Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-06
SPECIAL MEETING.
Local Board Of Improvement Of
Brambleton Ward.
Bids Tor Schools Rejected and Referred
Back to School Committee Councils
Asked to Issue $4,000 in Bond. for
Street improvements.

A special meeting of the Local Board
Of Improvement was held last night
with the president. Mr.. c. j. Jones. in
the chair. and the following members
present: Messrs. Bunting, Ferebee,
Gale, Hancock, Reid and Sterling.
Mr.. Gale. chairman of the School
Committee, stated that the board had
been called together to open and con-
slider the bids for erecting the annex
to School No. 2. On motion OF Mr..
Reid the bids were opened.
Bids were received from the follow
ing parties agreeing to build the an
mex according to the plans and speciti-
cations as advertised:
j. III. Pearce, Sl0,0U0; George L. Banks,
$l4,o5O; WiiilaInson Bios, ]Io,oAo.Uv, r..
l.. Myers, SIo,4S4; h. Patterson, Sl4,-
577.T7.
1t was discovered after the reading
of the bids that they exceeded the
amount appropriated by the board,
which is S12,00U, and after some dis
cussion of the matter the board went
into executive session.
The board hndlng itself in a position
in which it was unable TO accept either
of the bids, on motion OF MIR. Gale re-
jected all of them.
On motion OF MIR. Reid the board de-
cided to refer the matter OF the de-
ficiency for building the annex to the
Finance Committee to provide for said
deficiency and report at future meet
ing.
The matter OF the construction of the
annex was referred back to the School
Committee to bring in a new report.
The board then resolved itself into
an open session.
On motion OF Mr.. Bunting the rules
SnSnanded order take
other business.
Mr.. Jacobson. who conducts a wood
yard on West Brambleton avenue, ap-
peared before the board and complain
ed that the improvements being made
to the street opposite his place of bus
mess had completely INSTRUCTED all
passage for vehicles to and from his
yard, which seriously affected his
trade, and asked that the board give
him some relief. Referred to the Street
Committee.
A resolution was adopted. recon-
mending that the Councils issue and
sell $4,000 worth of bonds for the inn
provement of the following streets:
Claiborne, Highland, Reservoir, Will
loughby and Windsor avenues.
1t was further resolved that the
Councils are requested to direct that,
pending the issue and sale of said
bonds and in order that the said i'm
lay, the Finance Committee of the
Councils. when requested by the said
Local Board of Improvements of said
ward, borrow from time to time such
sums of money as may be necessary,
not to exceed $40, 900 on demand notes
of the city of Norfolk. executed accord
ing to law.
On motion of Mr.. Ferebee. the Street
Committee was instructed to find out
from the Water Board the number of
water taps required for the six streets
to be improved, and the cost of the
same.
The Finance Committee of the board
torney to draw UP petition to the
Councils. asking it to loan this board
enough money to put in the water taps,
| after the amount needed has been as
| certained.
| Mr.. Gale read n lengthy communica-
| ton addressed to him as q member of
the Local Board of Improvement from
| City Engineer Brooke, giving his views
| on the matter of the narrow roadbeds
to streets to be improved, stating that
1t was not done on the score of econ
| omy. The letter also went on to show
| that the streets would be better with
| the narrow roadbed, and cited Freema-
son street as an instance. over which
any amount of travel passes and nc
complaints have ever been heard He
said that he preferred to live on a
street of the proposed width of the
streets to be improved with n pave
ment. with beautiful grass plats and
shade trees than to live on n street OF
wide roadbed with red brick pavements
and no adornments.
After the transaction of business OF
no general interest to the public, the
board adjourned.
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