Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-03
CITY S0LoNS MEET
Proceedings of Last Night S
Session Of the Council.
ASKS FOR A FRANCHISE
Newport News AMI ola l OF It Railway and
Electric Company Wants To Op.rmt.
an Electric Light rh.uis In
This City.

Mr.. J. J. Thomas, a member from ~
FIRST ward. was the only councilman
VINO ala not respond to the roll-call a,
me regular meeting of the Common
Souicii last night. 1t was a busy Sc s.
H9n and ii was after II O'Clock who n ~
motion to adjourn prevailed.
tAIter the minutes of the previous
meeting he'd been approved the regular
order OF business WAS taken up. as
there was no communication from the
mayor
TO Elk OFFICE. HOURS.
Councilman L. y. Cory. at the s,1c
gestion Of Mayor y. a. Moss. offered a
resolution that the different officers
OF the city lie required To stay in their
Offices during the hours AIMED by the
mayor. viz. From . y. NJ to T. NJ.
and from 1880 to l.. NJ unless en-
gagged outside on business for the city,"
The resolution was referred to th.. or
dinancp committees
IL viii be remembered that when he
Went into office as mayor of the city
MI Moss sent each office holder a no.
tee requiring him t" remain in his
once at certain hours during the day.
but in most eases no attention was
paid to the notice
fbfi AN lILECTRIt LIGHT PLANT.
IN ordinance WAS offered granting II
liahchiSe to tue Newport News and Old
Point Railway u Electric Company Il,
construct maintain and operate cleo
tflt light works i'll this city. supplying
electric current for light and power
IN" ordinance provides that the ,.rec-
ton q! poles shall be dorc under the
supervision Of the city engineer and
committee ON streets. anG that the or
oinance shall continue in force TIL
january /. 1gI9
-Alnohg the promoters of this project
Is Ar. w. j. Payne. of Ilehmond. pres
IA, nj
panN. The ordinance Will be cons der
ed ut the next regular meeting. II thu.
franchise is granted the company will
do a general electric light business in
the city
Attorney Samuel REGISTER, of Rich
hlonu. representing the company. was
granted the privilege vt the floor.
Among other things he said That in al
cities electric railway companies do a
general electric lighting business y
railway company was enabled to sup
ply electric current much cheaper til.n
other companies. He asked the council
to suspend the rules and pass the ordi-
nance. as his company desired to beg n
Stbe work of putiing7inTt plant FOR this
new railway
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Registers
address President Buxton stated that
unless the rules We're suspended the or
dinance would have to take lis regular
course.
Councilman Powell moved to suspend
the rules and act on the ordinance at
once. but the motion WIS lost by u voI.
Of TO ). it requiring a three fo"rfhs
vote to suspend the rules. Those who
voted against the motion Ware Nn-Srs
Enrcher. o'Donnell, Cory and Ford.
PLANS FOR THE JAIL
The report of the special committee
on new Jail. recommending that plans
and specifications be advertised for,
was adopted.
SITE FOR THE PUMP HOUSE.
On motion of Councilman j. j. O'Don-
nell the special sewer comm: D.. lvs.
instructed 10 select Il site in East IL Il
.aN2oO feet for the pump house TO be
operated in connection with the new
sewer system ana report at the next
meeting TIE purchase price. The pro-
posed site viii cover six lots.
CITY STABLE
The contract for erecting the stables
for housing, the horses and mules be-
longing 10 the city was let to MIR. j.
w: Rodgers. his bid of siS7 being th-
lowest. HH
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