The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-04
COUNCIL LAST NIGHT
The City Fathers Transact a Lot Of Business
Of Importance to The People.
Mr., MOORE RESIGNS HIS MEMBERSHIP
The Election 90 Fill the Vacancy DC.
fcrrch TO the Next Meeting
Mnuy Matters Concurrcd In-Ncw
business Considcrcd-No NutrOn
for eise Police Station Vet Awhile.

The monthly meeting of the Connie II
Council was held last night with Capt.
John l.. Roper. President, in the chair.
and the following members present:
McSsrs. Camp, White, Sheldon, Moore,
Walker, Collins, Arps, Simmons. Peelle,
Leigh. Hannon, Borum, Philpotts ..ud
l1yslop.
The minutes of the last two meetings
Of the Common Council were read and
approved.
The minutes of the Select Counoi ii were
read and all matters We're concurrcd lii,
except as follows:
In the matter of an assistant to the
Mayors Clerk the Common Council re-
fused TO concur with the Select Coun-
ell
In the matter OF matron for the
station-house the Common Council re-
fused to suspend the rules and the
matter went over.
The matter OF an appropriat ton Of $500
for 3-inch fire hose was laid over
In the matter of paving the lower end
OF Duke street, the Common Council re-
fused to concur
The resolution authorizing the having,
Of Tnylor's lane, laid over by the Sci ct
Council was adopted.
The question of an additional water
supply. through artesan wells. was
taken up and the matter of Il 10000
appropriation for experimental wells at
Moore's bridge was taken UP and ABORT
ed by an aye and nav vote.
The petition for the paving of Wolfe
street. between Bank and Brewer, was
adopted
Mr.. Walker moved to reconsider the
vote ON the matter of paving the lower
end of Duke street, which was adoI ted
The resolution authorizing the work
was then adopted.
The new business was then taken up
Report OF the Finance Committee. APP
proving the petition of C. Hardy, eXccu-
tor. and Mary y. Hardy, eXecutriX, for
S3US.95. to be refunded for account of
Lincoln street. to be paid in November,
1886. was adopted.
Report of the Finance Committee, an
proving the petition of the Baltimore
Steam Packet Company for renewal of
Town Point lease for Il second term of
ninety-nine years, was adopted
Report OF the Finance Committee. re-
commanding that the matter of the an
neNation OF Berkeley be referred to n
committee of the whole. was adopted.
Report OF the Finance Committee on
the petitions OF II. +. Rogers, agent. and
w, II. Jones for rcfundng city taxes
and recommending that they apply TO
the courts for redress. was adopted.
Report OF the Finance Committee. an
prov ing the petition of T. r. RnlIentine
for rerunding OF taxes enormously as
SeSsed, and authorizing payment or
same, was adopted, together with a
resolution approrriatng the amount.
Report OF the Finance Committee APP
City Treasurer, was adopted
Petition of Brambleton Board. an
proved by Finance Committee. asking
that steps be taken 10 sell Maple ave-
nue. property to repay the amount
paid j. T. Bolton & Co. was adopted.
Resolution approprating 32,2S0.43 for
judgment and SeXecuton against the
city of Norfolk In favor of John r.
Heaigh. was adopted under n suspcn-
sion of the rules.
Reports of Fire Committee approving
petitions to erect buildings as follows
Luther Dear.on High street: Townsend
d Joynes, on Wood street; Norfolk Coal
and Ice Company on Water street :
Southern railway, on Town Point. were
adopted.
Ordinance to amend section 10, chap
ter H. of ordinance entitled Fire De-
partment. approved by the Ordinance
nance imposes a fine of from $40 to 500
for turning I'm false alarm or fire.
Resolution, approved by Ordinance
Committee rHuiring the street car
company to use II 9-inch girder rail, was
adopted.
Report of the Street Committee. dis
approving petition for sidewalks on
Princess Anne avenue, was adopted.
Report of the Street COMMITTEE, disap-
proving the petition to repair Bank
street. was adopted.
Report OF the Street Committe on the
matter OF the Mccullough crossings
on CRANKY street, calling upon the
Street Inspector to remedy tho nui-
sance was adopted.
Resolution of the Street, Sewer and
Drain Board. asking for $500 additional
for shelled streets, was referred to the
Flnanle S.Smittss.