The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-08
THE COMMON COUNCIL.
An Adjourned Meeting Of the City Fathers
Was Held Last Might.
THE GRAB CANNING ESTABLISHMENTS
The Subject OF Considerable Discus
sion as to Their Suppression-The
Matter Eventually Laid over-To
Reduce tho Fees of the Sealer OF
Weights md Measures.

An adjourned meeting of the Com
mon Council was held last night. with
President Roper in the chair, and the
following members present.: Messrs.
Brickhouse, Collins, Leigh, Frost. Wal
ker, Camp. Peelle. Small. Borum, Han
non and Arps.
An ordinance regulating the steaming
OF crabs in the city limits. accompanied
by numerous letters and papers on the
subject, and providing that no such
business shall be conducted without
a permit from the Board of Health, was
read. and the privileges of the floor
were accorded to Messrs. Caldwell Har-
dy, for the ordinance. and John S.
Pickett. against the ordinance. Mr..
Pickett claimed that the passage of the
ordinance would cripple the guano trade
and other branches OF business in the
city. The matter caused considera BILE
discussion. participated in by MeSsrs.
APPS Leigh, Pcelle and others, and
the matter was laid over Until the
next meeting on motion Of Mr.. Brick
house.
An ordinance approved by the Ord
nance designating the vot-
ing place for the First Precinct of the
Second Ward as the Corporation Court
room, western side, middle window, was
adopted.
An ordinance approved by the Ord
nance Committee In regard to the Of
flee Of Sealer of Weights and Measures
was laid over under the rules. The or
finance materially reduces the fees OF
the office n does away with the usual
inspection OF scales. except In the case
or new scales and measures.
h Report of the Street. Sewer and
Drain Board in the matter Of opening
Lincoln street. stating that property
owners along the line of the proposed ex-
tension refused to donate ground for
purpose. vas laid OH the table.
The following petitions to erect frame
buildings. approved by the Fire Com,
mittee, were granted: P. II. Moylan, adj
ditlon 10 4SS Church street: l.. A. Per-
ny, Cumberland n Nicholson streets;
w. Donovan & Co, Waverly and Lake
streets; John J. Doran, Bank and Queen
streets; w. n. Wood, Charlotte and
Chapel streets; C. Koch. Wolfe street.
The Report of the Fire Committee.
approving petition Of C. Il. Myers to put
up a small circular saw and boiler in
Atlantic City. was adopted.
A resolution from ~Brambleton Ward
for the transfer of $500 for repairs TO
the iron bridge and for the erection of
a pavilion at the public school, was ad-
opted.
= 1NiNAoi ilplil bIdlllDlplOn WARD TOR
the change of the name of Reservoir ave-
nue. to Madison avenu was referred TO
the Ordinance COMMITTEES.
Petition of V. Newton. executor, for
the refunding of street assessments on
hume street. was referred to the FL
nance Committee.
resolution to authorize an ordinance
promoting signs on trees, poles, etc,
was adopted.
Resolution for the Committee on FL
nance to look into the question of mer-
chants licenses, was laid on the table.
Petltien from merchants Cor the i'm
provement of Commercial Place, south
OF water street. was referred 10 the
CITY Attorney with Instructions TO pre-
pare papers for the condemnation of
the property involved. whiohtis now own
ed by Norfolk county.
Fetltion OF c. T.. Townsend to build
FOUR houses on Suffolk and Salter streets
was referred TO the Fire Committee.
Petition OF j. II. Fatherly to rent the
Almshousd farm for the term OF five
years at an annual rental of S15. was
referred to the Almshouse Committee.
An ordinance for the REMEMBERING of
houses and lettering streets, offered by
the street Committee as a substitute for
the one recently adopted by the Coun-
ellis. was adopted. This ordinance pro-
Vides that in the numbering of houses
| me numbers snail begin at | and run
through the entire street. instead of
each corner beginning with a new hun
dred.
Petition for the repaving of Mariner
street with the estimate of the CITY En-
s!heer Tor same, amounting to ST. $50. so.
was referred to the Street Committee.
Resolution requesting of the Mayor
me statistical reports. and that they and
MS message be printed In pamphlet
TORN. was adopted.
Request from the Water Board for
me reminding OF ninety cents TO Mrs.
Alice White, was granted.
atlantic City bills amounting to
N'l4S,2O. were ordered paid.
a petition OF the Southern Railway
company to build a shed on their wharf
was referred to tho Fire Committee.
y communication from the Atlantic
Ci'y Bridge Company, declining the offer
u me city to buy the bridge at So. 900.
was referred to a special committee.
Actlon on the matter of an engine
mouse Tor the Third Ward was recon
slaeredand the matter referred back to
the Fire Committee.
On motion oa;