Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-06
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ron .improved y -.r 5.N.4a
Objectionable Clause Cut Out.
After deal of wrangllng the
council unanimously had stricken
rom the report the sentence which
1t thought reflected on Mr.. Talia.
ierro. The sentence read, "notwltl.
Standing the opinion Of the town nj.
lorney TO the contrary
AZ pheasant feature for the clos.
Ing of such stormy. Or rather
windy session" as Attorney John
Weymouth characterized tho meet.
Ing, handsome llfe.sized portrait
OF Former Mayor John w, Brown
was presented to the town and will
be suspended on the walls OF the
council chamber.
Mayor Comes In Late.
In the absence Of Mayor Thornton
i. Jones, Councilman w. w. Richard.
son chilled the council to order. The
councllmen present were Messrs. Ed
ward r. schrandt, Charles r. Tay-
lor, T, S. Tennis. j.. H. Brinson, M.
i. Burke, j. G. Council and Thomas
! j. Haskins Mayor Jones came In
later and took charge Of the SEES
sion.
Town Treasurer Alonza a. Patrick
| acted as clerk for Clerk William T..
Westwood, who Is confined to his
homo In Hope street with severe
attack Of rheumatism. Mr.. West
wood has not been absent from n
meeting of the council for many
years. His illness Ia regretted by the
council and the reading of the min
,ites We're dispensed with.
Gas Franchise Transferred.
A letter was read from Mr.. James
NJ, Cumming informing tho council
that he has transferred his gas
franchise to the Public Service Cor
poration. The letter was ordered re.
ceived and filed.
Town Sergeant Walter E. Owens
made report showing that the po-
lice department made % arrests and
reported five violations of ordinances
The ordinance committee submit.
ted n new ordinance on the fire es.
cares. The building committee Is
given the authority to pass upon oil
buildings requiring fire escape. The
design recommended by the, commit.
lee in the April meeting was adopted.
The ordinance Is to become a law at
once, and the owners of buildings
will be given until October l, 1906
An ordinance was passed forbid
ding non-members of the Hampton
lire department from riding on the
engine, trucks, hose wagons and para
fphernalia going or coming from q
ire.
Sewers to BE Extended.
The street committee made a re-
port recommending that the sewer
/ be extended along Chapel and Court
streets, provided the property own.
ers are willing to pay for the con-
|nectlons along the streets. The com.
mittee was authorized to invite bids
for the construction of the sewer IN
the two streets and to report as To
its cost at the next meeting.
The property owners along the
cove fronting on West Queen street
offered to abate the nuisance and to
connect with the sewers provided the
town VIII bear one.third OF the ex-.
penes. The property Is owned by
Colonel Phillips and Messrs. r. l..
Mason and J. M. Willis. The coun-
ell declined the offer.
In order to get at the matter May.
lor Jones directed Town Sergeant w.
IN. Ownes to summon all the prop.
terty owners along the cove to police
court Saturday morning
City Of Second Class Expensive.
Chairman M +. Burke. OF the an
nexation committee, submitted an
itemized statement of what 1t would
cost to make Hampton city OF tho
second class. Mr.. Burke said 1t would