 1899., it was provided that a hearing should be-.given the property, owners on the question of construc- ting'brick, sidewalks. 8 feet wide ,on the west side of Fifth street,S.W. from ~.~ountain.avenue. to the overhead bridge,at Norfolk avenue,for the benefit' of the-properties, abutting thereon.,and on March lO,1900,a .hear- ing"was given the property owners interested therein and benefited ther.eby, at which hearing plans and estimates of cost were presented and duly.exhibited;and Whereas, by resolution a'dopted April 10,1900, the council declared ~it expedient tha2 sUch sidewalk should be con- structed,and one-fourth the cost thereof assessed against the property abutting therebn,and benefited thereby,in the proportion and ~pon such principles as the Council should thereafter determine by ordinance,and ordered the improvement to be made; and ~hereas, by resolution adopted 0etcher. 1l,. 1898, it was provi_ded a hearing should be given the property o?mers on-the quos%ion ox' eon- strutting brick side~lks, five feet wide,on the north side of hue between ~efferson err'eot and ~lrst street,~.W..for the benefit-'o~ the properties abutting thereon;~d 'on April 4, 1900,a he~ing ~$ the property o~ers interested therein and benefited thereby,at hearing plans and estates of cost were' presented and duly e~ibited; and whereas, by resolution adopted April 10, 1900,the- co~cil declared it e~edient that such side~lks should be constructed,and one-h~if c~st thereof assessed against the property abutting-thereon and b~ne- fated thereby,in the prOPortion and upon such principles as the should thereafter dete~ine by ordinance,and'order.ed the improvement to be made ;~nd ~=~=~s by resolution adopted ~y 16th,1899, it ~s proviSed that h~aring should be given, the property o~er~ on the question of cons tang brick side~lks five feet wide on the e~st side of First ~treet, S.~r.. between HmghIand and Albe~rle avenues,for the benefit of the ~lr*.ta~ abuttina thereon; and on April ~, 1900.a hearin~ o~er~ interested therein and benefited thereoy,am_ ~.~. ~r~~a~S and estates of cost were presented and duly e~lbltea~ ~ - -5 .~ .... ~--~-~o~ted Anril 10 1900'- the co~cil, deoI~ec ant wnex ~ae, Dy resomu~un ~ ~ ~ , ~ , .... it e~edment that such side~lks should be constructed,and one-haAs. the cost thereof assessed against the property abuttxng thereon and benefited thereby, in the proportion and vpon such principles as the Co~cil should thereafter dete~ine by Ordinance,and ordered the provement to.be ~de; and ~ereaS, by resolution adopted ~Y 12, 1999¥~ it was provided that a hearing should be given the property ovmers on the question of construc- ting brick sidewalks, full wide, with ~stone c~bing,on the west side of First street ,S.~V. ,between C~apbeit avenue and Ch~ch avenue, (except at such points where ~lks had already been. laid) for tbs..benefit of the properties abutting thereon; and on April 4, 1900,a hearing given the property o~.mers interested therein..~nd benefited thereby,at ~_ich hearing plans and es~i~tes of cost were presented and duly ex- hibited; and ~ereas, by resolution adopted April. lO ,1900 , the co~cil declared it. e~edient that such-side~lk should be constructed,and one- ha~ the cost thereof assessed against ~.e property aSutting thereon and benefited thereby., in the proportion and upon such' principles as the and ordered the ia- Council should thereafter provement to be made; and ~q~ereas, by resolution a hearing should be given determine by ordinance, .. adopted. October 18,1899 ,it~ was .provided ~that the property owners on the question of con,. structing brick sidevalks, six feet wide,on both sides, of't;3,-~vfl;:'~Trcet;~ S.E., from the }~rket Square to Church avenue,and on the south side of. Church avenue from Jefferson street to Second street,and on the north side of Church avenue from First street to Second stre.et,for the bene- fit of the properties abutting thereon; and on }laY' 12, 1900, a hearing was given the property owners interested tl~erein and benefited thereby, at which hearing plans and estimates of cos..t were p~esen~ed and duly exhibited; and whereas,by resolution adopted }~y 12,1900,the council declared it expedient that such sidewalks should' be constructed,and one,hal£ the. cost thereof assessed against the abutting property prop- erty,benefited thereby, in the proportion and..upon such principles ms the council .should thereafter determine by ordinance,and ordered the improvement to be made; and Whereas, by resolution adopted December .5, 1899,it was provided that a hearing should 'be given the property owners on the question of con-~ structing brick sidewalks six feet wide on the east side of Commonwem.!th avenue, from WellS' avenue to.Rutherford.; avenue,N.E. ,for the benefit of. the properties .abutting thereon; -and on J.~une 1.1' 1900, a hearing was given the property owners interested therein and benefited thereby,at which hearing plans and.estimates of Cost were ~resented and duly ex- hibited; and V.8~ereas, by.reSolution .adopted o-uno'-23, 1900, the council declared it expedient that such sidewalks should be constructed;mhd -~2012- one-half the cost thereof assessed against the property abutting there- on and benefited thereby,in the proprtion and upon such principles as the council should thereafter dete~ine by ordinance,and ordered the improvement to be made; and ¥~ereas, by resolution adopted September 6, 1898,it was p~ovided that a hearing should be given the property ovn~ers on the question of constructing full width brick sidewalks on the north side of Campbell avenue,from a point about .50 feet east of First street, to a point about 150 feet east of said street, for the benefit of the properties abut- ting thereon; and on ~a~y 2, 1900, m he,ring .Ms given the property ova- ers interested therein and benefited thereby,at v&ich hearing plans and estLmates of cost were presented and duly exhibited;and whereas,by res- olution adopted 2~ay 12,1gOO,the~counoil declared it expedient that such sidev~lks should be constructed and one-half the cost thereof assessed against the property abutting thereon and benefited thereby,in the pro- portion and upon such principles as the council should thereafter de- termine by vrdinance,and ordered the improvement to be made; and V,~ereas, all of the aforesaid improvements have been completed and accepted, Now therefore BE IT ORDAI!PED by the Council for the city of Roanoke, That the prin- ciples upon which the assessment for the construction of s~id sidewalks shall be levied, shall be upon the basis of one-half the cost thereof, apportioned among the owners of the property which bounds and abuts upon said improvements,and which is benefited thereby,aCcording to the front footage of said property owners; provided, however,that the as- sessment for the construction of the sidewalk on the west side of Fifth street,between Mountain avenue and the over-head bridge, shall be upon the basis of one-fourth of the c~st thereof, apportioned amo~g the' properties abutting thereon and benefited thereby,according ~o the aforesaid principles. RESOLVED FUR~,That the city engineer for the city of Roanoke is hereby authorized and directed te make up the assessment for each of the foregoing improvements,and to apportion the same among the property owners thereon,in accordance with the foregoing principles, which s~id list shall-lie in the ~ffice of the clerk of Council,for at least 20 days,open to inspection by any person whose property it is proposed to be charged with such asssessment. RESOLVED FURTHER, 'That the Co_~ittee on Streets is hereby ~uthori- zed and directed to give at least fifteen days' notice of the existence of such report to each person interested,in the manner provided by law for the service of notice, specifying the amount v&ich is to be borne by the aforesaid assessment upon the lands of such property ovfners, which notice shall cite such persons to appear at a time and place des- ignated by the committee on streets; and such apportionment shall stand as to all persons not appearing and objecting thereto,and shall be a lien upon the land so charged,enforceable as other taxes on real estate therein. Any person objecting thereto shall appear in person or by attorney, at the time and heard at that meeting or ceedings h~d sh~ll be in in such cases. place designate~ in said notice,and shall be at some subsequent one,and all further pro- accordance with the statute made and provided ---- ....oo0oo--- ..... j.0 U R N A L -- C 0 i~M0 N C O UN C I L. · Tuesday, November 11, 1902 The Council met in regular session at 8 o'clock P.M.,i_n the Cott~.eiX Chamber,and ,,w~s called to order by the President, Hr.J.CoPage.. Pres~nt--...es srs · Antr im, Co leman, Crtmpecker ,Donaldson ,Heazel )Hough · Minahan, J.A 'Page ,Rennet, Schwab', Seifert, Shickel ,Thomas ,Wilkinacn ~ Huff, - · ' ~o ~.~tden~--18. Absent--}Kessrs .Hart ,Johnston ,Nays ,Vaug~_ · _ ~~_.~SURNAL. On motion of Mr. Huff the reading of the Journal dispensed with and approved as 'recorded. 2~fAYOR'S L4ESSAGE. The following message from the /~ayor was received. d ordered, to be referred to appropriate co.~ittees: an To the Honorable City Council, Gentlemen:A2 the request of th.e.J_.a~es- to,,rn Exposition Co., I lay before you their request for a reSolUmxO~l of your bo. dy setting fOrth the i~portance of proPerly` celebrati, ng the ~00th Annzversary of 'the first settlement at ~ame. stown,and urgzng upon the General Assembly the necessity of an approprzation for the assi's- tance of the s~e · (ORDINANCES) . I also lay ~efore your body.a letter received from the Jo,-ns Hopkins Hos ital in regard to the con.dxtion of Sergeant J,C;Graves, who has . beePn unable to perform duty stance Jul~y~.'l?th. last._.~'-~r.'.:un?~r~s~an_d._in_.g._x=s that the Sergeant being a .s. alaried o~.~.ce.r wa.s en~l.~lec on the payrolls' of t.h.e department,~wh~cn nas oeen ~one, o his.con, tinued disabmlzty, I have felt it my duty to so report. . I am sat~sfzed he will not be able to. return to duty before ~anuarY lst,next, if by that time (FINANCE.) .qANITATIO.N. 'Four members of the police f. orce have been USemd on.e- half day durzng the month of Oc. tober assist~ng.the Sanitary Inspector, and I have to report the city mn bett~r conditxon tha. n I haY? ever kno.wn; 539 persons have been summoned before the polmce cour~ latzon of city ordinances, of which number 156 were fined, 156 dzsmzssed and 27 cases now peflfl~ng. ~TH. The public health is good. Steps shoUld be taken,however, looking to the matter of smallpox. We should be on the alert and pre- pared to act vigorously should it make its appearance. PUBLIC ~-~RF~-T. ~The conditions at the ¥~rket Square demand attention at your hands. The ordinances are mnot 'sufficiently' clear to satisfy the police justice,and the~ clerk of market is at great disadvantage in regulating same · ( ORDINANCES ) PASSENGER STATION.The ordinance regulating, hack'drivers and baggage men at the depot is,also insufficient,under the rulings cf.'the Police Justice, z~nd I have prepared and presented to the ordinance committee, an ordinance which will meet all objections. It,. or.a similar measure should be enacted; the lives of the public are daily-endangered at this p o int. ( ORDINANCES. ) C;~IN GANG. The superintendent of the chain gang has his hands full, and more prisoners than can be handled by him alone. ~InsubOrdination is frequent',and the police are. called upon to assist 'in subduing it. ~Unless a guard is furnished,the City wi'll have answer fOr 'the death or serious injury to the superintendent· The criminals'under his care have more than once plotted to brain him, Acting under"secti°n 2~4 of the Ordinances, I appointed ~r.O.G.Lewis, a first class .man,and one who could be trusted and reported hiS'name 'at your 'las~. Se~szon,.as g~]~rd and assistant, at the price of $1.50, for actual t~me. The City Engineer, however, refused to Carry him on' the'payrolls, except as a laborer' at $1.10 per day,and consequently, we lost his services. He v~s a white man. Sinee that time there is no guArd,and the Sergeant is unwilling to trust State nriSoners,and i cannot insure .their safety_. I- recommend that the Mayor be especmally aUthormzed to' appoznt a guard and assistant to the Supt. of the chain gang at $1.50 per day. The City Engineer holding that Section 2?4 does. not authorize the.. appoint- ment; the g,~rd so appointed to'be-sworn in by the mayor,and invested with police power. SUPPLIES FOR POLICE. I have to again, request that 'you Will author- ize the' purchase of belts, batons and whzstles for the f°rce,and three -2014- (November ll, 1902.) pistols: to cost not more than $10.50 each, for the substitutes. The whole costing $85.00. Respectfully submitted, ~0EL H. CUTCHIN, Mayor. ~!ONTHLY P~PORTS. The monthly reports of the city engineer, City auditor,treasurer,keeper of the almshouse,city sergeant,city physician and board of health,and clerk of the markets, were read and ordered to be filed. PETITIONS, &c. Petition of S. W. Pace, Sanitary Inspector, to have his horse boarded by the city, or at the city's expense, w~s presented, read and referred to the Committee on Finance. Petition of ~. R. Ellis and others, asking that alley be opened on south side of Shenandoah avenue N.W.,from 8th street to llth street, was presented, read and referred to the Committee on Streets. The President requested Mr. ~oleman to take the chair, and submitted the following resolution, which was adopted: RESOLVED, That the Police ~ustice be and is hereby allowed tion of ten days, at such time or times during the present or lng month, as he can best arrange to be absent from the city. follow- RESOLVED FURTHER, That the clerk of Council be and is hereby granted permission to be absent from the city from November 28 to December 4th inclusive;provided the same will not interfere with the proper discharge of the duties of his office. Petition of W.FoNottingham and others for brick sidewalk on the south side of Highland avenue, between Franklin Road and Fourth St.,S.~. was presented and referred to the Committee on Streets. Petition of l~rtin Dooley and others, laborers employed by the city, asking an increase of pay,w~s presented and referred to the Committee on Finance. Petition of J. J. O'Brien and others, asking that Patton avenue between Fourth street and Kimball avenue, be macadamized, v~s presented and referred to the Committee on Streets. R~ORT OF THE C0~ITTEE ON FINANOE. I~r.~ Seifert, from the Commit- tee on Finance, presented the following report: 1. The Committee ha.s received a report from the commis.sioner of revenue furnishing a last o.f persons who have not paid themr licenses for doing business as requmred by ordinance. He also reports that steps ~ve been t~ken to bring said parties before the police court for viola- tion of the law. The .list referred to is hereto appended. 2. The committee has approved the bond of F.L.Ca~pbell, contractor, for repairs to city hall,amounting to $100, with the American Surety Co of New York, as surety, and. recommends that said bond be accepted by Council. 5. The committee h~s considered the recommendation of the mayor, which in effect is, that in case cattle being impounded belonging to very poor persons ,that the mayor be authorized to rebate the costs, when in his judgment to do so would be an act of charity; and beg to report that in our judg~ent it is inexpedient ~to pass such resolution,and rec- ommend that the matter lie on the table. ~. The petition of H.W,Baker to be refunded a pro rata rebate on stock-brokers' license, taken out P~y 1st, and which w~s discontinued August 19,1902, is under consideration,and is deferred to a subsequent meeting. 5. The matter of purchasing an accounting for certain officers of the. city,as petitioned for, and also the request of the mayor for cer- tain police equipments, is under consideration by the committee. 6. The resolution by Mr.J.E.Ho~gh to refund Nfs. B. B. ~oorm~n the sum of $4.7§,being the fine and costs for calf impounded, has been con- sidered. It appears in this case that the owners of the calf impound- ed made inquiry at the police department',and were informed that no such animal was in the pound, whereupon further search in that abandoned. It subsequently developed that the animal v~s and was advertised and sold for the sum of $7. There has $2. 5 of the direction was in the pound been refunded this amount, being excess over fines and costs. In view of above circumstances we recommend that the auditor be instructed to -F015- (November 11, 1902. ) draw a w~rrant in favor of Mrs. B. B~ Moorman for the sum of $4.75, chargeable to contingent, for the purpose of.. refunding the entire pro- ceeds of the sale of the animal in question. ?. We file herewith a letter from the city solicitor, reques~inS' the city to purchase for its use,and to be .under control of the~ solicitor, a set of the Municipg$ ~C0rporation Cases,published by Hichie. Company, of CharlotteSville,Va.,. Seven vols. of this work-are already ou~,and they are offered now at $2.50, or one-half ~prieel vols. to follow will be $§ each,and will come ou~ periodically as they are ready. In subscribing for this wOrk,the present cost will be $17.50. We understand that all'the other cities of the State have chased these booEs,and as the city-solicitor is'Of Opinion that they we recommend that the. clerk of Council be should be owned by the city, instructed to s~bscribe £or already issued, at a cost of Solicitor · said set of books,and to purchase the vols. '$1?.50,and 'deliver the Same to 'the 0ity 8. Concerning the matter of making an appointment for Collecting the delinquent insolvent taxes, which .was referred to_this co_-w, ittee, Mr. C. N. Younge, who was heretofore appointed having, declined, we beg to report that the committee hamI been'unable to secure any one,up-to this t_~e, who would agree to take"the position, and ask that the mat- ter be continued for another meeting. ' 9. The report of the. city-auditor shows that v~.en .the bills for the current month shall have been 'paid,. certain of them will be-overdrawn. To supplement these accounts to meet the ~_m...oUnts' of the overdrafts,we recommend the adoption of the fOllOwing resolution: RESOLVED,That the .appropriations'for the fiscal year,19OF-B, be and are hereby supplemented~by the amounts shown below, and 'the .city 'auditor and city treasurer ar.e hereby ~irected to make entries On their hooks $195.89; Sewer repairs, $~8.89; Contingent, accordingly: Elect~ons, Respectfully submitted, S.P. SEI~ERT., G.W. CRUMPECE~R, A. B. The report of the Committee onFinance w~s on motion of M~. Seifert adopted by the following v0te': 'Ayes~-Antrim,Coleman,Crumpecker~D°nalds°n Heazel ,Hough, H~.uff ,Hinahan,Page, Rennet, SChwab, Seif eft, Shickel, Thomas, Wilkinson,The President--16. Noes--None. R~P0RT OF THE COMMIT~_J~ ON ACCOUNTS. Mr. H3:ff, from the Committee on Accounts, submitted the following report: . .. . ~e Committee on Accounts has examined and approved Under'~ appropri- ate heads the following, claims and accounts against, the. city for .the current month, and recommend that they.be approved by Council and cer- tified to the city auditor and city treasurer and Ordered~ to be paid:. Criminal charges ......... $12.00 stationery and printing $ 145 3° Elections, 624.68 Salaries, Fire 455.52 Health Insurance 24.75 Water · Jail 2?2.55 ' Public Property Lights, 1,186.91 Sewer repairs, Police 1,419.19' Str.ee~t.'ImproVementS, Paupers. 237.01 Commissions, §3.88 Public ~harities.. 49.00 Contingent... . , ~.o§1 Street repairs, 1,583.9.4 Sanitation, Street-cleaning, V2:§6 Roanoke Hosp_i~t_a__l ........ .83.34. .' - " . -- Total- ' $9,885.38 2. The r.ep0rt of the polmce'dep~artment .shoWs lights' found out and not burning during the month o% October, 1620' hours and 4 minutes, m~king $32.40 to be deducted from-the light .. b ill . . of the Company. for the month of November. "Respectfullyp. w.submitted'Hu~F,. G .W.0RUMPECKER. The report of the Co-,nittee on accountS'Was adopted by the following vote: Aye s--Antrim, Coleman, Crumpecker',DonaidS0n,Heazel ,Hough ,H,~,ff ,Mina- hah ,~Page, Rennet ,Schwab, Self eft, Shickel, Thomas ,Wilkinson, The President. 1,213.??.' 3-00 663-.10~ 430 · 42 469.47 456 '~0. -20i6- (November 11, 1902.) JOIHT REPORT--FINANCE AND FIRE & WATER~ joint committee on Finance and Fire and Water, report: . The joint co~ittee on Finance and Fire and ferred the resignations of the three voltu~teer city, and being also requested to consider the . Seifert, from the submitted the following Water, to whom was fire companies of the matter of establishing a paid fire department, beg to report that they held a meeting on Satur- day. November. 8, and took the question, fully under consideration. At ~his meeting a committee representing the ~erchants and Z{anufact~r- ers Association of ROanoke, appeared before' them,in the interest of cheaper rates of insurance,and produced and filed certain correspondence between said committee and the Southeastern Tariff Association, showing what would be 'required.to place the city of Roanoke upon a first-class basis of rating. The joint Committse also considered the question of finances,and other matters and things in connection with a fully paid, department,e, nd has deferred the consideration of the matter .u~_til a subsequent date, not later than November 25., when a report w~ll be pre- pared for the consideration of Council,and4if the establishment of a paid fire department is reco~uended.,the members of Council will be f%u4- nished with a copy. of said report ~n' advance of the 'December meeting. S .P .SEIFERT, C .W. THONAS ) H .B .DONKLDSON, 'C .W. ~HONAS ~ A/B/ 8oleman,G.W.Cr~unpecker.,) L. L, SCHWAB. REPORT OF THE C01~{ITTRE ON STREETS. l,{r. Donaldson, from the Committee on Streets, submitted the following report: 1. Concerning the petition of Ballard Huddleston and others,f~ the construction of brick sidev~lks On Salem avenue, we recommend the adop- tion of the following resolution.: RESOLVED,That the. city engineer be and is hereby instructed to con- struct five foot, hard burned brick sidewalks, on the north side of Salem avenue, between 9th and 10th streets,and on the south side of Salem-avenue, between 8th and 10th streets, provided, the property ovm- ers abutting thereon will agree to pay one-half the cost thereof, such agreement to be in writing and filed in the office of the clerk of Cotu~cil. 2. As. to .the petition .of J.S.Licklider and others, asking that Lew- is, or Fourth street, between !~arshall and Luck avenues,be opened,we recon~mend that the city solicitor be instructed to ascertain the cost of acquiring sufficient land for this purpose by purchase,and m~ke re- port, together with o'ther __m~.tters in connection therewith, to the Com- mittee on. Streets. · 5o As to ~the resolution to provide for the opening of 8th street committee reports that street ,and recommends between Campbell avenue and Patterson .avenue,the in their judgment it is inexpedient to open this that the matter lie on the table. 4. The petition of T. ]~. Bouware,~.R.Garrett and others, to con- struct temporary sidewalks on 15th street and Salem avenue S~W. ,has been considered and is deferred until next meeting. 5. The committee has. considered the petition of W.~,~.Graybill and others, as to the extension of a drain pipe' on Rorer avenue,eastward to 10th street:and iN of opinion, that this is a matter that comes properly within the jurisdiction of the Sewer Committee,and we recommend that it be referred to that committee;and we further recommend that the ~{~y- or be requested to cause the Sanitary Inspector to properly clean the drain pipes a~t this locality,as well as in other sections of the city, where they have become stopped or Otherwise foul. 6. J. B. Botts, ~. C .l~ranklin ,~.A.~{cClure and Roy B. Smith, having signed an agreement to pay °ne-half the' cost of constructing a sidewalk in front of their premises on the north side of ~,~ountain avenue,between ~efferson street and the line of R.A.Buck~_er,we recommend that the city engineer be instructed to 'construct. a six foot wide, hard burned brick sidewalk on said avenue between the points designated,and render bills through the proper channel for the collection of one-half the cost thereof from the abutting property owners° -201?- (November 11. 1902. ) 7. The Committee files herewith a petition from the official and trustees of Trinity Church, corner Mountain avenue and Roanoke asking that a granolithic sidewalk be constructed on Mountain avenue and Roanoke Street, abutting on said church property. The committee has considered this petition,and in view of' the fact that the chUrch soon to be opened for use,and no sidewalks eXisting~ there at. this' we recommend that a vitrified brick Walk be laid on RoanOke Strea% only, a d'istance of about 150 feet~ and submit the following res01~ttion for adoption: RESOLVED,That the city engineer be and is hereby instructed.~to con struct a full width, vitrified br. ick Sidewalk,.with granite curb-, the west side of ~oanoke street,~n front Of'Trxnity. Church property, length of about 1'50 feet, at a cost not to exceed $225, chargeable to street improvements; the work to commence thereon as soon as ~ materials can be procured. " , 8. As to the proposed sidewalk ~ on the east side of Jefferson'St., between Kirk avenue and Mountain avenue, we find that three or' four of the property owners have not .signed the necessarY' agreement to pay' one-ha!f the cost. As soon as this is done the Committee will report thereon. 9. On examination the committee finds that Dale avenue,immediately east of Fourth street~ for a distance of 60 feet, should be cobble guttered and macadamized, owing to the.pecUliar conditions existing there, the cost of which will not be more than $100. We recommend that the city engineer be instructed to have this work done, at a-CoSt not exceeding $100 , chargeable to the-account of street repairs. 10. The property owners on the east side of Fifth street,S.E., be- tween Dale avenue and Bmltitt avenue, having been given a hearing on the question of constructing five foot hard btwned brick sidewalks in front of their premises, and having subsequently signed and agreement to pay one-half the cost of such work, we 'recommend that the city engi- neer be instructed to construCt.zaid sidewalk, 'at a.cost estimated at $208 chargeable to the account of street improvements. Bids for said work'h~ng heretofore been asked,and the'same rejected. ll. Concerning the petitions which have been preseuted for the im- provement of Patton avenue N.E.,between Fourth street and Kimball ave- nue, the committee has made an examination of. this street, and ~recom- mends that in order to make it passable,that the city engineer, be in- structed to hav. e s.uch grading done thereon as~..may be .n. ecessary,and to remove the projectmng ledges of rockS; also to make smmilar repairs to east avenue, between Fourth-street-and Kimball avenue. The cost for performing the above work to be charged to the account of street re- pairs. 12. Concerning the petition of J..B.Newton and others, for cobble gutters on the south side of alley, between second and Fifth streets, north of Gilmer avenue, the committee reports that it has examinmd~ the conditions there, and finds that this work is imperatively necessary,as the. state~ of affairs there 'is deplorable.~ The gutter will cost about $300,and will drain this alley,in our judgment, in.a satisfactory man- ner. We recommend that the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to have this gutter' placed ~in 'the alley,-at a cost not exceeding $300, chargeable to the account of street repairs. 13. The committee recommends that a longitUdinal board walk b~ laid on Seventh street,N.W., between Center avenue and LOudon avenue,, at a cost not exceeding $80, chargeable to Street repairs. 14..The-request to lay a longitudinal, board walk on Moo~_s:n Road between 5th and 6th streets, has been deferred' Until next~ meeting. 15.. ~ne conditions existing on the chain gang-and'the 'request for' additional gua.rd service has been' considered by the C~mmittee, and lng to the large number of prisoners on the gang'and their propensit~ to rebel,and incidentally to escape,we recommend that-the city engin- eer be. instructed to employ a guard, to assist the Superintendent the chain gang, at the~ wages of $1.50 per day. Said gUa. ~d to be u~derl -2018- . (November 11, 1902.) the dmrection of the Superintendent of the ch?in gang,and to perform s.uch__d.uties .as.may be required of him. The sa.~d guard wt~lle on duty sna.m& ce vestee with all the power and authormty of a regular police officer of the city of Roanoke. . Respectfully submitted, M-.]t,DONALDSON J. A ~{r. Antrum offered 'the fol o ' - · -.. ? _. PA. GE, _ ~ ..... 1 wing amendment to the last ~ecmion o · ne.report of the street committee chain gang, which w~s adopted: . .RESOLVED, That the .Mayor be authorized to appoint a guard to act assm.stant to the Superintendent of th= -~..~- ..... ~-: .... as ~.~-~----~u, ~,~m-, se sworn xn as a snecial ·ne powers thereof in the ne - the chain an and to- ~.rfo~nce service· g g~ be paid the s~ of $1.50 per day for actual The rep.crt as amended was then adopted by the following vote: ~Aye s-_-Antrmm, Colem~.n, Crumpecker, Donalds .on ,Heaz el ,_Hough,Huff ,Minahan, ~age ,Rennet, Schwab, Seifert, Shickel ,Wilkinson, The President--15. l~oes--Thomas. . REPORT O~ THE~ CO]~,iITTER ON ORDINANCES. Mr. Coleman,from the com- mittee on Ordinances, presented the following report: lo At the request of the mayor we have bonsidered an ordinance pro- posed by him to prohibit hackmen,draymen and other persons soliciting passemgers between the gates of the mjefferson street crossing. It ap- pears that the railway authorities are continuously complaining of this nuisance ,and calling attention to the dangers involved by it; but the committee is of opinion, on examination of the city ordinances now in force that (~.~ the law is sufficient to abate the nuisance if enforced. · Antrim submitted an amendment to this section of the report, providing an ordinance to prohibit persons from loitering or obstruct- ing ~efferson street between gates of the railv~y company for the put-- pose of soliciting baggage, passengers,etc., which was read and on motion of Mr. Rennet that section of the report, as well as the amend- ment proposed, were referred back to the committee on Ordinances.) 2, The reco~.~endatiOn of the mayor to revive or re-enact the law providing for overseers of the poor,and to relieve the mayor of the duties now imposed upon him by ordinance relative to looking after the poor of the city, has been considered and lmid over until a subsequent meeting. 5. The report of' th~ Mayor calling attention to the act of the Gen- eral Assembly in relation to what is known as the act to provide a plum~ lng board for cities of over 1000 inhabitants,and its application to the city of Roanoke,has been considered and we find that several impor- tant cities of the State are exempted from the operations of this stat- ute. The law in itself is cumbersome, expensive and will, if enforced, annul the building laws of this city, which are said to be among the best in the country. Therefore them committee is of opinion that an effort should be made by the city to maintain the law under which it has been operating for years,and to this end we recommend that the city solicitor be requested to prepare such bill as may be necessary to exempt the city of Roanoke from the operations of the act referred to,and ' endeavor to have the same enacted at the next session of the General A s s emb ly. 4. The resolution of ~'-~r.Donaldson r ...... .-- - x?o~ x~.o the a~vlsaoil~ty of adoptxng a~ ordinance to provide for the lmcensm~g of,electricians, has been consmdered, but for reasons.in connect~o~ ~m~ the p%~bing license rotter, we reco~end that mt lie over ~il ~ha~ ques~xon ls disposed of. Respectfully submitted. A.B. COL~;, G.W.~~EC~ S .P .SE~T, J .H .~~NSON ,W .E .~. ' 0n motion of ~. Re, er ~e report of the ~dinance C~itteg ~s adopted. -2019- (November 11, 1902 o ) ON STREETS AND S~,~RS. Th6 following JOINT REPORT--C0},9,IITTEES report % j~ju~ t was submitted: /~~- The committee on streets and sewers to whom w~s re-committed, the \joint report as to ~the recovering of the Campbell avenue drain,for purpose of having a conference with the street railway company in order to ascertain if said company would be willing to pay a part of the costs for such improvement, beg to.report that they have .held a con- ference With said railway company through a sub-committee,and not being able to reach a~ide, finite underst~nding or conclusion,'we submit the following resolution for adoption: . . . RESOLVED, That according to the report of the city,engineer that portion of Campbell avenue between Second street and Norfolk avenue S.E. immediately over the drain,is in an unsafe condition; that the city cannot permit it to be used longer without making itself liable, There- fore, within thirty days.from the adoption of this resolution the said s,treet wil. 1 be closed,and no cars will.be permitted to run over it;and that if the said street railway company runs' its cars over said street' ~t the points herein designated, prior to the time specified for clos- ing said street, it will be at the said company's peril and risk; and the said company shall be notified accordingly. .: RESOLVED FURTHER, That the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to place a fence on each side of that .portion of the drain which hms been condemned,in order to protect the public. .And after thirty days from the adoption of this resolution, he is hereby iastructed to ob- struct that portion of the street o.ver .the drain .so .it cannot be used at all; and any person or persons removing the obstruction or obstruc- shall be fined not less than ten nor more than fifty. tions so placed, dollars for each. offense. RESOLVED FURTHER ,. That to certify a copy of this this work are exposed to very foul and disagreeable .conditions;' is~ difficult to obtain labor to perform the work;and recommends that the w~ges' of the foremen and laborers ,.' while employed on these repairs, be', increased. We recommend the'adoPtion of the ~following resolution: RESOLVED, That the citY force. or forces$ when employed in making re- pairs to the Campbell avenud drain, shall.be paid wages as follows: Foremen, thirty cents per hour; laborders, .fifteen cents per hour. trio notice s~reet, 2. lng up .the clerk of Council be and is .hereby directed resolution to the Roanoke R~il%~ay and Elec-" company; and the M~yor is authorized and directed .to. give such as may be necessary concerning the dangerous condition of said the use thereof and the obstructions to be placed thereon. The city engineer has informed the j.oint committee that in keep- the repairs to. the' Campbell avenue drain, the wor_.~men engaged on · ' ' that it Mr. Heaze! RespeCtfully submitted, H. B. DONALDSON j. A. PAGE submitted an amendment to that W. M. SI{ICKE~L, A'. B. 'J .F .KEAZE. L, (f or Sec .2 · ) section of-the report in relation to the Campbell avenue drain, wherein it was provided-for immediate closing of the street and obstructing ' the .. same ; which Was " read and rejected. The report of the joint committee, was then adop- ted by the following vote: Ayes--An.trim,O01eman,Donal'dson,Hough,Huff, Min.a_han ~Page.,Renner ,Schwab ,Seifert, Shickel,Thomas, The. President--13 · Noes__Crumpecker,Wilkinson--2..Mr.Heazel .votes. for the second section of the report and against the first. ' '. .~0RT.OF'C0 .~L~/ITTEE ON PUBLIC PROPERTY, .t~r. Wilkinson, from the-com- mit-tee on Public Propertyl, submitted the following report: 1. Acting. under the resolution of Council adopted :October. ~,190~, the', committee took up the matter of providing additional acc'ommodations for' the United states CoUrt~. which is to'meet'in this' city ~n February. 1903. They held a consultation with .'the .district attorney,and found ~' that the rooms adjoining the 'corp°ration court room would.be required,. and also a room for the marshal.. The latter room, we provided on the- first floor of.the building;' and 'the judge of the corporation court has consented to the use of the jury rooms belonging-to his court for -2020- (November 11, 1902.) the use of the United States Court,and promised to arrange the si~tl~lg~ of the CorporatiOn Court so as not to conflict with the United States Court. The two rooms adjoining the Circuit Court room are to be used by the judge and the clerk thereof,and which are to be furnished. have requested the city engineer to furnish these rooms,if the said cot~rt is called to meet in this city, at a cost not exceeding $100. These arrangements, we are informed by the district attorney,as evi- denced by letter hereto attached, are ample, which together with the resolution adopted by the committee and furnished the district ~ttornev co_replete the ma.tter to his satisfaction. We also file herewith a of sa. id resolution,and ask the Council to confirm the action of the Committee. . 2. ~ne shed for the steam road roller at the c~ty stables having been .completed,we have .i. nsured the stables for $400 and the harness ~conta~ned therein, for $150, making a total of $550 for five years. .~n account of the high rate on the smith shop and tools contained there- in, being $8.25 per $100 for five years, the committee .b_~s deemed it inexpedient-to insure this property. $. The Committee begs to report that the city engineer has purchased three car loads of Pocahontas nut coal for the use of the city, one car of which is for the almshouse, at the price of $4.80 per ton f.o.b. cars Roanoke, which together with the amount paid for delivery, 40 cents per ton, makes a total cost per ton of $5°20. We reco~end that this action on the part of the city engineer be approved. Respectfully submitted,. ~.H.WILKINSON, J.F. HF~AZEL, W. ~. SHICKEL, A. B. COLEIIAN. The report of-the Committee on Public Property was adopted, Ayes-- Antrim, Coleman, Crumpecker ,Donaldson.Heazel_Hou~h Huff ~linaha~ Rennet ,Schwab, Seifert, Sh~cke I, Thomas ,Wilkinson ,1~ .President--~8. N~es-0, REPORT 0F TItE CO'.2~IITTEE 01/ LIGHTS. t~ Page, from said Committee, submitted the following report: RESOZVED, That the Roanoke Railway and Electric Company, under the terms and conditions of its contract with the city, be and is hereby directed : To move 'the l~ght now located on Commerce street at the north in- tersection of Church avenue, to a point south' on said street, to the. south intersection of. the Same. with Church avenue, a distance of about forty feet. The above location wilI diffuse light to better ~dvantage,and at the same time accommodate the two. churches in that immediate neighborhood. Respectfully submittedw,' 3'. A. PAGE, H.B.DONALDSON, C. THOW~S ,A.B ~C0~.E~, N. ~IN~. The report of the committee on Lights w~s adopted. REPORTOF COI/I~.ISSIONERS OF EL~.CTIONS. The following report was sub- mitted: V/e, the undersigned commissioners of election, for a special elec- tion held on Tuesday, November 4th, 1902, pursuant to resolution of Council adopted October wishes of the voters of an ordinance to prohibit V,. 1902, for the. purpose of ascertaining, the the city of Roanoke on the question of adopting cattle from running at large upon the streets and avenues of. the city, do report that we have canvassed the returns, and find 'the vote to be as follows: For the ordinance to prohibit cat- tle running at large there were cast 955 votes. Against the ordinance to prohibit cattle running at large there were cast 954 votes; and the total number of votes cast on said question wa~s 1907. This 6th day of November, 1902. E.A. MAHOI~EY, H., DUErNINGTON, TH0~AS 0 ' CONNOR,FRANI..£ P. ~00REj A. J o DAVIS. Mr o Antrim called att&ntion to certain alleged irr~egularities in the alection on the Cow Ordinance, and produced certain certificate showing that three persons had voted in the ~ourth Ward who were resi- dents of the county of Roanoke, and also submitted a resolution which ~ .". (Ndvember' ll, ].902, ) 'president of"Oouncil-should' appoir/t .-north side of shena.ndoah avenue. N. E-.,' bet~'een Third Street ~nd weal~th~avenue, which was"read .and'referred' to the Committee on PAUPERS ~FROM .OTP~R COUNTIES-,&c. i~{r. 'Donaldson Linform6d. the tha-t-it was a-lleged ·that c'ertaih" i~ates of-:~the almshouse-were a. Committee of ....... .-nnOno ....... 'provided' that the five, one .from. each war'd,, to invest, igate the. illegal vot~i-ng -complaine~ .: of, and r'eport its ~ fin'ding-'to .the' Counc.il.- ' -"~. 'Mz, Crumpecker' moved to l~y.~the entire question on-. the'. table , which vzas sgreed to 'by the following vOte: ~' " Aye~.--Co leman ~'Crumpecker ,Donaldson ,Heaz e !. ,Minahan ,Page ,Renner ,. -. Sc_hwab,Sei-f. ert,Shickel-~'Tho,m~:s ,Wil.kinson.,l~e PreSident.--13, .- Noes--Antrim,H0ugh,Huff--'3., - GISHFARM..- The-report of '.the Committee .on Public_-l~.operty;. submit- ...ted-October ~,.-19.02,' providing for the-extension of certai~..St~.eets "int:o the Gish Farm,and the platting and sale of .cer. tain lOfs Of land -thereon,deferred unti'l-this .me,ting, was' read. and-On motion o£ Mr..- E~aze 1 ,-~- -. - Ordered to be. referred back to the Committee on :Public Proper. ty. "CO!~{ITF~E.S OF: COU~I. CI-L-. The President of Council aPpointed the' follow- i~g Committees cf.:Council, ~pursuant-to certa-in changes-made necessary 'by them resignation :of ~. Pace: -- '' ... FINANCE,.--Seifert, Hart, Cru~pe~ke~,Coleman,Thomas. - : STREETS.--Vaughan ,Hat t'., Dona lds 0n, Johnst on, Page., PUBLIC PROPERTY-'-Wilkinson ,Mays, Shickel ,Heazel, Coleman. FIRE ~iND WATER--Donaldson, Thomas, ~ohnston ,14inahan, Schwab. LIGHTS--Page ,~inahan, Coleman, Thomas ,Donaldson'. · PARKS (Special) Huff,P.W. Heazel,Seifer~t, P~ge-, Johnston.-.:- SID~,V~T.}_~ ON SHENANDOAH-.AVENUE o N.E. ---Mr..Renner submitted a resolu- tion- to provide for .the construction of afiv. e brick sidewalk on-th~ Common- streets. Council non-resi- dents of the city,and moved that they be sent-bacE' to their homes at idle. ex-p.ense of the; chs~ity, account.. ~' -' -. !~.. 'Antrim moved 'that the~'_m, atter be referred to the'City Solicitor to .take steps'-~.t0 r-ecover.:-the' cos.ts for caring for said paupers from -th.e counties or cities-.v~re' Said-paupers-belong. The latter motion ~as. agreed, to-,, .,' '- . -'- . '.' '" --' I?,~OUi~D ~I~S..Mn~:. HeaZet~ S.ubmit~d. aj'request from J.B. Kennerly, aS¥_ing that the sum..0~ $3;00 for. th~ee.:heif§rs,impounded~and .paid to the. pound master b.e refunded~ :said stock:haVing been sent ou.t ~f' th~- eity.,and, having--returned .without 27~. Kennerly' s' kn0wledge, and' move~ -that-the sum of thr. ee dollars'be refunded-to the petitioner. The request was r. eferred.--to the finance Committee. -- On motion of tlr.. Crumpecker the CounCil then adjourned-, ' - . To_the Honorable City Council-, Gentlemen: The resolutions of Council in reference to the street car company and the closing of Campbell ave- nue,east of Randolph street, I have allowed to be. come a law without my approval; h. ow.ever, the no'tice provided for therein has been given. X am not satisfy_ed that the proper course h~s been pursued. That the street car company should pay a Portion" of the expense of repairing the C .a~npbell avenue drain is perfectly right and proper,but that the city should close the street to the company and prohibit the cars from run- ning,thereby putting the public to inconvenience,when no active steps are being taken to repair the. drain, is to my mind, unjust to the pub- lic and prejudicial to the city. The street car company if approached with a definite proposition on the part of council; will,no doubt,meet your body in a businesslike way. The plan adopted smacks of compul- sion and is in the nature of a threat. I recommend that council make a well-defined proposition,for instance, 'that the company pay one-fifth of the cost of the proposed improvements,to be paid as the work pro- gresses,and to apply-,not only to the comtemplated repairs east of Ran- dolph street,but to the whole of the drain extending up Campbell avenue; or,to make a proposition to arbit~te the matter, the city naming one arbitrater,the company one,and these two a third, whose finding Shall be binding on both parties. I am satisfied the last proposition will be acceptable to the company. Paupers--I desire to call attention of Co.u~_cil to the almshouse.- By reference to the reports of the keep.er,you will observe that the number of inmates are. seldom over five or.. slx,and .they are s_t~ply such as are stopping.there ms a half-way station on their wa~ to the Potter'-~ *~ 'l~e c?ndltions are such .that no one who can ws. lk~awa or find s°~ ~~' · ' - w , Y 1 er e±sewnere,Wmll re$~tn. ,.~he~er the small number of inmates is a compli- m.ent to the management or a .source of congratulation to the city I will not attempt to say. That there should be some cottages b~_t where the decent poor could be cared for,and where the decent poor could stay,is a crying need. The almshouse as at present conducted is nothing more than a city hospital for the care of consumptives in the last stages,and those suffereing from unmentionable diseases,--both too dangerous and loathsome to require decent poor. to occupy the same but-id- lng,and to my mind it is criminal to do so. V4hite and black, male and female,occupy 'the same building at present. No wonder, the Superinten- dent desired your body to make the mayor Send aw~y 'what few unfortunates are .there still' alive 'and unable to leave. Health--The necessity h.~ving arisen for the ~employment of a physician as contemplated by your body, which emplo~nent was temporarily held up by your orders, I executed the contract with Dfc Webb and he has been one 'duty for some days. The Board of Health will submit to your body such matters as should be called to your' attention in connection with such employment, relieving me'of that duty. Legislation. In view of the Legislature being in session to put the new Constitution into effect, I deem it advisable that your body ~ppoint a~ committee, to be known as the Legislative. Committee, v~ose duty it shall be to watch the proceedings and call attention of your body to such proposed legislation as might injuriously affect the city of Roa- noke,in order .that proper steps may be taken to protect the city from unjust or unwise laws. Respectfully, JOEL H. OUTCHIN, Mayer. J 0 UR N A L -- C 0 M~t 0 N C O UN C I L, Tuesday,December 9, 1902. The CoU~cil met in regular session at 8 o'clock,Polio, and was called to order b$ the President, .~. j. C. Page. Present-. -Mes srs .Antr ira, Co lem~n, Crump ecke. r ,Hart !Hea. z el ,Hough ,tIuff, $ohns ton ,MmnTan; ~ .A .Page ,Rennet, Schwab, Shlcke 1 ,~fm lkmnson, The Pres ident- 15. Absent ~eS srs -Donaldson ,Mays, Seifert, Thomas ,Vaughan__ 5. TPN~ ~OURNAL. 'On motion of ~r. Antrim the reading of the ~ournal was dispensed with,and further, on his motion it v~s approved. 2~-AYOR'S ~SSAGE. The following message from the ~ayor was presented and read: -2023- (December 9, 1902. ) On motion of ~-~r. Hart the subjects contained the Mayor'S message were referred to appropriate committees, viz. Streets and Sewers~ Public Property, Health and Ordinances. VETO MESSAGE. The following veto message of the May0r'was'rea~ and on motion of :qr. Antrim laid over until the next regular-meeting. To the Honorable City Council, gentlemen:~ The resolution adopted at your last session in regard~ to paupers,--referring the matter to the City Solicitor to take Steps to recover costs for caring, for paupers from the counties and cities to which they belong, does .not meet with my approval,and I have vetoed the same for the following reasons: First. That there is no record of any paupers who have been cared for by the city of Roanoke from other counties and cities for v~hich a charge can be made. Second. No pauper properly chargeable to any other county or city has been sent to the almshouse during my encum- bency in office as mayor. RespeCtfully, JOEL 'H. CUTCHiN, Mayor. MONTHLk REPORTS. Monthly reports of the City engineer,Cit.Y Auditor, Jailor,Clerk of the Markets,Keeper of the Almshouse,City Physmcian and Board of Health, were read and ordered to be filed and referred to the committee on finance. PETITIONS. Petition of J. H. Ward and 1§ others asking that a bill board erected at corner of C0mmo~wealth avenue' · and'Third Street N.E., be removed, as the same was a nuisance and a.rendevous for evil disposed persons; was read~and Ordered to.be ~referred to the Mayor for his investigation and such action as may~.b'e deemed proper by him. Petition of S. H. Roy~ll and ~ulia T, H,~,ger,and others, asking that~ the alley between Henry and Commerce streets,running parallel with Ninth avenue 'and south of same,be completed by grading; w~s presented and referred to the Committee on Streets. Petition of J.F.Hodgin and others, for brick sidewalk'on the south side of Dale avenue between Holliday and Wheat streets, was presented and referred to the Committee on Streets. Petition of H. Bachrach, by.F.R.Gray, to ~rect an illuminating sign in front of 'his saloon on Norfolk avenue,was presented and referred to the committee on Streets. REPORT OF THE C0!,~ITTEE ON STBEE. TS. Mr. Hart, from the Committee on streets, submitted the following report: 1. The condition of the board and cinder sidewalks and Street.cross- ings throU~out certain sections of the city being such as 'to demand attention, we recommend the adoption of th~. following resolution: RESOLVED, Tha. t the City Engineer be and is hereby instructed to put the board and cinder sidewalks throughout the city in good repair ,.and also to repair the street-crossings; the costs of such. repairs to be charged to the account of .street repairs. (tIGe recommendation was adopted,Ayes--Antrim,Coleman,Orumpecker, Her t ,Heaz e 1 ,Hough ,Huff ,M~ahan,P~ ,Renner. ,Schwab ,.Shickel ,lVilkins on, The President--lA. Noes None'~age 2. ~ne committee is informed by the~ city 'engineer that it-is neces- sary that the services of the time keeper authorized.by resolution of Council of September 9, should be continued for an additional $ months. We recommend the adoption of ~the follOwing~ resolution: RESOLVED, .That the services o~ the timekeeper in the office of ~he city engineer be continued for the' space of'one month from t~s~ date,. at a salary of $40 per month. (The resolution was adopted, AYeS--Antrim,Co.leman,crumpecker,Hart ,Rennet, Schwab, Shlckel ,Wilkinson, the Heaz e i, Ho_u_gh ,Huff, Min_.ahan ,Page ' President lA. Noes None.) 3. Concerning the question of ~eVYing the final assessments for the construction of sideWalks, the committee is advised by the city engineer that the work of preparing the lists of apportionments has been' delayed for various reasons, but will be 'completed within a short time. As soon as these lists' are verified the Committee will .ce.use notice to be issued and commence giving hearings to the property own- e2"8 · (December 9, 1902. ) 4. We submit herewith the profile of the grade of Third Street,N.E. between Shenandoah avenue and Patton avenue,which has been prepared by the city engineer. We recommend l~at it be approved and the grade established thereon accordingly. (The recommendation was adopted and the profile approved.) 5. The committee has requested the city engineer to inform them as to the status of certain work, viz. (1)Macadamizing Wells avenue be- tween Commonwealth avenue and Second street. Delayed for lack of ma- terials and proposed sidewalk. (2) Repairs to East avenue,between 4th street and Kimball avenue. This work will be done at once. (3) Grading and improving Third street ,N .E . This work has been delayed on account of establishment of grade, but will be common, ced in a very short time. 6. There are numerous other matters pendmng before the Committee, but we deem it best to defer the recommendation of further work at this time,and are urging the completion of work already ordered. Respectfully submitted, GEO. L. HART, J.A. PAGE. VESTYRULE ON SIDEWAI~. On motion of Mr. Coleman the rules were suspended,and ]~r. A. P. Staples, representing the Stone Printing and · ~anufacturing Company, w~s permitted to address the Council, who asked that a permit be granted to said Company to construct a vestibule in front of the door to its printing house on ~efferson street; said vesti- bule to extend not more than two feet on the sidewalk,and with the understanding that it is to be only a temporary arrangement,and to be removed about April 1st, or at any time as may be ordered by Council. Mr. Crumpecker moved that the request be granted; !f~. Hart moved by w~y of substitute that the request be referred to the Committee on Streets with power to act. The substitute was agreed to 2,~r. Crum- pecker voting in the negative. ' REPORT OF THE C028~.ITTEE 01~ FINANCE. ~. Hart, from the Co~aittee on Finance, submitte~ the following report: 1. The petition of H.W.Baker, by A.E.King, attorney, asking to be rebated for the.unused, portion of a license as stock-broker,issued !~ay 1st. 1902,and dmscont, mnued August 19th, 1902, which rebate would ~mount to $133.00, was consxdered by the committee, but owing to the' lateness of the hour, we were unable to reach a conclusion thereon,and ask that the matter be deferred until the next regular meeting. (Adopted.) 2. The case of E. Jacobs vs. the City of Roanoke,was tried in the Circuit Court a~nd jud.g~.ent rendered ?n December 4th,in favor of the · plaintiff for'S280, which together w~th the costs amounts to,$299.32. The city solicitor ~onsulted with this co~ittee in reference to the case,and as it could not be appealed, the judgment ~s approved and certified to the Committee on Accounts for report to Council in connec- tion with other claims due by the city. We reconznend that the judgment be paid,and no further action taken. (The recomm~endation was adopted, Ayes--Antrim,Coleman,Crumpecker, Hat t ,Heaz el,Hough ,Huff, Johns ton ,Minahan Page ,Rennet, Schwab Shicke 1 · . ' , Wmlkinson,The Presmdent--l§. Noes--None.) $. The report of the Nayor concerning the condition of police sergeant, who has been imcapacitated for duty since and the question of his right to be paid his salary during pacity, was referred to this committee for consideration. force is directly under the jurisdiction of the Mayor, more the policy and precedents that are established,we recommend matter be referred back to the mayor for his recommendation. (The recommendation was adopted.) J.C .Graves, July 17th, such inca- As the police especially that the 4. The petition of E. ~. Pace, sanitary inspector, to be furnished board for his horse, which he is using in connection with his duties has been considered.and we recommend that the matter be deferred until spring. (°The recommendation was adopted.) §. The petition of the laborers employed on the city forces for an increase of wages,has been referred to the city engineer for recommen- dation and report. 8. The petition of ~ .B .Kennerly to be refunded the amount of $~.00 pound fines,hms been considered~a~ the committee reports that under · (December 9 ~ 1902.) · the cxrcumstances the amo.unt $~_o_u_l_d~ not be refunded. We therefore rec- ommend that the petition Be re~us~uo . endation was adopted and peri%ion refused.) (The recon~m .... ~ - -~---- *~at ~hen the bills for the re orr of the clay auaz~or snow= ~. The p~ - -- , .... ~,,~ ~aid certain of thegn will be over- month of }!ovem~er snaz~ nav~ ..... =--- ~e ~o~t due . ctions sewer repairs and contingent. .... ._ ._ drama, viz. ele_ _ J--,- = .... ~~ted by the cleSk ox %ne uo~,an~ pared in~o the g__ _ r a s ecmal appropr~atmon,and s s we also provide her~ln f~ P . f~d ~x . mit the ~ollzwi~g.res°lu~n ~?~o~o~= ,iscal vear.1902-S.be ~nd' ~SOL~.rna~ ~e appropria~-~..~ ~- --~ - - · are hereby ~up~lemented as follows: . ' s .42.55; Sewer repazrs, ~149.08, Contingent,S515.46, and El~ctx~9 ~. .~ ~.~ +~, ,~tv ~tor and city treas~er are hereby · ntries on thezr ~ooKs a . g ~ . dzrected to ~ke e ...... ~_=~._~ G~O. L. ~T~ A, ~. CO~~ Respec%IUllY suomz~~ G. ~. ution ~s adopted and ~e appropriations supplemen}e~ ~e resgl . . - ~ _--~-~- m~~n Cr~ecker.Hart,Heazez,~o~n, the followxng vome. A~s- ~:-~,~I~~'~~=~ W~kiason. ~e Pres- ident-~5. Eoe~--Nene.~ ...... ~'~S. ~r. ~rt from the 'Co~ittee on Accosts, The 9o~lttee o~ mu?y~,~__T~-_~-~--~er a~d have listed th~ as . ate heads X'or ~e mon~ ~ ~w~ , ...... . auproprm ~o ~o~cll anu ~=~ below. We reco~end that they be approv~U ~ ~"i ..... ' uditor and city trems~er aha orcereu find to.the cmty a ....... ~ .0 Smlaries, ............... ~~t~S:barges'-- * ~.$~ He,l~ · . . 555.39 ~ate[ ' · Fzre, ~ ~ ~, ~ Pronertv 575.41 In~anc , 225.71 Sewer repairs, . ~~ 1,145.04 Sewer ~provements, ~'~E ~m~s, ' 1_365.8V Street ~mprovements, ~'~ .... ~'---~es 91.~6 Contzngent ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~nting, 1' 1~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~pital~ ' Bzlls approved, .... .J $12,~31,18 2. ~e co~ittee calls attention of Co~cil to a n~ber of~ills on ' of s~ll ox c~rgeable to health acco~t,~o~ting to' ~28.0 ac~t . P ~' -~-~ ~ ~- -~-~ces ~e~o~ed by ~ree phys'iCz~s for ~ccz~ting._ 'zn~ o~z ~~t_~~ ~oi~ts f~ished by ~e dr~- ~ployed ~y ~he boaru oz neaA~n,~nu ~ - ~ - gist..A ~mS mS ~e result of a p~n adopted by ~e Board of. Heal~ for lowed. B this means they hope mo se~e a genera~~u~:~ fol ' Y . -- -- ~----~ -- we ~derstand. to ~ccinate case s~ll ox snouza prevax~. ~= m~,, ~, · P ~ ~- ~ ...... -~ ~ -~ven radi~ about the p~ce ~ere ~e. the i~es oz a~ ~o~o A.