Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-16
SOLONS IN SESSION
Busy Meeting of the Com
mon Council.
BONDS AWARDED AGAIN
Randolph Kleyboltc s. Company Get Them
at Their Bid of l01. 20. Money APP
propriated for the Pub
lie Schools.


Appropriated $500 to the pubic
schools OF the city.
-AtWsl. ded the bond sale to RuHcipA
kley bette & Co, OF CINCINNATI.
Appointed Il special c>mnnGttee to ac;
with similar committee of railroad
men regarding he crossings over the
railway tracks.
port News and OVID Point Railway and
Electric Company regarding the laying
OF tracks on certain Sheets in the CITY.
Ordered fire plugs u be placed IN
East End.
Referred the ordinance increasing the
salary af Iatrolmsn to the Finance
Committee. ....
Granted the Newport News Baseball
Cub permission to close Thirty second
street between two avenues
Passed the ordinance regulating the
driving OF certain vehicles on sidewalks.
Received the auditors report for the
month OF February.
Last nights session 0. the COMM n
Council was a busy one. Before THE
body adjourned an unusual amount OF
business mad been disposed of. When
President ODonnell tapped the coun-
on to order there We're twelve me.mb
present, and the body soon settled down
to BUSINESS.
There was one message from Mayor
Post. 1t read:
Inc Honorable lHreSftent Onu oolltlltN
Council:
''Gentlemen: I have been informed
that acts amending the charter Of the
city 50 as to permit an unierGrAde
Tossing at T~nty eighth street and au-
Thorlz.ng an increase OF bond5 TO t=fray
the portion of the cost OF the proposed
three ,r0ssings. which the city must
pay. have become laWs
AS soon pressure OF present bust
Ness Will permit the confederation OF
9tt,.L 20,
tate the prepu, atirns of suitable de-
signs COR the proposed structures. I
would respectfully recommend that the
work OF designing suitable structures
be intruSted TO JOINT Committee con-
ssic'tin,S of such Teprcr4-n tattiveS OF the
City the council may appoint to act
Win representa- OF the CheSa ptake
and Ohio Railway as its mana cement
may select, Gun basis say. OF three for
the City. and two for the railroad.
Il make this Recommendation be-
cause the structure proposed FOR the
wenty-eig'hth street crossing must car
ly the tracks of the railway company
and the other crossings re to be coz
structt-d over their tracks, ard all must
be male safe and economical strCctu:ts
from the railroad We'd as from the
city'S standpoint. AS the !elia Dad mast
pay one half OF the cost they will be
interested IN economical constructor.
end r.sii erattonS OF safety for paSSen-
ger and freight traffic OF 1l2eir com
pany will insure thut the strength aad
dura hlity of the structures Will not be
ssacr.ficai to unretas.onab bic economy.
con the other Hland, a teprcse alton
OF the TAI .u,Dad G mpany On the cs5nIlGt
tee. via ,-na bic TIE committee 10 more
quickly decide upon such designs as Will
Tn. mutually approved by" tbs. city .4ni thv.
railroad company.
Mayor"
Acting pn the advice OF the mayor
the council createl a committee COM
posed OF Messrs. Via, Mackey ard
f3urcher
City Clerk ]. a. Massie read n letter
from Waiter Stanton & Co. Of New
York. In which thu. firm declined IL take
the CITY bonds at the bid % 102 .o6. Calm
ing That the bid was par anil pre-
MUM Of slV2.26 on the whole amount.
The letter was received and flied
Regarding the appropriation IF $500
for the public sch,i is OF the city Mr..
]. a. Wilett chairman of the Finance
Committee reported that after c'ns:d-
e-rlng the matter the committee ard
Iecommensi that the sum he a.ppropri-
ated. MI VIII EFT stated that it would
be a tight squeeze and street Il oEhmy
wouii have to be pAct.c,ed 10 make
ends meet.
Mr.. LEM spoke against the recon-
Tn-ndatton. saying when il was reduced
to a resolution he proIt sed TO offer an
amendment that tie city lend the
money to the school board Of trustees.
Il am in favor Bf continuing the
schools" said he but we need money
for othet- purposes end as the chairman
OF the Finance Committee says we must
b. economical. l will agree to lend the
1EDney. but not to give it away
Mr. WEistt then offered Ills resolution
approprating 81 500 to city sclCD.s
Mr. LEM offered an amendn:.nt sub
stiuuting the word loan"
The amendment prevailed by vote
OF to :. as follows;
Yeas-Burcher. Doherty. Hughes,
LEM, Mclaughlin, Asckey. Thomas.
Wilkie.
Nays-Bux ton. OrDonn ell, Via. Willett
From the Ordinance Commit tee ih.iE'-
man J. f. Hughes reported the amend
1ne,nt to the ordinance increasing the
SALARY OF patrolmen from $50 to $50
month and the salary OF tie sergeant
from $50 to $65 q month
The ordinance was referred ~ the f.
nance Committee.
City Auditor j. w Real submitted
his report for the month OF February.
1t Was as follows:
RECEIPTS.
Balance ON hand Feb. 1....... 49, $40 so
Reed from building permits. 81 90
Reed from Police Court. . 2S7 90
Reed from taxes (real estate. 100 SO
Reed from taxes ((parsnraD 80
Reed from licenses ..... 1913 %
Reed from engineers &, pt..... 90
Total $20,432 Il
DISBURSEME NTS
Fire department ......S 1877 rs
Police department " 1874 Is
Hearth department ..... 232 04
Street department ........... 3,163 81
Aims house and poor. ...... 60 OS
Court house and grounds. $3.50. 213 90
Stationary and printing man.. IA %
Hunting tom Rifles .... 80 90
Election expenses ...... ID 80
Jury expenses NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81 90
Salaries Observation-Disclosures. g24 80
Treasurer's commissions .. 26 SO
Incidental 90 10
Engineers department ..... so
Licenses refunded ..... 10 ~
Fire department .... 81 20
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