Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-04
The council Cots After the street
hallway Cos, About Their Nom
compliance with ,ho Ordinances
of ,he C,iy-Tho Police ana Flre-
mon TO con,,nuo 90 work iheUsuni
NUMBER OF Hours MIR. Reed on tho
Ferry sohedulc.

4 den, w. Jones Williams, w. Il. John
son. jesse NJ. Overton. Emmett Deans.
q Janles w. Brown, George NJ. Wonycutt.
The reading of the minutes Of the last
meeting. were dispensed with.
All properly approved bills were al
{ lowed.
Present-H. B. Wilkins.
sa NO INCREASE OF FORCE.
The Finance Committee reported that
s141,000 7.30 bonds will fall due January
LIST, 1900, and asked that they be al
lowed to sell bonds to redeem them.
On motion, the request was granted.
The same committee reported that it
would cost the city $4,000 in excess of
what they now pay to increase the force
y at the sewerage power-house and other
a places. They would, therefore. recon-
mend that the present State Of affairs
continue.
Mr.. Brinson moved that the report be
faken up by sections. 1t was seconded
by Mr.. Glover.
Mr.. Slater moved that the police be
4 Voted on first IT was seconded.
MR.. WALKERS SUBSTITUTE.
Mr. Walker moved us q substitute
Tor the whole that the report in refer
ence to the police and Fire Department
DO stricken out and the same be re-
ferred back to the Finance Committee,
and a vote be taken on the sewerage
Increase.
MT. Slater opposed the motion on the
ground that the city was not able 10
increase its expenses. He said that n
policeman, who stops out in the cold for
4 eleven hours on n winter night was
more entitled to consideration than n
man who sits In comfortable sewerage
mouse and sleeps part the time.
MIR. Crimson asked whether n police
man slept or not while on duty.
Mr. Slater said he did not know
whether they did or not
Mr.. Montague spoke In favor of the
increase OF the force at the power
house.
A vote was taken on Mr.. Walkers
amendment to strike the police ana
nremen out the report, which was lost
The motion OF Mr.. Codd, to accent
the report of the committee, which Is
TO allow the departments to stay as
tney now are. was adopted by n vote
or 10 ayes against nays.
The same recommended that an np-
( preparation be made for tic city's ev-
pense, of Health Commissioners. Adopt
ed.
The same recommended that an np
propriation Of s150 be made to repair
LONDON street from Crawford to Water
street Adopted.
The same recommended that $50
copies OF the Mayors message be print
+ ed and distributed. Adopted.
The committee recommended that
3 $500 be expended for a resurvey and
y. n.
The Street Committee recommended
that the contract for furnishing nine
!ors the washington street improvement
be awarded to S. P. CAST. Adopted.
4 PORT NORFOLK ROAD TURNED
DOWN
the same, to whom was referred Tho
petition of Mr.. Leigh, receiver ne tho
Port Norfolk railroad, to be allowed 10
run their cars down High street re-,
Y turned the same signed by three mem
Ders OF the committee, recommendinc
tnat the request be granted, and an
3 otner report from two members. on
posing 1t was presented. Roth of H.
reports were discussed for some .i,,a ,''e
"A petitlcn from the Portsmouth Plr
% Point ana Newport News Ferry Cnn,s
pany. asking to be allowed to run
down High street the entire length was
= read. w. WIS
Mr.. Reed said that he was or,os,,
70 allowing any road to naraiici H.
s Portsmouth street railroad hccoIs. w.
thought that the Council was n,or,m,,
pound not to allow another roa1 ~
run on High street. lie thought M,
i as they are. ~''''h
TREATED WITH CoNTE,5pr
~ MT Codd smoke OF the contemnt IN
which the Portsmouth street rajirooa
& treats the city when n Communicated
is sent them, therefore he aid nn,
think that the Council was mora,,v
bound to them, because they vio,ato
their contract
petition was read from the husinaeo
men on High street. aGleing that the
y Fort Norfolk Railroad Company he al
lowed TO run down High street.
s n note was taken on the majority
x report recommending the granting Of
8 offs to 8. e
The Sewerage Committee recon-
mended that the recommendations Of
the Board OF Health In regard to COM
Y pulsory sewerage going into effect. and
that oil the wards In the city except
4 the Fourth Ward be required to con.
meet by 1902 and that ward by 1903.
4 and that the matter OF sewering the
fifth Ward be referred to the Local
Board OF Improvement, and ask TINT
an ordinance be passed to that effect
TO RB-SURVEY T'HD CITY.
Tho Committee on Re-Survey Of the
J City, recommended that Mr.. Virginius
1 Cassell be employed to assist Mr.. Sykes
!. at salary Of 500 per month. ADOPTED.
A,communtuatio was read from Dr..
Il TcrEbee, Of the Naval Hospital, stating
that he cannot procure government mid
'StnG ffSlngsSup Greene street. Mr. Reed
smoved that the Finance Committee be
requested to devise ways to approprI-
Eat e 81 80 to 5ilx the citys part. and let
o proyement Board put the bal
S5Dcea Il IN ord err. VI s@
NEW sCOUNCILMAN ELECTED.
he names of Mr. l.. NJ. Palmer and
q, Grown were placed in nomina-
81 Oil forS el lee tIons3 as 4 q member of the
Council from I he u re tn Ward, to Mira
lyaeancyS caus ID: by MI, Porter's resig-
u liti Ell e !; styed IL votes
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