The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-08
COMMON COUNCIL MEETING
A Busy Session Which Lasted Until
Midnight.
THE ATLANTIC CITY POLICE.
The Council Directs the Police Board
to Appoint the Men Recommended
by the Local Board. A New
Schoohouse for the
Fourth Ward.

Council was held last night with Presi-
uent Roper III the CHAIR and the fol-
lowing members present: Messrs.
Philpotts, Walker. Lewis. Brickhouse.
White, Moore, Wright, Sheldon, She'll
house, Camp, Arps. Peelle, Borum,
Herman, Collins aud Leigh.
Petition Of numerous persons to erect
frame buildings, approved by the Fire
Committee. were granted.
Report Of the Fire Committee, re-
commenting that a horse be furnished
the Retreat for the Sick from the Fire
Department. was adopted.
Petition of the Standard, Peanut Com
pany, to be allowed to retain n plat.
form IN front of their premises. disap-
proved by the Street Committee, was
reiused.
Mr.. Camp offered an ordinance
amending the ordinance concerning
streets, which was laid over.
Petition OF L. II. Ballentine on New.
ton street improvements. approved by
Street Committee, was granted.
Petition of Nj. Nicholson to retain an
awning frame III front of his place OF
business, disnpproved 10y the Street
Committee, was refused.
WILL REMOVE DISTRACTIONS.
Report Of Street Committee approx.
ing u resolution to remove distractions
on Main aud Church streets, and rec.
ommendiug TINT all other streets be
cleared of distractions, WAS discussed
Mt some length and rejected by an aye
and nay vote.
Report of the Street Committee dis.
approving the petition toIopen Proby's
court from Fenchurch to Church street
was adopted.
Report of the special water commit.
tee on proposition of the National
Artesian Well Company formerly
known as tho Rny Artesiun We'll Com
pany), III which the company offers, tor
IL sum of $4,000, to sink well to n
depth of ., 600 feet. if necessary to Sc.
cure water, the said $1,000 to be mp
piled to the contract price of S65, 600
for securing water il the effort is sue.
oessful. The Ray people failed to
reach water ut IL depth OF 500 feet and
had spent $40, 900. ali they could afford,
on the venture. The special committee
recommended that the proposition be
accepted and MIR. Arps spoke ut length
on tho propositions. Tho company
offered, if successful In securing water,
TO sink additional wells to secure the
supply OF 5000, 600 gallons per day. ut
any point the city might designate. On
motion, tho report OF the committee
was amended and adopted.
4 resolution instructing the City At.
torney to take steps to define the
RIGHTS OF THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS
and Local Board of Atlantic City in the
matter of policemen Tor the ward was
adopted
Report of the Finance Committee.
recommending the loau OF 81, 800 to
Atlantic City Ward. was adopted, to.
gether with resolution providing for
raising the money.
Report of the Finance Committee on
the communication of the City Treas
urer relative to pay for Atlantic City
Ward. dIsnpproving al appropriation
OF SlUS to pay them. was adopted.
The committee also reported III favor
of resolution authorizing the appoint
ment by the Police Board for police.
men for Atlantic City Ward OH recon-
provement only.
MIR. Brlckhouse moved that the re-.
port be laid on tho table.
Mr.. Sheldon advocated the report.
MIR. q. Brooks johnson, chairman OF
the Local Board of Atlantic Citv, was
grented the floor, and said he believed
that the Local Board would pay the
men who had been serving by appoint.
ment OF the Police Board If the resolu.
ton was adopted,
Mir. Sheldon took the chair and
President Roper sud he did not be.
lleve III waving tho prerogatives of the
Police Board, who, he claimed, had the
right to appoint Atlantic City police.
men. He believed the Local Board
could be made to pay the men ap
pointed by the Police Board. He did
not believe the Police Board should he
dictated to by any Local Board OF I'm.
provemept.
THE MOTION prevailed.
Mr.. Herman moved that the report
be adopted; Mr.. Camp to lay on the
table. Mr.. Herman's motion prevailed
and the report Of the committee was
adopted by vote of ~ ayes and I
nays.
A resolution was offered by Mr..
Philpotts, providing for au appropria.
ton OF Sl0,0 to build q schoolhouse
Tor white children IN the Fourth ward.
The rules were suspended aad the res.
CLINTON was unanimously adopted,
Mr.. Camp moved to reconsider the
vote taken mt the last meeting on the
adoption of the report of the School
Committee and the matter was again
oped aud laid over.
An ordinance amending the markat