The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1858-03-03

MEETING OF THE COMMON AOUHCSL.-"-
At a meeting of the Common Council
held on the End March. the following
gentlemen were present:
James Moore, President; W I HaY
rison, Vice President; Messrs. Corprew,
Belote, Cowdery Hendron, Dickson Camp,
Saunders, White and Irwin.
The minutes of the meeting Of the Ord
February were read and approved, as al
so the proceedings Of the Select Council
of the 9th of February, concurring in the
proceedings of the Common Council at
sundry previous meetings.
The amendment of the Select Council
to the order appointing committee and
defining their duties in the matter of the
overture of the State Agricultural Socie-
ty to hold their next annual meeting in
this city, was concurred in.
A memorial from Mr.. W. l.. Walters,
praying to be remunerated for the use Of
the City Hotel" as a Hospital, during
the Epidemic Of 1866, was on motion of
Mr.. Dickson, referred to a special Joint
Committee of Two from each branch of
| the Council, and the chair appointed
Messrs. Camp and Saunders as the Com
mittee from this body.
A memorial from Messrs. w. l.. Wal
tiers and Wilson S, Pepper, praying for 4
reduction Of license on Billiard Tables,
was on motion of Mr.. Belote, receis ed and
| referred to the Ordinance Committee, with
instructions to bring in an Ordinance in
! conformity with the prayer Of the memo
| rialists.
A memorial was received from j. II,
Borum and others, praying that the Large
/ Boxes recently placed on Market Square
be removed, and also \ counter petition
from Messrs. James Barry ard others
/ praying that the SAID Boxes may be al
| lowed to remain.
Present, Mr.. Whitehead.
The Ordinance Committee we're i'll
| structed to bring in an Ordinance regu-
lating the size of boxes on Market Square
The prayer of sundry petitioners that
Chapel street be extended through t.
| Bermuda street, was granted.
| The Presidents ofthe Common and Sci
cct Councils were requested to appoint
ten delegates to Gu; .i1tine Conven-
| ton, proposed to be held in Baltimore.
Several communications and memori-
ais were presented and appropriately re-
ferred.
The Register was directed to issue
| $4,000 of City Scrip to the Fire Depart
\ ment, to be expended under the supervi-
sion the Committee on Fire Depart
ment, in the erection of an Engine House
for the United Fire Company, agreeaby
to an order of the Councils passed in No
vember, 1857.
| The appointment of G. w. Steel as
Assistant Assessor was ratified.
An Ordinance concerning the Tax on
Billiard Tables was passed.
The Committee on markets and docks
recommended the imposing a Huckster
License on all vendors who shall buy
and sell, or expose for sale, Oysters in
the market dock, excepting those that
catch oysters from the adjoining rivers.
! TReferred to Committee on Ordinance g. I
The Committee also recommended that
the compensation Of the Clerk of the
Market for sweeping and cleaning the
same be increased from five to six dollars
per month. [adopted.1 Also, that that
officer be allowed to receive his salary
monthly instead of quarterly. Tlaid on
the table
The Committee on streets was author
| lied to contract with Mr. Cannon for
rubbish to fill up unpaved streets, at q
| price not exceeding two hundred dol
| lars.