The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-14
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Special Committee on Taxation TO tnVas>
t|gate Retrenchmant Of Expense.
THE DEPOSIT OF THE Cl1Y's FUNDS
Tho Telephone Question Comes up
Again-alr.yoneaO opposes Appoint
ment ofn New Committee iu the
Telephone NtHtaor = City 0GlcinIA'
Bonds Referred.

When the July meeting or the Select
| Council was called Ia order last night
! the following members answered TO
| their names: President Carroll, Bald
! win, Cooper Freeman, Jacobs. Jones,
Kizer, Lowenbcrg, Williams, ana Wom-
! bic.
The minutes OF the previous meeting
| read and approved. and considerable
/ business from the Common branch was
concurrcd in.
| NEW BUSINESS.
| The bond Of j. S. Culpepper, City Au-
ditor, In the sum Of $1,000, was referred
| TO the Finance Committee.
The bond OF Mr.. Richard Wake, com
missioner Of the Sinking Fund, In the
| sum OF $1,000, was also referred to the
. Finance Committee.
The semi-annual aud final statement
| OF w. w. Hunter, eN-City Treasurer
| was referred to the Ordinance Commit
| tee.
AN ordinance to allow an unexpcnd-
ed balance TO the credit or markets on
juno 80, and to credit this account, was
adopted.
The delinquent lax list Of ex-Ci,y Col
| lector l.. w. White was referred to the
Ordinance Committec
! Mr.. l.owenburg offered resolution
providing that the special committee on
faAatior recently appointed be instruct
cd also to investigate and report to the
council what rctrenchmcnt can be
made IN the expenses OF the city and 10
this end Will report to the Council what
compensation is received by the rc5pcc-
llVe city officers and employees, and
whether the SAME IS paid In the shape
or fees or salary, or both Adopted, and
| referred to Tic special committee on
Taxa tlon. composed OF Messrs T.0wen-
Def2 and Cooper from the Select Coun.
rll, ana Messrs. featman Hannah, ana
harlWnt, from the Common branch
~ OCtlt1On AS
.. Ryan, asking permission to extend q
| Elarnc l. 10 fia property at 193 ChuDe!
street. Referred to the Flre Committee
| Ihe Selec; Council nom -concurrctl IN
the request Of eX-City Collector IT, W
White TO he relieved OF the payment OF
SlS9.s9, which he had on deposit with
the late firm OF Rurruss, Son & co.
'th,, vote stood to l.
Nj. White made q statement to the
elcct ihai he deposited the sum with
t'urrnN:. Son & Co. for the reason OF
| cohrc..! .!cncc: that he deposited the came
IN tEe name OF L. w. White but did
not receive interest on the account.
MT Lowenburg offered n substitute 70
| lhc resolution Adopted by the Common
Council, providing that all city officials
! and cE-onicials shau daily depcsit ali
| FUNDS collected with one Of the city de-
| poAta-.le5. Mr. LoWcnburg's substitute
| was adopted.
! u.
the liell Telephone and Telegraph Com
E. l'afy ehcited tho usual discussion that
Sucil propositions generally bring forth
The franchise is sm!l1r In many re-
! spects TO that granted the American n
Long DiSta Dcc Telephone and Telegram
company. Both the minority and ma
loHty reports, heretofore published in the
Flrginian. were read.
MT. baldwin moved TO non-concllr in
the action OF the Common Council ana
moved that the matter be referred to
Il conference committee OF five
MT. Williams seconded the motion or
Mr. Baldwin and took occasion to ex-
! pain his position as g. member Of the
Ordinance Committee.
Mt, Jones thought that to appon; O
new committee would De a reflection on
the n-dinaucG committee
Mr.. Freeman suggested that It was
unwise TO nan-concur, and held the yicu
that Il would be perfectly proper 10
adopt the majority report.
MI. Jones said that he was opposed to
ii new committee, and gave ne his rea-
son that he thonEhs the President OF
me common Council was favorable 10
me Bell company and would appoint
three men favorable to that companv's
interests, In fact the matter would be
settled before the committee was an
pointed. AIr. Jones thought that he
southern States should have protection
Tor the reason that they had reduced
telephone rates IN his city,
me proposition 10 refer the question,
oack 70 the ordinance committee was
carried by Il vote Of to 4. Mr.. SVjrjan,s
being excused from voting
me select Council non-concur,cd In
the resolution adopted by hc G,omn,nr
council providing for the appointment
or a commit;cc to ascertain why The
nihk' or this city 90 notpaythe usual
tax assessed by the STATE IceIs,atmrn
ME. Jones' offered Il resolution that nj
the expiration OF the term Of any C,tr
Collector he shall turn over all lax rolls
papers, etc, in his possession. Re,
Adjourned