~__?~ end ~eir~ a~enm. diseaZe occas, we nave approved ~e bills and rec~_ . , .P · (On motion of ~. ~tr~ ~e acco~s ~ ~~~ ferred to in ~s section of $. P ~ - -. · · , ion referred back te the Co~ittee to ob~in ~u uxty solmcmtor s opin thereon and report.) ~ Lights were reported out by the nolice depar~ent for ~e.mon~ · '~king $61.00 to be:deducted of Nov~ber, ~O50 ho~s and 41 minutes, - from the bill of ~e comPany for ~e month of Dece~er, ~ich ~e city auditor is hereby directed to adj~t. Respectfully submitted GEO.G~. ~T, The report of the C_o~itt.ee .o~n A_c~co~_u~__t~s.a~s~..a~en~d~d~ was adopted, ~ge ,Rennet ,~chwab, Shic~eA,w~x~~, ~ =- ~--- ...... . Noes--None. -2026- (:Deoember g, lc~02. ) ltE~0RT 0F THE 001(~ITTEE 0N 0RD~~S. ~. Co le~n from the Com- mittee on Ordinances, su~it~ed the following report: 1. ~e report of the ~2or tran~itting to Co,oil the request of the officers of ~e ~esto~ ~osition Oomp~,t~t the Oo~cil'~dopt a resolution setti~ forth the ~por~n~e of ~e ~tter,and ~ging upon ~e General Assembly ~e necessity of ~king ~ suitable ~ppropr~tion for that purpose, submits herewith a resolution to that end,which we recommend shall be adopted~nd sent.to our representatives in the'House of Delegates and, Senate of ¥irginia 2. 0oncoming the report of the Mayor as to the defective l~ws per- taining to the Market Square,the clerk of the markets appeared before the committee when this sub, eot was under consideration,and stated that the trouble v~s due to the fish sheds,principally,--the storing of of- fensive boxes,barrels,etc.,in the fish sheds;and that the police justice had ruled that the law did not prohibit the nui~ance. Vie recommend that this matter be referred to the city solicitor,to confer with the clerk of the markets,and draw an ordinance which will abate the nuisance and report the same to this .committee for its considdration. 3. The clerk of the Markets also informs the committee that tenants of property abutting on the market, square are claiming street privi- leges in consequence thereof,and demanding a clear ingress and egress to and from thexr property through the market square. This m~tter is likely to produce trouble on account of the limited space for standing market ~ragons,~nd we recommend that the subject be referred to the city solicitor,to confer with the city engineer and clerk of the markets,and furnish this ~ommittee with his opinion thereon; and if he deems it expedient, to draw an ordinance which will regulate the matter and pro- hibit encroachments on the market square. 4. As to the ordinance introduced at the last meeting of Council to prohibit hackmen,drsjrmen,and others, from going between the gates of the railway company on Sefferson street for the purpose of soli~iting passengers,baggage,etc., we recommend that the matter be referred to the city solicitor, and if he deems it expedient to draw an ordinance which will 'meet the requirements and regulate the trouble complained of, and m~ke report to ~his committee for its consideration. §. The board of health has requezted the committee to report an ordinance imposing a penalty on persons refusing to be v~ccinated when ordere~ ~by the Board of Health. We have deferred this matter for fur- the~ consideration. Respectfu~__ly submitted, A.B. CO~ W. E: RENhrER, G. W. CRUL~ECKER. The report of the Committee on Grdinances was adopted,and the reso- lution in relation to the Jamestovm Exposition Compzny is recorded at the end of these proceedings. LE~ITED STAT~S COURT. ~. Coleman introduced a resolution in relation to getting an additional term of the U.E Court for Roanoke; also mn ade- quate bailding for the purposes of holding said .court, which was adopted ~d is recorded at the end of these proceedings. REPORT OF ~ CO~i~ITTEE ON P~BLIC PROPERTY. t~r .Wilkinson,from the Com~nittee on Public Property, submitted the following report: 1. The roof of the rear building at the Gish Farm needs to be re- newed, also the roof of the shed on the~ m~rket square, e~ch of which will cost SZ~. We ~o recommend that the city engineer be and is here- by- instructed to h~ve the roof of the rear building of the Gish prop- erty,renewed ~t a cost not exceeding $~§; also to renew the roof of~the shed on the market square, aS a cost not to exceed $~§, both chargeable to the account of public property. (~. Heazel moved to strike out from the recommendation that part in reference to the Gish Farm property, which w~s rejected. The en- tire reco~e~ds~tion ~s then rejected by the following vote: Ayes-- Antr ~m ~ Coleman. Crump ecker ,Huff, ~ohnston ,page ~. Echwab~Shickel ,W ~ilkinson, t~e President'~lO. Noes-~Hart,Heazel,Hough, Mmnahan,Renner--~. ~. · _ 2, The report of the Committee heretofore submitted providmng for the sale of certain lots on the Gish property,~nd the ~xtension of. certain streets therein,and which was recommitted to this committee, is deferred for future consideration. (December . 9'.-. 1902. ) 3. ~ne committee reco_w.~mends the adop~mon of the following ordinance to provide a penalty for the defacement of w~lls,etco, of public build- ings. This ordinance is recommended with a view. of protecting the city v~ich has recently been improved and placed in good Hall property, condition. (An ordinance to ~rohibit the defacement of public buildings aB re- ported by the Committee, was read and on motion 'of Mr. 'AntrUm.amended so as require copies thereof to be posted in the public buildings owned by the city, and as amended ~s adopted; and is recorded at the end of these proceedings. ) 4. At the request of the Charityb Organization Society, a relief. organization established by the churches of the city for the relief of w& recommend that the use of a room on the first floor of the poor, Rorer Hall be granted 'for the use 'of such society as a headq~_:~rters, until such time as the Council shall, further order and direct. (The recommendation was adopted.) 5. A proposition has been submitted to purchase the old seats taken from the city opera house and stored in.Rorer Hallo We reco~end that the city engineer be instructed to sell them to the best advantage. (The recozmmendation was adopted.) Respectfully submitted, J. H~ WILKINSON, W.M.SHIC.WJ~L, J. F. HEAZEL. R~ORT OF T~ CO~f!TTEE' 0t~ LIGHTS~ Mr o Page, from the Co~B~ittee on Lights, submitted the follow.~g report: . The Committee on Lights 'bo whom was referred the petition of A.J. Leader and others: ~sking that a light be located at the intersection of Wells avenue ~nd First (Henry) Street ,N~W. ,and also the request to locate a light .at Stev~rt ~venue and-12th street,ScM., beg to report that after due investigation they find the lights are much needed at the above mentioned points~nd recommend the adoption of the follOWing resolution: RESOLVED,Iq~t the Roanoke Railway and Electric Company, under the tez~n~ and conditions of the contract now in force between the City of Roanoke and said company, be and is hereby directed to locate standard 2000 candle power arc lights, at the following mentioned points: One light at intersection of Wells. avenue and First Street,l~.W. One light at intersection of Step,art avenue and 12th Street,S.E. Respectfully submitted, J.A. PAGE, A. B. ~ COLE~AAN, MORRIS MINAHAN. FIRE DEPART~NT~ The Committee on Finance and Fire and V;ater, to whom v~s referred the question of establishing ~ paid fire 'department, submitted a report providing for a temporary organization, together with a resolution and ~n ord'inance bearing upon the subject, said-report being signed by Messrs. Crumpecker, Schwab and Johnston° An amendment to said report was also offered by }ir. Crumpecker,. to provide for the location of 20 fire hydrants on t~he line of .the vinton- Roanoke ,Water Company's m~dn.and the purchase of two chemical tanks for the hose wag6ns~;to be secu_~ed as soon ~s can be, but not to be paid for until after the close of the present fiscal year. A further report, representing the views of the minority,and signed bY Messrs. Hart, Min~h~n and Coleman,was presented, providing for the permanent organization of the fire department. On motion' of Mr. Johnston sai'd reports were laid over until the next meeting of Council,and each member was ordered to be furnished with a copy of said reports,including the amendmeut propoS&d. MARKET SHED~ Mr. Crtunpecker offered the following resolution: RESOLVED,That the roof of the shed on the Market .Square be renewed at a cost not exceeding $Z5. chargeable to account of Public property. The res olution vms adopted .~Aye s--Antrim, Coleman, Crumpecker ,Hart, Heaz el ,Hough :Huff: Johns t on :Hin~uh~n ,Page ,Rennet, Schwab, Sh&ckel ,Wilkinson, The President--15. Noes~-None o ~L-o Shickel offered'~ resolution to provide for renewing 'the roof on the rear building of the Gish Farm' property, at a. cost not exceed- ing $35, chargeable to the account of Public Property,. which was -2028- · . (I)~cember 9 1902.) rejected by the followln vote: A -- ' ' g yes Antrlm,Coleman Crum ecker Johnston,Page,Schwab.Shickel Wil~i~- ~- ~ ..... ' ~ , ~f, Heazel,Ho$,Min~an~Re~er_~. ~ -~G,~n~ ~res~aen~--lO. Noes--Hart, E~CTRIC LIGHTING. By request of t~. Wilkinson ~. Waller P. was pe~itted to address ~e Co~cil on the subject of electric lift- ing of the city. 0F~I~ OF C~ O~ C0~TS. ~. Antr~ offered a resolution provid- ing for the preparation of plan~ and specifications for th '. ment of the Clerk's offt~ ~ A~- ~ ....... e ~rove a fire -roof ~u-~ ~ ~ -~.~ ~ . ~oKpora~on ~o~,and constructing _ P &~ ana sne~v~ng, wn~cn ~s read and on mot'o f Heazel referred to the Co~ittee n p,m~ -- ~ ~ o I~. C~BE~ o ....... ~ Property ~ A~~ D~IN..~. ~rt (by request) offered to extend the t~e of closmnm t~ ~~ .~ .... ~ resolution o -~ ~,~~ ~ne, oe~w~en ~econd street and Norfolk avenue S.E. over t rai . , ~ he C~pbell avenue dra~n, to l~y traffic for ~e s a ' _~_ _.. street . . , p ce of thmrt da s . Y Y from Decemoer mndmcated by the resolutmo ,~+~ ~ .......... 20th, as . . n _~~u ~vemoer ll~h 1902' · - for_f~ther negotmatmons wi~ the street rail~- ! ..... ~ and_pro~dmng men~ cT costs for recovering samd mp y s mo adjust- drain;and directing ~at ~11 liabil- ity shall be ass~ed by said company on accost of the use of the line over said drain. ~e resolution ~s read, considered and rejected. S~T ~~~S ~ S~S~N. ~. Rennet submitted an ordinance to prohibit persons from selling candies,confegtionaries ,fruits ,&c., the streets of the city,and to prohibit ~e m~mntene, nce of stands on the sidewalks or ~reetsfor such p~pose, ~ioh ~s read ~nd referred to the Co~ittee on 0rdinances. VOL~T~ FINN. ~ Page submitted ~e following resolution: ~ V~ereas, ~e several volunteer fire companies of the city of Roanoke nmve heretofore tendered their ~resignations to take effect on the first day of Jan~ry, 1903,and ~e Co~cil recognizing and appreciating the v~l~ble services of the said companies,and f~er recognizing the portance of providing as far as practicable against the destruction of property by fire, pending the organization of a paid fire dep~r~ent, therefore BE IT ~SOL~-b~ the~Co~cil for ~e City of Roan~ke~ ~at pre~ent vo!~teer fmre comnani-~ ~ ~ ~ ....... . = ~ =~ ~equested to contmnue and ~intain not later, however, ~an ~e xars~ cay of ~rch, 1903. t ~SOL~D ~~, ~t ~e Clerk of Co~cil be instruct o each of the samd com~~ ~ ..... ~ ~ . ed to for~rd the clerk of Co~cil ~-~- ~_~L ~e~ cec~on ~n ~e pre~ses; and - ._ ~~ upon r~e reception oI~ s~ch notic _ came the s~e to the ur H~e ~e o~,.~ e .~ ..... .- esi .....~ ~~'l. ~. anmr~ moved ~o refer ~e resolution to ~e fire a _ mittee, which ~s re~+~ ~ .... ~ -- ~ _ nd Water Corn adopted. ~~, ~$ o, moes 6. '~e resolution ~s then SCH00r'.TRUSTEE.. John Wood tendered his resignation as School Trus- tee for District t~o.~ l, to take effect December l§th'~lg02, and on mo- tio~n__~of .Mr.. Cr~ump. eck~er the' same was accepted° un momlon ox' Mr, Coleman · the. Council proceeded to an el ..the vacancy, whereupon ~ir. Antr ~~~ ~. ~ . .. .ection to fill neazel nommnated A.B.W~~ ~..~ ~ ..... ~ey, and ..... .. _ . -~~-~, ~ ~ne &a~er n~e ~s subse uentl ~~~e ~j_~r~nkley_~s~n ~lecte~ by accl~tion,~ Cler~ ~.~__ ~a~mqus vo~e or ~e Go,cji ~s directed. ~_ ~m~WA~ ON NOR~I ~SON SEEET. ~. He~el ca TM -~ ..... ~ne reqM$st of a l~r~e n-~-- -~ -'~-. --- ~m~G ~~1o~ son street_ from G~- ~r ox cmmmzens rot side~~ on North Jeffer- =orca to act. ~. An ' _ . ... et co~ttee ~ owe trmm moved by ~ of sub mm p r referred to th~ n~++ _ ._ Y s ~u~e ~t ~e ~tter be agreed to. - -~~ee on Streets for report. ~e substitute ~s On motion of Nr. Orumpecker the Council then adjourned~ '-'-'-'~--00000- ....... -2029- A RE'SOLUTION as to the celebration of the settlement at Y~nestown. (Adopted December 9, 300th Anniversary of the ~dlereas, it is deemed expedient to appropriately celebrate the ~00th e.nniversary of the first settlement of the English-speaking people at Jamestown in 1607; and the various cities of the Commonwealth have been called ~'~lereas: upon to express their approval of the enterprise,and to .urge upon the General Assembly the importance of taking such steps as may be necessary more than National importance, to further the object, which will be of therefore BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the thc Council for said City of Roanoke,Virginia,That city, speaking for the great body of its citizens, does hereby msmorialize the General Assembly of Virginia 'to grant such assistance to td~e Jamestown Exposition Company as will enable the said company to appropriately celebrate the 300th anniversary of the first settlement of the English-speaking people on American soil, believing as we do that the enterprise will be one v~ich will enhance ~the material prosperity of the Commonwealth,and bring the~ people of Virginia in close touch with all sections of the country,and awaken that spirit of patri- otism and development v~ich will bring not only the ~history of Virginia and its associations, but its natural and industrial resources, to the attention of the world. And we especially t~bge that the appropriation v[hich has been requested by the said company be granted by the State. RESOLVED FURTHER, That our representatives i.n the Senate and House of Delegates of .Virginia be and are hereby requested to use their in- fluence to further this object. ........ oo0oo ....... A RESOLUTION in relation to securing an additional term of'the Uni- ted States Court e.t Roanoke, and the enlargement of the present public building for .the acccnm~od~tion of said court. (Adopted December 9th, 1902.) has been initiated by the'Bar secure an additional term of to obtain from the Congress of ~'the United States Whereas. a movement Association of the City o~ Roanoke to the United States Court in this city,and an appropriation for such enlargement of the present .public building as will furnish adequate accommodations for said court; and ~ereas, the interests of the city would be greatly subserved thereby, therefore 1. BE IT RESOLVED by the Con, non Council of the. City of Roanoke, in regular meeting assembled, That the Honorable Senators and Repre- sentatives from the State of Virginia, be~ earnestly requested to exert their influence in securing an additional term of the United States Court to be annually held in this city, and for a sufficient appropri- ation to enlarge t~he present .United States public building' so as to furnish adequate and proper accommodations, for said-court-and its officers. 2o That the President .of Council appoint a committee composed of two members of this body, who together with himself, are empowered to co-operate with the Bar Association of Roanoke City in' the accomplish- ment of the purposes aforesaid. $o That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the Hon. Carter Glass and to each of the Senators and Representatives. ........ Oo0oo-------- AN ORDINANCE to prohibit the defacement of Public Buildings. 1o BE IT OREA~D by'the Council for the City of Roanoke,That it shall be unlawful for any person to deface or otherwise, injure the walls floors,doors,windows,stairw-~ys or closets of any public building in the city under a penalty of not less than two nor more than ten dollars for each offense. 2. Copies of this ordinance shall be posted in conspicuous places in the public buildings owned by the city. 3. -~nis ordinance shall Be in force frc~ its passage. jOURNAL-- GOMMON COUNCIL. Friday, December 19, 1902. A special meeting of Council w~s held to-night at 8 o'clock,in the Council 0hauber for the purpose of receiving, and acting upon a joint report of the Committee on Streets and Sewers, and resolutions accom- panying, providing for the permanent improvement 'of the Campbell avenue drain, and a resolution providing for fencing the sides of the drain, and giving the street railway company the right to run its cars over the same under certain conditions,and to take such other and further action in regard to the improvement of said drain,or repairs thereto,or of the use of the street by the' Roanoke Railway and Electric Company at that point_,_as the Council may deem expedient. Present Messrs. Antrim,Coleman,Heazel,Hough,Huff,~ohnston,MaYS, ~ . ~_-- ~~ co~.~ ~' Vel Thomas_Wilkinson.The President--Ii. Donaldson Hart Minahan Sei£ert aug Abs ent--l~es sr s. ~ru~ eker, , , , , $0INT REPORT. OF C'0MMIT~ ON STREETS AND SEWERS. ~?. Johnston, from said Gommittees, submitted the following report:' The Committee on Streets and Sewers, to whom was jointly referred the report heretofore submitted providing for the ~mprovement of the bell avenue drain, begs to report that they have considered the same in connection with a proposition submitted by the Roanoke Railway and Electric Company, looking to the use of the street over said drain,by that .company, under certain conditions. The propositions submitted by the Company is hereto attached as a part of this report. The company asks that it be permitted to use the street, to make such repairs to the drain as may b'e necessary to m~ke 'it safe for its cars,and that the city shall leave the ends of the fenced portion open,and these are to be properly guarded by the company, by a watchman or by proper barriers placed there, and all to be. without prejudice to the rights of any one. The committee submits herewith two resolutions, one providing for the permanent improvement of the Campbell avenue drain,~ after it has been ascertained if the street railway company will agree to, or can be re- quired to pay a part of .the costs tion providing for .the use of the railway company, for the purpose both of which resolutions we ditions, for such improvement; also a reso!u- street over said drain by the street of running its cars,under certain con- recommend shall be adopted. D' OHNST6]~ ] PAG1~ SAS. . ~ ~. A. , Streets. B.O. I~AYS, P.V~. H~'~', V~. M. SHICKEL, 8ewers. proceeded to the consideration of the resolution to The .Council provide for the permanent improvement of the Campbell avenue drain,be- tween Second street and Norfolk avenue, On motion of ~_r. An~trim, Sec. l, providing for the rejection of bids for said work, heretofore, submitted, was adopted. '~^~on of ~Nr. Antrzm Paragraph 2 of said resolution was amended ~A '"~ ' ' ' "" 0 0 ed ~, ~+~~ n,,t the words "or with ra~lroad~razls· He also pr p s to ~-mend the latter clause of said.paragraph by providing that t~e is not to commence until the street railway company shall pay its pro- rat~ share of %he costs for raking said improvement l which was rejected. 0~ motion of ]~r..$ohnston the said .paragraph was a~nended by adding the words, ~nd an al~propriati0n be mdc b7 the aoueil for ~he p~ose~' ~. ~o~ ~ropoaed go ~mend s~id resolution ~ ~roviding that ~he git~ Soliei~or ~h~ll mke B proposition to the street fail,my company ~t aBid eomp~n~ ahBll p~ one-~hird of ~e cost for ~e ~provemen~ o[ s~id dr~inj ~ioh ~ rejected, A~es 3, ~oes '~e first resolution 9roviding for the'pemnent ~pro~eng of ~o~ston ,~ys ,~age ,Re,er, Soh~b, ~iekel, ~oms ,~ilkins on, ~e fresident, --~4, ~oes--~one. ~e aouoil ~ook ~der consideration ~e second resolution~pro~ld- lng for closing or obstructing ~e street over s~id drain,and for use ~y ~e street ~il~y comply ~der certain conditions. -2031- (December 19, 1902 ~:[r. Coleman moved to amend the resolution by striking out that por- tion in relation to giving bond by the company; which was rejeeted by th-. following vote: Ayes--Antrim. Ooleman,Hough,Huff,llehm~b,Thomae~ The President--7. Noes--/{eazel,~ohn~ton,Mays, Page,Renner,Shickel,Wilkin- BOIl--? · Mr, Wilkinson moved, to strike out from the provisions of the reso- lution the requirement that bond shall be given with surety; and.pro- vide only for a plain bond of the company. ~r. Page moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the amendment proposed by ~. Coleman was'-rejected. T"ne reconsideration ~ras agreed to. I/r. Heazel moved to so amend the resolution as to provide that bond shall be given, but that the amount thereof shall be ~tricken out, which the chair ruled out of order. The question v~s then taken on the amendment proposed by Hr. Cole- man, providing for striking out from the resolution the provisions re- quiring bond to be given} and the amendment was adopted and that re- quirement accordingly stricken out, as follows: From Section 5,"and for further security and indemnity to the city of Roanoke by reason of running its cars over the Campbell avenue drain in the above mentioned sections, the said company shall execute bond payable to the City o.f Roanoke in. the penalty of $15,000. with approved security, or to gave such collateral security for tha{ amount as may be approved, by the city solicitor." ' ~From Section 4, "nor until .the bond her.ein provi.ded for shall have be~n 'executed to {he satisfactmon of the cmty solicmtor, or until said collateral security is deposited with the clerk of Council." The resolution as amended was then adopted. The entire report of the Committee was then adopted by the following vote: Ayes--Antrim~Cole- man ,Hough ,Huff, ~ohns t on ,Mays ,Page, Schwab, Shickel, Thomas ,Wilkinson, The l>resident--12. Noes--Heazel. M~. Rennet having retired. . !ir. Hough submitted a motion to provide for the inspection of said drain, which was declared out of order. ~n motion of Hr..~ys the Council then adjourned. e ...... oo0oo ........ A RESOLUTI01I to provide for the permanent improvement of the Camp- bell avenue drain between Second street and Norfolk avenue. (Adopted December 19, 1902.) RESOLVED, That in as much as the bids submitted by ~ .F .Barb our & Co., and C. Markley, for the improvement of the Campbell avenue drain between Second street and Norfolk avenue, appear to be 'excessive, that the same be and are hereby rejected. RESOLVED'FURTHER, That the City Engineer be and is hereby authorized and directed to purchase the necessary materials,and to employ such la- bor ~as may be required,and to cover in a permanent manner with a double brick arch,Campbell avenue drain between Lick Run and the east side of li0rfolk avenue, at a cost not to exceed $8,000. Said work is not to be commenced, however,until it can be determined .by the courts, Or by agreement, what part of said costs, if any,is to be borne by the Roa- noke Railway and Electric Company, nor until an apprppriation be made by the Council for that purpose. RESOLVED FURTI~, That the City Solicitor be ~ is hereby instructed to take such steps as may be necessary to compel the said street rail- way company to Join with .the city in performing the ~ork of recovering said drain,and to require said company to pay its proportion of the expenses of~'said work, as provided for under the franchises of said company; provided, that a satisfactory agreement between,~thecity of Roan0ke..and said company cannot be reached within thirty '~ays' ..... ---oo0oo-------- -2032- (December 19, 1902.) A RESOLUTION as to closing or obstructing that part of Campbell enue,between Second street and Norfolk avenue,and providing for its use by the street rail. way company under certain cgnditions. · (Adopted December 19~h,1902. ) BE IT-RESOLVED, That the City Engineer be and is hereby instructed to Place a fence on each side of the Campbell avenue drain between Lick Run and the west side of Holliday street, and also on each side of the Campbell avenue drain between the east side of Holliday street and the west side of Norfolk avenue,and at each end of said sections,he shall construct a fence, cross-wise of the street, to within two and one-half feet of the railway tracks. BE IT FURTIiER PJESOLVED, That the Roanoke Railv~y and Electric Com- pany may run its cars until further ordered by Council,over its tracks through the above mentioned sections of Campbell avenue, on the follow- ing conditions, and none other: Firmt--That the said.company shall at once place gates or bars,as specified bM the city engineer, at either end of the openings between the.fences herein 'ordered to be placed along the sides of said drain, which gates or bars are ·to be closed and retain closed a't all times, except when..cars are passing over the .. street at that particular point; or,in place of gates or bars,the said cozvpany shall have the privilege of.pl~cing a v~tctnua- n thereat, whose duty it shall be' to prevent per- sons or wagons and teams from going upon that part of Campbell avenue v/h'icli has been so enclosed by fencing. The said company-shall place danger siEnal lights thereon, which shall be conspicuously displayed on the' gates Or. bars during the night tine. 'SeCond--The said company may make temporary repairs to the said drain,having first obtained-a permit therefor from the city engineer. Third--The said company shall be responsible for all .damages v~hich n~y-occ~r by reason of rmGning its cars over said drain; and any other damages .which may occur by reason of the said ·company failing to comply with. any of the provisions of this resolution. Fourth--This .resolution Shall not be effective until it shall be accepted in .writing by order of the Board of Directors of the Roe-.noke Railway and Electric Company, nor until' gates or watchman and signal lights a~e placed at said points. A copy of the resolution-of the 'Board of directors accepting the tezuns of this resolution, to accompany the ac'cepts, nce of this' resolution by the Roanoke Railway a. nd Electric Company. - Fifth--The resolution adopted on the llth day of November, 1902, di- recting the city engineer, to erect fences on each side of the Campbell avenue drain and across the ends thereof, to prevent the street railway company from running its cars over its tracks within the sections ~b'ove mentioned, be 'and ~the same .is hereby repealed; provided, however,t~hat in the event of the Roanoke Railway and Electric Company f~iling or refusing to accept this resolution, then this resolution shall be of no effect; ~and the suid resolution of November llth,1902, as aforesaid, shall strand un-repealed and~be in full ~force ~nd effect. Sixth--The adoption' of this resolution and the acceptance of its terms by the .Roanoke Railway and Electric Company is not to prejudice the legal rights of either the city of Roanoke or said company in ref- erence to the cost .of permanently covering the Campbell. avenue drain, where the tracks of said. company are placed over said drain. -------oo0oo ......... J O U R NA L -- C, 0 MM 0 N C 0 UN C I'r,. (2033~ Tuesday, January 6th, 1903. The Council met in regular, session at 8 o'clock,P~M., in the Council Chamber, the President,Mr, J.C. Page, in the chair. Pre sen t--Me s srs .An trim, CO leman, Crumpecker., Donaldson ,IIar t ,Heaz e 1 Hough,Hu~.f, Johnst0n ~Mays, MinaHan,P. age., J.A.; Renn_e_r. ,Seifert,Shickel, Vaughan (late) ,Wilkinson, The' Presxdent'.~ Absent Messrs'.Schw~b;.Thomas, T~E. JOURNAL. The reading .of the JoUhhal. was,on motion dispensed with. At the request of Mr.Antrim the joUrnal was amended by providing that' the amendment offered by him on page 2030, to the report of the Joint Committee in regard to the Campbell avenue drain matter,so, that it would' show that it was his intention that the improvement or re- pairs should be made by the city at once, without waiting for action. to be taken by the street railway company. The amendment to the Journal was ordered to be noted,and as amended was approved. MAYOR'S 'MESSAGE. The following message from the '~2ayor was.-read: To the Honorable City Council, Gentlemen': Having' diaapproved the resolution passed at your last session in relation to board and. slag sidewalks, I deem it proper to urge upon your body some action looking to an improvement of the sidewalks of the city,and of a permanent na- ture ~ Brick walks should be laid .... n many streets and can be done at small CoSt ~if' stone curbing is not used. Board sidewalks are expen- sive and unsatisfactory-and no more of them should be constructed as it is a waste of public funds. Levying final assessment for sidewalks. This .matter has been much neglected by the Council for one or two years Past,and the city is be- ing made to suffer by the delay. If ~the force in the city' engineer's office is not sufficient to do the work.required,it should be. attended to. That the matter of improvement to .sidewalks of the city should thus be delayed,is not 'just to the general public. The-final assess- ment should have been made long before .this,and the money collected thereon used in constructing other sidewalks so much needed. For the past two ~years there has not been laid but a.few yards of brick sidewalk and still we lay claim to being a progressive city. Zfuch money has been lost to the city on account of the manner in which the street, sewer and sidev,~lk improvements have been handled'. I trust your 'body will see to it,that every proper step is .taken to guard', the city's interests ,and give 'the people the sidewalks to which they are entitled. Sergeant J. C. Graves.. The question of carrying Sergeant Graves on the payroll during his disability,which v~s referred to me,is an un- pleasant one,and one which I think Council shbuld have d~cided without reference to the Mayor,as it is. simply a question~of the expenditur'e of city .funds. All the facts were submitted by me to Council at -the November meeting,~nd ~to ~the acting~ Chairman of the finance Committee -in October previous thereto. Sergeant Graves is a valued officer,and one whose services I do not wish the city to lose. But,at the same time he is 'unable to do duty,and has been so dismble~ since. July l?th last. I am satisfied he will 'not be able resume his duties for several months to come: The force is crippled to the exten~ of one ~an,and the sum of $?0 is mdded to the cost of the department each month. In view"of these facts I recommend 'that the Mayor be 'directed to carry the n~me of -Sergemnt~ Graves on the pay-roll as disabled and without pay until .such time as he may be fit for duty; and that the.res.yet be ~uthorized and directed to appoint a substitute policeman to b'e vested with-a, ll the powers of a regular Policem~n, who shall be eligible for d~uty until such time as Sergeant Graves may be able to. return to work, at Which time-the Said substitute policeman 'shall be dropped from the force un- 'less otherwise ordered by the~Council. In this way the ~fOr_ce .can be kept~ in .t~ct wi'th6ut~additional cost,and save $?0 per month. City Engineer's. Office, ~ny ~duties mre imposed on' the City Engineers off ice,~nd ~e expenditures through that depart, ment are large. Street r. epairs ~lo~L.for ~the l~st fiscal.year amoui~t in round numbers~ .to $1§,500,m_nd. Street ~impr0Yements ,. ~$3,000, making a total ~of ac~oU~.t., of streets. : Acc0 .unt~ .of.~these transactions,among, tony o.thers., -2.054- ( 5an~_~__~:ry 8th, 1905 o ) are kep'.~, in the engineer's office, and an annual report thereof to be made to the Council of e~och year, showing the done under his direction. port for the past year is r e quit e d by the engineer at the first meeting in July character, cost and location, of all work See Sec. 20?, page 150, City Code. The not accissible to the mayor,and I deem it important that each member of the council as well: should have access to such a report in~ order that a proper understanding may be had as to how the city's funds are expended. I therefcre reco~end that Council through a proper co~mittee,take this matter under consideration,and have such report made to Council; and in addition thereto, to report to Com~_cil if there is ~. necessity for further clerical or other force that department. Assistant Superintendent to Chain Gang° kY. O o Go Lewis, hereto- fore appointed assistant superintendent to chain gang, having resigned~ I have appointed in his stead, ~r. S.T~ Lemon:a man, whom I mm satis- fied will give entire satisfaction. Heating of Jail. I am informed by the Police department that in cold weather it is 'impossible to keep the poisoners in the city jail from suffering, 'owing to the unsatisfactory condition of the Y~ater. I recon~'..~end that the matter be inquired into.~and such action ts. ken as is' necessary and proper. .Respectfully, JOEL.H?' CUTCHIE. )layer. ~Xo Hart moved that the recommendation of the IJ~yor in regard to Sergeant ~.Co ~rave~. ,the appointment of a substitute policeman during his disability,and the appointment of an asistant superintendent of the chain gang: be approved by Council; and that the other matters r~entioned therein be referred to appropriate committees. _The question was called for,and upon vote a division was demanded. kY. Page moved non-concur in that part of the reco~uendation of the mayor which provides for the appointment of a substitute police_~.an to take the place of Sergeant Graves; which'was ruled out of order. The q~estion was then taken on the motion of agreed to, Ayes--~n~trim, Cole.man, Crumpecker ,Donaldson ,Har~ ,Huff ,Einahan, Seifert,Wilkinson,the President--lO. Noes--t:eazel~Hough,Johnston,Page, Rennet, Shickel, --6 · VETO ~SSAGE~ The following message from the ~Mayor ~s read: To the Honorable City Council, Gentlemen:--The resolution ado~ted by yom~ body at its last 'session, referring the petition of the Stone Printing & .~,~nfgmto the Committee on Streets, with power to act, in which they ask permission to occupy a part' of the sidewalk in front of their building on North Jefferson street, by building a vestibule or storm door, does not meet with my approval, for the following reasons, to ~wit: First.--E~ile the.sidewalks of the city are subject to the supervis- ion and control of the Council, they are for the use of the public ~t large, and the City of Roanoke has no authority to grant permission to the Stone-Printing & ~.~nfg. Co ~,to occupy any portion thereof. S~e Nor- folk City vs Chmnberlain, 29 Grat. 534: Sec. 2~0 City Ordinances. Second-- I~ the Council had the authority to grant the 'prayer of the petitioner, it had not the right to delegate its powers~ by referring the petition to the Connnittee of Council, with power to act, which is in effect the determination o£ the matter. Respectfully: JOEL H. CUTCHIN ~.~ Hart moved that the veto of the !~:~yor be sustained by Council, which v~s agreed to, Ayes--Antrim,Donaldson,HartHuff, Hough,Johnston, )/~in~.dGan ,Page, Shickel ,Wilkinson ,The President--il. I~oes--Cole .man, Crum- pecker ,Heaz el, Rennet, Self er t-- 5. VE.TO L~SSAGE. The following-message from the ~_s~yor was re~d: To the HonOrable City Council, Gentlemen: The resolution a'dopted by your body instructing the city engineer .to put the board and slag 'side- ~lks throughout the city in ~go~d repair, also to repair the street crossings, does not 'meet with my 'approval, for '~the following reasons~ to wit: -2035- (January 6th, 1903.) First, It is too indefinite, in that ~he city engineer is allowed to use his own discretion a.s to ~h~ extent of the repaxrs, the amount to be exupended, the side',walks to be repaired,when repaired,how repaired,&c. Second, it is a delegation of power and the vesting of a control the city affairs in the city engineer entirely at Variance with the in- tent of the city charter,and the ordinances of council. Third, The sidewalks, &c., to be repaired,and the estimated cost thereof,should be known before the work is ordered,in order that Court- cil may be advised as to the ability o£ the city to make the improve- ments.and a just arid proper understanding for the necessity of the pr ove~ents · Fourth, The ordinances provide that work costing more than a eert. ain stun should be let to contract: under certain conditions,and unless your body has an estLmate of the cost, you that matter. Fifth, The policy ~_gainst extending the this resolution would are unable to determine as to~ of the council, as frequently announced, ~s, system of board sidewalks,in favor of bric~,And be iu opposition to that policy. Very respectfully, JOEL H. CUTCHIN, ~L~yor. I..~o Antrim moved that the veto of the mayor as to the sidewalk res- olution be sustained~which was agreed to., Ayes--Antr~,Coleman,Hough, Johnston,Rennet ,Shickel ,Wilkinson,The President--8. NOes-~Crumpecker, Dona lds on. Hat t, Heaz e i, Huff, Minahan, page, S e if err-- 8. MON~LL¥ REPORTS~ The monthly reports of the city engineer, city aud- itor,city treasurer, keeper of the almshouse,city sergeant,clerk of the markets, city phyeia~an and board of health, were presented and read,and those pertaining to finances referred to the finance commit- tee, and ordered to be filed° PETITIONS° Petition of V~ B. asking that a sewer be put in on and agreeing to pay one half the ferred to the committee on Sewers° Ceci-l,E. L. Robinson, and others, the north side of llth ~venue S.W., cost thereof, ~s presented:and re- Petition of Frank 0~Brien, Assistant Clerk of the !~!arkets, for an increase of salary, was presented and .referred to tlie on Finance. asking Committee on R~PORT OF _TPLE-~ ~,:~- ~r_~.~ ON FII~_~CE o ~. Seifert, from the Committee Finance, submitted the following report: 1. The petition of H. W. Baker, by A. E. 'King, attorney, asking t6 amount of ~bout $133.00 submitted With the rec- of Mr. Antrimo) laborers~ emploYed by. been considered. In be rebated for stock-broker's license, to the which has been deferred Erom time to time, is o~_muendation that it be refused. (The recomn~endation was adopted~ on motion 2o _The petition of ~rtin Desley and other the city, asking for an increase of wages, has view of the fact that there has been a general increase of w~ges through out the country,and corporations and companies having advanced the wages of their employees, and owing to the high prices prevailing for the-necessities of life, we recommend that the~ wages Of the labore~ employed by the city be increasad 'to 13 cents per hour, ~until July 1,- 1903. There are ~bout 60 men employed by the city,and 'the increase will aggregate only about $5.40 per day. While this is a smmll amount for the city to p~y, yet it means a great deal to these men° 'We recom- mend the adoption of the 'following resolution: RESOLVED, That the wages of the-laborers employed by the 'city on the public works ,etc. ,be increased from 12 cents per hour. to 13 cents per hour, said increase to be effective from the date of the approval of this resolution until July 1, 1903. (The resolution v~s 'adopted, Ayes--Antr.im,Coleman,Orumpe.cker,Donald. son ,Hart ,Heaz el ,Hough ,Huff, Johnst on ,Nays ,~mnahan ,Page ,Renner~, S eifert, Shirk. el.Wilkinson.The President--l~. Noes--None.) The reque's~ of the.mayor, for certain police 'e~uipm~nts, ~.viz.,..~ belts, ba~ons ,' whistles, and pmstols , ~costing about. $80.00, h~aS' been considered,and we recommend that the.matter lie on the table. (~ne. recommendation was adopted.). -2056- (Ja. nu~ry 6%h, 1905. ) 4. The qUes%ion of appointing a collector of delinquent insolvents has been deferred for fmture consideration; also th~. m~tter of purchas- ing ~n accounting' machine, as requested by certain ci'gy officers. 5. The Conm~ittee submitted a report reconm',~ending that the city solicitor prepare a bill to a~mend section 105 of the city charter, sO -as to provide for' the increase of the tax limit from $1.25 to and that the General Assembly be requested to enact td~e same~ to which ~.5,. Antrim offered an amendment,in the nature of a substitute resolu- tion, reciting the bill to be enacted, which v~s read, and agreed %o. The amend~ent being adopted, the section of the report of the Conm%it- tee as amended: ~as agreed to by the following vote: Ayes--Antrim, Coleman, Crumpecker, Donalds on ,Hart ,Huff , Johnston ,D~ays ,Ein~han,?~ge, Rennet, Seifert,Shickel;Wilkinson,The President--15. Noes--Hough,Heazel. Said resolution, to provide-for amending Section 105 of the City Char- ter,is recorded at the end of these proceedings. 6. T~ne committee took under consideration, as provided by ordinance, .the matter 'of making the general levy for city taxation,and fixing ~he licenses for the ensuing year; 'and submits herev~ith an ordinance to make the necessary changes, as proposed by' the committee. No change is proposed in the present tax rate, which is $1.00 Per $100 for 'city purposes, and 25 cents per' $100 for school purposes. The Council then took under consideration the amendments, or changes proposed to the license laws.by the Committee. Sec. 25, relating .to pr. ivate bankers, etc., v~s adopted s.s ~nended by the committee. Sec. 55,. pertaining tion of ~ff~. on or cart, adopted · Section sale of Sec o Sec. Sec. coal and-wood dealers,etc. ,was amended on mo- Wilkinson by sbriking.out "and $2.50 on .each delivery w~g- more than one, used in such business", and as amended was by S'triking~ out, as rec0.mmtended' by the Committee Sec. ?~,' as to. printing: office's and agents therefor, ~s 'proposed by the committee by striking out,the first part of Sec.: 80 ~s to planing mills, v~s' stricken,- as reconm~ended Committee ~ ~ec. 96. ~[r.. Coleman prgposed an amendment to Sec° 96, so as to gi-aduate the" amaount- of license-' tax to be paid by water' companies ac- 'cording to their gross receipts, which was agreed to, Ayes--Coleman, Don~tds on ;Hart ;Huff ,M~ys ,Einahan ,page ,Rennet, Shickel ,Wilkinson, l0. Noes--Cr.umpecker ,Heazel,Hough; Johnston, seifert', The President--6. Not' voting--Antrim. - .. P~; Rennet proposed an su.mendment to Sec°-70 as by' providing the minimum license shall be' $50" .. , on -purchases~. which was r'ejected. The ordinance as reported'bY the c'omUittee and ~nended., v~s then a~ op ted ,..Ayes --Antrim, Co leman, CrumP'e c ker', Donal'ds on ,H~.r t ,Heaz e i ,Hough Huff: Johnston ,P~ays ,Minahan ,PageP~nner, Seifert, Shicke'l ,Wilkinson, ~nd the President---l?'. NoeS--None. Said ordinance is recorded at. the end. of" these proceedings. ?o- The committee rec°m~ends the-adOption of' the' following re'solu- tion, :to' supplement- certain accounts which will be 'overdravn~: RESOLVED~.I That the aPprOpr'iations for the fiscal ye'ar,1902-5, be .and are'herebY..sUpplemented as follows! ' · ~Eleotion~'i,~ $3.50.;..P.ublic Charities, $44.12; Public-Property, Sewer Repairs~,-'~m $170. 33, contingent, $~5.~44~-Total,~. $379.61~. the~ city auditor and .city':tremsurer are hsr.~by directed-to make on .their' books accordinglY.~ ~ RespeCtfUlly~ submi tt~d 38, as propose, d by the Committee was adopted~-'-re!ating to candy,etc~. , on ~the streets. 59,~ as 'to jtmk deaiers,v~s a~mended ~s proposed by the Co~,~ittee. 69,. as to laundries, v~as amended as proposed by the Conzaittee. '76, as to floUring mills.,and manufacturers of flour, was amended a~nended as the Section. by the to merchants license a basis of $10,000 $86 ...2,2 entr~es S. P..SEIFERT, GE0. L. HART, G: W. CRUMPECKER. -2057.- (January 6th, 1903.) The resolution as reported by the Finance Committee to supplement certain appropr±ations, v~.s adopted by the following vote: Ayes--Antrim, Co 1 eman, Crump e cker, Donaldson ,Har~ ,Heazel ,Hough ,Huff, Johnston ,2.~y s ,Hin- ahan ,Page ,Bonnet, Se if eft, Shickel ,Wilkinson, The president-17. Noes-None · REPORT OF l~[E C0].2:.~ITTEE ON ACCOGNTS. l~r. Hart, from the Committee on Accounts, submitted the following report: ~e Con~_mittee on Accounts reports that .it has examined the claims and acco~uuts against the city for the month of December,1902, and listed tfi~em ~mder appropriate heads as sho~:~ below. We have. approved them,and recommend that they be certified to the city auditor and city treasurer and ordered ~o be oaid: - ~ is ~r~m~.nal charges. 29.00 Salar s, , o Elections, ~.50 Health: E~7.79 Fire 441.02 Water 666o$1 Interest: 2:670o00 Public Property 232o92 ~ail~, 235 °38 Sewer repairs: 170 Lights: 1,].82.52 Sewer Improvements 204.45 Po;..~c.~.'~. 1~398,13 Street improvements 660.24 Paupers, 114,12 Co-J~nissions, 53.94 ~ ~ ' ' 99,26 Contingent, 75.44 Public (,har.~t~es, Street .repairs.~ 1,141.24 Sanitation, 203.27 Street cleaning, 79.00 Roanoke Hospital, 83.34 Stationery & Printing; 41~45 Total .... ; ..... ~,-~i~ _~ne bill of Dr. F. Bo Webb, $65, Dr.. T. D. Armistead: $51.50: and Dr. E. _.A. '~'..nomas. ~53.50: aggregating ~.170: for vaccinating under the orders of the Board of Health. which were re..cormnitted to this Co~nit-. tee for ~:~e purpose of obtaining the opinion of the city solicitor, have been considered in connection with the opinion of the city solicitor, which is hereto attached as a part of this report. From this it will be seen that the city is required to pay the bills. We have accordingly approved them and recon~end that they be paid. (~ne reconm~endations above 'were agreed to,and the accounts as re- ported approved, Aye s--Antrim. Coleman, Crumpecker ,Donalds on ,Hart ,Heazel, Hough ,Huff ~ Johnston ,Mays ,~inat~an,Page ,Rennet Seifert Shickel Vaughan, Wilkinson .~ The PresidenS--18. Noes--None.) ' ' ' 3. The bill for $16.67 presented by J. W. Neal, for acting as police justice for ten days, duiing' the absence of J. 'R. Bryan, the regular police 'justice, has been considered, but the committee does .not think it has authorit~ to approve this bill tuuder section 61 of the city Charter, but'in as much as the Council, at its November meeting, granted Police Justice Bryan a ~acaiion, we presume it intended to pay the bill. It is here.with filed for the consideration of Cotmcil. (_~ne Coumcil refused to take' any'action on this bill.) 4: Yom' con~nittee in examining the accounts each month has noticed that the cost of feed for live stock is a considerable sum and appar- ently increasing. We therefore recommend .tha5 the Public Property Com- mittee be requested to investigate and report at the next meeting of Council.: the number of live stock now being maintained by the city, to- gather with a detailed statement of the kind of animal, where stabled, and ~.he department to which each belongs, with any reco~waendation they may see fit to make. ' (~he recoh~uendation ;vas adopted.) 5. The police department reports lights found out and not burning during the month of December ll03 hrs. ,and 56 minutes, making $22o08, to be deducted.from the acco~mt of the Company for the month of Jan,~._~-ry, 1903, which the city auditor is hereby directed to adjust. (The recm;m, endation Was' adopted. ) Respectfully submitted, GEO. L. FART, G .W. CRLr~,ipECKER, B. 0. MAYS. _The ne~t report being that of the Committee on Streets, ~Ngr. Hart moved to consider the same as a whole, but objections being made,the said report was considered and acted en by sections as follows: -2058- (January 6th, 1905.) kw]PORT OF TLrE CO~.?~.iTTEE ON STREETS. }~. Vaughan, from the Co.mmittee on Streets, presented the following report: 1. We file herewith a report of the engineerj showing the distribu- tion and cost of wOrk performed on streets during the month of November, and ask that it be made a Part of this report and filed with it. 2. The petition of Ho Bachrann, to erect an ornamental sign in fron'~ of his place of bUsiness on Norfolk avenue, has been considered, and we recommend that the petition-be granted. Said permit to be issued by the city engineer,and to specify that the sign shall be erec- ted at least nine feet above the sidewalk,and extend outward not more than four feet. (Reco~_e~dation adopted.) 3o The request of the Stone Printing & ~nufacturing Company to con- struct a vestibule door on the sidewalk in front of their printing house on North Jefferson stre=~t, which was referred to this committee wi~h power to act, has been considered; and we report that in the judg- ment of the committee it is improper and inexpedient to grant the use of the sidewalks or any part thereof for private purposes; and recom- mend that the request be refused. (Recommendation adopted.) .~o The petition of W. F. Nottingham and other property owners, re- questing that a sidewalk be constructed on the south side of Highland avenue between Franklin Road and Fourth Street, has been Considered. As the property owners desire a permanent sidewalk, we reco~:~end the adoption of the following resolution: RESOL~D,That whenever the property owners crying the land abutting on the south side of Highland s. venue ,between Franklin Road and Fourth street, shall sign an agreement in the usual form to pay one-half the cost on completion, the city engineer is hereby instructed to construct a five foot:hard burned brick sidewalk in front of their :'espective residences or property. (The resolution ,was adopted, Ayes--Antrim,Coleman,Crtnnpecker,Donald- son ,Hart ,Hough ,Huff, Johnston,l,~ys ,D!inahan ,Page ,Rennet, Seif ert Shickel Vaughan:Wilkinson,The President.~-l?. Noes--Heazel. ) ' 5. The property o~;u~ers having petitioned for a sidewalk on the Nonth side of Walnut avenue,S V,'., between Franklin Road and Fourth street,in order to ~%fford them an'outlet to the extended car line, we reco~,~end that the ~city ~engineer be and is hereby directed to construct a longi- tudinal board sidewalk on the north side of said Walnut avenue, between Franklin Road and Fourth street, at a cost not exceeding ~125, chargea- ble to the account of street repairs. -6~ V:e also recommend that the city engineer be and is hereby in- structed ~o construct a longitudinal board sidewalk on the south side of Aioorn~n Road .between Fifth and Sixth streets, at a cost not to ex- ceed $80, chargeable to the account of street repairs. (Recommendations 5~ and 6, as to longitudinal board sidev~].ks, were each adopted by the following ~vote: Ayes--Antrim,Coleman,Crumpecker, Donaldson ,Hart ,Heaze 1 ,Hough ,Huff, Johns ton ,~ays ,Kinahan ,Page ,Renner ~ Seifer%, Shickel :Vm~,ghan,Wilkinson, The President--IS. Noes--None o ) ~o The Committee has considered' the question of ~the improvement of ~.~rshall avenue, between Franklin ROad and Fifth street, a distance of two blocks, by gr-ading, guttering and that this work should be done o This tween two macadamized streets,but in ter wes. ther it is almost impassable. macadamizing, and are of opinion avenue' is a connecting link be- its present condition during win- The estimated cost for perform-° Lng this work is $1,800. We recommend the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the city~ engineer be and is hereby instructed to pre- pare specifications, and to advertise' for bids for grading, guttering and macadamizing .'Marshall avenue between ~ranklin Road and Fifth St., S.~%~. Said bids to be' examined by the Committee on Streets and reported to Council with their reco~endation. (The resolution aboVe,and the remainder of the report,were adopted on motion of ?,~ro Heazel,and by the same vote as last above recorded, viz.; Ayes 18, unanimous. ) ' I .-20$9- (~a,,uary c6th, 1903,)th 8. 1~ city engineer informs the o~ittee at it is necessary aS ever to continue the services of the time keeper heretofore authorized for his department; tha~ a large number of men are Still employed by tha city:a~, lik¢2y to be continued for some time to come,and that is .important that a time keeper sh~ould be employed to make accurate ).'ec'oz'¢ of t.i~e time ma.._~. After due consideration of the matter we z'ecoz, mend t'nat the servJ.~:es of the time keeper employed .~n the engl- z:eeri~g depar'tment be ,:ontinued for the space of ~ree monf~s from this date. ab a - ~ sa..a~ y o~ ~0 per 9~ The following matters ~a~ b~en'=r~erred ~o the city engineer fo~ =stimate of ~ost : (1) To ~o~1~~ grading of alley sou~ o~ ~lo~- ta~ . ~.~ aven,ze betv;'eef~ Fiz~st and Second streets. (2) To construct brick si.:i~v~a)..k on the es. st side off North ~efferson street, between Gi]mer and R~theri'ord avenues. (3) To construct brick sidewalk on the north side of Shenando~z avenue between Co~oz~wealth avenue and Third Streets. f4) To g?ade all~y so~th of Shenando~ avenue ~.W., betweeu 8~ and ll~ Other matters ~ave been defferred ~til a subsequent meetinE. Respectfully submitted, H .B .~ONA~SON, ~PORT ¢ ~ .D~ CO~[~ITT~ ON PUBLIC PROPERS. }~. WilEinson, from the Co;m~ittee on Public Property, submitted ~e foliowifig report: l~ ~e resolution introduced by ~r. Antr~at the last meeting of Comucil, pro'~iding flor the preparation off plans and estates for ~e ~mpr~vement of the cler-!:~ offi'~e of the corporation Court,has been cous.[defed; and in this c~nnection ~e committee alsQ took'~Lo ~e plans heretofore sufomitted p~'o'vi~ng for additional shelves,and have asked for a new quotation for ft='ni~ing same. We e~ect ~o be able to rake a report on th~.s ~a. ttez~ at the~ext.mee'ting. 2, The co~mmittee has again co~.~zdered ~e proposition to sell off certain lots on ~e Gish Fa~. andante extension of. certain streets' and the general improvement o~ ~e pbop~rty,but the ~tter has been defter-red umtJl a subsequent' meeting. 5. ~ne city crag!neet having reported that ~e roo~ off the rear. building ~e.. ~t~e__ Gish Fz.~. residence needed renewing, the' coT~-~tee' ' h~s considerad '~.e :eatber~and .finds ~at in-order to protect the property and preserve i'L~ it is. absolutely necessary that' the roof be renewed.. Vfe '~herefore recommend that the city engineer be and .is hereby in- structud to reuew the roof off the rear building of the Gish Farm resi- de~;.:e, at s. cost not exceeding ~35,. chargeable to the account of public (The r~conrmendation v,~.s adopted, Ayes--Antr~,Coleman,Cr~pecker, Donaldson~H-~f ~ Jolm~ston.lgays, Page, 8eifert Shickel,Vau~an,. WilkinSon, The P~esJ.[Jent .... 15. Noel---Hart, Heazel,Hou~,. ]~inahan, Re~uer,...5. ) ~. ~.e committee files herewith a petition from the Friendship Fire Company~ asking that said' company be not c~rged for the use Asscmbly Hall or. Thanksgiving Day, on ~ich occasion it 'held a ball~ which being u~c~'r~itful of reven~ze to the company, they ask this relief.. The pe,tiS!ou states that the st~ charged,--ten dollars~-has not yet'been pa.[d, We recommend that in as much as the fire' department is a part of the city orga. nizatior,, that .the' clerk off the ~rkets be and is .hereby instructed to make no charge against the Friendship Fire Company flor the use of Assembly H;~li on-~anksgiving ~y-, November,1902 Respectfully submitte~ . ~_.H.WI~NS0~, W', M. SHICI~L, (ExCept No,55 Reco~mendatien ~o~ 4 of the Co~ittee' on Public Property was adopted, by the following 'wore. Ayes 18~ ~an~ous. Ay,~s.--~Antrmm. Co!e~n ~ Cr~moecker,.D0naldson' ~rt,Hea2el ~Hough.H~f. - '- :. - y ,-- an~Page, Re,er, - elfert,~lcket, Va~ha.n,Wilklnson, the President .... 18. -2040~ (January 6th, 9o3.) REPORT OF TIKE COMMiT~E ON ORDINANCES. Mr. Crumpecker, from the Com~.ittee on Ordinances, submitted the following report: lo Concerning the matter of reporting an ordinance to prevent un- sanitary conditio~s about the stalls and stands at the public markets, the committee submits herewith an ordinance prepared by the city solic- itor, which is expected will 'remedy the evil complained of. It is to amend and re-ordain Sec. 456 of the General Ordinances,and we recommend that it be adopted. 2o We also submit an ordinance which we recommend shall be adopted, to prohibit the exhibition of goods and wares on the sidewalks in front of houses abutting on the market square. The clerk of the markets has complained of a growing d~.sposition to use these sidev~lks and tc in- fringe upon the market square by abutting land ovmers, or occupants of property abutting thereon, and the city solicitor has drafted an ordi- nance to prevent such encroachment, which is herewith submitted° (The ordinance to amend and re-ordain Section 259 was read,as re- ported from the committee, whereupon 1~. Antrim moved to amend the same by striking out those provisions which permits the use of 18' and 2 f~eet of the sidewalks for the exhibition of goods,etco; which was resected.) 3o The ordinance introduced by Mr. Rennet to prevent the sale of candies,etc~, on the streets ,and the maintenance of stands on the side- v~lks, has been considered, but in view of the fact that the subject has received attention in the report of the finance committee: we rec- ommend that the matter lie on the table. 4o The ordinance introduced by Mr o Antrim and referred to this mittee, which has for its purpose the imposition of penalties for ob~ strutting the Jefferson street crossing by draymen:hackmen,etco~ ha~ been considered by the committee and ~pproved by the city solicitor as to legal form; and we recommend that i~ be adopted~ 5o The Mayor's recommendation that a committee on Legislation be appointed, has been considered, the purposes of which are set ~orth in his message to Council. 