The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-04

The regular seml-m6nthly meeting
! of the Local Board OF Improvement of
Brambleton Ward was bed ut o'clock
last night with the president, MIR. |. Z.
Jernlgan, in tie chair, and the follow
ing members present: Messrs. Sterling,
Banks, Cooper, Gale, Spann aud
Whltehurst.
The minutes OF the last meeting of
the Board were read and approved.
MIR. Cooper, from the Street Com
| mittee, reported tho nuisaDces in rear
| of the Fentress and Ferebee property
! AMI on Reeves avenue temporarily
abated.
He reported progress in the matter
OF raising the curbing on Brambleton
| avenue near the Norfolk aud Western
railroud aud the work nearly COM
| pleted.
On motion, the Street Committee
WAS instructed to request the City En-
gineer TO draw the lines of Corprew
avenue i'll order that it may be graded
aud improved.
The nuisance on the end Of Will
louRhby avenue was reported partially
abated.
MIR. Whitehurst, from the School
Committee, reported progress on the
| furniture for the new school building,
but reported adversely on receiving
the blackboards. The matter was lett
III their hands with instructions that
they order the contractors to finish the
board Ill accordance with agreement.
A motion by MIR. Spann tuat the new
school building be accepted from the
contractors, they having completed it
according TO plans and specifications,
aud that they be paid for their work,
WA adopted.
The Board also instructed the con
tractors to bring in corrected bill for
| the completion of the work on the out.
houses to the school building and the
Board would order its payment at the
next meeting.
The Rev. DIR. j. j. Hall being pres.
| ent was accorded the privileges of the
floor. He called the attention of tho
Board to. the impossible condition of
| the sidewalk on Highland avenue from
the Park Avenue Baptist Church to
Maltby avenue after heavy rain. and
| asked the Board 10 take some steps to
remedy the evil, as il was u serious
matter to people who attend church on
that thoroughiare. The Board assured
him TINT the matter would be taken
under consideration and tho evil
remedied If possible.
On motion, the balance duo MIR.
Tongue for drawing plans and specih
cations for the new school building
was ordered paid, as directed by HIM.
MIR, +. II. White called the attention
of the bourd to very dlsagreeable
| aud dangerous nuisance III front OF his
residence on Highland avenue. lie.
| ferred to tue Street Committee, with
power to net.
| a complaint of Mr.. Thomas of
nuisance on Claiborne avenue, near
| Park avenue. was referred to same
| committee.
Tho bond OF MIR. J. II. Fatherly, for
removing the garbage III the ward, was
accepted by the bonrd, and the Presi.
dent and Secretary were directed to
sign the same.
| The Recommendation of the School
Committee that Mr.. Il. Z. Belote be
appointed Janitor of the Public
Schools III the ward, wns accepted.
| MIR. Gale called attention to the de
lapidnted condition of the board walks
on Wilioughby avenue, aud of the need
OF general repairs 10 the streets. The
matter was referred to the Street Com
| mittee.
| The secretary was instructed to ad
! dress COMMUNICATION to the superin-
tendent of the Norfolk City railway.
calling his attention to the bad coudI.
ton OF his tracks running through the
| ward, and to notify him that 1t is the
order of the board that he keep them
IN proper condition.
| All properly approved bills were
| ordered maid Adinurpnd