The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-21
THE SELECT COUNCIL
The Adjournment Meeting Held Last Night
With Nearly All Members Present.
CITY OFFICERS SALARIES ADJUSTED.
The Entire Session Taken UP With
the Concurrent Business-A Propo.
sition Go Increase the Salary of
the.City Enginccr--Mr. GoOdridEe
Takes Occasion TO Score the Mayor

Council was held last night with Presi-
dent Winston in the chair and the fol-
lowing members present: Messrs
Wrenn.' Tredwell, Beasley. Bunting,
ridge and ROLAND.
The minutes OF the last meeting of the
Select Council were read and approved.
The minutes of the last meeting of
the Common Council were taken up ut
the point left off last Tuesday night.
The report of the Special Committee
on Salaries of City Officers was then
taken up and read. and the several or
dinances making the recommendations
operative were taken up
In the matter OF increase of pay of
policemen, the ordinance was Adopted
~ ayes. BY this the patromen receive
an increase of l2h cents day, and cap
tains and sergeants 25 cents a day
In the matter of making two physi-
clans to the city, the ordinance was ad
opted.
Other ordinances making changes to
conform to the report We're read, and
Mr.. Beasley amended 1t by striking out
$500 as the salary of the Keeper of the
Almshouse and 81. 200 as Physician TO the
Almshouse. and making each of them
Tread $1,000.
Mr.. Goodridge opposed the amend
| ment on the grounds that the Finance
Committee was waiting for the report
SO as to make up its budget for the mex
year, and If the amendment was insist
ed upon, Ii would necessitatc calling the
Common Council together TO take ac-
| sion.
MIR. Beasley withdrew the amendment
ana the ordinance was adopted.
| Mr.. Wrenn opposed the decrease OF
the salary of the Superintende.i of the
CITY Water Works from s., 500 to $1,000
lper annum. less than the engineer at the
NtF1n m aIt..N
rent free. and offered an amendment
to that effect.
| Mr.. Goodridge said that he could not
see why $500 should not be enough
pay for the position.
The amendment was lost by u vote
OF to 3, and the ordinance was then
adopted.
The resolution appropriatlng $1,000 TO
purchase equipments for the police
force was amended to make the amount
available after May 10, 1896, and was
then adopted.
MI. Goodridge scored the Mayor for
not appointing II matron at the police
station. as provided for by the Councils
some time ago, and for which an appro-
prfation was made
Chief OF Police King, who was pres
ent. said that he had spoken to the
Mayor about the matter but that the
executive did not think It necessary
lie thought matron necessary, and
called attention to the fact that two
women We're brought in badly burned
saturday night. and that there was no
matron to attend them
MI. GoodridSe said that he would
later offer a resolution on the subject.
| An ordinance TO amend present Or
oinances aud allowing salaries to be
paia TO officials of the Street. Sewer
anu Drain Board was read and under
suspension of the rules. adopted.
| y resolution appropriating $500 to nav
&. w. kellinger for past services was
adopted.
Mr-Goodridge then offered a resolution
instructing Inc Mayor to at once appoint
a matron At the station-house and thus
carry out the previous ordinance of the
| Councils
The president suggested that the
Mayor be requested" and not instruct
The resolution was adopted.
The resolution appropriating 5000 to
be expended by the Police Board for
the suppression of vice was adopted
under n suspension OF the rules
| All other matters We're conculrel I'm
Several matters in DISPUTE between tha
TWO Councils We're taken up and AIR
| Wrenn offered.a resolution providing for
cohmfties or hive 10 investigate the
matter of light and power in Norfoll,
with cost of same, ste. to be r,-esented
TO the Council before any new franchise
be granted to electric light companies
The resolution was adopted and
Messrs. R:asley and Cooke were an
pointed on the committee.
Mr.. Womble offered an ordinance ", ak
ing the salary of the City Engineer 81 6OO
per annum after July LIST. 1896. and AIr
Cooke read paner on the subject sent
to the Councils six years Iago by thn
presents City Engineer at the reoues; of
the Councils
| Mr. Reasley moved TO Law on the TAIN.
Mr.. Goodrids's moved that the ordi-
nance be adopted.
Mr.. Goodridge's motion prevailed and
the ordinance was adopted under a sus
pension OF the rules
Petition of G. w. Grandv. agent for
a rsfundlns of paving tax. was referred
to the Finance COMMITTEES.
Several petitions 10 cree: frame build-
inss We're refcrredto the Fire Committee
petition from merchants on CONNER
cial Place asking for the removal of IN.
street fakirs from that thoroughfare was
referred TO the Street Committee.
MIR. Goodridge gaVA notice that he
would introduce n resolution at the mex.
meeting providing for mounted police.
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