Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-08
Section OF New Ordinance Re.
curing CANNES to be Muzz|ed
Stricken Out.
LtNGTHy REGULAR MEETING
Measure Preventing the Policemen
From Working More Than eight
Hours per Day Goes on Table-An-
nuai Budget and Tax Levy Ordi.


fore the common council last night
against the muzZi,ng ordinance. The
new measure designed TO solve the
dog problem" goes TO the board OF
aldermen next Tuesday with the
clause requiring all dogs running at
large on the streets Of the city TO be
muzzled stricken out.
The ordinance was reported favor
ably by the highways and sewers com
mittee and was considered soon after
the council convened in regular SEES
sion last night;
Messrs. Chrs;y Davis and Harris
spoke against the measure, while
Messrs. Livezey and ketchum urged
its passage. Police Commissioner Hol-
loway, upon being granted the floor.
declared that the muz., ng of the dogs
woull hc cruelty 10 animals and would
do more harm than "rod
Mr.. kctchum moved that the ordi-
nance be amended so as to require
That nlzzles TO be approved by the
chief OF police be used This was vot-
ch down
upon motion BY Mr. Harris the
words "muZZlc ANA" wcrc stricken out
Of section one. Then the ordinance
vas adopted as Whole. after certain
minor changes made necessary by the
change in section one. had been made
Mr.. Harris motion was carried by a
vote Of I to 6: Ballentine
Brown, Christie, Davis, Harris, Lew
#cllyn and wilkins: nays--Kotchum
livczey, Marshall. Via and Washburn
The ordinance in its present shape
is {; rigid one and reads jus, as it did
when it was first offered in the council
by Mr.. Livczcy. 1t imposes fine upon
anyone allowing a dog to run at large
without collar and tag, imposes a fine
upon anyone keeping upon his pre-
misses a dog unpon which the license
tax is not paid, and provides for The.
picking up OF collarless and taglcss
dogs by the police officers.
u Vice President Presides.
Vice-president w. 3. I.ivczcy callc,!
tie mrctin" u order. President Jones
hcin@ absent, with the following mnn-
hcrs Observation-Disclosures Hrown, Chris
tic. Davis. Harris. Kctchnm, Livcycv.
\ l-lcwelly n. Marshall, Morgan. Via.
WAShburn and Wilkins.
The proceedings opened WITH a pra-.
CT by Mr.. Christie.
X Minutes Of the last regular session
ana Of ,wo joint, sessions viii tho
board OF aldermen, were read and an
proved.
A communication from Mayor E,lx.
ION concerning tho expiration OF u bclnh
aivcl by the Newport News Gas Cons
, pan, was referred TO the city attor
noy
Upon motion ~ Mr. Harris the ac.
ion 81 the BODY III refusing TO concur
IN INC adoption if an ordinance proy;u.
Ing Tor the cn,bins Of TwCntv-siXtll
street between Washington ana West
avenues. was RECONSTRUCTED The or.
einancc was then taken up and rassel
From the Aldermen. "
a REQUEST from the board OF alder
men fer . conference committee 10
consider an ordinance rogu;rii:le ,r,iIl.
IN tho Twenty-tilth and ThirIv-fourth
street bridges. adopted by Inc common
t.nncii and not toncu,rcd iE ny the
iiicrncn was !Nlcd cIit Ivy the chalr.
Ir. l-ivczcy sustained a roint Of or
der raised by Mr.. Marshall. who cal,csl
attention % the fact that a conference
nTJDI'tcc could according Ia the
l'ic., DC asked for cnly when 4 meas
'rc adopted by one branch had bnnr
;'ncEGcd Ivy another.
he HftcH Ct the holy in aIOptine
an ordnance changing the citv marker
house from 4 m: to |, m. 10 4
m 20 p IN. was rccoEsiderod ana
NC matte: vas tabled The aldermen
sah Jailed 70 concur in the passage Of
'E'S ordnance and the original ord;
h'HtH las continued in effect. .ulr. ".
u. Sears informed the council ira, ,hc
n;'kc' is being Kept opcn until ahcnt
~ "'rlcrk IN The evening at present IT.
cider 70 get Inc place in shape.
q request from the board Of alder
Z men Tor q conference committee 10 COP
s:Hcr an ordinance requiring. prcncc,,
awf"rs 70 ccnnrct their nrt miscs with
~" city sewers, adopted i,y tho con-
non council and not concnrrcd in hv
NC "card, was ruled out by the chair.
: resolution requesting the street,
hallway companies &c ASSIGN ecnar,in