Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-25
Final ]! 4 Il Aet'Was Passage Of 'BQck.
al.ShOD' Ordinance.
EIGHT EIGHT HOUR d SHIFTS FOR POLICE
Eleven Members Voted for Change In
system and President. Decision
That Three.fourths Vote Was Re.
aulred Was overruled.

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council was to pass the board of al
stlermen's ordinance imposing pro.
hibitiye license tax upon "buckct-
shops By unanimous agreement
president Jones had this measure
q placedeat the end OF the calendar In
y order that It's passage might be re-
I corded as the body's last act,
gsA special meeting OF tho council
was held last night to dispose of
L business that was on the calendar for
+ the regular August meeting ana tho
"hucket-shop" ordinance. President
Jones called the body together with
+ the following present: Ballentine,
Christie. Davis, Ketchun, Livezey,
sLlewellyn, Marshall, Morgan, Wallace
Il and Washburg.
When the last business had been
Z disposed of the president made /;
4 graceful speech thanking the mem
4 'bers for their work during the year.
.sdMr, Lirczcy also expressed his APP
\ probation. OF the courtesies shown
him during his term of office and do.
cared his regret Mt leaving the body
/. Upon motion by Mr.. Wallace the
r council rendered the president n vote
& OF thanks for tho manner In which
!. he Ind presided ovcrlts work.
IT Is understood that the board or
aldermen will hold a special meeting
next week to dispose OF matters act.
cd upon by the lower branch last
night. The newly elected councllmen
anu aldermen take their seats on
September aud all unfinished bust.
l; ness dies with the present organiza-
tons.
4 Sale OF Bonds.
y a report OF the finance committees
4 recommending the sale of coupon
35,bonds for $4,000, to redeem fire
department bonds, to Schmelz Bros,
bankers. OF this city, was unanimous.
~ accepted, tho ordinance carrying
into effect the committees report be.
Ing adopted. The bid of Schmelz
Bros. was $4,000 and accrued inter-
] est.
An ordinance amending sectionT
Z 81 and " Of the license ordinances,
\ recommended by the finance commit.
tee, was unanimously adopted. Tho
y amendments imposed license tax OF
Sz0 per day upon vendors of patent
medicines and fixes the tax upon ned
/ dlers of small articles. such as bal.
Ions, otc.. was fixed at $50 per year
and IS per day.
East End Trouble.
The fire department and water
committee submitted lengthy re-
port upon the Stennett-Gray trouble
1 IN the East End fire company. recon-
mendlng that Engineer Stennett be-
dismissed from the service for shoot
ling at a light In the engine house,
appropriating certain articles while
at fires and other unbecoming con.
duct, The report was adopted with
out opposition. The committee first
] recommended the suspension of both
stennett and Gray, but Mayor Bux.
ton thought the punishment INSULT
: Client
Police System Changes.
An ordinance, submitted by the or.
dtnance and police committee, amend
Ing the ordinance regulating the no
lice department was adopted. Eleven
members voted in the affirmative,
but the president voted nay and rul.
ed that twelve, or three-fourths o..
the members elected, should vote in
the affirmative In order to pass the
measure. Mr.. Livezey raised tbs
y point that the ordinance did not nc.
5tpiaally carry an appropriation, AMI
therefore could be. adopted by ma
sJority vote. Mr.. Kellum appealed
from the decision of the chair.
Messrs. Davis and Ballentine we're the
only members voting to sustain the
chair, SO the president announced
Z that Mr.. Kellum's appeal was SUE.
tained and that the ordinance had
been adopted.
AN ordinance making the entire an.
[ preparation for bridge repairs for
this year become available at once.
recommended by the finance commit
tee. was passed.
Tax Upon iscrimps.,
An ordinance, adopted by tho
board Of aldermen, imposing yea.
az license tax Of 800 upon all per-
oris securing seamen for vessels in
port and setting forth stringent reg