Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-28
some HOPE STILL
The Shadow Of the Sewers May
Pass Away.
BUT THE TIVE IS NOT COME
Record Breaking Council NIeetlnE Adj
dressed Last Night by tho CITY At
toruey, Who Made One OF ,he
Hits or His Life.
BUT TIE TIVE IS NOT COME;

| There We're many people in the ely
yesterday who f,ni!y hoped las, nigh.
IL Sec some definite !. tiun toward III,
settlement, Of the vcxcd sewer problem
| They We're Disappointed. The prob
| lem was rot settled nor was any strl
whatever taken in tina; direction
| This zoo. notwithstanding the fat
MAT special meeting uf the c;:y
Fathers thal been called for The cspct i;l
ana pal't&ular purpose :f coming To
some conclusion regarding Tie matter
| iae call read. TO decide whether III"
titE should take up Inc work dropped
hS IN" company constructing the
sewers
When the hour Of meeting arrived
c"unrilnen Powell. Mcl.aushlin DO
hrfty. Wilkie. Ford. Thomas. Hughes
l-anZ. Catfce. Klrcncr Cooper ana
stone. Were present. 50 VAS the city
attorney. SO vas Consulting Engineer
Potter 50 was :he mayor and most ~
the other city officers.
After the council had oeen called u
order ana the &al read. Mi Mc'Laugh-
lin moved that the city attorney al
dress the council in explanation Of his
purpose in having the Suons thus
gathered together.
Mr.. Newton took the floor With an IN
scru'tab!e smile upon his face. ana IN
air % mystery, Which Well l,-fitted tile
oceaslon-tittcl IL like Il glove.
MI. Newton then proceeded To make
one Of the ni2s, celebrated speeches ot
ms HE. 1t Vas brief. 10 the point
and explained nothing.
When the council adjourned. which
i, did in about one minute ana fifterl
seconds. the members felt Very much
as the older ones cE the body must have
telt when che city attorney on one eer-
;ain memorable night SOM. months ago
Induced them to revoke the ordinances
VI a street railway company. without
explaining why.
IN MS address last night. the city at
torney alluded in Il synopsic sort Of
fashion no the train Of circumstances
that have led 70 the present situation
he told the members Of the council
that they knew all about it, and addict
lhat SINCE asking for the special meet
lng certain things had developed
Which made him believe that i, were
better that no action should be taken
a. all at that time along the. lines su,
Seslted in the call
Then the CITY attorney referred mis-
i, S>>''' i'i''i'N'.'t tt'Iis> tii.tl I!tt
zen !'!'i'eo a. perhaps. or would -
~ PERHAPS. or might be made,
l t. "@'1's =, OF h''shl not h@ made. Ter
maps The speaker proceeded IL init
4 !. 'i'''t 'here We're prospective cGn-
ierencts IN the Immediate future that
might lead the City Fathers from OUT
'Ae dark ana mysterious labyrinth INTO
- 1T = ..'s'' 'r''0p',u ,Vet mad wander
a;'.', e'.'es' N'i'cii. NAY be might
, rl,p.'' ~ si'-il - me sewer v"odoo
s. ''o''' 'i'e'f distracted souls.
"i''c1i' i'elShahce, mlsht
~ result ~ 4 condition Of at
- i "l.,' Nooll i1l''lt the M moerS
! = ''''''. !" le pilSsioiy
w.. ''ie 's'''''''"ef on l!'.l!'
-.
v-,l - " ~ SaS ar thiS
49, ''' s'S' ne susseSt'd.
49, ,s,n',t NM WI !aGe syn cad IN
80 s,ii'iS' ~. -NeWt"n le-
aa,,,,a;i,,,s, III caused lhe
>olliSilHlcll 10 come DI!t Tor nDtlliIi.r