The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-10
MEETING OF SELECT COUNCIL
The Telephone Question Dis
cuSsed.
The Subway System Will be Con.
sidered at Meeting Thur sday
Night Week. Several Matters
of Importance to the Pub
lie Transacted.

The Select Council met last night in
monthly session, with President Win
ston in the chair aud the following
members present: Beasley, Broughton,
Cooke. Briggs, Bunting, Grub, Rol.
land, Prince aud Wrenn.
The minutes OF the last meeting wore
read and approved.
The following were appointed a COM
mittee on the Southern Railroad propo
sltion: Wrenn, Broughton, Cooke and
Winston.
On telephone franchise, NIessrs.
Cooke and Wrenn.
In the matter of confirming the ap
pointment OF Mr.. Z. l.. 9. Manning as
Deputy High Constable, Messrs.
Prince and Broughton were appointed
a conference committee.
The amendment to the ordinances,
changing sections -, %, %, "a, ohap.
ter q, concerning the public health,
was laid over.
In the matter of the opening OF Holt
street the Chair appointed Messrs.
Grubb and Briggs a committee.
In the matter of street cars being run
without conductors, which came before
the Councils on the petition of citizens,
Messrs. Broughton and Wrenn were
appointed u committee.
Tho ordinance exempting the Allan.
tic, st. james Hotels and the Mansion
House from the operations OF the
liquor law in the matter of requiring
bar in room fronting on the street was
adopted.
The Treasurer's report of the water
receipts WAS received and referred to
the proper committee.
Il
w. Il. Foster to fill vacancy caused by
resignation of Mr.. Camp. MIR. Bsasley
moved to elect unanimously. Adopted,
The matter of voting upon the ord1.
nance TO grant the rights Of the city 10
Messrs. Brown K Kelvin to construct
subway system WAS postponed till all
other business had been disposed of.
aud the ordinance was read by the
clerk and on motion of Mr.. Broughton
Mr.. Kelvin addressed the Council. e1-
planning that tho company desires to
operate telephone system and only
desires to compel other companies to
conform to the regulations under which
they will operate.
MIR. Winston asked il there would DO
an extra charge for connection outside
OF the city, say Berkeley, Portsm outh,
Mr.. Kelvin said he would give the
same service in Berkeley and Ports
mouth as thut given III Norfolk and he
thought the rate would be about half
as much as now paid. MIR. Kelvin
explained that the charge in Norfolk
would be $2S and S3S.
MIR. Winston said the ordinance did
not SO state, and he could not yote for
the proposition till it did. He was op-
posed to saying what the city will
do till Messrs. Aelvin X Brown saw
what they will do towards furnishing
O service to Berkeley and Portsmouth.
Re could not vote to give the gentle.
men an exclusive franchise while the
matter is In the present shape. He
thought the question should be laid
over.
The eyes of the public are upon the
Council and the Council cannot afford
to rush matter of this Importance
through. He moved to lay over till
the next meeting.
Mr.. Cooke snid the city got no guar.
Rntee from the present Telephone com.
pany that it would charge $50 more If
they could. he did not see any trouble
about the obstacles complained of by
Mr.. Winston.
The matter was discussed by MIR.
Beasley in favor Of the ordinance.
Mr.. Wilcox representing the City
Gas Light Company, WAS granted tue
right to tho floor and entered protest
III the name OF his clients.
Action was postponed to Thursday
night week.
A resolution was offered by MIR.
Cooke that oil communications to the
Council must be III writing. This res