Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-09
BUSINESS MEN MEET.
Matters of Public Interest Discusse
at Length

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The Business Mems Association met
! IN regular sessino in their room at the
| HfaNton Building last night. President
w. Il. Vest called the body to order and
| the following gentlemen responded to
/ me ron call; Messrs. NJ. J. Moore. Geo
Jr.. W. S. Bowen. T. Peyser, d. G.
Smith. T. 3. Henley. E. w. Thurman
~ l.. Powell and w. Scott Boyenton.
After the reading and approval of
he minutes of the previous meeting, a
report was asked for from the commit
tee. which was appointed to investi,rnt.
the action of the City Council in the
mater of awarding the Jail contract.
MI. Moore.the only member of the com
inittee present. stated that the COM
inlttee had been unable to secure the
! plans adopted by the Council for the
new Jail and was, therefore, in no po-
Sltion to make report. He thought
Mr.. Smith had taken the plans away
with him.
AIR. Henley moved that the commit
Moore could not see that the commit
tee could accomplish anything and
thought 1t might as We'll be discharged.
Mr.. Huffman thought that as the AS
ISOLATION had criticised the members of
the Council for their action in this
matter it should be probed to the bot
tom and the responsibility placed where
1t belongs. The people he said. eX-
pected the Association to hold the
council in check. as it We're, and this
matter should be thoroughly examined
If 1t he found that the Council has act
ed wisely its members should he exon
Grated, but if they have acted unwisely
they should be condemned. MIR. Hem
l"E's motion to continu. the commit
to-. prevailed. . r.
Mr.. Henley. chairman of the commit
tee to luik into the ACCESSIBILITY of talk
ing steps to secure the adoption Of
Newport News as q permanent camp
reported hat he had communicated with
thirteen gentlemen Interested in mill
tary affairs and. in each instance in
News was spoken Of in the highest
terms as Il camping ground special
mention being made of the healthy eli
mate and high ground to be found
mere. On motion of MIR. .Pcyser, the
report vas adopted and the committee
discharged. A vote of thanks of the
body was rendered to the committee
for its efficient services.
y motion, made by Mr. Robert p
'rr some time ago, to change the time
Of meeting. was brought up. The con-
Sideratlon of the motion was deferred
Professor Huffman suggested that
something he done to arouse interest in
the Association on the part Of the
members. He thought it was necessary
To the welfare of the Associate to
'i.tNN itit iIIt!IibcIS itlenu IT'S meetings,
ana he suggested that good live
membership committee be appointed
to see the present members and inter
est them, as We'll rs the new business
men coming into the city, in the work
Of the AsSocia ton.
Mr.. Peyser thought that the large
amount of dead wood" that the AS
sociation was carrying in it's member
snip did much to hinder its work and
growth, and the sooner it was gotten
rid of the better it would be for the
organization.
The president appointed the following
membership committee: Messrs A. l..
Powell. chairman: w. Scott Boyenton,
j. y. Hirshberg and T. B. Henley.
The secretary was instructed to con-
Ter With the proper committee of the
council and request that the Associa-
tons committee be allowed to examine
the plans for the new Jail.
Mr. Smith called attention to the
condition Of the Clerks Office. and "A
motion was carried requesting the
Council to consider the matter OF erect
ing vault for the protection of the
DOCKS and papers in the office.
After talking over n number of cues
tons of public interest the .Assncia-
tlon. At $3.50 O'Clock. on motion OF Mr..
West. adjourned