The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-08
Petition to remodel No. 70 Newton

THE HOLT STREET EXTENSION.
a letter from the city engineer was
read touching upon the matter of the
Holt street extension, stating chat $50
was needed for tearing down and re-
placing the wall of st. P;Lul's church.
ard. also the following, sums: $3.50 for
grading; 1855 for curbing: $3.50 for paw
ing. This, footed up and subtractcd
from the uneXpended balance. lcct
$2.i06.50 still required The letter, how
ever. added tina, the Secly property
could he sold for $500. 1t was referred
to the Flnarce C3mml..ee for recon-
mend alton.
The resolution from t6a Street, Sewer
and Draia Bourl regarding the grad.
Ing OF E2,lya strca. ircm funds on
hand, was nlool"l.
The report OF the Publlc ruildiug Com
mittee nn awards Irale for caul for
public hIilallSs, WAS adopted 1t rec
ommendr1 thst :ao cJnsracis oa award
cd TO Johns Bros. :or i5 loas of stove
| coal, at S5.i2 per ton. auI Rawlings,
Nichols IL 90. f,r 70 tons OF soft coal Mt
$2.G21s pe~ ton.
The Public Building Committees re-
port. approving quarterly statement Of
the building Inspector TO June Goth, 1885,,
was adopted, as was also the "cpOrt Of
the Public Building COMMITTEES. dlsap-
proving resolution ID appropriate Sin
for the expenses Of The inspartnr of
public buildings 10 the National Conven-
ton oc Building Inspectors at Detroit
The report of tha Cemetery Commit
tee, approving petition OF James South
all for duplicate lot in West Point Gem
! etery, was adopted.
! The report OF the special committee
ON the establishing of IL reformatory,
| was filed.
The resolution from the Park Commit
tee in the matter of cars OF the Street
| hallway company, laid over by the
| Common Council and tabled by the Sc.
lcrt was concurrcd in.
WILL HOLD TII IiI ELECTION.
The resolution Of the Atlantic City
Local Board, asking Tor II special cleo
ton OH the 2lst proXImO on the question
OF raising taxes 80 cents on the one
hundred dollars for the purpose Of maxi
| ing permanent street improvements.
| was adopted.
| The petition asking for water for a
| public fountain proposed to be erected
in Brambleton ward, was referred to
| The Water Board, which was given now :
er to act in the matter.
The petition OF the Norfolk and Al
lantlc Ierminal company, requesting All
extension OF twenty-four months from
october, 1897, and an ordinance submit.
ted to carry this petition into effect
were referred to tho Ordinance Commit
tee.
A petition from the Clyde Steamship
company, asking for the refundIng OF
S2oo license tax, was referred to the
Finance Committee.
~ petition from Cyrus Young, asking
for duplicate deed In West Point
Cemetery, was referred 10 the Cemetery
Committee.
a letter from the Mayor, enclosing an
invitation from the Mayor Of Nashville
to visit the Centennial on Nashville's $
Natal Day, September 11th, was received
and filed.
~ petition from a. w Reid and others
10 pulid on Boush street, near College
fiace, referred TO Fire Committee.
ihe statement Of the City Auditor for
the month of August, 1897, was referred
to The Auditing COMMITTEES.
lne bilis from Atlantic City and Bran
| Dleton Wards and from city departments
were ordered paid.
The petitions OF II. B. Cmbury TO
build at 63S and Gi0 Church street. and
Of C. NJ. Cruiser to build on Duke street
extended were referred TO the Fire
Committee.
n resolution from Brambleton Ward
TO transfer $500 from Street Paving
committee Of the Ward to the Water
Board for the purpose of water mains
| III tne Waru was adopted.
letter from City Attorney ccl At
iAnllc CITY Bridge, containing report
OF Board OF Arbitration, notifying also
OF the calling OF meeting of stockholders
on October 1st to decide OH the report
and recommending the payng Of arbi-
traitors 500 eacn and II. II. Little Sill SO
sSll.S0-was received and filed and bills
ordered paid, Atlantic City Ward being
called upon for It's half Of the cost.
Tll1 SUBWAYS 8GAIN.
Then came the most interesting fea-
ture of the session. The special com
mittee on subways reported in favor OF
purchas.olF the subway system of the
Southern States Telephone company,
provided the other companies could be
compelled to occupy the subways The
Southern people offer to sell their sys-
tenn for $4,000 and bind themselves to
pay an annual rental OF $500 for their
use if the city would grant them a
forty years extension 1T the expiration
OF the franchise they now hold.
Mr.. Yeatman moved that the matter
be REFERRED to the City Attorney with
instructions to report as to whether or
not the other companies could be forced
to occupy the subways.
DR.. Anderson offered an ordinance to
delay action until an opinion could be
obtained. Then came n statement from
Mr.. Ycatnan to the effect that the Long
Distance company was here already. and
Mr.. l.. W. Davis added the informa-
tion that said company had already Sc
cured permission to put down their own
subways.
Mr.. II. C. Davis offered q resolution
referring the whole matter back to the
special committee with instructions to
confer with the City Attorney, and