Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-09
Will be Taken Up at the Next
Meeting of the Council.
OTHER BUSINESS ON HAND
Business Mems Association Should Meet
Monday Night. May Adjourn for the
Summer. Other Meetings sched-
uIeL FOR This Week.

The city council VIII meet Monday
night in adjourned session for the pur-
pose of completing the business left
over from the last meeting. Upon this
occasion the commonwealth attorney
will advise the council as to whether or
not the meeting before that was legal.
The attitude Of the mayor toward the
council in persistinE in forcing upon
that body Il gentleman the council does
not want will undoubtedly be discussed
in Il fashion that will be Interesting to
His Honor.
When these prcliminaries are dispos-
cd Of the council will take up the mat
ter OF granting to the King Bridge
Company the extension Of time prayed
for by that corporation. 1t may be
safely predicted that the request will
be granted.
Then, it is understood, the City Faith
ers will take the initial steps in the
matter OF street paving. Precisely
where i beginning will be made cannot
be stated 1t is probable that a special
committee will be appointed to take
charge of the work. as was the case
when the city started to put in a sewer
system. 1t will be necessary for this
committee to get through with a mass
of preliminary work before it can get
down to the actual paving. 1t will
have to communicate with the various
firms to get the price of material, and
with different city authorities to secure
their views on various kinds Of paving.
their respective qualities and wearing
ability
The question Of appointing q consult
ing engineer to take charge Of the work
Will be brought up, doubtless, and if it
IS, there will be warm argument
There are those who do not believe that
the city should so away and get out
SIDE talent at high prices every time
any public Improvement is to be made.
The supervision of the work, they saw.
should properly be under the city engi-
llecr In case an expert is secured there
are a number of names that may be
suggested. It is understood that Mr.. J.
ohalkley Hatton. the engineer of the
delaware County Trust. Safe Deposit
and Title Insurance Company would
not be averse to having the Job Mr..
NcSander Potter. consulting engineer.
on the sewer work. would not refuse an
olier to supervise the paving, providing
me cmoluments were sufficient.
AND there are others.
THE b. NJ. A. MEETING.
Monday evening is the date for the
meeting of the Business Mems Asocia.
ton. Whether it Will meet or NOT !.
another question. Efforts to secure. .
meeting during recent weeks have
proven unavailinS, chiefly on account
OF the tact that it has raned hard ar,
every meeting night for the last six
weeks
There is some talk Of the assocjation
suspcndihg operations for the summer.
;Itcr the next meeting, and this man
seems to meet with the approval or
many OF the members. At the same
t'Hle II mas been suggested that the as
soc'a'loh should take the proper step;
'"'lorc adJournnS for the summer, Far
me correction of data and general in
lo'liation relative to street paving in
oiuer mat the organization may keep
l'seIf informed while the 100000 hond
issue is being expended.
OTHER MEETINGS THIS WEEK
me Board Of Police Commissioners
ms oecn called by Mr.. Wilson to meet
.eu'csuay night but it cannot be pos
..Ne'y stated that there will be a meet
Is i"l W.T.. wilson has recently an
honhced that he is not in favor ~ d,in,,
anything further until the nol;ca nn,,,
mlssionership contest is decided
nc school Board will meet Thursd,,,
evening in adjourned session for ~
PURPOSE OF completing the election 81
,c'icilers ior the ensuing session. THE
"o''iu VIII nave the pleasure Of ronr
ovei something like a hundred appli-
s"'iohs from ne" teachers: TIL, ones
-, ~ - no" many new teachers are 70
&c employed is an interesting one ana
WIFI be decided at this meetinr -
course "
: ne democratic committee will meet
an no.s.ay night also for the purpose of
'ooptlhS rules and taking steps Ia Sc
cure the district convention.
mis- IS also the night for the regular
'''ce'ii's OF the Confederate Veterans.