The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-08

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.sEss NORFOLK YIR
taxation for said ward, and further re.
slowed that the sold Finance Committee
and City Attorney be, and they are
hereby authorized and instructed to
present the said act to the Legislature
v. sLieinia, through the representatives
oL TINS city, and urged it's passage at
the present session Of the legislature
without further reference to the Coun-
cils."
The Council then adjourned to meet
the Committee Of the Whole.
THE ANNEXATION MATTER.
In the Committee Of the Whole Mr..
winston was called to the chair.
Inc minutes of the last meeting of
the Committee OF the Whole were read.
was present.
Mr.. Peelle wanted to change these
records to show that the meeting adj
Journed without t%ransacting any bust
ness, and made a motion to that effect.
Mr.. Goodridge offered q substitute to
was. Lost.
Mr.. Peelle's motion was also lost by
phe vote OF the chair and the record re-
manned as a memorandum.
Ihe report of the Greater Norfolk,'
opecial Committee was then taken up
as ~troduce in the Common Council
meeting tuesday night. the report being
as follows:
To h Select n Common Councils of
the City Of Norfolk:
Ihe Undersigned subcommittee was
requested to embody in q report TO
your honorable bodies such information
US mas been obtained regarding the
nhenciai conditions which would result
TO the city from the annexation or
Berkley and also the probable cost or
O bridge over the Elizabeth river from
the east end of Main street.
In pursuance of this. request, we beg
10 report hiatt from the financial state
menS prepared by the Berkeley commit
tee and submitted herewith as part or
this report, 1t appears that the
Gross revenue to be expected
from Berkeley. based on its
present assessed values. lax
ed at the present rate of
taxation In Norfolk would
be SIG, 500 90
That the xpenses of the ward
QncludinG interest on $T5, GOO
OF bonds, to be issued-$50.-
600 for half cost OF a bridge
and $685. 900 for internal i'm
prorements) owuld be $500. 20, 800 90
Leaving for contingencies, es-
timated balance of revenues S, $50 90
1t is suggested that the interest on flu
ture issues of bonds, and any increased
annual expenses of running the ward
would be met by Increased assessments
on buildings erected from year to year
until 1900. when there would be the
usual re-assessments OF real estate, and
IT Is reasonable to suppose that under
the stifnulus to values. and the improve
mamie CN1rn 10 1l1,
VIII be such increase In revenue from
taxes as to justify this expectation.
In the matter of the construction of
an iron bridge we have been reliably in
formed that no objection will be inter
posed by the Norfolk and Western rail-
road. provided the bridge Is elevated
sufficiently to permit the traffic on Wa
ter street 10 pass under 1t.
We are also advised by Captain Ca
seY, umted States engineer In charge of
harbor improvements, that the Govern.
ment will not oppose the erection of an
IRON bridge at the above named point.
provided 1t Is H~wenty-four feet above
the surface OF the water. and has a
draw one hundred feet Iwde.
Your committee has, through n sub
committee. correspondent with bridge
builders in the North and West and has
had representatives from some of these
TO visit Norfolk and submit estimates
OF COST, from which we are led TO be-
lleve thai an Iron bridge fulfilling all
the requirements OF the case, forty feet
In width. which would allow street cars
10 operate double tracks, can be con-
structed for 500. 600.
rms amount. the negotiations between
your committee and the of
citizens from Berkeley have contempIa-
ted. should be raised by the issue of
hVe per cent. bonds. %predicated enc
half on assessed values In Rcrklev. the
interest wherein, amounting TO So. 200
would be paid from the taxes therein.
foun committee would report hiatt this
appears to be a most Favorable time for
annexation. because a condition Of pub
lie sentiment exists in Berkeley which
has never existed there before. and
which may not exist there again for
years. II the advocates of n sepa rate
town SHOULD 10Y secure a fairly satis-
factory charter under which n corps OF
office holders would be installed and
financial obligations of a separate cor
poration be created.
In view Of the above conditions. and
In view of the advantages Norfolk
would derive from the showing OF sn
great an Increase in its popuIation In
the census rcpor to he made in 1900. and
the attaching of so large and attractive
n territory would be thus made more
available for residential and manufac-
turing purposes. and in view OF the
large population now there. which
would be thus made more available for
residential and manufacturing purposes.
and in view of the large population now
there. which would he afforded free