Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-27
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Met Last Night to Wind UP Affairs FOL
the Fiscal Year


the Fiscal Year.
The City Council met last night and
settled up the financial affairs of the
city. for fiscal year. There were pres
ct Messrs. j. ]. King. president; d. w.
Ballentine, vice-preSident; j. Davis
Reed. ]. Leon Codd. Charles H. Hume,
l. c. Crimson, S. Il. Montague. j. NJ.
Overton. Emmett Deans, w. j. Brown,
Jr.. j. e. Johnson, r. e. Crump and c.
E. Murden. The session closed with
consratulatory speeches, and kind
things were said about retiring mem
bers. This called forth responses.
There was somewhat an air of an adj
miration society about the closing
hatchets were buried and all differences,
II any existed forgotten.
The Street Committee last night made
report i'm reference to allowing right
of way to the Norfolk, Portsmouth and
Newport News railway on the south
side of High street. recommending that
the company be given a year in which
to begin work in: the city. and requiring
that bond of $1,000 he given, holding
the company to its promise of COM
plotting the line to Pig Point in two
Years. Mr.. Reed made minority re-
port. which he offered as an amend
ment. giving the company three months
In which to give bond, and two years
thereafter in which to begin work.
After prolonged argument Mr.. Reeds
amendment was voted down and the re-
The committees report contained n
number of specifications as to the use
of material, one of the provisions call
ing for the use of wooden trolley
amended by Mr.. Crump. requiring
iron instead of wooden poles. The
amendment was carried.
The Portsmouth Street Railway
made written protest against any
rights being granted in High street
&c ,tr.un mi cd
double track that thoroughfare, and
that 1t contemplated doing so short
ly. This point called for the digging
up of the contract referred to, which
was found to make no reference to
any other rights than the Portsmouth
| Company now enjoy.
| The Ferry Committee recommended
| that the receipts of the ferry be pledg-
| cd for the payment of a debt of S17 800
incurred by the purchase of ferry
| property. and that all future debts
| for ferry purposes be similarly secur-
| ed. The recommendation was adopted.
The Ferry Committee also reported
the transfer of the ferry property and
the final closing of the deal. The Sea-
| board Air Line was given permission
| to dredge out the Sandon street dock
| up to Water street.
The Clerk of the Council was In
| structed to notify the Portsmouth and
| Suffolk Water Company that unless 1t
| upon, its bill will not be allowed by
| the Council next month.
Under the head of new business, Mr.
Montague offered n motion directing
the Ordinance Committee to bring in
an ordinance prohibiting the moving
| of old buildings from one section of
the city to another. The motion was
| amended requiring the committee
merely to regulate the matter referred
to. and in this shape the motion passed
M nf Of En
| sewerage pumping station. that they
| be allowed ten days holiday every
| year. was referred to the Sewerage
| Committee for recommendation.
Referring to the irregular schedule
| Of the Portsmouth Street Railway on
the Efingham street line. Mr.. johnson
said that unless some improvement
was shortly made the residents of his
tthe Third) Ward would petition the
/ Hastings Court to compel the road to
remove its tracks from Effingham
| street.
Mr.. Reed moved that the Council i'm
pose a penalty OF So for every trip
| missed on the ferry. He said the
| schedule was irregular; that the boats
were not fast enough to make the
| schedule. and suggested that men he
employed to keep tab on all irregulari-
ties. The matter was referred to the
| Joint Ferry Committe.
The Council referred Jointly to the
| Ordinance and Finance committees a
recommendation from the Board of
Health as to imposing n tax of 81 on
| property owners in the Fifth Ward.
The tax is to go toward defrayinG SAN
| itary expenses of the ward.
A communication from a number of
contractors. asking that the price of
hire per diem of city carts be in
creased from S1.50 to $780, was referred
| to the Finance Committee.
Votes of thanks were extended Presi-
dent King and Vice President Bal
| lentine for valuable services: also to
all the retiring members of the Coun-
eli.
Pleasant responses were made by Mr.
King. Mr.. Ballentine. Mr.. Reed and
| Mr.. Williams.