Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-21
NJ. JD>FS DENIED A HEARING
President Refused to Participate in
Special Session Called by Vice
President and Was Not Permitted
to Address Body as an Outsider
Many Citizens Present.

AhShN NN4optNN ~ 81 Nott Ol Ten ID one
an ordinance which. il put in effect
and risidly enforced, will practically
rid Newport News of dogs.
A remarkable feature of the meeting
was the fact that President d. S.
Jones occupied Il seat behind the
bar in the council chamber, refus-
ing TO participate in the PROCEEDINGS
or TO answer when his name was
called by the clerk. and denied tho
privilege of addressing the body as an
outsider.
Many Citizens Present.
AS Il result of The mad dog scare,
which has caused so much excitement
in North End during the past week,
quite n crowd of citizens gathered
IN the council chamber before 1890
o'clock. the hour set for the meeting
in the call issued by Vice.prcsident w.
B. Liyazey. Knowing that there was
friction between the president AMI
vice-prcsident, everybody expected a
scene of some kind and there was
nv Hpt ititiO 10 W Niit nONhI
happen. Mr.. Livezcy took the chair,
after Mr.. Jones had made it, plain
aiat he did not intend to do so. and
the call was read. Mossrs. Ballen.
tine, Davis. Harris, Ketchum, Kellum,
Livezey, LIcwellyn. Morgan, Marshall,
wilkins and West nswere to their
names whcn the roll was called.
Mr.. Livezey'e Ordinance.
Mr.. Livezey called Mr.. Ketchum to
the chair and offered the following or.
dinancc:
81. BE it ordained by the council
OF the city of Newport News that no
licensed or unlicensed dog. male or
female, over the age of four weeks.
shall be permitted on any OF the streets
aud avenues, Of this city unless and
until he shall have been muzzled with
some suitable leather or metallic muz.
gle, the style of which to be approved
by the chief Of Police, so as to cl-
~fcctually prevent the said dog from
biting.
"2. Any dog appearing OH IL street
or avenue in this city, without an
approved muz2lc so affixed as to eff
fcctually prevent it from biting, shall
be Immediately taken up by the police
department IL killed, II the owner
thereof shall be fined not less than
five nor more than twenty dollars. for
permitting said dog on the public
streets or of this city, with
out the required muzzle.
20. For the purpose of this orli.
nance any dog found on the public
streets or avenues in this city with
out the required muzzle, shall be con.
strued to be there by and with the
consent of its owner.
=. This ordinance shall be in
force from its passage"
MIR. Jones Not Allowed to Speak.
Several of the members had some.
thing to say, some questioning the
legality of the call, and then Presiden.
Jones arose from his seat III the jur.;
box and asked permission to make
q statement. MIR. Ketchum Immediate
ruled that the president was not ..of.
fcialiy in the council chamber as he
had not answered to his name. Mr..
wilkins moved that Mr.. Jones be
heard and when a vote was taken w.
on the motion Mr.. Morgan votcs
nay Mr.. Kctchum held thu:
unanimous consent was required TO
give permission to an outsider TO
address the council and that as Mr..
Jones was not participating in the
meeting he could only be classed az
an outsider"
Ihis ruling created something Of !.
sensation in the hall. but it was ac
ceptcd and the discussion as to the
president was dropped.
Minor Amendments.
Then the ordinance was taken ~,
II several amendments were sug.
sestod. An informal recess was takes
II the measure was changed so as
TO provide that dogs held by chains
or cords while on the streets Shout
not DO required 10 have muzzle ana
making the measure effective five rays
from its passage.
Mr.. Liyezey then moved that the
ordinance be adopted and made IN
Urgent appeal for its passage in its
amended form. He Told the story of
now I'VE people had been bitten by
. ma dog last week n declared
that tue public safety demanded immo.
diute action TO proven, the dread dis.