Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-14
Sewer System Will Be Ready to
Turn Over to the People.
TRIAL OF CHIEF OF police
It's EARLY con.uusms,ion An,sc' pa.ed
Commissions OF the Revenue Jones
svni Rstusn To-day. Prospect
for Immediate Action.

Sewer Superintendent sO'Donnell is
yeryE1nucf gratitiedi at the progress
tenn and is confident that itwill BE
VI ready to turn over to the people BY
the first Of the year. a
Inreet gangs are at work. Nine men
Y nave been engaged for the past three
days at the pump house getting get
ting 1t into order. The jos was com
plered last night. Something like two
4 tank ..5t7 ~ ~ 10y
Some bad places have been found on
: thlrty-t third street. between Lafayette
and Virginia avenues.
Iheres are also some Instructions in
the sewer on Lafayette avenue. be-
tween twenty and twenty
eighth streets.
The Thirty fourth street main in said
70 De IN good condition and ready for
use: There are several nanholes. which
VIII have TO be brought up. otherwise
the sewer is all right
ne twenty fifth street main is
not In as bad a condition as was at
11rst thought, and it can Goe repaired
readily. -
In fact, those in Charge Of the work
lhlnK they are almost in a position to
l .. the city 9 Nlristmas present Of
tne system. 1t will be a. year late, but
y At IS good when it comes no one will
OBJECT to the lateness of the gift.
SoHl1llSSloEer or Revenue Magruder
=. Jones will be home TODAY g,hief az
Police Harwood welcomes his return
1erVently and 50 do the police commits
slonerS, Tor the cOnSum1natio Of the
. trial of the chief mas been DELAYED
I penang the return of this official 1t is
beheved that the trial will be conclud
ed as soon as possible after MI. Jones
return.
4 strenuous effort will be made by
the CITY to have the General Assembly
enact Immediately the Legislation ~
commenGled by the council TUESDAY
nlght. The bills are being prepared and
as soon as tney are in readiness they
WI! De taken to Richmond by the
Mayor, the acting City Attorney ana
II it is found necessary. the lpu;sll
1--WE committee, the committee from the
Business Mems Association. and ntbnr
delegations will go up.
The position of the legislative com
Inittee of the Business Mems Associa-
tlon was not correctly defined in YES
terday mornings Daily Press The
committee not only opposes the issue
OF more paving bonds Ut this time. us
bonds for the Improvement of Newport
News Greek, or Newport River rs IL
may become
Regarding the first. the committee
oSiiSHS 50 tild llle council should first
gave to 'thc extent of the bonds al
ready issued. before issuing other.
bonr!s. believing that the expert IN :.
thereby gained Will be valuable ana
may prevent unnecessary waste in tr,.
future. The council. on the other
nand, asks for authority TO issu. the
ponds with the consent Of the people
desiring to avail themselves Of the
bond issue before the legislature snail
meet again, but probably not until af
Ter the paving contemplated under tn.
present bond issue is laid
Regarding Newport Greek. the Bust
ness Mems Association is emphatically
opposed to the plan at this timn. ana
Will fight it in the legislature as well
as the paving bond issue.
Because of this arttitude OF III. as
soclatlon, and its expressed determine
tlon to enleaVor to defeat these two
recommendations. it is suggested that
u Wouid be the part of wisdom on the
side OF the council. not to burden th.
the first batch CT Recommendations
with them but to include them in the
second batch Which will be sent IN
later. The council is anxious to gel
early and favorable action ON the
emergency bonds, the school and fire
bonds, and the reconrrnenda ton re-
Sordlng the board of assessors. The
council desires to have these measures
In operation by January L. This end
will not be attained if the Business
Men Association goes before the ,esis-
lature with a scrap against the two
clauses referred to. There will neces-
sarlly be a delay and the whole bust
ness may be defeated.