Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-07
MEETING OF COUNCILS.
Common Branch Transacts a Large
Volume Of Business.
Fcntress franchise Goes over a Month big
Fight ovcr Proposed Stable on Tripoli
street-An Automobile Company Wants
Franchise Tho Select Council.

Council last night was typical of the
month In some respects. There were
two or three stormy fights over legisla-
ton.
The Select Council held a special
meeting and transacted a small amount
of business.
The session of the Common Branch
was long and busy one.
The resolution appropriating $50 to
defray the expenses OF Messrs. Il.
Greenwood and c. II. Consolvo. who
went to Washington as n Council com
mittee to secure more work for the Nor
folk Navy-yard. was referred to the FL
nance Committee.
a resolution appropriating s32 to
meet a reoulsition of the Quarantine
commissioners, was passed.
Petitions for payment of s416 for SER
vices as patrolmen in 1894 by james It.
Guy. Thomas Brown and j. w Jen-
kins, were disapprovcd by the Finance
Committee, and the Council approved
the committees action.
The letter and resolution from the At
laHtic City Ward Local Board asking
for n loan of $4,000, for the purchase of
Il site for Il new school building the
same being approved by the Finance
committee. were read. Captain Tay-
lor said that under the operation of
the amendment to the city charter. lust
passed by the Legislature. the matter
would have to lay over for one month,
and the chair so ruled
S. I. Nye was released from certain
taxes enormously assessed.
THE COLD AIR FRANCHISE.
The action of the Finance and Street
Committees approving the franchise
asked for by r. b. Fentress. for the use
of the streets for transmitting refriger-
alton by anhydrous gas or other liquid
or gaseous substance through pines to
buildings for cooling purposes. came up
and considerable debate was occasioned
by the ordinance introduced to carry
this recommendation into effect I'm
der the recent amendment to the city
charter 1t is provided that no ordinance
granting Il franchise shall be intro
duced except at regular meeting of
the Council. or passed until the next
regular meeting.
MIR. r.. w. Shultice, counsel for Mr..
Fentress, was extended the courtesies
of the floor, and he urged the Council
to pass the ordinance last night, saying
that he was so we'll satisfied as to the
legality of such action that he would
advise his client to accept the franchise
so granted and eXpend 100000, necccs-
sary to establish the plant. He took
the ground that inasmuch as the ap-
PiiCdtiOh WIS at l1lc ldSC regular
meeting of the Council. the spirit OF the
charter amendment was complied with
Messrs. Camp and East viewed the
matter in a different light, and Mr.
Taylor. in the chair, ruled that the
matter would have to go over for a
month: On motion of Mr.. East the
Council committed itself as being ia
vorable to the franchise. however.
FIGHT OVER STARLE LOCATION.
The application of Charles NJ. Miller
for permission to build a two-story
brick stable on Tripoli street near the
lower end of the Market building
caused n long fight. which resulted in
sion was granted by the Select Council
at it's February meeting. Objection
having been raised, Judge Thomas H.
Wilcox appeared as counsel for Mr.
Miller and by courtesy OF the Council
addressed that body in favor of the de-
sired permission being granted.
Mr.. ]. L. Hubbard, on behalf of n
client, protested against permission be-
ing granted to build the stable.
Mr.. Camp said that the Councils had
appropriated a big sum of money for
the opening of Tripoli street: that the
Councils had been criticised more for
that than any other one act, but he
believed they were justified in opening
the street. "But let us not now spill
the pail of milk" he said. When the
Councils authorized the opening of the
street 1t was with the expectation that
the property would be assessed at such
rate as would soon reimburse the
city in taxes. He moved that the mat
ter be referred to the Finance Com
mittee, and that that committee report
whether or not the building of the
stable would lessen the taxable valua-
ton of the property on the street or
not.
Mr.. Taylor and Mr. East agreed with
Mr.. Camp, and both made strong
speeches in opposition to the creation
of the stable.
Mr. East said he wanted to see some
of the Councilmen who were moro in
terested in personal friends than the
general public to come across and re-
cord themselves against the building of
the stable.
Mr.. Camps motion was defeated by
n vote of S to II.
a. motion was then made that the
matter be laid over for one month.
This was LOST to IL.
The vote upon granting permission
for the stable was then taken, being
as follows:
Ayes-Ailen. Hannah. Jones, Joyncs.
Keeling. Martin. McManns. Roland
Stahl, Seneca. Taylor. Tilton, Under
down and WhitehurstS-14.
Nays Camp. Cake. Cousins. Kier-
nan and East
Mr.. Taylor gave notice that he
would at the next meeting move for
the reconsideration of the ma tier, hav-
ing voted aye for this purpose.
\ resolution apDropriatinE $1,000 for
the Board of Health was passed
a resolution appropriating $500 for
the Improvement of Calvert street, APP
proved by the Finance Committee.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
The special street committee submit
ted n report favoring the paving OF
North street, which was adopted by the
Council.
y resolution to appropriate $2,350 for
this work, approved by the Finance
Committee. was passed.