Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-11
BERKELEY.

The Town Council met last night.
The Street Committee reported pro-
gress.
The Committee on Buildings report
ed the following applications for new
building permits since the last Council
meeting: Mrs. Matte Wrenn. two
story frame. on Liberty street; DIR. e.
+. Truitt. double one story frame tene-
ment on John street: Geo. w. Simpson,
two story frame on Second street; Mrs.
M. a. e. Hozier. two story frame dwell
ing on Liberty street; ]. Abramson
frame addition to brick building on
Liberty street
A communication was read from the
Hope Fire Company to the effect that
since their organization the member
ship had decreased to eight active
members and they would dissolve May
31st and sell all of their effects to the
town at Il cost agreed upon by one of
their members and n member of the
Council. Referred to Fire Committee,
the committee consisting of Mcssrs.
Jacocks, Whetson and Martin, appoint
ed to select one or ore favorable sites
for a cemetery and to ascertain the
with the parcel of land owned by Mr..
Tilley adjoining the old cemetery, re-
ported that n II acre plat,
high and we'll drained. owned by
Dr. Halstead. and about one and a half
miles from town. could be purchased for
81 per acre: that the plat. part of
the Collonna tract. consisting of 20
acres of high land. beautifully situated,
with natural advantage and of easy ac-
cess. and could be merged into the pres
ent cemetery by filling Hardy creek or
constructing n short bridge across said
creek at the foot of Seventh street,
could be purchased for $4,000, or half
of the tract In proportion to that
amount. and that If an offer Was made
it could, perhaps, be purchased for less {;
that there were several beautiful sites
in the vicinity of Providence that could
be had for n small sum.
Mr.. Robertson moved that inasmuch
as the recommendation of the original
committee was thought unwise. that
council ask the Judge to appoint five
free holders to condemn the proposed
site recommended by that committee.
Mr.. Milestone opposed on the ground
that said plat was Inadequate and
that all but about two and one half
acres was made land had been a
dumping place for the towns refuse;
and as he was not willing to have his
dead buried among pots and tin pans
he should not recommend purchase
that would necessitate the buryng OF
his fellow man in such n place. and to
ask the judge to appoint a committee
to condemn the property when it was
worth SITS per building lot to Mr.. TIL
ley would greatly Inconvenience that
gentleman. He could not see the ne
cessity for this when the adjoining
plat could be bought for 25 per cent. of
the price asked for Mr.. Tiley's tract.
1t was far more beautiful. and he
would vote against any such purchase.
Mr. Jacocks said that he would not
vote for the motion unless the made
land was excepted. He offered as an
amendment that the parcel between
Seventh and Eighth streets and the
unsold portion between Sixth and
Seventh streets be purchased. Mr..
Robertson accepted the amendment.
and the motion was carried by n vote
of to 2.
Mr.. Robertson offered n motion which
was adopted. that rs there was no or
dinance requiring the filing in OF lots.
that the Ordinance Committee frame
an ordinance by the next regular meet
ing.
NOTES.
Rev. r G. Skinner, of the Berkeley
Avenue Baptist Church, left yesterday
morning for Elizabeth City. n. c.,
where he will assist Rev. DIR. Peniclz
in n series of revival services.
Mr.. ID. A. Graves, who has been con-
fined from sickness for several weeks,
was seriously Ill yesterday.