Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-14
TIE SELECT COUNCIL
Anticipating Ordinance Badly
Crippled in that Body.
Hole asrcct nnd Client Bridge Rcso-
Iutions Adopted md Wolf
Street Condemnation Commits.
sioncrs Hknitc Their Reports.

The Select Council took a shot at and
crippled the anticipating ordinance last
night.
After the prolonged labors OF the
Sanitary Commission, of which His
Honor. the Mayor, was chairman. TO
get into shape law which would put
stop to the defilement of the side
walks by cNpectoration, that branch of
the Council mentioned by an almost
unanimous vote struck The word side
walks" from the ordnance. The mo-
ton to strike out this word was made
by Mr.. Jacobs and it was supported by
every member present with the excep-
ton of President Greenwood.
The ordinance now goes back to the
Common Council which passed it last
week. AS 1t stands now il prohibits
splitting in public conveyanceS, public
halls and elevators. The action of the
Select body in striking out sidewalks
Kills the main effect of the ordinance.
A like effort was made in the Common
Council. but failed. its fate now is
rroblematcal.
There were present at the meeting
President Greengood, Messrs. Marx.
Karn. Pannill. Vail. Bonney. r. b.,
Bonney. w. A.. Consovo, Spann and
Holland
The action of the Common Council in
passing the resolution for the appro-
priation of $500 for completing the inn
provements on the market building was
concurrcd in
The report of the Finance Commit
lee disappearing the petition of the
United States Express Company, for
the reduction Of license, was adopted.
The ordnance relieving retail mer-
chants of the specific tax CT s25 on
the sale of meats was passed.
The resolution appropriatinS $3.50 to
the City Morgue and for the appoint
ment of n keeper for the Morgue at
50 per month was passed.
The resolution to appropriate $1.SG5
to the Board of Health to meet con-
tingent expenses was passed.
The resolution appropriating $1,000 for
improving the Holt street bridge was
passed. One half of this amount is to
be paid by Brambleton Ward
The City Treasurer's report was
adopted.
The ordinance appropriating 5000 for
the almshouse was passed
The report of the Finance Committee
refusing membership In the League of
American municipalities, was adopted
The Client bridge resolution was
passed. This gives the Finance Commit
tee authority to make terms with the
street railway and the Atlantic CITY
Ward as to what proportion they will
pay In the repairing Of the bridge.
The resolution appropriating $500 TO
repair the dome of the City Hall with
galvanized iron, was adopted
SANITARY ORDINANCES.
The following ordinances of the San
itary Commission were passed and now
become laws:
The ordinance forbidding the erection
of buildings on courts or lanes without
special permission.
The ordinance prohibiting cess-pools
in yards or lots.
The ordinance regulating the kind of
closets to be used.
The ordinance directing the Board of
Health to require extra closets when
necessary
properly drain their premises.
The ordinance requiring the permits
sion of Councils and adjoining proper
ty owners for the erection of stables
The ordinance prohibiting erection of
buildings in courts.
The resignation of II. Henry Jones as
member of the Board OF Health was
accepted
The Board OF Harbor Commissioners
was authorized to cxpend the $500 AL
ready appropriated
sprnkling Church street was adopted.
NEW BUSINESS.
The quarterly report of the building
inspector for the quarter ending De-
cember 81. 1898. was read and adopted
The petition for crossing at the in
tersection of Main street and CONNER
cial Place was referred 10 the Street
Committee.
The report Of the Tripoli Strcet Con-
domination Commissioners was present
ed, and also the report of The Wolf
Street Condemnation Commissioners
The total I'd in the former case
abounts to SS5.642.5 so; in the latter s54.-
SI5 Both reports were referred to the
Street Committee.
The application of Brambleton Ward
for $1,000 to pay the expenses OF keep
ing down contagious diseases was refer
red TO the Finance Committee.