The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-03
The Regular Monthly Meeting of the City
Fathers Held Last Night.
FINAL SESSION OF PRESENT COUNCIL.
The OHice OF superintendent OF Fire
Alarm System Created-The Matter
Ordinance CONCERNING the ONCE or
Scaler of Weights and Measures.

chair, and the following members pres
emit: Messrs. Arps, Brickhouse, Collins.
Camp, Peelle. Leigh. ]. c. White, Nc
and Borum.
The minutes of the last meeting OF the
Common Councli were read and ap-
proved.
An error having occurred in the or
dinance providing for the opening of
Holt street, In which the name OF Mrs
Sarah Seiig was given as Mary A. Selig.
Mr.. Walker asked that the correction
be made. The chair ruled that the name
could not be changed unless an amended
ordinance was introduced, although the
original ordinance contemplated the pay
ment OF the money to the person emit titled
TO receive Il.
The minutes OF the last meeting of the
Select Council were read, and all matters
were concurred In except as follows:
In the matter of opening Scott street
the Common Council adhered to it's for
mer action.
The ordinance reducing the powers
and fees of the Sealer of Weights and
Measures was adopted.
The matter OF an ordinance providing
for closing municipal offices at l O'Clock
on Saturday was laid on the table
N.
Report of the Finance Committee on
the lease as offered by the military in
renewal of the present lease of the Ar
mory, making the annual rental 500 per
annum for u period of six years, and
approving the same, was adopted.
A resolution appropriatlng $500 for the
current expenses of the armory was
adopted
An ordinance approved by the Finance
A isSp nfS A
cent. bonds for the opening of Holt street
was, under suspension of the rules
adopted
Petition of John West from the re-
funding OF 1924, approved by the FL
nance Committee, was adopted
Petition of Archer Warren for the re-
funding OF sl1.40, approved by the FL
nance Committee. was adopted
Report of the City Engineer on the
repairs to the Corporation Courtroom,
and the report of the Finance Commit
tee thereon, was adopted.
Resolution for the appropriation of
Si99 for the work above, as per the bid
OF l.. I. Blick & Son, was adopted.
Report of the Finance Committee, ap-
proving the petition of Laura V. Damn
Tor release from certain erroneous taxes.
with resolution, was adopted.
Resolution from the Finance Commit
tee for the appointment Of Thomas
Townsend as the arbitrator for the city
on the property leased to the Southern
Railway, for the purpose Of ascertaining
the annual rental. was adopted.
Resolution approved by the Finance
Committee for the appropriation of 5000
Tor the expense account, was adopted.
resolution offered by the Fire Com
mittee for the appropriation of 5000 for
the payment of bills for which they
nave no funds, was adopted
Resolution from the Fire Committee
TO authorize them to purchase two horses
at cost not to exceed 5000. was adopted.
Petitions of c.. f.. Townsend and the
southern Railway, to build frame
houses. approved by the Fire Commit
tee, were adopted
Ordinance offered by the Fire Commit
Tee creating the office superintendent
OF Fire Alarm system, at a salary of s75
per month, was adopted under q suspen-
sion of the rules.
resolution appropriating $500 to pay
salary as above In addition to $500 al
ready appropriated, was adopted
The report of the Special Committee
on the matter of electric lights and
power was then taken up. The report
recommended that the matter be laid
over for special committee, which
should be empowered to employ an cleo
triclan. The report was adopted.
Mr.. Leigh moved to reconsider the
vote, but the motion was lost.
resolution from the Almshouse Com
mittee 10 transfer s75 from the rent of the
Aimshouse farm to the general aims
mouse account, was adopted
resolution from the Public Buu6Inp
Committee for the appropriation of
$500 Tor bills for that department was
adopted was
Quarterly report OF the Building In
spector. approved by the Public Buildine
committee. was adopted
Report of the special committee on
the purchase of the Atlantic CITY Bridge
recommending that no further action he
taken at the present time, was adop,ed
An ordinance IN the matter of steam,nr
craps IN the city limits, laid over from
tne last meeting. was again laid over
without readieg
a petition Of VI. V. Beale for the erec-
tlon OF a boiler on Fenchurch street, and
ouhers, were referred to the Fire Com
mittee.
Brambleton Ward bills wers ordered
to be paid
Monthly statement Of the CITY Audi
tor wax referred to the Auditing Com
mtttee.
An ordinance amending the ordinance
providing for opening Holt street, so a.
10 change the names of Mary f. Selig 10
sarah Selig and Mary L. Diggs to Mary
withdrawn. " 81 's
Atlantic City bills were ordered 70 he
paid. ~ "e
All properly approved bills were or.
de?ed to be paid, and after a resolution
or chanks to Captain John l.. Roper q nd
Clerk Steed for the manner ~ -