Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-11

thickly settled block is absolutely pro-
h!blted from using their present sew
erage facilities, the health of the en-
j tire community may be endangered be-
tore the contractor completes the trunk
sewer. the difficulties in constructing
which have exceeded his expectation,
and consequently the time necessary to
complete the. work
II deem the question of health of the
community at large far more import
ant than the $500 which il, viii. cost in
addition to What WAS previously con-
te ,pated. and hence my recommends
tiri and instructions TO the contract
Or
NO. MORE MONEY.
II beg leave to notify you that there
is not sufficient money at present at
your disposal to complete the con
St:Gction of sewers already contracted
for and to state further that since the
estimate was made year ago of the
streets considered as needing sewerage
facilities. many buildings have been
erected on other streets and extensions
to IT, plan of sewers already coEtem-
plated are urgently needed. some
means must. therefore. be provided for
raising the additional amount neceS-
sal'y. for it was never contempla ted
that the amount Of $4,000 would be suf-
iicient to complete the necessary sew
| cr;.se Of the city. not TO speak of COM
PittiliS tne entlfe sewerage system my
estimate for which was about $3.50 600 -
NO. 3-MORE AUTHORITY.
Il beg leave to call to your attention
the fact that in my general report upon
the sewerage of the city. L recommends
ed that al! existing sewers be exam
med before they are made Il part of
the new system. am, rs Engineer.
responsible for the satisfactory working
of the system as q whole. and. there
/ fore, must object to old sewers being
made Il part of the permanent con-
struction unless they are entirely
adaptable in respect to size. grade.
alignment. depth and the character in
which they We're constructed. These
can be inspected at n small cost. and
this inspection should be made forth
with and would recommend that au-
thnrity be vested in me tn proceed
upon this investigation"
OPPOSED TO THE WORK. ..
Councilman Ford. Of the Sewer Com
mission, stated that the Commission
was opposed to the suggestion vi NJ.
Potter as it did not desire to spentI Eu-,,.
SGHo just at the beginning of winter f,r
4 temporary sewer for which there was
no necessity if Mr.. Potter would fulfill
his promises previously made relative
To the work. Mr.. Potter said that IL"
tPotter) had already ordered the work
done and Honan * Sons had sent for
material With which to do it, Mr.. Pot
ter claiming that his specitica ri.,ns
permitted him to do il, as We'll as 70
take other license in matters of this
kind in connection With the work.
Relative To the proposed plugging up
Of the connections On Thrty-fuurth
street by NJ. Honan & Sons in order
to proceed With their work, the Presi
G,nt stated that the contractors had
informed him that it was necessary.
DAMAGES FROM SOMEBODY.
CONFERENCE.-The Attorney Newton
WAS asked for an opinion He said that
Mi. Pierce had hitherto said that rs
soon as the sewer was laid past a mans
With the sewer. He tMr. Newton)
! VAS of the opinion that if those con-
,irctiuns wscis sluppeo up, thoas poo
pie up there would have a right to
damages from somebody. 1t was th,
duty of the Council to see that that
somebody was not the city.
SEND MIR. POTTER HOME.
Councilman Ford said that th. Corn
mission had been ignored throughout
the whole business. He though, that
he man who should see that the con-
| tract was carried out according TO
specifications. Mr.. Potter had not
done his duty toward the city and the
Commission. and he thought it was due
To the people of Newport News To send
AR. Potter back to New York, where
he came from and get Il man in the
city To engineer the work.
Councilman O'Donnell said the time
had come TO call Il halt Potter <
Co.
Councilman Burcher agreed. ana
said that the action of those doing the
work did not show that they Were in
clincd I" give the city what the city
nush; to have. The city. he said had
kept its contract, but Honan ana Pot
ter had not.
City Sergeant Nllstead, who resides
on Thirty-fourth street. addressed the
Council, saying that it ooke,! as if TN,
residents of his section We're about 10
lose their sidewalks, trees and even
The foundations of their houses He
| wanted To know who was Responsible
He Was not inclined to be arbitrary
but his property was being damaged
and il it continued he would have u
have redress.
THE LAW LAID DOWN. ..
Counclman Ford then moved the
adoption OF the following resolutions:
That the proposed S-inch sewers
along each side of Thirty-fourth street
between Washington and West avenues
be nor laid and constructed and tha,
the Council refuse to authorize the
construction of the said side. sewers as
recommended by Alexander Potter in
his communication to the Council. and
hat a copy of this resolution be served
by the City Clerk on NJ Honan 4
Sons and on Alexander Potter, or his
representative in this city"
This resolution was unanimously
adopted. M
THAT LITTLE BILL
At this juncturc the Clerk was ask
ed to see if he could lay his hands on
the contract With Mr. Potter, in order
mat the Council might see how tight it
was bound 10 that gentleman. The
regular Clerk being away. the document
could not be found. and the Council
proceeded to discussion of the bill
rendered by Mr. Potter for October.
his statement showing that the CITY
was indebted to NJ. Honan & Sons in