The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-02
THRTHOOK AND LADDER
The Question Of lis Purchase Referred
Back to The Committee.
q POSSIBILITY IN THE NEAR FUTURE
a New Sraiunnce la Regsra TO
Fruit Vendors Occupying Spacc
On thc Sidewalk wanted the
Work Done by Contract Mayors
Communication EeieTrea.

The City Council held their regular
monthly meeting last night. with the
Following members present: G. S. Sher-
wood, president; john !. King, wee
president; D. W, Baliem!ine. L; c. Erin
son, j. Davis Reed. w. ~. Green. j.
Whit Ashton, W. T. Backus. Jr., W.
Jones Williams. Z. S. Minter, Il. T..
Glover. Samuel II. Montague.
The minutes of the last meeting were
rel1d and approved.
All properly approved bills were al
lowed.
Fresent-H l.. Wilkins.
Inc Finance Committee reported that
III Comriying W.th the order of the
Council they advertised the sale of $685.
geo WORTH of bonds. and sold them for
from 100 10 1913. Or melton. the report
was ADOPTED.
the question of the purchase of hook
ana ladder caused considerable discus
sion en- the Par; of the Fire and Finance
Committees.
On motion of Mr. Glover. the report
was lefti.-sd back to the Fire Commit
tee to decide whether 1t Is necessary
10 purchase hook ana ladder, and Ia
the FINANCE Committee to report as TO
the ability of the city to purchase che
the cost not to exceed $500. and the
expense OF running the same not To
exceed $2.100.
The Street Committee, to whom was
refein'ei the matter of the east end of
Bart street. reported that the filing in
OF the street Is caused by the abutting
properly owners and they do not deem
II advisable TO open the same as dock
on molten. the report was adopted
MI King thought that the parties who
were throwing sawduSt. etc, on this
property should he stopped.
The Committee OH Public Property
stated that thoy have located che phone
10 &c placed in Fifth Ward, che al
Mayors oific, one ct Kings store. onc
at Clerks Office and two for use OF
sewerage.
The Public Property Committee re-
ported upon the cost OF fitting up two
rooms on the third floor of City Hall for
use OF CITY surveyor and Plumbing In
Sltector. On motion, an appropriation of
$50 was made for the purpose
The same committee submitted q re-
port of the cost of connecting the city
jail with the city sewerage. amounting
TO S2SO, and that of connecting the coun-
~ jail with the sewer to be $50 They
recommended that the same be done at
0nce.
communication from the Board of
Health in reference to the matter was
Rad. asking that some action in the
matter be taken Immediately towards
making the connection.
I'm motion, the report of the Public
Property Committee was adopted and
the work was ordered to be done under
tine supervision of the Sewerage Com
mfttee in accordance with the estimate
made by the committee.
The Ordinance Committee brought in
ON ordinance in reference to the occu-
pancy of space by fruit vendors on
the streets, the same to go into effect
january LIST, 1897. On motion, the ordi-
nance was adopted.
The same committee brought in an
ordinance in reference to the erection
of awnings. which was adopted
The petition of l.. L. Martin and others
asking that the American flag be raised
on the public buildings, and especially
on schoolhouses, which was referred To
the School Committee, was returned
uhapproved on account OF the labor
and expense attached. as the Committee
has no money at its disposal
ON motion the matter of referring this
petition to the School COMMITTEES was
reconsidered. and the same was com
mitted to the Public Property Commit