Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-06

| Il statement from the clerk OF courts
concerning fines collected, was adopted
and filed.
An ordinance providing for the re-
turn Df fees paid under the Cow" or
dinancc, which has been repealed, was
reported by the finance committee
with its recommendation The ortll-
nance WAS adopted.
East End Sewer.
An ordinance providing for the co.i-
structicn of the East End storm wat
or sewer was unanimously adopted
without discussion. This ordinance
was considered at the last meeting
aud was sent back TO the committee
because some Of the members were
of The opinion that the plans prepared
by the city engineer called for pipe
TOO small to properly carry OFF the
water from the section the sewer is
supposed To drain. The committee &c.
ported that the plans should not be
changed
Money Already in Hand.
IT The board Of aldermen concurs in
The adoption OF this ordinance, work
on The new sewer will he started 1t
once. $4,000 has already been appro
priaicd to cover the expense and the
sewer VIII be laid by the city force
under Superintendent O'Dunncll. The
sewer will drain Il large portion of
East End into Saltcrs creek and will
| do away with the pumping station
which is now costing the city about
$4,000 per year.
The sewer committee Recommended
me construction of a sewer on War
wick avenue between Thirty-iirst AMI
Fhry.scond streets and down Thir
ty-firat street To Jefferson avenue. An
ordinance providing for this cxtcn.
sion WAS adopted
Extension of Water Mains.
An ordinance granting special per
mission to the Newport News Light
ana Water Co tocXtend its water mains
from Thirty-ninth street and Fifticth
street on Washington avenue, was
adopted, every member voting aye OK.
ccpt MIR. Livczcy. who was excused
from voting nj his own request.
THIS privilege is granted The water
company in order that fire hydrants
may he placed along Washington ave
nue. ia front OF the shipyard Office.
Trouble Begins.
The fire department and water com.
mittcc. reporting upon The bids for The
now water franchise, recommended
hat bids be advertised for again and
submitted an ordinance granting the
franchise 10 blank. to be Il part of the
advertisements This ordinance, which
was prepared with great care by City
Attorney MaSsic and Clerk Cooke, re.
quircd numerous concessions from the
bidders and protects he city in every
| way. Most of the principal provisions
0t the measure have already been
published in this paper.
Committee Too Jealous.
Mr.. Christie said that he did not
think the fire department and water
committee should have tabled The bids
of the Newport News Light and Water
Company and James NJ. Cumming
without authority from the council.
A!tcr some discussion the report of
The committee was laid upon the table
temporarily. a.
| Mr.. kclim agreed with Mr.. Chris:
tic and moved that the matter be talk
cr ont OF tho committees hands and
That the council act upon the bids.
This motion prevailed. the vote being
as follows: Aycs-ChriSiic, Harris,
James, Kcllum. I.lcwellyn. Marshall,
Morgan, Washburn, West, Wilkins and
Jones; ys-l,allcntinc, Davis, Kct-
chum and Via. Mr.. Livczcy was ex-
c,iscd from voting.
Bids Read.
| The bids, which were so fully dis
ciisScd at the committee meeting AMI
which have been published in full ia
TINS paper, were read; then followed
more wrangling.
MIR. Kctcllum moved that the bids
be laid upon the table.
Mr.. Harris moved as n substitute
that the bid of Mr.. james NJ. Cum.
ming be accepted, explaining that he
intended to vote against his own mo-
ton but was muking 1t simply to get
The matter before the house for dis
custom
MIR. Davis moved as Il substitute for