Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-25
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
WINCHESTER COUNCIL HAS A
STORMY sEssIoN-NoTES.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Speclsi Correspondence OF Inc star
WINCHESTER, Va. February "a, 1906
Not in many years. according to some OF
the oldest inhabitants. has such stormy
session of the city council been held as
that of last night. when the municipal law
makers met to express their dispieasufe
and indignation at the attitude of r. b.
Byrd member of the Virginia house of dele
gates from Winchester and Frederick
county, who, IT was reported. had refused
to introduce a bill authorizing the council
to call a special election to test the senti-
ment of the voters on the question OF issu-
ing bonds for large system of sewers LOT
the city. Mr.. Byrd wrote newspaper
article in which he gave his reasons Tor re
fusing to introduce the bill, among which
was the assertion that the city Is not in
position to construct a system OF sewers
such outlined
Vice President Shirley Carter OF the couii-
Gil introduced resolution criticising Deie-
gate Byrd for ignoring official communca
tions: declaring that the council does not
recognize a newspaper as an ofhclal mes
senger and that the attitude or Delegate
Byrd is rare and remarkable. closing py
requesting Senator F. s. Tavenner oil TINS
district to introduce the bill in the senate
The matter has created great deal OF
comment. and while both sides have sup.
porters many have commended Mr. carter
for his bold stand on the question
Major Holmes Conrad, the government
/
spending the day at his home here, atteho
ed the meeting of the council, and was askeu
his views of the matter. He stated that
when the council of city sent Dill 10 d
representative in the legislature it was an
instruction from the official ana only
mouthpece of the people to perform spe
| Gifted duty and that, while Delegate Byrd
views are worthy of serious consideration
he thought it was his duty to introduce the
bill, whether it met with his personal views
or not.
Winchester and Washington r. h.
The board of directors of the Winchester
and Washington City Railway Company
met in It's offices here yesterday and re-
ceived reports from the engineers and con-
tractors regarding the progress of the work
on the dam and power plant along the
| Shenandoah river at Millville, Jefferson
| county, w. Va all of which were satis'ac-
! tory and Indicating that the company wiz
| be ready to begin its contracts by June l.
| The directors awarded the contract Tor
erecting the power house TO Beller & Hardy
| of Charlestown, w. Va, which Is near the
! site of the enterprise. The building Is 10
| be of brick and concrete, loo Ieet lohs oy
| 40 wide, of two stories ana steel truss
! roof 1t will be a massive structure, anu
will house all the heavy machinery TO DE
| used for generating electricity.
The stockholders of the Winchester Gas
and Electric Light Company met the same
day and confirmed the sale of the e!ectr1-
| cal portion OF their business TO the VIM
chester and Washington City Company,
the price not being stated, but said TO nave
been about $4,000. All the machinery now
used by the selling company Will be taken
out to make room for the location OF the
Winchester station of the new electric rali-
way company. After June l the winchester
and Washington City Company will assume
the contracts of the old company, including
the street lighting franchise and similar
contracts with Berryville and other towns