Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-16

HE BRIDGE CONTRONT.HSA
The Bridge Committee introduced the
following. resolution:
h"rraS, y controversy has arisen
between IN" city of Newport News ana
ne King l;ridg" Company of cleveland
ONO. rs To the proper construction or
ne contract between them for the cree
ton Of steel bridges on Twen,y-1l.,h
and IHlrty-fourth streets. and
W h,rtaS. The matter in controversy
IS as t" whether the King Bridge COM
Hany can be required, under the sa;J
contract at ITS own cost and cxI,.,lSp
10 place, as i foundation. under an Of
me ;lbutmcnts and piers or bouts or liz.
Saiu btliS"s pilinG. the King Bridge,
oh'i'ahS c"ntending thar. under the
sand contract, it was agreed to p,ar,
ping foundations under only the piers
or rents under the long S0-foot Spalls' ,f
IN" bridges. which are known ana les
lShiit"u rs bents Nos. !. s, ana 10. ana
me rlty W Newport News cnnttnli,,.
on the other hand, that the said s<jn,.
i'rldGe company. in the said CONTRACT;
ur"h proper construction OF the same.
agreed 70 place pilng in the fnund,
ll"ls or All of the abutncnts and pcrs
or bcntS: and '
NhcrcaS, the city OF Newport News
deems il advisable ana nc,rssa,v ~
any event. that tn" said piling found,
tons shall be placed under all II III +,
sald ahutmcnts and piers or bcnis of
tue SAID bridges, now, therefore, be If
iirS"lNed. Ey the Common Council
81 IN" city Of Newport News thar no
SAD Nm" Bridge Company be ana the
same Is hereby authorized and required
TO properly erect and place under al 49,,
PIERS ana DENTS and ahutments %; ,hr
Slld hfiugcS piles us a foundation for
me concrete upon which the same ~,
|" pc erected the same to be or th,. III
i!''fslnhs ana driven and placed in ar-
No.
;lre Il rart nf the aforesaid contract
ihal The matter of who shall De bomb
Il or IN" cost and expense of the piles 10.
me abutnlents and piers or i,e,ils ~
cent Nos. = $. ana TO- shall be lett for
lulufc determination ~* Su%h mir
ln@ snail be placed under the supri.;.i.;
ION 81 tfe city engineer and bridge com
mttce.
The resolution was adt;ptcd az ),
| unanimous vote
This disposed Of Councilman Nc
l1:'ushl!n moved that the council 81
lchd a vote Of thanks to the Bonl.i Of
Health of Richmond and to the citizens
OF that city for their Kindness 10 %er-
port News during the Quarantine q. his
city.
Councilman Stone offered as a suLs:i
tute a resolution Of the same tenor. M.
mat ter was finally referred to th,. s,,e-
clal committee on resolutions.
y petition was presented from The
cltiZans OF the First Ward askin. FOR
ne remova! OF an old ice house OBJ
s'luct'nS Eighteenth street
ne matter was referred 10 the strc..t
committees.
an ordinance requiring the gas com
pahS ana water company to lay all ,,;rr
connections TO the curb on streets In liz
paved within sixty days of the passari
o. me ordinance. was introduced and
properly referred.
y long ard scattering discussi.,, AZ
me condition of Twcnty-eighth steer
Was lndulSed in just before midnight
ana the council adjourned after aIo;,t-
!n& q resolution ordering the electric
l!ght company to remove its wires
"h!gh now interfere with the cons,ruc-
lioh OF the T"cnty-fiflh street bridge.