Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-07
MEETING OF. CITY COUNCIL.
Three and Half Hours session-Much
Business Done That VIII Be In
teresting to Read =

The City Council held their regular
monthly meeting last night. with the
following members present: Chairman
King. and Messrs. Ballentine, Murden,
Reynolds. Codd, Brinson, Palmer,
Slater, Deans, Wonhycutt. Johnson,
Overton, Wilkins, Glover, Walker and
Brown.
All properly approved bills were al
lowed.
The Finance Committee. to whom
was referred the petition of George r.
Atkinson to be released from payment
OF stall rent In the Market recommend
that the same be granted. Adopted.
The Finance Committee returned the
application of the Jewish Synagogue
to be relieved of taxes on lot on Wash
ington street and recommended that
the same be not allowed Adopted.
The same recommend that S25 be al
lowed Messrs. Parker and Phillips for
defending Cotton at his trial. Recon-
inendation adopted.
The petition of a. J. Hodges asking
for extra compensation for watching
Cotton was returned disapproved On
motion the same was adopted
me chairman of the Finance Com
mittee was given permission to borrow
S6,0OO to- meet current expenses
The Committee on Public Property
reported that the Board of Health re-
fused TO accept room on the third
floor of the City Hall and n room In
The Armory building, and asked what
should be done. Mr.. Reynolds moved
mat the committee make the same Of
Ter, and III they refuse let them go
without any. 1t was seconded and
adopted.
The Committee on Public Property
reported that they had taken no action
as yet In regard to the Jail improve
ments, but would do SO later.
The joint Ferry Committee reported
that they would recommend that the
council proceed to condemn Mr..
Brooks property at once for ferry pur-
poses. On motion. the latter was re-
ferred to the City Attorney, with in
structions to proceed at once to have
the same condemned.
Inc Ordinance Committee submitted
recommendation not allowing any
telephone company to change the MN,
per OF phones without ninety days
notice. On motion. the same was re-
ierred to the Ordinance Committee with
instructions to bring in an ordinance to
that effect. -
Appiications Of certain parties to
nave water main run on certain
streets was granted on condition that it
AAO CNpSIlSc 10 the CITY.
Nlr. Glover reported that Mr.. r. TT
Ripley mad resigned his position as fire.
man at the sewer power-house. On
iiiotion the resignation was accepted.
~ Dill OF the Gamewell Fire Alarm
company was referred to the Finance
! Committee.
The committee who went to Wash
ington In the interest OF work and pub
! lie building made their report OF what
| had been done -''''
The Committee on Public Property
asked for an appropriation of 5000 TO
run them the balance of the year.
NEW BUSINESS.
An ordinance which the Board of
health desired passed was read. and
the council was asked to pass the same
On motion, 1t was referred to the Ordi-
nance committee to consider the advis-
ability of the same and report.
a communication from the Fifth
ward Local Board of Improvement in
reference to certain poles in that ward
belonging 10 the Portsmouth street rail
road. being in the way of public i'm
provements, was read and was. on mo-
ton. referred to the Local Board for
action.
On motion, the City Attorney was re-
quested to instruct the board in tbe
matter ~
Alr johnson called the attention of
me council to the corner of Queen and
chestnut streets, and said that II was
III such a condition that 1t was impos
Side to pass there in wet weather
On motion. 1t was referred to the
street Committee.
Inc matter Of the removal OF the OBJ
slruclohs from Washington street be-
tween tlsh and Queen streets was dis
cussed FOR some time. The Street Tn
| SDCCtOr said th Il
mad been commenced and that in two
weeks time the streets would be
clear
Mr.. Glover moved that the Stree.
committee be requested to hurry the
work of removing the distractions as
rapidly as POSSIBLE
Mr.. Walker objected. and said thst
the Council should act and not The
committee.
Mr. Walker amended by requiring
the clerk to notify the contractor to
remove his material, etc., from the
streets so that the Street Inspector
can get to work making the improve
| men;s needed.
Mr.. Glover withdrew his motion and
Mr. Walkers amendment was accepted
as a motion and was adopted.
Application from the Fifth Ward
Local Board, asking to have a certain
piece of land on Glasgow street CON
demned, was read. and on motion IT
was referred to the Local Board for
information in regard to price, ETC.,
THAI has been offered.
Application Of Independent Fire Com
pany for some chairs and 10 have a
slide pole erected was referred to The
Finance Committee.
communication was received from
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