Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-12

The City Council met last night
with President King in the chair and
Messrs. Crimson. Palmer. Montague,
Overon. Johnson, Walker, Ballentine,
Crump. Murden, Deans and Hume
present.
A bill presented by City Engineer
Bascom Sykes amounting to s126 for
extra services in the fifth ward. was
allowed after discussion, in which Mr..
Montague expressed the opinion that
pay for the city engineers services in
the fifth ward ought to be turned
into the city treasury, unless such
services had been done by the engineer
alter regular office hours. 1t was
pointed out by Mr.. Palmer that while
the work In the fifth ward had not
been done after Office hours, the city
engineer had put in time at night to
Keep up with his regular work.
The finance committee recommend
ed 4 reduction in the license on thea
tres, making the tax SO performance.
$40 week. or 500 per annum. This
was referred back To the finance COM
mittee for further investigation. The
committee also recommended an appro-
prihtion OF $3.50 for the purchase OF a
horse for the hook and ladder COM
pany. Adopted.
The street committee recommended
that the street Inspector be directed
TO put sidewalk on South Washington
street In proper repair; that the har-
Dor commissioners he asked to define
the lines of Lander creek. that side
walks on South side of North street
east of Crawford street, be replaced.
provided property owners furnish
bricks and sand and the city The, la
Dor; that the application of the Ports
mouth Street Halfway to extend its
track on High street east of Water
street. he not granted. The report was
adopted.
The public property committee sub
mittcd plan for renedying unsani-
tary conditions at the Independent en-
CINE house at cost of $40. The plan
was adopted. In this connection Mr..
Balicntine, chairman OF the commit
tee. stated that there was a discrep-
ancy between the city auditors and
city treasurer's reports as to the
amount of money remaining to the
committees account The auditor
shows the committee to be overdrawn
slolT. while the treasurer reports SI6Y
TO It's credit. IF the committee has
overdrawn," said Mr.. Rallentine, 1T
VIII need an additional appropriation of
SoUO TO last the rest of the fiscal year.
Inc committee was authorized to have
the improvements made at the engine
house. and the finance committee was
NiSS'CN W tuhS l1tO consideration the
necessity of an extra appropriation for
the public property committee. The re-
quest of the public property committee
to put earthern floors In the horse
stalls in the Chambers Fire Com
pany's headquarters was granted.
The bond of John &. Patterson,
sealer OF weights and measures was
referred to the finance committee.
On motion of MIR. Ovcrton. the. clerk
OF the council was directed To call the
attention of officials OF the S.aboard
Air Line Railway to the fact that fh..
trips run through Crawford street
are of two great length. and ASKING
that the number of cars in one train
be limited TO It, The matter was also
referred to the ordinance committee
to bring in an ordinance on the sub
ject.
a communication from the fifth
ward local board asking that $50 1000
of the wards paving and grading
bonds be Immediately placed on the
market. was referred 10 the finance
committee.
On motion of Mr. Deans, the fire
committee was directed to take into
consideration the advisability of pur-
chasing a pair of new horses for the
hook and ladder truck.