Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-21
MONTHLY MEETING
OF Brambleton Local Board of
improvement.
Street Committees Recommendation For -
Decrease in street Force Approved
Specifications For Cleaning Streets to
he Drawn-other Matters.

its December meeting at S O'Clock last
night Present: Mr.. C. j. Jones,
chairman. and Messrs. Bunting, East,
FereDee. Gale. Hampshire, Hancock,
Reid and Sterling.
The minutes OF the last regular and
Special meetings were read and APP
proved.
Air. ~. }. Newton asked permission
OF the board To erect an engine ana
boiler on the lower end ot the vacant
lot on south Kelly avenue. Inc board
informed hlili thdl lie would have 10
DrlnG IN Il written petition signed by
the properly owners ana resiuents OF
the street before any action could be
taken by The board.
The petition OIL Mr. o. Il. Baxter Tor
the city sewer To be connected Win
house NO. ~ Cooke avenue, was refer
req 10 the sewer committee 10 lnVeSti-
gate ana report.
Inc reports of the street committee
anu street ana sanitary inspector were
read ana approved anu nIeu.
The street committee was instructed
to confer with the city attorney as TO
whose duty it is TO replace the brick
taken up by the contractors in laying
the curDinS at the corners OF streets.
Inc street committee recommended
the following reductions i'll the eX-
pehSeS OIL running the ward tor the
next year: That alter December 3lst,
l9uO, three men be dropped from that
department, which would he Il saving
oil $l2O per month, and employ but one
monthly hand FOR the department the
coming year
That the agreement with Mr.. Capps
Tor lighting oDstructions in the ward
De cancelled, ana the work be done in
future by the department..
''fIhut nt 1,
drawn, one Tor cleaning and sweeping
ile streets and one tor removing Enrb-
age from the ward, and that separate
blds be made tor each from February
Isl, 1901. 10 July LIST, 1902.
That Maple avenue extended be
paved with she'll from Willoughby ave
nue. TO the city limits and ii consist
ent that Granville avenue be curbed
with stone Tor one block and sheiled
with shells from Wiiloughby avenue
with so much Of the 5000 recently
borrowed from Norfolk as may be nee
essary.' The recommendations were
unanimously adopSed.
On motion OF Mr.. Gale, the rules
were suspended to hear the reading of
Il communication from the city engi-
neer giving financial statement or
the paving improvements in the ward
1t was read and approved.
The following, offered by Mr.. Gale,
was adopted
That the secretary of this board re-
quest the Councils to pass Il resolution
authorizing the treasurer TO turn over
10 our general paving account all the
Balances from street work and the
amount by the Norfolk Railway Light
Company, said amounts to be used FOR
the pavement and improvements of
Willoughby and Windsor avenues
The purchase of the Belgian block for
SAID improvements loft ha
city engineer and street committee
AT 1890 o'clock the board went into
executive session to investigate the
matter of the removal OF the wooden
curbing from the ward, taken up dur
ing the permanent Improvement of GER
tain streets.
CHRISTMAS FOOTBALL.
The Brambleton football team will
leave on the 2:2O p. IN. train Christmas
Day for Suffolk to play the Suffolk
High School team. These teams have
met once before this season. the score
being Il tie. The Brambletons say they
are determined to return TO Norfolk
with Il trophy. Following is the line
up:
Brambleton. Position. High School.
Britt ......... Right End. ........ Gray
Chiles .......Right Tackle 49,. Lewis
Wormersley Right Guard. Norneet, l.
Hunter .......... Centre -. Norfeet, j
Hoskins ......Left Guard. go. Tucker
Tatem. b INLET Tackle. .. Carr
Tatem. N ......Left End. Noriieet, d
Howard Quarterback. $50. Dennis
Mitchell fright Halfb back. Farley
Ford ....... Left Half-hack. Baker
Beasiey .......Full Back. ...... Dean
YOUNG ALLARD'S CONDITION.
At IL o'clock last night Virginian-
Pilot reporter visited the home of Mr..
Paul Allard, who was shot Wednesday
night by an unknown negro corner of
Highland and Kelly avenues, and
learned that his condition was about
the same as on the night on which he
was shot. The ball has not as yet
been extracted. He is being attended
by Dr. Baird.
The cars on the Bank, Queen and
Brambleton avenue line OF the Norfolk
street railway are making trips around
the loop through Granville, down High
land and Maltby avenues into Bram-