The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-13
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a regular meeting of the town Council
was held last night, with President
captain Nj. c. Kcelini; in the chair ana
w ioiloWlnE members present.: Mcssrs
ni'Stone, RILEY. Jones. Miller. Rucka-
! Teller Parks. Williamson and Martin.
inc minutes of the last two meetings
were reau by the recorder and approved
Nj. WhitStunc. of the Finance Commit
t zee: reported that the tax books for
1875 had been received and modn out
and We're ready To be turned over In ,hn
sergeant FOR collections. Ec also re-
ported mat the Water Company wanted
the town to settle the water rcut dino
| ther, ny the 10Th Of this month. and
'HNcu t,it ne committee be instructed
10 pruNidc for the same. hdnptcd
MI Martin presented an ordinance for
me protection nf the lserllcy Electric
Laid over.
Several bills were presented and or
uored paid. MIR, WhitStonc moved that
all small bills and officers snlarics he
p;tlu hS soon as the funds were I'm hand
to do so. Adopted
sergeant Rudd made Il report of the
condition of the bridge across Hardy's
Creek, and the Street tonniitoc w,.
ordered To confer with the county SUI
pervis0r about paying the county's por-
ton oil the cost of the repairs
Ihe Stfcrt Committee was instructed
10 ascertain the cost Of putting down n
. oniu sIusWaik on certain streets Of the
town, ana to report NJ the next nicotine
Mr. Parks moved that Tho Ordinance
committee prepare an ordinance prohib
lung the building of honfircs i'm Tho
street. The chairman or the Ordinance
coitihittce agreed To prepare same, and
the motion was not voted on
Mr.. Rockefeller wanted mn ordinance
Nt-tth
permit from the Mayor The committee
agreed to prepare same
AIT. Miller moved to reconsider tho
motion allowing the president and clerk
VI ,he Improvement Board to sign
chccks on the permanent improvcmnrt
| fund. Lost
communication from MIR II II
2Snoh' president of the Berkeley Street
railway Company. in reference 10 his
company paving between the rails OF
us tracks on Chestnut street was rc-
fcrred to Messrs. Tilcy and Willjnm.
Of the Street Committed
MI. Miller moved that the watchmcu
81 me GUNNER Lumber Company and
Underwater Terminal Company he clothed
with police authority. Adopted
on motion adjourned
The electric light ut the corner of
| Aulherry and Pine streets continues 10
give poor service, and Park streets is
dark as usual on rainy nights when the
iiSHt IL HlOSl needed.
Miss Francis J. Ray left for Lynch
burg yesterday via the n. & W. Rail
road, where she will remain for two
weeks. Miss II. y. Graves Is teaching I'm
MISS Rays place at the South Norfolk
Public School.
Yesterday morning in the Mayors
Court. Miles Williams. of Portsmouth
was iined 81 and costs for obtaining s.
from Isaac Evans. of Norfolk county.
me plalntliI was represented by Messrs.
George G. Martin and George ID. Parker,
ana the defendant by Col. George a
County Court
hoInaS bray. colored. broke into Sam
walkers tcoiored) barn at Northwest
Norfolk county. Wednesday night. and
stole thirty racoon skins and proceeded
TO town with them. He left his hors, in
iierklcy and took his skins to Norfolk
and sold them to Mr.. Samuel t. Post
Tor $3.60. AT . o'clock yesterday Walker
notified Sergeant Rudd of his loss. and
Ofilccr sykes was sent to work I'M the
case and In an hour and n half he had
! Bray behind the bars at the station
house, with the skins hanging Just out
side the cage as evidence against him.
Justice Warner, of Pleasant Grove. was
| in Portsmouth. and he was notified of
the arrest and Deputy Sheriff silver
son was sent over after tho prisoner
and he was taken to Portsmouth and
! tried last night This speaks well for
our new officer
= concert of taking songs. with violin
and piano music. lecture and songs. IL
Illustrated with Ii fine dissolving stereop-
ticon and views OF great variety. some
| OF which are made expressly for this
work. wholly new. entirely original. will
be given at Main Street Christian
| Church Friday evening at 100 o'clock.
No admission fee. FREQ to all. Public
| invited.
Special Officers o. c. Moore and CIV
Hall. OF the Society for the Prevention
| of Cruelty to Animals. appeared before
Mayor Mccoy and qualified yesterday in
| order to be empowered To discharge
| their duties in this city. The requests
| from numerous residents Of Berkeley for
an S. Z. c. a. officer here caused this
| action and Officer Moore stated that
while here yesterday he saw enough to
| convince him that the service OF such
officers were sadly needed. Those who
| have been in the habit of mistreatins
! their animals should keep q careful
lookout or discontinue the practice
| Price ola Hiss.
Miss Lizzie Hendricks, a pretty Cal