Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-09
SPECIAL COMMITTEE
NGmbers SelectedatLast Nights
Session,
COUNCILMAN LEM WON'T GO
Ii Has "a Variety Of Reasons. itinerary Sot
Decj dcd Upon. Chairman Hughes AN
Tx Oiiicio:Member. Bridge Com
lnit'eeE1 IfIdI't Meet.

AT last the special committee to in
vestigates the paving Of other cities
has been decided upon.
ms Vas done at the meeting of tn,
Street Committee last night.
The council. De it remembered an
thorizeu the appointment of three
members Of the Street Committee Who,
with the City engineer, should make ~
NhlS SPECIAL committee The council
II VIII also be recalled. did not author
lzc the payment Of the expenses OF th..
trip. but it is understood hat they.
expenses will he borne ~ tho CITY.
there being no other legitimate or fair
alternative. the assumption being that
II the council thought the committee
worth authorizing it must certainly
think IT worth its travelling expenses
~ II is not. the reasonable assumption
is that the council acted foolishly in ap-
pointing it. for Il committee not worth
Ns travelling expenses had better stay
at home.
20, 1t MAY be safely stated without
more ado that the expenses Of the com
mlttec will be paid BY the council
Iherc was some perpleNty in the be-
ginning as to how TO select the special
subcommittee. Mr.. Ford moved tina t
1t be done by ballot. Before this mo-
ton could be put. Mr. Lanz stated that
the others could count him out. II do
not care 70 go Ii" said. land l d.
not care to be responsible for any Of it,
1T was explained that he along With
the other members OF the ouncilwould
be equally responsible for the paving
when it was laid. Then Mr.. LEM
limited darkly at minority reports and
IN t,,t III ~,
list.
AS q substitute to his first motion
Mr.. Ford moved that the entire com
mlttee go, the bill for the expenses Of
three to be sent in to the council the
committee to share alike tie expenses
OF the Other two. This plan suited ev-
SrSbody but Mr. LEM. who objected
and said he wouldn't go any way.
1t vas decided thereupon that the
remaining four should go, Mcssrs.
Cooper, Ford ana Mclaughlin being
selected as the committee authorized by
the council, Mr.. Hughes TO 50 as an ex-
oficio chairman OF the committee the
committee to bear his expenses
Councilmen Powell and Burcher Will
probably accompany the committee 1t
their own expense. They SO announce
last night. Mr.. Powell by Virtue Of
his office of president Of the COUNCIL. is
acting MAYOR OF the city in The absence
OF Mayor Moss who is off on his vaca-
ton. Should the mayor not return be-
tore the committee departs. Mr.. Powell
may delegate the honor to some Other
councilman FIe preferred TO wait until
he saw whether this would be necc$-
sary before naming the man of his
choice.
The committee decided to leave next
Tuesday afternoon on the 80 O'Clock
train. The itinerary of the trip was
not decided upon.
There was to have been I meeting Of
the Bridge Committee last night To
settle the differences between the coun-
Gil and the King Bridge Company, but
It failed To materiaiZc.
The 900 paving bonds were shipped
to New York yesterday by Treasu-
rer Curtis. The shipment was made
through the First National Bank
Treasurer Curtis expects to receive the
money for the bonds by Monday