Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-27
ENDORSE SHIP SUBSIDY
Payne-Hanna-Frye Bill Approved
By Town Council.
DIR. F. NJ. Morgan Resigns ms Health of,iccr
and DR.. w. E. arcconville is Appointed
His Successor Temporarily South NOR
folk rostohico Established Through
Residents Petition.

The Town Council met last night
win the president. Captain NJ. C. Keel
ing, and the following mehlbers pres
| ent: Messrs. Martin, Jacocks, Roach
robertson. Bailie, Parks and WI
| liamS.
1t was reported that n. NJ. Sykes
mas been selected by the Police Com
! mittee at u salary OF $40 to do special
work about the Council chamber. The
committee recommended that he be
vested with the same power as any
other officer, which was adopted.
y Did OF 500 from MIR. Thomas Butt
TO relay the sewer down the ravine be-
tween the Hardy plat and the town was
accepted
The Cemetery Committee reported
mat the lots had been laid off and
GRADED and Were on sale, prices ranging
from $50 to 500. The report recon-
mended that the lots bordering on Sew
enth street be excluded from sale until
further Recommendation OF the com
mittee.
motion prevailed to put all other
lots on sale except those bordering on
Whitehead and London avenues. be-
tween Seventh and Eighth streets.
which are to be narrowed thirty feet.
The Recorder reported that the $50 600
town Improvement bonds with pre-
mum. had been received from the New
| flrSt National Bank, of Ohio. The re-
port further recommended that the
notes. amounting to $1,000. made by the
town Tor improving the cemetery, fur
hisninS equipments for the Fire De-
partment and building the new Council
chamber. be paid out of the improve
men bonds. Adopted
~ communication was read from Mrs.
n. II. Baker, complaining of the CON
ni.ioh III which her premises had been
LII LII py .he new grades on Main street.
| me communication was laid on the
! table. s'e
Health Officer Or. L. NJ. Morgan. who
mas been serving the town for three
years rendered his resignatio and DR..
w. T.. McConville was appointed in his
stead Tor thirty days. DIR. Morgan said
! he had served the town to tho host NJ
his ability. even when II meant n loss Of
| practice. which was paving him for
| better. '''' i"'
a committee consisting of N5cssrs
robertson. Martin and Williams. wns
appointed 10 confer with the Board ne
I,ralth WIN regard to using Craney
IN the event of contagious disease
ENDORSE SHIP SUBSIDY.
Mf Robertson introduced Il resolu
tloh endorsing the Ship Subsidy bill In
congress. 1t was adopted. and reads
as follows: 'efi"'
a. Hr 80 mere is now pending in
the National Congress measure
which has for its object the rcstoration
Oh the American Merchant Marine and
the building up of the shipping interest
OF THIS country. so that they will COM
pare favorably with those of other
countries of equal size and dignity and
10 promote the building of vessels
which. in time of war. can be convert
ed quickly and cheaply into auxiliary
cruisers, transports etc and
Whereas, The Council Of Berkeley
Va. is keenly alive to the advantages
TO be gained by the passage of such n
nlll to this country i'm general. and to
this port in particular: now. therefore
be 1t
Resolved That the Council of Berk-
ley, va. does heartily endorse that
measure as now amended, known as
the Payne Frye bill and we request
that our Senators and Representatives
vote and work for this measure"
DEATH OF MRS. BALDWIN.
Mrs II. V. Baldwin died Sunday
evening at o'clock at the home of her
husband. in Manchester. Va. after n
brief illness. She was in her Goth year.
Mrs. Baldwin is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. S. Bland. on Liberty street.
and is well-known and highly es-
teemed lady. Her remains will arrive
in Berkeley to-day at 1925 o'clock. and
the funeral will he conducted from the
Armstrong Memorial Presbyterian
Church ut O'clock. The pastor, Rev.
w. y. S!aymaker. will ofiiciate. after
which the remains will be inferred in
Magnolia Cemetery.
HAT SALE TONIGHT.
The Young Girls Society OF Chestnut
Street NJ. f.. Church will give n hat
social this evening at the residence OF
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