Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-15

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Ordinance. I Oil 9 Adopted Imposing L.
canse Taxes Aggregaung Two
Thousand Doll! Dollars IS
AF;I|t|RF| SHIPPING FP|P2I AGENTS lTEs; TOO
Men Who Engage In Furnishing
Sailors to vessels Must Pay 500
Annually and Comply With strln.
gent Regulations or Pay Heavy
Fine-lmportant Regular Meeting.

$50 All oTullunce NdOpleu ny INC Dohiu
of aldermen last night will, II it
passes the common council and be-
comes a law, practically prohibit the
operation of whit Is known as II
"bucket-shop" In this city. The or
dinance, which was drawn by the city
attorney and submitted with the rec
ommendatlon OF the finance commit.
tee, imposes q license tax OF $1,000
per year upon any concern selling
grain. etc. on margins and an adj
ditlonal $1,000 for the sale OF stocks
and bonds upon margins. This does
not affect the business of banks or
Legitimate brokers who actually buy
and sell stocks, bonds, etc.
The measure was unanimously
adopted without discussion.
President Marquis Jones and
Messrs. Burcher. Davis. Mugler,
Walker Robinson and Weston NJ
tended the regular meeting of tho
board last night. As the body failed
to hold It's regular July meeting,
there was OH the calendar great
deal OF business sent from the July
meeting OF the common council.
Matters From other Branch.
Measures adopted by the. common
council were acted upon ms follows:
An ordinance providing for the es.
Establishment OF drinking fountains In
East End North End and on JelIer-
son avenue, adopted
An ordinance appropriating $1,000
for repairs to the three fire engine
houses, adopted.
AN ordinance accepting the work
of Barber Il Seay, the contractors
who built the new clerks office ami
Circuit Court room and oyerhauled
the court house. adopted. ~.
An ordinance adopting the city en-.
cheers plans and specifications for
repairing the fire engine houses,
adopted
increase In Salaries.
Ordinances amending ordinances SO
as to FIX the salaries OF the sanitary
inspector ana keeper OF city stable
at $500 per year instead OF 5000 and
Increasing the wages OF the laborers
In the health department from ii to
10 cents per hour. adopted
Resolutions providing for the pay.
ment of $175 for book typewriter
and $50 for two Pollard codes, order.
ed by Judge T. j. Barham, for the
clerks office, adopted. Messrs Bur.
cher and Muger voted nay.
A resolution providing for the pay.
ment of premiums on two builders
risk insurance policies upon the al.
DIXON to the city hall, turned down.
West Avenue Paving.
A resolution authorizing the mayor
10 take such steps as may be neces-
sary to have the Hampton Roads
Traction Company repair the paving
on West avenue, was adopted after
considerable discussion. Chairman
Robinson, of the highway and sewers
committee, stated that the railway
mad refused to make repairs to the
paving and. IS it would case several
Thousand dollars to do the work his
committee thought it advisable to
nave the mayor make an investiga.
tion before taking any steps.
petition from residents of East
End asking that the city have a ditch
at Twepty-eighth street and Marshall
avenue filled in. was referred to the
Z highways and sewers committee.
4 Ileense Upon "Runners.n
An ordinance, presented NV tho
finance committee, imposing n II.
j cense tax of 800 per year upon ali
Il persons engaged in furnishing sea.
4 men Ito vessels and regulating the
Z operations of snch persons, was
unanimously adopted, A fine of not
" less than 500 nor more than 500 is
Imposed for violations OF any sec.
Stion OF the ordinance.
L Mr. i II. H. Walker was granted 4
permit to place "A Glow. curb: in from,
4 OF his wholesale establishment on
Ewenty-thirsi street near Huntington
IS avenue ys#s
IS !. List Of Freeholders.
a resolution was adopted directing
TIE clerk and auditorfto prepare {
OF tfreeholders was adopted. Tins
lfst is TO be used In. the election t.
determine whether or not the city