Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-17
COUNCIL ADOPTS THE
RAILWAY ORDINANCES
Report Of Highways and Sewers
Committee Accepted with
One Amendment.
SESSION LASTED UNTIL MIDNIGHT
After Nearly Four Hours Of Wrang
ling, the Vote Upon CONSOLIDATION
Measure Stood Nine to Fivc--Hot
Words Passed Between Members
no Action Concerning Frt Dept.

Wiling for the consolidation of the
street railway companies operating in
the city SO as to require the consoli-
dated companies to sell tickets for
worklngmcn and school children at
half the regular fare, the common
council last night adopted the entire
report of the highways aud sewers
situation.
The council was in session from
shortly after & o'clock until after mid
night before the report was finally
disposed of There was II great deal
of wrangline. most of it useless
Several members apparently came to
the meeting with the avowcd intcu
ton OF voting against any and every
thing the committee recommended
aud TO fight particularly against any.
thing asked for by the street railway
corporations. Nothing was accom-.
plishcd by talk until just before The
close of the meeting. when questions
from Mr.. West, as Il result of state.
ments made by Mr. Harris. caused
Mr.. ketchum TO offer the amendment
requiring the consolidated company
tn sell school and work tickets.
Hot Words Passed.
Hot words passed between some
of the members and at times il look.
ell as though there might be personal
difficulties between the members Mr.
Harris was inclined to be free i'm his
criticism OF the committee. because
IF its failure 10 report favorably upon
an ordinance offered by him rcguat.
Ing street railway service, and the
members of the committee present
did not like the tone Of the cri,i
cisms. MIR. West attempted to dc.
mand an explanation, but was called
to order by the chair and the mat
ter was dropped.
In brief the measures adopted arc
as follows:
Chestnut Avenue.
An ordinance providing for the
advertisement and sale of a fran
chise for a street railway on Chest
nut avenue between Hampton avenue
and Twenty-third street. The object
OF this is to connect the tracks Of
tile Citizens Railway. Light and
Power Company and the Hampton
nail IL ri,
Pany. An important provision of the
ordinances Is that any company pur.
chasing the franchise shall pave be.
tween its tracks and two feet on
either side thereof at the same time
and with the same material that the
city paves a street upon which the
tracks of said company are laid
whether such street be within the
city limits now or he taken in by
all extension Of the limits hereafter
Abandonment Of Streets.
2-An ordinance granting the
Hampton Roads Traction Company 70
abandon the use - its tracks upon
West avenue. Twenty fifth street and
River Road TO pull down the TWEEN
ty-sixth street bridge and to take up
and abandon its tracks on Warwick
avenue and on Hampton avenue be
tween Warwick and jefferson avenues.
and to take up and abandon one OF
It's tracks ON Hampton avenue east
of Jefferson avenue. In lieu Of build-
ing bridge AT Twcnty-siXth street
at The expiration of fifteen years. the
company is required 10 pay half Of the
cost of rebuilding the Twenty.fifth
street bridge at the end of
ten years. the company's half not to
exceed $4,000 Further, the com.
pany shall. for "A reasonable compcn-
sation. give suburban railway en-
tering the city from the north. right
peake e. Ohio depot from Twenty.
seventh street and West avenue.
Consolidation.
\ 3 An ordinance providing for the
Qnsoidation Of the street railway
apanies now operating in the city
Tanting the right TO put In such
II etc. as may be necessary
ASuch consolidation Among
: sss Ems of this ordinance are
q The consolidated com.
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