Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-02
ing the city stables. was authorized to
proceed under the original plans.
PROPOSITION ON LIGHTS

proceed under the original plans.
PROPOSITION ON LIGHTS
A. proposition from the Peninsula
Electric Company Offering to give the
city twenty-five additional lights of fifty
candle power free of all cost if the ex-
listing contract between the city and
company be renewed so as to read the
same as the present contract with the
exception of the clause referring TO
fifty candle power lamps be changed to
read that the company agrees Ito fur
nish the city of Newport News. and to
operate as many of the said incandes-
cent lights as the said council may from
time to time require and direct for the
sum of $l4.4o per annum for each 10
candle power lamp. $3.50 per :nnum for
each % candle power lamp and s32 90 per
annum for each SO candle power lamp
SO furnished and operated"
The matter was referred to the ordi-
| nance committee.
| Mayor Moss sent TO the council Il com
munication calling attention to th,, col
lapse of the colored theater and hank
building at the corner OF Twenty third
street and Madison avenue and recon-
mended an ordinance regulating tn:
construction of buildings. covering
such parts as foundation. number Of
stories thickness of walls outside and
inside for n certain number of stories
strength of mortar used maximum
| height of roof. how tied etc. He Sug-
gested that such ordinance be printed
on the backs of the building permits the
permit to contain blank spaces for in
Guiding such information as suggested
above. 8""
The communication was referred t.
the ordinance committee ..|
PENINSULA RAILWAY COMPANY
| An ordinance WAS introduced and re
ferred to the ordinance committee
granting franchise to tho Peninsula
Railway Company. a corporation com
posed of Mcssrs. w. a. Post Frank Lee
w. e. Cottrcll. y. l.. Parker. l.. p
Stearres. j. ~. WiIlett ana ]. G; Live
zey. to construct and operate a street
railway within the city limits and over
and along the following routes: Be
ginning ut Lafayette avrnu" aud the
city limits at the north end Of the city
Il single track on Lafayette avenue to
and across Twenty-third street a sim
gle track on Twenty-third street to the
| Chesapeake & Ohio Company's station:
q single track on Water street from the
| Chesapeake & Ohio passenger station to
and across Twenty-ifth street to the
Old Dominion Land Company's pier: {.
single track on Thirty-seventh street
| across and from Lafayette avenue to
and across Washington avenue The or
dinancc stipulntes that the work Of con-
| structlon shall begin within six months
| form the date the ordinance takes
effect. and that the ordinance shall con.
tnue in effect till January |. 1919 NJ.
This was referred to the ordinance
committee.
| THE BRIDGE QUESTION
At this point the most interesting sub
ject before the council was brought up
| by Mr.. Ford-the bridge contracts with
| the Chesapeake {; Ohio and the propo-
siton of the Newport News and Old
Point Railway and Electric Company in
| connection with the proposed Twenty
| eighth street bridge.
!! s.S Mr. Ford said the c.. & o. officials had
approved the plans ana everything done
by the council as far as it went, and
| that the general manager of the road
had attached his signature To the con-
tracts which had been prepared. But
here the proceedings ran against Il snag.
! as il was discovered that the old New
port News street railway had n contract
with the c. & O. people To cross the c.
| & o. at grade forever. The c. &; o Off
Gals then said that they could not con-
sent to pay half the cost of the bridges
| across the road if the street car line
| VIII continue to cross at the grade AT
| Twenty-eishth street bur We're perfectly
willing to do so provided the street rail-
| way would arrange with the city To
| cross the railroad via the bridge
! commemorative Attorney Newton
addressed a letter to the council. stating
] tIlsil NE iliitl uldNil up LIE COulliClS III
accordance with the resolution passed
| by the council agreeing with the G. 4;
10. to construct bridge at Twenty
eighth street within Twelve months from
the time of the completion OF the bridges
at Twentyfftli and Thirty fourth
| streets. Inc C.. 4 q. to pay one-hulf Of
| the cost of all three bridges. He
| thought the contracts were in proper
| condition To be executed in behalf of
! the city. but thought that bfore any
ordinance was passed authorizing their
| execution. some arrangement should be
made With the street railway people,
| He stated ii as his opinion that the pre-
pared ordinance giving the street rail-
| way company right to cross the bridge
l was all right. ''as far as it goes.
! THE COMPANY'S OFFER
! a communication was read from the
| Newport News and Old Poin, Railway
and Electric Company in which the fol-
flowing proposition was made:
! Without waving the right or prvi-
lege. the Newport News and Old Point
Railway and Electric Company has
/ now to maintain its tracks and run its
| cars at grade across the tracks of the
| Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company
at Twenty eighth street in the city of
! Newport News by resolution adopted
! this day by the hoard of directors of the
Newport News and Old Poin; Railway
and Electric Company. the importance
of the construction of bridge across
| the tracks of the Chesapeake & Ohio
Railway Company at Twenty eighth
street is recognized and the sum of SIS
| 600 is authorized to be paid by the rail
way and electric company to the city
TO be used in aid nf the construction OF
such bridge: provided. that the city
| would grant to the railway and cleo
trio company franchise to cross the
| bridge at TWenty-eighth street when