The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-15
MEETING SELECT COUNCIL
important Session Held Last
Night.
THEY REFUSED TO CONCUR
With Common Branch in Voting
$4,000 for Gang Wells. DR..
Charters Claim as Coro-
ner. The Street Paving
Question.

The regular monthly me citing OF
the Select Council was held last
night, with President Winston in
the chair and the follow wing members
present: Wrenn, Beasly, Prince,
Bunting, Briggs, ROLAND, Mallory,
Campo, e. Cooke, Broughton.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The minutes OF the last meeting
OF the Common Council were con.
Cured in. except as follows:
In the matter OF not allowing the
Street. Sewer and Drain Board to
pave streets with cobble stone this
Council adhered to its former ao
ton.
The Council passed the resolution
giving the Norfolk Library Associs.
ton $3.50 to support the association
as public institution.
When the matter OF appropriating
81, 400 for the Duke street bridge
came up Mr.. Cooke said some time
ago a street railroad was given the
right to use certain streets upon
conditions that the railroad would
build two iron bridges at q cost of
$40, 900 each. The question was dis
GUESSED at length by Messrs. Cooke,
Campo aud Wrenn. MIR. Campo
moved to lay the resolution on the
table. Lost. The original motion
was adopted, Messrs. Campo. Bunt.
ing and ROLAND voting no.
When the question OF paving Bank
street came up MIR. Cooke called at
tention to the dispute between I'm.
gineer Brooke and MIR. busch, aud
said that tho question at issue had
been referred to an engineers paper
and that MIR. Brooke had been
sustained. He said Mr.. Brooke
was an expert, and he was
opposed to taking the opin
ion of men who knew nothing
about the business. Who are they
Mr.. President? MIR. Dousch,
butcher and Mr.. Kellenger,
farmer. MIR. Copper, who is stone
mason, sustains MIR. Brooke. The
Council refused to concur with the
Common Branch, and Messrs.
Wrenn and Prince were appointed
conference committee.
When the report of the special
Water Committee came up Mr..
Beasley stated that the gang we'll
system proposed could be in opera.
ton by May or June, and that about
2,UOO,OO0 gallons per day would be
procured. He said that the water
10 slightly brackish, but when mixed
With the present supply it makes u
good palatable water.
Mr.. Campo urged the necessity of
action and stated that the proposed
supply would be merely auxiliary to
to the present supply.
He was followed by Messrs. Arps
and Wrenn, who touched on the
probable continuity of the new sup
ply. Mr.. Arps stated that at Little
Creek surveys were being made with
very good results. The report was
adopted.
In the matter Of an appropriation
of $1,000 for water meters. MIR.
Cooke said that there was no use to
issue bonds for this amount as the
Water Board had that amount il
cash. MIR, Wrenn offered a resolu.
ton approprlating the amount out
OF any funds III the hands OF the
Board which was adopted.
In the matter approprIatine 500.
0O0 for the gang woll system, the
point was raised that as the money
would have TO be borrowed, its use
would be delayed. Mr.. Wrenn
offered resolution appropriating
from the amount out of any funds in
the hands of the Water Board. The
amended resolution was adopted by
vote of ayes.
Application of Atlantic City Ward
for loan of 81, 500 to be taken out
OF taxes, was referred to the FL
nance Committee, when the Coun
ell adjourned to Tuesday night.