The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-15

4. mat the superintendent of the
water works has also been instructed
TO Visit Northwest river, to secure SAM
pies of the water and have the same
analy2ed
o. That the money has been paid into
court for the purchase of Lake Joyce
and the work has been commenced ou
securing an additional supply OF water
from that lake.
Explaining this report, Mr.. Freeman
stated that ut the present rate the water
In Lake Joyce would last only thirty
days. Verbal communication had been
mad with the owners of Lake Drum
mond. but water from this source would
De exceedingly expensive unless it could
be gotten from the canal. This would
bear Investigation. Northwest river he
feared was not available; in the first
place 1t would cost from 4 million to u
million and half; il was full OF al
luvial deposit also He strongly re-
commended Little Creek as the only
Immediately available water supply
and asked that the Council authorize
the City Attorney TO institute condcm-
nation proceedings TO secure this prop
erty. He showed that City Engineer
l3rooke's estimate OF the cost Of the Lit
tie Creek system was S155.320
The report OF the City Engineer re-
ferring to the subject was read.
Mr.. Baldwin then offered the follow
Ing which was adopted:
Resolved, That the report of the
Water Commission be adopted and that
the City Attorney and any other city
ot1lc!als whose services may be required
by the Board of Water Commissioners.
Shall hold themselves in readiness to
respond at any time to give such as
sistance as may be needed"
p,n,
Mayo. enclosing an invitation from tbs
Mayor of Columbus, O., to attend q
convention of Mayors in that city. II
was ordered fled
Two petitions TO build were referred
to the Fire Committee.
SPRUNG a MIND.
lust before adjournng Mr.. Freeman
arose and asked to be Informed upon The
duties OF the School COMMITTEES. He
said he had been a member of that
committee for year and there had
never been a meeting of that body.
AS he did clot care to be Il negative in
anything, he would like to be relieved
Of the position.
He suggested that II would be proper
FOR the Councils TO appoint n Committee
TO go before the Legishature'and ask for
reconstruction Of the city's charter
or an entirely new charter
re lllJl our form or gov
eminent under the present charter was
| as near nothing as 1t was possible for a
! legal document to make it, He at
| tackled the whole system OF the city's
| government. The Mayor, he SAL. was
like himself on the School Committee
was negative. We had all sorts of
boards with sflaried officers on them
and were paying a City Treasurer Sl0.-
600 n year for doing the work that tho
board treaSurers should do. The
School Committee itself was nonenIty.
he asserted, and he thought that IF the
School Committee was not to- be able To
| do anything 1t ought to be abolished
Mr.. Freeman then offered the follow
Ing resolution:
That committee of FIVE be appoint
ed to report to the Councils the feasibil-
ity and advisab!lity of applying TO the
Legislature for such changes in the
present charter OF the city of Norfolk
as will insure TO the city q better, more
practical and economical and cffectual
form of government"
The resolution was adopted and the
chair appointed Mcssrs. Freeman and
Williams as members Of the committee
from the Select branch and the Council
adjourned.