The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-09
Select Council Completed lis Business
Quickly Last Night.
QUESTION OF BRAMBLEIOH SEWERAGE
Will no AEnln Voted on-war on
Swinging siEns-Fire Committee
May Go Ahead with Third Ward
Engine House-Mnny Other Mnt-
ters Disposed Of,

| The principal matters coming before
the Select Council at its regular month
ly meeting list night were the effort
to protect life and limb by uholishing
swinging signs, the reopening of the
Brambleton sewerage question and the
| decision TO go ahead with the Third
Ward engine-house. The session was
q short one, occupying less than fifty
| minutes.
Vice-prcs.dcnt Lowenbcrg occupied
the chair and the following members
answered TO their names: Messrs
Greenwood, WOmblc, Williams, Free
man. Hodges, Walters, Briggs, Jacobs,
| Baldwin.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved, and the minutes
| or the last session OF the Common
Council were read and concurred in as
| follows:
The resolution providing for chain
| gang was passed by.
The petition Of the Monticello Realty
company. to erect boilers in the rear OF
| the Monticello Hotel, and that Of
| George c. Iillups to build In York
| street, both OF which were approved by
the Fire Committee. were granted.
The Council adhered to It's former ac-
ton In requesting the Public Building
Committee to report the amount Of coal
delivered to 1t without wcigher's GER
| tificute
The ordinance to authorize the issue
| OF notes and bonds TO provide for the
payment OF interest on the public debt
and the general expenses for the year
| 1888 WAS adopted.
| The report OF the Ordinance Conn
mittec, approving the pe;'tion OF the
Atlantic and Danville Railroad com
| pany to place a sign On the corner Of
Water and Matthews streets, was
| adopted.
The report of the Public Building
Committee, approving the report of the
Building Inspector for the quarter end
! ing December 31st, 1897. was adopted
The recommendation of the Board Of
Street, Sewer and Drain Commission
| ers that the petition of Dennis Nose
ley for back pay be not allowed, was
adopted.
| The petition of A. J. Dalton and
others for the repair of Brewer street
| sidewalks, with the recommendation
that the board do the work out of their
present appropriation, was adopted
| The resolution from the Board of
| Brambleton Ward for the transfer of
| $500 for Introducing water on Maple
avenue was adopted.
The report of the Auditing Commit
tee to credit the account OF l.. w
| White. eN-City Collector. with s25,176.11
| for 1894 taxes was adopted
The communication from the Atlantis
City Local Board Of Improvement re-
garding the need of the fire engine
| house. previously authorized for the
Third Ward, provoked considerable
discussion. 1t was the sense of the
body that the house be built and
equipped and the members were prac.
tcally unanimously in favor OF thera
being no delay in the matter. The only
point raised was how best to accom-
plish this end, Several resolutions
were offered authorizing the Fire Com
mittee to proceed In the matter, but
Colonel Hodges pointed ont that they
| would have TO be concurred In by the
Common Council, neccssitating :. delay
Of month almost. He held that until
the Councils former action was re-
sctnded 1t was In force, and said the
committee already has full authority
to proceed. This action was taken. the
body simply passing by the Common
Councils request to the committee to
delay on account Of the uncertainty In
the matter of insurance rates. Chief
Ryan, Of the Fire Department, who
was present, spoke on the matter.
The matter of sewerage for Bran
blcton Ward came up on a resolution
adopted by the Local. Board OF I'm
provcment of that ward. recommend
ing that the Councils authorize the
voters OF Brambeton to express them
selves on the question at the election
to be held in May next.
1t is proposed TO issue Sl50.000 of
bonds, one-third of which amount Is to
be applied to paving and guttering and
two-thirdS to sewerage. AN increase of
the tax rate to SLIGO Is also contem-
plated. On motion. the recommended
ton Of the Local Board was approved.
The resignation OF j. Z. Jernigan as
n member of the Brambeton Local
| Board was accepted.
All approved bills were ordered paid.
The statement of the City Audit or
for February, 1898. was referred to the
Auditing Committee.
petition from the Citizens Ice
company through its attorney, Mr. ~
y. Thorn. petitioned for the erection.
on the east side of the Norfolk and
Western terminal line in Bramblcton,
OF three fire tube boilers OF 210 horse
powers.
Mr. Williams stated that his mind
was made UP on the telephone qucs-
ton and. therefore he asked TO be re-
lieved from the Committee on the
Southern Bell Telephone franchise
His request was granted and MIR. Bald
win was appointed in his stead
on the overhead sign nuisance and
offered n sweeping resolution abolish
ing them entirely. Colonel Hodges de-
sired the resolution TO apply only ia
Main street, but 1t was referred to the
Committee on Ordinances unaltcred.