Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-19
companieu by the barking of dogs an.
considerable excitement.
TELEPHONE FRANCHIsE.

IELIPHONL FRANCHISE.
The question of adopting the ordi-
nance giving franchise to the Southern
Bell Telephone Company came up as
soon as order was obtained. A motion
was made to limit the franchise to fif.A
years. DIR. Cooper saying this was too
long. moved as an amendment that the.
time be made twenty years. AS Il sub
stitutc. it was moved to return the Or
dinancc TO the committee. The sub
stituitc and amcndemcnt were lost, and
the original motion giving the COM
+ parry Il tifty-year franchise was adopt
cd. Council1nen Rurcher, Mclaughlin
ana Wilkie voting against the propo-
sltlon and DR.. Cooper not voting at all
The ordinance as d whole was then
adopted In the ordinance the city re-
serves the right to charge the company
he regular license tax, should it sec Fl
to do so. The company now pays Il
tax on each pole. In 1.-THE vote for the
adoption of the ordinance it was carried
10 to l. Councilman 'Wilkic voting no.
'CEiIIIF SLOWS REPORT
The fire commission forwarded to tn,
council the annual report of Chief w.
II. Stow, Jr., of the department.
Among other things the chief report
ed:
hose in good condition.
Company No. having 500 feet Of hose
in good condition.
Company No. > having 500 feet of hos
in good condition.
Company No. 4 having $50 feet of hose
in bad condition.
Company No. having 500 feet Of hose
in good condition.
Number of alarms. So
Number Of false alarms, L.
Number of alarms outside of corpc-
rate limits. ,.
Loss within corporate limits. s24, 52S.
Loss outside of corporate limits. Sc
200
Property at stake in corporate linn
its, sl50,0O0.
The loss at the Caskcy foundry was
$4,000.
The remaining forty-fivc fires were
held down to the small sum Of Si.52S.
He asked that certain necessary ordi-
nanccs be adopted. In conclusion he
extended his thanks to the members OF
the department, the fire commission
the the council, the police department
the press, the city government, ana
the people generally for support dur
ing the Year
The report was received and adopted
The mayor sent u communication 70
the council calling attention % to the
delay in recording the city map. (2) TO
the matter of laying soff city building
lots; CD to a letter sent in some time
ago asking for an ordinance compci1-
ing all gas and water mains to be lail
inside the curb line; (4) to bad conGi-
ton Of the offices in the city building.
me need of fire proof rooms FOR rec
ords Of safe and vaults; the need Of
painting, papernS and renovatinS gen
orally.
This communication was referred 70
the proper committees under the rules
THE BOND SALE.
The Finance Committee rcportof,
recommending that the sale of str,et
raving bonds, (S9O,000), be made to Ru-
dolph Kleybolte & Co, Of New York.
the highest bidder for the bonds. These
gentlemen. who are the same parties
that bought the sewer bonds offered
$H5429 Tor the paving bonds
The report was adopted, as was also
the ordinance providing for the sale to
the above named firm.
The FINANCE Committee recommend
Cd that the matter of building i ere
matory be deferred until later date
owing TO lack Of funds in the city
treasury.
1t was also recommended that as no
complaint has been made, the matter
OF the Police Justice holding more than
one term a day Of his court be not
considered at this time, but when the
work of the office demands that ne be
required to hold his court on Sunday
and twice Il wee-day''
The committee handed in an ordi-
nance, asking for its adoption. 1t pre-
scribcd the method by which bills
against the city are to be approved. and
ordered paid.
me report was accepted ard the ordi-
nance was also adopted under a sus-
pension of rules. The ordinance in
question provides for the payment Of
DIS by the various committees, the
vote on each bill to be unanimous vote
of those present, otherwise the bill 10
come before tine council
STREET PAVING.
The council then proceeded to a CON
slderation Of the report Of the Street
committee, which recommended the
paving OF the following streets and
avenues:
washington avenue from Twenty
third TO Forticth streets; Twenty-fifth
street from River Road to jefferson
avenue; River Road from Twcnty-fifth
street to &. & Q. depot; Lafayette ave-
nue. from Twenty-fifth street to TTiftieth
street; jefferson avenue from TWEEN
tleth to Thirty-fourth street; Twenty
eighth street from Washington to Chest
NUT avenues; Thirty-fourth street from
Washington to Jefferson avenues.
Iwenty-siXth street from Washington
to West avenues