The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-19
CITY COUNCIL MEETS
Go Into Committee of the Whole to Reai
Argument on Committees Report.
TRACKS WILL co on EFFlAGRAM STREET
AZ Least the Action Of the Committee
F0reshasiOws This RcsuIt-Oppo.
sition by Churches and Endorse
n,cnt by Prominent Nkerchants-
street Committees Report.

The City Council met last night in an
adjourned meeting, the following MEM
bers being present: ID. w. Ballentinc,
Z. S. Sherwood, Joseph Il. Weaver, John
j. King. J. Whit Ashton. G. NJ. Rey-
nolds. a. w. Moore. w. q. Green. c. $.
Minter, c. W. Walker. c. l.. Outten, G.
l.. Murden.
Mr.. l5allentine. the vicc-president,
called the Council to order. whereupon
Mr.. Sherwood moved that the Council
20 into u committee of the whole to
hear argument upon the report OF the
Street Committee. Motion carried.
Mr.. Sherwood moved that Mr.. Bal
lentine act as chairman of the commit
tee (Present-John II. iiumeO Motion
prevailed.
The Street Committees report was
called for and read.
Mr. Hume here presented a letter form
Mr. Dawson Mccormick. dated In New
York, and expressing the writer's regret
at his inability to be present at the
meeting and further setting form the
hope that the Council would grant the
petition Of his company in the iIisinsnaih
street matter.
ON motion of Mr.. King, the petitions
OF the Etiingham street people. VINO OPP
roaed the granting of the street were
read They include IIbeneZer tcolor-
ed) Baptist Church. dillingham; Street
Methodist anu South Street Haptist
Churches, DeSlueS IL HuiiipSt VI iii"''i
ual property holders.
\ uetition. signed by 105 Of the fore
most business men of the city. was real,
favorins the granting OF the street Tree
of charge
Mr.. Sherwood moved that the priNi-
legcs OF the floor he extended 10 amy
person desiring to be heard upon The
question.
Judge L. l.. Watts arose ana i'll a
strong speech of some length advocated
the granting OF the right-of-way free
over Dillingham; street He thousht me
city had an opportunity before IL 'hal
1t could not afford To run any cha noes "i
losing. His remarks were souhu an"
fun Of able argument.
Major James T.. Crockcr nc%t took me
floor and also dwclt ut length upon tle
benefits to be derived from so great u
cooperation coming into our midst lie
made rousing speech, ana ms was
a mastery effort In behalf of the inter
est of commerce anu argued strongly
in favor of the city extending hey nos
pitali,y to foreign capitalists seeking
investment Ills speech was thorough
IL characteristic OF the man. Captain
r. G. Marshall wh5 came in late ais"
made ole OF his ringing speeches in De-
eialf of the proposed corporation. There
were no persons outside al the Council
who appeared against the right of way
request
Messrs. Weaver and King b-sh spoke
strongly in favor of sticking 10 the
Street Committees report relative IL Il
rental of $1,000 per annum. Judge
Watts suggested as y compromise mea-
sure that the rent he fixed 1T $500 per
annum Captain Marshall suggested
that $1,000 per annum rent be charged
commencing; from January /. 1898, and
I'm the event of the improvements made
on the Swimming Point Flats increasing
the taxes to be received by the city 10
$4,000 in excess OF the amount at pres
cnt realized the $1,000 rental 10
Etnngham street to cease.
Mr.. Sherwood made resolution ac-
cepting Captain Marshalls proposition
as an amendment to the Street COM
mittre's report. The amendment was
lost by Il vote Of To A.
THE Street Committees report was
then called for. and lis recommended
ton charging $1,000 per year rent for
the use of Dillingham; street FOR thirty
years. beginning January !, 1898. was
adopted.
Present: Messrs. $. T. Montague and
j. Davis Reed.
AIR Sherwood moved that the commit
tee rise and report 10 the Council.
which was carried by n vote of 10 I.
MIR. Hume refused TO take the titlair.
and II circus followed for about an hour.
the account of which owing to the
latencss OF the hour, we are unable
To describe.
Tho Council finally adjourned 10 meet
tonight to act upon the committee S
report.