Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-23
NO POLITICS THERE.
Town Government Run on Strict
Iy Business Principles.
Mr.. Charles Daily Painfully Hurt by Fall
ing Timb~--New Steam Laundry to
Open This week-A Hobo and His
schemo-Tug Boat Sunk.


town after few houses were built.
but legally 1t became town only after
the General Assembly passed the act of
authorization.
Ihat act authorized the election of
eleven Councimen from the three
wards. Then Berkeley began to put on
the airs of city and to make arrange
Inehts TO borrow money for public i'm
proVements just as the great cities do
mus Berkley has acquired small
deot. the Interest on which is easy to
pay while the principal will be pro-
tloeu Tor by those who come hereafter
10 ENJOY a better and bigger town.
meanwhile the improvements show for
themselves. They are worth the
money. They are sanitary necessities
ana municipal beauties. They are the
immediate results OF the systematic
| in 1890.
The present Town Council was elect
| Cd in May. The members as elected
then were as follows:
For the tirst Ward-M c. Keeling.
George q. Martin. j. II. Jacocks, w. b.
Shafer.
For the Second ward-John whet-
stone. Charles II. Williams, w. l.. Bal
lie. Jr., w. w. Robertson.
For the Third Nard-Samuel Bland,
Charles w. Parks. John S. Suniler
This body was organized on July .
with the following officers: John
| Milestone, president; NJ. c. Keeling,
Mayor; c. l.. Old, recorder; W. s.
Rudd. sergeant; George +. Martin,
| town attorney; w. Il. McConville
| Two vacancies were created by the
election of the Mayor, MIR. NJ. C. Keel
ing, and by the election of the town
| attorney, MIR. George G.. Martin.
| ThnSa
yet. Several excellent citizens are In
contemplation, but they have not con-
sented to take the positions.
Several of these gentlemen have been
reelected to the Council for three
terms. One of these Mr.. milestone
because of his faithfulness and eff
cheney in attending to the public bus
| mess.
There is no doubt that much Of the
| progress the town has made recently
| Is due to the careful and earnest at
tentton these gentlemen have bestowed
on the work in their various capaci-
ties.
Messrs. Keeling and Old have been
complimented by reelection and pro-
motion.
There is no political division in the
government of Berkeley. These gentle
men have all been elected on the cit
liens ticket without regard to their
politics. One of the members of the
Town Council Is q coiored man, and
several of those mentioned above are
Republicans.
BY maintaining non-rartisan gov
eminent the members of the Council
and the town officials can attend
strictly TO the business of the town.
1t Is called a business organization on
that account The Council Is quite
harmonious although the members
have often had some radical differences
in, regard to franchises.
There is n police force and n fire
department which are managed on the
same business system. BY keeping
them non partisan the service is bet
ter and the men are more attentive
to their respective duties.
BANK OF BERKELEY.
One of the institutions OF Berkeley is
the private bank established under the
State laws under the title of the Bank
OF Berkeley, with Mr.. r. w. Brooks as
cashier.
The Bank of Berkeley was established
in 1897 as the first banking concern of
Berkeley. 1t has demonstrated its needs
by doing an excellent business that is
increasing All The Tine.
There were many retail merchants
and many more farmers, who endured
much inconvenience for the lack of
any facilities of banking. They not
only lacked a convenient place for de-
posting and drawing money, but they
had no place for the safe keeping of
money and valuables. Frequent, IL not
great. losses occurred because there
was no place for safe-keeping money
The Bank of Berkeley has n splendid
fire and burglar proof safe that is SUI
perior TO vault. II Is n combina ton
of three safes. one within another and
all unlocked by time-lock. that is an
intricate and beautiful piece OF mech
anism The lock can be set to open
at any stated hour. 1t will be useless
to attempt to open 1t any other time
except by the use OK powerful explo-
sives. They will blow open anything.
The bank is of the greatest service
to the farmers. They sell their crops
for amounts of money too large to be
safely kept at home. That would not
only tempt thieves. but 1t would be in
danger from fire. AS the farmers use:
their money in small amounts at
time. they frequently had the bulk of
the Surj the crops were sold for In the
house for many months. Instead of
that risk now they deposit the money
and withdraw it by check as needed
That makes 1t perfectly safe. provided
they do net give n check for a gold
brick.
fore. is not only a great convenience
to the merchants in providing genuine
currency of the kinds they need. but
in safeguarding their money and that
of the farmers.
STRUCK BY FALLING TIMBER.
Mr.. Charles Daily was struck on his
head by falling plank while engaged
at the navy yard Yesterday between
the hours OF IL and - O'Clock. and rem
dered unconscious. He was on the
ground at work. with several men
above him, tearing away staging.
i - go . .~ll
given immediate attention by the yard
! physician. and subsequently sent to