Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-28
Recommendation of the Councils
Light Committee Rejected.
The Local Bonrd of ImprovcIn crt
Does not want Atlantic city In
cindcd I'm CONTRACT Recommended
-othcr wnrd matters.


no recommendation and the subject
was dropped.
The matter of sewering Grace street
was continued.
The matter Of running water mains
on River avenue to connect with the
Webb property was referred to Super
intendent Riddle for investigation.
The Street Committee brought in q
report on naming the streets and num-
bering the houses, and 1t was decided
to make Colley avenue the basis and
number from both sections, and the
supplies for street names and number
ing the houses were> ordered through
Mr.. Umstadter.
The chairman of the board stated
that the contract for painting the fire.
alarm boxes had been awarded to Mr..
]. e. Wright
The secretary stated that he had adj
dressed communication to the Coun-
ellis in regard to getting these bodies to
request the Legislature to rescind the
18th section OF the Annexation Act, and
also in regard to bonds as requested at
the last meeting.
+ RAILWAY FRANCHISE ASKED.
Mr.. Coles, vice president of the Ches-
apeake Transit Company, appeared be-
fore the board and asked that his COM
pany be given the right of way through
Williams street, q part Of the ward,
so that its tracks could run over the
Atlantic Terminal route to City Hall
Square, so as to give them q through
line from the city by that route through
Bramblcton to Cape Henry. He said
that this was the only route over which
his road could run, as there was an
exclusive franchise over all other
routes to and from the city.
a motion by Mr. Anderson that the
request be granted failed to receive a
second.
The board decided to have the streets
swept by hand
The secretary was requested to re-
quest the Water Board to remove the
flre-pluss to a better location.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
Mr.. Camp offered the following:
Norfolk, Va, Nov 81, 1899.
In the published account of the
action of the Light Commltttee," in
the matter of the contracting for cleo
trio lights at the expiration of the
present contract, we notice that the
bids include the lighting of Atlantic
City Ward. and that the majority re-
port of the said committee recon-
mends that the contract be awarded
to the Norfolk Heat Light and
Power Company" for enclosed arc
lights at SIS each per annum and
per cent Of the gross receipts of said
company.
After a careful consideration of the
matter we are of the opinion that this
price Is not advantageous to our
Ward, and we are not willing to con-
sent to pay SIS per light when another
company offers to furnish the sang
arc lights under the same conditions
for $40 per annum. You will notice
that paying the city 2 per cent. on
their gross business does not reduce
the price per light, but is a lump sum
that the four wards of the city would
receive the benefits of as a bonus con
the contract, and the Councils are pro-
hibited from appropriating one cent
from the city treasury to our Ward;
therefore, under the proposed contract,
we would have to .pay Sc per light
more than we can get them for and IS
more per light than the City -ef-Nor-
folk pays.
If the Annexation Act of Atlantic
City Ward allowed us participate in
the per cent. amended bid( which 1t
does noD, the price per light of the
Norfolk Heat. Light sand Power Com
pany being SIS per light per annum
higher, as soon as the lights of the
city and annexed territory are in.
creased by al lights, which 1t is fair
to presume will be the case within one
year, the offer of the Norfolk Railway
and Light Company will still be the
lowest, and we will be at a direct loss
in accepting the contract OF the Nor
folk Heat, Light and Power Company.
Should your honorable body approve
the majority report, viz: to contract
with the Norfolk Heat. Light and
Power Company. we request that you
do not include the lighting Of Atlantic
City Ward in said contract.
After some discussion the recommen-
dalton WAS adopted
OTHER MATTERS.
a request that fire plug be put on
Pembroke avenue, near the Protestant
Hospital, was referred to Mr.. Riddle.
4 petition FRONT the teachers of the
public school to fix thGS, salaries the
same as the teachers IA the other
schools of the city, was. referred to the
secretary to report at the next meet
ing
A communication from Mr.. w. w.
Chamberlain, calling attention to the
bad condition Of Mowbray Arch and
asking for relief, was referred to Mr..
Riddle.
An offer of Mr.. e. l.. Turner to raise
the main pump house on Colley avenue
for $500. was referred to the proper
committee.
A communication from the City
Treasurer, asking that the board pro-
vide for the payment of Its portion of
the repairs to the Client Bridge. $500,
was referred to the secretary to draw
up the proper vouchers
The communication from Mr.. w. W.
Webster and other property owners on
the east end OF Olney road, calling at
tention to the bad condition of the
curbing there md asking that it be
improved, was referred to the Street