The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-21
ANNEXATION WANTED
50 Say Many Members Of the Councils
and the BerkIeylies.
INFORMAL DISCUSSION BY COUNCILS.
Only One Opponent Appears RefOrc
the Committee Of the whoIe--WiiI.
ing 10 Come In, bridge or 80
Hrid@c-Thc BcncGts or the Greater
Norfolk Explained.

inc BefKlcy anneNotioniStS had
| things pretty much their own way last
| night. Tho full committee came over
| to Norfolk to meet the Councils In com
| mites of the whole and discuss the
adoption of the little town by this city.
| but very few of the Councilmcn were
names of those who responded to the
call:
Common Council-Prcsdcnt Roper
and Messrs. Arps. Boru,n. Brickhouse,
Leigh, Sheldon ana Walker
Select Council-Prcsidcnt Winston
and Messrs. Beascy, Goodridge. Wom-
bic and Wrcnn.
Besides the Berkleyites several citi-
zens of Norfolk were also present
President Roper, of the Common
Council called the meeting to order
and announced that there being no
quorum present only an informal meet
inE would be held
The report OF the Greater Norfolk
COMMITTEES WAS read, together with the
recommendation OF the Finance Com
inittcc. This report. 1t will be rcmem-
Dered, recommended the annexation of
3crkley as one OF the old wards, pro-
Nidcd Tor Issuing bonds aud pledging
me best efforts of the city of Norfolk In
me establishment of free bridge
Mr.. Leigh, Of the Greater Norfolk
committee. advocated the annexation OF
Berlley and said that he hoped the
proposition of the committee would be
accepted.
Capt. N. NJ. Osborne. when called up-
~, said he was present as citizen
ma not as q representative OF the Nor
FOLK and Western railroad He could
not say whether n bridge would meet
WIN any opposition from his COM
pany.
Mr.. Winston moved that the prlvi-
ieSe. OF the floor be extended the gen
liemcn from Berkeley and Rev r. A.
Hia'ihhker was the frs; to respond
ne showed. In "a plain ana forcible man
ner. why Berkley should he annexed to
Sorioih lie said that as situated
Herkiey was like Il foreign shore
but we have expensive transit" he
continued, "and this should not be
We look TO Norfolk ror employment for
our neopin-,our supplies. We have bad
streets, and bad lights. AS to water
we have better than Is supplied In Nor
folk. We need sewerage and drainage,
Tor disease in our midst might be dis
ease In Norfolk
"Lerkley As n good water front. but
hrda little use for 1t. We must have
! closer connection with Norfolk or we
must build our business over there. We
H ere located Eaar the center of YOUR
/ citN--ncarcr thar any other undevcl-
| oped section. We have ample room for
homes for 20o00 or 25.0GO more people
! This is an advantage to Norfolk
we want L bridge ana &C we gct
one l believe that many people viii
n f.md bones on es theEe business houses
could be done across this free bridge
! or course, annexation would be M nj
| vantage ~ us without II free bridge.
for 1t would improve our Internal con-
| tlitions."
He did not believe that the bridge
scheme would be fought Ivy tho Nor
folk and Western railroad If the bridge
was 80 constructed that IL would no,
Interfere with the shipping business
of that rOnd
MIR. w. Nick. Woodhouse. of Bcrklcv
said lie did not cara 10 make n spcrch
because he was In II hopeless minority,
He said the proposition as submitted
had been vote! down nj a mass meet
in. of the people OF Bcrl;ley bv n vote
OF more than ; to |.
Mr Leigh, Of tho Common Council
said he was surprised at MIR. Wood
houses remarks ana Mr.. Nj. Miller az
5e:kley, arose and replied to Mr. Wood
house In vigorous language. He claim
ed that the meeting was kept omen nm
III II 80 o'clock and that the best people
OF BerKley were tired on. and had
gone home. when the vote was; tnl,cn
He warmly defended the annexation
scheme. and was generously applau,lod
by ms lo!iowers he said that n free
bridge had existed at the end Of S;aiu
street FOR clGhty-fCur years. ana he
wanted To see II there again Al the
last election in Herkley the city char
icy advocates MAD been showed under
Mr. Rockafcllcr. Of Berkeley. said he
didn't think Mr.. Wccdhousc had lived
in HcTllny long enough 10 have become
identified with her interests He warm
~ favored annexation and sail the
right which had been granted the pee
ne years ago to have bridge across
the river had never been rescinded.
Mr.. /. Berkeley said that he and hi;
entire family favored annRXaticn
Mr.. GnodridCe asked If the proposition
which hid been read was acceptable
To the Berkeley peonle.
Mr.. Miller said that i'cr;iley people
would like 10 see something: more
definite rs 20 the bridge but lie beilcv-
ed 1t would be acceptable to the pco-
pie.
Some of the minor details we're dis
cussed by Mr.. Sheldon. OF the Common
Council. ara Mr.. Miller. and Mr. Cord
ridge said he had no douh; rs 10 the
sentiment of the Councils Of Norfolk on
| the question of annexation, but he
wanted everything plain.
Mr.. O. NJ. Etheridge. CT Berkeley. IA
vored annexation bridge or no bridge.
! Mr.. JacoC;;s. of Berkeley. favored free
communication between the two PLACES.
FM wanted bridge. Boats were dan
Serous, for in trying to catch enc he had