Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-04
and special session we're read and

approved.
Mayors Message.
The following message from the
mayor was read:
October Bird, 1905.
To the City Council.
Newport News, Virginia.
| Gentlemen,
Numerous complaints have come to
me about the service which the New.
| port News and Old Point Railway and
Electric Company gives to residents
| in the Northern section of the city.
These complaints are in keeping with
my observation. This company makes
It's terminus III this city Immediately
in front OF the shipyard Offices on
Washington avenue. There the cars
OF the company are shifted and from
this point they start on their return
trips. 1t no. inircqurntly happens
that several of the cars will reach this
point at the same time and when this
occurs there is of course congestion
and the schedule of the car running
from the c. & o. depot to i'if;y-iiCth
the matter up with the general man
aSer of the company, hoping that we
might arrive ut some solution. but in
this | was disappointed.
| have two suggestions to offer as
Il remedy fer the Irregular schedule
which the residents referred To now
have to contend with
LIST. Instead of shifting the cars in
cars in front Of the shipyard as is now
done, have all cars 70 up Washington
avenue to "urty-siXth street down
Forty,siXth street to Huntington ave.
nue. thence south along Huntington
avenue to Thirty.scvcnth street and
thence along Thirtyscvcnth street to
Washington avenue.
Ind To put in spur.track on
Washington avenue just north Of the
switch in front of the shipyard. On
this 3purtrack could he sidc-trackcd
such cars rs would Interfere with the
schedule of other cars passing this
point. believe the second suSgcs-
ton moro feasible than the first and
II could be carried Out for less money.
do not desire to sec any hardship
placed upon the public service corpora
lions of our city. They should be
dealt with fairly and not Disseminated
| against. The people also have rights
which should he protected. One of
these rights, | do not believe the resi-
dents of the section of the city refer
rcd TO enjoy the service which they
are reasonably entitled to. respect
fully suggest and recommend that this
matter be taken up by your honorable
body with the said railway company,
to the end that better service may be
obtained.
respectfully recommend that I'M
mediate action he taken on the qucs.
ton of Supplcmcnting the salary ui
the superintendent of the public
schools of our city. | further re-
commend that your honorable body
supplement the salary which the SUI
I
State nv such an appropriation as will
make the salary of the superintendent
In keeping with the dignity and the
Importance Of the Office which he fills
now receives from the State does not
limit the amount Of additional remu
neration he may receive from tho
council of the city in which he acts
The Office of superintendent is an i'm
portant one and the proper perform
Iancc of the duties of the Office calls
for man of intelligence, II man u
progressive ideas, one who under
stands the workings of modern pub
lie school system. believe our s,l
pcrintcndcnt measures up to the re
quircmcntS of the Office and he SHOULD
be properly or adequately rcmuncrat
cd for his services. II does not place
our city in very enviable position
to he willing To accept the service!
of capable man in this position ant
to allow him to receive as rcmuncra
ton for such services the amour
which the Sta.e now appropriateS.
! respectfully recommend that shut
terS or grating3 he placed before tho
windows of the jail fronting on TWEEN
tylifth street From a standpoint OF
dcccncy and public morals, | believe
it would be good investment. The
travelling public should he protected
from the spectacle which they are fire.
qucntly compelled to witness at these
windows.
The request of the common council
at it's meeting Of September 10Th
1905. that the dog ordinance be rigid