Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-04
COMMON COUNCIL
Plants at Pumping Stations at
Lakes to Be Sold.
P:cscn' Water supply Estimated Sufficient
for Twenty Years Chesapeake Transit
Company Granted Franchise With
Important Proviso Other business.

Lacking 4 quorum in the Select
Council the joint session was not held
last night. but the Common Council in
stead held its regular monthly session.
with President Last i'll the chair and
Messrs. Beaman, Tilton, Hodges. Tay-
lor, Ridgewell, Keeling. Camp, White
hurst, Stahl. Joynes, Underdown. Kicr-
nan, Seneca. Jones, ROLAND, Cake, AL
len and Martin present
On motion OF Col. Hodges the Fent-
ress Refrigerating ordinance was taken
up. the ordinance read by the clerk, its
adoption moved by Col. Hodges as APP
proved by the Finance and Street Com
inittees. The rules were suspended and
the ordinance passed unanimously.
CHESAPEAKE TRANSIT LINE.
Mr.. Camp moved to take up the Chcs-
apeake Transit Company's ordinance,
approved by the special committee APP
pointed TO consider 1t. This was ac-
ceded To and the matter was taken up.
This franchise, TO run 30 years, allow
ing the building of Il double-track road
from point on Chesapeake bay To a
point on the Atlantic ocean in Princess
:Nnnc county, and from thence to
Brambleton Ward. giving the use OF
certain streets in that ward. and to Ma
homes lake, or to and connecting with
the Atlantic Terminal Company. has
all been heretofore published lie; well as
the objection of parties on various sec
ions of the proposed route.
Mr. Camp moved the suspension of
the rules and adoption of the ordi-
nance.
AN IMPORTANT AMENDMENT.
Mr. East offered the amendment. ac-
cepted by AIR. Wilcox as counsel for
the company, that all school children
10 ana from school shall be carried at
half fare, and all\pcrsons, between Ger
tain hours of the day, shall be carried
at fare of three cents. Mr.. East gave
notice that in the future he would ask
this concession OF all roads granted
franchises in this city SO long as he
was connected with the Councils
AN IAIPEDIMENT.
The amendment being accepted ana
all possible contingencies provided for
the ordinance was put upon its pas
sage. Mr. Beaman being in the chair.
held that the ordinance. being amend
ed, was ROW new ordinance, and un-
der the amended rules must lie over
for thirty days more.
Mr.. East combatted the motion on
the ground that the ordinance was Of
=,
and was therefore regular for action
! Mr.. Benman continued TO object. Mr..
Wilcox, as counsel for the company,
! decided he would accept the action if
taken now.
y AII3MORY-HINT TAKEN
Mr.. Hodges laughinSly remembered
that on one occasion, when he was tenn
porarily holding the chair and ruled
| against Mr. East. that gentleman call
ed him from the chair. reversed his
ruling and passed his bill.
Mr.. East accepted the hint, called
Mr.. Beaman from the chair, reversed
his ruling and put the ordinance on liz;
passage, when ii passed unanimously,
thereby raising big laugh. MIR. Bca :
man lauShingly accepted his dcposing
and voted with the majority.
BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS.
Mr. Taylor moved that the Builders
and Contractors Union representative;
be heard, and Mr.. Morris presented Il
petition from the Union asking II
change in the ordinance taxing them,
which was referred to the Ordinance
Committee for report Mr.. Morris was
very brief in his speech. and did not
explain or SO into details. The matter
has been ventilated in the press.
The loan of $500, asked by Atlantic
City Ward for buying site for Il new
public school building in Client, was
concurred in
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
The report of the Special Street Com
mittee, or second series of resolutions
was taken up, as follows:
On Improvement OF Dunmore street
from Precursor TO York street. Adopt
cd.
On Yarmouth street. from York to
Frcemason street, was adopted
On Dixie Strnat hpt lyae.p In, ht.ilunc
was adopted.
a resolution to appropriate &c. 200. foi
the paving with asphaltum of Dunmorn
and Yarmouth streets. $4,000 Of wbicl,
to be borrowed for this work, was
adopted.
The resolution making appropriation
of $1,000 for Duke street was adopted.
Butte, Dartmouth and Randolph
streets, fourth series OF resolutions, were
read and adopted.
MONTICELLO AVENUE.
The report of the Street, Sewer and
Drain Board and City Engineer. on the
Improvement of Monticello avenue
showing the cost of sewering the street
$lS06. of grading, $4,S40. a total OF So.
JAG. minus S2.250 already appropriated
leaving s3,S96. OF this amount Sl.l6O
the cost OF removing the old sewer pipe
here, The street railway will assume
the cost. leaving only S2,73G to be APP
propriated.
The further cost of improving the
street. by curbing, guttering and paw
ing. is estimated at $11, 5000, less
81, l50.S2 left over from the sale OF old
houses. leaving $40, T99SS to be appro-
priated. The sum of $6,146, or so much
as Is necessary of that amount. was
recommended 10 be appropriated. Thi:
was adopted.
The resolution to curb, pave and gut
ter Monticello avenue was referred tc
special committee, as is usual in such