Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-05
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sSpns peeul atlons as to the Result
sfsI GUS d ay,sss Election,
gnes saiuEa oYToWns Council nsee tinE
psE.nph.ssi in It',' !
S "a u sie s ii . Connreiion with
mo OH ID World -Tuesdry Caro-
Isl Club rsoBai Notes. 53
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Spec1al$tosy ~ -
Ssss xsiYf 81 Noy. with two dur
& S,s,I ~ has between noon and election
3 aaystha Tesuit t. Is Yet an uncertain quar- trl'
= 81. his is 81 difficult election to fore
cast wi tn any degree OF certainty. Ihe
gsulnr epnbiican vote IS the u Inc
tain quanti ~. There is a consid erapi
Soil o5rsed SreEis tration and if the coiored
i men vol & It'll any degree OF solldlty
Sail over thu district the balance OF OF
power IS theirs.
NANsDMoND's VOTE.
Il; Former County Chairman ]. -. west
To-day said Nansemond wouid go aoi
TBoykin by 1000 to- LOU ploraiity.
y Though Isle OF Wight hasn't been gwen
Y upsbySthe Shands people tn osher si .oo
ssclAln1s the county by majority OF 4Vo
y South ampton's majority for Shands
depends on the size of the vote cast;
4 The county will be for Its son py l'zoo
4 to2, 900. S ONE of Mr. Stands admirers
aclaim even more.
" II; SLOW RETURNS.
There IS something else about Tues
day s contest-accurate returns VIII De
i hard Ito get.yI have heard several times
z that there was q likelihood of returns
being held back In certain parts of the
district to wait for results elsewhere.
|. This may be only rumor.
4 COUNCIL HAPPENINGS. \
4 The Town Council last night took
pains to prevent the recurrence of an
accident which this week resulted In the
death OF a horse and endangered hui
MANTLE. They don't mean to let the
electric light people use rotten poles
which are liable to drop live wires on
the streets and sidewalks. and which
might next time kill a man instead Of O
horse. isss,s, "a
"a "a resolution was adopted requiring
tile street commissioner to make q close
,insp ection of the poles and report all
srnFound ones for condemnation. Such
bad poles arc required to be replaced
within ten days. The posts have to be
20 feet above and four feet below the
grounds surface.
v This was the Councils regular Mo-
yenrber meeting. Present: r. L. Brew
ter, jJr., Mayor; Councilmen r.. r. Allen.
w. b. Ferguson, W. c. Harrell,, John
C. Holiday. G. S. p. Holland, ohm B.
Norieet and John B. Primer, and Clerk
w. l.. Mcleod.
OCTOBER REPORTS.
Mayors fines, s1s; sergeant's collcc.
tons, SIS; Treasury balance. $500. 66.
requisi lions Overseer of Poor. $55. 45,
market receipts, s100.40; Commissioner
of sreYenue, S76.20.
!. was reported that nlI the town
on one meter. "a s. ~ ~ !
3. & was reported that n loan Of 81. 600
for sixty days had been Negotiated
est, ! 80 :, $50
~ BIDS We're opened for the removal Of
= OH =
Were bid. figures meaning month.
". consideration, the contract to run
one year from December /, 1899. ].
g. Causey. Jr., s24; ]. z. Yeates. SIS:
ny, W. ! Mitchell, S25; W. r. Lloyd, s26:
" e :. smith present contractor, $50,
Causey gets the contract.
~ The Postal Telegram Comnanv wos
ard Oil Company $40.
ToPoGRAPHIcALs SURVEY
N Messrs Ferguson, Allen and TJolIord
We're aDpointed to learn the nrice of y
survey Of tho town viii
sla}faaylewTt to putting in a system of
sewerage.
81, The Street Committee was author
Sszed 70 NIX dangerous culyert on
Main street, near the Seaboard AIr
Line dep OF. -, All
s5Esit e z hiea question OF taxing peanut Inv.
ers was referred to the town attorney
! forgang opinions. sNieS
RS ! Fe sih; Trotman was elected driver
of the fire engine in place of ST
/ Spring, resigned ~ u =
A; Accommodation from the NAM.
t9ae turers' Record with reference to al
space ], IN special edition was laid or on
8:ss AZ eesars, Primer. Norreet and r4arre,,
were appointed to inquire info t tSa
S6aassa q the recent accident to the
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