The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-08
The City Council Hold a Regular Meeting
and Transact Considerable Business.
THE LICENSE TAX BILL is NOW READY
The subjec of DOGS md Dog Catci,ers
Five Vacancies In the School.
Board Not Filled-rhe Matter OF
the Fifth Ward Bouds-The city
Cutters TO he Cleaned.


hume. president; ID. w. Ballentine, vice
president; c. S. Sherwood, John j. King
Joseph +. Weaver, ]. LAWS Reed, W.
II. Moore. w. A. Moore, C. w. Walker,
c. S. Minter, Charles E. Outen, Chas
L. AIurdeu, w. V. II. Williams, S. T.
Montague, George M. Tuner, w. A
Green
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
All properly approved bills We're al
lowed.
The Finance Committee reported that
they had the license tax bill ready.
The Street ComInittee recommended
that a plank walk four feet wide BE
made from Effingham street to Oak
Grove Cemetery. at u cost OF $3.50. On
motion. the report was received and the
work was ordered to be done.
The same committee recommended
that as the property holders OH Water
street had refused to pay two-thrds of
the cost of the same. that the work be
done as recommended at 4 previous
meeting at cost of $1,000. the Sea.
board Air Line to pay $500 of the cost.
Mr. Reed moved that it be paved as
far as King street.
Mr.. c. S. Sherwood offered as an
amendment that the street be repaired
and that such material as they have
on the street be used and such other
as they-the committee may have on
hand The amendment was adLpted,
and the work was orLe"cl to he done
The Committee on Lamps aud Gas
reported fifty-seven old lamp posts OH
hand and the location of the same. On
motion the report was received ani was
ordered to be filed.
The Committee on Ordinances reported
the ordinances still in the hands OF the
printer.
The Water Committee. reported that
4 rf,- hi tgpSr lint
hope to make one ut The next meeting.
fha special committee on the Atlantic
and Danville railroad reported progress
and much encoura cement.
The committee who visited Washing
ton to secure 4 public building made
their report and said they fel; much
encouraged.
NEW BUSINESS.
Mr.. Sherwood moved tha: the Stree;
Committee bring in the cost of street
sprinkler and sweeper and the cost of
operating the same. 1t was seconded and
adopted.
Ths Street Inspector reported SIPS
due for repaving sidewalks. ON motion.
:, was ordered 10 be charged 20 the
Collector.
The Street Committee reported that
they found that there is considerable
complaint about the condition OF cutters
around the city and that the commit
tee had made an Investigation Of the
same and found that the appropriation
made for the committee is entirely in
adequate 20 do the work and that there
are not sufficient carts 10 remove the
dirt afte- tho cutters have been swept,
Us there is but ona cart to do the work.
They ask for an appropriation 10 elm
ploy more carts.
Mr.. Sherwood moved that the sums
which have been and may hereafter be
collected for work done by the said com
mttse shall pass 10 Iheir credit. II was
seconded and adopted.
The Board of Health called the at
tention of the Council to standing wat
er in the Fifth ward and ask that some
steps be taken In the matter. On mo-
ton. the matter was referred 10 the
Street Committee.
was instructed to consider the preiac-
ing OF issuing the Fifth ward bonds,
which was instructed by the Legisla
ture to be issued by said ward
Mr.. Montag que stated that there should
he an ordinance In reference TO b!cycie
riders ringing their bells and using
lights at night lie then moved that the
Ordnance Committee be instructed to
bring in an ordinance forbidding rid
ers from using the sidewalks and that
they be required to have bells ana
lights. It was seconded and adopted
and the committee was SO instructed
Mr.. Moore moved that the Ordinance
Committee be instructed to bring in an
ordinance requiring the electric road
not to run their cars more than ten miles
an hour between streets and four miles
across streets and the Stoppage be
changed from the far side to the mar
side. 1t was seconded and adopted
The Superintendent of Public Schnol
reported that there was five vacancies
on the School Board and asked that the
same be filled.
On motion, the election was post
poned until the next meeting.
Permission was asked by the Citi-
zen's Heat and Power Company to be
allowed to run a number of poles on
bingham street. II was referred to the
Street Committee with power to act
A petition of certain merchants. asking
that pedlars be prohibited from ped
ding fruits on the streets unless they
pay the same license that other mer-
chants, was referred to the Finance
Committee.
Mr.. Reed moved that the Mayor be
requested to instruct the police to kill
all dogs found roaming at large at
night and that dog catcher be appoint
ed to catch all dogs during the day
round running at large and that twenty
hve cents be paid for each dog caught.
On motion. 1t was referred to the City
attorney and Ordinance Committee
on motion. adjourned.
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