Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-09
Is an Important Ore to Newport
News Just at This Time.
WHERE WILL 1T COME FROM
VIII Look to the Government to Retm.
burse the City for Hloney Lost on Ac-
count Of the Fever. Work on the
Bridges. Other City Matters.

Inc currency question. always import
art, is particularly 50 at this time. so
far as Newport News is concerned. The
specific question just NV is: Where is
the money coming from that is to pay
for all this extra expense incurred by
reason of the fever scare?
Immediately speaking, the money will
have to come from the $4,000 recently
borrowed from the Twenty eight street
bridge fund for general purposes 1t
VIII take every cent of this, there is no
Doubt
Then comes the question Of REIN
Curselnent. 1t is Believed that the
United States government Win rcin-
burse this city and the rest Of this
section for the expense ut has been put
TO by reason of the fever. There is a
tund set aside for just such occasions
and it seems reasonable to believe that
a part of it Will be diverted into the
empty Golfers of the city treasury. for
every red cent of the outlay has been
| caused by the Government from first to
East. me fever Started in the Soldiers
Home. a government institution, was
carried TO Phoebus by Old Soldiers under
the governments care. and is now be-
ing treated by the government experts.
The origin of the fever, it has been
clearly proven, was in a government in
Istltutlon: The tremendous loss of
money that has been cnltailed is due to
The origin of the fever. Had the Home
| not been where it is there would nave
been no fever in the Peninsula and
none OF the loss ad trouble would have
occurred. The matter will be taken up
as soon as the situation is relieved
| The county, it. must not be forgot ten.
owes the city quite a large sum of
money part Of which has been audit
ed and approved by the board Of sup
ervisors of the county. There is an
other portion which is due the city,
which has not been approved, but which
Will be collected. peaccably if possible,
i by law. if necessary.
| Speaking of money, there was to have
been a meeting Of the Finance Com
mittee of the council Monday might, but
Mr. a. T.. Burc}er. the chairman. was
1.-THE only member to show up, conseuu-
emily there was no meeting There
probably will not be until the evening
of the next council meeting.
The work on tic bridges has been
tied up by the fever as almost every
| thing else mas and it is probable that
another extension of time VITA be asked
| fr-and granted.
| The last estimate due the COMPANY
some Sill ,000-was held UP by the mayor
who was opposed to its being paid until
he had seen some material evidence Of
it's being earned The mayor, however
is neither a member OF the bridge com:
| mittee nor Of the council. so the com
lnVttee finally decided that he had no
right to hold up the bin, which was
ordered paid in spite of His Honors
protest.
| City Engineer George F'itchett is row
| in Buckingham County inspecting lun-
Der for the flooring of the bridges
The proof of the new bonds 11as been
received and read. and the bonds have
been ordered printed.
| 1t is probable that the work of
street paving will be taken UP as soon
as the present emergency has been dis
posed of. There is a general feeling
abroad to the effect that the paving
should be done as soon as possible. and
this general wish will be carried out
as far as possible by the Council AT
present nothing can be done. 1t will
be necessary tn-levy a proper assess
ment and this can not be done while
many OF the property owners arc out
cf the city, as they must be summon
ed to appear before the committee to
give their reasons, if they have any,
as to why they should not be assess
cd.