Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-29
BRAMBLETON WARD
seyenty-fve Thousand Dollars
Voted for Street Improvements.
Important Action of tho LocnI BOARD
OF improvements Last Night-Ap,
piicatlon. for Positions-rho Chos-
npcako Transit Company.

The Brambleton Local Board met in
November session last night. President
Jones presiding.
MI. Reed, chairman of the Street
Committee, reported the streets in a
much improved condition, several of the
prominent avenues having recently
been reshelled.
street Inspector Putnam reported
That he was making a sidewalk on
Corprew avenue, near Shoalhouse No.
., and that 61S loads of shells had been
used on Brambleton. Park, Willoughby,
Windsor, Lovitt, Highland and Gibbs
avenues; that 40 loads of cinders had
been placed on the side walks on Gibbs,
Jameson, Reservoir, Claiborne, Maltby.
Cooke, Willoughby and Kelley ave-
nues and "a loads of dirt on Carr street
both reports were received and filed.
REPORT ON FINANCE.
The Finance Committee offered the
following, which was adopted:
The committee, after consideration of
the matter of additional policemen for
the ward, would recommend that If
the board should decide to increase the
police force 1t limit the additional ex-
penditure to S720 per annum.
CHESAPEAKE TRANSIT COMPANY.
MIR. Cole, vice president of the Chcs-
apeake transit Company, was allowed
the privileges OF the floor. He said he
desired to correct n grave misconcep-
ton In the minds Of some citizens in
regard to the purposes of the COM
pany, many being of the impression
that 1t was it's purpose to run freight
cars through the city limits, all Of
which he said was entirely erroneous.
1t was the sole object of the road to
run only electric passenger cars
through the city.
WANT POSITIONS.
Applications for positions on the po-
lice force in the event of an increase
were received from the following: S. S.
spencer. E. G. Hampshire, L. B. Moore.
). H. Pope, Charles Powers, George Bell
and Il. w. Crocker. They were re-
ceived and filed
Several petitions for positions on the
IRE department. and street working
gang took the same course
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICA-
TIONS.
A petition from residents and proner-
W owners on Reservoir avenue for an
electric light on the corner of Bond
street and Reservoir avenue was re-
fcrred to the Committee OH Lights.
y communication from Mr.. Robert
Dayton, asking the board to remove
two trees from the front OF 623 Bran
bleton avenue, was referred to the
Street Committee with power to net.
n communication from the City En-
gineer, asking for certain supplies to
complete the electrical pumping plant
for the Wards Sewerage System. was
approved and the City Engineer en-
powered to purchase at a cost of S5S7.
a petition of Mr.. w. p. Ford, to
erect a G-horsepower boiler TO be used
for saving wood on the west side of
the Norfolk and Western Railroad,
near the intersection of Highland
avenue, with u one-story frame struct-
ure, was granted.
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT
The Finance Committee reported the
finances of the Ward in condition
to justify the issue of $75, 600 worth OF
bonds for permanent street improve
mcnts, and offered the following, which
was adopted
Resolved, That the City Attorney be
requested to draw n petition. in proper
legal form, asking the State Legisia-
lure for authority to be given the
Councils of the City of Norfolk to
issue bonds TO the amount of 81. 900
for permanent improvements in Bran
bleton Ward.
Second. THAT the said petition be
first submitted to the Finance Com
mittee and the Honorable Councils of