Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-13
BERKLEY NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENTS.

! the benefits OF said improvements. TIL
report MAS adopted.
The Building Committee reported
that they building for the fire depart-s
,nent and Council chamber had been
completed by Contractor George u.
Whitehurst. according to contract, with
the exception of an opk hand rail and
'aliure to!oaint several small places,
and that as soon as this work was
uone the building would be received.
Adopted.
AIR. Jacocks thought that the number.
or police officers was not sufficient to
guard the town in safety. lie no.
ticed that Il number OF windows had
been broken recently and the guilty
parties had not been apprehended. He
recommended that man be employed
20 stay NJ the station-house to answer
night phone calls. receive prisoners, to
start fire in the engine in the event Of
| lire, and this would failow three OH.
GERS 10 De OH the street at u time, ona
down town, one centrally located and
me other on the uptown beat. Re
terred TO the Street Committee, with
power to act.
y communication from citizens on
the north end was read, asking that
| that portion of the street be improved.
Referred TO the Street Committee with
recommendation to improve the street
FOR THE PROPOSED BRIDGE.
Mir. MILESTONE offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously
adopted:
Be 1t resolved by the Council OF the
town OF Berkeley That i, notes with
satisfaction the Introduction of a bill
IN the Legislature TO allow the Norfolk
and Berkeley Bridge Company the privi-
iege OF erecting q bridge across the
tas tern Branch of the Elizabeth river
and be it further
Resolved, That our representatives in
the House and Senate be earnestly re-
quested to cordially support this meas
uie; and be it further
Resolved, That NJ C. Keeling, presi-
dent % the Council, and c. III. VIII
liams and j. II. Jacocks, members. be
appointed /, committee to represent the
views OF the Council before the Legis-s
lature. -
a NUISANCE.
alr. Charles Hardy was granted q
| hearing IvfIttvv 10 II nuisance existing
between the property OF the town and
his own, which tie had been requested
by the Council to aba;e. He said that
the nuisance was on the town property,
and he had no right to abate 1T. The
| City Engineer corrohorated his state
mcnt. and II was ordered that the NUS
lrcc be abntcd ut the expense of the
town.
STREET. GRADING.
| The matter OF grading the streets in
the Hardy plat. about which the Coun-
ell and Mr. Hardy disagreed came up
The Council claims that when Mr.. Har-
dy proposed TO grade the streets In the
Hardy plat to conform to the street
grades of the town that Main street
was Included, and inasmuch as he
agreed to do so when he accepted the
S50c us remuneration for grading, Coun-
ell would be compelled to hold him to
his contract. Mr.. Hardy claims that
the grading of Main street was not In
| cluded; that he only meant to put the
surplus dirt on said street to bring II
to level. and since there was no sur
| plus he had complied with his ugree.
ment Mr. Whetson offered the follow.
ing resolutions.
That Mr., Charles w. Hardy be- neus.
| fled that the contract accepted by hin,
| for The grading OF the streets In the
| Hardy property, included Main street
that street is now ready for grading
and ask that lie arrange to do so AZ
once. and when done to the satisfaction
| OF the Improvement Board the tow
| will be ready to settle his bill of $500
| If. however. Mr. Hardy wishes the towr
| to grade the street 1t will do so by con-
tract and deduct cost from amount due
| him.
MATTER OF BONDS.
| AIR. Martin offered q resolution to dis
| card White e Co.'S bid for S25, 900 Berk-
ley general Improvement bonds. in as
much as they had forfeited their con-
tract by letting the time given them
clapse. He moved that Il copy OF said
resolution be sent them. Adopted.
Mr.. milestone offered n resolution to
sell $4,000 of town bonds as soon as
possible to meet Indebtedness for town
improvements. Adorted.
BONDS SOLD.
Mr.. Frank C.. Hoehler, representative
Of the First National Bank OF Column
bus, O.. was present and offered to buy
81. d J. - y Aesa. L
bonds. 10 be issued january LIST. 1900
and 10 be delivered within twenty-five
days from date. Ills offer was &C
cepted. H