Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-15
THE CITY
LEGISLATURE
Proceedings of the February
Meeting Last Night.
AN INTERESTING SESSION
. ompronisr Refused In tho ward.
roper Matter Committee TO vt.i,
Warrington -tompul>ory vacc,n-
"''on Worh,n@m.n Address
t""ncii-Dr. CAvi>' Krquc.t Krrcr-
rchto Ii"u"ctat tomm.ttee.

The City Council held an adjourned
meeting last night with the foiiowing
members present: John J. King, presi-
gent: ID. w. Ballentine. j. Davis Reed.
samuel T. Montague. Charles L. Muir
den. l.. Z. Brnson j. Leon Gold, James
w: Brown. Dun Green Porter, W. Jones
Williams, l.. L. Slater
number of bills were allowed
resent X. f. Glover, Emmett Deans.
The Finance Comm ttce submi. ted tn
iolIowlnE recommendations:
that the notes of the Portsmouth
street railroad be accepted. Adopted.
That telephone be put in AT the
aImShouse, rs per request of the BOARD
OF Health. Adopted.
Ihata an appropriation of 500 be made
lor putting board walk on County
street. from Crawford to Water streets.
Adopted.
The application of DR.. Carr to be paid
LOT Naccina;ing the poor was referred To
the Hoard OF Health. as the worl, was
ordered by that body. This caused con-
bcrs stat ting that they did not think he
was entitled to additional pay for work
zone by him, as he was elected phvsi-
clan TO the poor, and that vaccinatinE
was part OF his duties. Mr.. Glover
moved that II he referred to the Com
mlttee on Claims, which was adopted.
The committee recommend that tho
appropriation asked for by the ouaran-
tine officer be allowed. Adopted.
Ihnt an appropriation he made for n
board walk on the north side of JEFF
fcrson street. from Fourth to Finn
streets. Adopted.
Inat the Emerson property, corner OF
Wythe and Court streets. be purchased
and that note be given for the same.
Adopted
The Committee on Lights recommend.
ed that light be placed on the north
end OF Dinwiddie street Adopted.
the Committee on Cemeteries report
eo the sale OF several lots in Oak Grove
cemetery. The proper officers were in
structed to prepare deeds for the same.
Inc Water Committee reported that
there was complaint of a general
waste OF water around the civ NT,
Reed said that there was plenty of or
dinances on the water question and
that they should he carried out Judge
watts. counsel for the Water Commit
tee. by permission. addressed the Coun-
Gil on the water question. He said thar
me pipes had been ordered to complete
the main from Bowers Hill to Ports
mouth and are now on their way. and
the main Will soon be completed and
there will be no trouble about supnly.
lie asked that there be no friction be-
tween tho Council and the Water Com
p2ny. No action was taken.
y dclcga ton from the Central Labor
Union being present. the rules were
suspended. and Mr.. Williams. president
or the union, was allowed to address
the Council in reference to the eight
hour bill and the building of n battle
ship at this yard He described what
the Central Labor Union was and said
that the union was exercised in refer
ence to the Hill before Congress.
MT. Thos. Reardon also addressed the
board In behalf OF the bill and asked
the aid OF the Council to assist them.
Judge Watts addressed the Council in
the interest Of the bill. He said that he
had listened to the statements made
by the gentlemen and said that he sell
dom Injected himself into thing that
he was not asked to take part in. but
he thought it was matter that inter-
ested the people general. The compe-
tition between government yards and
the Newport News Dry Dock Co.
which was backed by an enormous lob
by. was great. He thought
everything should be done by all the
bodies In the city 10 assist the union
rs 1t would be impossible to succeed
In getting bnttleshp built here un-
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