Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-14
STREET PROvEMENTS
A Case for the City Council to
Solve.
Citizens Indignant at Councils Refusal to
Accept Report of Committee Appointed
to Ascertain Value of Property Negro
Shot birthday Party, etc, etc.


which a mutual understanding can be
reached by the property holders on
t'It S'r'ctWhoSe land would be effect
eu III thit thorouShfare is Widencd and
me lown Council. Some OF the par
ties who. are affected arc willing In
tlahSter the IL % feet OF land neces-
sary To widen the street for the same
nHhouht OF land on the other side of
thehl. Notwithstanding the land desired
~ widen the street is front property
anu therefore, worth more. The street
IN question is only a lO-foot lame nud
VIII be. tn Berklcy some dav what
water street is 10 Norfolk. The pro-
perry holders along the street have all
reserved the portion necessary to widen
me street. knowing that il must he
uone some day. Now. since the court
appointed an appraisine committee
composed of men whose Judgment cnn
not be questioned. and the Council has
rejected their decision as eNorbitant
the property owners say that they arc
6o'nS To make improvements as soon
as .he opportunity presents itself. The
committees report was as follows: J.
>. fthcrcdSe. li6N17 2-3 feet 81 100 in
cIudin% some damages: Captain w. III.
FRENCH. 'ONl7 % feet, $500: A. Warren.
Joni % feet, $500 and 500 damages:
Jnuse Geo. ID. Parker. 147iaxl7 90 feet.
S"oo; \ w. Lyons. 176Xl7 2-3 5000 The
Whoie amount from Chestnut street to
Ice street. two blocks is only S3l50.
Inc lots are shortened to the extent Of
greatly depreciatinG their value for
elther residential or Industrial pur-
poses. should this important matter
ne cropped until the property holders
put improvements on their lots the cost
OF condcmning and removing the brick
store that Mr.. John S. Etheredge CON
,rmriatcs erecting on the corner of
.hestnut and Pearl streets will cost the
town more than the entire strin nf
Nv ii
now.
N" above is matter in which the
CITIZENS are taking deep interest. and
| It is hoped that an amicable agreement
VIII he reached and the thoroughfare
IN the town be opened up to the pub
lie.
a NEGRO SHOT.
During n dispute between James
Brown. colored. and an unknown white
man on Liberty street. near Eleventh
street. about 10 o'clock last night the
former was shot in the right hip by n
pistol ball. The cause OF the shooting
is said to have been about a we'll
known negro woman. Browns wound
was dressed by DR.. McConville. He
is not much hurt.
dolph- Macon College. is the guest of
Mr.. i. l.. Truitt.
a PROSPEROUS MERCHANT.
1t has long been an established fact
,,,, 49,, ,.'oSe succeSsiui men OIL any
hn,.,n,;,i,',, ! o,.,m BUSINESS nc IN n
a. ,'1,'rv Wy" ~ SwliS men nave achiev-
husin ~ ,' w ' oNer VINO began
steps of such Mr. Il. G. HUMPHREYS Is;
following. He began business in the
o COW - S9 ,,a, ago, WAS u,hons the hrst,
~ &c o, lii ~, ruet 80, u
,a, -. '',I io -. NJ ~ Icrk-
which he has recently acquired and
S,.,', In;, '''"S seai i'iei chah-
.rha sin,, t,s,no.. 70 ,,s .,o,,,,
,,n ,,,,'i, -, 80, - ii'S p a
t f, ~ m',',m Nv i''tr i.iloe speS'ai, ~,
~ IN s,r,. t,t.., -; nr ~
,,., ri 81, ~, s,,.. Co., ~ "i'.'
80 W ~, ,'lr -. 1870 i ~ my ii'''TS