The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-09
The Subway System Ado pied by an
Unanimous Vote.
The City Fathers We're in Session Till
II O'clock Last Night and Trans-
acted Much Important Bust
ness. Telegraph and Tele-
phone Matters.

nyslop.
The report of the special committee
on the telephone question, recommends
lug that the proposition of Helyen and
Brown Tor subway aystem be- adopted.
The ordinance was read.
MIR. Herman moved that the commit
tees report be adopted. Carried aud
the ordinance was placed upon its pas.
sage. The vote stood lG ayes, Mr,
Arps being excused from voting.
Action on the proposition OF the
Homo Telephone Company was laid
over
Report OF special committee on
American Telephone Company dong
distance) recommending that it is not
advisable to grant franchise to o
company which does not state the max
mum rate to be charged, does not fur
nish free phones or pay n per centum
to tho city. Committees report
adopted.
Report OF tho Fire Committee. ap.
proving petition of Carter Page, ID. i.
Reid N Bro. and Sister Kenny to build
frame houses. Adopted.
The report OF the Street, Sewer md
Drain Board, giving estimates for the
paving OF raylor's lane, was referred
to the Street Committee.
Report OF same giving estimates for
repairing Cove street from Avon to
Fenchurch 1915, and repaving same,
SI,37O.
Mr.. Sheldon moved that tho street
be repaired.
Mr.. Walker offered substitute that
the street DO repaired from Avon to
Chapel. Carried
Report of same on bids for cleaning
tho clty's street by contract, enclosing
tho bids as follows.
Caleb Hodges. SIS, SEQ; James T.
Hannah and w. NJ. Hanrau, Jr., S24..
969; w. Is. East, SIG, 9lS.
Iha report OF the commissioners rec.
commended that the Messrs. Hnnnap's
bid he adopted. The question was de.
bated at length, and on motion the re.
port was adopted aud the matter re
lerred to the Streets, Sewerage and
Drainage Board, with power to close
tho contract with James L. and w. NJ.
Hannan. Jr. The vote was Is nyes.
MIR. Hsnnan being excused.
| The resolution of the Cemetery Com
mittee, asking that S75 DO transferred
to $. n. Brickhouse on account of an
error in tho sale OF lots, was granted.
| The Park Committee asked that the
license tax for 1895, collected from the
Street Railway Company, be expended
by the committee without further ref
erence to the Council. Granted.
| wlDE:lNG CHURCH STREET,
The report of special committee on
widening Church street was read. The
street railway oilers to pay one. half Of
| tho cost. The report and resolution
| in regard to same offered by MIR. Peelle
were referred to Finance Committee.
The Ordinance Committee reported
| approving the ordinance regulating
| tue speed OF bicycles in the city auu
! providing Tor penalties for failure TO
| comply with its provisions was, after
being slightly amended. adopted.
An ordinance to amend and re. enact
section of chapter 10 of the ordinance
entitled Dogs" was laid on the table,
Resolution from the Brambeton
Ward Local Board asking to be allowed
to lay six .foot sidewalks on the i'm
proved streets of the ward, the ex
pense to be borne by tho property
owners, WINS referred to the Finance
committee.
All properly approved bills OF Bran
bleton Ward were ordered paid.
Report of the Street Commmlttee in
the matter OF sidewalk obstruction was
adopted.
In the matter OF paving Wiliamson's
lane. majority of the property owners
not having signed the petition, was. on
motion, laid over.
The Street Committee reporfed. dis
approving the petition in references to
an obstruction at the northwest corner
OF Cove and Cumberland street, was
adopted
An ordinance, providing rules and
regulations for the government OF the
city park. was referred to the Ordi-
nance Committee.
Petition Of the Norfolk Trunk fac.
tory, asking to be allowed TO erect n
frame building for factory purposes.
was referred to Fire Committee.
Resolution authorizing the trustees
Epworth Church to move certain trees
from the sidewalk in front of their
building. Adopted.
AIR. Small offered his resignation az
member of Market COMMITTEES. Adont.
ed. Nh. Peelle was substituted,
Statement Of j. s. Culpepper. Citv
Auditor, for the month OF June. was
received and filed.
THE LIQUOR oRDlNAScE.
Petitions OF ST. James, Atlantic
Hotels and Mansion House, asking to
be exempted from that clanse of Iiauor
ordinance requiring the bars to be in
front OF the buildings. WAS read. The
petition hoe finn rooo,,,,o.,1.: