The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-03-10
LOCAL.


on, Friday evening, March 9th
preseut-John B. Whitehead, Esq, Presi-
dent Charles Reid, Esq, Vice PRESIDENT.
Gentlemeu--S. Hartshorne, Samuel II
Hodges. James A. Saunders, L. j. Griffith
MARSHALL Parks, O. Windsor, Charles s. All
roand. Edward Deany, w. T., Harrison, Il.
po,amore. j. I. Redmond, Charles H. Row
land. lits@
The council was called to order at o'clock
When the proceedings Of the previous meeting
were read "'Ai' 4la
reconsideration by Mr.. Reid of his reso-
linton was moved, and the following in its
stead was adopted
Resolved :, That the City Collector be al
,o,sed per cent on all collections due on the
Assessors books from LIST April, 1854, to oath
June, 1866" H
The proceedings, as amended, were then
approved. ~ {
The first business in order was the Street
Committees report, which was again read
The motion of Mr.. Reid to put out the
Cleansing of the streets, was then seconded by
Mr.. Harrison. s
long debate eusued as to the relative
merits of the Contract System az compared
with the plan Of the city's doing hertoown
work. ,a
This debate was participated in by Messrs.
Reid and Harrison, who favored the cont act
svstem, and Messrs. Saunders, Delany and
Parks, who favored the plan Of the citys
cleaning the streets. tt1
A resolution offered by Mr.. Parks was final
" adopted authorizing the Street Committee
to hire horses and carts, &C., and continue to
clean the streets
The recommendation Of the committee to
appoint an assistant for six MONTHS from LIST
April to LIST October, with salary Of $50
DER mouth, to be appointed by the Inspector,
was then discussed.
Finally a resolution offered by Mr.. Parks,
was adopted, authorizing the committee to
employ an assistant at 500 per mouth.
The next recommendation was the Increase
of the salary of the Inspector to s. 900
Mr. Saunders then offered ordinance
amending the second section of an ordinance
50 as to allow the increase Of the salary of the
Inspector. 1t was read the first time, and the
second and third times by its title.
Motion was made and seconded to suspend
the rules, and the rules were suspended
The question was then taken, and the ordi-
nance adopted by the following vote:
Ayes-Hodges Hartshorne, Deany, Grif-
fifth, Redmond. Rowland, Bottimore, Wind
sor, Saunders, Allmaud, Reid, and the Presi-
dent-12 adsa II
Noes-Parks and Harrison-2
The recommendation of the committee to
mend and improve the Princess Anne road
then came before the Council
Mr.. Griffith moved to adopt the recommen-
dation, which was agreed to.
The Committee on Lamps aud Gas, re-
ported that the City Attorney bad given his
opinion that there is no law imposing upon
the city tile duty to light and warm the jail
Mr.. Delany said that Mr.. Stubbs some time
ago had given previous opinion that the city
was so bound, upon which the committee had
been acting.
The report was received 81
Mr. Saunders offered resolution that the
Register be instructed to pay the monthly bills
for cleaning the streets, which was adopted.
Report of the Committee of the Fire De-
partment was then read and its recommends
tons adopted.
Report of Select Committee to choose a 10
calty for magazine, recommending the old
site west of Cedar Grove Cemetery, was then
read SO a
lengthy debate ensued as to the proper
locality for the Magazine. 1t was finally vo-
ted to locate it in the "rear of Elmwood Gem
etery." Sa ~
Report of Commissioners, relative to extend
ing Chapel street. was then read, recommend
ing its extension, which could be, done at a
less cost now than hereafter isssi
Mr.. Saunders moved the report be received,
which was adopted
day night, at the usual hour, which was car
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