Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-30
BRAN BLETON.
BOARD HOLDS 4 LENGTHY
SESSlON-DISCUSS STREET
IMPROVEMENTS.


The Local Board of Improvement held
its monthly meeting at S:45 o'clock last
| night, President &. j. Jones III the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Sterling the rules
of order were suspended in order to en-
tend to Mir. Tunetail, counsel for the
Norfolk Railway and Light Company,
the privileges of the floor
MIR. Tunstall stated that his purpose
in appearing before the board was to
ask it to reconsider its action at a for
mer meeting withdrawing the privilege
granted the company to run its track
through certain streets in the ward and
to re-ailrm its former action.
After much discussion the matter was
disposed of by the passage of the fol-
lowing resolution offered by Mr. East.
Resolved. That the matter be referred
to a special committee of three. OF
which the president of the board shall
be its chairman. to confer with the City
Engineer as to whether the ward Will
be put to any additional expense in
granting this privilege and to get the
opinion of the City Attorney on the
subject and report back to a meeting
of the board to be held on Friday night
of this week. The chairman appointed
as his associates on the committee
Messrs. Ferebee and Reid.
The chairman of the Street Commit
tee reported the streets in good condi-
ton. The report Of the Sanitary and
Street Inspectors showed that 100 loa DIS
of cinders and $50 loads of dirt had been
used in improving the thorouehfares,
and that go nuisances had been abated.
The Committee on Lights reported
that the two lights had been put up
one on the corner of Corprew and Shell
don avenues and one on the corner OF
Clay and lIamlin avenue
The school committee through Mr.
Gale recommended that the board adopt
the plans of Messrs Dwyer and Neff for
| the new school building
Mr.. Ferabee, from the committee on
sewerage. presented an ordinance pro-
viding for compulsory sewer connec-
tons with the houses before October |.
| 1901, provided these houses are on the
line of the sewerage system. ana fail
ing to comply with said ordinance n
fine of not less than s. nor more than
s25 shall be imposed. Adopted.
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr. Reed offered the following:
whereas. the residents Of Claiborne
| avenue have come before this board in
the person OF their representative. and
are DESTROYS that the said street shall
be permanently improved; and.
Whereas. is is evident that the fur
ther use of shells on Highland. Reser-
voir. Uavitt and Wiltoughby avenues.
would be \ waste of public money:
therefore be it
Resolved. That Claiborne. Highland.
Reservoir. l.avftt and Wiloughby ave-
nues be graded. curbed and paved with
such material as this board may de-
termine upon after due consideration
OF the same, said improvements on
Claiborne avenue to extend full length
of said avenue. on Highland, from
Mosely Street bridge to Park avenue.
on Reservoir from Highland to I.avtt.
fun length of Lavit;, and on Wnlough-
10y from park to its eastern terminus.
said stress To be improved in regular
order as herein set forth"
Mr.. bunting offered an amendment
that Reservoir and Highland avenues;
be improved their entire length.
spirited discussion followed and
the amendment was adopted and then
the resolutions as amended were car
ried.
Mr.. Sterling offered the following:
Resolved That the City Councils are
hereby requested to adopt an expe-
diency resolution for the Improvement
Of Claiborne avenue by guttering and
cnrbing ii with stone and grading and
paving it with brick on n concrete
base.
Pending the discussion of This reso-
luton a letter was read from the City
Engineer showing that the total ex-
pcnse for preparing for the paving OF
Claiborne avenue would be s2.743, and II
paved with asphalt on concrete base