Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-25
TO AMEND THE GRANT
ordinance Prepared by
Councilman Booker.
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of Interest.

AT the next meeting of the town coun-
Gil an ordinance prepared by Mlr Booker
for tbs purpose of amending the orai-
nance enacted a few weeks ago granting
to the Hampton and Old, Point Railway
Company the use OF King street from
the CD Dominion dock to the corporate
Hmits VIII come up for considea ton
MT. Booker did not draught it until af-
ter he had ascertained, that the people
are overwhelmingly opposed to the has
ty action taken by the council This
tact has been brought out in many ways
during the past fortnight. The ordi-
nance is as follows:
Be it enacted by the town council off
the town of Hampton that an ors5ina nee
adopted on the 9Th day, OF January, 1898.
granting to the Hampton and Old Point
hallway Company etc, the authority
To construct a branch of their road from
the foot of King street. through and
along tbs centre Of King street to the
corporate limits Of the said town, be
amended and re-enactsd' so as to read
as follows:
Be ut enacted by the town council of
the town of Hampton: That the Hamp-
ton and Old Point Railway Company,
or suc5 company as shall be organiz,u
py the cons olidation Of the Hampton
the Newport News Street Railway
Company, be and is hereby authorized
to construct a branch Cf Their road 2J.,
menclng at the foot of King street in
the said town Of namptol ana running
a single track through ard upon King
street 20 the eorro.a,- ilnn.s IF he sai.i
town, provided that electric power be
used on th- s,lid road The said branch
road shall be subject to all restrictions
mentioned in the original o1,l,unnc.,
granting franShise To the said acom-
pany'; that should a franchise he grlu;-
ca by the town council to an Il neT stt.e 81
railway company, the said Hampton &
Std FONT Railway Company Shall, if
desired by the town council. n rnit it.
track from Queen street, along King
street, to the ccrporats' limits, tn be used
by such other road without obstruction
or inheritance upon terms e. he ar
ranged between the two companies; or,
in case they fail to agree upon terms,
said terms to be finally arranged by The
town cCanci!; and provided further, Tia,
should the said branch road hereby au
thor!Zed be uncompletei' and not run
ming on or before thu first day of jun.
1898, then this ordinance to be null and
voic' And it is further provided that
all ordinances and parts of o-linana IS
in conflict herewith are hereby rep aled
This act shaM be in force from ara
after its passage. subject. however. to
such amen'ihnents as thu town council
may from time to time adopt
Mr.. Booker's position is warmly sup
PORTED. as above stated, by large ma
jority of the people OF the city They
are against turning oyNr to any corpor-
at:on or company the leading thorough
fares Of tbs town upon purely senti-
mental considera items. There should. it
IS arStled, be some bettr reason for
such action than the mere fact ttat Mr..
Daring has 'besn a!sterprising. That is
not good ground for shutting out other
entelprising men. MI Book rs ordi-
nance Goes not go as far. perhaps, as
many would Ike TIC see it go, but it is a
decided improveGne MT over that trans
ferrins King str ct to Mr. Darling for
the sole purpose Of preventing COM
peting line from entering the twon.