The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-15
The ACTION OF THE COUNCIL
In the Matter of the Street Rail-
road Franchise.
She Report of the Committee as Pub
Gshed in The virginian was
Adopted, Speeches Made for
and Against the Road. Pc
titions From Citizens.


The City Council held an adjourned
meeting lust night with the following
members present: l. Z Slater, presi.
deut. Jos q Everett, Samuel Y Mouta.
que. L X Wonnycutt, Jnmss w Brown,
Jr, Il l. Giassett, Geo Nj Peed, S o.
Brown. l. 9 BriDson, q G Feed, j Thos
Dunu, JAS q Proctor. i Murden, ID
81 Murden and L a Friudlin.
The president stated the meeting
was held for the purpose of acting upon
she report of the Street Committee in
xeference to the street railroad.
Mr.. Everett moved that tic Council
go into u meeting of the committee of
Abe whole, which was seconded aud
adopted. The report Of the committee
uss read.
MIR. s. @. Brown moved that the O.
port DO received. 1t was seconded by
Mr. Everett.
The president then invited any citi-
con TO make such remarks ms they saw
Mt IN reference to the matter. Before
0uy remarks were made. a petition
from the residents of South street. pro.
Sesting against the use of L rail on that
street. was read.
Mr.. u. Hatton spoke in the interest
of the road, and said that no thought
that tue question was one of vital inter.
est to Portsmouth. lie then went on
40 give his reasons for doing 81, ana
showed no " the road would advance us.
de then showed the improvements tha.
aau Deeu made III the past two yenrs.
aud he thought the electric road was
auo,her Advancement.
de closed by asking that the fran.
chiSe he granted, md had auother petit
Il -
read withdrawing the former petition
and asking that I rail be granted.
Mr.. q. W. Murdaugh, Jr., spoke
against the Council granting exclusive
fishts OF the streets. He also asked
that a SPECIFIC tax bc made on the road.
Nj. Joseph A. Parker asked that a
petition III reference to County street
se read.
The clerk sthen read the petition,
asking the Council to abandon County
eet 80 that it may be kept open for
1ha use oil people going IN and out the
clty.
MIR. Parker then spoke in behalf of
1he petition and asked tint the request
OF the petitioners he granted.
Judge Watts spoke in the interest
OF granting the privileges asked for by
4he road. lie showed the advantages
20 be derived fro m tho Improvement,
eto.
Mr.. Slater then addressed the Coun.
Gil III regard to the control, and said
ne thought the city WAS as well pro
sected as any city IN this country. He
lad gone TO considerable trouble to
find ont how other cities conducted the
roads, and he thought that Ports
mouth was getting good contract.
After a discussion of nearly Two
two bonrs, aavote was taken on the re-
port by sections.
Section first, granting use OF streets
asked for, was voted on and adopted.
fecond, vote on girder rails on paved
streets and L rail on unpavrd streets
was adopted by 10 ayes and nays.
All the other sections were adopted.
On motion the report WAS adopted as
whole.
On motion the Committee was dis
eolved aud the Council went into regu.
;nr session and adopted the report MS
presented.
On motion the City Attorney was
instructed to draw the contract, and
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