Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-15
NOTICE SERVED ON CITY
FATHERS.
S. V. Southall Threatens to Sue for the
Death OF One OF Cotton's Victims.

Death OF One OF Cottons Victims.
At meeting of the City Council last
night communication was read from
5. V. Southall. representing the family
OF Joseph Welton, one of the special
constablcs killed by Walter Cotton in
Gfeenviile county last spring. giving
notice OF his intention OF bringing suit
AGAINST the city for damages Mr..
Southall says that he will charge that
the city authorities were negligent In
ailowinS Cotton to escape from the mi,
mere: that the jail was an unsafe Mace
loT the confinement OF so dangerous a
UHIiinai' and that the city is. therefore.
tipic iol' damages for Welton's dcn III.
re h"u also been spoken to. he said.
~ I'H.t'cs OF saunders, another con-
St1nie Wnom Cotton was charged with
hihilE' out had not decided rs yet
whether he would take that case. MIR.
oouthai said he would be perfectly
bic bass.
ms communication was accompa-
nicu by letter from the CITY Attorney
advising that no notice be takcn of if
anu on motion of MIR. Montague. Mir.
"outhalIs letter was laid on the table.
me meeting last night was almost
"eNoiu OF interest. little business of inn
portahce being attended to. The mem
, YRS present were President King and
T,
Johnson Glover. Ballentinc, Lang
horne, Overton. Crump, Crimson.
Browne and Murden.
The Finance Committee recommend
ca tnat the matter OF repairing the
Third district school building be re-
ferrei To the School Board. to he paid
Tor out of It's appropriation. and that
an property held by the School Board
ne turned over to the city to be cared
ior' Under suspension of the rules
MI. j: &. Ashton, superintendent of
schools. appeared before tho Council.
lie said the School Board had no
money to make the repairs. He said
the building was In bad condition. and
was not in condition to be occupied.
He asked that the report of the FL
nance Committee be not conCurrcd in.
Mir. Ballcntipe amended the commit
tees recommendation. ordering the ne
ccSsary repairs to be made, and that
hereafter all school property be placed
in the keeping of the city. to be kept
In proper order. The cost of repairing
the building will be 1923. Mr.. Balen-
tines amendment was carried by
vote of ayes to 3 nays.
The Finance Committee recommends
ed an appropria ton of $3.50 to fit up
offices in the CITY Hall. Adopted.
The Street Committee recommended
permission he granted for the removal
OF house owned by w. $. Morton in
Parl; View: that the John w. Daniel
Democratic Club he given permission
TO suspend a campaign banner in
Fourth street. Adopted.
Tho contract for supplying coal to
the city was awarded to s. l.. CAST at
1913 a ton and 81 extra FOR delivery at
the alnshousc. The contract for wood
was awarded To Porter 6; Page at $3.50
Il cord.
y. r. Williams was awarded the CON
tract for repairing the Third District
School building at Il cost of S323.
j. w. Roothc 6 BRO. secured the con-
ana drugs TO the alnshousc, the price
OF prescriptions being 10 cents and
drugs per cent. above cost.
The Ordinance Committee submitted
an ordinance. which was adopted re-
gardinG the method OF recording the
Council minutes.
The Sewerage Committee recon-
mendcd that employees of the sewerage
pumphousc be given annually n leave
OF absence OF seven days. without loss
of Iay. This was concurrcd in
Permission TO build frame houses was
accorded l.. l.. Lash and Mrs. Cecilia
Irwin.
John c. Fletcher was reelected
Plumbing Inspector. AS there was no
Fletcher was elected by acclama ton
Police Officer Henry Shannon was al
loved two days pay for time lost on
account Of sickness contracted while
listing dogs far taxation.
The report Of the Board of Health in
regard To improvements necessary to
place the city Jail in better condition
was referred To the Police Property
COMMITTEES. \ report from the board
III regard TO the condition of the sew
erase pipes at the end OF Henry street
WAS referred to- tite-e -t:tt-,irircr- ,1r1ri
Sewerage COMMITTEE.
The Board of Health also asked that
the north side of County street be-
tween Water and Crawford streets. be
Guttetoi and curbcd; that the time for
connecting with the sewers in the First
Ward be not extended after September
LIST. The first clause of the report was
referred To the Street Committee. the
second clause TO the Sewerage Com
mittce.
y communication from MIR. Il. NJ
Nicely relative to gratis prescriptions
for the charity patients at the Kings
Daughters Hospital. was referred to
the AlnShousc Committee.
There being no further business
council adjourned.