Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-18
BROKE lIl)I| THE RECORD L Of
Remarkable Brief Session Of the
Council Last Night.
CHIEF DlscUsslONpOsTp
Paving nue.tion VIII b. Def .n.ely Set
tied NC the Next Meeting. The
Sewer Company Nnu.t Pro
coed with KS Work.
CHIEF DlSCUSslONpOsTPONED

buSiness-like fashion. and by 10 O'Clock
the City Fathers We're home in bed.
In order to give the counci,men not
on the Street Committee further OPP
portunity To study the matter, the
question Of paving material was post
poned until next meeting.
The council has taken definite step
in the sewer complication. The COM
pany has been ordered to proceed with
the work within the next five days
There will be no additional lights for
the present. There isn't money enough
in the treasury and too many council
Hltn are pulling in different directions.
When the council was called TO order.
all the members were present and in
their seats except Dr. Cooper
\ communication from the mayor
was read in which His Honor stated
that he had, after an investigation. ac-
quilted Health Officer j. r. Bagby of
the charge OF malfeasan.e in office.
He also forwarded to the council ,:lt.
resignation Of Dr. Bagby. IN which
communication the Docsor stated that
the salary attached to the Office was
Insufficient
DRS. CRE.A.:.Y AND -AYI-E5fs.
The resignation Of DR.. b .sby necSssi-
tated the election Of new health c11-
Ger The name Of Dr.. w +. Greasy
was the only one placed in nomination,
and his election was made unanimous.
Or. Greasy has been physician to
Allnshnuse and Jail. Mr.. Ford moved
to 60 into the election Of his successor.
Dr. Greasy having placed his resisna-
ton. in that capacity in the hands of
the clerk. This resignation was ac-
vepted, and DR.. j. w. Ayler. secretary
of the Board of Health. was unani-
mously elected, having been nominated
by Mr.. Ford.
Mr.. Rurcher. chairman Of the F.:
naEce Committee, reported chat he ad
been unable TO get the committee To-
gether for examining the auditors
books for The last ;is-al year
The report Of the Street Committee
was next in order
STREET PAVING
This report was as follows:
We the members Of the Street Com
rnltsec. beg 70 recommend to the coun-
Gil. after having considered the matter
thoroughly ard listening to the re ON
mendatons of the BusiEeSs Mems AS
ISOLATION. the resolution OF which is
hereto attached. that this city use some
of each CT the following paving mate
rial. viz: Belgian block, yitriiiel brick
and sheet asphaltum.
'1Anl further recommend that tn 3
conNnittee be instructed TO advertise
for for the paving CT Washington ave
nue. with both vitriiied brick and sheet
asi,'haltum, and also for the paving Of
TWeE y-eicnth street upon The same
conditions, ana that a ten year pulran-
Tee be required in both cases.
The clerk read the resolution Of the
p. NJ. a. committee. which reccnmsn n
ded vtrifcll brcE. with the execution
Of gradients u River Road and the
bridge approaches. upon which the
committee to commended the placing II
granite block.
The minority report of Councilman;
LEM OF the Street Committee, was
read The report has already been Pub
JiKhcd. ] recommends vitrined brick
paving except in case of River Road,
gradients from there TO West avenue.
and the bridge approaches, in which
cases it recommends Belgian block
Mr. Doherty moved That the report OF
tna Street Committee be accepted and
the committee authorized to advertise
Cor bids as requested. and to get up
specifications with the assis lance of the
city engineer
Ar. Lenz moved 10 amend by adding
naEhait block 10 the material propo ed,
and rtiucjng the term Of the guarantee
from ten years to FIVE years.
Mr.. Burcher moved as substitute
that the matter be laid over until next
Yneeting night. 50 as to give the o>her
t.ouEj:ilfne1 a chance to think the mat
ter over He also said that the com
: mittee should have been more explicit
and said what material should go on
the streets named In the report.
NJ Lenz accepted the substitute and
Withdrew his amendment.
a. THIS point Dr.. Cooper arrived.
THE substitute was unanimously
adopted. 1t being understood that the
committee would in the sruantime pre-
pare the necessary specifications ana
ordinances.
Mr. Ford wanted to know Why Mr..
Leuz should consider it necessary to
make minority report when he had
not attended a meeting OF the commit
tee at which the subject had been con-
ssidered. The committee, said tir Ford
had not turned Mr.. Lenz dcwn. Why,
then. the minority report?
The report Of Mr.. LEM went over
until next meeting also.
THOSE ADDITIONAL LIGHTS.
This is the report OF ti,e Light and
Water COMMITTEES:
Light and Water Committee beg.
to recommend that electric arc lights
be placed at the following PAGES:
Corner Of Thirty-sixrh street and Viz
ginia avenue: corner OF Thirty-eis h
street and Virginia avenue; corner
thipty-fOurth street and Jefferson ave-
nue. After which recommends tions
were made and before the other three
. lights could be placed one member Of
r9ae committee left tile meeting leav-
sng no quorum. and the ,onstta!tt adj
t,D,ityled'
tyr Cooper said that as the commit
n tee had failed 10 designate three light s