Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-29
Only a Few Minor Amendments
Made by The Lower !.
Branch.
MEASURES GO BACK TO ALDERMEN
Changes Probably VIII be CONQUERED
In and Street Railway officials Are
Expected to Aeeept-only Three
Members Voted Against Surrender
of Franchise.

Only few minor amendments were
made in the street railway ordinances
by the common council last night and
the measures went through with even
less opposition than was expected
Messrs. Cox and Christie were the
only members to vote against the
Chestnut avenue franchise measure
and only three, these members and
Mr.. Kellum, voted against the ordi-
nance granting the Hampton Roads
Traction Company the right to sur
render Its franchise. 1t is believed
that the amendments will be concur
red in by the board of aldermen and
1t Is practically certain that they will
be accepted by the railway officials
Unless a special meeting Is called
the measures 60 back to the board
of aldermen at that body's regular
meeting a week from next Tuesday
night.
Special Session.
The council met in special session
last night to consider the railway or.
dlEances and President Jones had
made the call comprehensive enough
to permit almost any kind of action
in regard to the matter. Those pres
Christie, Cox, Davis, Ford Harris,
Kellum, Marshall, Via. Wallace. West
and Morgan. Because the council
persisted in considering the interests
of the Boulevard residents, Mr.. Nor
gan left the hall before vote had
been taken, saying that he came
there to legislate In the interest of
the citizens of Newport News, not for
Elizabeth City county"
Franchise Ordinance.
The council spent practically its
entire time upon the ordinance pro.
viding for the advertisement and sale
of franchise for n double.track
street railway on Chestnut avenue be-
tween Twentieth and Twenty-third
streets. The object in selling this
franchise is to allow the Citizens
Railway, Light and Power Company
to run Its tracks down to the city
limits to connect with those of the
Hampton Roads Traction Company
coming in from the Boulevard
Mr.. Ford moved that the ordinance
be adopted as passed by the board of
aldermen and then the discussion fol.
lowed.
In Behalf Of BouIevardltes.
After several members had spoken,
Attorney w. b. Colonna was granted
the floor to speak in behalf of the
residents Of the Boulevard Mr.. Co
lonna asked that the ordinance be
amended SO as to require Is minute
schedule from Chestnut avenue and
Twenty-third street into the city
over the Citizens line, but
to require only a thirty minute SEIZED.
ule on Chestnut avenue. He explain
oil hof hn Two,
COMPANIES would arrange to have the
Boulevard cars run straight in and
out Of the city instead of giving Bou-
levardites transfers and requiring
them to wait at the city limits for
another car.
Mr.. Marshall opposed this and Of
fered an amendment requiring fiji
teen minutes schedule on Chestnut
avenue from one end to the other,
instead of only from Twenty-th..
street to the northerly terminus as
required by Alderman Burcher's
amendment to the original ordinance.
Schedule Clause Stricken Out.
After much discussion Mr.. Mar.
shall moved that the clause concern
Ing schedules be stricken out entire
ly. He explained that the schedules
could be regulated under the COM
pany's original franchise and that 1T
probably would do more harm than
good to have the clause. in this meas.
ure.
Upon motion by Mr.. Harris sec
ton. granting the company the right
to put in switch was adopted. 1t
is not known just where the propos-
ed switch will be needed and Mr..
Harris explained that this right could
be granted at any other time.
For Female Wage Farmers.
Mr.. Wallace moved that the com
panies be required to sell ticket
for female wage earners similar to
THOSE sold for workingmen. This
motion was voted down after Messrs.
Ford, Davis, Boiling and others had
spoken against it, declaring that If
everybody continued to tack en- some.
thing to the measure the railway com.
pany would not accept it and the
muddle would never be Strengthened
out.
Upon q motion by Mr. Harris, the
clause requiring the company to sell