'We recommend the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED,That the President of Co~ncil be and is hereby requested to ~ppoint a committee of five members of the Council, one from emch ward, to-be known as th.e Spe.cial Committee on Legislation° It shall be the duty of said co_w~__.~ttee to watch the proceedings of the General Assem- bly, and call attention of Council to such proposed legislation as might injuriously affect the city, in order that proper steps may be taken to protect the city from unjust and unwise laws; and also to bring to the attention of Council such measures as may in their judg- ment be of benefit to the city° 6° The request of the Board of Health that an ordinance be adopted imposing a penmlty on any person refusing to be vaccinated when ordered by the board of Health under its general vaccination plans, has been considered and is deferred until a subsequent meeting° Respectfully submitted, G. Wo CR~:KPECiG~R, S.P.SEI~T, W o E. REI~.rER. On motion of Mr.Antrim the report of the Ordinance Co~ittee was adopted as a whole, and the ordinances to amend Sec. 456 of the Gen- eral Ordinances; also Section 259, and the ordinance as to obstruct- h~g or loitering oh the Jefferson street ~ crossing, were adopted and are recorded at the end of these proceedings~ Ayes--Antrim,Coleman, Cr~anp e cker ,Donaldson ,Hart ~Heaz el ,Hough ,Huff, Johnston ,~:~ys ,.~iinahan :Page Rennet .~ Se if er t, Shickel ,Vaughan :Wilkins on, The PEesident--18. Noe s--None FIRE DEP~kRTI~ENT. On motion of Mr. Johnston, a committee represent- lng the Merchants and '~anufacturers Association of Roanoke, presented resolution requesting the Council to organize and maintain a paid fire department; which were ordered to be taken up in consideration with that matter .. '~041- ( January 6th, 1903. ) VOLUNTEER FIBk~N. Communications from the Junior Hose Co. No,2, g~ving notice of its intention to~ remain in service until Feb. 1~!903; from the Friendship Fire Co., until l~arch lst,1903, and from the Aler Fire Company,until March 1st, 1905, which were in. response to a reso- lution of. Council requesting ~said companies to remain in service.until the Council could organize a pa.id fire department; which were read and filed ~ STR~RT RAILWAY COPUPANY. The clerk laid before Council, which Was ordered to be filed,~the acceptance of..the Roanoke Railway and Electric Company: of the resolution adopted December 19,~ 1902, providing for the closing of the street over the Campbell avenue drain,and its use by the street railway company,under certain conditions. 'VETO v.~SSAGE O0NSI]~{ED. The -~ayor's veto message submitted Dec. 9th, 1902~ in regard paupers, and providing for the recovery Of the cost of m~ointenance of paupers from other counties or cities, which may be in the City Almshouse,v~s taken up for consideration,and the question being, "Shall the resolution stand as the judgment of Council, the obSections of the mayor to the contrary notwithstanding~, was de-' cided in the affirmative,and the resolution becomes a law, by the following vote: Ayes --Antrim, Coleman, Crumpecker ,Donaldson ,Hart ,Heaz- el,Hough, Huff,Johnston,]~ays ,Page ,Renner,Seifert,Shickel, Vaughan, V;iikinson~The President-18. Noes--None o FIRE DEPARTME~. The joint report of the C0mmi. ttees on Finance and Fire and ¥;ater, providing for a paid fire department~was taken up-for consideration: together with the minority report,being in order for consideration, the resolution presented by the ~[erchants and }~anufact- urers ' Association of Roanoke, were - read. ~.~. Johnston moved that the Council do.now adjourn until next Fri- day evening, January 9,·at 8 o'clock; v~hich vras agreed to by the fol- lowing vote: Ayes--Coleman, Cru~pecker ,Heazel,Hough, Johnston,Nays ~ Shi cke i ,Vaughan, Wilkinson: The President--10. Noe s--Antr im, Donalds on, Hart ,. Huff, Hinahan ,Page ,Rennet, Self eft, -8. So the Council adjourned until next Friday evening at 8 o'clock', ........ oo0oo ......-- AN ORDINANCE to amend and re-ordain Section 456 of the General Ordi- nances in relation to the Sanitary arrangements on~ or about the ~arket~ square Or public markets. (Adopted January 6, 1903 o) l~ BE IT ORDAINED by the Council for .the City of Roanoke, That Sec. ~56 of the General Ordinances,be amended and reordained so .as to read as follows: ~56~ The clerk Shall see that the market houses and their limits are kept in a clean and healthy condition;and,to enable him'to do so he shall have power 'to require all persons keeping stalls .in the market houses and sheds on the market square to remove from their stalls .or sheds after market hours any boxes or other apparatus used by them 'in their business during market hours; and further to' %nable him.to do~ so, the city engineer shall order the sanitary forces of the city to clean,~ or assist in cleaning the market houses and their limits whenever it may be deemed necessary by .the clerk; and any person who shall,against ~he orders of the clerk,permit any offal or offensive material improp- erly to remain in the market houses ~or their limits, .after market horn-s, shall be fined not less than two dollars. 2~ This ordinance shall b~.in force from its passage. ........ oo0oo ........ -2042- A RESOLUTION to provide for amdnding Sec. 103 of the City Charter. (Adopted January 6, 190~.). V,l~ereas, owing to the rapid growth of the city and the consequential increase in its fixed charges, the necessity for a paid fire department, m~de imperative by the resignation of the volunteer firemen of this city: the ~urgent and continued demands for sewer enlargements and ex- tensions, the demand for improved sidewalks and streets, it is deemed expedient and necessary in order to accomplish these ends to raise ad- ditional revenue for municipal purposes; and Whereas, by virtue of the provisions of the Constitution of Virginia it is possible to increase the rate of taxation without increasing the aggregate of the heretofore existing rate of taxation for State and city purposes;~ and Whereas, the rate of taxation for such purposes in the city of Roanoke is less than that iu any other city of the State of Virginia, now Therefore BE IT ~SOLVED,That the legislature of the State of Virginia be' and is hereby memorialized to enact the following amendment to the Charter of the City of Roanoke~ ~BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of Virginia, That Sec. 3 of an act approved February 28, 1896, entitled "An act to provide a new Charter for the City of Roanoke'~as amended February 22, 1900, be amended and re-enacted so as to read az follows: 103. For the execution of its powers and duties the Co~cil may raise taxes annually bY assessments in said city on all subjects taxable by the ~tate: such sums of money as it sh~ll deem necessary to defray the expenees of the same,and in such m~r~_er as it shall deem expedient (in ac~cordance with the laws of this State and of the United States); provided,, that no tax on real and personal property in said city shall exceed one dollar and thirty-five cents upon ~he one hundred dollars, assessed value thereof. BE. IT FURTHER RESOLVED,That the Clerk of the Council be and is hereby directed to tr. ansmit to the Hon. R.H.Angell, and A. ~. Bowman,repre- sentatives in the House of Delegates of Virginia, and the Hon. Edward Lyle,~ senator from the fourth senatorial district of the State of Vir~ ginia, copies of this resolution, with the request that they do all in their power to procure the speedy pmssage of the amendment herein in- corpor~.ted, o ........ oo0oo ........ AN ORDINANCE to amend and re-Ordain Section 25g of the General Ordi- nances, in relation to the use of the sidewalks abutting on the Market S ql_~_~r e o (Adopted Jant~ry 6th, 19Q3-o.) 1. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council for the. ~City of Roan0ke,Th~t Sec. 259 of the' General Ordinances be amended and reordained so as to read as follows: 259. It shall be unlawful for any person to wares, on the sidewalk in front of any store or eighteen inches over the lawful building line; crates, frames or any other vessel or article exhibit any goods or building more than and no boxes,barrels, intended for the exhibi- tion of goods or wares, shall be placed upon the sidewalk .more than two feet over the lav~l~building line;, provided, however, that the pro- wisions of this section shall not be construed to permit the e~ibition of' goods or w~res on any part of ttie si~de~lks in front of the build- ings abutting on' the Market Square;~ and provided further, that this section shall not prevent~merchants and others who receive good~ from depositing the same upon the sidewalk while removing from the wagon or dray~', but the same sh~ll not be allowed to remain morse than three hours Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than fiv~ dollars. 2. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. ........ oo0oo ........ -2045- AN '0RDINAN6~E to amend and reordain and continue in force the nance adopted Jan:,ary 10,1899,and amendments thereof, entitled. "A~' or- dinance imposing taxes on persons, real estate' and personal preperty and upon licenses for the current year, for the ~supPort of the city government, the pa~yment of the interest upon the city debt and other municipal expenes ~nd providing for the collection thereof'." (Adopted January 6th, 1903.) 1o BE IT ORDAINED by the Council for the City of Roanoke, That the ordinance do ted January 10~ 1899, as amended Januar. y 17, 1900, Jan,,a- ~ P . ry 8'~h, and January ?, 1902,entitled, "An ordmnance .zmposing taxes on persons,real estate and personal ~roperty and upon licenses, for the support of the city government, the pa~nent of the interest upon the city debt,and other municipal exPenses and providing for the collection thereof, be amended-and re-ordained, and is hereby continued in force for the year 1903-4, with the following changes, to wit: 23. On each private banker, and on each and every.person, f~rm , or corporation m~kin~ loans secured by orders on, or assmgnment of- the time of any employee, ~100. 35. On each coal, coke and wood dealer or agency,S3§; and .on each person keeping a wood yard alone, $10. 38. On each person selling upon the streets of the city., or in other .public places, candies, snacks, or other eatables, or conduc2ing. ~2s~tand for selling soft drinks, not otherwise licensed by the citY~$10 50; and on each person conducting a lunch counter or snack house, · 59. On each junk dealer for the privilege of transacting business, the sum of $250, which shall.not be prorated; and for the..privilege of canvassing for the purpose of buying any. junk or other matters Or. things for any such junk dealer, or for .sale to a jtuuk dealer, shall be one- half of the sum imposed by this section on such junk dealers; provided, that before any license is issued hereunder, the place for conducting such busines~ shall be approved by the mayor. 69. 'On each laundry equipped, or established for _th~ purpose~ of doing general laundry work, $10, and on each age~nt solmciting or '-taking orders for laundries not licensed by this city.,$10. V6. (Pertaining to flouring mills,--stricken out..) 79. On each agent or person soliciting or taking orders for pr~int- ing .establishments or book binderies, not operat'ed in this city., $10. -- stricken out.) 80., (Pertaining to planing mills, 96. On e.very license to a person, firm or corPorat'ion., engaged in the business of supplying water to consumers in the city of Roanoke, the tax to be paid shall be graduated a's follows: *If the gross receipts do not exceed $20,000, the tax shall be and where the amount of gross receipts is over $20,000, and less 50 000~ the tax shall be $500; and on all gross receipts 50' · ,000, there shall be a tax of ten cents on .e~ery $100 thereto, "in excess of $50,000. · 2° This ordinance shall be in. force from its passage. ........ oo0oo ........ · ~?, 5 0; than in .eXcess of in addition Ai~ ORDINANCE to prohibit persons from loitering on or' obstructing the Jefferson Street railway crossing, in this city. (Adopted '~January .6t~., 1903. ) 1. BE I~ ORDAINED by the Council 'for the City of Roanoke, That if any person shall loiter on, or obstruct Jefferson street .between the gates of the railway company for the purpose of soliciting baggage, pas- sengers, or otherwise, so-as to prevent ~free passage of persons .going to and from the depot Platform, he shall°be fined not Tess~ than .two nor more than five dollars.. 2~ This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. .... ----oo0ooo ....... JOURNAL--COMMON COUNCIL. · , ' ~riday, January 9th! 1903. The Council met at 8 o clock:P.M., p~rsuant' to adjournment, t~r. j Page, the P_r. esident, in the chair. . . . . ,C. Present. Messrs ~,Antrim, Coleman,Crumpecker ~Donaldson,Hart ,Heazel, Hough ,Huff., Johns ton ,Mays ,Minahan ,Page ,Rennet, Sc~iw~b, Seifert, Shickel, Vaughan ,Wzlkinson, The President'- 19. Absent--Mr .Thomas, . FIRE DEPARTMENT. The. Co.uncil tooklunder consideration the soint re- ports of the .Committees on Fina~ce' and Fire and'Water providing for the establishment..of a~ paid fire department, Which' reports has been submitted at the December regular meeting,and the members having been furnished with' copies, thereof. ?.~r. Wilkinson moved that it the' sense of .this Council. that a paid fire department be established to take effeCt March lst,1903. Mr. CrumPecker moved to take up what is known ms the majority report for consideration; Mr. Hart moved as a subStitute,that the Council con- sider first the general ordinance 'providing for the establishment of a paid fire department. The Chair ruled .that the majority report was first under consideration. So the Council proceeded .to the considera- tion of the report submitted, signed by Messrs.Crumpecker,Schwab, and Johns ton. M~. Antrim submitted a substitute therefor, e~titled an ."Amendment to the joint report of the Committees on Finance and Fire 'and Water on the establishment cfa paid fire department", which was read and re- jected. Mr. Hart move'd providing for the . _~ up the ordinance ~..,:-o!.osed by the Committee e~ ~ .... .1';~'.;-~-~% of a p~id fire 6oD~rtment~ which ~s agreed to. ~.. Page t~ ~reu;on submitted a ~Lf~ td. tute for said ordinance entitled "An ~rdinance'.%c ?rovide for the o~ .... .' 'oization gover~ent and . - " and moved ~inten~nce of a fire departnent for the city of Koanoke~ 'that the s~e be substituted-for~ ~.e general ordinance ~s reported by the Co~i~teeS on. Finance ~nd .Fire and W~ter. ~ motion ~s agreed to,and the .ordinance submitted by ~. P~ge ~s substmtuted for the or. din~nce reported by the CoEitt'ees, Ayes--Cole- ~n, Donladson ,Hart ;Heaz el ,H~f, 2.~ys, ~.~n~an ,Page ,Rennet, Self er t, Shi okel, Vau~an,~ilkinson,Mr.PreSident--14. Noes--Antr~,Cr~pecker,Hou~, ordinanoe by The Council then pro.Ceeded to the consideration of the Sections. Sec. 1 was read, and adopted, Ayes 18, Noes 1.. Sec. 2 -was 're~d, whereupon !~. Johnston moved to amend the same by providing 'that the fife'commissioners shall, be appointed by the Judge 0f'the Corporation Court and aonfirmed bY Council, which was reSected, oY es'-A~n~tr ira, C~rUmpeCker ,_Hough ,Huff, Johnston. ~ Schwab, Shickel ,Wilkinson-8. e s.-, ~ o ~ema~n, ~o~a. lds. qn: ~Har t ,HeaZ el 'Mays 'Hmnahan ,Page, Rennet, Seif eft, vaugnan,-~'ne ~resa~ent--±~.. ' ' The section .was 'then 'adopted~ Sect.ions 3..and ~'.4 were read and' ~doPted. S.e?tm'on'§ was.' read :. Wh'ereupOn Mr. Heazel mOVed to amend the same by strmking out the' ProviSions which permit.the chief to make nominations to the board of~fire commissioners which was rejected, Ayes 8, Noes 11 Se~ti0n 5 was then adopted. ' ' Section 6 was. read, whereupon Mr. Antrim moved, to amend' the same by striking out the~pr0visos,.which pr6vide that the..premeht chief of the volunteer fire department, and the.paid-employees of the organiza- tion.now in force, shall.be 'continued under the.new organization,which waS.. rejected. -..bY' the.. fOlloWing vote':. ,.Ay~'s''A~trim-. ,H0ugh -Huff .-oj hnston ~ lkm~ns on-i 5. -Noes,-Co lema .n, Crump e cker ,Donaldson ,Hart ,~eaz e ~ ,M~ys ,Mi~- anan~, ~age ,H.enner, Schwab, Semfer t ,Vaughan, The President--14. ' · 'A'ne sectmon was then adopted. ... ~.. . . . Section.? 'was readI, whereupon.Mr' Antrim'moved to strike out the p. rovlso .wh.'mch exempts .the'p.resent paid .emPloyees of .the .department now mn.operatmon from the. age '1remit as expressed in the. sect~on~which was rejected. The Section was then adopted. -2045- (January 9 ~ 1905 ~ ) d Mr. Seifert moved that the 0ouncil do now adjourn unt. il next Wednes- ay night t:t 8 o'clock, January 14, 1903~.whioh was rejected~ Ayes--Crunu~eCker, Heazel, 1-~ys, Mtnahan,Se-~fert~Vaughan--6. No e s-.-Antrim, Co leman ,Donaldson ,Hart ,Hough ,Huff ) Johns tcn ,Page, Rennet ~ Schwab, Shickel :Wilkinson, The President-~13. Section 8 was read and adopted.' Section 9 v~s read: whereupon }-~r. Hough ~oved to amend the same by striking out the prove_sion which prohibits members of the fire depart- ment from taking part in elections,etc.; which' was rejected. The section was then adopted. Sections 10, ll, 12,13, 14 and 15, completing the ordinance were severally read and adopted. The question was then taken on the adoption the ordinance, and it was agreed to by the following vote: Ayes--Coleman,Crumpec~er,Donald- son ,Hart ,Heazel .Huff: Johnston ,Mays ~tiinahan ,Page ,Rennet, Schwab, Seifert, Shickel ,Vaughan ,Wilkinson, The President--l? o Noes--.A_utr_~n,Hough--2 o On motion of I/to Antrim the Co~mcil then a. djoL~rned until Wednesday evening, ~anuary 21, 1903, at 8 o'clocko ........ oo0oo ........ A!,r ORDINANCE to provide for the or. ganiZation, government and main- tenance of a fire department for the city of Roanoke. (Adopted January 9'5h, 1903. ) BE iT OPJ)A!NED by the Co~u~cil for the city of Roanoke,that a' fire depa,.'tment for said city shall be organized,goverr~ad and' maintained as follows: 1. The fire department of the city of Roanoke shall be composed of one chief of the department, two captains,one engineman and twelve men. ~. The .._m~nagement and direction of s~id .department shall be under a board of fire con~nissioners, to be cbmposed .of one member from each ward of the city, to be elected by the Council,and whose terms of office shall be for five years, except that the term of the member first elec- ted from the Second Ward shall be four years; the"member from the .Third Ward, th,-ee years; the -member from the Fourth Ward,two 'years,. and the member from the Fifth Ward,one year; and as' their several terms .shall expire the Council shall elect their successors for the .full term of five years. In case any vacancy shall occur in the said. board by res- ignation or otherwise,the Council shall elect a qualified person to fill the same for the remainder of the_., term. Removal' from .the ward from ~,,~ich any member is elected shall vacate the 0ffioe. N6 public officer, nor the deputy of any such officer, no member of the City Council or of the City School Board, or employee of the city~ shmll be a member of said board. ' 3. The said board shall elect annually one of its.members president, prescribe rules for- its government and keep a record of its proceedings which shall at all times be open for inspection by the Council. or'' its duly authorized, conznittees. But the said board shall receive pens~tion for any of 'the dUties provided for in this Ordinance, nor shall any member thereof.be 'interested either aS principal or agent in any contract for-the purchase of equipments br supplies-for said department. 4~ The 'said board, ~under the direction of-Council, shall havre and exercise all necessary power and authority, for the management,mainte- nance and direction and 'property of said department, and the control of the premises thereof. ., -2046- 5. The said board shall adopt such rules and regulations to govern in the selection and appointment' of members of the fire department, as in its judgment shall.be best adapted to secure the most efficient ser- vice. Such rules shall provide-for ascertaining, as far as possible,. the physical qualifications, the habits, reputation, and experience of all applicants; and they may provide for competative examinations upon such subjects as the said board' sha'll deem proper,for the purpose of best determining 'the qualifications of applicants; and a record con- taining the details of such examinations shall be kept by the board, from which shall be made up what shall be known as the".eligible list", containing the names of such persons as shall successfully pass the prescribed examinations, and this eligible list shall be furnished the chief, from which he shall make his nominations. The said board shall have said rules printed and.distributed in such manner as it shall deem proper° 6. The 'said board shall select and appoint the members of the fire department provided for in this ordinance,and such others as the Coun- cil. may from time to time authorize; provided, however, that the pres- ent chief of the volunteer department shall be continued as chief of the department to be organized under the provisions of this ordinance,until he may be removed according to law; and the paid employees of the vol- unteer department shall be continued in the service of the department to be orgatized under the provisions of this ordinance,until they may be severally removed, according to law; but no appointment or promotion shall be made except upon the nomination of the chief, but should the board refuse to confirm his nominee, he shall continue to make other .nominations until an appointment is made. Each person appointed 'shall .at once be enrolled by the board and' receive warrant of appointment, signed by the president and secretary of said board,and the same shall be filed with the clerk of Council. The members of the department shall receive such salaries as the Council shall prescribe,and shall hold their several positions during good behavior; provided, howe~er, that they may be severally suspended or removed by the said board, or the mayor, for incapacity,incompetency, misconduct in office, or neg- lect of duty, to be specified in the order of suspension or removal; but no such removal shall be m.~-de without reasonable notice to the officel' or fir~a m~mplained of. From such order of suppension or removal he shall have an appeal of right, to the Corporation Court of the City of Roanoke, in which court the said case shall be heard denovo by the judge thereof, whose decision shall be final. ?. No person shall be appointed to a position in the fire depart- ment,or continue to hold membership therein, who is not a citizen of the city. of Roanoke, or who has ever been convicted of crime, or who cannot read and write the English language understandingly; nor shall any one be appointed to a position in the fire department who is ~ot between-the ages of .twenty-one and thirty-six years of age; provided, however,that the age limit herein set out shall not apply to any person, who, at the time this ordinance goes into effect shall have been.and is _a paid employee or salaried officer of the fire department in-existence previous to that time. 8. The chief shall be the principal executive officer of the fire department, subject to the rules,regulations and orders of the board of fire commissioners. He shall keep a record of his official acts,and make a monthly report thereof shall give bond in such sum as tains and other members of the chief,, under the direction, of duties as in the judgment of service · 9. No member of the-fire to the board of fire. commissioners,and the Council shall prescribe. The cap- department shall be assigned by the the board of fire commissioners),to such the board will secure the most effective department shall,during his term of ap- pointment, be a member of any party convention or committee, nor take. any part whatever, directly or indirectly,in any partisan convention held· for the purposes of any political party, nor in any political party primary election, except to cast his vote; nor shall the chief, -2047- or any captain or other subordinate officer of the department, or a~ny m~.mber o£ the board of fire commissioners, directly or indirectly~at- tempt to control or influence the action of any member of the depart- meut in any primary or general election. No member of the fire partment shall be interested, either as princiapl or agent, in any contract for the purchase of equipments or supplies for the said de- par tment o 10. Nothing i.~ this ordinance shall be construed so ag to make the city in any way liable to any member of the fire department whose services may be dispensed with on account of any ¢:hange in the plan of organization by which the force may be reduced in number. ll. The said board shall annually, within fifteen days after the clcs2 of each fiscal year, submit to the Council a report of its Pro- ceedings for the past fiscal year, showing what rules and regulations have been made for the government of the department, together with a statement properly classified, of all e~penditures made for whatsoever purpose, the condition, character, amount and value of all property and apparatus in charge of the department or under its control, and a statement o£ the m~nber and location of all fires,the loss incurred thereby,the value of the property and the amount of the insurance thereon. The said board shall also, at least 'two months prior to the close of each fiscal year,submit to the Council an estimate of what amount will be required for the support and maintenance of the depart- ment during the next fiscal year, with such recommendations as it _re_ay deem proper ~ 3.2. The Council shall make annual appropriations for the support and maintenance of the fire department, which said appropriations shall be chargeable with all expenditures made on account of said de- partment; but no claim against the city on account of the fire depart- ment for salaries or otherwise,s~.all be paid until the same has been examined and found correct by the board of fire commissioners,apprOved by the Council's Co~-mnittee on Accounts, and ordered paid by Council; and the said board shall meet nonthly for th'e purpose of passing upon all such claims, and shall report the same to the Co~.mittee on Acco~uuts' at ~.ts regular monthly meeting. 13. The members of the board of fire co~issioners provided for ~.n this ordinance shall be appointed by the CounCil at an adjourned meet- ing to be held on the 21st day of ~anuary, 1905, and their term of office shall begin on the first day of February, 190~. The te~ of service of the members of the fire department provided for in this or- dinance shall begin &n the first day of l~arch, 1905. 14. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. 15. ~nis ordinance shall be' in force from ii's passage. ........ oo0oo- ...... ' (2o4e) JOURNAL-- COMMON 00UNCIL. Wednesday, January 21, 1903. The Council. . met at 8 o'clock,P.M. . ., in the Council Chamber, pursuant to adjournmen-~, with the President in the Chair. Presem%--Messrs. A~n.tr~im~C~o.l.em~an,H~__rt ,Heazel,Ho,~,gh,H.u~_f, Johnston Minahan ,page ,Rennet, ~elz'er.~, ~nxcnel,Wilkin~son, The President--14. ' Absen%--Mes sr s .Crumpecker ,Donaldson ,Mays ,Schwab ,Thomas ,Vaughan- -6. SIIEWALKs ON DALE AVENUE. .Mr. Hough offered a resolution to provide for the construc.tion of brick sidewalk on the south side of Dale ave- hue between 3~ and 4th streets,when the property, owners shall have signed an agreement to pay one-half the cost, which .was read and on motion of Nr. Hart referred to the Committee on Streets for report. CA~,IPBELL AVENUE DRAIN. Mr. Page, J .A., offered a resolution, to provide that the' street committee in conjunction with the city solici- tot shall take' up the question of ascertaining the proportion to be paid by the street railway for the improvement of Campbell avenue drain by covering same with brick arch,and report to Council with recow~enda- tion'as they may deem advisable; which resolution was read and re- ferred to the Committee on Streets.. MAYOR'S MESSAGE-- FIRE 'DEPAR~T. The following message from the ~"%ayor was read: Roanoke, Va. January 17, 1903. To the Honorable City Council, Gentlemen:- The ordinance adopted at your meeting January 9, 1903, entitled "An. ordinance to provide for the organization,government and maintenence of a fire department for the City of Roanoke", in my opinion is not a Valid, nor a proper ordinance. That there should be some steps taken at once to provide .sufficient fire protection, is absolutely necessary. The conditions existing in the volunteer companies are such as to leave the paid employees of the city in the fire department,and the apparatus belonging to the' city, without sufficient men to be effective. It is true that the treasury is in a depleted condition, there being but $19,075.V7 cash on hand'as of Janue:ry 14th,1903, as will appear by report of the officials hereto attacked,and the estimate of the collector of collections for the re- mainder of the fiscal year, 'amounting to $15,000, make a total of $34~07§.77, which-is' totally inadequate to meet the requirements of the city until August l, next, at which time the taxes for 1903 .may be available. The revenues accruing .from licenses will be insufficient to p~y the July interest and the amoUnt due the Sinking Fund on the first day' of that month, leaving the probable sum of $34,07§.77 to meet all other claims and. demands for all purposes of the city. You will observe that the December kills amounted to $11,371.1§, and it is fair to presume that Jant~mry will be'' equally as large. Your body will be under the necessity of raising money in some way to carry you over into the-next fiscal year; the interest due and unpaid, amounting to about $3,0'00, with six months' bills to meet, with a probable sum of $34075.7? to pay same, and presuming that the bills for the next six months will be as large as the past slx months, presents a problem which will so engross your attention as to cause you to approach the' subject of an increase of at least $8,420 per annum to the fixed charges of the city, with great deliberation. The city cannot,and should not expect the Volunteer firemen to protect their property without pay, and especially so, since the Council heretofore has not been very considerate of the firemen. No opprobium should be cast upon them by dubbing them "poli- ticians'' in'an offensive sense, as they are entitled to and should en% joy the greatest respect of the community for past services. The fire loss.in this on all ~roperty for the year ending January l, 1903, am- ounted to less than L~?,000., is a momument to the efficient service of the volunteer firemen,and a proof of anI adequate .water supply. These facts are mentioned simPlY that ~you may be advised 'of the status of the city's finances, and be guided-thereby in yoLu- delibera- tions-in .this matter,which question must be met. -2049- (;ranu~ry ~1, 1905. ) .~y opinion is that the Council has not the right,under the charter of the city, to provide for a board of fire commissioners,and to inveBt them with the necessary powers of management,maintenance and direction oF a fire department,but that all such powers, must be exercised l~y~the Council itself. However, I am not the l~W-officer of the city. nor . its legal advisor, and the city solicitor is, therefore, presuming that your body would not enact an ordinance of so much importance without having that official .prepare the same, or at least pass upon its~pro-j visions, I leave the question of legality, without comment on my part. But for other reasons, the ordinance adopted does not meet with my approval, and sn~ong them I assign the following: 1st. Admitting for the sake of argument that the merchants are en- titled to more consideration than the rest of the people (which I do not), it fails to meet the demands of the Southeastern Tariff-Associa- tion, and consequently will not reduce the rate of insurance business section, nor be of any advantage, from an insurance to any of our people. 2d. The Board of Fire Commissioners provided for are not clothed with the power of appointment sufficient to meet the requirements of to the standpoint, so restrict- secure good the "merit" system. 3d, The powers given the board of fire commissioners are ed and hedged about, that it would be a difficult matter to men to accept the office. 4th The failure to provide for "age limits" or for a period or Chief of Fire Department with life tenure, tenure for his appointees, thus killing, any With no provisions for retiring members of for other reason, except by impeachment pro- term of service. 5th. The creating of a and the power to make life incentive to proficiency. the department for age, or ce~dings. There can be no objections to making the present pa~d employees of the fire depa~-tment, a part of the new organization i.n.the positions at present occupied by them, but ~here should be a lmmmt to their term of service, at which time they should be subject to the same rules and requirements as' any Other member, or applicant for appointment. Neither would i~ be wise to leav~ the department without the serv- ices of the present chief of the volunteer departme.nt, if his services can be secured, as he has both A knowledge and experience, the city hav- ing for years paid his expenses to Conventi6ns of Fire Chiefs, in order that he might become proficient as chief of the Fire Department. return the ordinance without my ap- Without giving other reasons I prov~l. Respectfully, JOEL H. CUTCHIN, ~Mayor. ~. Rennet moved to limit the speeches of the members to 10 minutes, in the consideration of the pending matter, which w~s ruled out of order. The president thereupon stated the question, "Shall the ordi- nance become ~ law, the objections of the Mayor to the Contrary not- withstanding", and upon which Mr. Antrim moved the previous qUestion. The previous question w~s ordered, Ayes--Antrim,H__eazel,Hough,Huff Johns ton .Renner ,Seifert,Shickel,Wilkinson--9. Noes C01e~n,Hart, ' the passage of ~he ordinance, over Ayes--Co lem~n, Hat t, ~.inahan ,Page, N~o e s--Antr im,Heaz el ,Hough ,Huff, }£inahan ,Page, The President--5. The question w~s then taken on the veto of the ~i~yor, as follows: Renner,Seifert,The President--?. Johnston, Shickel,Wilkinson, --? ~ So the Objections of the N~yor were sustained. ~. Coleman moved that the whole matter of the organ, ization of a Fire Department be re-committed to' the Committees on Fmnance and Fire and Water, to be reported upon at an adjourned meeting of Council. ~,~. Heazel moved 'to amend the motion by providing that in addition thereto the Present sh~ll appoint a special~ Committee of five,one~ from each w~rd, to act in conjunction'with the Committees on Finance and Fire and Water~ which was accepted by Mr. Coleman, and the'motion -F050- (January 2-1~ 1905. ) as amended was agreed to by the following vote: Ayes--Antrim,Ooleman, Heaz el ,Ho;;gh,Huff ,Minahan,Page, Self er t, The President--9. Noes--Hart, Johnston ,Rennet, Shicke 1 ,Wilkinson-- 5. Mr. Hart moved that when the Council adjourns it shall be to meet on Friday evening' at 8 o'clock, January 50th, 1903. The motion was agreed, to. COM~&ITTEE REPORTS. 1~. Antrim offered a. resolution to provide that all Committees of Council shall make and sign their reports at least five days prior to the regular meeting of Council, and that the same when so nmde up and signed shall be open to the inspection of any mem- ber of Council; provided, that the provisions thereof should not apply to the Committees on Accounts and Finance~ which was read and referred to the Committee on Ordinances. HOLT. iDAY STREET. On motion of l~r. Seifert, the Committee on Streets was requested to ascertain the cost of grading Holliday street, between Tazewell avenue and Mountain avenue, and report to Council at the ad- journed meeting,Jan,~!~ry 30, 1903. Also for guttering and macadamizing said street. EIAi AVE~UJE. On motion of Mr. Antrim the Committee on Streets was instructed to ascertain the cost of grading Elm avenue,and constructing cobble gutters thereon, between Roanoke street and Franklin Road; and also the cost of constructing brick sidewalks, on either, or both sides. NORTH JF~FERSON STREET. On motion of Hr. Minahan the Committee on Streets was instructed to ascertain the cost of grading and macadam- iz. ing North Jefferson street between Wells avenue,or point where mac- acam ends, to Gilmer avenue,and make report to Council. PETITIONS, &c. A communication from .Mrs. L.M. Franklin, calling attention to the..dangerous conditions existing on Kirk avenue, adjoin- ing her residence by the smoke stack of Beeton's Machine shop, and asking that suitable action be taken, was read and referred to the Com- mittee on Fire and Water. Petition of Daniel Johnson and others, colered people, asking that they be allowed to keep hogs in the city in the vicinity of Alleghany Institute, was read and referred to the Committee on Health. A communication from John S. Woodrum, chairman of .the Board of Su- pervisors of Roanoke County, asking that the Council appoint a commit- tee to confer with a. committee to be appointed by the County, for the purpose of taking steps and devising ways and means to eradicate the San Eose Scale. was read and referred to the Committee on Finance. LIGHTS--LOC~TION CHANGED. on motion of '~{r. Seifert, the following resolution filed at the last meeting by Mr. Donaldson, was adopted: RESOLVED, That the light ordered on December 9, 1902, to be located at the. intersection of Stewart avenue and 12th street, be located at the intersection of Tazewell avenue and 12th street~ S.E. l(r. Seifert gave notice that the Committees on Finance, Fire and Water, .and the Special Committee to be appointed, would be called to meet in the Council Chamber on Saturday evening at 8 o'clock, January 24th, 1903. The Council then adjourned. ....... -oo0oo ........ ' JOURNAL--COMMO~ ~0UNCIL, ' ' Friday, January 30, 1903'. The Council met at 8 otclock,P.t~., in the CoUncil Ghambe~. to adjou~nment, with the.President pro tampore,l~r.Coleman, xn Present--Mes srs · Antr ~m, Coleman, Cr~npecker ,'Donaldson ,Hart ,Heazel ~ Hough ,Ht~ff, Johnston ,Mays ,Minahan ,Page ,Rennet ,.Schwab, Seifert, Shickel,' Thomas,Wilkinson--18. Absent--'~essrs.Vaughan and Page,the President. REPORT OF THE. C0]~[ITTEE ON ~INANCE. Mr. Self err, from the Committee submitted the following report: 'on Finance, The Co_n~n_ ittee on Finance submits herewith a letter.from Edward"~. R0bertson, attorney, asking that the Council 'take steps to ha~e_ the land described therein,being a part of what is known as the-o1~ poor. house tract,and owned by the Mutual Real Estate'Company of Alexandria, released. As other portions of this property were ordered to be re- leased by resolution of Council,and this appears to be the remaining Portion,and stands unreleased on the records,and .it appearing that the deferred payments secured by the deed of trust have been paid,we rec- ommend~ the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the ~yor be and is hereby instructed, to execute-a proper deed of release,' or to release on the margin of the de'ed book, as may be deemed proper, the' deed of trust dated l[arch 1st, -188~-,'an~d recorded in Deed -Book. 21, -oage 31 of the Clerk's office of the . o~ Roanoke provided that-upon proper ~inve~- ~ation Court of the C~ty ; , . tigation the mayor shall find that the notes thereby secured have'~been Tully paid. And the Clerk of Council is hereby authorized to attach the corporate seal of the city ~to. such release,and to duly attest the s~e · Respectfully submitted, S.P. SEIFERT, C. V/." THOMAS , GE0. L .HART, A ;B. C0~ ~ G .W. CRUkiPEOKER..! On motion of .Vir. Donaldson the report~ was adopted. WELLS A~. _%,~. Heazel sUbmitted the following resolution, which ?fas adopted: That the Committee on Streets be instructed to obtain an RESOLVED, · estimate for grading, guttering and macadamizing Wells .avenue, -between_ JeJfferson knd Henry streets, and report to Council with their recommen dations. FIRE DEPARTkm'-%Vf. -Mr. Hart moved to proceed .with the consideration of the.report of the Committees on Fire D~partment. 'There being .no objection, the report was taken up. On motion of Mr. Antrim it was determined that after the ordinance has been read, that it be considered by sections-and then voted on as whole. The report was then rea~ as follows: You_~ committee on establishing a paid fire department,composed of the Committee on Finance, Fire & Uater and Special Committee,and.to whom was referred the matter of reporting an ordinance and plan ~or. the. esiablishment,maintenance and control, of a fire department, beg-J to ~e- · port that the subject has been 6a~e{ully considered bY.them,and fully discussed; and .that they have en~e'&vored to perform the duty assigned to them to the best interests of the city. We .therefore submit here- with an ordinance to provide for the organization ,'government and main- tenance of a fire department for the city of Roanoke ,and ask that it be adopted. -We also submit a resolution to prescribe, the number~ of men v~ich sha-ll constitute the fire department, and .to fix the salaries of' the officers and members thereof, which we recommend shall be adopted. taken up by Sections for~consideration. Sections 1 to 4 inclusive were read and adopted as "read. 8. P. SEIFERT,A. GE0. L. HART, (Disssenting. from life tenure section)' B.COT.EMAN) ;J. A. PAGE B. 0. MAYS, W.E. RENTIER. Messrs. A. B. ANTRIM, G. W. CRUMPE~R and P. W, HUFF, signetS.the.- report, reserving the 'right to ~bject to certain Parts thereof.. The ordinance to provide for the org. anization, government and..main- tenance of a fir'e department for the cmty-of RoanOke, was read,and. -January lgO~ .- department must have resided in Roanoke City for five y~ars; v~ich rejected. Mr..Donaldson moved to strike cut"citizen" and insert "white qualified voter"; which was rejectedt Ayes 8, Noes 10. Sec. 5 was amended on motion of Mr. Wilkinson by striking out the wor~ "mmy" 'and inserting ':shall", so as to read "and they shall pro- vide for competitive examinations,etc."; and the section thus amended was adopted. ection 8 w~s read and on motion adopted as read. " ection ? was read. Mr, Antrim m6ved to amend the same by striking out the lines referring to life ten,re and age.limit, and in lieu thereof to insert "and shall hold their respectAve positions for m pe- riod of five years, except that-upon .reaching the age Of fifty-five years, no member shall be eligible for re-appointment.!'~ Mr o Heazel moved to amend the amendment by providing for a ten year term, after which they shall be subject to competitive ex~mninations; which w~s rejected.. The amendment proposed by ~.-Antrim was then adopted. Ayes--Antrim, Coleman, Crumpecker ,Donaldson,Heaz el,Hougj~,Ituff, Johns t on ,~inahan, Schwab, Shickel ,Wilkins on--12. 2~oe s--Har t ,2~ys ,Page, Renner,Seifert,Thomas-.-8. As amended the section was then adopted. .Sec. 8 v~s read, whereupon M~. Heazel moved to insert "at l~ast five years" so as to require that persons applying for membership in the to amend a member The Section was then adopted as' read-.. Section 9 was read and adopted as read. Sec. l0 .w~s read, whereupon. ~[r. Hough moved inserting "That no employee of the .city who is fire who has the sa~e by of the present department,and directly or indirectlY,used his influence for the disbandment of the same, shall be eligible ~for appointment in the new fire department for a period of five years.." The amend~nent v~s rejected, Ay~a--Antrim,Hough--2~the others 'voting "Nay." Section 10 was then a~opte6 ~s read. The remaining Sections I]~~ to 17 inclusive were severally .read ~nd adopted; and bhe question being on the adoption of the ~ordinance .as amended, Mr. Shickel moved that the further Consideration Of-the '~same be postponed,and that the resignation of the volunteer fire companies be ~eclined ,- and that they be azked to continue their organizations, and to make report of 'their determination at the next meeting of Coun- cil", which was rejected by the following vote: Ayes--Shickel,Wilkin-. son,--2; the others voting "Nay". On motion of Mr~ Heazel the ordinance a's amended was then adopted by the following vote: Ayes--Antrim,Coleman,Crumpecker.,Donaldson,Hart, Heaz el ,Hough ,Huff, Johnston ,Mays ,Minahan ,Page ,Rennet ,Schwab, Self eft Thomas,Wilkinson--l?. Noes--Shickel. The ordinance is recorded at the end of these proceedings. The CoUncil then proceeded to the consideration of the resolution to prescribe the number of men which-shall constitute, the fire depart- ment,and to fix the salaries of the officers and members thereof. Section ~ of the resolution was read' and .~dopt. ed. The fixing of-the salaries was' then. taken up. On motion ~of Mr. Seifert the salary of 'the Chief ~vas fixed at $?5 per month. Captains were fiXed at $50 per month,each. On motion of .?.ir'. Rennet the salaries of the drivers-were~ fixed 'at $50 per month, each, by the followin, g vote: Ayes--Coleman ,Donaldson ,Hat t ,Heaz e i, Johnston ,Mays ,Minahan,Page, Ren- net, SchWab ,Seif eft, Thomas--I2. Noe s--Antrim, Cr~np e cker ',Hough ,Huff, Shickel,Wilkinson--6; '~[r. Antrim moved to fix the salaries of the firemen at $.'40 per month in p-lace of $.45 as reported, which was rejected by the following vote: Ayes-.-Antrim,Heazel ,Hough; Shickel,Wilkinson--5. Noes--Coleman, Crump ecker i~natds on ,Hart ,Huft,~'Johns ton ,Nays ,Minahan ,Page, Rennet, S chv~b, Self eft, Thomas--13 ~"'~ " The s~lary of ~the call men was then fixed mt $10 per month. The resolution was ~then 'adopted, Ayes 17 Noes 1. (.Tanuary ~0 ~ 190.~, ) On motion of .~]~. Antrim the resolutto, n was again taken~ mhd the vote by which it was adopted was reconsldered. On motion of Nr. Antrim the salary of the engineman was f~ed a~ 360 per month. The resolution was then adopted by the following vote:. Ayes-~Antr im, Co leman, Crump ecker, Donalds on ,Hat t ~Heaz el ,Hough,Huff, ~ohns ton, ~ys, A~inahan ,Page ,Rennet, Schwab, Seif eft, Thomas ,Wilkinson--~. Noes ~-Shickel. JIB_TIOR HOSE CONPA~-Y. On motion of ~r. Donaldson the clerk was in- structed to write to ~unior Hose Company, and request said company to continue the volunteer service until ~l/arch l~t, 190~. On motion of ].:~r. Seifert the Council then adjourned. ........ oo0oo ........ A RESOLUTION to prescribe the n~nber of men which shall constitute the fire department, and to fix the salaries of the officers aud mem- bers thereof. (Adopted January 30, 190~.) the Council, follows: One Chief, ten c~ll men, BE IT' RESOLVED, That.until otherwise ordered and directed by the fire department for said city'shall be composed as volunteer, companies as m~.y be organized and proffer their services to the city. 2. The salaries to be paid the officers and men of the fire de- partment shall be as follows: Chief, seventy-five dollars' per month. Cmptains,each, fifty dollars per month. Enginem~n, sixty dollars per month. two captains, one engine~n, eight fully paid firemen, to be partially paid;-- to work in conjunction with such Drivers, each, fifty dollars.per month. Firemen (fully paid) forty-f rove dollars Call men, ten dollars per month, each. per month, ....... oo0oo--- ...... ~.20§4~. AN ORDI151NCE to provide for the organization, governm_ent and mainte- nance of a fire department for -the city of Roanoke. (Ad~pted January 30th, 1903. ) 'B~ IT ORDAINED by the Council for the City of Roanoke, That a fire dePartment for said city. shall be organized,governed and maintained as follows: 1. The fire department of' the city of Roanoke shall be composed of one chief of the department,two captains ,one engineman, and such number of men as the Council may from time to time authorize and appoint,as hereinafter provided; and also such volunteer companies as may be or- ganized by authority of the 'coUncil. 2. The management and direction of said department shall be under a board of fire commissioners, subject'to s'uch rules and regulations as may be adopted by Council,as hereinafter provided. The said board shall be composed of one member from each v~rd of the city, to be elec- ted by Council,and whoS.e terms of office shall be for five years,except that the term. of the member first elected from the second ward shall be four years; the member from the third ward,three years; the member from the fourth ward, two years, and the member from the fifth ward, one year; and their several successors shall be elected for the full term of five years. In case any vacancy should occur in the board by resig- nation or otherwise, the Council shall elect a qualified person to fill the same for .the remainder of the term. Removal~by any member of board from the ward from which he 'was elected shall vacate his office. No public officer, nor the deputy of any such officer ,no member of the city council or of the city school board, or employee of the city, shall be a member of said board° 3. The said board shall elect' annually ane of its members president; elect annually a secretary, who may or may not be a member of the board; prescribe rules for its government,and keep a. record of its pro- ceedings,which shall at all times be. open for inspection by the Council or its duly authorized committees. No member of said board, nor the secretary thereof, shall receive any compansation for any of the duties provided for in th~s 'ordinance;~ nor. shall any member thereof be inter- ested, either as principal or agent, in 'any COntract for the purchase of equipments or supplies for said depar, tment. 4. The'said board,under the direction of C°~ncil, shall have and. exercise all necessary power and ~authority for the management and di- rection of .said depar, tment,and the control of the premises and property thereof. 5. The said board shall,from time to time,prepare such rules and regulations to govern in the selection of the members of the fire de- partment,and for the management and control of the officers and men of the department',as in'its judgment shall be best adaPted to secure the most efficient service,and rep°rt the same to Council for its approval and adoption,and when approved and 'adopted by Cotmcil,the sa~e shall be .the Fules and regulations governing the selection of the members of the fire department,and for the management and control of said department. The Council shall have-the power' to.approve and adopt such rules as a whole or in part,or to reject them as a 'whole or. in part,and the whole or such part thereof as ~y be approved and adopted 'by Council shall be the rules and regulations governing the selection of the members 'of the fire department,and the rules governing the management and control of .the fire depar~tment. Such rules .shall provide for ascertaining,as far as possible, the .physical qual.ifications,the habits, reputation and experience of all applicants; ~nd they shall'provide for competative examinaticus upon such subjects as *~he said board shall deem proper for the purpose of best d~termining, the qualifications of applicants;and a reoord containing the de.tails of such examinations shall be kept by the board, from which shall be made up an "eligible list" , containing the 'names of such persons as shall successfully pass the prescribed .exami- nations,and the board shall make its appointments from said eligible list. The said board shall have said rules printed and distributed in such maimer as it shall deem proper. -2O55- ~03, ) January 30, 6 · The said provided for in board this shall select ordinance ,and the members of such others as the fire department the Council may from t_~e to t~:~e authorize,and shall send their names to Council for approv- al and appointment,and when so approved and appointed 'they shall be enrolled by the board,and be. the members of the fire department, of the city of Roanoke;and should Council refuse to approve and appoint' any person selected by the board,the said board shall be so notified,where- upon the board shall make another selection in the manner provided in ' this section and report the same to Council. ?. The members of the 'department shall receive' such salaries as. the Council shall prescribe; and shall hold their respec$ive positions for a period of five years', except that upon reaching the age of fifty- five years no member shall be el. igible for. re-appointment. The'members of the department may be severally .suspended or removed at any time bY the said board for incapacity,incompetency,misconduc.t in office, or neglect of duty,to be specified in the order of' suspension or remoVal..; but no such suspension or removal shall be made without 'reasonable no- tice to the member complained of,and an opportunity afforded h~m to be heard in person or by Counsel and to present testimony in his .'defense; that the board shall not. suspend any member of' the provided, however, department for a period exceeding sixty days , (without pay) for any one offense. From any order of removal the party shall have an appeal of tight'to the Corporation Court. for the city of Roanoke,in which court the said case shall be heard ~ ~.ov0.. by the judge thereof,whose .decis- ion shall be final. 8. No person shall be appointed to a .position in the fire depart- ment, or continue to hold membership therein,who is not a citizen of the city of Roanoke, or who has ever been convicted of crime, or who cannot read and write the 'English language understandingly; nor shall any be. appointed to a position in the fire department who .is 'not · one .~ ~ ----*~--~ ~-~d thirty-six years; provided, however., between the ages.o~ ~w~n~y ~:.~-T _.__.~ L~, ~., +o any ~erson who.am ~:~ ~ ~"~. ...... · ' 'ous to that' time. bet of the fare department mn exl. stence prevm 9. The chief shall be the prmncipal.executtve'~offlcer oI ~ne~x'lre department,subject to the rule. s,regulatmons and orders of. the fare de- commissmoners-' .Pie shall keep:" a record °.f'hls .of.flcmal 'actS,and make a monthly report thereof to the b. oard of fire co.~mssioners,and, shall give bond such sum as the Council shall 'prescrxbe. The captamns and ' __ _ .in__=___ the department shall be assiamed by the Chief.,unaer. the jud/~nent of the board vill secure the most effi?ient 'service.. the d. irection of the board of fire commxss~oners, to suc? auz~.es, as in 10. No member .of the f~re department sh. all, dur~n~ h~s. Connection therewith,be a member of any party convention or comm.~ttee, nor .ta.ke any part whatever, directly or indirectly,in any part,san conventx°n · any oIitiiaI pti- held for the purposes of any political.party,nor-in p · mary election,except to cast .his' vote; nor shall the chief or any cap, tain or' other subordinate officer or member of the department,or,any. member of the .board of fire co_~w~issioners,directly~or indirectly,at- tempt to control or. influence the action of any member of the depart- ment in any primary or general election; and no member of the fire de- partment who receives any pay or compensation for his services as-sUch,. shall in any manner try ~to influence any voter in any pr~mary~ or general election, nor shall, he be permitted~to contribute to any.campaign fund. No member of the fire department shall be interested, either as princi-. pa~ or agent,, in any contract for the Purchase of 'equipments or supplies for the said department. Any violation of the provisions of this sec-- tion by any officer or member of the fire department shall be-construed as sufficient cause for his removal from the department; provided, how- ever, that no.such removal shall be made until the. offending party shall have been given an opportunity to be heard as provided in Section ? of this ordinance. ( o56) 11o Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed so as to m~ke the city in any ~y liable to any member of the fire department whose ser- vices may be dispensed' with on account of any change in the plan of organization by which the force may be reduced in number, or by which a paid fire department may be dispensed with. 12. The said board shall ann,,~lly, within fifteen days after the submit to Council a report of its proceed- close of each fiscal year, ings for the past fiscal year, showing what rules and regulations have been made for the government of the department,together with a state- ment properly classified,of all expenditures made for whatsoever put- amount and value of all property and pose; the condition, character, apparatus in charge of the department or under its control; and a state- location and cause of all fires, the loss incurred ment of the number, thereby,the value of the property and the amount of the insurance there- on. The said board shall also,at least two months prior to the close of each fiscal year,submit to the Council an estimate of what amount required for the support and maintenance of the department dur- next fiscal year, with such recommendations as it may deem will be lng the proper · l~. The Co~uucil shmll make annual mppropriations for the support and maintenance of the fire department, which said appropriations shall be chargeable wi~d~ all expeditures made on account of the fire depart- ment; but no cla~ against the city on account of the fire depart- ~ent for salaries or otherv~ose, shall be paid unti~ the same has been examined ~.nd found correct.by the board of fire commissioners, approved by the Council's Co~ittee on Accounts, and ordered p~id by Council;and the said board shall meet monthly for the purpose of passing upon all such cl~ims,~nd shall report the same to the city auditor for presen- tation to the comm~ittee on accounts at the regular monthly meeting. l~. The members of the said board shall be elected at the regular meeting of the Council in February, or as soon thereafter as practica- ble, ~nd their te.