Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-18
COMMON COUNCIL.
Appropriation of One Thousand
Dollars for Galveston Sufferers.
Another Polling Place Established for At
lantio City ward-arr. Camp Makes a
Statement Commencing tho Action of
tho Board Nrr. jenkins and Judge
Brooke Oppose the Adoption of the Nm
jority Report.


Brooke Oppose the Adoption of the Mn
jorty Report.
special meeting of the Common
Council was held last night to hear a
report from the special street commit
tee approving the resolution for i'm
proving the five avenues of Brambe-
ton Ward. namely, Claiborne High
land. Willoughby. Reservoir and Wind
sor. and to consider the Atlantic City
Ward precinct question.
The Council was called to order by
Col j. Frank East with the following
members present: Messrs. Tilton. Bea-
man. Herman. Camp. Whitehurst. Old
Cousins. Wise. Cunningham, DENLY
Stahl. Hannah. Fitzgibbons, Under
down. Mayo and Pitt
The Common Council concurred in the
action of the Select Council for borrow
ing money to improve the streets.
Mr.. Camp presented a report from
the majority OF the Local Board of At
lantic City in reference to the new
! polling place in that ward.
me common Council concurred in
the action OF the Select Council in the
issue OF no more than 500, OGa- in bonds
after the $4,000 for streets shall be
issued. till Bramblcton Ward shall be-
come an integral part of the city of
| Norfolk
Resolution appropriating $1,000 for
taps for Brambleton Ward was
| adopted
Resolution that all fees collected shall
be paid back to Atlantic City and
Brambleton Wards. which was referred
TO the Finance Committee. was read
and adopted.
The ordinance was read establishing
two voting places in Atlantic CITY
Ward. and giving the boundaries Of the
TWO precincts. called No. | ami No. .
One shall he called the old SECTION an
me other the newNoting section. There
| We're TWO reports, one from II majority
of the Local Board OF Improvement
and another from minority; also a
| petition from about scveuty-nve citi-
%enS recommending tho adoption of the
minority report.
Mr.. Camp moved a suspension OF the
rules. Adopted. Citizens were invited
to speak.
Mr. John II. Jenkins speaking for the
minority, said the Sixth Ward covers
as much area as the whole city. The
DIVISION proposed is about equal physi-
cally and numerically. He described
the limits ana spoke of the uneoual
division of the maiority report. a care
/ fui estimate shows half on one side
and half on the other. and Is. there
| tore. convenient for all Many find il
ihconvenient to so To Cooley avenue to
| vote The majority, or about so per
| cent. OF citizens arc to be in the First
| fiecInct according 10 the ma jority re-
| soiution Nobody has asked what the
| Local Roard has recommended. No
! arguments have been urged for thai
which are valid or sound. The nre
elhct would be ieopardiZed and would
DC more Republican than it is now.
ne negroes VIII be thrown into the
second Precinct by the majority re-
port.
Judge y. Tucker Brooke said that he
! had diiiicuity in arguing the case. be-
cause he could not find why anybody
| dinered from the report OF the minor
NY. There is no reason for the shoe
string district suggested by the ma Tor
| ity report.
lie stated how unequal the geo
graphic and numerical proportions are
| 1t is not more than one-siNth of the
ward in area. ana the population is
only onc-third. There should not be
any objection to tho equal division of
popuiatlon and area. The political
| complexion OF the ward cannot he
| changed by Il division into precincts
| No objection except by three members
| of the Local Board. who do not tell
| their reasons.
| Mr.. Little said he has been resi-
dent of Client for five years. The pop
Mlation nronnsel LX The aa.;..,i+A-..---
| port TO vote is confined in a small
area Not one word has been said in
| opposition to minority report 1t
| would be strange il the petition OF so
many OF the citizens be showed under
Mr. Camp said that there had never
| been statement of the boundaries be-
| fore. Atlantic city Ward is to be di-
| vidcd hereafter into a number Of pre-
| clnciS. We must not divide now and
! divide again next year. The natural
/ division is Just where the board has
| placed it, Then the next precinct can
/ be defined. Client is not all the ward
I II IS said in kindness. but that section
/ dcma nChi no more attention than Lam
/ bert's Point should have. y voting
! precinct is not to be on wheels. so as
/ to be carried 10 every mans door If
/ 4 precinct lie allowed 10 the Eastern
district what Will be given To the
| Western district? What Will he done
| when Il third precinct is wanted? Many
! people have TO walk six blocks. TN
| der tho arrangement of the minority
| report some OF them must 20 twelve
| blocks The Local Boards report ac-
| commodities more citizens than the mi
nority report does. The Local Roayd
/ is careful OF the interests OF the ward
/ Mr.. jenkins said that the gentlemen
| comedies that the division is unequal.
/ The Local BOARD should do what is
! fair now and then mako another di-
vision hereafter that is fair, too.
/ MIR. Camp says the gentleman is
looking at only one thing. now.
a. NJ Cousins said this discussion
ought To be in the Local Eoard.
| There was no motion for the adop-