The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-11
Mads By tho Committee to the Select eoua.ll
ell at Last Nights Meeting.
LENGTHY SESSION AND MUCH BUSINESS
Those Who Worked For and Those
Who Opposed the scheme OF IS
''Greater Norfolk''-Tbe Op penipg os,
Holt street-sEapy Other MatssRsi
Discussed and acted Upon. IS

iseasieS, Bl1SSs, Womble, WTenn,El
and ROLAND el ~ ~ - 70 e ~! -!
The minutes OF the last regular meet-t
Ing were read and approved ..Ss3Ss fs
ine proceedings OF the last meeting
or the Common Council were read and f
tions: - - t~F-ss = : iass
In the matter OF the Holt street OPEN
Ing MIR. Cooke made q motion to- nots-SE''
concur. {5l I} 4 EsssiiSS5Sfs siSSSfs
Common Councilman Walker under a.
suspension Of the rules was granted perss
mission 10 address the Council in adj
vocacy of the measure. 3fiy4S
MI. Goodridge asked that the notion
TO non-concur be withdrawn
Mr. Broughton arose and stated that
while he did not make the motion to non-s
concur he seconded 1t: but II he had u
made 1t he would not wtthsS
draw It, and further stated that haSSS
thought 1t would be almost criminal tie 4
vote the appropriation to make the.
suggested opening. Nj,
ton OF property, Mr.. Goodridge, Ii, Res
sponse to Mr. Bunting, stated that the
price asked for the Bottimore propeTty,S
$1,000, was exhorbltant. the property ItlS
question being at present assessed att
$4,000. s{S SSS 2Es55sS Es55&
Mr.. Cooke admitted that the opening 1
of the street was advisable and dfsirah hls,ai
but deprecated the opening at the prassN
ent time on account of the expense to{s
the city. a !.
ter of opening the street was not noTA
under discussion, the desirabillt ltys ofSthatS
action having been decided upon tpre2s
viou&w by the Select Council. Thas
question now as to the desira billty$ ofS
opening was not under considerationS
but the matter Of the cost Of doing SOY
and OF appointing n commission to COM
denim the property. \. .SEss
MIR. Wrenn stated that he was i9S
favor of opening the street. having yotSsy
opening at q cost OF more than $26, 900. ss9Esss
Mr.. Winston stated that he also wasa
In favor of opening. but not Il the OPS
cnng was to cost the city $4,000 Or
sec. 900 s&
The construction of the resolutions as4
submitted by the Stres,.. Sewer and [
Drain Commissioners to the Commons,
Council and adopted by that body be.a
ing somewhat obscure. leaving In douptsFs
if tho resolutions were adopted by tneh
Select Council, whether the condemnG1R
tjon by the commissioners would makes
II compulsory upon the city to purchassE
the property. Mr.. Goodrdge offered gE
substitute to refer the buttons to-
the City Attorney for investigation andS
report. e3ssSsgs
MIR. wrenn was appointed as theS;
member from the Select Council on theT
committee on new sewerage pump gsii
The report of the special committee RES
commencing the purchase of York street
bridge to Atlantic City at cost OF Si2,55;
00O was not adopted Nessrs. Beasley,sy
Womble, ROLAND and Bunting YotinE%
NO"
Mr. Goodridge gave notice OF his inten-S 1
tion to move reconsideration az ilnssSss lnsS (
next meeting.
The matter of allowing the NorfoiksssS
Electric Light and Power Company % a!
use the streets for electric poles Wasss
laid over until the next meeting. SIS
NEW BUSINESS. s3S
A request OF the School Board for an
additional appropriation Of 5000 for the
completion of the new school nouss4R
in the Fourth Ward for furniture, desks;S8S
and heating apparatus was submitteaS
with an endorsement by the Financaif;
Committee referring the matter to thsas
| Councils, the committee not feeling Warasssss ST.
ranted in making Iolrsg&
| the required appropriation Rs
| President Winston called Mr. WrennssS
| TO the chair and explained that the $10sSsSs
| 900 asked for originally by the Scho01nS
Board did not include anything but thsass
| bare building. Furniture and heatng
/ apparatus were not taken in considera-ss5
! ton in the original amount. and as fhe&a
| matter now stands the School BearGsfS
were unable to facilitate the buildingsSHs
! completion and get 1t ready for occupanss
| cy and use without the requested appyosss
priation. " M
| A resolution appropriating $4,000 ,askedsE
| for by the School Board was adopted
Report OF the Finance Committee REFS
commencing the petition for paving QsM sc
| Jackson street was adopted
Report Of same recommending petisas
! tion for the paving of Dartmouth $streets
was adopted. SsS5ssss
Mr. Goodridge offered q resolution that
committee be appointed to look intoss
the matter of salaries Of the city Sfits
GERS, which was adopted. IS
Mr.. Goodridge submitted the report az Ri
the Berkley Annexation Commit ttes. .g
who were designated TO visit Richm onti 4
in the interest of the annexation Bin 81 sss8
The report is as follows: IN 81
Norfolk, Va. March 1o, 1885.
To the Honorable Select and Comm ,sl soiE
Councils: ks sa}i 5 s.
I Your committee appointed 20 ,5resasttsS
to the General Assembly ~ Of Yirg In fEsSsSS
bill prepared by your honora 81 q boiifeH.5S
and by q committee OF Berklsy c,tissrffss
.ss CONTINUED on Second II aHasY Is ST .S;ss