~m of office shall begin on the first day of l~rch next succeeding their election; provided,however, that the members first elected shall enter upon the discharge of their duties on the lath day of Febru~ry,190$, and their regular term of office sh~ll begin on the first day of l~rch, 190~.. l§. Each member of the board before entering upon the disc~arge ~o* ~ ~uties shall' eualify by taking and subscribing to th.e oa. th (o~r ~f~.r~.~ion) ~r?scrib~d in S. ec. tion thirty-four of the. Constmtutmon of V~rgmnia, ~.nd fmling a certmfxcate~thereof with the cmty clerk, to be preserve.d mn the archives ~of his oAfice~ If an.y person elected to membershmp on the said board shall fail to q~u~.lmfy on or before the day fixed for the commencement of his~term_, hms offic~e sh~ll_b~e~d~ee~_med t to be vacant, and the ~cuncil shall fill the v~c~ncy of another person. 18. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repeal.ed. l?. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. ........ oo0oo ........ ~ 0 U RNA L -- C 0 Ml~ 0 N COUNCIL. (' o57) Tuesday,Febr 'u~ry 10, 1903. The Council met in regular' session at 8 o'clook,P.'~r-.,Ain the COlA~OIX Chamber, and was called t° o~der by the President,~,~.~.O.Page. Pres ent--Ne s sr. s ,Antr im, Cole. man ,Donaldson ,Hart,He~z e .1 ,Hough,Huff, 2,~.inahan ,Page ,Rennet, Schwab, Selfer t, Shickel, Thomas ,tVllklns on ,President-- (Mr .Page )--16 · Ab sent-- 'Mes sr s. Crumpecker, ~ohnston ,l&~ys ,Vaughan-- 4. ~OURNAL. On motion of 2.~r. Antrim the reading of the ~ournal was dispensed wi~h,and approved az recorded. i~YOR'S ~ESSAGE. The following message from the ~-~ayor was read,and on motion of ,tier. Antrim ordered to be filed: February lC, 1903. To the Honorable City Council, Gentlemen : --A sense, of duty compels me to t~ge upon your Honorable Body the most active and energetic meas- ures possible to collect the moneys due the city on account of improve- ments made. There is due the city about $10,000 on account of sewer and sidewalk assessments,which amount now has the force of a judgment, and the accounts are in the hands of the tax collector. 2,~any thousands more are due the city,which should have been, ere this, placed in the same condition. I recommend that the tax collector be urged to pay special attention to the collection of the accounts in his hands,and that the city engineer be requested to complete the work now in his off'ice at the earliest opportunity,so that the remainder ~ay also have the force of a judgment,and also'be placed in the hands of the collector for his attention. The condition of the treasury must be my excuse for the persistence with whi'ch I have urged this _m__atter on your atten- tion on several occasions. When the January bills mare paid-there will be in the treasury less than $12,000. This f~ct should be suf- ficient cause for your Honorable Body to give the collection of the city revenues the most serious and prompt consideration. I am under the necessity of informing you that the annual report of the city engineer's office, which is long past due., has not yet been received ~t the office of the clerk of Council. It appears mto me if there is no desire or need for the report, that the-ordinance requiring it should be repealed, On July next bonds to the amount of $66 ,000 ,bearing' 6~ interest will be subject to call. Steps should be taken at once by your body to call in and refund those bonds.at a lower rate of interest: I suggest tha.t as maney at the present time is cheap,that, the refund'lng .bonds to be mssued in place of those called in can be ~loated at 3~ to 3-1/2~, provided that they have a long time to ru_u, say thirty or thirty-five years, without being subject to call. Bonds. with a provision authoriz- ing a call within a short time are not sought after for mnvestments,and the longer the term the more desirable. - I am pleased to report the health of the city as excellent,not a sin- gle case of smallpox or Varioloido The peace and harmony of the city almost perfect and the sanitary condition very good and constantly im- proving. I again call your attention to the matter of the Gish Farm and beg to renew my recommendation in reference thereto, made in a pre- vious communication. Very respectfully, JOEL H. CUTCHIN, Mayor. A~HJAL REPORT OF THE CITY ENGINEER. The city ehgineer submitted his ann;,_~:l report for the fiscal year 1901-2, showing the location of work, the cost of the same, and also a statement of the rece. ipts of his office which was read, and on motion of ~,~,r. Hart ordered to be furnished the ~ayor, with the understanding that it is to be returned to the office of the clerk of Council and placed on file for ~he information of- the members of the Counc i-1. MONTHLY REPORT OF THE CITY ENGINEF~. The city engineer .submitted his monthly report,showing the amount and location of work on street repairs, street improvements,street cleaning,sewer repairs.,.sewer im- provements and public property. The city engineer, also reported that a car load of coal was needed, mhd recommended that he be authorized to purchase a car load from Castner, Curran and Bullitt, l~r~ Wilkinson moved that -2058- (February i0~ 1903 .) at a cost of $3.50 per ton, f.o.b, mines. the city engineer be authorized and in- structed to purchase one car load of coal~ as recommended by him,at a cost of $5.§0 per ton at the mines. The motion was agreed to, Ayes-Antrim_0oleman.Donaldson.Hart,Heazel, Hough ,Huff ,Minahan ,Page ,Rennet ,Schwab ,Se~fer t ,Sh~cke 1 ,Wilkinson ,The President--15. Noes--None. MON~,Y REPORTS. The monthly reports of the city auditor,city treas- Urer,clerk of the mar.kets,city physician, board of health and .keeper of the' almshouse,were-read and ordered to be filed. PETITIONS,etco Petition of Hanmaond's Printing Works,asking that the condition of Jefferson street, with regard to sidewalks and cross- ings,~ receive the attention of Council; w~s presented by Mr. Hart, and read and referred to the Committee on Streets. Petition of l~rs. Philip Seifert,W.H.Seymour,S.L Booze ,E .J.Loney,E.W. Davis,TheooPossine and W~BoHUddleston, asking that'a sidewalk be con- structed on the north and south sides of Dale avenue S.Eo, between ~d and 4th streets, and agreeing,upon the completion of the work by the city, to pay one-half the cost thereof, according to their respec- tive frontages, w~s presented by ~?. Seifert,read and referred to the Committee on Streets. Petition of JoVol~.~galis,S.WoDaniel,l~.A,Penn, E.L.Cocke, and C. L. Patterson, asking that side?~lk be constructed in front of their prop- e~ties on the north, side of Franklin Road between the Reformed Church w~z~read and referred to the Committee on Streets. and First street, Petition of Thomas Lowe and ~0 others, asking that sewer be con- structed in the alley between Rorer an~ Campbell avenues, from ?th street~ to or beyond H. Street; v~s presented by !~r. Wilkinson, read and re~erred to ~the 0ommittee on Sewers. Petition of Bo Frank Wine, asking that sidewalk be constructed on the west side of ?th street between 8th and ~th avenues, was presented read and referred, to the Committee on Streets. OF~R~R ~J~TE,_N-D2~ENT. A communicsotion was received from R o Ho Angell, member of the House of Delegates, in regard to the inadvisability of passing the proposed amendment to the charter of the city (Sec.-lO~) providing for an increase of the city levy. Nr. WilkinSon moVed that the resolution heretofore adopted by Coun- cil, asking, that said amendment to the charter be enacted, be and is hereby .repealed · ~r'. AntrUm ~offered a substitute ~for said motion, in the nature of resolution re-Ordaining said resolution, and revising the proposed amendment to Section lO~, by providing the addition levy provided for therein, if~ .levied by .Council, shall be applied exclusive 'to sidewalk 'and street improvements of a permanent nature. · ~l~r. Hart moved that the whole matter be referred to the finance com- mittee to be reported on at-the next meeting~ which w~s agreed to. member of the House of Delegates, A communication from A. ~. Bovm~an, informing the Council~as to the status of the bill providing for refund- ing the outstanding bonds of the city,was read and filed.. A communication from the ~unior Hose Co,agreeing to remain in ser- vice and to continue their volunteer organization until ~rch lst,190~, was read, and on motion-of Mr° Hart the clerk was instructed to ac- knowledge the same,and-to .thank the said company on behalf of t~he Coun- cil for their kindness in complying with the r. equest. REPORT OF THE COMI~ITTW~. ON FINANCE. ~Mr. Seifert, from the Commit- tee on Finance,submitted~ the following report: 1. The report of the city auditor shows that when the accounts for the month of Janu~ry, 190~, shall have been paid, certain of them will be overdrawn. In order to provide for the payment of the accounts chargeable under these appropriations, we recommend the adoption of ~the ~following resolUtion: (The .resolution following, ~as read and adopted by the following vote: AyesAntrim,Donaldson, Co leman ,Hart ,Heaz el ,Hough ,Hu~. f ,l~inahan ,Page, Rennet ,Schwab ,Seifert,Shickel,Thomas ,Wilkinson,The Presmdent--16. Noes-O. -:8059- (~ebru~:-¥ 10, 1903 :) RESOLVED, That the appropriations for the fzscal year,1902-~,be 'and are hereby supplemented as follows', and the city auditor and city ' treasurer are hereby directed to make entries on their books accordingly: Public Charities-------- 15 113.71 Sewe.r Repairs----- ...... $ 144.64. Street repairs ,157.69 Contmngent 213.08 Public Property, 595.82 Tnterest,prior to July__l, 390.00 Streets Improvements, for the pumpose of making certain improvements recommended by the street committee ........ 5§0.00 TOtal .... . ........ 2. The committee has received from the COmmissioner of Revenue his semi-annual report of licenses issued between July 1,1902 and January 1st 1905 and has examined the same and recow,,~end that it be filed 5o .The co.mm.~unication from John S. Woodrum, chairman of the Board of .upervisor..s ox~ .n.oa. nok.e. Cou~.ty, as_king that a committ.ee be appointed ?ie council cz ~nis c~y, ~o conzer with a like com_m_zttee from the and th? To. wn Oo. mcii of Salem,. £or the purpose ~zng sucn s~eps as may ce aeemea expedient, loOkEng to the eradi- cation of the San Jose scale, was referred to this committee. We recommend that the President of the Council be requested to appoint a committee of five members--one from each ward of the city--to meet wit~x the committees from the county, with a~ view of .taking such action as may be necessary looking to the eradication of the San Jose scale,and make report to this council as may be neccessary or said committee may deem proper. It is understood that no expense to the city is to be inc~red hereunder until further authorized by c6Uncilo (The recommendation was adopted, and the President appointed the following Committee, after the adjour:~nent of Cou~ucil: ~essrs. Seifert,Hart,Crumpecker,0oleman and' Thomaso) ~_o The petition of Frank 0'Brien, assistant clerk of the Markets. for ~n increase of salary, has been considered, but is deferred untii the next meeting of Oounoil. 8~ The mayor has referred two bills to this Committee viz.: Bill of the Overseer of the poor of l~ontgomery county, for the burial of Stephen Dodson and wife, two paupers alleged by him to belong to Roanoke city,and properly chargeable to this .city, $~0.00. Bill of Go Wo Sisler ,undertaker ,for the burial of Robt.Irby,killed on the Norfolk & Western Railroad,in this city, $2~.1§. The committee has referred the above bills to the city Solicitor for opinion as to the liability of the city. 'The city Solicitor informs us that he prefers to look further into the ~q~es.~ion bsfore giving his opinion thereon, therefore, the bills are deferred until the next meet- ing of Council. Resp~ectfully submitted, So P. SEIFERT, GEO. Lo HART A. B. COLE~No ' REPORT OF THE C0~MITTEE ON ACCOUNTS. t~r. Hart, from the Conznittee on Accounts, submitted the following report: The Committee on Accounts has examined and approved the accounts and claims against the city for the month of January, 190~,and listed them under appropriate heads, as shown below. We recommend that they be approved, certified to the city auditor~ and city treasurer,and or- dered to be paid: Criminal charges .......... $ 29.00 Stationery & Printing $ ~8~o2§ Fire ' A~.§8 Salaries, 1,208o~2 Insurance, 90.00 Health §1.25 In~terest, 20, A00.00 Water ~. 18 Interest,prior to July l, $90,00 Public Property ~9~.82 Ja£1, 1SA.8§ Sewer repairs, 1~.8~ Lights, 1,22~.89 Street Improvements 1,0§4.10 Police, 1,Al§.gl Contingent 21~,08 Paupers, 12~.91 Commissions, 12~ Public Charities ll~ ?l Sanitation Street repairs ' ' Street cleam~tn~ 1,§22.~4 Roanoke Hospital 8~.~ 50.60 --- ..- .... Total ............ $29-,650.5J5 · -2060- (February lC, 1903,) 2. ~ie committee reports that it has checked and cancelled the cou- pons of the outstanding bonds Of the city, paid by the city treasurer during~the month of ~anuary: as follows: Coupons for the curren~ year, $20,400; coupons for znterest prior to ~uly l, 1902, 390.00, Z. The police department reports lights out for the month of · ary, 1905, l?19 hours and 6 minutes, making $~4.~8 to be deducted from the account of the company for the month .of February, 1903, which the auditor is hereby directed to adjust. Respectfully submitted, GEO. L. !{ART, P. W. HUFF. The report of the Con~nittee on accounts was adopted by the following vote: Aye s--Antr ia, Co le,man, Crump e cker ,liar t ,Heaz el ,Hough,Huf~inahan, Page ,Rennet ,Seifert, Shickel, .T~. omas ,Wilkinson ,The President ,--15. Noes--None° Absent temporarzly, Df.Schwab. REPORT OF C0}~ITTEE ON FIRE AND WATER. !~r. Donaldson, from the Com- mittee on Fire and V~'ater, submitted the following report: The Co~ittee on Fire and ~Vater, to whom was referred the petition of ~rs. I.. ~.?.. Franklin, complaining of the dangers caused to her premi- ses by the stack of ~eeton's }~achine shop, adjoining thereto,has been considered by the committee and the. premises inspected. We find that the petitioner hs~s cause for complaint,and reconz~.end the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED,That the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to make an exeter, nation of the premises, and cause ~e stack of Beeton's }~chine shop to be increased to such height as he may deem expedient to secure the safety of the adjoining property,and require a spark attester to be placed therecn; the expense of said work to be borne by the owner of the property; and failure to comply with the provisions of this resolu- tion shall subject the said owner to the penalty of being proceeded against as for a nuisance° RESOLVED FUR~PLMR, That the owner of the livery stable immediately south of Beeton's machine shop, be required to brick-case, or cover with corrugated iron, the northern end of said stable; said work to be done to the satisfaction of the city engineer; and a failure to comply with the provisions of this resolution shall subject the owner to the penalty of being proceeded against as for a nmisance. Respectfully submitted, H.B. DOi~.LDSON, L.L. SGHV. IAB, !~0RRIS ~R~AHAN. On motion of P~Zro Antrim the report of the Committee on Fire and .Water was adopted. REPORT OF T~.{E C0t..~.~.~TTEE.~ON S~T~. l~r. Hart, from the co~nittee on Streets, submitted the following report: 1. The ordinance adopted September 9, 1902, providing for sprink- ling the streets of the city by the street railway company,and which became operative from its pas.sage, was subsequently suspended until ¥~rch 1st, 190~,and the subject referred to this committee to confer with the. street railway company. The committee has given the company a hearing on the proposed or'dinance. The company admits the city's right to pass such ordinance and to enforce it, but it claims to be una- ble to comply with the terms of the ordinance at this time. Pending negotiations in regard to the matter, we recommend the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED,That for the purpose of further continuing negotiations with the Roanoke Railway and Electric Company in regard to sprinkling the streets of the City, the operations of the ordinance adopted September 9th, 1902, requiring the said company to sprinkle the streets of the city traversed by its lines,-is hereby further continued until ~.~ay l, 190~, at which time, unless further action be taken by the Council, the said ordinance shall be in full force and effect. (The recommendation was adopted.~ 2. In'order 'to provide against the continmoms w~shing of Elm avenue between Franklin Road and Third street, we recommend that the city en- gineer be .instructed to perform the necessary grad. ing thereon,and to construct cobble gutters,at a cost not exceeding ~200, chargeable to street improvements. (:~e~x'uary ~.0,. :1.90:~. ) (The second reoon,~nendation of the c~mm~ttee was adopted, Ayes-- Antr ia, Colen~un ,Donaldson.Hart ,Heaze 1,Hough ,Huff ,L'inahan ,Page Seifert,Shickel,Thomas,Wilkinson,The'President'-l§. Noes-.None. ) . 3. In order to provide a sidewalk on North ~efferson street £or the- accommodation of the congregation of St.Andrews Catholic 0hutch,the committee has investigated the location of the sidewalk as proposed,and received from the city engineer an estimate of the cost thereof-, which is $350 for a five foot brick w~lk, extending from Gilmer~ avenue Harrison avenue,and recom_~ends the adoption of the following r. esolutioxl: RESOLVED,That the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to con- struct a five foot wide brick sidewalk on the west side of North teller- son street, from Gilmer avenue to Harrison avenue, mt a cost not to ex- ceed $$50, cha~'geable to street improvements, for the acoommodatio~rand benefit of the congregation of St.Andrews Catholic Church. (The resolution .v/as adopted, Ayes--Antrim.0oleman,Donaldson,Hmrt', Heaz e 1 ,Hough ,Huff ,M~nahan .Page ~Renner, Self err, Shieke 1, Thom~ s :Wilkinson, The Presmdent--15. Noes--None. 4. By resolution adopted a short ti~e since, it.was provided that Third street,N.Eo, be improved , and the work of grading the street com- menced, with the understanding that not more than $200 be expended thereon. The city engineer reports that after con,erring with the al~ut--- ting property ovmers, it was thought best,at their request;~that this work be postponed until spring. The committee' agrees w£th this sugges- tion,.~as any grading done there at this time will tend to render the street imDassab!eo '#e recommend that the action 'of the-city engineer be approved. (The recommendation %~.s adopted.) 5. The attention of the committee 2m~ been called to the management of the chain gangland we are constrained to believe that the trouble lies in the method of appointment. The work done by the chain gang has thus far., we are informed by the city engineer, proved unsatisfactory,- as the superintendent and assistants s.s are usually appointed, know ab- solutely nothing of grading and ex,.,.avating. Instead of the superin- tendent being appointed by 'the ~¢~yor, we recom~nend that he be appoint- ed by the city engineer,and be selected with some regard for his quali- fications and fitness for the position,especially as to grading and construction of work,and not alone as to preventing prisoners from es- leaping. To this end we submit 2?5 of the General Ordinances: 2?5. The superintendent of- guards therefor as may be from the following ordinance,to amend Sec. the chain gang and such assistants or time to time authorized by Council,shall be appointed by the city engineer, subject to the approval of Council, and such superintendent.and guard or guards,when so appointed and ap- proved by Council, shali have and exercise all the powers and authority of a regular policeman _in the discharge of their respective ditues. The superintendent shall be provided with balls and chains and other equipments to prevent the escape of prisoners. 2. This ordinance shall be effective from ~-..Jarch 1, 1903,and all appointments under the ordinance in effect previous to the adoption of this ordinance:shall terminate at that time; and all ordinances or parts of ordinances mn conflict herewith be and are hereby repealed. (The chair decided that the ordinance proposed could not be acted upon at this meeting,and ordered it to be noted on the Journal, and lie over until next regular meeting°) 6. The con, mitres has considered the financial condition of the street apl. ropria~ions,and unless there be funds on hand with whic~ to supplement these accounts,the work, or a greater portion tliereof,must cease. ~_e connnittee recommends the adoption of the following': RESOLVED,That on the work of street repairs that two of the presence- forces be dispensed with,and that but one regular force and the chain gang be continued thereon,until ftu~ther ordered by Council. RESOL%UED WUR?~ That on the work of street improvements that all hired teams be dispensed with,and the city engmneer is hereby instr, ucted. tO use only the city team3 in hauling macadam,or other haulitg for the city, until further ordered by Council. ' (February lO, 1905.) (The resolution was adopted.) ?. The co.~.m~lttee submits .the following estimates of the city ~eer,on matters referred to him for report: Sidewalk on Elm avenue,Sd street to Franklin Road,both sides, oo. Sidev~lks,on I~le avenue,south, side : Sd to Ath streets$?§.00~ Grading alley south of Mountain aven~e,east of 2d St., Sidewalk on Shenandoah ay.between 0o'm.av. and Sd' Street, $200. Grading alley, south of Shenandoah ave.between 8th & llth Sts $§0. Wells ave., macadamizing between Jefferson and 1st, St.N,W. $?00. Third St.S.E. ,macadamizing betwemn T~z. and Mountain ay. $2,058 Macadamizing North Jefferson St.,Center to Gilmer avenue, $2,386~ engi- $350. 8o ~re also attach the monthly report of the city engineer showing the distribution of the work and the cost thereof,performed on street repairs and street improvements during the month of December. lC. This committee has requested the finance committee to supplement the street impr.o, vement to the amount of $550,the estimated cost of the work reco~ended in this report. The street repairs account is already eEhausted,and the street improvement account has not enough to its credit to finish the improvement work already ordered. ll. The committee has considered the matter of the improvement of Holliday street between Tazewell avenue and Mountain avenue'by macadam- izing. T"ne city engineer reports to the committee that the cost for grading,guttering and macadamizing, would be about $2,058. In view of the fact that this street is in worse condition than any in the city, we reco,.~mend the. adoption of the following resolution, RESOLVED, That the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to ad- ve~ tise for bids for grading,guttering and macadamizing Third (Holli- day) street,S E.,between Tazewell ~venue and l[ountain avenue. Said bids to be ex'mined by the cow,nittee on streets and reported to Council with their recommendation. RespectfUlly submitted, H.B .DONAT.~SON, GE0. L. HART, J. A. PAGE. The resolution in regard to Holliday street was adopted, Ayes-- An trim, Co leman, Dona lds on ,Hat t ,Heaz e i ,Hough ,Minahan, Page ,Renn er, Schwab, Seifert ,Shickel,Thomas, --13. Noes--Huff,Wilkinson,The President--3. REpOrT 0~' TKE COM~._~-IT-TEE' ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. Mt.Wilkinson, from the Committee on Public Property, submitted the following report: 1. As to the matter of making certain improvements to the vault in the office of the clerk of the ~courts,we have received propositions for placing additional shelving,etc.,but have decided to postpone this part of the question until we receive information from the city engineer as to the cost of extending the vault so as to occupy the space now taken up by the west stairway of the court house. In order, however,to provide for better lights for these vaults, we recommend that the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to have six electric lights in- stalled in the vaults at a cost not exceeding $14.§0; and to paint the ceilings of said vaults at a cost not exceeding $13.§0, as per proposi- tions hereto attached; the costs of such improvements to be charged to the account' of public property. (The recommendmtion w~s adopted, Ayes 16, una-~mOUSo) 2. ¥le have received a proposition from Mrs. Izard to purchase ~-1/2 feet of land on ~ront St.,adjoining her lot, said striP being a part of Henry street, but on account of Henry street bridge is not used for street purposes. It is proposed to pay $~3.S$ per front foot for this land; but on. referring the matter to the city solicitor, we are informed that the city has not the right to ~e-ke a deed to said land, even though it be nOt needed for city purposes. We file his opinion herewith° S. The mayor h~s again requested that: this committee ~o recommend that a 'telephone be placed in his office in the Terry Building, but as the Council has once refused this same request, we decline to m~ke any further recommendation. -2063~ (February 10 ~ 1903.) 4. A proposition by Glover Brothers, to .rent the middle space now used as an entrance, on the Salem avenue front of the l..Jarket~House~L ~l%a~b been considered but the-committee in view of the fact that this enSranee is used, and was previously arranged with the object of enhancing, t~ value of the stalls in that end of. the building,have declined to' mz~m. any recommendation in the matter, other than that the petition be refused. (The recommendation was 'adopted.) 5. The committee has consider~d the question referred to them 'by the rsport of the committee on accounts, as to the number of stock l~e~ng fed at the .city stables, the departments to which they belong,erotiCal. files here~:'~th a report from the pound master mn regard thereto' report shows the following stock kept at the .city stables: Street De- partment 12 mules; sanitary department' 4 mules, I horse; city engineer~ one horse and one colt--Total, 19 head of stock.- The colt.belonging- to the.city engineer is not kept at the stable, but fed from the-stable'~ The main question at issue in referring this question to this commit'tee we presume, mas the ascertainment as to the facts concerning the ho~ses kept at the stable by the city engineer,and upon this.matter we wiI1 make report, although we believe this question should have been inSes- tigated and reported on by the committee which originated the investi- gation, without 'shifting it to this committee. By resolution of Council heretofore adopted, the city engineer wa~ permitted to keep his driving horse at the city stables at the expense of the city, for the reason that his duties required 'him to do a great deal of inspecting throughout the city. TSae animal owned by the city engineer is a mare,and it appears that during last April she was foalsd of a colt. V~en the colt was old enough to eat it was fed from the city stables. Just how much food the colt consumed,the c0~mittee can- not undertake to say. The colt, however, was not kep.t in the city sta- bles~ but in a stable or shed on an adjoining lot~ It further appears from'a statement of the poUnd master hereto attached,that %he city en- gineer during the month of Jan::ary, 'furnished five bushels of oats with which to feed the colt. After consideration, of the matter Carefully-, the Comnittee recommends the .adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED,~That the pound master be instructed to discontinue the feeding of the colt belonging to the city either by the pound master engineer, or from the city stables. Respectfully.submitted, J.H.V~ILKINSON, ~.~ i~. SIiICEEL' A. 'B. C0~~, J.~. ~ ~&Z._~.~,..- Hough moved to amend the resolution by providing that the pound be instructed to discontinue the feeding of' the other horse bm..~' master longing to the city engineer~ which was rejected.~ · Mr. Antrim moved to a~uend the resolution by adding the following vise: "Provided, however, 'that'the hbrse of the' sanitary'inspector m~ be fed-at the cost of the city between, the months of MaY and 'September- of each year, until further or'~ered by Council," The amendmemt ed. by ~r. Antr~r~ Was rejected. The resolution of the Committee was then adoPted. REPORT OF THE COLgIITTEE ON LEGISLATION. Mr.-AntrUm, ~ the Com- -mittee on Legislation, submitted the following report: 1. Our attention has been c~lled to a bill approved-b2. C(mmcil in the' month of July last, and transmitted to the'-repre.sentatives-in the General Assembly from this district, having for .'its obje~t.t~e r~fUnding of the bonds of the city outstanding on a four per 'cent or leas basis, before they are due or are subject to call, provided the-council can make arrangements to that effect with the holders thereof... TA£S 'Bill.. has not yet been enacted, and-we therefore recommend the adOPtion of' the following .resolution: RESOLVED, That the state senator from this district,a.n.d.the members of the house of delegates from this 'district, be and they are hereby urged to use all ~egitimate means to secure th~ passage of' thel bill giving to the city of Roanoke the right and priv~xlege to refun~ its- bonded indebtedness; ~hich bill was ~ approved at a meeting of Council held on ~uly, 1902, and duly forwarded to our representatives .in th~.- -2064- '(February 10, 1903,) General Assembly at Richmond,and that they make report to the Legisla- e Committee of this Council as to the status of said bill. tiv~e_.^..~ ~,~~ ~at co~ies of this resolution be sent to the..Ho.n. r~m~u..~ ~,-.~,~. -,- ~ and to Hon. A, ~. ~o~n ~ ~d~rd Lyle, senator from this district, ~on. R. K. Angell, members of the House of Delegates from this district. (~e reco~endation and resolution was adopted.) ~. The attention of ~is co~ittee has been called by the Ric~on4- Chamber of Co~erce,ms to certain bills pending before the general assembly having for their object the providing of regu~tlons conee~-- ing the extension of corporate limits of cities. ~e co~ittee does not deem it necessary to take any ~ction in regard to said m~tter o~er than to request .o~ representatives in the General Assembly to notice ~ese bills carefully,and to see that nothing is enacted which would be dter~en~l to the interests of the city of Roanoke, We reco~end ~e clerk be instructed to inform o~ representatives in the General Ass~bly and the Ric~ond Chamber of Co~erce of this action. 5. We have been requested by.a member of Co~cil to report a bill having for its object the consolidation of the offices of ~yor and police justice, so that the mayor ~y be invested with ~e power to try all cases. Owing to the fact that this m~tter is pending before ~e co~ittee on the organization of Co~ties,Cities and To~s of the LegiS- ~t~e, the committee deems it ine~edient to take· any action in ref- erence thereto at this time. (Reco~endations 2 and 5 were adopted~) of consoli- 4. ~e co~ittee h~s cons%tiered the question, however~ dating the offices of the audmtor ~nd clerk of Co~cil,and are of opin- ion that a considerable s%~ per ~nn~ could be s~ved to the city by such consolidation. ~;e submit herewith a bill for that p~pose, which we reco~end shall be approved by Co,oil,and transmitted to o~ repre- sen~tives in the General Assembly with ~he request ~at ~ey sec~e the enac~ent thereof. Respectfully submitted, A. B~IR ~~, P~ W. ~, j. F~ ~L. A bill to amend and re-enact Section 9 of mn act approved ~ebr~ry 28, 1896, entitled "An ~ct to provide a new charter for the city of Roanoke" so as to conso'lidate the offices of citM clerk and city audi- tor,knd to prescribe the duties of the city cTe~k~ ~s read, as repo~ted from the co~ittee, whereupon ~- H~rt moved to a~end section 2 ~e~eef so as to provide t~t the Co~cil shall have authority to consolidat~ said offices, if it shall deem it e~edient, and to strike out the datory provisions. ~e amen~ent offered by Mr ~ H~rt ~s rejected by the following vote: Ayes--Donaldson, Hart,Minahmn.P~ge, Self err, ~e~s, ~e President--? · Noes--Antr~,Cole~n,Heazel,Ho$,H~f,Renner,Schwab Shickel,~ilkins on--9. ~e bill as reported from the co~ittee was then approved by ~e following vote: Antrim,Cole~n,Donaldson,Heazel ~Hough,H~f ,~,~n~an Rennet ,Schv~b ,Seifert, Shickel ,~om~s ,~ilkinson--13 ~ Noes--Itart , Page ,J .A and ~e President--3. B0~ SID~A~. ~. Rennet submitted the following resolution: ~SOL~D, ~at ~e city engineer be and is hereby instructeed to' construct a longitudinal board sidewalk on the south side of Gi~er avenue,N.E., between 4th street and Kimball avenue, in front of Nos. ~09 and 411, at a cost not to exceed $15~ ~e resolution ~s adopted, Ayes--~tr~,Donaldson,Hm~t,Heazel H~f ,Min~an,Page ,Rennet ~ Schwab, Self err ~ Shickel,Tho~s ,Wilkinson, and ~e President--15. Noes--None. ELEC~IC LIGHT. MJ. Page submitted a resolution providing for location of an electric street light at the intersection of Fif~ ave- hue and 11~ street,N.W.~ which was referred to the Co~ittee on Li~ts. -2065- Febru~.ry 10 ,. 1905. ) FIRE DEPART],'.~NT. officers and men of visions of the ordinance adopted January 30, 1903,shall go into on SLarch l, 1903,and their terms of office shall expire on March 1908; and also providing that the fire commissioners may appoint number than ten call men, if they deem it expedient. ]~r. lI.e~zel moved to amend the resolution by providing the terms office o.f the firemen aforesaid shall commence on July l~ 1903,and strike out that portion in relation to the call men. ~e a~endment w~s rejected, Ayes--Antrim,Donaldson,Heazel,Hough, Schwab, Shickel ,-Wilkinson-.-?. Noes--Hart ,Huff ,~'~inahan ,Page ,Renner, Seife~'t ~ Thomas ,The President-~8. The que,-+ion.~ ~ being Page. '~.he ch~ir ruled the provisions of the FIRE CO.~iSS IONERS. to the eleotion' of fire commissioners. Fi~'-st Ward-.-Term five years. ~.lr. Wilkinson nominated Woods, and there being no other nominations, Mr. Woods v~s accls.mation, the clerk casting ~he vote of the Council as Second Ward--Term four years o l~r. ~mtrim nominated Jos. and there be no other nominations he was elected, the clerk the vote of the Comuncil as directed. ~r. Page offered a resolution providing that the the fire department to be organized under the pro- office l, a less of to on the adoption cf the resolution offered by ~r. the s~me out of oi-der,as being in conflict with ordinance adopted January 30, 1903. On motion of ~li~o Self err td~e Council proceeded James P. elected by directed. Ro s enbaum, casting~ was adopted: W. heresos, it is possible that the city may not be able to commence collecting the 1(o3 on July 1st as usual, owing to the ~legislature being in session and the books being delayed, BE IT RESOLVED, That the commissioner of revenue be and is hereby requested to use every effort to. collect all the licenses for 1903 as soon as ~- possible after'~,~y lst,as the revenues will probably be espe- cially needed~ when due~ C0'..~.LITTEE REPORTS. '~Iro Antrim submitted the following to be substi- tuted for his resolutdon pending before the ordinance Committee in regard to Committee reports; and by consent of Council his former reso- lution was Withdrawn the following substituted: Resolved, That the reports of the standing and special. Committees of Council, excepting the finance committee and the committee on ac- counts, shall be made up not later then five days previous to the meet- ing of Council mt which they are to be read and acted upon. The resolution was referred to the Committee on Ordinances. Mr. Hough nominated A. Geisen. The nominations were closed and the vote taken as follows: For T,ESCURE--Antr im,Donalds on ,Hart ,He~z el ,Huff ,_~inahan ,Page ,Renner, Schwab ,Self eft, Thgmas ,Wilkinson ,The President--13 o For ~. GEISEN~--Mr, Hough. Not voting--Mr. Shickel. ~r. Lescure was accordingly declared elected. Fifth Ward--Term one year. ?~. Page nominated Austin R. Neal,and there being no other nominations he was elected, the clerk casting the vote of Council as directed. · ~Mro Page submitted the following resolution, which was adopted: RESOLVED,That the term of s.ervice of the members of the fire depart- ment to be organized under the provisions of the ordinance adopted Jan- uary 3'0, 1903, shall commence on the first day of March, 1903; and that it shall .be the duty of the Board of Fire Commissioners to-make report of their appointments 'of members of the fire department to an adjourned meeting of Comucil to be held on FebrUary 26th, 1903~ at which time an adjourned meeting is hereby ordered to be held. CITY LICENSES° I~.ro Hart submitted the following resolution, which Third Ward--Term~ three years. Mr. Heazel nominated E. C. Vfelch,and there being no other nominations he was elected, %he clerk casting the vote of the Co,mucil as directed° Fot~th Ward--Term two years. ~r. Self eft nominated A. Wo Lescure; t. COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE, BOOKS FOR. Mr. Hart informed the Council hat underW the provisions of a recent enactment.of the-General Assembly mt was p.rob?ble that the city would-have to fu~.nlsh the books used by th.e commissioner of revenue in recording the c~ty levy; and on his mo- tion it RESOLVED, That t.he Clerk of Counci.1 be and is hereby instructed to furnish the conumissloner of Revenue w~th such books ~as are necessary in m~_~king up and recording the city levy. CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT, SALARY O]P. ~. Rennet s_ubmitted an' amendment to the resolution adopted Januar.y 50, 1905, providin.g for the number of men which shall constitute the fire department,and fmxing the salaries of the officers and members thereof~ by striking out $?5 and in lieu thereof to insert "$85", so that the item pertaining to the salary of the chief shall read, "Chief sixty-five dollars per month." ' The amendment was ordered to lie over until the next meeting of Counc il. On motion of ~r~ Seifert the Council then adjourned to meet on Thursday.February 28th 1905 at 8 o' · - - , , clock,P .Mo ........ oo0oo ........ A BILL to amend and re-enact Section 9 of an act approved ~ebruary 28, 1898, entitled "An act to provide a new charter for the~city of Roanoke" so as to consolidate the offices of city clerk 'and city audi- tor,and to prescribe the duties of the city clerk. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of Virginia That sectio nine of an act approved February 28 1896 ._~_= .-_ ? ..... n ~ , , ~A~ZU~=U ~11 ac~ ~O ~ovl~e a ne~ ~harter ~or ~e city of Roanoke" be and is hereby enac~e~ so as %o read as follows: . 9~ ~e co~cil s~ll elect a city engineer~a city clerk,a police jus~mce,a collector' of city '~xes,a city solicitor, and a clerk of city ~.rkets, all of whom shall hold office for two years' and th ~e Co~cm! shall elect such other ~*~ ...... =~ ~ _ , . e ~u~o .~ Au ~y ~eem e e~ient for proper conduct of the affairs of the city,and in ~e exertion of the~e powers here%halter corette9 upon it,and prescribe their duties an te~ of offmce; and any office which th, mn,,n.~- =-- ~-- _ d ~e -1~ may a~ any time for =cod caus~ b ~ ~. BE IT F~~R ENAC~D, ~at the office of auditor ~f the cit~ of Roanoke, be and the same is, hereby %bolished,and ~e duties res for ~e auditor as set fort i __ ~. P or,bed . h n sections ~0, ?1,7~ of ~e c~rter o~ the c~t~ of R~-~ ...... ~__. ebr~r 28 189 _ ,, -PP Y , 8, entmt]ed An a city of Roanoke", are hereby ~deC~ot~e~[°vide a new charter for the lye upon the ~cmty clerk; and wherever the auditor of the city of Roanoke is required to per~o~ any duty ~der ~e provisions of the charter aforesaid, or any ordmnance ~ ~o~o~.~._~ council of sa~% ~mty,t~t duty shall be performed ~ ~= u~m u~-~, excepm nowev~r,~na~ said clerk shall not co~tersi~ ~e ~rrants of the~ city to be mssued ~der ~e directions o c~cil, such co~tersignin~ to be don- h,, ~,,-= -~ .... ~ the . s~ll desig~te by ordinance. -- -~ --~ uxxxcer as ~ne co,cml clerk, fix his him. 4. This act council shall, by ordinance,define salary,and prescribe the amount the duties of the city of bond to be given by shall be in force from its passage. ........ oo0oo ........ j O URNA L -- C 0 HM 0 N C O UN C i L, · hursday,February 26th, The Council met at 8 o'clock P.t[., pursuant to adjournment,and was cailed to order by the President,Mr.~.C.Page. Present--Hes sr s .Antrim, Coleman ,Donaldson ,Hart ,Heaz el ,Huff ,Hough, ~ohns ton ,Mays ,Page ,Rennet, S chw~b, Seifert, Shicke 1, Thomas ,Wilkinson ,the PreSident--17 · Absent--Messrs. Crumpecker,Minahan,Vaughan--$, MAYOR'S MESSAGE. The following message from the Mayor w~s read: To the Honorable 0ity. Council, Gentlemen: The resolution adopted at your last session having for its object the consolidation of the offives of Auditor and Clerk, was of that nature that did not justify me in taking action thereon. However, as the bill has been presented to the legislature and our delegates to that body' feeling under obliga- tion to push the measure, I have deemed it but proper that I should call your attention to some objections, which to my mind should be con- sidered before final action. At the present time we have nearly a perfect system of check,and it would be a step backwards to interfere in any manner with the. system which is working so well. Under the present arrangement the auditor is especially charged with the duty of seeing that every other officer and agent of the city pays into the treasury the funds coming into their hands. The council,through its clerk,and the system in vogme, that it is impossible for the nivance of the city clerk and is a complete check upon the auditor,so city to lose any money without the con- city auditor. There is not a corpora- tion of any size,municipal or commercial,in the whole land, which h~s not an auditor. To my mind it is such a step backward, with so sm~ll a saving that it would be a most absurd proposition from an economical standpoint. I can but commend the Council for its spirit of economy, but believing this step to be one of false economy, I ask your body to reconsider its action,and wi'thdraw the bill. .Very respectfully, JOEL H. CUT~HiN, ~.~ayor. On motion of Mr. Huff the message of the Mayor was laid on the table. Bwn=0RT OF THE COMMITTW~ ON STREETS. ttr. Hart, from the Committee on Streets. submitted the followin.g report: The Committee on Streets is xnformed by' the city engineer that in co~sequende of the adoption of a resolution on ~ebruary 10,1903, re- quiring him to dispens'e with the services of the hired teams in hauling macada=~ the work of the improvement of Gilmer avenue will be much de- layed,a~d the maintenance of the work already done seriously interfered wi~h; that it is necessary at this stage of the work to haul cobble s%o~es for the construction of gutters,and also sand in order that rolling m~y be done,and, thereby protect, the macadam which has been spread. The committee 'therefore reco~ends that the city engineer ~ebr,~,~ry 10, repealed · the be and is hereby authorized to employ teams for such hauling as may be necessary in the construction of the Gilmer avenue macadam,until said work has been completed; and that so much Of the resolution adopted 1905,. as conflicts herewith be and the same is hereby The report Respectfully submitted, GEO. L. HART, H. B. DONALDSON, J. A. PAGE. of the committee on streets was adopted by the following vote: Ayes--Antrim, Coleman,Donaldson,Hart,Huff,Hough,Johnston,Mays, Page.Rennet ,Seifert, Shickel, Thomas ,Wilkinson,The President--l§. Noes-' -None. Messrs. Heazel and Schwab appeared and took their seats. HOG ~ZAW. Mr. Antrim cal'led attention to the non-enforcement of hog law in certain districts,and moved that be called thereto, with the request that he but being informed that a matter pertaining the the the attention of the mayor enforce the ordinance; thereto w~s pending before committee on health, he withdrew his motion. -2068- (February 26, 1905.) I~TPORT OF TKE BOARD OF FIRE C0kg~ISSIOEISRS. The Board of ]Plre missioners submitted the following report of nominations to positig~l$ in the fire department: Pursuant to authority vested in the Board of Fire Commissioners for the city of Roanoke,Va.,by ordinance of January 50, 1905,we have made the following appointments for the several positions in the ~ire Depart- ment of said city, as provided for by the ordinance above referred to, and beg to submit the same for your confirmation: Chief of Department---James McFall. Captains,---B. Crowley and J. F. Bowman. Engineman--J. V~. Waggoner. Regular'men--B. W. Ramsey, ~. R. Bean,}.'[.C. Hudgins,W.H. Viar, $. W. Stinnett, Jas. D. Meador, ~. H. Robertson. Call men---O. T. Moore, J. H. Dyer,W. C. Dyer, T'. ~,. Crowley, S.~.. Ballentine', P. J. Minahan, W. E. Moore,p Murphy. Wm. P. Willson, C. R. Epps, Owing to the very l_~_~_ited time,and the further fact of desiring ~he suggestions of the chief of the department, the compilation of rules has been deferred until a later date. ¥;e' hope to submit same at the next regular meeting of Council. In our appointments one position as regular fireman is left 9acant, there being no'~suitable and eligible applicant for same. Owing to the indisposition of the city physician, Dr. R. W. Fry, as stated in his letter, it was necessary to secure the services of Drs. E. A. Thomas and F. B. Webb to conduct the medical examinationS. A bill for services rendered will be submitted to Council at next. regular meeting. With confirmation of the appointments made by the Board, the plans proposed for the conduct of the fire ~department of the city will become operative as of March 1st, 19OS. Respectfully submitted, BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIOIIERS FOR. CITY OF ROANOKE, By Jas. P. Woods, President, Austin R. Neal, Secretary. .Mr. Antrim moved that the nominations of the Board of Fire 0ommis- sioners be confirmed: The motion was agreed~ to, and the persons named in the above report were duly appointed 'to the respective .pOsitions therein named · PETITIONS ,&c . Zir. J.A. Page presente.d a petition signed by L. M.. Fisher', E. S.' NcNamee and 60 others, asking that a double stone Cross' lng be laid across Moorman Road,on the west side of Park street, for the~ accommodation and benefit of persons~ attending St. James M. E. Church: which was read and referred to the committee oD Streets. Petition of Martin Peters and others,asking that a;~ sldewm!k'be lai~ on Twelfth Street S.W., between Campbell avenue and the Yar4 Masters' Office of the Norfolk & %Veste~n Railway; which was read and referred to the Committee on Streets. Petition of C. M. Gallagher, .complining of the conditions existing at Loudon avenue and Ninth street N.W., by surface water from the street' flowing upon his premises, and asking that the nuis.ance be abated, was.presented,read and referred t° the Committee on. Streets. Mr..Wilkinson presented the petition of E. L' WiDgfield and Others, asking that a longitudinal board sidewalk be laid on the north aide of Mountain (Ninth) Avenue, between Park and Grove streets;'and on his motion the matter' was referred to the Committee on Streets .with the request that they report at the next meeting of Council. A' communication from Edward LYle, State senator, informing the Ooun¢il of the status of the bill providing for refunding of bonds of the city, was read and ordered to be filed. -2069- (February 26, 1905. ) LICENSE TAX, GARDEN SEEDS. Mr. Wilkinson submitted an amendment to the license tax ordinance, by providing a new section, so as to im- pose a license tax of ten dollars per annum for the privilege of selling garden seeds, or truck farm seeds, be retail;wh'ich was read and referr- ed to the Committee on Finance. LONGITUDINAL BOARD WALK. On motion of ;ir. Antrim the Committee on streets was instructed to ascertain the cost of construct a longitudi- nal Board w~lk, on the west side of Walnut avenue, between Commerce street and ~ranklin Road, and to report at the next meeting of Council whether or not they will reco~_w, end the same. On motion of t~r. J.A.Page the Cowm._,ittee on Streets was instructed to ascertain the coat for constructing a longitudinal board walk on Fourth Avenue N oW.,between 7th and 8th streets,and to report at the next meeting of the Council whether or not they will recommend same. On motion of Mr. Donaldson the Committee on Streets w~s instructed to ascertain the cost for constructing a longitudinal board walk on the east side of 10th street S E between I~le avenue and Jamison ave- nue, and make report to Council ~t the next meeting whether or not they will recommend same. SIDEWALE~ ON ROANOKE STREET. On Committee was instructed to take up nent brick sidewalks on borth sides motion of }~r. Wilkinson the street the matter of putting down perma- of Roanoke between Salem avenue and Franklin Road, and do what is necessary to further that matter. AUDITOR'S OFFICE. The question having arisen as to the conduct of the office of City Auditor, Mr. James McFall having been appointed chief of the fire department, until such t~me as the position could be filled according to law, and the matter being discussed,and several propositions offered in respect thereto, all of which were withdrawn, tit. Seifert then submitted the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the Ch%ef of the Fire Depa. rtmeht, Sames Mc_Wall, shall draw the same salary he ms paid as city auditor,until April lst,190$. That the Present audi- Mr. ~.A.Page moved as a substitute therefor, tot, who has been appointed chief of the fire department, and whose term of service as chief of the fire department is ~o commence ~farch 1st, may continue to act as auditor until the first day of April,1905, without additional compensation over and above v~at he receives as Chief of the fire department; providing that his acting as auditor shall not be so cons'trued as to vacate his office as chief of the fire department. The substitute was rejected. Nr. Renner moved to further _..mend the resolution of ~r. Seifert by providing that the clerk of Council shall assist the city auditor during the month of April,and shall be paid additional compensation of fifty dollars therefor; which was ruled out of order~ in so far as additional compensation is concerned. The resolution of Mr. Seifert w~s then adopted. The Council then adjourned. ........ oo0oo- ...... - (2o7o) J O UR NA L -- C 0 ~1~ 0 1~ ~ 0 U.N 0 I L. Tuesday,March 10, 1905. The Council met in regular session at 8 o'clock P.M., and was Called to order by the President pro tempore, !~. A. B. Coleman. Pres en t--Me ssr s .Antrim, Co leman, Crump ecker ,Donaldson ,Mays ,.~inahan Page ,J.A J, Rennet ~Schwab ,Seifert,Shickel,Vaughan--12. ' Ab sen t--Me ssr s .Hat t ,Heaz e 1, Hough ,Huff, Johns ton, Thomas ,¥Ii lkins on, and the President---8. JOUR~AL. On motion of M~. Antrim' the reading of the Journal was dis- pensed with,and it was approved as recorded. MAYOR'S MESSAGE. The following message from the Mayor was read: To the Honorable City Council, Gentlemen: I again call your attention to the poor lights furnished the city. Something should be done to sectu-e better lights or reduce the cost. The ordinances in reference to cess pools are being enforced and much complaint is made to the requirements of the ordinances and board 'of heal~.b. However,cess-pools are a menace of the health of the city and every effort possible should be made to extend the sewer system. ~e sanitary inspector is doing good work,but he has only four carts, not enough to do the work properly. He should have at~ least two more. A dumping ground should be provided o.n the nor~ side if possible'. A large portion of the city is 2-1/2 mmles from e present dump;and four loads per d~y is about all that can-be made. The present ordinances in regard to the removal of night soil cann6t be enforced owing to the refusal of parties engaged therein to get prop- er equipments. No course is open but to divide ~the city in two dis- triets and elect a proper person for each district. Plans for such ~ve been heretofore presented to Council,and I ask you to again take them ~uder consideration. The public is being imposed upon and the health of the city jeopardized .under existing conditions. ~..~uch com- plaint is m~de at the delay in putting down the sewer in Section 8. The work should be done before summer. i recommend to Council the .propriety of considering a new plan for constructing sewers, one which is being used in many new cities. Dis- pense with assessments and build .the sewers at the city's expmnse,making connections compulsory and charging a fee for so doing. By' this plan person.s owning vacant lots would not be taxed for sewers they do not. need,and those needing connection would only be too glad to pay a proper fee. Under this plan much-expense and annoyance would b~ avoided,the system extended ,and with less cost to the city and more benefit to the oublic o Very Respectfully, JOEL H. CUTCHIN, ~ayor.~ of ~-~r. Seifert the message of the M~yor w~s received and referred to ~ppropriate committees, viz,: Light~,~ealth CITY ENGII~ER. The city engineer .submitted hi~. monthly On motion ordered to' be and Sewers. REPORT OF THE showing report, the location and character of work performed during the month in the several departments. Also recommended by him, street forces as they existed prior to the March meeting of Council be restored, which was referred to the Committee on Streets. ~'~ONTH-~,Y REPORTS of th.e.city treasurer, city auditor,clerk of the m~rkets,city sergeant (jamlor)'; keeper of almshouse, and city physician and board of health, were read and ordered to be filed. PETITIONS~ were read and referred as follows: Petition of 3ohn P. Goodman ~nd others, askmng that a smdew~lK be constructed on Fayette street S,E., presented by 2.Ir. Hough--To the Committee on Streets. Petition of T. J. Phelps,T. A. Mitchell and B. J. Fishburne, a local com~_ittee of the Commercial Travelers of America,asking for per- mission to hold a CarniVal in this city from Nay ~Ath to 9th inclusive, the site to be on the plot of ground south of Walnut street,and between 3efferson street and the ROanoke & Southern Road, without the payment of any license,and with the privilege to sell soft drinks ,'confetti ,&c . , · ' -2071- (March 10, 1903. ) which was read; whereupon Mr. Rennet moved to lay the same on the table. Mr. Antrim moved by.way of substitute that the petition be referred the finance committee. The latter motion was agreed to,Ayes 11, Noes 1, Mr. Rennet voting in the negative. Petition' of W. L. Scott and others, asking that Gilmer avenue tween Holliday street and Kimball avenue,N.E., be graded and macadam- ized, was presented,read and referred to the Committee on Streets. Petition of P. W. Huff, asking permission to erect a brick cased dwelling hodse on the west side of Roanoke street between the Lutheran Church and Dr. Luck's residence---To the Committee on Fire and Water. Petition of the School Board of this city, asking that the sum of $50,000 be set aside for extensions of the.property and build, ings, and providing additional school facilities, $25,000 to become available during the present year,and the remainde? as further necessities de- mand, and setting forth the conditions and needs of the public schools of the city, which was read,and on motion of .Mr. Antrim referred to the committee on Finance in conjunction with the committee on Schools. Petition of Mrs. Agnes Stone Bennett and other ladies of the First Baptist Church, asking for the use, free of charge, of' Assembly Hall on the nights of March 12th and 13th, was presented by Mr.Antrim, who asked for immediate consideration, and moved that the request be granted as set forth in the petition. The motion was agreed to~ and the re- quest accordingly granted. C0~I~ITTEE REPORTS. The reports of the Committees on Finance,Accounts and Streets were presented, but owing to certain provisions therein requiring the concurrence of l§ votes, they could not be considered and were passed by. Mr. Rennet moved that the Council adjourn to meet tomorrow night at 8 o'clock, which was rejected by the following vote: Ayes--Donaldson, Mays,Minahan,Renne~~ ,Schwab,Vaughan--6. Noes--Antrim, Colem~n,Crumpecker, Page, Seifer t, Shickel--6. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE. ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. Mr. Mays, from the Committee on Public Property, submitted the following report: 1. We have again considered the matter of making an extension to the vault of the clerE's office of the Hustings Court,and submit here- with the report of the city engineer. It. will be seen from this re~ port that the views of the city engineer are ~dverse to removing the west stairway of the court house,and 'convertin~ the sp~ce it occupies into an additional vault. A previous report of the city engineer' rec- ommends the construction of a fire proof vault adjoining the city hall on the south,at an estimated cost of $1,000 for one-story building,and $1,?00 for two-story building. We recommend the adoption of the fol- lowing resolution: RESOLVED, That the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to pre- pare plans and specifications and to advertise for bids for construct- ing a two-story fire proof vault, or record office, adjoining the city hall, 16 x 34 feet; said bids to be examined by the Public Property Committee and reported to Council' with their recommendation. 