Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-04
The CITY COUNCILS
No Money With Which to Enter
tain Visiting Naval Heroes.
tons Dcbnso OF Ordinance Imposing
school Poll Tax ON sInlo Reside nls
-aioncy Voted 10 Fireman Bar
roir. wIdow-0ther unttors.


session last night. The Select
Branch also met in special session, the
purpose of the meeting being to pass
upon the ordinance appropriatlng $1,000
for q representation Of the battles Of
Manila and Santiago in pyrotechnics
during the stay of the North Atlantic
squadron In Hampton Roads.
When the news was brought into the
Common Council that the Select Branch
was awaiting its action on the appro-
printion Captain Ta2ewell Taylor NOV
ed that the fireworks ordinance be laid
on the table, remarklng that If any
gentleman desired to resurrect 1t later
on there would be no objection. The
vote was unanimous In favor Of MIR.
Taylor's motion.
SELECT COUNCIL.
The Select Council did nothing ex-
cept to pass q resolution empowering
the Park Committee TO confer with the
street railway authorities in reference
to securing better facilities for hand
ling passengers to the city park and
better lights there. An extension of
The committee was instructed to re-,
port to the Council CHAT agreement 1t
reached with the railway. Similar ac-
ton to the above was taken by the
Common Council also.
THE COMMON COUNCIL.
When the Common Council had dis
posed of a few minor matters Mr..
Camps ordinance amending the law
Imposing n 20 cents school tax on every
male resident in the city over 81 years
old came up. Mr.. Camps amendment
strikes out that clause which operates
to exclude from the public schools the
ai,i IF ,,.t, f.,n a. tl~,
tax.
MIR. Camp made a speech favoring the
Mir East opposed the amendment
MIR. Taylor offered an amendment,
which hlr. East said he would accept as
q compromise. The effect of this was
that anyone who should make an oath
that he was unable to pay the tax
Should be exempted
THE VOTE.
Mr.. Tavlor's substitute was lost by
the following vote:
Ayes-McaIanus. Taylor and East.
Nays-Camp, Cake, Cousins, Joyncs,
Jones, Herman, Ridgcwell, Smith, Bea-
man and Stahl.
Mr.. Camps amendment was then
passed by vote of 10 to 2. But Mr..
Tayicr declared that inasmuch as the
ordinance imnoSed Il tax Il majority of
all the members of the Common branch
was necessary TO its passage. Over
this proposition came q long parliament
tary miN-up. MIR. Camp contendcd
that his ordinance did not impose n tax,
but only rc-cnacted an ordinance which
imposed n tax for the purpose of
it.
After long discussion, Mr.. Beaman,
in the chair. ruled in favor of Mr.. Tay-
or. Mr. Camp started to take an APP
peal from the >chair's decision but ii
was decided TO leave the question for
the City Attorney to decide. Later on,
however. Mr. Camp introduced another
ordinance obviating, as he thought the
necessity of a constitutional majority
original ordinance, but simply struck
out the Objectionable clause.
PRESIDENT East, however. ruled that
this. too. was in effect an ordinance i'm
posing taxes. Mr.. Camp gave notice
that he would move for q reconsidern-
ton at the next meeting of that Coun-
Gil: On the last vote taken Mr.. Camps
ordinance lacked but one vote of receiv-
Ing a constitutional majority.
BRAAIBLETON'S QUOTA.
The resolution from the Local Board
of lrambleton Ward. approved by the
Finance Committee. providing for the
payment Of $500 by that ward as its
proportion of the amount expcH1tvd fJT
health purposes. WAS approved.
The petition of w. V. Archer. CITY
Apothccary, asking for an increase of
salary, was adversely reported by the
Finance Committee, and its action sus-
tanned.
MONEY FOR FIREMAN's WIDOW.
On recommendation of the Fire Com
mittee, an ordinance was passed pro-
vlding for the payment of SGG0 to the
widow OF the late Thomas a. Barrett,
fireman, who died from injuries sus-
n
fire. This is the salary OF
fireman for one year, and 1t is TO be
paid 10 Mrs. Barrett in semi-monthly
installments for one year.
a resolution, appropria.ing $500 addi-
tional for strengthening and improv-
ing Holt Street bridge. as per the
recommendation of the Street, Sewer
and Drain Board, was passed. Coun-
ellis appropriated $4,000, one half OF
which is TO be paid by Brambleton, 10
cover the expense of this work, but
the lowest bid for the contract cx-
ceeded this sum by Sl60.
TRANSIT COMPANY'S PETITION.
The petition of the Chesapeake Tran
sit Company for street railway fran
chise over certain streets in Bramble-
ton and across Mahone's Lake. to
ed) to Cape Henry, approved by the
Brambleton Local Board, was referred
to the Stree. Committee
The resolution from the Brambleton
Local Board, asking for the issue of
$50. 900 bonds for an additional school
building. was referred TO the Finance
Committee.
The resignation of Mr.. D. ]. Gala
han was received and accepted with
expressions of regret. IIc is going to
remove from the Third Ward. which he
represents In the Common Council.
IpIurca by Electric Car.