The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-11
THE SELECT COUNCIL.
The Regular Monthly Meeting Of This
Branch of City Fathers Last Night.
ALL THE BUSINESS CONQUERED IN.
The Ordinance Providing Heavy Pen.
nItics for Turning In False Alarms
of Fire Conquered In-MnJor Eos.
ter Rcsisns and Is Succeeded by
MIR. J. j. WOmblc.-Othcr Matters

ter RcsfgnS and Is Succeeded by
MIR. J. j.. Womblc.-Othcr Matters
The monthly meeting OF the Select
Council was held last night, with Presi-
dent Winston in the chair, and the fol-
lowing members present: Mes1rs. )3eas-
ley. Briggs. Broughton. Goodridge
Tredwell, Cooke and ROLAND.
| The minutes OF the last meeting OF the
| Select Council were read and approved
The minutes of the last meeting of
the Common Council were read and q
Conference Committee appointed on
| matters In dispute between the two
| branches
! The Select Council concurred with the
Common council In adopting the minor
lily report of the Special Water Commit
tee In the matter of sinking an nrlcytan
| wen near the present water works Mt n
cost not exceeding $4,000. MIR. Arps. of
inc Common Council, spoke upon the
subject, saying that one company was
prepared to go down 1000 feet within
ninety days and to pay q forfeit for
each day over 100 days.
| me report of the Finance Committee.
recommending TINT the report of the
| tIreater Norfolk Committee be referred
TO committee of the whole wns con
Cured in, as was also the renewal of n
tease to the Baltimore Steam Packet
| Company.
| ins otuiHHncc imposing n penalty for
turning In false alarms Of fire through
the fire alarm boxes was adopted. under
a suspension of the rules.
All other matters were concurred I'm.
Under the hend of new business, the
resignation or Major w. T.. Foster MS
1t member of the Select Council, was rra 4,
ana accepted with regret Captain
iSriEEs' nominated as Major Fosters
successor Mr. ]. j. Womble. who was
unanimously elected
Il a rpSplut Inv, nj nxnofo,o,o.,
ing Mosciy street and curbing AMI gut
terinE the same with wood, as far MS
Highland avenue bridge. one half of
ne cost OF same to be paid by the ad-
!, JOINING property-owners. was adopted
Tor the work was adopted
resolution providing for the paw
ing OF Martins lane was adopted and
money appropriated to pay for same
The following communicat ton wns re-
cetvcd. but as It had no hes ring on the
lease Of certain property To the Ralti-
more Steam Packet Company, II was
passed by:
West Norfolk. Dec I. 1895.
To the Common md Select Councils of
the City OF Norfolk:
Gcntlemcn---We respectfully call YOUR
attention to the fact that n former
. Council OF your city by n deed dated
June 18th, 1891. leased to the Baltimore
steam Packet Company the West End
OF Main street. &C.. for ten years. That
, action on the part OF the Council was
much regretted by our company and
the inhabitants OF the lower harbor,
MS greatly detrimental to the building
up of this harbor and the advance
mont of It's commercial interests, and
while we are not aware of the exact
status Of the present Lease before YOU
by said company we humbly pray that
your honorable bodies will so guard the
growing interests of your city as not
to place beyond your control any prop
ery ad. dining the west end OF Main
street that will prevent Its proper
use for q ferry TO connect your city
with the lower harhor. While we felt
the improperly OF the above lease
nj the time. had we raised objections
then II might have been considered
premature. for the DEVELOPMENT of the
lower harhor, and with ii West Nor
folk, was more or less an experiment,
and had my company claimed In SO
short period the prospect of ed
vapcing the commercial interests of
this port more than the Baltimore Steam
Packet Company, we frankly admit
your former Council could have ac-
ceptcd IL with great doubt. but truth
should now speak for itself. and we
stand prepared to prove that West
Norfolk alone. say nothing OF the other
parts of the lower harhOr. is daily
growing more in commercial mpor-
lance to your city than the Baltimore
Steam Packet Company. Our popula-
lion Is being drawn from abroad and
all dividends or earnings spent here.
We have no wish to underratc the inn
portancc of the Baltimore Steam Pack
ct Company or any other company, and
while II is the duty of Your city to fos-
ter all worthy enterprises. II is para
mount to your growth as n city to
guard permanently the life blood OF it's
progress
So far as we are Informed, every pro-
gressive city on deep water has faith
fully guarded its ferry landings. and
we cannot believe that Norfolk just
entering new life. is to be the only en-
ccption. My company under its charter
has been operating ferry between Nor
folk and West Norfolk for five years. be-
ginning with II small boat and few trips
and adding to the size of boat and Num-
Der of trips as the service demanded
until we are now prepared to say a bet
ter boat and suitable landings is daily a
growing necessity. The passenger travel
from nothing, has grown to 10000 per
year saying nothing of freight. and
when You estimate the supply OF four
teen prosperous stores. the new build
ings constantly added, with its general
commercial increase. and the large
trucking interest fostcred by the pro-
motors of West Norfolk. IL should claim
your careful consideration. Our people
\ nave shown preference to CLOSELY oliv