2. The city engineer reports that .it has been suggested that the Roanoke Railway & Electric Company might be able to supply steam from its plant for heating the city hall ~nd city jail. We are of opinion that the matter is worth investigating, with a view of providing better facilities than those existing. We therefore recommend that the city engineer be. instructed to ascertain from the Roanoke Railwuy and Electric Company 'what-arrangements can be made for heating the city hall and city jail with steam from said company's plant,and the cost at a thereof, and make report to this committee for recorm~endation subsequent, meeting, of Council. Respectfully submitted, J.H. WILKINSON, B.O. W. M. SHICKEL. MAYS, The report of the Committee on Public Property was adopted. REPORT OF C0.~. I. TTEE ON SEWERS:Mr' ~ Nays, from the committee on Sewers, submitted the 'following report, which was read, considered and adopted: (March l0 lgo~. } 1. Concerning the improvement of G~lmer avenue N'.E., and in conned- tion therewith ~he city engineer reports that it will be necessary to lay a 15" sanitary sewer. The p~esent sewer.in said avenue is 24" diani- eter,and conveys both storm water and sewer xnto the city mains,which are becoming overtaxed,and it is.necessary to cut off from them all storm water.; therefore by laying the 15. sewer, for sanitary purposes, the 24" pipe will be used for storm .water drainage,and emptied into Lick Run. The estimated cost of th~s sewer is ~l,O00. In order that the work of improving Gilmer avenue may not be delayed longer than nec- essary, we recommend the adoption of the following resolution, to ob' tain bids thereon: RESOL\~ED That the city engineer .be and is hereby instructed to ad- 'b vertise for ids for constructing a 15" sanitary sewer in Gilmer avenue N.E., between Jefferson street and' Lick Run, in accordance with plans and specifications on file in his office. Said bids to be examined by the committee on Sewers and repOrted to Council with recommendation. RESOLVED FURTHER That the. Co~ittee on Finance be requested to make a supplementary approprma~mon to the account of Sewer Repairs, for the sum of $1,000 for the purpose of performin~ this work. 2. As to the petition of V/.~. Graybill and others for the construc- tion of a drain pipe on the north side of Rorer avenue., from 10th St., westward,. ~ distance of about 150 feet, the city engineer reports the cost of this work .at $125. We are unable to make a recommendation at this time,and the matter is deferred for~ future consideration. 3. As to the petition of Thomas Lowe and othe~ for the extensi.on of sewers between Campbell and Rorer avenue~ from ?th street westward, upon investigation we find that this extensmon should be made only in connection with a general system for sewers in the west end. The com- mittee has this matter under consideration,and will make a report at a subsequent me et ing. 4. As to the petition of V~n.B.Cecil and others,for the extension'of sewers on WashinEton avenue,west of Franklin Road,we find that the plan proposed in-the petition is not feasible,but that the sewer should be extended from 4th street and Highland avenue to ~ashington aVenue,and thence east on the latter to" dover the 'properties named in the peti- tion. But before this is done 4th street will have to be graded to admit of the sewer being laid. Ne recommend that the city engineer make a plan and estimate of the cost of such extension; a~ that the committee on streets be requested to have 4th street put in such shape as will admit of the sewer being laid. ' Respectfully submitted, B. 0. MAYS, P. ~. HIYFF, W. ~. S~.ICKEL. On motion of .~.~[r. Nays 'it w~s ordered that when Council adjourns it shall be to meet-tomorrow night at 8 o'clock, March 11, lg0$, Mr. Renner moved that-the Council do now'adjourn; which was rejected. REPORT OF-~ COMMITTEE ON ORDINANCES. Mr. Coleman, from the com- mittee on 0rdinanc.es presented a rDport recommending-that 'the follow- ing resolution be adopted: Resolved, Tha't the reports of the' s~tanding and special committees of Council, excepting 'the Finance committee and the committee on Ac, counts, 'shall ~ ~be made up not later .than five days previous to the meeting of Council. at '~ich they ar.e to be acted upon,. . .The resolution was rejected., Ayes--Antrzm,Coleman,Cr~mpecker~Renner, Sh~cke 1,--6 · Noes--Donaldson ,Nays 'Minahan :Page, Sc. hwab ,Vaughan--6. -- SIDEWALK .ON JEF~01~ STREET.. Mr.' Antrmm submmtted th~ ~ollowing resolution, .which was read and referred to the Committee ~ Streets: Resolved, That the committee on.Streets be and they are l~ereby in- structed to ascertain the cost of laying a 'full width breck ~idewalk; and also the cost of laying a five. foot brick sidewalk,.or~ ~ west intersection e~' Jefferson. side of. Jefferson street from a point at the street and ~Maple' avenue,and thence along 'the to Walnut. avenue .. The Council then adjourned ~nt'il tomorow west side of Yefffferson St., even lng at $ o'clock. JOURNAL--COMMON COUNC IL. Wednesday,March ll, 1905. The Council. was called to order at 8.S0 o'clock, p.ursuant to adjoura ment: by the President pro tempore; },Ir. A.B.Ooleman. The roll was called and the following members answered to their names: Present; --Mes srs .Antrim, Coleman, Crump ecker ,Donaldson ,Huff ~Minahan, Page. Seifert ~Shickel,Wilkinson--10. Ab s ent-.-_~e ~ srs .Hat t ,Heaz el ,Hough, Johns ton ,Mays ,Rennet, Schwab, Thoma s, Vaughan, and the Pr. esident--10. No quort~n. On motion of }Ar. Antrim the Council determined that when it adjourns it sh~ll be to meet on next Saturday night, the 14th instant, at 8 o~clock P ~ose p~'esent then adjourned. ........ oo0oo ......... Saturday,March 14th, 190~. The Council met at 8 o'clocld~Po~i., pursuant to adjourmnent. Present: Mes srs ~Antrim, Coleman,Cr~npecker ,Donaldson ,Hart ,Heazel, Hough, Huff, Yohns ton ,.Mays ,Minahan, J .A .Page ,Rennet, S chv~b, Seifert, Shickel,Wilkinson--17 o Absent--Thomas, Vaughan, The President--$. REPORT OF THE C0f~fITT-~ ON FItlANCE. Mr. Self err from the Co_mm__~ttee on Finance, submitted the following report: lo The co_w~ittee on streets has request.ed this co~,~ittee to make an appropriation of $~,000 for the street repaint account for the remainder of the fiscal year; also to supple, ment sa. id a. ccount by the further ad- dition of $27§ to construct o.erta~n longmtudmnal board v~lks recommended by them. 'As the street repaint account has beenoverdrawn,and the orig. inal appropriation exhausted since January l, 1905, we do not deem it neceesary at this time to make an appropriation covering the remainder of the fiscal year. To provide for the construction of the sidewalks, and cover the amounts to which the several apropriations will be over- dravm trpon the pa~nent, of the ~ebruar$' bills, we recor~end the adoption of 'the following resolution: R_ESOLVED, That the appropriations are hereby supplemented as follows: Criminal charges ........ $ 92.08 Fire Public Charities, Street Repairs 162 o01 44.10 1,561 .L6 for the fiscal year 1902-5, be and Public Property .......... $162.16 Sewer repairs, 30.20 Contingent, ll6 · 56 'Total .~, 16~.2~ And the city auditor and treasur-er are hereby directed to -make en- tries on their books accor, dingly. 2~ As to the proposed amendment to the tax and license ordinance introduced by Mr. Wilkinson, having for' its purpose 'the imposition of a tax of $10 per annum on persons retailing garden seeds, we beg to report that in the opinion of the committee such .subjects of taxation-can be more properly reached under the merchants license; and theref0re.~' we do not recommend the application of specific licenses for the sale of such products or articles ,and ask that the proposed amendment lie on the tab le · 3. Concerning the proposition to amend section 103 of the city Charter, so as to increase taxation for municipal p~rposes,the .committee reports that when this matter was first taken under consideration it was with the understanding that there would be no incramse in the total rate of taxation,on account of. the reduction provided for under the new Con- stitution; but in as much as the General Assembly has seen fit to levy an additional sum of 5 cents on the $100 for pension purposes; and in as much as the city could now obtain but an increase of 5 cents on the $100 city levy without an increase of the general rate, which would only increase the revenue to probably $5,000 or $6,000 additional; and further, that as the provisions of the new Constitution provide that. the limitation as to the 1.evy for State purposes shall be effective only until 1907, after which time it may be increased in the discretion of the legislature, the Co~mm__ittee reco~ends that the bill be withdrawn, and our representatives in of this request, the. clerk -2O?4- " (March. 14~h, 1903 o ) the General ;~.sse~.~bly are hereby notified to send the~: a copy of this resolution: RESOLYED, That .it is the request of the Couucil of the city of Roa- noke that the bill. to ~end Section 103' of the ~arter of said city, be withdr~ from further consideration, 4. ~e petition of Frank 0'Brien,. assistant clerk of ~e ~rkets, for an increase of salary,has been considered. I.~. O'Brien is now re- ceiving but $45 per mon~. ~e duties perfo~ed by ~.O'Brien are ve~ important and ~t t~es very trying, and owing to the. general d~vance which has recently prevailed in the cost of living, we reco~end .'that he be gr~nted ~n increase of $5 per mon~, and submit the following resolution for adoption: ~SOLED,Th~t the s~lary of the assistant Clerk of ~e M~rkets be and is hereby increased from $45 per month to fifty dollars per mon~, to t~ke effect as of ~rch 1st, 1903. Respectfully submitted, S .P ~ SEIF~RT, G .W~CR~ECER ~'~- ~ GE0. L~ '~T. 0n ~otio~ of ~ Heazel the report of the Finance Co~ittee was adopted ~s a ~o_ole by the following vote: ..~Yez--Antrim,Cole~n,Crum- pecker ,Donaldson ,Har t ,Heaz el ,Hough .H~Lff, Johnston ~Mays ,Min~han ,Page, Renne~', Seif er t ~ S~ickel ,Wilki~son~-i6 o ~oes~None ~ _REPORT OF ~z~E C0~ITTEE ON ACCOUNTS° Mr. Hart, from the Committee on Accounts, 'submitted the following report: The Committee on accot~ts has ex,mined and ~pp.roved bills for the 'month of Febru~ory, 1903,and listed them ~uder appropriate~headS as shown below,and reco~end that they'be approved by Council and certified the city auditor and city treasurer and ordered to be paid: Criminal charges ........... $?19.23 Salaries, .............. $1,208.?~ Fire 440;96 Health, 2.86 Interest, 210~00 Water 3? .46 Jail, l?l.8? Public Property 162.13 Lights, 1,093.74 Sewer repairs, 30.20 Police, '1,273~35 Street Improvements~ 508.83' Paupers, 136.;68 Commissions, 94.85 Public Oharities 44o10 Contingent, 116.56 Street repairs, 1,286 o16 Sanitat~ on 196 ~,5S:' Street cleaning, .49.88 Roanoke Hospital, 83-'34 Stationery & Printing, 62.94 Total .............. ' $? 930 39 , · ~he report of the police department shows 'lights found out and hot burning during the month of February, ,3?64 and 39 minut_es, m~king"$?5. 29 to be deducted from the light bill of the company fo~ the month of M~rch, 1903, which the city auditor is hereby directed to adjust. Respectfully sub '-ted, GE0 o L o HART B. , 0~ MAYS, G. Wo CRUMPEC~, ~W. R~. On moti6n of Mr. Seifert the report of the Committee on Accounts was adopted by the following vote: Ayes--Antrim,Coleman,Crumoecker,Donald. son, Hart, Heazel, Houg~h Huff, Johnston ,~ys ,Zlinahan :Pag~ ,Rennet,Set- fert,Shickel,Wilkinson--16. Noes--~None. ~o Renner was excused from further attendance on this session and retired. ~Ir. Schwab appeared and took his seat in 'Council. REPORT OF THE CO~I~iTTEE ON STREETS° ~.~o H~rt, from the con~.uittee on streets, submitted the following report: ~e co_m~__ittee.on streetS, reports thmt they have further, considered the repairs necessary to be done to Campbell avenue,ove~ the drain-be- tween Lick Run and Norfolk avenue,and herewith submits'-plans and speci- fications prepared by the city for the repairs to staid aVenue, together with an estimate of the total, cost for ~aking said repairs,and .the amount which would be chargeable to the Roanoke 'RailWay. and Electric Co.mpany,in ~case the city of Roanoke.should m~ke the repairs to that part bf the street, which your committee u~derstands it is' the 'duty of the street railway company to repair. Your committee is advised by city solicitor that it is the duty of the street r~ilway company to make the repairs to that part of the avenue embraced between' its rails ...20?5- (March !4th, 1903.) and one foot on each side 'thereof. Your committee recommends following resolution be adopted: A RESOLUTION as to the improvement of Campbell avenue over in said avenue, between Lick Rthu and Norfolk avenue. (Adopted 'fl{ar ch 14th, 1903 ..) that the the drain .RESOLVED, That the the plans and specifications for repairing Camp- bell avenue over the drain running under said avenue, between Lick Run and Norfolk avenue, prepared by the city engineer and submitted to Council by the Committee on Streets , .be and the same are hereby approved and adopted° RESOLVED 2d:o That the city engineer be instructed to repair that part ~ of said avenue: as provided in said specifications, not embraced between the rails of the Roanoke Railway & Electric Company,and one foot on each side of said rails° RESOLVED 3d~ That the Roanoke Railway & Electric Company be and 'is hereby required to repair $~at part of Campbell avenue, between a point 75 feet east of Randolph street,and 385 feet east of Randolph street, between its rails.and one foot on each side of said rails,ac- cording to plans and specif, ications prepared by the city engineer,and herein adopted. RESOLVED 4th, That the city engineer be and is hereby instructed t° ~ke the repairs herein ordered at the same tSme and in conjunction with the repairs to be made by 'the Roanoke Railway and Electric Company. RESOLVED 5th, That the clerk of the Council be and is hereby in, structed to send a.copy of these resolutions to the Roanoke Railway Electric Company: together with the request that .the said company notify the clerk of the Council by April 10, 1903, whether or not it '.~ill com- ply with the requirements of the provisions of these resolutions. RESOLVED 6th, That in the event of the refusal of the ~ Roanoke Railway and Electric Company to make the repairs herein required, or its fail- %ucc to comply with the request of the clerk of the Council to notify him of its intention to comply with the requirements of these resolu- tions by the said 10th day of April, 1903,then the city hereby instructed to institute necessary legal proceedings to compel the said company to make the repairs to said avenue herein required. ....--- - oo0oo ........ APPROXINATE ESTI~.~ATE OF COST for repairing Campbell avenue over double drain, between the intersection of Trout and Lick Runs (.which is 75 feet east. of ~d street S E.) ~nd the east side of Norfolk avenue. Distance, 550 feet; width, ~ feet, Estimated cost ......... $8,000.00 Distance traversed by the stree't railway company (beginning 75 feet east of 2d street,ending 16Z ft.east of Srd Streetl310 feet. Estimated cost of repairs traversed by Street railw~ay 4,509.09 Space occupied by street railway,? feet. Chargeable 'to Street RailwaY Company, V/22nds of width, x 310 ft, equ~ls, $1,434.?1 GENERAL SPECIFICATI0~S. (1) The bed of the street which forms the cover of the drain,consisting of macadam,earth and lumber, will be- remoVed. ~t0p(2) Side walls-~will b'e r.einforced on the outside from foundation to with concrete from 12" to 24" thick. (3~) Brick 'arches~ will be spr_ung Over the spans,and haunches covered with' q°~cre~tel' to ~n average depth of not less than 6". The space be- ~tWeen. the/arch and .the. street grade will be filled with a bed of earth, and a-laYer of macadam, properly rolled.' (§) All debris will be removed from the drain and stree$,and the · latter left in as good Condition as when found. (6) The work will be performed under the supervision of the city engineer and to his good liking and satisfaction. (signed) J.H. %%~INGATE, City engineer. -- oo0oo On motio, n o~f__ '-Ziro .]tart~the~r. econ~.en.da_t_ion of th'e Committee was adopted Ayes--Antrmm, ~_r__u~_pec~er ,~ona±~s. on,~ar.~,Heazel,Hough,Huff, ~ohnston }~ays Ninahan,Page ,Rennet ,Schwab ,Seizert,Shmckel,Wilkinson-16. Noes--No~e. ' '.-2O?6- . (Narch 14th 1905o) ' 3. Concerning the resolutions introduce~ in Council at the last ad- journed meeting providing for the construction of longitudinal hoard sidewalks' on certain streets, with the request that estimates be Ob- tained for the performance of said work,and report made thmmeon,the city engineer has submitted estimates as follows: Walnut avenue,between Jefferson St., and 2d street S.W., ---$150.00 South side Gi_~er avenue,between 7th and 8th streets,N.W.. ?5.00 East side of 10th street' S.E., between Dale and ~amison ay., 50.0~ We recomm.end the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the city engineer be and is herebY instructed to con- Struct a .longi. tu~inal board walk on each of the following streets: On north side of Walnut avenue, between ~efferson.street a. nd Second street, at a cost not exceeding $150; on the south s~lde of G. 11me. r ave- nue, b~tween 7th and 8th streets ,N.~. ,.' at a cost not exceeding $?5; and on the east side of 10th street S.E., between Dale and Jamison ave- nues, at a cost not. exceeding $50, all ~hargeable to the account of stree.t rep,.irs. RESOLVED FURTh~R,That the finance Committee is hereby requested to make a sup¥.lementary appropriation of $275 to the credit of street re- pairs' account for the purposes aforesaid; and in case such appropria- tion is made the city engineer is hereby authorized to employ suffi- cient force to carry the same into effect. (The recommendation was adopted, Ayes--Antrim, Coleman, Crumpecker, Donaldson, Hart ,Heaz el ,Hough ,Huff, ~ohns ton ,Minahan ,Page ,Schwab, Seifert, Shickel, Wilkinson--16. Noes--None.) ~ 4o The petition of E.S,McNamee and others 'for lng across 2~,oorman Road Onm the west side of Fifth has considered the matter,and is advised that the crossing is-probably due to defective drainage of ommend that the city engineer be instructed m~cadam .in such ma. nner as to properly drain means of crossing said !~oorman Road. (The recommendation was adopted.) a .double stone crosse street,the c.o. mmittee occas ion for such the street. We rec- to raise the crown of the the street, and afford a 5. As to the petitions which have been filed for the construction of brick sidewalks on both sides of Dale avenue between 3d and 4th streets; on both sides of 2ullitt avenue, between.'3d and 4th streets, and on the'west side of Third' street' between Tazewell avenUe and ~oun- tain avenue,the co~ittee 'finds that these petitions have not all .been signed by the property owners. (The committee submitted a resolution to provide for the construc- tion of _the 'sidewalks above mentioned v~en the property 0vn~ers shall~ all have ~signed the proper agreement. ~r. Antrim moved .to amend said res- 01ut~on..so as. ~o provide that the city engineer b~ instructed to. build such .portions' of the sidewal~ in front of the properties of the persons who haVe'agreed to pay one half the cost for co~nstructing such sidewalks and who are owners of the property; and that as .to those who have not signed, the petition that the Council proceed to give them notice' for a 'preliminary he~'.r, ing in aCcordance, with the PrOVisions of an act of 2~arch 4th, 1896~' and provided further.,, t. hat said Sidewalks shall not be commenced until the property.owners.petitioning, the council for this work shall agree in writing to pay theirprorata share-for conStruct- ing '-the sidewalk in front of the properties owned by them, which said agreements 'shall be independent, of the acts of Council as to those not The amendment was rejected, Ayes i' Antrim,Donaldson,Hough,Huff 4, Noe s--C ole~n, Crump e cker ,Hart ,Heaz el, Johnston'Nays, ~inahan ,Page, Schwab, S'eif er t, Shickel, Wilkins on, .--12. .Hr.~ seifert moved to amend the resolution by adding thereto, the following. proviso,to wit: provided,..that the. city solicitor gives his opinion thz. t the property owners abutting on this street, or streets, who have not Signed the petition. 'can be forced by law t° pay their~Pro- portionate part of 'the cost., and that the co~tract between the city. and ~those signing the petition will be binding. The amendment .of ~r. Beifert was adopted. -'2077 - (March 14th,1903. ) The resolution was then adopted by the .following vote,and is recorded below: Ayes-Antri.m., Coleman ,Crumpecker ,Donaldson ,Itart '!.{eazel, Hough ,Huff, Johnston, ~Iays ,2.~nahan ,Page, Schwab ,Self eft, Shickel ,Wxlkinson- 16. Noes--None. RESOLVED,. That the. city engineer be and is h.ereby instructed to con- struct five foot wade brick sidewalks on both erodes of Dale avenue, between Third and Fourth streets~S.E.; onT both sides of Bullitt avenue between Third and Fourth streets, S.E., and on the west. side of Third street, between Tazewell avenue and MOuntain avenue,S.E.; provided,that the' city solicitor gives his opinion that the property owners .abutting on these streets (between the p6ints named) v~o have not signed the petitions, can be forced by law to pay their proportionate part of the costs', and that the contract between the city and those signing the pe- titions will be binding. Mr o Heazel then moved that the remainder of the report be adopted as a whole, ~:hich ~s rejected, Ayes' 7, Noes 9. 6. The property owners on Nelson street and Tazewell avenue having requested that brick sidewalks be constructed on the east side of Nel- son (First) Street between Church avenue ~nd Tazew~ll avenue, and on the north side of Tazewell avenue, between First and Second streets, and are now engaged in get.ting up a petition to that end, we recommend the adopti'on of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to con- struct five foot wide brick sidewalks on the east side of First Street S oE., between Church and Tazewell avenues, and on the north side of Tazewell avenue between First and Second streets; providing, that the abutting property ov~ers will agree to pay one-ha~ the cost ther~eof where their properties front upon said streets, and where in any case any of said properties abut both on the~front ~nd one side, the property owner to pay one-fourth of the cost for the sidewalk abutting on the side of such property. (The resolution was adopted, Ayes--Antrim,Coleman,Crumpecker,Donald- son ~Hart ,Heaz el ,Hough ,Huff, Johnston, ~Mays ,Minahan ,Page ,Schwab ,Se if eft, Shickel,V;ilkinson--16. Noes--None. ) ?. In the matter of constructing brick side?~lks, full width, with stone~ .curbing, on Roanoke street between Salem avenue and Franklin Road,the committee recommends the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED .~ That the city engineer be and is hereby instruCted to con- struct full Width brick' sidewalks, with stone curbing, on both sides of Roanoke ~treet between Salem avenue and Franklin Road; providing,all of the property owners abutting thereon will sign an agreement to pay one-half 'the cost thereof. (The resolution was adopted by same vote as last above recorded, Ayes 16, .unanimous.) 8..The committee recommends that the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to furnish an estimate of the cost for constructing a longi- tudinal board sidewalk on the west side of Fayette street, between Nor- f'olk avenue and Tazewell avenue. Also on motion of ~..~r. ~Hough ---On the east side of 9th street S.E., 6th avenue and '?th avenue, and between 8th and 9th avenues. t~m~_tes ~0 be furnished'-the co~mm~ittee on streets for report (The recommendation as amended was-adopted.) 9.. The petition for the construction of brick sidewalks Said es- to Council. on the east side of Jefferson. street between Kirk avenue and Mountain avenue,having been filed'and fully signed with' the exception of three property owners, the committee recommends the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to con- struct brick sidewalks on the east side of Jefferson street, between Kirk avenue and Mountain avenue, as petitioned for; provided, that all of the property abutting thereon will sign an agreement to pay one.-half the cost %hereof. (The resolution was adopted', AYes--Antrim,.Ooleman,Crumpecker, Donald- son ,Hart ,Heaz el ,Hough ,Huff, ~ohns ton '.Mays ,Ninahan ,Page, Schwab ,Self err Shickel ,Wilkins on--16. Noes--None'; ' -2078- (March 14th, 190~.) 10. As to the petition of J.V.Magalis and others, for sidewalk on the north side of Franklin Road, between the Reformed Church and ~irst street, with agreement to pay one-half the cost thereof, the committee reco_wm_,ends the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That as soon as the city Solicitor is satisfied that the legal ovmers of the property have signed the petition agreeing to pay one-half the cost for the construction of a brick sidewalk five feet wide 'on the north side of Franklin Road,' between the Reformed Church said pro- suffi- and First street,the city engin'eer is'hereby instructed to build· sidewalk; provided, that the ~owner of the property, whose lands ject into the street a distance of one foot or more, will give cient land to straighten the street line at this point. (On motion: of ~.~r. CrumpeCEer~ the above resolution was amended by inserting the words "city solicitor" in place of city engineer,in the first line, and as amended the resolution was adopted by ananimous vote, same as last above recorded.) ' 11. The committee is informed by the fer grading, guttering and macadamizing and First street,N~W, is $700. city engineer that the cost Wells avenue between ~efferson The committee 'has opened bids for macadamizing Narshall avenue Franklin Road an~ Fifth street'. Only one bid was received,. the .28-1/2 cents 67 cents, 218-1/2 cents. to the city engineer ~or tabu- comparison with matter is deferred until the next pending and have been referred to cost. L. H. VAUGHAN, H.B.DONALDSON, J. A. PAGE, GEO. L. HART. 12. between submitted by Jos. Abbitt & Son, as follows: Grading, per cubic yard ........... .......... ~-cadamizing, per cubic yard, .... - ......... Cobble gutters, per lineal foot .............. The committee has referred the bid lated statement based on approximate quantities,and his estimate; and in the meantime meeting. 1~. Severa~ other m~tters are the city engineer for estimate of Respectfully, sub ' ted, STREET FORCES. ~r. Hart moved to amend the report by adding thereto the following: That the city engineer be authorized to employ.such forces as may be necessary to do the work heretofore ordered, 'c~rge- able to street repair account. The resolution was adopted by-'unaim0us. vote; but subsequently ~.. Antrim moved a reconsideration of the vote and the reconsideration was ordered, thereupon l~r. Wilkinson submitted the following resolution; which was adopted:- RESOLVED, That the city engineer be permitted to re-inState the forces heretofore employed,and .which have been cut off, for work on street repairs. ~iro Seifert moved that the above resolution be~ included as a part. of the report of the street committee, and that said report be adopted as a whole. The motio~ was agreed to,~ A. yes--Antrim, Colema~,Crumpecker Donalds on ,Hat t ,Heaz el ,Hough ,Huff ,Nays ,Mmns~han ,.Page., Schw~b, Seif err, ' Shickel,Wilkinson--15. Noes--None. Not voting--~ohnston. P~PORT OF COMI~IT~ ON LIGHTS. The committee on Lights to whom .was referred the resolution providing for the location of an electric light at the intersection of Patton avenue and llth street N.W., recommends that the resolution be adopted, which is as follows: RESOLVED,That the Roanoke Railway and Electric Company be and is hereby instructed to-place standard 2000 candle power arc light at the intersection of. Patton avenue and llth street N.W.,and thereafter to maintain the same under the conditions of the contract existing between said company and the City of Roanoke. Respectfully submitted, ~. A. PAGE, MORRIS 'HINAHAN, _ . A. B. COLEMAN, H .B .DONALDSON. ~_ _T~.e.r,ep?rt~a~nd reso~lution of the committee on Lights was ad,Pted, o-~., ,~y~ ,mAnanan ,~age, Dcnwao, ~e~zerm, H~mm~el, -15. Noes--Wmlkinson: · -20~9- (~rch lath, 1903.) .An ordinance to amend and re-ordain Section 2?5 of the Gen 0 1 ~ eral rd nances so as ~o provid.e for the appointment of the foreman and sis.tan, t~foreman of th.e chain gang by the city engineer,having been re- por~ea x-rom the committee on Streets ~ebruary 10,1905, and laid over f. or ~0 days, was tak.en up for considera~ion,read, considered and re- Aected~by..the~f_ollowln. g vote.: Ay_es--Hart,Huff,Johnston,!~.ys, Page--§. moes--anmrmm, uoleman, urumpec~er ,~onaldson ~Heamel Ho~ ~.~naha~ Seifert, Shickel 'Wilkinson-l~. ' ' -~' - ~' ~"~, A resolution to ~rovide for fixing the salary of .the chief o? the Fire Department at.S6§ per month in place of $?§, submitted by 2~r. Rennet'at the meetmng of Council held February 10, 1903, was taken up for consideration, and on motion of 1~. Seifert laid on the table. STREET CROSSING. The following resolution submitted by .~r. at the meeting of Council held March 10,1903, was taken for considera- tion, and adopted: RESOLVED, That the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to re- pair the street c~ossing at the intersection of Patton avenue and Sec- ond street N.E., on the west side of Lick Run. ASS~iBLY HALL. Mr. Heazel called attention to the resolution adopted at the meeting of Council held ~arch 10, granting the use of Assembly Hall free of charge to the Ladies of the First. Baptist Church, which city; and moved to reconsider was in conflict with the ordinances of the the vote by which the request was granted. The chair ruled the motion out of order was in the hands 'of the mayor. Mt.Wilkinson moved that the following resolution be RESOLVED, That the resolution adopted March 10, 1903, use of Assembly Hall to the Ladies of the _Wirst B~ptist cost to be and the same in as mUch as' the resolution adopted: granting the Church,without them, is hereby repealed. The resolution was adop.ted, AyesCrumpe_cker,Donaldson,Heazel,Hough, Huff ,Johnston,Mays .Page ,Shmckel,Wilkinson 10. Noes--Antrim,C01eman, Hart,~linahan,Seife~t--§o Not voting --Schwab. "~r~ Hart submitted the following ordinance in regard to fixing the rates and terms for the .use of Assembly Hall, which was read and or- dered to lie over for thirty days: 1. Be it Ordained by the Council for the City of Roanoke, That the .rape.s. or pr.ices .for ~the renting of the hall over the ~ourth Ward Mar' ~em house, ~now~. as Assembly Hall,.shall be as follows: For local meet- ings .or e~tertamnments,_on.e night.,$10; for transient enter, tainments or exhibxtigns, one night $.1§, and $10 for each additional night' thereaf- ter, or $§0 per weeE. These prices are hereby fixed and established and are intended to cover ~the cost of keeping the hall in proper con- dition and _.w~;intaining same; and the Council will not hereafter 'enter- tain any proposition for refunding-rents for the use of said hall; except that in the discretion of the Public Property Committee,it may grant the free use of said hall to charitable, benevolent or church organizations for not more than two nights at a time in cases where no admission is charged at the door. 2. This ordinance shall be in force from its pmssa, ge. ACADEL~Y OF MUSIC. 0n~ motion of ~ o. Seifert the City Engineer was instructed to make an examination of the Academy of Music,and confer with the management thereof, and ascertain if the arrangements there can be so provided that the people may enter o~ leave the building by means of all the doors in the entrance of said building. E~..'AVEN~. A resolution was submitted and referred to the Com- mittee on Streets,.providing that the committee on.streets take up the question of grading E_1_~. avenUe' between §th and 7th streets S W. and make report thereon~ Estimated cost of said work, $~00. ASSEMB~Y HALL. A petition of Mrs. J. G. Bringman and others,of the Ladies' Auxilliary of the Y. M. C. A.,askingTor the use of Assembly Hall two hours each day for nine days, beginning Monday,March 16th, nd on Saturday ,Marc. h 21, from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. for the purpose of re- earSing for the Famry Play, w~s presented and read and on motion of Mr. Heazel the request was granted as petitioned for. . -2099- (Narch 14th, 1905.) An ordinance to amend and re-ordal~ Section 2?5 of the General Ordinances so as to provide for the appointment of the foreman and as- sistant foreman of the chain gang by the city engineer,having been re- ported from the committee on Streets ~ebruary 10,1905, and laid over for 50 days, was taken up for consideration,read, considered and re- jecte.d by the following vote: Ayes--Hart,Huff,Johnston,Mays, Page--5. Noes- Antrim, Coleman, Crumpecker ~Donaldson ,Heazel ,Hough ,Einahan, Schwab, Seif eft, Shi cke 1 ,Wi lkins on-l~. . A resolution to ~rovide for fixing the salary of the chief of the Fmre Department at $65 r mon.t.h, in place'of $75, submitted by ~r. Rennet at the meeting o~ecouncll held February 10, 190S, was taken up for consideration, and on motion of ~.~r. Seifert laid on the table. STREET CROSSING. The following resolution submitted by Mr. Minahan at the meeting of Council held March 10,1903, was taken for considera- tion, and adopted: RESOLVED, That the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to re- pair the street c~ossing at the intersection of Patton avenue and Sec- ond street N.E., on the west side of Lick Run. ASSUmaBLY HALT.. Mr. Heazel called attention to the resolution adopted at the meeting of Council held Narch' 10, granting the use of Assembly Hall free of charge to the Ladies of the First Baptist was in conflict with the ordinances of the the vote by which the request was granted. .The chair ruled the motion out of~ order was in the lmnds of the mayor. t~r °Wilkinson moved that the following resoluti.on be RESOLVED, That the resolution adopted March 10, 1903, use of Assembly Hall to the Ladies of the First Baptist cost to them, be and the same is hereby repealed. The resolution was adopted, AyesCrumpecker,Donaldson,Heazel,Hough, Huff, Johnston ,Mays ,Page, Shicke 1 ,Wilkinson-lO. Noe s--Antrim, Coleman, Hart ,-~inahan, Seifer t--§. Not rates dered 1. rates Church, which city; and moved to reconsider in as much as the resolution adopted: granting the Church,without ket House, know~, as Assembly Hall,.shall be as follows: 'For local meet- ings or. entertamnments, ~on.e night,S10; for transie.nt enter, tainments or exhibitions, one night $15, and .$10 for each additional n~ght thereaf- ter, -or $50 per week. These prlces are hereby fixed and established and are intended to cover the cost of keeping the hall in proper con- dition and maintaining same; and the Council will not hereafter enter- tain any proposi, tion for refunding rents for the use of said hall; ~ except that in the discretion of the Public Property Committee,it may grant the free use of said hall to charitable, benevolent or church organizations for not more than two nights at a time in cases where no admission is charged at the door. 2. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. ACAD~ OF MUSIC. On motion of M~. Seifert the City Engineer was instructed to make an examination of the Academy of Music,and confer with the-management thereof, and ascertain if the arrangements there can be so provided that the people may enter of leave the building by means of all the doors in the entrance of said building. ELM. AVENUE. A resolution was submitted and referred to the Com- mittee on Streets, providing that the committee on streets take up the question of grading Elm avenue' between §th and 7th streets S W and make report thereon~ Estimated cost of said work, $§00. '' AS~BEY HALL. A petition of Mrs. ~. G. Bringman and others,of the T~_~dies' Auxilliary of the Y. ~. C. A.,asking for the use of 'Assembly Hall two hours each day for nine days, beginning Monday,March l~th, and on Saturday,March 21, from 9 A.M. to 5. P.M. for the purpose of 're- hearsing for .the Fairy Play, was presented and read and ~on motion of Mr. Heazel the request was granted as petitioned for. vo t lng -- Schwab. Hart submitted the following ordinance in regard to fixing the and terms for the use of Assembly Hall, which was read and or- to lie over for thirty days: Be it Ordained by the Council for the City of Roanoke, ~at the or prices for the renting of the hall over the ~ourth Ward Mar- -2'08.0- (Narch 14th, 1905. ) R~3UNDING BONDS. committee on Finance and retiring all out-standing bonds of the city bearing 6~ interest, which are subject to call, and to provide for the necessary bonds to issued for refunding purposes; .which was read and referred to the Committee on Finance. Mr. Antrim submitted a resolution to direct the to report an ordinance providing for calling in SIDEWALK ON KIRK AVENIIE. Mr. Antrim also offered a resolution, which was read and referred to the Committee on Streets, directing be said the committee to ascertain and report at the next meeting of Council, cost of laying a longitudinal board sidewalk on the south side of Kirk avenue between Jefferson street and First street S.W., and also to re- port a recommendation in reference to said sidewalk. COMI~ITT/KE REPORTS.. ~.~r. Antrim submitted a. resolution providing that the standing and specmal committees of Council shall make up their re- ports and file the same with the clerk of Council at least three days prior to the meetings at which they are to be submitted, but the same should 'not apply to the committees on Accounts and Finance; and that said reports should remain in the exclusive possession of the clerk, and should not be open to inspection of any one other than members of the Council~until read and acted upon; which was referred to the Com- mittee on Ordinances. TET.~PHONE FOR MAYOR'S OFFICE. ]~r. Antrim introduced a resolution, in regard to the removal cf the telephone from the building of the Alert Fire Company', and directing that inquiry be made by the Public Property Committee in conjunction with the city Solicitor, and to as- certain by what authority the city engineer ordered the contract for said telephone to be cancelled; and by what authority t~he mayor or- dered it placed in his office in the Terry Building; and to make re- port thereon; which was referred to the committee on Public Property. RESIGNATION 0F CITY AUDITOR. Mr o James ~{cFall, city auditor, ten- .dered his resignation, to take effect not later than March 31, 1903, in consequence of his having been appointed chief 'of the Fire Depart- ment; which was read, and .on motion of Mr. Antrim laid on the table. On motion ~of Mr. Seifert the Council then adjourned. .... ----oo0oo ........ ~ Z 0 U R N A L ':'... C¢~0 ~[ ~ 0 N COUNCIL Tuesday, April ?, 1905. Tb..e Council met in regular session mt 8 R'clock P.M., and was called to order by the President, Mr. J. C. Page. Pr e sent-- -}~e ssr s. An trim, C o i eman, Crump e cker, Dona lds on, Heaz e I, Ho ugh, H~ff. Jo!uls t on-,}~ays ,l~inahan ,Page ,Rennet, Shickel, Thomas :Vaughan ,Wilkinson The President--i? o Absent--Messrs. Hart ,Schwab ,Seif'ert--5. JOUR2~AL--0n motion of ~r. Shickel the reading of the Journal was dispensed with,and further on his motion it v~s approved. .~..~AYOR'S .Lq~SSAGEo The following message from the ~[-~yor w~s read~ To the Honorable City Council, Gentlemen: I return herewith wi'~hout approval,the resolution adopted by you. r body at its session of l~arch 14th, v,~.ch had for its object the repeal of a former resolution adopted by Co%until at its regular meeting on March 10, granting to the Ladies of thc First Bs. ptist Church, the free use of Assembly Hall on td~e nights of ~rch 12th and 15th. The Council at its regular meeting of Farch 10th~h.%d the right to grant the free use of Assembly Hall and exercis- ing ~d~at right, did grant the use of the same for two nights,--}A~rch 12~ and lZth~ The resolution was forwarded to the ~yor, promptly approved and became operative. The Ladies used the hall under the permission granted ~ and the use thereof had become a finality so far s.s the Council vms concerned,and no action of your body could ch~hge the status of the parties ~o the transaction. The mere fact that the Council has passed an ordinance fixing a schedule of prices to be paid for the use of the hall,does not prevent the council from,at any time, when in its judg- ment it thinks proper, to grant the free use of the ss.me.or make a lesse~ charge. The Council cannot tie its hands,and no ordinance or resolu- tion would prevent your body from exercising control over the hall at a- ny and all times. I am satisfied that our people should be granted the free use of the hall more frequently. ~Nany worthy objects are continually desiring the use of the hall, which have for their object the well-being of the community from a charitable,moral and religious standpoint. The hall ~as built with the people's money for the peo- ple's use, and not as an investment. '~nen used by showmen,quack-doc- tors ,etc. ,it is an entirely different proposition,and they should pay well for it. The military have the use of the hall two nights per week, and properly so;and I am unable to see why the churches and charitable organizations should not have the same privilege accorded them. Very respectfully, JOEL H. C UTCHIN, l~yor. The question being shall the resolution stand as the judgment of the Council the objections of the Mayor to the contrary notwithstanding, was decided in the negative by the following vote: Aye s-~-Crump ecker ,Hou_~ ,Huff, Johnston, M~ys ,Einahan ,Page ,Rennet, Shickel ,Vaughan ,Wilkinson--il. Noes--Antrim, Coleman ,Donaldson ,leazel, Thomas ,The President---6. REPORT OF CITY ENGII~R~for the month of Narch was submitted. Recommendations--To cut off t~he storm water from the sewer system emptying into TSnker Creek--To the Committee on Sewers. Detailed statement of work done on sewers and sidewalks,chargeable to parties,under their agreement to pay one-half---To the Co~mittee on Streets. Z{0NTHLY REPORTS from the city auditor, city cian,Board of Health, Clerk of the U~arkets and were presented, read and ordered to be filed. treasurer ,City physi- ke~per of the Almshouse, REPORT OF SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS. Mr. J.C.Page, President of Council, laid before the Council a report from the sinking fund Com- missioners, giving a statement of the bonds~ of the city,date of issue, p~urpcse of issue, date of option,if any; amount of issue,and amount in the sinking~fund ~to the credit of ~ach issue of said bonds; which ~as read and ordered to be filed, o:~ On motion of missioners was On motion of -2082- (April 7, 1905. ) REPORT OF THE BOARD OF FIRE C0~SIISSIONERS. The Board of fire com- missioners submitted the following report: "We beg to Submit herewith expense vouchers and payroll,month of March, 1905,same having been examined and found correct. We also beg to hand you the report of the chief of the Fire Department. Resigna- tion of E. C. Welsh, as member of the board of Fire Commissioners is transmitted herewith. ~. F. BoWman and ~. H. Robinson resigned from the regular list. C.B. Waskey was appointed to the regular list to fill one vacancy,and Callman,E.L.Carroll is being used temporarily to fill other vacancy in regular list. J.F. Bowman was transferred from the regul~.r list to call list,to fill ~acancy caused by the resignation of V;. C. Dyer. The vacancy caused by the transfer of E.L.Carroll will. not be filled for the present. The v~cancy existing in the regular list at the time of our last report, was filled by the appointment of ~. Lo Pollard. Respectfully submitted, Board of Fire Commissioners by A.R.Neal,Secty. ~. Antrim the appointments of the Board of Fire Core- c onf i~mcd. .~l~r. the resignation of E. C. Welsh, as a member of the Board of Fire Commissioners, was accepted; and the Council pro- ceeded to the election of a member thereof to fill the ~acancy. Mr. ~inahson nominated John J. Sheehan, a citizen of the Third Ward,and there being no other nominations,}.~. Sheehan v~s duly elected, the clerk of Council ~asting the vote of the Council as directed. On motion of l{r. H,~ff the remainder of the report of Fire Commis- sioners was referred to the. Committee on Fire and Ekter. PETITIOn, S, &Co Petition of G.H.P.Cole, and others, Trustees of Trinity .?~.EoChurch,South,for full width sidewalk with stone curbing on ~Io~nts~in avenue in front of said Church property,and agreeing to pay one,-half the cost thereof; was presented, read and referred to the Committee on Streets. A com..~unication of Jas.P~Woods, President of Roanoke & Industrial Association, asking that the city use the do the grading of the grounds of said association, for Agricultural chain gang and it will for all Page superintendence,guards and act;~l cost of teams,and replace or repair all broken.tools. The work to be done under the direction of the city engineer, was read and referred to the Committee on Streets. A communication from th.e Board of Fire Commissioners, by A.R.Neal, Sect'y, asking thm~ an ordmnance be adopted by Council providing regula- tions ~s fires, the stretching of ropes thereat,etc.; also an ordinance providing that the commissioners or its officers may have authority to enter and inspect premises ,etc., which was read and referred to the Committee on Ordinances. Petition of John W. Witt and others to open alley between Ifirk avenue and Church avenue, and grade the same, between First street and its terminus west of Jefferson street, was read and referred to the Co.~,~ittee on Streets. ~_r. Antrim presented a communication from the First National Bank, together with a by the avenue Nationa recorde tion of ferred city so resolution providing for ~aking a deed of correction city to a c~rtain parcel of land on the north side of Campbell 180.4 feet west of Henry street,transferred by the said First I Bank to the city of Roanoke by deed dated November 9,189?,and d in DoB. ll3, page 1S?,and asked for the tmwediate considera- the resolution; but objections being raised, the same v~s re- to the Committee on Finance for report) also the opinion of ~he licitor in respect to Said matter, that it v~s competent and proper that the Council should order the deed of correction to be ~de o ~0RT OF THE C0~qLi-.' TT~ ON F1/;ANCE. ~r. Coleman, from the Com- mittee On Finance, submitted the following report: The Committee on Finance to whom was referred the petition of T.J. Phelps and others, Committee from Roanoke Council No. 1.~4 U.C.T. ,asking the Privilege of 'holding a carnival in the city from May 4th to 9th inclUsive, on the plat of ground just south of Walnut avenue:and be- -2083- (Ap~ril ?th 1903.) tween Jefferson street and the Roanoke' & Southern Railway,beg to re- port that they have considered the same,and recommend, that the be granted~ except however, that no exclusive privilege shall be grant- ed, the petitioners, however, to pay no city license for the time the carnival is continued. We submit herewith a resolution to grant the privilege asked for. We also submit an ordinance, which we rece~en~ shall be adopted, prohibiting the holding of Carnivals or like e~ibi~ tions wi~in a radius of 4500 feet from the center of Jefferson street and the Norfolk & Western Rail~y, e~cepting, however,theatricalS, religious or educational institutions,or charitable organizations~giving entertai~ents in buildings oEed or controlled by them. (A resolution gr~nting certain privileges to Roanoke Co~cil No. 174 orde~ of United Commercial Travelers of ~ericm ~.s taken ~der con- sideration, whereupon ~. Antrim moved to ~end ~e same by striking out the provisions which grant the privilege ~out the p~ent of ~ny license fee, which ~s agreed to~ Ayes 13, Noes 4. ~e ordinance as ~mended ~s then adopted by the following vote: Ayes--Antra. Do,Id- s on ,Hemz e i ,Hou~ ,H~f, Jo~s ton ,~ys, Min~an ,Page ,Re,er, Shicke i ~Va$~, ~e President--13. Cole~n,Cr~pecker,~o~s,Wilkinson._4. ~e ordinance is recorded at the end of these proceedings. An ordinance to prohibit ~e giving of ceftin e~ibitions, or shows or Carniv~ls,wi~in certain prescribed l~its of the city$. next taken up for consideration, whereupon ~. Heazel moved to ~end the s~e by inserting 6000 feet in place of 4~00 feet; which ~ re- jected. ~e ordinance v~s then adopted by the fol~6wing vote: Aye s ~-.An tr ~ Co lem~n, Cr~pecker Donaldson ,Heaz e 1 ,~o~ ,H~f, Johnston, ~ys ,~inahan ,Page ,Re,er :Shicke~,~omas ,Vaug~n,Wmlkmnson,~e President --17. Noes--None. Said ordinance is recorded at end of proceedings. 2. ~e co~ittee submits herewith ordinances as a pa~t of this re- port, providing for calling in and ref~ding $6,000 of 6~ bonds of ~e' city, subject to call Jan~ l, 1903 (most of which are in ~e si~king f~d); and $60,000 of the 6~ bonds of the city subject to call July l, 1903. ~is ordinance follows the fo~ prepared bY ~e city Solicitor and we recommend that it be adopted. It provides for calling in ~e bonds above mentioned by advertisement;and the issuing of ref~ding bonds to take the place of those subject to call. (~u.ordinance to' provide for callin~ in and paying off certain bonds of the city of Roanoke., ~s read, consmdered and adopted by the.follow- ing vote: Ayes--Antrim, Cole~n,Cr~pecker,Donald~on,Heazel Ho$ H~f J~ston,~ys,Hin~an,Page.Renner_Shickel ~o~s Va,,~ w~~ ' .Presi~ent--l?. Noes--None. Said ordinance iS ~ecor~ed at the end o~ these proceedings.) (~n ordinance to provide for the issue of ~68 000 ~* -~$---~-- ~s nex~ ~aKen up ~-or consideration, t~. H~f moved to fill the blank ~s to rate of interest by inserting "not exceedin~ fo~ her cede he subsequently withdrew. ~. Antr~ moved to ~ +~ ~-+~ ~-~-~'2 _;~v~io~,, ~$s.rea~ee:. ~. ~o~to~ moved to .insert ~e us~l P . ~ g~v~ng ~e c~y ~e option to redeem said bonds-after tbem~e~ratm?n of l~ years; which alSo.rejected, Ayes 8 Noes 9. E~ ~o~s~n mo~e~ to refer ~e ordm~nce to.the Comities on' ~in- ance ~o ascerm~in, ant report, wm~ statement, ~t is the lowest rate of inter,st at ~hich ~e bonds can be sold,and to the best advantage of the cmty; whmch was agreed to.) 3. Con?=rning.the reco~endation of the co~ittee on S~w~ +~.~+ appropriatmon of $1.000 be ~d~ t~ +~ .... ~= -~ *.-- ~ .' r"~-'~~*~' ~ -- · -- -~ ~ ~u~ u~ ~e sewer r?~rs ac- co~t, fo. the p~pose of constructing a sanitary sewer zn Gz~ ' - nue N E. b t · er ave .. . , e ween ~efferson street and Lzck R~-the ~o~+*-- ~ ~on ~e ma~er from a stand~olnt o~ ~ ~..~-~- --~..- - . r -- ~ ~=ummu uml&l~y~ ye~ we are rinsed that ~e 24 sewer pipe now laid in that avenue will answer ~e p~pose for some t~e to come;and owing to ~e low state of the fin~ces of the city, we do not think it wise to be b~dened wi~ ~e cost ~is '~provement if it Can be dispensed ~. '~fe ~erefore ask ~t -2084- . (April ?th,.1903.) the reco~endation to make this appropriation lie on the table,and the committee be relieved from the further ccnsideration of the subject. (On motion of Mr. Heazel this matter was referred back to the Com- mittee on Finance for further consideration in conjunction with the city engineer. ) 4. The bill of J.W.Bain, overseer of the Poor of Montgomery County for the burial of two paupers belonging to the qity of Roanoke,viz., Stephen Dodson and wife, which bill amounts to $15, submitted to the Council by the Mayor,was referred to the city solicitor for his opin- ion;and the city solicitor reports that under the facts in the case as shown by the correspondence,and from information of the mayor, he is of opinion that the account is a legal claim against the city of Roanoke. We file herewith the papers in the case,and recom~nend that the bill be paid,chargeable to .the account of public chari.ties. (The reco~endatlon was adopted, Ayes--Antr. mm, Coleman ,Crumpecker, Donaldson ,~:~eaz e i ,Hough, Huff, Johnston, ~Jays ,Mzns~an ,Page ,Rennet, Shickel Thomas,Vaughan, Wilkinson, E"ne President--17. Noes--None.) 5. The bill of G.',V.Sisler for $23.1§ for the burial of Robt.trby, killed on the N & W., in the city limits, was also referred to the city solicitor,and he reports,that under the facts in the case,as shown by the correspondence and from information derived from the mayor, he is of opinion that the account is not a legal claim against the city; that it is one properly chargeable to the state,and which the state should pay,if placed in the proper channel. We ~therefore recomn~.end that the account be refused. ( The recommendation was adopted.) 6. We submit herewith the bill of T.R Tillett,amotmting to $$31 for serving sewer and sidewalk notices of resident property owners in the city of Roanoke. As the bill is one of u~nus,;al character,and nothing of the kind has ever heretofore been presented for our consideration, we recommend that it be referred to the city solicitor for opinion, whether or not the city sergeant is legally entitled to fees for serv- ing these notices. (.Mr o Antrim moved to amend the recommuendation by striking out the reference to the city solicitor,and provide that the claim be not al- lowed; which was agreed to, Ayes ll, Noes 6. The report as an?.~ended was then adopted.) 7. The report of the city auditor shows upon the approval of the bills for the month of Hatch certain of the accounts '#ill be overdrawn upon the payment thereof.. In order to supplement these to the amount of overdraft, we rec'ommend the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED', That the appropriations for the fiscal year ,1902-3 ,b e and are hereby supplemented as follows: Criminal charges ........ $ 2?.00 Stationery & Printing -$ 28.47 Elections, 33.00 Public Property ~39.89 ]Pire, 917.64 SeWer repairs, 30.41 Paupers, 174.09 . Street Improvements, 868.0? Public Charities, 136~23 Contingent, 27.00 Street repairs, 581.97 Total---. .......... $2,943.77 And the city auditor and city treasurer are hereby directed to make entries on their books accordingly. Respectfully submitted, S.P. SEIFERT A.B.COLE"~N, C .W.THOMAS, G .W.CRUL~ECKER. The resolution to supplement" the accounts named, was adopted by the following vote: AYes--Antrim, Co leman, Crumpecke~.~,Donaldson ,Heazel ,Hough, Huff, Johnston, ~Mays ,Minahan, Page ,Rennet, Shickel, Tho'mas, Vaughan ,WilkiSs on The' President,-l?. Noes--None.. REPORT OF T~HE COI.9~IT~ ON ACCOUETS.. 1;~. Huff,. from the'Committee' on Accounts, submitted the following report, which was read, considered, and on mot-ion of -Mr~ Renner amended by striking out the item of $26.00 for medical examination of firemen,in favor E.A.Thomas and F.B.Webb, and re committing the same to the committee on accountS~ and city solic- itor. The report was then read and adopted as follows: Aye s--Antrim, Co leman, Orump ecker ,DOnaldson ,Heaz el ,Hough ,Huff, Johnston, Mays ,Minahan ,Page ~Renner, Shickel, Thomas ,Vaughan ,Wilkinson, The President --17. Noes--None. [ o -2O8§- (April ?th, lg0 .) The Committee on Accounts has examined and approved-under heads the following claims and 'acccu~ts &~ainst the city for.-the of .¥arch, 1905, and recommend that they be approved by Council,~nd cer- tified to the city auditor and city treasurer and ordered to be paid: Criminal charges----------$ Elections, 3~.00 Fire, 891.64 Ja i 1, 228. $8 Lights, 1,152.77 Police, 1,~47.87 Paupers, 25S .77 Public Charities, 136.23 Street Repairs, 8S6 Street Cleaning, 100.58 Stationery & Printing, 114.20 Salariss, ---~---- .... - l~ealth, Water, 658 Public Property, 1~9 Sewer Repairs, S0.41 Street Improvements 1,114.6§ Commissions, 15-26 Contingent '27.00 S~nita tion- 266,95 Roanoke Hospital, 85,S4 Total---------- .... 246.06. The report of the Police department for the month, of Narch,190S, shows lamps found out and not burning,888 hours and 28 minutes, making $17 ~?? to be deducted from the light bill of tl~e company for the m0~lt~ 'of April, which the city auditor is hereby directed to adjust. Respectfully submitted, BP.. W.HIYFF.0. MAY~. G.W.CRU~E0~,. . _W~EPORT OF ~ CO~ITTEE ON ST~___EE...TS. Mr. Vaughan, from the committee on Streets, submitted the following report: b .1. Th_e Committee _has opened bids for macadamizing Third street ,SE. etween Tazewell. and Mountain avenue,_only one bid being receive, d as ' foll_ows: Jos. Aboi_tt ,& Son--grading SO cents; macadami, z~ng,$8-1/2, cts. cobbie gutters, 16 1/2 cents per lin ft.--Aggregate, $1,810, not : .. including the cost o_f macadam at the quarry.. We reco~end that this matter be deferred for future consideration, also the matter of macad' amizing 2~rshall avenue, between Franklin Road and .Fifth street,the bid for which was previously opened and referred 'to the city.engineer for tabulation and. report, which shows aggregate .to be $1,795, while his estimate was $1,800. We reco~nend that this matter al'So,in conn. ec- ticn with Third street SE.,improvement, be deferred for future consxder- ation 2. b~hthe- committee.. (The recommendation was adopted.) e Committee fmles herewith a request from the Trustees of Trinliy Church,asking that a full width brick sidewalk be constructed on Mountain avenue in front of said Church property,and agreeing to pay one-half the cost. We submit the same to Council for its consideration. (No action taken--Petition.referred tO-night to the Committee.) 