Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-31
MATTERS MUNICIPAL.
WORK ON SEWER CONNECTIONS FOR
HIGH SCHOOL STARTS TODAY.
street Car Tracks VIII Have to be Torn Up
Again. As to Mr.. Finch's New
HFarke. House. Other Items.

| latest.
1t was announced that this would not
be done at this time. and that the OPEN
ing OF the school lnight thereby BIZ,
delayed. but the statement was not cor
}r"ct. There will be no delay and rho.
lefty schools Will open on September
|11th as arranged by the Board OF
School Trustees.
ton OF the sewers had 10 be secured
tby The city from the sewer contractors
and accordingly Superintendent of
Sewers J. ]. O'Donnell who is also !,
ln@nh"r OF the Board of School Trus-
ltccs. wrote To the contractors asking
the necessary permit. 1t was received
Il snort time ago and the work will go
ahead today. rs has been stated
! there IS very little to be done to the.
High School Building before it will DC
ready fer the use Of the school author
tiles. and the remaining portion Of the
worl: will he finished UP before. the ,nG
ri IN" month.
MI that there is Vet to be done is on
the ou,sid" Of the structure. and would
not seriously interfere With the open
| ing Of the session even if it was not
attended TO- The front ana rear steps
leading to the building, are 10 be erect
cd. and it Will De completed as far as
tfe building Itself is concerned
y new style fir" esccpe Mill be
placed on the llic! School building ii
| Vi II
nr entirely different from any il, u.s., 81,
! the city ut this time. II viii be On the
| Snoat the shut"s'' order. Tn. ESCAPE
IS circular. and persons using ii Sit
down and s'ide 70 til" ground. going
around ana around until the bottom is
reached. 1t is the most modern inven-
ton il this line ana Will cost several
Thousand dollars.
Professor I2pes viii on Friday cut,
tw" is;niiors at work cleaning u tie
"a "a 1~t>.-
recently authorized the appointments OF
| two lanitors and Professor ..pes has Sc
leclnd his men. They viii 80 over me
en'ir. building thoroughly an. haze I,
IN f"St-class condition by September II
| professor IInas Will be at the High
| school from September until tha
opening Of The school FOR the purpose
az giving information to chose parents
and students who desire to learn some
thing OF the courses ard the conditions
OF entry H.. can be seen 1T his office
in the new building after tomorrow
| Ihe committee on supplies has ORDER
ell the necessary supplies for tho wear
and when the schools open everything
Will i'e in readiness 70 take up the worN
OF the session without delay
NeNs week all Of the teachers will re-
turn from their summer vacations ard
the new teachers viii be on hand,
MAY COME, UP AGAIN.
ri is stated on what has been yonsid
|ered Snod authority chat the street car
tracks, which are being moved on
Washington avenue by the Newport
News and Old Point Railway ana Flee
tr:c Company Will have 10 De pulled up
|agaln before many months The tracks
lin question are being taken up and
|moved some feet to the Vest prepara-
tory to double tracking the thorough
fare. They are being put down in the
same condition they We're in when they
! Were taken up.
| The rails Of the street car company
On This street are laid on wooden ties.
| Ihat IS Whei" the trouble comes III,
ana for that reason they will have
ITO ne taken up before the street paving
Ms commenced in this city According
70 a member Of the Common Council
|'ths Will have 10 be done.
| ut is not practical and proper to put
down asphalt or brick pavcmens On
top Of anything of the nature Of the
Ties i'll question. and the city of New
port News viii not do it. Water would
soon rot the wood and the stree, would
| have to be torn UP every once III 4
while for new ties to be put i'll.
TO avoid this constant tearing; UP of
the streets the city Will compel The
street car company TO pun down pcrma-
Inent ties before the paving is started
These ties. according to the gentleman
who gave the Information out will
have to be of high grade and su'bstan-
tlal iron. which will stand any weather
and will net have to be replaced every
Year or TWO.
| TO AVOID THE ORDINANCE
The statement made the other morn-
ing in th,. D,iIy .,rnss ~ ,ba nf,,c. ~,
lih. work on thc ucw E>inch ,,,,l..,t
house MAS being dane over one hun
drcd feet from the Lafayette avenue
| line, was not correct. The building is
being finished as originally niann,f1
regardless Of the question ~ "a 1thn
law IN The subject