Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-14

The City Council met last night and
| finished up It's affairs for the month.
Neither President King or Vice Prcsi-
/ dent l5allentine were present. and Mr..
Walker acted as chairman. The other
| members who attended were McSSrS.
Hume. Palmer johnson, Glover. Deans.
Crump, Gricc, Brinson. Montague,
| Codd and browne.
| There were few committee reports to
consider, and little time was spent in
attending to matters of purely routine
business. Mr.. Walker. moreover. made
things move briskiy, so that the meet
ing was one OF the shortest on record.
The following committee reports
| were presented:
Committee on Schools, recommending
an appropriation of $i25 for the Fifth
| ward school. Adopted.
The amount is 10 come out of n bal
ance left from the sale of Fifth ward
school bonds. and will be expended for
| improvements about the building.
Fire Committee. recommending the
! granting of the application of E. l..
| Barlow to erect an addition to his pro-
perty in North street. Adopted.
Special street car committee, in the
matter of double fares charged by the
| Portsmouth Street Railway on it's navy
| y. I'd branch. MIR. Codd. who reported
! for the committee. stated that the COM
mittce had been aided by the opinion
OF the City Attorney. The eNaction of
committee. was Illegal. The report was
adopted, and, on motion of MIR. Brin-
son, the company was notified that 1t
must be discontinued.
Mr.. Montague reported for the Street
Committee in the matter OF the city
bridges. The Gospcrt and Union cause
way bridges, he stated, also the Wash
ington street bridge, have recently
been repaired by the Street Inspectors
force at cost of $595.74. This amount
&c 1nSs. t11pr hn CT h.
mitted by any of the contractors.
The Street Inspector was instructed
to have an electric light pole belong
ing to the Portsmouth Gas Company,
and located at South and Dillingham;
streets, moro conveniently placed The
Inspector was instructed also to have
n water plug moved at Chestnut and
County streets, the same being an OBJ
struction.
At the instance OF Mr.. Codd the Pub
lie Property Committee was instructed
to look into the matter of cleaning the
ceiling of the market-house, where
countless spiders have taken up their
abodes and spread their webs for the
urwarry fly. Mr.. Codd doesn't approve
of spiders in too much profusion.
The same committee was directed to
have the Council chamber white
washed.
On motion of DIR. Grice. the Ferry
Committee was directed to interview
the ferry lessees with n view of ascer
tanning when a quicker schedule on the
ferries may be looked for. The public,
said DR.. Grice, is getting mighty tired
of the slow procedure toward improv
ing the schedule.
The Council confirmed the cleo
| ton of Mr.. Charles Bunting as driver
OF the Chambers Engine Company.
y petition. numerously signed by
business men, asking that the east end
| of Columbia street be shelled. was re-
| ferrcd TO the Street Committee.
The application of Mr.. Frank Lind
say to be allowed to erect n two-story
| slate rooted building on the north side
| of North street. near Middle, was fav-
| orably reported upon by the Fire Com
mittee and allowed by the Council.