The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-05
The Common Council Votes to Open From
Church to Cumberland Streets.
A LENGTHY SESSION HELD LAST NIGHT
The Houses of the city TO he Renuin.
bercd and Corner Signs to he Put
Up-Lots of Important Business
Consi,,cred-Many Members Pres
cnt-Strect Cur Extension.

chair, ana the iollowlng nemperS pres
cnt: Messrs. Boruin. collins, summons.
Hyslop I: =. "nite, 1oei =. Wnite,
FROST. fhlipo''S. MuiheI. lump, NC
Manus, Reud, SmaIi' Hannan, Leigh,
and Peelie
Inc minutes OF the iast meeting OF
the COMMON So"heii were reau una ap-
PtuNt"'
!it , ~ y" 80. ~ VI tHe
oeiett y ',''i ~! ahu III iiia' teFs
SsnN"l ~" -
i'epots ui .ne l"',nce SolhlIiittee on
ne $500. 81. i - e. m.. eNCtS
no.ieS'oi; ~, sN l,,s a.. tain coinhnls-
s'o,is VI, s,,s NUTS, WIS auopted.
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IN. Co,,m,ssinn.rs ro,. 600 ~, 20 al
al " q "oop.-
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.dminis,rorn, ro,. ~, ,o,,'r s. an1t e.
for ,,,nnun, mia on, sor IIro, ~ SaN1.uo
and rrcnnmnudinp tbnt bnn,1 ~ $3.50
PAYABLE November lsoG w,ns
Resolution from ti,o T,inon"o 1o aop.ee.
~, ,,,tbo,i,t,,n ~ =, Eo,hHiit-
adopted
report from the Finance Committees
on the building of an iron bridge across
Smiths Creek at GRANNY stroat ev,a,,,
ed. with resolutions transferring 50 5OD.
from the Street. Sewer and Drain De
parimcn; to this account, and apnro.
priating $1,000 additional, and authoriz
ing The making CT contract for con-
siruction, were adopted, under a sus-
pension of the rules.
Report OF the Finance Committee on
the opening Of Holt street. recommend
liS that the street be not opened at
present, owing to the condition of the
treasury, was taken UP and Mr. Walker
called up the report of the special COM
initlce ON the subject. which he offered
as Il substitute. This Inter report re-
commended that the street be opened
ana that the committees original report
be Withdrawn.
Mr.. Brickhonse was called to the chair
ana MI Sheldon said that the original
proposition would call for $4,000 from
the city. This was why he opposed the
measure at the time.
MI. Naikcr SAID the matter would not
cost SN5,oVo or near that sum.
ar. neeile moved to adopt the report
oil the FINANCE Committee and Mr.Camp
as Il substitute. moved TO lay on the ia
ple
The Chair decided that Mr. Peelle's
motion took precedence Upon the vote
the Finance Committees report was
isol ADOPTED.
A motion 10 adopt the special COM
,Hil,ees report was discussed and Mr..
N"Iker Sald that the cost, as estimated
pS 'he CilS fhEineer, was only S2G.h00.
lie urged mat the street he opened at
once 10 give inc people OF the Eastern
sectlon IN outlet to the market.
Ar. Leigh said that If the street was to
be opened only from Church 10 Cumber-
iaha streets at present and later on
through TO CRANKY, then the cost would
be SSa.UoO and not $4,000.
We have been asking for the open
IhS OF Holt street FOR years and you have
said The city was not able TO do it. Yet
You opened Plume street ut cost Of
!lS'VCo ana the city got the money to
pay for it,"
The vote on the motion to adopt was
i ayes ana nays. Messfs. iiornm, HNs'
iNp ieeiie' Leigh ana sheldon voting
no.
an ordihance to prevent the waste OF
oitf wafer. imposing me oil from -
to $50 for its violation. was adopted un-
Ger = SUSPENSION oil the rules
An ordinance to provide for the re-
moNal OF the city scales from Roanoke
Square TO the New Market square was
adopted, under Il suspension of the
rules
Report of the Ordinance Committee
with an ordinance for REMEMBERING.
houses and designating streets. recon-
mending that the work be done, the cost
of renumbcrinr 10 he assessed AGAINST
the proncrty-owncrs was adopted.
Resolution to appropriate $3.50 for the
work called for in the above ordinance,
was taken from the table and adopted.
An ordinance authorizing the chair
men of the City Departments TO deduct
from vouchers for payment of money