The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-14
The Berkeley Town Council Oppose AnneSa.
tlon by a Majority Vote on a Resolution.
A LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE APPOINTED
New Policemen Appointed Rewards
to he Snereu Tor IncendinricS-
Or. Morgan Restored ms Health
Oniccr-Hope Fire Company TO Re
Paid-LiEht Contract Awarded.

NhiidiNS, IarRS. WhttStoEc, Tlllcy,
Martin. Berkeley. Miller, and Reed color
The Recorders minutes were APPROX
cd and his financial report showed
disbursement of $3.50, and O balance of
s3702l.
The Finance cmmittee made a re-
port OF the late sergeants accounts,
showing that he owed the town $50. 90,
ana reported progress on the Recorders
accounts.
The report was accepted, and the
shortage in the Sergeant's account was
appropriated towards paying him what
the town owed him.
me committee also recommended
mat II the bond of MIR. w. S. Rudd.
the present Sergeant. had been accept
cd that the delinquent taxes be turned
over To him for collection.
me bond was produced and accepted
and the tax-books ordered to be turned
over to MIR. Rudd
ne street Committee recommended
mat the contract for lighting the town
De let to Mr.. Humphries. the present
contractor, for one month at $50 Adop-
ted
The Police Committee recommended
the appointment of MIR George Parker
as Il policeman to fiji the vacancy s
caused by the resignation Of Mr. Terrell.
Adopted
me Committee on Public Property re-
ported having had the skylight repair
eu' and asked for an approximation
or $3.50 to pay for the same The
amount was appropriated.
MI: Parks moved that reward CT
*2uV De offered by the Council for tho
arrest and conviction of any par,y al
tempting 10 set fire to any house i'm the
town. Adopted
~ l.. NJ. Morgan asked that the Coun-
cil hear him and was granted the priyi
leEe He asked that in view of the fact
mat the Office of Health Officer had
oech abandoned at the first meeting of
the Council that the ordinance cra,tiny
the office be read.
The Recorder read the ordinance and
IL was found that the Health Officer
was elected on the 2Sth dav of ApriI
is!2, for two years or until his success
sor was elected He was reelected in
April, 1894, and therefore. his term Of
office would not expire until April 2Su
1896.
DR.. Morgan stated that while he had
read an account in the papers that the
oflice had been abolished. he had never
been officially notified. and Just now
thcre were chances of Il scarlet fever
epidemic in the town, and as he had been
threatened with a suit for trespassing.
IT he had put Il card on The house he
hRutet ~ !.HDW now ne $1,000, ana III the
Council would back him up in his effort
In snppreSsing' the spread of the disease
Mr. icrkley stated that as he had
offered the motion to abolish the office he
would move to reconsider and that DR.
Morgan be allowed to hold the Office
until the 2Sth day Of April 1896. Adopt
ed
Mr. Reed moved that as the town
owed the Health officer 5000 or $500 that
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of $3.50. Adopted.
a communication from Lee Lodge. X.
of P.. in reference TO the unsanitary
condition of certain lot in rear of their
hall on Berkeley avenue. was read and
referred to Street Committee for dis
posal.
y resolution was offered by Mr.. Miller
that the Council ask the representative
from the county in the House of Dele
safes and Senate to emhody in any bill
presented for a toll bridge connecting
Norfolk and Berkeley at the foot Of Main
street, that in case Of annexation the
bridge could he purchased by Norfolk
and Berkeley and made a free bridge.
Lest.
The Hope Fire Company asked for a
part of the money due them by the town
to meet certain expenses. The appro-
priation was made, TO be paid of fire
funds that came into hand.
Mr., Tilley asked that one of the old
police that had been retained OH the
force be paid his salary. Adopted
Mr.. Whitstone asked that an appro-
printion he made 10 pay the late Town
Sergeant the balance due him. Adopted
Capt. NJ c. Keeling vacated the chair
and offered the following resolution
which was adopted by vote of G tot:
Whereas. 1t has been proposed by GER
tain citizens Of the town of Berkeley, re-
only those who favored annexation were
the city of Norfolk. as an old ward of
said city. carrying the same rate of tax
ation now borne by said city. and as
slIming ut once all the responsibilities OF
the old wards of the said city of Nor
folk: and,
Whereas, the Councils OF the CITY of
Norfolk. acting upon the request of a
committee appointed by the aforesa i'll
mass meeting. to which now others than
those favorng annexation were invited
as aforesaid. have passed resolutions
looking To the annexation of the town
of Berkeley to the city of Norfolk, with
full Norfolk rates of taxation. etc, but
without full representation on the
Councils of said city. And the said
city OF Norfolk also declining to bear
onc-half the expense of the proposed
bridge To connect the said city and town,
although the laws of Virginia provide
that the expense of construction OF
bridges to connect adjoining corpora
tions. etc. shall be horne ratably, ac-
cordtng to taxation: and
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