The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-06
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
Important Business Session Held
Last Night,
STREET RAILROAD TRACKS
Boilers for Noonan & Hurley. In
Regard 10 the Sewerage Con-
tract. Mr.. Friedlin Elect
ed Police Commits
sioner. A Map.


the following members: l. p Slater,
president; L X Wonnycutt, s Il
Montague, George III Peed. Joseph
O Everett. L G Brinson, II j Co
Iona, Q Q Peed. Il L Glassett, S G
Brown, James w Brown, Jr.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read, and on motion were
held over to the next meeting for q
correction.
All properly approved bills were
allowed.
Present: FIN BilisoIy, j Thomas
Dnnn, o e Murden and ID w Muir
deu.
The Finance Committee reported
having examined the Treasurer's
and Auditors books aud found them
correct. On motion the report was
adopted.
The Committee on Ordinances
reported progress on having the
ordinances printed.
The Water Committee recommend
that water pipes be run up Emmett
street without cost to the city.
Adopted.
The street railroad company
asked permission to extend it's track
on certain streets, which was granted
| on certain conditions.
The Fire Committee recon-
mended that Mr.. l.. J. Boole be al.
lowed to erect a boiler ia the rear of
his store on High street. On motion
the recommendation was adopted.
The same committee recommend
that the petition of Noonan x Hur.
low to erect boiler on the Union
bridge be granted, on condition
they place their engine and boiler
at the northwest corner OF the lot.
A petition was read from numer-
ous citizens protesting against the
| granting of permission to erect a
| boiler there, also from the physi.
clans OF the city protesting against
the same.
MIR. Wonnyoutt moved the report
OF the committee be adopted. 1t
was seconded, and finally adopted.
MIR. Crimson asked if Sanford
Brooks " 90. had not violated their
contract the came as Wardroper did
by not beginning work as required
| by their contract. He thought that
they had; and he would move that
the contract be declared null aud
void. No second. The city attor.
ney being present WAS asked his
| opinion, and stated that he thought
that while the parties were getting
| their material together they had
commenced work. They are re-
quired to complete the work in
twelve months, and they say they
| will do so.
MIR. Brown moved that the Ooun-
Gil 60 into the election of Police
| Commissioner from the Fifth Ward.
He would nominate Mr.. A. G. Fried
lin to fill the vacancy.
MIR. James W. Brown asked why
Mr.. Friedlin resigned, but no one
could tell.
Mr.. Murden, o, E., asked to have
the charter read In reference to Pc
lice Commissioners. He claimed
that the Fifth Ward had no right to
! representation under the charter.
when 1t read that the board should
| be composed of four discreet clti-
zens aud the Mayor. This caused
considerable discussion pro and con.
MIR. Wonnycutt moved that the
matter be laid over. 1t was second
ed by MIR. Brown.
MIR. Happier being present gave
it as bis opinion that the Fifth
| Ward was entitled to q concession
and the reading of the charter read
four then. because there was but four
wards. had there been five it would
have then been five citizens. He
was. therefore, of the opinion that
| under the annexation of the Fifth
Ward they were entitled to every.
| thing that Portsmouth was entitled
to except where exceptions are made
in the annex bill.
A vote being taken on the amend.
! ment it was lost.
Mr.. Bllisoly moved that the Coun.
Gil express themselves that it is the
sense OF the Council that the Fifth
| Ward is entitled to concession.
| MIR. Billsoly withdrew his motion.
MIR. 8. o. Brown then urged the
election Of Mr.. Friedlin, which was
seconded aud adopted.
| Mr. Brlnson moved that the Fire
| Committee be instructed to examine
the different fire alarm systems and
report to the Council. 1t was sec
onded.
Mr.. George Peed thought hook
and ladder was more badly need ed
than an alarm He thought the
present system good one.
MIR. q. II. Murden said that tho
present alarm was worthless, and
that nothing was more needed than
an alarm.
There was considerable discussion
on the subject, after which it was
adopted.
MIR. Montague moved that the