The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-03
BRAN BLETON.

mo Local Board OF Improvement
met last night with MIR. Bassett i'll tho
chair, with other members present as
follows: Messrs. Benham, Bunting.
Lewis, Mason, Sterling aud Winslow.
MIR. Bassett stated that settlement
had been effected with Mr.. Huupt for
water pipes laid by him.
MIR. Lewis reported work done on
Kelly avenue, us provided by action OF
last meeting.
Mr.. Mason, of special committee,
stated that he and Mr.. Outten had not
been able to attend to the matter Of
violation of street inspection,
On motion of MIR. Sterling, the mat.
ter of appointing substitute police
man was placed i'll the hand of the
Police Committee with power to act,
this committee being Messrs. Benhum,
Bunting aud Whitshurst.
On motion OF MIR. Winslow, it was
ordered that the balance due Messrs.
Burruss y Stakeholder be set aside by
the Councils out of tho pavement US
sessmeut fund. the amount being Si50
and Interest due on lot purchased of
them for extension of Highland ave.
nue., also that they be notified to re-
move their building oil this lot In ten
days.
On motion of Mr.. Benham, the
Board decided to ask for bids for nave
ment of Intersections of Highland,
Windsor. Willoughby, Marshall, Malt.
by and Reservoir avenues.
On motion the Board granted the
petitions for city water on Rose avenue
and Brumbleton from Park TO Cam
postella bridge, 4 inch pipe Tor the
former and 4 inch for the latter, to be
provided out of the pavement assess
nents.
On motion of MIR. Mason, it was
ordered that the police notify residents
on recently improved streets to arrange
drain pipes from their prem es to the
cutters.
MIR. Buntipg reported the danger Gus
condition OF corner OF Maple and run.
stall avenues.
On motion of Mr.. Benham SO was
appropriated to abate this nuisance
under the supervision of tho Street
Committee.
MIR. Mason called attention to the
necessity OF certain improvements ut
the corner OF Corprew and Multby
avenues, whereupou, on his motion, 1t
was ordered that the Street Committee
hive wooden culvert, with the necos-
sary grading, placed ut this Point.
On motion, 1t was ordered TINT the
Street COMMITTEE receive bids for
building an open stone gutter ut the
corner Of Railroad and Highland ave
nues.
The report of the committee on the
Maple avenue nuisance WAS received
aud the committee continued to report
ut the next meeting.
COMMUNICATIONS were read from the
and the Il, j. Acker Construction Com.
pany.
Mr.. Acker was present aud made Ger
tnlh explanations rs to the proposed
plan for lighting the ward with gas.
aud asked the board to grant the fran
chlse OF the streets for gas mains and
poles.
On motion of Mr.. Lewis, the amend
ed petition OF the l.. j. Acker Con
structIon Company was recommended
to the consideration OF the Councils.
y communication from Mr.. George
NJ. Meredith, asking for permission to
counect with the electric wire from the
power house of the Norfolk Street
Halfway Company Tor electric faus and
light III his store was favorably consid.
cred and granted.
On motion of MIR. Wlnslow the sum
OF -, $40 wGs to be asked of the Coun
els as loan for general expenses of
the ward. to be reimbursed from the
taxes Of 1885.
The Board allowed properly ap-
proved bills and adjourned.
PERSONALS.
The Parsonage Aid Society of Me.
keudree will meet to day at Q CLOCK
IL the lecture room.
Mrs. d. b. Caiu end little daughter,
Tunstall avenue, are expected 10 leave
10 day for Washington. u. c.
Scw pubiicnIioms.
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