The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-12
Many Important Matters Disposed Of at
Last Nights Meeting.
THE OIL STORAGE ORDINANCE AGAIN
Comes UP for Fiuul Consideration
safety Gates for the Ocenn View
lfccnicm mAutEorized-Must Address
the Council il, writing

,
May meeting last evening. In the ab-
sence of the president, Mr.. Joseph g.
carroll. Fice-PreSident j. Il. Lowen-
berg occupied the chair, and the follow
inS members responded to their names:
Gouncilmen Baldwin, Briggs, Cooper,
Freeman, Greenwood, Jacobs, Jones,
kizer. Roland Williams and Womble. 4
The first matter considered was thc
ordinance creating an Inspector OF
dalries. which was, on motion Of MI.
Jacobs referred to the Board OF Health
FOR further information.
a resolution for the curbing, guttering
ana paving OF Chapel street, between
Queen and Wood streets, was read, ana
Mr.. Jones moved that the amount pre-
viously expended for the paving OF
Charlotte and Chapel streets be applied
to the paving Of Chapel street alone.
The motion was adopted.
Several petitions to build, approved by
the Ere Committee, were granted.
IAN appropriation Of S6625 to cover u
School Board bill was made.
The ordinance taxing bicycles was, on
motion Of Mr. Jones, laid over
The City Treasurer's report was ap-
proved.
SAFETY GATES.
The ordinance requiring safety gates
to be erected at all railroad crossings
Nncluding electric lines) came up for
| final consideration. Mr.. Freeman moved
to sixty days. Mr.. Baldwin agreed to
the amendment, but wanted watchmen
placed at unprotected crossings at once.
The ordinance as amended was adopted
THE OIL ORDINANCE.
The ordinance regulating the storage
| or oils came up from the Common Coun-
Gil. Mr.. d. II. Farquharson OF the
Standard on company, appeared before
| the body In opposition to the clause Of
the ordinance giving transportation
| companies the right to store oil in its
! terminals.
! After considerable discussion Il mo-
| ton to lay over was lost.
MI. Freeman moved that ninety-SiX
hours be the maximum limit CT storage
| by the transportation companies The
amendment was adopted.
Before placing the ordinance upon its
final passage Mr. G. y. Woodard, who
was present, made a strong plea for the
brokers and wholesale men, claiming
that the short storage clause In the or
dnance would throw the oil business Of
Norfolk into the hands OF the Standard
Oil company by killing off competitions
y Volley OF motions to lay over were
fired at the chair, when Mr.. Freeman Sc =
cured recognition and moved the refer
cnce OF the entire matter to Il confer
cnce committee Of two members from
the Select and three from the Common
Council. Adopted
Inc ordnance aulnOrlZnE the Nor
folk Street Railway company to run its
track down Henry street to the Norfolk
and Ocean View depot was adopted.
An ordinance providing for the APP
pointment of two additional policemen
and providing also for their pay was
adopted.
The ordinance regarding the lax on
ordinarics, correcting an error in the
budget, was adopted.
The resignation Of Mr.. n. Burruss as
| a member of the Board or Sinking Fund
Commissioners was read and referred
The protest Of the Postal Telegraph
company against tax on its poles was
laid over.
Mr.. Jones motion. that the Council
grant the privilege OF The floor only to
city officials, and requiring all others
to communicate with the Council in
writing was adopted.
y NINE HOUR DAY.
Mr.. KiZer's ordinance that the legal
working day for city laborers he nine
hours. with pay for overtime and a rate
of sl.25 per day, was referred TO the
Ordinance Committee, as was his motion
giving the Cemetery Committee control
over the employees in that department.
The Council then adjourned.