Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-07
CITY COUNCILS MEET.
Norfolk Heat, Light and Power
Franchise Fight
-omo Lively Insercnanycs OF Lcgis-
lat,vo cour,o-ies city Charter
Amcnamens. Prcslden, East Pays
Respects TO Newspaper.

Amendments President Enst Pays
Respects TO Newspaper.
The regular February meeting Of the
Common Council was held last night,
with President East in the chair and
Messrs. Hodges. Hannah, McManus,
Kiernan, Camp, Whitehurst, Keeling,
Armstrong. Jones, Martin, Joynes, I'm
derdown, Taylor Allen, Beaman, Cake,
Ridgewell, Stahl present
Owing to meetings of the Finance
and other committees, Clerk Steed was
detained until 1880 o'clock, and the Sc
lect Council was also kept from work
by the like absence of Clerk Poulson
until the same hour.
MONEY FOR THE SCHOOLS.
After reading and approval of the
minutes of the last meeting, Colonel
Hodges moved the report of the
Finance Committee on the request of
the School Board for an appropriation
OF $4,000 to complete the three new
public school buildings. This was
agreed to and the adoption OF the re-
port of the Finance Committee approx
ing the request and a!ppropriating the
money was unanimously passed.
RESERVATIONS AND ELECTIONS.
The resignation of Mr.. John w
Shellhouse from the Fourth ward, and
of Mr.. *. Is. Elliott from the Second
ward were read and accepted. Mr.
Elliott recommended Mr.. j. D. Copper
to succeed himself. Colonel Hodges
nominated Mr.. ]. G. Triton, and he was
unanimously elected to fill the vacant
position from the Second ward.
President East, from the floor,
moved that the regrets of the Council
on the resignation of Mr.. Elliott be eN-
pressed in n letter to him by the clerk.
This was adopted.
MI. T. j. ROLAND was nominated and
elected to fill the vacancy from the
Fourth ward
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
On motion Of Colonel Hodges, the
Common Council adjourned to meet
with the Select Council in committee
of the whole. This was done and Pres
ident Greenwood was elected to preside
over the meeting.
whole consider all questions to come
before both Councils was adopted.
ed.
CHARTER REVISION.
The cpmmtttee on revision Of the city
charter made its report as follows:
No radical changes to be made at
present because of brevity of legisla-
tive session still ahead The changes
recommended in brief are:
G) To require n majority vote of all
members elected to the Councils before
n salary or pay may be Increased. or a
franchise be granted.
(2) Ordinances granting franchises to
be introduced one month before being
passed.
(S) Ordinances appropriating money or
imposing taxes not to be passed on the
same day by both Councils.
CD No salary to be increased during
n term of office.
(5) Providing for a Police Justice to
be first elected, and n Justice for each
ward. instead of electing one of the
ward Justices to the office Of Police JUS
tice.
CO.. Giving the Councilmen from At
lantic City Ward the right to vote on
all questions-those members not hav-
ing the right under the present law to
vote on appropriations of money not
raised by said ward.
The changes by charter. chapter and
paragraph we're then read by Clerk
Steed. and the motion prevailed that
tire stets should be read and acted on
by sections seriatim; the first four
numbers being included In act LIST. and
and being acts I'd and Sd respect
lively. These were adopted scriatim,
and then as whole. President East
asking that his vote be recorded
against act Sd.
SIDEWALK PAVING.
On motion of Mr.. Camp the sidewalk
paving amendment. though already
passed upon by the Select Council, was
taken up for discussion, and the pro-
posed amendment, passed by the Sc
lect Council, as reported by the Spe-
cial Committee on Sidewalk Legisla-
ton, was read.
Mr.. Camp, chairman of the Special
Committee, stated that there appeared
to be n decided misunderstanding. The
committee adopted this resolution sim
ply to clear away all former legislation,
to make the path clear for legislation.
This done. the city can pass laws that
will be of effect This is simply an en-
aiding act
The letter from the real estate meet
ing was said by Mr.. Camp not to be
in conflict with the amendment asked.
No ordinance is yet asked by the com
mittee. After the charter amendment
is gained then the proper ordinance can
be made.
The ordinance adopted by the real es-
tate meeting was read. (This has al
ready appeared in this paper. 1t re-
commended that the property owner
lay the first pavement. the city to keep