The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-11
OUR LEGISLATIVE BODY
The City Council in Session Guard
the CitYs Interest.
The City Attorney Requested to Report
What Progress Had Been Made in
the Suits of the City. Council
man Hamilton Resigns.
Other Transactions.


Other Transactions.
Tho City Counc held an adjourned
meeting last night with tho following
members present:
John FL. Hume, president; ID. w.
Ballcntlne, Joseph +. Weaver. l.. C..
Benson, John j. King, Charles S.
Minter. G. w. Walker, q. NJ. Roy
nolds, Samuel Il. Montague, Charles
Outteu, G.. $. Sherwood, J. Davis
Reid, George NJ. Turner. q. l.. Muir.
den. }. w. Ashton.
The Street Committee recommended
that the Hastings Court be- requested
to condemn a certain piece of land on
the corner of Court aud Wythu streets
in accordance with plan submitted.
Adopted.
The same committee recommended
that the Council take steps to either
purchase or ooudemn certain portions
OF land of Col, w. Ill. Stewart for
drain purposes. Adopted.
Tho snme committee reported that
they have given the firm of Andrews n
Mottow the privilege of paving the
block on Court street, between High
and King streets. with the brick.
On motion, the report was received
and c0.>curred in.
The ordinance in regard to delin.
quent taxes was adopted.
The Atlantic and Danvillo special
committee reported progress.
The reports of city officers were read
and on motion, referred to the proper
committees.
The Sewerage Committee recon-
mcnded that MIR. Campbell. who was so
| badly injured while at work on the
| sewers, be paid for time lost while in
Jured. Adopted.
The Com missioner of Revenue re.
ported the tax books ready to be turned
| over for collection.
All properly approved bills were nj,
| lowed.
On motion, an appropriation was
made to pay some extra bills of the
Board of Health.
NEW BUSINESS.
The chairman OF the Public Prom.
| erty Committee asked permission to be
| allowed to paint the City Hall. On
| motion, the request was granted.
! The application of Mr.. Townsend,
to be allowed to lease the cast end OF
| Bart street, on west side of bridge.
was read. hlr. Townsend, under tho
suspension OF the rules, was allowed
| to address the Council i'll reference to
what he wanted.
MIR. Reed moved that permission be
granted, provided that MIR. Townsend
Will build his shop q sufficient Distance
| from what might be made the street
line, and TINT he will move the same
| on three months notice If necessary.
| 1t was seconded and adopted.
NJ,
was referred TO the Ordinance Com
mittee to bring IN an ordinance con
corning them.
MIR. Murden moved TINT the Ordi.
| nance Committee be requested TO
bring In report III regard to what
has been done about publishing the
ordinances. Adopted.
The resignation of Mr.. Il, ID. uamil.
| ton ns "A member OF the Council from
| the Fourth Ward was read aud was nc
copied.
a letter was read from DR.. Charles
| l.. Culpeper, declining to become n
member OF the Board OF Health,
y letter was read from the Port n or
| folk Railroad Company, stating that
they cannot get fcnders for their cars
by the 10th instant, and request that
the time be extended to October LIST.
1
On motion, the letter was placed on
| tile
Mr.. Murden called attention to the
filling of tho north end OF WASHINGTON
| street; TINT 1t was unhealthy. The N.
tention OF the Street Committee was
called to it.
MIR. Sherwood moved that the Street
| Committee, with the City Attorney. bg
instructed to inquire into the rights
| that tho city has in all the marshes in
the city and report on the same. II
was seconded and adopted.
Mr.. Murden moved that tho CITY
Attorney he instructed to report at the
next meeting what progress he has
made III all suits of the city that are.iu
bus hands. 1t WAS seconded and
adopted.
On motion, adjourned
| suits To Order.
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