Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-11
The Council Refuses to Recon.
slider Its Action.
FURTHER EXTENSION OF TINE
Granted a1ae King Bridge Company, Mi
LEM Opposing. Contract for Sewer Con-
nections to DC Let t, the u. c. t. S.
D-!s I'll. Co. Interesting rulk.

adjourned session and Mr.. E S. Robin
son still lacks it's endorsement for the
Once of Police Commissioner The
Alty Fathers disposed OF the matter
with great good humor, perhaps be-
cause It never reached q stage where
u Gould be discussed What the Mayor.
and Mr.. Robinson will now do is prob
iematic. The public is waiting ex-
pectantly.
ut is doubtless, fortunate that the
matter was not discussed, FOR it is
understood that some of the Solons
We're loaded for heavy game, and it is
likely that there would have been some
1rse ana unadulterated expression Of
opinion.
When President Powell ,.apped the
Iouncii 70 order. there were present. in
addition to the president, ,.ounci,,non
Burcher, Cafrce. Cooper, Cory. Ford
LEM. Powell, Stone, .Wilkie, Nc
1ausnlln, Thomas and Dohcrty
among those present, Interested
spectators, were Commonwealth At
torney J. Is. NJ. Newton, DR.. Ayler
secretary Of the local Board OF Health.
lily Engineer Fitchctt Sewer Supcr:n-
eshoent ODonnell, Police Justice
Brown, Chief of Police Harwood.
Aapt c. c. Berkeley, Mr. irwin Tucker
MI l.. l.. Anderson, Health officer Bag
oS. Sanitary Inspector Harris. Police
commissioners Wilson, DR. Hume. Mr..
w. Robinson. Mr.. II. Chalkley Hat
,oli, Dr Greasy and others.
opon request Of the chair, the COM
l"oi'"ea!ths attorney announced his
op'l''on as to the legality Of the l:s,
et'lls 81 the council. Mr. Newton.
stated that the old council. in adjou,.n-
of ~,
IT'S advice. lie thought then that the
action was legal and still thought SO
TURNED DOWN AGAIN
This matter being disppscd Of ,bn
e'erk read communication from the
mayor. asking again for the conli,;na.
,ion or MS appointment Of Mr. E. s.
Honlnson to be Police Commissioner
~ order to consider the matter. i,
reconsideration Of the action taken a.;
INC last meeting, when the annojur-
ihent was turned down, was nee.
Sary.
councilman IDohcrty moved 10 rc
consider and vote being taken the
i'esiaent announced that the ayes had
~. division was called for, 1t re-
suited as follows:
Ayes: Burchcr, Ford Pnwnu St,no
Thomas ana Wilkic.
Noes: Caffcc, Cooper. Cory. Dob.,tv
hughes, LenZ and McLauchlin
The motion was declared lost
TIE HOUSE tCON.NIlCTipSS
he report OF the special sewer
commission was then read. 1t stated
ehal only one bid had been sent in for
thaNlnS mouse connections ana that was
1rom the Delaware County Trust
Sale Deposit and Title Insurance
Company. which is now completing H..
sewer system. The company offered !,
20 me work at about 80 cents per foor.
asGregating about $4,000 in all The
committee asked that the contract be
awarded, Consulting Engineer Potter
70 supervise the work at the rate Of
Sioo q month which amount was to go
20 we employment of an assistant
councilman Mclaughlin thought
mat the city's own engineer ana sewer
superintendent We're competent to
supervise the work without payinc, out
any more money.
Councilman Ford n,ha7rn,n ~ 49,
commission. explained that that was til
way the commission thought 1t first,
Dut alter investigating the matter,
they had came to the conclusion that
me course recommended was the best,
as enc commission was DESTROYS OF
treating Mr.. Potter fairly and the
ldttcf urged that it would not be treat
ing him fairly to take the supervision
OF the work QUE OF his hands. Besides
the amount would only be about sl2o
"fflch would be paid for an assistant
not TO MIR. Potter, who gave his per
sohal supervision for nothing
Councilman Burchcr arose TO ask
where the money was coming from TO
pay for the work
Councilman Ford explained that it
was proposed TO borrow the amount
from the fund TO be raised on the bonds
ior street improvements.
But suppose you should nor sill
the Bonds?" quericd Mr.. Blrchcr.
We can raise the money on FIRST
payments for connections anyway" re-
pied Councilman Ford "besGes there
is no doubt about the sale of lhc
bonds
Councilman Wilkc suggested tina,
there might be trouble collecting first
payments or any other payments in
case the sewer should not turn on,
10 be success
'Mr. Hation, engineer for the Della
ware county Company. stated that the
system would be completed this month.
ne thought that the connections should
be made about the same time tho
sewers were being flushed. as ii would
facilitate the work. He also stated
ina while his company had los, out On
us deal down here. AT the same time
II Was not 80 poor that it could ~.
wait a&i.iie foS payment on t.c house.
d connections
The sE,ecial scwer commission re-
ported the following estimate Or. the
sewer work:
~ TOTAL f,,.t J,,r on, -. -.