Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-30
Sewer System Discussed
at Length.
COM MISSION TOO HAsTY
Ems Seems to lse the General Op,n1on, IL.
1t Had n" authority to Sanction
Engineer Pot,,l's S"Ie,s,iun
40 Make Connections.

PRESIDENT w. Il. Vest ut thu. request %
ten members for the purpose Of consiu
sflhs the action Of the sewer commits
SION III icuuicscing in Engineer AleNar-
der PotterS detcrm natiu!i 10 m;l>,.co
hections to the curbinE in the ,lssnc.
oi any ordinance sliplii.,tiuS that the
EXPENSE shall be borne by the properly
holders, was We'll attended by rep. eser
tative citizens. .U
After calling the meeting to ur,lc,
President w. L. Vest read the call an,
then Mr. j. \. liirShher. Was re.uu.:-
lizeu. slle stated that lie was o,, o.
The slgne.s OF The petition for The can
land desired to make IL statement so
mat his position might be Understood.
lie had been informed that tn. s.xye;
commission mad exceeded its authority
and IL so he thought the n;lltr, should
De "hirpcd i'll the bud at omcc, for if
the action OF the commission were lille
ga me city would find Itself invo.v, Il
IN many law suits. Tir.n. too. liz. prop
e'ty holders had Il right Ia knew how
theif money WAS hcin. expended
MT. ELIAS teAser another siwner Of
the petition. made /. similar statement
CITY Engineer t;.-uint. W. Eit,hutt
was asked u address the meeting can
tam Fitchctt Said Mir Alexander Poi
ter, me supervising architect. seemed
10 nave tfe matter tn;ir,lS in his hans
under an iron bound contract Tie
$4,000 voted by the Cs,ntnnn t.ounci
Ion sewers WAS at his dsi,os.i! l., b. cs
pended as he saw lit. Mr. Potter WAS
not under bond and the contractor had
only been required: tn give bond in th..
sum OF Siu.oo0. one hair OF the. amount
ot his contract. II have no :,ltl.,rity
70 inspect The work" said CaJtaii,
fltch+it. ~ nI:sht look III the hole or
The pipe laid in sand, but could not ten
whether II WAS property laid ur ,.lulll-
ed "'th"ut- making IN examinations"
Mayor Allan a. si"ss. WIS is Il mem
o"s OF The commission. WAS asked IL,
max. !ni'ks an address. and his reply was:
uoli SCI. anything: t. talk about.
Mr. Hirsilberg then put a series of
Questions to Mr.. Moss ;,skina; him.
aLlons: other things. If the commits. ion
mad not gone in direct opposition, to tb..
ADVICE or the CONFERENCE.-The attorney
IN authorizing Mir. Potter to 90 ahead
with the work of making connections
To the curbstancs
IN answer to the questions Mayor
Moss said the matter had been talked
over by the commission but no action
was taken MIR. Potter was present ar
Il meeting with his contract which tie
members examined MIR Potter had
that under the contract he had Il ri..ht
to do the work, claiming that the con
nectlnnS came under the provision for
extension work. Th@ commissions,
acquicsccd i'll that opinion. II had b, e.,
estimated that each connection would
NJ iInn,n A. So, ~ ,b..;, :" =. w = ~
ty-ninr r4u1s , a., ~, ,o,, "',. 49,,
ha did nor tl,;,,. 80, s''t''
Ia, ;,uy,hj,,. M, >,1nI.i IL ,,,,,,;;J
the c!ty. II would not cost property
holders as much now 10 make t,;,. G. n
nections rs it would years hence. WHEN
III lo,l,s, :. sill N,y,,. ,i.,s 49,. :. ~
erybndy I,unws, ,,,,r.. ,b1n, =, ~ =
ers; ;ha,, ~, ,.n,.;,1,.,,. i, ~ ,,,
Councilman j, II ,,nfTa NM = -,
a member Of the sow,. .n,r,,iss;,.,,
next addressed ~. n,..,;n.s tI'.,.,,,
that il wu, !, ,iitIi,.,,lt n,:,t,. ~,
commission to decide, a,,,;,i H.. ,.,,,,n'.
tons am, how -tIry sb,,,l1 ~, ,.,.,,te.
MIR. Potter claimed t;,,i b.. ia , -,
TO make them ANA ~. cn,,nnis.:i,,.
agreed vim him The, 1...v..,e 80 ~.
nance r,.u,,i,.;n.. irnn..,.,r hn,,1.,. ", -:
th. est ,f ms kin.r c,nn.,,i,,, ~.
could h.. .n.,rt,sl ~ /, i,,.., 1, :.
was necessary ia decide ~ ,,,,.o :,
would reu,,ire abnu, s;xtv dav. T., -, -
the ordinance. The ,.~,r., wirs vnn1i,
cost il h.,1 been .st;n,.,t.a .,,,l,,, 81
600. bur Ia. ,Iid no, know, wbnr. no
money was con,in.. fram lJa w,s ola
th. business MN h,tl ,,l.., IVA =, -,
up. as he wished To have. i, fn,lv ais
cussea. If the commission mad m,f,.. !,
mistake it could be rectili..f az n:,c,
without Working i,,i,rv 10 any ono
The next sneaker was All, Az,
dcrson. He began by saving th;,t M
the last mectin.. of tIi,. Common Cam
Gil this matter was discussed ana nj
that time COMMUNICATIVE Ar,o.pav
X. NJ. Newton gave i, as 6is nn;ii,n
that This work would come under III,
head Of new improvements ana il wonld
be necessary to call for bids ana lei II
out by contract. MIR. Potter mad roth