Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-08
WILL CALL FORAVOTE
This the Report of the Special
Council Committee.
On THE PROPOSED EXTENSION
Large Amount of Important Business
Transacted by the Town Fathers at
the Meeting Last Night. Other
Interesting News.

The town council met in regular SEES
sion last night and transacted 4 large
amount OF important business.
The most important OF which was the
commuters report on ,hc proposed cx-
tension CT the town limits as to take
in East and West Ends.
Slhis report recommends that the
question Of talking in new territory be
submitted TO 4 Vote OF the people Of
Hampton The date specified in the
report fen this election is Tuesday
January 18Th.
President J. u. Hope presided and the
following members Were present:
Clerk W. T. WestwoUd and Council
men j f. Rowe. j. c. Outtcn. n. S
sroom.. J. NJ. Cumming. 5 IS Gun
nlHgham and Alexander Gardner.
The minutes OF several special meet
ings and rhe last regular meeting We're
read BY CLERK Westwood and approved
ny the council.
Mayor Hope submitted his report az
follows:
Fines. s2,.0o: arrests. $500 jail fees.
$oao: total amount OF money brought
IN by this department. S41.5O. The re-
port was approved and placed on file.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Cumming called the atten-
mon Of the council TO the condition Of
King street caused by the excavation
for the basement TO the Bank of Hanp-
tons new building and announced tina /
he would have q I1lytion 10 make later
On
Chairman ]. r Rove, of the Fire
'ommlttee. said he had received the
signed contract for the. erection Of the
n'sw engine house. ana placed ,te same
IN the hand Of Architect j. w Lee
VINO was supervising tho work His
committee hai awarded The contract 10
Mr. George Copeland 10 build! Il tam
Iorary engine house on the 10; IT Mrs
Fitchettwh.ch the committee had rent
cd during the time the new engine huus:.
was being constructed
Nh. Rowe. also recommended that the
sum OF s. per month ls. allowed ,:lvcr
X Il. Tennc for rent until the new
quarters We're completed. The amount
was s'llowed and the report su-ceptet.
Councilman Ciroclme chairman 81 the
special committee appointed 70 look
into the matter Of extending the town
limits 50 as 10 take in East and West
Ends asked that Nlr. S. G. Cumming
committee which was done.
Mr.. Cumming prefaced the reading
Of the report with q few remarks stat
ang that u was an act to amend the
charter Of the town. but only included
tns proposed extention. The report was
then read.
After some little discussion the report
was adopted and on motion os Council
man Grocme the town clerk was au-
thorlZed TO notify both the representa-
tivss in the Virginia Legislature and
ask them TO have the bill put tn,cu 3 h
ut once.
Mr.. 4s. !B. Tennis asked 70 be given
the privilege to lay a wooden walk
across -ArnlEtead avenue between Holt
and Queen streets. subject TO the super
vision Of the Street Co;rmitIee On
motion Of Mr.. Cumming the request
was granted.
Clerk Yves uwuGd said that he rad been
asked by Attorney Arthur Segar who
was representing the town in the suit
Of the Hampton Eleetrc Light Com
pany vs. the town of Hampton {, suit
for $4,000 drawing out of a damage
claimed by the company by the town
council having some old poles cur down.
had asked him To nave duplicates of
the papers in the case drawn. the CID
ones having been lost by Mr.. f. =
rausey. counce! frr the company. On
motion OF Councilman Cunningham the
clerk was authorized TO have the wcrk
done and send the bill for same 10
Mr.. Causey. as he was responsible Cor
the loss OF the papers.
iChalrni al! Rowe. OF the Fire Depa TT
.nt4nr, reported that he had made a visit
70 the. board Of supervisors and obtained
their permission to use space 5lNT0
Of the Tennis lot and running eastward.
line question of petitiOning the legiS-