Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-16
Marshall and Wlckham avenues.

The ordnance regulating TIE DRIVING
OF certain vehicles was amended 81 az
drive. wheel or Iraw On CT across any
sidewalk any vehicle; provided, how
ever. that a carriage c3rlyiEg children
drawn by hand either empty or with
children therein snail not be GSee-nti L
vehicle under this section. Nj thing n
this section shal. be SO construed US to
prevent any ONE from driving across the
sidewalk into his premises. Any o-e
violating this section shall be fined not
less than 81 nor more than $19 for ea.Ih
offenSe. "
The following communication fcm
the Newport News. Old Point and
Hampton Railway and Electric Com
pany. dated 'Mar<h Is. 1888, WAS re
feIred to the Street and OrdLn rIlce
We desire to obtain the g'ht OF way
along certain streets in the city Of New
port News for the laying uf tracks for
pur' system Of e.ectric street 1.lilways.
and beg that your honorable body VIA
refer our request to the ctnlEn.ttee On
streets in order that they may Ges'g-
nate the streets along which such
tracks may we laid. and prepare an CT
dina n-,e t. cover same, to be Submitted
ut your next meeting.
YOU respectfully.
Nv. J. PAYNE"
The petition VIII he eu:..stlertA at a
joint meeting .f the committees next
Tuesday evening
The petition Of the Newport News
Baseball Club TO be a1yNtl 10 co. q
1nirty-secoru street frurn jefferson
avenue to Madison avenue. SO as to es-
tab'.!stl baseball grounds. WAS granted,
the Council reserv.ng the right u Lruer
the street reoptaed at any time.
The tar,ld sale was next taken up.
Captain Buxton said that Walter stan
ton & Company haE " Ted to comply
VIII the te.. ms mad by the council and
he wou u therefore move that the bonds
be awarded to Rudolph kieybo!t &
Company. OF Cincinnati. at their bid II
1910. which was the next h CHEST.
MIR. FGgcher sa1i that t.alt films BID
might be construe! N different ways.
and h. wantet! q definite uD1e-s Standing
before he voted for il.
Mr.. Humphrey, the representative (
Rudolph k!ey9,.Jit.. & Company, was IN
the all ard he WAS accorded The pr.vi-
.ess OF the tloo~. Il mean exactly
what the BID says" said he. We w.ll
pay par and premium OF 10. which
nets tbs. city the sum OF $3.50. That g
my n.a!. gent en- en-.
Mr.. Willett. chairman Of the Finance
Commit te+-. said he hall reaa to b.
leve that a I"cG had been foTr-.I by
several OF the bidders. ana that was the
reason why tire bonds dii not sci ut
1925. Mr.. Humph'.e could not say Re
was Ga, ign';rant thar he could not write
English. but it wss a fact that his bd
was so jumhied that it cou.d be Rad II
different ways. II believe. sold Mr..
W;l.ett. that the parties coace med Will
make money out OF this deal. So Ear as
the First National Bank = con- ern=d.
We do mt care whether We get the
bonds or not. If tie council VII a.lGIS
NE to | will Withdraw the banks bid
and let the ho3Gs 81 to the next high hest
bidders. What l want to see is taE
play"
Replying IT, Mt. Wtl!ett Mr.. Hum
phrey said he hal made q sweeping
statement. but he was there to say that
his firm had not culluded with any
bn1y. We I'D not do bu siiless that way.
The motion to award the hords to
EsldoIytl Kleyt' ite & Co. prevail ed
Nj Burch4r being the oDy member
who voted IN the negative.
When the sac was awarded TO Wal
ter Stanton & Co. the c0unCN required
the firm TO deposit a check fv- $40. 000
win The city treasurer To BE- rfeit,ii
Z II failed to comply with the terms
Mr. Humphrey asked that the forfeit
be reduced to $4,000. IS III deprived his
for severa! weeks. However, " tie
council insisted on forfeit OF $1,000
he would put Up , certified check. as h
has the heck IN his pocket
On motion Q: NJ. Bu u5G ne
time oe 1eposting ths- check was linn
it-l TO Saturday night a, 8 OF ok
Tn. h nus ale 10 be delivered on April
LIST.
Before the council! adjourned CON-
monwtait'h's Attorney J. X. NJ Newton
called attention 70 the resolution pro
v.1,ng FIR a loan OF 81, 500 TO tHca hCtol
board os trus tees, saying it would ne
legal for the city to lend mor.-y for
any purposes. and he advised that the
council rt-ro,is de.- It's act on IL il wish
ii TO st-. the srh % Is continued.
ON motion Of Mr.. Bur-her the prev
-tCs resolution was re- 'onsiIe'rtAt! ans! a
resolution appropriate: ng the Nal nay Was
unanimously adopted
a, II oc.,ocl the council adjourned.