The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-05
OUR CITY LEGISLATORS
They Met Last Night and Trans
acted Considerable Business.
An Ordinance Drawn Prohibit.
ing the City Officers From Leaving
the City Without Permission
of the Chairman of Their
Respective Departments.

q Everett, X L Glasatt, S G Brown,
John f OWNS, ID w Ballentine,
Thomas Dunn, Il j Colona, d w Muir.
den, + Il Wounycutt.
The minutes Of the last meetings
were read and approved.
All properly approved bills were
allowed.
The Finance Committee, to whom
was referred the application of O, K,
Robertaon Il Co. to be relieved of the
rent of stalls in the market, returned
the same without action. a letter from
Mr.. Robertson was read, giving his rea-
sonR why they should be released.
On motion, the report of the com.
mittse was received and adopted.
Application OF Mr.. VIM A. DAVIS for
Same was treated III a similar manner,
the Council claiming that they had no
right to release any one.
The application of +. L. Woodward
was refused also.
The same committee recommended
that the application of the butchers for
reduction OF rent be not granted was
adopted.
Application of r. Fl. Ripley for re.
duotion of license as rental agent was
refused.
Application Of Bell Telephone Dom.
pany Tor reduction OF taxes was also
refused.
The Cemetery Committee reported
The sale OF 3 lots in Oak Grove
Cemetery.
The Ordinance Committee brought
IN an ordinance Stating that no paid
ohicef snail leave the city except to go
to Norfolk, Berkeley or other adjacent
chairman OF the committee under whom
he comes. A vote being taken it was
adopted by vote of 8 ayes to NAYS.
The Street Committee reported thni
the committee had formulated their re.
port on the street railroad, but that
they were awaiting reply from the
railroad authorities and had hoped that
the reply would reach the committee
IN time to make their report last night,
but could not, but will do SO next
tuesday night, and everything will no
doubt be satisfactory to the public gen
orally.
The Fire Committee reported that
the com mittee had ascertsined the cost
OF hook and ladder and that the same
could be purchased on notes at G per
cent interest. On motion, the report
was received and was ordered to be
filed.
The Finance Committee recommend.
ed that the bond of the Portsmouth
Gas Company for lighting the city DO
accepted. Adopted.
The Street Committee was instructed
to ascertain the cost of purchasing four
street sprinklers and the cost of operat.
ing the same.
Application OF the residents of the
tlfth Ward to have some plank walks
laid was granted.
MIR. Feed called the attention OF
Council to the condition of the Inde-
pendent engine. house. On motion,
the matter WAS referred to the Public
property Committee to ascertain what
can be done to remedy the evil COM
planned of.
application Of the residets of Park
view to be allowed to run drain pine
on Naval avenue was granted.
resolution was offered allowing
Joseph r.. Weaver and II. l.. Watts
Sloo each for the assessment of Iands
In this city. On motion, it was referred
10 the FINANCE Committee.
MIR. Crimson moved that an ordi.
nance be adopted making it unlawful
Tor any person to build a porch on
streets ol less than either 100 or 60
feet wide, and that all ordinances in
conflict with came be repealed.
The Chair decided the motion ont n,
order. VI
MIR. Brinson then moved that it bs
referred to the City Attorney for his
opinion.
The chair again ruled the motion
out OF order as the City Attorney had
already. given his opinion that the
Council had no right to grant pat
mission. The chair ngain decided that
motion out OF order. Mr.. Brinson
took an sppeal from the decision of
the chair, vote being taken the chair
was sustained. Application of the
Fifth Ward to be allowed to establish
some kind of fire alarm system. was
referred to Fire Committee.
Application of number of resid.nts
OF Pearl strest in Park View to have
that street widened from twenty RI
fifty feet Was referred to the Street
Committee.
On motion adjourned.
Hoid Assertion.
We are giving goods away. or Wa
might as we'll, if we continue to sail
them at such ridiculously low prices for
the next few weeks as we'vo been doing
the past month. But we've got To oef
rid of the stook M r,otta--l