The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-10
lMp0R IART SESSION
OF the Select Council Last Evening dis.
posed Of Much Business.
WIRES MUST BE PLACED UNDERGROUND
Fhe Jones Ordinance Goes Through
lnHortnnt Resolutions Regarding,
Cnniinittce on Printing. and Advcr.
sisinE-Hrnmblcton bond Issue. !,

The Select Council held its regular
March meeting last evening and dis
posed Of u highly interesting budget of
concurrent and new business. among
| which was the adoption of the under
| ground wire ordinance, and also of sew
| eral important resolutions relative to the
purchase OF Joyce's Lake
| me Common Council was to have held
u meeting immediately aftcrward to
consider the water ordinance, but failed
| 10 muster Il quorum.
| THOSE who answered to their names
when President CARROTS gavcl fell in the
Select Council chamber were Mcssrs
Jones. Greenwood, Freeman, Cooper,
Womble, kizer. Briggs. Roland Jacobs
13allent!ne and Williams.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read and approved.
letter from City Engineer Brooke
III reference TO the paving OF Bottimorp
ltouSll ana Duke streets with Belgium
block. was read and referred to Il COM
mittce consisting of Messrs. Jacobs and
Freeman.
number Of enormously assessed
| taxes were ordered refunded.
a number Of applications TO build, ap-
| proved by the Fire Committee, were
granted
UNDERGROUND WIRES
The proposition to place overhead
hH1o III COHuulCS was
taken up. ~ motion to concur with the
Common branch and lay over the report
or the special committee was lost and
I he matter taken up.
The report recommending thus placing
these wires with the exception Of
electric light and trolley wires, was read
us was the ordnance, which has before
been published i'll The Virginian. Mr.
Jacobs moved the adoption Of the ordi-
| nance.
Mr.. Williams thought Il clause should
be inserted in the ordinance giving the
city the right to revoke permits to erect
poles.
president Carroll desired to know how
the wires We're to be placed in conduits.
MI. Jones stated that the proposition
would be placed before the Council 10
purchase the conduits OF the Southern
states Telephone company, SO the city
could provide the necessary ducts.
Mr.. kiZer, chairman OF the committee,
stated that the duty OF that body. rs lie
understood IL. was not to devise ways
anu means for placing the wires under
ground, but TO ascertain IL it was for
the best interest Of the citizens that
this be done. This, he said, was the
sentiment of the entire committee He
further explained that full hearings had
| been given To all interests affected by
| the ordinance.
| Mr.. Williams here offered an amend
ment giveng the city the right to re-
| yoke ut will any permit granted under
! the ordinance.
Mf Freeman moved q suspension Of
the rules. and the ordinance as amended
was placed on its passage
| Mr.. LoWcnbersr thought the Ordi:,ancc
| should be considered by sections, as the
members, he thought, needed more ligh.
| Oh the subject.
The ordinance was then adopted BY
an aye and nay vote NIeSSvs. Carroll and
LoWenberE voting no.
The report OF the committee OH grant
| ing franchise to the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph company was laid
| over under the rules.
TO CLOSE a STREET.
The consentof q number of Rramblc-
ton property owners to the closing of
Hamlin avenue in that ward was read.
| together with n certificate OF approval!
from the Local Board OF Brambleton
IWard.
\ resolution closing the avenue was
adopted.
| PURCHASE OF CONDUITS.
| y resolution for the appointment Of a
snecial committee to investigate the ad-
visibility of purchasing the conduit sys-
| tenn of the Southern States Telephone
| company was adopted, and Messrs
| Womble and Freeman were appointed
on that committee. Mr.. Freeman was
relieved at his request and Mr.. Baldwin
appointed.
| BRAMBLETON FINANCES.
y resolution from tho Local Board Of
| Improvement OF EramblciOn Ward, ask
| ing TO be allowed to borrow Sc, 600 10 pay
| the judgment OF Mrs. Johnakin, was
| adopted.
y resolution from the Local Board OF
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