The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-15
Notice Of Election
ATLANTIC CITY WARD.

Whereas. tho General Assembly of y;r-
E.nia by an net approved March ), 1896.
enntled An act to amend and re enact
1880, entitled nm net to extend tho bou n IL.
r rS5 OF TIE City Of Norfolk, and TO amend
n oI,a re ss-enaSe sections E. and IL of said
runrY IL. 1872 entitled an net to amond
and re;ennct sections S. and IL or nm net
Of the city OF Norfolk. approved February
"a, 1885," provided among other things. us
follows follow That the city OF Norfolk shall
City Ward for doing business therein of
all kinds us shall DO assessed within tho
license taxes, the inhabitants Of tho ter
ritory hereby annexed, and the owners OF
i9nds lying therein. shall not he liable on
tho said ward for the period Of iifteem
years from the twenty second day Of Feb.
part he deSt of ths c for
Ihoreon nor shall any tax be levied ssrTsl
rem YAK TO the city exceeding the rate
levied by the county Of Norfolk for gem
S Srai purposes 1; a, for the year eighteen hun
cents ,orf~thc one hundred dollars, unless
Tor the purpose OF pnying interest on
twelve Of this act, an Increase over tho
said rate OF taxation be ordered by Il ma
1ority OF tho votes cnst on the question
whether or moi slich an increase shalt be
| mado shall be submitted to the vote of
tho qualified electors Of tho said ward NJ
City Councils, upon the recommendation
| OF tho Local Board Of improvement of tho
| for at least thirty days prior to such cleo
ton tn some newspaper published In tho
| City OF Norfolk;' y.
the Common Council Of the CITY of Nor
! folk, on Tuesday. the seventh day OF Sep
TENDER, eighteen hundred. and ninety
seven. and tho Select ('OIupil n hp It,.
Of Norfolk, on Tuesday, tho fourteenth
day of September. eighteen hundred and
following effect:
Whereas resolution Of tho Local.
Board of Improvement OF Atlantic City
Ward has been exhibited to the Councils
recommending and requesting that for
tho purpose Of improving Atlantic City
ing and gutterng, In nccordanco with
plans and estimates for said work made
by City Engineer w. 7. Brooke and James
! frt cost not to exceed one hundred and
| eighty thousand dollars. the question
whether or not there shall be made an in
crensc or nifty cents on the ono hundred
cents snts on the one hundred dollars. ely
lars of bonds TO to be 'i issued s ITO 10
pay for said improvements shall lie sub
Of said ward at Il special election 10 be
| held In Atlantic City Ward on Thursday,
tne twcnty-frSt day OF October. lS31--
Now. therefore. be II resolved by tho
| Common and Select Councils of the city
| of Norfolk:
a. That n special election be and the
same Is hereby ordered to be held In At
| lantic CITY Ward Thursday. the 2lst
day, or October, 1897 to determine by II
| majority vote OF the qualified electors OF
| said ward whether or not the present rate
OF city taxation. which is seventy cents on
| the one hundred dollars valuation. shall
be increased to one dollar and twenty
cents on the one hundred dollars vnlun-
| ton to pay interest on the one hundred
and eighty thousand dollars of bonds
| necessary to be issued TO pay for said Inn
| nrovcrncHts.
| o. Tint notice of said election shall he
| published for at least thirty days prior
thereto IN some newspaper or newspapers
! published In the city of Norfolk.
| Therefore, public notice Is hereby given
| In pursuance OF said net of tho General
| Assembly OF Virginia, and of snid rcsolu-
| tions of the Councils OF the City OF Nor
| folk. that the question OF Increase of tax
as above set out will be submitted 10 the
qualified electors Of said Atlantic City
Ward at n special election to be held on
| THURSDAY, tho 2lst day OF October.
| 1897. Fl. 8. HERMAN
ocl5-to21 City Treasurer.