Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-12
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COUNCIL.

The Common Council met last night.
with Captain Keeling an the chair and
the following members present: Messrs.
Robertson, Jacocks, Bland, Martin,
Roach, milestone and Williams.
The Finance Committee reported that
In closing up the cemetery deal they
found it necessary to have legal docu
ments drawn up and had secured
counsel. 1t reported also that the de-
linquent tax list had been made out
and was ready for posting.
L. Cass Ives and w. l.. Berkeley, of
the town, and c. H. Williams, w. w.
Robertson and Samuel Bland, Of the
Council. were appointed cemetery trus-
ices.
NIessrs. Roach, Parks and Bnilic were
put on the Light Committee.
Complaints were made about a large
number OF arc lights being out In the
town. The Light Committee was In
structed to keep a record OF all lights
found out of order and deduct accord
ingly from the light hill at the end of
inform the electric light company OF
the lights being out.
The Street Committee reported the
necessity o? having water main lald
on Ninth street. from Liberty TO FL
streets. and fire plugs put in for the
from fire. Referred to the Street Com
mittee, with power to act.
The decision of the former Council TO
place two plugs at the foot OF Main
street WAS rescinded.
The Tunis Lumber Co., having decid-
ed to lay q twelve-inch sewer through
their property from G. street to the conf
nany's dock. 1t WAS thought feasible
for the town 10 cooperate with the
company in laying a larger sewer and
to pay the additional expense; also to
continue the sewer TO Liberty street.
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The Ordinance Committee was in
structed to draw an ordinance imposing
Il tax of 500 on slot machines operated
In the town.
The Council will meet regularly here
after the second and fourth Monday
nights of each month.
The following applications to erect
buildings were granted: G.. n. Hal
stead, two-story frame building on
Liberty street. between Fourth and
Fifth streets; /. O.. DigSs. one-Story
frame store on Berkeley avenue; y. Ben
nan. two-story. double tenement, corner
of Twelfth street and Walkers avenue;
Joseph Beaman. II three-room frame
house OH Berkeley avenue, between
Ninth and Tenth streets: ]. Legum, two
double frame houses on Malone ave-
nue.. between Ninth and Tenth streets;
Mary T.. PetherbridEe, onc-story frame
building on south side of Berkeley ave-
nue.; Willis Mcpherson two story
frame building on Liberty street. be-
tween Seventh and Eighth streets;
John Johnson, two-story frame build
ing on Berkeley avenue; l.. Cass Ives,
two-story frame building on Eleventh
street: Dr. T.. +. Truitlt, two two-story
frame buildings corner Ninth and a
streets; w. Il. Sykes. double frame ten
ement on Virginia street.
I3REVITIES.
Mrs r. A. Graves is slowly GONZALES
cling.
Capt. George clifford and wife are
the guests of their brother Mr.. r. A.
Graves
Rev. Way of Cumberland street
Church, Norfolk, filled the Liberty
Street NJ L. Church pulpit Sunday
morning and Rev. j. w. Crider in the
evening.
Mrs. Thomas Haskell has returned
from Elizabeth City,sN. C.
Miss Essle and Laura Daughtrey are
quite sick ut their home in South Nor
folk.
Miss Sallle Perry, OF Blackstone, is
the guest of Miss Eta Spain, of the
county.
Quite number of young people gave
n phantom" party last night at the
residence of NIr. Joe Morgan, on Main
street.
Mrs. A. S. Jones has returned from
Pocomoke City, accompanied by Miss
Gertrude Jones.
Miss Grace Dunston. of South Nor
folk, Is visiting in Philadelphia.
Mrs. James Prlvott is quite sick at
ner home in Oakdale.
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