3o The city engineer reports that the cost of a longitudinal board walk on 12th street SW,between CamPbell avenue and the Railway,. is $400, 'and that !2th street is apparently unobstructed;but we have referre~ the ~atter to the city solicitor to investigate and report whether or not the street has been legally opened. 4. The Committee reco~ends the adoption of the :' fo!lowing .r esolu- tion to provide '~for the construction of certain longitudinal board side wa lks: ' RESOLVED, That the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to construct longitudinal board sidewalks on the following mentioned streets,at not exceeding the cost given in each case,and chargeable to' the account of street repairs: Ninth (Fayette) Street ,S .E . ,between Norfolk avenue and Tazewell avenue, on the west side,at a cost not exceeding $80.00. l~inth street,S.E., east 'side,betWeen 'Tazewell avenue and Stem-~rt avenue, and between Jamison avenue and Bullitt avenue, at a cost not- exceeding $160.00. ' Mountain aven. ue,S.W, north side between 5th and 6th streets., at a cost not exceedmng $120~00. ' (The resolution was adopted ,. Ayes--Antrim,Coleman,Orumpecker Donald- son ,Heaz e .1 ,H .ough,Huff, ~Johns t. on :~__ys ,Mi_n_ahan ,P. age ,Rennet, Shicke 1' Vau~j~an,.W~lk~nson,The ~resi~en~ Iv.' ~oes--mone. ' 5 to be ormed tional upon the city solicitor ascertaining that the legal property owners had signed the agreement. We attach his ~eport hereto,stating -2086- · (April ?th,igb' ),prop Concerning the sidewalk for which the. erty owllers petitioned constructed on the north side of Franklin Road, between the Ref- Church and ]~irst street,the construction thereof was made condi- that not all the legal owners had signed the ag~eme~t~and that the matter had been sent back to them for correction~ Shis 'has 'been donee, and a new petition filed, properly signed. The city engineer is ~now instructed, under the provisions of the previous resolution~ t~ 'c~n~ struct said sidewalk. 6. Concerning the sidewalks to be constructed on IY~le avenue,Bul- litt avenue and Third street S.E-., made conditional upon the city solicitor giving his opinion that' the property owners who had failed to si&u~ the agreement could be forced by law to pay their proportionate part of the cost, we are advised 'by the city solicitor (by opinion here- with filed) that the only ?~y this can be done is by giving ~ll the property owners a hearing thereon; but under the new constitution this cannot be done, or no new proceedings taken, looking to the assessment of property until the general assembly provides by law a method of proceedure in accordance with the provisions of the constitution. We therefore have to report that before these sidewalks can be constructed at the expense of the property owners and the city jointly,all of said prope~.ty owners will have to sign the agreement. The same opinion applies to the sidewalk on east side of Jefferson street between Kirk avenue and Mountain avenue; but we are advised that there is a strong. probability of all of the property owners on the last mentioned street wigning the agreement. For the above reasons the committee is unable -to make a report in regard to the proposed sidewalk on north sid~ of Shenandoah avenue,between Commonwealth avenue and Third street, no pe- tition whatever having been filed. (Rjr. Hough moved to amend this section of the report by ~dding the following resolution: RESOLVED_, That the city engine, er be and is hereby instructed to wide brick sidewalk on the south side of Dale street and Fourth street ,S .E , , in front of the construct a five foot avenue, between Third property of such owners thereon~ as will sign an agreement to half the Cost for sidewalks constructed in front of their pay one- several properties · · ~ (The resolution .was agreed to, Ayes--Antrim,Crumpecker,Donaldson, Heaze 1 ,Hough ,Huff, Johnston ,.Mays, i~inahan ,Page ,Renn er, Shi ckel, Thomas, Vaughan, -,Wilkinson,The ~resident--16. Noes--Coleman. ) ?. We have referred the resolution .providing a longitudinal board sidewalk on the south Side of Kirk avenue,between Jefferson street and First street AS.V;.,to the city engineer for estimate of cost. 8. Concerning the grading of Elm avenue S.W., between 5th and ?th streets, .we recommend the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That~ the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to ad- vertise for bids for grading Elm' avenue between 5th and ~venth (7th) streets 'SW. Said~bids to be examined~ by the committee on streets and reported to Council with recommendation. (The resolution was adopted, Ayes l? unaimous.) 9. Concerning the resolution of Rt. Antrim for full width brick sidev~lk on the west side of Jefferson street between Walnut avenue and Naple avenue; also for 5-foot brick sidewalk,and to obtain estimate of-cost and report, we beg to say in this connection,that in view of the opinion of the city. solicitor attached to this report, it will be useless to. take any action~in regard to said matter unless the property owners unite in an agreement to pay one-half the cost. We have,hOw- ever, asked the city engineer for estimates of cost. 10. Concerning' the petition for the improvement of Gi~mer avenue NE. the committee recommends that the city engineer be and is hereby in- structed to prepare a profile of the grade of said avenue,between 3rd street and Kimball avenue with as little reduction of the present grade as possible,and so [hat-it would ntrdamage the abutting proper- ties,to with estimate of cost. (Adopted,) 11. The Committee has noke Railway and Elec tr ic -20SS- (April ?th, 1903.) considered the ordinance to require Co., to sprinkle the streets of the the Rca- city %fa- subject. versed by its lines,and has given the company a hearing on the The officers of the company appeared before the committee and for a further extension of time in which to comply with the provisions of thru ordinance,claiming that it was impossible for them to obtain the ne.~ essary equipments and appliances for that purpose during the present season. The committee thinks it very necessary that the streets should be sprinkled in order to protect the public from the dust, but not wish-. lng to require from the company something it would be impossible for it to do, we recommend that the operation of the ordinance be deferred until September l§th,1903. And on re-opening the question, the commit- tee deems it~ expedient to specify the streets which are to be sprinkled. We have accordingly revised the ordinance, which we submit herewith,and ask that it be adopted. (The ordinance w~s read, whereupon Nrc Antrim moved to s~rike out "September l§th" and insert "May lst", which was rejected, Ayes 5; Noes 12. M~. Shickel moved to insert July 1st, in place of September l§th, which w~s also rejected, Ayes ?, Noes 10. The question was then taken on --An Ordins. nce to require the Roanoke Railway and Electric Co., to sprinkle the streets,avenues or lanes of the city of Roanoke,within certain prescribed limits, traversed by its lines, for the better pro- tection of the health and comfort of the general _nublic, --and the sarape v0~$ adopted by the following vote: Aye s--Crump ec kef, Dona Ids on ,Heaz e 1 ,Huff ,N~ys ,~inahan ,Page ,Renner, Vau~an, Wi lkins on. The President--Il. Antr is, Coleman ,Hough, Johnston, Shickel,~nom~s.--8. Said ordinance is recorded at end of proceedings. 12o The petition of G.H.P.Cole and others to open an alley between H~rrison and Patton zvenues, east of Fifth 'street k-rE., h~s been consid- ered,and-me recommend that the alley be opened and the fence set back to the required lines when all of the property owners will agree to give the land necessary for the purpose. (Recownuendation adopted.) 13. '~e question of opening 14th .street N W.,to Loudon avenue,the petition for which states that a lot owned by'a party in Lynchburg was located in the line of the street projected, has been considered,and we have been advised by the city engineer that no obstruction exists, and the street is open for use by the public. 1~. We have gone over all matters in the hands of the committee,and have made a report on such as in the judgment of the committee need in- vestigation,or can be atttended to at this time. 15. The city engineer reports to the committee that it is necessa~ to further continue the services of the time keeper,as there are quite a number of street and sewer forces,the time of which has to he kept and other clerical work performed in connection therewith. The committee recom~_ends that the services of the time-keeper in the city engineer's office be ~ond are hereby continued until July lst,1905, at a salary of $40 per month, chargeable to the respective improvement accoun.ts in wi~ich his services are required. (The reco~endation was adopted, Ayes--Colemmn,Crumpecker,Donaldson, $az el ,Houg'h ,Huff, Joh_n_ston ,N~ys ,Page ,Rennet, Shickel Thomas ,Vaughan, V/£ 1- · nson,The President 15o Noes--Antrim,Minahan--2.1 16. The committee also .reco~m. enda the following resolution: RESOLVED,That the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to con- struct full width granolithic or cement sidewalk in front of .the prop- erty of Mfs.Kate B.Smith,kno?~ as the Ponce de Leon Hotel,on the north side of Caz~.pbell avenue, as soon as the ova~er thereof will sign an agree- ment to pay one-half the cost thereof. RESOLVED FUR~,That the city engineer be and is .hereby instructed to construct a full width granolithic or cement sidewalk in front of the lot on the' north side of Campbell avenue, about 50 feet west of First street, as soon as the owner thereof will sign an agreement to pay one-half the cost thereof. J .A .PAGE REPORT OF THE. COi, ff~ITTEE ON 0RDIIL~2;CES. i~.' mittee, submitted the following report: 1. The committee on Ordinances, to whom was -2,088- (April ?th,190$. ) (The recommendation w~s adopted Ayes--Cole~a C H ., n, rumpecker Donaldson .eazel Huff Johnston 12 . . . , , ~_~'_~ .,~ .. , _Ys,Pa~e,~xckel,~omas,Vau~an W~lk~nson~' .~ __ s no~,.~inmhan,Renner--~. Not votmn -- ' . .- l~:.Other.~tters Den.ing before the co~ittee h~- ~;~~)- - rune cmmy engineer for estm~tes an~ fur~er mnxo~tion in connection therewith. Respectfully submxtted, L. H. VAUG~, ~a i~n, H .B. ~NA~S0!~. Cole~n, from said referred 0om- resolu- the tion of )fr. Antrim, providing that the standing and special committees of Council, except the committees on finance and accounts, sh~ll mmke up their reports at least three days before 'the meeting of Council at which they are to. be acted upon, have considered the same, but for rea- sons,and for the purpose of further investigating the matter, we ask that it be deferred until the next meeting of Council. 2. The mayor requested the committee to report an ordinance provid- ing for the imposition of a penalty on women entering or drinking in saloons or other places where intoxicating liquors are sold; but after due consideration of the matter the committee laid the subject on the table. Respectfully submitted, A .B, CO~N G .W. CRI~.'[PECtCEP, W.E. RE~, J .H .V/II~KINSON. ' lit. Antrim moved to amend section 2 of the report, by submitting an ordinance covering the matter in that section reported on, to prohibit- women entering saloons ,etc.; and moved that section 2 of the report, together with the ordinance, be re-con~nitted to the Committee on Or- din~nces~ v~ich w~s agreed to. JOI~T ~ORT O~ CO?~ITTEE ON ~I~3.~CE A~UD SCHOOLS. i~'~r. Cru~_pecker, from s~id com$ittees reported as follows: - The co.nmaittee on Finance and the Conunittee on Schools to whom was referred the petition of the school board, asking that an ~ppropriation of $§0,000 be made for the purpose of extending ~nd improving the school b.uildinss--$25,000 to be made av?i.lable this calendar year,and the re~m~mning $25,000 as further necessmtmes demand,together with ge~neral and specific statement as to the condition of the v~rious a s~.choo.ls .of the.?lty,the needs and capacity of each,beg to report that ~.ney ri.ave con.s~ered the same in a joint meeting held on April 6,1903. ,.e wens over rune matter c~refully,and are deeply' consciou the needs of some of t 1~ ~. ~..'~ -...-~ -~ ~-.. -. s of ....... he sc_..o_~., ~ ~u~ ~ ~nls ~me we ~re in no pos!~mon mo ~evmse ways and means to provide the required ftmds without further consideration, and therefore r~,.~* *~..* ~----~. ...... ' · the com~.ittee in ~ich to . ~o~ ~,-~.~, ~uruner ~lme ~e given - make their report. Res.~ectfully submitted S .P .SEI~T, G .",¥. CRID~PEC~CER, L.H .VAUG;LA~ A. B. C0~d~, JAS.DoJOH2~STOH. ' On motion of ~ir. Heazel the report was ~dopted. REPORT 0F TEE COI~_IT~ ON LIGHTS.' Mr. Page, from said Committee submitted the following report: Your committee on Lights to whom w~s referred so much of the ~vor'~ messag.e of l~rch lO,1903,as, refers.to poor lights furnished the ci~' ' ~a_n.d_~h~mc~h re?d.s a_si~follows. "I agamn call your attention to the -ooory' ~.~gn~s ~urn~s~ed the city. Somethin~ sho,,~ ~ -~.~-- ~-- ~ -- called.for the purpose of considering the same. As the ~-~yor's asser- tion, if corr'ect: is a matter of gr.eat importance to the~'public,and as _y_o_u~__ .co~mm-.i. tt.e.e dmd ~lot possess the mn~ormation or evidence o* the-fact ~ser?ea oy ~ne mayor,.we reque.sted hms to app. ear before the-comm.ittee and gmve such .informatmon or evmdence cOncernmng the. question at xssue .as h.e had at h~s command. The Roa.noke Railway and Electric Co. ,which ~eaS_~_e~_c?~ntr~act .for..lmg~.tm.ng .the cmty~w~s also n.otified that it would ~ ~n an oppor~unm~y =o ce heard. The Nayor dmd not appear before ~u~_.uC?m~.it.t.ee,n?r.did he .furnish them with any information or evidence Ele s s~.amn ~e c-am.made _~n hms~.messag.e.. Th.e Roanoke Railway and ctrme Company clazms that it ms comp~yxng wroth the requirements of its contract with the and that the electric er than the contract charged ,according to -2089- (April ?th,190$. ) city;that its lamps are kept in good condition~ current is al?a~ys as strong,and often much .strong- calls for. It further claims..~hat it iR being the terms of the contract,with the lights found not burning,a statement ?;hich,judging from the amount charged.against it for the month of February,190$, appears to be correct. 'So far as your committee can ascertain, the Roanoke Railway & Electric Co. ,appears to be fulfilling its contract, as to the qu~l-Aity of lights furnished. The contract provides that for lamps found not lighted throu~ythe negli- gence of the company,the company shall forfeit two cents per hour for each lamp, so long as the same shall remain unlisghted,and no rent~_l shall be paid during such t.imae as the ].amps are .kept unburning; but if sv.~h lamps are out through no neglect of the company, no penalty shall attach; but the city shall pay no rental for such lights while not lighted. Your committee has no evidence showing negligence on the part of the company. It has been charged with lamps reported not lighted, and as the police officers are required under existing ~regu-. lotions to report all lamps foUnd not burning, we recommend that your committee be relieved from the further consideration of the complaint of the mayor. ~. Your connnittee has Under consideration the question of secur- i ng cheaper rates for lighting the streets of the city,either by con- tract with the Roanoke Railv~ay & E~,ectric Company, or the establishment of a municipal plant,and will report at a later date. We also recom- mend the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the city engineer be and is hereby" directed to certain and report to the Cormmittee on Lights the cost of establishing an electric light and power plant (including all necessary poles,wires and lamps) with a capacity sufficient to m~intain 200 arc lights of 2000 c~ndle povce.~r each,to be located at the points where the lights are now located. Respectfully Submitted, J. A. PAGE, H. B. DONALDSON, A · B · COLF,]L~.~, MOP~RIS ~INAI{A~T, On motion of ~-iro Heaze! the report of the committee was adopted° ~ORT OF TI{E CO]~J4ITT~..~.. ON PUBLIC PROPERTY, }:~, ;:;ilkinson:from the said committee, submitted the following report: !: Pursuant to the provisions of the general ordinances the Commit- tee has assessed the stalls and. stands of the public m~;rket houses.~ which are to be leased 3~.~ay lst;and attaches to this report a statement of such assessment. ~To change is made in the prices which prevailed last year. 2. The com~nittee has been presented with a petition from A.C.Zerbee and others,requesting that a shed or sheds be constructed at the market for the purpose of sheltering animals brought thereto for the purpose of butchering. The petitioners state that their attention has been c~lled to the law prohibiting cruelty to an'.mm~ls and they ask that these acco~nod~tions be provided. Your co~.-~-ittee does not see wherein the city is called upon to provide such shelter,and recommends that the petition be refused. (Reco~m~endation adopted.) 3. A resolution was referred to this committee reciting certain m~tters in connection with the discontinuance of the use of the tele- phone in the Alert fire company building,on order of the city engineer, and the subsequent placing of said telephone in 'the P:~yor's office,and requesting this. comm. ittee to make investigation .and report as to the authority for the removal on the order, of the city engineer,and 'the au- . thority for placing the same in the ~'~yor's office on or,er of the mayor. 'The committee 'begs to say that it may no inquiry 'cOncerning the telephone in the mayor's office,that being-a Private ;.,s_-tter between the mayor and "the telephone company,in so far as the city is concm~ned.i. We find that the city engineer did order the telephone to be removed from the fire building'; and he states to the co~tttee that he did so because of the_ authority of the general ordinances placing the public property of-the city in his hands; that upon the discontinuance of the use of said building and 'phone by the fire department, it became one of the items of public property of the city,and subject to his manage- men%; and ordered the telephone to be removed, to save the rental price (April Vth~lgO~ o) thereof to the city; which was done. The committee recommends that the action of the city engineer 'in the removal of said t~lephone be approved;and that ~t is the order of the council that the rent for said telephone shall cease on and after the first day of Narch,190$,. in accordance with the notice of the city engineer. (1ir. Antrim contended that the committee had not reported upon the matter originally referred to them, and moved that the subject be re- committed to them in conjunction with the city solicitor~ which was rejected, Ayes 4, Noes ll, i not voting. The recommendation of the committee was then adopted. 4. The committee files herewith the request of R.~.¥/rig~t,the renter of two stalls in the city market,in the extreme south end thereof,rand occupying the space between the two south doors., requesting that the doorway in the SW,corner be enlarged,a, nd a. greelng to pay one-half the ??st.thereof: .The_c.om~.ittee On examination of the matter finds that rune aoorway zs Insufficient,at least one half of the present space bein. g taken up with the entra, ce to the water.closet. The city engineer estzm~tes the cost for widenzng the door at $100, which we recommen.d s.ha.l.1 be done .at a cost not exceeding that amount; provided, ~t~r. Wright sna±± pay one-half the cost thereof before the work is ~.~.~ +~ On' co ., the cost of the sa. me to.be charged to the account of public prop- erty,and the city engineer ~s hereby instructed to cause said work to be performed. . . _i.nder the u~ ux[~ xo~mowmng vo~e. ~yes-Antrm,uo±eman,orumpecker,Donaldson Hea~.el 'xne ~resmcen~--±~. ~oes--None. ) ' ' ' 5. The matter of providing certain regulations concerning the use of~the market square by persons attending the markets with wagons,has been considered and is deferred for another month. · 6. Some other tter here fore the committeeT s tofore reported on,are still pending be- Respectfully submitted, ' ' ~ .. J.H · .WI~NSON, B .0 o2.~AYS, W .H · SHI CKEL, J .P · P5~. &ZEL. CITY AUDITOR AND CITY CLER_~[. 2;~. Antrim submitted the following resolution: BE IT B,:H~BY RESOLVED,That until further ordered,the Clerk of the Council shall perform the duties devolving upnn the city Auditor, for which services he shall receive in addition to the salary now paid him the sum. of thirty-fi%e dollars per month; and ' BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the President of Council,until further ordered, shall countersign all the warrants of the city 'to be issued under the direction of the Council. _ Th~e_-~r_e_s.ol~u_t_i_o_.n_ ~wa~_s_ad.o.pte.d, AY.e.s_,Antrim' Coleman, cr.um~, ecker ,Donald- ::.~_,_~..~,.~.ougn,n_uzx ,~o~ms. ~on: mays, Page ,Rennet, Sh~ckel, Thomas, ugnan,__.w.~-~anson,-.~e ~res~aent--16. Noes--None. . CARNIVAL, UNITE~ COMMERCIAL TRA~. On motion of ~[r. Antrm, it w~s' resolved as ... . .follows,concerning the resolution adopted.to-night gra~zng certain prmvileges to the Co.Z~.ercial Travelers' Carnmval: RESOLVED, nc.part of the afore-mentxoned resolution 's~all pertain to merchants' lmcense, nor be construed to pz~dmi~it Roanoke Council No. 17~ U.T.C., from selling within the limits therein prescribed,soft drinks,confections,confetti,etc., for which privilege no license' shall be charged, it being, intended only to charge said persons for the privilege of exhibiting' .[heir shows. On motion of.Mr. Crumpecker all resolutions and other matters on the Clerk's desk were ordered to be referred to appropriate Committees. Said m~-tters are as follows: Resolution by lZr. Seifert, az to constructing a drain, or improving the drainage course crossing Dale avenue near ?th street S.E.--To the Committee on Sewers' Resolution by ~r. ~.A.Page, as to the improvement' of Loudon avenue between 5th and 12th streets N.V~.,---To the Committee on Streets. Resolution by ~r. ~. A. Page ~o provide for plans and estimates for extending the sewer system in the northwest section of the city, viz.: -209!- (April ?th, 1903. ) between the N.& W.Railroad and Moorman Road,from 3rd street N~¥f. to 12th street,--To the Committee on Sewers. · An Ordinance (by Lr~. Antrim) to s~-uend Section 259 of the General Ordinances, as to the exhibition of goods and w~res on the sidewalks,-- To the Committee on Ordinances. A resolution (by !.~. Crumpecker) as to the acquirement of additional land on the north side of Campbell avenue for the pnrpose of providing additional acconunodations for the Markets--To the Committee on Public Property. On motion of ),~. M~ys the Cotn~cil then adjourned. ........ oo0oo ........ A RESOLUTION,granting certain privileges to Roanoke Council No. 174, order of United Ccmmercial Travelers of America , .to hold a Carnival,&c. (Adopted April ?th, 1903. ) BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council for the City of Roanoke, That per- mission be and is hereby granted to Roanoke Council ~Noo l?4,0rder of United Comztercial Travelers of America, to hold a Carnival, ar a,g~rega- tion of shows, in the city of Roanoke,on the plat of ground south of Walnut avenue,and between Jefferson street and the Roanoke & Southern Railroad, on the dates of May 4, §,657,8, and 9th,of 1903, and to sell therein soft drinks, confections , confetti ,&c . .. ( Supplemental. ) RESOL~,That no part of the afore-mentioned resolution sh~ll per- tain to merchants' license, nor be construed to prohibit Roanoke Coun- cil }~o. 174,U.T.C., from selling'within the limits therein prescribed, soft drinks , confections , confetti ,&c . ,for which privilege no license · shall be charged, it being intended only to charge said persons for the privilege of exhibiting their shows. ' oo0oo AN 0RDIN.~2;CE to provide for calling and paying off certain bonds.. (Adopted April ?th,1903.) BE IT ORDAII~'ED by the Council for the city of Ro~.noke,Thmt th~ bonds of the City of Roanoke, dated Js. nuary l, 1888,in the denomination of $~00 each,and numbered from one to twelve,beth inclusive,bearing inter- est at the rate of six per centu~ per-annum,and~ issued in purs::~nce of an ~rdinance passed on December 6th,1887; also the bonds of the city of Roanoke dated July l, 1888, in the denomination of $500 each,and numbered from one to one-hundred and twenty, both inclusive,bearing in- terest at the rate of six per centum per.annum,and issued in purs;,ance of an ordinance passed on Febr;,ary 21,1888, all of w~hich bonds contain the provision that at an~ time after fifteen years from their dates, the Council of the City of Roanoke may require said bonds ~to be deliv- ered up at the office of the Treasurer of the city of Roanoke,to be re- deemed at their par value,that said bonds be and are hereby required to be delivered up at the office of the Treasurer of the city of Roa- noke,in the City of Roanoke,on the first day of-July,190$; and the .said Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to pay off said bonds,to- gether with the interest accrued thereon to the time of their Presen- tation, or the first day of July, 1903, as the said bonds may be pres- ented to him for payment. BE IT FURTHER 0RDAIt.~D, That the Clerk of the Council be,and is hereby directed to publish a copy of this ordinance' in some daily news- paper published in the city of Roanoke for three weeks' time., together with a notice appended thereto, to the holders of said bonds, to pres- ent the same to the office of the city treasurer at the time specified in this ord.i.n~ance, to be paid by said treasurer. ........ oo0oo ........ -2092- AN 0RDII?ANCE to prohibit the giving of exhibitions or shows or Car- nivals within certain pr. escribed limits of' the city. (Adopted April ?, 1905.) 1. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council for the city of Roanoke, That it shall be unlawful for any person, firm'or corporation, to conduct any show, or aggregation of shows,carnival or circus,or any such like ex- hibitions,at any place within the city lt~its,within a circle described by a radius of 4500 feet from a of Jefferson street and sioner of Revende shall rich,for the purpose of carnival, circus, or such limits; provided, however, that this ordinance shall not prohibit the- purpose, educational point at the center of the intersection the Norfolk & Western Railway; and the Commis- issue no license to any person,firm or corpora- conducting any such show,aggregation of shows, like exhibitions within the above described atrical e~uhibitions in any house regularly licensed for such nor any entertainment given by any religious,charitable or institEtion in buildings o~ed or controlled by them. 2. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. ....... -oo0oo ........ AN ORDINA_~TCE requiring the Roanoke Railway & Electric Company to psrinkle certain streets of the city traversed by its lines for the bet- ter protection of the health and comfort of the general public. (Adopted April ?, 1903.) 1. Be it ORDAIKED by the Council for the City of Roanoke,That the Roanoke Railway & Electric Company,usi~ng the streets,avenues and lanes of the city of Roanoke,be and is hereby required to. sprinkle properly with water,the following mentioned streets,avenues or lanes traversed by the lines of its railway,during each day whenever necessary thro~h- out the year, the same to be done so as to lay all dust,without thereby rendering the streets muddy,for a width of the street occupied by the rails and the portion of the road bed between them,and for a distance of at least six feet outside ~of the outer rails,viz.: Jefferson street between Campbell avenue and 2~eade Street. CampbelI avenue,West,from Jefferson street to Seventh street. East Roanoke Line',fro~ Campbell avenue to L~chburg Road. Franklin Road Line from Campbell avenue to end of car line. Salem Line from Campbell avenue to llth street,N.V[. 2. -That the City of Roanoke Shall furnish all water for the pur- poses mentioned in this ordinance,and none other ,provided ,however ,thzt it shall be put to no em~ense for appliances which -n~y be necessary to obtain such water. ~. In the event that the Roanoke Railway & Electric Company shall fail or refuse to sprinkle said streets herein mentioned,in accordance with the requirements of .this ordinance,it shall be fined not less than two nor more than twenty-five dollars for each and every day it shall neglect or refuse to sprinEle as required, said fines to be recovered as Other fines are recovered,before the police· justice of the city of Roa- noke · 4. It shall be the duty of the police' department of the city of Roanoke,through its proper officers,to report any failure to comply with this ordinance. 5. This ordinance shall be in force on and after the fifteenth day of Septe~-~ber,1905, and all ordinances or parts of ordinznces in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. --- ..... ooOoo---- .... JOURNAL OF COUNCIL PROBINGS. Tuesday,Nay 5,. 1903. · The Council met in regular session at.8 o'clock P.l.i.,and was called to order by the President, 2Ir. ~. C. Page Pre s ent--..u.e ssr s .Antrim, Crump ecker ,Hart ,Heaz el ,Hough ,Huff, Johnston., Mays ,Minahan ,Page ,Rennet, Schwab, Seller t, Shickel, Thomas ,Wilkinson, The President--iV. Absent--Ess srs · Co leman ,Donaldson ,Vaughan--3. JOURNAL. On motion of i~r. Antrim the reading of the journal w~s dispensed with,and further on his motion the same was approved aa re- corded · The Mayor's message was,on motion of 'Er. Antrlm,laid aside for 15 minutes,and the Council took up other matters. ~£Oh~iV~.LY REPORTS. The monthly reports of officers were received and filed,as follows: City engineer; City clerk,City treasurer,Clerk of the Markets, City Physician,Board of HealthCity Sergeant,Keeper of Alms- house,and Board of Fire Commissioners, CITY ENGINEER. The city engineer requested a leave of absence at such time as he may find it most convenient to be away,to the extent of ten. days; which was granted. PETITTONS. Petition of the Uniformed Ran, K. of P.,Roanoke Com- pany No. 11, asking for the use of Assembly Hall for drill purposes on the second and fourth Friday. nights in each month,and agreeing to pay at the rate of $3.00 per month therefor, for the months of ~[ay,June, July and August, with .the understanding that if the city has occasion to rent the hall for other purposes said Company is to give away to* rental and relinquish its right to Friday night and take any other night the hall ~ay be vacant~ which was read, whereupon, on motion of ~ o Wilkin-. son ~he request was granted,under the cOnditions set forth in the pe- tition. Ayes--Antrim,l~rt,Heazel,Hough,Huff,~rohnston,~.Lays Page4wRenner, Schwab, Seifert, Sh~&kkl, Tho_m~s, Wilkinson, The President--.15. No e s- -Non e · Petition of ~;[rs. L. Patterson and others, complaining of the use of the sidewalk on High Street by wagons, and asking that the said .street be repaired, was read and referred to the committee on streets.' Petition of J. S. Perry and others, asking that full width brick sidewalks with stone curbing be constructed on the south side of Church avenue, between First street and Jefferson street,S.W.,and agree- ing to pay one-half the cost thereof for constructing said sidewalk, was presented,read and referred to the Committee on Streets. Petition of 'J .T .Bandy , ~.~ M~ Trout and others, asking .-that a br. iek sidewalk five foot wide,be constructed on the west side of Franklmn Road,between ~anette a.venue, or the alley ba.~ween Janette avenue and Bluff avenue,and Fifteenth street, and agreeing to pay. one-half the cost thereof, was presented,read and referred to the Committee on Streets. ~AYOR'S HESSAGE. T~ne following message from the Mayor.was read: · To the Honorable City Council, Gentlemen: The ordinance adopted*by our body on April ?th,.19OS, entitled "An ordinance requirin~ the oanoke Railway & Electric Corn an to s rink c~ ...... P Y p le certain streets of the m~y ~raversec oy-mrs lines.for the better protection of the health and comfort of the general public, does not meet with th~ C .....:~ ~-- ~ ..... -'- · " ra~u_~u~ n~s .~ne a.unnor..xty, to ~enact ordinances requiring the street . ~mway co. mp?.ny po waner m~s stacks and that Part of the street which ~s_ c~_o_v~e_re.~ ~!f.ranch. ises,und_.er the poli~e power .of the city, cannot u ?nmeo.~ 'znat SUCh an' ordinance would promote the co.mfort and con- venmence oz passen, gers,and the h~alth and comfort of the xnhabitants of the-city,especmally pedestrians passing on and persons living along its lines, is apparent to all. The electric cars passing rapidly over the street raises a dust between and along the tracks of the company, and dust cannot, but be injurtous"to the public health,and that of per- .~_ __..~ _mA~o[~ an.c c?n.venxence.or we general public. The streets of ~uu cA~y om noanoxe oemng macadam are umusally dusty in dry weather. -09- (l, y 4190 ' ) The most' casual will observe a cloud of dust following the cars,stif- ling persons on the street,frequently driving people from their fr. ont porches,and destroying furniture and wearing apparel of persons l~ving along the streets traversed by the cars. ~is discomfort should be a s~fficient reason for your body to enact an ordinance which will bc legal and effective. The ordinance in question, to my mind is doubt- ful,and I do not Believe it will be sustained by the courts. The or- dinance adopted requires the company to sprinkle the streets six ~met on the outside of the rails, which imposes upon the company the burden of sprinkling a part of the streets over it exercises no control,and h~s no franchise rights, consti_tuting,im n~r_opiniona burden not uniform and inequitable. The Roanoke Railway and Electric Company,up to the pres- ent time has not failed to contend for all its rights and franchises, and is not likely to do so. Therefore,in order that the city should not be compelled to defend a body to ~ke such changes in doubtful erdinance, I deem it wise for your the ordinance as will be clearly within the decisions of the highest courts of the land. The ordinanCe .passed by your body is not to be ef['ective until September 15th, 1903,and re- peals the ordinance heretofore adopted. I cannot agree with Council in the propriety of delaying so important a m~tter, so long as the date mentioned. The months of M~y,~une,~uly,August and September is a period in which the people suffer most from dust, after' September the fall rains '.Will most likely lay the dust and the company will be re- lieved from the burden under the ordinance Until the summer of next year. That the street car company hms delayed the matter until the pres~nt and now say they cannot get v..~at they want until September the 15th, should h~ove no weight. It is not encumbent upon them to get any p~rticular style of car in order to w~ter their tracks, as a demon- stration is had of street sprinkling by private individuAAs along their line:~ to do what the street car company should do,rix, water their tracks so as to effectually lay the the ordinance without my approval. Respectfully submitted, ~r. P~ge moved that the message next regular meeting of the Council, dust. For these reasons I return ~0EL. Si. CUTC/.IIN,. !~ayor. of the mayor be laid over until the which w~s rejected: Ayes--Crum- pecker, P~art',Heazel,Page,Renner--5. Noes--Antrim,Hough,Huff,~ohnston, Mays ,~-[in~han ,Schwab, Seifert,Shickel,ThOmas ,Wilkinson,The President-12. The question then being shall the ordinance become a law, the ob- jections of the '~ayor ~o the contrary notwithstanding, w~s decided in the negative, Ayes--Crumpecker,H~rt,Heazel,~ohnston,~-.~ys '" - ,~xnahan ,P~ge, Rennet ,Wilkins on--9. Noe s--Antrim ,Hough ,Huff ,Schwab, Seifer t, Shickel, Thomas, The. Pres ident--8. i~r. Antrim submitted an ordinance requiring each person,firm or cor- poration operating street railvr~ys to ~-~ter their tracks for the bet- ter protection of the health and comfort of the general public. ~r. Page moved that the ordinance now in force ~nd effective 2~ay l, 1905, in regard to street sprinkling,that the operations thereof be smspended until ~uly lst,190$. ¥~r. Self err moved to amend the s~Aid motion, (which ~s accepted) by pro. riding that the operations of ~he street sprinkling .ordinance now in force shall not be effective until ~uly,l,190$; and that in the meantime the matter be referred to the committee on streets to consider and report at the next meeting as to the width of the streets and extent thereof to be sprinkled. The latter motion was agreed to. REPORT 0F ~HE COI{M2ITTEE ON'FINAN~. ~[r. Seifert, from the commit- tee on~ Finance, submitted the following report: (The.report of the Committee on Finance was read and taken .up by sections for, consideration. Sec. I was read,and rejected by the following vote, Ayes.14, Noes 3, it requiring a three-forths vote to adopt the-said section, which makes supplementary appropriations. . Page, the President,who voted in. the negative,.vacat.ed the chair to · Orumpecker, and submitted a motxon for re-consmderatx.on of the vote. The reconsideration was agreed to. -2095- (May 5th, 1903,) · ~r. Antrim moved to divide the question in section one, which was done and the Council first voted on the resolution making sup'..~lement&~ appropriations, and which was adopted by the following vote: Aye s--Antr is, Crumpe cker ,Hart ,Heaz el ,Hough ,H..u~_ f, ~ohns ton .i~ays ,'~inahan, Page ,Rennet ,Schv~b ,Self eft ,Shickel,Thomaz ,~/llkinson, Th~ President~l~ Noes~-None. On motion of ~. Hart the resolution as to making an appropriation for sewer in Gilmer avenue, was referred back to the Committee on Fi- nance. The section of the report as adopted is as follows: 1. The report of the clerk shows that the bills for the month of April, which have been approved by the con~ittee on accounts, when they shall have been paid, certain of them will be over-drawn. In to provide for the payment of these the following resolution: RESOLVED,That the appropriations are hereby supplemented as follows: Criminz. 1 charges ............ ~58.00 Fire 850.96 Paupers, 134.91 Street Repairs, 1,161,57 Stationery & Printing 32.90 order bills,we recon%mend the adoption of for the fisCal year ,1902-3,be and .~1 66.?9 54.21 1,484.49 ~ .00 Public Property Sewer Repairs, Street Improvements, Contingent, Total ............ $3,84? ~'54 be made by the clerk and treas- And entries are hereby directed to urer .of the city in accordance herewith. 2. The comnittee has again considered the or'dinance providing for the issue of $66:000 of refunding bonds, and submits the same herewith~ and r-eco~ends that it be adopted. The ordinance provides that said bonds shall run for a period of thirty years and bear four per cent. interest° Upon careful consideration of this matter we are of opinion that a 4~ bond will sell to bet_tot, advantage of the city, and yield as much, and cost no more than a ~ 1/2 per cent. bond. The four per cent. bond~, will sell at or probably above par, but we cannot say as much for the 3-1/2 ~ bonds° As to the time the bonds should run, we see no reason why a 4% bond should be subject to call at any time before ma) turity, and have therefore made the ordinance to provide for thirty years straight° V~e are advised by the ablest financiers of the city that the bonds should be issued as above indicated. 5. We are advised by the clerk that there is a balance of.$507.61 in the sinking fund to the credit of the issue of $15,000 Town of Roa- nok~ bonds previously refunded, and that this amount is due to be cov- ered into the city treasury. We therefore recommend that the Sinking Fund Commissioners be requested to pay this amount into the treasury by pay-in warrant, and placed to the credit of the general fund. 4o The petition of the First National Bank, by Robertson,Hall and ~oods, attorneys, asking that a deed of correction be made, or quit- claim executed to the southern portion of the lot on the north side of Campbell avenue 180o4 feet west of Henry street, has been considered, together with the opinion of the city solicitor in regard thereto. recommend that the resolution hereto attached be adopted, and .the deed executed by the proper officers of the city. ( On motion of Mr ~ohnston the ordinance was amended by rpoviding that said bonds shall be exempt from city taxation, v/hich was accepted by the committee, and as amended was adopted by the following vote: Ayes--Antrim, Crumpecker, Hart, Heazel, Hough, Huff, Johnston, Hays~ 1,'~inihan, Page, Rennet, Schwab, Seifert, Shickel, Thomas, WilkinSon, The President ~~17 o Noes- None o) The ordinance is recorded at the end of these proceedings. The third recommendation as to the balance of $507.61 due from the Sinking Fund, .was adopted. The resolution .referred to in section 4 of the report was adopted and is recorded at the end of these proceedings. 5. The Roanoke Gas and Water Company has complained to this com- mittee of excessive license taxes levied upon it for the conduct of business in both its water and gas department. Tha company E096 (May 5, 1905) that for the amount of business done its taxes are beyond reason, that they are inequitable and unjust, and if' resisted could not be enforced; but stat.es that ~t does not wish to antagonize the city, but appeals for relief directly to the Council. The request has been considered by the Committee, and we are of the opinion that in so far as the gas department is concerned that the tax is excessive for the amount of business transacted. The taxes paid for 1. icense to do business.by this company is $500 for w~ter privilege, and $500 for gas privlle, ge, they ask that the tax on each department be reduced from $500 to $250, and after due consideration the committee thinks that justice demands that the tax on the gas department privilege be reduced f~om $500 to $250. This amount seems to be equitable, as the Roanoke Railv~ay and Electric Company, doing a far larger business than the gas company, pays only $250 per annum. We therefore submit herewith an ordinance to mmend the license laws so as to fix the tax on ga.s companies and for the privilege of .manufacturing illuminating gas, at $250 per annum; which we recom- mend shall be adopted. The ordinance to gas companies, Respectfully submitted, S.P.SEIFERT, GEOo L. HART, C. W. THOMAS, G. to amend section 48 of the license tax law in regard was considered as reported from the co~ittee, and adopted by the following vote: Ayes-- Antrim, Crumpecker, Hart, Hough, Huff... Mays, Seifert, Thomas, The President.-9. Noes--Heazel, Johnston, Min~J~an, Page, Rennet, Schwab, Schickel, Wilkinson-8. The ordinance is recorded at the end of these proceedings° BE'PORT OF THE CO~.~_ITT1~..E ON ACCOIP.~TS. Mr. Hart, from the Committee on Accotmts, submitted the following report; The Committee on Accounts has examined and approved under appro- priate heads, for the month paid: Criminal Fire Interest Jail Lights, Police, Paupers Public 8harities, Street Repairs, as shown below, the following accounts against the city of April, 1903, and recommend that they be approved and charges ......... $ 58.00 Salaries, .............. 1,165.38 876.96 Health, 361.16 1,740.00 Water 45.48 195.66 Public Property 66.79 1,150.59 Sewer Repairs, 5A.21 1,309.95 SeWer Improvements, 79.08 154.91 Street Improvements 1,484.49 86.74 CommisSions 93.77 1,161.57 Contingent 3.00 Street Cleaning. 62.10 Sanitation, 295.63 ' ' ' 32.90 Roanoke Hospital, 83.34 Stationery & Prmntmng, o t .............. $-10 9 .-6 9 (The recommendation was adopted, Ayes--Antrim,Crumpecker,Hart,Heazel Hough ,Huff, Johnston ,Hays ,Mlnahan ,Page ,Rennet, Schwab Se if err Shicke 1 Thomas,¥/ilkinson,The President--l?. Noes--None .) ' ' ' 2. The account of Dr. E. A. Thomas and Dr. F. B. Webb for $26.00, for medical ex~mination of the firemen appointed by the board of fire ¢.omm~ssioners, has been considered. It will be remembered that the ordinance of council provided that the board of fire commissioners may p provide for physical examinations; that said board, without first adopt- ing rules and regulations, proceeded to organize the cnw fire department and t.o appoin, t ..t~.e men; that they required.all appointees to pass a. certa½n.examlnation at the hands of physicians; that Dr. Fry, the c~ty physmClan was ill at the time and unable to make the examinations and . ~ thereupon the board, in order to facilitate the matter and ~nstall the department on the first of MarCh, employed the physicians aforesaid to perform the work. The in the absence of rules bound' to pay the The committee is commissioners to inations of all appointees the bill be paid. city solicitor advises that the council, and regulations of the fire commissioners, is not bill, but that it may do so bY the necessary vote. advised that it is the intention of the board of fire provide for~ the payment by the city of medical exam- under the new rules, and we recommend thmt 2097 O~( , ( May 5, .1903) e~c~_~ec~mm.end.a, tmo.n o~f t_h_e c_o~i?tee ~as adopted, Ayes--Antri~. er, art, .n. oug~, ~u~'l', Jormsmon, Mays, Page, Schwab, Seifer~, 3. The committee calls attention of council to four items of l~.s- icians for vaccinating, amounting to $117.50. These bills have Been' approved! and we recommend that they be paid. We merely call attention of counclI thereto, that it may know this cost is incurred. 4. The report of the police dep. artment for the month of April show~, lights found out and not burning, 84.4 hours and 25 minutes', make~- lng $16.88 to be.deducted from the light bill of the co. mpany for the month of lay, which the clerk is hereby' directed to adjust. Ye file herewith a letter from the Roanoke Railway and Electric Com- pany, complaining of th.e over-charge for lights out for the month of Fe. bruary, 1905, and asking that the same be a.djusted. The contract pro~' -,.,- ~.,,~ ~..,.~ ~ne ~mps ~nereon rew~ln U~IIi~ d: but '~n ~.h= ~=o= ~, s~.ng~e za~p being £ou~.d not burning: it shall be presumed to be and re- ma, 1,n. out_ _~or the remainder of the night and is ',o re~ortad. T~,~ month of :February the police department ~,,-~-+-~-- '---::~--,---'--'.'5. ~i~=A~ ~ Aor ~ne. re.malnaer of the night after discovery, although une company s recoras sn. ow .that the lamps on said circuits were soon t?~.ned on: On these said circuits the company wa.s charged with 1509.05, ~hlle themr records show only 509.08 minutes, ma~mng a difference ~ne po±race cepartment fall to show anything contrary to the contention of the company, and ~e reconmaend that this error be also adjusted in the account for the month of ~y, and the company given credit for the sum of $£4, excess in charges for lamps out for the month of ~ebruary~ 1~05 o ~ne co~mmit~ee v~s adopted. o- n s~ee~$ submitted the following report: . 2.. The committee attaches hereto.a repor~ of the city engineer glvmng estimates of work contemplated, also the cost to complete the work alrea.dy ordered. 3ai~ estimates are as follows: . Board smdewalk south side of K.irk avenue, between Jefferson and ~mr~st s?reets, $75. For .5-ft brick, $160. ' ~ric~ si~dewal~, on west side of ~effe. rson street, Maple to Wa~lnut a~v~e~nue.s:., ful.l.~.~.dth w~th stone curb, ~5~5; 5-ft without curb' $155; zu~ w~.?~n,_v~rlfied brick, with curb, $750. ~ra~ng Fourth street_ south of Hi~~ ....... ~-- . · - e~a~A~U ~v~zA~u, lot sea/er ~uu. Oradmng. Gllmer ~venue, between Second street and Kimball~ Nacadammzing ~orth Jefferson street, between Oenter and' Gilmer ave- nues, ~2,~8§. . . ..Grading and improving Center &venue t between Second a. nd ~ourth.stree~ W. on th~e_.south side, where land was previously ac'qumred for wxdening e saELe~ ~oA4~o _ ~- Ooncerning the improvement of Maro~o~ ~ ..... ~ ~ ~ - Franklin Road and Fifth str.eet, the commi~t'~;~~o~i~;reW~ ~e:ween _ ter carefully, and is of o~n4^~ -~----~-~ _.__ .his mat __.__= __~ x~!. ..... _~ -~- ~b ~A ~av~nmageous oxy-has peen re- .u.uAvuu ~_~na_~ l: s~ou-c ne accepted, whether.the work be done ~: this ~e~oelOu~ion~..t. We therefore recommend the &doptlon of the following ~R~.SOLVED, ~nat the contract for imorovin~ gars~-~ ....... _. ~ , ~caaamxz~ng 67 cents ~er~h~~~-~--~ :~ as er approx~te ~ntitie ' g . q s, incl~ing cost of ~d~ q~rry ~ 1 795 rovide . .. at the . , , , P d, however t~t'-~ said-. executed nor s~ll work b ' contract s~ll not be , e co~enCed ~ereOn mtil the.Co~cil ~ke a s~ficient appropriation for ~e p~ose aforesaid. 4. ~e c~lttee ~a considered ~e rotter of ~rovtng ceftin 2098 903) other streets of 'the city by grading, guttering and macadamizing, and is of opinion that bids should be asked thereon for said wor.~, and plans and specifications prepared, at one and the same time. All of the work mentioned is importan'~, much needed, and should be done. We therefore recommend the .adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the bid submitted April'S, 1903, by Jos. Abbitt & Son, for the improvement of Third street, S. E. between Tazewell avenue and said bid Motmt~in avenue, by ~cada_mizing, be and is hereby rejected; being, in the judgment of the committee, too high. RESOLVED FURTKER~ That the city engineer be and is hereby to pl'epmre pl:,.ns and estimates and to advertise for bids for ement of the following mentioned streets: (l~ l~irst street, S. E. between Mountain avenue and Highland g~'~ding~ guttering and macadamizingo instructed the improv- ave- nue~ ~.by (~) Mo~tain ~.venue between Jefferson street and First street, S. E by g~'~.ding~ guttering and _macadamizing. (3) Fi~-st street, So Eo between Tazewell avenue and Bullitt avenue by grading~ guttering and m~cadamizingo (4) Third street So E~ between Tazewell avenue and Mountain avenue~ by ~rading, guttering aud '.m~cad~mizingo ~5) Center -~venue, 'between Second street and a point about ~,-Aidway between Third and Fourth streets, N~ W. gz'ading, guttering and m~cad~m- izing to the new street lines, established by widening the street° ~6) Grading Louden avenue, N~ We from a point about 150 feet e~st of 8th $'~reet to .i.l~h street~ also grading 8th street between Loudon avenue and alley south of the same., and constructing cobble gutters on both sides of Loudon avenue, between 5th and llth streets° ~?) ~or~h Jefferson street, between Center ~venue and Gilm~r avenue~ by grading., guttering and m~cadamizingo ~8) Wells avenue between Commonwealth avenue and First street,N. ~. §~. The co,_~tittee submitted a resolution to provide for permitting the use of the chain.gang by the Roanoke Industrial and Agricultt~al Association for the purpose of grading its grounds, upon the condition. that said association would pay the cost of all superintendence and guards,and pay for the carts and mules at the rate of ~ ~l.O0 per day for each cart and mule; v~ich was read, .whereupo~ Mr. Heazel moved to amend the report and resolution by providing that the entire cost of maintenance and equipment of the chain gang for the purposes aforesaid and while employed form said grading, shall be borne by the fair associa- tion. ~ne ar~endment ~s rejected by the following vote: Ayes--Antrim, Crumpecker ,Heaz el ,M~inahan ,Page ,Wilkinson--6. No e s--Har t ,Hough ,tiuff, Johnston,Mays,Renner,Schv~b,Seifert,Thomas,The President--10. Eot vo ting- ~Shicke 1. ... The question was then taken on the resolution 'as reported by t~he Committee and it was rejected, Ayes--Crumpecker,Hart,Heazel,Huff,.. Mays,Page,Seifert,Thom~s,Wilkinson,The President-il. Noes--Antrif~, Hough ,~Kinahan ,Rennet, S chw~b, Shicke 1, ~-6 · jected, 6° So the resolution was re- it requiring a three-fourths' vote of all the members of Council l~ne petition of 'the Board of Trustees of Trinity Methodist ghurch.~ for full width brick side~lks with stone curb, on Mountain avenue** along the side of said Ohu~.ch property, has been considered. The estimated cost of the walk is $210, and the Trustees of the ~nurch agree to pay one-~h~lf of this cost. In view of the fact that a portion of the materials are on the ground, left from the construction of walk on. the Roanoke street front~ we recommend the adoption of the following resolution: Wher'eas, the Board of ~'Trustees of Trinity Mo Eo Church, South has agreed to p~y one~h~lf the cost for constructing a full width brick sidewalk.with stone curbing, along the side of said Ohurch property. on Mountain avenue, a distance cf 150 feet. RESOLVED, That the Oity Engineer be and is hereby instructed to construct said sidewalk, at a cost not exceeding $210, chargeable to 5, the account of street ~nprovement~; arid upon tl~e completion ~e~eo~ tO render bill ~erefor and cause tho said ch~~ proportion to be ~d. .into the treas~y. ~. ~e cost of gra~ing 6i~er avenue, N. E, between Second street and ~ball avenue, is ~850. ~e property o~ers on ~is street~ been repeatedly petitioning Co~cll for this grading, as it is eir desire to improve their properties ~lch ca~ot be done ~til the street is g~ded. We recommend the adoption of the following resolution: ~SOL~D,b~t the city engineer be and is heveby instructed to ad- vertise for ids for grad~g Gi]_mer'avenue, be~een Second street ~d ~ball avenue, according to the profile submitted ~ ~is report. ~SOL~D F~~R, ~t ~e profile of the grade of Gi~er avenue, bergen Second street and Kimball avenue, N. E. prepared by the city engineer, be and is hereby approved. 8~ ~e Co~ittee on Streets, to whom ~s referred that portion of the city engineer's report, concerning the completion of certain side~lks mhder agreement to pay one-~ the cost by the property o~ers~ submit the fo!!ov~ng resolution for ad~ption: Whereas, ~der agreement to pay one-~lf ~e cost, for constructing slde~lks in front of their respective premises, herein described, follo~ng mentioned property o~ers are hereby charged ~th assessments for the construction of s~e therefore, ~E IT ~SOL~D,~t assessments for the construction of side~lks ~der agreement to pay one-half ~e cost thereof, '~re hereby levied as follows: Jo J. Bo Botts, sidewalk on Mountain avenue, Mo A. EcClure, sidewalk on }~Iountain avenue, Roy B. Smith, sidewalk, on Mountain avenue, And the city tax collector is'hereby instructed to Perry, sidewalk on Church avenue .................. -'-$30120 Franklin, sidewalk on Mountain avenue, 21 13:23 account of $24.00, and chargeable to tax collector for said assessments° RESOLVED FUR~ That the painting Tinker Creek bridge, be.placed in the hands of the 10o~0 12 o 60 collect the one-half the cost for~ the county of Roanoke, collection o Respectfully submitted ~E0. L° HART J, A. PAGE ~ JOHNSTON° JAS. . - The entire report, except section§ as above indicated, was adopted by the following vote: Ayes--Antrim, Crumpeck'er, Hart,.Heazel, Hough, Huff, Johnston, Mays, Minahan, Page, Rennet, Schv~ab, Selfert, Shickel~ Thomas, Wilkinson, The Presidento--l?o Noes--None. _REPORT OF TKE C02~ITEE ON STREETS. Mr. Hart, from the Committee on Streets, submitted the following aditional report: Your committee on streets begs to report that it has given in pur- suance, of an ordinance adopted October ?, 1902, a hearing to the prop- erty owners benefited by the construction of sidewalks on the following mentioned streets and levied the final assessment therefor, to wit; (1) Full width sidewalks on the north side of Shenandoah avenue between Jefferson street and Commonwealth avenue and on the west side .of Common- wealth avenue between Shenandoah avenue and Wells avenue. (2). Full width brick sidewalk with stone curbs on the south side of Campbell avenue between 5th .and 6th streets. (3) Six foot brick sidewalk on the north side of Campbell avenue, between 5th and 7th streets, S. W. (4) Six foot brick sidewa~_~s on the west side of Franklin Road between'2nd s~treet and Woods avenue. (5) Five foot brick sidewalks on the south side of Elm avenue between Franklin Road and 6th street and on the north side of Elm avenue between Franklin Road and 4th street. (6) Five foot brick sidewalks on the north side of Salem avenue between 5th and 9th streets. (?) Five foot brick sidewalks on both sides of Center avenue b~etween 5th and 12th streets,'N. W. (8) Six foot brick sidewalks on the e~st side of 5th street between'Shenandoah avenue, and Gilmer ave- nue and on the west side of 5th s,reet between Shenandoah avenue and Moorman Road. (9) Eight ~oot brick sidewalks on the west side of 5th (Ma, y 5 1903) street between N. & ~. Railroad and '~o~ntain avenue. (10) Five foot brick sidewalks on the north side of Day avenue between .Jefferson street' and let street, S.W. (ll) Five foot brick sidewalks on the east side of let street So ~. between Highland avenue and Albermarle avenue. (12) Full width brick side walks with stone curbing, on the west side of let street, S. W. between Campbell avenue and Church avenue° (1S) Six foot brick sidewalks on both sides of let street S. E o between the }~arket Square and Church avenue, and on the south side of Church avenue between Jefferson street and let street, and.on the north side of Church avenue between let and 2nd streets° (14)" Szx foot brick sidev~]~s on the east side of. Commonwealth avenue between Wells and Rutherford avenues, N.Eo (15) Full v~l.dth brick sidewalks on the north side .of Campbell avenue between a point 50 feet east of let street to a point 150 feet east of let street° We file herewith the report of the apportionment made by the City Engineer and returns the notices to Council with the judgment ~ of the committee which is that all objections are overruled and that t~e several properties in said districts are benefited by the improve- ments mentioned in the notices and that they be charged with the ~mount assessed, that being the porpotionate part of the cost charged to said prQperty for the improvements mentioned in said notices. 