Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-11
THE SEWER QUESTION
City Fathers Go for Consult
ing Engineer Potter.
A PRESSING INVITATION
asked t".EN;:iar. why lie Should. Not ~,
achieved of His Job Here. SPECIAL
E"sii,rss Session or tn.
C"urci'.

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, ny '''N Fa,ners have declared in
, ,, un'niStakabie and emphatic that
n'He iiau enough of Mr.. Potter
~, - ~ MI. Alexander Potter,
80 .,'''''oic gentleman who represents
~ - 10y NcrH extensively in the clpac-
ny OF consulting or supervising cngi-
~ connection with the work of
~. e N,s, uoM ~ = me new sewerage system
,.Mpoit news:
~, 80 .,l't' genial individual been pres
~, y. ,ne spccial meeting of the Coun-
~ ne',' IN ms honor last night. he
"ou'u n'tNe heifu much that would
.n'ereSled him
n.y., ~ nat h'eet'ns. the Council con-
49, u,.eu 81, Us lohs discussion OF Mr.. Pot
.a,,1,, iu,nss i'cFlsies ny ordering that
s' 49,, 10 apiear before that body
~ i,S heN' meeting and show why he
a,i''., 'io' ne dismissed from the employ
81 .r tne s'ly. ,
ne Council also took issue with him
49,, 49,, .nt tNteh, on ms authority, as he
o;s',.su IT, undtr section .: of the src-
CITY cunsu'ng t:ngins n.r 19ns9 sect as
reads i'll part. as follows:
In rXcavating the trenches ana lay
ing the sewer care must b.. taken NOT
10 rrnnrc or inillr, any gas water
Sewer or other pipes. c,ndui, or struc-
tG,c. without the written order Of the
Engineer t"
The Council also asserted itself in the
n
NJ. lIonan & Sons, contractors. toward
the Newport News and Old Point Rail-
way and Electric Company
Mr.. Potter's bills for himself and the
contractors We're not allowed but We're.
referred back 10 the special Sewer Com
mission.
PRECIPITATED TROUBLE.
The trouble was precipitated by com =
plants from citizens on trhirtv-fourt
street that they We're being put to
great hardship by reason OF the work
thCac. not being allowed to connect
w.-a the new sewer or to use the old
old. There We're also several other mat
tiers Which the Commission Il, its ses-
SION Of the night before thought Of so
serious IL nature that they should be
referred to the Council which was ac-
cordingly called to meet in special SEES
sion last night
Neither Mr.. Potter nor Mr. Honan
was present Auditor Read acted as
Clerk. in the absence of Mr. Massie
= who is out of the city.
There We're present when the Council
ci,,,,a,, f,,,.,,,s ~ sr SuAloI. ahn Coun-
I;ii.iei' buLcher. lance. Cory. Doherty.
i, ~ Ivy, e Aicl'ushllh' oonnell.
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,, Az s' ''t pi oseeueu AT once 10 the
r,.17 W q ' - cn =, '!ohs re-
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i ,. ,ao''u. y o ,l"ch ano refused !" az
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at',"' s''' - pe'i,S 10 ours Oh thc west
co. ~ ,.",tAnNS e. a.s IN; mere Is
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p ia't il's '"''s ',hu ilii'eflal on track:
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IN :. >" 'l''' no ears '"ul" pass: we
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IN ie'tei "'!S SSH III ps 'i'' Mayor
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n,.nt As W.. d,..,,,, :, ~! 49,, ;,,,,,,.
49,, W. 49, ,;r, ~ '',nen .illi'"i
Mr.. Honan to be prnsent toni,.ht' 3
Ni, pn,ta,.s nnn,n,,,,, 80 ,
then ,aken IN and raaa ,rhay 49,,
nc fo,lowe:
No 1-rIJrp1y-E o1-p.rt1 crrEU,r
..Erh, 30-inch m,i,nt ,,i,,a m rhir,v-
fourth strert lie nov ca,riod M -
poin, where immndiatn relief r,n ha
afforded he rasd,snts of ,rhir,v efnnrth
street between West and Wash;neton
avenues These nno,,la h,va beer IN :.
convenienced for some time and ot
the rate the contractor is nroerassins,
will continue to be inconyenienced for.
a long time to come and not only this.
but under existing condjtions All sew
cragc facility must be denied them