The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-17
THE SELECT COUNCIL
4 Short But Highly Interesting Special
Session Held Last Night.
AFTER THE STREET RAILWAY COMPANY
councilman Jones Wnnls TO Compel
Them to Run Open Cnrs-A Rcso.
Iution TO Make Them Keep streets
In Order-Ciiy Trcnsurer's Rond
Accepted.

The joint meeting Of the Common and
Select Councils did not materialize last
evening, owing to the inability of the
common Council to- secure q quorum.
At O'Clock the body had only mustered
the following eight members: Messrs
WINSTON, Elliott. Camp, Pelle, McFarlan,
Davis. H. c.. Womble and Dr. Ander-
son. About $40 o'clock President Win
sion raped the body to order. the roll
was called and all adjournment was
taken sine die.
SELECT COUNCIL MEETS.
The Select Council, however, at 9
o'clock lacked only one member Of hav-
ing q quorum, and 1t was determined
that the body should not break the re-
cord it has established for itself in
never missing q meeting since it's or
SanizatiQn last July. Therefore those
present waited q few minutes longer
and when MIR. Freeman came in Presi-
dent Carroll called the meeting to order
the following members answering to
their names: Councilmen KiZer. Jacobs
Freeman. Jones, Cooper, Lowenberg and
Carroll
The minutes OF the last regular meet
ing were then read, and President Car
roll announced the object Of the special
meeting.
CITY TRD@URER's BOND.
The bond OF Henry S. Herman, City
e.,
years for $4,000, with the Fidelity and
Deposit company. Of Maryland, as sure
ty, approved by the City Attorney as to
form, and recommended by the Finance
committee for acceptance, was then
taken up.
cepted. and this action was taken by a
unanimous vote.
The report Of the Finance Committee
on the award made by the arbltrators
IN the valuation OF the property leased
to the Southern Railway company, at
tayette and Water streets, was then
taken up. 1t showed that the total
value or the property is $4,000, and is
signed by Messrs. W. r. Gregory, Thorn
Us Townsend and John N. Vaughan the
arbitrators. The report was adopted
\ resolution for the appropriation Of
*l2o TOR expense account to close up GER
tain bills for the fiscal year, approved
by the Finance Committee, was adopt
ed
All properly approved bills for the
present fiscal year were ordered paid
AFTER THE STREET RAILWAY.
Under 4 suspension Of the rules the
following preamble and resolution was
then offered by Mr.. r: Henry Jones:
TO the honorable Common and Select
Councils Of the City Of Norfolk:
whereas, section of the city, ordi-
nance to extend the charter of the Nor
FOLK City railway. provides that the said
company shall use such cars as will best
suoserve the convenience Of the public
ana, whereas. the said company are
running closed cars to the Inconvenience
and discomfort Of the public, and
Whereas. we have no reason to believe
that any change will be made looking
towards running open cars to the com
fort Of the public; and
whereas, In every city Of the size OF
Norfolk in which street railways are
run, open cars are operated and the con-
venience Of the public considered: be II
Resolved, That the City Attorney be
instructed to take such action as NAV be-
necessary to compel the said company
10 run open cars and that he report to
the Councils at their earliest regular
meeting.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
Along this same line Mr.. Jones Of
fered q resolution drawn by Mr.. Wom
BILE, OF the Common Council. providing
that the City Attorney and the Board
Of Street, Sewer and Drain Commission.
eEs shall take all proper steps to com
Pei the Norfolk Street Railway com
pany to keep in repair the streets occu
pied by it's tracks for a distance Of Two
feet on either side Of the tracks. This
resolution also went through without q.
dtSSen ting voice
Under continued suspension Of the
rules MIR. Cooper offered a resolution
providing for q part payment of 1895 on
the new building at the city park, now
almost completed, after the bill should
nave been approved by the proper COM
mittee. Adopted
There being no further business the
Council adjourned.
THE BLANCHARD MURDER CASE