Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-08
SALOON ORDINANCE
QUESTION SETTLED
Comm)a Council Reconsiders
Action III Refusing to Concur
in Aldermen's Amendments.
DONE QUIETLY AND QUICKLY

DONE QUIETLY AND QUICKLY
Saloons Close a, 1880 p. m. After
April 1-counciIman Morgan Ex-
cused-stringent Market Ordinance
Passed Without Discussion-Do
Catcher's Big Bill
The saloon ordinance question
was very quai!y ana ciiectnaIly set
tied by The common council last night
The ordinance offered by MI
kc1chum. passed hy the common coun-
GILL adopted in amended form by the
board OF aldermen and then held UP By
The failure Of Inc common council 10
concur in the amendments, becomes
law on May I in its am ndcd form. il
Mayor Buxton does nor use his power
10 veto. Without spcech-makin2 and
with Z dispatch tha, mad" il apparent
that 4 naiOrity Of the members knew
exactly how they would vote before
"
OF the body in refusing to concur in
the aldcrmcn's amendments was re
considered and the amendments We're
cuncurrc; in by 4 vote OF I TO i.
The body held a bnsy regular ses-
sion last night, Matters were dis.
posed OF quickly and there was very
little talk during the entire meeting,
MIR. Morgan Excused.
Councilman f. Morgan, of the sec
ond ward who had been cited To ap-
pear at this session to show cause
why he should not lose his scat for
failing to attend three consecutive
regular sessions Of the body. gave a
proper reason for his absence and was
excused by Il unanimous vote. Mr..
Morgan explained that he was out OF
the city On business during the months
OF October. November ana December
and could no, get here TO attend Tie
meetings.
One Member Absent.
The meeting was called to order by
President y. S. Jones with the follow
ing present: Nalcntnc, Brown. Chris
&c, Davis, Harris, James Jones. kcl-
llm, kctchum, Livez2y Llcweliyn.
Morgan Marshall, Mia and Washburn
i l
proceedings with prayer.
The minutes Of the January meet
ing of the common council two joint
sessions and Of \ special meeting Of
the common council were read and APP
proved.
A Slight amendment by the board Of
aldermen in an ordinance granting city
officials vacations, passed by the cOln.
Gil at its last meeting, vas lnanim-
onsly concnrred in.
The board OF al1lermcn's amendment
10 an ordinance providing for the
cnrhng Of Twenty-iifth street, between
Washington and West avenues. on the
soH,h side. was not concurrcd in. Mo-
ton by Mr. I-vcZcy TO concur was lost
by a vote OF ten 10 five 4;
rwo-thirds vote being necessary
70 pass III measure. The
amendment made Tic ordinance pro
vide for curbin. both sides OF the
street.
An ordinance requiring the police
justice 10 keep q more complete rc
cord Of The proceedings Of his court
and TO make a daily report TO the city
auditor, and directing the CHIEF OF
police to sit to collect city fines, was
adopted This measure was prepared
By the mayor and city attorney and
submitted as a report OF the ordinance
committee.
Dog Catcher's Bill.
a bill Of $546 from J w. Shorter
the ,tOgcatciler, recommended by the
finance committee. was ordered paid
after some discussion. The IOccatche r
has already been paid nearly six hun
Grel dollars for the dogs he killed
carly last summer. Mr. Cllrisly de
ciarcd That lie thought ii a disgraccIl
sGuandcring OF The citvs money to