The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-02
CHANGES IN CHAR TER
COuuCllS Committee Report Proposed HeW
Clauses to Joint Session.
NO STREET IMPROVEMENT DEADLOCK
It, Wns Broken Lust Night by Com.
promise ana work VIII Now Pro-
cccd-TcIephone Rntcs-Charscs
Against Candidate for City Gungcr
Election Deferred.

The City Councils met in joint session
| last evening to elect II city gnuger. but
the office remains vacant On account of
| charges prcferq'sI against ALFRED NJ.
| EaHley, one OF the applicants for the
'5fitce. Mr.. Baldwin thought THAT the
| change should be investigated, and
pending the report of THE committee app
pointed for that purpose, no eleclion
was held Three names were placed
In nomination before tthc joint session,
which was presided over by President
| Carroll, of 'the Select Council. The
membership present from each BODY
were as follows:
From the Common Council-James L.
Winston, president; Meesrs Davis I'll.
| c., Davis a.. W., Eiiiott IL. B),
Gwa'.hmcy. YeaItmln, Fa1ulnt, Seneca
Herman, Elliott Ok. b., McAIanus,
Cannon, McFur%ane, Camp, East and
| Allan.
| G.. Carroll, and AIessrs. Lowemb slE,
Freeman, Walters. Greenwood, Will
liWms, Hodges and baldwin.
| The applicants for city gauger were
| r. r. Brooke, y. NJ. Battlcy and a. G.
| Duncan. Mr.. Battley's application
stated that he had formerly been city
gauger MIR. Freeman then took the
iiGor and stated trat while occupying
tha5 position Mr.. Butltlty had given
weigher's certificates signed in blank
| fO1 coal 'to be delivered TO the city
sch',lo!s, He hau been told this by men
who knew. and he could produce them.
Mr.. Elliott IL. 3D. asked ii they ware
| present, and asked THAI: they he pro
| ducsd.
| Mr.. Farant then stated that he knew,
as chairman of the Public Buildings
| Comrn'lttce, that Mr.. Bnttley had Of
| fered I'd l;Slve signed receipts for rs
tone of coal r-r school houses, upon
! paSmcn't Of G certs per ton fee with
| out seeing the coal weighed. He had
! instructed Johns Bros to deliver the
coal without regard to the wc!Eher
| th'cn anuther firm which tlsregarded
| MS request to this effect short weights
we're delivered at the pump house
ME-, Baldwin then moved to refer ito a
committee and postpone THE election,
which action was taken
me joint session was called 10 order
| ny President Carroll, and the matte1. of
street improvements We're AT once TIA
ken UP. The report OF the Street Com
nrsttca was read. 1T recommended the
| adoption of the second series OF reso-
| buttons, Tor Dartmouth, Duke and Ran
| dolph streets, and .tlhe paving of Chapel
Street from Wood to Princess Anne
| avenue.
Mr.. Baldwin moved tho adoption of
the report, although he thought +.
| scarcely right that the Fourth Jyard
should receive sol, 900 for a street tina,
versng an unimportant section, while
| the city proper gets only about $4,000
| MIR East replied Ito Mr.. Baldwin, and
Nlr. Gwnthmey Poimted out the inn
provcmcmtS made in the Fourth Ward
| already.
Mr. Winston moved to substitute Call
| vert street. for Princess Anne avenue as
the northern limit of the Chapel street
| extension. He Thought it would Yass
| that way, while otherwise ut Nyould
! nlCt.
After volley OF speeches and mo-
tiors Mr.. Winston's substitute was ac-
| celHtcd by the Fourth Ward members
| ana ador'ted This action makes Dcssi-
bic the following improvements: Paving
| or chapel Street fr1m Wood to Calvert;
li6t. from Church to Cumberland;
Month Duke street; Randolph. from
Main to Plume: Boush, from Queen to
SmHh,s creek; Dartmouth, from Queen
| ~ Duke: the total cost being s3I, 737 90
| only Sl3,732,G3 of which the Councils
had to appropriate, this one-half pay
| ment by property owners, amount in
| the Cry TreaSurer's hands, to the credit
of streets, and Si,77i.21 OF unrcfundcd
direct haX fund, making UP the differ
| cncc.
The report 'of the committee on rstvis-
| Ion OF the city charter was then read as
| follows:
| Norfolk Va, Feb, 1, 1898.
TO the Honorable the Select and Com
mon Councils Of the City OF Norfolk.
Virginia.:
GtTtl .men-1our committee appoint
ID to amend the charter nf the city Of
norfolk herewith transmit a draft, the
adoilcn OF which they would recon-
mend
In submitting this draft your com
mihtee desires to call your attention
TO The principal changes made
In section IL, the Mayor is given the
power 80 suspend CITY officers until r'he
| councils eithSr rcinlStItc the officer so
suspended or elect his successor. At
! prSent the Mayor has the authority to
suspend In remove.
In section Is. 1t is provided that only
MALT of CounclmCn shall go ont OF
ONCE every two years, each Councilman
being elected for four years after thn
eIect',n next May. In this way there
WIZ never be an entirely new Council.
IN section Is, n clearer provision 4,
made for the calling of meetings of the
Councils by the prcsidcm: or vice pres
idTt or i've members Of the Common
, and three iJf the Select
IN section is. the Mayor is given the
| Vcto power on ali ordinances or rcso-
i'''fons, and majorIt~ vote Of all rne
members flectcd 20 tn Councils is nee
oSsary TO grant n franchise or disposine
OF city property.
/ In cause OF section 10, prwer IS
given In" city to acquire or condemn
Elhd Id nraveGI. the Pollution of the
water SUPPLY.