The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-06
LONG, LIVELY SESSION
JoIni' Meeting Of the City Council Last
Night Was Not Dull.
INTERESTING WATER DEVELOPMENTS
Failing go Get Hold of Joyce's Lake
nj u Reasonable Price the city Will
Condemn IL Assistant chief wood
Dismissed - Successor Elected -
Session OF Ommon Council.

Dismissed - Successor Elected -
Session OF common Council.
There were some interesting develop
ments at the meeting of the city Coun-
ellis last evening Both bodies had been
called to meet in committee Of the whole
TO consider two important matters-the
purchase of an emergency water supply
J for the city. and the case of assistant
chief of the Fire Department
! Both were subjects of absorbing in
tereSt. and as soon as the minutes of
both meetings were read they adjourn
ed. The committee of the whole met
in the Common Council chamber. Presi-
dent Carroll. Of the select branch. ore
sided and the following members re-
spondeu 10 their names: MeSsr3 t>ald
win, Briggs, Cooper. Freeman. Jones,
Greenwood. KiZer, Lowcnhorg, Jacobs
ROLAND Womblc. j. c.. from the Sc
lect Council-Mcssrs. Davis. l.. w. Da-
Wis. II. c.. Anderson. w. r.. Anderson
l.. b.. Peeile, HcCht, Yeatman. Ballen-
tine. RidgcwclI. Seneca. McFarlan. Den
mis-. East. McManus. Cannon Winston
from the Common Council
THE WATEl: QUESTION
The first matter taken up was the
question Of ihc proposed purchase of
Joyce's lake as an auxiliary water sup
ply.
The report of the water committee was
read, as follows:
The Wafer Committee. after consid-
Grafton OF the matters referred IL t Il:
tie las. megting of the Councils, ana
with tne approval of the Water Commts-
SionarS. recommends that the city of
Nonn!!i naquiic it:lc to this property.
The committee further report thi.
theN nave negotiated with Judge j. NJ
Keeling. who Is TIE agent OF the owners
.! said property and the least price that
he Is willing 20 accept Is Sl1.ueD.
II: recommends tina, his offer be de-
c!incd and THAT tie City Attorney lie in
struc;ed 10 institute proceedings TO con
deinu the same
THOMAS II. EALLENT1NE.
e. y FREEMAN.
HUGH &. DAVIS.
The following resolutions were then
read:
Whereas I; is the sense of the Sclec.
ana Common Councils OF the City OF
Norfolk that the public interest requires
ana that II is highly eXltedient that the
Guy oi Norfolk acquire the property
hereinatter described. for the purpose of
increasing lis water supply: and where
as the city OF Norfolk has been unab
TO obtain title TO said property by agree
| ment with the owners az a fair valua-
| ton; therefore he IL
| Resolved by thu, Select and Common
Councils Of the City of Norfolk Ga ma jor-
| lily Of the members elected to each Coun-
| ell concurrins), First. That the city of
| Noriolk. for the purpose of acquiring
more water for its water supply, ana
sufficient land in addition for the cree
| ton of the necessary machinery, ETC.,
and for conduits for conducting the said
water into Lake Bradford. do a: once
proceed to acquire by condemnation pro-
ceedings all the property. described as
| follows:
~ That certain lake or pond situated
Prinpnc-
monty known as Joyce's or Butts Lake.
| that is TO say SO much of the land which
Is covered by the water of said lake or
pond when The same is at its overflow
height, and also the said water. and in
addition a strip of land extending
around said lake or pond twenty foet In
width from said water at It's overflow
height.
80. y strip OF land of the width of
twenty-five fee. extending from the out
err limit of the above mentioned s.rlr
around Joyce'S lake to Lake bradford
the middle line of said strip from said
outer limit to Lake Bradford, running as
foliows: Beginning at stake on the
west side of JoYce's lake, said stake be.
ing near cherry tree upon which is a
bench mark, and not far from the hous,
| III which George Butt now resides and
also being a: a distance of 1872 feet in :
direction south degrees IL minutes
west from the present water surface oI
Joyce's lake, running thence north i de.
Grees IL minutes east 1872 fee
more or less to The outer clg,
OF the said strip OF lant
around Joyce's lake. first as described
above; starting ghen again at this sale
stake and running thence north s. de-
sreGs % minutes. west 2,3i6.6 feet to an
ether stake near the center of The roat
known as the Pleasure House road
thence north GO degrees 50 minutes. wes-
353 fee; more or less to another stake n
Tn" head Of cove. said cove being a
branch OF Lake Bradford. subject. how
| ever, 10 the right Of way OF the public
O! Of those VINO may now own said Plea
sure House road, of their heirs and as
sisns. over said strip where Il coincide:
with the present boundary of said road
IN other words, the ABOVE de.criber
strIp from the outer edge of the sait
Snip around Joyce's Lake to Lake Bra d
FORD extends twelve and one-half fee
on each side of the above described line
g. The tract of land containing nearl,
ore-hnlf acre. and bounded and dc
.ihp's As follows. to-wit: Beginning nj
| me stake heretofore described as being
nirlr cherry tree upon which is /;
bench mark, running thence south s:
degrees - minutes east. l6O feet more o,
.eSs % the outer edge of said strit
around Joyce's lake and then beginn, ne
again 1t said stake and running norti
| 81 degrees 10 minutes west 30 feet to an
| other stake: thence north 1 degrees I,
minutes east. 1913 feet more or less to m,