Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-02
more than fifteen u5) cents per 1000

more than 1ttcen llo) cents per 1,UuU /
gallons thereafter.
g. He and his associates will install |
their plant and system of pipes, mains
and conduits, and begin the delivery OF
water within the municipal limit OF the
city Of Newport News within one year |
next after the granting OF their fran
chisc.
And he and his associates respect |
fully submit themselves for your fur
tier consideration.
JAMES NJ CUMMING,
p. %. Address, Hampton, Va.
Without discussion the bids were
referred TO the fire and water com
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Contract Is Let.
An ordinance letting the contract
for repairing and improving the city
hall tn Barber Il Seay, the lowest bid
dcrS, and instructing the city clerk to
execute the contract as soon as the
required bond is given, was unanimous
ly adopted The amount OF the con-
tract is sS,3l5.SS and the bid WAS rec
commended by tho buildings, gOunds
and lights committee.
East End Sewer Held Up.
An ordinance, recommended by the
highways and sewers committee. APP
DTtNliiB luc UlduS VI lllc CITY ciiSlnScl
| for the East End storm water sewer
| and instructing the superintendent of
sewers to proceed with the cOnStruc-
ton of the sewer, was sent back TO
| to the committee.
| NlcSsrs. Christie anu Morgan were
of the opinion that 20 and ~ inch
instead of Is and 20 inch pipe should
be used and after Il lengthy discussion
Mr.. Iiczcy moved that the ordinance
| he rcccinmiticd in order to prevent il
from failing to pass.
Uniforms for Laddics.
An ordinance Gppropriating 500 tn
assist the Eagle Engine Company, No.
IL. in buying uniforms for its mem
bcrs. was unanimously adopted.
An ordinance making il unlawful to
run an automobile at Il greater rate
of speed than eight miles All hour on
the street Of the city was adopted
a communication from the clerk oi
courts. enclosing receipts for money
collected by the city scrgcumt's dcpu
tics, was referred to the finance com
mitt
New Poor House Wanted
Upon the recommendation Of tho
aims house and poor committee that
committee was instructed 10 advertise
with the view Of purchasing from tn
to fifty acres of land, within five mile:
Of the city limits, upon which to rs
; tahlish an aims house.
: The committee deems it advisnbl,
to have the poor house nearer the cit!
than it is nj present.
New Fire Alarms.
y communication from Mayor Buy
ton recommending that the prcsen
fire alarm lioXcs be replaced by NOR,
modern boxes was referred to the fir
. and wafer committee.
Tho mayors communication. cnclos
Ing an ordinance creating Il municipa
civil service commission and prrscril
ing the duties of same. was referred
to the ordinance and police commit
tee. This ordinance and commuiiica
ton are given In full in another plac
Y i'll this paper today.
Sanitary Sewer Line.
6 Tho highways and sewers commit
ID t frst was as, ipfFjgmG;teI to lay sewer lin
: ihirty-ilrst street Ia Jefferson avcnut
II AIR. Harris offered an ordinance r,
II curing all owners of vacant prnpcrt
Il To c'li the weeds on their prpncrtv Inc
A lwccn August and 10 of this yca,
5 nc moved That the rules be s,lsptl,tlc,
$ To adopt tho ordinance. hut tho motio,
. was voted down and the measure wa
sent To the ordinance and police con,
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