The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-03
MEETING OF CITY FATHERS
The Telephone Question Dis
cuSsed.
The Common Council at Regular
Meeting Last Night Referred All
Questions Relating TO the
Telephone Franchises 10 q
Special Committee.

with Capt. Roper in the chair. aud The
following members present: Arps.
Borum, Brickhousc, Camp. Collins,
Heath. Hnnnan, Herman, Hysiop,
White, Peele, Redd. PhiIpots. Small.
Lewis. Moore, Sheldon, Walker.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read and approved.
The Council refused to approve the
appointment of L. l.. G. Manning, u
deputy high constable. by vote OF IL
to 8.
A resolution was adopted allowing
the Cemetery Committee TO use all un
expended balance to pay for draining
the new cemetery addition,
a resolution was offered providing
Tor the appointment of committee TO
enforce the ordinance relating to tho
removal of garbage, was laid over.
The Finance Committee disapproved
the petition of Geo. w. Taylor for
relief from erroneous assessment on
9th Hall avenue property. The re-
port was adopted.
REAL ESTATE ASSESSORS.
The bill Of the real estate assessors
for services rendered. amounting to
1922; also bill of assistant assessors for
1922 WAS ordered to he paid.
The finance committee submitted n
report providing that If license tux liz
paid by the street railway company ms
provided in the city ordinances the
same will not be raised when the coun.
cils have right so TO do. The report
was adopted.
At recent meeting of the Select
Council. MIR. Goodridge offered reso
luton directing the Ordinance Com
.i,t,
viding for the employ mont Of persons
confined in the city JUL on the street
cleaning force. The resolution was re.
ferred back to the author for informa-
ton.
The Ordinano Committee reported
adversely upon the resolution to Danish
baby carriages from the sidewalks of
Main strset, between Church and
CRANKY streets. The report was
adopted.
The Ordinance Committee approved
the amendment Of sections ~. ~, 23
and "a OF chapter II OF city ordinances
concerning the health Of the city. The
ordinS~>e was read, the rules wero sus.
pended aud the ordinance adopted aud
will be published.
THE TELEPHONE QUESTION.
tion was taken mp Gud the ordinance
granting the use of the streets of the
city to the Southern Electric Company
for the construction of sub.wsys IN
which the Telephone and telegraph
wires shall be placed, was read.
MIR. Bri1khouse seid that it ia neces-
sary in certain sections that oil wires
shall be placed under ground,
MIR Walkgr GndOrepI .hn rropos;
ton.
The privilege OF the floor was granted
Mr.. 1clvin to explain the working of
the subway system. The matter was
discussed at considerable length and
Mr.. Leigh moved that the matter be
laid on the table, carried.
Mr.. Borum thought all the telephone
questions should be referred to q
special committee.
Mr.. Moore moved to lay on the table
the consideration OF tile proposition of
the American Telephone Company
dong distance phones. Mr.. Leigh
offered rs substitute that the matter
be taken up. Adopted. The substi
tute was adopted, II ayes, nays.
The Ordinance COMMITTEE recon.
mended that franchise he granted only
in SO far az 1t relates 10 long distance
phones.
The privilege of The floor was asked
for Mr.. Thorn. MIR. Moore objected.
Mr.. Small said lie hoped MIR. Moore
would withdraw his objections. MIR.
Moore refused. In reply TO question
from MIR. Leigh, MIR. Thom said that
unless the ordiuauce was adopted as
reported his company could not come
here.
Mr.. Brickhouse thought no imme.
diate action waa necessary. He be
iieved the local telephone question
should be settled first.
Mir. Camp moved that the matter Law
over, which was adopted.
MIR. Borum offered resolution ro.
ferring all questions relating to grant
ing telephone franchises to Il special
committee of five, who shall report at
tho next meeting. Adopted,
The proposition OF tho Home Tele.
phone Company was referred to the
special committee.
Mr.. Small called for the report of
tho Fire Committee on the purchase
Of chemical engine. Tho matter had
been previously laid on the table. A
vote was taken and the motion to take
mp was carried.
The clerk rend the resolution appro.
priating $1,000 for the purchase. Mr..
Sheldon opposed the expenditure, say.
ing that the city could not afford it at
this time. A vote was taken on the