The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-05

| Rfrnmbieton Improvement board.
The Brambleton Improvement Board
met last night, with Mr.. Bassett IN the
| ohnir.
The Finance Committee recommend.
ed the payment OF q bill in favor OF tho
| Merchants and Farmers Peanut Com
pany for S2l; also bill in favor OF
Mr.. o. f. Baxter. registrar, SO. so.
Mr. Winslow reported the low condi-
| ton OF the south side of Bramb!eton
avenue, east OF the Norfolk Terminal.
Referred to the Street Committee to
report Mt next meeting; also Park ave.
nue between Brown and Willoughby;
| also nuisance on Brown avenue.
The Board decided to request the
sanitary officer to serve an Official no.
tlce Tor the abatement of said nuisance,
The Street Committee was empower
ed 10 put another man on the force
| temporarily.
Mr.. Outten called attention to stag.
| nant water In the rear of certain resi-
dences on Highland avenue. The mat
ter was referred to the Street Commit
tee to be denlt with by official notice.
Spring street, between tho HygeIa
Ice Factory and Taylor & Co.'s prop
erty, forty feet wide and extending from
| Kelly avenue to Norfolk terminal. WINS
accepted.
On motion, the secretary was in
| structed to ask the Councils to set
apart $500 to meet the expense of paw.
Ing intersections on improved streets.
The Finance Committee was re.
| quested to confer with the city attor.
ney, for his opinion as to paving side.
walks. *
MIR. Blassingham. jnnitor in charge
OF the public school. wns accorded tho
| door to speak OF the work necessary to
keep the buildings and promises in
order.
The matter of pny mont OF the jauitor
was referred to the school trustees tn
arrange for the balance of the session.
There were two bids to drain tho
cellar OF the new schoohouse with 6 in.
terra Gotta pipe TO Ohio Greek, about
| 1000 feet-Mr. w. II. Barnard S225.
Messrs. JOS. l.. ~ r.. w. James $500.
On motion tho contract was awarded
the latter. The matter of other I'm.
provements was postponed for other
estimates.
| Mr.. Plnkerton was present and spoke
OF important matters III connection
with the public schools. The EXPIRES
sion OF the Board was in favor of the
very best provisions for the public
schools. II was the sense of the Board
to have male rector in the public
schools of the ward.
The School Committee was empow
cred to arrange for furnishing the pub.
lie schools with city water.
Other matters of no special public
| interest received attention. Bills were
allowed and the Board adjourned.
obseguies OF VAR. Henry a.. Gordon.
The funeral of this well known Young
gentleman took place from his late res.
| ldence on Bermuda street Yesterday
| afternoon Mt 0:30 O'Clock and was Mt
tended by large number of people.
among whom were the members of the
virginia Club, which organization at.
tended in body. Rev. Is. ID, Tucker.
rector of st. Paul's Episcopal Church,
ofhciated and the remains we're laid
away IN Elmwood Cemetery. The
floral offerings were large and beauti.
iul. The following gentlemen wero the
pail bearers:
Active-R Devereux Doyle, j anss
Riddle, Boz Bay man, George W lay
ior, Il Il Wilcox, DIR j FL Downer, w
Q Hardy. w Il Cooke.
Honorary-John Yermillion, Henry
! Wake. X Q Byrd. Thomas j Reele.
49,, "a aiMer, - w Chiidrey, Lieut.
w L Burwell. John n Vaughan.
Rior>cs Frustrated by tho Hcat.
DIR. L. Il. White. the veterinary sur.
geon, has had within the last two days
between fifteen ane twenty head of
hoases placed under his CHARGE for
treatment, which were overcome by
the extreme hot weather. The animals
were Frustrated aud rendered uncon.
scious and required quick and ener-
getic treatment in order to restore
them. SO far DIR. White has saved
every animal in this condition placed
under his charge.
F. u. White. doctor of yetepinarv
science, graduate National Veterinary
College. Office, McCleary & McClel.
lan's stables, Union street, Norfolk.
Va. Telephone, 325. References
Any horseman on Union street.
Cnmpbcii
IS making special inducements on all
his first quality photographs; also on
fne crayon and color portraits. ITO
Main street.
Corset Nceiieoc shirts with nobby
GS!lArs anu Yes to match. Nichols x
SaIAase> lso AAia sssesg