The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-08
THE COMMON COUNCIL
The First Meeting Of The New Coun-
Gil Was Held Last Night.
POLICE OFFICIALS WERE CONFIRMED
The Matter or superintendent OF
the Fire Alarm system Taken Up
ana Referred to the Ordinance
Committee A Joint Session to
Elect iIarbor commissioners.

| Elect lIarbor commissioners.
| The Common Council held its first
regular monthly meeting last night with
fresldent winston in the chair. and the
| tohowins members present: Messrs. H.
-: Davis, l.. w. Davis, L. B. Anderson,
w. L. Anderson, Seneca, Yeatman, Nc
Cormick. Hannah, Ballentine. Ridge
wei; Hecht, Rudd. Cannon. McManus.
Bunting and Rogers.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
communication was received from
the Board OF Police Commissioners an
nouncing the appointment of Thomas L..
Dorhln as chief; M. j. Vellines, first as
sistant chief, and George l.. Cuthriell
! second assistant chief. The appoint
ments had been confirmed q few min
utes before by the Select Council at a
special meeting. and this branch con-
Cured unanimously in the confirmation
me appointment of Col. d. j. Turner
High Constable, and Mr.. Frank H.
Lewis, as his deputy, was then con-
iirmed unanimously by 9th branches.
On motion of Mr.. Davis joint session
OF the Councils was then held for the
purpose of electing three harbor COM
miSSionerS and two members of the Lo-
cal Board of Brambleton Ward. Mr. J.
Z. carroll was elected chairman, and
the election was at once gone into.
for harDor commissioners, Mr.. L. w.
Davis placed in nomination the present
lncumbents. Messrs. r. A. Dobie, w. II.
Doyle and w. r. Mayo. The name of
Mr.. w. a. Graves was presented by Mr..
Mccormick and that Of Mr.. r. b. Cooke
by Mr. w. t. Anderson. A vote being
taken Messrs. Doyle. Mayo and Graves
were elected.
Messrs. ]. NJ. Bunting and Frank
Hancock were elected members of the
Local Board of Brambleton.
The joint session then adjourned and
it's action in the election of the harbor
commissioners was then confirmed by
the branches in separate session. The
Common Council then disposed. of the
following further business:
The ordinance creating the position
of Superintendent of Fire Alarm System
and liking the compensation at SIS per
month. which was referred to this Coun
ell 10y the old Council. was read. ana MIR.
Hannah offered q substitute. There was
but little difference in the two,
but the former was tabled and the latter
was referred to the Ordinance Commit
tee. resolution appropriating $500 for
the purpose of paying this salary was
likewise referred to the same committee.
The ordinance concerning the steam
ing of crabs and providing for the ex-
tension OF the tracks of the Norfolk
Street Railroad Company, referred to
this Council by the old Councils. were
passed by.
a petition of l.. w. White late City
Collector, for per cent commission OF
all taxes collected by him after July LIST,
1896. was referred to the Finance Com
mittec.
Report OF the Fire Committee approx
ing petitions of II. v. Beale and William
Miller 10 erect frame houses, was adopt
ed
The official bonds of w T. Brooke,
City Engineer, for Sc, 900: John r. Todd
Registrar the rI
900; Frank Gillian, Keeper of Calvary
Cemetery. for $500: w. Thompson Bor-
| ran. treasurer of Water Board for $l0,-
| 600. and Alex. Nugent, Inspector OF
Buildings. for $4,000, were referred to the
Finance Committee.
The quarterly report of the Inspector
| of Buildings 20 June 30th, 1896, and a
| statement of the treasurer of the Waiter
Board. to June 30th were referred to the
1 proper committees.
| Pe.itlon of Frank busch, for the re-
| turn of SlS.oi enormously paid for paw
| ing assessment, referred to the Finnace
| Committee
Petition of a. M Bunce. agent, to
build frame house, referred to Finance
| Commi:tce
| Petition of J. S. Culpepper. City Au-
| ditor. asking that the increase in his sal
airy snail commence from July lst. 1896
instea d of July LIST 1897.
| Bilis or Bran bleton Ward amounting
10 S20s .2Swere ordered paid
| The report of the retiring Board of
| water commissioners as to the monies
| expended by 1t in the extension of the
| Guys water supply. and as to the pres
| eht status OF the gang well system, and
| the work on the experimental artesian
well. was referred to the Finance Com
| mittee.
The statement of the City Auditor for
me month of June last was referred to
| the Auditing Committee.
| Inc new Board of Street, Sewer and
Dram Commissioners submitted a
| lengthy report concerning the cleaning
! or the city's streets. 1t submitted two
Dids for street cleaning by contract. one
by Harmon e. Brother for $4,000 per
year and the other by Caleb Hodges
Tor about $:4 900 and recommended that
| the FORMER be accepted. The commits
si0ners expressed the opinion that from
| all the data obtainable they believed
| mat II would be a considerable saving
TO the city TO have the work done by
| contract. -
| MI cannon moved that the report be
referred TO the Street Committee. and
as substitute Mr.. L. w. Davis moved