Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-03-14

to remove the Twenty-sixth street
bridge, was sent back to The commit
tee after a lengthy discussion.
Mi E. nj Braxton, representing
inc street railway coHps MES, address
Ell the council ID support of the ord.-
nances air TraSton urged the pass
age Of the measures, saying that the
companies would be enabled 10 great
! ly improve the service in the city
He referred to the fact that the com
pany did not ask To he allowed 10
abandon West avenue; that the citi-
zeDs asked that the cars he taken off
that avenue. He also spoke of the
danger incurred every day the Twe.l-
| ty-siXth street bridge is used
Merger Ordinance.
Briefly stated below is what was
done to the merger ordinance:
Section !. giving all of the street
railway companies In the city the
right TO merge and consolidate and
providing for the necessary conner.
ions turnonts, etc, was not changed.
Section 2. requiring the consolidated
company Ia restore to former cnndi.
ion streets torl M in making con.
neclions. ETC.. wa* Ict changed.
Section 3. requiring the consolidated
company to bring streets to grade, pave
ociwscn its tracts End two feet on
either side the"auC. Vi as amended unou
MI Reads motion SO as to strike ont
I he ''l"r-ycar clause rpic. rod to i'm
lie Chestnut ivenuc franchise
measure.
Six Tickets For Quarter.
Section 4, requiring the company to
sell half.farc tickets To worl,inemcn
and school children during certain
hours. was amended upon MIR Reads
molten so as to require lie company
- sell six tickets for 25 cents for use
within the ,itY limits and to charge
MOI more than cents for passage
from here - Hampton
Scct!nL regulating ,l.r fare To he
he charg II. YRS strickc ort
Principal Offices Here.
Section Il. requiring the principal
offices Of the consolidated company To
be located in this city, was not
changed
Section Z. requiring the company TO
pay $ 500 per year for The use of The
| ihrcc bridges over the chesapeake 4
Ohio tracks. was amended upon MIR
head's motion so as e. REQUIRE the
company TO pay - 40 ann,lal,y
'IHNtipii IS'l'ltt ijl9 lnt company 10
pay half If The cost of rebuilding Inc
Twenty-fiflh street bridge at the END
oi ten years. providing that the com.
pany's part should MOI exceed $lO00O
was amended upon MIR. Reads motion
so as 10 require the comapny 10 nay
| $4,000 in cash 10 the city at the end
of ten years in lieu of the bridge at
| Twcnty-siyth street. which the fran
chise of The Hampton Roads Company
requires that company TO erect ana
dedicate 10 he city
Section . setting forth that all Of
he requirements in the franchises of
the various companies shall apply to
he consolidated company. was not
changed.
Right TO Bridges.
MIR Read Offered Il new section TO
The ordinance. rescrvng for The coiln
ell the authority to grant to any other
company the right to cross the bridges
now In use on the tracks of The con.
solidaied company or by straddllng
the tracks Of the latter company. IN
on payment of reasonable compensa-
ton. This amendment was adopted
Mr.. Burcher offered an amendment
requiring the consolidated company To
Chestnut avenue. This was adopicd
Section, 10, providing that The meas.
IRE shall be in force from its passage
ana hat The proposed merger shall
take place within year. tile mayor
Ia be notified of such consolidation
and furnished with lisl Of officers.
etc, within thirty days after the con.
solidation was adopted
AnOnten hp1nnHpd
The ordinance as amended was unan.
mouely adopted. Most Of the amend
mcnts were made by unanimous vote.
MI. Robinson. who was supporting
the committees report, seeing that
nothing was to be gained By voting in
The negative.
Regular Business.
Numerous ordinances adopted by
the common council. including the or
dinance letting the contract for the
new patrol wagon Ia Shncklcford, were
| adopted
The ordinance changing The method
of choosing the assistant chief Of tile
fire department.. was not conclrred In
Mcssrs. Burcher and Jones voting
! against the motion.
The common conncils "Iim Crow
street car ordinance was laid on The
table. The State ",lim Crow" street
car law becomes effective in about
Two months.
En- rgency Bonds.
An ordinance providing for the sale
"l redemption bonds for Sl0OO0. for
he purpose. Of redeemng series d.
Of the emergency bonds, was annomc.
ga as adopted by vote Of q t02
Messrs l'urcher and Mugler were
recorded as voting against The
measure
The emergency bonds fall due on
! April ana tho rn1nmption boua. al