The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-04
COUNCIL MEETS
And aDlsposss Of Much Business Of Lesser
and Graatsr Import to the Community.
.5CAF'lTATlON TAX QUESTION REFERRED.
Ihe InS cstigation committee nu Ex.
Tlsreasnrer's Account R~port Fro.
rrsSs r'lauh Wnlh Tor Poplar
AHehuc ThoSe Fam Thieves
@sE9 finchcd Supervisors Meet.

-S r-sEe#E g.
Avennc Those Fam Thicyc,
Pinched Supervisors Meet.
SUFFOLK, Va, Jan. 3.-(SpeciaD-Thc
toMh council. Mayor brewer presiding,
&nau their january meeting to-nlgn t.
SreSent-Messrs. l.. l.. I:ley. Bell. Llol-
land, MacLeary, NlcAnge, Noriie.t. Nur-
5heS, Parker, Wlthels and Mcleod. clerk.
from The town o%tiicer's reports the
1oiiowing Is taken: Mayors lines. S2S;
COLLECTIONS, M; Treasury ba.
lance, S5,5S9.53. Market receipts. Si0S.
Tie i.wn Attorney, as toi ecasted in
to-uay's Vtrginian. reported that on in
Sestfsation he had discovered that the
claim Of c. w. Lassiter. ex-Mayor. to
nave been paid many years ago.
a letter from Judge Rawles. Mr.. Las
sitter counsel In the case. WAS read.
me committee appointed 10 iHvesti,
gate the of Maj. c. w. Wright.
ex-Areasurer. reported progitss, ana
was continued.
The Mayor reported an increase in tile
salary of night police force to $40 dur
ing the winter months.
"a petition for pla nix walk on Poplar
avenue WIS s
The question as TO the disposition Of
the capitation tax collected from Suf-
iOik citizens and now in the ant
Treasurer's hands. was referred to the
Town Attorney. The complication arises
from n change In the laws.
B. +. Cutchin was reelected school
trustee and Lee Britt was reelected
Town Attorney.
A resolution was introduced by DIR.
Ely fixing the road tax at 3 cents. Car
ried.
Ine Committee on Water and Lights
was requested to communicate with the
superintendent of the water company
ar T0 ~ u rH ~ I1nN - - -. 49,. AZ.
pipes.
SUPERVISORS AID ROAD COM
MISSONERS MEET.-The County Su.
pervisors and Road Commissioners held
a joint meeting last evening in the
Courthouse. Present-Walter Jordan.
Eley II e. D.. Brinkley. Supervisors:
.. e.. Stallings. L.. p. Brinklcy. Frank
Wright and j. *. Daughtrey, Commits
sioners. The pricipal business was Of
n routine naturc-passing on road ac-
counts and the acceptance OF bonds. 4
humber of claims presented were not
allowed, owing to the alleged failure
OF the road contractors to perform their
q as specified In contracts.
Section No. ,. in Sleepy Hole district.
all but which had been let on, by cen
tract for 1896 at the last meeting. was
aXarded to John II. Gasklns for 500.
7 hefbeing the lowest bidder.
DEEDS observation-disclosures ".
smith to j. White, one lot on Mellons
street, SEQ: Levi H~areroves to c.. f..
Minton, twenty-thrce acres In Chucka,
tuck district, $50; Il. II. Isawles to T..
L. Falk, one lot on Central avenue. S235;
r. Fl. Norfect to Seldom Cooper. lot on
Wellons street. $3.50. j. G. smith and
wife to Otis S. Smith, onc-half interest
si.75o. acres !" cypress district
sMoKEHOUSE THIEVES ARREST.
A hIJ-Innl Ail,NtAN- NH D..,. 40.
We're arrested by Constable Branch,
charged with breaking into the smoke
house of George benson. in Isle OF
Wight county. and are now confined in
the Nansemond Jail. They will be
taken to Isle of Wight next Monday
when, at 10 a. M, they viii have a prc-
llminary hearing before Justice G.. G.
Channel. '
WEEK OF PRAYER SERVTcrs-
Ihe SIN days beginning with next Mon
Gay, January 9th, will be Observed I'm
Snlioik as a week OF PRAYER. during
Whlch time services will be held ut the
several churches. ministers Interchange.
ing. The exercises fer the first night
Will be conducted in the East Suffoik
Methodist Church. Leader, Roy. j r.
Love, OF the Baptist Church. Subicct
Humiliation n T~hanksgiving."
a YOUTHFUL BRIDEGROOM
Miss Mary E.. HONG. of Lynchhur,r Va
n AIR. Howard G. ShackelforI NJ snr'
folk. were to-day married here. RI,
bride is n sister of Mr.. William Honir
news agent on the Norfolk and Wns1,
ern. whom was visiting. TIL groom,
Is a young printer and is only IS wears
OF age 'S"
ROYAL ARCANUM RANOTET-Ae
anticipated the ROYAL Arcnnun hon.
quet at the Stuart House to-niphi wne
a great success, and members of thn
councl present. as well rs the invite
guests. had a royal good time tn
number and preparation OF the coursas
fully sustained the reputation of MIR G,
Jones, proprietor. as n popular caterer.
ACCIDENTAL KILLING Annin
Evans. ccdored. was recently killed
near Windsor. Isle of wlgh, courty
by a coh2red man.. whose name I hayt
not learned. Owing to the circum.
stances of the killing. the deed having
peen u~nintentional. the man will prob.
eply no be prosecuted.
Wafer pipes in the street were to-day
unearthed for the purpose OF removina
eels from the several localities where
fheir collection impeded the waters
flow. =.
Miss Pearl Raiford and Mr.. C. IT
Babb were this week married in the
county at Corinth Church. the Rev
w. E. James officiating.
preparatory to the enlargement. of J.
T.. Halls drug store n force of car
penters was to-day engaged in remcv-
ing the partition which separated 1t
from A. A. Riddick's late insurance
office.
Mr.. W. N. sebrell. ex-postmaster of
Cour;land, a to-day in Suffolk on
business.
In the year 1895. there were 205 mar
In NanSemOnd county-two more