The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-09
MEETING COMMON COUNCIL
The Telephone Question Under
Consideration.
NEW SCHOOLHOUSE PROPOSED
The City Fathers Held an Adjourned
Meeting Last Night and Disposed
of Business Left Over From
Last Tuesday. Several Mat
of Importance Referred.

The adjourned meeting of the Com.
mon Council Was held last night with
the president, Captain Roper. in the
chair and the following members pres.
emit Moore, Walker, Collins, Arps,
s Shellhouse. White, Borum, Herman,
Lee, Hannah, Heath, Hyslop. Nc
Msnus, Brickhouse.
The resignation OF Mr.. II. b. Webb
as member of the Board OF Health
wes received and accepted.
The statement of the City Auditor
was submitted aud properly referred.
A resolution to use the old aims
house for al industrial homo was
tabled.
Petitions OF the proprietors OF the
Atlantic aid st. James Hotels to be
allowed to keep their bars in the places
where now located were referred to
Ordinance Committee for report.
Letter from Mayor Petit, received
at c previous meeting, in regard to in
creasing the number OF police, Was laid
On the table.
A resolution to pave Williamson's
Z lane at a cost of $3.50 was adopted.
The Water Board was authorized 10
pay from funds in their hands asmuch
as SIS, 600 for Q test artesian well OF
70, 500 feet.
Petitions OF sundry persons to erect
frame houses were referred to the Fire
Committee.
Petitions from citizens OF Bramble-
ton and Rose avenue, asking for wuter
for domestic purposes were granted
and about 81, 200 appropriated for the
improvements.
Brambleton Ward asked to borrow
S3.6O0 for current expenses, to be re
! turned out OF taxes of 1895. Granted.
a communication was received from
Col. Walter Ii. Taylor, calling atten
tion to the injustice To him OF reQuir.
4 ing the property owners 10 pay one
fourth the cost of paving Yarmouth
street, and was referred to the Finance
& Committee.
Petition from G. NJ. Meredith, asking
that he be allowed to connect his store
with the Norfolk City railroad electric
power, so that he might be able 10 run
fans In his store by electricity, was
granted.
MIR. Arps moved to lay on the table
the resolution providing for u cover
for the patrol wagon. Adopted.
MIR. Camp offered resolution np-
propriaung $50, 900 to build q public
SSNA~S'AOeSS Al VIC SShtic VI tue cllS
was laid over till the next meeting.
A resolution by Mr.. Camp, provid
ing for setting apart u lot III the Fourth
Ward upon which to build school
house, was referred to the School Com
mittee.
A communication was received from
the Building Inspector, calling alton
tion to the unsafe condition OF city
building on Water street. Referred to
the special committee Oh Water street
property.
An amended petition OF the Acker
CONSTRUCTION Company, asking to be
allowed to build sewer system and
furnish lights for Brambleton. was re
ferred TO Ordinance Committee.
The lease of the end of Freemason
street to the Norfolk City Boat Club
was extended five years. The club
eontemplates making extensive i'm.
proyements.
MIR. Brickhouse moved to reconside:
she vote postponing action on the tele
prone franchise matter. which WAS
adopted. The ACCESSIBILITY of giving the
exclusive right of the streets of the CITY
to the Virginia Telephone COMPANY
was discussed by Messrs. Herman.
5rIokhouse. Borum, d Lowenberg and
John w. Crews, and action was post.
poned I'LL next meeting.