2. In regard to the final assessment for the construction of side- walks of Church syenite and let street, S.E. the committee heard the prop erty owners thereon, and received some very serious objections to the assessment of that part of let street between the [~rket Squ_s~re and Church avenue on account of the use of the street by market wagons~ 'Kour committee recommends the adoption of the following resolution= RESOLVED, That the assessments levied by the committee on streets for the construction of s~a~walks on both sides of let street, S.Eo , between the ~;~rket Square and Church avenue are hereby approved but with the understanding, however, that upon the signing of proper agree- ments by the several property owners that they will asquiesce in the use of said streets for the market purposes then and in that event said leins to be ~rked satisfied; and that this ms;tter be placed in the hands of the Committee on streets in conjunction with the City Solicitor to prepare said agreements for the purpose of carrying this resolution into effect. RESOLVED FD'R .T.KER, .That T.E.B.Hartsook in consideration of his having constructed a brmck smdewalR in front of his property On the east side of let street between the Market Square and Church avenue is hereby rebated for two properties on the north side of Church avenue between _ o · T,EoB.Hartsook, . ~t street and 2nd street, S.E as follows: NO 36,$4°94; Total .~9.88. · ~94; NO° 37, Martha E. Brown and .rl~artha Philips, .. Both of which assessments Hartsook is responsible for° .RESOLVED F.URTPRKR, That the assessments for the construction of the sidewalks levmed against the abbuting property by the committee on streets on the dates of 2?~rch 21 and 28 and April ll an.d 25, 1903. and recorded in the Record of Local Assessments in the offmce of the ~lerk of Council, be and are hereby approved. We beg to report that the Tax c collector has been furnished with a list of the assessments so levied and these which have not been appealed have been recorded' on the judge- ment Iei~docket of the Clerk of Court. Respectfully submitted, GE0.LoHART,JoA.PAGE, JAS o D.. J0~STON. On motion of Mr. ~Hart the above report was adopted by the following report: AyeS--Antrim, Crumpecker, H~rt, Heazel, Hough, Huff, Johnston, Mays, Piinahan, Page, Renner, Schwab, Seifert, Shickel, Thomas, The Pres- ident.--16 · Noes--Wilkinson -1. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE. ON'P~BLIO PROPERTY. .. 1. The committee on public property reported al statement of bids for constructing an additional vault to the Court House and recomended that the con.tract be awarded to J.F.Barbour & C0.,~ at $2365°00 for a two story buxlding, but not being signed by a majority of the committee this recommendation was on motion of Mr Heazel, referred back t~-the co~.mmittee and the balance of the report considere~ as follaws: 2101 (~.y §, 1903 ) 2. The Clerk of Council has requested that a communicat!l~g door be cut so s.s to connec% the two offices of his depar~nent. We recommend that the City Engineer be and is hereby instructed to have said door cut in the partition~ at the cost not exceeding $10, chargeable to the account of public property. 5. Other matters pending before the committee have been considered and are deferred for further consideration. 4. hereto lists of the Public Market stalls rented on We attach April 28° Respectfully submitted, J.H.,'VILKINSON, W.M.SHICKEL, B .0 .NAYS. On motion of ~/~. Heazel the above report was adopted, Ayes--Antrim, ~rumpecker, Hart, ~eazel, H.ough, Huff, Johnston, Nays, Hinahan, Page, Renner, Schwab, Semfert, Shlckel, Thomas, Wilkinson, The President--IV. Noes--Hone ~ SIGN Ol~q SIDEWAI~E. On motion of 2.~r. Seifert ~ohn Hanna was per- mitted to erect in front of his place of business over the sidev~lk, same to be done under the supervision of the city engineer. PAPAS AI.~D RESOLUTION RF~FERRED. On motion of ;:~r. Crumpecker all papers and resolutions proper to be referred , and now on the clerk's desk, were ordered to be referred to appropriate Comm~ittees. They are as follows: Resolution by ~.~. Antrim looking to the ~ection of an over-head foot brid&~e at Yefferson street crossing~--To the Co~ittee on Streets. Ordinance by ~. Antrim requiring each person o~ corporation oper- --To the ating street railway lines in the city to water their tracks, Co~mnittee on Streets. Resolution by 2~r. Antrim in regard to the sale of certain longing to the Gish Farm,~nd the extension-of certain streets To the Co~om~.ittee on Public Property. lots be- t~hereto, - Resolution by P~. Antrim providing for drawing an ordinance to define the duties of the city clerk,--To the Committee on Ordinances. L~.~. Page moved that when the Council adjourns it shall be to meet on ?~y 19,190S, a~F8 o'clock P.L~., ~ich was rejected, Ayes 6,Noes 8. .~PPORTIO2~.o~IT COU~CII~:-~EN TO WARDS. On motion of ~'.~. Page the Co~ittee on Ordinances was instructed to take up the matter of pre- paring an ordinance, after ascertainment concerning what action has been taken by the legislature,providing for the apportionment of. Coun- cilmen among the wards of the city, or the re-dis~ricting of the city by wards, as _~ay be ~necessary, and report to the President of Council w~nether such steps will have to be taken,in order that the matter may be brought before the Council for its consideration. P~vPORT OF ~ COI~ITT~ OE SE~RS. Mr. Nays from the committee on sewerw submitted the following report: Your committee on sewers begs leave to lo We submit herewith an ordinance to assessment for the construction of certain leted. We recommend that the ordinance be 2o We submit herewith an ordinance to submit the following report: provide for making the final sewers, which have been comp- adopted~ prohibit the connection of storm water inlets or conductors with the sewer system and to compel property owners to have their premises already so connected to discon- tinue such connection and imposing a penalty for the violation of said ordinance. The City Engineer states in his report that some action to cut off storm water from the sewer system is absolutelY necessary, otherwise the pipes are in danger of being broken. We ~. recommend that the ordinance be adopted. 5o The list of assessments for the construction of certain sewers and drains under agreement to p~y one-half the cost submitted by the City Engineer, has been considered and we recommend that the' assessments be placed in ~the hands of the Tax Collector for collection and submit the following resolution for adoption. RESOLVED., That agreement in each are hereby levied the same, viz; the following assessments made in pursuance of wr'itten case for the construction of certain sewers and drains and the Tax Collector- is hereby instructed to collect 2102 Young liens' Christian Association, Sewer in ~efferson st., Harvey T. Hall, sewer east side of Roanoke Street, ...... B. Y. ~andy,(A. Bo Antrim) sewer east side of Roanoke St.,. Sos. W.' Coxe, sewer east side of Roanoke street, ..... T. $. Burke, sewer east of Jefferson street, .............. R. $. Wright, drain south side of Church avenue, ............. Levi Witt, drain south side of Church avenue, .............. F. D'.. Williams, drain, south side of Church 'avenue, .... --- Fidelity Wall Paper Co.,drain,south side of Church avenue, $50.00 6.48 6.48 12.95 15.18 8.42 8.42 8.42 16.84 4. The resolution introduced by Mr. Seifert at the last meeting of Council and referred to this committee, in regard to providing a drain or improving the drainage system in the vacinity of Dale avenue and Seventh street, S.E., has been considered but the matter is until the committee can make an inspection of 5. The resolution introduced by 2~r. Page of the sewer system in the north west section section ~20, has been esr to make plans and The report Ayes--Antrim, Page, ~ Rennet, -- 16 Noes-- deferred the locality. looking to an extension of the city, knovm as requested the City Engin- in said resolution. considered; and we have estimates as called for Respectfully submitted, ]~:0.MAYS, P.W.HUFF, J.~.Pr~AZEL, W.I{.SHICKEL" the committee was adopted by the following report: ~_~ nahan, The President of crumpecker, Hart, Heazel, Hough, Huff, Nays, Schwab, Seifert, Shickel, Thomas, Wilkinson, None. Not voting--Johnston. ~r. ~ohnston moved that the Council do now adjourn; which was re- jected by the following vote Ayes--Hart, Heazel, ~ohnston, Nays, Schwab,-- 5. Noes-- Antrim, Orumpecker, Hough, Huff, Page, Renner, Seifert, Shickel, Thomas, Wilkinson, The President.--Ilo ~-fr. ~ohnston then moved that when thr Council adjourns it shall be to meet on Tuesday evening May 19, 190~. at 8 o'clock. The Council then adjourned. ........ oo0oo ........ All ORDIi~ANCE to provide for a deed of-correction to a lot ov~aed by the First National Bank of Roanoke, Va. (Adopted l~y 5, 190~. ) RESOLVED, That the mayor and clerk of Council be and they are hereby authorized and directed to execute a proper quit claim deed on behalf of the city of Roanoke, Va., conveying to the First National Bank of Roan- oke,~Va., all of that lot of land situated in the city. of Roanoke, on the. north side of Campbell avenue, 180.4 feet west of Henry street and running with Campbell avenue ina westerly direction 25 feet to a point and back ina northerly direction to an. alley, which was conveyed to the ~irst Hational Bank of-Roanoke, Va., by Thomas J. Xirkpatrick and Chas. in a certain deed of trust executed to them by M. Blackford, Trustees, D. C. ~oomaw and wife on the 17th day of December, 1898, said deed being recorded 'in Deed Book 105, page 222, in which said deed said lot w~s described as "Lot 3rd", excepting from said quit-claim deed, how- ever, that portion of said lot situated on the north side thereof, de- scribed as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the.west line of said lot above mentioned, s~id ~o~nt being 93.18 feet north of Campbell avenue and running with said western l~e N.2~ E. (or by the official map N~ 1° 40' l§" E-) l0 feet to the southeast corner of Watt, Rettew & Clay's ro eft which fronts on Salem agenue' thence with an alley S. 88~ E. ~orPby tY~e official map S. 88~ 30' §6"'E. 2§ feet to the east line of said lot; thence S. 69~ 3§' 04" W. 26.92 feet to the begining, being a triangular on the rear of the lot above mentioned. The said deed shall by its. terms relinquish and quit-claim unto the said bank all right, title and interest which the city may have therein, except the triangu- lar~ strip in the rear of said lot above set out by metes and bounds; said deed to be executed without cost to the. city. · -- .... -oo0oo--------- AN r,~RDIN;31,~.~A '~'~ to provide for. the issue of' $66,000 of refunding bonds. (Adopted ~y 5, 1~.03) BE IT ORDAINED by the Council for the city of Roanoke, That under the authority of an act of the General Assembly of Virginia, .approved __M~rch ll, ].902, the'finance Committee ized to es. use to be prepared the bonds $66,000'.. dated not l~ter than ~uly l, for a period of thirty years o 2o The said bonds shall be dollars each, and be~r interest anmnn, payable semi..s.nnually at be of the style and form :~uch as are and coupons to be signed by the city is hereby authorized ar~,d directed to ha]~ of the city.~ and the city clerk of the Council 'i.s hereby author- of this c'ity, to the amount of 190~, v~hich said 'bonds shall run of the denomination of one thousand at the rate of four per centum per the office of the city treasurer, and lmo?m as coupon bonds; said~bonds treasurer. The mayor of the city execute said bonds for and on be- is hereby directed to affix to said bonds the corporate seal of the city of Roanoke.~ and dul.y attest the same.~ And said bonds shall be exempt from all cxty tax, tmon. 3. Out o_* ~d~e proceeds of said bonds the finance committee are to authorized ~nd.directed to pay off and discharge, certain six.per cent. bonds ox the city of Roanoke, to the amount of $66,000, of which bonds $6,000 were issued in pursuance of an ordinance passed December. 6, 18875 an~ $60,000 in pursuance of an ordinance passed ~ebruary 21, 1888'. 4o The said bonds so paid off shall be received by the ~inance Oommittee and under thei~ direction shall be cancelled or mutilated i~ such manner as to prevent their being at any ~i~e presented as an evi~ dence of debt against this city~ §. In the ed bonds shall to be redeemed, merit, then the the general funds of the city for the purpose of paying off and dis- charging the said bonds to be retired, which said funds so used shall be replaced out of the proceeds of the bonds herei'n befor.e provided for. 6.~ This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. ........ oo0oo ........ event that the proceeds, of the male 'of the above mention- not be in hand at the time whe~ the six per cent. bonds herein before referred to; shall be presented for pay- said committee is authorized for the .time. being.to use AN ORDI~IANCE to amend the license ordinance adopted ~anuary ,6, 190~ in regard to the license tax on gas companies. ( Adopted May 5, 1903). lo BE IT 0RDAI~D by the Council for the city of Roanoke, That the ordinance adopted ~-aw_~_ary 6, 1905, entitled an ordinance imposing taxes on persons, real estate and personal property and upon licenses for the current yes. r, for the support of the the interest upon the city debt, and riding for the Collection thereof," thereof-shall read as follows: city government, the payment of other municipal eXp. enses and pro- be amended so that Section 48 48° On each person or corporation engaged ating~and selling illuminating gas, $250. 2. This ordinance shall be in force .from ........ oo0oo-------- in. the business of gener- its .passage. (>,r._:.y 5= . .9os) AN ORDINANCE to provide for making the final assessment for construction of certain sewers° (Adopted May 5, 1903) Whereas, by resolution adopted on September 19, 1899, it was the p.ro- vialed that a hearing should be given the property owners.on the quest- ion of constructing sewers described as follows:'(1) Begzning at the manhole on Second street between Church~ and Kirk avenues thence on ~econd street to Tazewell avenue; thence on Tazewell avenue to within 200 feet of ~efferson street; also on First street from Tazewell avenue to Bullitt avenue, and on Bullitt avenue from a point 100 feet east of ~e~erson street to a point 60 feet east of ~'irst street; also begining at the alley on First street between Church and Tazewell avenues, and running west in said alley to First street° (2) Begining in },[ountain avenue-at the alley between ~efferson and First streets thence with Mountain a.venue to First str. eet, thonce on First street to Highland avenue, be~_ng parts of sect,-on 20 and 19 of the sewer assessment, for the benefit of the properties abutting thereon and on ~V~y 1 ~nd 8,~ 1900, a hearing ~s given the property owners interested therein and to be benefited thereby at which hearing plans and estimates of the cost were presented and excepted; and Where~s, by resolution adopted .'k~y 12. 1900_,. the Council declared i~ expedient th-~t such sewers should be construct ~ ed and oneLhalf the cost thereof assessed against the property bounding. and abutting on such improvement and benefited thereby, in the propor- tion and upon such principles as the Council and thereafter' determined .by ordinance and ordered that such sewers should be constructed; and Where~s, by resolution adopted September 1~_. 1899 s. nd February 6, 1900,· it v~s provided that the hearing be given the property owners on the question of constructing sewers described as follows: (1) On High-- land. avenue from the alley between Franklin Road and 4th street S.V~. to 4 1/2 street, thence down 4th street and connecting with .the sewer mn. the alley between Highland and Mountain avenues. (2) Rumn~.ng from 4-1/2 street to 6th street thro$ private property between 4-1/2 street and 5th street' and-'thrOugh an alley from 5th to 6th street said alley being located between ¥ountain and Highland avenues, for the b. enefit of/ the properties abuttzng thereon; and on !~ay 8, 1960, a hearmng was g~ven the property owners interes.ted therein and to be benefited there.b~y.: at vzhich hearing plans and estunates of cost were presented and exhilarated; and V~hereas, by resolution adopted May 12, 1900, the Council declared it expedient that Such sewers should be constructed, and one-half the cost thereof assessed~against the property abutting and bounding on such improvement and benefited therebY, in the proportion and upon such principles as the council should thereafter determine by ordinance and ordered that sUCh sewers 'should be constructe4; and ~ereas, by resolution adopted November 14, 1899, it was provided that a hearing shoUld be given the property ova~ers on the question of constructing sewers described as follows: Begining at the alley Seventh street, between Campbell avenue and Rorer avenue, thence south on Seventh street to Patterson avenue, thence on Patterson avenue to Eighth street, thence from Eighth street to a point on Ninth street be- tween Campbell and Patterson avenues, also begining on Seventh street at PatterSon avenue, thence.on ~ampbell avenue to Ninth street, thence on Ninth street'to a point between Campbell and Patterson avenues, for the benefit of. the properties abutting thereon and on ~lay 8, 1900, a hearing ~ was given the property owners interested therein and to be ben- efited thereby, at which hearing plans and estimates of cost were pre- sented and exhibited; and ,Whereas, by resolution adopted ~May 12, 1900. the ~ouncil' declared it expedient that such sewers should be constructed and one-half the cost thereon assessed agaiRst the property bounding and abutting on such improvement and benefited thereby, in the propor- tion and upon such principles as the Council should thereafter determine by ordinance and ordered that such sewers should be constructed; and ?~hereas, by resolution adopted September 19, 1899, it was provided 2105 (Uay 5, 19o ) construsting se~ers ~escrloe~ as lU--Au--~ ~A, ~ o . _ in said alley, west of ~t~_street, a_c~s~ce _ _.~ _~ ~_.~ ~ - Rorer avenue from the C~ty Stables west ~o ~ne a~iey eas'~ OXfrO~X~m ~l- .e~t. [ ) I the alle between Rorer and ~p~pll. ave~s _ ? ~ ....... 3_ n Y · m e ro - .... ~-~+~+ ~,,~-h ~ast tomS~ street, for the oenezmt oxL n p ert~es' abutting thereon, and on ~y. o, ~~ ~ ..~i-.'~ "~-: ~-A~ o~ers interested ~eremn and t0 be benefzted ~e~eb~ at. roperty . P. - -- . ~ ost were resented and ~ibmted, ' n lans and estm~tes of c P . . ~mch hearm g p ~ereas. by resolution adopted 2~y 12, 1900, the C0~cm~ d~l~ed [t_ ent e~edi ' t~t such sewers should be constructed and one-na~' ~ne cosm ~ereof assessed against ~e property bonding and abutting on su~ prov~ents and benefited thereby, in the proportion and ~on such prin- ciples as the Co~cil .Shoed thereafter dete~ine by ordinance ~d or- dered that such sewers shoed be constructed~ and ~ereas, all 'of the ~oresaid ~rovements have been completed and accepted, Now therefore, ~ IT 0~I~D by the Co~cil for the city of Roanoke, ~at the prin- ciples ~on which the assessment for the construction of said sewers shall be levied, shall be ~on the basis of one-half the cost ~ereof~ apportioned ~ong the o~ers of the property which bo~ds ~d abuts ~on said ~rovements, and which is benefited thereby, according to the front footage of said property o~ers. ~SOL~D F~~, ~at the City Engineer for the city of Roanoke is hereby authorized and directed to ~ke ~ the assessment for each o~ · ~e foregoing i~rovements, and to apportion ~e s~e ~ong. the property o~ers thereon, in accordance wi~ the foregoing principles, ~ich said list s~ll lie in the office of the clerk of Co~cil, for at least-20 days open to the inspection of any person ~ose property it is proposed to be c~rged ~ such assessment. ~SOL~D F~~, ~t the Co~ittee on Sewers is hereby au~orized and directed to give at least 15 days' notice of ~e existence of such report to each person interested, in the ~nner provided by ~w for ~e service of nbtice speckling the ~o~t ~iCh is to be bo~e by the ~oresaid assessment ~on the lands of such property o~ers, which notice s~ll cite such persons to appeav at a t~e and place deSigneted by the co, tree on streets; and such apportio~ent shall s~nd' aS to all persons not appearing and objecting thereto, and 's~ll be a lien upon the land so charged, e~orceable as other ~xes on real es~te therein. ~y person~ objecting thereto s~ll appear in person or by torney at the t~me ~d place designated in said notice, and shall be heard at that meeting or at some subsequent one, and all f~ther pro- ceedi~s had s~ll be in accordance with ~e s~tmte ~de and provided in su~ ~ses. --- ..... oo0oo .... ---- ~ 0~IN~ to prohibit ~e co~ection of sto~ ~ter inlets or conductors wi~ the public sewer system. (Adopted ~y 5, 1905) ~ IT 0~I~ by the Co~cil for the city of Roanoke, ~t no rain ~ter conductors or sto~ ~ter inlets s~ll be connected ~ the-san- i~ry sewer system of the city, and any such co~ection heretofore ~de and now in use ~ll be disco~ect ed; and a~ o~er or other person having control of pre~ses so co~ected, and failing to co~~ wi~ the provisions of this ordi~nce by disco~ctin~ .the se-me,~ shall be fined not less than $5.00 and an additional fane of $1.00 for each day, after notice, that such vio~tion shall continue. It s~ll be' the duty of ~e City ~gineer to ~use an inspection to be ~de, and report to Police Department, all pr~ses connected in violation of this ordin- 2. ~is ordinance s~ll be in force on and after ~e l, 1905. --------oo0oo .... ---- · JOURNAL O~ 00UNOIL PROCEEDINGS o The Council met ~t 8 o'clock Page, The President of Council, Present.o-Messerso Antrim, Oru~npecker, Johnston~ Mkys, Rennet, Schwab, Shickel, Absent~Messrs o~-Co!eman~ H~rt, Minahan, kinSOno Tuesday, May 19, 1903. P. Mo, persuant to adjour~_m_ent~ .Mr. J. C in the chair° . Donaldson, Heazel, Hough, Huff Thomas, The Presidento--13. ' Page, Seifert, Vaughan~ Wil- REPORT OF THE C0t2[~.TTEE. ON ORDINANCES° Mro Crumpeckers from the Com- mittee on Ordinances submitted the following report: lo As to ~e crdins, nce introduced by Mr. Antrim to prohibit women from entering saloons, barrooms, and other places where intoxicating liquors 'are soldo ,We took the s~__me under consideration and heard ar- gtments for 'the ordinance by the patron as well as a committee of min- isters of the city~ but owing to a lack of.a full meeting we were unable to agree upon a favors, bio report, and submmtted the ordinance to Council for its co~..siderationo (Mro _~ntr~_m moved that the ordinance be adopted° The motion was agreed to by the following vote: Ayes--Antrim, '.Donaldson_~ Heazel~ Hough~ H~ff~ Johnston... ~ays~ Rennet, Schwab~ Shickel~ Tho~ias, The. Pres- ident~12 o Noes--None° Said ordinance is recorded at the ehd of these proceedings) 2o As to the ordins, nce to sm~nend section 259 regulating the exhibi- tion of goods and wares upon ~he sidewa~J~ss introduced by Mr. Antrim and referred to this committee. We have considered the same and recom- mend that i~ be adopted° The ordinance is hereto attached. (Nrc He~zel moved to amend the ordinance by strik.ing out the words "intended for the exhibition of goods or wares" Which was agreed to. The question was then taken on the ordinance as reported, and it w~s rejected by t~.e following:r '..~ Ayes--Antrmm, Crumpecker, Hough, Huff, Mays Rennet, Schwab, Shickel 8o Noes' -I'..,Donaldson, Heazel, Johnston, Thomas: The Pres~dent--5~ _ N~-o Heazet moved that the vote by which the ordinance was rejected be reconsidered° The reconsideration was agreed to; whereupon, on motion of Mr o Antrim said ordinance was referred back to the committee) 5. As 'to the ordinance regulating the conduct, maintenance and con- struction of livery, .feed and sales stables within and without the fire limits of the city of Roanoke, submitted to the corem!tree by Mr. A_n_trim together with the opinion of the City Solicitor thereon, we have con- sidered the same but for la~k of~ a full meeting, were unable to agree upon a favorable report; and therefore we submitted the ordinance and opinion above referred to the Council for its consideration° (Mr. Antrim moved that the ordinance be adopted° The question was ~aken on the adoption of the ordinance, and it w~s rejected by the followinf vote: Ayes-~-.A~.trim, CrumPecker, Donaldson, Heazel-, Hough, J Huff, Rennet, Schwab, Sh~ckel--9 Noes--Mays, Thomas, The President--S° Not voting--Johnston o Nrc Thomas moved that the vote by which the ordinance was rejected be reconsidered° The reconsideration was agreed to; whereupon, on motion of Mr. Heazel the ordinance was referred back to the committee) 4~ The resolution introduced by Mr° Antrim on .-March 14, and referred to this committee providing when the standing and special committees of Council shall m~ke up their reports, excepting, however, the committee om finances and the committee on accounts, has been considered and we recommend that the resolution be adopted° (The resolution was rejected.~Ayes~-Antrim, CrUmPecker, Donaldson, Hough, Huff~ Johnston~ Renner, ~chwab, Shickel, The President--lC. _ Noes_--lteaz~l, Mays, Thomas---3 o ~-:Thomas moved that the 'vote by which the resolution was rejected~ be re-considered..Th'e reconsideration was agreed to; and then' upon . motion'of Mx-. Antr_~m the same was re-co! ....... ed.) heard at that meeting ceedings had shall be in such cases. in accordance with the statute made 2105 ( ay 5, 19o5) that a hearing shoul~ be .given the property owners o.n the question of construsting sewers descrzbed as follows: (1) Beginlng at apoin.t in th.e in said alley, west of Sixth__s.m_ree~e~ta~~eCea~e~°~a~~ ~i~th '' Rorer avenue from the City StaDles street° (~.) In the alley betwe.en Rorer and Campbell avenues from ~al- vary Baptmst. Church, east tomSLxth street, for the benefit of the' prop- erties abuttmng thereon, and on ~ay 8, 1900, a hear. lng was given the pro. perry owners interested therein and to be benefzted thereby, at. which hearing plans and estimates 6f cost were presente.d and exhibzted; Wherea. s, by resolution adopted }Jay 12, 1900, the Councz~ declared it expedient that such sewers should b.e c?nstr~.uC_t_e_d_a~n_d~n,e~_ha~th~,e,~c°~mt' thereof assessed agai. nst the proper, my.~ounalng nrovements and benefzted thereby, xn rune propor~zon aha .mp~n ==~XA.~ ~ as the Council .Should thereafter determine by ordznance aha or- iples dered that such sewers should be constructed~ and Whereas, all 'of the s~foresaid improvements have been completed and accepted, Now therefore, ~E_ IT ORDAINED by the Council for the city of Roanoke, That the prin- ciples upon which the assessment for the construction of said sewers shall be levied, shall be upon the basis of one-half the cost thereof~ apportioned among the owners of the property which bounds and abuts upon said improvements, and which is benefited thereby, according to the front footage of said property owners. RESOLVED FUR~U~, That the City Engineer for the city of Roanoke is hereby authorized and directed to make up the assessment for each of the foregoing improvements, and to apportion the same among, the property owners thereon, in accordance with the foregoing principles, which said list shall' lie in the office of the clerk of Council, for at least 20 days open to the inspection of any person v~ose propertY it is proposed to be charged with such assessment: ~ .. .... RESOL~D FURTH]gR, That the Commxtte. e o.n. Dewer_s_.zs =~a a~.*.~.d to ~ive at least 15 days' notzce or ~ne existence o~ ~.~. ~e~o.~'~-~ach p~rson interested, in the .m~.nner provided.by law zor ~e ,,rv~.~ of nbtice snecif~ing the amount which is to be borne by,the =*=r~--aid assessment unon the lands of such proper, my owners, WII.~ Ix iiZ -iio~ ~-it~- such'persons to anpear, at a time and plac.e designemec by the committee on streets; and.such appor~z0nmenm.sn~a£_~-s~mana all persons not appearing and objecting thereto, aha 'sha-± oe a zmen upon the land so charged., e.nforceable as other taxes on real esta~te therein. Any nerson~ob.]ectmng thereto shall appear, in person or t-~y--at th~ ~ime a~d ~lace designated in said notice, and Shall be or at some subsequent one, 'and all further pro- and Provided inlets or v~ater itary sewer and now in use shall be disconnect ed; and any owner or having control of premises so connected, and failing to provisions of this ordinance ~ by disconnecting .the same',' not less than .$5°00 and an additional fine .of $1.00 for notice, that such violation shall ~continue. It shall be' the duty of the Oity Engineer to cause an inspection to be made, and report to the Police Department, all premises connected in violation of this ordin- anoee 2. This ordinance shall be in 'force on and after ~une 1, 190~. --- .... -ooOoo-------- - ....... oo0oo .... ---- AN ORDIN~/~CE to prohibit the connection of storm water conductors ?~-ith the public sewer system. (Adopted ~May 5, 1905) IT ORDAIhUED by the Council for the city of Roanoke, That no rain conductors or storm v~ter inlets shall be connected with the.san- system of the city, and any such connection heretofore made other person comply with the shall be fined each daY, after · JOURNAL O~ 00UNOIL PROCE~rn~INGSo The Council met at 8 o'clock Po Pag&~ The President of Council, in the Tuesday persuant to chair o L{ay 19 ~ 1903 adj ournment~ .Mr. Present~-lgesserso Antrim. Crumpecker, Donaldson, Heazel, Hough, Johnston~ ~ays, Rennet, SchWab, Shickel, Thomas, The~Presidento--13. Absent~Messrso~-Cole'man, Hart, ~inmhan, Page, Seifert, Vaughmn~ Wil- REPORT O~ THE O0~[TTR~. ON ORDINANOE8o ~ro Crumpecker~ from the mittee on Ordinances submitted the following report: lo As to ~e ordinance introduced by ~[r. Antri~ to prohibit women from entering saloons, barrooms~ and other places where intoxicating liquors-are sold. We took the same under consideration ~nd heard gtm~ents for 'the ordinance by the patron as well as a committee of min- isters of the city; but owing to a lack of a full meeting we were unable to agree upon a favorable repor%~ and submitted the ordinance to Council for its consideration° (Mr. Antrim moved that the ordinance be adopted. The motion was · agreed to by the following vote: Ayes--Antrim, Dona!dson~ Heazel, Hough~ Huff~ Johnston~ 5~ys~ Rennet, Schwab, Shickel~ Thomas, The. Pres- ident~-12 o Noes--None° ' Said ordinance is recorded at the end of these proceedings) 2o As to the ordinance to ammend section 259 regulating the exhibi- tion of goods ,and wares upon %he sidewa]~s~ introduced by Mr. Antrim and referred to this committee° We have considered the same and recom- mend that it be adopted, The ordinance is hereto attached, (Nrc He_a.~el moved to amend the ordinance by strik.ing out the words "Which was agreed to "intended for the exhibition of goods or ~are~ . The question was then taken on the ordinance as reported, and it w~s rejected by the following:~ ~ .~ Ayes--Antrim, Crumpecker, Hough, Huff, Mays, Rennet,. Schwab,. Sh_ic. kel _-8° Noes,--I~. -:.Donaldson~-Heazel, Johnston, Thomas: The President 5. ~ Nrc Iteazel moved that the vote by which the Ordinance was rejected Be reconsidered° The reconsideration was agreed to; whereupon,, on motion of Mr. Antrim said ordinance was referred back to the committee) 3o As 'to the ordinance regulating the conduct, maintenance and con- struction of livery, . feed and Sales stables within and without the fire limits of the city of Roanoke, submitted to the committee by Mr. Antrim together with the opinion of the City Solicitor. thereon, we have con- sidereal the same but for /ack of.a full meeting, were unable to agree upon a. favorable report; and therefore we submitted the ordinance and opinion above referred to the Council for its consideration. (lit. Antrim moved that the ordinance be adopted. The question was taken-on the adoption of the ordinance, and it was rejected by the followinf vote: Ayes--Antrim, Crumpecker, Donaldson, Heazel-, Hough, :' Huff ~ Renner. Schwab Shickel--9 Noes--Mays, Thomas, The President--~ Not voting--~ohnston'o Nrc Thomas moved that the vote by which the ordinance mas rejected be reconsidered° The reconsideration was agreed to; whereupon, on motion of lit. Heazel the ordinance was referred back to the committee) 4. .The resolution introduced by Mr. Antrim on .'li~rch 14, and referred to. this committee providing when the standing and special committees of Council shall .make up their reports, excepting, however, the committee o~ finances and the committee on accounts, has been considered and we recommend that the resolution be adopted. (The'resolution was rejected.~--Ayes--Antrim, Hough~'Huff, ~ohnston, Rennet, Schwab, Shickel, Thomas---3° Crumpecker, Donaldson~ The President--10. Noes_--Heazel, Mays: MR-~Thomas moved that the 'vote by which the resolution was rejected~ be re-considered. ~ne reconsideration was agreed to; and then upon motion of Nr. AntrUm the se:_~_e was re-co! ...... ---ed.) (may 19, 19o~) 5. The communication from the Board of ]~ire Commissioners request- ing · that an ordinance be adopted having for its purpose the impositiol~ of the duty upon the Chief of Police to see that .at each fire in the business section of the city, ropes are stretched across the streets~ otc, has been considered.We have drafted an ordinance carrying into effect the request of the commissioners, which ordinance is hereto at- tached and we recommend that it be adopted. (The ordinance was adopted,--Ayes--Antrim,sCrumpecker., Donaldson, Heazel~ Hough, Huff, Johnston, HayS, Rennet, chwab~ Shmckel, ThOmas, The ?resident--13o Noes--None. Said ordinance is recorded at the end of these proceedings.) 8o The Board of Fire Commissioners further request that an Ordinance be adopted providing for the inspection of buildings where fires are likely to occt~ from various causes and imposing a penalty upon the owners or occupants of such buildings for maintaining or permitting causes to exist which would likely enda. nger proper.ty from fire, have considered the same and drafted an ordmnance covermng the matter~ which is hereto attached, and which we recommend shall be adopted. (The ordinance was adopted, Ayes--Antrim, Orumpecker~ l~onaldson, Eeazel~ Hough~ Huff, Johnston..Mays, Rennet, Schwab, Shickel, Thomas The President-~-.l$o -Noes--Non~ ~ Said ordinance is recorded at the end of these proceedings.) Respectfully submitted ~ J. Ho WIT.KINSON. (EX~.ept sec%ions l&3) G o~oCRUMPE~KER, ('Except section 1. REPORT OF THE C0~ITTk~. ON SEWERS° let. Hays submitted a report regard to the improvement of G ilmer Avenue sewer by constructing, a 1§" sanitary sewer: between Jefferson Street and Lick Run; also reported that at this t~me it was inexpedient to adopt any ordinance looking to carrying out the Mayor's recommendation ~s to charging abutting prop- erty owners for sewers constructed in front of their premises by the payment of a fee for making connections until the General Assembly had enacted a general law in respect, thereto, which was read, and on his motion referred back to the committee on sewers. B~0RT OF ~ COMMIT~ ON FIRE AND WATER. Mr. Donaldson. from-the Committee on Fire and Water submitted the following report: The Committee on Fire and Water Submits herewith a petition of Mrs. II. R. Watkins, asking that she be granted permission to remodel the house on the northwest corner of Church~ Avenue and Second Street~' petitioner states that there was probably some misunderstanding ~Oncern~ ing this matter, when it was before Council on a previous occasiont and this is very likely true; as according to the plans submitted for. the improvement of this property, the committee is of opinion that the .ap- pearances of the same be greatly improved without any additional fire risk. We recommend the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the city engineer be and is hereby instructed to is- sue a permit to Mrs. M. Ro V/atkins to improve the house owned by her situated on the northwest corner of ChurCh Avenue and Second So'W., by moving the same north ? feet, and west 20 feet; to construct a porch on the Church Avenue side, and to build m two-story frame ad.-. dition to the front, 36'x 32' with stone foundation-and tin roof, tending to the line of Second Street, in which will be placed tw~ store room~; and the remainder of poses o The report was adopted' REPORT OF THE COZ~LITTEE the property to be used for dwelling put- Respectfully submitted, ti. B. D0~0N, C. ~. THOMAS, JAS. D. JOHNSTON. ON t~TH. Mr. Johnston from the Committee on Health submitted the following report. .. 1o As to the r~commendation of the Mayor asking that regulations be provided for doing, sanitary Work in the city bY dividing the city into two or more districts, and appointing 'a scavenger for each of said . -2108- '(May 19,. 1903) districts~ has been considered, and we have referred, the matter to the Mayor with the request that he in conjunction with the City Solicitor~ d3r~'~ an ordinance which will' cover in detail the s:,ggestions set forth in his report and submit the same to this committee for further consid- eration.at its next meeting. 2c The Mayor also recommended that a dumpin, g ground for the use of the sanitary department should be acquired on the north side of the city so that garbage and other refuse would not be hauled through the b~s.iness section of the city to any greater extent than necessary. recommend that the sani%s, ry inspector be instructed to locate a suitabl~' d'~m~ing ~'~ some point on the north side of the city and report to the Committee on Health.~ the terms upon which it can be used° 3o The ~a. ycr also recommended that two additional carts and mules for the use of the sanitary department, be procure,~; but after due con- sideration of this m~-,tter the committee is of opinion that the city is not in s. position at this time to incur this additional cost° 4o The committee files herewith a petition signed by Joseph W. Coxe~ Chaso So Cht~chill, and others complaining of the annoyance created by _ reason of smoke and bad odors arising from the dumping now used by the city for depositing trash and debris along the tract of land situated adjacent to the Roanoke & Southern Railway near the crossing of Eleventh Avenue'° .~he committee has not as yet been able to investigate this matter, and they would'respectfully recommend that it be referred to tho City Euglneer for his investigation and reco~endation and to re~ port to the Committee on Health the best method of abating the nuisance. Respectfully submitted, J. ~o HEAZEL~ JAS. D. JOHNSTONo Mr° Huff moved that the report be adopte~ as a whole, which was agreed to o ~.~_YOR'S ~ESEAGEo The following-message from the l~ayor was read, and on motion of ~r. Antrim was referred to the Committee on Health. -- l~oanoke, Va., Nay 19, 1905. To the Honorable City Council, Gentlemen: In a previous communica- tion your attention has been called to the Sanitary Department of the City Government° The Sanitary Inspector has been relieved by the Police Department of many duties which could not be properly attended to by him° His Work is all that could be 'expected, faithful, earnest, and efficient service has beem done. Two more teams are absolutely necessa- ry for.his work. Thw growth of the city demands it and the health of' the public is of such importance 'as to make the additional expenditure necessary.~ advisable, and economical° The present conditions are such as to demand an additional dumping ground° I recommend the purchase of two carts especially adapted to the work and two mules if the city has not a sufficient number on hand and the employm.ent of ~wo men. I further recommend that the City Engineer be instructed to secure an ad- diti0nal dumping ground. The disposal of garbage will soon necessitate some other than the present plan. The scavenger work of the city should engage your attention and the city should take such steps as will en- able the citizens to have efficient service at a reasonable cost° I recommend that the city be divided into two scavenger districts and a scavenger elected for each district by Council with such requirements as will renumerate the sc~. venger and protect the public from exorbitant charges. No one engaged in the bUSiness at the present time is equipped as required by ordinance nor will either of them do so. It is impossi- ble to keep the city clean and in a good sanitary condition under the existing state of affairs. Two to four policemen have been used ly for the past two months aiding the Sanitary Department without which assistance the city cannot be kept in any thing like a cleanly and healthy condition° Very respectfully, ~OEL H.. C. UTCHIN, MAYOR. MAYOR'S MESSAGE, The Mayor also submitted the following message, which was. read. -- ( y 19,.1903) . . To the Honorable 0ity Couneil~ Gentlemen: I have to re " mmssion from the ~ollce force of Po _ __ p.ort_~ dll- . lic~n P. R. ~ee for vio ~e z~les and conduct ~be~o-~-- - ..... ~-- -- latlo~ reg~,~r Policem-n in · · _ ~P n%ed' au-o'-~--~ - ___ _. hi~ place ~. G, L, Hancock, and ask ~t Very respec~ly, . JO~ H. C~~, ~YOR. ~e appomn~ent of G, L. Kancock as re,ar Pelican ~s co ' to reeonsmder the vote b= ~i~ +u~ --------.~'T~' .~, ~urm move~ _ ~ --~ _, a. 9 Pe~ltting ~e use of the ~a Roanoke lnd~trmAl anQ ' _ in.g~ by . ~1cult~l Associa . . tion f ~ rejeutedo ~e reconsideration or gradx~ its gro~ds~ ~s agreed to~ whereupon ~, moved that the conside~tion of ~is ~tter be postponed ~til ~e ~r meeting of Oo~cil in ~e; ~lch ~s agreed to ~DiS~iCTING O~ W~So f _ . ~, Antr~ su~itted a resolutio . or the appoin~ent cfa co~ittee of fl=- ~---~-- - ....... n prg~id~ ~rrangemen2 of the wards of t -~ ~--~-~_~u reporm on ~he ~ . he city~ ~ich ~s re~d ~ereu Rem. er mowed to ~ ~e s _ , . _ Don M~ . Y ~e on ~e ~ble ~ i queer',on w~s then ta ~ ~. ~..__ =i' .~ ch ~S rejected. -- --. .. . ken,--- ---~ -~m--~- u~ ~ne resolution offered b ~. Anzr.~.m and ~t ~s a reed Y - g to. ~e resolution is as ' ~ereas a law ~ - .follo~.. s~te of ~ s been recently e~eted by the Legislature of the ~ Virginia, declaring t~t the Co~cil in ~ver . , e year !903, and eve t __ Y 9ity. s~ll in ~o · ' ' · ~ enth year thereafter rea ortio ~t~.n oi ~e Co,oil a ,,~- +~ ---~- - - ' . pp n the represen ~.~. -m~.~ ~A~ w~$ D~ SO pra,..~oab!~ to each ~rd o* ~,-~ -----~- - as ~o g~ve as far as oil thereo~, or in eithe- [-f~ ~{-~{ re~e~en~ti°n ~ the Co~ · o t_~e pop,at!on of "~ach nrd a~a *=-- ~- --- · · _ p P n ~e Co,mci! shop ~ w,- -,,-~--~'~-"~.._~"~ +~eme~nmng such POD~tiOn ot~er en~er~t~ ~ .... = ....._y . . ~st ~i}ed States census Whereas,-the o~=io~al censu- -~ -~? ~- 9h~ Assembly: a~ _ . ear ~900 ascertained ~e ~-~..~-~-- -~ · .... ~iled d~lnE · ~~~- o~ ~e czzy or aoanoke Vlr ~ be ~enty-one thousand fo~ h,,-a-=~--~-,----_ ~- -, g.. ne h~dred and . - -~. ~ · ~ uf ~om resided in ~e F~rst ~ · . ~ ~ -~-= uA ~om reslaed in t ".-' ~o~and fo~ h~dred and ~ . . _ he.~?cond Ward~ fi~ ir~ fo~ of ~om resi ~ee ~ousand ~ree h~dred and *~*~..-'~-=- -- dee xn.~e ~ird m'O~ Ward and fo~ ~OU~--~ -._T'~fffiF'~" Yx ~2~ restated in ~e receded ~n the ~ifth W~rd' and . ' ' ~:Y e~t of ~om" Whereas, the a~or*~~-- -- ~-- ' "' based upon the ~o~t'~ *- ---- ------ P- -- tati°n in the Co,oil wo ' · = = l~,. ~, ==~ ~ra ox'-the tit as ~d reset mn a deCid _ . Y _ now constitu~e~ and. . ed lneq~lity in ~e representation of ea~ ~rd; .. Wh~eas~ car~i~ out ~e provisions of ~e Gen ceemea best, for ~e m'.~ -.,~ .... ~ ~_ .. eral Asse~l . it i '. defies of the ~rds co o = uA ~ne_~mty, ~at ~e present . ~ sing ~e s~e ~o~d be~ ' ~er as to eq~lmze the ~o~,,w~+~- -~ ...... . rea~anged in su~ y. e rea~ngement of t ~ ~,,-~--- --~ - . p sible, eider . h~ ~u~z$ m~es oI .s~e~ or bM ,inoreas g ~e n~bers ember or bo~, Now ~erefore ~ f~ .... . . mm xrom ~e uo~cxA a special co--tree ~ vF p~rsons, one to .De appointed from ea~ ~rd, ~ose duty it ~11 ~i'~ the ~rds of t~ ~"= ~ ~c~nxe? ~y a ~p or dmagr~ BY , ~ - mu~~zon~ to ~e end t~t' ~e repre- sen~txon i~ each ~rd of ~e c~ty s~li be ' ~e_p~pu3atxon of the s~e. . eq~l and in Proportion ~TITI0~ FOR SID~~ ---- ~ - - ~ ~- ~ ne,er filed a etit ' . L. Oue~ant, J. M., S~.,-~--- ~ ~ P ion s~ed by ~s. $. ~lk s~ fei+ --~- ~Y~--~--~"u-'' m' ~e~er ruskin= ~t a ~-~ between ~ermndoa~ ~-~ ....... . ~e~_on ~e east side of 8treat _ -----=-~ anu Wells avenue, N.E. and a --- , one__~~ ~e cost ~e ..e. ~,-~_ . . ~ greei~ to uaw ~n S~eets. r___, -~un ~s reaa ana r~e~ed to 2110 Nay 19, 1903. ) CITY CLERk[. ~r. Crumpecker introduced.a resolution duties of the city clerk,and Prescribing his salary and and the salary of his assistant; ~hich was read and referred to the Com,.ittee on Finance. LICEHSE TAX ON GAS COMPANIES. The President called attention of Council to the ordinance adopted May 5,' 1903, (see Journal page 2096) ~nd recorded on page 2lOS, entitled "An ordinance to amend the license to define the amount of bond ordinance, adopted January 6, 1903, in regard to the license taxes on gas companies, and stated that it has been decided by the city solici- tor that the said ordinance had not been adopted by the requisite vote; whoreirpon the c~ir reversed his decision of May 5, 1903, and decided that the ordinance aforesaid had not been adopted by Council, it having :~'a~l~d to receive the votes of a majority of all the members elected to ~[-dne Council. YJl~E STATION ON PARK STREET. Nit o Cr~pecker introduced a resolu- tion looking to the location of a fire stati, on on Park street; which ~a's read and referred to the Committee' on Fare and Water. ROANOKE INDUSTRIAL & AGRICUL~ ASSOCIATION. On motion of Mr. Antrim it was decided to take up the-matter of granting the use of the chain gang to the Roanoke IndUstrial and Agricultural Association. After some discussion of the matter Mr. Renner moved the following re solUtion: RESOLVED, That the Roanoke Industrial & Agricultural Association be permitted to use the chain gang for grading its grounds, upon the pay- ment of the sum of ten cents per day, in addition to the payment of ~11 costs for the maintenance thereof. H -The resolution was adopted, Ayes--Antr~, Crumpecker, Donaldson, eazel,Huff, Johnston,Mays,Renner,S. ch_wab, .Thomas,The Presider~t--ll. Noes--l~one. Not ~oting--Hough, Sh~ckel.'~ · On motion of Mr. Thomas the Council then adjourned. ..... ---oo0oo---- .... AN ORDINANCE to prohibit W~men from entering saloons, other places where intoxicating 'liquors are soldo (EdOPted Nay 19, 190~) barrooms and BE IT ORDAINED by-the council for the City of Roanoke, That it shall be unlawful for any woman to enter any barroom, saloon or other place where intoxicating dri~s are 's01d, for the purpose of'purchasing intox- icants or to drink ~he Same, er to loiter therein, or to enter ~ny room or apartment connected with any building owned or controlled by any keeper of a s~loon-or barroom for the purpose of purchasing intoxicating drimks, or to loiter therin. A violation Shall subjec~ the offender t~ a fine of not less than one dollar nor more than five dollars for each offense. ------oo0oo------ AN OP~DINANOE ing ropes across to provide for the p~bliC safety at fires by stretch~ the streets in .the business section of the city. (Adopted May 19, 1903~ 1o BE IT ORDAINED by th.e Council for the City of Roanoke, That shall be the duty of the Chmef of Police to see ~t at each fire whieli may occur in the business section of the city, that ropes are' stretched across the street so as to' prevent persons from approaching premises in which the fire is located; .ropes ~for this p.urpose shall be carried on the hose wagons of the fire department. Any person violating this or~ dinance by removing said ropes, or any of them. or going under .t~aem when not authorized so to do, or interfering with. the firemen in the performance of their duty shall be fined not less than one dollar nor more than five dollars for each offence. 2o This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. -----oo0oo----- AN ORDINANCE of-the Board of concerning the inspection of Buildings by the members Fire Commissioners and officers of the Fire Departme. nt. {Adopted May 1° BE IT ORDAINED b2 the Council for the City of Roanoke, ~hat the Commissioners of the Fire Departzaent and their .officers Sh~ll have the power to visit any building within the limits of the city which they believe is likely to be fired, either by .the accumulation of rubbish~ deposit of ashes, stored with more dangerous explosives than allowed. by ordinance or by reason of such construction as may cause the build- ing to be fired, or from any cause whatsoever. And when any of the above causes are found to exist, they shall immediately notify, the officer in command of the Fire Department, who ahal~ notify .in wri%ing the owner or occupant of such building to. correct t?~e~ same' in twent~ four hours. Any person or persons failing: to comply.-with this ordin- ance .shall be 'reported to the Police Justice, and upon .convic.tion there- of shall be fined not less than one nor more than ten-dollars. for each violation of this ordinance;' and every twenty-four hours' delay shall constitute a separate offense. · 2. This ordinance shall be in force 'from its l~ssage- '~' -----oo0oO.~... JOURNAL OF COUNCIl. PROCEEDINGS~ (z n) on motion policeman Finance · To the Tuesday, June 9, 1903. The Council met in regular' session at 8 o'clock P. Ho, and v~s called to order by the President, Mr. J. C.. Page: Present-~Hessrso Antra, 0olema~, Crumpecker, Donaldson, Hart~ Heazel, Huff, Hough, Johnston, Mays, Page, Rennet, Schwab, Shickel, Thomas,. Vaughan, T~e President~-iTo Absent-~Messrso Minahan, Seifert, Wilkinson .... 3o JOURNAL° On motion of Mr° Antrim .the reading of the ~ournal was dispensed With~ and further on his motion the same was approved as re- corded o MAYOR~S MESSAGE. The following message ~rom the ~L~yor was read, and of Ma~o Page the rotter therein pertaining to the detail of a to ~ttend the Elk's Bazaar was referred to the ConEaittee on Honorable City Council, Gentlemen: I take pleasure in report- ing that the city ]~s ~:~usually good peace and order; the sanitary con- dition-s fairly satisfactory, and as- good as can be expected under the existing circ~mstances~ The work of the chain gang satisfactory to all~ The police depar'~nent in first class condition and doing excel- lent work; part of the day men assisting ~he sanitary inspector, and lictng the out!yi~g districts at the same time. Huch efficient service is being done. The health of the city is excellent. The large amount of public work being done in and around the city, has brought to this _t.mmediate vicinity a large number of negro l~borers from all sections of the country, and smallpox has developed among them° The Board of Health and the. Mayor, through the police department, have taken prompt and vigerous action, ~nd feel there is no d~.nger to' be apprehended° We h~ve succeeded in having vaccinated about the Whole of the colored population at .small expense, and have now only to guard against new- ccmers., I desire to call the attention of Council to the fact that the Lodge of Elks, numbering about 400 of our most prominent citizens and business men, recently held a bazaar, lasting twelve days° The bazaar was held : in the new building not yet completed, on Jefferson street° Members of Council know that the building and grounds are an ornament to the city, and will add much to its attractiveness. Owing to the unfinished. state of the building a.nd the large amount of valuable property therein, (one party alone having over $5,000), the lodge desired a policeman stationed about the premises for the double purpose of controlling the' large crowds in attendance,_ and to protect the property from fire and thieves° in accordance with their request, the policeman on the Jeffer- son street best was detailed for that purpose, and served fourteen days. No additional man was worked, nor .was the payroll increased. Had the bazaar been held bY tony church (~xcept the one in which I hold member- ship~) or by any society of which I was not a member, I should have de~ailed a m~n and made no mention of it to your body; deeming it my sworn duty to protect the property and persons of our people in such manner as my best judgment dictates. Your body well knows it is the duty of the Eayor to send policemen to all gatherings, and to protect property at roll times and all places. Even. persons leaving the city for the s~er .report the fact that their homes may be protected by the police as much as possible. HoWever, in view of the fact that the Mayor is a. member of the Elks, he presents the matter to Council and asks-that your body will, by simple resolution instruct him to collect from the Lodge of Elks for the policeman on duty for fourteen days at $2°25 per day., and turn the same into the treasury in the us,_,_~l manner. Respectfully submitted, ~0EL H. CUTCHIN~ Mayor. REPORT OF THE CITY ENG~o The City Engineer submitted his monthly report showing amo~mt and location of work on street repairs, street im- provements: sewer repairs, sewer improvements: public proper~y and san.-' ltation. He also reported that it would requmre an appropriation o~ ( 2112 ) (June 9th, 1903) $1~600 to complete sewer Section No.-8, which matter w~$ referred the Committee on Finance. _~ION~.Y REPORTS. The monthly reports of the City Clerk, City.Treas- urer, Clerk of .~arket, City Physician, Board of H~a~th, City J,~ler~- · and Keeper of Alms House, were presented, read and ordered to be fi~ed. REPORT OF ~ FIRE COMMISSIO~S. The Board of Fire Commissioners reported that E. L, Carroll had been appointed to the regUlar leaving a vacancy in the call list, which will be filled at a date; and that W. F. Viar, had been changed from aCting captain to cap~ain, effective June 1. They also submitted an option from ~- C. Williams for the purchase of a.lot of land on Church Avenue for a En- gine House site. and recommending that the present Jefferson street Engine House be sold and the Proceeds thereof be used to pay for the lot and the erection of the building on the proposed new site, which was read and on motion of Mr. Antrim referred to the Committee on Fin- ance in conjunction with the Committee on Public Property, PETITIONS & c. Petition of R. L. Hudgins and others, asking that water be extended to Lynchburg Avenue and the section east of the old Stock Yards, and that fire protection be given them, which w~s read and referred to the Committee on~ Fire and Water. Petition of Go T. Miller for brick side walk, 5 feet wide in front of his premises on south side of Rorer Avenue between 7th and 8th street and agreeing to pay one half the cost, w~s presented, read and referred to the Comnittee on Streets. Petition of Lucian H. Cooke and other propertM owners, owning certain lands abutting on Mountain Avenue east of Jefferson street on Nelson street and Highland Avenue, requesting that full Width brick sideWalk with stone curbing be constructed in front of their respective proper- ties, and agreeing to pay one half the cost~ was presented, read and referred to the Committee on Streets° Petition of Thomas 0'Leary asking permission to erect an electric sign in ~ront of his place of business NO. 12~ ~elson street, was pre~ sented and read, whereupon on motion of .Mr. Donaldson the request was granted and the City Engineer instructed to issue a permit. Petition 'of Co W. Clark, President of Bankers Loan & Investment asking permission to construct a retaining wall. along the side of their property at the intersection of Campbell and Patterson Avenues, which was read and referred to the Committee on Streets. REPORT OF ~ C0k~.-~.IT~ ON FINANCE. Mr. Hart,. from the Coww, ittee on Finance, presented the following report': lo The rePort of the City Clerk has been examined and we find that in order to close the accounts for the fiscal year certain of thru- appro- priations will have to be supplemented° RESOLVED, That the appropriations for the fiscal year 1902-S~be and are hereby supplemented aS follows: Cr~m_inal charges ......... $ 90.65 street Cleaning, ---- .... $ ?5.32 Fire Jail Lights, Police Paupers, Public Charities Street Repairs, 8?0.84 2?5.49 ?? .64 474.12 102.02 190.22 Stationery &-Printing Wat er Public Property Street Improvements, Contingent, 98.55 9O 259.96' 2,252.43 216.05 Sanitation, 182.59 1,633.10 TOtal ....- ......... $6,88-9~ ;82 And the City Clerk and Treasurer are hereby directed to make .entries on their books a~cordingly. 2. We submit herewith an ordinance to define the duties of the City Clerk, in purs::ance of the act of' the General Assembly, which consol- idated the' offices of City Clerk 'and City Auditor. The ordinance in question provides that the Clerk shall in addition to the' duties now devolving upon him perform those proscribed by law for the City Auditore and that the President of Council. shall countersign all warrants to be _ issued by the City Clerk; and that the Salary of the Clerk shall be $1,200 per annum and his bond-tobe fixed at $5,000. It also provides that he shall appoint an assistant at a salary of $300 per annum. We · (;rtme 9 m', ' recommend 'tha't the ordinance be adopted. 