Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-07
What. SHALL Be DONE
WITH CITY PATIENTS?
Special Committee Appointed by
Common Council to Report
Upon Question.
BOAD ISSUE ORDINANCE PASSED
When Mayor Has Signed Measure,
Bonds for 100000 win be Advcr.
tiscd for salc-AImshousc Which
Has One Inmate, to be Abandoned.
Dog MuzzIng.

special committee To Investigate
nnd report upon the question of what
Is to be done with city patients now
that the General Hospital has been
closed. was appointed by the common
council last night The board of al
uurmcn will be asked To appoint II
similar committees, aud the two VIII
look into the ACCESSIBILITY of cstab-
lishlng a city hospital or making ar
ENGAGEMENTS for having city patients
cared for in one of the private SAM.
tariuma
DIR. j. w. Aylcr. tho city physician,
appeared before the council at It's
REGULAR meeting last night To ask
what no must do with city patients.
Since the hospital has been closed,
tile poor house, about eighteen miles
up tho county, and the hospital do
partment of tho Jail are tho only
places available Tor city patients. Tho
doctor put tho matter 'up to" tho
council In plain terms and urged that
some action be taken without delay.
ViccprcsIdcnt Christie. presiding
In the absence of President Jones, ap.
pointed Mcssrs. Ford. Kcll,m ana
Harris on the special committee
a Busy Session.
Last nights meeting OF the coun-
Gil was II busy one. and numerous
matters of Importance were acted
upon.
Tho paving bond issue ordinance,
adopted by the board OF aldermen.
was concnrrcd in The finance com.
mlttcc Will now advertise fol bids for
tho bond issue of 100000 for street
improvements
The finance committees rocommcn.
dalton that $4,000 be appropriated for
tho use Of the school board in do
fraying the expenses OF the schools
until tho regular funds come In this
fall, was adopted after considerable
discussion. Mr. Ford moved that tho
resolution be amended SO ns To mako
tho appropriation $4,000. the amount
asked for by the board. bu. tho
; amendment was voted down,
For Firemen's Convention.
Finance committee recommended
that $3.50 be appropriated for the use
OF tho citizens executive committee,
which has In charge the arrange
monts for the frcmcn's convention,
In placing arches OF electric lights
along tho streets, The Second and
Third ward members raised Il Qucs.
tion az To whore the arches are to
to be placed. SO the resolution was
amended so as to make direct np-
preparation, without setting forth tho
manner In which the money Is to he
expended. Then the measure was
adopted.
resolution increasing the salary
OF the city electrician So per month
was adopted after some discussion.
Dog Ordinance.
Amendments to tho dog ordi-
nance recommended by the ordi-
nance and police committee Mt tho
suggestion of the chief of police. were
adopted.
The amendments require that dogs
shall be mu1zlcd from May TO Scptcm.
her. Inclusive. instead OF the year
round, ms heretofore and provides
that II wirc'baskct muzzlc of cor
tain design, TO he sold at cost by
the commissioner of revenue, shall
he used. The measure further sets
forth that any citizen whose dog Is
picked up may get possession of tho
dog by paying ST. to the chief OF pc
lice. and may then have hearing in
the police court II he desires.
An ordinance prohibiting railway
engines from standing beneath the
bridges was adopted unanimously.
To Test Street Lights.
resolution offered by Mr.. West,
instructing the city electrician to test
the street electric lamps and make
report to the council, was adopted
under suspension OF the rules.
Abandon Aimshouse.
resolution offered by MIR l..
Wallace, providing for the closing OF
the poor house and the dismissal of
all employees connected with the insti
tuition, was adopted under a suspen-
sion of tho rules.
Mr.. Wallace stated that the only
occupant OK the almshousr was an
old blind negro, and that the institu-
ton was costing the city Sl05 per
month. Under the resolution the
almshousc and poor committee is in
structed to take the necessary steps
for caring for the old negro who is
at present the lone occupant OF the
house.
Attending the meeting last night
We're: Messrs Chcadlc. Christie Cox
Davis. Ford Harris. Kcllum. Kctch
um, Morgan Via, Wallace Washburn