The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-11
BERkLEY Town COUNCIL
Important Business Meeting
Held Last Night,
POLICEMAN MARTIN NOW
4 Lively Debate Over Tunis Lum-
Der Co.'S Sidewalk. Old Tom
Tatcm's Death. Marriage
and News of a
Marriage.

The Town Council met last night
with MIR. George W. Jones in the
chair aud the following members
present: Whltworth. Graves, Eth
eridge, Tilley, Whitstone aud Miller.
The Recorder read the minutes
OF the last nesting, which were or.
dered to stand recorded.
The Recorder reported balance
of S25l.0l on hand, with the ex-
penses of the town for the mouth of
December unpaid.
The Police Committee recon.
mended the appointment of substi-
tute Martin as a regular police.
Adopted.
a communication from the Indo-
pendent Hose Company, asking u
donation of 500. was tabled.
Petition of Hope Fire Company
asking the use OF vacant lot IN
front OF their engine house that ls
plotted as street, was referred to
Street Committee.
a communication from the Tuuis
Lumber Company asking the Coun-
Gil to appropriate enough money To
defray the expenses of laying side.
walk from Liberty street to their
mill was read by the Recorder and
was discussed to some length by the
members for and against.
Mr.. Jones vacated the chair AMI
stated to the Council that he had
been interviewed by Mr.. w. w.
Tunis, who stated that the company
had placed the sidewalk there three
times and would place it there again
at their own expense, but thought
the town should pay something, and
that the company was willing to
furnish the lumber if the town would
have the work done. Mr.. Jones
stated the lumber would cost 500
and the work about $40, and moved
to appropriate the $40 for the work,
which was carried by one majority.
A yea and nay vote was called for
and the vote WAS not changed.
Mr.. Jones arose, moved to recon
slider the vote and stated that he
had favored the appropriation. but
wanted an unanimous vote where
any of the towns money was to he
expended.
Messrs. Miller and Jones spoke in
favor OF having the appropriation
made. aud when the motion to re
consider was put it was lost by Oh
unanimous vote, and the appropria.
ton was ordered.
MIR. Etheredge moved to instruct
the Street Committee to ascertain
from the Commonwealth Attorney
or the Judge of the county if the
owners OF property could be com
PEELED to place sidewalks in front
oil their property. Adopted.
Moved TO adjourn.
A Joint meeting of the two socie.
ties of the Berkeley Avenue BAPTIST
Church will be held this evening ut
1880 o'clock.
The colored man, Tom Tatem, who
was shot by gun that had been set
Tor chicken thief, died yesterday
at the Retreat for the Sick, in Nor
1olk, from his injuries.
Mrs. Hendricks, nee Allen. of
Bristol, Tenn, is visiting her par.
ents. MIR. and Mrs. l.. Is. Allen. ON
Mulberry street.
Misses Beulah and Nellie Old left
yesterday morning to attend the
marrlge of MIR. Lewis S. Cason and
Miss Fanny Nicholson, at the Beth.
esda AL. Il. Church, Norfolk county.
The ceremony was performed Iy
the pastor.
lion. nj. S. Newbern. ex- chair
man OF the Board of Supervisors,
ana member of the House of Dele
gates from Norfolk county, was
married last night at 7 O'Clock to
MISS Evaa At. Charlton at the home
or the bride in Pleasant Grove Dis.
frict, of Norfolk county.
.Nerchnnts' Bank Robbery.
BY SOuthsrn Asanciatal De-.