The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-04-10
LOCAL.

adjourned meeting of the Common Council
was held in their Chamber at TIE City Hall
on Monday evening, April 9th, 1866.
Present-John B. Whitehead. ESQ. Presi.
dent; Charles Reid, Esq, Vice President.
c. w. Newton, Jas. A Saunders, Charlie,
s. Allmand, Edward Delany, Samuel H
Hodges, Marshall Parks, Sylvanus Hartshorn
VIM. T. Harrison, E. j. Griffith, Chas H
Rowland, B. T. Bockover.
The Council was called to order at eight
o'clock, when the reading Of the proceedings
OF the previous meeting was suspended, on
motion of Mr. Saunders
The President stated the object of the meet
ing to be the consideration of the late act oil
the Legislature providing for City Judge,
which act he then read to the Council A
proposed ordinance was also read
Mr. Parks, who was entitled to the floor,
expressed desire to hear others upon the
subject before the Council.
motion was made that the ordinance be
read second time by its title-and it was so
read
Mr. Delany offered resolution providing
that the Mayor order an election to take
the sense of the people upon the act providing
for Judge.
Mr.. Newton thought this course looked like
an evasion of the question, which the Legis-
lature had left to the action Of the Council.
and called on the friends of the bill to vote
against the resolution.
MIR. Delany thought, as the people would
have to pay the salary of the Judge, that it
was proper to consult them, and ascertain
their wishes He had been unable to ascer-
tain who was the father of this BILL The re-
solution be had submitted had been in his
drawer for the past two weeks He thought
the matter ought to be submitted A SINH
lar bill had been submitted to the people of
Portsmouth
Mr.. Newton addressed the meeting at some
length in favor of the measure.
He was replied to by Messrs. Delany and
Reid in opposition to the Judgeship.
Thc~esoluton of Mr.. Delany, requiring the
Mayor to open a poll to take the sense of the
people relative to the judgeship, was again
read.
Mr.. Delaney, then called for the ayes and
noes.
Aye;-B fillmore, Griffith, Harrison, Hold
ses, Deany, Allmand, Reid.
Noes-Saunders, Parks, Hartshorn, New
ton, Rowland, John B, Whitehead-6
So the sense of the people is to be taken
upon the subject of the city judgeship
Mr.. Saunders moved that the office. for
merry occupied by the Albemarle and Chssa-
peake Canal corner CRANKY and Main
streets. be an election precinct instead of the
United Engine House, for the first ward.
Messrs. Reid and Griffith opposed the reso-
luton, which was lost
The following bills were ordered to be
paid: A. j. Ogilvie & Co., repairing pump,
$40 10; Norfolk Advertiser, advertising.
$40; bill of Day Book, for $73 65 for ad-
vertising was referred to the Finance Com
mttee for examination and report bill of
VIM Il. Haynes, for $3.50 for wood for
Ainisllouse, was ordered to be funded
Return of VIM. Roberts, measurer of grain
wasrecoived.
Communication of John Jackson, colored,
requesting permission to erect wooden ten
ement on the property he had recently leased
for five years, corner Mariner and Church
streets, was referred to the Committee on
fire department for examination and re-
port
Communication from j. A. Lynham, Dep
uty Clerk, relative to the condition of the
Clerks office of this city, its furniture, &C.,
asking for an appropriation of $40 or $50
for desks, &c. Referred to the Committee
On Public Buildings for examination and re-
port.
Communication from R. F. Vaughn, rea-
tive to bringing home the bodies of those
who belonged to the Norfolk Light Artillery
Blues who were killed and asking for lot in
the Cemetery, addressed to Dr. Cowdery, and
BY him responded to, granting the request as
chairman of the committee
A resolution by Mr. Saunders to receive
the communication, and appropriate the lot
as requested.
Adopted.
The Council then adjourned
CAPT RoBT. MARsH.-Ihe remains of this
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