Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-02


ter from Laura ~. Siggins was read.
MIR. j. II. Trower presented petition
from a number of citizens.
Mr.. e. S. Rufiin said he is always
willing to endorse any improvement,
but the lot that he owns is in such a
shape that assessment will be confisca-
ton. Still he admitted that he is in
favor of improvement, no matter how
it comes.
Mr.. Geo. w. Dey opposes the i'm
provement.
Mr.. Il. j. Pruden spoke in favor of
the Improvement. but dislikes the cost
of ii on individual residents. DiSlikes,
also. to make fish of one set and fowl
of another. He opposes the plan as
proposed
RESERVOIR AVENUE.
Mr.. w. a. Walker spoke for the or
ganization of the residents of Reservoir
avenue. He offered petition which,
he said Included 30 per cent. of the
property owners. Reservoir avenue is
a main artery for traffic. 1t deserves
as good treatment as any street gets.
We were paying 81, but our taxes have
jumped to SLIGO. am paying that now
for other improvements. Had to pay
S27. or about $40 more than usual. Only
10 per cent. OF the residents on the
street own their property. 1t is all
tied up in mortgages.
Mr.. c. H. Spann, for himself and the
knights of PythiaS, who have $50 feet
of property. are in favor of the i'm
provement.
Mr.. Z. s. Williams said 1t would be
damnable outrage to assess Reservoir
avenue residents.
Mr.. ]. w. Morrisett protested against
more sidewalk than roadway.
Capt. NJ. D. Colonna is opposed to
Ut I ~
look like a rabbit track through q
marsh.
Mr.. Hancock favors the improve
ments. because he is n resident and
because as n member of the Local
Board he knows it is the only way they
can be had
wILLOUGHBY AVENUE.
Mr.. j. d. Lownsberry objects to hav-
ing narrow street.
Mr.. Gale presented a petition of
which eight signers have no property.
He said that some persons think they
will get the improvement by waiting.
Some say they will pay for them pro-
vided they can't be had any other way.
He explained how the money was had
and how the Local Board had no other
alternative than to return to the old
plan Of making improvements by as
sessing the abutting property. 1t is
better to improve six streets than
THREE. IL lie pidn adopted VIII Deautl1y
the city. If the residents can't plant
grass seed In the little eight-foot parks
the Local Board will do it for them.
This ended the Brambleton list. and
most OF the citizens left the room.
HENRY STREET.
In the case of this street there is n
statement that the city railway will
acked that the railway should pay one
half the expense of repairing the street
that 1t had enjoyed the free use of for
twenty-one years.
Mr.. j. W. Ewell Is in favor of paw
Ing the street, no matter what It costs.
Colonel East said he is in favor of
the Improvement and assessing the
abutting property.
Mr.. III. II. Trice is not opposed to the
improvement. but is not willing that
the railway should have all of the
benefit for nothing.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The discussions being over, the COM
mittee went into executive session. but
allowed the reporter of the Virginian-
Pilot to remain with the members OF
the Local Board and the members OF
the City Councils. City Engineer Brooke
and City Attorney Taylor.
The action of the committee was as
follows:
The consideration OF Henry street
was oNJOut iiCi W ftl IL u ClOCh
Action was deferred. also. on Will
loughby, Windsor and Reservoir ave-
nues to the same time.
AS to Levitt avenue. the committee
disapproved of the plan of making the
street twenty-sevcn feet wide. 1t will
be paved at thirty feet wide.
The committee reported favorably on
the plan for paving Claiborne and
Highland avenues according to the
recommendations of the Local Board of
Improvement.
The final action OF the committee was
an agreement to meet on Tuesday at
10 o'clock noon with the Committee on
Finance and the Local Board of I'm
provemcnt for decisive action. The
committee will recommend to the Coun-
ellis what shall be done.