Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-04
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VERY MUCH DISTURBED
;sP|'F0spect.oi Having Hampton Roads
Cars Stopped al city Limits
Not Inviting.
PROPOSE 10 TAKE LEGAL STEPS
Prominent Man Thinks Company Can
not Re Compelled to Run Cars over
\ Twen.y.sIxth street Bridge, But
That Something Should Be Dome If
Council Falls to Pass Ordinances.

Bouleyardites are very macr dis.
vi turbed over the prospaat of having
the Hampton Ronds rrnrtioa Com
81 pany's cars stop at thu limits nf This
Sscity, and II the common council tc.
night fails to act favorn',.y upon the
(. railway ordinances ?Gc 'IGmended by
81 slie highways and sewr,s committee
81 and MI. Paynes carries ont his ,Jro.,,.
ssslEt tc stop service ~, The Hampton
WI ftads Traction Companye lines with
the city limits, 1t Is probable that
Sit there Will be some interesting deyel-
81 opmerlts tomorrow.
prominent man of the city who
" makes Ibis home on the Boulevard,
Ioia nsDatly Press reporter yesterday
ssstnat III the city attorney did not take
i, steps toward preventing the cars
~ from being stopped, In event the
council. falls to act, he and n nun.
& per OF his neighhors would take Il
a1hand In the matter. lie went on to
Say that he supposed the railway com.
SgpanS would contend that 1t should not
eSDe compelled to run cars over tho
~ dangerous bridge ut Twenty.sixth
= street and he did not believe any
s.Sourt would require this, but That tho
CITY or company should be made to
20 something to keep passengers from
aneing brought to the city limits and
there dropped.
Mr.. Massle Not Talking.
When asked about the matter Inst
night City Attorney MassIe declined
Z TO say what course lie would pursue
IN event the company should smsnend
service. "Its UP to the council" he
/ SAID, the council has not yet passed
upon the ordinances, and when it does
III do as am directed"
ssse One OF the ordinances which pooS
70 the common council tonight nuthSr.
sizes the hampton Roads Traction
StGompany to abandon its franchise IN
4 me City, discontinue service( and "a,
move its tracks and other property
--',.'s, the bridge at -l!,venty.sixth
rect, FROM the streets, with the con.
- ton that the company shall restors
: streets now occupied by Its tracks to
their former condition. repair the
West avenue paving and pavo half of
street between West
and Virginia avenues.
costa Money to stop.
1t Is estimated that 1t Will cost the
Scompany something like $4,000 or
4 $4,000 to carry out these require
mems. The other measure recon-
smenaed by the committee provides for
shne SAFE or franchise for n street
railway from Hampton avenue to
street on Chestnut ave.
snue. This Is for the purpose Of allow.
3 Ing the Citizens Railway, Light and
Power Company to run It's tracks from
street down Chestnut
avenue to connect with the Hampton
q Roads line Mt the city limits.
VIII Wait No Longer.
Attthe meeting OF the highways and
sewers committee last Friday night
Mr.. PAYNE stated that the Hampton
3aHoads Company had been operated at
"a loaB and the danger of operating
4 cars over the Twenty-sixth street
bridge incurred for months because
sSofs the failure Of the council to act. and
q that the company could not wait long.
sser. He said that unless the council
noted fayorably upon the ordinances
tuesday nieht service OIL the Hamp.
Ton Roads line would be stopped.
II service Is stopped, people com
4 INF Into the city from the Boulevard
VIII be put down ut Hampton avenue
n and the city limits. They will have to
& walk to Twenty.third street and Chest
s5nut avenue to catch Citizens car.
y / O. .