3. Concerning the matter of refunding the ~ 66,000 of bonds of the city whic~-hava been called in for payment, the committee reports 'th~_f.. ~:it has hdd~..'~.ithographed and will cause to be executed during the m'0ntl~- .'..the new 4~'bonds which are to be sold. In this connection we recommend ~.'e. 'adoption'of the following resolution: '"Whereas, there is in the Sinking Fund of the city of Roanoke the sum of::,~1.',195.33 t.o the credit of the issue o.f $6,000 of bonds of t~e cfr of'R0~'~oke iaia. ued in pursuance of the ord-~nance passed December 6 188Y7 a. nd._ the. sum 5~ $11,851o36 to the credit of the issue ^* ~-~ ~ -~' - ..... a to_~?t~...~ 'of $13,026.69 in said Sinking Fund to the credit of both to said "issues; and Whereas., on July l, 1905 the aforesaid ~66,000 of bonds will be funded by the issuance of $6~,000 of 4~ Bonds of the city of Roanoke; and '- '..~h~rea.s. it is expedient to curtail the indebtedness of the city by app.~y~ng the amounms in the Sinking Fund to the credit of said bonds end"to the payme~lt thereof, Now therefor.e, . .. BE.I~PLESOLVED, That the ~.i. nance Commiftee ms hereby authorized and ~recme..~'to apply the sum of $13~000 to the curtailment of the debt af0resa.~.d by the cancellation of $13,000 of 4~ refunding bonds which will be~ mssued.on July l, 1903 and to offer for sale only $53,000 of sa..i& 4%..r. efundmng bonds, and the balance of $26°89 to be left in the sink.lng Fund. ,_ - - --- ....oo00oo ....... ... ,'~e'beg.further to rep.crt that the Clerk has been instructed to insert an adyertmsement in on.e mssu.e of the Daily Bond Buyer of New York and one .of the papers publxshed mn the city of Roanoke. ~-~ sta-~.ng that the city of Roanoke will ~eceive se~,~d~i~"~'~'~ . ~ , 1 Satur da.~V. J.~ue.,7, 1903 at twelve o clock, nc.on, for the sale of $53,000 of 4~ refunding bonds, and the c.ommittee wall meet on that day an.d award the ~on~ract to the highest b~dder, reserving hhe right to reject an~ and all bids, and to award the contra, ct for the sale of said bonde in whole ?.r in'part, or to apportion samd bonds among the several most ad- vantageous bidders. '4. The question of appropriating $1,000 to construct th~ sanitary sewer in. Gilmer Avenue N. w.. between Jefferson street'and Lick Run, ~hi'~h w~s referred bac~ to this co~lttee, has been considered and we find it impracticable at this time to handle the matter in question, as the'~iscal year closes with this month and no appropriations can be fective until .on and after July l, and furthermore there are no o..n.._.hand with which to perform this work. '5 o ]~or report of to the the general financial statement of the city we refer the City Clerk. ' " Respectfully submitted, S. P. SEI~T-,GEO. L. HART.~-C. W. THOMAS' G. ~. CRU~.~ECKER. el- funds ob~"_On motion. 9f Mr. Huff the report was amended by nrovidinm that &.anc. e of,$26.89 in the Sinking Fund shall remain in saia oezug covered into the Treasury, and as.amended the re~o;~'~;'"o'~ motion of Hr. Antrim adopted by the following vote: Ayes--Antrim, _0_olem~.'H;' .Cr'.u.~ecker, Donaldson, Hart, Heazel, Hough, Huff, . Johnston, 'Mays_,-'-Page;'Renner, Schwab, Shickel, Thsmas, Vaughan, The President--l?o Noes - .t~.on.e. . _. - _ . T.~,e ~'~dmz~ance to define the d.utxes of the City Clerk was adopted as a pA~' Jf.'~he 'above report, and ms recorded-at the end of these pro- ceedihg~:j -"-': ' _RE~_~!..'.0F..T~E.COMMiTT~.E 01~ ACCOUI~S. Mr. Hart, from the Committee on Acc:o.~ts.submxtted the folloWin, g report, which wus read, considered, and' a.B~pteff by the'following vote. Ayes--Antrim Cole Donald:s~n' -Ha t' Hca · , man, Crumpecker, ._._ :-....:.~,_ .a?_, __.zel, _H_ough, Huff, Johnston, Mays, Page, Rennet. ,°,cnw~.~.;.'_~nxC..~.~., ,r~.o__m~.s,.y.aughan, The President--l?. Noes--None. ' ~r. ~,u~rm vo~es ~ye w~n exception to Section 2 of the' report. -Zll4- · (June 9th, 190'~.) The Committee on A~counts has.examined and approYed ~ulder al~r~rA- ate heads as shown below the following accounts against the .o~%~ fSF the month of May 1903, and recommend that %hey be approved and paid: Criminal Charges- :---------$91. §0 Fire Interest Jail Lights Police- Paupers Public Charities Street Repairs 8?O 155.00 290.54 1,206.47 1,377o25 102.02 lOS.AS 1 ~ 633.10 NSalar ies---------------- $~TX$S.SS ealth 374.59 Water Public Property Sewer Improvements Street Improvements Commissions Contingent Sanitation 90,84 ~252.43 216.0§ 405.17 Street Cleaning 84.60 Roanoke EospiZal 83°26 Stationery & Printing 98.55 Total------------~ 2. The co~ittee calls the attention of Council to the f~t %hat during the Elk's Bazaar a policeman w~s regularly detailed by t~ M~or to perform service at said building. We'are advised ~at this~ offiser ~was in the employ of the city and is on the regular payroll for mgnth of.May. We have approved this payroll for the reason %hm~ ers the entire department but we do not deem it proper to pass oTer ~he subject without calling the attention of 0ouncil %o the facts as they appear to the committee. We .leave the matter to the attention of COun- cil and for such action as it may think proper. 3. We attach hereto the report of the Police Department as to found out not burning during the month of May, which is 495 hours 18 minutes m~-king $9.90 to be deducted from the light bill of the pany for the month of June, which the City Clerk is hereby adjust. lights and oom- directed to Respectfully submitted, GEO. L. HART, JAS. D. JOHN~TON~ B. 0. NAYS: P. U. HUN~o REPORT O~ THE COMMIT~ ON HEALTH.Hr. Johnston from the Committee on Health, submitted the following report: 1. We have considered the question of adopting the ordinance sUg- gested by the Mayor to divide the city into two sanitary districts and the appointment of a scavenger for each of said districts, prescribing '- their duties, fees, etc= The ordinance, which is hereto atl~ched is a part of this report, was prepared' by the !&myor .and City Solicitor, .~nd we recommend that it be adopted° The co~ittee is decidedly of opinion that this ordinance will improve the condition existing ink'the city&nd cause the sanitary work to be done with more despatch' and greater ca~e. (The ordinance to provide for dividin, g the city into~sa~itary distriets~ the election of scavengers 5nd prescrmbing their.duties, fees, etc, ~s . read, and on motion of Mr. aeazel the Clerk w~s mnstructed to make copies of said ordinance and furnish same to each member of the Council, and the further consideration w~s postponed until next. meeting of Council.) 2~ We file herewith a letter from the City Engineer making report of the result of his investigation of the d.umping ground along the Roa- noke & Southern Railway between Mountain and Albermarle Avenues. He states that he has stopped the city carts from dumping there, a~d the Mayor has posted a notice w~rning others from doing so. The committee is therefore of opinion that this action will abate the nUieance and stop all further complaint. ~o 'We file herewith a letter from the Va. Bridge & Iron Company.. complaining of the ponds surrounding their property, and stating that the water is backed up in this low ground and remains stagnant and as the summer season approaches it is a great menace to the health of the employees of this company. We have referred this matter to the City Engineer and instructed him to investigate and make report with such re- commendations as he may deem necessary, at some future meeting of. the committee, and also to state to what extent the city is under obligations to have these ponds of w~ter drained° ' Respectfully submitted, JAS. D. JOHNSTONs L. L. SCHWAB, B. 0. NAYS. PdKPORT OF THE CO__~!~_~ITTEE ON STREETS. l~r. Vaughan, from. the Co~ittee on Streets sub~itted t~e following report: .... 1. ~e submxt here~ a petition signed by ~s~ Frank Huger, L. ~o~ston, Ed~rd L. StOne and ~r~ aski~g.that.~o~in.~v~nu ~efferson Street an~ ~anklin Roaa ~e g~aea, gummere~ an~ ~caa~zea. A co~ittee of promxnent citizens residing on. t~t street presented the petition b'efore the co~ittee and strongly ~ged that somethmng be done to ~mpro~e t~e street, it is ~c~ed by the petitioners ~hat t~. s~et in question ms a~ost impassable, due to the fagt t~am a ~arge q~an~my of red clay ~s been deposited on the street whmch mn wet weather comes very much cut up ~nd miry,-leaving it after the ~ter dries out very rou~ and ~even. ~e co~ittee has consLdered the request care- fully and believes that some action should be taken by Council looking to the improvement of this street. ~Ve therefore recommend the adoption of the following resolution: RESOLVED, That the City Engineer be and is hereby instructed to pre- pare plans and specifications and estimate of cost, approximate q:~an- titles and to advertise for bids for grading, guttering and macadamizing. Mountain Avenue between Jefferson Street and Franklin Road; said bids to be examined by the Committee on Streets and reported to Council with their recommendation. £o The committee files herewith the report of the City Engineer showing expense, on account of, S.treet Rep. airs and Street Improvements for the month of April'lg05, whmch we fmle a.s a part of this report. 5o The Committee on Streets files herewith alette, r from_ Chas. So Churchill. Chief Engineer of the Norfolk & Western Ramlway Company, asking permission t~ change the Salem .Road at Shafe~'s_Cro. s. sing~: by ex- tending it along the tracks of the rai.~way in a wesmeriy amrecmlon about 100 yards from the present crossmng, thence extending under the tracks of the Railway Company in a northerly direction to connect with the present road; the ~said under srossing to be thirty feet wide and fourteen feet high in the clear, and to be protected by metal cov:ering where it is covered by the tracks of the main line. The'committee has considered the request and made an examination of t. he situation, and con- ditions existin~ there, and submit herewith an ordinance grant, mn~g _t.he_ ~ uest under t~e conditions therein named, which we reCommena sna±± De q adoptede '4. The committee has again considered the Ordinance as to sprink- ling the .streets of th~ city by the ~S~reet Railway Company; and under the instructions of Council have-prepared an Ordinance specifying .the W width of-the street to be sprinkled and the extention of the same along the lines occupied by the Street Railway Company. The ordinance'propo- sed 'is to be ,effective July 1, t~05; and we recommend that the o.~dinance. be adopted which is hereto attached as par. t of this report'. ~ 5, Engineer advertised for bids for grading E~ Avenue be- The' City tween Fifth and Seven. th Streets S: W., said bids to close June 5, 1905, but no. proposals having been submxtted, we report th.e matter back to . Council for such further instructions as i~ may.desxre to give. 6. The committee has.. cons idered the resolution presented by Mr. Antrim looking to the erection of a foot bridge at ~efferson Street over the tracks of the Norfolk& Western Railway Company, but the, con- ditions there are such'as, in the -judgment of the commit.te.e., ren'de~~ i£ ~-~~.+.~.able to erectsuch a bridge. We 'therefore reporm ~ne reso±u- ti'-~-~~-~o Council with the recommendation that it lie o~n t~.e..tableo (Mr- Antrlm moved 'that this matter be recommitted to th_e .~o. mmx.~mee .on. Streets with the request that the~ comply with the resolu~mon mn ma~mng thexr:1 're'pOrt which was reJected.~ ce' 7. The Ctty.Emgineer reports to the c~omm.ittee t~.a..t_i.n c.ons~e~q,u_e~n__ of.the resignatxon .?f the assi.stant City,~ngxnee. r a.~?.~o.na~ devolved upon .the trams-keeper xn his offxce,.~a.na, a_s~s ~nam same. · keeper. be allowed an additional salary. We therefore.~ re.corem.one _~_nam ~.ne timeLkeepDr in the City Engineer's Department the sum of ten dollars in~additi°n to his regular samary x-or the monmn o£ June 190S. 8. The Committee on Streets in winding up its affairs for the pre- sent fiscal year begs tolstate to th~ COuncil that ir'has-ea~ea~ed to handle the appropriations at i.ts comand to the best interests ~rf. the. city, and that while they realize that' the s~all .amount appropriated :at the beginning of the fiscal year has not permitted them to do anything like the amount of improvement work they were continually being urged to. do, they h~d hoped to make some recommendation by. which a fund could be provided for the ulti~ate extension of a permanant..sT~tem.of improve- ments for the city, but .we have been unable to~ do so owing to the change in the new Constitution and fitting the laws thereto; but we call the attention of Council to the fact that something must be done to ~ecure funds with which to do the large amount of improvements which the growt~ of the city and the improvements of private property Justifies m.d we trust that this subject will be referred to the incoming committee w~_th instructions to take the matter up and make a report to C.ouncil suggesting some plan to acquire a f~md fro the purpose aforesamdo Respectful_ly submitted, L.H. VAUGHA~, GEO. L. HART, ~ J. Ac PAGE H. B. 'DONADDS01~. ~he report of the Committee on Streets was adopted as.m'-'Wh, ole by thg following vote: Ayes-,Coleman, Crumpeck.er, Donaldson, Hart, Eo~, _ Heazel, Na-ys, Page, Rennets' Schwab, Sh!~Ne~-, Thomas, Vaughan, ~he~Pres o Noes-~None ident.~-14 ' o Not voting--Antrim, Huff, ~ohnston--$. The ordinance adopted in connectioh with the report of the comfit%ce are recorded at the end of these proceedings. . .... REPORT 02 THE C0~ITTEE ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. ~r. Mays; from the ~om- mittee on Public Property submitted the following report: lo ,We file herewith a letter from the City Engineer stating that the Clerk of the United 'States Court requests a filing case to be mad'e by the city at the cost of about twenty dollars. After due consider ation of this matter the committee is of opinion that the city of Roa- noke should furnish this case; and we recoww, end that the request be granted. (Nrc Heazel 'moved to strike out Section 1 of the report, which was rejected.) 2. The question of the ownership of the Colore~ Cemet~ry ~-in 01d L. ick having been pending before the committee for some t~me, ~-A~. connect- non with the matter~ of extending the same we referred the su~je~.~ to the City Engineer and requested h~m_ to investigate aa to the :ownership of this property. $o The committee having been informed that there is'some-doUbt as to the boundary of Rorer Hall property, we reCOmmend that the 'City En- gineer in conjunction with the City SOlicitor be direct.ed to locate the bo.undary of Rorer Hall pro. perty, and if neces~ry to do. so, he is also dmrecte~ to locate the lane of Commerce Street between.l~aXem Ave. and Ca~pbel! Avenue; and in locating the lines of said street he'~ is directed to ascertain, if possible, where the western line of said street was at the time the conveyance v~m.s made from ~.. Rorer to Turner,. ~aid & Companyo . ' · _ ~. The following matters are pendmng before the Committee fa- va- rious reasons we are unable to make report at this time; viz, (1) The matter of.building a fire proof vault fr~ the use of the Clerk of the Corporatmon Court, which matter is deferred until the next meeting of Council. (2) The question of selling off certain lots of land belonging to the .Gish farm tract is also deferred until the next-~meeting, of. Council. Respectfully submitted, B. O. NAYS, .~ A. B. cOLEMAN.. The report w~s adopted by the following A-~.:_ 'trots: Aye~-~A~.trim, Coleman, Crumpecker, Donaldson, Hart, Hough, Huff, Page, Rennet, Schwab, Shickel, Thomas, VaUghan, The President'-~'. ' Noes--Heazel. REPORT-OF THE CO~I~ ON ORDINANCES. Mr..~CoXemam, frSm ~1~ Gore- mitres on Ordinances, submitted the following report: (~une 9 th, 1'903. )' la Concerning the ordinance to amend Section 259 of the ~ener~l Ordinances as to the exhibition of goods and wares on the sidewalk,' wherein it is proposed to absolutely prohibited the exhibition of the same on any part of the sidewalk, except those sidewalks bordering on the market squ~re, the committee has considered the said ordinance and obtained the opinion of the. City Solicitor thereon which is hereto tached, and we recom_mend that the ordinance be adopted. (T~e ordinance was read, considered and adopted by the following vote Ayes--.Antrim, Coleman, Crumpecker, Donaldson, Hart, Heazel, Huff, Hough~ Johnston ~ ./Jays, Page, Rennet, Schwab, Shickel, Thomas, Vaughan, The President~-l~o Noes--None. ~The ordinance is recorded at the end of these proceedings o) 2. Concerning the ordinance regulating the conduct, maintenance,. and construction 'of livery, feed and sales stables-in the ordinance was recommitted to-this committee after committee has reported to Council. the . considered the opinion of the ~ity Solmc~tor thereon, which and we recommend that the ordmnance be adopted. (~e ordinance was read, considered and adopted by the following vote: Ayes--Antrim, Coleman, CruSPecker, Donalds~_on, Hart, Heazel, Huff Hough, Johnston, Nays, Page, Rennet, Sch.wab, S~!c~]~ Thomas, Vaugh~n, The ~resident--l?. Noes~None. The ordxnance ~s recorded at the end city, which having been previously the same and obtained is hereto attached, of the City Clerk and Auditor as set forth in the General 0r.dinan~ces, we believe it is sufficient to fully defi~e the duties of the Cmty Clerk, and we recow~.end that it be adopted. The matter of bond and salary of the Clerk will of course be reported upon by the Committee on Finauce. 5. The 'subject of apportioning the representation in Council among the wards of the city, and redistricting the city bt wards, was referred to this committee. We have given some consideration to the matter, but are unable to make a report at this time. We therefore ask that it lie over for future consideration. 6o The committee submits herewith an ordinance to proscribe certain duties for the City Physician, especially with reference to makin~ ex- aminations of applicants for positions in the Fire Depart~__ent whenever called upon so to do by the Board of Fire Co~issioners, which we re- commend s~all be adopted. Respectfully submitted, A.B.. C0v.w~AN, · '. E-. B~, G. W. CRUMPECKER. · he ordinance to define the duties of the City Physician was read~ considered and adopted 'and is recorded at the end of these proceedings. REPORT OF T~E COMILIT~ 0N F .IRE AND WATER. Mr. Donaldson, from the Committee on Fire and Water,submitted the following report: 1. The committee-~:submits herewith a letter from the Board of ~ire 0ommissioners. stating that the front of NO. 2 Engine House is very much 'in need of repairs. The arch over the main door has given away s~xd the brick'work .is loose and l~'~l~-to fall out; and requesting that the of these proceedings.) ~o The resolution providing that reports of committees of'Council be made up at least three days prior to the meeting at which they are to be submitted: excepting committees on Finance and Accounts, and which was recommitted to this committee, has been considered .and we recommend that it be adopted. We do not believe this provision will interfere with any e~tablished regulation nor inconvenience any one, on the other hand we believe it will be advantagous to the members of Council, r~ho desire to post themselves on the Legislation pending be- fore the Council. (The resolution was adopted and is recorded at-the end of these pro- ceedings. ) 4. The ~tter of drawing an ordinance to define the duties cf the City Clerk which was referred to this committee, has been considered. An ordinance was introduced at the meeting held on May 19 and' referred- to the ~inance Committee which has for its object the same purpose. We have considered this ordinance and as to its bearing upon the duties -2!i8~ (~une 9th, 190~ o) ' 0ouu':il take prompt action to have the repairs made. The City Engineer~- est:":m~tes that it will require an expenditure of $175 to $200 to do this work. We recommend .the adoption of the following resolution~ ItESOLVED: That the City Engineer be and is hereby instructed to.have such repairs as ?n_ay be nece. ssary made to the front 'of NO. 2 Engine ,House at the cost not to exceed ~20Q, cl~argeable to the account of 2ire. ~ ~ze committee calls the attention of Council to the property known as the Alert Fire Building which is now standing unused; and we .. recommend that as this building is not now needed for fire department purposes .that it be sold, and to this end that it be listed with the Real Estate agents of the city for sale, who shall report to tm. com- mittee the basis of offers they may be able to.receive for radification and approval by Council o Respectfully submitted, it. LESTER L o SCtIWAB, JAS. B. DONALDSON D. JOHNSTON. Tlze report was adopted by the following vote: Ayes--Antrim, Ooieman, Crumpecker, Donal.ds. 0~,__.Hart, Heaz_e_l, Huff, Hough, Johns.tEn, !~ays, P~ge, Renner. Sch~vab, Sbl..~l~ .Thomas, Vaughan, The President 17. Noes-None. REPORT OF THE SPECIAL CO!t~.IT~ ON REDISTRICTING THE V~ARDS OF THE CITYo .~. Antrim, from the Bpecial Committee on redistricting the wards of the city, submitted the following report: Your Special Conu,~ittee appointed in pursuance of the resolution in Council adopted ~%y 19, 1903, providing for redistricting the city by wards, begs to report that it held a meeting on May 30, and considered the subject carefully, discussing it in an informal way; but it was de- cided in view of the fact that it was a subject which demanded careful and conservative consideration, ~d~at it was best to defer action and cave it further consideration,~t a t~t1~.~ date, whereupon the committee adjourned to meet .on June 2?° .Wj hope to have a report ready for the consideration of Council by the July meeting° BOOTBLACKS o use of chairs~ streets of the Ordinances ~ Respectfully submitted, A.B. ANTRIli, C, V!~ ~Y~tOIlAS, B o 0. ~tAYS, ..GEO. L.. HART o ' Ui~-FINISPE~.D BUSR~ESSo The ordinance prevxously submitted to fix the rates for rental of Assembly Hall, was taken up, read and on motion of ~i_w. Huff it was referred to the Committee on Public Property, by the following vote: Ayes--iCc Noes--?° NEVI BUSINESS° Hr. Antrim submitted a resolution to obtain bids for furnishing water for street sprinkling purposes, which was read and on motion o~ .ltr~ Heazel was referred to the Street Oommittee. VACCINATION COSTS. t~. Hart called the attention of Council to the i$creased cost to the city for vaccinating smallpox suspects and moved that when a new contract is made with a physician for smallpox services~ ~that the vaccination of suspects be included in such work. The motion was agreed to. CH~ OF POLICE° lit. Antrim submitted the resolution to previde for an- increase in the salary of the .Chief of POlice to $8§ per month~ which was read and referred to .the Committee on 2inance. CITY CEI.UETk'RY~ Mr. Donaldson submitted a resolution in regard -improving the City Cemetery, which was read and referred to the Public Property Committee° CATTLE. RUNNING AT LARGE° Mr. Antrim-submitted an ordinance to re- gulate the matter of cattle running at large or being kept in tl~ ci.ty~ which was read and referred to the Cow,-ittee on Ordinances. Mr. Donaldson introduced an ordinance to prohibit the stools, boxes or any. form of s~ea. t bY bootblacks in the city, which was read and-referred to the Committee on S~ EX~SION~ SOUTfr~.&ST. ~?. Donaldson introduced a. resolution to provide for the extension of the sewer system in the eaatheast .part of the city from the eastern limits of Section 25 to IOth Street', which was read and referred to the Committee on Sewers. WATFXq FOR STRUT SPRINKLING. _~_r. Hea~el moved 'to reconsider the vote by which the resolution.as to furnishing water for street sprink- ling was referred to the Street Cow,-ittee. The reconsideration was agreed to. -2119- (June 9th, 1903.) The resolution-was thereupon taken up, read~ considered and adopted and is as follows: ' RESOLVED, That the City Engineer be and he ia hereby directed to obtain bids under seal, for the supply of water to be used by the. Roa- noke Railway & Electric Company for the purpose of street sprinkling, such su_nply to be measured either by mater-or cubic contents of the tank of the sprinkler, and that such bids shall be. delivered to the 01erk of Council not' later than June. 20th 1903. RESOLVED FUR~, That the City-Solicitor, be and is hereby instruct ed to prepare a form of contract to be executed by.the suecessful bid- der, such contract to run for a period of one year renewable at option of the cityo RESOLVED FURTB~H, That the sealed bids and f~r~ of contract shall be submitted to the Street Committee, who are hereby directed to report the matter .ba-ck to Council for its radification. ADJO~IT. On motion Council adjourns it at 8 .o~clocko -~--The Council then of Mr. Page it was ordered that when Shall be to meet on Monday evening June 22m adjourned. ...... -oo00oo .... --- the 1903 AN 0RI)INANCE ~hereas~ the to provide that ct define the duties ~f the City Clerk. (Adopted ~une' 9, 1903.) charter of the cxty of Roanoke has been amended so as .the ~ duties of City Auditor shall devolve upon the City Clerk, and. that the City Clerk shall not countersign any city warrants but that such countersigning shall be done by such officer as the Coun- cil shall designate by ordinance'; and that the Councii~shall define the duties of the City ~lerk, fix his salary and prescribe the amount of bond to be given bY him; Therefore, 1o.- ,BE ~T ORDAINED by the Council for the city of Roanoke, That the duties .of the City Clerk- shall be such as are prescribed by law, and in addition thereto he shall perform all the duties of City Auditor as prescribed by lawo 2° ~or the performance of the duties of City Auditor and Cler'k~ the City Clerk shall receive a salary of $1,200.00 per annum; and the bond · to be given bY him for the faithful performance of the duties oF. the office', .shall be' $5,000.00. 3. The City Clerk shall be authorized to appoint a~ asisitant sub- ject to the approval of~'Co~ncil, whose 'salary shall be $~00o00 per 4- BE IT FUR~ ORDAINED, That Section 143 of the General Ordin- the same is hereby amended and re.-ordained so as to read ances be and as follows: 143 o All pay-out·warrants before being paid by the Treasurer shall be countersigned by the President of the Common Council who shall ex- amine the same in connection with the accounts approved by Council, and cause to be entered on record in the office of the City Clerk tbs number and amount of. each warrant, opposite the claim or account-allowed. The City Treasurer, Tax Collector, or' any other ~fficer charged with the duty of collecting or receiving public ~revenue, are expressly for- bidden to receive or pay any warrant until so countersigned° 5. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. --- .... oo00oo-- ..... -2120' (June 9th 1903o) A~ ORDINANCE granting permission to ~he Norfolk & Western Railway Company to construct an under crossing beneath its tracks on the Salam Road at Shafer' s Crossingo 1. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council for the City of Roanoke, T~ t the Norfolk & Western Railway Company, be and is her.eby,p.ermitted to ~change the Salem Road crossing, known as Shafer's crossmng ~n the First' and Fifth ~rds, and to abandon the present grade crossing, and to construct a new road on its own lands along the south side of its railway lines, from the present crossing to a point about 100 yards west therefrom, thence extending in a northerly direction,.under all the.tracks of .said railway company, to a point on the north s~de of said railway, and ~n- tersection with the present Salem Road, opposite Broadv~y or 23rd Street said change of road and crossing to be entirely upon said companyts lands, and to be as per plans and specifications filed herewith; said roadway to be thirty feet wide a~nd have a clearance of foUr.teen feet above the roadway° The roadway is-to be protected by covering under the five new tracks of railway, with buckle steel plates, and the road- v~y under any new tracks that may be hereafter constructed, to be pro- tected as the Council may direct; this provision, however, as to cover~. lng over the roadway, shall not apply to the-present track or main line~ v~hich is hereafter to be used for a switch leading to the West .End Fur-. nace; provided however, that the said Norfolk & Wes.tern Railv~y Company' will agree to give the land necessary to open a street thirty feet wide from said under crossing through its right of way southwardly in the direction of the Boulevard, about 500 £eet west of L Street or 21st Street, at such time as .required by the City Council; and Provided ~mbAr- ther, That by reason of the change of the roadway and placing the stream of water along the side thereof, it is believed it would render, the said roadway more dangerous to. the public using it, the shall repair said roadway whenever it may be damaged stream of water; and cover or guard the said stream, such covering or guards, so as to prevent accidents sons or property using said roadv~y. -~2o This ordinance to be effective only when by the '.Norfolk & Western Railv~y Company. -- ..... oo00oo ....... said~ company by reason c~ staid and to maintain or damage to.pre- accepted 'in writing A~ ORDINANCE to amend Section 259 of the General Ordinances' as .to the exhibition of goods and .wares on the sidewalks. (Adopted June 9, 1903.). 1. B~E--~T ORDAIhrED by the C.ouncil for the c~ty_of Roanoke. TM~t Section 259 of the General Ordinances as amended January 6, 1903 be. amended and re-ordained so as to read as follows: 259. It shall be unlawful for any person to exhibit any goods or- wares, or to place any boxes, barrels, crates, frames., or any o~hmer vessel or article on. the sidewalk in front of any store or building; provided, however, that 'the provisions of this section sh~ll not be con- strued to prihibit the exhibition of goods or wares on the~ sidew~olks in front of. the buildings on th~ market square for no gremter distance than two feet 'from the building line; and provided further, section sh~ll not prevent.merchants and others who receive depositing the same upon. the sidewalks after removing f~om dray but the same shall not be allowed to remain more than Any person violating the provisions of this 'section shall be less than $1.00 nor~..'ore than-$5.00 for each offense. : " 2. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. .---,---,,,,,,------- that this goods from the wagon~ or three hours. fined not ,Z AN 0RDINANCE-'~-e'quir~ng the Roanoke Railway & Electric Compan~ to sprinkle certain streets of the city traversed by its lines for the better protection of the health and comfort of the general publicz 1. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council for the city of Roanoke, Tta t the Roanoke Railway & Electric Company, using the $tm-eets of the city of Roanoke, be and is hereby required to aprinkZe properly with water, the following mentioned streets, traversed by the Iines of its railv~y, during each day whenever necessary throughout, the year, the same to be done so as to lay all dust, without thereby rendering the streets muddy~ for a width of the street occupied by the rails and the portion of the road bed between them, and for a distance of at least six feet outside of the outer rails, viz: Jefferson Street between Campbell Ave. ~nd t/sade Street. Campbell Ave., West, from Jefferson Street to Seventh Street° East Roanoke Line, from Campbell Ave. to Lynchburg Road. Franklin Road Line, from Campbell Ave. to end of car line. Salem Line, from Campbell Ave. to llth Street, N. Vinton Line, from Jefferson Street to Wise Avenue. 2o That the city of Roanoke shall furnish .all water for the pur- poses mentiOned in this ordinance, provided, however, that it ahlmll be put to no expense for appliances which may be necessary to obtain such water. 5. In the event that the Roanoke Railway & Electrid Company shall fail or refuse to sprinkle said streets herein mentioned, in accordance with the requirements of this ordinance, it shall be fined not less than tw~ nor more than twenty-fi~e dollars for each and every day it shall neglect Or refuse to sprinkle as required, said fines to be re- covered as other fines are recovered, before the police justice of the city of Roanoke. 4. It ~hall be the duty of the police department of the city of RoanOke, through its proper officers, to report any failure to comply with .this ordinance. 5. This ordinance shall be in ~force on and after the first day of July. 1905, and all ordinances, or parts of ordinances in conflict here- wi'~d~rp~e~ereby repealed · , June 9,1903) -----~,-oo00oo------- A RESOLUTION as to Reports of Committees; and providing when they shmll be made up'and filed with the clerk. (Adopted ~une 9, 1905.) RESOLVED, That the reports of all standing and special co~ttees shall be made up and filed with the Clerk of Council at least three days prior to the meeting at which they .are to be submitted, which per- lcd of time shall include the meeting day of Council, and shall exclude Sundays; an.c} Provided~.however, that this resolution shall not apply to the Commmttees on. Fmnance and Accounts; and Provided Further, That such reports shall remain in the exclusive possession of the Clerk of Council and shall not be open for inspection of any person other than members of the. Council until read and acted upon. -------oo00oo ...... - AN OHDIHAt~OE regulaiing the donduot~ maintenance and construotion of livery, feed and sales stable within and without the fire limits of the city of Roanoke. (Adopted June 9, 1905o) 1o BE IT ORDAINED by the Council for the city of Roanoke, That no ..~person, firm or corporation, shall conduct or maintain within the fire limits of the city of Roanoke any livery, feed or sales stable, the walls whereof shall be of any material other than brick and mortar or cement, or stone and mortar or cement, or the roof covering whereof is of any material other than slate, tile, metal or cement, without' first having obtained permission so to do from the Council by proper ordin- ance o 2o No person, firm or corporation, shall erect any livery, feed or sales stable within the city of Roanoke without, first having obtained permission so to do from the Council by proper ordinance. 5o Permission to conduct, maintain, or erect any. such stable within the city shall not be granted by the Council until the petition asking for the same shall be considered by a committee of the Council, which shall report thereon, and the committee to which the said petition shall be referred shall not act upon th~ same until a notice in writing~ sha~ll have been served upon the owners of all abutting property forat ~.ast ten days prior to such action, and said notice shall state the time and place at which the said petition shall be.considered and that the said owners m~y then be heard, provided, however, that where the written consent of the owners of all abutting property accompanies the said petition, the said notices shall not be requi~ed. If any such ovmer or owners be non-resident of the city of Roanoke, such no%ices may be served either personally, or by publication in a daily newspaper published in the city of Roanoke, once a week for four successive weeks° All expense to ~hich the city may be put in connection wi-th a~y sucJa petition shall be borne by the petitioner, 4. An~ person, firm or corporation violating this ordinance shall be subject to a fine of not less than ten nor more than twenty-five dollars, and a further fine of t~enty dollars-for each week that such person, firm or corporation shall continue to conduct' or' maintain such stable, and a like fine for each week that any such stable built with- out the permission of the Council, shall remain, after due notice shall have been given to remove the same. ~ 5. The provisions of this ordinance shall be in full force and ef- fect from the passage of the same, except the 'provision of section one is hereby suspended until May 1, 1984. 6. Ail ordinances, or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. -------oo00oo------- AN 0RDIN~_NCE to prescribe certain 'duties for the City Physician. (Adopted June 9, 1905) 1. HE IT ORDAII~ED by the Council for the city of Roanoke, That it shall be the dUty of the City. Physician, upon request of the Board of Fire Commissioners, to make such physical or medical examination of applicants for positions in the Fire Department as may be prescribed by said Board of Fire Commissioners. The said'~physician shall also per- form such other duties in connection with the public.~health or in car- ing for the indigent poor of the city aS may be required of him~by any ordinance or resolution of the Council. 2. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. ....... OO00OO-------- · TOURgAL OF COUNCZL Vl:TOCEEDZ~GS. . l[onday, ~une 22, 190:5. .. Tl~e-Council met persuant to adjournment, and ~e called to order Present Hessrs. Antra,' Cr~ecker, Donaldson, Heazel, H~f, ~ou~ ~o~ston. ~ys, ~n~an,. Page,'Re~er, Shickel, ~o~s, V~u~an President~'lS. AbSent-=Messrs. ColSon, Hart, Sch~b, Semfert, Wilkxn- 80~--5e · ~~STING ~I~. ~e City Engineer sub~tted a co~ication tling.attention to the need of a harvesting ~chine for the A~s House ~.,. and reco~ended that a ~chine be p~chased at the cost of · c~ ~s.read, whereupon ~. C. W. ~o~s, a member of Co,oil,info'ed e ~o~cml t~t he ~s the o~er of a ~chine ~ich he would loan the city for the p~ose of cuttin~ the wheat on the A~s House Fa~ said mchine being now at Balls Siding,about fifteen miles from the cmty.. On motion of ~. H~f the proposition of ~. ~oms vas accepted,.: the city to send for the ~chine and to return ~YOR'S ~SSAGE. ~e following message from the ~yor ~s read: . . ~yor' s 0ffice~ J~e 17, 199~ . To the Honorable 9xty. Co~c.ml, Gentlemen: I ret~n .here~th wmthout approval the resolutmon of yo~ Body adopted at its meeting ~une where~n~e~nance. Co~it~e ~ere~uthorized and d~rected to apply ~e~ s~ oz ~2.~,~ ngw mn mtne ~nkmng F~d to the c~m~ent of the bonded indebte~ess, of $66,000 heretofore ordered re*~ded by yo~ Bo~_ and ~e cancellation of $13 000 0f 4~ ref~din b~nds which wi] . ~ , · . ~ ~g . .1 be ~ssued %uly l, 1903~ a~d to.~offer for sale Only $53,000 of samd 4% ref~dinm bonds, and dmrecting ~at the balance of $26.89 be left in'the Sinking . The Sinking.~.FUnd.CommissionerS are a creation of the Legislature WZmn well defined duties, charged with' the collecti.on and investment of all moneys belonging to the Sinking Fund, and Council has no control over them. It is their duty ~o keep all moneys belonging to the Fund, invested in certain designated securities and. to. hold the fund coning into their hand. subjeCt to - the ~ payment of the bonded debt 'of the-city. Whenever a certain issue of bonds: has been paid-off by refunding, and the bonds so paid and cancelled are presented to the Sinking .Fund Com- missioners, they can tSen.pay into' the General Treasury any sum which has been set-aside as the~pror~ta.credit of the particular issue, if they so. ~desire. This' being the. case your Body has no authority to dir- ..ect the Sinking Fund Commissioners. to. pay into the Treasury any speci- fied amount or ~ny authority to say that a certain part of the prorata Credit should remain in the Sinking Fund, it being optional with the .Cqmmissioners what they will do with the Fund at their command and which they have invested, Emen if the Sinking Fund'Commissioners had the power to do as requested they could not do so without the money in hand. This they are not allowed to have as their duties require them to keep the moneys invested. But a graver reason exists for not reducing the bonded indebtedness at this time, a situation ?&ich has been constantly before Council for the past year, which has.been pointed out in a pre- vious communication in 'connection with the Paid Fire Department, viz, a depleted TreaSury. 1/o member of Council can shut his eyes.~to the fact that the City' Treasury is .depleted. No..funds coming in, not sufficient funds in sight to. meet ~uly interest or pay ~une bills and still Coun- cil tal~s glibly Of reducing the bonded~ indebtedness. It is a Very .pretty proposition but one which is purely sentimental. .In the first place the streets, sideWalks,, sewers,-and schools are~all badly in need of more money-and must have it. Why reduce.' the bonded indebtedness and at. the same-time make provision for an additional bond issue? No good reason for such action can be given. On ~uly 1st next the city will have to pay on account of interest due On that date the sum of $22,110 and Will also have-.to set aside one half of one per cent. on $812,000 to the Sinking Fund, amounting to $4,160. Heretofore the full amount of $8,120 was set aside but I take it that the balance can be provided for ~anuary 1st next. In addition theret~ the ~une bills which will be -~124- .($'une ,9.,~., .190~ ) not .less'than $8,500 makin~ :a .grand .fora;1 of $3~.,770 to be .provided for. To-meet these o]31iga%-~ons we 'have in. the :hands of the Treasury as of this date $17.,$21~99, 'in the hand. s _of the .Collector $2~338..45,_'l~.st'imate receipts.of Collector for ~une., ~$750, es. timate_d licenses. $~O00,.other :sources $500, asking a .probable sum of $23,910.44, leaving.'a :defici't of · $18,859.56 on July 1st. The taxes for 190.5 cannot be collected ~before November next. Your Body will '.have to. go int°. Bank and borrow about $11,000 to pay deficit in July .and in .addition thereto will have to make .loans to meet the expenses of the City Government for the months of .~uly, August, September and October., -~ot a very pleaaant' outlook. 'Your Body is restricted by law in the matter of loans'and cannot borrow .but .$25,000 no .mat~er ~how great the necessity. The .changes 'wrought by the new Constitution are such as to prevent, the collection of-1903 taxes before November next. Consequently your Body will .be much hampered. Should the previous action of' Council be .adhered to' and %he ..policy for -which I-have worked ever since becoming connected with city affairs, viz.: the putting of the bonded indebtedness of the city on a lower interest rate prevail., with proper management our-interest pa.' merits can be reduced one-third saving the city between $15,000 to$2~.000 an- nually., a consummation much to be desired. If the bonds which have been called are refunded the SXnking Fund Commissioners will turn into the Treasury upv~rds of $1~,000 which will do away with the necessity of going into Bank to borrow that much at least. Our credit wilX Be maintained and .our bonds will be saleable at a low rate of.in,crest.a% a premium° Borrowing money to meet interest 9bligations wmll not amd the credit of the city and may do much injury. I am-exerting every energy to .bring into %he Treasury during this month every dollar possi- ble to lessen as much as possible the deficit. The' gravity of the sit- uation demands that I should thus go into unpleasant details as to our Financial condition that you might be fully advised. See officer's reports hereto attached. Very respectfully, JOEL H. CUTCHIN, Mayor.... ~.r. Crumpacker moved that the 'consideration of the Mayor's l{essage l~e deferred Until the next regular 'meeting of council. The President vacated the chair(lit. Crumpacker presiding), and moved as an amendment to the motion offered by Mr. Orumpecker, that-the Con- sideration of the Mayor's MeSsage be postponed until an adjourned meet- ing of Council to be held on' the 26th of June 1903; and that the City Solicitor be instructed to furnish the Council with his opinion as to the rights of the 0ouncil in the premises. 'The later motion was agreed to, and the consideration of the message ~ccordingly-.PoStponed. INSPECTION OF DOCUMENTS BY'00UNCI~. L~r.Crumpecker .offered a resolution, which was. amended by Mr. Page, which a~nendment Was accepted~ providing that all documents and other papers filed with the Clerk-of Council for the consideration of Council shall be open to the inspection of any member of the Council, which ~as read. lit. Antrim moved to re- fer the resolution to the Committee on Ordinances, which was rejected by the following vote: Ayes--Antrim, Hough-,.2. Noes--Crumpecker, 'Don- aldson, Heazet, lt.u~.f, Johnston, Mays, ][inahan, Page, Rennet, ShiCkeX~ Vaughan, The Presmdent--12. Not voting--Thomas--1. l~r. Antrim moved that the resolution be laid on the table, which w~s rejected. The question w~s then taken' on the adoption of the resolu- by Mr. Crumpecker, with the amendment of Mr. Page, which and the same was agreed to.- Said 'resolutiOn.is as fol- tion offered was accepted, lows ' RESOLVED, That all petitions, applications, messages, reports or · papers of whatever kind, that are filed with the Clerk of the Council for the consideration of the Council, by. any of the-officials--of the city, or other persons, shall be open to the inspection of anymember of the Council from the time the same are filed with' Said Clerk;Pro- vided, however, that this shall not apply to sealed'proposals for doing work~..or furnishing supplies for the City until'-the~ same shall have been ~pened by the officer or committee authorized so ~o do. f (June 22, 1903) .HOUNTAIN AVEI~J~, Mr,~.Thomas.presented a petition signed by 0, L, Thomason,': R. A- Pollard...and. others asking that l~ountain Avenue between Franklin' ROad and Park. S'tree.t~ bel improved by grading and macadamizing~ said~ 'work". to' be done in' connection with the-propoSed impromenents of. said' aVenUe Between ~effers0n Street and ]Pranklin Road, which ~W~s read and referred to the Coma_ ittee~.on StreetS. ' RE~ORT 0~' THE 00MMIT~ ON. STREETS. lit. Vaughan from ~he Committee on Streets'submitted.. the following report:. The-oomm'itteef on streets recommends that Elm Avenue S. W. between Jif. th and Seventh Streets be graded at onbe· ' The Conditions existing gradin- is'~o~e as ~:~-~"~" ~.u-~r. uc~ea.on that street until such ~ ~ w~AI prevent the' sidewalk from being flooded with water whenever there is a heavy.~rain. We therefore recommend 'the ad- option of the following resolution: RESOLVED, .That the 0ity Engineer be and is hereby inStructed to Cause .the chain'gang"~to' be put to work on grading W. lm Avenue between Fifth ~nd 'Seventh Streets, and to continue-them thereon-until such grading is 'completed; the cost for such Work to. be charged to the ac- count".of' Street improvements· Provided, however, that 'such work shall not:' be commenced until-after the said chain gang has finiShed the work 'heretofore .ordered by Council to be done for the ROanoke Industrial & 'Agr icul turai As so C i.& t i on .. ~ _. .......... ?espectfully submitted, r..'It. VAUGtLAN, __.~[~e ~eP0r.~..-o.f...the.~0mmitt?e.on~Streets was adopted by'the following -.vo~e. · ~yes "Antrlm, .orumPeCker.,- ~onaldson, 'Heazel.' Huff, Hough, '~°hnst°'n'_kMays''''Minahan'' ' Page, ~Renner, Shickel, 'Thomas' Vaughan, The president 15 o :~oes-..None.'~ · ' · ~ REPORT'OF.THE C0~.[ITTEE ON STREETS. .Mr. V~ugha~ from the Comr..ittee' On. Streets-. alSO. submitted 'the . ......~.. _. following report: ..- r_=~-,_..xour., O.o.n~.itt~ee '..o~n.Streets 'to .whom.'Was referred the matter of .eporml..ng 'on v~ds. x-or xurnishing wa.ret-for'.: street sprinkling.purposes, .~.dg:.:;wt~r~ePs~itt.that. pur_s~u~.nt_t° n_otmce from the CitY'Engineer, s office - - 'ca on ~aturaay June 20, bY .the two water companies operatinEin :(th,'is:...city, .Said bids weFe. examined by the committee and are ~as~foii0ws': · ~ R0 ~AN,.0KE..GAS-.~ ,~ATER COMPANY, 8 cents per 1000 gallons. :: :.~VI. NToN~ROANOKE .~ATERi O0~,_~A~, 6-3/~ Cents-per 1000 gallons. The~"bid~°f"the Vint°n'R°-an°ke Water 'c°mPany.b. ein. g the lowest we rec0mmend~'th'e adoption of.. the following resolUtion'. ' ling?pUrpos~sThat._ RESOLVED the contract, for' furnishing v~ter for street sprink- ... ~ . _:to:be .used.by ~the Roanoke~ Railv~y & Electric Oompany~ be and-:is.}aereby awarded, t'o the Vinton-Roanoke Water Company, at the price cfi..'6' 3~4' cents per i000 gallons; said ~,?~ter to be Eeasured by meter, or meters , '".to -'be furnished ~by the-.said company· Said Contract to be in force for:one Year. from 'July l, 1903, at-the end of which 'period it nmY'.be.'-renev~ble'-~t .the.option-of the city of Roanoke. 'L:' ....P~..SOLVE~D"NUR ~TKER','.'(That the Vinton-Roanoke Water Company before locat-. 'lng-~xts hydrants' or-supplyl pipeS for furnishing Water aforesaid slmll obtain a'permitJifrom the City Engineer, and the said company shall erect' Said-:hydrants. or'sUpplY ~plpes'at such'POint, or points, as the '- 'City"Engineer Sh~ll .'designate, .... __..-T~.e:C·o?mittee files herew, i~h'as..a part Of 'this report a fca of.con- '::' M~cm- ~o ..be 'eXeCuted. by. the. Vlnton-Roanoke,"Water Company and the Cmty O£~'R0anoke, :.which.. contract contains ..the :'stipulations and conditions .set "forth- in"the, above".resOlution. ' .J"2. ~V~e'fiie -hereWith a.report of '~the City Engineer showing the dis- "tribution of~'. coSts.L for 'Street' RepairS an~ Street Improvements for the "month of:.May 1903, :Which~.we'r.ecommend ~-~ll.'..be filed ' ReSpectfullY:submitted'"L'F' A..pAGw,,. ~AS--~[ VAUGHAN,H..JOHNST01~. B. DON~0N~ -2126' ~te= . Aye~ Cr~pecker'~ Don~i~:a~n,-:.Heazel:,'.Hu~f~,..:'.H0~,.. No~5~-~one. Not v0t~nE".-Antr~ (~', "' '" '. ':.' ..::" .' :,"'.'.";.-' ..::.'"'../:';:(..'-.' ~: ' ~POIN~S C0~~.. :. '~."~'.:' B~tts, Collector.. off_ c~tY.-t~es sub- m~tted the n~ee off ~.'E; Craig 'a~ .s.. T.:.Lemon""-~om' he had': appointed as deputy collectors, ~d asked.'..~t~.theY.:be.:.aPPro~ed,: '~.':-', :, ' ..... ' ' W' E. ~o~$, C~t~ Clerk SUbmitted the..'n~e' of .~ss LU~-n,-Terr~il. as ~se~atant ~n th~'"o~ftce of 'the'City Clefk and asked [~2:her appoint- on motion of ~r. Crumpecker the apPo'[ntment fo ~ '~.'.' Craig'and S. To Lemon as deputy tax collectors', and of.~tss Lula L', Terrtll as" ass/s- rant to the City· Clerk, were'-¢o.r~i .treed' ''": .... I~tVESTING ~[&O~II~E'. ~r. C. WA'Thomas' infomed~ the Council that for reasons suggested b~ the City: Engineer ' it waS:proBable 'that-the~Keeper of th.e Aims House :would..have 'diffic.ultT.' in~ getting ::the' 'i~ves:t. ing machzne to th'e' A~ms HoUse'Far~ in t2me to' be:usedi'.'in'~.cutting ':the wheat~ and moved a. reconsideration .of the vote by which the c0unsi, l':~.[accepted . the offer of ~, C...:W. Thomas for...the use ..Of :said nmchine- 'The recon- sideration was. refused. . - -- ..... . on 'motion of ~. Rennet the City'-Engineer w~s" instructed 'to':.'advise · he Keeper of the Al~S House to start at..'once 'for ' the- ~chine ::now[ at On motion-off. ~[r, Antr~ it-.wa~ ordered 'that when ned it ~ha~l be :.to meet On Friday,-.:;Une.. 26, 'lgQS.-:at The ' Council .·then. adjourned. .. '. - .-.. he" CoUncil our- 8 o'c.100k:']?- ~r... -2126- · (';rune ~' 22, 1903 ) Ti~e report of the Committee on Streets was adopted by the following vote: Ayes-~Orumpecker', Donaldson, Heazel., Huff, Hough, $ohns.ton,. Minahan,-Page, Rennet, ~hickel, Th0ma-s,. . Vaughan, The President-. 14. No~s--Noneo Not voting--Antrim--I, APPOINT~,TENTS OONFIRW~_ ,D. ~..'B. 'BOtts, Collector .of city taxes sub- mitted the names of ~. ~.J Craig and S. T. Lemon.,' whom he had appointed as deputy collecto_rs, and asked that they'be'approVed. W. E. Thomas, City. Clerk submitted the. name of Miss as assistant in the' office of the City Clerk and aSked ment be- approved. On motion of ~fr. Crumpecker the appointment fo 5. E. Craig and S. T. Lemon as depu.ty tax collectors, and of.Miss Lulm L. Terrill as assis- tant to the Cmty Clerk, were Confir/aed HARVESTING MACHINE. Nr. C. W. Thomas informed the CounCil that for reasons suggested bY the City Engineer it was prob~.ble that the Keeper of the Alms House would ~have difficulty in getting the harvesting machine to the Alr. s House Farm in time to be'used in ,cutting the wheat~ and moved a reconsideration of' the vote by which the Oouncil accepted the offer of l/r. C..W. Thomas for the use of said machine. The recon- sideration was refused. On motion of Mr. Rennet the City Engineer wins instructed to advise · he Keeper of the AI~S House to start at once for the machine now. at Balls Siding o . On motion of Mr. Antrim it Was ordered that when the' Council adjour- ned it shall be to meet on F~iday, ~une 26, 190~ at 80'CmlOCk P. The Council then adjourned. ..... --oo00oo~------ Lula L. Terrill that her appoint- -2126- (~une' 22, lg0~) T~xe report of the Committee on Streets was adopted by the following vote:. Ayes--Crumpecker', Donaldson,. _ Heazel, Huff, Hough, Johnston,'. Nayst Ninahan, Page, Rennet, ~hickel, Thoma. s, Vaug~._n, The President--14e . Noes--None° Not voting--Antrim--l, APPOINT~gKNTS CONFIRMED. J.'~B. Botts, Collector ~ of city ta~xes sub- mitted the n~mes of J. E~ Craig and S. T. Lemon, whom he had appointed as deputy collectors, and asked that they' be approved. W. E. Thomas, City. Clerk submitted the name of Miss as assistant in the' office of the City Clerk and asked merit be LUla L. Terrill that her appoint- approved. On motion of Mr. Crumpecker the appointment fo J. E. Craig and S. T, Lemon as deputy tax collectors, and of.Miss Lula L. Terrill as assis- tant to the City Clerk, were Confirmed HARVESTING MACHINE. Mr. C. W. Thomas informed the Council that for reasons suggested by the City Engineer it vms probable that the Keeper of the Alms House would .have difficulty in getting the harvesting machine to the Alms House Farm in time to be used in .cutting the wheat~ and moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the 0ouncil accepted . the offer of Nr. C.. W. Thomas for the use of said machine. The recon- sideration was refused. On motion of .Mr. Rennet the City Engineer was instructed to advise ~he Keeper of the Alms House to start at once for the machine now at Balls Siding° On motion of Mr. Antrim it was ordered that when ned it shall be to meet on Friday,. ~une 26, 1905 at The Council then adjourned. ...... -oo00oo ....... the' Council adjour- 8 o'clock P. i&. -2126- (June 22, 1903) Tt~e report of the Committee on Streets was adopted by the following vote: Ayes--Crumpecker'. Donaldson, Heazel, Huff, Hough, Johns.ton,' Mays~ Minahan, Page, Rennet, ~hickel, Thomas, Vaughan, The President--14. . Noes--None° Not voting--Antrim--1. APPOINT~KNTS CONFIRMED. J.B. Botts, Collector. of city taxes sub- mitted the names of J. E: Craig and So T.. Lemon, whom he had appointed as deputy collectors, and asked that they be approved. W. E. Thomas, City Clerk submitted the name of Miss Lula ~,. Terrill as assistant in the office of the City Clerk and asked that her appoint- merit be approved. On motion of Mr. Crumpecker the appointment fo J. E. Craig and S. T, Lemon as deputy tax collectors, and of Miss Lula L. Terrill as assis- tant to the City Clerk, were confirmed. HARVESTING ~!ACHINE. Mr. C. W. Thomas informed the Council that for reasons suggested by the City Engineer it was probable that the Keeper of the Alms House would .have difficulty in getting the harvesting machine to the Alms House Farm in time to be used in ,cutting the wheat~ and moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the Council accepted the offer of l~r. C.. W. Thomas for the use of said machine. The recon~ sideration ~,,~s refused. On motion of ~.~ir.. Rennet the City Engineer was instructed to advise ~he Keeper- of the Alms House to start at once for the machine now ~t Balls Siding° , On motion of Mr. Antrim it was ordered that when the Council adjot~r- ned it shall be to meet on Friday, June 26, 1903 at 8 o'clock P. ~. The Council then adjourned. ....... oo00oo ..... -- -2126- ( June 22 1903) Tt~e report of the Committee on ~t~ts was adopted by vote: Ayes--Crumpecker', Donaldson, Heazel, Huff, Hough, Minahan, Page, Rennet, Shickel, Thomas, Va~_,ghan, The President--14o Noes--None° Not voting--Antrim--1. APPOINTt,~NTS CONFIRMED. J.B. Botts, Collector of city taxes sub- mitted the names of J. El Craig and So T. Lemon, whom he had appointed as deputy collectors, and asked that they be approved. Wo-E. Thomas, City Clerk submitted the name of Miss as assistant in the office of the City Clerk and asked merit be approved. On motion of Mr. Crumpecker the appointment fo J. Lemon as deputy tax collectors, and of Miss Lulm L. the following Johnston, Mays~ Lula L. Terrill that her appoint- E. Craig and S. T. Terrill as assis- tant to the City Clerk, were confirmed. HARVESTING MACHINE. Mr. C. W. Thomas informed the Council that for reasons suggested by the City Engineer it was probable that the Keeper of the ARms House would have difficulty in getting the harvesting ms. chine to the Alms House Farm in time to be used in ~cutting the wheat, and moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the Council accepted the offer of ~Mr. C. W. Thomas for the use of said machine. The recon~ sideration ~:~s refused. On motion of Mr. Rennet the City Engineer w~s instructed to advise N~he I~eepeN of the A~s House to start at once for the machine now at Balls Siding° On motion of Mr. Antr-~m it was ordered that when the Council adjov~- ned it shall be to meet on Friday, June 26, 1903 at 8 o'clock P. The Council then adjourned. ...... -oo00oo .......