Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-12
OUR SUFFOLK LETTER.
Town Council Passes Resolutions
Thanking Norfolk Fire Opt.
ALI the Old SsIaried Omcers Re.cIeoted-
Eloped to North Carolina Work of
Census Enumerators Other News of
Interest.
Especial to Virglnian-Pilot.)

Suffolk. Va. July 1.-THE Town
Council held an adjourned meeting
last night and neglected all the old
salaried officers. No interest was
taken in tire election, and II was rather
surprise that one officer had opposi-
ton. inasnnuch as it is customary for
the Council to rc-clect salGricd officers
for the second year or during their
own incumloency.
NJ. NJ. Urqnhart had an application
to oppose the election of H. L. Smith
as clerk of the market but he only
got one vote.
These officers were selected: John w.
Amcs sergeant: II. s. Boykin. treas
urer: George I. Parker. overseer OF the
poor; a. y. ltiddick. commissioner OF
revenue: N. &. Williams. street COM
missiosner; w. j, Eilhy superintendent
OF the cemetery; w. l.. Mcleod clerk
OF the council; II. l.. Smith. clerk of
the market
RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS.
The Council thanked the Norfolk
fire department for sending up n COM
pany to help fight the recent blaze and
they thanked the Norfolk and Western
Railroad for bringing the hremen here
on special train.
Those present were Mayor Brewer
Councimcn Alien, Ferguson. Harrell.
Holland. Holiday. Norflcet and Pinner
ana clerk Mcleod.
OFFICERS REPORTS.
Mayors fines. &3i: sergeant's colIec-
lions. S35 uhc sale of Il wardrobe was
included in the Sergcant's reporO:
treasury receipts, $l.54O.97; disburse-
ments. S2,oS7.Sl; decrease. s496.S4: re-
questions for overSecr of the poor $50:
market receipts, S134.9O.
The streets contiguous to water
plugs were ordered sprinkled twice in
stead OF once day.
Tor $40 to II. Pugh the lot at Pine and
Mahon streets.
WATER COMPANY'S FAULT.
j. r. West. an insurance agent. took
inc iIoor and charged that the great
loss OF property at the recent fire was
Que to n lack of water pressure
Messrs. Allen. Primer and Harrell
were appointed as a committee of in
Nestigation. with instructions to REQUIRE
INC water company to comply with its
contract.
1t was ordered that $40 warrant he
drawn in favor of Fir, Chief III. NJ.
Butler. who paid w. ]. Gray's fine.
Iinposea Tor Keeping open saloon
after hours on the night OF the fire
1here were changes In the specific
license taxes permitting wagon repair
ers to shoe horses; reducing common
eriers license from $50 to SO: soda
FOUNTAINS from $40 to 81. and imposing
a Sl5 tax on gas filters.
1t was decided to hold n spcciaI meet
Ing July IL at o'clock to hear Van
DeHite Smiths report about plans for
system of sanitary sewerage.
CONTRACT REVOKED.
The contract for removing night soil
was taken from j. c. Causcy, Jr be-
ginning July 3lst. and given to o. S.
Smith AT $50 month.
The Phoenix Fire Company submit
ted the following officers. which were
confirmed: II. NJ. Butler chief; w.
j. Crockcr. first assistant: w. j. Far
ley, second assistant; w. r. Jones, en-
Eineer; Frank Il. Butler. fireman;
Ashton Applewhite. engine driver Eu-
gene Hurley. hose cart driver.
The night police force was re elected
MIR. McAnGe, committee on water
and lights. was instructed to have
dead end water pipes flushed not less
frequent than once Il month.
Adjourned
THE CENSUS WORK.
Census Supervisor Smith is almost
ready To begin sending portfolios of
statistics to Washington. 4 number
OF counties are yet incomplete, but the
department will give the enumerators
reasonable amount OF time
The work of the special agents who
have charge of manufactures. is more
complicated. There are three assistant
special agents in Norfolk. Portsmouth
and Newport News. respectively
The local census Office has instruc-
lions not to give out any statistical
information as yet
The town of Suffolk will not show n
material growth in population. Ten
years ago Suffolk was having Il boom.
which brought about n reaction. There
Is now normal, healthy growth in
progress.
ELOPED TO GATESVILLE.
Two Suffolk people to-day cloped to
Gainesville. n. O., where they were mar
ried al the Methodist parsonage by
REV. G. l.. Jerome. They were Mr.
Aaron Cephos prudcn and Miss Mary
Eva Taylor. daughter of II. II. Taylor
The bridal party got back to Suffolk
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