The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-08
STEPS TAKEN TO REMEDY THE MATTER.
$4,000 Worth of Sewer Bonds TO bc
Sold-se,O 900 Appropriated to Shell
the Streets-Ovcrpaid Taxes Re-
funded to tae Scnboard Road-Thc
Water Company TO be interviewed.

w. walker. w. A. Green, j. Davis
yer, c. e. Outen, c. S. Sherwood
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
All properly approved bills were al
lowed
The Finance Committee, to whom was
referred the petition of the Seaboard
Air Line in reference to some taxes
which We're overpaid In 1894, was. on
motion, refunded
The Street Committe, to whom was
referred the matter of paving County
South and Glasgow streets, submitted
estimates for the same. On motion, the
same was referred to the Finance Com
mite for report.
The Street Committe asked for an APP
preparation of $4,000 to purchase shells
for the streets. 1t was seconded and
adopted.
NJ Reed moved that the Street Com
nittee be instructed to advertise for
proposals to furnish shells for the
streets. 1t was seconded and adopted.
On motion. the bill of the gas company
Tor lighting the city was referred back
to the gas company to examine into the
same.
On motion, s2.G5S was appropriated
TO pay the balance due on the new en-
CINE. as per decree rendered by the Hus-
tings Court for the payment OF the
came.
Mr.. Sherwood moved that the ordi-
nance Committee be Instructed to en-
pioy clerical assistance to get the or
alhences written up SO that they can
be put In the hands of printers the
cost of the same not to exceed SIS. IT
was seconded and adopted
The Sewerage Committee asked per-
mission to be allowed to sell $4,000
worth OF sewerage bonds On motion
the request was granted
The Ferry Committee reported that
the leSSeeS of the ferry were running
me ferry In compliance with their
lease.
Mr.. Reed submitted a report from tho
City Attorney which stated that the
schedule was not complied with. MIR.
Reed read the schedules In effect al
the time that the lessees took charge
ana the present schedule. and claimed
lnat the lesseeS were not complying
win their contract and asked that
tncy De made TO do SO. He claimed that
the present schedule is detrimental to
the interest of Portsmouth, and that
II should be remedied
A motion was made and seconded TINT
the report of the committee be ndopted
MI. sherwood moved as an amend
ment that any schedule that contem-
plates a. stop between the direct COM
munltleS OF Portsmouth and Norfolk Is
not In conformity to the lease and that
the same be the sense OF the Council
1t was seconded ~
The contract was called for and was
read vote was then taken on tho
amendment. which was adopted
Mr.. Sherwood then moyna lin, ,bo
clerk he instructed to comnunico tn 1vitb
the lessees the action OF the Council
Adopted.
NEW RJrS1NEse
Tho r.sin.,,o
ne resignation OF Mr.. John C. Me
rcod arI ,,.',i. i uei. .aN collector was
Annlica t;an 90 iMe
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for Ton a., -. 'o lie me , use OF me CITY Hall
faf u 60 H.
p d. wa leieircu 10 the Committee on
Annlica ton fro, Win ,a. power to act.
street I5orl, Viom, 'i i,1 Oh North
on that strset v.o t nay wafer rum
Committaa ""' ie'eireu 10 the water
A s,ntcmon, uos ,,
that the stree, , m1s ,aiiuereu, showing
the CITY 10 tho a,,onM. "ttA ~ .i'4 uon 10
thai. nortio, re IL VI sl'Su3f4 Tor
street PAYNE OH flrsl
on motion tho oo,,o,n
ed TO collcct tho cave W, 10 Vas M. ruct-
OF the contract "ei INC 'erlils
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a shed h,iiIt NJ tha a,Hi 10 nave
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structions 10 noirt ~ 'wi "r ~, WIN IN
ket shed to l,en,, =, 49, loot oi me mar
4 commrnicat lion ,un ,, iHE:
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nouncing thai Mr. r " r 81 "Ghoois an
Dor or Tho Scbooi Too.i eGu, mem,
out of the Ward hn ro,,ro ,iau ,'ioSe9
asked that the wen NOV no tii,eS anu
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